Left brake line collapsed resulting in the replacement of brake line, caliper, brake pads and rotor. I was driving, applied brakes and heard squealing. This was on highway driving coming into the city. The next morning took drove the truck to mechanic and was told these items had been affected by the collapse of the brake line.

- Midland City, AL, USA

2013 Ford F150 purchase 2 yrs ago with 51K in miles. The dealer had installed new breaks and rotors. The other day I started hearing a bad break noise so I took a look. The outside pads still had enough pad on them to see. I was away from home for the day so the next day I ordered pads and rotors. From the time I left my house taking neighborhood streets to the auto parts store to the time I got back I went from break noise to only an emergency break. I take off the passenger tire to find brake fluid everywhere. I open the hood to see the reservoir empty. I remove the caliper to find there is no inner break pad, not even a steel plate? the caliper piston had hit the rotor and melted a bit. In all my years I have never seen or heard of a break pad coming loose from the holder. I found the steel plate the pad attaches to stuck in the shroud. Got it out and looked at it. It doesn't appear to be that much thinner than a new one. So I get to looking into it and read lots of people talking about excessive wear on the inside front pads. I also find out about a recall for the master cylinder. I put the vehicle back together and park it. Check the mail box to find a recall notice for it. I get the truck into the dealer and am told Ford will only cover the master cylinder. Now there are no noise indicators on the brake pads to tell you of ware anymore. And why did the plate come out of the holder. I am thankful I wasn't on the highway with my grandson. The truck only has 31K more miles on it than when the dealer replaced the brakes before. Most of those are highway and I don't haul things. I think this is a life safety issue and poor engineering.

- Warrenville, Il., 60555, IL, USA

At 42K miles, front brakes and rotors were trashed. Now at 80K miles, front brakes and rotors are trash again. Too soon for mean time between failure. All the while, brake fluid would disappear and had to be filled 3-4 times. However, there are not apparent leaks within the system

- Ronan, MT, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 70 mph, all the warning indicators on the instrument panel illuminated and the brake pedal became very stiff. The contact started pumping the brake pedal until the vehicle stopped. The vehicle was driven to kalispell Ford in kalispell, Montana where it was diagnosed that the engine vacuum pump failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000. Right after repair contact drove home and brakes went out again. Vehicle was turned off and started again in which brakes came back into full use. Dealership was notified and kept vehicle for a week in which the failure was reproduced. Ford does not want to pay for repairs.

- Eureka, MT, USA

Low brake fluid alert came on, but no visible leaks. Fluid continues to slowly leak.

- Edmonds, WA, USA

Brakes jump repaired but continued also skip when excelerating up hill

- Cave Creek, AZ, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving 30 mph, the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the brake system failure warning indicator illuminated. The contact had to apply the parking brake to slow down and stop the vehicle. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. Frederick motor company (1 waverley dr, frederick, md 21702, (301) 663-6111) was contacted and an appointment was made to have the vehicle diagnosed. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.

- Middletown, MD, USA

After pulling into parking lot, and at low speed, I began to press my brake pedal down to come to a stop. I wasn't stopping and had to use all of my weight on the pedal to stop. Once stopped, I had a notification popup that read "check brake systems", followed by my parking light being illuminated. I turned my truck off and back on, and this time, pushing the brake pedal felt like I was trying to push a brick down. 10 seconds later I got the "check brake system" notification, in addition to the check engine light being illuminated. Had I been on an actual street when this happened, this could have ended very badly.

- Watauga, TX, USA

2013 Ford raptor super crew 27953 miles. Oil change 2 months ago. Oil life still at 69%. I went with the recommended Ford Motor Company synthetic and Ford Motor Company oil filter. I was on my way home from work about 10 minutes into my drive. I went to take off from a stop light and I got through the intersection and had an immediate reduction in power the truck was stuck at 1,000 rpms and would not do anything but slowly creep forward at 5 miles an hour. I limped to a lighted parking lot about a half block away as my low oil pressure light came on and a wrench icon on the dash. I shut it off and popped open the hood. I check my oil level transmission fluid level power steering level and everything was well above tolerances. I could find no problems and when I got back in the truck and started it, it ran fine all the way home. I just scanned the system and no error codes. The stop light road was at a slight downward angle and I had just below a half tank of 93 octane fuel. K and N air filter in stock holder. No other power train or engine modifications. Loss of power, power steering and decreased braking. It would have been very dangerous had it not been later at night.

- Pinellas Park, FL, USA

Brake pedal goes all the way to the bottom and it is losing pressure. I was driving about 10 miles per hour when I push the brake and all of a sudden the pedal when all the way to the floor..

- Austin, TX, USA

I was slowing down as I approached a red light at an intersection. The vehicle was slowing down fine but when I tried to come to a complete halt the brake pedal suddenly felt soft or loose and easily hit the floor but vehicle did not stop and kept rolling forward slowly. I pumped the brakes but the brake pedal just felt soft and easily hit the floor. I managed to steer to avoid a pedestrian and then jammed transmission into park and this stopped vehicle. Road condition was slightly wet but clear. The vehicle was traveling slowly at the time of the incident. I then shut off and restarted engine. Then I tested the brakes again and they worked fine. Took vehicle to local Ford dealership to get checked out. The dealership could not find a specific cause for this brake failure, no sign of brake oil leak. Dealership recommended replacing master brake cylinder. There is a recall for this exact same model, but only for those trucks built in August 2013. My truck was built in Kansas City February 2013, so I had to pay for cost of work.

- Vaughan, Ontario Canada L4l1z4, AL, USA

I was driving about 55 mph and my red break light came on. I then tapped my breaks and realized my pedal was nearly fully compressed and extremely firm to press. I was forced to mash the breaks to get the vehicle to slow down at all. I pulled over and sat for a while, off and on pressing the brake pedal. About 15 minutes later I started my truck and the issue went away. I drove another 15 minutes home with no issue. The very next day I was driving down a bridge the exact same issue occurred, once again being forced to smash the break and nearly causing a wreck. I repeated the same steps and the problem went away after a few minutes.

- Sulphur, LA, USA

I first noticed the problem when I was slowing to a stop on a city street. I had my foot on the brake pedal applying constant pressure and the vehicle was slowing down. Then it felt as if the brakes had loosened and the car was no longer slowing down. I "pumped" the brake pedal (let up on the pedal and then re-applied pressure) and I had pedal pressure and was able to apply brakes to slow down. I tested the brakes again at the next intersection and they felt fine so I ignored it thinking I had probably lifted my foot off the pedal. It happened 1 or 2 other times, and I also had my wife drive the vehicle to ensure it wasn't just me. She also noticed the odd feel and behavior of the brake pedal. At this time (maybe 1 week after first noticing the problem), I was testing the brakes and was able to push the peddle all the way to the floor. It had brake pedal, but if I kept increasing the pressure, it would go to the floor, but with some resistance. Think of an air mattress as you are pushing air out of it. That is what it felt like. It was at this point I took it into my local dealership and they confirmed the master cylinder was faulty and needed to be replaced. There is an existing recall on the same make, model, and year of my vehicle (investigation: PE 16-003, recall: 16V-345), but only for vehicles manufactured August 1, 2013, to August 31, 2014. My vehicle was manufactured in June 2013 at the Kansas, Missouri plant.

- Belgrade, MT, USA

I bought a new F-150 in 2013. The front brakes began pulsating when applied at 50+ mph. The dealership turned the rotors, charging @ $500. About 6 months later with less than 10,000 additional miles, same problem. Dealer said this is normal and brakes would have to be repaired about every 10,000 miles. Research shows this problem to be pervasive with the F-150 because of inferior material used in the rotors.

- Euless, TX, USA

Driving on highway, low brake fluid light came on, got off at closest exit, brakes went to floor had to use emergency brake to stop. No fluid in master cylinder, no sign of leaks, walked to walmart bought fluid, filled with fluid, drove home, light came on again, pulled into garage hit wall when brakes went to floor, . contacted local Ford dealer and Ford customer assistance and was told my truck was not part of the recall, 16V345000. My truck build date is 7/2013, action covers build date starting 8/ 2013. Everything else is same, 3.5 ecoboost, built in dearborn. 42,384 miles just out of 3/36 bomber to bumper warranty. 5/50 is in effect but does not cover brakes.

- Punta Gorda, FL, USA

The brake pedal has no presser, it's lower to the floor. There is no oil leak on all four wheel, the vehicle has about 45,000 miles.

- Houston, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford F-150. While driving downhill and towing a trailer at approximately 55 mph, the brakes failed. Also, the speed increased to over 70 mph and the check braking system and emergency brake sensor indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (future Ford in roseville, ca) where it was diagnosed that oil from the vacuum pump had leaked into the brake booster, causing both the front and rear brakes to malfunction. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000.

- Rocklin, CA, USA

Driving on the highway at 60 mph the brake system hazard light illuminated. The electronic breaks did not work properly. It was raining slightly and the roads were wet. First incident of this happening, the sync system/ touch screen has froze and not worked both in motion, and stationary 3 times. Concerned that all electrical issues may be related. Have owned used vehicle for 50 days, just went over 60,000 miles.

- Bennington, NE, USA

Hard jumpy braking. It will sometimes not stop at all or it will stop really hard. The mechanic says there was a leak and the vacuum motor has stopped working. This would happen any time moving slowly at home or in town or driving down the highway. This has happened multiple times during the past month.

- Moscow, ID, USA

25000 miles. Have to replace front brakes, right front caliper sticking. Rotors, pads, caliper, and hose all have to be replaced. Normal driving no towing or heavy loads. A known problem to Ford and dealers. Ford thinks it's not a safety problem. Since when are low mileage brake failures not a safety problem? huge expense. Ford needs to be accountable. Fortunately this was caught when tires were rotated. No accident or damage.

- Camdenton, MO, USA