Brakes don't work when I back up or when going slow forward.

- Ashville, NY, USA

The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-150. The contact complained about electrical problems since the cruise control stopped working in August 2004. Within a month of the cruise control malfunctioning the ABS sensor illuminated on the dashboard, and the heater stopped working. Approximately one month ago the power door locks stopped working. When it was hot outside, the contact turned off the lights in the vehicle he had to remove the fuse. The contact stated there was a ticking noise coming from inside the fuse box. The consumer contacted the dealership, and they told him to bring the vehicle in for a diagnostic test at his expense. The manufacturer explained to the dealership that the consumer felt that the electrical problems listed above were caused by the cruise control switch. The consumer has since stated the power mirrors no longer work.

- Crestview, FL, USA

I drive a 1999 Ford F-150 pickup truck and have found that failure of either of the front wheel ABS sensors makes it nearly impossible to bring the vehicle to a stop. The right sensor failed in April.... and I crashed into a wall at our local hospitals parking garage..fortunately I was only going 15 mph. ($300 damage to the front bumber - air bags did not deploy) now the left sensor has failed. Same safety issue... the vehicle's brake pedal gets very hard and you can not get stopped. My truck is not used for dirty commercial work, it is a family use pickup. I personally do not understand why Ford would put a vehicle on the road that could easily cause brake-loss related crashes. The service rep at our local dealership said this morning, " I always thought when the ABS sensor failed, you just had regular brakes." He knows now this is not true. This same chassis and brake design is probably used on certain Ford SUV's, further extending the problem.

- Butler, PA, USA