SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
150,000
Speed
25 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
FIRST TIME APPLIED BRAKES AT INTERSECTION, EXTENTED STOPPING. BRAKES CHECKED OK, REPLACED BRAKES ANYWAY. SIX MO. LATTER, SECOND TIME, DRIVING 25 MPH. DRY, CLEAN PAVED ROAD. APPLIED BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK COMES ON, BRAKES FAILED, CAUSED ACCIDENT. TRAVELED AT LEAST 2 AN A HALF CAR LENGTH BEFORE INPACT. SUBURBAN CHECKED, ONLY THING FOUND WAS BRAKE OIL READ AT 190 DEGREES, AFTER DRIVING 1 MILE. *AK