SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
10 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHEN COMING TO A GRADUAL STOP, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AS SPEED GOES BELOW 10MPH AND PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. PEDAL PULSATES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. MECHANIC REPLACED FRONT LEFT ABS SENSOR. *AK UPON READING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE ARE OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME DEFECT EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER DENIED KNOWING ABOUT IT. BEFORE THE FAILURE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *JG