Consumer Complaint Detail
KELSEY HAYES / SDA 21 / 1985

1 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004258665 | Incident Date: Jan, 21 2004 |
Consumer's City: ALBANY | Consumer's State: NY |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: KELSEY-HAYES |
Model Name: SDA 21 | Model Year: 1985 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDT13W42K | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 08 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Aug, 26 2004 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: To avoid accident on 2002 chev blazer 4wd. i was in 2wd i hit the brakes. nothing happened. i pushed brake pedal as far as it would go. seat belts did not tighten, i downshifted but nothing happened. i heard two clunks in the rear end. i was unable to slow down from my speed at 30 mph. i saw a warning light on the dash during this incident. i hit a pickup truck who stopped suddenly to avoid a senior citizen who crossed lanes of traffic in a 65 mph she was doing about 30 mph. i was unable to reach emergancy brake in time. my wife rec'd two broken ribs and three cracked ribs and bruising. pickup truck had minor damage. i had $6,700.00 damage. i had just recently had a command module put in the vehicle to repair faulty 4wd problem not going in and out of 4wd without playing around with controls. my abs flat out did not work or slow me down. i could not downshift. my tachometer was at idle when i downshifted. |