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Contact states on 6-15-05 her husband was driving 1995 Ford F150. When attempting to leave the parking lot could not get truck out of park. He shut the car off, put it in neutral, and was able to drive the car. Later the ABS light came on and blinked 15 times. When he got home realized did not have any brake lights. Drove another vehicle to work the next day and called the dealership, and he said it sounded like a bad fuse. Sunday morning he went to change the fuse, and as he was installing a fuse, he heard a hissing noise and a smoke came out from the hood. He raised the hood and noticed that the cruise control switch was completely charred. Consumer disconnected the switch because he had seen it done on the other 2000 F150 they owned, and he was afraid of a fire could start. Immediately called Ford, and they did not answer. She called again and she told Ford she was recording them. They refused to give her the NHTSA phone number. They said their computer was down and they could not provide any information. She called back later, and was told them the same thing. They said they still have the truck, and NHTSA was welcome to come and check it.
ABS system is defective, and due to ABS system odometer or speedometer will not work properly only way to drive vehicle is to disconnect ABS. But, then everything else will not work.
Steering pump started growling when steering was corrected due to the steel part of steering hoses being rusted, and one of them had rusted through, causing fluid to spray out under pressure. Thereby emptying power steering reservoir, and causing loss of steering. Brakes repaird due to failure.
This tire was rotated from left front to left rear two weeks prior to tread separation. When driving at low speed (15-25 mph) on the day of incident we could feel a wobble in the vehicle but did not connect it to any tire problems. After driving 150 miles of a 600 mile trip a loud pop was heard we determined that the tire had blown. My pregnant wife applied the brakes and pulled the vehilcle off the road onto the right hand shoulder of I-35 just South of dallas. The tread had separated and did damage to the left rear quarter panel, and fuel filler neck of the rear tank. I took video tape (available to you) of the incident. We replaced the blown tire with the spare, continued to little rock, ar where we purchased an identical tire and replace it in the left rear position. United services automobile association (usaa) paid for a claim that we submitted. We experienced a side wall failure on the right front one year earlier on memorial day traveling from Oklahoma to Arkansas. (tiresize: 235/75R15)( dot number: Tire size: 235/75R15 )
Original brakes on vehicle failed to work after being applied. Brake pedal went to the floor without warning. Owner checked brakes, and noticed brake pad lining had separated from metal backing plate & had fallen off. Brake pads still had 1/4in of pad left on each brake. Brake piston went out due to nothing to push against. ABS brakes are on the rear brakes. All four front brake pads were replaced. Upon removing the right side caliper, the brake lining fell off too.
The frame under the transmission started poping very early. Repeated attemts were made by the dealer to solve the problem. Finally an outside brake shop ided the problem and the dealer repaired at about 45000 miles problem soon returned and now disables the vechile
Rear anti-lock brakes lock up causing skidding and loss of control, when humid or rain conditions exist. This has occured since the vehicle was new. The dealer told me this was normal, and to drag the brake pedal to cause friction and dry out the drums. Now that the vehicle is out of warranty, the dealer now says that it is caused by a failed sensor, requiring $288 in repairs.
I have had at least four occasions where the ABS system didn't function and the rear tires have locked and skidded. The dealer says they cannot test in the shop, and can find nothing wrong. A fellow co-worker with the same model year and F-150 experienced the same problem just yesterday with his truck. The ABS system does not go into the pulse mode when the tires lock up and start skidding.
Consumer was driving approximately 35 mph when another vehicle pulled out in front of him made an ilegal left turn, causing a rearend collision at 35mph, and the driver's side air bag did not deploy. Consumer also experienced ABS brake failure.
The manufacturer has been experiencing problems with anti-lock brakes. The rear brakes only malfunction during wet/cold and/or inclement weather. In one instance, the consumer was driving, and went to apply brakes, foot went all the way to the floorboard. In turn, the consumer ran into a snow bank to avoid hitting another vehicle. The vehicle doesn't have any problems during warm weather. The manufacturer has been contacted and litigation is in process. *akbrake adjusters don't work and rear brakes become inoperative.
Consumer has ABS brakes. Front brakes are warped. Also rear brakes lock up when applied. There is also vibration in braking system. Dealers cannot correct problem.
Owner has ABS brakes, brakes have erratic operation in damp weather. Vehicle would not stop when brakes were applied, once resulting in a collision. Also rear brake shoes failed due to a design flaw.
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- Tamaqua, PA, USA