# 1994 GMC SUBURBAN — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `90903` · 1997-10-29 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
GOING DOWN STEEP DRIVEWAY WHEN ABS BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW VEHICLE.  VEHICLE HIT TREE HEAD-ON.  DRIVER SUFFEREND SERIOUS INJURIES.  ENGINEER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND  DETERMINED THAT A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID THROUGH A SLOW LEAK CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE.  VEHICLE CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS.  *AK.ET.
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