# 2013 FORD F-150 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1572682` · 2019-06-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 139,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
WAS TOWING A SMALLER PICK UP ON A CAR CARRIER APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT APROX 30 FEET IN FRONT OF ME AT ABOUT 40 MPH . A CAR IN THE LANE TO MY RIGHT PULLED INTO MY LANE & I APPLIED MY BREAKS A BIT HARDER NOW THAT I HAVE LESS ROOM TO STOP.  MY TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN ANY,  I PUSHED THE BREAK PEDDLE TO THE FLOOR & STILL WASN'T SLOWING DOWN. I PUSHED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO THE FLOOR YET STILL COLLIDED WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME,  CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES.  AFTER MY TRUCK WAS REPAIRED I PICKED IT UP AT 6PM ONE EVENING & THE NEXT MORNING CALLED BACK SAYING SOMETHING WAS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. IT WAS RANDOMLY SLOWING DOWN & SPEEDING UP OUT OF MY CONTROL & HEARING A ODD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA.  4 HOURS LATER I SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN & STOP.
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