There are 8 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 1998 Ford E-150 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 8 of 8 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN, THE CONSUMER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD, ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC. AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SENSORS. SINCE THEN, THE SENSORS WERE REPLACED. *AK *SCC *JB
HAD RUINED ROTOR DUE TO STUCK CALIPER. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE ALTHOUGH PART WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WAS VERY RUDE AND ARGUMENTATIVE
BRAKE ROTORS/CALIPERS AND LINES NEEDED TO BE CHANGED EVERY ELEVEN THOUSAND MILES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. CONSUMER STATED THAT A TSB HAS BEEN RELEASED ON THAT ISSUE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WOULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL AND HEAR BRAKES MAKING NOISE LIKE METAL TO METAL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT INNER PADS HAD WORN OUT DUE TO MANUFACTURED CALIPERS. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING CRASH. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND AFTER FIRST CRASH, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PLOW AHEAD UNTIL FOUR VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SKIDS AND THE PEDAL DOES NOT KICK BACK. ALSO THE ABS DOES NOT ACTIVATE. VEHICLE HAS REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 3 TIMES, AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL. CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM ON COMPUTER. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THEY FAIL TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. THIS CAUSES AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK. *AK
BRAKES PULL TO LEFT & WHEN APPLIED HARD LEFT SIDE BRAKES LOCK UP AND JERK VECHICLE TO LEFT. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.