# 2000 FORD FOCUS — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `340367` · 2002-03-24 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FOCUS
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
IN JAN 2002 FORD WANTED TO BUY CAR BACK BUT SAID THE CAR IS 2 YEARS OLD SO IT WAS ONLY WORTH HALF OF ITS VALUE DUE TO THE CAR WOULD HAVE TO GO TO AN AUCTION CAR WAS IN SHOP 77 DAYS THEN RELEASED AND 4 DAYS LATER PARTS WENT UP AGAIN AND CAR LOST STEERING AND BRAKES AND HAD ACCIDENT  THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED BY THIS PROBLEM FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT SEEMS THEY DONT CARE. *AK
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