Ford F-250 SD brake failure problems

Filed Apr 6, 2026 · Electrical · AL

Truck lost all electrical power while backing a trailer up. Engine died, no steering, no brakes, no power on dash, no emergence brakes, no power to door locks, no power to windows. If vehicle had been moving any faster no telling what could have been. Vehicle was towed to ford dealership and zero reasons for such a total loss of power. When vehicle was finely stopped and put in park the key was turned off and then when turned back on power was restored. Very disturbing to know a vehicle can lose total electrical power and have no control whatsoever and no one can tell you the cause

Filed Sep 19, 2025 · Brakes, Engine · CA

Ford Diesel 250 flat out stalled while driving on a very congested Highway. Full tank of Diesel. No warning. Complete stall at 65MPH, no brakes, no power steering, no lights. Was almost killed when the truck almost crashed into a bus. Happened (4) more times as we made our way back home. Internet search shows that Ford Motor Company is fully aware of this common failure of their fuel system. Federal regulators need to pressure Ford for a Recall before someone is killed

Filed Jul 21, 2025 · Brakes · 58,000 miles · NC · crash · 1 injury

The contact owned a 2015 Ford F250. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle veered into the lane of oncoming traffic. As a result, the contact's vehicle hit an incoming vehicle head-on. As a result, the brakes failed to function, the contact's vehicle jumped over the embankment, and the vehicle came to a stop about 75 ft. down the embankment. The driver-side and passenger-side air bags did not deploy. Unknown if any warning lights were illuminated. A police report was filed. EMS was called. However, the contact refused to go to the hospital. The contact suffered injuries to the left arm and below the shoulder blade that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The insurance company was notified, and the vehicle was towed to the insurance storage yard. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

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 Feb 13, 2025 · TX

The component of issue is the rear drivers side FOX shock added by Tuscany Motor Co, majority owned by Fox Factory. This component collides with the rear brake fluid line causing excessive wear. Eventual failure of this line could potentially cause brake failure leading to a major road hazard. This component is available for inspection upon request. According to my local dealership, other Shelby Super Bajas have the same design flaw with the shock absorber. This component/issue has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance, or others besides my dealership. There were no warning lamps or other forms of warning besides visual excessive wear of the brake line.

Filed May 6, 2024 · Driver assistance, Lights · TX

My F250 was in service for fuel system replacement and to fix both side mirrors which wouldn’t go down after going up. Shortly afterwards I noticed the rapid turn signal you get when tail lights are out. This happened while using a trailer. The trucks rear lights weren’t working at all but trailer lights were. Also was getting the blinds spot and cross traffic alert faults on instrument panel. Dropped off for service. They found a loose trailer plug and reset some things and got it all working again. Soon after the blinkers would flash fast again meaning lights were out, but would quickly stop and back to normal. Later they stayed blinking fast and tail lights out again after stopping starting several times. I tried plugging in my trailer wire harness and it tail lights started working again on truck?? 2 days later Im using trailer again, truck tail lights quit working and getting blind spot and cross traffic fault alerts again!! Still not working after 3 days. had my trailer lights tested where i bought it, they used a battery powered tester found no fault and trailer lights all worked correctly no shorts in system. During times when faults occurred both my enclosed trailer and my rv back up lights would stay on constantly even when not in reverse! Trailers turn signal, brake and tail lights worked but not truck tail lights. No back up no brakes or signal. Just the license plate lights. WHY IS IT EVEN LEGAL TO BUILD A VEHICLE WHERE YOU LOSE USE OF TAIL LIGHTS IF YOUR OPTIONAL FEATURES LIKE BLIND SPOT AND CROSS TRAFFIC MALFUNCTION and CAN RENDER SAFETY LIGHTS USELESS??!! Dropping off at Ford dealer asap to hopefully fix problem. I’ve heard of other trucks having similar problems

Filed Feb 23, 2023 · Electrical · 10,715 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2022 Ford F-250SD. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the trailer brakes failed to operate as designed in stopping the vehicle. The contact stated that a wiring harness fault message was displayed. The contact was able to use the stop the vehicle and trailer with the conventional brakes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the brake control was replaced but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer a second time, but the contact was unsure what was replaced; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V193000 (Electrical System). The failure mileage was 10,715.

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 Apr 22, 2022 · Body, Brakes · AR

For about the last 12 months, my truck has what they call the death wobble. This is happened continuously at speeds of 40 to 60 miles an hour and sometimes even takes me off the road and I have to pull over and stop. In addition, I believe the brakes went out due to the continuous wobbling

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.