While driving the vehicle at road speed (~45mph) the brake pedal when applied provided little to no braking. the pedal had no resistance and went all the way to the floor board. this occurred on multiple occasions. the worst of which was while i was attempting to stop at an intersection. this intersection was located in a 40 mph zone on a somewhat busy street. while attempting to stop the vehicle the brake pedal went to the floor and provided no stopping resistance. the vehicle rolled into intersection which caused me to have to take evasive action including pumping the brakes and veering off to the side of the road. i don't remember if there was another vehicle in the intersection. after this occurance i drove the vehicle to the dealer. the dealer was able to identify a problem with the master cylinder within 24hrs and then spend the next 17 days trying to obtain the part from the manufacture. since the master cylinder was replaced i have had no additional occurrences of this type
While applying brakes the pedal travels excessively until it contacts the floor board. as a result, brake application is lost. contacted ford roadside assistance and had vehicle towed to the dealer and was told the master cylinder is defective. this vehicle is a 2016 ford f150 with a 5.0liter engine and equipped with four wheel drive. vehicle has only 14,045 miles. this is one of nine vehicles of exact make and model we employ in our fleet and one of two with this problem.
I was driving down the interstate at about 70 mph and suddenly had to apply my brakes because a car in front of me stopped suddenly and when i did the brake pedal went straight to the floor board and stopped as if i was barely pushing the brakes. i had to push the emergency brake in to stop the vehicle. i almost had a very serious accident and if i had not swerved off the road i would had hit the car in front of me at close to 60 mph and my vehicle gave no warning lights or other indication that anything was wrong even after i found the issue which is very troubling. i had my vehicle towed to ford and after further investigation it was determined the master cylinder failed which caused the brakes to not work properly. when i asked ford if they replaced it with a new part that was not part of the defective line the technician told me they replaced it with a new master cylinder but it still has potential to fail as it is part of the defective line that is causing these issues and ford does not have any other way of fixing it. i am seriously concerned with mine and my families safety in this vehicle as i have a boat and other things i tow from time to time and my children are in the car with me. i am concerned someone is going to be injured or die because of this issue because i almost had a very bad accident due to this. please investigate this issue as i have tried to speak with ford to get a new vehicle or swap for something safer but have not been able to get anything accomplished besides getting the run around. i have had my 5.0 liter v8 2016 f-150 for almost 4 months and 7000 miles and bought it brand new with 2 miles on it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. while driving approximately 70 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when depressed. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder needed replacement. the vehicle was at the dealer waiting to be repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vin was unknown. the approximate failure mileage was 7,400.
Brake pedal went all the way to the floor barely working with no warning on a busy street at a stoplight. went to dealership and they verified problem and replaced the master cylinder. truck only had 16,000 miles
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. while driving in the express lane, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when it was depressed. the brakes failed and the emergency brake was applied. the vehicle was pulled over to the service lane and the contact shifted into first gear. the failure occurred without warning. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder and power boost were defective. a remedy was not provided. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 7,300.
Brake pedal went to floor with very little braking power. when trying to stop. at stop light pedal would go to floor. i think rear brakes working but fronts not. recall on 2013's 14's and 15's i think. same problem with 16's. ford says national back order on master cylinders, 4 weeks
Sudden complete loss of brakes, on city street while going approx 30mph
7k miles on the car and the brakes fail, needs new master cylinder. other f150 at the same dealership with 3k miles with the same problem.
Truck has 13800 miles on it. while driving i applied the brakes and the pedal sunk to the firewall. completed loss of braking. released the pedal and brakes worked. again issue was able to be demonstrated to dealer and was intermittent. while sitting stationary if brakes were applied with pressure the brake pedal would travel to floor.
Brake pedal suddenly went to floor approaching traffic if light! had to make emergency turn into a parking lot to prevent being crashed. dealer determined that my f-150 has a defective master cylinder. however, so far a week later, ford motor motor company will not ship a new replacement! irresponsible! fix it ford -now!
Pulling to intersection on two occasions brake peddle goes to floor. lift peddle after putting car in park and brakes recovered. vehicle was purchased new in june and has 7000 miles. dealer said customer concern could not be duplicated.
Complete brake failure.pedal goes to the floor.
Complete brake failure. pedal goes to the floor.
Brake pedal goes all the way to floor. complete loss of brakes.
Brake failure. pedal went all the way to floor board with loss of braking power. i was driving at 35 mph on slight grade. i applied brake pressure for 10 seconds down the grade. as i approached a stop sign i applied stopping pressure. the brake pedal went soft and when all the way to the floor. i had to use the emergency brake to keep me from going into the intersection. the brakes then seem to work. i took it to my local ford dealer and they stated there is problem with some vin's but my is not one of them regarding the master cylinder. i was also told more brand new f-150 are having the same issue. my family could have been killed it is sitting at the dealer and they are trying to duplicate the problem..
I was traveling pulling a trailer came to a red light and could not stop, brake pedal went to the floor. turned truck off and restarted pedal went to floor, put in gear and had brakes, very scary, drove it home and parked it. found out there had been a recall on 2013-14 master cyl, now i am waiting 7 weeks for replacement.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. the contacts stated that the vehicle was involved in a front end collision because the brakes failed when the brake pedal was depressed. the failure occurred without warning. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. there were two injuries that required medical attention. the occupants of the other vehicle experienced some neck discomfort. a police report was not filed. the failure mileage was approximately 1,200.
Coming up to a stop light on a secondary road, the brake pedal went to the floor, barely stopping. i had to swerve onto the shoulder to avoid hitting a vehicle stopped in front of me. pumping the pedal brought up some pressure, but then the pedal would slowly go to the floor.
Driving home on the florida turnpike and had to slow down for stopped traffic and my foot went all the way to the floorboard . i put it in neutral and swerved onto the side of the road to avoid hitting traffic at 70 mph . once i got slowed down my brakes worked again . i proceeded on thinking it was a freak incident but to my surprise it happened twice more on my way home . they would work for 5 or 6 times and then they would fail again . i took it to the nearest dealership and parked it . they called me the next day and told me it was the master cylinder failing and it was a known problem . "a known problem!" why is there not a recall ? i could of killed somebody.
My truck is a 2016 f150 with 4053 miles. the vehicle has a 5.0 v8 and 7 weeks after purchasing the vehicle new, the master cylinder failed. the vehicle was in motion on a city street and the signal light turned red. i depressed the brake pedal and it went all the way to the floor and was not stopping, only slowing. i downshifted the automatic transmission and pumped the brakes before finally stopping. this occurred without warning. i immediately drove to a ford dealer less than 2 miles away and they confirmed it was the master cylinder which of course is not in stock. after doing some research, earlier models have had the same issue. apparently, ford has not corrected the problem. this is a safety issue that needs immediate attention!
Total loss of brake pedal, first learned of the problem making a hard right/left turn and hit brakes. went to the floor. driving on interstate tap the brakes and they seem to be ok, then goes to floor. very unsafe yet no recall. this truck has only 4300 miles.
I had just left my house and reached the main intersection of kellogg (highway 54) and oliver to turn west onto the ramp to get on kellogg where the speed of traffic is 60mph. i approached a red light and attempted to stop north of kellogg on oliver. as i pressed my foot on the break pedal to stop at the light, my foot went all the way down to the floor. i coasted into the intersection and directed the steering wheel to the right towards the on ramp. i was able to slow down enough since i hadn't even reached 35mph and put my hazards lights on and placed my truck in park. i was convinced someone had tampered with my brakes and they were trying to kill me! i frantically called my boyfriend who was able to calm me down enough to call a tow truck. i had only had my brand new truck for less than a month! it is currently at a ford dealership to be repaired and has been there for almost a month. i was told by the ford dealership that the master cylinder was the cause of the problem and that the parts needed for repair are on backorder. i researched and saw that the ford f-150 trucks in 2013 and 2014 had been recalled for faulty master cylinders. i assumed that by now ford would have corrected the issue but clearly they have not.
My brakes failed, could barely stop truck at street intersection.. was able to make it to dealership. brakes were non responsive and then back to semi responsive.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. while attempting to brake by depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal was stiff and the stopping distance increased. the dealer could not determine the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 68....updated 12/20/16 *bf updated 6/26/18*jb
Brand new king ranch ford f-150 brakes recurrently fail. no accident but they currently have greatly reduced stopping power, super dangerous. ford reports long back order 3+weeks on master cylinder, makes me wonder if there is larger issue.
2.5 month old truck with approximately 7k miles driven. i was rolling down a hill about 10mph and tried to stop to talk with a neighbor. the pedal travel didn't feel normal and i rolled about 5 feet past my neighbor. after coming to a stop the pedal slowly sunk to the floor. i shifted to park then released and reapplied the pedal. there was initial resistance at roughly the normal pedal height, and again the pedal slowly sank to the floor. when i shifted back to drive and tested the brakes i experienced a slightly diminished "initial grab" when applying the brakes which then would decrease even further while the pedal sank to the floor. when the pedal was completely depressed i had very very little braking ability. ford has had the truck for over 3 weeks and states that they believe the master cylinder to be faulty and the lead time on a replacement is quite long. (3 weeks they hope). i have spoken with ford customer service and opened a case. the told me they would seek to prioritize the part for me. i have not heard from them (were supposed to call last thursday) dealer has no updates for me either. in view of the recall for previous year f150 trucks for brake related issues that are identical to what i have experienced, i am not comfortable towing with this truck...assuming it is actually fixed any time soon.
6,500 miles on new vehicle and brakes completely failed, no accident to report
Brakes completely fail, when i pushed the brake pedal down. it went straight to the floor with no resistance. this has happened 4 times. sometimes pumping the brakes helps. the emergency brake was used to stop the vehicle 2 times. once a sharp swerve off the road while pumping to stop. the last time i coasted to a stop. there seems to be no matter of speed, type of stop or incline in common. except the vehicle is in motion and the brakes won't work. i'm waiting for a tow truck right now
While slowing to pull into my companies driveway off of a very busy highway my brakes failed. as i begin to apply the brake pedal it had little to no resistance and the pedal went all the way to the floor with almost zero stopping power (on dry surface). i knew i would definitely crash if i tried to pull into the drive at the rate i was traveling, so i turned up the shoulder against oncoming traffic to regain control. being very confused because my truck is still brand new i went down many back roads testing my brakes to thankfully having no other failures. one week later it happened to my fianc while she was coming to a stop sign and was very blessed there was no oncoming traffic as the vehicle did not stop before entering the intersection. a couple of days later it happened to her again but she had began to apply the brakes at a much greater distance away and the vehicle was able to come to a complete stop before the intersection. the best way i can describe it is, that it feels as if the front brakes are disengaged and there is some stopping power from the rear with no loss of traction. i notified my dealership and was told they were not able to duplicate the issue. i just pray there is a solution to this issue or that it never happens again before me or my family get hurt.
The pickup truck is no older than 3 months and while driving on the expressway i suddenly lost function of my brakes. the brake pedal went all the way down with no brake reaction. the midway ford dealership informed me the master cylinder brake was defective. thankfully no one was injured, nor any physical damage to property; however the traumatic incident did cause me angina due to my heart condition. i was extremely lucky to have been able to have controlled the health condition with nitroglycerin. all i ask is that ford take this incident seriously to avoid any future accidents which may potential result in a fatality. i no longer have faith in my vehicle and prefer a different car moving forward.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. while driving various speeds, the brakes failed to perform properly. the contact was afraid to drive the vehicle. the dealer was notified and informed the contact that nothing was wrong with the brake system. the failure mileage was not available.
While in park with the driver door open, truck off, radio on, confirmed shifter was in park position. i accidentally engaged manual transmission control in front of and gear selector at thumb position of shifter as both are unavoidable. as i was getting out to reach something in the back seat, truck released park and rolled away. in addition, while driving in d (drive) thumb accidentally made contact with (-) control and quickly decelerated to a quick stalled stop, beginning at 50 mph down to a stop in the road in less than one quarter of a mile. m (manual) selector is an option on the panel, however, both these events happened while in p and d, respectively. in park the truck was in a stall and stopped. in d the truck was traveling at 50 mph. this is a software malfunction that is allowing an override of braking while in park and rapid shifting at the touch of one control that sits under the drivers thumb.
My 2016 f150 has adaptive cruise control ("acc") that applies brakes in the event a vehicle is detected in lane ahead in order to match speed and maintain safe distance. f150 also has collision avoidance system that increases sensitivity of brakes if imminent collision is detected. 2015 ford f150 has been subject to a recall (nhtsa campaign number: 15v614000) to fix problems with acc - the acc may falsely detect an obstacle in its path and may unexpectedly apply the brakes increasing the risk of a rear-end collision from a following vehicle. my 2016 f150 was built after the date covered by the recall however it exhibits the exact problem described in the recall i.e. the problem continues to exist with ford's acc system and the recall was insufficient. in my case, on four separate occasions from 3/19 through 3/26/2016 the acc system activated unexpectedly and for no reason, causing heavy braking and in one case almost causing collision with a following vehicle. the collision warning lights also lit up - this system may itself have increased severity of braking. braking events occurred with two different drivers, on straight freeway, no steering input, no bridges, or safety barriers to confuse the acc radar. in all cases we were driving in left lane of a two lane freeway, approaching to pass a large vehicle travelling in right lane - a semi-truck in two cases, empty car transporter in other two. the vehicle being passed was well in its lane and not drifting over or presenting any danger to our vehicle. ford's response has been that this is "normal" and was due to our driving on a curve, or other vehicle drifting over or some road "furniture" like a bridge / barrier confusing the system. however, none of these factors applied.
Adaptive cruise control braking issue. my new 2016 ford f150 platinum edition pick up truck will automatically brake hard when passing some large trucks while operating in adaptive cruise control. the lane ahead of me was clear with no vehicles in sight in my lane each time this happened. the large trucks i passed were on my right and not in my lane or even close to the lane markers. the large trucks did not have anything hanging over into my lane. these dangerous braking events happened while i was driving on very good dry highways and freeways in arizona. i have no stickers or after market items on my new f150 truck. this hard automatic braking happened to me on four different occasions during the month of march. in each of the four braking events i was traveling between 65 and 75 mph on straight high quality roads in arizona. i was almost rear-ended the last time it happened so i'm no longer using cruise control. as of today 4/8 my truck is at the morgan hill ford store in morgan hill calif for inspection of this dangerous problem.
I agreed to purchase this f150 on 1/27/2016 but requested that the mushy brakes be repaired first (pedal goes to floor). went back to dealer 1/27 to complete paperwork and pick up repaired truck. was told that the truck was checked by the service dept. and that brakes were normal. i completed the paperwork but left the truck there to be checked by the service dept. again the next morning. i got a phone call the next morning saying the brakes had been fixed and the truck was ready for pickup. when i arrived at the dealership i went to the truck and pressed the brake pedal and it went to the floor. i was told that it had been checked by four service techs and all agreed that the brakes were fine. they also gave me a service report saying the brake operation was normal. i took the truck home that afternoon since it didn't appear that this service dept was not qualified . on 1/31 i took the truck to a different dealer. they said the master cylinder was by-passing and ordered a new one. it came in the next day and i took the truck in for repair. after the truck was "repaired" i got in the truck to head back home. the brake pedal went to the floor. i went back in and reported that it was the same as before. after discussions, the service dept got a new truck off of the sales lot and showed me that this break pedal also went to the floor, so this pedal operation was normal. i took my truck and returned home. now i have a very expensive truck that i am afraid to drive. after an internet search for mushy brakes i find that there are many other owners with the same problem.