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3/3/99
135 Total failure
Having once had total brake and steering failure on the autobahn at quite a high speed due to fluid leak
caused by my bad parking and causing pipe damage ,I can think of no other make of car that could put
you in such a dangerous position ,brake or steering loss but not both. If the abs sensor does cause this
temporary lack of braking then there is a very danderous design fault at 220 kpm you go along way in a
second and has been previously said a sensor failure should not effect the braking system in any way .
I am sure there must be another reason for this as i do not believe auto manufacturers would allow this
to happen. I also think that new models to come will have much better safety features because they will
not pass the new TÜV safety checks in the present form
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Subject: ‘total failure ‘
A complete hydraulic system failure is a uniquely Citroen thing - but you do have two spheres full of
reserve pressure, and a priority valve ensuring that as pressure goes, it will go to the “unimportant”
(relatively) things first. Suspension and back brakes first, then steering, then (finally) front brakes.
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