SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
3,000
Speed
25 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
MY WIFE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACKUP UP WHEN SHE PUT THE VAN IN REVERSE IT DID NOT MOVE. SHE TOOK HER FOOT OF THE GAS THE VAN STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP. SHE THEN ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A 75-80 DEGREE BANK FOR ABOUT 75-100 YARDS. ALONG SHE WAS KEPT PUMPING THE BRAKES BUT THEY CONTINUED TO FAILED. AT THE END OF HER TRIP THE VAN SLAMMED BACKWARDS INTO A TREE, CAUSING INJURY, AND BIG DAMAGE TO THE VAN. THIS REALLY DID HAPPEN ! AFTER ALL THIS IS TO STRANGE TO BE MADEUP. *AK