The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the brakes would fail intermittently. The contact would have to apply abrupt pressure to the pedal in order for the brakes to respond. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where it was discovered that the brake power assist vacuum failed. The contact was able to locate a recall for the failure (NHTSA campaign id number: 08V208000 -service brakes, hydraulic: Power assist: Vacuum: Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings) but was advised by the dealer that hiv VIN was not included. The manufacturer advised taking the vehicle to an authorized dealer for repairs. The vehicle was repaired. The current and failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

- Orlando, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. When the contact attempted to start the vehicle, the engine backfired. The vehicle finally started, and when the contact attempted to back up the vehicle, he realized that the power brakes failed. He struck a vehicle parked behind him. The brakes were extremely heavy and there was no power assist. Four days later, he took the vehicle to the dealer and the technician informed him that the vacuum hose was loose, which caused the power assist failure. The vehicle was repaired at the owner's expense. The contact filed a consumer review request with the dealer to apply for an extended warranty, but his request was denied. After further research, the contact realized that his failures were identical to NHTSA campaign id number 08V208000 (service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings); however, the manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 70,000 and current mileage was 90,000.

- Northville, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. While driving between 5-10 mph, the four wheel drive began grinding, and the brakes failed. The contact had to stand on the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. Roy anderson Ford of waycross stated that his VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 08V208000 (service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings). The current and failure mileages were 69,000. Updated 07/22/08 updated

- Patterson, GA, USA

Brake vaccum booster hose failure.

- Smithville , OH, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The brakes failed while the contact was driving in reverse. The dealer stated that the vacuum line to the booster failed and needed to be replaced. The speed was unknown. The current mileage was 36,111 and failure mileage was 36,050.

- Gainesville, GA, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. While attempting to stop at 30 mph, the brakes failed. The contact had to apply the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that a vacuum hose came loose. The repair would cost $162. The failure mileage was 41,999 and current mileage was 42,000. Updated

- Pinebluff, AR, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the vacuum hose slipped off, which resulted in a total loss of brakes. While driving 20 mph, she attempted to apply the brakes and the vehicle would not stop. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the hose failed. The vehicle was repaired by the dealer. The purchase date and transmission type were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 22,950.

- Moody , TX, USA

Brakes worked fine upon arriving at store. Upon leaving parking lot as I approached street, I applied brakes to learn that the vehicle had no brakes. I pressed the brakes very hard and was able to slowly stop. I was probably traveling at less than 5-10 mph leaving parking. I checked brake fluid and any engine codes, all were normal. I proceeded to the house carefully allowing for maximum distance. By pressing very hard on brake pedal, I was able gradually come to a stop. On Monday, 11/19/2007, I took the vehicle to the local Ford dealership. The vehicle this morning had a check engine light visible. The trouble was quickly diagnose by service mechanic as a broken vacuum line behind the engine. The small country dealership related that they replaced the same line on a similar vehicle the week before. The dealership was in southeast Georgia and the nearest part was in memphis, tn and would take 2 days to arrive. Plus, the manifold and other parts had to be removed to get to line. It took some 6 hours of labor to replace. The parts and labor was $767.80 and the rental car was $112.19. The service on the vehicle was completed in the afternoon of 11/21/2007. The mileage on the truck was 43996 miles when taken in for service.

- Augusta, GA, USA