# 1998 FORD CONTOUR — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
> NHTSA complaint `307296` · 2001-08-10 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** CONTOUR
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER  HAD JUST PUT ON NEW BRAKES.  BUT,  2 DAYS EARLIER BRAKES  FAILED  WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING,  RESULTING IN  A HEAD-ON COLLISION.  DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF OTHER VEHICLE WERE INJURED. *AK  CONSUMER STATES A VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF THEM AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON.   *SLC
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