2017 Ford F-250 SD: brake failure

Filed Apr 8, 2025 · Airbags, Seat belts · LA

Instrument tech here. I Checked all fueses. Ran wire traces and found no brakes in wiring. Faulty seatbelt pertitioners.This should be a recall.

Filed Aug 12, 2022 · Brakes · GA

Brakes were working normal and then all of a sudden there were no brakes. Dry pavement. No antilock. Pushed pedal with both feet as hard as i could released tried again, nothing. Pedal was hard and had no "Feeling", no movement. When brakes went out pedal did not move . Swerved through intersection missing stopped vehicles. 30 seconds later the brakes came back and started to work again and the pedal had "feeling" back in it. Dash Cam Video of incident.

Filed Feb 10, 2021 · Steering, Suspension · 52,000 miles · UT

I was traveling down a highway at around 70 MPH when I hit a small bump. That bump caused the steering wheel and front end suspension go into what has been described as a "death wobble." it shook uncontrollably and did not stop until I was able to slow down to around 25 MPH. During that time the brakes did not work and I did not have the capability of turning to one side or the other. This is a very dangerous thing that could cause some major problems. It has happened multiple times since then. This is something that must be corrected and ford must be held accountable.

Filed Dec 27, 2018 · Brakes, Electrical · 36,000 miles · MO · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2017 ford f-250. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle caught fire at the bottom of the engine and the brakes failed. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries. A police report was not filed and the vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance company and was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000. *tt consumer stated insurance company determined defective wiring caused the fire both the truck and camper were a total loss.

Filed Jul 8, 2017 · Brakes · 3,500 miles · MO

Trailer brake controller the factory trailer brake controller is not working properly when a trailer with electric service brakes is properly connected to the truck. The controller has about a 30 second delay and does not push enough electricity to the trailer brakes to engage them fully. This results in longer stopping distance for the truck and trailer combination, possible brake failure for the truck due to overloading of the brakes which, could result in an accident. I have had my trailer brakes checked by a professional. They are performing as they are designed to. I have contacted my ford dealer and he assures me that my factory controller is working as it should. I do not believe them. I still have a trailer that is not getting enough electricity to apply the brakes.