Car was taken to ford dealership for airbag recall and all 4 wheel brake job (12-2017). 7 months after a grinding and pulsation presented itself in the brake pedal under medium to hard braking conditions while driving the car. it felt like the abs was kicking in and caused driver to drastically adjust braking and steering because you thought your brakes were failing and your car was out of control. the car was returned (7-2018). dealer replaced front pads and machined rotors, but the grinding and pulsation returned. back to the dealership (8-2018). they machined rotors again, but problem returned. back to dealership (10-2018). replaced all pads and rotors. ok for short time but the grinding returned. car was parked due to safety concerns. took to another dealership for a second opinion (9-2019), they verified the complaint. but was told they couldn't find anything. tires balanced, brake fluid changed, suspension parts tightened but the grinding persisted. the car felt unsafe. basically, was recommended everything should be scrapped and start over with all new brake parts. i couldn't afford dealership price a second time in 20 months, so did it myself with name brand, nationally recognized parts. all pulsation, grinding, thunking, vibrations and excessive sensitivity to road conditions disappeared. upon closer inspection, found the oem motorcraft anti-rattle shim had detached from the brake pads and began migrating around the back of the pad. less than 10k miles and 7 total trips to the ford dealership and i had to throw all the ford parts out and fix the problem myself. original dealership refuses to refund my $1k for the original work. ford knew pads were defective and still sent customers out the door with faulty brakes. large safety concern, or an overall scam to defraud consumers for repeated brake repairs-not sure, but it's unacceptable.
The clutch assembly completely went out and at the same time the braking system went out. the clutch completely disappeared into the dash. i was in the motion of making a right turn on a city street.
Driving down martin luther king dr. while approaching a curve at 45 mph vehicle stability and brakes gave out. airbags deployed incorrectly and caused injuries to myself and a passenger. seat belts are also no longing working. brakes are
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford mustang. while driving at 45 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. as a result, the vehicle veered to the right and crashed into the rear of a parked vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact did not sustain any injuries and a police report was not filed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 2,600.
Sept 14 2013. 1400 on us 59s i was driving in the far right lane, and a funeral precession was exiting right so we slightly decelerated and switched to the middle lane. as i accelerated to acquire the highway speed limit the gas pedal got stuck; immediately i knew there was a problem and told fiance to call 911. i began to continuously press on the brake pedal with my entire body weight. it slowed the car to approximately 60 mph and if i tried to lift my foot from the brake pedal the car would accelerate even more. on the phone with 911 --207pm-- we were trying to stop the vehicle. i moved my car to the left lane and then to the left shoulder lane. (during this time i was continuously trying to brake and shift my car to neutral but it wouldn't budge; still braking with the brake pedal, i tried to apply the emergency brake) fiance quickly re-dialed 911 to give our location and let them know that the car was completely out of our control and that this was an immediate emergency. the 911 operator told my fiance that a police dispatcher would be calling her back, to which she replied we needed help immediately because we were approaching on slower traffic. very quickly after, the left shoulder lane ended so i was forced to move the car into the farthest left lane. it soon became apparent that we would not avoid a collision, and my car hit the back of a yellow scion tc going approximately 100mph. the airbags deployed right away, making it unclear if we hit any other cars. the final impact that stopped our car was a concrete barrier on the right side of the highway. my fiance and i immediately exited the car and stepped away while we signaled for help. without a doubt our lives could have been taken away from us due to this event. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford mustang. the contact stated that the while driving approximately 40 mph , the clutch and brake pedal failed without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the brake, clutch pedal assembly and the master cylinder needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure and current mileage was 54,000. the vin was not available.