# 1992 BUICK ROADMASTER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `739820` · 2009-10-15 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** ROADMASTER
- **Year:** 1992
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Miles at failure:** 175,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 BUICK ROADMASTER ESTATE WAGON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT THE PROPER DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REAR END A VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MODULATOR CAUSED THE CRASH SINCE IT WAS CORRODED AND LEAKING FLUID FROM THE BRAKE CIRCUIT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS 17 YEARS OLD AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO REPAIR IT. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE REPAIR COSTS. THERE WAS NO NEED TO NOTIFY THE POLICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.
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