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The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, the brakes seized. Also, the "check brakes" warning indicator and the fluid indicator illuminated. The contact called carbone Ford at (802) 442-2888 (897 N bennington rd, bennington, vt 05201) and was informed of the failure. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was 68,000. The VIN was not available.
While driving Saturday morning around 7 am on May 26, 2018 my brake fluid light came into the dash. When I pressed on my brakes I noticed there was not much resistance when pressing then the pedal went to the floor. I was first on RT37 in Rhode Island heading towards cranston when I noticed the light and exited immediately when I then found that my brakes were no longer working. Per my mechanic -the master brake cylinder is leaking fluid into the brake booster depleting the break fluid in the primary reservoir minimizing braking capabilities. After learning what the problem with my truck was I researched any recalls. Per the NHTSA the same issue already recalled on May 26 2016 for 271000 of the same truck make model and year. Ford is denying that my personal vehicle is involved in the recall. The truck has all maintenance required and approximately 53000 miles, far under the estimated time a problem like this should arise.
Failure of master cylinder with no warning. Only indication was a message indicating low fluid level and brake light on dash illuminating. Some breaking ability was retained but was dimished. Issue occurred while one a lightly trafficed local road. Refilling of fluid only resulted in same loss of fluid and warning lights reoccurring a few moments later. Diagnosed as failed master cylinder and fluid accumulation in brake booster also necessitated its replacement, with both replaced under warranty. This is a MY13 3.5 L ecoboost model with a July 17 2013 build date, and 59500 miles. This is just 2 weeks outside of effected vehicles previously recalled for this exact issue.
Brakes do not stop truck, the pedal pushes all the way to the floor, start to get a wheel vibrations as vehicle slows. Will not stop in a panic situation. Vehicle is driven mostly city at speeds of 35 to 40 mile per hour. Seems more pronounced on hills and coming to a light or stop sign. Vehicle just turned 20,000 miles, have already replaced brakes and rotors a two years ago.
Vehicle brakes failed completely with no warning. Brake pedal went to the floor as I approached a stop light with 2 card in front of me, I was able to engage the E brake to stop the truck. Immediately after the incident the brake warning light illuminated as well as the low brake fluid warning indicator. I refilled the brake fluid reservoir but after driving a few miles the alarm sounded again, once again the brake fluid reservoir was completely empty. Vehicle is unsafe to operate.
- Rockport, TX, USA
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Left brake line collapsed resulting in the replacement of brake line, caliper, brake pads and rotor. I was driving, applied brakes and heard squealing. This was on highway driving coming into the city. The next morning took drove the truck to mechanic and was told these items had been affected by the collapse of the brake line.
2013 Ford F150 purchase 2 yrs ago with 51K in miles. The dealer had installed new breaks and rotors. The other day I started hearing a bad break noise so I took a look. The outside pads still had enough pad on them to see. I was away from home for the day so the next day I ordered pads and rotors. From the time I left my house taking neighborhood streets to the auto parts store to the time I got back I went from break noise to only an emergency break. I take off the passenger tire to find brake fluid everywhere. I open the hood to see the reservoir empty. I remove the caliper to find there is no inner break pad, not even a steel plate? the caliper piston had hit the rotor and melted a bit. In all my years I have never seen or heard of a break pad coming loose from the holder. I found the steel plate the pad attaches to stuck in the shroud. Got it out and looked at it. It doesn't appear to be that much thinner than a new one. So I get to looking into it and read lots of people talking about excessive wear on the inside front pads. I also find out about a recall for the master cylinder. I put the vehicle back together and park it. Check the mail box to find a recall notice for it. I get the truck into the dealer and am told Ford will only cover the master cylinder. Now there are no noise indicators on the brake pads to tell you of ware anymore. And why did the plate come out of the holder. I am thankful I wasn't on the highway with my grandson. The truck only has 31K more miles on it than when the dealer replaced the brakes before. Most of those are highway and I don't haul things. I think this is a life safety issue and poor engineering.
At 42K miles, front brakes and rotors were trashed. Now at 80K miles, front brakes and rotors are trash again. Too soon for mean time between failure. All the while, brake fluid would disappear and had to be filled 3-4 times. However, there are not apparent leaks within the system
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 70 mph, all the warning indicators on the instrument panel illuminated and the brake pedal became very stiff. The contact started pumping the brake pedal until the vehicle stopped. The vehicle was driven to kalispell Ford in kalispell, Montana where it was diagnosed that the engine vacuum pump failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000. Right after repair contact drove home and brakes went out again. Vehicle was turned off and started again in which brakes came back into full use. Dealership was notified and kept vehicle for a week in which the failure was reproduced. Ford does not want to pay for repairs.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving 30 mph, the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the brake system failure warning indicator illuminated. The contact had to apply the parking brake to slow down and stop the vehicle. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. Frederick motor company (1 waverley dr, frederick, md 21702, (301) 663-6111) was contacted and an appointment was made to have the vehicle diagnosed. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.
After pulling into parking lot, and at low speed, I began to press my brake pedal down to come to a stop. I wasn't stopping and had to use all of my weight on the pedal to stop. Once stopped, I had a notification popup that read "check brake systems", followed by my parking light being illuminated. I turned my truck off and back on, and this time, pushing the brake pedal felt like I was trying to push a brick down. 10 seconds later I got the "check brake system" notification, in addition to the check engine light being illuminated. Had I been on an actual street when this happened, this could have ended very badly.
2013 Ford raptor super crew 27953 miles. Oil change 2 months ago. Oil life still at 69%. I went with the recommended Ford Motor Company synthetic and Ford Motor Company oil filter. I was on my way home from work about 10 minutes into my drive. I went to take off from a stop light and I got through the intersection and had an immediate reduction in power the truck was stuck at 1,000 rpms and would not do anything but slowly creep forward at 5 miles an hour. I limped to a lighted parking lot about a half block away as my low oil pressure light came on and a wrench icon on the dash. I shut it off and popped open the hood. I check my oil level transmission fluid level power steering level and everything was well above tolerances. I could find no problems and when I got back in the truck and started it, it ran fine all the way home. I just scanned the system and no error codes. The stop light road was at a slight downward angle and I had just below a half tank of 93 octane fuel. K and N air filter in stock holder. No other power train or engine modifications. Loss of power, power steering and decreased braking. It would have been very dangerous had it not been later at night.
Brake pedal goes all the way to the bottom and it is losing pressure. I was driving about 10 miles per hour when I push the brake and all of a sudden the pedal when all the way to the floor..
I was slowing down as I approached a red light at an intersection. The vehicle was slowing down fine but when I tried to come to a complete halt the brake pedal suddenly felt soft or loose and easily hit the floor but vehicle did not stop and kept rolling forward slowly. I pumped the brakes but the brake pedal just felt soft and easily hit the floor. I managed to steer to avoid a pedestrian and then jammed transmission into park and this stopped vehicle. Road condition was slightly wet but clear. The vehicle was traveling slowly at the time of the incident. I then shut off and restarted engine. Then I tested the brakes again and they worked fine. Took vehicle to local Ford dealership to get checked out. The dealership could not find a specific cause for this brake failure, no sign of brake oil leak. Dealership recommended replacing master brake cylinder. There is a recall for this exact same model, but only for those trucks built in August 2013. My truck was built in Kansas City February 2013, so I had to pay for cost of work.
I was driving about 55 mph and my red break light came on. I then tapped my breaks and realized my pedal was nearly fully compressed and extremely firm to press. I was forced to mash the breaks to get the vehicle to slow down at all. I pulled over and sat for a while, off and on pressing the brake pedal. About 15 minutes later I started my truck and the issue went away. I drove another 15 minutes home with no issue. The very next day I was driving down a bridge the exact same issue occurred, once again being forced to smash the break and nearly causing a wreck. I repeated the same steps and the problem went away after a few minutes.
I first noticed the problem when I was slowing to a stop on a city street. I had my foot on the brake pedal applying constant pressure and the vehicle was slowing down. Then it felt as if the brakes had loosened and the car was no longer slowing down. I "pumped" the brake pedal (let up on the pedal and then re-applied pressure) and I had pedal pressure and was able to apply brakes to slow down. I tested the brakes again at the next intersection and they felt fine so I ignored it thinking I had probably lifted my foot off the pedal. It happened 1 or 2 other times, and I also had my wife drive the vehicle to ensure it wasn't just me. She also noticed the odd feel and behavior of the brake pedal. At this time (maybe 1 week after first noticing the problem), I was testing the brakes and was able to push the peddle all the way to the floor. It had brake pedal, but if I kept increasing the pressure, it would go to the floor, but with some resistance. Think of an air mattress as you are pushing air out of it. That is what it felt like. It was at this point I took it into my local dealership and they confirmed the master cylinder was faulty and needed to be replaced. There is an existing recall on the same make, model, and year of my vehicle (investigation: PE 16-003, recall: 16V-345), but only for vehicles manufactured August 1, 2013, to August 31, 2014. My vehicle was manufactured in June 2013 at the Kansas, Missouri plant.
I bought a new F-150 in 2013. The front brakes began pulsating when applied at 50+ mph. The dealership turned the rotors, charging @ $500. About 6 months later with less than 10,000 additional miles, same problem. Dealer said this is normal and brakes would have to be repaired about every 10,000 miles. Research shows this problem to be pervasive with the F-150 because of inferior material used in the rotors.
Driving on highway, low brake fluid light came on, got off at closest exit, brakes went to floor had to use emergency brake to stop. No fluid in master cylinder, no sign of leaks, walked to walmart bought fluid, filled with fluid, drove home, light came on again, pulled into garage hit wall when brakes went to floor, . contacted local Ford dealer and Ford customer assistance and was told my truck was not part of the recall, 16V345000. My truck build date is 7/2013, action covers build date starting 8/ 2013. Everything else is same, 3.5 ecoboost, built in dearborn. 42,384 miles just out of 3/36 bomber to bumper warranty. 5/50 is in effect but does not cover brakes.
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- North Bennington, VT, USA