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Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
29 reportsClear category filter33 miles · May 8, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED DRAMATICALLY AND A LOUD REVVING NOISE WAS HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MUST APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN …
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED DRAMATICALLY AND A LOUD REVVING NOISE WAS HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MUST APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE WHEELS BEGIN TO SPIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,146.
NHTSA ODI #10227096
1,000 miles · Mar 20, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKE PEDAL WILL FADE TO FLOOR AFTER STOPPING. WILL FADE AFTER HOLDING PRESSURE ON PEDAL FOR A WHILE .NORMAL BRAKING SEEMS TO BE OK. ALSO HAD FRONT, RIGHT CALIPER STICK AND DESTROY THE PAD AND ROTOR AT 29,000 MILES. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10221824
5,177 miles · Feb 13, 2008
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
IN JULY 2007, I PURCHASED A NEW FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK. IN DECEMBER 2007, 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I RAN A STOP SIGN, BUT LUCKILY DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.…
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IN JULY 2007, I PURCHASED A NEW FORD F150 PICKUP TRUCK. IN DECEMBER 2007, 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I RAN A STOP SIGN, BUT LUCKILY DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL JANUARY 2008, WHEN AGAIN 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED. AGAIN, I RAN A STOP SIGN, BUT DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ONE TIME I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND WATCHED THE TACHOMETER GO UP TO 4000 RPMS AS THE ENGINE REVVED. I AM ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ACCIDENTALLY ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR ANY OF THESE INCIDENCES. I RETURNED THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY INSTALLED A "BLACK BOX RECORDING DEVICE" AND DROVE THE TRUCK FOR 3 DAYS, BUT STILL COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10217923
8,000 miles · Nov 20, 2007
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrashInjury
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING. HIS VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS LEFT KNEE AND HEAD. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A SHOULDER INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAG…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING. HIS VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS LEFT KNEE AND HEAD. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A SHOULDER INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8,000.
NHTSA ODI #10209573
200 miles · Nov 15, 2007
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed ControlCrash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. AS A RESULT, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE PLACED TO CLOSELY TOGETHER. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2007,…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. AS A RESULT, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE PLACED TO CLOSELY TOGETHER. AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
NHTSA ODI #10209012
Mileage unknown · Nov 5, 2007
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F150. TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INSTEAD OF COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE CAUSED NEAR CRASHES AND THE CONTACT REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AN…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD F150. TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INSTEAD OF COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE CAUSED NEAR CRASHES AND THE CONTACT REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
NHTSA ODI #10207909
1,000 miles · Sep 6, 2007
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKE PEDAL WILL FADE TO FLOOR AFTER STOPPING. WILL FADE AFTER HOLDING PRESSURE ON PEDAL FOR A WHILE.NORMAL BRAKING SEEMS TO BE OK. FEEL VERY UNEASY PULLING A TRAILER.FORD REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND BLED SYSTEM,WHICH DID NOT HELP. MY DEALER IS NOW TELLING ME THIS NORMAL.
NHTSA ODI #10202060
Mileage unknown · May 30, 2007
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKE PROBLEMS: BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR UPON APPLYING. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10192007
50 miles · Mar 7, 2007
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
FORD 2007 F-150, 33 MILES NEW OFF LOT. (VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR IN WEB PAGES "VEHICLE INFORMATION" SECTION. F-250 AND F-350 ARE LISTED NOT THE F-150) REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY DISTORTED AFTER 25 MILE FIRST DRIVE. TOLD FROM DEALER IT APPEARED TO BE A "BRAKE PAD DEFECT". THIS BREAK PAD FAILURE HAD THE POSSIBILITY OF…
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FORD 2007 F-150, 33 MILES NEW OFF LOT. (VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR IN WEB PAGES "VEHICLE INFORMATION" SECTION. F-250 AND F-350 ARE LISTED NOT THE F-150) REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY DISTORTED AFTER 25 MILE FIRST DRIVE. TOLD FROM DEALER IT APPEARED TO BE A "BRAKE PAD DEFECT". THIS BREAK PAD FAILURE HAD THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCKING UP REAR AXLE WHILE IN MOTION CAUSING SERIOUS POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENT! BREAK PADS AND PARTS ARE NOT IN STOCK... IS THIS BECAUSE OF OTHER MULTIPLE FAILURES? *JB
NHTSA ODI #10184475
NHTSA investigations
1PE08060 · Tire Valve Cracking
Opened Oct 14, 2008 · Closed Apr 9, 2009
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Tires:valve
ON OCTOBER 14, 2008, ODI OPENED PE08-060 TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF CRACKED AND LEAKING SNAP-IN TIRE VALVES IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2007 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.THE VALVES WERE SUPPLIED TO FORD BY TOPSEAL AUTO-PARTS, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE SHANGHAI BAOLONG AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION IN CHINA.VALVES MADE BY TOPSEAL FOR AFTERMARKET SALE WERE THE SUBJECT OF TWO RECENT SAFETY RECALLS BY TECH INTERNATIONAL (08T-018) AND DILL AIR CONTROLS (08T-028), THE LATTER OF WHICH WAS INVESTIGATED BY ODI IN PE08-036 AND EA08-022.THE DEFECT CONDITIONS ADDRESSED BY THE AFTERMARKET TIRE VALVE RECALLS BOTH INVOLVED INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE SUPPLY OF ANTI-OZONANT CHEMICALS TO TOPSEAL FOR A PERIOD FROM JULY TO MID-NOVEMBER 2006.THE AFTERMARKET VALVES WERE COMPOUNDED WITH A BLEND OF EPDM AND NATURAL RUBBER, USING A RELATIVELY LOW PERCENTAGE OF EPDM (EPDM PROVIDES INHERENT RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING).HENCE, THE NEED FOR ANTI-OZONANT CHEMICALS AND THE PROBLEMS WITH CRACKING WHEN THOSE CHEMICALS WERE MISSING OR OUT OF SPECIFICATION IN SOME LOTS OF VALVES.BOTH RECALL CAMPAIGNS INVOLVED INSPECTION PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY AND REPLACE VALVES WITH VISIBLE SURFACE CRACKING.ALTHOUGH THE TOPSEAL VALVES SUPPLIED TO FORD ALSO APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ANTI-OZONANT SUPPLY ISSUES IN MID TO LATE-2006, FORD INDICATED THAT ITS VALVES WERE MADE AT A DIFFERENT TOPSEAL PRODUCTION LINE AND WERE COMPOUNDED WITH A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF EPDM RUBBER TO MEET MORE STRINGENT SPECIFICATIONS FROM FORD.ODI'S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA PROVIDED BY FORD SHOWED THAT PROBLEMS WITH CRACKED TIRE VALVES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER FOR MY 2007 VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2007.FORD RESPONDED BY IMPLEMENTING CHANGES IN ITS MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR SNAP-IN RUBBER TIRE VALVES AND ALSO INCREASING THE QUALITY AND ACCEPTANCE STANDARDS FOR VALVES IMPORTED FOR USE IN ITS VEHICLES.WHILE THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY CLAIM RATES ARE ELEVATED FOR SUBJECT VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2007, THE RATES OF LEAKING VALVES ARE WELL BELOW ONE PERCENT OF PRODUCTION FOR EACH OF THE PEAK MONTHS FOR ALL OF THE AFFECTED MODELS.A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS (TPMS) WHICH WARN THE DRIVER WHEN ANY TIRE PRESSURES DROPS BELOW 25 PERCENT OF RECOMMENDED INFLATION PRESSURE. AS OUTLINED IN A LETTER TO ODI DATED APRIL 6, 2009, FORD HAS AGREED TO SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS OF CERTAIN MY 2007 AND 2008 FORD, LINCOLN AND MERCURY VEHICLES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRACKING CONCERN. LETTERS WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS OF VEHICLES BUILT FROM NOVEMBER 2006 THROUGH MAY 2007.OWNERS CAN OPT FOR A FREE DEALER INSPECTION.VALVES EXHIBITING SURFACE CRACKS OR AIR LEAKAGE RELATED TO OZONE ATTACK WILL BE REPLACED BY FORD UNDER ITS NORMAL WARRANTY TERMS.FORD EXPECTS TO SEND THE LETTER BY APPROXIMATELY MID-MAY 2009. BASED ON THE USE OF TPMS IN THE MAJORITY OF SUBJECT VEHICLES AND THE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH LEAKING VALVES AND RESULTANT TIRE DAMAGE, ODI BELIEVES THAT THE ACTIONS FORD HAS AGREED TO TAKE WILL PROVIDE EFFECTIVE AND EXPEDITIOUS RESOLUTION FOR VEHICLES THAT WERE BUILT DURING THE PERIOD WHEN VALVES WITH INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING WERE MOST LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN USED IN VEHICLE PRODUCTION.FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER WOULD NOT BE AN EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF AGENCY RESOURCES.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO
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