2016 Ford Expedition Brakes

APPROXIMATELY 21000 MILES, SUDDEN AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. A WARNING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH "LOW BRAKE FLUID". I TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DEPRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, NO VISIBLE LEAKS AT ANY OF THE WHEELS OR IN THE ENGINE BAY. BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. REFILLED RESERVOIR ONLY TO WATCH IT DRAIN WITH NO VISIBLE LEAKS (INTO THE BOOSTER?)

BRAKE FAILURE. 2016 EXPEDITION ECOBOOST, CAR NOTIFICATION OF 'LOW BRAKE FLUID'. EVEN AFTER ADDING BRAKE FLUID PURCHASED FROM FORD DEALER; THE FLUID KEEPS DECREASING ALL WITHOUT ANY VISIBLE LEAKAGE AROUND CAR AND/OR TIRES/ETC. EVENTUALLY AND QUICKLY YOU WILL QUICKLY GET ZERO BRAKE RESPONSE; THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO BOTTOM OF FLOOR AND IN MY CASE; THERE WAS WHITE CLOUDS COMING OUT OF OUR EXHAUST. ZERO BRAKING ABILITY. WE HAD OUR VEHICLE PARKED ON A FLAT PARKING LOT AND AFTER CHECKING THE FLUID, AFTER FILLING IT UP; TURNED CAR ON; HAD EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENABLED AND THEN PUTTING IT IN DRIVE; JUST TO TEST BRAKES; THE CAR ROLLED BUT ZERO ABILITY TO BRAKE, THUS REAPPLIED PARKING BRAKE TO CONTROL VEHICLE TO A STOP. ALL WHILE ENGINE APPEARS TO SOUND OK; WITH AN OCCASIONAL 'STUTTER' WHILE WHITE SMOKE COMES FROM THE TAILPIPE.

BRAKE FLUID WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE TAKING DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, STOPPED AT GAS STATION TO CHECK. WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY EMPTY. NO VISIBLE SIGN OF LEAKS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, UNDER VEHICLE OR ON WHEELS/TIRES. REFILLED. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON MILE LATER. STOPPED AT ANOTHER GAS STATION, ALMOST COMPLETELY EMPTY AGAIN. BOUGHT MORE FLUID, REFILLED AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME. ABOUT A MILE LATER WARNING LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN. ONCE HOME, BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS EMPTY AGAIN. LOOKED ON-LINE AND NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2015 F-150 TRUCKS FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE (MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE, LEAKING FLUID TO BRAKE BOOSTER). REFILLED THEN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP. STOPPED ONCE TO REFILL AFTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. GOT TO DEALERSHIP AND AS PULLING INTO SERVICE BAY BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO PRESSURE, WENT TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. LUCKILY, WAS JUST ROLLING SLOW AND WAS ABLE TO BUT VEHICLE IN PARK TO STOP. VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON STREET! FORD DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED SUSPICION, MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING IN BRAKE BOOSTER. SAME ISSUE AS 2015 F150 RECALL, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR 2016 FORD EXPEDITIONS EVEN THOUGH THEY USE THE SAME DRIVETRAIN? VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY SO HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET.

LEASED CAR 11/2016. ON 1-6-16, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE POWER, NO WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS. SUDDEN. AVOIDED COLLISION. DEALER FOUND VACUUM PUMP FAILURE, FIXED. THEN HAPPENED AGAIN 1 MONTH LATER 2-2-16, AGAIN ACCIDENT AVOIDED. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR W/O ANY PRESSURE. I AM TOLD BY CUST SERVICE THAT THEY FOUND SAME PROBLEM. THEY ARE TRYING MAKE US TAKE CAR BACK. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT BRAKING SYSTEM FLAWED AND CAR UNSAFE. WE REFUSE TO ACCEPT CAR BACK. BROILED IN DEBATE BETWEEN CUST SERVICE AND DEALER. DEALER TRYING MAKE US FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTIVE BREAKS, AND CLAIMING LEMON LAW REQUIRES 4 EVENTS.