# 2000 FORD FOCUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `579205` · 2006-04-14 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FOCUS
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 62,000
## Narrative
DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED.  THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH LANDSCAPING WOOD AND SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER.  NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED AND THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED.
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