SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
55 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
ON JUNE 1, 2000 I WAS GOING TO WORK, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I REALIZED I WAS GOING A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT AND PRESSED THE BRAKES. AT THAT POINT IN TIME MY 1998 MONTE CARLO LS VEERED TO THE LEFT AND I HAD NO CONTROL. THE CAR WENT THROUGH THE MEDIAN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE I REGAINED CONTROL. THE MARKS ON THE ROAD WERE FELT TO SHOW THAT MY BRAKE SYSTEM HAD LOCKED UP. (I DO HAVE THE POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE SCENE). *JB