What 1,362 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ford F-150 Supercab Diesel

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHOLE MOTOR WAS RUNNING AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVING. COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING.

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STARTED VEHICLE AFTER WORK, LOW BRAKE FLUID WARNING INDICATED. PRESSED THE PEDAL AND IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 17,000 MILES ON IT AND LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. NO BRAKE PRESSURE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. CALLED FORD AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK. I HAVE CONCERNS THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN EVEN AFTER THE TRUCK IS REPAIRED.

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I HAD A BRAKE FAILURE IDENTICAL TO THAT OF WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED, WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, I WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOORBOARD & I HAD LITTLE TO NO BRAKE CONTROL. REFILLED RESERVOIR BUT IT WAS EMPTY WITHIN 30 MINUTES. ALL FLUID DRAINED OUT OF MASTER CYLINDER AND IN TO BRAKE BOOSTER. HAD TO HAVE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, AND HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEM SINCE.

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WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL STREETS A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ADVISING "LOW BRAKE FLUID", IN LESS THAT ONE MINUTE I HAD A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. AFTER COMING TO A STOP I FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR. I FILLED THE RESERVOIR AND DROVE ABOUT THREE MILES TO MY DESTINATION. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR ABOUT ON HOUR I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AGAIN AND IT WAS EMPTY BUT NO FLUID WAS ON THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BOOSTER TANK MUST BE REPLACED.

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BRAKE FLUID LOW LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I STOPPED THE TRUCK AT WORK WITH A PLAN TO GET IT CHECKED AT LUNCH TIME. WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK THE BRAKE PEDAL INSTANTLY WENT TO THE FLOOR LEAVING THE TRUCK WITH NO BRAKES. I GOT OUT TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR LEVEL AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY, BUT THERE WERE NO LEAKS ANYWHERE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP

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I WAS DRIVING AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE LOW BRAKE FLUID MESSAGE CAME UP AND FINALLY THE BREAK PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LOST ALL BREAKING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING INTO THE BREAK BOOSTER. BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED.

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AN ARTICLE IN OUR LOCAL PAPER,FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAID YOUR ORGANIZATION WAS INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM WITH THE FORD 2014,F-150,3.5L ENGINE,FOR BRAKE FAILURE.ON INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE,THERE IS A PUDDLE 15"X5" OF WHAT I WOULD GUESS IS BRAKE FLUID THAT HAS LEAKED DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE STRUT.I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AND HE SAID ,"HE HADN'T HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM.I PLAN TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN VERY SOON.VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN OBSERVED ABOVE.

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TRUCK WAS PARKED ON A HILL AND WHEN I RETURNED I GOT MESSAGE LOW BRAKE FLUID AND HAD NO BRAKES. I ADDED BRAKE FLUID AND WITHIN 2 MINUTES IT ALL LEAKED OUT, BUT NOTHING ON THE GROUND. HAD TRUCK TOWED AND THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID ALL THE BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. BOTH WERE REPLACED BY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. TRUCK HAD 10,000 MILES AT THE TIME. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD. VERY DANGEROUS. HOPEFULLY A RECALL WILL BE DONE BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES BECAUSE OF IT.

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ON FEBRUARY 20, 2016 I PURCHASED A FORD F150 LARIAT EDITION FROM AN INDIVIDUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS COMING OFF A LEASE. I DROVE THE TRUCK TO MY HOME AND PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I RECEIVED THE TITLE ON MARCH 8. ON MARCH 9 I DROVE IT AND NOTICED AN ODD SMELL BUT THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE AIR CONDITIONER. ON MARCH 10 I AS I WAS DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT SAME SMELL BUT ALSO SAW SMOKE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I LOOKED UNDER THE DASHBOARD BUT DID NOT SEE OR SMELL WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. AS THE SMOKE WAS STILL BEING PRODUCED, I CALLED 911 AND STARTED TO TAKE MY PERSONAL ITEMS OUT OF THE CAB. ON ONE OF THE TRIPS TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE CONSOLE, A BURNING PIECE OF THE HEADLINER FELL ON MY LEFT HAND. AT THAT POINT THE 911 OPERATOR TOLD ME TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE TRUCK WAS FULLY ON FIRE.

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YESTERDAY WHEN I GOT INTO MY TRUCK AND STARTED IT THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL INSTANTLY WHEN TO THE FLOOR LEAVING THE TRUCK WITH NO BRAKES. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR LEVEL AND IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY BUT, THERE WAS NO LEAKS ANYWHERE, THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO GET FIXED. I DISCUSSED IT WITH JOE AND UPON EXPLORING THIS FURTHER JOE CAME ACROSS THE ATTACHED ARTICLE AND IT TURNS OUT THIS SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF BREAKS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER F150 TRUCK AND ARE BEING INVESTIGATED

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BRAKE PEDDLE WENT CLEAR TO FLOOR AUG 2015, WERE TOLD BY FORD DEALERSHIP BREAK FLUID RAN INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH WE WERE AT A STOP LIGHT ON HILL AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE WE ROLLED INTO THE CAR BEHIND US ONCE LIGHT TURNED GREEN WE WENT UP THE HILL AND TRIED TO TURN COULD NOT STOP AND PEDESTRIANS WERE IN CROSSWALK SO WE COULD NOT TURN HAD TO GO STRAIGHT AND PULL OVER. WE WERE IN DOWNTOWN AND FOUND OUT LATER IF WE WERE ABLE TO TURN IT WAS A VERY STEEP DOWN HILL SO GOOD THAT WE ENDED GOING STRAIGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG ISSUE FOR US. THIS ISSUE ONCE FIXED THEN CAUSED THE BAKE LIGHTS NOT WORK WORK SO WE WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO A SWITCH THAT WENT BAD DUE TO THE BRAKE PEDDLE GOING TO THE FLOOR SINCE WE WERE ON VACATION IN NASHVILLE TN WHEN WE LEFT AND STARTED ON ROAD AGAIN SOON FOUND OUT THAT IT ALSO CAUSED THE BAKES WOULD NOT TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, WE WOULD HIT BRAKES AND WE WERE STILL GOING 70 MPH WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON SO WE MANUALLY TURNED OFF CRUISE WITH SWITCH ON STEERING WHEEL. WE HAD TO GET FIXED ONCE WE RETURNED TO OHIO. FORD PAID FOR OUR 3 EXTRA DAY STAY IN A MOTEL WHILE WE WAITED FOR PARTS TO BE FOUND BY US AND OUR DEALERSHIP IN OHIO SINCE THERE SEEMED TO BE NO BRAKE BOOSTERS AVAILABLE DURING THIS TIME. ONCE WE FOUND PARTS HAD THEM SHIPPED TO MID TEN FORD IN NASHVILLE TN.

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FORD F150 SUPERCAB 4X4 5.0 AUTOMATIC. PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN FEBRUARY 2015. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, I NOTICED THE TRUCK WOULD BEGIN TO CREEP FORWARD WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED. THIS WOULD REQUIRE MORE EFFORT TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE PEDAL WOULD EVENTUALLY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER AT AROUND 500 MILES TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED BUT WAS TOLD THAT THIS CONDITION WAS NORMAL FOR POWER ASSIST BRAKES. I HAVE OWNED MANY VEHICLES WITH POWER ASSIST BRAKES AND THIS CONDITION IS NOT NORMAL. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 11000 MILES AND THE CONDITION PERSISTS. BASED ON COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER F150 OWNERS IT APPEARS THAT THESE TRUCKS ARE EQUIPPED WITH DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDERS WHICH ARE BYPASSING. SO FAR I HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE BUT THE BRAKING PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK COULD BE A PRECURSOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE. I KNOW THAT THE BRAKE PROBLEM HAS MAINLY BEEN IDENTIFIED ON TRUCKS WITH THE 3.5 ENGINE BUT FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT COULD AFFECT TRUCKS WITH OTHER ENGINES SUCH AS MINE BECAUSE IT HAS THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEM. WHILE I HAD MY TRUCK AT THE DEALER I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES ON A NEW 2014 F150 ON THE LOT AND THE BRAKES DID THE SAME THING AS MINE, THEREFORE IT WAS A"NORMAL" CONDITION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE WILL BE MORE ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THESE FAULTY MASTER CYLINDERS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BRAKE FLUID LOW WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL DEPRESSED IN EXCESS. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE VEHICLE WITH BRAKE FLUID; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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THE REAR BRAKES OF MY 2014 F 150 SPORADICALLY LOCK UP FOR A FEW SEC AFTER SHORT OR LONG DISTANCE HIGHWAY DRIVE. THE ACTUAL LOCK UP OCCURS WHEN I MAKE A TURN INTO AND AROUND A PARKING LOT. ONCE I HAVE COMPLETED THE TURN THE BRAKES QUICKLY RELEASE THEMSELVES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER BUT CAN NEVER REPLICATE IT, SO NOTHING HAS BEEN TO EVEN LOOK AT THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT IS PROBABLY JUST THE ABS ACTING UP ONCE IN AWHILE.

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ACCELERATION LAG IN A ROLLING OR STANDING START. MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN STOPPED WITH TRUCK FACING UPHILL OR SLOWING TO A NEAR STOP AND THEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING (SLOWING FOR A STOP LIGHT THAT TURNS GREEN AS YOU APPROACH THE INTERSECTION). ONCE ACCELERATION KICKS IN, THE VEHICLE JUMPS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAS DROPPED FROM NEUTRAL TO BEING INTO GEAR AT INCREASED RPM'S OR THE CLUTCH HAS SLIPPED. GEAR INDICATOR DOESN'T SHOW VEHICLE HAD EVER DROPPED INTO NEUTRAL. IF ACCELERATION RATE IS INCREASED FROM STOP OR ROLLING START, PROBLEM DOES NOT SEAM TO OCCUR. PROBLEM WAS NOTICED FROM BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP AND HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT EVER SINCE (TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MARCH 2015). HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AS IT IS INTERMITTENT, BUT TALKED TO A NON-FORD MECHANIC THAT HAD HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE NOTICING ACCELERATION LAG.

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SINCE I PURCHACED MY TRUCK IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR.TWICE I HAD BRAKE PEDAL ISSUES.WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TRYING STOP. THE PEDAL WAS VERY SLOW TO RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION.THE NEXT TIME THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOORBOARD AS IF I WAS BLEEDING THE BRAKES. AFTER BOTH INCIDENTS I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP'S. BOTH DEALERSHIP'S SAID THEY ARE NORMAL AFTER ROAD TESTING MY TRUCK.

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TL* THE DRIVER OWNED A 2014 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED BUT WAS UNCERTAIN. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FATAL HEART ATTACK. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE16003 (SERVICE BRAKES , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V316000 (STEERING) AND 14V710000 (SEATS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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BRAKE RESERVOIR LOST ALL FLUID RESULTING IN BRAKE LOSS, AFTER TRAVELING 60 MILES PULLING AN RV. ON OUR FIRST TRIP OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WE STOPPED FOR THE NITE THE NEXT MORNING WE HAD NO BRAKES AND FOUND THE RESERVOIR COMPLETELY DRY. CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WERE TOLD IT WOULD COST $462 TO GET THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. I REFILLED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR AND DROVE HOME PULLING THE RV OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO HOME. FORD TOLD ME THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN BUT IT DID THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER UNDER WARRANTY AND GAVE ME A LOANER CAR.

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LOST ALL BRAKING UNEXPECTEDLY. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I IMMEDIATELY HADE NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. DESCRIBED EXACTLY AS IN THIS ARTICLE - HTTP://WWW.NBCDFW.COM/NEWS/LOCAL/US-INVESTIGATES-420000-FORD-F-150S-FOR-BRAKE-FAILURE-371060011.HTML I WAS LEAVING MY OFFICE PARKING GARAGE AND WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE ACTED QUICKLY TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. CO-WORKERS HELPED ME PUSH THE VEHICLE BACK INTO AN EMPTY PARKING SPOT WHERE IT WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AT DEALERSHIP'S EXPENSE. AROUND 10K MILES OR LESS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID ALL FLUID HAD LEAKED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BOOSTER. I VIEW THIS AS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND AM HIGHLY SUSPECT OF THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, AS A RESULT. PLEASE ADVISE.

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TOOK GRANDKIDS TO SOCCER PRACTICE AND BRAKES FAILED. PUSHED PEDAL AND IT WENT TO FLOOR. PUMPED PEDAL AND REGAINED BRAKE POWER. FLUID LOW INDICATOR CAME ON, SO I PUT FLUID IN AND LIMPED 1 MILE HOME...THE NO FLUID LIGHT CAME ON AND NO BRAKES. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF FLUID LEAKING IN THE WHEELS OR MASTER CYLINDER.

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DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH ON A FLAT STRAIGHTAWAY, 33 OUTSIDE, AND HEAR A NOISE LIKE A GUN WENT OFF. THE REAR PASSENGERS SIDE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE COMPLETELY SHATTERED. DEALER TOOK A PICTURE AND FORD SAID SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT IT DUE TO THE LARGE LOWER HOLE WITH A RADIAL PATTERN. THERE WAS NOTHING INSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND OF COURSE THE HOLE WAS LARGE NOW DUE TO FALLING APART WITH EVERY BUMP I HIT DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I THINK FORD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR WINDOWS AND OF COURSE BLAME IT ON THE CUSTOMER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD F-150. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SOUNDED AS IF IT WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER, BUT NO FAILURES COULD BE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

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BRAKES FAILURE AT 20,200 MILES. BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER FAILED WHILE PULLING OUT OF GARAGE. AFTER STOPPING WITH THE E-BRAKE, SEVERAL DASH WARNING ILLUMINATED AND A MESSAGE OF LOW BRAKE FLUID APPEARED. NO FLUID WAS FOUND IN RESERVOIR AND WAS SUCKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. FORD ATTEMPTED TO BLAME THE FAILURE ON THE AFTER MARKET CHARGE AIR COOLER. TRUCK IS S 2014 FORD F-150 PLATINUM 3.5L ECOBOOST 4X4.

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WHILE DRIVING TRUCK AND TAKING OFFRAMP TO SERVICE ROAD , PUSHED BRAKES AND THEY WERE HARD , NO RESPONSE . GOT TRUCK OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT A COLLISION , HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED A VACUUM PUMP ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM . TRUCK HAD 21,500 MILES . 3 WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN SAME THING HAPPENED . HAD TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT IS AT NOW WAITING FOR A DIAGNOSIS ON REPAIR . HOW CAN THIS BE SAME FOR BRAKES TO FAIL SO OFTEN WITHOUT A RECALL FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ??? *JS

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DRIVER SIDE REAR BED WINDOW SHATTERED, WHILE STANDING STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY. COLD MORNING AND THE REMOTE STARTUP WAS USED TO WARM UP TRUCK. I ASSUME THE TRUCK AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON DEFROSTERS WHEN IT SENSES CERTAIN OUTSIDE TEMPS. WENT OUT TO TRUCK WHILE IT WAS RUNNING, LOADED SOME THINGS IN, CLOSED THE DOOR AND HEARD A LOAD POP. COULDN'T SEE WHAT MADE SOUND AT TIME AND WENT BACK INT THE HOUSE. CAME BACK OUT AND GOT INTO THE TRUCK TO GO TO WORK AND LOOKED THROUGH REAR WINDOW AND SAW THAT GLASS WAS SHATTERED.

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