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2006 Ford FOCUS Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	945352
Internal NHTSA #	10479590
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	FOCUS
Model Year	2006
File date	01/10/12
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehicle had been taken in to ford dealership on sept. 17, 2012 because brakes had been intermittently been locking/sticking up while driving and getting hot (could tell due to burning smell). Basically the brakes would engage and lock up causing the vehicle to run with brakes in closed (braking) position and would not release. The problem was intermittent and did not happen everytime the vehicle was driven due to short distances the vehicle is normally driven. Sometimes by simply turning the car off and then restarting would the brakes release, but not always. Took vehicle to spikes ford in mission texas and after about a week they finally diagnosed it as being a problem with the "hcu and ecu module". Vehicle was returned to me on 9/24/2012. Car was driven for about a week and brakes still did not seem normal, so we assumed it was since they had just been worked on. On october 1,2012 vehicle was being driven on expressway when suddenly the brakes locked up overheated and vehicle was forced to the right of expressway and off the road. Brakes were so hot that a burnt smell was noticed inside of vehicle. Car was turned off, let cool down and then driven home @ 3-4 miles at low speed, but brakes were not locked anymore. Vehicle was returned to dealership (spikes ford- mission , texas) and is still there at this time. They are not sure yet what problem is, but obviously it was not the parts installed and they can't figure what the problem is luckily when vehicle pulled to side of expressway, it was already on far right lane and did not impact any other vehicles or barriers. If this would have happened a mile up the road it could have been a big problem due to no shoulder and cement barriers due to construction possibly causing a big accident.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	49608
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MISSION, TX
VIN pattern	1FAHP34N56WXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	23/03/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	55
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Ford FOCUS Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Ford FOCUS Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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