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Isuzu Rodeo Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock Safety Report | Oct 18, 2003
Reported on Oct 18, 2003
| WE HAD A SERIOUS SAFETY EVENT WITH A 1999 ISUZU RODEO. I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UP SERVICE RAMPS TO CHANGE THE OIL. TO GO UP THE RAMP, I PRESSED THE BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT WHILE GIVING A LITTLE GAS WITH THE RIGHT. THIS IS THE SAME TECHNIQUE I HAVE BEEN USING, ON THE SAME RAMPS FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS, WITH SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES. (TWO OTHER VEHICLES I ROUTINELY SERVICE ALSO HAVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS). ON THIS OCCASION, THE VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD. AS BEST AS I CAN DETERMINE, THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE THE BACK WHEELS DID NOT. I GOT THE ABS EFFECT ON THE PEDAL, WHILE THE VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD, COLLAPSING THE RAMPS AND SLIDING ON THEM 20 FEET BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ACTIONS I PERFORMED ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS I WOULD USE TRYING TO POSITION THE VEHICLE WHILE GOING UP A STEEP HILL. I AM A AT A LOSS TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED EXCEPT THAT PRESSING THE BRAKE HARDER DID NOT WORK. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL I TOOK THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR. APPARENTLY, ONCE THE FRONT WHEELS STOPPED TURNING, WHILE THE REAR WERE ROLLING, THE ABS SYSTEM PREVENTED THE BRAKES FROM STOPPING THE REAR WHEELS. (WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, THE FORWARD DRIVE STOPPED, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RACE INDICATING THAT I WAS NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR). FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO CAR COMING DOWN THE STREET, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO STOP BEFORE WE HIT THE CAR ACROSS THE STREET. *LA | |
| Make: | Isuzu |
| Model: | Rodeo |
| Manufactured by: | ISUZU MANUFACTURING SERVICES OF AMERICA |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | OXNARD CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 4S2CK58W4X4 |
| Mileage: | 76783 miles. |
| Speed: | 2 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | RWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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