Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 10/17/2012 | 213000 | 1 | |
| Truck starting pulling badly to right, loss of power, speed and smoke coming from the right front wheel. rim, caliper were smoking , had to pour water on to wheel to keep from burning. after towed to service center was told this is a common problem with the ford trucks that the slide pin on the caliper can seize and lock the brake in active position preventing it from releasing from the rotor causing the extreme heat and burning the brake bad and seals in the caliper. i was lucky it didn't happen at 70 mph and lock the wheelcausing me to lose control. i ve also looked at the reports on the internet and see where others have reported this in blog but now to safety commission. *tr | |||
| 10/17/2012 | 213000 | ||
| Truck starting pulling badly to right, loss of power, speed and smoke coming from the right front wheel. rim, caliper were smoking , had to pour water on to wheel to keep from burning. after towed to service center was told this is a common problem with the ford trucks that the slide pin on the caliper can seize and lock the brake in active position preventing it from releasing from the rotor causing the the extreme heat and burning the brake bad and seals in the caliper. i was lucky it didnt happen at 70 mph and lock the wheel causing me to lose control. i ve also looked at the reports on the internet and see where others have reported this in blog but now to safety commision | |||
| 04/24/2012 | 85000 | 1 | |
| The brake line running front to back burst due to rust damage as i started to back out of a parking space and the brake pedal went to the floor. upon further inspection at the service station , there was evidence of severe rusting at virtually all of the brake line attachment points and all brake lines had to be replaced. due to rust damage. *tr | |||
| 04/24/2012 | 85000 | ||
| The brake line running front to back burst due to rust damage as i started to back out of a parking space and the brake pedal went to the floor. upon further inspection at the service station , there was evidence of severe rusting at virtually all of the brake line attachment points and all brake lines had to be replaced.due to rust damage. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 04/01/2012 | 90000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. while driving approximately 20 mph the contact depressed the brake pedal when it suddenly dropped to the floor board. the contact continued depressing the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. after inspecting the vehicle the contact noticed the brake lines were corroded and fractured. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 90,000. rvk | |||
| 04/01/2012 | 90000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. while driving at approximately 20 mph the contact depressed the brake pedal when it suddenly dropped to the floor board. the contact continued depressing the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. after inspecting the vehicle the contact noticed the brake lines were corroded an had fractured. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 90,000. ds | |||
| 12/18/2011 | 110885 | ||
| I have a 2001 ford f-150 that i was using to drop my son off at his friend | |||
| 09/02/2011 | |||
| For a long time we had issues with the brakes even after getting new ones,about 3 wks before the fire my cruise stopped working.on the day before the fire i rolled my front windows down after i went back to work,an when i got off work my windows would not roll up,an i could not get the gear out of park,so i turned the engine off ,an just turned the key on,an got it to go into netural so i could start it an get it into drive.the next morning i took it to the shop to see about the windows,an before it could be checked ,about 3:00 in the afternoon the engine off,the shop owner came out an the truck engine was fully ingulfed.we did'nt know untill after the fire that there had been a recall on the speed control system that could result in a engine fire.we never received a recall notice. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 08/31/2006 | 63301 | 1 | 07/01/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while applying brake pressure at various speeds, there was an increased stopping distance and the abs light illuminated. the vehicle was inspected by an independent repair shop who determined both front anti-lock wheel speed sensors needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was alerted. the consumer traded the vehicle. updated 09/19/06. *jb | |||