2014 Ford F-150 complaints

ON 5/24/16 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30PM WHILE DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE, A LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ABOUT 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD, I LOST BRAKING IN THE TRUCK - THE PEDAL SIMPLY WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT HAND LANE AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COME TO A STOP. I CALLED AAA AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY PUMPING THE BRAKES AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK BRAKE FLUID LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,700. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING TO WORK ON THE LOCAL FREEWAY. LOW BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND I PULLED OFF TO A NEAR BY AUTOZONE .5 MILES AWAY. CHECK BRAKE FUILD WHICH WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY EMPTY. BOUGHT A 32 OZ BOTTLE OF BRAKE FUILD. DRIVE ANOTHER 6 MILES TO WORK AND THE LOW BRAKE FUILD LIGHT CAME ON. POURED THE REST OF THE FUILD TO GET TO ANOTHER AUTOZONE TO BUY ANOTHER 2 BOTTLES OF FUILD TO GET TO A GARAGE NEAR MY HOUSE. USED A TOTAL OF 3 BOTTLES AND NO SIGN OF FUILD LEAKING ANYWHERE ON MY TRUCK. THE FUILD COULD BE LEAKING INTO THE BOOTER. AS OF RIGHT NOW WAITING ON MY TRUCK TO BE LOOKED OVER FOR THE ISSUE OF LOST BRAKE FUILD AT MY LOCAL GARAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER PUSHED THE BRAKE FLUID BACK TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

ENGINE OIL IS GETTING CONTAMINATED WITH GASOLINE.OIL IS GETTING DILUTED AND THE LEVELS OF VAPOR OFF GASSING COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. DEALER STATES THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE BUT NUMEROUS REPORTS ARE ON LINE FROM MANY AREAS.

3.5 ECO BOOST ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AT TIMES AND WHEN PASSING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SOMETIMES GOES INTO "SAFE MODE" AND SHUTS DOWN TO IDLE WHEN UNDER FULL ACCELERATION. MILEAGE IS CONSTANTLY GOING DOWN, FROM 22MPG TO 13MPG. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NEW TO THEM.THE DEALER SAID THEY FOUND TRACKS ON THE SPARK PLUGS AND CHANGED THEM, NEW PLUG WIRES WERE SUPPOSEDLY BAD, REPLACED BOTH TURBOS. STILL NO DIFFERENCE.I HAVE A VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THE ENG CHECK LIGHT COMING ON AND AFTER THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THIS IN OBD2 MEMORY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE TOOK LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH BRAKE FLUID AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE [LOW BRAKE FLUID] LIGHT CAME ON WITH AN AUDIBLE DING. APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS LATER WE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MADE A LEFT UPON GREEN LIGHT TRAVELED 2 TENTHS OF A MILE AND READIED TO EXIT ONTO A RAMP TOWARD ANOTHER ROAD. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY EFFECT IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY MOVED THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT SIDE OFF THE SHOULDER TO SLOW DOWN AND PUMPED THE BRAKES 4 MORE TIMES WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE A VERY MINIMAL EFFECT AS I CONTINUED TO COMPLETELY LET THE VEHICLE COME TO A STOP OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.ONCE TRAFFIC CLEARED WE TURNED THE VEHICLE AROUND AND LITERALLY COASTED 15MPH INTO A FOOD MART EXXON 100 FEET BEHIND US AND CAME TO A STOP AS THE WHEELS TOUCHED THE CURB. THEN WE CALLED FORD ROADSIDE SERVICE FOR A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER WAITING 2 HOURS WE PROCEEDED TO THE DEALERSHIP F-150 IN TOW. WE WERE INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED PUSHING ALL THE BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BOOSTER.

ON 5/17/2016 WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY BUT I COULD HEAR THE SOUND OF WHAT I ASSUMED WERE THE BRAKE PADS AGAINST THE ROTORS AND THE TRUCK SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE DASH ALARM INDICATED RED AND AUDIBLE BEEPS TELLING ME TO CHECK BRAKE FLUID. I LEFT THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING SPOT AND CALLED FOR A RIDE HOME. WE WERE APPROX 10 MILES FROM HOME. THE NEXT DAY, FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO FORD OF CLERMONT. THE SERVICE WRITER ADVISED ME THAT THEY WOULD BE REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BOOSTER PUMP AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED IN A DAY OR TWO. ON 5/19/2016 THE SERVICE WRITER CALLS ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT THEY ARE REPLACING MY LINES AS WELL AND THE FORD WANTS MY BRAKE SYSTEM RETURNED TO THEM WITH FLUID IN THE LINE SO THAT THEY CAN INSPECT THEM FOR THE FAILURE. ON 5/20/2016 I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOLD THEM THAT ALTHOUGH THEY ARE REPLACING THE BRAKE PARTS, FORD HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. FORD DID NOT OFFER TO BE PROACTIVE, THEY ADVISED ME THAT IF THE PROBLEM SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN THAT I SHOULD CONTACT THEM FOR ASSISTANCE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TOWING WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE PLACING PASSENGERS IN THIS VEHICLE.

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND A COUPLE WEEKS AFTER HAVING IT I GOT A BRAKE WARNING AND IT SAID LOW BRAKE FLUID. I FILLED THE BRAKE FLUID UP AND DROVE IT A FEW MORE DAY AND AGAIN LOW BRAKE FLUID APPEARED ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. AND I DROVE THE TRUCK BACK HOME ONLY TO PUT MORE BRAKE FLUID IN. I ALSO TOLD THE DEALER THAT MY BRAKES DON'T FEEL SAFE WHEN I PUSH ON THEM BECAUSE THEY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND. I BASICALLY HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY CAN'T FIX A PROBLEM THEY CAN'T FIND.

I GOT INTO MY TRUCK, STARTED IT - NOTHING UNUSUAL. PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE, IT STARTED BACK, I PRESSED THE BRAKE - THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE IT WAS PROBABLY IDLING A LITTLE HIGHER THAN NORMAL IN WARM-UP MODE. I HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND AVOID HITTING A FENCE. THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING CAME UP AFTERWARDS, FOLLOWED BY A BRAKE SYSTEM RED WARNING. I INVESTIGATED, THEN HAD A MECHANIC NEIGHBOR ASSIST ME. THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID LEAK EVIDENT - NO APPARENT DAMAGED BRAKE LINES OR COMPONENTS. THE NEIGHBOR INDICATED IT WAS MOST LIKELY AN ISSUE WITH THE BOOSTER / MASTER CYLINDER OR THE VACUUM LINE. I PUT ABOUT 90 OUNCES OF FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR DURING THE TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS 3/4 EMPTY WHEN I ARRIVED. STILL NO EXTERNAL LEAK EVIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP TREATED THE REPAIR AS A WARRANTY ITEM, AND TOLD ME THE FLUID WAS SATURATING THE BOOSTER WHICH HAD FAILED. THEY REPLACED BOTH THE BOOSTER AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. ALLSTAR FORD: PRAIRIEVILLE, LOUISIANA.

WHILE DRIVING ALONG A CITY STREET THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LOW MESSAGE CAME ON WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE LIGHT LIT UP ON CONSOLE. AT THIS POINT HAD I HAD NO BRAKES. DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BOARD ONLY MARGINALLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A SAFE LOCATION WITHOUT INCIDENCE. THE DEALER MECHANIC FOUND THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD LEAKED AND FLUID DRAINED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 29K MILES.

WHILE GOING DOWN A TOLL ROAD AT 85 MPH (THE SPEED LIMIT) A BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER PUMPING THE BREAKS A COUPLE OF TIMES IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT I WAS LOSING FLUID SOMEWHERE. WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE BREAKS BARELY RESPONDED TO MY PUMPING SO I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER THAT WAS NEARBY. THE MASTER CYLINDER APPARENTLY FAILED WITH NO WARNING OR WITHOUT ANY OUTSIDE "ISSUES". THE TRUCK HAS 69,000 MILES SO THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID. COST WAS ALMOST $900 TO REPLACE.

TONIGHT ON 5/13/2016 I HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AND MY LOW FLUID BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK WITHOUT CRASHING BUT THE GAS ME VERY CONCERNED. I ADDED A FULL QUART OF FLUID AND IT WAS GONE IN 2 MILES STEIN AND I EXPERIENCED ANOTHER BRAKE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKED INTO THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE BRAKE FLUID LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WAY TO WORK. A FEW MINUTED LATER BRAKE PEDAL STARTED GETTING SOFT. TURNED AROUND AND HEADED TO DEALERSHIP, BRAKES GETTING WORSE. HAD TO DRIVE IN LOW GEAR AND DOUBLE PUMP BRAKES. GOT TO AN AUTOPARTS STORE AFTER 4 MILES. MASTER CYLINDER WAS EMPTY. BOUGHT FLUID AND REFILLED. PEDAL WAS BETTER, BUT NOT NORMAL. DROVE ANOTHER SIX MILES TO DEALERSHIP. MADE IT BARELY WITH NO ACCIDENT. MASTER CYLINDER MOSTLY EMPTY ON ARRIVAL. LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AT BOTH STOPS. NO VISIBLE LEAKAGE. ALSO, WHEN I TOOK THE TOP OFF THE MASTER CYLINDER TO REFILL (ENGINE RUNNING), COULD HEAR HISSING. THERE SEEMED TO BE A VACUUM ON THE MASTER CYLINDER. PRETTY SURE THAT IS NOT THE WAY IT SUPPOSED TO BE. I ASSUME A SEAL FAILED SOMEWHERE AND THE VACUUM ASSIST SUCKED ALL THE FLUID OUT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER.

I STARTED TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND MY BRAKES FAILED. THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND A "LOW BRAKE FLUID" MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER. I HAD JUST PARKED THE TRUCK 1.5 HOURS PRIOR AND THE BRAKES WERE FINE. I LOOKED IN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THERE WAS NO FLUID. I DIDN'T FIND ANY FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY, DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I ALMOST HIT THE NEIGHBORS CAR BACKING OUT. I HAD TO GET MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I SHOULD FIND OUT TOMORROW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, BUT I FIND THIS VERY FREIGHTING THAT THE BRAKES CAN JUST FAIL LIKE THAT.

UPON DRIVING AFTER START UP, THE TRUCK WILL EXPERIENCE A HARSH UP SHIFT WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THE TRUCK WILL LURCH FORWARD VIOLENTLY. AFTER OPERATING, THE HARSH UP-SHIFT WILL GO AWAY. I HAVE BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE HARSH SHIFT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE CHECK STEERING WARNING DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING POSITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,571.

WHILE BACKING UP THE TRUCK, THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS SIGNS OF ANY TROUBLE. THIS OCCURRED AT 53,000 MILES. SEVERAL CODES BEGAN TO FLASH ON THE CONSOLE SUCH AS POWER STEERING FAULT AND CHECK TRACTION CONTROL, ETC. AFTER TOWING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY LATER CALLED AND SAID THE STEERING GEAR WAS BAD. IN ORDER TO REPLACE IT, IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT ALSO WHICH BRING THE COST TO APPROX. $1600. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I FEEL MOST CERTAIN I WOULD HAVE EITHER RUN INTO SOMEONE OR WRECKED THE VEHICLE.

SERVICE BRAKES - I HAVE 29,000 MILES AND WITH OUT WARNING THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE I WAS SITTING STILL. WENT AND GOT 2 BOTTLES OF FLUID AND FILLED DROVE 10 MILES AND ALL FLUID WAS GONE AND SO WAS BRAKES. TOOK TRUCK TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED BOTH THE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER WITH THE SAME OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS. THIS IS NOT YET A RECALL BUT AN INVESTIGATION SO WITH THE SAME PARTS INSTALLED I AM VERY NERVOUS NOW TO DRIVE THE TRUCK UNTIL AND REMEDY HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

AFTER DRIVING TO WORK I WAS EXISTING THE FREEWAY, A LOW BREAK FLUID WARNING LIGHT CAN ON. I PROCEEDED ABOUT 4 BLOCKS TO THE OFFICE I WAS WORKING AT, AND PARKED THE TRUCK. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE I STARTED TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING STALL AND HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. I HAD TO SHIFT TO PARK TO STOP THE TRUCK. WITH THE TRUCK IN PARK I CHECKED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE PEDAL WHEN ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TURNED OFF THE TRUCK AND CALLED FORD ROAD SIDE SERVICE. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID TANK AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY, WITH NO SIGNS OF ANY FLUID LEAKING ON THE GROUND. AFTER WAITING 3 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE WE FINALLY GOT IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND DELIVERED IT TO FORD OF BELLEVUE, IN WASHINGTON STATE. THE SERVICE ADVISER INFORMED ME THAT SINCE I HAD ABOUT 37,500 MILES ON IT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE FORD 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. HE SAID HE WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH ME ABOUT WHAT WAS WRONG.

WHILE MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED I PRESSED THE BREAK PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT APPLYING THE BREAKS. I IMMEDIATELY RELEASED THE BREAK PEDAL AND THEN PRESSED IT AGAIN. ON THIS ATTEMPT THE BREAKS DID ENGAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE COASTED IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

I WENT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE TODAY AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. A WARNING CAME ON THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS NO FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. I FILLED IT UP AND STARTED DRIVING. WITHIN TWO MINUTES THE WARNING CAME ON AGAIN. I AGAIN OPENED THE HOOD AND THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THERE IS NO SIGN OF A LEAK UNDER THE TRUCK. ONCE AGAIN I FILLED IT UP AND WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO THE LOW FLUID MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN AND THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER VERY SLOWLY, USING THE E-BRAKE AND GEARING TO STOP AS NEEDED. DEALER COULD FIND NO SIGN OF A LEAK AND THINKS IT MAY BE THE FLUID BYPASSING THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND COLLECTING IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY 2014 F-150 WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES. THIS IS A 5000 POUND PLUS VEHICLE, ONE WOULD EXPECT IT TO HAVE A VERY RELIABLE BRAKING SYSTEM. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL AS A RESULT OF THIS INVESTIGATION HTTP://WWW.NBCDFW.COM/NEWS/LOCAL/US-INVESTIGATES-420000-FORD-F-150S-FOR-BRAKE-FAILURE-371060011.HTML

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED DUE TO THE OVERHEATING OF THE REAR GLASS WINDOW DEFROSTER. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE IN THE REVERSE POSITION, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BRAKE FLUID LOW WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED IN EXCESS. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE VEHICLE WITH BRAKE FLUID; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHOLE MOTOR WAS RUNNING AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVING. COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING.

STARTED VEHICLE AFTER WORK, LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATED. PRESSED THE PEDAL AND IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 17,000 MILES ON IT AND LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. NO BRAKE PRESSURE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. CALLED FORD AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK. I HAVE CONCERNS THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN EVEN AFTER THE TRUCK IS REPAIRED.

I HAD A BRAKE FAILURE IDENTICAL TO THAT OF WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED, WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, I WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOORBOARD & I HAD LITTLE TO NO BRAKE CONTROL. REFILLED RESERVOIR BUT IT WAS EMPTY WITHIN 30 MINUTES. ALL FLUID DRAINED OUT OF MASTER CYLINDER AND IN TO BRAKE BOOSTER. HAD TO HAVE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, AND HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEM SINCE.

WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL STREETS A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ADVISING "LOW BRAKE FLUID", IN LESS THAT ONE MINUTE I HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. AFTER COMING TO A STOP I FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. I FILLED THE RESERVOIR AND DROVE ABOUT THREE MILES TO MY DESTINATION. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR ABOUT ON HOUR I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AGAIN AND IT WAS EMPTY BUT NO FLUID WAS ON THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BOOSTER TANK MUST BE REPLACED.

BRAKE FLUID LOW LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I STOPPED THE TRUCK AT WORK WITH A PLAN TO GET IT CHECKED AT LUNCH TIME. WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK THE BRAKE PEDAL INSTANTLY WENT TO THE FLOOR LEAVING THE TRUCK WITH NO BRAKES. I GOT OUT TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR LEVEL AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY, BUT THERE WERE NO LEAKS ANYWHERE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP

I WAS DRIVING AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE LOW BRAKE FLUID MESSAGE CAME UP AND FINALLY THE BREAK PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LOST ALL BREAKING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTO THE BREAK BOOSTER. BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED.

AN ARTICLE IN OUR LOCAL PAPER,FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAID YOUR ORGANIZATION WAS INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM WITH THE FORD 2014,F-150,3.5L ENGINE,FOR BRAKE FAILURE.ON INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE,THERE IS A PUDDLE 15"X5" OF WHAT I WOULD GUESS IS BRAKE FLUID THAT HAS LEAKED DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE STRUT.I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID ,"HE HADN'T HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM.I PLAN TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN VERY SOON.VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN OBSERVED ABOVE.

TRUCK WAS PARKED ON A HILL AND WHEN I RETURNED I GOT MESSAGE LOW BRAKE FLUID AND HAD NO BRAKES. I ADDED BRAKE FLUID AND WITHIN 2 MINUTES IT ALL LEAKED OUT, BUT NOTHING ON THE GROUND. HAD TRUCK TOWED AND THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID ALL THE BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. BOTH WERE REPLACED BY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. TRUCK HAD 10,000 MILES AT THE TIME. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD. VERY DANGEROUS. HOPEFULLY A RECALL WILL BE DONE BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES BECAUSE OF IT.

ON FEBRUARY 20, 2016 I PURCHASED A FORD F150 LARIAT EDITION FROM AN INDIVIDUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS COMING OFF A LEASE. I DROVE THE TRUCK TO MY HOME AND PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I RECEIVED THE TITLE ON MARCH 8. ON MARCH 9 I DROVE IT AND NOTICED AN ODD SMELL BUT THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE AIR CONDITIONER. ON MARCH 10 I AS I WAS DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT SAME SMELL BUT ALSO SAW SMOKE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I LOOKED UNDER THE DASHBOARD BUT DID NOT SEE OR SMELL WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. AS THE SMOKE WAS STILL BEING PRODUCED, I CALLED 911 AND STARTED TO TAKE MY PERSONAL ITEMS OUT OF THE CAB. ON ONE OF THE TRIPS TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSOLE, A BURNING PIECE OF THE HEADLINER FELL ON MY LEFT HAND. AT THAT POINT THE 911 OPERATOR TOLD ME TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE TRUCK WAS FULLY ON FIRE.

YESTERDAY WHEN I GOT INTO MY TRUCK AND STARTED IT THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL INSTANTLY WHEN TO THE FLOOR LEAVING THE TRUCK WITH NO BRAKES. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR LEVEL AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY BUT, THERE WAS NO LEAKS ANYWHERE, THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO GET FIXED. I DISCUSSED IT WITH JOE AND UPON EXPLORING THIS FURTHER JOE CAME ACROSS THE ATTACHED ARTICLE AND IT TURNS OUT THIS SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF BREAKS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER F150 TRUCK AND ARE BEING INVESTIGATED

BRAKE PEDDLE WENT CLEAR TO FLOOR AUG 2015, WERE TOLD BY FORD DEALERSHIP BREAK FLUID RAN INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH WE WERE AT A STOP LIGHT ON HILL AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE WE ROLLED INTO THE CAR BEHIND US ONCE LIGHT TURNED GREEN WE WENT UP THE HILL AND TRIED TO TURN COULD NOT STOP AND PEDESTRIANS WERE IN CROSSWALK SO WE COULD NOT TURN HAD TO GO STRAIGHT AND PULL OVER. WE WERE IN DOWNTOWN AND FOUND OUT LATER IF WE WERE ABLE TO TURN IT WAS A VERY STEEP DOWN HILL SO GOOD THAT WE ENDED GOING STRAIGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG ISSUE FOR US. THIS ISSUE ONCE FIXED THEN CAUSED THE BAKE LIGHTS NOT WORK WORK SO WE WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO A SWITCH THAT WENT BAD DUE TO THE BRAKE PEDDLE GOING TO THE FLOOR SINCE WE WERE ON VACATION IN NASHVILLE TN WHEN WE LEFT AND STARTED ON ROAD AGAIN SOON FOUND OUT THAT IT ALSO CAUSED THE BAKES WOULD NOT TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, WE WOULD HIT BRAKES AND WE WERE STILL GOING 70 MPH WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON SO WE MANUALLY TURNED OFF CRUISE WITH SWITCH ON STEERING WHEEL. WE HAD TO GET FIXED ONCE WE RETURNED TO OHIO. FORD PAID FOR OUR 3 EXTRA DAY STAY IN A MOTEL WHILE WE WAITED FOR PARTS TO BE FOUND BY US AND OUR DEALERSHIP IN OHIO SINCE THERE SEEMED TO BE NO BRAKE BOOSTERS AVAILABLE DURING THIS TIME. ONCE WE FOUND PARTS HAD THEM SHIPPED TO MID TEN FORD IN NASHVILLE TN.

FORD F150 SUPERCAB 4X4 5.0 AUTOMATIC. PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN FEBRUARY 2015. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, I NOTICED THE TRUCK WOULD BEGIN TO CREEP FORWARD WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED. THIS WOULD REQUIRE MORE EFFORT TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE PEDAL WOULD EVENTUALLY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER AT AROUND 500 MILES TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED BUT WAS TOLD THAT THIS CONDITION WAS NORMAL FOR POWER ASSIST BRAKES. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES WITH POWER ASSIST BRAKES AND THIS CONDITION IS NOT NORMAL. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 11000 MILES AND THE CONDITION PERSISTS. BASED ON COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER F150 OWNERS IT APPEARS THAT THESE TRUCKS ARE EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDERS WHICH ARE BYPASSING. SO FAR I HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE BUT THE BRAKING PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK COULD BE A PRECURSOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE. I KNOW THAT THE BRAKE PROBLEM HAS MAINLY BEEN IDENTIFIED ON TRUCKS WITH THE 3.5 ENGINE BUT FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT COULD AFFECT TRUCKS WITH OTHER ENGINES SUCH AS MINE BECAUSE IT HAS THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEM. WHILE I HAD MY TRUCK AT THE DEALER I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES ON A NEW 2014 F150 ON THE LOT AND THE BRAKES DID THE SAME THING AS MINE, THEREFORE IT WAS A"NORMAL" CONDITION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE WILL BE MORE ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THESE FAULTY MASTER CYLINDERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BRAKE FLUID LOW WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL DEPRESSED IN EXCESS. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE VEHICLE WITH BRAKE FLUID; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE REAR BRAKES OF MY 2014 F 150 SPORADICALLY LOCK UP FOR A FEW SEC AFTER SHORT OR LONG DISTANCE HIGHWAY DRIVE. THE ACTUAL LOCK UP OCCURS WHEN I MAKE A TURN INTO AND AROUND A PARKING LOT. ONCE I HAVE COMPLETED THE TURN THE BRAKES QUICKLY RELEASE THEMSELVES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER BUT CAN NEVER REPLICATE IT, SO NOTHING HAS BEEN TO EVEN LOOK AT THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT IS PROBABLY JUST THE ABS ACTING UP ONCE IN AWHILE.

ACCELERATION LAG IN A ROLLING OR STANDING START. MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN STOPPED WITH TRUCK FACING UPHILL OR SLOWING TO A NEAR STOP AND THEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING (SLOWING FOR A STOP LIGHT THAT TURNS GREEN AS YOU APPROACH THE INTERSECTION). ONCE ACCELERATION KICKS IN, THE VEHICLE JUMPS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAS DROPPED FROM NEUTRAL TO BEING INTO GEAR AT INCREASED RPM'S OR THE CLUTCH HAS SLIPPED. GEAR INDICATOR DOESN'T SHOW VEHICLE HAD EVER DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL. IF ACCELERATION RATE IS INCREASED FROM STOP OR ROLLING START, PROBLEM DOES NOT SEAM TO OCCUR. PROBLEM WAS NOTICED FROM BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP AND HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT EVER SINCE (TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH 2015). HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AS IT IS INTERMITTENT, BUT TALKED TO A NON-FORD MECHANIC THAT HAD HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE NOTICING ACCELERATION LAG.

SINCE I PURCHACED MY TRUCK IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR.TWICE I HAD BRAKE PEDAL ISSUES.WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TRYING STOP. THE PEDAL WAS VERY SLOW TO RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION.THE NEXT TIME THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOORBOARD AS IF I WAS BLEEDING THE BRAKES. AFTER BOTH INCIDENTS I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP'S. BOTH DEALERSHIP'S SAID THEY ARE NORMAL AFTER ROAD TESTING MY TRUCK.

TL* THE DRIVER OWNED A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED BUT WAS UNCERTAIN. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FATAL HEART ATTACK. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE16003 (SERVICE BRAKES , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V316000 (STEERING) AND 14V710000 (SEATS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

BRAKE RESERVOIR LOST ALL FLUID RESULTING IN BRAKE LOSS, AFTER TRAVELING 60 MILES PULLING AN RV. ON OUR FIRST TRIP OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WE STOPPED FOR THE NITE THE NEXT MORNING WE HAD NO BRAKES AND FOUND THE RESERVOIR COMPLETELY DRY. CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WERE TOLD IT WOULD COST $462 TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. I REFILLED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR AND DROVE HOME PULLING THE RV OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO HOME. FORD TOLD ME THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN BUT IT DID THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER UNDER WARRANTY AND GAVE ME A LOANER CAR.

LOST ALL BRAKING UNEXPECTEDLY. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I IMMEDIATELY HADE NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. DESCRIBED EXACTLY AS IN THIS ARTICLE - HTTP://WWW.NBCDFW.COM/NEWS/LOCAL/US-INVESTIGATES-420000-FORD-F-150S-FOR-BRAKE-FAILURE-371060011.HTML I WAS LEAVING MY OFFICE PARKING GARAGE AND WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE ACTED QUICKLY TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. CO-WORKERS HELPED ME PUSH THE VEHICLE BACK INTO AN EMPTY PARKING SPOT WHERE IT WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AT DEALERSHIP'S EXPENSE. AROUND 10K MILES OR LESS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID ALL FLUID HAD LEAKED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BOOSTER. I VIEW THIS AS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND AM HIGHLY SUSPECT OF THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, AS A RESULT. PLEASE ADVISE.

TOOK GRANDKIDS TO SOCCER PRACTICE AND BRAKES FAILED. PUSHED PEDAL AND IT WENT TO FLOOR. PUMPED PEDAL AND REGAINED BRAKE POWER. FLUID LOW INDICATOR CAME ON, SO I PUT FLUID IN AND LIMPED 1 MILE HOME...THE NO FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND NO BRAKES. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF FLUID LEAKING IN THE WHEELS OR MASTER CYLINDER.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH ON A FLAT STRAIGHTAWAY, 33 OUTSIDE, AND HEAR A NOISE LIKE A GUN WENT OFF. THE REAR PASSENGERS SIDE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE COMPLETELY SHATTERED. DEALER TOOK A PICTURE AND FORD SAID SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT IT DUE TO THE LARGE LOWER HOLE WITH A RADIAL PATTERN. THERE WAS NOTHING INSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND OF COURSE THE HOLE WAS LARGE NOW DUE TO FALLING APART WITH EVERY BUMP I HIT DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I THINK FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR WINDOWS AND OF COURSE BLAME IT ON THE CUSTOMER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SOUNDED AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, BUT NO FAILURES COULD BE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

BRAKES FAILURE AT 20,200 MILES. BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER FAILED WHILE PULLING OUT OF GARAGE. AFTER STOPPING WITH THE E-BRAKE, SEVERAL DASH WARNING ILLUMINATED AND A MESSAGE OF LOW BRAKE FLUID APPEARED. NO FLUID WAS FOUND IN RESERVOIR AND WAS SUCKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. FORD ATTEMPTED TO BLAME THE FAILURE ON THE AFTER MARKET CHARGE AIR COOLER. TRUCK IS S 2014 FORD F-150 PLATINUM 3.5L ECOBOOST 4X4.