Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL - AIR | ||||||
| RQ00010 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/13/2000 | 01/12/2001 | PARKING BRAKE FAILURE | 98V101000 | |
| On may 11, 1998, ford motor company filed a defect information report concerning parking brake failure on certain my 1999 f-350 super duty vehicles built at the kentucky truck plant from january 26, 1998 through april 24, 1998; recall 98v-101.the reduction in parking brake effectiveness may occur on some of these vehicles, and is caused by the rust preventative coating on the surface of the parking lining material which reduces the frictional characteristics at the lining and rotor interface.odi has received two reports on my 1999 f-350's and two reports on my 2000 f-350's alleging the parking brake did not hold the vehicle stationary, including two crashes.on of the my 1999 trucks was built after the recall scope and the other build date was unknown.there were no determinable causes for these parking brake failures.also, odi has received one report on a my 1999 f-450, and one report on a my 1999 f-250, both super duty vehicles, alleging parking brake failure with no determinable causes.both of these vehicles were built within the recall build scope.all of the odi reports concern vehicles built at the kentucky assembly plant.odi has one report alleging parking brake failure on my 1997 f-350's and no reports on my 1998 f-350's. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 02/01/2000 | 1 | 02/01/2000 | |
| Unable to access emergency brake pedal from drivers seat, not enough room to access. yh | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL | |||
| 01/28/2000 | 2 | 09/01/1999 | |
| On 1/28/2000, the operator of this vehicle parked it outside a business and put the truck in low gear, applied the emergency brake, turned the ignition off and exited and locked the vehicle. it was parked on a small downward slope and the vehicle began to roll and crossed 2 lanes of traffic, made a sharp left hand turned, looped around and ran through a wall of a business. the owner of this business was present and witnessed the incident and when our driver came out of the building he was in, the property owner and our driver and another witness walked to the truck and watched while our driver unlocked the vehicle at which time it began to roll backwards. four people witnessed that the truck was turned off and also witnessed the truck being unlocked by our operator and verified the truck was in low gear and that the emergency brake was applied. we would like to know if other similar problems have been reported as we have 2 additional f350's (a 1999 and another 2000) in which case the operators have reported similar braking problems although accidents haven't occured in the other two. i will also report those separately as complaints. could you estimate a time frame for investigating this complaint? thank you, tammy giles/office manager. *ak | |||
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL - MECHANICAL - LINKAGE AND CABLE | |||
| 06/03/2002 | 1 | 06/01/2000 | |
| Retaining clip that attaches cable to parking brake pedal assembly failed, which caused cable to separate from the assembly rendering parking/emergency brake inoperable. reported failures are common based upon internet search. manufacturer denied problem exists with design although dealership service departments report multiple repairs of similar problem.*ak | |||