SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
25,000
Speed
50 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING ON A STEEP CURVE HE HAD TO PANIC BRAKE TO AVOID GOING OVER AN EMBANKMENT. THE BRAKES LOCKED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. THE VEHICLE HIT THE GROUND AND PROCEEDED TO FLIP OVER. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. UPON IMPACT THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHY THE BRAKES LOCKED UP OR WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OR THE SERVICE DEALER. *AK