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2006 SATURN ION — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash2 injured · 621281 · 2007-04-22

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
ION
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
22,086
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVING DOWN "GRAND AVE" IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC SPEEDS FROM 0 TO 25 ON AND OFF. TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING AND THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP LIKE NORMAL. STEPPED ON BRAKES, THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND MY SATURN ION DID NOT STOP, IT WAS LIKE THEY GAVE OUT ON ME. HAD FENDER BINDER WITH CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO DAMAGE TO THEIR JEEP, I HAVE TAKEN TO AUTOBODY SOLUTIONS BY SATURN AND WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPLACED: BUMPER COVER, ABSORBER, IMPACT BAR, LIGHT CORNER COVER, CAR COVER, FLEX ADDITIVE AND THE FOLLOWING REPAIRED: FRAME SET UP & MEASURE, BUFF, TINT COLOR. WHEN I TOLD THEM THE BRAKES GAVE OUT ON ME, THAT THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I DID NOT SLOW DOWN THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR BRAKES AS YOUR DRIVING FINE NOW. IF THEY GAVE OUT ON YOU, THEY STILL WOULD NOT BE WORKING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10188525
Machine
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