SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
11,900
Speed
25 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
DT: FORD 450 2004,A BRAKING SYSTEMPROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPAIRED PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIPPING BRAKE FLUID EVEN AFTER TAKING TO DEALERSHIP, CONSUMER TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. CONSUMER NOTICED RED FLUID STILL DRIPPED. DEALER SAID IT WAS RESIDUAL FLUID WHICH CONTINUED TO DRIP FOR TWO WEEKS. PROBLEM STOPPED. THEN WHEN CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK.*AK