NHTSA Complaint #10311493 — 2000 FORD EXCURSION

2000 FORD EXCURSION WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES, WELL MAINTAINED AND ORIGINAL OWNER. BRAKES FAILED WHEN REAR BRAKE LINE BURST ON THE FRAME RAIL WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW, THIS WAS NOT A PANIC STOP WHICH WOULD INDUCE A HIGH PRESSURE IN THE LINE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A SAFE STOP AND WAS PERPLEXED BY THIS FAILURE. THERE WAS NO EARLY WARNING OF THIS FAILURE AND IN FACT THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER TWO DAYS PRIOR FOR OIL CHANGE AND NEW BATTERIES AND NO MENTION OF LOW BRAKE FLUID OR LEAK IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AFTER CONSULTING WITH LOCAL REPAIR FACILITIES THEY STATE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, I DO NOT BELIEVE A VEHICLE THAT IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED SHOULD HAVE A SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC BRAKE LINE FAILURE THAT IS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND I'M SURE THERE MUST BE ACCIDENTS RELATED TO SIMILAR VEHICLES. *TR