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2000 FORD FOCUS — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

crash · 425330 · 2003-08-15

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS ON 7TH SET OF TIRES AT 60,000, AN ALIGNMENT WITH EACH SET. RADIO HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE/ BRAKES HAD BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED TWICE/ WHEEL BEARINGS HAD BEEN REPLACED,AND IGNITION WAS REPLACED ONCE AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN TOWED. LOW AND BEHOLD, CONSUMER'S FOCUS WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY NEEDED TO BE TOWED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. CAR WAS GETTING HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE, SOMETIMES HAD BRAKE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS. ALSO, LUGS:NUTS HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES STALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND WAS IN NEED OF AN ALTERNATOR.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10032911
Machine
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