2016 Ford F-150 Complaint Log

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT AND GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE TO NO STOPPING POWER WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.

DRIVING NORMALLY ON FOUR LANE DIVIDED STATE ROAD WHEN WARNINGS ABOUT VARIOUS SYSTEM FAILURES CAME UP ON DASH (TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKING, CHARGING SYSTEM). POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING FIRST THEN TRUCK SHUT DOWN. GOT JUMP STARTED THINKING BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR AND TRUCK DROVE NORMALLY FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN SAME SCENARIO REPEATED.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY BRAKE SYSTEM ALERT STARTED GOING OFF AND BRAKE ALERTS ON DASH, A MINUTE LATER I WENT TO BRAKE AND HAD NO BRAKES, I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TO A PARKING LOT. I OPENED UP THE HOOD AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID, I BOUGHT MORE FLUID AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE 3 MORE BLOCKS AND ALL THE ALERTS WENT OFF AGAIN AND NO BRAKES, I PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE FLUID AND IT WAS GONE. THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF LEAKS AND ALL THE FLUID WENT INTO THE BOOSTER AND ENGINE, CAUSING A THICK CLOUD OF SMOKE. I WENT TO .CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/FORD/F-150/2016/BRAKE AND FOUND 65 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. ARE WE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL IS THERE ONE? I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT. NO ACCIDENTS

DRIVING AT 35 MPH MY TRUCK GIVES ME A BRAKE FLUID LOW ERROR MESSAGE. I KEEP DRIVING ON TO THE HIGHWAY. AS I EXIT THE HIGHWAY I PRESS THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THE BRAKES AREN'T ENGAGING. I COAST TO A STOP SINCE THERE'S NO TRAFFIC AND PULL OVER. TOWED TRUCK TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. COST OF REPAIRS ARE $2100.

I STARTED MY TRUCK IN THE GARAGE AND WENT TO PUT IT INTO GEAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND A FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A FLUID LOW SIGNAL. I CHECKED THE FLUID IT WAS LOW. I PUT MORE FLUID IN IT AND PUSHED THE PEDAL AGAIN GONE AGAIN. I CHECKED ALL BRAKE LINES UNDER THE TRUCK NOT A LEAK ANYWHERE. I'M ORDERING A NEW BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER THE FLUID WENT INTO THE BOOSTER. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A RECALL IN THE 2013 -14 F150 BUT FORD TOLD ME THERE ISN'T A RECALL IN 2016??

FIRST TIME INWAS DRIVING IN TOWN, FLAT ROAD NO HILLS GOING ABOUT 35 ON A TURN, WHEN MY TRUCK JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING ABRUPTLY AND WAS BARELY CREEPING ALONG..MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS STARTING WITH HILL ASSIST CAME ON. I GOT TO SIDE OF ROAD SHUT TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED INDICATORS CAME BACK, SO I STARTED AGAIN TO TAKE TO BROTHER IN LAWS HOUSE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CALLED DEALER THEY SAID TAKE IT OUT SEE IF CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON. I TAKE OFF ON HIGHWAY GOT TO ABOUT 45 ACCELERATING TO 55 AND AGAIN IS JUST STOPS ABRUPTLY, LIGHTS FLASH AGAIN, I HAVE NO POWER NO ACCELERATION, ONLY THIS TIME I HAVE TRAFFIC NEAR ME A SEMI ALMOST TOOK ME OUT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENS. CHECK ENGINE LIGH COMES ON. MY BROTHER IN LAW NOTICE THE TEMP GAUGE STAYED COLD AND TRANSMISSION TEMP WAS LOW, ALSO I WASN'T PULLING ANYTHING AT THE TIME SO TRANSMISSION WASN'T HOT. I BAUGHT TRUCK USED LESS THAN A YR AGO AND HAVE JUST OVER 40K MILES ON IT. I HAVE ONLY PULLED A POPUP CAMPER WITH IT SO FAR. NOTICED THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS TRUCK. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER TODAY. I HAVE INCLUDED PHOTOS OF WARNING FLIGHTS THAT POP UP.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE NEXT EXIT AND WENT TO A GAS STATION AND ADDED TWO BOTTLES OF BRAKE FLUID TO GET THE LEVEL ABOVE THE MINIMUM LINE. THE PEDAL PRESSURE WAS DECREASING WITH EACH USE AND I DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK, ABOUT A 1/2 MILE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR 3 HOURS THE FLUID WAS GONE AND THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGHT OF FLUID ON THE GROUND. I ADDED MORE FLUID AND DID NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK, BUT 3 HOURS LATER THE FLUID WAS GONE AGAIN. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, 1/2 MILE AWAY AND THE BRAKES WERE GONE AT THIS POINT. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REPORT. THE MASTER AND BOOSTER WERE REPLACED AND THE TRUCK FUNCTIONS PROPERLY AGAIN. I KNOW THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON THE 2013-2014 F150S AND THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THIS HAPPENED IN A 2016 F-150 WITH 37,000 MILES WHERE A FAILURE LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I AM REPORTING THIS SINCE THERE COULD BE A SIMILAR FAILURE HAPPENING ON THE 2015+ F150S AS THE PREVIOUS GENERATION.

LUG NUTS SWELLED AND COULD NOT USE FACTORY PROVIDED WRENCH TO REMOVE THEM AFTER HAVING A FLAT. LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY FOR AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD

BRAKES SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING BECAME NEARLY UNUSABLE, BRAKE PEDAL SOFT AND TO THE FLOOR AND EXTREMELY LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND A "BRAKE FLUID LOW" WARNING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY. DEALER REPORTS A MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILURE AND LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID REQUIRING MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER REPLACEMENT

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT A STEADY 35 MPH ON A 2% DOWNGRADE, SMALL CITY, DOUBLE LANE, ONE-WAY, DEBRIS FREE STREET, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ABRUPTLY FROM 4TH GEAR TO 1ST GEAR. I DID NOT MAKE ANY GEAR SHIFT LEVER CHANGES NOR DID I CHANGE ANY OPTIONS SUCH AS PUSHING THE SPORT MODE, TOW MODE,LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL, HILL DESCENT OR TRACTION CONTROL BUTTONS. I WAS SEATED COMFORTABLY, BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, SEAT BELT FULLY ENGAGED WITH NO IN-VEHICLE DISTRACTIONS SUCH AS A PHONE OR RADIO TUNING. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY RACED TO 6400 RPM CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS TO START A SKID EVEN THOUGH THE ROAD SURFACE WAS DRY AND FREE OF ANY DEBRIS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS I REALIZED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FORCIBLY, ON ITS OWN, SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR, SO I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. THE DASH MOUNTED GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED 4TH GEAR DURING THIS ALTERCATION WHICH MADE IT HARDER TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON UNTIL I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. ALTHOUGH IT TOOK ANOTHER 5 SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO RESPOND FULLY TO THIS INPUT, IT FINALLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE REAR WHEELS WENT INTO COAST MODE. I WAS ABLE TO NARROWLY AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLES IN THE LEFT LANE BECAUSE OF MY QUICK CORRECTIVE ACTION OF PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR INTO NEUTRAL. I'VE NOT HAD THIS DANGEROUS SELF-SHIFTING TRANSMISSION TO 1ST GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED OCCUR BUT THE ONE TIME ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2019, BUT IT DOES STILL CONCERN ME. MY TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY ODOMETER 32,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THIS OCCURRENCE. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW WITH 16 MILES AND HAVE NOT MODIFIED OR POURED ANY ADDITIVES INTO THE TRANSMISSION. MY TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED OR TOWED. I SINCERELY HOPE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANY OTHER 2016 F150 TRUCK OWNERS, BUT PERHAPS, UNFORTUNATELY IT MAY HAVE. I ALSO HOPE THIS HELPS IN MAYBE FINDING A FIX SHOULD THERE NEED TO BE ONE. *TR

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TOWING, AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES OF NON STOP HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE ENGINE WILL KILL AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY. WHEN I RESTART IT BY TURNING THE KEY, IT WILL KILL AGAIN AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE. THIS WILL HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I GET THE ENGINE TO KEEP RUNNING. THIS HAPPENS ONLY IN THE TOW/HAUL MODE. I HAVE BEEN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WITH COMPLAINT OF HEARING RATTLING UNDER VEHICLE AND IN STEERING COLUMN ALONG WITH NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT BRAKE AREA. ALSO WITH COMPLAINTS OF VEHICLES WANDERING LEFT AND RIGHT ON HIGHWAY REGARDLESS OF ROAD CROWN. HAVE ASKED SPECIFICALLY TO CHECK THE ELECTRIC STEERING TO ENSURE NOT FAULTY. ALL THESE COMPLAINTS WHILE STILL UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY. TODAY, TWO WEEKS AFTER LAST VISIT, STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING AND I CANNOT TURN THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ON MY PROPERTY GOING SLOW AND WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY. I WAS DRIVING HOME AND DROVE 30 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 70MPH. GLAD THE STEERING DID NOT FREEZE THEN. SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND GOT THE 'STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED' ON THE CLUSTER ALONG WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER SYMBOLS. THE SYNC SCREEN CAME UP AND FROZE AND COULD NOT BE CLEARED NOR WAS IT RESPONSIVE TO ANY OTHER SELECTIONS ON SCREEN. I THINK THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH EITHER THE ELECTRIC STEERING, A SENSOR OR POSSIBLE LOW OR INTERRUPTED VOLTAGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO VOLTAGE GAUGE FOR BATTERY NOR WAS THERE ANY INDICATOR THAT WARNED OF A LOW VOLTAGE ISSUE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. IS NHTSA WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT IS INVESTIGATED? I AM WAITING UNTIL MONDAY WHEN DEALER OPENS TO HAVE THEM COME GET THIS VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO DO ANYTHING TO IT TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. I AM UPLOADING THE LATEST SERVICE INVOICE FOR THIS ISSUE. DEALER HAS CONSISTENTLY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.

WHILE DRIVING AN ALARM STARTING BEEPING AND "LOW BRAKE FLUID" FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN I WENT TO STOP IN A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK ROLLED TO A STOP. WE IMMEDIATELY PUT BRAKE FLUID INTO THE RESERVOIR AND IT DISAPPEARED. NO PUDDLES UNDER TRUCK OR LIQUID ON THE TIRES.

HILL DESCENT CONTROL FAULT/ SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING SUDDENLY TURNED ON. ALTERNATED W SERVICE LIGHT. BUT I WAS JUST DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A 70 DEGREE DAY ON A DRY PAVED ROAD DECELERATING FROM A 40MPH ZONE TO A 30 MPH ZONE UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. I WASN'T USING HILL DESCENT AND TRACTION WAS FINE. THE DISTURBING PART WAS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY RAN ROUGH AND HAD NO POWER. I COULD NOT GET IT TO RUN WELL ENOUGH PULL IT OVER OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANE. AN ON OFF CYCLE RETURNED FUNCTION FOR A FEW SECONDS AND I GOT AROUND THE CORNER BEFORE THE FAULT OCCURRED AGAIN. WITH NO HILLS THE LAST BLOCK I GOT TO MY DRIVEWAY WHERE A LONGER OFF PERIOD RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION. THIS TYPE OF SUDDEN POWER LOSS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

THE MOONROOF IN OUR F150 WON'T OPEN OR COMPLETELY CLOSE. THE VENT OPTION IN THE MOONROOF OPENS A FRACTION OF THE AMOUNT IT HAS OPENED PREVIOUSLY. BASED ON MY RESEARCH IT'S A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE TRACK. SINCE THE MOONROOF WON'T CLOSE COMPLETELY THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAB. THE MOONROOF IS RARELY USED. WE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN IT AND DO SOME BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING (TO AT LEAST GET IT TO CLOSE COMPLETELY) WHILE SITTING IDLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I CONTACTED MY FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT THERE WERE NO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR THE NEXT WEEK.

TRUCK EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE SENSOR FAILURES OVER SEVERAL MONTHS THAT RESET. FAILURES INCLUDE CAR STALLING IN INTERSECTION, BLIND SPOT MONITORING, BACK UP SENSORS, CAR SHUTTING OFF AND TURNING BACK ON ON ITS OWN. CAR HAD TO BE POWERED DOWN AND SHUT OFF FOR 30 SECONDS BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO RESTART. MOST RECENT FAILURE RESULTED IN TRUCK HORN GOING OFF AS WELL AS CAR TURNING OFF WHILE GOING 35-40 MPH THEN RESTARTING ON ITS OWN - CAR SURGED FORWARD AFTER IT RESTARTED ITSELF. AT THE SAME TIME HAZARDS COMING ON, DOORS UNLOCKING AND LOCKING AND REAR TAILGATE OPENING. AFTER BRINGING CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHUT OFF CAR AND IT TURNED ITSELF BACK ON (HORN WENT OFF, HAZARDS WENT ON, DOORS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED, AND REAR TAIL GATE RELEASED). TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM.

ON 7 SEPTEMBER 2019 WE RETURNED FROM A FAMILY TRIP OF 9 DAYS. DURING THIS TIME THE F-150 WAS SITTING IN THE GARAGE THE WHOLE TIME. WHEN WE RETURNED I WENT TO BACK THE TRUCK OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL I HAD NO BRAKES. SHORTLY NOTICING THAT THERE WERE NO BRAKES THE LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR CAME ON. I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR AND INDEED THE LEVEL WAS REALLY LOW, WHEN IT WAS FULL BEFORE WE LEFT ON THE TRIP. THERE WERE NO POOLS OR PUDDLES OF FLUID ANYWHERE. ON 10 SEPT, I REFILLED THE RESERVOIR WITH BRAKE FLUID. WHILE REMAINING IN THE DRIVEWAY, I PUMPED THE BRAKES. THE BREAK PEDAL CONSISTENTLY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BREAKING POWER. AFTER SEVERAL PUMPS OF THE BREAKS THE LOW FLUID LEVEL INDICATOR CAME BACK ON. I CHECKED TO SEE THE LEVEL AND INDEED AGAIN IT WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM MARKER. AND AGAIN THERE IS NO INDICATION OF LEAKING ANYWHERE. THERE ARE NO POOLS OF FLUID ANYWHERE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOR UNDER THE VEHICLE. I PLAN TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. SOME MOTION WAS USED TO VERIFY IF THE BREAKS WERE WORKING. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED IN THE GARAGE OR ON THE DRIVEWAY OF THE HOUSE.

BOUGHT THE TRUCK A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN AND NOW THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IS WENT OUT PROBABLY BE THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEXT THEY SHOULD BE RELIABLE FOR THIS I'M 100 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY AND THEY WERE STILL ON FIX IT

ALL STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS/BUTTONS BECAME UNRESPONSIVE.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WHEN I HEARD A SOUND LIKE A GUNSHOT AND FOUND MY REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. CENTER SLIDE WAS COMPLETELY GONE.

LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO GET TO PARKING LOT. WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE THE TRUCK A FEW HOURS LATER IT HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES!!! HAD I DRIVEN ANY FURTHER I WOULD HAVE SURELY CRASHED AND DIED SINCE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY. NO FLUID WAS LEAKING. HAD TO TOW TO DEALERSHIP. NEED TO RECALL THE 2016'S TOO.

DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL TYPE AREA, DOWN HILL. BREAK WARNING CAME ON (40MPH). TRIED TO STOP BUT PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I SAID TO MY FAMILY TO HOLD ON WE HAVE NO BREAKS AND WE'RE APPROACHING A STOPED CAR MAKING A LEFT. AS THEY WERE SCREAMING IN FEAR I STEPPED ON THE EMERGENCY BREAK AND DOWN SHIFTED TO FIRST. WE ARE LUCKY I KNEW WHAT TO DO. ANOTHER FAMILY MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. THE FORD DEALER SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING THROUGH. 2016 FORD F-150 3.5 ECOBOOST

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION MERGING ON TO INTERSTATE I-26 AT 60 MPH DURING AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, WHEN IT UNEXPECTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING DOWN SHIFTED FROM HIGH GEAR TO LOW GEAR WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS 66K MILES ON IT. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO COMPLAIN AND WAS REFERED TO DEALER. NO RESOLUTION.

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE

THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO USE MY SUNROOF THE TRACK BROKE NOW MY WINDOW IS STUCK UP AND SUNROOF DOES NOT WORK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY BRAKE SYSTEM ALERT STARTED GOING OFF AND BRAKE ALERTS ON DASH, A MINUTE LATER I WENT TO BRAKE AND HAD NO BRAKES, I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TO A PARKING LOT. I OPENED UP THE HOOD AND THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID, I BOUGHT MORE FLUID AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE 3 MORE BLOCKS AND ALL THE ALERTS WENT OFF AGAIN AND NO BRAKES, I GOT PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE FLUID AND IT WAS GONE. THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF LEAKS AND ALL THE FLUID WENT INTO THE BOOSTER AND ENGINE, CAUSING A THICK CLOUD OF SMOKE I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND IT WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE I WAS JUST OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. IT IS COSTING ME OVER $800. I AM VERY LUCKY IT WASN'T A BAD ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ALL THE FLUID WENT INTO THE BOOSTER AND INTO THE ENGINE. THE FORD DEALER WILL HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION AND ARE REPAIRING IT NOW. I COULD ADD IT LATER IF NEEDED.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the steering wheel air bag cover was cracked. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the air bag restraint system to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle back to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the air bag restraint system to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 46,419.

BEHAVIOR MATCHES THE ISSUES DESCRIBED IN FORD RECALL 16B32. WHEN I ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE OCCASIONALLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND GOES INTO A FAILURE MODE WHERE I CANNOT ACCELERATE. A FEW WARNINGS SHOW UP ON THE DASHBOARD RELATED TO HILL START ASSIST AND BEING DISABLED AND TO SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON RESOLVES THE PROBLEM, BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I'M USUALLY ACCELERATING TO GET ONTO A HIGHWAY WHERE IT'S NOT SAFE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE STOP. FROM THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN 16B32 (MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 8/31/15 TO 4/27/16 IN KANSAS CITY), BUT FORD TELLS ME MY VIN IS NOT LISTED AS AFFECTED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE NOW AND IT IS UNPREDICTABLE IN WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH OF "HILL START ASSIST FAILURE" SHOWS A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER FORD OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

ON STARTING STATIONARY VEHICLE RECEIVED AUDIBLE WARNING OF LOW BRAKE FLUID. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN NORMALLY 2 DAYS PRIOR WITH NO INDICATION. OPENED HOOD AND OBSERVED BRAKE FLUID IN RESERVOIR BELOW MIN. ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO BETWEEN MIN AND MAX. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN TO FLOOR. OBSERVED FLUID LEVEL LOWER WITHIN RESERVOIR, BUT NO FLUID OBSERVED COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONTINUED TO ADD FLUID, PUMP PEDAL AND OBSERVE FLUID DRAINING, BUT NO FLUID LEAK FOUND. TOTAL FLUID ADDED - 36 OZ. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONCURRED WITH SELF-ASSESSMENT THAT MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED AND DRAINING FLUID WAS COLLECTING IN BRAKE BOOSTER HOUSING. SERVICE DEPARTMENT QUOTING $1000 TO REPAIR. VEHICLE 37 MONTHS OLD, 47000 MILES - JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. HAD VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN MOTION I FEEL CONFIDENT COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED / INJURIES LIKELY. MY GRAVEST CONCERN IS THAT FAILURE OF MAJOR SAFETY SYSTEM DID NOT HAVE ANY PRECURSOR NOR EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS. HARD FOR LOW AGE/LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE TO HOLD VALUE WITH THIS ISSUE.

WHILE HEADING TO THE DENTIST YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING AND THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON, THOUGHT MAYBE A SENSOR FAULT AND KEPT DRIVING, NEXT THE BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAME ON. SO I PULLED OVER AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I BARELY STOPPED IN TIME BECAUSE THERE WAS A STOP SIGN. I POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS NO FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. I LOCKED THE TRUCK UP AND WALKED 3 BLOCKS TO A ACE HARDWARE TO GET SOME MORE FLUID. I GOT BACK TO THE TRUCK AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS BUT DIDN'T FIND ANY. SO I FILLED UP THE FLUID AND PUMPED THE BRAKES, I HAD ENOUGH TO GET ME HOME SAFELY. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED AGAIN AND FOUND THE FLUID TO BE ALL GONE AGAIN. THAT WAS WITHING A 5 MILE DISTANCE TO WHERE I FILLED IT UP LAST. I CHECKED FOR LEAKS ONCE AGAIN AND DIDN'T FIND ANY. SO I PULLED THE VACUUM SENSOR OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID POURED OUT. THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND KEPT PUSHING THE BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BOOSTER.

MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY ENTERED A LIMP MODE, INDICATED BY MULTIPLE DASH WARNING LIGHTS AND AN ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE TO OPERATE IN SUCH CONDITION. FORD HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY USED ON THESE MOTORS, BUT HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON A PART THAT COULD CAUSE GREAT BODILY HARM AND INJURY IF IT SHOULD FAIL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SCENARIOS.

MY TRUCK LOST COMPLETE POWER ON 8/3/19. SEVERAL DIFFERENT WANING LIGHTS CAME ON. FORTUNATLEY, I WAS LOST POWER ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AT ABOUT 30 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO "LIMP" MY TRUCK BACK HOME. I HAVE A CODE READER AND IT SHOWED CODE P2112 "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK CLOSED". I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE LETTER FROM 2016-2017 ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE WITH AN EXPIRATION NOTICE OF SEPTEMBER 2017. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN DECEMBER 2016 AND WAS NEVER SENT ANY NOTICE. I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT A DEFECT THAT CAUSES A VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER SUDDENLY, AND ADDRESSES IT WITH THIS BANDAID LEVEL OF SERVICE. IT IS A SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE FIX. I FIXED IT MYSELF IN LESS THAN AN HOUR WITH A PART PURCHASED FROM FORD THAT WAS LESS THAN $200. MY CONCERN IS THAT FORD DID NOT NOTIFY ME AND WILL NOT STAND BY THIS DANGEROUS DEFECTIVE ISSUE. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THERE WAS AN EXPIRATION ON THAT LETTER AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO DO AN ACTUAL RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WITH LIMITER WARNING. DRIVING AND BRAKE FLUID LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED AT A GAS STATION REFILLED BRAKE FLUID. LOST BRAKE PRESSURE AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN A MILE FROM GAS STATION. REFILLED BRAKE FLUID. NEXT MORNING STARTING SEEING WHITE SMOKE IN EXHAUST. ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID DRAINED OUT OF BRAKE FLUID OUT AND LEAKING FROM MASTER CYLINDER

STARTED DRIVING AM FOR ABOUT 5-7 MILES AND GETTING ON AN ON RAMP TO FREEWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER AND IDLE VERY ROUGH/ COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, HILL ASSIST NOT ACTIVE AND ANOTHER SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND SAT FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RE STARTED, NO FAULT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AND ALL WAS FINE. DROVE 22 MILES TO DEWEY FORD IN ANKENY, IOWA TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY ASKED IF ANY FAULT LIGHTS WERE STILL ON AND I SAID NO AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT A FAULT LIGHT BEING ON. THEY SAID IT COULD BE WATER IN THE FUEL AND SUGGESTED A COUPLE CANS OF SEA FOAM AND TO TOP FUEL OFF WITH PREMIUM/NO ALCOHOL. DID THAT, DROVE AN ADDITIONAL 22 MILES WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS. RESEARCHED SIMILAR PROBLEMS BY OTHERS AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CAME UP. WILL UPDATE IF I HAVE ANOTHER INCIDENT.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that the infotainment screen remained blank while driving. The contact also stated that the back-over prevention camera failed to operate as needed while the vehicle was in reverse. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer where he was informed that the parts to fix the vehicle were not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

ON THE NEWER FORD F150'S THE MASTER LOCK SITS OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR FRAME. CRIMINALS CAN BREAK THIS LOCK AND GRAIN ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK BROKEN INTO 3 TIMES NOW DUE TO THIS SECURITY ISSUE. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE THEY ENGINEERED INTO THE F150. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY TRUCK AND WILL IMEDIETLY BE LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT THAT IS NOT A FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO A STOP. A TOWING SERVICE WAS CONTACTED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL WAITING TO BE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED TO THE BRAKE RESERVOIR; HOWEVER, AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE CAMPER BRAKE TO REACH THE NEXT EXIT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MURDO FORD (219 MAIN ST, MURDO, SD 57559, (605) 669-2391) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM BOOSTER SUCKED THE SEAL OUT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ALL THE FLUID WENT TO THE BOOSTER. THE TECHNICIAN ADDED FLUID TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND DISCONNECTED THE BOOSTER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND LATER TOOK IT TO THUNDER BASIN FORD (1100 W 2ND ST, GILLETTE, WY 82716, (307) 682-4735), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE LENGTH OF TIME IT WOULD TAKE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO JACKSON FORD OF DECATUR (455 E PERSHING RD, DECATUR, IL 62526, (844) 846-7281) WHERE A REPAIR APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE CONTACT ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RICK RIDINGS FORD (1817 RIDINGS DR, MONTICELLO, IL 61856, (217) 762-2521) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. *BF *AS

UPON PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKE PEDAL LOST ALL PRESSURE. WENT BACK INTO STORE TO PURCHASE MORE BRAKE FLUID. REFILLED AND LOW FLUID LIGHT CAME BACK ON BEFORE LEAVING PARKING LOT. DROVE TO ANOTHER LOT AND REFILLED RESERVOIR AS IT WAS EMPTY AGAIN. NO SIGNS OF EXTERNAL LEAKS. UPON VIEWING OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS, I BELIEVE IT IS LEAKING INTO BRAKE BOOSTER, WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS MODEL YEAR. F150 ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES.

WHILE DRIVING TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES, PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. NO FLUID IN MASTER CYLINDER. MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND FLUID LEAKED INTO BOOSTER AND BURNED OFF IN ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, "SEE SERVICE MANUAL, TRACTION CONTROL NOT AVAILABLE, CHECK ENGINE" ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP AS IT BEGAN TO SHAKE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS WENT AWAY AND THEN ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. RICH FORD (8601 LOMAS BLVD, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87112) WAS CONTACTED VIA PHONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500.

WHILE DRIVING ON A US HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, I HAD A NEED TO SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKES ON MY 2016 FORD F-150 AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN FAILURE. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED THE ENTIRE DISTANCE TO THE FLOOR TO FINALLY GET THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. AFTERWARDS A WARNINGS LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING LOW BRAKE FLUID. DESPITE ADDING FLUID TO THE RESERVOIR THE BRAKES WOULD STILL NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT FOR SERVICE WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A FAILURE IN THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD F-150. WHEN THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE REAR DEFROSTER, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED AND BEGAN TO PRODUCE SMOKE. THE CONTACT AND OTHER PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE UNHARMED. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE REAR DEFROSTER THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO BONNELL FORD (353 CAMBRIDGE ST, WINCHESTER, MA 01890, (781) 729-9700) AND A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE OWNED MY 2016 FORD F-150 SUPER CREW LARIAT FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW FROM A DEALER IN PALM BEACH COUNTY FLORIDA. I AM ON TOP OF MY ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND HAVE JUST HAD MY TRUCK SERVICED 3 WEEKS AGO. ON 7/20/19 MY TRUCK'S BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING FROM MY HOUSE ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD. I HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP MY VEHICLE FROM GOING THROUGH A STOP SIGN. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. MY MASTER CYLINDER HAD LOST ALL ITS FLUID BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAKS. I ADDED BRAKE FLUID AND I COULD SEE IT LEAVING THE RESERVOIR. IT APPEARS TO BE LEAKING INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I HAD TO HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

ON JULY 18, 2019 VEHICLE (2016 FORD F150 WITH 51,721 MILES) DRIVEN UNDER HIGHWAY CONDITIONS EXPERIENCE A 'LOW BRAKE FLUID' WARNING FOLLOWED AFTERWARDS WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SECURE THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE CONDITION. FORTUNATELY THE DRIVING SITUATION ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO BE SECURED SAFELY. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THERE WERE NO INDICATION OF BRAKE FLUID LOSS THROUGH BROKEN BRAKE LINES OR SYSTEM LEAKAGE. SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSPORTED THE VEHICLE TO THE VEHICLE OUR ORIGINATING FORD DEALERSHIP, THE SHOP DIAGNOSTIC RESULT WAS THE 'FAILURE OF THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER REAR CUP SEAL'. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE INCLUDED THE BOOSTER PUMP DUE TO BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION. ISSUES: THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE TO WHICH FORD MOTOR PREVIOUSLY RECALLED 2013 - 2014 F150'S. AT 51K MILES, THE FAILURE OF A MASTER CYLINDER IS PREMATURE. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION OF THE MASTER CYLINDER DOES NOT READILY LEAD TO INDICATION OF POTENTIAL FAILURE OR NEED FOR REPLACEMENT. THIS FAILURE COULD BE CATASTROPHIC UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS IF PROPER OPERATOR CONTROL IS NOT FOLLOWED - LOWER SPEED BY REDUCING GEARING AND USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE REPLACEMENTS ARE OEM FACTORY PARTS; POSSIBLY THE SAME MANUFACTURE AS THAT REPLACED WHICH COULD BE POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE FAILURE (THIS COULD NOT BE CLARIFIED BY THE FORD SHOP AT THE TIME OF THE WORK)! THE PRIMARY CONCERN OF COURSE POTENTIAL FOR RELAPSE OF THE SAME EVENT. SECONDARILY IS THE PREMATURE EXPENSE OF MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND BOOSTER PUMP REPLACEMENT.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK A RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DISPLAY AND I TRIED THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. I PULLED OVER IN A SAFE SPOT CHECKED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD/LINCOLN DEALER AND THEY SAID THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED $890.00. THERE IS NO FORD RECALL FOR 2016 F150S WHICH IS UNBELIEVABLE SINCE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE LAWSUITS FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON 2013-2018 FORD F150S. I CALLED FORD HAD A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING THE REP AND SHE CREATED A CASE NUMBER. CALLED THEM THE NEXT DAY AFTER SPEAKING WITH FORD DEALER AND THERE WAS NO CASE TO BE FOUND. THE SECOND FORD REP MADE A CASE # CAS22180343, WAS VERY HELPFUL AND THE REP SAID FORD WILL MAKE IT RIGHT. THIS REMAINS TO BE SEEN. MEANWHILE I'M WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I HAD A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA AND NEVER HAD ANY TYPE OF ISSUES. HOPEFULLY THIS HELPS AND GETS FORD TO RECALL 2016 F150S SO NO ONE GETS HURT. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKES, ROTORS AND PADS FOR $924.72 ON A 50K MILE VEHICLE IS VERY QUESTIONABLE. THANK YOU

VEHICLE OPERATING NORMALLY UNTIL PROBLEM NOTED 7/13/2016. VEHICLE PURCHASED USED FROM CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP ON 5/16/2018. CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 44,800 MILES ON ODOMETER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT AND UPON AM STARTUP AND BACKING UP SUFFERED COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. LOW BRAKE RESERVOIR INDICATOR LIGHT ON. VISUAL CHECK REVEALED RESERVOIR LEVEL WELL BELOW MINIMUM MARK AND LEVEL WITH INLETS FOR THE BRAKE LINES. REFILLED, PUMPED BRAKES AND ABLE TO OBTAIN MODERATELY FIRM PEDAL. STARTED VEHICLE, LET IDLE FEW MOMENTS, TESTED BRAKE PEDAL BUT FOUND SOFT PEDAL AGAIN SINKS IMMEDIATELY TO FLOOR AND RESERVOIR LIGHT ON AGAIN. VISUAL CHECK SHOWS FLUID AGAIN HAS EMPTIED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN MOVED. A VISUAL TRACE OF ALL BRAKE LINES SHOWS NO EXTERNAL LEAKAGE ALONG LENGTH OF THE LINES NOR AT ANY BRAKE COMPONENT. FLUID IS OBVIOUSLY BEING DRAWN INTO THE VACUUM BOOST RESERVOIR. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED IN ANY WAY FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE WITH A HIGH PROBABILITY OF LOSS OR LIFE AND/OR SEVERE INJURY TO PASSENGERS AND/OR COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES OR OBJECTS DUE TO THIS SUDDEN, TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THIS IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER SYSTEM THAT PRODUCES A FAILURE OF THE REDUNDANT BRAKING ARRANGEMENT (I.E. SEPARATE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SYSTEMS). THIS APPEARS FROM A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH OF OTHER COMPLAINTS TO BECOMING A KNOWN PROBLEM. PROMPT ACTION IS URGED BY NHTSA TO INITIATE A RECALL TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEM FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. UNEXPECTEDLY THE "LOW BRAKE FLUID" WARNING APPEARED. APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 MINUTES LATER I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE FIRST TIME I PRESSED IT SLOWED THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY. I IPRESSED ON THE BRAKE AGAIN AND IT DID NOT REGISTER. IT WAS TERRIFYING AND I FELT FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT COLLISION. THIS HAPPENED ON A MAJOR CITY STREET MOVING ABOUT 40 MPH.

I TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER & THE CABIN STARTED SMOKING. I PULL OVER TO GET OUT TO BREATHE, ONE MINUTE LATER THE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERS COMPLETELY.

AFTER 71K MILES, THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDS REPLACED DUE TO BRAKE FLUID INTERNAL LEAKING TO THE BRAKE BOOSTERS. LOST ALL CONTROL OF BRAKING POWER. $1100 REPAIR TO REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTERS. THIS HAPPENED ON 7/6/2019 WHILE DRIVING HOME. THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND NOTICED SUBSTANTIAL LOSS IN BRAKING POWER AND HAD TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SLOW THE TRUCK TO A STOP AT STOP SIGN.