# 1999 FORD FORD TRUCK — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `163120` · 1999-08-05 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FORD TRUCK
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE TRUCK WAS ACTINGAS IF IT WAS ON ICE,PULLING TO THE LEFT .   SKID MARKS WERE LEFT . I  STUCK  A  MINIVAN THAT WAS CROSSING IN FRONT OF MY TRUCK  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I THOUGHT THAT I HAD NOT APPLIED THE BREAKS IN TIME , NOW  AFTER 7 MORE INTERMITTENT  BRAKE FAILURES WITH ONE OF THOSE REASULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION WITH MINOR DAMAGE  THIS  WAS ABOUT THE THRID FAILURE    THU TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER  AND THEY SAID THEIR WAS AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE THE TUUCK WAS DRIVEN UNTILL THURSDAY  JULY 29  ,1999 WHEN THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER  AFTER MORE FAILUERS THAT WEEK AND DAY.  A SERVICE TECH. DROVE THE TRUCK AND EXPERIENCED A FAILUER   FORD  WANTS TO LET A RECORDING DEVICE SEE WHAT PARTS ARE NOT WORKING  I WAS TOLD BY FORD WHEN I CALLED TO COMPLAIN  THAT IF AFTER A CERTIN TIME THE BREAKS DONT FAIL  I WILL BE GIVEN MY TRUCK BACK  WITH OUT ANY REPAIRS BEING MADE .   DOES  SOMEONE NEED TO DIE IN A BRAKE FAILURE?
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