While i was on a highway driving at 65 mph my steering and brakes went out at the same time. i happened to be 200 yards behind the traffic in front of me and i was able to stop the vehicle before impact. a hydraulic hose failed and rendered the steering and brakes almost completely useless. the steering was extremely difficult to control but i managed. the brakes were almost completely gone but i managed to slow the truck down to a safe stop off the highway. when i had the truck towed to my diesel mechanic i was told by the owner that ford engineered the hydraulic system to control the steering and brakes. i will never buy another ford with that kind of ridiculous engineering. i had three hoses replaced at a total cost of $451.54. one factory hose was $172.53, another $100.68 and the third was $24.04. the safety issue here is unreal. how could ford engineering have done such a stupid thing.
Brake pedal went to floor,found brake line to rear wheels rusted through. *tr