# 2011 FORD F-150 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1454675` · 2018-03-15 · 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:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 66,997
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION ALMOST IN FRONT OF MY WORK IN TOWN.  I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON BOLL WEEVIL CIRCLE AND APPLIED BRAKES WITH PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP.  MY BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO DO ANYTHING SO I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS BARELY SLOWING DOWN.  I BELIEVE I WAS SLOWING ONLY BECAUSE  I WASN'T ACCELERATING.  MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES DID NOT WORK.    WEATHER CONDITIONS:   LIGHT RAIN.  I DID NOT SKID! I HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF A BLAZER WHICH WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT PERPENDICULAR TO ME. DPS CASE 6687819 LOCAL CASE 2016-07-4597.  I HAVE HANDS FREE IN MY VEHICLE BUT NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES WERE IN USE, THERE WERE NO DISTRACTIONS.  I WAS ALONE RETURNING TO WORK AFTER LUNCH.    AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE REPAIRED I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED.  THEY RAN A CHECK AND REPLACED THE VACUUM PUMP AT NO CHARGE WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE.  I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES SINCE.  UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DID NOT COVER MY INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE AND THE INCREASE IN MY INSURANCE.
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