SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
14 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 10MPH EXITED AT A DRIVEWAY, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. BRAKES MADE NOISE, PUSHED BRAKES TO FLOOR. JUST REDONE IN MAY 97 WITH PADS AND SHOES. WEATHER WAS CLEAR DRY, HAS TO APPLY BRAKES SOONER THAN USUSAL. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE HE IS NOT USED TO ABS AND HE NEEDS TO GET USED TO THE WAY THEY WORK, ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT GO OFF, REGULAR BRAKES SEEM TO WORK FINE, CONSUMER HAS HAD 3 MINOR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FAULTY ABS, ONLY 1 OF THE ACCIDENTS CAUSED DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *SLC