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2002 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 345127 · 2002-04-20

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ABS SYSTEM FAILED DURING EMERGENCY MANUVERS, TURNED ONTO WRONG SIDE OF ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. FOUND MYSELF ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ISLAND. I NOTICED A SHARP TURN AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND TRIED TO TURN INTO THE TURN. THE CAR REMAINED GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE WITH TIRES TURNED AND BRAKED APPLIED. I THEN PROCEEDED TO HIT THE CURB STRAIGHT ON AND THEN THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS ON THE GRASS. THE CAR SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS RIM AND TIRE. ON LOOKER SAW FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP AND THE REAR TIRES ROTATING FREELY. LUCKILY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WITH A PERSON INFRONT OF ME. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE SKID MARKS NOTING THE ABS FAILURE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
760937
Machine
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