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Isuzu Rodeo Service Brakes, Air Antilock Control Unit/module Safety Report | Dec 13, 1999
Reported on Dec 13, 1999
| AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP, I APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH WHAT WAS TYPICAL FORCE FOR SUCH CONDITIONS. THE ROAD WAS WET AND AS I WAS BRAKING, THE VEHICLE WENT OVER AN EXPANSION JOINT IN THE OVERPASS OF THE ROAD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED, USING EXCESSIVE BRAKING DISTANCE, THUS RESULTING IN A LOW-SPEED REAR-END ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. LITTLE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FRONT BUMPER OF MY VEHICLE, A 1999 ISUZU RODEO WAS PUSHED BACK. I NOW FIND OUT THAT ISUZU HAS ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE ABS, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ACCIDENT AND THE RESULTING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE DAMAGE HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED. I WOULD LIKE ISUZU, AS A PART OF ITS RECALL CAMPAIGN TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER, FREE OF CHARGE. | |
| Make: | Isuzu |
| Model: | Rodeo |
| Manufactured by: | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | HANOVER PA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 10000 miles. |
| Speed: | 20 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | 4WD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | NATIONWIDE ISUZU TIMONIUM MD |
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