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2012 FORD FOCUS — SERVICE BRAKES

crash1 injured · 1054971 · 2014-04-09

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
28,826
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THIS IS THE FIRST OF 2 ACCIDENTS, BOTH CAUSED BY VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THIS FORM WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PUT BUT 1 ACCIDENT DATE. SECOND MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT, DATE 02/08/2014, WILL BE LISTED SEPARATELY. AS I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD MOUNTING THE CONCRETE PARKING STOP AND ENDED UP AGAINST A TREE IN THE MEDIAN. FLOORED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. DAMAGE TO UNDER SIDE OF CAR TOTALED $3494. FORD DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND ENGINE OVERSPEED CODE PO219. COULD NOT DUPLICATE INCIDENT AND GAVE CAR BACK TO ME. 3384 MILES LATER THE 2012 FORD FOCUS REPEATED THE LURCHING WITH MORE DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10578482
Machine
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