2001 Ford F-350: brake failure

6 of the 160 complaints about the 2001 Ford F-350 describe brake failure.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 4%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Brake failure by model year

2014
1
2009
1
2008
3
2006
1
2005
2
2004
2
2003
2
2002
1
2001
6
2000
10
1999
9
1997
8
1996
6
1995
15
1994
6
1993
12
1992
3
1991
5
1990
5

What owners say

Filed May 16, 2005 · Brakes · 100 miles · PA

The vehicle had no brakes. Front and rear wheels spun. Dealer found no defects.*ak *bf

Filed Aug 12, 2004 · Brakes · NV · crash

While applying the brake, the pedal went to the floor and the vehicle pulled to the right. The consumer was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and hit a motorcycle. No injuries. The driver wa able to drive the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic could not duplicated the problem. Please fill in additional information.

Filed Jun 11, 2004 · Brakes · 22,000 miles · VT

While braking pedal went to the floor. This caused extended stopping distance. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

Filed Aug 19, 2002 · Brakes · FL

Two bolts that hold the master cylinder to truck broke. One of the bolts snapped in two, causing master cycliner to be pushed at an angle away from firewall of truck. This resulted in a total loss of brakes.*ak jlg

Filed Apr 22, 2002 · Brakes, Transmission · MD

Went to dealer in am about clutch problems, dealer looked at truck, said there was no problem. Left dealer was coming up to intersection, went to down shift, clutch went out and brakes. Had no brakes or clutch! Was towed to dealer. Have had several probems since with emerg. Brake not working. Was towed again 4/19/2002 was pulling forward clutch would not disengage almost hit 3 mail boxes and stone wall.

Filed Sep 5, 2001 · Brakes · CA · crash

Emergency parking brake failure: parked truck on 2% incline, put in neutral(5 speed manual), and set parking brake. 5 minutes later truck began to roll forward and hit a telephone pole causing extensive damage.