# 2014 FORD F-350 — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
> NHTSA complaint `1718979` · 2021-01-11 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-350
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- **Miles at failure:** 3
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
LOST CONTROL OF STEERING BRAKING AND SPEED .IT HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES TWICE WITH MY SON . 1ST TIME WAS ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR TO THE BIG ONE . DRIVING IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE.  SO NOT ABOUT 45MPH HIT A POTHOLE BRAKES STARTED INTERMITTENTLY HITTING ALL DIFFERENT SIDES . VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. ALMOST HIT CONCRETE WALL.  2ND TIME WITH SIMILAR TO THE 1ST ONE HOWEVER ON HIGHWAY GOING 75MPH  IT TOOK CONTROL WHILE IN MOTION. WE ALMOST WRECKED 3RD TIME HAPPENED ON A DIRT ROAD ON A CURVE NO CONTROL OVER STEERING  BRAKES HIT ALL FOR DIFFERENT AREAS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.  BRAKES HIT SO HARD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONSISTENTLY IT BROKE THE TIE ROD AND THE ARM SLEEVE  SLAMMING US INTO A DIRT BANK ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND SOME TREES DAMAGING OUR VEHICLE SEPARATING ARM SLEEVE AND TYROD.. WE CALLED FORD DEALER  LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THEY SAID NO RECALLS ON OUR VIN  THEY WOULD FIX BUT OUT OF OUR POCKET. WE HAD TO CALL INS TO COVER EXTERIOR DAMAGE  AS A RESULT MY BRAND NEW TIRES WORE COMPLETELY  NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO HELP
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