SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
7,000
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THEN, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE, BUT NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED DUE TO THE LOW SPEED DRIVING AT TIME OF IMPACT. THERE WAS BRAKE VALVE RECALL 04V045000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK