SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
55 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
AT 55 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE, VEHICLE VIBRATED AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE SPUN AROUND, HIT A GUARDRAIL HEAD ON, THEN SKIDDED 35 YARDS DOWN A EMBANKMENT. PASSENGER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE ABS DID NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT THE GUARDRAIL AND SKID 35 YARDS DOWN THE GUARDRAIL, THE TURN SUGNAL FAILED DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. *JB *NLM