Issue ID | 588433 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10157606 |
Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
Brand | FORD |
Model | F-150 |
Model Year | 2005 |
File date | 19/12/05 |
Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONEN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | the accident happened december 19, 2005: cause: brake failure. We were stopped at a red light and i was holding pressure on the brake pedal when it collapsed to the floor and rolled in to the car in front of us. At that time there was only 2000 miles on the pick-up. I wasn't sure what happened until we were at another stop light and it happened again, but this time i pumped the brake pedal until i had pressure. We returned home in march and i went to the dealer whom we purchased it from (valu ford at elbow lake, minnesota) and told them of the problem. He tried it and said he could not find a problem. I got into the pick-up and showed him how the master cylinder collapses when pressure is held on it. He tried another pick-up same year and said that's the way its supposed to be??? I went to another ford dealer in alexandria (juettner motors) and told him what happened and what i wanted done and they told me my insurance company should taken care of the problem and didn't even check the brakes. I have taken the pick-up to 5 different independent garages and they have all said the master cylinder should not collapse when pressure is held on the pedal. I went back to the dealer and ask if they could have a company tech explain to me why the master cylinder collapses when pressure is held on the pedal. I have heard nothing from them. I feel very strongly that ford has a problem with their master cylinder and should be fixed. I complained to ford again and ask them to have some one explain to me why the brakes should collapse when pressure is held on them. They sent out an independent source and he had the pick-up for about three hours and sent a report back to ford saying that the electric brakes for the camper were the probable cause?? There is no hydraulics involved with the electric brakes. Nothing has been done to fix the problem.. *jb |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 2000 |
Number of Occurences | 10 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | HOFFMAN, MN |
VIN pattern | 1FTPW14515FXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 06/09/05 |
Was original owner? | Y |
Anti-lock brakes | Y |
Cruise control | Y |
Number of cylinders | 8 |
Drive train type | 4WD |
Transmission type | AUTO |
Vehicle speed | 2 |
DoT tire identifier | |
Tire size | |
Location of tire code | |
Type of tire failure code | |
Was defective tire repaired? | |
Date of manufacture | |
Type of child seat code | |
Type of restraint | |
Dealer's name | VALU FORD |
Dealer's telephone number | 218-685-5377 |
Dealer's city | ELBOW LAKE |
Dealer's state code | MN |
Dealer's ZIP code | 56531 |