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2000 FORD MUSTANG — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 310350 · 2001-08-23

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
MUSTANG
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ABOUT 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING MY CAR. HE ASK ME IF I HAD EVER HAD THE "BRAKES NOT WANT TO WORK ON ME" I WAS DRIVING AND I CAME TO A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE 2 CARS ALREADY SETTING AT THE SIGN. WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES HARD THEY DID NOT GO DOWN AS THEY NORMALLY WOULD IT FELT LIKE SOMETHHING WAS KEEPING THE BRAKES FROM WORKING. I JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CARS IN FRONT JUMPING A CURB THEN IT WAS LIKE THE BRAKES KICKED IN AND STARTED WORKING AND LOCKED UP.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
751003
Machine
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