1995 Ford F-250 Brakes Problems

I REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES ON MY 1995 FORD F250. I PUT ON NEW DURALAST BRAKE SHOES (PART #358) FROM AUTOZONE. AFTERWARDS, THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE FAILED. I TOOK EVERYTHING APART AND TOOK A WHILE BEFORE I FOUND THE PROBLEM. AT THE TOP OF THE BRAKE SHOES THERE IS A HALF CIRCLE WHERE THE FRONT AND BACK SHOE MEETS AND THAT IS WHERE THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE CAM PUSHES THE SHOES APART. THE OEM SHOES HAVE A TALL SHOULDER AT THE VERY TIP TOP WHERE THE CAM PUSHES AGAINST THE REAR SHOE, THE DURALAST SHOE HAS A SHORTER SHOULDER AND ALLOWED THE CAM TO SLIP OVER THE TOP OF THE REAR SHOE CAUSING THE UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *DT

1995 FORD F250. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING. *TGW WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUT THE SHIFTER INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART. HE ALSO, STATED THE FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, OTHER REPAIRS INCLUDED, NEW HOSES, FAN CLUTCH, IDLER WHEEL, BRAKE PADS, RELAY ON GLOW PLUG, V-BELT, SEVERAL BATTERIES, THE LIFT PUMP AND THE SOLENOID ON THE STARTER. JB ALSO, THE O-RINGS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/31/12 THE DEALER FOUND PROBLEMS WITH THE ICP INJECTOR PRESS, EBA EXH BACK PRESS, MAP, MANIFOLD AND ABS. UPDATED 03/14/13. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND THE HOOD, FENDER WALLS AND WIRES WERE DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO WAIT UNTIL THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT CONTACTED HIM BEFORE ANY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 12/19/2011 *LN

A SMALL BRAKE FLUID LEAK HAD BEEN NOTICED AROUND A SENSOR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT PROBLEM WAS PUT OFF AS A MINOR PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS SITTING APPROX. 5 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING, AFTER WALKING OUT OF STORE SAW THAT THE TRUCK WAS DRIPPING FLUID THAT WAS ON FIRE FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER THE HOOD (BRAKE RESERVOIR) WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT, BUT DID END UP DAMAGING MASTER CYLINDER, POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX, AND ASSORTED WIRES AND HOSES. *TR

1998 FORD F150 TRUCK (BRAKES LOCKING WHENEVER FAST BRAKING APPLIED, FORD F250 SAME THING TRUCK WAS WRECKED LAST NIGHT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM THANKS GOD NO ONE WAS KILLED ! 1997 FORD MUSTANG SAME PROBLEM ,BRAKES LOCK WHEN FAST PRESSURE IS APPLIED . HELP THESE VEHICLES ARE GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY . OH YES AND ON THE F250 WE NOW HAVE A TRAFFIC TICKET FOR FAILURE TO CONTROL SPEED AND THE TRUCK IS TOTALED. *TR

SEVERE CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES THAT CONNECT CALIPERS AND CYLINDERS TO TEE FITTINGS RESULTS IN THE RUPTURE OF THE METAL LINES AND RESULTS IN THE COMPLETE AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM. THE LATEST FAILURE IS THE BRAKE LINE THAT CONNECTS MASTER CYCLINDER TO PROPORTIONING VALVE. I HAVE REPLACED THE FORWARD AND REAR BRAKE LINES 3 (THREE) TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE TRUCK IN 1995. THE LOSS OF THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD.

REAR BRAKE FAILURE/ ON 4TH SET FRONT ROTERS,CALAPERS WITH 45,000 ON TRUCK WHEN JACK UP WITH BOTH FEET ON BRAKE ON BRAKEREAR BRAKES ONLY WORK TO STOP WHEELS AT VERY SLOW APPLACATION AT 12,000 MASTER CYLINDER,BUSTER,ABSVALVE BY PA FORD DELER.20, AT COURTESY FORD PT WASH/LAST TWO I DID,{KANG REPAIR}*AK

DROVE TRUCK INTO THE GARAGE, BRAKES WORKED FINE. NEXT DAY STARTED ENGINE AND NOTICED THAT BRAKE WARNNG LIGHT DID NOT GO OFF. WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE, NOTICED THAT I HAD ONLY ABOUT 10% OF NORMAL BRAKING POWER. BROUGHT TRUCK TO A SLOW STOP AND CALLED LOCAL DEALER. TRUCK WAS TOWED IN. DEALER REPLACED A VACUUM PUMP ASSEMBLY, FORD PART F4TZ-2A451-A . PART COST $308.55, LABOR $101.99. HAD THIS TRUCK BEEN IN ITS NORMAL SERVICE, TOWING A 9,000 POUND TRAVEL TRAILER THE RESULTS MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR DESIGN DEFECT. A BRAKE PART SHOULD NOT GO FROM 100% EFFECTIVE TO 10% WITH NO WARNING. DT

VACUUM PUMP FAILED 1ST TIME APRX 1000 MILES, FORD REPLACED, FAILED 2ND TIME APRX 50K MILES, OUT OF WARRANTY, FAILED 3RD TIME, APRX 67K MILES, FORD REPLACED, FAILED 4TH TIME 87K MILES, OUT OF WARRANTY. EACH TIME BRAKES BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO APPLY AND VEHICLE BECAME HAZARDOUS TO OPERATE, ALSO WHEN PUMP FAILED 3RD TIME, SERPENTINE BELT WAS DESTROYED AND POWER STEERING WAS ALSO LOST, COMPOUNDING THE SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BOTH FRONT ROTORS CRACKED IN TWO / THREE PLACES, CAUSING NOISE. REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE. THE REAR DRUM & BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. *

BOTH FRONT ROTORS ARE CRACKED ONLY ON THE OUTER FACE, IT IS A SINGLE CRACK ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE FACE AND FORD IS REFUSEING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS UNDER WARRENTY

UPON STEEPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHICH INDICATES BRAKE PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKES ARE DEFECTIVE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISES AND SKIPS. *AK *ML

REAR BRAKES WORN OUT, AND THE BRAKE CABLES WERE MANUFACTURED IMPROPERLY.

WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSYTEM MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. *AK

BOTH BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED ON TWO SEPARATE ACCASIONS . FORD REPLACED THE FIRST BAD SET UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WONT ADMIT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG & WONT REPLACE THEM AGAIN.I'VE ALSO GOT AN EXHAUST LEAK THAT THEY TEMPERARILY FIXED UNDER WARANTY.

BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING. *AK

BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS WERE LEAKING. *AK

THE FRONT LEFT ROTOR HAS CRACKED AND THE LEFT FRONT IS STARTING TO CRACK. THE CRACKING IS AFFECTING THE BRAKING PERFORMANCE. *AK