# 2000 FORD FOCUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `563631` · 2005-11-22 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **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:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Miles at failure:** 80,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
MY CAR WAS KEPT UP TO DATE ON MAINTENANCE AND RECALLS.  APPROXIMATELY  2 DAYS BEFORE MY ACCIDENT, MY HUSBAND EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT DELAY IN BRAKE RESPONSE ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING.  HE CHECKED ALL FLUIDS AND LOOKED FOR LEAKS. EVERYTHING SEEMED GOOD.  NO INDICATOR LIGHTS OR WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED A PROBLEM.  ON THE DAY OF MY ACCIDENT, I DROVE TO WORK AND MOST OF THE WAY HOME.  I WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY DESTINATION WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO MAKE A 90 DEGREE TURN.  THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THAT I HAD KNOWLEDGE OF A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES, WITH NO INDICATOR OR WARNING LIGHTS BEING ACTIVATED TO ALERT ME OF A BRAKE PROBLEM.  AS A RESULT, I CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE, INJURING MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER.  MY 2000 FORD FOCUS SE  IS TOTALED.  *JB
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