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 | |||
| 06/09/2000 | |||
| Heard a clunking noise, and had vehicle serviced for universal joints. two weeks later, while driving on highway went to apply brakes and all of a sudden there was smoke everywhere, tires caught on fire, and brakes failed. inside brakes spun around to caliper and froze. *ak | |||
| 03/09/1999 | 3 | 05/01/1998 | |
| Rear disc brake on driver side rear, extreme wear of rotor because of ford engineering problem. caliper is located on front of rotor, preventing mud, sand and gravel from self cleaning from rotor. caliper acts as trap to hold debris against rotor, causing severe deterioration of rotors, including wear into cooling web and seperation of rotor disk from hub. opposite rotor shows very little wear. also caliper mounted on front of rotor traps gravel between pads and caliper frame, preventing pads from releasing. this brake problem has occurred now three times in less than one year on this 1999 f550, and three times on our 1999 f450. this brake problem is a severe traffic hazard in the fact that the disc pad can wear into the rotor web, and upon application of brakes at high speed could cause the driver side rear wheel to lock, possibly causing a severe lane change into oncoming traffic. disc pads should be mounted on rear of rotor so that forward motion of wheels would enable self cleaning. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 08/17/1998 | 3 | 06/19/1998 | |
| While driving transmission/brakes failed. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 03/09/1999 | 3 | 05/01/1998 | |
| Rear disc brake on driver side rear, extreme wear of rotor because of ford engineering problem. caliper is located on front of rotor, preventing mud, sand and gravel from self cleaning from rotor. caliper acts as trap to hold debris against rotor, causing severe deterioration of rotors, including wear into cooling web and seperation of rotor disk from hub. opposite rotor shows very little wear. also caliper mounted on front of rotor traps gravel between pads and caliper frame, preventing pads from releasing. this brake problem has occurred now three times in less than one year on this 1999 f550, and three times on our 1999 f450. this brake problem is a severe traffic hazard in the fact that the disc pad can wear into the rotor web, and upon application of brakes at high speed could cause the driver side rear wheel to lock, possibly causing a severe lane change into oncoming traffic. disc pads should be mounted on rear of rotor so that forward motion of wheels would enable self cleaning. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 03/22/2004 | 26000 | 1 | 01/01/2000 |
| As the consumer attempted to stop the vehicle, the pedal went to the floor and stayed. the master cylinder and slave cylinder had excess were on the pressure plate fingers. the transmission was hard to shift into reverse and low gear. the hard clutch made noise. the clutch company was well aware of ford's problem and had re-engineered and designed a new package to remedy the problem. there was fuel leaking at the fuel filter, the sway bar was broken, the door ajar light stayed on, engine oil leak, and the gas cap was broken. *ak *sc *jb | |||