This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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I was braking and brake pedal sank to the floor. It turned out steel hydraulic brake lines had failed. I had all of them replaced in about 3/06 for a cost of $1000. I did not replace at the time the master cylinder to ABS lines. They failed on 11/23/2006 and I have retained them. If these components had failed at highway speeds it could have been potentially deadly. Note that my 1994 Taurus sho had a similar failure. This vehicle has also had the transmission cooler steel lines fail and other severe undercarriage rust problems.
Sudden and catastrophic brake failure caused by rupture of rt. Front brake hose, loss of all fluid and total failure of brake system. Vehicle was stopped by use of emergency brake pedal. No casualty but as incident happened without any warning in a hospital parking lot consequences could have been dire. Original purchase dealer maintained vehicle on schedule: Most recent service and inspection in August 2005. Vehicle garaged with 96,000 mi.
The brake lines rupture with no warning. The vehicle has absolutely no brakes. The brake pedal goes straight to the floor. If in traffic, this brake line rupture could cause serious injury or death. Brake lines had to be replaced.
On June 27, 2005 while driving about 65 mph the consumer heard a noise. And upon stopping, the consumer noticed the spare tire fell off. No damage to the vehicle was reported. The cable broke completely off, and the tire was gone. Owner called Ford, and they were not concerned. The brake line ruptured.
The car is a 1997 Ford Expedition. The front to rear brake line corroded and failed. This happened coasting into my driveway. Even though it is a split system the braking left was minimal. The partition between the front chamber and the back didn't seem to leave enough fluid in the front chamber to allow effective remaining braking. Not to mention the brake line corroding through in less than 8 years. I had the brake line replaced but did not retain the old brake line. The cost was $623.04.
- Bay Village, OH, USA
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While driving at 40 mph, the driver applied the brakes and the brake pedal went to the floor. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic and the mechanic indicated that the steel line rusted and was allowing brake fluid to leak. The first incident, the brake line from the master cylinder rusted through and then on the third occasion the power steering line from pump to reservoir rusted through.
When applying brakes, brake line cracked and started to leak fluid. It was hard to stop vehicle. Dealer notified. Consumer states that the fluid sprayed into the cylinder, consumer had to replace spark plugs and wires.
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- Slingerlands, NY, USA