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2018 FORD F-150 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1743416 · 2021-04-25

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
27,700
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS PULLING INTO A LEFT TURNING LANE BEHIND ANOTHER TRUCK. BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW THE TRUCK. AS I APPLIED MORE BRAKE THE ENGINE STOPPED BUT VEHICLE STILL MOVED FORWARD AT A SLOW SPEED. THE ABS SEEMED TO BE TRYING TO WORK AS THE TRUCK "BUCKED" LIKE ABS WAS TRYING TO WORK EVEN AT THIS SLOW SPEED. I BUMPED INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. HE ONLY SUSTAINED A VERY SMALL DENT IN HIS BUMPER. MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO SHIFT IT IN AND OUT OF PARK SEVERAL TIME AND IT FINALLY STARTED. I SUSTAINED ABOUT $3000 DAMAGE MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS PUT ON A COMPUTER BY A FORD DEALER AND IT SHOWED NO PROBLEMS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11413812
Machine
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