SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Miles at failure
50,000
Speed
40 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
DRIVING THE DURANGO DOWN OUR HILL. BRAKES WERE LOST. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ACCIDENT I CHECK BRAKE FLUID, IT WAS FULL. THEN CHECK BRAKE PEDAL, IT DID GO TO FLOOR WITH NO EFFECT BY PUMPING THE BRAKES. DURANGO TOTALED AS WAS THE OTHER CAR THAT HIT MY WIFE AND KIDS. NO SERIOUS INJURY OCCURRED. COMPLETE BRAKE JOB 8 MONTHS BEFORE. HAVE HAD BRAKES PROBLEMS BEFORE, NEVER ABLE TO ISOLATED THE PROBLEM. *JB