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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999039932 | Incident Date: Oct, 13 1999 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MUSTANG | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Parking brake:conventional |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP4045XF | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 21 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Consumer parked vehicle in parking lot with manual transmission in neutral and parking brake set. consumer's brother informed consumer that vehicle had rolled down the parking lot and into the grass. consumer then notified the police. upon arrival of the police, consumer entered the vehicle and verified to the officer at the scene of the accident that the parking brake had been set. upon releasing the brake, the consumer noticed there was no tension in the brake. consumer then took the vehicle to dealer to have repaired. the consumer informed the dealer that the e-brake could possibly be faulty and to have dealer check for problems. upon return of vehicle, consumer asked dealer if they had found any problems, the dealer replied with no problems found. the consumer noticed upon arrival at consumer's home, that when the e-brake was set, there was a considerable differance in the tension when the brake was set. note : consumer noticed that the brake had given out on numerous occasions, but did not report the problem because consumer assumed it was due to operator error. consumer also believes that dealer fixed problem without informing consumer to rid fault of any kind on part of manufactuer. |
