MagneticShelby
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Good Afternoon All,
I had the brake pedal recall done yesterday on my 2020 GT500 and I'm having some issues. First issue was not brake lights unless I pressed the brake pedal fairly hard when stopped. Also, I believe I'm having brake pedal travel issues but I don't drive my car enough to remember. I'm going to try my best to explain what I'm noticing and what I've done so far until the Ford dealership opens back up on Monday. I'm just curious if the brake travel is normal for our cars.
Here's what I'm observing after the recall. First off when I brake in normal traffic I only need to push the pedal down about .5" or less. This doesn't seem or feel right to me. If I push the pedal down 1" I stop extremely fast. With the engine running and stopped I can only push the pedal maybe 2-2.5". It doesn't seem to have any travel. Maybe It was like this before the recall but I can't remember because I wasn't really paying attention to it. When sitting stopped in gear it just takes a light touch on the brake pedal to hold the car in place. The car will roll forward when I let off the brake.
The other issue was no brake lights that a police officer let me know I didn't have when braking. I should have been alerted to this when I noticed I had to step on the brake hard to start the car and put it in gear. Needless to say the officer wouldn't let me drive the car until I fixed the lights so I called a friend to bring me a dremmel and I ground a few mm of the tip of the brake pedal switch until the lights would come on with light foot pressure.
I will be taking the car back to Ford and give them hell for the headache. My biggest concern was the brake pedal travel distance being very limited or short.
If any of you could let me know what your brake pedal travel is during normal braking, moderate braking and when stopped I would appreciate it. Just need some ammo for my battle with ford.
Thanks for any help you can provide!!!
I had the brake pedal recall done yesterday on my 2020 GT500 and I'm having some issues. First issue was not brake lights unless I pressed the brake pedal fairly hard when stopped. Also, I believe I'm having brake pedal travel issues but I don't drive my car enough to remember. I'm going to try my best to explain what I'm noticing and what I've done so far until the Ford dealership opens back up on Monday. I'm just curious if the brake travel is normal for our cars.
Here's what I'm observing after the recall. First off when I brake in normal traffic I only need to push the pedal down about .5" or less. This doesn't seem or feel right to me. If I push the pedal down 1" I stop extremely fast. With the engine running and stopped I can only push the pedal maybe 2-2.5". It doesn't seem to have any travel. Maybe It was like this before the recall but I can't remember because I wasn't really paying attention to it. When sitting stopped in gear it just takes a light touch on the brake pedal to hold the car in place. The car will roll forward when I let off the brake.
The other issue was no brake lights that a police officer let me know I didn't have when braking. I should have been alerted to this when I noticed I had to step on the brake hard to start the car and put it in gear. Needless to say the officer wouldn't let me drive the car until I fixed the lights so I called a friend to bring me a dremmel and I ground a few mm of the tip of the brake pedal switch until the lights would come on with light foot pressure.
I will be taking the car back to Ford and give them hell for the headache. My biggest concern was the brake pedal travel distance being very limited or short.
If any of you could let me know what your brake pedal travel is during normal braking, moderate braking and when stopped I would appreciate it. Just need some ammo for my battle with ford.
Thanks for any help you can provide!!!
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