FaultScore

1988 Ford F150 brake problems

10 of the 170 complaints about the 1988 Ford F150 are about the braking system — 6% of everything reported for this model year.

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10

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 3 30.0%
Master Cylinder 2 20.0%
Foundation Components 1 10.0%
Disc 1 10.0%
Pads 1 10.0%
Drum 1 10.0%
Hoses, Lines/Piping, AND Fittings 1 10.0%

Brakes across every Ford F150 year

1985 11 19.3%
1988 10 17.5%
1989 17 29.8%
1990 19 33.3%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Miami, FL

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

THE REAR BRAKES WHEN APPLIED IN POOR TRACTION CONDITIONS, OR WHEN TOWING A TRAILER, LOCK UP. THEN THE ABS LETS THE REAR WHEELS GO FREE WITHOUT REAPPLYING THE BRAKES. ALL BRAKING IS NOW ON THE FRONT WHEELS ONLY. THIS IS NO PROBLEM WHEN IN GOOD TRACTRION CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, IN POOR TRACTION CONDITION AS SOON AS ONE OF THE FRONT WHEELS BEGINS TO LOCK ALL BRAKING IS WITH ONE FRONT WHEEL ONLY. THE TRUCK GOES TOTALLY OUT OF BRAKING CONTROL AS THE TRUCK IS NOW SKIDDING ON ONE FRONT WHEEL AND NO REAR WHEELS. IT TOOK ME YEARS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY COULD SEE NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLENM TO THE NHTSA SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH NO HELP. BUT REMEMBER, IT WASNT UTIL AFTER OWNING THE TRUCK FOR MANY YEARS AND SEEING THIS PROBLEM OCCUR WHEN TOWING MY BOAT IN THE RAIN THAT I BEGAN TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND WHY IT WAS

NHTSA complaint #709441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

NEW Berlin, WI

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

THIS IS THE SECOND FORD PICKUP I HAVE SEEN WHER E THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. BOTH TIMES THE LINE RUSTED THROUGH WHERE IT IS IN CONTACT WITH THE FLEXIBLE METAL SHEATH COVERING IT.

NHTSA complaint #705374 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lascruces, NM

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

CONSUMER SAYS BEFORE SHE HAD THE ABS SYSTEM DISCONNECTED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE ABS SYSTEM. VEHICLE WOULD JUST SLIDE AND KEEP GOING. SINCE SYSTEM HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED, THE BRAKES WORK FINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK MASTER CYLINDER FAILIED.

NHTSA complaint #829807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lascruces, NM

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

CONSUMER SAYS BEFORE SHE HAD THE ABS SYSTEM DISCONNECTED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE ABS SYSTEM. VEHICLE WOULD JUST SLIDE AND KEEP GOING. SINCE SYSTEM HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED, THE BRAKES WORK FINE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK MASTER CYLINDER FAILIED.

NHTSA complaint #829807 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hattiesburg, MS

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

EXPERIENCING ABS LOCKUP INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #981120 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Saint Paul, MN

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

BRAKES REPLACED DUE TO LUBRICANT LEAK.

NHTSA complaint #485133 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Oklahoma CIT, OK

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

THE TRUCK HAS ABS. THE FRONT BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN THE STREET IS WET. THE BACK BRAKES LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA complaint #972711 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Oklahoma CIT, OK

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM

THE TRUCK HAS ABS. THE FRONT BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN THE STREET IS WET. THE BACK BRAKES LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA complaint #972711 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Oakdale, CA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

THE BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT . TT

NHTSA complaint #966410 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

West Covina, CA

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO REPLACE ABOUT FIVE IN ELEVEN MONTH. TT

NHTSA complaint #963359 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1988 Ford F150 problems

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