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2012 FORD F-150 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1392370 · 2017-07-15

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
57,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING NORMAL SPEED AND HAD TO MAKE A QUICK STOP BECAUSE THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF MY. I SLAMMED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND MY TRUCK DID NOT STOP AND COLLIDED WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS, THE TRUCK JUST DID NOT STOP. I HAD THE BRAKES DONE THE DAY BEFORE AND I DID NOT STOP. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO FORD TO CHECK BRAKE BOOST VACUUM PUMP BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING NOISES. THEY REPLACED IT BECAUSE THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE. I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT CAUSED MY ACCIDENT AND THE INABILITY TO STOP QUICKLY. FORD HAS REPLACED THE PART AND THE BRAKES ARE WORKING PROPERLY BUT THE PUMP IS STILL NOISY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE RELATED TO THE 2011‐2012 FORD F‐150 EQUIPPED WITH 3.5L GTDI ENGINES EA15‐006 BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILURE

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11005494
Machine
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