2008 Ford Expedition Brakes

The brake is so far left, it is unsafe to drive. It is in the position the clutch would in an a Manual transmission and my right foot has trouble moving that far over and its unsafe to use my left as i'm never braked with my left foot.

DRIVING VEHICLE BRAKE FUNCTION SEEMS NORMAL, BUT RANDOMLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL DEPRESS FAR LOWER IN ORDER TO BRAKE. AFTER A FEW PUMPS IT RISES AND BRAKES AT A HIGHER POSITION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, ALSO DURING WEEK LONG TEST DRIVE MECHANIC DID NOT HAVE SAME EXPERIENCE. I HAVE HAD THE EXPERIENCE 5-6 TIMES, AND SPOUSE HAS ALSO HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL GO TOO FAR DOWN BEFORE IT BRAKES. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED AT HIGH & LO SPEEDS STREET & HIGHWAY. IT IS VERY RANDOM TOO, DOES NOT HAPPEN ON EVERY VEHICLE USE.

BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT; LOSS OF BRAKING FORCE; ANTI-LOCK CAPABILITY. BLEEDING THE BRAKES REMEDIES THE SITUATION FOR A TIME, THEN PROBLEM RECURS. POSSIBLE NHTSA REFERENCE NUMBER 07E105000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW, THE BRAKE PEDAL,WHEN DEPRESSED, WAS SOFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) AND ALSO SENT HIM A LETTER IN RELATION TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE AND THE LETTER TO GRIECO FORD OF FORT LAUDERDALE 1333 N FEDERAL HWY, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33304 WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PEDAL WOULD DEPRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE ALL THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E105000(SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE CONTACT CALLED BILL BROWN FORD (32222 PLYMOUTH RD, LIVONIA, MI 48150, (734) 399-4244) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

I WAS READING IN A MAGAZINE ABOUT FORD HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILING, LEAKING INTO THE BOOSTER, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME A FEW WEEKS AGO. I FIRST FELT MY BRAKE PEDAL GETTING WEAK. THEN I SAW A WARNING LIGHT. I FIRST THOUGHT MAYBE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED?? IT WAS NOT. THEN I NOTICED I HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKE?? WHAT TO DO?? I DECIDED TO TRY TO GET BACK TO MY JOB, WHERE WE HAVE A SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I DROVE ABOUT 50 MILES WITH NO BRAKES!!! JUST TOOK MY TIME, BEING CAREFUL. ABOUT $800 LATER I'M ON THE ROAD AGAIN!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH AFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE AND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,700. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED BY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. VEHICLE BRAKES HAVE TO BE PUMPED A COUPLE OF TIMES EVERY TIME THEY ARE USED. TOOK IT BACK TO FORD DEALER. THEY SAY IT IS MASTER CYLINDER. ORDERED ONE OVER A WEEK AGO. FORD SUPPLY IS ALL OUT AND HAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER WHICH MAKES IT SOUND AS IF I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE BRAKE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH I CANNOT FIND A RECALL ON IT. DEALER IS ATTEMPTING TO FIND A MASTER CYLINDER THROUGH ANOTHER SOURCE. *TR

THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS AND WAS FIRST NOTICED A COUPLE YEARS AGO. FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDDLE GOES SOFT AND PULSATES, AS IF THE ABS IS ACTIVATED. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND JUST BACKING UP, TO JUST AFTER LEAVING AND MAKING THE FIRST BRAKE APPLICATION, AND AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OR MINUTES OF DRIVING. DURING THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP NORMALLY. PUMPING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL OR MOMENTARILY HITTING THE BRAKE HARD CLEARED THE PROBLEM. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF A GENTLE BRAKE IS APPLIED OR IF YOU ARE SLOWING FOR A TURN OR BRAKING FOR A RED LIGHT OR A STOP. THIS OCCURS SOMETIMES SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW OR NEARLY SO. BUT MOST OFTEN IT IS ISOLATED AND THEN DOES NOT OCCUR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE RECURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS HAS IN OCCURRED IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM DRY TO WET. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT VARYING SPEEDS WHETHER IN THE DRIVEWAY, IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OR ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD SINK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. . ..UPDATED 12-30-13 *BF UPDATED 1/17/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TEST DRIVEN AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUED TO ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE FRONT BRAKE PADS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.