2011 f-150 ecoboost: my brakes have been failing on cold start-up for approximately 18 months. braking is so hard in the morning, truck will not stop. i brought this to the attention of the benna ford dealership in superior, wi on two occasions and they did nothing. i then did a little research on-line and determined hundreds of other 2011 f-150 ecoboost owners have complained of the same issue and it was determined that it was a flawed design of the vacuum pump. this is a very expensive part that is directly related to safety upon cold braking. why has the nhtsa done nothing about this known problem for the past 2 years when this should have been a recall? i had to pay over $500 for a new vacuum pump that should never go bad
Complete brake failure. right front brake pad had over 1/3 pad material left. pad material detached from the metal pad backing plate. then the pad material got jammed in between the brake caliper bracket and the rotor. the lower caliper piston broke when i tried to stop after this happened. then all of the brake fluid leaked about leading to total brake failure. i had brake failure a few seconds before the brake light came on. when this happened i could not stop and went into a ditch to avoid traffic. brakes worked as normal before failure. brake pad failure required replacement of: right front brake caliper, right front rotor, new pads, pad glides, new brake fluid and a complete bleeding of the braking system. *tr
At roughly 32000 miles, in october of 2014 i experienced a failure of the electric brake vacuum assist. the symptoms were that the pump constantly ran and could audibly be heard where it was not previously constantly running. as soon as i noticed a change i reported the issue to johnson ford in pittsfield ma.. the pump was replaced in october of 2014 under warranty. no recall or campaign has been implemented for this condition but numerous reports by ford owners have been made regarding the same condition. i believed the audible noise i was hearing was a steering component because i was simultaneously having an issue with "notchy" steering. while negotiating a long, gradual turn my steering would lock while turning left. the wheel would lock when the top of the steering wheel was in the area of the 10 o'clock position. no crash occurred but the condition was very unsafe. the vehicle had to be driven erratically to remedy the condition. a hard yank on the wheel was necessary to forcibly increase steering input. the steering components were also replaced in october of 2014 by johnson ford under warranty. no recall or campaign has been implemented for this condition but numerous reports have been made regarding the same condition. the electric vacuum assist replaced in october of 2014, nine months ago was the same part with no updates as the one that failed. i again hear the vacuum assist motor running almost constant as it was when replaced. the truck is no longer under warranty. i have only had this vacuum assist for nine months. i spoke with ford customer service. no warranty is available as i have driven the truck in excess of 12,000 miles (12,200 miles at the time i reported the problem). the customer service employee offered no service other than to bring it to ford at my expense for repairs, $130.00 diagnosis, $580 pump, $200.00 labor.
No brakes when the vehicle first starts up. start vehicle, shift into gear, pedal does not engage unless it is stomped on and even then its difficult to stop vehicle. i have taken this to dealership where purchased. first time dealer replaced front brake pads with a modified pad and recalibrated the abs module. second time they replaced brake vacuum pump and vacuum line. third time dealer replaced vacuum line. all of these failed to solve problem, dealer contacted ford tech line and ford engineers told tthe dealer that it was a characteristic of the truck and could not be fixed we called ford customer service and they opened a case. we recieved a callback from a ford regional customer service manager and was told if this concerned us that we should just sell the vehicle and buy a new ford since we have the z plan. there are no warning lights that alert you to this happening! i can not longer even drive the truck i bought because i do not have the strength it takes to stomp the pedal down when this happens. im so concerned that this truck could hurt someone. im a 58 year old women and ford does not even care to resolve this serious safety issue.
My wife had to move my truck so the kids had more room to play in the driveway. no big deal, right? wrong. she starts to back down the driveway (which has a moderate grade) and i notice a look of panic on her face, coupled with the fact that the truck wasn't stopping, i could see something was wrong. she finally got it stopped right before going out onto the road. she jumped out and said, "your brakes wouldn't work. i was pressing as hard as i could and it wouldn't stop." i got in the truck and carefully tried to duplicate the situation, and sure enough, more often than not it had a hard time stopping. i did some research and found there are plenty of cases like this. some people actually crashed their vehicle. this seems to be a really dangerous problem that needs to be addressed by ford. and i will note this is not the first dangerous problem i've had with this truck. i'm sure ford will tell me they can't help me, leaving me to foot the bill for a problem that seems to be rather common, and should be addressed by them. just like they did to me before. *tr
Vehicle upon start has had hard or no brakes. vehicle is difficult to stop or control at low speeds upon starting vehicle. been told by dealer it is faulty vacuum assist pump. parts not available and told no recall/fix is available to consumer without paying 750+ dollars. happens routinely. occurs almost daily. been going on for almost one year. worried about pulling out of my garage and have resorted to parking on street to ensure control of vehicle upon starting. *tr
Service tech at dealership was test driving vehicle after a different repair. when he went to stop the brake pedal was hard as a rock and the truck would not stop. found the vacuum brake booster went bad. this was three weeks ago and they still cannot get the part to fix it. as there are no repair parts in the system this must be a major problem with many vehicles. this is a safety issue which will get someone killed! my dealership said the truck is unsafe to drive. *tr
We purchased the vehicle in july 2014. we noticed after buying it that when starting the truck, the brakes are hard and no stopping ability. once you pump it a couple of times and go to drive the brakes work normally. we talked to people in general and said some vehicles are prone to that issue when starting and that it's not a big deal. if you happen to be on a grade when this happens, you do drift until pressure is built up. i did some research online and found a video that explains the issue very well. it is a safety issue and a simple but costly fix. it has an electric brake pump instead of a mechanical one and seizes up when the vehicle is parked for prolonged amounts of time. we took the truck to ford to have some work done when the mechanic brought up the brake pump and said the vehicle is unsafe to drive as is incase the pump would fully go out. it is over a $700 fix with labor and is something that was faulty in the engineering of the truck model and produces a safety risk for the driver and others in the surrounding area. http://youtu.be/sxo2qvwbdki i attached the link to the video explaining the pumps issue in regarding to the trucks size.
the f150 is company truck for my business. i was backing in to my shop building and it seemed like i lost my brakes . brake pedal would not push down. came to stop before hitting anything in shop. had repair at a private garage. brake vacuum pump failed.
Around june of 2014, i noted grinding noise coming from the front wheels. i took it to a repair facility and had it inspected. the front outer brake pads on both wheels showed fairly normal wear with about 3/8"-1/2" of pad remaining on each pad. the inboard pad on both wheels were worn down to bare metal and almost seized into the inboard side of both rotors. i had the facility replace both front rotors and pads, but the service tech had to clean and lube both calipers as neither was freely sliding. i notified the dealer and was told this was normal wear, but also told the caliper pins have to be lubricated on a regular basis to prevent this from happening again. i've checked the ford maintenance schedule and nowhere do they recommend having to lubricate the caliper pins on a regular schedule. my concern is this will occur again as i have noted a service bulletin on your website regarding binding calipers, although the selling dealer passes this off as a non-issue for the brakes and part of normal wear. i've talked to ford customer support, but they didn't seem to concerned about the problem.
Pickup does not have brakes during initial cold start up. the brake pedal is hard as a rock and will not stop truck. can not park in garage as may hit house or garage or kids when backing out. dealer will did not warranty as it was over the warranty period by aprox 1000 miles and 1 month. *tr
This truck and others of the same design up until 2013 have a bad electric vacuum assist pump. my pump malfunctioned and without any warning or dash lights the truck lost brake assist rendering it impossible to stop. the turbocharged v6 ecoboost requires vacuum assist and this pump is known for issues. ford has no parts on hand and people are forced to drive death traps with no brakes. ford is aware there is a problem and changed the 2014 model however provide zero safety relief for previous owners now stuck with no brakes and no parts. only my quick reflexes taking the truck out of gear saved me from driving into my home through my garage wall. *tr
Severe vibration and pulsing when brakes were applied. i put the truck on my lift and tried to rotate the front wheels, there was severe brake drag, which made rotating the front wheels close to impossible. i removed the wheels and did a visual inspection and found that the inner brake pads were considerably more worn than the outer pads. i then removed the calipers and found that corrosion occurred binding the inner pads to the brake pad holders. i live in the north east and road salt is used in the winter months, this should be taken into consideration when the brakes are designed so that this corrosion can't occur. i corrected the problem by re-placing the rotors and brake pads, using brake lubricant to help prevent the corrosion. doing this repair corrected the problem. *tr
Brakes are rock hard in the morning and vehicle is extremely difficult to stop. called local ford dealer and at first didn't acknowledge an issue with this vehicle. called them back in a couple weeks, since they didn't call me back. they said i need a vacuum pump without ever looking at the vehicle. said they would cover the repair under warranty since i was about 8 months past the 3 years, even though i was under the 60,000 miles. they quoted a cost of over $700 dollars to fix it. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that the brake assembly failed. the vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 39,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that the brakes failed to work. the brake pedal had to be pumped numerous times before they would function properly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the brake vacuum booster had a short circuit and caused the wire to burn out. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 43,000. updated 8/19/14*cn the consumer stated the vacuum booster was replaced but, the brakes remained difficult to operate. the brakes only failed when the vehicle sat idle for no less than 2 to 3 days. updated 08/27/2014 *js
Loss of power brakes upon initial start-up and movement. the vacuum pump that provides assistance to power brakes and 4x4 wheel hubs fails without notice. driver expects to stop vehicle under normal operating pressure applied to brake pedal. vehicles does not respond to normal force and keeps moving. extreme force to be provide to brake pedal to slow vehicle to a stop. this could result in injury or death if another person in the path of the vehicle. ford will not recall or cover repairs of faulty pump. pump is located behind front headlight on vehicle. cost of part is $565 + labor to repair to be paid by owner. serious safety concern for persons near vehicle without proper operation of braking system. an investigation needs to be opened immediately upon ford. understanding is that ford redesigned vacuum system for 2014 model year to correct safety issue. redesign should be mandated on previous model years to correct safety issue. *tr
Brake pedal goes to the floor until truck is warmed up. front hubs don't have enough vaccum to disengage. *tr
I have a 2011 ford f-150 super cab engine 3.5 l ecoboost. 54,000 miles (current mileage) it has a safety issue with it. the problem is that when the truck is cold like first start condition. when you either back up or go forward after a few seconds you apply the brake and it has little or no brakes like it does not have enough of pressure to run the vacuum system but after it warms up it works fine. what i found out after research is that the electronic vacuum pump is the problem. i have found this youtube clip from a ford mechanic that explains the symptoms and how to fix it etc. it will explain my problem better than me trying to type it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxo2qvwbdki&list=uun467fmglllk98jddjll51w. *tr
Brakes were difficult to engage during emergency braking due to hard pedal. braking seems more difficult than previous experience (like having no brake assist). after searching the internet for known problems, i verified a blown vacuum pump fuse. the dealer verified that the vacuum pump assembly was seized therefore blowing the fuse. i find it curious why a major brake component can fail while not setting a failure code or indicating a failure on the ford display panel (check brake light, etc.). how can the vacuum assist for the brakes totally fail on a 2011 vehicle and not tell the driver there is a problem? why did the vacuum pump fail (internal pump bearings lacked lubricant and seized due to atmospheric moisture) with just over 20000 miles on the truck? why won't ford fess up that they sold their customers a defective $750.00 pump? i guess ford only knows! *tr
At around 2 years / 40k miles the electric vacuum assist pump for the brakes began to make an abnormal sound and upon replacement was found to be excessively corroded, possibly due to salt spray.
Crossing table rock dam on dry, flat, level pavement after letting off gas in anticipation of stopping at upcoming light rear tires locked and went into skid squealing brand new michelin tires with less than 500 miles on them. nobody was directly behind me or would have caused wreck due to sudden deceleration with no brake lights since no brake applied. tires squall like old vehicles with no abs when brakes locked up. an employee was riding with me at the time and it scared both of us. had we not been out of town and dependent on truck getting us home we would have not driven it again. after returning home truck did it a second time a couple of weeks later driving in town down stadium blvd at about 35 mph. rear tires lock, skid and squall. in addition earlier intermittent hard downshifts that feel like someone hits you from behind but not a full lock condition as these two recent incidents. also intermittent stalling when pulling away from stop light, stop sign, out of parking lot, or out of driveway - especially after idling. stalls, hesitates, bucks, vibrates, giving it gas does not result in vehicle responding. usually on "easy" acceleration meaning when just easing off from stop. intermittent transmission sticking in 1st gear and won't shift out. finally vehicle sometimes "surges" after putting in gear on cold start or when letting off gas and coasting - it actually picks up speed and lunges forward for just a second. there is something wrong with all the sensors and the computer is causing the engine / transmission / abs brakes to behave in strange and unpredictable ways. my father, wife, and employee have all witnessed one or more of these issues while riding with me but intermittent so unable to replicate. ford case opened but no resolution. tell me drive it until it breaks so they can find problem but unsafe to do so. *tr
Electric vacuum pump went bad resulting in no brakes upon start up. pedal became rock solid with no stopping power at all. exactly 14000 miles after the first pump went bad, the exact same symptoms took place. second one " out of warranty" because it was over 3 years old with only 28,000 miles. ford "good willed" the repair.
Brakes fail on initial drive; happens about every other day. have narrowly avoided hitting neighbors garage and car, and have back into tree on our property as we are unable to stop the vehicle when the issue occurs. the problem has occurred at least 30-40 times. on first start up on dry pavement, the first time the brakes are applied, the anti-lock brakes activate and the vehicle will not stop. if the brakes are re-applied several times, the anti-lock will disengage and the vehicle indicates brake failure on dash. no computer codes are recorded however according to dealership. two cases have been opened with ford; first case was case #2802388; second case is cas3111923xzc1h9; contact is mary at 1-866-631-3788, x 77741. dealership has duplicated problem but unable to identify cause. it is a matter of time before an accident results from driving this vehicle. i've offered to leave the vehicle for extended time so it can be driven and problem identified. ford representative (mary) says they are unwilling to take vehicle for extended time. i keep taking back to dealer, but they continue to be unable to resolve. ford engineer is involved. we don?t know what to do and have serious concerns about continuing to drive vehicle. *jb
Vacuum pump is defective and loses vacuum which causes brake booster to lose pressure and causes brakes to become defective upon start-up. pump was replaced on 10/13, which corrected the issue for 4 months, pump was replaced again on 6/14 and is now failing and giving fault codes again (7/14). *tr
Poor braking in the morning at 29,212 miles. ford replaced brake vacuum pump assembly at no charge (under warranty). same problem at 50,198 miles. no longer under warranty and i was charged $319.66 for the same part. i feel there is a problem with this assembly and it's a safety issue.
Vacuum pump will fail on truck. went to put the vehicle into gear. released the brake and it started to move too quickly. tried to reapply the brake and there was nothing. pedal went to the floor and it took max effort to stop the vehicle that had just been put into gear. the problem couldn't be replicated. this happened twice more and once to the service tech. very scary! turns out the vacuum pump had seized causing there to be no power boost. once the engine has run for a while the engine will provide the boost, it's only when first starting the vehicle that there is no boost. there is no warning light to indicate the low vacuum condition and 90% of the time there isn't a noticeable problem. until they can't stop, the owner doesn't know the pump had failed months earlier. this can be quite dangerous because of the chance of a slow speed crash. currently there is a back order on the pumps so i have to drive the vehicle knowing that i might not be able to stop in time. *tr
I own a 2011 ford f-150 fx4 with the 3.5l ecoboost engine. approximately 18 months (odometer 23,260) after i bought it i noticed that in the morning when i would start it and begin driving my brake pedal would be hard as a rock and would not work! i made an appt with my local ford dealer and they confirmed that the vacuum pump assembly had no pressure at the brake booster and needed replace. fortunately i was not in an accident. the vehicle was still under warranty and the repairs did not cost me anything. fast forward another 18 months (odometer 44,693) to may 2015 and i was having the identical issue again. i took the truck to ford and after testing they confirmed that i was having the same exact issue again and that the vacuum pump assembly for the brakes would need replaced yet again. only this time i was out of warranty and it was going to cost me $900 to fix it. i reminded them that this is now the 3 vacuum pump assembly that needed replaced in a span of 3 years and that the design was obviously defective and shouldn't cost me anything. the dealership refused to offer any accommodations and told me to contact ford motor company if i wasn't happy. i did that and after some haggling they offered to replace it and i would have to pay them $106, which i did. i have the ford invoice's for both occurrences. i have zero confidence that the issue is resolved and that i will likely have to deal with this issue again in the near future. i am concerned for my safety and that of my family considering the brakes could fail at any time. i also believe this to be an exact match to current nhtsa investigation pe15026. updated 11/01/2017*cn
When my steering started to shake when i applied the brakes i removed the wheel and brake calipers to inspect them. the inside rotor surface is not as wide as the outside so the brake pads do not contact the entire surface of the rotor like the outside. it looks to me like the rotor was defective when installed. the brakes have 41000 miles on them and are less than half worn out. they are the original brakes. *tr
At times, i experience a soft brake pedal that will travel almost to the floor. and then at times i will have a harder pedal without the possibility of the pedal traveling to the floor. i have had the brake fluid flushed and this still happens on occasion. i have gone through 3 sets of brake pads on the front of my truck in 60,000 miles. i can hear the secondary pump run for a longer duration at times during start up and if i pump the brakes while stopped with the engine running. when i experience a soft pedal it travels much further before i would come to a stop compared to the harder pedal feel. also, at times it feels as if the harder pedal needs more force to experience any "normal" braking power. after experiencing this situation, then some time later i would experience a normal brake pedal. i have had my vehicle serviced at the dealer for this situation for abnormal brake wear and pedal feel, but still have had no fix for the issue. i just replaced a front brake caliper and i am currently waiting to see if this resolves the issue.
I was driving down my street and braked to pull into my driveway, after in my driveway i touched the accelerator (to get up the slight grade) and my truck went wide open throttle!! i mashed on the brake but the truck continued to accelerate uncontrollably and crashed into my brick home. even after impact and me continuing to apply full brake it was still wide open throttle and burning out. i finally came to my senses and shut the ignition off and the stopped it. i had the truck towed to my local dealer as recommended by ford customer care rep. the dealership ran a diagnostics check and found nothing as well as tried to get it to duplicate the problem with no luck. i had a state trooper certified in downloading event recorder data do such to my truck. the data shows exactly what happened..but does not differentiate between the accelerator being pushed vs.the accelerator position as indicated. however, it does show service brake applied and continual acceleration at the same time which i can prove was not done by me! i have pictures of abrasions to my right shin and knee from the steering column and dash..my right foot was fully applied on the brake pedal causing the abrasions at impact due to being directly in line with the steering column. my left leg had zero abrasions...since to the left of the steering column. if i was to be responsible for the data shown in the down load i would of had to have my left foot on the brake and thus sustaining abrasions to that leg. it is also impossible to use the right foot to brake and accelerate simultaneously to achieve the acceleration indicated...ones leg has to be cocked to the side and out of line of the steering column. everything on my pickup is oem....including the floor mats...which contrary to some beliefs that could be the cause. my truck has sat at the dealership untouched since they looked at it. *tr
While driving home from work at normal highway speed another driver pulled out in front of me. i was able to stop, but the truck pulled hard to the right. i thought something was wrong with the brakes so took it to local ford dealer for a check. the dealer verified my concern, and found that the front and rear brake rotors are warped. when i asked them what would cause the rotors to warp on a truck with only 14,000 miles on it i was told heat, and this repair was not covered under warranty because brakes are considered wear parts. i contacted ford customer care, but they couldn't help me. i checked safercar.gov and found out there is a service bulletin on the brakes of this truck. ford didn't care and told me to have the repairs made to my truck and keep the receipt incase they issued a recall. i would be reimburse. i have not driven the truck for a month, hoping ford would contact me. when i did here from them, they told me they were unable to be of further assistance in this matter, at this time. ford motor company, ford customer care, or the ford dealer who sold me the truck don't seem to care. i have never abused this truck, never pulled a trailer, or done anything to cause this problem. i'm glad i never had to use this as a real truck, *tr
Weak brakes. continue to drive vehicle. dealership diagnosed problem as brake vacuum pump failure would notcover under warranty. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford f-150. the contact stated that the brakes failed to respond without warning. the contact turned off and restarted the vehicle. the brake pedal responded after the contact reset the computer, but the failure recurred. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa action number: pe15026 (service brakes, electrical system , service brakes, hydraulic). while traveling approximately 45 mph, the contact pumped the brakes and the brake pedal extended to the floorboard. the contact crashed into the preceding vehicle as well as the guardrail on the passenger side. the driver sustained minor abrasions that did not require medical attention. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a collision center and the body damage was repaired. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake pump assembly vacuum needed to be replaced. the pump was locked up and blew out fuses, which indicated a malfunction or potential defect with the component. the vehicle was repaired by the dealer. the approximate failure mileage was 57,390.
brakes fail when vehicle is first started and either backing up or pulling forward. has happened more than 4-5 times since i bought the vehicle new in 2012. since this problem is serious in nature, ford should issue a recall before someone is seriously hurt or killed if not taken care of. it needs the attention of nhtsa now! ford service did perform a technical service bulletin dealing with hard brake pedal during normal braking, but the diagnosis performed indicated an intermittent problem with the brake vacuum pump and the operation of the power assist brake. this part and repair in not covered now even tough it was indicated to ford service department on a number of occasions. ford has not admitted to a recall, but did redesigned the pump on 2014 models and later. problem inherited to the f-150 eco-boost engine. recall now! *tr
Truck is equipped with an eco-boost motor. upon putting truck in reverse and backing down driveway, the brakes would not work to stop the vehicle. the pedal was hard to push and acted as if something was stuck under pedal. driver went into neighbors yard and before striking the house, put the truck in park to stop. there was no objects behind pedal. after re-starting vehicle a few minutes later, brakes then worked as designed. the truck was brought to dealer were the abs system was being looked at. after a week of miss-diagnosing, vehicle owner was told to pick up vehicle and experienced the same issue in the dealer parking lot and showed the mechanic and service writer and they concurred that there was a real safety problem. upon leaving in rental car, vehicle owner witnessed a porter crash vehicle into a parked car. it was later determined that the brake booster assembly was faulty. *tr
Brakes are ineffective in a panic stop. on dry pavement the brakes cannot be applied hard enough to lock the wheels and activate the abs function. stopping distances are much longer than normal and safe. compared to other f150's with he same body style and engine the brakes are drastically different and much worse in stopping distances (rough test stop from 30 mph in 28 ft compared to 15 ft, stop from 40 mph in 46ft compared to 28 ft) dealer has attempted repair 4 times with no improvement at all and now ford has determined that the brakes are functioning normally and that "some trucks will stop better than others". if this is in fact true there may be many f150's on the road with substandard brakes which the owners may not suspect because they have not been tested in emergency situations. my vehicle is dramatically worse than other f150's that i have driven and i am being told that it is functioning normally. normal in this instance is not safe. *tr
Brake booster pump been replaced 3 times in a 2 year span. the last time within 3 months. vacuum booster leaks when the vehicle is not running. when started and put into gear the brakes will not work until it the system can gain vacuum, approximately 10 to 30 seconds. if vehicle is put into gear you cannot stop it from moving. it nearly caused me to get into several accidents. the vacuum booster has been replaced 3 times with no success. this summer (2014) ford had 1200 of the boosters on back order due to the number that were failing in the f150's. my vehicle could not be fixed for 6 weeks while the dealer waited for the part. if the issue is ignored the booster will have a catastrophic failure causing brake system to stop working and a potential for a accident. *tr
The truck brakes did not work once the vehicle was started. the engine was at fast idle, placed in drive and the brakes would not function. this lurched the truck forward while extreme pressure was applied to stop it. dangerous in a parking setting where a pedestrian is walking in front or behind the truck. it jumps forwards or back, depending if drive or reverse is selected. as time went by the brakes became weaker when applying at stops. as i reflect back in the past when pulling a trailer it hit the backend of another vehicle in an emergency stopping situation on the interstate. the truck would park well in the garage, but when pulling out you have to be aware of it lurching into the house or another vehicle. took the truck to ford dealer which diagnosed it as a brake vacuum pump failure. the eco boost engine is turbo charged which robs the vacuum system of needed vacuum. to supplement the need for vacuum this vacuum pump was engineered into the system to provide additional vacuum. if it failures the brakes fail also. the 2014 models have been reengineered to a mechanical pump eleminating the electrical pump. the ford service man said that there have been a range of numerous brake failures due to this pump configuration. the ford garage charged $832.57 to get us back on the road and for us to have a safe trip.
I was backing up after a cold start and the brakes failed. i took it in for a repair and they tested the vehicle and found the problem. it was a blown fuse and bad vacuum pump. the fuse and pump were replaced. this happened again on 3/29/12 and the pump was found to be defective and replaced a second time all under warranty. this occurred a third time on 6/13/15 and the vacuum pump was found to be defective again and replaced at a cost $200 in labor. the dealership provided the parts as good will due to my complaints. on 6/1715 the vehicles brake again stop working. this time they reported the fuse had blown for some reason and blamed it on the strain from the old vacuum pump. note: the fuse also blew back in 2012 when i first had the problem. i have little to no faith that my brakes will work on a cold start every time i start my car. i just saw a twitter feed that this was being looked into so i decided to enter my information.
Steering wheel shakes real bad on stopping the harder the stop the worse it shakes this truck has 16000 miles on it now and the problem seems to have started after the 1st service and tire rotation (about 8500 miles) although it did not start immediately after but rather seemed to get worse over time from that point i believe that it is warped brake rotors possibly from cheap or defective oem parts the truck has never been off road or abused just daily drive to from work 19 miles each way. *tr