# 2001 MERCURY SABLE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `790890` · 2010-06-02 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** SABLE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 105,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
MY CAR STARTED LOOSING BRAKE POWER 3 DAYS AGO AND DUE TO THAT I ENDED UP HITTING A TREE BROKE MY TAIL LIGHT DENTED MY CAR ON BOTH PASSANGERS DOORS. HAD THE BRAKES BLEED THOUGHT MAYBE AIR IN LINES NOTHING THATS WHEN I FOUND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. NOW I HAVE A CAR NO WORKING MY FIANCE CANT GET TO WORK AND A CAR WITH DENTS OF THE TWO DOORS ANOTHER ONE AT THE REAR AND A MISSING HEAD LIGHT. PLUS I HAVE A BACK INJURY WITH TWO BULDGING DISK  THAT HITTING THE TREE AGGRIVATED IT AND HURT MY RIBS. *TR
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