Tl*- the contact owns a 1999 ford f 350 sd with a failure mileage of 132,000 miles. While backing out of the garage with his foot on the brake he heard a cracking noise, and realized that the brakes failed. The vehicle rolled backward down the driveway. He had to apply the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic, who stated that the controller failed. Recall 02v068000 was issued for this year, make and model, but this vehicle was not included. The vehicle had not been repaired.
1999 Ford F-350 SD brakes complaints
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Dt*: the contact stated while towing a trailer down a hill the brakes failed. The vehicle was able to stop by using the trailer brakes. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where all four brake lines were replaced due to rust. Updated 5/10/2006 -
Dt: the contact owns a 1999 ford f350. The contact stated that when he applied the brakes the vehicle would wander to the left toward oncoming traffic. A brake job was done to the vehicle but the problem persisted. The dealership replaced all the parts that were replaced the first time. They told him that it was something else. The vehicle was unsafe to drive. All the parts were ford parts. The vehicle was in the shop for the past two weeks but they could not figure out what the problem was.
A brake line leading to the rear wheels corroded/erupted while driving 65 MPH. This caused loss of braking. The dealer/ manufacturer were not notified.
Brake line that runs from the front of the truck to the back wheels rusted thruough there by causing me to lose my brakes while driving therough the mountains .
The braking system on the vehicle began to perform poorly. When taken to the garage, they stated that the rotors appeared to be made out of a defective steel. That what was happening to the braking system should never have happened if the steel wasn't defective.
1999 f350 dullie, has no parking brakes ,
I purchased a 1999 f-350 super duty dually. From records from the pervious owners problems and the problems I have had with this truck, I can not belive service problems I have had. A couple of months ago the parking brake blew when I was on almost level ground and need least to say the truck rolled and crashed, lucky not one was hurt.but it did quit a bit of damage to the truck and my trailor. Now I know this is a problem on these fords but not yet on my perticulare truck. Also in the last three months I have put in a new clutch witch is expected. And have had close to $ 3,000 in brake repairs????? That was not!!!drums cracking,hubs exploading witch I understand in a problem too but not on my truck yet?????? Please have some one contact me I need some guidence, information, help I have had no help from ford.
Truck was parked in garage, facing out of garage. Truck had not been driven for 4 days. Truck had handbreak set when parked. I started truck up due to the number of days it had not been driven to charge battery. Verfyed that handbrake was set ( red brake light was on) and place truck in neuteral (5-speed). (garage door was open due to truck running). I went inside and about 5 min passed looked out kitchen window saw truck at end of drive way. Truck was stopped by tow hook hitting tree. Driver side mirrow hit tree and was folded back.
There is a problem with braking on the diesel trucks. When appling the brakes in a panic situation and one or both of the rear wheels loose traction, the rabs kicks in and the pedal goes to the floor. This is also accompanied by sudden increase in steering effort at the same time if an attempt is made to steer around an accident situation. These diesel trucks use a hydro boost system run off of the power steering pump for the brakes. There is also a sudden decrease, many times severe, in braking power. When this happens, the only way to regain the brakes is to release them and reapply them, taking great care not to skid one or both of the rear tires. Talking to other owners, it appears to be a design flaw and replacing parts will not repair the situation. The master cylinder and calipers are all working properly and this truck has done it from the day it was new. There have been several instances where I have had to apply the brakes in a panic stop and had one or both of the rear wheels start to skid. The brake pedal then goes to the floor, braking is severely diminished and the ability to stop is virtually non-existent. Only by releasing and re-applying the brakes can braking be restored and it is only through this effort and the experience of years of driving police vehicles that I have been able to avoid several accidents. Dt
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