1994 Ford F-150 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THE FRONT BRAKE COMPONENTS ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACED ON AVERAGE OF 3 TIMES A YEAR. MAINLY PADS AND AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR RIGHT FRONT ROTOR. *TR

SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE WITH FORD F-150. FRONT BRAKE LINE DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED AT TEE UNION DUE TO CORROSION. SHOP REPORTED ALL OTHER LINES IN FRONT WERE RUSTED. ALL LINES IN FRONT WERE REPLACED AND PARTS KEPT. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATES THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED ON THE MAIN LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS GOING SLOW AND THE USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. IT MADE A PIN SIZED HOLE, AND ALL THE FLUID LEAKED OUT. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THEY TOLD HIM THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID THEY COULD OFFER NO HELP, IT WOULD BE AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE TO FIXED. *AK UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB

DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA, ABOUT 25 MPH. APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE OF NO BACK PRESSURE. I HAD JUST USED BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN JUST MINUTES BEFORE, NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. NO WARNINGS, LIGHTS, BUZZERS, NOTHING, JUST A SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES, FRONT AND REAR. UPON INVESTIGATING, FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES ON REAR OF VEHICLE CRUMBLING WITH RUST. I REMOVED ONE PIECE, IT BROKE COMPLETELY IN TWO DIFFERENT PLACES WHILE TAKING IT OUT. FUEL LINES APPEAR TO BE IN LIKE CONDITION. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED. AFTER I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE OFF, THEN RESTARTED IT, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS, AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THIS COULD HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC RESULTS HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE OPEN ROAD. WHY NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS TO A BRAKE PROBLEM?*JB

2-PIECE HYDRAULIC BRAKE HOSE ON FRONT WHEEL ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEPARATED DUE TO CORROSION OF METAL JOINT THAT JOINS 2-PIECE HOSE. COMPLETE AND EXCESSIVE CORROSION MAKES IT OBVIOUS OTHER LINE WILL PROBABLY FAIL. JOINT IS IN RUBBER BOOT THAT OBVIOUSLY HOLD MOISTURE. A VERY BAD DESIGN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 TO 40 MPH, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE RESERVOIR THAT ATTACHES TO MASTER BRAKE CAME OFF CYLINDER. *AK JLG

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM UNTIL I HAD THEM REPLACED IN MAY 1996, NOW I HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURING WITH THE ROTORS WARPING AND THE PADS WEARING, THIS IS THE THIRD SET OF BRAKE PADS AND WILL BE THE SECOND SET OF ROTORS, THERE IS NO WARNING I TOOK MY TRUCK IN TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND THEY SAID THE ROTORS CAN NOT EVEN BE TURNED, THEY ARE UNDER SPEC AND THE PADS ARE NOT DOWN TO METAL BUT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE OWNED ALOT OF CARS AND I HAVE NEVER LET THE BRAKES GO UNTIL I NEEDED TO TURN ROTORS MUCH LESS REPLACE THEM, TWICE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT RECALLED AS A SAFETY RECALL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I HAVE A RECOURSE FOR THE SECOND REPLACEMENT OF THESE ROTORS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE WHICH SEEMED LIKE VEHICLE RAN OVER AN OBJECT. TOOK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE BRAKE LINE WENT OUT ON VEHICLE, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING.*JB

BRAKES ARE BAD BECAUSE THEY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND NO ONE WANTS TO FIX THEM. CONSUMER THINKS VEHICLE IS ON RECALL.*AK

BRAKES FAILED AT STOP SIGN. *NLM THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FORD COMPANY VEHICLE SAFETY PROBLEMS AND WANTS INVESTIGATION TO BE DONE SINCE SOME VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *YH

DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER.

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. *AK

PREMATURE WEA ROF REAR ABS BRAKES. *AK

IN THE RAIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHEN STOPPING.

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED PREMATURELY DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, SLOWLY IT CAME TO A STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APLLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, ALMOST SENDING THE DRIVER INTO THE WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, THE BRAKES STILL LOCK UP. *AK

BRAKES FAILED 8 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

ROTORS PITTED, FAILED.

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

BRAKES OVERHEAT. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SD

THE FRONT DISC BRAKES PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLIED CAUSING SLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

IN THE LAST YEAR AND HALF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP (5) TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS AND TURNED DOWN THE BACK DRUMS AND PUT ON NEW PADS. SOMETIMES IT FELLS LIKE THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS DRAGGING, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK