Brake Fluid Leak Problems of Ford E-450

Sudden brake system and power steering loss. Vehicle was being moved from the storage lot heading towards main roadway (low speed) when it made a strange grinding noise; brake pedal went soft and lost power steering. Vehicle was leaking fluid, could see fluid leaking beneath vehicle. Fortunately this did not occur on the main roadway and driver was able to avoid a crash. Vehicle cannot be safety driven; need to call for a tow. This happened on a Sunday afternoon; vehicle cannot be towed to dealer until Monday for inspection/repair. Vehicle maintained at the Ford dealer and at general RV; vehicle is a thor four winds motorhome on a 2017 Ford E-450 chassis. Vehicle had recent service at Ford dealer for oil change/maintenance.

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During my 1500 mile recommended oil change service, the Ford dealer service technician found a leak of hydraulic fluid that turned out to be coming from the power steering / power braking hydro boost unit. He determined that the leak was caused by a factory over-tightening of a bolt on the unit that stripped the thread and caused the leak. The booster and associated hoses or lines needed to be replaced. I was told that driving the vehicle without the repair would have been very dangerous and could have caused a total failure of the brakes.

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