10 of the 34 complaints about the 1991 Ford F-350 are about the braking system — 29% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 133,867 miles.
10
Complaints
2
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: CONSUMERS STATES THE BRAKES FADE. CONSUMER STEPS ON THEM AND THEY GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR SLOWLY. IT DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD TO PUMP THE BRAKES, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE VEHICLE STOP COMING DOWN A HILL.
NHTSA complaint #10121913 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THERE WAS A FACTORY DEFECT WITH BRAKES, IT TOOK SEVERAL YEARS FOR CONSUMER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND PULLED A TRAILER. IT PULSATED, AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.*AK CONSUMER WAS IN A VEHICLE CRASH DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES. THE MASTER CYLINDER IS TOO SMALL AND WEAK FOR THE SIZE OF THE TRUCK.
NHTSA complaint #869738 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING UP HILL AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND HAD NO BRAKING POWER. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALER, AND HAD THE CALIPERS/PADS AND DRUMS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #825667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DRIVING UP HILL AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND HAD NO BRAKING POWER. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALER, AND HAD THE CALIPERS/PADS AND DRUMS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #825667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
DRIVING UP HILL AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND HAD NO BRAKING POWER. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALER, AND HAD THE CALIPERS/PADS AND DRUMS REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #825667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #517214 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.
NHTSA complaint #511753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AND DURING A PANIC STOP, EXPERIENCED ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY GRABBED THEN RELEASED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING.
NHTSA complaint #804453 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAIL, ESPECIALLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.
NHTSA complaint #502705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR; VEHICLE VIBRATES; EXTENDED STOPPING. TT
NHTSA complaint #968968 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.