1999 FORD F-150 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

I DRIVE A 1999 FORD F-150 PICKUP TRUCK AND HAVE FOUND THAT FAILURE OF EITHER OF THE FRONT WHEEL ABS SENSORS MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE RIGHT SENSOR FAILED IN APRIL .... AND I CRASHED INTO A WALL AT OUR LOCAL HOSPITALS PARKING GARAGE ..FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY GOING 15 MPH. ($300 DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMBER - AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY) NOW THE LEFT SENSOR HAS FAILED. SAME SAFETY ISSUE ... THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY HARD AND YOU CAN NOT GET STOPPED. MY TRUCK IS NOT USED FOR DIRTY COMMERCIAL WORK, IT IS A FAMILY USE PICKUP. I PERSONALLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY FORD WOULD PUT A VEHICLE ON THE ROAD THAT COULD EASILY CAUSE BRAKE-LOSS RELATED CRASHES. THE SERVICE REP AT OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THIS MORNING, " I ALWAYS THOUGHT WHEN THE ABS SENSOR FAILED, YOU JUST HAD REGULAR BRAKES." HE KNOWS NOW THIS IS NOT TRUE. THIS SAME CHASSIS AND BRAKE DESIGN IS PROBABLY USED ON CERTAIN FORD SUV'S, FURTHER EXTENDING THE PROBLEM. *AK