Brake Fluid Leak Problems of Lincoln Navigator

I was driving down the road and the check brakes light came on simultaneously with a low brake fluid warning. I went to push the brakes and the pedal went all the way to the floor. Luckily, I was driving slow enough in a low traffic area that I was able to bring the vehicle safely to a stop. There were no signs of a brake fluid leak and the vehicle received regular service (oil, fluids, tire rotation etc. ) less than a month prior at a Ford dealership. We had the vehicle towed to the same Ford dealership where we paid over $900 for a new master cylinder and brake booster. The $900 bill hurt, but this could have been much worse. Through additional research, this appears to be a common problem among f-150s and expeditions (same parts) and somebody is going to get killed if the problem is not addressed.

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When attempting to put my truck in gear, the brake pedal presented no resistance, suddenly the e-brake light came on, and an error stated low brake fluid. I added brake fluid which appeared to resolve the issue. After driving approx. 20 miles home, the brake error returned, and the fluid was again low. I made an appt with the dealer the next day they were open, again added brake fluid, and drove the truck to the dealer. They called me 2 hours later to tell me the leaking brake fluid had been sucked into the engine and the engine was beyond repair and needed to be replaced. When the service tech started it to move it a service bay, a large amount of white smoke came out the exhausted and the engine began to knock. This all happened in the course of 24 hours and the truck was driven less than 40 miles from the first error notification to my being informed the engine was damaged beyond repair due the brake fluid leak.

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