Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DISC - PADS | |||||
| 0074 | 04/03/2000 | 613570 | Experiencing premature rear wheel inner brake pad wear occurring on some vehicles used in severe duty applications. **mr | 07/21/2000 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||||
| 98-4730 | 09/01/1998 | 607141 | Repeat message , revised concerning abs light on and 4 wabs codes set. *ak | 11/02/2000 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||||
| 4637 | 08/01/1998 | 615175 | Anti-skid brake system (abs) light on and 4wabs codes set. *tt | 01/03/2001 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FLUID | |||||
| 9942 | 03/08/1999 | 604750 | Customer may complain of brake fluid leaking at the left rear wheel. *tt | 05/11/1999 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||||
| 98B32 | 05/01/1999 | 609113 | Subject regarding owner notification program for installation of rear brake shield(s). *tt | 12/13/1999 | |
| 996875 | 08/01/1999 | 608806 | Engineering is investigating all brake concerns on vehicles exhibiting brake noise. *tt | 12/06/1999 | |
| 98B32 | 01/01/1999 | 606766 | Subject regarding installation of rear brake shields. *tt | 09/02/1999 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | |||||
| 18223 | 10/01/2004 | 10010734 | Vacuum pump inoperative or runs continuously - climate control defaults to defrost. oasis. to also include 2005 super duty f-series, excursion, and f650/750. *tt | 12/07/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 10/30/2000 | |||
| Anti-lock brakes fail to stop truck in rain/snow conditions. *ak | |||
| 08/17/2000 | 4 | ||
| Antilock brake light on, consumer involved in 2 accidents due to failure, pedal intermittentely gets hard causing brake failure, pedal also goes to the floor causing brake failure. *slc | |||
| While depressing brake pedal vehicle would pull to left. in a sudden stop vehicle is hard to handle. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 08/04/1999 | |||
| Abs brake failure. dealership notified. *ak | |||
| 11/13/1998 | 2 | 03/01/1998 | |
| Driver side rear disc brakes, due to engineering design,(calipers on front of rotor) will not clean debris (mud,sand, gravel) from surface of rotor, this has resulted in two rotors being grounded into cooling web. can result in shoes locking rotor and causing major accident. we also have a 1999 ford f550 with the same problem , resulting in 3 rotor changes. we operate commercially in sand, mud (offroad). *ak | |||
| 02/16/1999 | 3 | 06/01/1998 | |
| Other failures 4-24 at 55mph stopped with only trailer brakes: 4-29 at 40mph able to slow with gears | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 11/13/1998 | 2 | 03/01/1998 | |
| Driver side rear disc brakes, due to engineering design,(calipers on front of rotor) will not clean debris (mud,sand, gravel) from surface of rotor, this has resulted in two rotors being grounded into cooling web. can result in shoes locking rotor and causing major accident. we also have a 1999 ford f550 with the same problem , resulting in 3 rotor changes. we operate commercially in sand, mud (offroad). *ak | |||