# 2000 FORD FOCUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
> NHTSA complaint `533506` · 2005-06-20 · 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:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
- **Miles at failure:** 65,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT RECENTLY A PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING IT DOESN'T SLOW DOWN ONCE THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS OFF OF THE GAS.  THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.  WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HE WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON  THROTTLE CABLE.  THEN HE WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO THE VIN.  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE.   *AK   RECALL CAMPAIGN #00V302000.   *SC  *JB
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