# 2009 FORD F-150 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1266324` · 2016-03-07 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 88,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
WHILE ENTERING INTERSTATE I-10, EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC.   TRAFFIC MOVING AT 20 - 25 MPH.  ENGINE MADE A SERIES OF REVVING NOISES.  TRIED TO APPLY BREAKS TO MERGE OVER.  BREAK PEDDLE WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. STUCK IN UP POSITION.  I APPLIED BOTH FEET AND PRESSED FULL PRESSURE.  WOULD NOT GO DOWN. WOULD NOT STOP.  ROLLED INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.  FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY MOVING ABOUT 20 MPH AND NO ONE WAS HURT.  I WOULD NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED.  DEALER NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE ISSUE.
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