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1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash1 injured · 549907 · 2005-08-16

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
ALERO
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
88,498
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DT: WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WERE NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED, WENT OVER SMALL EMBANKMENT, AND STRUCK A TREE WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE A WRECKER SERVICE SHOP. HAS NOT BEEN TO A REPAIR SHOP OR DEALERSHIP. ALSO, THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS OCCURRED. IN THE PAST THERE WAS AN ISSUE WHERE ON PARKING ON A INCLINE A BLOCK HAD TO BE PLACED BEHIND TO WHEELS TO KEEP ITFROM ROLLING. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10133079
Machine
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