| Issue ID | 1588589 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11241316 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 24/07/19 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On vacation and out of town... Was driving my ford truck and "low brake fluid light" appeared. Pulled immediately into first parking lot walmart store. Checked fluid and found reservoir was low. Went into walmart to purchases break fluid. None available. Pushed on brake to start truck and break went to floor. Called aaa and tow truck took my truck to university auto repair. Diagnosis was master cylinder malfunction all all break fluid backed into brake booster assembly cuasing breaks to fail. My major concern was i just pulled amtrialer from phx,az to flagstaff,az on interstate rt i-17. Note: this streach of road over 100 miles is mountainess with 6% grades. It horrifies me to think if i would have lost brakes going up and down this interstate from and to home. It could have been a horrific fatility given the fact that from the time the low brake fluid light came on and mintues later i lost my breaks. Even after having my truck brakes repaired, i was very nervous dring down the i-17 interstate back to my home in phoenix. I should not have to have fear of breaks failing. Researching,i have found master cylinder and break booster assembly failed on previous years fod f 150 models. 2014 model being the most recent. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 66538 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PHOENIX, AZ |
| VIN pattern | 1FTEW1CP0FKXXXXXX |
| 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 | 25 |
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