Complaint 511877
2000 FORD E-450 • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID • incident Oct 5, 2004
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 511877
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- E-450
- Model Year
- 2000
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
- Incident Date
- Oct 5, 2004
- Date Received
- Dec 13, 2004
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
Owner Narrative
ON THE DOWN HILL SIDE OF A BRIDGE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AND IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT WOULD NOT RELEASE. SMOKE POURED OUT AND THE BRAKES WERE COOKED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. I THEN HAD NO BRAKES. I LIMPED OUT OF TRAFFIC AND SPEND THE NIGHT IN MY RV- WITH AN UNPLEASANT ODER. THE NEXT DAY I HAD SOME BRAKING POWER AND LIMPED TO GARBER AUTOMALL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS.*AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.