2005 Ford F-250 SD brakes problems

Filed Apr 10, 2017 · Brakes · 54,000 miles · OK

On several occasions, my f250, super duty 6.0 diesel became sluggish and gas mileage suffered immensely. Then, with only 53,000 miles, my left rear disk brake caliper was dragging and started smoking. At my cost and on the left rear, I had ford replace the caliper, pads, brake line and resurface the rotors. Also, the right rear rotor was resurfaced. At 54,000, I make a 100 mile trip and the right rear caliper started dragging. I am not sure how to fix this since no one has the solution.additionally, I do not have the money to replace the entire brake system. However, this could cause total brake failure and a possible fire resulting in fatalities.

Filed Jun 29, 2013 · Brakes · 53,000 miles · CT

This is the third time I have encountered this problem, and reported this problem as well. . Brought to ford dealership and told they did not find anything wrong with the vehicle. It continued to happen. I brought the truck to an independent repair shop who knew right away that the calipers were seized.. I paid approximately $1100.00 for that brake job and told that ford would not warranty the parts it was beyond the warranty. I was told there was a re-design of the brake shoes. They replaced one rear rotors, "freed up" one rear caliper. I did advise drivers front was seizing up at one point as well. I was provided the rear rotors and shoes. The shoes were well within usable range which was noted by myself, also a diesel mechanic and a independent auto repair shop. The day I picked up the vehicle I was driving home lost all brakes. I had it towed at my own expense then they discovered the other rear caliper had in fact seized like I had told them they replaced it cost me for the repair.this year may 2013 was again noticed smell of the brakes burning, along with familiar bouncing. Only this time I drove 8 miles when heavy smoke was coming from front wheel what I told them last time and they didn't fix it back to the dealership it went. Although they fixed the problem it cost me the fee for the service. I paid the outrageous price of $2400.00 in 2011 for the extended warranty knowing this truck would be costing far more than that in future. The mystery vibration some experience that cant be "repeated" at the dealership other than the crap of tire inflation or "road force balancing" which there is no tire shop within 50 miles of me that has ever heard of such a thing is most likely the brakes.

Filed Mar 29, 2013 · Body, Brakes · 84,465 miles · MA

I noticed that when I hit a bump the bed of my truck bounces about two inches, when I looked under the truck I noticed all the supports under the bed were completely rotted. I have also had problems with my brakes. In less than 90,000 miles I've replaced three brake calipers, two rotors, two sets of brakes, and the last time I had it serviced the backing plates were so rotted that the emergency brake wouldn't work and couldn't be replaced without also replacing the backing plates. I have been driving for 50 years and have never experienced this much rot. I feel that the structural damage shouldn't happen this soon, and feel that I shouldn't be responsible for the cost to repair it.

Filed Jan 10, 2012 · Brakes, Steering · 43,500 miles · PA

While driving on pa interstate 81, my 2005 f250 experienced severe driving loss of control when the front suspension traveled over an area of the road that was uneven. This caused the trucks interior and exterior to shake uncontrollably for a long period of time to the extent that the vehicle was shifting into the other lane of traffic. Decelerating by releasing the gas peddle did not immediately stop the severe vibrations and applying the brakes seemed to increase the problem. My entire family and a non-family member was in the vehicle at the time and we all feared for our lives. After researching the internet, there is a video posted by another ford owner and is exactly what we had experienced too. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8euq6f8rgt4&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=pldca2ff5512789e5a) it is known as ' ford f250 death wobble', when viewing the video, the death wobble begins around 1 min 30 sec into the video and needs to be seriously addressed and corrected to prevent this from ever recurring again before someone is killed or hurt...

Filed Aug 11, 2011 · Brakes · 63,285 miles · MA

Regards 2005 ford f-250 super duty VIN:[xxx] the rear axle back plate / dust shield holds the holding pins for the emergency brake pads rust out around the pins and renders the brakes use less. Which causes the pads to drag on the drum and therefore pour acceleration/ premature damage to pads an drum. I was told by a ford dealer this was a known problem and I would have to pay $300 per plate need 2 so $600 plus four hours in labor. The ford service tenant told me the replacements are in stock and are not known to rust and fail. So I asked others owners and of course they either had the work down at cost or were waiting to have the funds to do so. When your still making payments and paying other bills it's hard to pay for something that shouldn't need to be done this early in the vehicles life. Now I live new england so yeah there's salt and mud / dirt to factor in but I don't put a boat in the water with it or wait until a rain storm to rinse of the salt and mud. According to season and weather conditions. Now I don't know how many or what year range of vehicles where affected. But a recall would make sense. Of course I find this out after I had to replace the front and rear calipers and rubber hoses at 45000 miles but not the brake shoes they were still good. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jul 14, 2011 · Brakes · 33,499 miles · CT · fire

Both rear brakes burning, then left front. Loss of braking. Brought to dealer to have repaired. After having it repaired ( not covered under extended or other warranty and spending $1100.00) I was told it was due to not driving the truck enough. Drove the truck the next day and the right rear brake was burning again and lost all brakes. Again towed back to the dealership at which point it was explained to me that the model year 2005 has had a problem with the brakes freezing in the calipers consistently, however ford has not had any recalls. I was also advised there has been a re-design of the brake pads, which my original pads had not changed, but still had brake material.

Filed May 13, 2011 · Brakes · 94,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford f250 super duty. The contact heard a loud squealing from the vehicle. He then inspected the vehicle and discovered that the rear passenger side brake drum was rusted. The dealer advised the contact to inform the manufacturer of the failure. The manufacturer advised the contact to have the vehicle towed to the local dealer for diagnostic testing. No repairs were performed. The current mileage was 95,000 and the failure mileage was 94,000.

Filed Oct 14, 2010 · Brakes · 22,600 miles · TX

On about feb 22 2009 my truck driver side rear brake caliper froze up causing the rotor to get extremely hot. This could have caused a fire. Truck only had 22600 miles on it. Out of warranty because of year, therefore costing me over $400.00.

Filed Jul 24, 2010 · Brakes · 19,000 miles · VT

I've experienced a recurring problem with the brake calipers on my 05' ford f-250 super duty. It's an intermittent problem of a caliper hanging up or not releasing after braking. The caliper heats up, the truck shakes, sometimes violently and braking ability is diminished. I purchased the truck brand new from the dealership, and it first occurred at 19,000 miles on a front caliper. Ford has since replaced all the calipers at least once under the original warranty, but now refuses to help. I've replaced the rear calipers at my cost with remanufactured ones, and I'm still continuing to have the same problem. I've spoken with other owners of the same vehicle who have also experienced this problem, so it doesn't appear to be an isolated incident. I've been reluctant to get rid of this vehicle because it's paid for in full, and because apart from the obvious brake defect, it isn't otherwise a bad truck. I strongly feel the caliper design is faulty and could easily cause a person to loose steering control if it occurs in a front caliper. I received a notice from ford about a year ago, describing what they termed a "handling anomaly" where the truck shimmies uncontrollably and fails to stop shaking within a few seconds like a "normal shimmy". While ford attributes this to tires and suspension, I believe this is the brake defect that's causing the shimmy. It's easy to tell which individual caliper is sticking as it and often even the wheel will be very hot to the touch while the other three are cool. In fact I've had visible smoke coming from a single brake. It should be easy to investigate this problem-- drive my stupid truck for a week and you'll find it. I'll gladly let you.

Filed Nov 24, 2009 · Brakes · 65,000 miles · MI

Right rear parking brake failed. Rear brake assembly plate corroded through and allowed retaining stud to pull through plate. Parking brake assembly lost integrity causing brake drag and squealing noise. Brake part failed in 65000 miles. Concerned failure could have become catastrophic at freeway speeds if parking brake locked up wheel. Part is available.