2000 Ford F-250 brake problems

SERVICE BRAKES

The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-250. The contact stated that while standing next to the vehicle a burning odor was present coming from under the hood. Upon inspection of the vehicle, it was discovered that several wiring harnesses were saturated with leaking brake fluid. The contact was concerned that the saturated wiring harnessed had caused electrical failures within the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 240,000.

NHTSA complaint #11489797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 65 MPH MY STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I HAPPENED TO BE 200 YARDS BEHIND THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE IMPACT. A HYDRAULIC HOSE FAILED AND RENDERED THE STEERING AND BRAKES ALMOST COMPLETELY USELESS. THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL BUT I MANAGED. THE BRAKES WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE BUT I MANAGED TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN TO A SAFE STOP OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY DIESEL MECHANIC I WAS TOLD BY THE OWNER THAT FORD ENGINEERED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO CONTROL THE STEERING AND BRAKES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD WITH THAT KIND OF RIDICULOUS ENGINEERING. I HAD THREE HOSES REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $451.54. ONE FACTORY HOSE WAS $172.53, ANOTHER $100.68 AND THE THIRD WAS $24.04. THE SAFETY ISSUE HERE IS UNREAL. HOW COULD FORD ENGINEERING HAVE DONE SUCH A STUPID THING.

NHTSA complaint #10822320 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER NOTICE AFTER BRAKING, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #10083335 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10020333 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THERE WERE NO BRAKES IF THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED SHORT.

NHTSA complaint #10009292 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND RELACED ALL 4 ROTORS, 10,000 MILES LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PLEASE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #10002497 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, DEALER STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO REMEDY . TS

NHTSA complaint #8023617 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR

CONSUMER WAS TOWING A TRAILER AND APPLIED BRAKES THE TRUCK SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY AND THE TRAILER ALMOST "JACK KNIFED". VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPING EXCESSIVELY DUE TO WATER BEING SPLASHED AND THE HEAT GENERATED WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. FIRST TIME THE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED WAS AT 38K MILES. THE SECOND TIME WAS AT 58K MILES. TS

NHTSA complaint #8023002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

THE METAL BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER UP TO THE FRONT WHEELS HAS A HOLE, WHICH WAS WORN INTO FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE MOVING STEERING WHEEL SHAFT. CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKING FLUID. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS LINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SECURED TO THE FIREWALL, TO PREVENT SITUATIONS LIKE THIS FROM OCCURING. ALSO THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *SCC

NHTSA complaint #8013335 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

THE METAL BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER UP TO THE FRONT WHEELS HAS A HOLE, WHICH WAS WORN INTO FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE MOVING STEERING WHEEL SHAFT. CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKING FLUID. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS LINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SECURED TO THE FIREWALL, TO PREVENT SITUATIONS LIKE THIS FROM OCCURING. ALSO THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *SCC

NHTSA complaint #8013335 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

WHEN BRAKING STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED /PULSATED, VEHICLE BECAMES UNSTABLE, FELT LIKE IT WAS FLOATING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES. PAD AND SHOES/ LINING WERE REPLACED, AND ROTORS RESURFACED. DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #8010656 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS

WHEN BRAKING STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED /PULSATED, VEHICLE BECAMES UNSTABLE, FELT LIKE IT WAS FLOATING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES. PAD AND SHOES/ LINING WERE REPLACED, AND ROTORS RESURFACED. DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #8010656 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

VEHICLE WAS GOING 10MPH WHEN HYDRO BOOSTER LINE BLEWOUT.

NHTSA complaint #8009613 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE CONSUMER LOOSES ALL POWER STEERING. NLM CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND THE BOOSTER PUMP RUNS BOTH THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES.

NHTSA complaint #8006478 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

TRUCK SHAKES AND BUCKS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN MAKING UNNORMAL STOPS. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE Z-RELAYS WHERE NOT INSTALLED. ANY ONE OF THESE TRUCK ON THE ROAD PULLING A TRAILER WITHOUT THIS RELAY STANDS A CHANGE OF LOSING CONTROL.

NHTSA complaint #9005320 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHILE TRAVELING ON EXPRESSWAY CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, ALSO THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM PASSENGERS SIDE WHEEL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA complaint #8004614 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

BRAKES FIRST WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AT APPROX 15,000 MILES THE ROTORS HAD WENT OUT. FALLON FORD SUPPOSELY TURNED THE ROTORS AND PUT NEW PADS ON. AT APPROX. 28,000 MILES LITHIA TURNED THE ROTORS AND PUT NEW PADS ON, STATING THAT FALLON NEVER DID THAT, THEN LATER ON THE BRAKES STILL ACTING UP PULLING RIGHT. LITHIA PUT ON A NEW MASTER CYLINDER, LITHIA ALSO HAD THE ALIGHMENT PROBLEM SO THEY HAD SHIMMS PUT IN. LITHIA RELPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CLUSTER TWICE. WHEN TAKEN IN A GAIN FOR CHATTERING LITHIA SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, THEY ALSO SAID BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON IT WITH OUT BEING PAID. JONES WEST FORD REVIEWED ALL OF THE PAPER WORK AND SEEING THAT IT MET THE LEMON LAW THEY REFUSED TO WORK ON IT. LETTER WAS WRITTEN TO THE CEO OF FORD, WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE TRUNK IS USED FOR BUSINESS. THE DISTRICT REP THAT CAME TO LITHIA SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE TRUCK BECAUSE LITHIA WAS NOT A FORD/TRUCK DEALER SHIP THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD BE REPLACED, LITHA SINCE HAS REFUSED TO WORK ON THE TRUCK, FALLON REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TRUCK. NOW THE BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. WE TOOK IT IN TO A GOODYEAR SHOP WHO SAID WHEN WE HAD THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE THE ABS BOX AND THE PORPORTIONING VALVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACE AND IS WHAT PROBABLY WAS WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #747378 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

BRAKES FIRST WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AT APPROX 15,000 MILES THE ROTORS HAD WENT OUT. FALLON FORD SUPPOSELY TURNED THE ROTORS AND PUT NEW PADS ON. AT APPROX. 28,000 MILES LITHIA TURNED THE ROTORS AND PUT NEW PADS ON, STATING THAT FALLON NEVER DID THAT, THEN LATER ON THE BRAKES STILL ACTING UP PULLING RIGHT. LITHIA PUT ON A NEW MASTER CYLINDER, LITHIA ALSO HAD THE ALIGHMENT PROBLEM SO THEY HAD SHIMMS PUT IN. LITHIA RELPLACED THE ELECTRONIC CLUSTER TWICE. WHEN TAKEN IN A GAIN FOR CHATTERING LITHIA SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, THEY ALSO SAID BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON IT WITH OUT BEING PAID. JONES WEST FORD REVIEWED ALL OF THE PAPER WORK AND SEEING THAT IT MET THE LEMON LAW THEY REFUSED TO WORK ON IT. LETTER WAS WRITTEN TO THE CEO OF FORD, WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE TRUNK IS USED FOR BUSINESS. THE DISTRICT REP THAT CAME TO LITHIA SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE TRUCK BECAUSE LITHIA WAS NOT A FORD/TRUCK DEALER SHIP THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD BE REPLACED, LITHA SINCE HAS REFUSED TO WORK ON THE TRUCK, FALLON REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TRUCK. NOW THE BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED. WE TOOK IT IN TO A GOODYEAR SHOP WHO SAID WHEN WE HAD THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE THE ABS BOX AND THE PORPORTIONING VALVE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACE AND IS WHAT PROBABLY WAS WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #747378 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE BADLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, MECHANIC NOTICED ROTORS WERE WARPED, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKING PROBLEM. HAD THEM REPLACED AFTER 10,000 MILES.*AK ENGINE STALLS AND OIL LEAKS FROM THE TURBO INTO THE INTER COOLER. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT. TIRES BEGAN TO BULGE OUT, CONSUMER DID NOT SPECIFY KIND OF TIRES. ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. SEALS ARE OUT ON THE FRONT AXLES AND THEY WERE JUST REPLACED TWO MONTHS AGO. AIR FILTER SYSTEM IS INADAQUET FOR THIS SIZE OF ENGINE AND HAS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 2 TO 3 THOUSAND MILES. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #891456 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

DAY ONE. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED PADS MULTIPLE TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #746436 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHENEVER BRAKING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO RIGHT OR SOMETIMES TO LEFT. *AK CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX PROBLEM, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #889684 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHENEVER BRAKING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO RIGHT OR SOMETIMES TO LEFT. *AK CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL DEALERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIX PROBLEM, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #889684 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

THERE WAS VIBRATION IN VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BRAKE ROTORS WERE WORN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #888740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHEN BRAKING HARD AND TRYING TO TURN/STEER AS IN ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND EVASIVE MANEUVERING, THE STEERING WILL LOCK MOMENTARILY. IT IS A HARD SITUATION TO DUPLICATE SINCE IT IS A REACTIONARY ACTION AND IS ADRENALINE POWERED, BUT IT CAN BE SIMULATED WITH THE ENGINE ON AND THE VEHICLE IN PARK. ?DEALER INSISTS THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION AND THERE IS NOTHING TO FIX!!! THIS HAS OCCURED TWICE WITHIN THE MONTH OF MAY AND BOTH INCIDENTS RESULTED IN NEAR COLLISIONS.

NHTSA complaint #745534 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT 2000MILES. DEALER TURNED ROTORS AND WOULD NOT REPLACE.

NHTSA complaint #743240 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW AND APPLYING BRAKES ALL 4 WHEELS LOCK UP, REGULAR BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT THAT TIME EITHER. CONSUMER WAS WITHOUT BRAKES FOR 20-40 FEET.

NHTSA complaint #884776 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

VEHICLE SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY UPON APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER INFORMS THAT ROTORS ARE WARPED. THIS IS SECOND REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 8000 MILES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER INSINUATES DRIVER ERROR. EXPERIENCED DRIVER-NO ERROR. FORD DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR FURTHER REPAIRS.

NHTSA complaint #742774 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #741901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.