# 2018 FORD F-150 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1743416` · 2021-04-25 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 27,700
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## 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.
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