Brake Master Cylinder Problems of Ford Freestar

In 2010 for no reason the traction control light was coming on. After 2 visits to the dealer they replaced the abs module and switch on the master cylinder. The problem seemed to be resolved but once in a while the light would come on. Now it is happening more frequently and the abs activates for no apparent reason (dry road and normal braking) which I consider a safety hazard.

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My car is a Ford 2005 Freestar. It is experiencing intermittent brake failure. The pedal goes to the floor and does not respond even if I pump the brakes, then, goes back to normal. I have had it looked at by Ford 2 times, goodyear one time and meineke once as well. Ford could not duplicate and sent the car and us home. They said the do not "want to throw parts at it". They said they checked the master cylinder, the booster and also for air in the line, but all checked out okay. I called the executive offices of Ford. They said they would call the dealer, that we should "leave it with the dealer" but they cannot help us with transportation. I have a son with a brain injury. This car is our only form of transportation. Please help.

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12/06 front driver-side brake froze on while driving, causing van to want to pull into other lane. Dealer said faulty master cylinder. On 1/07 same thing happened on rear passenger side again causing van to pull. Different dealer says again a faulty master cylinder. Both incidents could have serious consequences. It seems more than coincidental. I feel this could be a potential design/recall problem.

At approx. 33,000 miles started expeiencing braking problems- soft pedal, requiring excess presssure to stop safely. Occasional instances of acceleration while braking because accelerator pedal and brake pedal were at same height. A narrow acceleration miss drove me to my service shop where I asked them to check out the brakes. The pads & rotors were in fine shape. But the master cylinder proved to be bad. It took 4 replacement cylinders from local dealers to get one that fit and functioned properly. Now at 54,000 miles the pedal is again soft and braking is getting harder each day. Visual inspection of pads and rotors show plenty of useful life remaining. Since when is 30,000 miles an acceptable average life for a master brake cylinder?.

: the contact stated the brake pedal went to the floor twice while attempting to stop. This occurred at 30 mph. The first time, there was no damage. The dealership was unable to determine a problem, but replaced the master cylinder. The second time, while approaching an intersection, the contact depressed the brake pedal. The vehicle did not slow down; the vehicle was steered to the right over a curb into a parking lot. The vehicle did not slow down and crossed a three lane highway into another parking lot where the vehicle was stopped by shrubs. This caused a tire to blow out and minor damage to the bumper. The vehicle was towed to the dealership, but the dealership was unable to determine a problem.

October 2004 - less than 500 miles on van - brakes went out. Tracklight came on. Van was towed to dealer and they replaced sensor on it. Rakes have gone out again - carried back to same dealership and they could not duplicate problem. Brakes would go down, afraid would not stop, and would finally catch after pumping repeatedly. Problem still occurring March 2005 - carried van to a different dealership. Master cylinder was leaking and was replaced. Brakes gone out again. Carried to dealership April 1, 2005 to leave and check. They drove van all weekend as personal vehicle (without permission), put 500 miles on vehicle but could not duplicate problem.