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My advanced track warning light comes on then all the lights on the dash and start going off one warning after the other. (Low oil, limited breaking, tire pressure, etc.) Then all electrical components in the vehicle turns off while driving. Its been serviced by the dealer which they replaced the break booster sensor. About 2-3 weeks later, it started happening again only this time when i drive the breaks lock up now and grind to the addition of everything lighting up the dash and all electrical components turn off while driving. Dealer charger me $900 for first repair now they-??re charging me $2500 to start for the APIM replacement. They are not clear on issue. They stated well start with apim and go from there.
My truck went to Bolton Ford in Lake Charles, Louisiana for a Brake Master Cylinder Recall on September 07, 2023. Upon receiving my truck back that afternoon, the repair was stated to have been successfully completed. After driving about twenty miles, a loud alert came on in the truck, and an alert came on the dash stating, "Check Brake System", also the Brake light by the tachometer. I immediately pulled over and called the dealership service department. I checked under the hood, and only found that the fluid reservoir cap was slightly loose. They advised watching the truck and getting it back as soon as I could. Turning the key off, cleared the warning. The warning happened two more times that day on my way home. I returned the truck back to the dealer for service two more times again after this time for the same problem. They have worked on my vehicle a total of three times for the same problem and still not fixed. It went in for a preventative recall, and now is constantly malfunctioning. I picked it up yesterday (10/12/2023) after the third repair attempt. I drove on the interstate 35 miles. Returning, the same "Check Brake" warning alerted, and the brakes were almost impossible to apply when I pressed them. Finally, the brakes applied. This has become a very dangerous situation. Please advise where to go from here.
When I went to stop as I pulled up behind another car at a gas pump, my brake pedal went completely to the floor and I had no brakes. I then left the gas station to go to my place of employment down a hill and my ability to brake was very minimal. I lost my front brakes in my F150 and later found out that only the back brakes were stopping me. I had to have my truck towed and found out that my front brake hose burst and the second one was bubbled and ready to burst as well. I have saved the brakes hoses if the NHTSA would like them for examination.
2017 F150 with approximately 71k miles. The front passenger-side flexible brake line split and sprayed out all brake fluid from the system. This happened while parked and in the process of shifting into gear with the brake pedal pushed down. The pedal went to the floor without resistance due to loss of brake fluid pressure. The truck was towed to a Ford dealer for inspection with the expectation this would be covered under the extended warranty. The dealer service center reviewed the issue and recommended replacement of the hose due to it "spewing fluid near crimp connection". The dealer is not covering this under warranty even though the same issue is a recall item on Ford Edge and Fusion models. It is extremely fortunate this happened while parked and not while driving. This could have easily resulted in significant damage, injury, or death with a complete loss of brakes while driving.
Brake booster. Have a 2016 f150 that has an open recall, but our 2017 f150 5.0 is the one with the brake booster failure. Wife and kids in the truck and brake fluid sensor went off and within 20 minutes she could hardly brake.
- San Marcos, TX, USA
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My front right brake line busted on my 2017 F150 STX. This 5 year old truck has under 70 thousand miles on it and it matches up with the Master Brake Caliber Recall 22S11 or 22S14. I think my vehicle should be included in the recall. Brake lines don't just bust and I could have seriously injured someone or myself because of this faulty part.
Brakes slowly stop holding while at a stop for too long; such as at a red light or waiting for a train, and takes more force from driver to stop vehicle. After inspecting the braking system I found brake fluid leaking between the brake booster and master cylinder. With a little investigating I found Ford already recalled the same part number for other F150 trucks but mine was not in that group from the same model year. The current recall needs to be expanded to cover every truck with that part number. Due to this failure i was involved in a low speed TC in a parking lot when my brakes stopped holding.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 80 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal was soft. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed: however, the results were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,862.
Good day to whom it may concern, on February 13,2021 I had a major brake failure while parking my truck when the brake pedal went to the floor as I was backing up. The reason this is a concern is that I regularly have my vehicle serviced at only Ford dealerships. The two most recent times I had service was on January 21,2021 the works oil and filter change which incudes inspecting inspecting the brake system; and October 27,2020 the works oil and filter change which includes inspecting the brake system at which time I had rear brake work done by future Ford Lincoln of concord 2258 diamond blvd. Concord ca.94520. The technician said it was to much pressure applied to my brakes while backing up and parking. I have not ever experienced this through over 40 years of driving and it is a very concerning issue that I would like to know if it can be investigated into please. Thank you
Doing approximately 45mph, in freezing temps and light snow, approached a yellow light. Had plenty of distance to stop and began to apply brakes. Truck began to slow, but suddenly felt like the brakes let go or maybe hit a patch of ice. Let off and depressed the pedal again. The pedal went to the floor. I began pumping them which was slowing the vehicle, but I ended up in the middle of the intersection, narrowly avoiding a side impact with a semi and looking like a moron. My entire family was in the truck and this was very close to a disaster. Afterwards the brakes were soft and continued to do the same. When the pedal was held down it would slowly go to the floor, feeling like all hydraulic pressure was bleeding off. The initial occurrence happened on a city road in motion. Of course the truck warranty ended about 500 miles prior. This vehicle has been babied, only used for weekends. Being told by dealer that a seal failed in the master cylinder and possibly a hydraulic control unit. Estimate to repair is over $2500 to repair a very new vehicle that costs over $50,000.
I was backing into my driveway and stepped on the brake to stop the vehicle and the brake pedal went to the floor - no brakes. I didn't have time to try pumping the brakes or stepping on the emergency brake. The vehicle impacted the garage door damaging it to the point that it needs to be replaced. The replacement cost is $1,833.33. The vehicle impact points were the plastic parts of the tailgate, bumper and trailer hitch. There was no visible damage to the vehicle. The brakes worked fine again after the incident. I had skyline Ford check the brakes and they could not find any trouble codes or problems with the brakes during a test drive. I now don't trust the brakes and am concerned that it could happen again with more severe consequences.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while approaching a stop light at 35 mph, she attempted to depress the brake pedal however, the brakes failed to operate as needed, without warning. The vehicle proceeded through the red light. The contact was driven to the residence and then towed to peoria Ford (9130 w bell rd, peoria, AZ 85382) where the brake master cylinder was replaced due to a leak. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 20V332000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 24,613.
While coming to a stop in traffic my 2017 Ford F-150 XL 5.0L started braking normally with solid pedal feel. However, as I continued braking and applying more pressure to stop the pedal suddenly became very soft and went to the floor. I had to release the pedal and reapply the brakes. Again, the brake pedal started out normal and then went soft again as more pressure was applied and I had to veer to the right to avoid rear ending a stopped vehicle. Luckily no collision occurred. The brakes continued acting this way until I was able to carefully drive it to a Ford service center. This occurred on both city and highway driving when coming to a stop or trying to slow down suddenly due to traffic. My vehicle is currently in for repair at a Ford service center.
Digital cluster malfunction, causing speedometer and fuel gauge to both display zero, loss of power to windows, loss of parking brake function, blacked out backup camera, no heat or A/C. highbeams stay on and cannot be switched to low beams. All happened while the vehicle was in motion on a highway at 60 mph.
Brakes extremely pedal sponge to the floor. Extreme brake stoppage. Vehicle was in motion and was able to stop slowly on city street. I sent it back to a near home to stay. Extremely close to collision. No damages. Replaced master cylinder to repair center. Dealership was not available.
Loss of brake function while driving on highway. Pedal to the floor with no warning lights / chimes. Brake fluid reservoir appeared full - no external signs of leaks. Brake pedal had a mind of it's own! brakes would work, then pedal to floor, then brakes would work, then not.......... towed to dealer on 8/13/2020 8/14/2020 - dealer states brake booster failure with brake fluid leaking into brake booster. Johnson / sewell Ford in marble falls, tx. No mention of master cylinder or brake vacuum pump involvement? (ecoboost 3.5 engine configuration) booster on back order, may be weeks to months! my build date (3/2017 at dearborn plant) is almost one year later than the build dates shown in the pending recall 20S31, but appears to be the same problem.
I was on a highway in rain on cruise control approaching an off ramp. My speed was 72 mph as set by cruise control. I applied the brakes to disengage and slow for the off-ramp which is sharp. As I approached I started to apply more brake pressure. The vehicle began accelerating as I was going into the turn. I stomped on the brakes and the brakes went to the floor repeatedly while still accelerating. I navigated the turn at high speed with the back end breaking loose and fish tailing. I barely made it around and proceeded to hit the off button frantically. The truck shut down and I coasted to the side of the road. I had my 7yr old girl in the truck. It was terrifying. When I restarted the truck the cruise control was disengaged and the brakes worked
I was in my driveway sitting stationary in my vehicle buckling up to depart for the store. I put my foot on the brake pedal to push the start button. After starting I moved the shift lever to put the vehicle in gear and the vehicle started to roll and my brake pedal went to the floor. Because my driveway has a slight ramp to it the vehicle kept rolling forward, I kept hitting the brake pedal but the brake pedal kept going to the floor and the vehicle would not stop. As a result I rolled into a block fence across from my driveway knocking it down and damaging my vehicle. Vehicle was just rolling under its own momentum, no power to the drive train. No injuries, but fence was down and vehicle hood and other front end areas were damaged. I have no idea what caused the brakes to fail. Filed an insurance claim and had to have vehicle towed to dealer for body repairs and neighbors fence repaired.
Without warning, brake pedal went all the way to the floor, pumping brakes brought pressure and was able to stop. Upon inspection at brake repair shop, master cylinder failure was identified.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 20 mph and attempting to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard and the vehicle would not immediately stop. The vehicle was immediately taken to grapevine Ford (8101 E. state hwy 114, grapevine, Ford) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,000. Consumer stated he tried applying the brakes several times but brakes went to the floor and emergency brakes had to be used.
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- Bayshore, NY, USA