2015 FORD F-150 Service Brakes Problems

gears dropped fast on the highway, rpm's went up because my foot was on gas because I was on the highway, rear end locked up and I skidded going from 60MPH to 30 in a second.

This vehicle was purchased by a friend with the factory tow package. No modifications were made before my purchase three years ago. I installed a factory brake controller for a travel trailer I purchased. The software was enabled with Forscan, and the dealer updated the software to the latest available. Even with a new seven way plug, the truck displays "trailer disconnected" when using the slide brake and also never shows any output when braking. The brakes do engage but very mildly. The travel trailer brakes normally on my other vehicle. There are no fault codes and no obvious connection issues. The dealership today said they do no know the cause and would likely be unable to resolve it.

brakes failed all fluid leaked out

Front passenger side brake line (plastic) burst - causing no braking on vehicle. This happened when parked and just starting to drive vehicle out of carport. Vehicle was towed to service center (Car Fix Western Ave Knoxville, TN), damaged confirmed by tech. Both front brake lines were replaced, system flushed and tested. Incident occurred [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Brakes became completely unoperational and brake lights on dashboard lit up at same time. Luckily it happened coming out of my garage and not while on road or highway.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at a undisclosed speed the contact noticed a failure when he attempted to engage the brake gear no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed as a failure with the master cylinder which needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000. The VIN was not included.

Mileage: 32,000

my truck now has 40,000 miles on it. For the past week the speedometer screen get covered by the message window. YOUR AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKES HAVE A MALFUNCTION, GET IT SERVICED IMMEDIATELY. I can't really tell if the parking brake is dragging. My gas mileage has dropped about 1 mpg and it has feeling of slight chattering when starting out. I I keep deleting the message but it randomly comes up again. I live about 1 mile from Westway Ford in Irving, TX. I called for a service call appt. Over the phone they said they would come to get it at 10:30 a.m. I offered to drive it over to their service department but they said they would come and get it. They also said there would be a $395 charge whether the look at the problem or not. Why didn't they want me to drive it to their service departmenT?

I connected the 7-pin trailer wire of my 16' tandem axle enclosed trailer with electric brakes to my pickup. I checked the lights on the trailer. All functioned correctly. I got into my pickup to drive. The integrated trailer brake controller was smoking and getting hot. No error messages popped up on the dashboard. I pulled the fuse for the trailer brake module to prevent the integrated trailer brake module from melting or catching fire. Upon searching the internet, this appears to be a problem with my model year (2015 F-150). Ford dealership re-programs the trailer brake module. This needs to be addressed before the brake controller fails and could potentially catch fire. It also could cause an accident, because the electric trailer brakes will lock up or cease to engage.

Al darmarcha mi camioneta no dio marcha creei que la vateria estaba baja pero no dio marcha solo encendieron las luces del tablero brake system y Electric park brake no damarcha se bloqueo por completo

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH the braking system had malfunctioned and while pressing the brake pedal the vehicle did not stop causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash into a ditch. The front end of the vehicle was damaged, but the air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained a right leg injury which did not require medical attention. The front passenger sustained a right knee injury and the rear driver's side passenger sustained and left shoulder injury, both required medical treatment. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was able to be driven home. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

While driving on a highway, the low brake fluid light came on. When I went to stop, the brake paddle went to the floor and I was finally able to get stopped. I opened up the brake fluid reservoir and it was empty. I looked to see if I could find the leak and could not see any signs of a leak. After filling the brake reservoir, I started to make my way home checking the brake fluid level every time I stop. While going up a hill, the engine stopped and a big cloud of white smoke came out of the exhaust pipe and under the hood. The truck was towed the a repair shop where it was said that the engine through a rod. The brake reservoir was empty again also. The truck was traded in at Coccia Ford dealer ship in Wilkes-Barre , PA.

Brakes failed as per recall. Ford dealers unable to repair for up to 60 days. Ford motor company unwilling to provide loaner/rental vehicle.

the truck has been acting up for several months now. it has been throwing out strange codes when attempting to start {parking brake malfunction, oil light, power train system default, ect} and often times it WILL NOT CRANK unless we hook it up to a battery charger for just a bit of time. The truck has a new battery that was installed by autozone, where it was bought {6 months ago}. Since we were in town, we stopped by autozone to get them to attach the code reader. {power train system and ABS malfunction} while driving, later in the day, the trucks auto start/stop system turns itself on and stops the truck dead in its spot.(danger: we were pulling onto the road {fm 2100} during rush hour traffic, when the trucks system went haywire and stopped us dead in our tracks in the center of both turn lanes and two of the main lanes.) there was no restarting, nor were we able to get the gear to change into neutral in order for us to be able to move it out of the main roadway. when we were finally able to move it, we hooked a fully charged jump box {one rated for up to semi truck sized vehicles} to it to get it started, and it simply would not crank for quite a while. at this time, we took the opportunity to recheck the oil level, which was set at full. After several minutes of begging "the truck" to just start so we could just take her home, it finally cranked up and home is where we took her. the truck has 19771 original miles on it. it was drove off of the show room floor, back in 2015, with 6 miles on it, and has had absolute regular maintenance and has only had one owner.

Front left brake line ruptured suddenly. Defective part in possession and available for inspection if needed. Brake line ruptured at the rubber just below the metal fitting closest to the engine. This instant and unforeseen failure resulted in an immediate loss of vehicle brakes endangering the occupants of the vehicle as well as other nearby motorist. This part has yet to be inspected by any agency. After a complete loss of brakes, a warning message illuminated on the dash displaying “brake fluid level low”.

The brakes failed while I was driving down the road. The brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I had to use the emergency brake to get to a safe location. I see many F150 owners have reported a similar problem, and there have been recalls for model years just before and after mine. Why wasn't the 2015 also recalled? It seems to be experiencing the same issue.

1-the Brake System Light has come on and brakes are extremely hard to press and use. I was having issues with the brake pedal slowly going to the floor while sitting at a stop. Today they will not go down at all and brakes are very difficult to press. very dangerous to drive and a safety issue. I see that my VIN does not show a recall for it, but there is recall #20S31 that relates. 2-The engine has an exhaust leak while driving and it smells as though the exhaust is getting into the cab of the truck. I was told the manifold is bent because of a design flaw in the manifold missing a bolt. been making this noise since the truck was rear-ended by semi truck.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floor and failed to stop the vehicle as needed. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated he shifted to neutral and used the parking brake to stop the vehicle. The contact was able to continue driving to his residence. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V332000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 101,097.

Mileage: 101,097

I was towing my RV trailer behind my F150. When I backed into my campsite, I was about to pull the trailer onto wood blocks for leveling, when it felt like I had hit a curb or something solid when I tried to move ahead or back. My wife watched the wheels on the trailer and noticed they were all locked up (she took video). The suspension on the trailer flexed when I tried to gently go ahead or back. I unhooked the trailer harness from the truck and I could then move the trailer. When I got back into the truck after unhooking the harness, I noticed a strong burnt electronics smell in the cab of the truck. The odor lasted only a short time, but was very evident. The next morning upon the advice of an automotive electronics repair shop, I got a meter and checked the brake signal coming out of the back of the truck bumper connector. The brake signal was full "ON". When I pulled the trailer brake fuse in the engine compartment, this disabled the signal to the truck harness. The brake signal at the back of the truck was now OFF. I also noticed at every key ON after I unhooked the trailer harness and removed the fuse, that I go a "TRAILER BRAKE MODULE FAULT" warning on the F150 dash. It could be acknowledged and would go out for the current key ON cycle. I have to acknowledge the fault each key ON cycle now. The brake controller is the original Ford factory installed system. There are no modifications to the F150 wiring or controls. Due to a shortage of Ford dealership mechanics, I am awaiting a time for a Ford dealer to look at the problem. I am thankful that the fault occurred at 0 MPH. If those brakes on the trailer had locked up at 55 or more MPH, the results could have been disastrous for me. I have a photo of the TRAILER BRAKE MODULE FAULT warning.

On Sunday, September 4th 2022 around 8:30PM , I was returning from a camping trip with my girlfriend. We were about 20 minutes away from home. We had the bed of the truck packed with our camping materials. Suddenly the low break fluid began to chime and warn us that it's low. I was driving my truck at the time. I was driving on the freeway going I-5 South. I was not aware of my safety being compromised by this warning my truck issued. As i was approaching a vehicle in front of me, i began to make the effort to slow my truck down so i would not get to close to the vehicle in front. As soon as i attempted to slow down, my brakes did not function as they properly should. Because my brakes did not function properly, this caused me to fully engage my breaks by pushing the break in as far as the truck allowed me to. Although i was fully engaging my breaks to reduce my speed, it was not enough to avoid a collision. I then had to engage the emergency breaks to slow down my speed. The break malfunction caused me to panic and fear for our safety. This incident almost caused me to collide & rear end the vehicle that was in front of me. I then decided to continue driving at a speed of 55MPH with my hazard lights to get my girlfriend and i home safely. I have done research on what may be the cause of my break malfunction. I found Ford issued a recall, Number 20S31. Their description of the recall explained exactly what happened to me. I'm unsure why my VIN number does not fall under their recall category. I believe their problem is larger than they anticipated. Someone who is unaware of this could definitely cause a life threatening situation to themselves and others. I personally do not feel 100% driving my truck at this time. I will be taking my truck to my local Ford Dealership to get my truck back on the road. Please look further into this safety issue further & assure Ford is taking proper measures for their customers safety.

On 8/11/2022, I experience brake failure. Upon exiting a parking deck, the brake pedal went all the way to the floor of the vehicle. There was no pressure in the brake system. Each time I depressed the brake, the pedal went all the way to the floor. Fortunately, I was able to pump the brake enough to stop the vehicle. I proceeded very slowly and was able to drive to the nearest service facility. Upon inspection by Kedron Tire and Automotive (Peachtree City, GA) I was told that the brake hose on the passenger side had ruptured. They said that they had not seen this before in a late model vehicle such as mine. I had them replace both hoses, the one on the passenger and driver side. There were no warning lights or messages.

I had recall work completed for master cylinder replacement at 57,242 miles (2-2-22) and at 57,671 miles (7-1-22) the front left break line blows out with no warning. Only 462 miles after break work by the Ford dealer at Rocky Top Ford 750 Dolly Parton Parkway Sevierville TN. 37862. 865-453-2833. In the photo the red tape is about the location of the hole where the brak line blow out.

Brakes locking up! Master cylinder leaking brake fluid. Have had to replace brakes 2 times in a 10 month period

2/11/22.While at a complete stop, foot on brake, my truck started creeping forward and I kept pushing on the brake and I couldn't stop until my truck ran into the back of a semi trailer. After shutting truck off, and starting again, it appeared to work again. My 7 year old grand daughter was with me and she heard me yelling, "I can't stop, I can't stop". It has not been confirmed by dealership because it has to go collision shop on 2/14/22. No Warnings came on my dash. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

This issue is about high pressure (D.O.T. safety regulated) brake line going to the right caliper, this line ruptured for no reason. This ruptured high pressure line was noticed & replaced during the Master Safety Recall (20S31/NHTSA 20V-332) repair completed on 04-06-2021. The vehicle had 58,616 miles at the time of the high pressure brake line was replaced, the high pressure brake line is not a wear item such as Front Hub, Drums, Shoes, Linings, Disc Rotors, & Pads. These wear items are listed in my Premium Care Ford Motor Company extended warranty as not being covered, the high pressure brake line is not listed as an exclusion as a covered warranty part. I paid $2,765.00 for this extended warranty, the high pressure brake line has (banjo) fittings (important) on each end and the rubber hose, the rubber hose (flexible) part is comprised of multiple layers of rubber with metal braiding (important) for strength because the rubber can't withstand the pressure without the steel. The Premium Care Warranty under brakes states it covers metal brake lines and fittings. Elk Grove Ford, Ca. stated they receive a list of warrantied items from Ford Motor Company and reject warranties based on what Ford Motor Company says is not under warranty from the list. This is a safety issue because we lost our brakes on the way home from the grocery store and almost wrecked going through intersections putting others and my family in danger. Additional important information pertaining Elk Grove Ford, Ca. and Ford Motor Company Master Cylinder Safety Recall 20S31/NHTSA 20V-332, received 6/2020 had brake fade in 9/2020 called Elk Grove Ford and was told I would have to pay for this recall if the Master cylinder was not defective, this recall was for a known defect by Ford Motor Company. I received a second recall notice 3/2021 urging me to have the recall completed, my brakes completely failed at the end of 3/2021. I have additional supporting information about other warranty issues

Significant leak in vacuum pump for brakes causing difficulty breaking.

1) PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK, LOUD AT COLD START UP, DECREASES AS ENGINE WARMS UP. WHILE DRIVING A REDUCTION OF GAS MILEAGE OF 2 MILES PER GALLON HAVE BEEN OBSERVED, PERFORMANCE ISSUES TOWING TRAILERS. 2) PARKING BRAKES DO NOT HOLD VEHICLE SECURELY, IN FACT WITH BRAND NEW PARKING BRAKES FULLY SET ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ONE CAN EASILY DRIVE AWAY.

Mileage: 108,000

ON 2-24-2021 THESE TWO THINGS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE 1. I NOTICED WHEN ARRIVED TO WORK THE P FOR THE GEAR SELECTOR STAYED ILLUMINATED AFTER VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. A CO-WORKER POINTED THIS OUT ALSO THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE 2. WHILE IN A PARKING SPACE ON SIDE OF CVS DRUG STORE NO OTHER CARS NEAR AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE APPLYING BRAKE DIDN'T STOP HIT A CEMENT POLE BARRIER, TRUCK KEPT TRYING TO JERK BACKWARDS AFTER 2-3 SECONDS IT STOPPED SHIFTED VEHICLE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE TO MOVE BACK INTO PARKING SPACE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN; QUICKLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK VEHICLE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WHILE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED AND HIT A TREE AND TRUCK TURNED OFF IF NOT FOR TREE WOULD HAVE WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT ON TO A FREEWAY

Mileage: 83,699

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ADDED BRAKE FLUID. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED MCREE FORD, INC. (2800 GULF FWY, DICKINSON, TX 77539; (832) 769-0200). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED THROUGH CHAT AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V332000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, WHILE COMING UP ON A CORNER TO MAKE A SHARP RIGHT TURNED, WHILE SLOWING DOWN, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE THE RIGHT TURNED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WHEN INTO A GRASS AREA THEN CRASHED INTO A RAILROAD TRACKS SQUER ON. THE CONTACT MENTION THAT THE RAIL TRACKS WAS HIGH AND IT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BAD WHIPLASH BUT WAS NOT SERIOUS INJURED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE REAR DRIVER PASSENGER ALSO SUSTAINED BAD WHIPLASH. NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGERS SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THE FIRST TO ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND LATER WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V332000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 203,000.

Mileage: 203,000

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, PUT INTO PARK, THE KEY WAS REMOVED, THEN THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED. UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE WAS UNLOCKED, THE TAILGATE WAS LOWERED AND WE PROCEEDED TO LOAD A BULKY 70 (I'M GUESSING) POUND OBJECT INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. AS WE PUSHED THE OBJECT INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL. IT WAS ROLLING MORE THAN JUST THE NORMAL FEW INCHES THAT A VEHICLE IN PARK CAN SOMETIMES ROLL. I JUMPED INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT (THE DOOR HAD BEEN LEFT AJAR) AND PRESSED THE BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE EXTRA PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT BEING USED. THE PARKING LOT WAS VERY LEVEL, THERE WAS NO SLOPE AT ALL. ONCE WE HAD THE OBJECT WE WERE LOADING SECURED WE PUSHED THE TRUCK AND IT WAS STILL ABLE TO BE MOVED. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE OBJECT THAT WE WERE LOADING WASN'T HEAVY, BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY EASY TO HAVE AN OBJECT DROP DOWN ONTO THE PERSON(S) LOADING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANYONE, THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES DAMAGED. WE JUST FELT THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED. MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 39,824 IN JUNE ( 5 MONTHS AGO)AT LAST OIL CHANGE.

Mileage: 40,000

ON ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, SINCE NEW, THE VEHICLE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN PASSING AN 18 WHEEL TRUCK/TRAILER (SOMETIMES) CAUSING A RAPID 15-20 MPH HARD BRAKING DECREASE IN SPEED JOLTING AND SCARING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE FORD. NEARLY REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. HAVE CONTACTED FORD BUT THEY DID NOT CARE NOR WERE THEY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS GOING FROM 65 TO 45 WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CARS ARE BEHIND ME. THIS IS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE MAKING IT EVEN MORE SCARY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT SINCE 2015 AND I AM AFRAID TO USE THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL FOR FEAR OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND ON THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 3,500

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY BRAKES BEING APPLIED. ALMOST HIT A FEW CARS AND DROVE OVER THE CURB. DOWNSHIFTED AND DEPRESSED MY E BREAK!!!! MY BRAKES DO NOT WORK. NO BRAKE FLUID EXTERNAL LEAKS ANYWHERE. BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS 90% EMPTY. CHECK BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. I FILLED BREAK FLUID RESERVOIR AND 10 BREAK PEDDLE PUMPS LATTER THE BREAK FLUID WAS GONE FROM BREAK FLUID RESERVOIR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNED A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER HUSBAND HAD EXITED HER VEHICLE TO PARK HIS FORD F-150 INTO THEIR DRIVEWAY. UPON START OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CLIPPED THE SIDE OF HER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A RETAINER WALL. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY TOOK OFF AS THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS COVERED IN BLOOD AND THE CONTACT HAD A KNOT ON THE BACK OF HER HEAD WHILE IN HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY CLEANED OFF HER HUSBAND FOR CUTS ON BOTH HIS LEGS AND ARMS. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS LATER TREATED AT A HOSPITAL FOR A BROKEN BACK AND RIBS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FIESTA FORD, INC.(78990 VARNER RD, INDIO, CA 92203) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V332000(SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. *DT *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I NOTICED A SMALL ROUND PLASTIC PART ON MY DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT THAT APPEARED TO BE A FLAT DISK BROKEN IN SEVERAL PIECES. SEE PHOTO. I DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT AT THE TIME. A WHILE LATER MY NEIGHBOR SAID MY BRAKES LIGHTS WERE ON AND MY TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A QUITE SOME TIME. AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OUT AND SOME INTERNET QUERIES I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE AND CONFIRM THE SMALL PLASTIC DISK CAME OFF THE TOP OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHERE IT WOULD MAKE CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. AS SMALL OF A PART AS IT IS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE AFFECTED AND THE HILL ASSIST FUNCTION WARNING WAS COMING ON AS WELL. AFTER CHECKING FORD DOES NOT SELL THE TINY PLASTIC DISK, WORTH ABOUT 5 DOLLARS, BUT WILL SELL THE ENTIRE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY FOR HUNDREDS. OTHER AUTO MANUFACTURERS SELL THE DISK CALLED A BRAKE PEDAL STOP PAD. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ON OTHER FORDS AS I WAS ABLE TO FIND EXAMPLES LIKE MINE ON THE INTERNET. THERE SHOULD BE A BETTER DESIGNED PART OR BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING.

Mileage: 80,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 94, IN MINNESOTA, I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW MY VEHICLE DOWN FOR A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. IN DOING SO, A WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD APPEARED SAYING, "BRAKE FLUID LOW". AT THAT TIME, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR, DRASTICALLY EFFECTING MY STOPPING ABILITY. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NEEDED TO STOP MY VEHICLE. AS I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE BRAKE FLUID WAS GOING, I WAS UNABLE TO FIND A LEAK. WITH MORE RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, MAKING THE FRONT BRAKES ENTIRELY INOPERABLE. I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED, AND OR REPLACED WITHOUT ANY LUCK.

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 FORD F150 ON A CITY STREET AT 45 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION, RMP DROPPED TO BARELY 2 AND HILL ASSIST DISABLED LIGHT CAME ON. GLIDED TO A RED LIGHT, PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, CAME TO A STOP AND KEPT THE GAS LIGHTLY PRESSED HOPING TO KEEP POWER TO THE ENGINE. WHEN LIGHTED TURNED GREEN PUT TRUCK BACK INTO DRIVE AND ACCELERATION RETURNED. PARKED AT MY PLACE OF BUSINESS. SHUT THE TRUCK OFF BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF CONCERN TO DRIVE IT AFTER LOSING ACCELERATION (TOW TRUCK DRIVER CALL THE VEHICLE IN LIMP MODE). THE DEALERSHIP FOUND NOT FAULT CODES BUT DID FIND PLASTIC PIECES ON THE FLOOR BOARD. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A "BROKEN BRAKE PEDAL" - A SMALL PLASTIC DISC (GROMMET) INSIDE THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY BROKE INTO PIECES CAUSING LOSS F ACCELERATION, THE ELECTRONIC MESSAGING SYSTEM TO DISABLE HILL ASSIST AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS IN FORD FUSIONS BUT NOT IN AN F150. THE NEW BRAKE ASSEMBLY IS A TOTAL REDESIGN FROM THE THE ONE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITH. THE IMAGE ON THE LEFT IS THE BROKEN BRAKE ASSEMBLE (THE FINGER IS POINTING TO THE DAMAGED ITEM), THE PART ON THE RIGHT WHERE YOU WILL SEE THE SMALL WHITE DISC (GROMMET) IS THE REPLACEMENT BRAKE ASSEMBLY. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2015 AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. MY VEHICLE HAS 54K MILES, IS DRIVEN LOCALLY, NOT USED TO TOW OR OFF ROAD AND IS GARAGED WHEN NOT IN USE. A VEHICLE LOOSING ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING IS A MAJOR SAFELY CONCERN AND I HOPE THIS WILL BE INVESTIGATED AS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN OTHER FORD VEHICLES.

Mileage: 54,439

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 85 MPH, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO IDLE THE VEHICLE SPEED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER CENTRAL FORD LOCATED AT 5645 FIRESTONE BLVD, SOUTH GATE, CA 90280, (562) 927-7888, AND THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE VIN WAS ASSOCIATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V332000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

WHEN I APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR . I DROVE TO FORD DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN BEFORE I GOT HOME. FORD SERVICE TECHNITION SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 2,800

MOVING MY TRUCK INTO LANE OF TRAFFIC OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY; WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND THE ON BOARD NOTIFICATION SYSTEM ON THE DASH STATED "LOW BRAKE FLUID" AND I HAD ALMOST NO BRAKING CAPABILITY. I HAD NO INDICATION OF THIS PRIOR TO THAT AND IF I HAD NOT APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE ON I WOULD HAVE ENTERED THE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES WERE COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS AND IT VERY EASILY COULD HAVE TURNED INTO AN MVA WITH INJURIES SUSTAINED BOTH IN MY TRUCK AND PERSONS DRIVING ON MY STREET. I STILL HAVE NO BRAKES AND I HAVE FILLED MY RESERVOIR WITH DOT 4 BRAND NEW BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID.

Mileage: 41,650

THE BRAKING SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED WITH VIRTUALLY NO WARNING. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" LIGHT APPEARED. THERE HAD BEEN NO MECHANICAL SIGNS OF ANY ISSUES. WHEN I EXITED THE INTERSTATE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITHOUT HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ON THE OFF RAMP. FORD HAS NOW RELEASED A RECALL ON THIS BUT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX IT YET. I'M NOT SURE IF OR WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO FOR MY VEHICLE BUT I WANTED TO FILE THE REPORT GIVEN THE EXTREME RISK THIS FAILURE POSES. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT END UP IN A COLLISION.

Mileage: 134,200

MY TRUCK WAS SERVICED WITH COMPLETE FLUIDS AND SYSTEMS CHECK ON JULY 2ND, 2020 REPORTING EVERYTHING IN THE GREEN CHECK ZONE. SATURDAY AUGUST 1ST, 2020 WHILE RETURNING FROM A FAMILY TRIP, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A BRAKE PROBLEM. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE WORKING AND WHEN APPLIED, THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO STOP WE ROLLED INTO A GAS STATION AND OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS EMPTY. SO WE PURCHASED TWO BOTTLES OF BRAKE FLUID TO REFILL THE RESERVOIR THINKING THAT MAYBE THE SERVICE PERSON FORGOT TO REFILL THE BRAKE FLUID. ONCE WE FILLED THE RESERVOIR AND PUMPED THE BRAKES A BIT THEY GOT TIGHT SO WE GOT BACK ON THE ROAD. AS SOON AS WE PULLED ONTO THE ROAD AND BEGAN TO DRIVE THE BRAKE WARNING SIGNAL CAME ON AGAIN. AGAIN, WE PULLED OVER TO CHECK FOR LEAKS, WHICH THERE WERE NONE. AND AGAIN, THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. AGAIN WE PURCHASE MORE BRAKE FLUID AND ADDITIONAL BOTTLES AND REFILL THE RESERVOIR TO THE FILL LINE. WE DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT QUITE A BIT BEFORE WE DECIDED TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD DUE TO THE VEHICLE SEEMING TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. AT THIS POINT WE ENTER THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE TO OUR AREA NEAR THE DEALER. WHEN EXITING THE HIGHWAY A GREAT DEAL OF SMOKE CAME FROM THE BACK OF OUR CAR THAT SMELLED LIKE BRAKE FLUID. WE PULLED OVER AND AGAIN THERE WAS NOTHING LEAKING. WE STILL SEEMED TO HAVE SOME BREAKING ABILITY SO DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO PARK IT FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT TO DO REPAIRS. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH I SAW THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY JUST ANNOUNCED THE BEGINNINGS OF A RECALL ON JUNE 6 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THIS YEAR VEHICLE.

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED OPERATE AS DESIGNED EXTENDING THE BRAKING DISTANCE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COUNTY FORD (18411 LYNDON B JOHNSON FREE WAY, MESQUITE TX 75150), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH SCREEN. PUSHED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, PUMPING THE BRAKE DID NOT HELP. WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY DOWN SHIFT AND STOP WITH THE E BRAKE. LUCKY I WAS NOT IN ANY TRAFFIC.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD EARLY IN THE MORNING AND LOST BOTH FRONT AND BACK BRAKES. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED DOWN COMPLETELY THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP; PUMPING THE BRAKE CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SLOW BUT NOT QUICKLY. WE SAW AN EMPTY MALL AREA AND HEADED TOWARDS THE PARKING LOT AND COASTED TO A STOP. HAD WE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY OR LATER IN THE DAY DURING TRAFFIC THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WE WERE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE ROAD IN A CITY AREA GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. WE WERE VERY VERY LUCKY - THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. LOCAL BRAKE COMPANY WERE ABLE TO GET THE BRAKES WORKING AND WE DROVE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE HOUSE - A FEW HOUR DRIVE. RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE RECALL ABOUT 3-4 DAYS AFTER THE BRAKES FAILED AND WE DID NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK. WE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE FIX HAD NOT BEEN SOLVED BY FORD, WE ASKED IF THE TRUCK WAS DRIVABLE AND THEY COULD NOT ANSWER AS THE RECALL IS UNCLEAR. WE ASKED THE DEALER IF WE COULD DROP TRUCK OFF AND THEY COULD FIX AND THEY TOLD US NO BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE FIX WAS GOING TO BE. CALLED FORD AND TALKED TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE PERSON AND THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM TAKE THE TRUCK SINCE NEITHER FORD OR THE DEALER COULD TELL US IF THE TRUCK WAS DRIVABLE. THE DEALER TOLD US THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE TRUCK TO DETERMINE IF THE TRUCK WAS DRIVABLE - THAT WAS JUNE 27, 2020 AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM DEALER. CALLED DEALER AGAIN ON 07.16.20 AND TALKED AND THEY STILL DID NOT KNOW AND WOULD CALL BACK, NO CALL BACK AS OF 11PM 06/18/2020

Mileage: 32,000

WE RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 20S31/NHTSA RECALL 20V-332 ON OUR 2015 FORD F-150. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE IS WILLING TO REPLACE OUR MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER UNDER THE RECALL UNTIL IT ACTUALLY FAILS, OR WE SEE THE RED BRAKE WARNING SIGNAL ETC. CONSIDERING WE USE THE TRUCK TO PULL OUR 6,000 LB. 25FT. AIRSTREAM WE DON'T FEEL IT IS A SAFE SITUATION TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF PULLING THE AIRSTREAM AND JUST WAITING TO SEE IF THE BRAKE FAILS. WE MAY BE HOURS FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP WHEN IT HAPPENS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD FOR THEIR SEEMING INDIFFERENCE & WILLINGNESS TO JUST WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE CRASH INTO OTHER CARS AND DO BODILY HARM BEFORE THEY WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF FIXING AN OBVIOUS SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. NEVER BEFORE HAVE WE EVER HAD A RECALL NOTICE WHERE WE HAD FIRST TO PROVE OUR VEHICLE HAD FAILED BEFORE THEY FIXED THE RECALL ISSUE. EVERYONE KEPT TELLING ME THAT ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE VEHICLES THAT RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE THE BRAKES FAIL, SO WHY WORRY? JUST KEEP DRIVING & HOPE FOR THE BEST? THE LETTER SAYS IT'S DUE TO A PART SHORTAGE & WE'D BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, BUT THE DEALER & AN FORD OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR SAID THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WOULD NOT BE FIXED ON OUR VEHICLE UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS, REGARDLESS OF THE SAFETY RECALL. I'VE WASTED A WEEK OF MY LIFE TALKING TO FORD, AND WAITING FOR CALL BACKS & BASICALLY AM JUST BEING BLOWN OFF..AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BRAKE FAILURES!! THIS WAS OUR 3RD FORD VEHICLE OVER THE YEARS, BUT LIKELY OUR LAST. NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE OR THEIR CONCERN ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY ONCE THEY'VE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 58,000

WHEN TRUCK SITS OVERNIGHT AND I START IT , IT EMITS A BLUISH WHITE SMOKE FOR 5-15 SECONDS. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS AND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CAN LEAK INTO THE BOOSTER ,BUT MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. IS MY VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE?

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A TOW PACKAGE THAT WAS FACTORY INSTALLED AND THE LAST TIME I HOOKED THE TUCK IT TO MY TRAILER THE ELECTRIC BRAKES ON THE TRAILER WERE LOCKED UP AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING IN THE TRUCK.

Mileage: 53,000

AS I WAS APPROACHING A 4-WAY INTERSECTION, I APPLIED THE BRAKES. IT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP, BUT AS I WAS WAITING AT THE LIGHT THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND BAKE LINE THAT HAS FAILED. IN THE PAST 6-8 MONTHS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE FAILED; THIS TIME IT IS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE.

Mileage: 49,800

WHILE DRIVING MY LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE, NOT PARTIAL, COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT SOME AND CONTINUE STRAIGHT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. LUCKILY THE ROADWAY TRAVELED WAS NOT HEAVY WITH TRAFFIC, HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND ROLL THROUGH STOP SIGNS TO GET HOME. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

2015 FORD F150 BRAKE FAILURE, EARLY JUNE 2020. VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 50K MILES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO ACCIDENT AS THE FAILURE HAPPENED OVERNIGHT. BRAKES SEEMED FINE AFTER A 660 MILE TRIP WITH A TRAILER IN TOW. PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THE NEXT MORNING THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEIR WAS ALMOST NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR. I TOWED THE VEHICLE TO FORD AUTO NATION IN THE DFW AREA AND IT REQUIRED A $1400 REPAIR. TODAY I LEARNED OF THE RECALL - RECALL 20S31. THIS REPAIR WILL BE COMPLETED FREE OF CHARGE PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD THE FORD DEALER DO THE WORK, I ASSUME I AM ENTITLED TO A 100% REFUND? ANY HELP I CAN GET WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

Mileage: 49,800

WHILE SITTING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I FELT A LITE THUMP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO LIGHT OR WARNING SOUNDS AT ALL. PUMPED PEDAL AND BRAKES WERE OK. GOT HOME SHUT OFF AND STEPPED ON PETAL AND IT WENT TO FLOOR AGAIN. CHECKED FLUID AND IT WAS LOW SO I FILLED UP WITH DOT 3 FLUID. THEN I NOTICED FLUID ON DRIVEWAY ON RIGHT SIDE NEAR FRONT WHEEL. LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND NOTICED FLUID ALL OVER. UPON LOOKING FURTHER IT WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HOSE. I THINK THIS IS A PRE-MATURE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE HOSE. I ORDERED THIS TRUCK AND TOOK DELIVERY IN SEPTEMBER 2015 AND IT ONLY HAS 64,000 MILES ON IT. THE THING THAT SCARES ME MOST IS I JUST GOT DONE DRIVING BACK FROM FLORIDA TO NJ TOWING MY WIFES 2018 FORD ESCAPE ON A TOW DOLLY. GOD IF THAT HAPPENED TOWING WE WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW THEIR IS A RECALL FOR THE MASTER CYL. THAT JUST CAME OUT 6/2020 BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO THEIR BRAKE HOSES ALSO. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE FORD DEALER IN THE MORNING (ALL AMERICAN FORD POINT PLEASANT NJ 08742) (6/15/2020) AND WANT THEM TO FIX THE BAD HOSE AND CHANGE ALL THE RUBBER BRAKE HOSES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE NOW THAT 1 HOSE BLEW OUT IN ONLY 4YRS 9 MOS. I DO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THAT SHOULD BE COVERED. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL NEW VEHICLES IN MY LIFE TIME AND NEVER HAD A BRAKE HOSE BLOW OUT LIKE THIS.....I'M 67 YRS OLD. *TR

Mileage: 64,109

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT APPX. 4:20 A.M. WHEN MY LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT STARTED TO CHIME.ABOUT 1 MILE FROM WORK.THE CLOSER I GOT I NOTICED MY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY THE CLOSER I GOT THE WORSE THE BRAKES GOT. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I AM NOT STOPPING..SCARY.THANK GOD NO TRAFFIC WAS AROUND.GOT IN PARKING LOT AT WORK WHERE IT COASTED TO A STOP..CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP..SEAL BLEW OUT OF MASTER CYLINDER AND FILLED BRAKE BOOSTER. CAUSING BRAKE NOT TO WORK.THANK GOD I WAS BY MYSELF. THE DAY BEFORE(SUNDAY)THE WHOLE FAMILY AND I WERE OUT JUST ENJOYING THE DAY..WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY,STATE ROUTES,NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS.TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO US AND OR SOMEBODY ELSE..EVEN NOW AFTER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN FIXED I DO NOT FEEL SAFE . WHAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN? WHAT IF I AM NOT SO LUCKY THE NEXT TIME? *TR

Mileage: 49,000

I WAS DRIVING AND THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED ALARMING AND THEN WENT OFF. THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND I CHECKED MY BRAKES AND THEY WERE OKAY. I MADE IT A FEW MILES ON A 4 LANE MAJOR HIGHWAY AND STARTED TO PUT MY BRAKES ON TO SLOW DOWN AND GET INTO A TURN LANE TO TURN LEFT AND MY BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I REALIZED I WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN SO I MADE SURE IT WAS GOING TO BE SAFE TO REMAIN STRAIGHT AND I STARTED DOWN SHIFTING TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN STARTED SLOWLY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS I WAS EXITING OFF THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP. I CHECKED MY BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND IT WAS EMPTY. I HAD NO LEAKS UNDER MY VEHICLE. I GOT SOME HELP FROM MY DAD AND ENDED UP DRIVING IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. I BURNED THROUGH 1 GALLON OF BRAKE FLUID GETTING IT THERE. I FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS GOING FROM THE RESERVOIR TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THEN VACUUM TO THE ENGINE AND BEING BURNED UP THAT WAY. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HIT A TREE. I PRESSED THE BRAKE, STARTED THE CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT FEEL ABNORMAL. WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE PEDAL, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT SOFT AND COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. SINCE I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY ONLY PLANNING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE BACK ABOUT 3 FEET, I DID NOT CLOSE THE DOOR. WHEN THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, ITS DOOR CAUGHT A TREE AND BENT BACKWARDS INTO THE FRONT FENDER. THE VEHICLE STOPPED BECAUSE THE DOOR CAUGHT THE TREE. THE ONLY WARNING DISPLAYED ON DASHBOARD WAS THAT THE DOOR WAS OPEN AND THE CAR WAS NOT IN PARK. AFTER INCIDENT I TURNED ON POWER TO VEHICLE WITHOUT STARTING TO RECORD THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE FOR MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THAT IS WHEN THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 61,559

MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE - 2015 FORD F150 S-CREW 56K MILES. . WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND FLUID LEVEL WARNING APPEARED. ADDED BRAKE FLUID AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. FORTUNATELY WHEN THIS OCCURRED I HAD JUST STARTED THE VEHICLE TO RETURN HOME FROM WORK. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE ON THE 2013 AND 2014 MODEL, BUT NOT FOR THE 2015 WHICH SEEMS TO BE FOLLOWING SUIT. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SATURDAY MAY 30 AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THE BRAKES WERE BARELY USABLE AND THE PEDAL HAD NO PRESSURE AND STOPPED JUST OFF THE FLOOR. I COULD USE THE BRAKES BUT VERY SLOW TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I COULD USE THE PEDAL FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKES BUT JUST BARELY. I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT 65MPH , TOWING A 23' BOAT, I WAS NOT USING THE BRAKES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. I HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED ON MAY 13TH AND HAD CASUALLY LOOKED THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TRIP AND NOTED NO PROBLEMS. I STOPPED BOUGHT FLUID AND FILLED THE FLUID RESERVOIR AND 15 MILES LATER THE SAME WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED AND LOOKED FOR LEAKS UNDER VEHICLE AND AT EACH WHEEL AND NOTHING EVIDENT. HAD SOMEONE MEET ME AND TOW THE BOAT FOR ME AS I LIMPED THE VEHICLE TO DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

ON FRIDAY MAY 29 2020 I HAD TO STOP FOR AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE AND MY TRUCK LOST ALL BRAKES IT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR UNDER NORMAL USE THEY APPEAR TO WORK AT ABOUT 75% MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET GOING STRAIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 86,500

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. ONLY WARNING WAS INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. FORD DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND CONTAMINATED THE BRAKE VACUUM SENSOR AND MANIFOLD TUBE, .REPLACED ALL ITEMS. *TR

Mileage: 52,842

BREAK MASTER CYLINDER AND BREAK BOOSTER WENT OUT. NO NOTICE WHEN DRIVING.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING COME ON, I PULLED OVER AND HAD TO CRUISE TO A STOP BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARDLY RESPONDING. AFTER GETTING 2 12 OZ. BOTTLES OF BRAKE FLUID BROUGHT TO ME, I FILLED UP AND PUMPED THEM UP, SEEMED OK SO I STARTED AGAIN, LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 5 MILES. BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. DID THIS 2 MORE TIMES, DUMPING MORE THAN A GALLON OF BRAKE FLUID INTO THE RESERVOIR. MECHANIC HAS FOUND NO LEAKS IN THE LINES.

Mileage: 124,000

WHILE DRIVING MY LOCAL ROADS AT ABOUT 45 MPH I RECEIVED A WARNING ON THE DASH FOR "LOW BRAKE FLUID" FOLLOWED BY A SOLID LIT BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH. I MADE IT HOME WITH NOTICEABLY SPONGY BRAKE PEDALING. I OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY DOWN TO THE SENSOR CONNECTED ON THE SIDE. I FILLED IT WITH THE APPROPRIATE BRAKE FLUID TO JUST BELOW THE MAX LINE. I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL IT FELT NORMAL AGAIN. IT HAS NOT MOVED SINCE YESTERDAY (APRIL 8 2020). TODAY (APRIL 9 2020), I GO TO TAKE A SHORT TRIP FOR COFFEE. WHEN I START THE TRUCK AND TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. WITHOUT ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE TRUCK, I IMMEDIATELY POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY THIS TIME. OVERNIGHT IT APPEARS THAT THE ENTIRETY OF THE BRAKE RES. WAS DRAINED AND IT HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE BEING TOPPED OFF. NO LEAKING UNDER THE TRUCK NOR ON THE DRIVEWAY HAS BEEN NOTICED. IT IS BEING TOWED TO FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TODAY FOR THIS BRAKE ISSUE. I'M LUCKY I WAS NOT GOING AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHEN THIS OCCURRED SEEMINGLY SO ABRUPTLY. I HOPE IT'S FIXED AND RECALLED SOON. MY FORD DEALER INFORMS ME THAT IT'S NOT CURRENTLY COVERED UNDER A RECALL.

Mileage: 65,700

I WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE WHEN THE DASH DISPLAY TOLD ME I WAS LOW ON BRAKE FLUID.FOUND IT A BIT ODD SO I ADDED FLUID. SHORTLY DOWN THE ROAD THE MESSAGE CAME ON AS I WAS FIXING TO COME TO A STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I NEARLY HIT A MINIVAN. I LIMPED IT BACK HOME AT A VERY SLOW ROLL AND PARKED IT. I HAVE A CALL IN WITH FORD SEEING IF THEY PLAN ON DOING ANYTHING SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, DOESNT LOOK LIKE I AM GOING TO GET ANYWHERE WITH THEM. APPEARS I AM GONNA HAVE TO SHELL OUT THE CASH AND GET IT FIXED ON MY OWN DIME.

Mileage: 47,749

I STOPPED WHILE PULLING A TRAILER, FUELED MY VEHICLE, HOPPED BACK IN AND THE TRAILER BRAKES WERE ON CONSTANTLY. I DISCONNECTED 7 WAY PLUG AND TRAILER BRAKES RELEASED. I TESTED TRAILER BRAKING OUTPUT AT THE 7 PIN PLUG AND THE BRAKE OUTPUT WAS STUCK ON. I TURNED THE GAIN DOWN TO ZERO AND IT WAS STILL STAYING ON. I CHECKED THE TRAILER FOR A SHORT AND ALL CHECK SHOWED TRAILER WIRING AS OK. I FOUND ON AN F150 FORUM MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO 2015 AND 2016 F150'S AND DEALERS REPLACING THE TRAILER BRAKES MODULE AND THE TOW MODULE.

Mileage: 120,000

BRAKE FAILURE AT 54,000 MILES WITH NO WARNING. MASTER CYLINDER FAILED ALLOWING THE BRAKE FLUID TO BY PASS THE SEALS AND LEAKED INTO THE POWER BOOSTER. I WAS TRVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING AT A INTERSECTION. FORD HAD A RECALL IN 2014 FOR THE SAME SITUATION BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE 2015 MODEL. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAS COMPLAINED ON THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE LOW SERVICE BRAKES WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIRM WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED AFTER MULTIPLE TIMES OF DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND THE BRAKES TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE PARKING BRAKES WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CONTACTED BRAD HOWELL FORD LOCATED AT 2170 E BLVD ST, KOKOMO, IN 46902, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BRAKE CEASED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT TOPPED OFF THE TRANSMISSION HOWEVER, THE BRAKE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN UNNAMED DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 162,000.

Mileage: 162,000

WHILE TRYING TO PASS A DUMP TRUCK ON THE INTERSTATE WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE ON, VEHICLE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO SLAM ON THEIRS TO AVOID HITTING ME.. I NOTICED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS BEFORE IN 2015, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF THIS.. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ROAD HAZARD!!

Mileage: 42,500

BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING. I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO GOT A NOTICE OF LOW BRAKE FLUID, SO I PUT SOME IN AND A FEW DAYS LATER IT WAS LOW AGAIN. I NOTICED THAT IT IS LEAKING OUT ONTO OTHER PARTS UNDER MY HOOD.

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND MERGED OVER TO THE MEDIAN OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AGAIN. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONTACT SLOWLY DROVE TO AN AUTO STORE TO PURCHASE MORE BRAKE FLUID, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL KNIGHT FORD (9607 S MEMORIAL DR, TULSA, OK 74133, (888) 464-2411) WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I GOT A WARNING ON MY DASH SAYING THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW, ACCOMPANIED BY THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE DASH. AS I WENT TO PULL OVER TO A SAFE LOCATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN I PRESSED THE PEDAL. AT THIS POINT I HAD NO POWER FROM MY BRAKES, HAVING TO STOP BY DOWNSHIFTING AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR AND NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A LEAK OR BROKEN BRAKE LINES. I PURCHASED BRAKE FLUID AND REFILLED THE RESERVOIR. WITHIN 2 MILES THE WARNING ILLUMINATE AGAIN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AFTER THIS INCIDENT.

Mileage: 92,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 F150, TOWING A TRAILER OF AROUND 7000 LBS. ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY TRUCK SAID 'LOW BRAKE FLUID' AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY. THIS TURNED OUT TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT FORD RECALLED IN THE 13-14 MODELS. THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, LEAVING NO TRACE OF LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, AND THEREFORE YOU WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS AROUND 5 MPH, A METAL TO METAL RUBBING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRIGHTON FORD (190 WEST BROMLEY LANE, BRIGHTON, CO 80601, (303) 800-3235) WHERE THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DUPLICATED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Mileage: 26,000

THE FACTORY/ DEALER INSTALLED TOW BRAKE CONTROLLER DOES NOT APPLY ENOUGH BRAKE POWER TO STOP TRAILER. WHEN TOWING MY 5TH WHEEL(10000LBS)IT WORKS FINE WHEN I MANUALLY APPLY THE OVERRIDE BUTTON BUT WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL THE TRAILER BRAKES DON'T GET THE COMMAND TO ENGAGE WITH ENOUGH POWER TO STOP TRAILER, MY TRUCK IS DOING ALMOST ALL OF THE BRAKING. I HAVE READ ONLINE WHERE MANY FORD F 150 OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. FORD SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE BEEN TOWING USING THE MANUAL OVERRIDE SWITCH OR LEARNING TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE TRAILER BRAKES DO WORK ALMOST WHEN I SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I AM SURE THAT THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING BECAUSE IT'S NOT SAFE.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COURTESY FORD (6393 US-98, HATTIESBURG, MS 39402, (601) 264-5555) WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE BOOSTER, AND BRAKE BOOSTER SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,566. *PM*JB

Mileage: 77,566

WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSE OF BRAKES , BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON . HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP WITH NO PRIOR WARNING.

Mileage: 77,566

ON 09/22/2019 WHILE DRIVING, ON A LOCAL CITY STREET, WHERE THE SPEED LIMITS VARY FROM 30-45 MPH, MY BRAKES BECAME COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE WHILE DRIVING IN A 45 MPH ZONE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2015 FORD F-150 WITH 63,000 MILES. I INSPECTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY WITH NO SIGN OF LEAKAGE ANYWHERE. I DID A QUICK SEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND LEARNED THAT FORD HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUES ON THE 2013-2014 MODELS, BUT NOT 2015 AND UP, WHICH ARE NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I AM FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO GET A RESOLUTION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CONFIRMED AT THIS POINT THAT IT IS THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER THAT HAS LEAKED FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF BRAKES, AND IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS. THE DEALERSHIP IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE ME WITH AN ESTIMATE OF THE REPAIRS, BUT HAVE YET TO DO SO AFTER A WEEK OF BEING AT THE DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE 'LOW BRAKE FLUID' MESSAGE SUDDENLY DISPLAYED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAWHORN FORD (2434 LAKEWAY DR, RUSSELL SPRINGS, KY) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SEAL HAD RUPTURED AND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. JFT*PM MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. *DL

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCE A BRAKE FAILURE DURING THE OPERATION OF MY VEHICLE, SIMILAR TO THE DESCRIPTION WITHIN THE FINDINGS FOR FORD 16S24 ' BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT ' 2013-2014 FORD F-150 ON MY 2015 FORD F-150 WITH THE SAME MOTOR. I HAVE HAD A NON-FORD MECHANIC TAKE A LOOK AND FOUND THE SAME CONDITION DESCRIBED IS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE, AS WELL AS HAVE THE VEHICLE NOW BEING INVESTIGATED BY AN AUTHORIZED FORD MECHANIC. I WOULD LIKE TO ENSURE THAT THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION INCLUDE EXPANSION TO 2015 VEHICLES BUILT IN THE SAME MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS, AS I BELIEVE MY SAME SITUATION AND RISK EXIST FOR MINE. FOR REFERENCE OS THE SITUATION, I HAVE ADDED THE LINK TO THE ISSUE WRITE UP. HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2016/RCMN-16V345-1450.PDF

Mileage: 148,000

STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE STATING THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR HAD LOW FLUID. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ACTIVATED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT WENT ALL THE WALL TO THE FLOOR. REFILLED THE RESERVOIR AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. MOVED THE VEHICLE AND PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR. RECEIVED ANOTHER BRAKE ACTIVATED AND LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNINGS AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO BEECHMONT FORD, CINCINNATI, OH FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. AWAITING THEIR FINDINGS.

Mileage: 77,000

DRIVING, I RECEIVED A LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING. THE NEXT BRAKING EVENT I LOST ALL BRAKE CONTROLS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP. ALL TRAFFIC LIGHTS WERE GREEN AND WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY. ALMOST CAUSED TWO INCIDENTS BUT WAS ABLE TO SWERVE

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RED MCCOMBS FORD (833-504-1993, LOCATED AT 8333 W I-10, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78230) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE MY 15 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING WITH HIS LEARNERS PERMIT, WE WERE EXITING A HIGHWAY. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND DRY. AS HE WAS SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE ON A 65MPH HWY OFF RAMP, AT APPROXAMATLY 35-40 MPH THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. HE WASN'T ABLE COME TO COMPLETE STOP. WE MADE A RIGHT TURN ROLLING ONTO THE CROSS STREET AND AN ONCOMING VEHICLE HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID US. I THEN TOOK OVER THE DRIVING TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. IT WAS CLEAR THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT, TAKING MUTCH MORE DISTANCE TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL. ONCE WE WERE HOME I ADDED BRAKE FLUID AGAIN AND AGAIN TOTALING TWO QUARTS OF FLUID. THE FLUID WOULD ONLY LAST IN THE RESERVIOR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THEN IT WOULD DRAIN DOWN. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF FLUID LEAKING ANYWHERE ALONG THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS NOW UNDRIVABLE. MY ASUMPTION IS THAT THE FLUID IS LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE IS IN TRANSIT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS.

Mileage: 56,000

I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY WIFE'S STORY ON WHAT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 F-150 3.5L ECOBOOST LAST THURSDAY 9/5/2019. AROUND 5:30PM MY CELL PHONE RINGS AND THE ID SHOWS THAT IT IS MY WIFE CALLING ME. I FIGURED SHE WAS CALLING ME TO TALK ABOUT HER DAY OR WHAT I WAS MAKING FOR DINNER BUT SHE WAS REALLY CALLING ME TO TELL ME MY TRUCK'S BRAKE AND FLUID LIGHT SENSOR CAME ON. SHE WAS WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE TRUCK ANY FURTHER AS SHE WAS COMING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I TOLD HER THAT I WOULD GOOGLE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THAT I WOULD CALL HER RIGHT BACK. I QUICKLY SEARCHED 2015 F-150 BRAKE AND FLUID LIGHT SENSOR AND INSTANTLY FOUND SEVERAL POSTS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE. AFTER READING A COUPLE VERY QUICKLY, MOST PEOPLE SAID THAT THEY LOST THEIR BRAKES INSTANTLY OR WITH IN MINUTES. I WAS WORRIED SO I QUICKLY CALLED HER BACK AND CALMLY ASKED HER IF SHE COULD GET OFF THE HIGHWAY OR PULL OFF ASAP. I THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL HER THAT SHE MIGHT LOSE THE BRAKES IN THE TRUCK. I TOLD HER TO CALL ME IF THE VEHICLE BECAME WORSE. AT THAT TIME SHE WAS CLOSE TO THE EXIT. AS SHE WAS APPROACHING THE OFF RAMP THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. SHE PRESSED THE PEDAL AGAIN BEFORE GETTING TO THE YIELD SIGN AND REALIZED THAT SHE WAS LOSING THE BRAKES. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY IN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND ALLOWED HER TO RUN THE YIELD SIGN WITHOUT HAVING THE ABILITY TO STOP IF NEEDED. SHE GOT IT STOPED. SHE THEN CALLED ME AGAIN TO TELL ME THAT THE TRUCK LOST ITS BRAKES AND THAT IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. AT THIS TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR EVERY TIME SHE PRESSED IT. WHEN I ARRIVED AT HER LOCATION THE BRAKE FLUID WAS ABOUT EMPTY. I REFILLED IT AND PRESSED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. FORD FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. I'M STILL WAITING FOR THEM TO GET THE REPLACEMENT PART IN.

Mileage: 78,050

I DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO START TRUCK. ONCE TRUCK STARTED THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED. TRIED MOVING THE TRUCK A COUPLE FEET TO SEE IF I HAD BRAKES, AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. CHECKED THE MASTER CYLINDER, IT WAS EMPTY. I ADDED ABOUT 10 OZ. OF BRAKE FLUID, PUMPED UP THE BRAKES AND IT WORKED. DROVE ABOUT 8 MINUTES TO WORK, BRAKES OK. I RETURNED TO THE TRUCK AFTER WORK, ABOUT 10 HOURS AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN AND NO BRAKES. I FILLED MASTER CYLINDER AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I DROVE VERY SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY BECAUSE I EXPECTED TO BRAKES TO FAIL AT ANY TIME. I LIVE 5 MILES FROM WORK. IF IT WAS ANY MORE I WOULD HAVE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED. I WILL HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER IN THE MORNING.

Mileage: 51,000

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING THROUGH MASTER CYLINDER AND BEING SUCKED INTO THE EXHAUST. THE FLUID IS SUCKED OUT OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM THROUGH A VACUUM LINE IN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER WHICH LOWERS THE FLUID LEVEL AND LETS AIR INTO THE BRAKE LINES. THE BRAKE FLUID IS THEN BURNED IN THE EXHAUST AND CREATES WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN CITY ROAD AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP ONLY IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS COMPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" LIGHT CAME ON, MORE BRAKE FLUID (32 OZ) WAS ADDED BUT IT WAS IMMEDIATELY SUCKED THROUGH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND INTO THE EXHAUST AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FLUSH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AS I ASSUMED THERE WAS AIR IN THE LINES DUE TO THE LOW FLUID LEVEL. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP FLUSHED THE BRAKE AND REPLACED ALL FLUID THE VEHICLE STILL HAD NO BRAKES. THIS IS WHEN THE PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DISCOVERED.

Mileage: 94,500

MY TRUCK WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR LIGHT FRONT END DEER HIT. THE TECHNICIAN WAS BACKING MY TRUCK INTO THE CLEANUP BAY AND THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. ANOTHER TECH HAD TO MANUALLY STOP THE TRUCK FROM ROLLING. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR IS NO RECALL FIR THIS YEAR AND I WAS STUCK PAYING THE BILL. 40 YEAR FORD GUY SERIOUSLY LOOKING INTO DODGE. I CAN'T HAVE THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY JEOPARDIZED.

Mileage: 90,000

SITTING AT A STOP SIGN AND "LOW BRAKE FLUID" LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE LESS THAN A MILE HOME READY TO USE THE EBRAKE AFTER NOTICING THE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING, SO DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH WAS LEFT. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS VERY LOW. ADDED BRAKE FLUID, DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TURNS OUT, IT'S THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING ALL THE FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, WHICH APPARENTLY IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT FORD IS OK WITH? THEY RECALLED THE 2013 AND 2014S, BUT 2015S AND 2016S ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SHAME.

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK YESTERDAY MORNING ON THE FREEWAY MY "LOW BRAKE FLUID" WARNING CAME ON. AS I TRIED TO STOP AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH WHAT FELT LIKE WAS NO PRESSURE. ONLY AFTER FULLY SEATING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WAS I ABLE TO GET THE BRAKES TO GRAB AND GET STOPPED. LUCKILY IT WAS EARLY MORNING AND TRAFFIC WAS MINIMAL. WHEN I CHECKED MY BRAKE FLUID IT WAS WELL BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL MARK. USING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT WORK, I WENT AND BOUGHT A SMALL BOTTLE OF FLUID AND PUT THE ENTIRE THING INTO THE RESERVOIR, BRINGING UP TO ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN MIN AND MAX. OVER THE NEXT 10 MINUTES WE WATCHED THE LEVEL SLOWLY DROP DOWN BELOW THE MIN LINE AND BEYOND. I DROVE BACK TO THE STORE AND BOUGHT A LARGE BOTTLE OF FLUID, HAVING DECIDED I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I FILLED THE RESERVOIR TO THE MAX LINE AND SET OUT AT A SLOW SPEED USING SIDE STREETS. I HADN'T WENT 2 MILES WHEN THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I CHECKED THE LEVEL, AGAIN DOWN BELOW MIN, AND I AGAIN REFILLED THE RESERVOIR, USING THE REST OF THE BOTTLE, AND CONTINUED ON....ONCE AGAIN WITHIN 2 MILES THE LIGHT RETURNED. I NEVER REALLY HAD BRAKE PRESSURE THROUGHOUT THIS TIME. NEVER ONCE DID I FIND EVIDENCE OF A LEAK. TODAY THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND TOLD ME MY MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER BOTH NEED REPLACED, AND THE FLUID WAS BUILDING INSIDE THE BOOSTER, HENCE NO PUDDLE. MY TRUCK IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, WITH LESS THAN 54,000 MILES ON IT SO IT SEEMS EARLY IN ITS LIFE TO HAVE THIS SYSTEM FAIL SUDDENLY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, INCLUDING THIS SITE, I'VE SEEN THAT THIS ISN'T QUITE AS UNCOMMON AS I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. THERE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MANY INSTANCES OF THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL OF TRUCK LOSING ITS BRAKE SYSTEM AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE OR EARLIER.

Mileage: 54,000

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT THE PHARMACY ON 8/17/19. I HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO COMPLETELY STOP WHEN PARKING THE TRUCK AND THEN ONCE STOPPED THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING CAME ON. THEN I DROVE TO AN AUTO PART STORE THAT WAS A 1/4 OF A MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND PUT MORE BRAKE FLUID IN AND DROVE HOME, BUT ONCE I WAS HOME THE BRAKE FLUID TANK WAS EMPTY. I PUT MORE IN AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID COMING OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND THEY STATED THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED.

Mileage: 71,000

WHILE DRIVING IN DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR CAME ON AS WELL AS THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING ABILITY WAS SEVERELY DIMINISHED. I HAPPENED TO BE CLOSE TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE SO I FILLED UP THE FLUID RESERVOIR WITH APPROXIMATELY 24 OZ. OF BRAKE FLUID. WITHIN ABOUT 3 MILES THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. MY WIFE BROUGHT MORE BRAKE FLUID TO ME AND I ADDED APPROXIMATELY 24 OZ. MORE. I BARELY MADE IT HOME, ANOTHER 5 MILES, AS THE BRAKES WERE FAILING AND THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AGAIN. THERE IS NO SIGN OF A LEAK. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE AND DISCUSSING WITH A FORD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT WHERE A SEAL IN THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED AND THE BRAKE FLUID IS BEING SUCKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OVER A BRIDGE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUPREME FORD (400 E HOWZE BEACH RD, SLIDELL, LA 70461, (888) 928-0250) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,200. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 71,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AT A FUEL STATION AND FILLED UP THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SILL-TERHAR FORD (303-469-1801, LOCATED AT 190 ALTER ST, BROOMFIELD, CO 80020) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID MIGHT HAVE LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER'S FOR A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000. *TR*JB

Mileage: 54,000

STARTED TRUCK AND WARNING LIGHT AND SOUND NOTIFIED ME OF LOW BRAKE FLUID. FOUND RESERVOIR VERY LOW, ADDED FLUID, APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL AND LOOKED FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS FOUND. BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND NOT FIRM, STARTED TO MOVE BUT BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. FOUND RESERVOIR ALMOST EMPTY AGAIN WITH NO LEAKS TO BE FOUND UNDER THE VEHICLE OR AT THE WHEELS. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING CAME ON, AND SECONDS LATER THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY AND WOULD NOT RETURN. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A GAS STATION AND ADDED A BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID TO THE RESERVOIR. THIS GAVE PRESSURE BACK TO THE PEDAL, BUT A SECOND LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND A LOSS OF PRESSURE WAS NOTICED THROUGH PEDAL AGAIN. THE PEDAL NEEDS TO BE ON THE FLOOR TO GETTING ANY STOPPING ACTION. I BELIEVE THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS A LEAK THAT IS CAUSING THIS SAFETY HAZARD.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHAPMAN FORD (9371 ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19194, (855) 864-7604) WHERE THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE FLUID BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, AND MASTER BUSHING WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,595. *BF*JB

Mileage: 43,595

2015 FORD F-150 3.5 ECOBOOST 47900 MILES. STARTED MY TRUCK WHICH WAS STATIONARY, LOW RESERVOIR LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, TOTAL FAILURE. LOOKED FOR EXTERNAL LEAK AND FOUND NONE. ADDED DOT 4 FLUID TO FILL LINE AND WATCHED IT DISAPPEAR. HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO MY FORD DEALER AND THEY VERIFIED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTO BRAKE BOOSTER. 1500 DOLLAR REPAIR. DEALER SAID UPGRADED PARTS WERE INSTALLED BUT NOBODY WANTED TO DISCUSS THE FAILURE. COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE I I WAS HEADED TO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY.

Mileage: 47,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND STARTING TO FALL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A TREE BUT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT (DRIVER) SUSTAINED CHEST, HEAD, AND A FRACTURED STERNUM INJURIES WHEN HE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIS GIRLFRIEND (FRONT PASSENGER) SUSTAINED A BACK INJURIES. BOTH INJURIES REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED VIA FLATBED TO IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TT *JB CONSUMER STATED I'M VERY SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY JUST TOWED AND DESTROYED THE VEHICLE WHEN I EXPRESSLY TOLD THEM THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THAT THE MEDICAL BENEFITS WERE MAXED OUT. I THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT INSURANCE COMPANIES DISSECTED VEHICLES IN SUCH MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND BEING NOTIFIED BY THE OWNER THAT THE EQUIPMENT WAS FAULTY THAT THEY DID NOT DO A POST MORTEM. MY GIRLFRIEND GOT A BROKEN BACK IN THE INJURY, HAD TO HAVE SURGERY AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE IN PAIN FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. I COULD NOT WORK OR LIFT ANYTHING OVER 6 MONTHS UNTIL MY STERNUM HEALED ITSELF AND HAD TO LIVE THROUGH PAIN WHILE I HEALED. I STILL FEEL A SMALL FEELING IN MY CHEST.*JB

Mileage: 20,000

RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. PEDAL WENT SOFT TO FLOOR, LUCKILY HAPPENED AT A STOP LIGHT.

Mileage: 102,530

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND DROVE HOME SAFELY. THE CONTACT SELF-DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. FREESTONE FORD (LOCATED AT 1201 US-84, FAIRFIELD, TX 75840, (903) 389-4186) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING THE 2015 F150 3.5 LITER 6-CYLINDER WITH 17,000 MILES ON A CITY STREET AT 30MPH, THE BRAKE FLUID LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WITHIN THE NEXT MILE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM; THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND LOW GEAR, I WAS ABLE TO NARROWLY AVOID CRASHING INTO STOPPED VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME. THE FORD DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC INITIALLY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAILED BRAKE SENSOR. REPLACING THE SENSOR, HOWEVER, FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AS I NOW UNDERSTAND IT, THE BRAKE BOOSTER SEALS WERE RUINED BY A LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER ALTHOUGH NO FLUID WAS EVER SEEN UNDER THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS EVENT.

Mileage: 17,165

VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN AND NEAR COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE CAPABILITY. THE SUDDEN FAILURE WAS NOTED ABOUT 1 HOUR AFTER PREVIOUS, IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HAD NO ISSUES AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ACTIVE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" LIGHT CAME ON AND WAR NING SOUNDED FROM THE CONSOLE. BRAKES PROVIDED MINIMAL RESPONSE AND LARGELY HAD TO SLOW DOWN BY COASTING. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS WERE VISIBLE FROM THE VEHICLE NOT DID ANY OF THE BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE DAMAGED. WHEN I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVE WAS BELOW THE "MIN" LINE. TOPPING IT OFF WITH BRAKE FLUID IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE LEVEL WENT BACK TO BELOW "MIN" AFTER ABOUT A 4 MILE DRIVE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP THIS EVENING TO ASCERTAIN CAUSE OF SUDDEN FAILURE.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE NEAREST PARTS STORE AND PURCHASED THE APPROVED BRAKE FLUID. HE FILLED THE RESERVOIR AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED BRAKE LINE AND THE FLUID WAS LEAKING, WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,500.

Mileage: 79,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE VEHICLE. MOMENTS BEFORE THE FAILURE, "LOW BRAKE FLUID" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TAYLOR FORD (13500 TELEGRAPH RD, TAYLOR, MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS. WARNING LIGHT SAYING BRAKE FLUID LOW. FILLED UP RESERVOIR. IT WAS EMPTY AGAIN WITHIN THE HOUR. NO SPILLS OR POOLS ON THE GROUND UNDER MY TRUCK.I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THE BRAKE FLUID WENT.

Mileage: 60,000

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.

Mileage: 66,538

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 FORD F150 THE BRAKES FAILED. FIRST THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON, I ADDED BRAKE FLUID AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. I WENT TO PULL MY TRUCK INTO MY GARAGE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE WALL INTO MY HOUSE. MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION STATED THAT THE FORD F150 2013 & 2014 HAD RECALLS ON THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTER PUMP. MY MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR SEAL WENT AND CAUSED ALL THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT.

Mileage: 118,836

WE WERE DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SUDDENLY WE LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH BARELY ANY BRAKE FUNCTION. WE WERE ON A BACK ROAD GOING OVER 50 MPH AND BARELY GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. WE GOT ADDITIONAL BRAKE FLUID AS THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. WE REFILLED IT AND BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN. WITHIN ABOUT 3 MILES, ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AGAIN GIVING US VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY. WE WERE 30 MILES FROM THE NEAREST TOWN....WE BARELY MADE IT IN TO TOWN. OUR VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH A MECHANIC (WE ASKED FOR HIM TOP PROVIDER US PICTURES) AS WE ARE STRANDED OVER 300 MILES FROM HOME.

Mileage: 76,000

I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND SUDDENLY GOT A 'LOW BREAK FLUID' WARNING LIGHT. UPON PARKING ON MY DRIVEWAY THE BREAK PEDALS WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND I HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BREAK IN ORDER TO AVOID COLLISION WITH MY GARAGE.

Mileage: 58,000

COMPLETELY LOST BRAKES WHILE PULLING A CAR TRAILER AND CAR ON HIGHWAY. NO LEAKS, BUT MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETELY DRY. REFILLED AND WENT 20 MILES AND EMPTY AGAIN. MASTER WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO BOOSTER AND BEING SUCKED INTO ENGINE AND BURNING IT. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DOWNSHIFT TRANSMISSION TO STOP. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO FORD FOR REPAIR. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULDN'T HELP WITH REPAIR UNTIL THEY ARE TOLD TO RECALL THEM BY GOVERNMENT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. BRAKES WERE GONE IN AN INSTANT

Mileage: 61,755

I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MY 'BRAKE FLUID LOW' LIGHT CAME ON AND A FEW MINUTES LATER I LOST ALL BRAKE POWER. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER, THEY DETERMINED THE BRAKE CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND THE BRAKE CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ATTACHED THE DEALER INVOICE SHOWING THE REPAIRS, TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER, WHICH TOTALED $1,068.52.

Mileage: 47,596

THIS TRUCK EXPERIENCED SUDDEN AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON FRIDAY 7/19/19. LUCKILY, THIS OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT, AND THE TRUCK ONLY HIT A CURB. OUR TRUCK WAS TOWED TO BOB DAVIDSON FORD IN PARKVILLE, MD FOR REPAIR. THEY DIAGNOSED FAILURE OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING ONTO AND DAMAGING THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS TRUCK HAS THE 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST ENGINE. FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER & BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURES FOR 2013 & 2014 F150'S WITH THE SAME ENGINE. WHY HAS THIS FAILURE OF BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS & BRAKE BOOSTERS NOT BEEN EXTENDED TO THE 2015 F-150'S WITH THE SAME ENGINE? THIS OBVIOUSLY SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE PREVENTED AND PAID FOR BY FORD.

Mileage: 53,810

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JONES FORD (833-980-1600, LOCATED AT 5757 RIVERS AVE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406) AND KEPT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNTIL THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. RECEIVED A LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING. FLUID WAS BELOW MINIMUM. TOPPED OFF WITH DOT 4 FLUID AND RESUMED DRIVING. BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED FEET WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES AND THE WARNING LIGHT FOR LOW FLUID AGAIN AND TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. IMMEDIATELY USED THE PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO KEEP FROM HITTING 4 CARS STOPPED IN FRONT OF US. WE USED THE PARKING BRAKE TO SAFELY PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP

Mileage: 44,000

BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON WITH LOW FLUID WARNING; LOST BRAKING WHEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR SHORTLY THEREAFTER WHEN I WAS ON EXPRESSWAY. I AVOIDED ACCIDENT BARELY. I KEEP ADDING FLUID, BUT NO SIGN OF LEAKING THAT I CAN SEE, BUT GETTING WHITE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST . VERY DANGEROUS!

Mileage: 31,935

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR LEAKED ALL FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER RESULTING IN "LOW BRAKE FLUID" WARNING SECONDS BEFORE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING POWER. TRAVELING IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ON VACATION IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WHEN THIS HAPPENED. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS NOT ONLY INJURING US BUT OTHER OPPOSING TRAFFIC. OCCURRED ON HWY 82 BETWEEN CLOUDCROFT AND ALAMOGORDO ON JULY 6 2019. VERY STEEP STRETCH OF ROAD THAT COST THE LIFE OF ANOTHER TRUCK DRIVER JUST 1 MONTH PRIOR THAT WENT OVER THE SIDE DOWN THE CANYON. CALLED THE FORD DEALER IN ALAMOGORDO AND THEY SAID NO WARRANTY AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY IN ADDITION TO HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED. AGAIN, WE WERE ON VACATION AND STRANDED. WE HAD A MOBILE MECHANIC ORDER THE NECESSARY PARTS, AND 3 WORKING DAYS LATER (HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY AND PARTS ARRIVED WEDNESDAY) WE WERE BACK ON THE ROAD. VERY STRESSFUL SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR RECALL ON YEARS 2013-14, WITH OVER 300 REPORTS ON 2015-16 WITH NO RECALL. BRAKE FAILURE IS SERIOUS, AND FORD SHOULD TREAT IT AS SUCH.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED LIGHTLY TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER RELEASED THE BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,628.

Mileage: 53,628

WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR LOW BRAKE FLUID. I GOT TO MY EXIT AND THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND I COULD JUST STOP IN TIME. HAD TO PULL OVER AND GET A TOW THE REST OF THE WAY HOME.

Mileage: 97,000

I HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR WARRANTY ISSUES AT OUR LOCAL DEALER. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM DEALER THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO THE MECHANIC LOOSING BRAKES AND ALMOST HITTING SERVICE BAY WALL. FORD IS CURRENTLY MAKING US PAY FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND ALSO AN EMISSIONS RELATED FAULT.

Mileage: 33,000

BRAKE FLUIDS ARE LEAKING FROM MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE DRIVER SIDE CABIN FLOOR AND SLIGHT LOSS OF BRAKE PERFORMANCE WHEN DRIVING IN THE CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND A MESSAGE APPEARED INDICATING THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A ROLLING STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BUTCH OUSTALET FORD (9274 US 49, GULFPORT, MS 39503, (228) 863-5525) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,800. *TR*JB

Mileage: 90,800

AFTER LEAVING THE GYM ONE MORNING, I WENT TO THE PARKING LOT AND STARTED MY TRUCK. INSTANTLY A LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT SHOWS UP, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS WEIRD BECAUSE MY BRAKES FELT COMPLETELY NORMAL DRIVING TO THE GYM. I TESTED THE BRAKES AND IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT RESISTANCE. I WENT OUTSIDE AND NOTICED NO LEAKS ANYWHERE ALONG THE BRAKE SYSTEM. POPPED THE HOOD AND THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY, BUT NO LEAKS. HOPPED BACK IN AND TESTED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT. I HAD ABOUT 5% BRAKING POWER, AT BEST. STARTED READING ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEOPLE'S BRAKES GOING OUT IN THE SAME FASHION. INSTANT FAILURE. LUCKILY MINE WAS VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING WHILE PARKED IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. OTHERS HAD IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, TOWING A TRAILER, MUCH MORE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. ALL HAD THE SAME ISSUE - FAILED SEAL AT THE MASTER CYLINDER, ALLOWING THE VACUUM IN THE BOOSTER TO INSTANTLY SUCK ALL THE BRAKE FLUID OUT. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SURE ENOUGH, FAILED MASTER CYLINDER AND RUINED BOOSTER. $1000 TO FIX. I READ ELSEWHERE THAT FORD CHANGED OEM MANUFACTURERS FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER AT SOME POINT, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED. ALSO, THIS ISSUE IS UNDER OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION #RQ16001, BUT HAS YET TO BE AN OFFICIAL RECALL. CONSIDERING RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR 2013 AND 2014 MODELS FOR THE SAME REASON, AND THE OVER 600 COMPLAINTS I'VE FOUND FOR THE SAME REASONS FOR 2015, I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THIS HASN'T BEEN OFFICIALLY RECALLED YET. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Mileage: 38,000

I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN EGREGIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE WHEREAS THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED. THIS MORNING WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE TO BRING MY TWO KIDS (3 YRS OLD AND 12 MONTHS OLD) TO DAYCARE, MY DASHBOARD INDICATED "BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW." WHILE I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, I ASSUMED PERHAPS THE BRAKE FLUID MAY NEED TO BE TOPPED OFF FOR WHATEVER REASON. HOWEVER, TO MY SURPRISE- ABOUT A MILE FURTHER I DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE AND I IMMEDIATELY PANICKED. I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A ROLLING STOP AND INCH TOWARD THE NEAREST EXIT. FEARING FOR THE LIVES OF MYSELF AND TWO CHILDREN, I FURTHER INCHED TOWARD THE NEAREST PARKING LOT (BURGER KING) WHERE I COULD HAVE MY FAMILY REMOVED FROM HARM'S WAY. THE BRAKES ARE TOTALLY UNUSABLE AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE IS NO PRESSURE OR RESISTANCE AS THE BRAKES WOULD PRESENT THEMSELVES WHEN WORKING PROPERLY. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE AND AM NOW DEMANDING SAFETY RECALL. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BUTCH OUSTALET FORD OF GULFPORT, MS ON 7/12/2019. MY SERVICE ADVISOR, ZACH KUNZ, ADVISED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS INDEED FAILED. SPECIFICALLY, THE SEAL ON THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAME DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO SPILL INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS WAS A SUDDEN AND TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I WAS FURTHER ADVISED THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND THAT TEH REPAIR COSTS WERE UPWARDS OF $900. I AM NOW STUCK PAYING $900 FOR A PROLIFIC SAFETY DEFECT WHERE FORD'S FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED FATALITY OF MYSELF AND CHILDREN. I AM DEMANDING THAT THIS BE PLACED ON MANDATORY RECALL, AT THE EXPENSE OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY. CURRENT MILEAGE: 90758

Mileage: 90,758

I STARTED MY TRUCK TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH THE TRUCK ALMOST RUNNING INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S CURB. I PULLED BACK IN MY DRIVE WAY AND AGAIN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BARELY STOPPING THE TRUCK. I CHECKED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR BUT IT WAS FULL AND NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. HAVING TOWED TO DEALER, APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY 7/15/19.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE BRAKE FLUID AND THE WARNING INDICATOR TURNED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT RECHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND SAW NO LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. MALOUF FORD LINCOLN (2210 US HIGHWAY 1, NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP, NJ 08902, (732) 951-0300) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,300.

Mileage: 53,300

DRIVING TO WORK AND THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT. ABOUT 1/2 MILE LATER, I TRIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH ALMOST ZER0 STOPPING POWER. COASTED TO A STOP AND NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESEVOIR. NO SIGN OF LEAKAGE ANYWHERE. FIVE MINUTES ON GOOGLE AND I DISCOVER FORD RECALLED 271,000 2013 AND 2014 F150'S DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILS, ALL THE BRAKE FLUID GETS SUCKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER, TOTALLY DISABLING THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC AND STOPPED WITH OUT INCIDENT. BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED, YOU WOULD THINK FORD WOULD CERTAINLY REPAIR THIS DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER AND RUINED BRAKE BOOSTER ON MY 2015 F150 WITH ONLY 49,500 MILES. SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE ANSWER WAS NO, YOUR 2015 F150 IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL.

Mileage: 49,500

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE A 'LOW BREAK FLUID' WARNING ANNUNCIATED, AND ONCE ACKNOWLEDGED THE BREAK SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO PURCHASE BREAK FLUID TO REPLENISH THE LEVEL. AS OF THIS TIME, THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN BREAKING OR THE FEEL OF MY BREAK PETAL. AFTER ADDING ALMOST THE ENTIRE PINT OF BREAK FLUID TO BRING THE LEVEL TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL, I STARTED MY TRUCK AND THE BREAK SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. AS I STARTED TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT, I NOTICED A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE FEEL OF THE BREAK PETAL. SO I STOPPED ONCE AGAIN AND LOOKED AT THE BREAK SYSTEM (MASTER CYLINDER, BOOSTER, HOSES, LINES, ETC) BUT DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY DAMAGE OR SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. I RE-ENTERED THE TRUCK AND DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT FOR A MINUTE OR TWO AND WITHIN THIS TIME THE FEEL OF THE BREAK PETAL RETURNED TO NEAR NORMAL FEEL. IT WAS AT THIS TIME I RE-ENTERED THE INTERSTATE AND WITHIN LESS THAN ONE MILE OF TRAVEL THE 'LOW BREAK FLUID' WARNING ANNUNCIATED ONCE AGAIN, HOWEVER UPON PRESSING THE BREAK PETAL TO EXIT, THE BREAK PETAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITH LITTLE TO NO BREAKING RESULTS. I RESPONDED BY USING THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BREAK TO ASSIST WITH CONTROLLING THE TRUCK UNTIL I COULD REACH A SAFE LOCATION TO PARK THE TRUCK.

Mileage: 85,000

BRAKE FAILURE, BRAKE FLUID LOSS INTO MASTER CYLINDER RESULTING IN BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, NO BRAKING POWER. TRUCK WAS IN MOTION IN A MOUNTAIN REGION WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS.

Mileage: 130,000

PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY STEPPED ON THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR USED EMERGENCY BREAK OPEN THE HOOD TO FIND EMPTY RESERVOIR FILL THE RESERVOIR WITH FLUID FLUID STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TWO MINUTES LATER IT WAS ALL GONE WITH NO VISIBLE LEAKS

BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT CAME ON LOST ALL BRAKES AFTER PARKING . BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAPPENED COMING OFF HIGHWAY .

Mileage: 38,000

LOST BRAKES ON THE FREEWAY THIS MORNING. I HAD TO PUT IT ON FIRST GEAR AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THANK GOD TRAFFIC WAS SLOW I HAD MY DAUGHTER WITH ME.

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE IN IT, THE BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FAIL. THE PEDAL BEGAN TO HAVE LESS RESISTANCE AND WOULD BARELY STOP. THANKFULLY THIS OCCURRED AS SHE WAS ARRIVING TO OUR HOUSE. I CHECKED IT MYSELF AS SOON AS I COULD THE NEXT MORNING AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO RESISTANCE ON THE PEDAL AS IT WOULD JUST GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD THIS HAPPENED AS WE WERE DRIVING A LONGER DISTANCE, IT COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BADLY AS THERE WERE NO EARLY WARNING SIGNS TO MY FLUID LEVEL BEING LOW. I ADDED FLUID AND TEST DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK. IT SEEMED TO WORK NORMALLY AGAIN. HOWEVER, AS I GOT INTO THE TRUCK THE NEXT MORNING, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 50,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING FLUID AND POWER WHILE IN MOTION. FLUID FILLED THE BOOSTER WITH ABOUT 4 INCHES OF BRAKING FLUID FROM RESERVOIR

Mileage: 53,000

COMPLETE FRONT BRAKE FAILURE

Mileage: 69,000

THIS AFTERNOON I LEFT WORK TO DRIVE HALF A MILE TO MY SON'S DAYCARE WHEN THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE PARKED AT DAYCARE I CHECKED ALL LINES, WHEELS, AND UNDER THE HOOD AND HAD NO INDICATION OF ANY LEAKS. I WENT INSIDE TO GET MY SON AND CAME BACK OUT AND AS I STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY I FOUND MY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR WITH ZERO PRESSURE AND THE BRAKES WERE TOTALLY FAILED. I HAD A FRIEND BRING ME A LARGE BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID AND I REFILLED THE RESERVOIR. I DID A SHORT TEST DRIVE AROUND THE DAYCARE AND THAT WAS ENOUGH TO LOWER THE FLUID LEVEL. I LIVE 3.1 MILES AWAY FROM THE DAYCARE SO DECIDED TO CAREFULLY DRIVE HOME. I HAD TO STOP 3 TIMES TO REFILL THE RESERVOIR WHEN THE LOW FLUID LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, AGAIN. I WENT THROUGH 4 BOTTLES OF BRAKE FLUID IN 3 MILES, STILL WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY LEAKS. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN TO ME WHILE DRIVING AT GREATER SPEEDS AND/OR ON A BUSY ROAD. I NOW HAVE TO DEAL WITH MISSED WORK AND TRYING TO GET MY TRUCK TO A DEALERSHIP AND REPAIRED, WHILE BEING A SINGLE PARENT OF A TODDLER.

Mileage: 49,500

WHILE DRIVING AND LOW BRAKE LIGHT FLUID LIGHT COMES ON NO WARNING. LOSE ALL BRAKING ABILITY. FAILURE OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. FROM LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS.

Mileage: 62,000

VEHICLE HAS 63,000 MILES AND TODAY THE WARNING LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING HOME. AT THAT POINT THE BRAKES WE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THERE WAS A AUTO PARTS STORE A FEW MILES FROM MY LOCATION SO I DIVERTED TO THE STORE. I THOUGHT I WAS EITHER TOPPING OFF FLUID OR WOULD FIND A BROKEN LINE WHEN I ARRIVED. AT THE TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR NEARLY NO BRAKING POWER ONLY GOING 5 MILES AN HOUR OR LESS. AT THE STORE I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO LEAKS. THE RESERVOIR WAS VERY LOW. I REPLACE THE FLUID TO THE CORRECT LEVEL AND CONTINUED HOME. WITHIN 5 MILES THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I PROCEEDED 2 MORE MILES HOME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. I FOUND THE RESERVOIR LOW AGAIN, I THOROUGHLY INSPECTED FOR LEAKS AND FOUND NOTHING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CYLINDER OR ANY LINES. THE I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM. I WILL NOW CONTACT THE DEALER TO ARRANGE FOR REPAIRS. I AM SUSPECT THAT SOMETHING INTERNALLY TO THE CYLINDER IS LEAKING. WHERE ELSE WOULD 10OZ OF FLUID GO? IF ANYONE FROM FORD IS READING THIS (NATIONAL SAFETY MANAGER...) IT'S NOT JUST THE GOODS OR SERVICES YOU PROVIDE THAT MATTERS. INTEGRITY COUNTS, AND THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF YOUR BUSINESS DEPENDS ON IT. I TEACH MY CHILDREN THAT LYING, CHEATING AND STEALING ARE UNACCEPTABLE. I EXPECT INTEGRITY IN MY EMPLOYEES, IT MATTERS. TIME TO STEP UP BEFORE SOMETHING DEADLY HAPPENS

Mileage: 63,000

ON MORNING OF 5/25/19, I WAS TRAVELING IN KENTUCKY ABOUT 180 MILES FROM HOME, WHEN I RECEIVED A LOW BRAKE FLUID MESSAGE. THE BRAKE FLUID TANK WAS ABOUT 1/2 FULL. I WAS IN TOWN AND WENT AHEAD AND PICKED UP A BOTTLE OF RECOMMENDED FLUID AND ADDED A BIT MORE, AND ERROR LIGHT WENT OUT. BRAKE PRESSURE SEEMED GOOD AT THAT TIME. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD I LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKE AT ALL. I WAS ON A TWO LANE ROAD AND LET THE TRUCK COAST UNTIL I COULD PULL IT OFF THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AGAIN AND TANK WAS TOTALLY EMPTY. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAD TO CATCH A RIDE TO PICK UP A RENTAL TO DRIVE HOME. DEALERSHIP FOUND MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTO BRAKE BOOSTER. THEY REPLACED BOTH BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER. THEY CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE BUT THIS YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. WE PICKED UP THE REPAIRED TRUCK ON 5/31. WE WERE ABOUT TWO MILES DOWN THE ROAD AFTER PICKING UP, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TURNED AROUND AND TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED ERROR CODE AND TURNED OFF MESSAGE. WE WERE ABOUT 80 MILES DOWN ROAD WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE DROVE ABOUT 100 MILES TO HOME AND CALLED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND TAKE FLUID WAS CLOGGING THE VAC SUPPLY AND THE MANIFOLD INTAKE. THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE MANIFOLD INTAKE TO CLEAN ALL THE BRAKE FLUID OUT OF THE VACCINE HOSES. FINAL REPAIR WAS ON JUNE 7. BOTH REPAIRS TOTALED $1337.15, AND A CAR RENTAL AND AN EXTRA NIGHT'S HOTEL STAY. ALL THE FINANCIAL CHARGES SEEM MINOR COMPARED TO THE SCARE WE HAD ON A NARROW TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO BRAKES. WE FEEL BLESSED WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL CAR OFF THE ROAD. THIS MODEL TRUCK SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN FORDS BRAKE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 39,078

11JUN2019 0600 - PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AT GAS STATION AND WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FOR LOW BRAKE FLUID. BRAKES STILL OPERATING NORMALLY AT THIS POINT. I LEAVE THE GAS STATION AND DRIVE APPROXIMATELY A MILE TO THE CLOSEST STORE TO PURCHASE BRAKE FLUID, PRESUMING ONLY A TOP OFF IS REQUIRED. BY THE TIME I GET TO THE STORE, BRAKING HAS DIMINISHED BY 90%. I HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS FAILURE IN BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, WITH BRAKE FLUID LEAKING INTO BRAKE BOOSTER, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING.

Mileage: 76,000

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY BRAKE FLUID LIGHT WENT ON WHEN I GOT OFF ON THE EXIT RAMP I WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GET THE TRUCK TO STOP BUT I HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND RUNNING OFF THE PAVEMENT. CALLED TOW TRUCK HAD TRUCKED TOWED TO WEBB FORD HIGHLAND, IN.

Mileage: 78,124

WHILE DRIVING A LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING POPPED UP ON MY DISPLAY. I WAS ONE BLOCK FROM HOME. I NOTICED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I READ MY DRIVERS MANUAL. IT SAID TO CHECK THE FLUID BRAKE LEVELS. IF THE LEVELS WERE NOT BETWEEN THE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM RANGE CALL YOUR DEALER FOR SERVICE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY VEHICLE AND BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP WITHOUT SLAMMING ON MY PARKING BRAKE. SCARED ME TO DEATH. NO ONE WAS HURT LUCKILY. I HAD NO WARNING OF TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OTHER THAN A WARNING LIGHT MOMENTS BEFORE INDICATING LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO INFORMATION ABOUT THIS FREQUENCY OR SPONTANEOUS DANGEROUS POTENTIAL WITH THE VEHICLE. I AM FURIOUS. IT COULD'VE KILLED ME OR MY FAMILY OR OTHERS. I WILL SELL THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS IT IS REPAIRED AND I CAN DO SO. THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD IN MY OPINION.

Mileage: 55,000

UPON BRAKING WHEN ENTERING THE FLORIDA I-275 ON RAMP, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ACCOMPANIED BY A "LOW BRAKE FLUID" DASH WARNING. MY BRAKING CAPACITY WAS SEVERELY AFFECTED AND EMERGENCY BRAKING WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AN OPTION. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT IMMEDIATELY AND PULL OVER TO INVESTIGATE. MY BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS NEARLY EMPTY AND NO SIGN OF LEAKS BENEATH THE VEHICLE. I DROVE VERY SLOWLY (STUPID IDEA) TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED MY ISSUE. DUE TO ME EXTENDED WARRANTY, I WAS ABLE TO RENT A VEHICLE AND LEAVE MINE. TECH CALLED NEXT DAY AND INFORMED ME BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE AS WELL AS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. HE INFORMED ME IT "IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY". I HAVE NEWS FOR THEM. THE HUNDRED DOLLAR CO PAY IS GOING TO BE AN "ISSUE"... MY TRUCK IS THE 6CYL. 3.6 LITER ECO BOOST TWIN TURBO. VERY DISCOURAGED FORD IS NOT RECALLING THIS ISSUE AND PRAY SOMEONE IS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THEIR IRRESPONSIBILITY.

Mileage: 42,000

TRUCK WAS 40 MONTHS OLD WITH 33,000 MILES. NO HISTORY OF BRAKE ISSUES OR BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE IN MOTION ABOUT 1 MILE FROM STARTING POINT. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AND 1-2 MILES OF CONTINUED DRIVING THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING OR BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE. TRUCK TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WITH DIAGNOSIS OF MASTER CYLINDER REAR SEAL LEAKING FLUID INTO BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS WAS A SUDDEN AND TOTAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF 2013 F150S WERE RECALLED FOR SIMILAR MASTER CYLINDER FAILURES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. MY FAMILY NO LONGER FEELS SAFE IN THIS TRUCK. THIS SORT OF FAILURE IS UNACCEPTABLE GIVEN CURRENT TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING. POOR DESIGN, POOR ENGINEERING, POOR QUALITY CONTROL. THIS UNACCEPTABLE FAILURE ENDANGERS PEOPLE AND FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS FAULTY COMPONENT.

Mileage: 33,000

DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH WHEN LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. WHEN I PULLED OVER BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST ALL MY BRAKES HAD TO HAVE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND VACUUM PUMP REPLACED ALSO BRAKE FLUID GOT INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM AND CONTAMINATED THAT

Mileage: 74,000

AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND MAINTAINING A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY LOST FUNCTION AND WAS ABLE TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY BACK WITH NO EFFECTIVENESS. NO ALARMS OR SAFETY CHIMES ALERTED THE FAILURE. THIS WAS FRIGHTENING DUE TO OUR WHOLE FAMILY BEING PRESENT AND THE SPEED OF WHICH WE WERE TRAVELING AT THE POINT OF FAILURE. WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANICS COULD NOT RECREATE THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER IN HOPES THAT THIS WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM STILL UNSURE IF THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE ISSUE CORRECTED PERMANENTLY.

Mileage: 62,000

I OWN A 2015 F150 WITH THE 3.5L MOTOR AND 47,000 MILES. THIS MORNING THE " LOW BRAKE FLUID " LIGHT CAME ON THEN WITHIN MINUTES I STARTED EXPERIENCING LOW/SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL. I PULL OVER AND CHECK THE MASTER CYLINDER, THE FLUID LEVEL WAS VERY LOW. I ADD 2 CONTAINERS ( 24 FL. OZ. ) OF BRAKE FLUID TO REFILL MASTER CYLINDER AND DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES WHEN THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT RETURN ALONG WITH LOW/SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL. I CALLED FORD ROADSIDE FOR A TOW. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE FLUID LEAK AT THE MASTER CYLINDER AREA OR AT THE 4 WHEELS. HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR LEAK BECAUSE THAT FLUID DID NOT TAKE LONG TO LEAK OUT ( 3 MILES AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES )

Mileage: 47,000

WHILE DRIVING I RECEIVED A WARNING LIGHT THAT MY BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. WENT TO STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ADDED BRAKE FLUID AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, PLUS IT STARTED TO PUSH WHITE SMOKE OUT OF THE TAIL PIPES FROM THE BRAKE FLUID ENTERING THE ENGINE THROUGH THE VACUUM SYSTEM FROM THE POWER BOOSTER. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDERS IN THESE VEHICLES AND HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO CONCLUDE YOUR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE AND GET A RECALL IN PROCESS SO THAT I MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR.

Mileage: 63,375

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON, THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO STOP, I HAD NO BRAKES. PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. JUST MISSED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM THE TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAVING NO BRAKES. IT WAS THE FIRST DEPRESSION OF THE PEDAL FOLLOWING THE LIGHT. I WAS ON THOMASVILLE ROAD IN TALLAHASSEE AT 6:30 IN THE MORNING, LIGHT TRAFFIC, FOUR LANE ROAD, 45MPH. FIRESTONE IS TELLING ME THAT REPAIRS WILL COST $2,500+. TRUCK HAS 60,000 MILES, NEEDS NEW MASTER CYLINDER, BOOSTER, FRONT CALIPERS BECAUSE THE LEFT WAS LOCKING UP, NEW FRONT ROTORS, NEW REAR ROTORS AND READ PADS.

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVING HOME BRAKE LIGHT LOW FLUID ALARM COMES ON. WORRIED I GO TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PETAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. I AM TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON A FREEWAY (SUMMERLIN PARKWAY) DOWN A HILL. I START TO PANIC A LITTLE BIT. LUCKY FOR ME TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND THROUGH A COMBINATION OF COASTING AND BRAKE I MANAGE TO SLOW DOWN AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND IT IS LOW. I LUMP THE TRUCK TO THE NEXT EXIT AND STOP AT O'REILLY AUTO PARTS. I BY A QUART OF BRAKE FLUID AND PUT IT INTO THE CAR. BRAKES ARE BACK AND LIGHT GOES OUT. I START DRIVING HOME AND 4 MILES DOW. THE ROAD THE LOW BRAKE LIGHT FLUID LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I STOP OFF MY EXIT TO MY HOUSE AND BUY MORE BRAKE FLUID FROM AUTOZONE. LIGHT GOES OUT AGAIN AND I LIMP THE TRUCK HOME. TODAY I HAD IT TOWED TO TEAM FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FILLED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RUSTY WALLACE FORD (LOCATED AT 134 SHARON DR, DANDRIDGE, TN 37725, (423) 623-6138) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SAFELY DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE. FORD LINCOLN OF FRANKLIN (615-794-4585, 1129 MURFREESBORO RD, FRANKLIN, TN 37064) DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER, SEALS, AND MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT EXCEEDED THE THREE YEAR WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,250.

Mileage: 34,250

WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP FROM THE SF BAY AREA TO LAS VEGAS AND HAVING BEEN THERE JUST ONE DAY, THE VALET AT CEASAR'S PALACE DROVE MY TRUCK TO THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE HOTEL/CASINO WHERE MANY PEOPLE AND VEHICLES WERE COMING AND GOING. WHEN I GOT IN MY TRUCK, THE BRAKE WARNING/FAILURE LIGHTS WERE BRIGHTLY LIT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT MUSHY RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I INSPECTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, IT WAS NEAR EMPTY (SEE ATTACHED PHOTO). WHEN I LOOKED BENEATH THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A LEAK AND NO INDICATION OF A LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TRUCK MILEAGE WAS AROUND 62K AND HAD THE 60K SERVICE RECENTLY WHICH INCLUDED NEW FRONT ROTORS AND PADS INSTALLED BY A FORD DEALER IN THE SF BAY AREA. FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE, I HAD THE TRUCK REPAIRED AT THE FORD DEALER IN LAS VEGAS. THEY REPORTED THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SECONDARY SEAL INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. BOTH THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF NEARLY $1400.00! FORTUNATELY, I WASN'T DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES. THANK GOD.

Mileage: 62,000

MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTO BRAKE BOOSTER. ONLY WARNING IS LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT. KNOWN ISSUE ON 13, 14 ECOBOOST MODELS. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WARNING CAME ON . PULLED OVER AND PUT MORE FLUID IN MASTER CYLINDER. BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE END OF PARKING LOT NEEDED FLUID AGAIN. TOOK TO FORD DEALER WHERE THEY SAID NEEDED NEW MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED. PARTS AND LABOR OVER $900. THIS SHOULD NOT BE A NORMAL FAILURE FOR A TRUCK THAT HAS LESS THAN 62000 MILES ON IT. THANKFULLY WE DID NOT HAVE A MORE CATASTROPHIC SITUATION.

Mileage: 61,690

WHILE DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND AS I WAS DRIVING I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO ASSIST ME IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I STOPPED 2 FEET SHORT OF CRASHING INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS ALMOST EMPTY. I STOPPED AT A NEAR BY MIDAS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A MASSIVE LEAK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER (BOOSTER WAS COMPLETELY FILLED WITH BRAKE FLUID). I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2013-2014 F150S THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING THE 2015S ALSO. THERE WAS NO WARNING OTHER THAN THE LIGHT COMING ON AND I IMMEDIATELY LOST ALMOST COMPLETE BRAKING POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN AND A FRIGHTENING ONE AS IT HAPPENS WITH CHILDREN INSIDE THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 38,000

SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE AFTER A BRAKE FLUID LOW LEVEL CAUTION. THIS HAPPENED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. LUCKILY I DIDN'T CRASH INTO ANYTHING AND WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH REMAINING BRAKE PRESSURE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY A FAILED MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND CAUSED THE BRAKE PUMP TO FAIL. TOTAL REPAIR CIST $975. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE ON THIS VEHICLE. LUCKILY I DIDN'T CRASH.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ALAN JAY FORD LINCOLN (3201 US HWY 27 S, SEBRING, FL 33870, (863) 385-0144) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON MARCH 20, 2019. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. *DT *TR

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE CONTACT'S HOME WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. ALAN JAY FORD LINCOLN (3201 US HWY 27 S, SEBRING, FL 33870, (863) 385-0144) DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. BOTH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,016. *TR

Mileage: 47,016

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE HILL START ASSIST/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON. A FEW HUNDRED MILES LATER, MORE DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THEN ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. AFTER A MOMENT, IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. AFTER A FEW MORE MILES, IT DID IT AGAIN, AND THIS TIME WHEN IT POWERED DOWN, THE ABS BREAK SYSTEM WENT ON AND CREATED A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND BROUGHT ME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I LIMPED IT ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, TRYING TO FIND AN EXIT, AND THE TRUCK REPEATEDLY DID THE LIGHTS FLASHING/POWER DOWN/BREAKS APPLIED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AT LOW SPEED. THE NEAREST EXIT WAS ABOUT 10 MILES, SO I HAD TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS FOR SOME TIME. ONCE I WAS AT AN EXIT, I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. WHEN I RE-CONNECTED THE BATTERY AND STARTED THE TRUCK, EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, BUT NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I DECIDED TO JUST RISK IT AND KEEP DRIVING, SO THAT I COULD GET HOME. ABOUT 100 MILES LATER IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO HOME TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TAKE BACK ROADS HOME. IT DID IT A FEW MORE TIMES AND THEN QUIT DOING IT. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS MY TRUCK BASICALLY STOPPED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AND LEFT ME NO OPTION BUT TO EITHER BE BROKEN DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY OR DRIVE AT VERY LOW SPEEDS ON THE SHOULDER. THE FORD DEALER THAT I TOOK THE TRUCK TO TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND ALL DIAGNOSTICS COME BACK CLEAN, SO THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX ANYTHING. OTHERS ONLINE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME/SIMILAR ISSUE HAVE SAID THAT FORD SAID THAT IT IS A DAMAGED THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WENT TO DID NOT SUGGEST THAT AS THE CAUSE.

Mileage: 58,250

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO BRAKE. THE FOOT PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE OR ACTION ON THE VEHICLE. THE PARKING BRAKE ALSO FAILED ALL ABILITY TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE VEHICLE. BY SOME MIRACLE I WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE EMERGENCY LANE AND LET THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A STOP. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKES HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, WITH NO OBSTACLES OF ANY TYPE ON THE ROAD AND NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I HAVE A VIDEO TAKEN WHILE WAITING ON THE TOW TRUCK, SHOWING THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR.

Mileage: 24,000

CATASTROPHIC / COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WILL MOVING. BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR WHILE EXITING HIGHWAY. SECONDS BEFORE APPLYING BRAKES, "LOW BRAKE FLUID" WARNING CAME ON. THANKFULLY IT WAS A LONG EXIT RAMP AND WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WITH DOWN SHIFTING AND EMERGENCY BRAKE. VERY DANGEROUS!!!!!! NO PRIOR INDICATION OF PROBLEM. INSPECTED FLUID AND IT WAS BELOW MINIMUM. VEHICLE HAD BE SERVICED 2 WEEKS PRIOR AND ALL FLUIDS FULL. ADDED FLUID AND PUMPING BRAKES SEVERAL TIME, FLUID WAS EMPTY AGAIN. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER.

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON FREEWAY AT 75 MPH, "BRAKE FLUID LOW" WARNING CAME ON DASHBOARD FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITIES. ROAD CONDITIONS ALLOWED TIME FOR VEHICLE TO SLOW ITS VELOCITY, FOLLOWED BY USE OF EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THIS VEHICLE HAD NO HISTORY OF BRAKING PROBLEMS OR ISSUES.

Mileage: 34,000

COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. LOSS OF FLUID. THANKFULLY IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE MY HOUSE SO I WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I POPPED THE HOOD AND LOOKED AT MASTER CYLINDER THE FLUID WAS ALMOST GONE.

Mileage: 85,000

ON WEDNESDAY I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER RETURNING HOME I CHECKED ALL FLUID LEVELS, INCLUDING BRAKE FLUID. ALL OKAY. FOUR DAYS LATER WHEN I GOT IN THE TRUCK AND STARTED THE ENGINE. I GOT A WARNING LIGHT ABOUT THE BRAKES. UPON INSPECTION THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS EMPTY. I COULD NOT FIND ANY SIGN OF A LEAK ANY WHERE. I ASSUME THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING OUT THE BACK INTO THE BOOSTER. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF GRADUAL LOSS OF BRAKING PERFORMANCE. THE TRUCK WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.

Mileage: 42,778

DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WENT TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WARNING LIGHT APPEARED AND SAID BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW, BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH BOARD CAME ON. ADDED BRAKE FLUID AND WITHIN 10 MILES THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN. HAD TO HAVE THE VECHICLE TOWED.

Mileage: 78,345

I OWN A 2015 FORD F-150 PICKUP 4WD 4 DOOR SINCE NEW. HAS 49K MILES. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUSY EXPRESSWAY I CHECKED MY BRAKES AND HAD NO PRESSURE AT ALL, THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD I HAD NO BRAKES A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING! I MANAGED TO DOWN SHIFT AND USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, A COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING SHOULD NOT HAPPED TO A WELL MAINTAINED 3 YEAR OLD TRUCK. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. AT THE TIME OF BRAKE FAILURE WE WERE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON A BUSY NY EXPRESSWAY DURING RUSHHOUR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S A FAILED MASTER CYLINDER, HE CALLED FORD TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART AND THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT PART IS DISCONTINUED WAITING ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THAT. I HAVE LEARNED THAT FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON 2013 AND 2014 F150 WITH THE 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE AND HAS RECEIVED COMPLAINTS OF SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2015,S. WHY HAS FORD NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE 2015 MODELS! (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 49,000

DRIVING AT 20 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET, APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKES. SIMULTANEOUS WARNING ON LOW BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. ADDED FLUID TO RESERVOIR. BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. NO EXTERNAL EVIDENCE OF FLUID LEAK, BUT RESERVOIR WAS AGAIN LOW. WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED LIT ENTIRE TIME

Mileage: 39,238

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY TO THE OFFICE THIS MORNING, AS I APPROACHED HEAVY TRAFFIC TRAVELLING AT 75 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK HAD COMPLETE AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BY GOING DOWN THE GRASS IN BETWEEN THE 2 OPPOSING LANES OF TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON HWY AT 55MPH PULLING A 20 FOOT PONTOON BOAT. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WITH AUDIBLE WARNING. I CAME TO THE NEXT STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR WITH SEVERE DIMINISHED BRAKING ABILITY. I LIMPED THE TRUCK TO A GAS STATION A MILE DOWN THE ROAD WHERE I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WHICH HAD A 1/2 INCH OF FLUID LEFT IN IT. I PUT 12 OZ. OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. I GOT UNDER THE TRUCK AND CHECKED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. I LOCATED NO LEAKS WHATSOEVER IN THE SYSTEM. I CONTINUED ANOTHER APPROXIMATE 20 MILES AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AT WHICH TIME I STOPPED AGAIN AND ADDED 48OZ TOTAL OF ADDITIONAL BRAKE FLUID HOWEVER IT DISAPPEARED WITH NO LEAK ANYWHERE. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED 190 MILES HOME AS I WAS ON A FAMILY VACATION. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WILL ARRIVE ON MONDAY AUGUST, 20 2018.

Mileage: 49,181

A "LOW BRAKE FLUID" WARNING APPEARED IN THE CENTER OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE RESOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY FORD, YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THE 2015 F-150 TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 53,054

WHILE ON VACATION AT LAKE, THE TRUCK COMPLETELY LOST BRAKES. I DROPPED BOAT IN WATER AND PARKED IN LOT. UPON RETURNING FROM DAY OF BOATING, I STARTED TRUCK AND BEGAN DRIVING DOWN BOAT RAMP. I HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW AND MAKE THE U TURN TO BACK DOWN TO WATER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT FULLY TO THE FLOOR AND ALARMS AND BRAKE MESSAGES BEGAN FLASHING ON DASH. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE DECELERATION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT MOVING TOO QUICKLY AND ABLE TO KEEP FROM HITTING OTHER PEOPLE AND VEHICLES ON THE RAMP BY TURNING CROSSWISE ON THE RAMP. CERTAINLY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF BRAKES HAD FAILED WHILE FULLY LOADED UP TRAILER, LESS MANEUVERING OPTIONS OR WITH MORE SPEED. UPON CHECKING THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ON ANY OF BRAKE LINES OR COMPONENTS. OBTAINED FLUID AND FILLED RESERVOIR COMPLETELY AND ABLE TO GET BACK TO CAMPSITE. HOWEVER, TWO HOURS LATER THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AGAIN. FINALLY DETERMINED FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO BRAKE BOOSTER AND THAT IS WHY NO FLUID LEAKS COULD BE DETECTED. THE RESIDUAL VACUUM AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF SUCKS OUT ALL THE FLUID WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED. APPARENTLY THE ENGINE BURNS BRAKE FLUID FAIRLY CLEANLY AS THE EXHAUST DID NOT SMOKE EXCESSIVELY ON STARTUP. REMOVED VACUUM LINE FROM BOOSTER AND REFILLED RESERVOIR SO THAT IT COULD BE DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP WITH NON-BOOST ASSISTED BRAKES. DEALERSHIP VERIFIED THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS INDEED LEAKING INTO BOOSTER AND REPLACED MASTER AND BOOSTER AT A COST OF $650. THEY SAID THAT ALTHOUGH PREVIOUS YEARS THAT HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM WERE COVERED MINE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE COVERED VINS AND NOT COVERED.

Mileage: 54,000

BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE TRYING TO STOP FROM 35 MPH AT A STOP SIGN ENTERED HIGHWAY 260 IN OVERGAARD AZ - CROSSED THE HIGHWAY APPLYING FULL PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL AND USING PARKING BRAKE - CAME TO A STOP AND CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL ALL BRAKE FLUID WAS GONE, ADDED 12 OZ OF DOT 4 FLUID AND BACKED THE TRUCK UP AND PARKED IN A ANOTHER PLACE TO CHECK FOR LEAKS - CHECKED THE LEVEL AND ALL FLUID WAS GONE AGAIN. NO SIGN OF LEAKAGE. DEALER LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE ON 8/9 AND DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER.

Mileage: 68,000

MY WIFE STARTED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND A SHORT TIME LATER A "BRAKE FLUID LOW" WARNING CAME ON. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING ACTION WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD TO A SAFE PLACE, SHE HAD TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE, IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP ONCE IN A PARKING LOT SHE HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK IN TOW HAUL MODE (ENGINE BRAKING) AND USE THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL SERVICE SHOP. THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A MASTER CYLINDER LEAK INTO THE BOOSTER. WE THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DCH FORD OF THOUSAND OAKS AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE THE SAME AND SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER NEED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS LESS THE 50K MILES AND IS THE V6 WITH ECOBOOST. 2013 AND 2014 MODELS ARE APPARENTLY UNDER ACTIVE RECALL FOR SAME ISSUE. 2015 (OUR YEAR) IS UNDER RECALL QUERY/INVESTIGATION # RQ16001

Mileage: 49,993

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST AT 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET I HAD A LOW BREAK FLUID WARNING LIGHT COME ON. I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND ALL SEEMED FINE.I PROCEEDED 2 BLOCKS TO FIND SOMEWHERE SAFE TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT THE NEXT STOP LIGHT I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL!!! I WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT INTERSECTION WITH MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR ON THE BRAKES. WITH LUCK, I DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I COASTED SLOW ENOUGH TO USE MY PARKING BRAKE (E-BRAKE) TO MAKE A FULL STOP. I OPEN THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY EMPTY. AFTER CAREFULLY EXAMINING ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ,FITTINGS, CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NO BRAKE FLUID WAS FOUND LEAKING ANYWHERE. I HAD THE 2015 FORD F-150 ECOBOOST TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. ALSO ABOUT A WEEK AGO DURING A LONG ROAD TRIP I NOTICED A LOT OF WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR. I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 75 MPH. I GOT OFF OF THE INTERSTATE AND RE-CLOSED MY DOOR THINKING I DID NOT SHUT IT HARD ENOUGH. ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN THE INTERSTATE DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH I WENT OVER AN APPROACH (OR A BUMP) TO A BRIDGE AND THE DOOR DROPPED OUT OF IT'S CLOSED POSITION AND I COULD STICK 4 FINGERS OUT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND DOOR FRAME. I PULL OVER AT A SAFE AREA TO EXAM THE DOOR AND FRAME. I NOTICED THAT THE DOOR BOLTS (TOP AND BOTTOM) THAT HOLD THE DOOR HINGE TO THE DOOR HAD COME LOOSE AND BACKED OUT ABOUT 4 TURNS. I TIGHTENED THEM AND FINISHED MY TRIP. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN SEE WHY THAT HAD HAPPENED.

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MESSAGE "BRAKE FLUID LOW" LATER DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. AFTER REFILLING THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WITH BRAKE FLUID, THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PEARSON FORD, 10650 NORTH MICHIGAN RD, ZIONSVILLE, IN, 317-873-3333) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. *TT UPDATED 10/15/18*JB

Mileage: 58,000

THERE IS AN EXISTING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SAFETY RECALL OPEN FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL, BUT MY TRUCK ALSO EXPERIENCES THE EXACT SAME ISSUES DESCRIBED BY FORD ON THEIR OWN SITE EVERY TIME I USE THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL: HTTPS://MEDIA.FORD.COM/CONTENT/FORDMEDIA/FNA/US/EN/NEWS/2015/09/30/FORD-ISSUES-FIVE-SAFETY-RECALLS-AND-ONE-SAFETY-COMPLIANCE-RECALL.HTML I'M SURE THAT THE EXISTING SAFETY RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO ADDITIONAL VINS WITHIN THE F-150 RANGE OF VEHICLES. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN THE WAY IT CURRENTLY OPERATES.

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH DOWN A HILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (PHIL LONG MOTOR CITY, 1212 MOTOR CITY DR., COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80905, (888)-701-7494) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,300.

Mileage: 44,300

ON JULY 21, 2018 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM LAKE RAY ROBERTS AT 10:30 PM A LOW FLUID LEVEL WARNING APPEARED ON THE CONSOLE OF MY 2015 F-150 TRUCK. THE WARNING WAS SHORTLY FOLLOWED WITH TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION THE FLUID FROM THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAD DRAINED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF HYDRAULIC BRAKES AND A REQUIREMENT TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 70,160

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE BY LETTING IT COAST TO A STOP. ALSO, THE BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO I-77 FORD (3315 CHARLESTON RD, RIPLEY, WV) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEALANT FAILED IN THE BOOSTER CYLINDER AND BOTH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE BRAKE FAILURE ON 7/10/18 AND COMPLETED REPAIRS ON 7/17/18. ALSO, SINCE AN I77 MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I MAY LOSE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BECAUSE THE BRAKE FLUID WENT THRU THEM, I TRADED THE TRUCK ON 7/28/18. UPDATED 10/15/18*JB

Mileage: 75,000

BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE FLUID KEEPS DISAPPEARING. BRAKE FLUID HAS LEAKED INTO THE INTAKE AND CAUSED MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST, THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AT ONLY 42K MILES.

Mileage: 420,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE BRAKE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO J.C. LEWIS FORD (9505 ABERCORN ST, SAVANNAH, GA 31406, (912) 216-2918) WHERE THE MASTER CYLINDER, BOOSTER VACUUM VALVES, VACUUM LINES, AND STOP LAMP SWITCH WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,989. *TT UPDATED 10/15/18*JB

Mileage: 54,989

WHILE TOWING A TRAILER AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON A CITY STREET AND SLOWING (BRAKING), THE FRONT BRAKES ON THE F-150 CEASED TO WORK AND THE VEHICLE DASH DISPLAYED A WARNING THERE WAS LOW BRAKE FLUID. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO COLLISION AS THIS WAS NOT A PANIC STOP SITUATION, THE REAR BRAKES OF THE VEHICLE WORKED, AND THERE WERE TRAILER BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE VACUUM (BRAKE) BOOSTER. THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE OUTLINED IN NHTSA RECALL 16V345000 COVERING 2013 TO 2014 F-150S. I BELIEVE THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO 2015 VEHICLES AS WELL.

Mileage: 46,300

WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT A BUSY INTERSECTION MY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. SECONDS LATER I NOTICED A BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT. UPON INVESTIGATION, BRAKE FLUID WAS VERY LOW. ADDED MORE FLUID TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, ONLY TO BE IN THE SAME SITUATION A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN VERY UNHELPFUL. PARTS AGENTS HUNG UP ON ME, AND NO GUIDANCE AS TO WHERE I CAN FIND REPLACEMENT PARTS. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AND CAN'T BE DRIVEN UNTIL FIXED. I BOUGHT AFTERMARKET PARTS AND HAVE TO MISS DAYS OF WORK AND PAY FOR A RENTAL. THERE IS ONLY 68K MILES ON THE TRUCK AND 3 YEARS OLD. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND HAS NOT ISSUED ANY RECALLS. I HOPE THIS IS ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIES. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO TALK ABOUT IT ON THEIR CHAT LINE.

Mileage: 68,800

I EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND FOUND IT EMPTY. THERE WAS NOT A CRASH INVOLVED.

Mileage: 48,000

DRIVING VEHICLE ON COUNTRY ROADS AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, A LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING WAS OBSERVED. STOPPED VEHICLE AND CHECKED, FLUID WAS NEAR MIN FILL LINE IN RESERVOIR. TURNED AROUND TO RETURN HOME AND WITHIN LESS THAN 1 MILE ALL BRAKE FUNCTION CEASED AND UPON COASTING TO STOP, BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS CHECKED AGAIN AND FOUND EMPTY. CHECKED UNDER VEHICLE AND AT EACH BRAKE CYLINDER, FOUND NO INDICATION OF LEAKING. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER (TIMBER FORD, HAYWARD WI). THEY CONFIRMED THE ISSUE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYCLINDER, BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRAKE VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR $1000.76 VEHICLE HAD 59,663 MILES AT THE TIME OF SERVICE. I WAS ABLE TO MANAGE MY WAY BACK HOME USING DOWNSHIFTING AND EMERGENCY BRAKING, HOWEVER, THIS CONDITION WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF I WOULD HAVE MADE IT ANOTHER MILE FURTHER AND BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED AND MORE TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 59,663

ON THE MORNING OF JULY 6, 2018, WHILE DRIVING FROM SWAN VALLEY, ID TO IDAHO FALLS, ID I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED LOW BRAKE FAILURE. I THOUGHT THAT I NEEDED TO ADD BRAKE FLUID AND HAD NO IDEA THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. I WAS SHOCKED AT THAT TIME. I PUT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO M AND DOWNSHIFTED FROM ABOUT 60 MPH TO A SAFER SPEED. I HAD TO DRIVE 30 MILES TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AT LEAST 5 OR 6 TIMES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. MOST OF THE 30 MILES WAS ON A TWO LANE US HIGHWAY 26. IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH LESS STOP AND GO SITUATIONS, I DROVE ON HIGHWAY 49 TO US 20 TO COMPLETE BY DRIVE TO BROADWAY FORD ON BROADWAY IN IDAHO FALLS. I WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY KNOW OF SIMILAR FAILURES AND IT INVOLVED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND A BOOSTER. THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THE 2013 AND 2014 MODELS, BUT NOT ON THE 2015 AS OF YET. FROM A PERSONAL NOTE IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK I AM CONFIDENT THEIR WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT

Mileage: 40,300

GOT THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING AND THEN WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE BRAKES WERE GONE, THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING. COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING THEREAFTER NEED TO BE TOWED TO DEALER.

Mileage: 29,400

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, BRAKE LEVEL LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY TOTAL LOSS BRAKES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. CHECKED MASTER CYLINDER AND IT WAS EMPTY. ADDED FLUID TO THE FULL LINE AND IT CONTINUED TO DRAIN AWAY. PROBLEM WAS FLUID LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS EXPERIENCED IN THE 2013-2014 F150 WHICH RESULTED IN A RECALL BY FORD. PROBLEM OCCURRED TODAY (THE FOURTH OF JULY). ALL REPAIR SHOPS WERE CLOSED SO NO REPAIR CIST ARE AVAILABLE YET.

Mileage: 43,527

ON JUNE 15, 2018 I HAD A TONE ALERT AND MESSAGE ON THE DASH OF MY 2015 F150 APPEAR WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION INDICATING A "LOW BRAKE FLUID" WARNING. I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. I TRAVELED A SHORT DISTANCE TO A PARKING LOT AND STOPPED. I RETURNED AFTER 20 MINUTES AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO START THE TRUCK THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FIREWALL. I RAISED THE HOOD AND SAW ABOUT 1/8 INCH OF FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. I CALLED AAA HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO TRI-LAKES FORD IN BRANSON MISSOURI. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE.

Mileage: 60,600

DRIVING AT A HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH, THE BRAKE FLUID LIGHT APPEARED. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, USING THE BRAKES TO PULL OVER,, WITHIN A FEW MINUTES I LOST ALL BRAKE ABILITY WHEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE LOCATION AND LOOK AT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WHICH WAS EMPTY.

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE USING THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2015 FORD F-150 (KING RANCH), MY TRUCK WILL CONFUSE A DUMP TRUCK AS A STOPPED OR SLOW MOVING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY TRUCK. THIS WILL HAPPEN IF A DUMP TRUCK IS IN THE LANE BESIDE ME OR IN OPPOSING LANES. THIS OCCURS AT SOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. MULTIPLE TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED AT 65MPH+ IN TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK WILL VERY ABRUPTLY APPLY THE BREAKS AND THE COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM WILL ALERT. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED VERY SERIOUS WRECKS DUE TO THE SPEEDS THAT IT OFTEN OCCURS. THIS IS ALSO NOT A SELDOM OCCURANCE, IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I PASS BY A DUMP TRUCK. IT WILL OCCUR ON ANY AND EVERY STREET. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DELEARSHIP AND THEIR SOLUTION HAD NO EFFECT ON THE ISSUE.

I LOST ALL BREAK FUNCTION WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH AND HAD TO USE MY E-BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP. FORD AND MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ADMIT THAT THE ISSUE WAS A DEFECTIVE BRAKE FLUID MASTER CYLINDER.

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED UNTIL HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,167.

Mileage: 104,167

BRAKE PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR THEN THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL CAME ON. THANK GOD I HAD JUST PARKED WHEN IT HAPPENED. I JUST DROVE HOME FROM A 2 HOUR LONG HIGHWAY TRIP WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I GUESS I COULD BE CONSIDERED LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN I PARKED AND NOT GOING 75 MPH.

Mileage: 37,383

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN MY BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND DISCOVERED IT WAS ALMOST EMPTY. WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR, SO THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CLOSEST AUTO CENTER BECAUSE THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY! WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED - THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER SENSOR. A BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SHOULD NOT FAIL ON A NEW VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY BEEN ON THE ROAD 2.5 YEARS AND DRIVEN ONLY 48,000 MILES!

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, I ENTERED THE OFF RAMP AND APPLIED PRESSURE ON MY BRAKE PEDAL. MY BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY APPLIED MY PARKING BRAKE, LOCKING UP THE REAR WHEELS. WITH NO LOAD IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK, I SLID FOR WHAT SEEMED TO BE HUNDREDS OF FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME DURING THE SKID. I TOOK IT TO A TIRE REPAIR VENDOR CLOSE BY, AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE THAT ALSO RUINED THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND OPENED A CASE FOR MY VEHICLE. I HAVE READ THAT THE 2013 AND 2014 MODELS OF THE F150 WITH THE 3.5L ENGINE WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THAT 2015 MODELS SUCH AS MINE HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED AS OF THIS DATE.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LEAKED BRAKE FLUID FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. AUTONATION FORD OF LITTLETON IN LITTLETON, COLORADO WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Mileage: 51,000

2015 F150, LARIATE, CREW CAB. COMPLETELY LOST THE BRAKES WITHOUT ANY WARNING, PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. HAD TO HIT THE DITCH TO AVOID SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF A SCHOOL BUS.

Mileage: 54,000

WHILE IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, OUR F-150 LARIAT SUPERCREW 4X4 EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. AFTER FILLING THE RESERVOIR WITH RECOMMENDED DOT-4 BRAKING FLUID, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN CAREFULLY TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, HARROLD FORD IN SACRAMENTO. UPON INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (VINCENT) DIAGNOSED A FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER, LEAKING FLUID INTO THE BOOSTER BEHIND. IN ADDITION TO THE MASTER CYLINDER, THE BOOSTER AND DIAPHRAGM ARE ALSO RECOMMENDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1,000. THE VEHICLE HAS 39,000MILES AND IS LOVINGLY CARED FOR.

Mileage: 39,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY A BRAKE FLUID LOW MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY COMPUTER SCREEN. I IMMEDIATELY TESTED MY BRAKES AND THEY STILL WORKED SO I PLANNED ON PULLING INTO THE NEXT SERVICE STATION TO CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL AND POSSIBLY PURCHASE MORE FLUID. UPON HAVING TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO DEPRESS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THROTTLE IT UNTIL I WAS SAFELY OFF THE ROAD AND COULD PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. I WAS TOWED BACK TO MY SERVICE STATION WHERE MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. I DO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH FORD AND AFTER STARTING THE PROCESS TO GET THE WORK COVERED UNDER WARRANTY I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING THE RUN AROUND. I WILL BE TRYING A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP TODAY.

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, ALL BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT WITH NO SIGN OF A LEAK. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY RECEIVED A LOW BRAKE FLUID ERROR ON THE DASH AND UPON PRESSING THE BRAKES THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR 2015 FORD F150 KING RANCH WITH 51,000 MILES.

Mileage: 51,400

AFTER ABOUT 35,000 MILES I STARTED NOTICING A VIBRATION WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. TOOK TO A FORD DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FINE. TOOK TO CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ONE MONTH LATER AND WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. 80% OF MY DRIVING IS INTERSTATE TRAVEL WITH VERY LITTLE STOP AND GO. I ALSO DO NOT DRIVE AROUND WITH ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE ALL THE TIME. THEREFORE MY GUESS IS THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A DESIGN PROBLEM OF SOME SORT. ROTOR SHOULD OBVIOUSLY LAST MUCH LONGER.

Mileage: 41,000

WARNING LIGHT ABOUT LOW BRAKE FLUID FOLLOWED BY TOTAL LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE PEDAL. TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED A FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AS I WAS DRIVING MY 7MO DAUGHTER TO DAY CARE. LOST FULL PEDAL AS I WAS TURNING IN THE PARKING LOT.

Mileage: 56,000

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNINGS ON DASH CAME ON. BRAKE FLUID RESIVOIR WAS EMPTY. CHECKED EVERY BRAKE LINE AND CONNECTION, ALL WERE TOTALLY DRY WITH NO LEAKS ANYWHERE. I READ ONLINE THIS IS VERY COMMON AND I AM NOT SEEING ANY LEAKS BECAUSE THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING AND FILLING UP THE BOOSTER. I AM GOING TO CALL THE DEALER ON MONDAY BUT I HAVE 50K MILES SO IT'S OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND I DO NOT HAVE AN ACTIVE RECALL, SEEMS MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT'S A CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERN AND THE TRUCK CANNOT BE DRIVEN AS IS.

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKES, PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CHECKED BRAKE FLUID RESIVOUIR AND IT WAS ALMOST EMPTY. REFILLED RESIVOUIR AND STILL SAME ISSUE. READ ONLINE ABOUT BREAKS AND SEEMS TO BE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2013 AND 2104 3.5 ECOBOOST MODELS. CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THOSE MODELS FOR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS KNOWN ISSUE, BUT 2015-2016 MODELS DON'T HAVE A CURRENT RECALL YET. PLEASE ASSIST WITH RECALL FOR 2015-2016 MOD LS

Mileage: 50,000

I HAD A WARNING ON THE DASH DISPLAY THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. I FIGURED I'D CHECK IT OUT AFTER I GOT HOME WHICH WAS ONLY 6 MILES AWAY. I CONTINUED TO GET ON THE FREEWAY (303 IN AZ) MY BRAKES SEEMED NORMAL. WHEN I STARTED TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY I NEEDED TO BRAKE TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES ENGAGING. I TRIED TO PUMP THEM AND GOT MINIMAL BRAKE PRESSURE IN MY PANIC. I SWERVED TO THE SHOULDER GOING AROUND 60 MPH TO MISS TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. I SLOWED AND STOPPED AT THE LIGHT AND VERY SLOWLY WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING MADE IT HOME. TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE AND HAD THEM LOOK AT IT. MASTER CYLINDER FAILED IS WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND FOR A CAUSE. REPLACED IT AND WORKS AS IT SHOULD NOW. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH F-150S IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, IT IS. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 44K MILES AND SHOULDN'T NEED A MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. THE WRONG PERSON BEHIND THE WHEEL HAVING THIS HAPPEN COULD OF LED TO A VERY SERIOUS COLLISION. I'M GRATEFUL IT DIDN'T WITH ME.

Mileage: 44,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAN TAN FORD (1429 E MOTORPLEX LOOP, GILBERT, AZ 85297, (480) 821-3200) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,700.

Mileage: 37,700

I HAVE A 2015 F150 ECOBOOST WITH ABOUT 33000 MILES. I HAVE NOT YET HAD ANY BRAKES SERVICE. I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY TRUCK IN TO SERVICE REGULARLY AND JUST LAST WEEK HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INSPECTED AT FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. FRIDAY MORNING AT 530AM I HAD MOVED MY TRUCK AND WORKED FINE, A COUPLE HOURS LATER I GOT BACK INTO MY TRUCK AND TRIED TO GO IN REVERSE BUT WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THEY WERE COMPLETELY GONE. THE BRAKES WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND AN MESSAGED POPPED UP SAYING LOW BRAKE FLUID. I CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO LEAK ANYWHERE. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS HAPPENING TO ANY OTHER TRUCKS BESIDE A RECALL OF PREVIOUS YEARS. MY 3 YEAR WARRANTY HAS JUST EXPIRED. THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 33,000

STARTED 2015 FORD F150 IN MY DRIVEWAY MORNING OF 3-30-2018 AND BRAKE WARNING CAME ON STATING FLUID WAS LOW. ALSO BRAKE INDICATOR WAS ON. TESTED THE BRAKES AND THEY FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WHEN I HAD TO APPLY BRAKES DUE TO FAST SLOWING TRAFFIC. BRAKES FAILED AS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. PUMPED BRAKES AGAIN AND GOT MINIMAL BRAKING AS PEDAL AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR. DOWNSHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION AND USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PROCEEDED VERY CAREFULLY TO FORD DEALER THAT WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY LOCATION. THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER FAILURE. COST $1,000.00. VEHICLE HAS 50K MILES ON IT AND IS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. FORD DEALER OFFERED NO EXPLANATION.

Mileage: 50,000

FRONT LEFT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID, DEPRESSES BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD. NO STOPPING POWER. BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ON THIS OCCASION. NO ACCIDENT. SAME LINE ON RIGHT FRONT RUPTURED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, EXACT SAME RESULT. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT BUT WAS AT A STOP LIGHT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN PEDAL WHEN STRAIGHT TO FLOOR

Mileage: 72,000

FROM DAY ONE THE PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS PERIODICALLY WOULDN'T TAKE HOLD, FORCING PASSENGER TO SLIDE SEAT WELL BACK FROM DASHBOARD TO AVOID INJURY. IT WAS REPLACED ONCE AND IS BETTER THAN BEFORE BUT STILL OCCASIONALLY FAILS. BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY GRABBY FROM DAY ONE, BUT WE DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 30000 MILES BEFORE TAKING IT IN DUE TO VIBRATION DURING ANY BRAKING SINCE APPROX 25000 MILES. ROTORS WERE RTURNED AND FINALLY THE VEHICLE BRAKES NORMALLY, HELPFUL BECAUSE IT IS LESS LIKELY THAT BRAKING WILL SEND PASSENGER LURCHING FORWARD WHEN FAULTY SHOULDER HARNESS WON'T HOLD.

Mileage: 25,000

THE BRAKES ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE MAKING LOUD NOISES WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKING

Mileage: 69,000

2015 FORD F-150. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL DEFECTS WITH VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING GEAR, STEERING SHAFT, STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BLEW THE HORN AND A WHOLE WAS PUNCTURED IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS A FLUID LEAK FROM THE REAR LEFT AXLE. THE SHUTTER GRILLE ACTUATOR BECAME UNPLUGGED. *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH THE TRUCK SHUTTERED VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. IMMEDIATELY IT FLASHED A WARNING THAT THE "HILL CLIMB ASSIST" MALFUNCTIONED FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A WRENCH SYMBOL NOTIFYING THAT SERVICE WAS NEEDED THEN ANOTHER WARNING ABOUT THE ADVANCE TRAC SYSTEM THEN BACK TO THE HILL CLIMB ASSIST SYMBOL. ALL OF THIS HAPPENING WHILE THE CAR BEHIND ME IS ALMOST SIDEWAYS TRYING TO AVOID ME. I EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. AS I READ THE VARIOUS WARNINGS IT SAID TO REFER TO THE OWNERS MANUAL WITH REGARDS TO THE HILL CLIMB ASSIST. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, PULLED OUT THE OWNERS MANUAL ONLY TO FIND A DESCRIPTION OF THE HILL CLIMB ASSIST FEATURE. AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES I DECIDED TO TURN ON THE IGNITION. THE TRUCK STARTED WITHOUT ISSUE AND I CONTINUED HOME CAUTIOUSLY IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE.

Mileage: 30,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE BRAKES AND THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE CONTACT USED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

DURING THE "VERY RANDOM" PROCESS OF SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FROM ANY GEAR TO ANY GEAR, THE GEAR DOES NOT ENGAGE AND APPEARS TO BE IN NEUTRAL THEN THE ENGINE REVS TO THE HIGHEST RPM UNTIL I PRESS THE BRAKE AND PUT INTO GEAR A SECOND TIME. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHILE THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION AND WHEN AT A STOP SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. IT HAPPENS BOTH WHEN I AM HAULING A TRAILER AND WHEN I AM NOT. I HAUL A SMALL TWO HORSE TRAILER WEEKLY AND THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL AND I DOWNSHIFTED. THE TRUCK DID NOT FEEL LIKE IT WAS UNDER MY CONTROL. I PANIC EVER TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 20,000

ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2017, AFTER A NIGHT OF CAMPING WITH MY FAMILY, WE LOADED UP OUR CAMPING GEAR AND LEFT THE CAMPGROUNDS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE WINDING ROADS IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY A FEW MILES FROM OUR CAMPSITE MY TRUCK DISPLAYED THE WARRING THAT MY BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER AND CHECK MY BRAKE FLUID LEVEL HOWEVER MY BRAKES WERE GONE AND MY PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. MY BRAKES SYSTEM EXPERIENCED A TOTAL FAILURE AND I HAD TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ROLL TO A STOP. AFTER I STOPPED I CHECKED MY BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE TRUCK AND I HAVE DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE TO BE RELATED TO A FAILURE WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER. I CONTACTED A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO ACTIVE RECALL FOR THE ISSUE THAT I WOULD NEED TO CONTACT THE FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER IF I WANTED TO SEEK ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND REPORTED THE ISSUE AND A CASE WAS OPENED FOR REVIEW; 2 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED AN AUTO-GENERATED EMAIL DENYING MY REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE SINCE I HAD EXCEEDED BY 3-YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY FORD. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT NOT ENOUGH INJURIES OR FATALITIES RELATED TO THIS ISSUE HAVE ARISEN AND FORD IS NOT CURRENTLY COMMITTED TO FIXING THE ISSUE. ON THE ROADS, MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON WITH THE TIGHT TURNS AND NARROW LANES THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Mileage: 96,000

I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2015 FORD F150. WITHOUT WARNING MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR FOLLOWED BY A WARNING ON THE DASH THAT SAID 'BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW'. IT WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I WAS VERY CLOSE TO MY HOME AND TRAVELING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD OR THIS PROBABLY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID AND IT WAS LOW IN THE RESERVOIR. I TRIED ADDING BRAKE FLUID, BUT THE PEDAL AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR AFTER ONE OR TWO PUMPS OF THE BRAKE AND THE WARNING CAME ON AGAIN. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A LEAK ON MY DRIVEWAY. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 40788.8 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS HAD AN EASY LIFE. I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER IN GEORGETOWN, TEXAS FOR HELP. THEY HAD ME CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER CARE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD TOW IT IN. THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM MY HOUSE AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FORD DEALER REACHED OUT TO FORD AND SUGGESTED I DO THE SAME SINCE THEY HAVE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER FORD F150'S. I CONTACTED FORD AND A CASE WAS OPENED CAS-13072940-B9V3Q2. THE DEALER INFORMED ME ON SEPTEMBER 25TH THAT FORD CLOSED THE CASE SINCE THERE WAS NO OUTSTANDING FIELD SERVICE ACTION ON THE PARTS. I REQUEST THAT THE NHTSA WORK WITH FORD TO IMMEDIATELY ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE 2015 F150'S. I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT FORD HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL ON 2013-2014 F150'S FOR WHAT IS DESCRIBED AS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE V6 ENGINE COMBINATION AS WHAT WE EXPERIENCED ON OUR 2015 FORD F150. I HAVE ALSO SEEN ARTICLES SUCH AS THE ARTICLE IN AUTOWEEK ON OCTOBER 5, 2016 THAT THE 2015-2016'S HAVE HAD REPORTS OF THE SAME FAILURE. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR ITEM AND GIVES NO WARNING OF A PENDING FAILURE.

Mileage: 40,788

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL ALERT CAME ON. I TESTED THE BRAKES AND THEY FELT SOFT. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. IT WAS LOW. I ADDED FLUID. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE BRAKE PRESSURE RETURNED. THE TRUCK DROVE NORMALLY FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES. AT THAT TIME THE LOW FLUID LEVEL ALERT RETURNED AND I LOST BRAKING. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE CENTER. THEY STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND BLED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER.

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS TOWING/DRIVING WITH AN AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER IN THE GEORGIA MOUNTAINS WHEN SMOKE STARTED RISING OUT OF THE DASH WITH AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. THEN THE BRAKES SEIZED ON THE TRAILER. I WAS BLOCKING THE ROAD BUT THANKFUL I WAS NOT DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE TRAILER SYSTEMS WERE CHECKED FOR A SHORT- NOTHING. THEN THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER IN CLEVELAND, GA WHO TESTED THE OEM BRAKE CONTROLLER ON A DIFFERENT TRAILER AND IT DID THE SAME THING AND BURNED SOME MORE. THEY REPLACED THE UNIT AND I RETURNED HOME; HOWEVER, SEARCHING THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION AND THE UNIT IS A FEATURE OF THE TRUCK FROM FORD, NOT THIRD PARTY.

Mileage: 13,000

ISSUE: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AROUND 40MPH, THE "LOW BREAK FLUID" WARNING FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND I INSTANTLY LOST THE BREAKS. THE BREAK FLUID TANK WAS EMPTY AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT LINKAGE. FORD DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE BREAK BOOSTER MASTER CYLINDER FAILED

Mileage: 42,000

TRUCK WAS IN MOTION (STRAIGHT LANE) ON DRY PAVEMENT STREET. DRIVER PUSHED ON BRAKES TO STOP AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TRUCK KEPT MOVING FORWARD AND HIT A STOPPED CAR WAITING AT A RED LIGHT. AFTER IMPACT, THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN TO THE CURB AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LEGACY FORD, ROSENBERG, TX, 77471, 888-694-4154), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECALL THE DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO DISCOUNT HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

Mileage: 37,000

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING IMMEDIATELY AFTER BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. FILLED WITH 1 QUART OF BRAKE FLUID AND IT DISAPPEARED INTO THE BOOSTER. NO BRAKE FLUID ON GROUND.

Mileage: 40,400

LEAKED BRAKE FLUID AND LOST BRAKING POWER. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 76,500

DRIVING 65 MPH ON HWY 183 IN TRAFFIC, THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" INDICATOR CAME ON. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. NO BRAKES! I PUMPED THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND THE STRAIGHT TO FLOOR BOARD AND NO BRAKES!... THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME BEGAN TO SLOW AND BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY COMPOSURE AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID A COLLISION AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER IN THE TRUCK AND THIS COULD HAVE ENDED HORRIBLY. I TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST DEALER I COULD FIND. THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY DRY AND NO EXTERNAL LEAKS. THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND LEAKED OFF INTO THE BOOSTER.

Mileage: 61,617

I STARTED A DRIVE, I GOT ONE HALF MILE INTO THE DRIVE AND THE CHIMES WENT OFF ON THE DASH STATING LOW BRAKE FLUID. I TESTED THE BRAKES TO SEE IF THEY WERE RESPONSIVE. THEY WERE NORMAL FROM MY EXPERIENCE. I DROVE ANOTHER FIVE MILES AND HAD TO SLOW FOR A HIGHWAY OVERPASS TURN. THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD A SLIGHT BIT OF BRAKE BUT ALMOST NON EXISTENT. I LIMPED THE TRUCK HOME AND CAREFULLY PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR ANY TIME I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. GOT IT TO MY GARAGE. CHECKED BRAKE FLUID, TOTALLY EMPTY. CHECKED ALL FOUR CORNERS AND FOUND NO FLUID. POURED NEW FLUID IN AND CHECK BRAKES AGAIN. THEY STARTED TO FIRM AND WENT LIMP AGAIN. CHECKED FOR LEAKS AGAIN. FOUND THE MASTER CYLINDER MAKING A HISSING NOISE AND FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR. WILL HAVE THE DEALER TOW TOMORROW.

Mileage: 42,200

DROVE AN HOUR AWAY TO ATTEND A CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT, NO ISSUE AT ALL UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE. THE TRUCK HAD A LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDDLE GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. AFTER FILLING WITH FLUID I DO NOT SEE A LEAK BUT THERE IS NONE LEFT IN THE RESERVOIR. IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE! OF COURSE MY TRUCK JUST WENT OVER 36,000 MILES FOR A WARRANTY SERVICE (LESS THAN 37,000 CURRENTLY) AND I MAY BE STUCK REPAIRING A DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE KILLED ME

Mileage: 36,800

COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM MASTER CYLINDER

Mileage: 40,000

AFTER TOWING MY TRAVEL TRAILER 90 MILES TO A CAMPGROUND, I LEFT MY TRUCK PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AT THE CAMPGROUND. WHEN PREPARING TO GO HOME, I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED BY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF LOW BRAKE FLUID. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL RESISTANCE AND NO BRAKING POWER. I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS MINIMAL FLUID. I LOOKED FOR ANY LEAKS OF BRAKE FLUID THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ALL THE WAY BACK TO EACH WHEEL. NO LEAK WAS FOUND. I ADDED 1 BOTTLE (12 OZ) OF BRAKE FLUID TO GET THE LEVEL IN THE RESERVOIR BACK INTO RANGE. THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATED NORMALLY AND I WAS ABLE TO TOW MY TRAILER 90 MILES BACK HOME. HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN IN OPERATION WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC - ESPECIALLY WHILE TOWING.

Mileage: 38,600

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE LIGHT ON THE CLUSTER CAME ON TELLING ME THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. I VERIFIED IT BY CHECKING THE FLUID. I WENT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND WOUND UP PUTTING THREE 12OZ CANS OF BRAKE FLUID AND THE BRAKES WERE STILL MARGINALLY WORKING. I DROVE IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE 2 DAYS LATER I WAS INFORMED THE MASTER CYL. HAD LEAKED FLUID TO THE BOOSTER. THE DEALER WOUND UP REPLACING THE MASTER CYL., BRAKE BOOSTER WITH SENSOR, SPARK PLUGS, BRAKE SWITCH, VACUUM LINE CK VALVE, AND VACUUM PUMP.

Mileage: 28,272

DRIVING VEHICLE. STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. NOTICED BRAKE WARNING LAMP ON. WITHIN 3 STOPS PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CHECKED RESERVOIR AND FOUND FLUID WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. CHECKED VEHICLE FOR LEAKS. FOUND NO EXTERNAL LEAKS. AFTER TOWED HOME, REMOVED MASTER CYLINDER. FOUND BRAKE BOOSTER FULL OF BRAKE FLUID.

Mileage: 122,000

WHILE DRIVING ON 7/27/2017 AROUND 9:00 AM, A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID LOW BRAKE FLUID. 5-10 MINUTES LATER WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO TAKE AN ON RAMP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD BARELY ENOUGH BRAKING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, AND TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO LEAVE THE ROAD. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 59,450

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-75 JUST NORTH OF CINCINNATI, OH AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN A MESSAGE CAME ON DASH AND SAID SOMETHING LIKE "LOW OF BRAKE FLUID". I TESTED MY BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TRAFFIC HAD SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGUN TO SLOW SO I DOWN SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION, SWERVED FROM THE SLOW LANE TO THE SHOULDER AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP. I LIFTED THE HOOD AND FOUND NO BRAKE FLUID. I CALLED AND WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. AFTER TWO HOURS, SINCE I HAD ONLY DRIVEN 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE I ASKED MY SON TO BRING ME A QUART OF BRAKE FLUID AND CHECK THE DRIVEWAY TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SPOT ON THE CONCRETE. THERE WAS NO SPOT ON CONCRETE, I ADDED AN ENTIRE QUART OF FLUID BUT STILL HAD NO BRAKES. HAD TRUCK BROUGHT TO KERRY FORD AND REPAIRED WHERE THEY ADVISED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 18 MOS OLD, THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY 36,000 MILES WHICH I HAD PASSED. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR BUT COULD NOT GET THE MASTER CYLINDER FROM THE DEALER AS I WAS TOLD FORD REQUIRED THE OLD ONE FOR A CORE.

Mileage: 47,601

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A "BRAKE FLUID LOW" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT SLOWED DOWN AND PROCEEDED TO THE NEXT EXIT BEFORE LOSING ALL BRAKING ABILITY. THE CONTACT DOWNSHIFTED AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PURVIS FORD OF FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, WHICH CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. BOTH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR TOOK TO DEALER HE SAID NOTING WAS WRONG SAME DAY TOOK TO LOCAL SHOP THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CLYDNER AND CALIPERS THE TRUCK HAD 36400 MILES THE REPAIR SEAM TO FIX THE PROBLEM VERY STRANGE THAT THE DEALER DID NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WHEN COMING TO A STOP BREAK PEDAL WITH PRESSURE WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO PEDAL LEFT BY PUMPING BREAK PEDAL YOU COULD GET PRESSURE BACK BUT IT WOULD GO BACK TO FLOOR IT ALSO WOULD DO THIS STOPED AT RED LIGHT

Mileage: 36,400

WAS ON A FREEWAY EXIT. TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY, AND I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I WAS JUST ROLLING FORWARD AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO NEAR BOTTOM AND IMMEDIATELY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING LOW BRAKE FLUID. I CLEARED THE SCREEN AND CONTINUED CAREFULLY TO MY SHOP WHICH WAS WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILES. I ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO THE MAX MARK THINKING I COULD NURSE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS LATER IN THE DAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED THAT TRIP SEVERAL HOURS LATER THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN AND I HAD LITTLE OR NO BRAKE POWER. I DECIDED TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED AND PULLED BACK SLOWLY INTO THE PARKING SPACE. I HAD NO BRAKE AT THIS POINT AND ACTUALLY HAD TO JAM THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK A COUPLE OF FEET BEFORE HITTING MY OWN BUILDING. THAT IS WHERE THE TOW TRUCK PICKED IT UP.

Mileage: 20,620

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HAD A SUDDEN WARMING LIGHT FLASH SAYING BRAKE FLUID PROBLEM. I TESTED THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. THE TRUCK HAS 29,000 MILES AND WAS SERVICED WITHIN LAST 2 MONTHS. THIS COULD HAVE VERY BAD AND HAD TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES. I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO DOWN SHIFT USING THE MANUAL SHIFT FEATURE AND SLOW DOWN AND STOP SAFELY. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND HURT OURSELVES OR OTHERS. FORD NEEDS TO GET THIS FIGURED OUT ASAP. CALL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

Mileage: 29,000

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO WARNING AND ALMOST CRASHED. TOPPED OFF BRAKE FLUID, AND STILL NO BRAKES. PULLED CAP OFF VACUUM BOOSTER AND BOOSTER WAS FULL OF BRAKE FLUID. NOW TRUCK IS SMOKING BADLY I BELIEVE FROM BRAKE FLUID BEING SUCKED INTO VACUUM HOSE. ONLY 30,000MILES ON TRUCK 2015 F150 WITH 3.5L

Mileage: 30,125

3.5 LITER V6 ECOBOOST SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR WITH SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATION AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL COMES ON AFTER COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES, SLOWED DOWN WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE LUCKILY AT LOW SPEED ADDED 1 QUART OF DOT4 BRAKE FLUID BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATION AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL DISAPPEARED BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATION AND LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVEL DID NOT COME ON UNTIL AFTER BRAKES FAILED I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT IT WAS CLOSE. TOOK TO SHOP WITH COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. TRUCK HAS 39000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. NO FLUID WAS DETECTED UNDER THE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER ADDING 1 QUART OF DOT 4 BRAKE FLUID AND THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN.

Mileage: 39,000

I WAS DRIVING THE THE TRUCK THIS MORNING AND AFTER THE 3RD TRAFFIC LIGHT SUDDENLY I LOST BREAK AND BARELY ABLE TO STOP. I PULLED TO A GAS STATION SLOWLY. I NOTICED BREAK FLUID WAS BELOW MINIMUM. FILLED UP BREAK FLUID TO MAXIMUM. I TRIED TO DRIVE TO FORD DEALER SHIP BUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES I HAD NO BREAK AGAIN SO I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO VETERENS FORD TAMPA.

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET THE BRAKE INDICATOR LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PADDLE AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. I SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR AND COASTED TO SIDE OF THE STREET. I CHECKED RESERVOIR AND IT WAS VERY LOW. I FILLED THE RESERVOIR BUT WAS EMPTY IN A FEW MINUTES BUT I DID NOT SEE ANY LEAKS ANYWHERE.

Mileage: 50,000

WARNING NOTICE CAME ON AND A MINUTE LATER BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY ON A MILITARY BASE.

Mileage: 25,000

AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A SECONDARY STREET WITH VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC (THANKFULLY), A WARNING FLASHED ON DASHBOARD REGARDING LOW BRAKE FLUID. WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT VIBRATED AND AS I DEPRESSED IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHERE I HAD MINIMAL STOPPING POWER. WITH VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC I WENT TO A NEARBY AUTO PARTS STORE AND PURCHASED / INSTALLED 1 QUART OF BRAKE FLUID. BY THE TIME I DROVE 3 MILES TO MY OFFICE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS AGAIN ON THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL STOPPING POWER. I INSTALLED A SECOND QUART OF FLUID WITH ABSOLUTELY NO SIGN OF A LEAK ANYWHERE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING THE FLUID INTO THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER.

Mileage: 36,712

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I355 AT 70 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT REQUIRING BRAKES, I GOT A CHIME AND THEN A MESSAGE ON THE DASH THAT MY BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS LOW, THEN MY BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON. I CHECKED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE TRUCK. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO TIME MY DISTANCE WITH TRAFFIC AND SWITCH LANES AND EXIT THE INTERSTATE. I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK INTO A PARKING LOT AND THEN CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. THE RESERVOIR WAS VERY LOW, BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL. I CONTACTED A COWORKER WHO BROUGHT BRAKE FLUID TO THE SITE AND WE FILLED IT AND PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT SEEMED FINE SO I DROVE THE TRUCK AGAIN GOING TO WORK. WITHIN ANOTHER MILE THE CHIME AND WARNING CAME ON THE DASH AGAIN. AT THAT TIME I PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PARKED THE TRUCK AT A BANK PARKING LOT. I THEN CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD THE TRUCK BROUGHT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME LATER THAT NIGHT THAT MY MASTER CYLINDER AND MY BRAKE BOOSTER BOTH FAILED AND CAUSED THE ISSUE. I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE ON 2015 FORD F150 TRUCKS WITH THE V6 ECO-BOOST ENGINE, WHICH IS THE SAME ENGINE IN MY TRUCK. BEFORE THE BRAKE ISSUE HAPPENED I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND STOPPED AT SEVERAL RED LIGHTS AND INTERSECTIONS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE BRAKED ABRUPTLY. THE COLLISION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A CHIMING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (WATERTOWN FORD LOCATED AT 1600 9TH AVE SE WATERTOWN, SD 57201) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 12350340. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,200.

Mileage: 19,200

I PARKED MY VEHICLE AT CAMPING WORLD. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I CAME OUT ABOUT ONE HALF HOUR LATER AND GOT INTO MY VEHICLE. I STARTED THE ENGINE, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PUT THE GEARSHIFT IN REVERSE AND WHEN I RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE A WARNING CAME UP ON THE DASH THAT SAID "LOW BRAKE FLUID". THE VEHICLE HAD JUST STARTED MOVING IN REVERSE. I STEPPED DOWN ON THE SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL IN IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION AT ALL. I HADE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED WITH NO WARNING AND WAS A TOTAL SERVICE BRAKE FAILURE. I FOUND NO LEAKS AT THE WHEELS OR ANYWHERE UNDER THE VEHICLE. MY NEXT STOP WAS TO PICKUP MY 26 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER TO GET READY FOR VACATION. FORD EMERGENCY SERVICE HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO RON DUPRATT FORD IN DIXON CALIFORNIA FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM INVOLVES THE MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE BOOSTER.

Mileage: 31,322

SPONGY BRAKES AND PEDAL GOES LOW. A VEHICLE REPORT WAS COMPLETED WITH THE TRUCK RUNNING CONNECTING TO FORD VIA MY CELL PHONE. A ISSUE WAS DETECTED. THEN RUN AGAIN. DETECTED AGAIN. THEN RUN AGAIN A HOUR OR SO LATER AND NOT DETECTED. I SEE A RECALL INQUIRY HAS BEEN OPEN ON 2015-2016 F150 WITH THE V6 3.6L ENGINE. MINE IS A 5.0V8.

Mileage: 11,000

SUDDEN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. NO ABILITY TO STOP VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE AND WAS TRAVELLING AT LOW SPEED.. BRAKE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY WHEN DRIVEN TO NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL SHOP. WHEN RE-ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, BRAKE WARNING LAMP LIT AND I HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY!

Mileage: 13,500

BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON LOST ALL USE OF BRAKES WHITHIN 5 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY. I WAS DRIVING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON A FLAT SURFACE.

Mileage: 25,000

WITH THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY FADES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLYING A FIRM STEADY PRESSURE. AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO APPARENT LOSS OF HOLDING POWER ONCE THE PEDAL HAS FADED. WITH NORMAL DRIVING THE BRAKES WORK AND THE VEHICLE DOES STOP. WHEN THE PEDAL HAS FADED TO THE FLOOR IT CAN BE BROUGHT BACK UP BY PUMPING THE PEDAL. TESTING HAS NOT BEEN DONE TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF HOLDING POWER THAT REMAINS OR TO VALIDATE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A HARD-BRAKING SCENARIO. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED ON 3/17/2017 AND IS COMPLETELY REPEATABLE EVERY TIME IT IS CHECKED. THE DEALER HAS AGREED WITH THESE OBSERVATIONS BUT HAS STATED THAT FORD WILL NOT BACK A REPLACEMENT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE IT IS WORKING.

Mileage: 38,000

BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER INTO BRAKE BOOSTER. RESULT WAS LOSS OF BRAKES VERY RAPIDLY. VEHICLE WAS MOVING WHEN MY WIFE NOTICED THE LOSS OF BRAKES. LEAK COULD HAVE OCCURRED EITHER WHILE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY OR MOVING.

Mileage: 36,200

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME I'M REPORTING THIS. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR FORD'S RECALL 15S29, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. BUT I HAVE MENTIONED IT TO MY DEALER 3 OR 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SO HERE'S THE ISSUE. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY TRUCK THINKS I'M GOING TO HIT SOMETHING AND THE ALERT LIGHTS AND SOUNDS COME ON (AND ONCE SINCE I HAD ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON, IT APPLIED THE BRAKES AT 70 MPH). THIS IS NOT SAFE. THE DEALERSHIPS SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX MY TRUCK, YET THE ISSUE KEEPS HAPPENING.

Mileage: 28,500

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING ILLUMINATED AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. THIS CAME ON VERY FAST. WITHIN 10 MINS OF LEAVING HOME. FURTHER INSPECTION, ONCE AT MY OFFICE, FOUND THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE LINES, CALIPERS, OR EXTERIOR OF MASTER CYLINDER. BRAKE FLUID MUST HAVE LEAKED INTO THE BOOSTER.

Mileage: 33,400

ON FEBRUARY 17, 2016 I EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE LOSS OF MY 2015 F-150. THE BRAKE LOSS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED, LESS THAN 10MPH. I HAD TO FRANTICALLY PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP ON A FLAT LEVEL SURFACE. WHERE THE BRAKE LOSS OCCURRED THERE WAS NO SNOW OR ICE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. NO WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY UNTIL TODAY WHEN I AGAIN EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES! AGAIN IT WAS AT LOW SPEED, THIS TIME ON A STEEP GRADE WITH MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATION. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN I REACHED A LEVEL SURFACE. AS OF TODAY THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUES TO GO TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE BRAKES SEEM TO FUNCTION OK AT HIGH SPEEDS, HOWEVER WHILE PARKED AT A STOP LIGHT THE PEDAL CONTINUES TO DEPRESS. I CALLED FORD BECAUSE I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING., HOWEVER THEY DO NOT SEEM TO TAKE THE COMPLAINT SERIOUSLY. I ASKED THEM TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT'S UNDER WARRANTY AND I ALSO HAVE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THEY COULD NOT TOW IT UNTIL NEXT WEDNESDAY. I FINALLY ENDED UP DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE OVER 45 MILES TO A DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WILL BE LOOKED AT TOMORROW, HOPEFULLY!!! THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT HAS HAPPENED TWICE, AND I FEEL FORD IS SWEEPING IT UNDER THE RUG. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE NEEDLESSLY DIES. THANK YOU! *TR

Mileage: 12,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 70 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. UPON PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKING ACTION WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS REPAIRED. AFTER ABOUT 800 MILES THE FAILURE RE-OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,500.

Mileage: 13,500

BRAKE PEDAL BLED OFF AND MESSAGE CENTAR ALERTED OF BRAKE MALFUNCTION. DEALER TO REPLACE MASTER CYL. AND BOOSTER. I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED.

Mileage: 60,000

BRAKE FAILURE, NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. PEDDLE PROVIDED SOME BRAKING INITIALLY, THEN PEDDLE FADES TO FLOOR AND BRAKING DIMINISHES TO NOT ABLE TO HOLD VEHICLE TO COMPLETE STOP, EVEN AT IDLE SPEED. PUMPING PEDDLE WILL RESTORE SAME SEQUENCE. I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE EXTREMELY SCARY TO NOVICE DRIVERS AND CAUSE INJURY, DEATH OR COLLISION WITH HIGH PROBABILITY. ESPECIALLY WITH ABSENCE OF WARNING LAMPS INDICATION. FIRST TIME PROBLEM NOTED ON NEAR ZERO DEGREE F. MORNING SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING EARLY AM ON HIGHWAY. SUSPECT PROBLEM TO BE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL HAS NOT CHANGED, SEARCH FOR EXTERNAL LEAKS IN BRAKING SYSTEMS REVEALED NO VISIBLE LEAKS. VEHICLE CURRENTLY IN TO SERVICE THIS AT FRANCIOS FORD BELLVILLE WI. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

"CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" LIGHTS KEEPS COMING ON FOR NO REASON WHEN GOING 40MPH OR MORE.ONLY ONE TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCE SOME BRAKE LOSS IN PEDAL PRESSURE IT TOOK LONGER TO BRAKE. ESPECIALLY ON FREEWAY. BRAKE FLUID KEEPS GOING LOW MORE THEN MORE THEN NORMAL. I'VE CHECK BRAKES EACH ONE AND HAVE FOUND NOTING. BRAKE PADS ARE GOOD AND CLEAN BRAKES AND ROTOR AND STILL SAME PROBLEM. BRAKES KEEPS MAKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME I GET ON FREEWAY. "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" . IT HAPPENED SECOND DAY OUT THE DEALER.

Mileage: 5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO DRAG ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES HAD A SOFT PEDAL, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

Mileage: 31,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF BRAKE FLUID EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. ..UPDATED 02/02/17 *BF UPDATED 7/6/18*JB *TR

Mileage: 43,000

BRAKES ARE RUBBING AND DEALER HAS REGROUND FRONT DISC BRAKES TWICE WITHOUT FIXING PROBLEM. SUSPECT THAT BRAKE CALIPERS ARE NOT COMPLETELY DISENGAGING AFTER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AFTER APPLYING BRAKES.

Mileage: 30,000

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVER NIGHT (LESS THAN 10 HOURS) I RECEIVED A BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING WHEN STARTING. I FILLED BRAKE FLUID AND WHEN I BEGAN TO DRIVE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY. I CHECKED THE FLUID AGAIN AND IT WAS BACK TO EMPTY. ADDED MORE FLUID IT DRAINED ALSO. NOW I CAN SLIGHTLY SMELL BRAKE FLUID IN THE CAB. THE VEHICLE IS UNDRIVABLE. VERY SCARY!

Mileage: 40,200

ON FRIDAY 10/28 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 55 MILES/HOUR AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30PM WITH VEHICLES AHEAD OF AND BEHIND MY TRUCK, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO GIVE A NUMBER OF CHECK ENGINE ALERTS, AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE RPMS DROPPED TO VERY LOW LEVELS AND BEGAN TO STALL AND THE ACCELERATOR NO LONGER RESPONDED. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WITHIN THE HOUR. I WAS VERY LUCKY IN THIS SITUATION, FOR HAD I BEEN IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA OR ON A BRIDGE, THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THIS SAME SITUATION OCCURRED ON THE EVENING OF 10/2 WHILE DRIVING 40MPH DOWN A STATE ROAD NEAR MY HOME AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER WHO ATTENDED TO THE ISSUE, THE BRAKE MODULE HAD FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE SYMPTOMS TO ARISE. IN THAT INSTANCE, THE ACCELERATE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL, WHICH IT DID WHEN I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEY REPLACED THE MODULE A FEW DAYS LATER. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR VIBRATES AND DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. TWO DEALERS HAVE FAILED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE TO DATE AND I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT HAS LARGELY BEEN DISMISSED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS AND DEALERSHIPS INVOLVED. DESPITE NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY HAVE IGNORED THIS CONCERN, HAVE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ME IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND DECLINED A BUYBACK REQUEST. I AM SUBMITTING LEMON LAW DOCUMENTATION FOR THE VEHICLE DURING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 31. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON RENTAL VEHICLES DURING ATTEMPTED REPAIRS TO THE DOORS AND THE BRAKE MODULE SINCE FORD CLAIMS THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF RENTAL VEHICLES DURING WARRANTY REPAIRS. REPAIR DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED PERTAINS TO REPAIRS FOR 10/2 OCCURRENCE SINCE THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT YET HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS DROPPED OFF YESTERDAY EVENING. I WILL GLADLY PROVIDE INFO ONCE RECEIVED.

Mileage: 33,000

BRAKE PEDAL FALLS ON HEAVY BRAKING. ALSO FALLS WHEN HOLDING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR SHORT STOPS.

Mileage: 23,000

BRAKE PEDAL FALLS ON HEAVY BRAKING. ALSO FALLS WHEN HOLDING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR SHORT STOPS.

Mileage: 23,300

BRAKES FADE, SOMETIMES TO FLOOR ON 2015 FORD F150 WITH 3.5 ENGINE. NO WARNING LIGHT OR CHIME ALET'S THE DRIVER. 2015 MODELS USUALLY HAVE A WARNING INDICATION IF THIS HAPPENED AND 2016 MODELS DO NOT. BUILD DATE IS OCT. 2015. THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES! THESE 3.5 MODELS MUST BE INVESTIGATED AND REPAIRED!

Mileage: 8,500

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WITH NO CRUISE CONTROL ON, AND SUDDENLY MY SENSORS GO OFF AS IF I WAS ABOUT TO HIT SOMETHING. THEN AFTER A SECOND (PROBABLY WAS ONLY A SPLIT-SECOND, BUT IT FELT LIKE FOREVER), IT WENT AWAY. IF ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD HAVE BEEN ENABLED, THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE BRAKES TO AUTOMATICALLY PRESS (I KNOW BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE). THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE (SENSORS THINKING THEY ARE GOING TO HIT SOMETHING, WHEN IT SHOULD BE NOTHING). I WISH I HAD A VIDEO OF IT HAPPENING, BUT IT ONLY HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES FOR AT MOST 3 SECONDS IN THE THE 1.5 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 21,000

MY FIANCE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WITH NO CRUISE CONTROL ON, AND SUDDENLY MY SENSORS GO OFF AS IF I WAS ABOUT TO HIT SOMETHING. THEN AFTER A SECOND (PROBABLY WAS ONLY A SPLIT-SECOND, BUT IT FELT LIKE FOREVER), IT WENT AWAY. IF ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD HAVE BEEN ENABLED, THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE BRAKES TO AUTOMATICALLY PRESS (I KNOW BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE). I WAS PASSING A SEMI, IF THAT HELPS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE (SENSORS THINKING THEY ARE GOING TO HIT SOMETHING, WHEN IT SHOULD BE NOTHING). I WISH I HAD A VIDEO OF IT HAPPENING, BUT IT ONLY HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES FOR AT MOST 3 SECONDS IN THE THE 1.5 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 23,500

ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY REPAIR. 16B32 IS THE CODE. MY TRUCK SHUT OFF ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST HURTING OR KILLING ME. THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE I BOUGHT 8 MONTHS AGO 8000 MILES.

Mileage: 60

I NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE OVERHEATING. THE PLACE I BOUGHT IT FROM AGREE TO REPLACE PADS AND ROTORS. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT, TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED CALIPER, BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX IT.NOW ITS AT FORD AGAIN! FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE OVERHEATING EVEN MORE THAN BEFORE! I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT WITH MY FAMILY IN IT FOR FEAR OF POTENTIAL BRAKE FAILURE/FIRE! TRUCK IS AT MULLINAX FORD ON NORTHLAKE BLVD IN PALM BEACH GARDENS FLORIDA.

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23.

Mileage: 23

I JUST READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE BRAKE FAILURES ON THE 2015 & 2016 F-150. I HAVE A 2015 F-150 PLATINUM 4X4 WITH APPROXIMATELY 31,000 MILES AND EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR EVENT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGNAL ON MY NORMAL ROUTE HOME, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN I STEPPED ON THE PEDAL, IT ACTED LIKE THE ANTI-SKID BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TAKEN OVER AND WOULDN'T ALLOW THE PEDAL TO APPLY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE CALIPERS. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME IT HAS HAPPENED, SO I DID NOT REPORT THE EVENT TO FORD. NO DAMAGE OR INJURY OCCURRED.

Mileage: 31,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE CONTROLLER SEIZED THE TRAILER BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

Mileage: 4,000

HAD MY BOAT TRAILER (9000LBS WITH ELECTRIC/HYD BREAKS) HOOKED UP , WAS TRYING TO BACKUP MY STEEP DRIVEWAY AND THE TRUCK SLID A BIT FORWARD IN REVERSE AND I TRIED TO HIT THE BREAK PEDAL BUT NO ACTION SO HAD TO TURN QUICKLY INTO THE STREET TO AVOID AN DANGER, WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK ON THE FLAT STREET AND LOW 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON. STOP THE ENGINE AND TRIED THE BREAKS AND THEY WERE WORKING FINE. DID NOT THINK MORE ABOUT IT UNTIL I SAW THIS CONCERN ON THE NEWS AND THEREFOR A BIT LATE REPORTING IT.

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND UPON SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DROVE SLOWLY TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,600.

Mileage: 9,600

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN ITS DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM REPORTED "LOW BRAKE FLUID". I PULLED INTO THE CLOSEST GAS STATION AND CHECKED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. IT WAS ALMOST TOTALLY OUT, SO I PURCHASED 2 SMALL CANS AND FILLED UP BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. I HAD JUST HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR ITS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, SO IT WAS ODD THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS WERE VISIBLE. I DROVE ANOTHER 5 MILES, AND THE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM REPORTED AGAIN, "LOW BRAKE FLUID". I PULLED INTO ANOTHER GAS STATION AND RECHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. AGAIN, IT WAS ALMOST TOTALLY EMPTY. I COULD NOT DETECT A VISIBLE BRAKE FLUID LEAK, BUT COULD SMELL BRAKE FLUID IN THE ENGINE BAY. I PARKED THE VEHICLE, AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY WERE STILL OPEN. THEY WERE ABOUT TO CLOSE. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALER'S LOT, I HAD NO BRAKING CAPABILITIES. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER. REPAIR WAS DONE BY DEALER BY REPLACING MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER. THERE WAS AN APPROXIMATE 30 DAY DELAY IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL ON 2014 FORD F-150'S FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTERS, AND FORD WAS BACK ORDERED ON THE PARTS. I JUST PICKED UP MY VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED.

LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON, WITH IN ONE MILE THE BRAKE PEDEL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. BRAKE FLUID RESEVIOR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. ADDED BRAKE FLUID AS WARNING LIGHT RECOMMENDED, DROVE 1 MILE AND BRAKE FLUID RESEVIOR WAS EMPTY AGAIN. LUCKLY I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 32,000

BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED TO FLOOR AND SIGNIFICANTLY LOST ABILITY TO STOP. MECHANIC SAYS NEEDS TO REPLACE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER. PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER WHICH INDICATES THERE IS A PROBLEM - PARTS DEPARTMENT SAID THERE ARE 700 ON BACKORDER AND IT WILL TAKE OVER A MONTH TO GET THEM

Mileage: 43,000

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT ~65MPH DURING RUSH HOUR AND THE BRAKES FAILED. FIRST A WARNING LIGHT ABOUT LOW BRAKE FLUID THEN FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. I WAS LUCKY AND GOT TO THE SHOULDER AND COASTED UNTIL STOPPING. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST A MONTH (STILL DON'T HAVE THE VEHICLE BACK).

Mileage: 19,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING WHEN I NOTICED MY BREAK PEDAL SEEMS TO BE GOING LOWER THAN NORMAL. AFTER DRIVING A LITTLE MORE IT SEEMED TO BE OK. AS I GOT ABOUT HALF WAY ACROSS HOUSTON, I WAS COMING T A RED LIGHT AND WHEN I HIT MY BREAKS THEY WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT. LUCKILY IT WAS SO EARLY THAT THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC. I CALLED ROADSIDE TO ROW MY TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER TO FIND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH TRUCKS AROUND THIS YEAR MODEL, AND THE MASTER CYLINDER IS ON RECALL UNTIL (HOPEFULLY) AUG, 22. THAT'S IS A FULL MONTH WITHOUT MY TRUCK. THERE HAS CURRENTLY BEEN NO RECALLS ON THESE MODELS, BUT IF THERE IS NOT ONE SOON, SOMEONE IS GOING T GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED WITH THIS DEFAULT. ( I ONLY HAVE 5600 MILES ON THIS TRUCK BY THE WAY).

Mileage: 5,600

DRIVING ON INTERRSTATE 70 AT 65 MPH, I HAD SEVERAL ALERTS BEGIN FLASHING RANGING FROM CHECK 4X4, HILL ASSIST FAILURE, 2H, PARKING BRAKE AND MANY MORE. IN ADDITION I LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TRUCK HOME. THIS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES. I CALLED DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED I DRIVE IT TO THEIR ESTABLISHMENT SOME 20 MILES AWAY. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE AND CONTACTED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW THE TRUCK. I HAD TO BEG FOR A LOANER ONE WEEK LATER I RECEIVED A CALL STATING THE TECHNICIAN NEEDED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK TO SEE IF THE SAME ALERTS HAPPENED EVEN THOUGH THEY FOUND 12 PLUS ALERTS WHEN THEY ANALYZED THE TRUCK IN THEIR SHOP. I ALLOWED THIS TO OCCUR AS I WANTED ANSWERS. I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY STATING THEY HAD FOUND THE PROBLEM, A WIRE HAD BECAME CORRODED IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING ALL THE ALERTS TO MALFUNCTION. THEY ARE REPLACING THE ENTIRE COLUMN AND MY TRUCK WILL BE COMPLETED BY TUESDAY. I HAD PURCHASED THIS TRUCK JUST 4 MONTHS PRIOR AND HAVE BEEN A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER FOR 30+ YEARS.

Mileage: 29,122

MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON A SUNNY DAY AT AROUND 70 MPH. I WAS USING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WERE OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD, BUT NONE WITHIN DISTANCE TO AFFECT MY SPEED/CRUISE CONTROL (THEY WERE ALL WAY AHEAD OR BEHIND). ALL OF A SUDDEN, FOR ABOUT A HALF SECOND, MY TRUCK FLASHED THE WARNING LIGHT AND SOUND AS IF I WAS GOING TO HIT SOMETHING, AND IT AUTOMATICALLY PRESSED THE BRAKE FOR ME. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. THEN IT CAME OUT OF THE WARNING AND WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY (WE WERE IN A BIT OF SHOCK). I OF COURSE TURNED OFF THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SO THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER MY COMPLETE CONTROL. THINKING BACK, I'M WONDERING IF THE SHADOW FROM AN OVERPASS CAUSED MY TRUCK TO THINK THERE WAS A VEHICLE CLOSE AND AN IMPENDING CRASH. EITHER WAY, IT WAS VERY UNSAFE, AND I'M HOPING IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN TO ME, OR ANYONE ELSE.

Mileage: 18,000

WHILE ON VACATION AND TOWING A 16' ENCLOSED TRAILER THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (TBC) FAILED. WHILE DRIVING, FAILURE WAS TEMPORARILY INDICATED BY A MOMENTARY WINKING OFF, THEN BACK ON, OF THE TOW HAUL MODE INDICATOR. NO TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL FAILURE CODE WAS GIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO THE NEXT STOP AT WHICH TIME IT WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RE-STARTING AND ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE, THE TRAILER BRAKES WERE FULLY LOCKED. AFTER REMOVING THE ELECTRIC PIGTAIL CONNECTOR THE TRAILER BRAKES RELEASED AND IT WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY RV DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE FAULT WAS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT THE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER WERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. THE DEALER INDICATED THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, AT WHICH TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THE BEST SOLUTION WAS TO INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET UNIT WHICH WAS DONE SO THE FOLLOWING DAY. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, NEITHER FORD NOR THE DEALER WOULD COVER THE COST. FAILURE OF THE TBC AT HIGHWAY SPEED MAY CAUSE THE TRAILER BRAKES TO LOCK, CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE OR INJURY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM AS INDICATED BY THE BACK ORDERED PART AND NOTING SEVERAL THREADS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE ON THE F150 FORUM. HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F82/2015-INTEGRATED-TRAILER-BRAKE-CONTROLLER-MALFUNCTION-308674/

Mileage: 20,000

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKE FLUID LOW LEVEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING A VERY BUSY ROAD AND WITHIN 2 MINUTES THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD DEPLETED ALL FLUID AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR BOARD. LUCKILY THE WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK INTO A PARKING LOT UNSCATHED. TRUCK HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR A WEEK DUE TO MASTER CYLINDER BEING ON BACKORDER. APPARENTLY THE ISSUE AFFECTING 2013-2014 F-150S IS ALSO AFFECTING 2015S AS WELL. TRUCK HAS APPROX. 15K MILES.

Mileage: 15,000

BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING LOW FLUID. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND ALSO BRAKE FLUID HAD LOOKED INTO THE BOOSTER. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A FEW DAYS. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE 5 MILES WITHOUT ISSUE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER NEARLY 40 MILES AWAY. THAT FORD DEALER HAS FAILED TO BEGIN REPAIRS, CLAIMING THEY ARE BUSY AND CONSEQUENTLY IT WILL TAKE 4 OR MORE DAYS TO REPAIR. WE ARE 12 HOURS FROM HOME AND STRANDED BY THIS NEW PICKUP. THIS IS PRECISELY THE SAME ISSUE AS RAISED IN THE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA ID NUMBER 10873438

Mileage: 29,095

"CHECK BRAKE OR CHECK BRAKE CONTROLLER" APPEARS ON DASH. HAS OCCURED TWICE IN FIRST 8,000 MILES. DEALERS CLEAR CODE THE BRAKES SEEM TO BE FINE. NOW " CHECK HILL DECENT" HAS APPEARED AND TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 2-3 MPH. THIS HAS OCCURED TWICE IN FIRST 8,000 MILES ON CITY STREETS IN MOTION OR WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP LIGHT.

Mileage: 8,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2015 FORD F-150, SUPER CREW CAB, 4X4 IN JUNE 2015. IT HAS A V6, 3.5 L ECOBOOST ENGINE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 7700 MILES. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AS I COME TO A SLOW STOP I HEAR AN INTERMITTING ROTATING SCRAPING SOUND WHICH APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR BREAK. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, FOR THIS ISSUE THREE TIMES BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE OR CORRECT THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 7,700

NEW 2015 F150, ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES ON ITS OWN. BRAKES CREATE LOUD NOISE. WIRING HARNESS AS IT RELATES TO THE SHIFTING OF THE TRUCK WAS REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS AS WELL. AUTO OFF FREQUENTLY REFUSES TO RESTART. LOSS OF COMPLETE POWER ON HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 15,000

SAW RECENT NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT F150 BRAKES..I PURCHASED MY 2015 F150 LAST MARCH 2015. WITH ONLY 980 MILES (YES 980) ON IT MY BRAKES BEGAN TO FADE OUT. ULTIMATELY THEY STOPPED WORKING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A STOP AS THE BRAKES CONTINUALLY FADED OUT. BROUGHT IT BACK TO FORD WHO RAN SEVERAL TESTS AND COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY THIS HAPPENED. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT DID NOT KNOW WHY.THEY TOLD ME SAME. THE WESTERN U.S. FORD REPRESENTATIVE EVEN CALLED ME TO APOLOGIZE. ULTIMATELY THEY REPLACED MY ROTORS AND PADS, NOT CERTAIN WHAT ELSE THEY MAY HAVE REPLACED. I ASKED WHERE ALL THE PARTS WERE GOING THAT THEY REPLACED AND WAS TOLD BY THE REP THAT THEY WOULD BE SENT BACK TO THEIR ENGINEERS AND I WOULD MOST LIKELY NEVER HEAR WHY THE BRAKES FAILED. I DO NOT HAVE DOCUMENTATION. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND SERVICED AT TOWNE FORD IN REDWOOD CITY CA. I CAN PROVE THIS OCCURRED BY ASKING THEM FOR MY WORK ORDER WHICH SHOULD BE IN THEIR SYSTEM IF NEEDED.

Mileage: 980

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD TELLING ME TO BRING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL REPROGRAMMED. I DID HAVE THIS WORK DONE. AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE I WAS PASSING AN 18 WHEELER AND THE TRUCK SET OFF THE COLLISION WARNING ALARM AND APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD. IF SOMEONE WAS FOLLOWING CLOSELY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN MY LANE FOR AT LEAST 1/4 MILE AHEAD. FORD HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE AND THEIR ONLY SUGGESTION IS TO TURN OFF THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR WHAT I FEEL IS AN IMPORTANT AND USEFUL SAFETY FEATURE AND WANT FORD TO FIX THE SYSTEM SO IT WILL NOT MALFUNCTION AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION.

Mileage: 4,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FORCEFULLY ENGAGED WITH BOTH FEET; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INJURED BOTH LEGS AND KNEES, INCLUDING THE HIP AREA. THE CONTACT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION. THE DAY PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP AND THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

Mileage: 6,000

MY 2015 FORD F150 PLATINUM HAS HAD THE FORD RECALL 15S29 APPLIED SEPT 30, 2015. THE ABOVE MENTIONED 2015 FORD F150 PLATINUM HAS SINCE HAD THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM, HARD BRAKING WHILE PASSING A SEMI TRAILER WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. THIS SERIOUS EVENT HAPPENED OCT 2, 2015. THE RECALL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE HARD BRAKING IS A VERY SUDDEN AND SERIOUS EVENT. IT TAKES THE TRUCK FROM 70 TO 55 OR LESS MPH WITHIN THE TIME IT TAKES ME TO REACT AND HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO STOP THE BRAKING (1 SECOND?). THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW ON MAY 29, 2015. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN CLOSE BEHIND ME WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED FOR MULTIPLE TYPES OF SEMI TRAILERS, BOX, TANKER, SHINY ALUMINUM, PAINTED WHITE, ETC. ONCE, IT APPEARED TO HAPPEN AS I WENT UNDER AN INTERSTATE OVER PASS (NO VEHICLES WERE ANYWHERE NEAR IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TIME). I HAVE PURCHASED A CAR DVR CAMERA, SPECIFICALLY TO TRACK THIS PROBLEM, AND A PROBLEM WHERE THE CAR VERY FREQUENTLY SAYS TO PUT MY HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL (WHILE THEY ALREADY ARE). THE CAMERA POWER CABLE HAD COME OUT (NO RECORDINGS) ON OCT 1, 2015, SO I DO NOT HAVE A RECORDING OF THE POST-RECALL HARD BRAKING EVENT. THE INTERSTATE HARD BRAKING EVENTS HAPPEN TO ME ABOUT ONCE EVERY 500 MILES (ONE TIME MANY TIMES IN SINGLE DAY). THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO BE A SEVERE AND SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2015 FORD F150 PLATINUM. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 15V614000. *JB

Mileage: 5,000

THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND COLLISION ALERT SYSTEMS. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AND PASSING TRACTOR-TRAILER SIZED VEHICLES, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WILL FALSELY SENSE ANOTHER VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT AND ACTIVATE THE BRAKE SYSTEM, RESULTING IN RAPID DECELERATION OF THE TRUCK AND CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A COLLISION FROM BEHIND. WHEN THE SYSTEM ACTIVATES, THERE ARE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK, ONLY IN THE ADJACENT LANE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER HALF A DOZEN TIMES, AND HAS RESULTED IN NEAR REAR-END COLLISIONS FROM VEHICLES BEHIND THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF HOW RAPIDLY THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SLOWS THE TRUCK. PASSENGERS IN THE TRUCK HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO THEIR SEATBELTS FROM THE RAPID DECELERATION OF THE TRUCK. LUCKILY NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT, BUT THIS PRESENTS AN EXTREME SAFETY PROBLEM AND HAS RESULTED IN HAVING TO TURN OFF THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND COLLISION ALERT SYSTEMS. FORD HAS NOT SUCCESSFULLY CREATED A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED AT HTTP://WWW.F150FORUM.COM/F118/ADAPTIVE-CRUISE-MALFUNCTIONS-SCARY-299485/.

Mileage: 3,000

AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND CAME TO FIRST STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD.

Mileage: 1,950

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE FAR LEFT LANE GOING 72 MPH WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE TRUCK RANDOMLY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE RED CRASH INDICATOR FLASHED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOTHING IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. IF SOMEONE WAS BEHIND ME, IT IS LIKELY THEY WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED MY VEHICLE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE AUTO CRUISE CONTROL,ALTHOUGH FORD BELIEVES THIS BEHAVIOR IS NORMAL.

Mileage: 3,000