Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 05/23/2010 | 158000 | ||
| Our 2000 ford f150 caught on fire while sitting in our carport. we had returned from across the street and parked it in the carport. about 20 minutes later our son came running in and said the truck was on fire. we think the fire was due to a recalled speed controll deactivation switch. the fire cause alot of damage to the electrical system and all the plactic parts are melted | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 11/18/2011 | 89000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. the contact stated that the brakes lines blewout when the brake pedal was depressed. the contact then noticed that all of the brakes lines on the vehicle were rusted. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and all of the brake lines were replaced up to the master cylinder. the failure and current mileages were 89,000. sm. | |||
| 11/18/2011 | 89000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. the contact stated that when the brake pedal was pressed the brakes lines blowout. the contact found that all the brakes lines on the vehicle rusted. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the brake lines had to be replaced from the master cylinder all the way through. the failure mileage and current mileages were 89,000.rl | |||
| 09/27/2011 | 200947 | ||
| Was going to ford dealer for gas tank strap recall due to straps that have poor corrosion protection. as i was enroute to dealer i applied my brakes due to a car running a stop sign and my brakes gave way and i just missed a serious accident. i checked my brake line where the leak was and due to very poor rust the line blow out. i ask the dealer when performing the recall repair could he fix the line and was stated a 600.00 charge. while at the dealer i called ford vp of customer service fred toney who then sent me to mr. fedders. i talked to a person from his office and told them that ford has a big problem on brake lines rusting and because of that i just missed having a serious accident. i ask ford to fix the linings at no charge and take the line for observation. i was told that since the truck is 10 years old and has 200,000miles on it they will not do anything. i stated that ford has no problem repairing the gas straps of a 10 year old truck. anyway had my truck towed to my mechanic and repaired. they replaced the front lines and intermediate brake lines due to poor corrosion. i was told my passenger side line and both rear lines are in great shape, no rust and coated. i told ford about this and said i want a ford rep to inspect my coated brake lines. and my defected line which i kept for proof. i ask ford why some line were coated and some were not. i was told that ford does not coat the lines. we have a serious problem here and could result in many deaths. if the other lines were coated i would have not had this problem. ford just wrote this whole thing off. i expect nhtsa to get back to me as soon as possible. i expect my truck to be inspected and the line that i have kept to be inspected. i am now notifying nhtsa and ford has been notified about this problem and is on recored in the event nothing is done and people get killed the parties will have a problem. | |||
| 07/09/2011 | 86552 | ||
| Brake failure while driving due to corroded brake line above fuel tank. no warning lights prior to or after failure. | |||
| 03/05/2003 | 26000 | ||
| I was traveling in neutral, downhill, at about 40mph through a shallow turn as i was exiting a highway. when i put the truck in 4th gear to accelerate, i had no power. the tachometer was at zero and i tried to turn on the hazard lights and begin breaking, both failed to work. i had no lights or any other electrical power (it was daylight) i downshifted and turned to ease off the road, i had no power steering, then the steering wheel locked. i halted the truck with the e brake once i was slow enough and on the edge of the road. i tried to restart it several times but notihing would happen. the truck had zero electrical power. after about 15 minutes it started back up as if nothing was wrong. when i got it to john elway ford in denver co, the mechanics said the computer didn't log any errors and there was nothing they could do. i contacted ford and they refused to do anything. i contacted the bbb and they just reiterated fords policy. the problem has never been fixed since no one can find the reason for it. it has happened one other time to me in 2007 (i think). | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 12/08/2007 | 127000 | 1 | 02/05/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. the vehicle was parked for six hours before catching fire. the fire was extinguished by the fire department. a police report was filed. they stated that the fire was due to brake fluid leaking from the master cylinder. the current and failure mileages were 127,000. updated 02-14-08 *bf updated 02/14/08 *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 11 | ||
| 2000 ford f-150. consumer states wheel rims started to rust out in one year *tgw the consumer also stated the bumper rusted out in one year, and the abs light illuminated. the brakes were inspected several times, but no problem was found. the high beams would not come on, the plastic on the outside rearview mirror fell off, the dome light in the cab wouldn't come on, and the tailgate wouldn't close, the windshield wiper washer, wipers and heating system did not work. the power steering pump leaked all the time, the gear shifter wouldn't go into park. the fuel strap failed three years ago and caused the fuel tank to fall to the ground. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FLUID | |||
| 12/08/2007 | 127000 | 1 | 02/05/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. the vehicle was parked for six hours before catching fire. the fire was extinguished by the fire department. a police report was filed. they stated that the fire was due to brake fluid leaking from the master cylinder. the current and failure mileages were 127,000. updated 02-14-08 *bf updated 02/14/08 *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 11/06/2007 | 61210 | 1 | 02/12/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford f-150. while driving 60 mph, the metal brake line to the rear brakes rusted through and began squirting brake fluid everywhere. the brakes extended to the floor when depressed and would not work properly. he was able to drive the vehicle home and repaired the brake line himself. the current mileage was 61,230 and failure mileage was 61,210. updated 12/06/07 | |||