2002 FORD F-250 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE DROVE OFF THE ROAD, CRASHED INTO SOME TREES, AND CAUGHT FIRE. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO BLOW OUT OR LOOSE TREADS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRE SELF-DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE HUB AND CALIPER WERE DEFECTED. THE FAILURE MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN DUE TO HEAT FRACTURE THAT CAUSED THE CALIPER TO FAIL. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, A MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY BAD METAL. THE MANUFACTURED DISTRIBUTED A QUESTIONNAIRE, BUT THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM FORD. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE ARE IN STORAGE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

2002 FORD F-250 BRAKE LINE ROTTED. LETTER TO MANUFACTURER NOT ATTACHED. *KB THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ROTTED BRAKE LINE MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF POOR MATERIAL. *NM

Mileage: 67,760

2002 FORD TRUCK / CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WHILE ROUNDING A CURVE AND THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHIMMY.*MR *JB

WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AS OF MAY 5, 2004 VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED THE THIRD TIME FOR BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES, AND CURRENTLY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 77,000 MILES. *AK THE ROTORS WOULD GET EXTREMELY HOT RATHER IN USE OR NOT. *SC

Mileage: 38,000

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH 2002 FORD F250 EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT. WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND EXPERIENCES VIBRATION. BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN CHANGED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES.*MR

Mileage: 32,000

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MADE A LOUD HOLLOW SOUND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THERE WAS VIBRATION AND TREMBLING THROUGHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO LEFT OR RIGHT.*JB. *AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, NUMEROUS PARTS WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL, ALSO A FAULTY BRAKE RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED.*JB

Mileage: 7,800

CONSUMER NOTICE WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING CONSUMER UNABLE TO STEER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE VEHICLE DIES WHILE DRIVING DUE TO CAM SENSOR FAILURE. THE GAS GAUGE READS 1/2 FULL AFTER DRIVING 40 MILES DUE TO FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. *YH

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TO UNLOAD SOME TRASH. HE HIT BRAKES AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING UNTIL HE TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION. THEN, HE TRIED IT AGAIN, AND IT DID THE SAMETHING. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THIS WAS HAPPENING. CONSUMER FOUND THAT WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES CABLE SLIPPED, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM ACTUALLY APPLYING BRAKES.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS PEDAL FEELS HARD, AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ACTION, AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK