Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / FOCUS / 2005

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006057784 Incident Date: Feb, 21 2006
Consumer's City: OXFORD Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: FOCUS Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 3FAFP37N15R Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 01 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 2005 ford focus zx5 with 19,000 miles on it that i purchases on 2-16-2006. i had not had any problems until 2-22-2006. my son was driving the car and his grandmother was in the car with him an he tried to stop at a stop light, when he hit the brakes the car did not slow down. he pumped the brakes 3-4 times and then jammed on them. when he jammed on them the car slip into the vehicle in front of him. when our car stopped the engine was racing. he turned the car off. we tried to start the car a couple of other times at the scene of the accident but the motor would still race until the police officer opened the hood. this caused front end damage to our focus and damage to the vehicle he hit. the other vehicle also had a personal injury that was reported later. there has been not corrective action done to this point. *nm