SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
25 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
BRAKES: HAD ACCIDENT ON APRIL 24 DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE, BRAKES DID NOT CATCH AT AL L. PUT BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. THE ONLY THING STOPPED THE TRUCK WAS THE CAR AHEAD THAT DRIVER HIT. TODAY THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. PUT PEDAL COMPLETELY TO FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID CATCH, BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH AND REAR ENDED A CAR AT THE LIGHT. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATES VALVE WAS CHANGED AND THREE DAYS LATER, BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *SLC