Front brake rotors warped, and were replaced within a 8,000 to 10,000 mile period, cause unknown. *ak
1999 Ford F-250 brakes complaints
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Brake pedal linkage pin was missing causing complete brake failure. Dealer service said they do not report brake failures until they see several cases!
Loss of power steering and brakes on 5% down grade. After stopping safly due to trailer brakes and exhuast brake. Restarted engine and both returned. Towed to bottom of grade. Dealer in south lake tahoe checked with no indication of a fault.
The rotors warp at 12000 to 14000 mile increments. The dealer will only turn the rotors and not replace them till the minimum tolerance is reached. I understand that there are new heavier rotors, but ford refuses to replace rotors inpick-ups sold prior to mar 99., this is a engineered safety defect and I want some type of permanent fix. Thank you.
At about every 7000 mile increments my brakes begin to exhibit "brake shudder" a vibration that occurs when the brakes are applied. Not until I was able to obtain a technical service bulliten and show my ford dealer was I able to get the problem resolved. Followng is the technical service bulletin: some 1999-2000 super duty f-series and 2000 excursions may exhibit brake vibration or shudder while braking. Engineering has released a new brake pad (p/n f81z-2001-ea), which is equipped with a "v-spring." the v-spring keeps the brake pad off the rotor, which increases brake pad life and decreases brake shudder and noise. When replacing these brake pad use the pro-cut brake lathe to machine the rotors on the vehicle to a lateral run-out of .001" or less. Besides the shudder the thing that concerns me the most is the vehicle starts to pull to left or right when I apply the brakes. Thank you for you consideration on this issue.l.
Intermittently when the brakes are applied in a panic pedal goes to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance. Dealer has inspected and repaired vehicle.
We've been previous new ford trk owners - and have never entailed such a problem like this. We feel that there is more than adquate reason that ford should give priority attention to this matter. At general highway speeds, then when beginning to apply brakes, all occupants can easily feel very hard erratic trembling begin on the front end. When having our dealer check into this, he assured us that the front end was okay, but that excessive heat is causing the front brake rotors to distort, and thereby needs lathing/cutting - to correct, and rid the problem of the trembling when applying brakes. This is the third time that we have had to resort to having the rotors lathed. Our two prior ford f-250hd trucks that we've owned, never displayed these problems in any form.
Reference voq #854737 where my supplied information was incorrectly recorded. While driving and when braking, the vehicle pulls left (into oncoming traffic) the severity of the pull to the left is directly related to the measure of the braking and vehicle speed (e.g. Low speed with light braking = moderate pull to the left and higher speeds with firm braking = extreme pull to the left). The ford dealer has turned all the rotors, replaced a brake line, replaced the pads, realigned the vehicle at least three times, replaced the camber bushings twice, once with ford factory parts and the last time with after market parts (non-ford adjustable camber bushings). Reference electronic dealer service report, edsr#17584 generated 05/11/99 by the master technician at joe cooper ford.
Severe steering vibration on braking. Reported to dealer 4 times. First time, turned rotors. Second time, replaced rotors. Third time, deglazed rotors. Fourth time, no action. Told it was the ABS system and would meet with ford factory rep. Still waiting.
During inclement weather brake failed when applied. Consumeer tried to avoid hitting vehicle in front and hit a pole. There was no deployment of driver and passenger side airbages and the seat belt did not restrain driver and kill swith failed. Yh
When traveling and upon depressing the brake pedal consumer noticed vehicle pullling to the left, causing poor steering control, and resulting in several near crashes. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has made repairs, butproblem still occurs. Please provide any further details.
The anti-lock braking system locks up intermittently, pulling the vehicle either sharply to the left or to the right.
While traveling and when pressing on the brake pedal vehicle would travel to the left or the right. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further informaton.
Cylinder head failed.
Powersteering hose broke, causing a leakage. When the consumer applied the brakes, there weren't any brakes. Consumer pressed hard on the brakes, and after a delay, the brakes kicked in.
The front end of the vehicle begins to shudder when braking at freeway speeds (60-65mph and sometimes less). In january of '99 the front rotors had to be turned to correct the problem temporarily. The problem returned again and the rotors had to be turned a second time in october of '99. The truck only has about 17k miles. The shuddering has the potential of causing an accident or pemature failure of not only the brake parts but also the front end components.
While driving 70 MPH t cruise control would not disengage. Applied the brakes,and vehicle still would not stop. Consumer turned the vehicle off to gain control. Please give any further details.
When the brakes are applied vehicle either pull to the left of the right. Dealer has inspected the vehicle, and has not been able to correect the problem. Manufacturer has been notified.
Hydraulic brake line was not secure to frame, causing it to rupture, resulting in loss of brakes.
While driving at any speed and applying the brakes they are working intermittently. Consumer has been waiting for parts for about eight months.
Upon braking, brake pedal went to the floor, afterwhich a flash fire developed which did extensive damage to wireing, steering column shaft & gear box, 4wd actuation lines etc. This vehicle has had multiple brake service & recalls on the brakes. Ford has redesigned the front rotors & hubs but refuses to upgrade early production vehicles. All early production 1999 ford f250sd vehicles should be recalled for complete brake system replacement. The rotors warp, they shake when stopping, they have had multiple rear brake recalls, the antilock brakes release & will not stop on rough roads & now mine went on fire. These trucks are death traps! This incident occurred with a vehicle that had only been driven 3 miles, & had no load in the bed. What would have happened if I was in the mountains of pennsylvania towing my 5000 lb trailer & lost the brakes & had a fire ? When I reported this incident to ford I got the impression that they really didn't care.
The problemis that the front brake rotors warp and cause severe front end vibration. The front brake rotors have been turned twice and replaced four times all under warranty. I have been to the dealer and to ford fleet service is dearborn and all I can get from them is that there is nothing wrong with the vehicle. The dealer says iit is either operator driving habits or overload. The vehicle has been weithed twice and it is not overloaded. The local truck dealer has two more trucks with the identical problem and another worker here has replaced his rotors four times on the same vehicle. This truck is owned by the university and I am the only driver. I an the director and fire marshal and this vehicle is used to respond to emergencies. Daily mileage averages 125 miles. 110 on interstate 95 and 15 miles around the city of new haven on city streets. I have attempted to resolve this with the dealer and ford fleet service to no avail. Ford doesnot want to hear about it. The selling dealer states there is nothing wrong, yet the local ford truck dealer says he has three trucks with the same problem but ford tech assist cannot tell how to solve the problem. When the rotor are turned or replaced, the problem temporrily resides. Within a couple of thousand miles it returns. It only occurs at highway speeds andis most severe between 50 and 60 MPH. If you drive for more thant 10 miles without using the brakes, it will not be noticable. If the brakes are used, even lightly, more than once within a 5 minute period, the front rotors will warp anf the front end will shake severely. If you stop after this, the front wheel rims will be so hot, you cannot put your and on the rims. I am noticing a lot of front end wobble recently and am questioning the effect of the heat on the front wheel bearins. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. I have come up against a stone wall with ford. One dealer says nothing is wrong, they won't even talk to truck dea
Parking brake does not hold when set. A lot of force is need to set barking brake. Campain id 98v101000 seems to be the same problem with my f250 superduty. Abs problem: brakes go into ABS mode when braking on rough (bumpy roads) dry road surfaces. This happens when truck has no load in it. My stopping distances are increased unpredictably..
When applying the brakes at speeds 45 MPH / above normal, the front end of the vehicle severely vibrates. Ford is aware of the problem, but does not know how to correct it. *yc.et.
The electronic ABS 2 wheel control is to senstive. If a bump or pothole is encountered when stopping the ABS will trigger. This extends stopping distance by 40%. Abs will not disingeage untill foot is released from brake and reapplied which in most cases will not stop vehicle in time. My ABS has triggered 6 times in dry weather normal driving, dealer's response is that ABS is showing no fault codes and is working as "designed". This is not safe and could lead to a large truck rear ending a smaller vehicle because of a bump or pothole in the road!
When applying the brakes vehicle severely pulls to the left, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Catastrophic brake failure when metal brake line broke completely. No warning. Brake was fine then next depression of pedal, pedal went to floor with no braking. No traffic on straight road allowed me to stop ok. Otherwise this could very well have been a fatal accident. More details if you are interested.
Due defective brake lines, which dealer replaced twice, steering wheel shakes vigorously. This may cause driver to lose control and could result in a crash. Also problems with the transmission and engine. Please provide further information.
Recall work on the brakes and the cruise control system can not be performed due to lack of parts.
While driving at any speed and when applying the brakes the vehicle will pull to the left. Consumer has to hold the steering wheel real tight in order to control the vehicle. Took vehicle in for service, and the dealer took the vehicle out for a test drive and couldn't determine the problem.
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