SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
11,265
Speed
20 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
BRAKES FAILED TO GRAB WHEN IN AN EMERGENCY BREAKING SITUATION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING A GRINGING NOISE WHEN APPLIED EVEN PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A STONE BETWEEN THE PADS AND THE ROTORS. THE GRINDING NOISE PERSISTS.*AK