# 2000 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `405856` · 2003-05-02 · 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:** MOUNTAINEER
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 32,780
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON A DRY DAY  GOING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH MY BRAKES DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY.  THEY GRABBED AND THEN RELEASED WITH A FORWARD MOTION.  I CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE WITH BOTH FEET AND THE BRAKES STILL REACTED IN THE SAME FASHION.  SUBSEQUENTLY I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.  I HAD  THE CAR TOWED TO THE MERCURY DEALER AND THEY STATED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.   I AM CONCERNED AND ACTUALLY WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR.     *TT
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*