WordNet
brake failure
n. brakes fail to stop a vehicle
Usage examples of "brake failure".
It was this fact, not brake failure, that accounted for why no tire marks had been found at the crash site.
She could hear Peter beginning to babble about the brake failure and decided to let him be for the moment.
If a motorcyclist has a brake failure, there is no reason why anybody could link it to the unfortunate death of a schoolgirl who lived nearby.
Sure, he felt sorry for Ash, but couldnt she see it was the karmic equivalent of a car crash caused by brake failure?