# 2004 FORD F-450 SD — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `539362` · 2005-06-13 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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
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