# 2015 FORD F-250 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1193617` · 2015-06-25 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-250
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 32,300
- **Speed:** 1 mph
## Narrative
WHILE TRAVELLING IN MORNING RUSH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, IN AUSTIN, TEXAS I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.  THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I APPLIED CONSIDERABLE BRAKE PRESSURE.  I CAME WITHIN 6 INCHES OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT.  I WAS TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 MPH AT THE TIME.    ON THE RETURN TRIP IN THE EVENING RUSH HOUR IT WAS ALSO STOP AND GO.  I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP.  I HAD TO PUT AS MUCH BRAKE PRESSURE AS I COULD TO SLOW THE TRUCK (DOING 1 MPH OR LESS).  I STILL TAPPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT.  AT THE TIME I WAS TRYING TO STOP THE TRUCK, I HEARD THE ENGINE RPM REV UP AND A POPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE.     TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK UP ON THE ISSUE.
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