Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / FREESTYLE / 2005

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007091871 Incident Date: Jan, 08 2007
Consumer's City: PINCKNEY Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: FREESTYLE Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZK06175G Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 15 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 28 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* - the contact stated that on january 9, 2007 she was driving at 30 mph on a rural road. the road conditions were icy and slushy. the contact was driving down hill, when the contact applied the brakes and the vehicle would not stop. there were no warning lights. the contact veered off the to avoid hitting anyone, there were no injuries. the contact believes the brakes did not engage. the contact continued on her trip and was able to stop the vehicle, but she had to push the brake pedal all the way to the floor. she did hear a grinding noise in the rear of the vehicle. later in the day the vehicle fish tailed and she does not recall if she applied the brakes but, remembers slowing the vehicle down. the contact took the vehicle to a repair shop and purchased 4 new tires. the contact was told she needed rear brakes and rear rotors, the vehicle had 30,000 miles at the time of the failure. she has not replaced the brakes & rotors. *nm updated 03/07/07. *jb