Brake problems several times now I have had to have calipers, rotors, etc replaced. Now my rear end seems to be slipping going around corners.
2005 Ford F-150 brakes complaints
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My daughter was operating my 2005 model f150 when the brakes went out, she was able to swerve off of the road to avoid an accident until the truck came to rest. No physical damage was incurred to her or the vehicle. Upon investigation, the brake booster had lost vacuum (power assist) due to a vacuum hose that had fallen loose from the rear of the intake manifold. 600.00 repair to re-attach vacuum hose and clamp never installed at factory.
Severe front brake shudder starting at 40,000 miles: turned rotor, severe brake shudder at 60,000 miles: replace l front rotor and brake pad: severe shudder at 80,000 miles: presently at 110,000 miles and ford tells me I need to replace the rotors and caliper to solve a problem that ford knew about before I purchased the new vehicle in aug 2005 (service bulletin 100117872 june 1 2005). It was not right for ford to sell me a truck with brakes that were already under a service bulletin.
Normal braking capability was suddenly and completely lost without warning when vacuum assist hose separated from fitting on the intake manifold. Vacuum hose separated apparently due to some slight back-pressure that occurred when engine was started. Original design did not include a clamp on the hose. Correction of the problem required removal of the intake manifold to gain access to the vacuum fitting; the hose was replaced and clamped. Mileage was 23,442 but vehicle was out of warranty due to age of 39 months. Dealer did a "goodwill - after warranty" repair for which I was required to pay 20% or a minimum of $100. It is very disconcerting to learn that normal braking capability can be completely lost in this way without any warning whatsoever. I believe the ford motor company must be held fully responsible to correct what is clearly a design deficiency that has high potential to cause a serious accident resulting in personal injury or even death.
On 3 occasions the rear parking brake has hung up and caused excessive chattering and shuddering at speeds over 10mph. Caused the passenger rear brake rotor and assembly to be so hot that smoke was evident. Caused caliper assembly to fail with less than 40,000 mile for the 3rd time. Dealer said to disconnect parking brake or pull off the glued brake lining and not to use it any longer. On last occasion new rotor and caliper was installed leaving the parking brake adjusted well away from the drum and I was suggested to not use the parking brake because this is a similar problem with others.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. While driving 10 MPH, the contact depressed the brake pedal, but it would not move. As a result, the vehicle would not stop and ran a red light. The parking brake was applied and the vehicle finally stopped. The vehicle was driven to the dealer and they stated that the vacuum hose detached from the manifold. The hose tubing was replaced. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 36,900.
My husband has taken our 2005 ford f-150 to the dealer we purchased it from twice concerning brakes and rotors. The first time was around 7,400 miles. They turned the rotors and said all was fine. At around 18,000 mile he again had to go back due to a bad vibration. They turned the rotors yet again instead of replacing them. We had new tires put on our truck yesterday and we were informed the brakes and rotors are nearly shot. This is at only 28,000 miles. This has to be due to a defect in the workmanship. I know of no other vehicle I have driven that has had these problems early on.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. While driving 10-15 MPH, the brake pedal felt very stiff when it was depressed. The contact had to depress the brake pedal with excessive pressure in order to stop the vehicle. When the vehicle finally came to a stop, it was in the middle of an intersection. The vehicle was pushed back to the driveway. There were no warning indicators and the road conditions were dry. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer. The current and failure mileages were 49,173.
Total brake failure, 2005 f-150 supercrew, king ranch 4x4 occurred in traffic on 11 nov 2005, at a speed 34 MPH. When I pressed the brake pedal, there were no brakes. My would have wrecked the vehicle, had she been driving, she was hysterical when the brakes failed. I used the emergency brake and down shifted to slow the vehicle. I didn't hit the vehicle in front of me, I managed to get the vehicle to the side road parking lot. There was absolutely no indication prior to this failure. It appeared I had lost the vacuum booster assist on my vehicle. The vehicle was towed to beale pkwy lincoln mercury for repair as it is under factory warranty. The service advisor called and told me my vehicle was ready late on the 12th. I went to the dealership to pickup my vehicle and talked with the mechanic that repaired it. I asked him what he did and he told me he reconnected a vacuum hose to the back of the manifold and stated it had blown off. I ask how did you secure it. He told me by pushing it back onto the port it came off of. I ask him why not install a clamp to keep this from recurring. He stated he would have to remove the manifold to accomplish a clamp installation. Beale lincoln mercury repaired my vehicle the best they could under the circumstances. I feel the mechanic should have installed something to secure the hose so this doesn't happen again, but he stated he didn't think ford would pay for removing the manifold to install a clamp. I think ford would much rather pay for a manifold r & r instead of a law suit from an accident, especially one with injuries or deaths due to a faulty design that renders the brakes useless. This has occurred on many other f-150's, some with accidents involved. Check the internet for f-150 brake failures. Ford needs to address the brake failure on the f-150's with 5.4l engines before there is more damage or serious injuries. This should be an immediate recall by ford. I am now uneasy driving this vehicle.
Purchased truck new. Had highway speed shudders and vibration. Dealer said this is a common problem and it would go away by its self. On the third visit, they said that they fixed it and we left. Immediately, we turned around because the problem was not fixed. We found that the parking brake was dragging and that what was causing the shuttering and vibration. They fixed the problem and we've not had anymore issues with this until recently. We had the rear differential replaced for the slipping problem and now the parking brakes are dragging again. This is not safe and in my opinion can cause a fire.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. While driving the contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle failed to stop. He literally had to apply all of his weight on the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The dealer stated that the failure was caused by the vacuum hoses. The current and failure mileages were 53,800. The dealer stated that the replacement hose is designed different from the original which the consumer thinks ford is aware of this problem with the brake hose. Updated 06/08/07
At 15,000 and 30,000 mile scheduled maintenances a brake hose inspected should be done. In our case it was completed and according to the dealership there were no found problems. However, when we were driving around a curve and there was a teenager on a four wheeler on our side of the road and we braked to avoid the child ...we had no brakes on our 2005 f-150 supercrew. We were able to avoid injuries with our family inside the vehicle and the child we almost hit due to the brake failure. Upon towing the vehicle in they said that the brake hose into the intake was worn and blew off when we depressed the brake fast. I asked why this wasn't checked and they said because it was too hard to get to for a physical inspection during maintenance. The service tech also said he has seen this with several f150's. I see this as being a serious danger for these brake hoses to blow off and not be where they can be checked. We are paying for maintenance that is not being done not to mention peoples lives are at stake.
As I approached a stop sign brakes failed to brake properly. The brakes were tight and no amount of pressure would stop the truck. I put it in n and it eventually rolled to a stop with the help of gravity and the incline leading up to the intersection. I had my 2005, f150 towed to the nearest ford dealership. The faulty hose was replaced with a 'reinforced one. Which leaves me to believe ford has had trouble with this part prior to this incident. Why else would they replace the faulty part with this new, so-called reinforced one. The old part is not available because I was told the dealership had to send it to ford motor co. I wonder how many accidents, collisions, near misses, and deaths occurred because of brake failures that went unreported. Had this failure occurred in march, just north of tailgate , all on route 77, when the tractor trailer truck pulled in front of me, I 'm sure the accident would have become another statistic reported as an unfortunate fatality caused by a careless truck driver. No one would have thought to investigate the brakes on my truck.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f-150. When depressed the brakes pedal went all the way to the floorboard without warning. The failure occurred intermittently, and speedwas not a factor. The vehicle was taken to two different ford dealers, and neither one could find any failures. The master cylinder had been replaced. The current mileage is 28,619, and failure mileage was 318. *ak updated 07/06/07
Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2005 ford f150. The contact stated that when attempting to put the vehicle in reverse the brakes failed. The contact pulled over and turned the vehicle off. There were no warning indicators. The contact had the vehicle towed to a ford dealer. Who diagnosed the failure as being a result of a lack of vacuum in brake booster. The ford dealer found that the intake vacuum connection failed because the hose had become soft. The failure mileage was 64, 277. The dealer had to remove the throttle and fuel rail to access and replace the hose. The current mileage was 66000.*ak updated 04/05/07
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 18 MPH, the brakes failed. The vehicle was towed to the sales/service dealer, who determined the vacuum hose had come off. The manufacturer was notified. Updated 1/19/2007 -
I experienced extreme front brake shudder after only 6200 miles on this vehicle. I feel that this is a serious design fault of the front rotors. I had the vehicle serviced under warranty and the front rotors were cut. I am just waiting for the rotors to warp again, and hopefully they won't cause an accident. No help from inquiries with ford motor company about this problem.
While trying to stop my ford f-150 truck, I was actually hitting the accelerator at the same time as I was pushing the brake pedal. I could not tell that it was happening until it was too late. As I pshed on the brake the truck did not seem to slow down nearly as fast as it should have, so I pushed harder on the brake and that did not seem to work properly, then I realized the right edge of my foot was actually depressing the accelerator, but you could not really feel it since it has very little resistance. When I realized what was happening, I tried to lift my foot off the accelrator, but to do so I had to release the brake a bit. When I did that, the vehicle lurched forward toward the car in front of me and hit it. It happens because as you are hitting the accelerator while trying to brake, the engine revs up to high RPM, as you try to get your foot off the accelerator, and release the brake a bit, the car thinks you want to go fast and takes off because of the high RPM. This happened to me about two or three weeks ago, but it just seemed like an oddity at the time so I did not really think it was a big deal. Then it happened to me again yesterday when I needed to stop quickly because everyone had slammed on the brakes in front of me, so when I went to hit my brakes, I inadvertantly was hitting the accelerator at the same time again, only this time, it caused an accident as I plowed into the car in front of me. I had plenty of room in front of me, at least 10 to 15 feet or more, and we were only traveling between 5 to 10 miles per hour. I wonder how many other drivers have had this occur to them. I have been driving vehicles for thirty years and have never had this happen to me until I drove this truck, and it has now happened at least 2 times in the last month. I am driving this truck since august this year.
Dt*: the contact stated upon starting the vehicle in the morning, without any warning signal to indicate brake failure, the brake pedal was depressed and would not go all the way to the floor. The vehicle was towed to the dealership who determined a vacuum line had disconnected due to oil presence in the connection. The rubber hose was replaced. The contact denied any traces of oil in the surrounding of the vacuum hose connection. Updated 11/03/06.
2005 f150 rwd vehicle has been into ford repair 3 times for brakes (parking brake, ABS). One occasion the temperature of the lt rear hub was 385 degrees f by inferred thermometer. Another occasion rt rear was too hot to touch after sitting for an hour. This vehicle has aluminum rims that the dealer states show no damage. Also unknown is what this temperature may have caused to the rear bearings, seals and other brake components (calipers). Abs light intermittent on and driveablity was intolerable with shaking and vibration. Fuel consumption got worse by 30%. Vehicle taken to dealer and parts were replaced (rotor, ABS sensor, parking brake reattached) , parking brakes was found disconnected in the semi locked position on the second return, missed on first return. Unable to get old parts.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle had an improper brake adjustment which made the slack adjuster length different on each side of an axle. The dealership did not find any problem and the contact requested that the brake chambers be replaced and each of the service chambers must be of the same size across the vehicle's axles. Updated 10/18/2006 - the brake pedal travels past the accelerator pedal and has caused trouble while the consumer attempts to stop the vehicle. The consumer has inadvertently it both pedals at the same time.
Dt*: the contact stated while on a hill applying brake pressure at 8mph , the brake pedal dropped to the floorboard and there was a loss of all braking power. The vehicle was placed in neutral which allowed the vehicle to roll downhill and strike a fence. The seatbelt was worn and no injuries were sustained. However, the was minor damage to the vehicle. The police was not alerted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who determined the master cylinder was inoperative. The master cylinder replacement corrected the braking problem. The manufacturer was not alerted.
Brake failure.
While coming to a stop occasionally the brake pedal has a loss of pressure feel and the brake pedal goes to the floor. On the 26th of july I took the vehicle to power ford in valencia ca. And they stated they could not find a problem. It is my belief the vacuum brake booster is leaking pressure when the ambient temperature is high, both times this occurred the outside temperature was above 110 degrees.
Dt*: the contact stated after releasing the emergency brakes from the vehicle in preperation to drive, the emergency brakes would stick in place. This caused the vehicle to travel with the emergnecy brakes appied generating pressure toward the tires which caused them to run hot and burn. The burning released a burning tire odor. The dealers determined there would be a charge for any service even though vehicle was under warranty. No repairs were done.
Had my f150 for less than 3 months when noticed the vibration when applying the brakes, also has rough idle, and rough suspension. Took to dealer they stated nothing wrong... Well now its been about 9 month and the vibration has gotten so bad that when brakes are applied you get the steering wheel shaking along with the truck. Again I took to the dealer now they tell me my rotors are warped and I need an alignment and new tires cause it ate the tread off the inside of the tires, and they want to charge me $400.00. I talked to the tire warranty department he even said that it shouldn't be happening along with many others. But ford service says it normal.....now I am driving a truck with kids that is unsafe. Are they wanting for people to die before they correct this problem??
The accident happened december 19, 2005: cause: brake failure. We were stopped at a red light and I was holding pressure on the brake pedal when it collapsed to the floor and rolled in to the car in front of us. At that time there was only 2000 miles on the pick-up. I wasn't sure what happened until we were at another stop light and it happened again, but this time I pumped the brake pedal until I had pressure. We returned home in march and I went to the dealer whom we purchased it from (valu ford at elbow lake, minnesota) and told them of the problem. He tried it and said he could not find a problem. I got into the pick-up and showed him how the master cylinder collapses when pressure is held on it. He tried another pick-up same year and said that's the way its supposed to be??? I went to another ford dealer in alexandria (juettner motors) and told him what happened and what I wanted done and they told me my insurance company should taken care of the problem and didn't even check the brakes. I have taken the pick-up to 5 different independent garages and they have all said the master cylinder should not collapse when pressure is held on the pedal. I went back to the dealer and ask if they could have a company tech explain to me why the master cylinder collapses when pressure is held on the pedal. I have heard nothing from them. I feel very strongly that ford has a problem with their master cylinder and should be fixed. I complained to ford again and ask them to have some one explain to me why the brakes should collapse when pressure is held on them. They sent out an independent source and he had the pick-up for about three hours and sent a report back to ford saying that the electric brakes for the camper were the probable cause?? There is no hydraulics involved with the electric brakes. Nothing has been done to fix the problem..
At 20,000 miles I took my 2005 f150 supercrew xlt 4x4 into firestone, to have the brakes checked. The technician informed me that there appeared to be nothing wrong with the pads, as I still had about 65-70% left on them. However there was an issue with the rotors. He stated they were warped. Knowing this is not normal, I asked if this was a common thing on the new model fords. And he stated that they have had a lot of them in for the exact same thing, warped rotors. I told him to put the truck back together and would take to ford. He stated that the reason they were warping, was because of a design defect which did not allow them to get enough air to cool, and if brakes were applied hard, then caused them to warp. I took the truck to ford dealership ( jenkins and wynne in clarksville, tn.) informed the service writer. As I was speaking to him, a tech from the shop walked in, and said there was a big problem with them. They took my truck into the shop, and after a day informed me that my truck had the "new and improved brakes" already installed. I asked how they could be new and improved if doing the same as the old style. They stated they would take care of me. When I inquired as to the how? The service writer stated " we will machine them." I told him that just means that they were going to grind the rotors flat, and that it wasn't fixing the issue. I would just have to have a complete total brake replacement at 40,000 miles. He commented that there was nothing they could do. I asked if this was normal for trucks to be coming in with warped rotors at 20,000 miles, and he just shrugged his shoulders. I asked him, what are we as truck owners supposed to do, replace the rotors every 30-40,000 miles. Again he just shrugged and said there was nothing he could do. After they ground the rotors, and put the truck back together, less than 500 miles they started doing the same thing, and I almost had an accident. They will "pulse and the vehicle will lurch"
May 2, 2006 the accident happened december 19, 2005: cause: break failure. We were stop at a red light and I was holding pressure on the break pedal and it collapsed to the floor and rolling in to the car in front of us. At that time there was only 2000 miles on the pick-up. I wasn't sure what happened until we were at another stop light and it happened again, but this time I pumped the break pedal till I had pressure. We returned home in march and I went to the dealer whom we purchased it from (valu ford at elbow lake, minnesota) and told them of the problem. He tried it and said he could not find a problem. I got into the pick-up and showed him how the master cylinder collapses when pressure is held on it. He tried another pick-up same year and said that??s the way its supposed to be??? I went to another ford dealer in alexandria (juettner motors) and told him what happened and what I wanted done and they told me my insurance company should take care of the problem and didn't even check the breaks. I have taken the pick-up to 5 different independent garages and they have all said the master cylinder should not collapse when pressure is held on the pedal. I went back to the dealer and ask if they could have a company tech explain to me why the master cylinder collapses when pressure is held on the pedal. I have heard nothing from them. I feel very strongly that ford has a problem with their master cylinder and should be fixed. I complained to ford again and ask them to have some one explain to me why the breaks should collapse when pressure is held on them. They sent out a independent source and he had the pick-up for about three hours and sent a report back to ford saying that the electric breaks for the camper were the probable cause?? There is no hydraulics involved with the electric breaks.
Brakes failed 3 times. Last time pedal went to floor and I went through stop sign. Also had throttle sticking. After pedal sinks to floor & you try a second attempt then it works fine. Truck has been at dealership since february 10, 2006 & is still there today april 17, 2006. Ford refuses to acknowledge or repair problem. Ford told me to drive it until it happens again and notify them. Vehicle is not drivable in it's current condition.
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