There are 9 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 1998 Ford E-350 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)When braking hard, braking power declines after mid peddle range, resulting in crash. Had taken to dealer many years earlier for ABS recall fix.
BRAKE LINE CORROSION THAT LET FLUID DRAIN AND CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE. *TR
BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE.*MR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED A STOPPED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RENTED FROM UHAUL. A UHAUL TECHNICIAN CAME AND INSPECTD THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED IN FOR REPAIRS ( OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NM
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR A ROUTINE CHECK. DEALER NOTICED A HAIR LINE CRACK IN BRAKES. ROTORS/ PADS AND SHOES WERE REPLACED. VEHCILE SHOWED NO SIGN OF HAVING A PROBLEM.*AK
DEALER REPORTS THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE CRACKED/BROKEN AFTER 26,000 MILES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH ABS SUDDENLY ENGAGED THEN RELEASED, AND CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES. ABS LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, ABS REPLACED 4 TIMES . PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH HEARD A LOUD BANG. DISCOVERED NO BRAKES AFTER BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE ROTORS BROKE, CAUSING THE SPINDLE TO BURN OUT. ALSO, WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. EACH TIME WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK
ALWAYS PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING. LEFT FRONT LOCKS UP AND SKIDS WHIN BRAKING FOR A SOTP ON WET PAVEMENT OR ON UNPAVED SURFACES. SAME OCCURS WHEN LOOSE MATERIAL IS ON PAVED SURFACE. BRAKE COMPONENTS (SHOES, CALIPERS, ETC ) HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THERE WAS A BLUE RING ON THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR WHEN WORK WAS DONE. WHEN THE LEFT FRONT SKIDS THERE IS NO BRAKING. FORTUNATELY IT ONLY HAPPENS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS (AT LOW SPEEDS) RESULTING IN ONLY 20-30 OCCURRENCES IN 94,00 MILES. THE PULL IS COMPENSATED FOR ON DRY CONDITIONS BY INCREASED STEERING EFFORT AND BY THE STEERING STABILIZER. THE DEALER (GILMORE FORD) HAS BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY THE CONDITION BUT UNABLE TO CORRECT. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CONTACT A FOCTORY TECH. REPRESENTATIVE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT MANY DRIVE AS MUCH AS I AND MAY CONSIDER THE INDIVIDUAL OCCURRENCE UNIQUE. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT LOW SPEED ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AND JUST BEEN CONSIDERED "OVER DRIVING". I HAD TO RECENTLY CANCEL USE OF THIS VEHICLE ON A TRIP BECAUSE MECH OF THE TRAVEL WAS IN THE MOUNTAINS ON UNPAVED ROADS AND WOULD HAVE BEEN UNSAFE!*AK
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN HIGH SPEED VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHAKE . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.