2001 Ford F-250 Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE. THE DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BENT AND OVERLAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS ISSUE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000. UPDATED 04/04/17 LJ *CN

LUCKILY I WAS STOPPED, BUT COULD JUST AS WELL HAVE BEEN ON EXPRESSWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC!!! BRAKELINE RUPTURED, MAYBE RUSTED THROUGH IN RONT OF LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL, PEDAL WENTT O THE FLOOR & ONLY HAD SLIGHT AMOUNT OF BRAKES. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, THEY WERE LESS THAN CONCERNED. SEE ON LINE OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUE. SEEMS MOR OF A PROBLEM THAN THEY WILL ADMIT.

HITTING BRAKE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK THE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. STEEL LINE COMING OUT ABS RUPTURED WHERE THE FLEX SECTION ENDS RIGHT ABOVE FRAME RAIL. WHERE I LIVE, STEEP HILLS AND SHARP TURNS, THIS WAS VERY LIFE THREATENING IF OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING! I'M NOT A HAPPY CAMPER! *TR

BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR BRAKES RUPTURED DUE TO EXTREME CORROSION INSIDE THE FRAME THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF BRAKING/STOPPING POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE LINE WAS REPLACED. *TR

A REAR BRAKE LINE ON MY 2001 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY TRUCK RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKING ABILITY. I REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE WITH A PART FROM FORD, BUT FORD SEEMED UNINTERESTED IN ADDRESSING THIS FAILURE, WHICH I HAD NEVER HEARD OF HAPPENING BEFORE. I STILL HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR

THERE IS A BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR WHEELS LOCATED ROUGHLY ABOVE THE DIFFERENTIAL. THAT LINE IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ANOTHER CABLE (MAYBE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE) AND THE BRAKE LINE AND CABLE ARE RUBBING TOGETHER. THE BRAKE LINE IS VERY WORN IN THAT AREA FROM CONTACT WITH THE CABLE. IT LOOKS TO BE WORN TO A POINT THAT WOULD BE VERY CLOSE TO THE "CORE"OF THE BRAKE LINE. OF COURSE EXCESS PRESSURE OR FURTHER WEAR COULD CAUSE A FAILURE OF THAT LINE AND THEREFORE LOSS OF REAR BRAKING. *TR

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT SLOWLY TO FLOOR. PUMPING BRAKES HELPED IN STOPPING FAILURE WAS IN ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CONTROL PART # 5C7Z-2C286-A. *JB

VIBRATION/GRINDING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED AT 27,000 MILES HIS 2001 FORD F250 DEVELOPED AN ENGINE VIBRATION. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A VIBRATION. THE DEALER MACHINED THE FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS THAT WERE CRACKED. THERE WAS A RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE EXHAUST SHIELDS WERE LOOSE, THE HOSE CLAMP ON THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE POWER DOOR LOCK WAS REPLACED. *JB *NM

UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT A LINE WAS WEARING THROUGH DUE TO RUBBING ON THE SHOCK TOWER INSIDE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL, AND WAS ACTUALLY WORE PAST THE NYLON STRENGTH CORDS. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THIS WAS FOUND TO BE THE POWER STEERING LINE WHICH IS USED FOR THE HYDRABOOST SYSTEM, WHICH USES POWER STEERING FLUID TO BOOST THE BRAKES. HAD THIS LINE CONTINUED TO WEAR UNTIL LEAKAGE OR RUPTURE I WOULD HAVE LIKELY LOST BOTH ABILITY TO BRAKE AND STEER THE VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE TYPE OF CONNECTIONS USED ON THIS LINE, THE NEW LINS CONTACTS THE EXACT SAME AREA AND WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO WEAR THROUGH AGAIN.

DT: ABS BRAKES, AIR BAGS, AND FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. AT 4700 MILES THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. HAD IT A MECHANIC SHOP AND DISCOVERED IT WAS THE ABS. WHILE GOING 55 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN KEPT PUSHING THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED CAUSING A WRECK. KEPT TAKING VEHICLE TO FORD, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, FUEL LINES SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED ON MARCH 15, 2002. *AK *NM

WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ROTORS WERE FLAKY. THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

VIBRATION WHEN APPYING BRAKES BECAUSE RUST ON ROTORS. NEW ROTORS INSTALLED NEW ROTOR RUSTING, STILL HAVE PROBLEM.*AK

THE LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE LINE WAS MADE OF RUBBER. AS A RESULT, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE DRIVER'S FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE DRIVER HAD TO DOWN SHIFT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK *SC *JB

THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE, AND GAS PEDAL IS 1/2 INCH LOWER. WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER CAN HIT THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER STATES NO MODIFICATION BECAUSE OF DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS. *AK THIS PROBLEM WOULD BECOME WORSE IN THE WINTER WHEN THE CONSUMER WEARS BOOTS. *SC

WHEN DRIVING IN SLUSH/SNOW OR WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE EITHER HAD NO BRAKES OR THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

FIRESTONE TIRE 265/75 16, TREAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE. CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF TRUCK. BROKE WIRES LOOSE INCLUDING ANTILOCK BRAKE WIRE. SWERVED DANGEROUSLY TO THE LEFT ACROSS 3 LANES, LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK UNDER CONTROL. THE TIRE AND THE 4 OTHERS CAME WITH THE VEHICLE, 2001 F250SD CREW CAB, 56,000 MILES. LAST WEEK OUR OTHER TRUCK, 1998 F150 WITH WILDERNESS HT TIRES HAD A TREAD SEPARATE AND 3WEEKS PRIOR TO THAT THE STEEL BELTS WERE BROKE IN ANOTHER TIRE. THIS TRUCK HAS 28,000 MILES. I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, MAYBE THEY NEED TO SHUT DOWN OR QUIT MAKING TIRES FOR SUV'S AND TRUCKS.*AK

2001 FORD F-250 DIESEL PICK UP TRUCK. UNDER HARD BRAKING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. FORD DEALER SAYS "THIS IS NORMAL, THEY ALL DO THAT".*JB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DEALER'S SERVICE GARAGE, BOLTS FOR HYDROBOOST UNIT BROKE OFF. *AK DEALER REPLACED HYDROBOOST UNIT AND ADDED FLUID. *TT

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE VECHILE STARTED TO BECOME UMCOMFORTABLE, THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. NLM