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1999 FORD MUSTANG — PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

crash · 303213 · 2001-07-13

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
MUSTANG
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL NHTSA 00V349000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S37 REPAIRS. AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGED. MANUFACTURER REPLACED WINDSHIELD AT NO CHARGE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES, AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD WITH PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, EVENTUALLY HITTING A PARKED CAR. DAMAGE TO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS ESTIMATED AT ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE SHEEY FORD DEALERSHIP LOCATED AT 10601 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE RICHMOND,VA 23235 DID NOT DO A GOOD JOB ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT NO ADJUSTMENTS WERE DONE TO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE AND FEELS THE PROBLEM MAY OCCUR AGAIN. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
892728
Machine
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