SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR, THE BAP/ESP DISPLAY LIGHT CAME ON AN DID NOT ALLOW ME TO PRESS MY BRAKES. WHEN I ATTEMPTED A SECOND TIME TO PRESS MY BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT I WOULD HAVE HIT THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME IF I HAD NOT IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND DROVE OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE I HIT A GUARD RAIL AND LARGE PIECES OF DEBRIS AND DAMAGED MY VEHICLE. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS WHERE I STOPPED FOR GAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THE VEHICLES ENGINE ERROR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. I MISSED A DAY OF WORK AND HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR