Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / E350 / 1989

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001087375 Incident Date: Jun, 23 2001
Consumer's City: OSHKOSH Consumer's State: WI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: E350 Model Year: 1989
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FDKE30G9KH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Brake caliper failed to release, boiling the brake fluid (unbeknownst to me until it came time to apply the brakes). the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. i let it up completely and when depressed, it went to the floor once again. i used the transmission (gearing down) and the emergency brake to bring vehicle to a stop. the master cylinder brake indicator light never illuminated. when repairs were completed, the primary fault was identified as extremely rusty front brake calipers. one did not release completely after a brake application, causing sufficient heat buildup to boil the brake fluid. mechanic said the rear brakes were badly out of adjustment, giving the opinion that was the reason the master cylinder indicator light did not illuminate. until this incident occurred, i did not know that it was incumbent on the vehicle operator to occasionally make reverse moves with aggressive brake applications (done several times) to cinch up the rear brake adjustment. thus, over time, the front brakes were basically doing almost all the braking effort. if i had had the presence of mind to pump the brake pedal repeatedly, i perhaps could have caused the rear brakes to engage, and bring the vehicle to a stop without downgearing and using the emergency brake.*ak