SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
68,000
Speed
5 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE BRAKING 5 MPH ABS MADE A GRINDING NOISE, THEN THE PEDAL STARTED TO PULSATE. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK