1991 FORD F-350 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

10 complaints about Service Brakes, Hydraulic

10
Complaints
2
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Deaths

High Severity Issue

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All Service Brakes, Hydraulic Complaints (10)

May 23, 2005

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.*AK

Mileage: 133,867

Sep 6, 2000 Crash

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. *YH

Jul 21, 1998

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. *AK

Jul 21, 1998

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. *AK

Jul 21, 1998

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. *AK

May 14, 1997

BRAKES FAILED.

Dec 4, 1996 Crash

ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

Nov 1, 1996

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. *AK

Mar 18, 1996

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAIL, ESPECIALLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *SD

Jul 18, 1995 Fire

ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR; VEHICLE VIBRATES; EXTENDED STOPPING. TT