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THE other day as I came to a halt in my 2003 Ford Falcon XT there was a popping sound and brake pedal suddenly went soft and long. Whoops! The offside rear brake hose had let go. My dealer fixed it promptly the next morning free of charge. Apart from Ford not recalling affected vehicles I suppose the lesson to be taken from this was how good your brakes feel and work after bleeding with fresh fluid. Keep up the good fight.

Answered by CarsGuide

11 June 2009

Graham Smith

FORD has been changing the rear brake hoses on the Falcon for some time, not as a recall, but as cars go in for their regular servicing. The problem is that they miss those cars that aren't, for whatever reason, taken to Ford dealers for servicing. Owners of those cars are driving around with a potential safety time bomb under them. Ford should be owning up to the problem and doing something about it.

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