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2004 FORD F-450 SD — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 539362 · 2005-06-13

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-450 SD
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
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

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10125181
Machine
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