Issue ID | 1115803 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10639954 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | EDGE |
Model Year | 2009 |
File date | 01/09/14 |
Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | The vehicle, suddenly became very hard to stop. The brake pedal felt as though it was stuck and required a huge amount of pressure to slow the vehicle to a complete stop. Fortunately, we were going at a relatively low speed when the problem first occurred. However, we had driven from south florida to atlanta at highway speed without incident and suddenly the problem was there. Just prior to the hard braking, there was a loud whistling sound inside the vehicle, coming from under or behind the dashboard. It sound a though there was a vacuum leak, but the sound lasted only a short time. Later when i started the vehicle i heard the whistling sound again. I checked under the hood and dash but saw nothing obviously wrong. As the original owner of this vehicle, i was very surprised when the ford service rep in atlanta told what the problem was. This vehicle, currently has 40,650 miles on it. At the time of the incident the odometer read, 38, 648 miles. It cost me $658 to have the problem corrected. No way this type problem should occur at this mileage. Upon checking further, i found that ford had issued a customer satisfaction program (csp) 13n02 to address this very problem in model years 2010 through 2013. In speaking to ford they told me there was nothing that could be done, since my "vin" was not included in the csp. Ford further stated, if the nhtsa demeaned my problem to the same as the problem as covered in csp 13n02, and if there are enough complaints, then perhaps a new program would be initiated. And at that time i could be reimbursed for the repairs. In an online search i see there are others with this vacuum booster assembly failure. Also in the nhtsa database there are four others with newer vehicles experiencing this same problem. Perhaps ford should asked to review this problem again. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 38648 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | PEMBROKE PINES, FL |
VIN pattern | 2FMDK39C29BXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 26/01/25 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
Drive train type | FWD |
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Vehicle speed | 35 |
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