My 20 year old daughter was driving through a parking lot and without any prior problems or indication of a brake issue the brake pedal went to the the floor board and the truck barely came to a stop before hitting other vehicles in the parking lot, at this time a warning chime and warning message displaying low brake fluid appeared on the instrument cluster. she happened to be in the ford dealership parking lot picking the truck up from multiple recalls being preform (non brake related). she pulled back in the service lane and asked for assistance, the service writer went and got the technician to inspected it in the service lane, he checked the brake fluid reservoir and it was completely empty causing the truck to loose all brakes. they ended up keeping the vehicle over night and inspected it the next day.. the technician added more brake fluid to the brake reservoir and tested the trucks brakes and the brake master cylinder immediately lost the brake fluid into the brake booster. the technician diagnosed the failure as the brake master cylinder leaking fluid into the brake booster. now both the brake master cylinder and ...
While driving on the freeway, i applied my brakes and noticed no reaction and my pedal went all the way to the floor to slow the truck. i was really luck there were no cars to my right because i would have rear ended the car in front of me. after all this i got a message for 'low brake fluid'. i passed 6 cars till i came to a stop.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. while driving 60 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when it was depressed. the emergency brake was used to slow the vehicle down and the low brake fluid indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to summerville ford (843-873-3550, located at 9700 dorchester rd, summerville, sc 29485) where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder and brake booster needed to be replaced. the technician stated that there was no recall. the manufacturer was called, but the contact did not speak with anyone. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 31,000. the vin was not provided.
I experienced an electrical failure that was intermittent at first but became worst over time. with this failure i would lose steering and vehicle advance track as well as abs brake function. when electrical power was lost the electrical power steering would stop functioning causing complete lose of steering. this caused me to cross into oncoming traffic, luckily there was no one in the oncoming lane. the dealer found a wire going to the alternator that had worn through causing an over voltage condition. this caused many of the systems, including steering, to shut down. in my research this is not the only occurrence of this issue. my vehicle has 42,000 miles on it. i would guess this will become a much more common issue with time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. while driving approximately 55 mph, the brake warning message suddenly displayed and the vehicle failed to stop when the brake pedal was depressed. the contact indicated that the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when depressed. the emergency brake had to be applied to stop the vehicle. it was discovered that brake fluid was present and had been sucked into the brake booster. the cause of the failure was not determined. joe cooper ford (4921 n. automall dr, shawnee, ok) was notified of the failure. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 90,000. *bf*jb
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.
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 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.
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 ...
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
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
Total brake failure
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.