# 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `298069` · 2001-06-12 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** VILLAGER
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
TOTAL BRAKE FADE, NOT PEDAL, BRAKES JUST WOULDN'T HOLD.  HAD NORMAL PEDAL.  ACCORDING TO AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR I AM TALKING TO, HE HAS AT LEAST ONE OTHER CASE SIMILAR.  THIS INVOLVED A 2001 NISSAN SUV.  IN THAT CASE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR WAS NOT SENDING THE PROPER SIGNAL FOR A FAILURE(WHICH WOULD HAVE DISABLED ABS) BUT  NOT PROPER SIGNAL FOR ABS TO WORK.  *AK
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