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2008 MERCURY MILAN — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1643676 · 2020-02-04

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MILAN
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
200,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE BRAKES WERE SPONGY, I CALL FORD SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS AND IT WAS IGNORED I REPLACED BREAKS STILL DIDNT HELP AND THEN MY SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR MY CAR CAUSE I DIDNT WANT TO CLAIM ON MY INSURANCE IN FEAR OF IT GOING TO INCREASE MY PREMIUMS HOWEVER MY INS DID COVER THE PERSON THAT WAS HIT , ON HIGHWAY AND I JUST COULD BREAK NO MATTER HOW I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BREAK IT JUST WOULDNT, I SO AFRAID IT WAS NOT GOING TO STOP AND THE BOOM THE OTHER CAR WAS HIT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11307095
Machine
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