2004 Ford F-150: rotors or pads wearing out early

Filed Jun 25, 2010 · Tires · 117,000 miles · OR

Goodyear wrangler tire failure. I have 235/17/70 tires on my f150. The sidewalls are peeling, revealing white... I have had two sidewall failures resulting in highway blowouts. The remaining two tires appear to be destined for the same fate. Additionally, the tread is showing premature wear. I will be replacing the tires with another brand.

Filed May 11, 2009 · Brakes · 45,000 miles · TX

Brake pads and rotors wear out every 40,000 miles. Dealer says it is due to soft metal ford used. They recommend replacing. Is this a recall item? If not, why not?

Filed Feb 9, 2007 · Brakes · 9,000 miles · KY

At 9000 miles the brake rotors warped and were replaced under warranty, but the pads were not. The rotors began warping again and were machined to remove the warping at 34000 miles but again the pads were not replaced. At 37000 the rotors warped again and now at 39000 the vehicle is unsafe to drive. Ford claims this is normal wear and tear and will not authorize repairs because the vehicle is out of warranty. Ford says the consumer must pay the cost to replace the rotors and pads.

Filed Apr 3, 2006 · Brakes · 1,000 miles · PA

2004 f-150 super crew - taken back to dealer starting approximately 3 months from purchase for severe squealing and pulsating, it's going back for the 6th time next week. The rotors and brakes were replaced twice and some kind of spray (yeah right) and still not fixed. Now severe shaking at any speeds very intermittent, and always pulsates like warped rotors including squealing all the time. Oh yeah the rear end clutch packs were also replaced three weeks after purchase.

Filed Feb 19, 2005 · Brakes · AL

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.

Filed Feb 10, 2005 · Brakes · 3,000 miles · CA

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!