Accelerator pedal...adjustable pedal levels seem to move causing driver to step on accelerator instead of brake pedal...happens often...very dangerous
2004 Ford F-150 brakes complaints
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I have a 2004 f150 super crew four wheel drive with 39,367 miles on it. I had to replace the front pads at 30,000 and now the deler tells me the rear are gone also, at under 40,000 miles. I drive almost exclusively on the highway, no in town driving, the truck is empty, and I do not own a trailer. Dealer says "tough luck". Ford rep was even less courteous when he denied my request to meet him to discuss the horribly unacceptable brake life. I have several other fords, a 2001 expedition that got almost twice the brake life, and my wife drives it in town every day. Dealer has blamed ford. Ford says "brake wear is normal". Maybe it is time my lifelong commitment to ford comes under serious review!
I bought a 2004 ford f150 in april 2004. Several times in the past 10 months, I have brought it to the dealer to have them fix two problems. The first problem is regarding my brakes. They continually squeak and sometimes feel sluggish. I had a jiffy lube representatives inspect my brakes and they said the rotors looked scarred. I brought this to the attention of the ford dealer and they said my brakes were within ford specifications, and they could not do anything for me. The second problem revolves around a transmission that skips in an out of gear. In several poinst, while pulling on to highways, the transmission skips and and delivers too much power to the rear wheels, causing the tires to slip on wet pavement. Luckily, neither of these incidents has caused any accidents. However, I am concerned as they happen frequently and the dealer states that the conditions are normal. I have researched these problems and found that many 2004 f150 super crew owners experience similar problems.
Note: this is just a starting point for my neighbor. She will contact you personally when back in state. 2004 ford supercrew pickup truck. Bought from denver dealership with 6000 miles.*ak 1) brakes began acting up ( overheating ) 2) left rear emergency brake locked up while vehicle was approaching dam on snow covered road. Truck went into skid and slammed into guard cable. Extensive front end damage to vehicle. Woman and two young daughters traumatized by vehicle hovering over 400 ft.drop off dam. Approximately 10 ft more to the left and vehicle would have undeniably flipped and rolled to the bottom of the dam and into the power plant. 3) brought to summit ford dealership in silverthorne, co. Mechanics all agreed the left rear emergency brake was defective and LED to the accident. Now, ford won't honor to repair the vehicle and state farm insurance say they won't repair the vehicle as is a ford defect. Neighbor lady has been without her just bought vehicle now for over two months. Countless phone calls have been unanswered or ignored as finger pointing continue4s between the insurance company and ford. I was called to scene and helped vehicle owner get truck off guard cable.
Vibration on take-off when cold from rear-end. Ford won't fix extreme brake rotor wear for a new truck with only 12000 mles. Ford says this is normal. I don't think so.
Service 3x for brake pedal going to the floor of the vehicle and close calls to hitting other vehicles. At first was told by dealer this is normal and then they acknowledged brake problems and replaced parts (master cylinder and hcu). Currently going through dispute resolution board arbitration process.
While coming to a stop sign I noticed the steering wheel starting to shake. It progressively, became worse so I took it in to my local ford dealer. The first time they said they found nothing, then as it got worse they found the rotors warped. They replaced the rotors and pads. About 4-5 months went by and I noticed the steering wheel starting to shake again. I brought it to a different dealer, kearny mesa ford and the found the rotors warped again. This time they wanted to machine the rotors, instead of replacing them. I pushed them into replacing the rotors and pads again. This took a day or so to get them to do this. Once again, 4-5 months down the road, the steering wheel started to shake. This time encinitas ford said that ford would not replace anything regarding the brakes. I informed them of all the other complaints on this site and only then did they get back to me saying they would replace the rotors but not the pads. Magically, their service director said that ford had newer rotors available, but they flat out refused to replace the pads. So as of now I have new rotors and I am getting new pads put on somewhere else. I would not give them any of my money to replace the pads. I would rather have another mechanic do the work. We will see how long these rotors last!
I have a 2004 f-150 fx4, I was driving to work about 7 months ago and I went to apply the braks and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I took it to the dealership and they could not find anything wrong, the same thing happened yesterday. I drove it today and its not doing it now, im scared to drive it.
Vehicle vibration and very noticeable steering wheel shimmy/nibble at highway speeds above 45 MPH. Bad vibration when braking. In february 2004, beginning at approximately 3000 miles, I had vehicle checked/serviced several times by ford dealership service department. Was told to keep driving it until it gets broken in (suggested about 12-15,000 miles). Diagnoses ranged from warped brake rotors to "tires slipping on the rims." vehicle now has 31,000miles and the problem still has not been resolved.
I started having problems with pulsations and abnormal amounts of brake dust at around 1000 miles. The ford dealer turned the rotors. At 11,000 miles the brake pedal went right down to the floor and had to be pumped to get the vehicle to stop. I took it to the dealer and they bled the brakes and inspected them and said they could find nothing.
While applying the brake pedal vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. However, mechanic could not duplicate the problem.
With 4k miles, the brake rotors were scarred extremely bad. The dealer and the manufacturer stated that this problem was due to normal wear. *sc the consumer stated that the vehicle is under full warranty. The consumer stated that he can not afford to get the vehicle fixed.
This will be the third time advising the federal safety agency and ford concerning the same problems stated before.those are the the rear end shuddering upon acceleration,the whining noise from the rear end, the automatic transmission slippage, the whining noise from the power steering unit and last but not least the brakes constant squealing.I have gone to three different ford service centers in three differeent states.ny,nj,nc.of all the dealerships svc centers mahwah ford in nj spent the most time investigating these problems.shultz ford ny and cella ford nc forget them (no help what so ever just a bunch of lame people with lame excuses)total visits 6 and nothing has been replaced even upon my insistance. I owned a 1998 f-150(best truck to date) I'm sorry that I traded it in for this 2004 bucket of bolts.
I drive a 2004 ford f-150 super crew. On a 50 degree clear dry morning I left the house and drove 100 yds to stop sign and stopped. Turned left drove 100 yard to stop light controlled intersection. Stepped on brake pedal. It went to the floor and engine RPM increased without input from me (my foot was stomping on the brake pedal). Pulled the gear selector to low, pumped brake pedal repeatedly, made a hard right turn to avoid entering the intersection and engaged the emergency brake to stop the truck. I shut it off for a few moments in order to calm down. Upon restarting, the brakes seemed to work normally. The truck is now at the dealer for investigation of the problem.
While consumer was driving 30-35 MPH, another vehicle cut in front of consumer vehicle, consumer slammed on brakes and vehicle continued on , hitting the other vehicle on driver's front side. Upon impact, neither frontal air bag deployed, and the ABS failed to stop the vehicle. Dealer and the manufacturer were not notified.
Purchased 2004 ford f-150 supercab 4x2 at hub city ford inc in crestview, florida on november 15, 2004. After heavy rains the pickup cab flooded, covering the rear seat back, bench, and carpeting in large puddles. Upon further inspection, noticed the brake pedal rod, steering column, and all bare metal was severely rusted. *ak took vehicle to the dealership and was told that it was "normal" and would be painted, and detailed to clean the carpets. Was also informed immediately that the cause of the leak was a faulty seal around the top cab rear brake light. Appointment was made for tuesday november 30th, 2004. Inspected the cab further on sunday (today) november 28th, 2004. Rust is covering all exposed metal, including the seat brackets (which hold the seats to the frame) all bolts, and most of the rear cab metal behind the rear seats. Water is still covering the rear floor pans and side pans under plastic side steps (under which is bound wiring relating to forward to rear electrical functions). The damage from rust is not surficial, but deep, cracked and pitted. Will attempt to have dealer replace vehicle entirely.
Consumer was pulling inside of the garage and vehicle suddenly accelerated. Consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. Then, vehicle crashed into the garage door. Upon impact, both frontal air bag did not deploy. No injuries were reported. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic could not determine the cause of the collision. *ak.....the brakes did not stop vehicle, nd the air bags did not deploy. There were two children, 5 and 7 years in the back seat who could have been seriously hurt. If the vehicle had moved 3 inches to the right consumer would have gone through the garage door, where consumer's husband was working and could have been run over and seriously hurt. This happened again on christmas eve when the vehicle was parked on a city street in midway, ky. It was in park when consumer turned on the ignition and the accelerator went wide open. Consumer put foot on the brakes and after a few seconds the accelerator went down to normal.
Several weeks after purchasing my 2004 ford f-150, I noticed that the front wheels were beginning to discolor from a build-up of brake dust. Less than a month into owning the car, I complained to the dealership and was told that this problem was the result of a ford decision to replace the originally designed brake pads with quiter ones because of previous customer complaints about noisy brakes. They told me there was no alternative but to live with the problem, even though I was having to clean my wheels every three weeks due to the constant build-up of the brake dust. They told me that they have no low-dust version for the f-150's even if I were to pay for it myself. They provided no help or support, even suggesting that we consumers were at fault for this new brake dust problem because of complaints about the previous pads' noise, as if to suggest that we deserve or should have expected at least one of these problems. My position is that when I buy a $40,000 new car, I expect that enough r&d was done to deliver a quiet and low dust brake pad. If this problem isn't remedied by the manufacturer, I guess my only recourse is never to buy ford cars again. It's been around 6 months since my purchase and my truck has about 7000 miles on it; yet I still have to wash the front wheels off at least every three weeks due to the discoloration from the build-up.
The vehicle would shimmy/vibrate when braking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer had to turn both front rotors. The consumer has a concern that the rotors were wearing prematurely.
I am going to give you a view of what has happened with this truck in the 2 months that I have owned this new truck. The day after I bought the truck I took it back for a vibration in the breaks and a vibration in the wheels at 30 and 75 well as I am sure all of you know the vibration in the wheels at those speeds was the tires are out of round and well the breaks well we are still on that one I also had a vibration in the rear end. Well they told me that they had to get new tires and that the rear end was bad. So now that they have replaced the rear end and replaced the tires and rebuilt the break system that still does not work, and now the window falls off track and I smell something burning in the truck like plastic also let me add that the keypad does not work. Now remember that this truck in two (2) months old I bought it on august 23 2004 and it is now november 9, 2004. So what do you think that I should do??? I do appreciate all the input .
Complaint received via e-mail. While driving down a hills state road applied the brakes and the car started to shimmer, and the steering wheel started to shake very badly. I was scared to death. Luckily, we made it to the park in one piece. I drove home and called the dealer. The dealership, upon inspection of the vehicle, indicated that the 2 front rotors were badly warped. They machine them down just shy of the minimum, and did not replace them because the warranty book indicated replacement only if it was beyond the maximum allowed.
Vibration in steering wheel. Replaced front/rear rotors, rack and pinion, steering gear and balanced all tires. *bf steering vibration at hwy speeds. Steering shakes when braking. *tc
Disc brake defect- I own a 2004 f-150 supercrew. Two of my friends own one each as well. The disks are too small for the weight of the vehicle. Mine have already warped twice. They finally stopped turning them which only makes the warping faster, and put a new set on. The only problem is that tehy will do the same thing. My friends are having the same problem and ford acknowleges the problem although I don't see it as a recell item. I dont know what ford will do once these trucks are out of warranty. They always try to sell extended but I will not bite as I know that this is a design defect. 2. I believe that most people will drive on the warped brakes making them brake differently in bad conditions. I believe that brakes are a major componant of any moving vehicle and that in nearly all dangerous situations in a vehicle brakes are applied and depended upon. 3. I talked planet ford in to replacing the rotors. They wanted to turn them a second time. According to posts on different web sites, the warping in the front rotors and the groving in the rear rotors has become a major issue.
While applying the brakes coming to a red light at an intersection, all power was lost and driver unable to stop vehicle and crashed into a dump truck. No airbags were deployed, all power was lost. Dealer checked vehicle and said that they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. Very disturbing failure because the dealer could not find anything wrong with the vehicle to fix and that this could happen again at any time.
First applaction of brakes after backing out of drive way that is stopping at the red light at (rt)#30-& main rd,brake lines at ABS control manfold,are vibrating so bad it sounds like the fan is rubbing somthing my experance with hydraulic. Tells me that the brake line fittings at there seat in the manafold will fali.#2 this truck has delux mirrors,signal mirrors,LED mounted in the bottom,r/s LED outer three cant be seen from the driver's seat.
I personally have not had a problem with this vehicle, rather this is a link to a message board where several people with 2004 ford f-150 trucks have lost their brakes completely! I have the same vehicle and am very concerned. I urged them to contact you, but not sure if they'll take the time to do it. I just wanted to make the federal safety agency aware of a potentially life threatening issue. Here is the link. Http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2019172#post2019172.
I went shopping and parked my truck. Upon returning to my truck 10 min later, I drove to the first light and went to use my brakes and the pedal went right to the floor. No brakes. Had to get towed to ford. They say it's the ecu. I know of 4 other people who have had the same problem with the same vehicle.
Brakes & rack and pinion bar.
Brakes on new model 2004 f150 are defective.
I have a 2004 f-150 xlt extended cab pickup. I hae had the truck for 5 months and ever since the first month I have had brake problems. My brakes and rotors keep getting tore up and ford is saying that I have used tire shine and that is what "ate" my brakes up. I have only used tire shine once! Also, my tires are only 5 months old and they are extremley wore out. I have told the ford dealer about this and they said it is normal on a 4x4. I have asked 2 other ford dealers and they said they have never heard of it being "normal" on a 4x4. In either case ford is unwilling to replace the tires. Also their customer service hotline is not worth it, their attitude is oh well it is your problem not mine. I am very unhappy with ford.
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