Ford F-150 Complaints (2016)
2,093 consumer complaints on file.
- #11255592September 16, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WITH COMPLAINT OF HEARING RATTLING UNDER VEHICLE AND IN STEERING COLUMN ALONG WITH NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT BRAKE AREA. ALSO WITH COMPLAINTS OF VEHICLES WANDERING LEFT AND RIGHT ON HIGHWAY REGARDLESS OF ROAD CROWN. HAVE ASKED SPECIFICALLY TO CHECK THE ELECTRIC STEERING TO ENSURE NOT FAULTY. ALL THESE COMPLAINTS WHILE STILL UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY. TODAY, TWO WEEKS AFTER LAST VISIT, STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING AND I CANNOT TURN THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON MY PROPERTY GOING SLOW AND WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. I WAS DRIVING HOME AND DROVE 30 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 70MPH. GLAD THE STEERING DID NOT FREEZE THEN. SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND GOT THE 'STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED' ON THE CLUSTER ALONG WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER SYMBOLS. THE SYNC SCREEN CAME UP AND FROZE AND COULD NOT BE CLEARED NOR WAS IT RESPONSIVE TO ANY OTHER SELECTIONS ON SCREEN. I THINK THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH EITHER THE ELECTRIC STEERING, A SENSOR OR POSSIBLE LOW OR INTERRUPTED VOLTAGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO VOLTAGE GAUGE FOR BATTERY NOR WAS THERE ANY INDICATOR THAT WARNED OF A LOW VOLTAGE ISSUE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. IS NHTSA WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT IS INVESTIGATED? I AM WAITING UNTIL MONDAY WHEN DEALER OPENS TO HAVE THEM COME GET THIS VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO DO ANYTHING TO IT TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. I AM UPLOADING THE LATEST SERVICE INVOICE FOR THIS ISSUE. DEALER HAS CONSISTENTLY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11255487September 14, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING AN ALARM STARTING BEEPING AND "LOW BRAKE FLUID" FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN I WENT TO STOP IN A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK ROLLED TO A STOP. WE IMMEDIATELY PUT BRAKE FLUID INTO THE RESERVOIR AND IT DISAPPEARED. NO PUDDLES UNDER TRUCK OR LIQUID ON THE TIRES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11255212September 13, 2019ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT/ SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING SUDDENLY TURNED ON. ALTERNATED W SERVICE LIGHT. BUT I WAS JUST DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A 70 DEGREE DAY ON A DRY PAVED ROAD DECELERATING FROM A 40MPH ZONE TO A 30 MPH ZONE UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. I WASN'T USING HILL DESCENT AND TRACTION WAS FINE. THE DISTURBING PART WAS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RAN ROUGH AND HAD NO POWER. I COULD NOT GET IT TO RUN WELL ENOUGH PULL IT OVER OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANE. AN ON OFF CYCLE RETURNED FUNCTION FOR A FEW SECONDS AND I GOT AROUND THE CORNER BEFORE THE FAULT OCCURRED AGAIN. WITH NO HILLS THE LAST BLOCK I GOT TO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE A LONGER OFF PERIOD RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION. THIS TYPE OF SUDDEN POWER LOSS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11254817September 11, 2019UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE MOONROOF IN OUR F150 WON'T OPEN OR COMPLETELY CLOSE. THE VENT OPTION IN THE MOONROOF OPENS A FRACTION OF THE AMOUNT IT HAS OPENED PREVIOUSLY. BASED ON MY RESEARCH IT'S A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE TRACK. SINCE THE MOONROOF WON'T CLOSE COMPLETELY THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAB. THE MOONROOF IS RARELY USED. WE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN IT AND DO SOME BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING (TO AT LEAST GET IT TO CLOSE COMPLETELY) WHILE SITTING IDLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I CONTACTED MY FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT THERE WERE NO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT WEEK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11254385September 10, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
ON 7 SEPTEMBER 2019 WE RETURNED FROM A FAMILY TRIP OF 9 DAYS. DURING THIS TIME THE F-150 WAS SITTING IN THE GARAGE THE WHOLE TIME. WHEN WE RETURNED I WENT TO BACK THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL I HAD NO BRAKES. SHORTLY NOTICING THAT THERE WERE NO BRAKES THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR CAME ON. I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR AND INDEED THE LEVEL WAS REALLY LOW, WHEN IT WAS FULL BEFORE WE LEFT ON THE TRIP. THERE WERE NO POOLS OR PUDDLES OF FLUID ANYWHERE. ON 10 SEPT, I REFILLED THE RESERVOIR WITH BRAKE FLUID. WHILE REMAINING IN THE DRIVEWAY, I PUMPED THE BRAKES. THE BREAK PEDAL CONSISTENTLY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BREAKING POWER. AFTER SEVERAL PUMPS OF THE BREAKS THE LOW FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR CAME BACK ON. I CHECKED TO SEE THE LEVEL AND INDEED AGAIN IT WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM MARKER. AND AGAIN THERE IS NO INDICATION OF LEAKING ANYWHERE. THERE ARE NO POOLS OF FLUID ANYWHERE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOR UNDER THE VEHICLE. I PLAN TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. SOME MOTION WAS USED TO VERIFY IF THE BREAKS WERE WORKING. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED IN THE GARAGE OR ON THE DRIVEWAY OF THE HOUSE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11254402September 10, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRUCK EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE SENSOR FAILURES OVER SEVERAL MONTHS THAT RESET. FAILURES INCLUDE CAR STALLING IN INTERSECTION, BLIND SPOT MONITORING, BACK UP SENSORS, CAR SHUTTING OFF AND TURNING BACK ON ON ITS OWN. CAR HAD TO BE POWERED DOWN AND SHUT OFF FOR 30 SECONDS BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO RESTART. MOST RECENT FAILURE RESULTED IN TRUCK HORN GOING OFF AS WELL AS CAR TURNING OFF WHILE GOING 35-40 MPH THEN RESTARTING ON ITS OWN - CAR SURGED FORWARD AFTER IT RESTARTED ITSELF. AT THE SAME TIME HAZARDS COMING ON, DOORS UNLOCKING AND LOCKING AND REAR TAILGATE OPENING. AFTER BRINGING CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHUT OFF CAR AND IT TURNED ITSELF BACK ON (HORN WENT OFF, HAZARDS WENT ON, DOORS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED, AND REAR TAIL GATE RELEASED). TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11252570August 31, 2019SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT THE TRUCK A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN AND NOW THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IS WENT OUT PROBABLY BE THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEXT THEY SHOULD BE RELIABLE FOR THIS I'M 100 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY AND THEY WERE STILL ON FIX IT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11252406August 30, 2019UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALL STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS/BUTTONS BECAME UNRESPONSIVE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11246492August 26, 2019POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION MERGING ON TO INTERSTATE I-26 AT 60 MPH DURING AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WHEN IT UNEXPECTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING DOWN SHIFTED FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOW GEAR WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS 66K MILES ON IT. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN AND WAS REFERED TO DEALER. NO RESOLUTION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11245679August 22, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN ROAD. SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. A MINUTE LATER THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODES INTO A MILLION PIECES. CALL DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY "WE'VE NEVER SEEN THAT PROBLEM BEFORE." TAKE IT TO WINDOW REPAIR SHOP. "OH WE SEE THIS WITH F150S SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK." THEY TELL ME ITS DUE TO THE REAR DEFROST NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURNING OFF. I HAD TURNED IT ON A WEEK BEFORE TO DEFROST THE REAR WINDOWS. I HAD NOT TURNED IT ON THE DAY IT EXPLODED. FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE. OTHERWISE, WHY WOULD ONE SMALL WINDOW REPAIR PLACE SEE THIS SEVERAL TIMES/WEEK?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11245199August 20, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO GET TO PARKING LOT. WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE THE TRUCK A FEW HOURS LATER IT HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES!!! HAD I DRIVEN ANY FURTHER I WOULD HAVE SURELY CRASHED AND DIED SINCE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY. NO FLUID WAS LEAKING. HAD TO TOW TO DEALERSHIP. NEED TO RECALL THE 2016'S TOO.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11244613August 17, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL TYPE AREA, DOWN HILL. BREAK WARNING CAME ON (40MPH). TRIED TO STOP BUT PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I SAID TO MY FAMILY TO HOLD ON WE HAVE NO BREAKS AND WE'RE APPROACHING A STOPED CAR MAKING A LEFT. AS THEY WERE SCREAMING IN FEAR I STEPPED ON THE EMERGENCY BREAK AND DOWN SHIFTED TO FIRST. WE ARE LUCKY I KNEW WHAT TO DO. ANOTHER FAMILY MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. THE FORD DEALER SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING THROUGH. 2016 FORD F-150 3.5 ECOBOOST
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11244070August 15, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY BRAKE SYSTEM ALERT STARTED GOING OFF AND BRAKE ALERTS ON DASH, A MINUTE LATER I WENT TO BRAKE AND HAD NO BRAKES, I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TO A PARKING LOT. I OPENED UP THE HOOD AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID, I BOUGHT MORE FLUID AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE 3 MORE BLOCKS AND ALL THE ALERTS WENT OFF AGAIN AND NO BRAKES, I GOT PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE FLUID AND IT WAS GONE. THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF LEAKS AND ALL THE FLUID WENT INTO THE BOOSTER AND ENGINE, CAUSING A THICK CLOUD OF SMOKE I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND IT WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE I WAS JUST OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. IT IS COSTING ME OVER $800. I AM VERY LUCKY IT WASN'T A BAD ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ALL THE FLUID WENT INTO THE BOOSTER AND INTO THE ENGINE. THE FORD DEALER WILL HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION AND ARE REPAIRING IT NOW. I COULD ADD IT LATER IF NEEDED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11244092August 15, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11243514August 13, 2019FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BEHAVIOR MATCHES THE ISSUES DESCRIBED IN FORD RECALL 16B32. WHEN I ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE OCCASIONALLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND GOES INTO A FAILURE MODE WHERE I CANNOT ACCELERATE. A FEW WARNINGS SHOW UP ON THE DASHBOARD RELATED TO HILL START ASSIST AND BEING DISABLED AND TO SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON RESOLVES THE PROBLEM, BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I'M USUALLY ACCELERATING TO GET ONTO A HIGHWAY WHERE IT'S NOT SAFE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE STOP. FROM THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN 16B32 (MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 8/31/15 TO 4/27/16 IN KANSAS CITY), BUT FORD TELLS ME MY VIN IS NOT LISTED AS AFFECTED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE NOW AND IT IS UNPREDICTABLE IN WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH OF "HILL START ASSIST FAILURE" SHOWS A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER FORD OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11243775August 13, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
ON STARTING STATIONARY VEHICLE RECEIVED AUDIBLE WARNING OF LOW BRAKE FLUID. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN NORMALLY 2 DAYS PRIOR WITH NO INDICATION. OPENED HOOD AND OBSERVED BRAKE FLUID IN RESERVOIR BELOW MIN. ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO BETWEEN MIN AND MAX. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN TO FLOOR. OBSERVED FLUID LEVEL LOWER WITHIN RESERVOIR, BUT NO FLUID OBSERVED COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONTINUED TO ADD FLUID, PUMP PEDAL AND OBSERVE FLUID DRAINING, BUT NO FLUID LEAK FOUND. TOTAL FLUID ADDED - 36 OZ. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONCURRED WITH SELF-ASSESSMENT THAT MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND DRAINING FLUID WAS COLLECTING IN BRAKE BOOSTER HOUSING. SERVICE DEPARTMENT QUOTING $1000 TO REPAIR. VEHICLE 37 MONTHS OLD, 47000 MILES - JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. HAD VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN MOTION I FEEL CONFIDENT COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED / INJURIES LIKELY. MY GRAVEST CONCERN IS THAT FAILURE OF MAJOR SAFETY SYSTEM DID NOT HAVE ANY PRECURSOR NOR EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS. HARD FOR LOW AGE/LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE TO HOLD VALUE WITH THIS ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11242430August 8, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE HEADING TO THE DENTIST YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING AND THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON, THOUGHT MAYBE A SENSOR FAULT AND KEPT DRIVING, NEXT THE BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAME ON. SO I PULLED OVER AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I BARELY STOPPED IN TIME BECAUSE THERE WAS A STOP SIGN. I POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS NO FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. I LOCKED THE TRUCK UP AND WALKED 3 BLOCKS TO A ACE HARDWARE TO GET SOME MORE FLUID. I GOT BACK TO THE TRUCK AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS BUT DIDN'T FIND ANY. SO I FILLED UP THE FLUID AND PUMPED THE BRAKES, I HAD ENOUGH TO GET ME HOME SAFELY. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED AGAIN AND FOUND THE FLUID TO BE ALL GONE AGAIN. THAT WAS WITHING A 5 MILE DISTANCE TO WHERE I FILLED IT UP LAST. I CHECKED FOR LEAKS ONCE AGAIN AND DIDN'T FIND ANY. SO I PULLED THE VACUUM SENSOR OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID POURED OUT. THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND KEPT PUSHING THE BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BOOSTER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11242478August 8, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER & THE CABIN STARTED SMOKING. I PULL OVER TO GET OUT TO BREATHE, ONE MINUTE LATER THE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERS COMPLETELY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11242007August 6, 2019FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY TRUCK LOST COMPLETE POWER ON 8/3/19. SEVERAL DIFFERENT WANING LIGHTS CAME ON. FORTUNATLEY, I WAS LOST POWER ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AT ABOUT 30 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO "LIMP" MY TRUCK BACK HOME. I HAVE A CODE READER AND IT SHOWED CODE P2112 "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK CLOSED". I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE LETTER FROM 2016-2017 ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE WITH AN EXPIRATION NOTICE OF SEPTEMBER 2017. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN DECEMBER 2016 AND WAS NEVER SENT ANY NOTICE. I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT A DEFECT THAT CAUSES A VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER SUDDENLY, AND ADDRESSES IT WITH THIS BANDAID LEVEL OF SERVICE. IT IS A SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE FIX. I FIXED IT MYSELF IN LESS THAN AN HOUR WITH A PART PURCHASED FROM FORD THAT WAS LESS THAN $200. MY CONCERN IS THAT FORD DID NOT NOTIFY ME AND WILL NOT STAND BY THIS DANGEROUS DEFECTIVE ISSUE. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THERE WAS AN EXPIRATION ON THAT LETTER AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO DO AN ACTUAL RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11241755August 5, 2019SERVICE BRAKES
ON JULY 18, 2019 VEHICLE (2016 FORD F150 WITH 51,721 MILES) DRIVEN UNDER HIGHWAY CONDITIONS EXPERIENCE A 'LOW BRAKE FLUID' WARNING FOLLOWED AFTERWARDS WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SECURE THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE CONDITION. FORTUNATELY THE DRIVING SITUATION ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO BE SECURED SAFELY. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THERE WERE NO INDICATION OF BRAKE FLUID LOSS THROUGH BROKEN BRAKE LINES OR SYSTEM LEAKAGE. SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSPORTED THE VEHICLE TO THE VEHICLE OUR ORIGINATING FORD DEALERSHIP, THE SHOP DIAGNOSTIC RESULT WAS THE 'FAILURE OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER REAR CUP SEAL'. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE INCLUDED THE BOOSTER PUMP DUE TO BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION. ISSUES: THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE TO WHICH FORD MOTOR PREVIOUSLY RECALLED 2013 - 2014 F150'S. AT 51K MILES, THE FAILURE OF A MASTER CYLINDER IS PREMATURE. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION OF THE MASTER CYLINDER DOES NOT READILY LEAD TO INDICATION OF POTENTIAL FAILURE OR NEED FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS FAILURE COULD BE CATASTROPHIC UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS IF PROPER OPERATOR CONTROL IS NOT FOLLOWED - LOWER SPEED BY REDUCING GEARING AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE REPLACEMENTS ARE OEM FACTORY PARTS; POSSIBLY THE SAME MANUFACTURE AS THAT REPLACED WHICH COULD BE POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE FAILURE (THIS COULD NOT BE CLARIFIED BY THE FORD SHOP AT THE TIME OF THE WORK)! THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF COURSE POTENTIAL FOR RELAPSE OF THE SAME EVENT. SECONDARILY IS THE PREMATURE EXPENSE OF MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND BOOSTER PUMP REPLACEMENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0