2000 FORD F250 SD User Comment / Complaint

I have a model year 2000 ford f-250 pickup truck with approximately 45k miles on the odometer. this truck is driven primarily in the summer, and has never been used for snow plowing. yesterday, as i was driving with my young son in the truck, i experienced a failure of the braking system when i tried to slow down descending a steep grade. fortunately, i was able to downshift to slow the vehicle and eventually bring it to a complete stop safely. had the brakes failed when approaching stopped traffic or even pedestrian traffic, the outcome could have been far worse. i know two other people who have had similar experiences with ford trucks, one of whom was in a crash due to it. since i haven't heard of incidents like this with any other vehicle, i suspect this is a pattern unique to ford, and wanted to make sure it was reported. it appears to be a brake line failure, presumably due to corrosion, but i have not yet had it serviced.