SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
22,000
Speed
25 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD COME ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES , MAKING THEM DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURE STATED THAT SYSTEM WAS WORKING INEFFECTIVELY, HOWEVER IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE WORN TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER WOULD JAM ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS HE COULD. THEY WORKED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN TO ABOUT 10 MPH THEN RELEASING COMPLETELY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *SC