SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH. *MR THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH REGULAR SOFT PEDAL BRAKING WHEN THE VEHICLE SLID FORWARD BEYOND THE NORMAL BRAKING POINT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO BRAKE THREE VEHICLE LENGTHS AHEAD. THE ABS LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD TO BRAKE ON ANY BUMPY OR UNEVEN STREET, FLAT SURFACE, OR DOWNGRADE. THE CONSUMER SLID INTO THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. *SCC