SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHICH CAUSED THE SL1 TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT IN WET WEATHER THE VEHICLE SLIDES AND THE BRAKES WILL NOT CATCH. THE OWNER STATES THAT SINCE SHE HAD PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE SHE HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM IN THE BRAKES. THE OWNER SAID THAT THE BRAKES WORK WHEN THE ROAD IS NOT WET, BUT ONCE THE ROAD IS WET THE BRAKES DO NOT WANT TO WORK, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. *AK