SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
22,000
Speed
30 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
SUBARU WRX WAGON, 2003. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW FOR A CORNER ON A WELL GROOMED, DRY, GRAVEL ROAD THE ABS SYSTEM OF THE CAR INITIATED A MODE THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CARS BRAKES TO FUNCTION AT ALL. DURING THE EPISODE (WHICH HAS BEEN AND CAN BE RECREATED) PEDAL PRESSURE AND PEDAL HEIGHT WAS MAINTAINED AS DURING NORMAL BRAKING OPERATIONS. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK DESPITE THE FACT THAT I WAS STANDING WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF DISCONNECTING MY ABS AND SUBARU NA CLAIMS THAT I'M NUTS. *NLM