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ACTIBRAKE AB-1-14 — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

crash · 776488 · 2010-03-24

Vehicle

Make
ACTIBRAKE
Model
AB-1-14
Year
Manufacturer
ACTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Component
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

Severity

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

Narrative

MY FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2001 ODYSSEY WERE REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO. THIS INCLUDED ROTORS, PADS (FRONT/BACK) AND THE DRUMS WERE TURNED IN REAR. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN THE SAME. THE REAR BRAKES EMIT A VERY OBNOXIOUS NOISE. THESE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN "GRABBY" SINCE THIS VAN WAS NEW ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS. RECENTLY I WAS INOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE VAN PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND I HIT TWO PARKED CARS AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE UNTIL TURNING OFF IGNITION AND THROWING THE CAR INTO PARK. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL. ONE CAR I HIT IS TOTALED, MY VAN IS BOARDERLINE TOTALED. , ONE CAR I HIT WAS TOTALED AND THE THIRD I AM NOT SURE YET. I HAD TAKEN MY CAR BACK AT LEAST10 TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS TO HAVE THE BRAKES DEALT WITH WITHOUT COMPLETE SUCCESS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10321692
Machine
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