# 2000 FORD FOCUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `454869` · 2004-02-13 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FOCUS
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 86,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER  COMPLAINED ABOUT  BRAKE FAILURE.   WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY CONSUMER PUT  FOOT ON THE BRAKES  TO SLOW DOWN,  BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP.  CONSUMER LIFTED  FOOT, THEN TOUCHED THE BRAKES AGAIN,  AND  VEHICLE DID NOT STOP.  AFTER BEING ABLE TO STOP CONSUMER  GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND TRAVELED  ON  A MAIN STREET, AND VEHICLE WAS DOING THE SAME THING.   WHILE  ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER  CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BUT  COULD NOT STOP, VEHICLE KEPT GOING AND WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, RESULTING IN A BROAD SIDE COLLISION.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  *AK    CONSUMER RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM INSURANCE SAYING THAT THERE WAS RECALL IN REGARDS TO THE POWER FAILURE OF VEHICLE.  CONSUMER CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO CHECK VEHICLE BUT THEY REFUSED.  *LA
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