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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007100031 | Incident Date: Mar, 18 2007 |
| Consumer's City: FORTUNA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: FOCUS | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP36362W | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 25 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Sep, 12 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl* - the contact owns a 2002 ford focus wagon with a current odometer reading of 57,5000 miles. on march 13, while driving in heavy traffic on dry pavement the contact tried to decelerate by applying the brake pedal and the pedal was pushed two to three times until coming to a complete stop, narrowly avoiding another vehicle in front of the contact's vehicle. also, on march 19, 2007 while driving in heavy traffic in the morning the same problem occurred, the brakes did not work, the contact made a hard right hand turn, causing the vehicle's rear end to swing to the left, while the front end continued to swing right toward the guard rail. after coming to a complete stop the vehicle was struck on the rear driver's side by another oncoming vehicle. the contact struck her head, but required no additional medical assistance. the failure mileage was 57000. *ak |
