Brake Master Cylinder problems of the 2007 Ford Edge

No known brake issue before and car was recently given a major service check. No brake issues were found during that check. Vehicle was in motion when noticed hissing sound and brake foot pedal going to the floor when applying breaks. Went in first in April and brake booster system was replaced. Recall was newer model Edges so we had to pay out of pocket. Went back in less than 90 days later in July because brakes were not filling right again. Master cylinder leak was found. Was not found the first time so the service department gave us a manager discount. Brake booster bleed and master cylinder leak. Replaced brake booster system ($961. 38) and master cylinder ($290. 23). I feel that the break booster system and connection to master cylinder should be part of recall for this model Edge. Since brake issues were not found in an earlier master service (I can send that invoice as well), I think the brake system was bound to fail as I have read in the recall for newer models.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. The contact stated that while attempting to engage the brakes, the brake pedal became hard to depressed and then traveled to the floorboard. The contact mentioned that the vehicle would shake while stopped at a traffic light. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the brake booster and the master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 129,000.

The brake pedal was too hard to depress to brake safely and effectively. Had car check out and the master cylinder and booster need replaced. Car is out of commission. Quoted $1000 for fix.

I was experiencing problem with hard brake pedal so I checked to see if brakes needed bleeding. After determining that wasn't the problem I initially replaced front rotors and pads. The problem continued after which I replaced rear rotors and pads with no or little improvement. I also was concerned that when my brakes were applied suddenly not only was the vehicle slow in stopping(took longer than usual stopping distance) but did not feel abs accentuate. A friend and former Ford mechanic suggested it may be my brake booster. So I replaced the brake booster and pedal seemed too soft but car stooped better and shorter, but without applying hard and sudden brake pressure abs seems to prematurely activate. The mechanic told me to check for possible recall or problems with check valve/abs. Upon checking found identical complaints for same year make and model vehicle, which customer says Ford eventually corrected the problem but called it "customer satisfaction program 13n02 instead of recall. The car was a 2007 Ford sel plus ,my car is 2007 Ford sel. I contacted Ford today(11/24/2015) concerning a recall on fuel tank for my VIN and told them the problem with the brakes. They said though they fixed other vehicle my VIN was not included. My concerned is that ,though it may be coincidental but strange I have same problem with same make model and year. They issued me a case # cas-8279603. My concern also is that not only I may have a safety issue endangering myself but also others. Plus there may have been others with similar if not same problem and repaired it themselves rather than investigate issue. The mechanic also stated it may also be necessary to check or replace master cylinder. So as of now I'm driving less and only short distances unless absolutely necessary . The problem had been on going for about 6 mos. Til I replaced booster on on 15th or 16th of Nov 2015.

Took car in to check brakes 10/29/13 tech says he could not find a problem. Drove 45 miles back home and no brakes. Drove back ery slowly tyhe same day. Tech says "OH you need a new master cylinder and booster". Costs $873. On July 3rd the brakes failied again. Almost ran into a house with no brakes. Had the car twowed. They seem to cannot find a problem car has been with auto nation Ford union city, GA 3 days now with no end in site. Was told by the service advisor that there was a recall on the master cylinders. I could not find anything. He also told ne that a recall may have been active when I paid for the repair at the same dealership in October 2013.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Ford Edge. The contact stated while traveling 10 mph she attempted to apply the brakes with the pedal fully depressed; however, she was unsuccessful. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who stated the master cylinder failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 100,000. Rvk.