Complaint 952455
2008 FORD E-350 • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Dec 4, 2012
- Complaint ID
- 952455
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- E-350
- Model Year
- 2008
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Dec 4, 2012
- Date Received
- Dec 5, 2012
- Data As Of
- Apr 27, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ABNORMALLY STIFF AND AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LINES CONNECTED TO THE STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS WAS COMPLETED RUSTED AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED INSIDE AND HAD NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO THE OUTSIDE ELEMENTS FOR THE LINES TO BECOME RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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