| Issue ID | 1266978 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10840398 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2013 |
| File date | 13/01/14 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a 2013 ford f 150 limited 4 x 4. I lost my brakes twice while traveling on the freeway in the first 4 months of ownership. On jan 13,2014 with approx 849 miles on the od i had no brakes. After letting the vehicle sit for 8 hrs, magicially i had full brakes function and could drive to dealership for repairs. On april 3, 2014 with approx 2517 miles on od, my brakes failed again without warning on the freeway. I let the vehicle sit for 8 hours and by magic the brakes worked as normal. I believe there is a corrupted program in the vehicle computer and the abs computer. The first loss of brakes, the vacumn pump was not hooked up at the factory. The brakes should never have worked. But they worked perfectly for 3 weeks before failure. The dealership hooked up the vacumn pump. The second time, the ford factory instructed the dealership to replace the vacumn pump. To add insult to injury. Ford wanted to keep my vehicle and drive it every day till it failed for them. I still had to pay for the lease. No financial help from the factory or dealership. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 849 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PARMA, OH |
| VIN pattern | 1FTFW1ET1DFXXXXXX |
| 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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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 70 |
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