2003 Ford E550

IN THE THIRD WEEK OF JUNE 2007 MY WIFE MOVED MY TRUCK FROM THE PARKING SPOT IN THE DRIVEWAY, BRAKED TWICE WITH NO PROBLEM. ON THIRD BRAKE DEPRESSION, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. TRUCK IMPACTED OUR 2004 FORD EXPLORER IN THE DRIVEWAY, DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES APPROXIMATELY $3000 TOTAL. AFTERWARDS THE BRAKES MAINTAINED PRESSURE. (THE F250 HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT FIVE DAYS WITHOUT MOVEMENT). ON AUGUST 17,2007 I PICKED UP THE F250 AFTER BEING PARKED AT THE AIRPORT FOR FIVE DAYS (HIGH TEMPERATURES - 100 DEGREES). AFTER STARTING, BRAKES APPLIED GOOD FOR TWO LIGHT APPLICATIONS, THIRD APPLICATION RESULTED IN PEDAL GOING COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. RAPID ACTIVATION OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE STOPPED VEHICLE PRIOR TO ANY COLLISION. ONCE IS A FLUKE, SECOND IS A DEFECT. TOOK F250 TO FORD DEALER, COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAILURE. WAS GOING TO HAVE ME DRIVE AWAY AS IF THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. AFTER CALL BACK TO FORD TECH, THEY THOUGHT POSSIBLE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER PROBLEM. F250 LEFT AT DEALERSHIP FOR MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT AFTER BEING TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO SIGN LIABILITY IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE. MASTER CYLINDER WILL BE RETAINED AND AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA INSPECTION IF REQUESTED. *TR

BRAKING PROBLEM. MY 03 E 350 HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER MANY TIMES TO HAVE THE BRAKING PULLEING REPAIRED AND AS OF TODAY 8/31/2004, 9600 MILES ON THE TRUCK IT STILL PULLS. TODAY THE TRUCK WAS LOOKED OVER BY A FORD REP. FOR THERE FINAL INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE NATURE OF THE TRUCK TO PULL YOU INTO ONCOMING TRAFIC OR INTO THE CURB WHEN BRAKEIND AND THIS IS NOT A DEFECT. THE REP TESTED TWO OTHER NEW TRUCKS IN THE LOT AND TOLD ME THEY ALSO PULLED WHEN BRAKING AND THIS IS HOW THEY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT IS THE NATURE OF THE TRUCK TO DO THIS, AND THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE OTHER NEW TRUCKS TO SEE THAT THEY ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK