NHTSA Complaint #10086588 — 2004 FORD FOCUS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10086588
Vehicle	2004 FORD FOCUS
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	August 9, 2004
Date Filed	August 10, 2004
Mileage	2,000 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CT

Consumer Description

WHILE SLOWING TO ATTEMPT TO STOP, DEPRESSING BRAKE BECAME VERY HARD, AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED MOMENTARILY WHILE FOOT ON BRAKE, TACHOMETER SHOWED INCREASED RPM, CAR MOVED FOWARD FASTER, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS WAS 4TH TIME THIS OCCURRED WITH NEW VEHICLE, WITHIN FIRST 2000 MILES. FIRST THREE TIMES NO COLLISION OCCURRED DUE TO LUCK.

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