# 1999 FORD MUSTANG — PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
> NHTSA complaint `272236` · 2001-02-05 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** MUSTANG
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF  CONSUMER'S  HOME AND  VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP.  EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, AND VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN  A HILL, AND HIT A TREE SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, NO ONE WAS HURT.  *AK   THE MANUFACTURER HAD RECALLED DEFECTIVE BRAKES  BUT DECLINED TO PAY FOR CONSUMER'S BRAKE JOB.  HOWEVER THE DEALER PAID FOR THE DAMAGES AFTER MAUFACTURER REFUSED RECALL # 00V349.  *YH
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