SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
45,000
Speed
11 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
DT: CONTACT STATES: HE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ABS BRAKING PROBLEM THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY GM. HE HAS HAD AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THE ABS PROBLEM. HE WAS GOING APPROX. 33 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO APPROX. 11 MPH AND HE DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. HE GLIDED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. GM PAID FOR THE REPAIR COST AND THE RENTAL CAR; BUT HE WANTS THE DAMAGE DONE TO HIS CAR PAID FOR BY GM. HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS. HE HAD NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS PUT ON AT 45,000 MILES. *NM THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) FAILED DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE SENSORS. *TT