CAR WAS SLOWING FOR RED LIGHT, STEPPED ON BRAKE, ENGINE OVERSPED, VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE, COLLIDED WITH PICK UP TRUCK AHEAD, PICK UP WAS PUSHED INTO A COMPACT CAR AHEAD. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CLOUDS OF SMOKE BEHIND MY CAR AND TIRE MARKS ON ROADWAY CONFIRMED BRAKE PEDAL, NOT ACCELERATOR, WAS DEPRESSED. CAR EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT OVERSPEED ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION. *TR
2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE MADE A CONSISTENT, LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE HOOD WAS LUBRICATED AND ADJUSTED. THE REPAIR WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE BOOSTER AND FRONT SUSPENSION ALSO MADE NOISE. *NM