2008 Ford F-250 Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Ford F-250. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH and making a left turn, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond and went to the floorboard. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stood on the brake pedal and the vehicle stopped. The contact was able to pull into a parking lot at a low speed. The contact stated that upon restarting the vehicle, the brake pedal responded as needed while driving to his residence. Upon investigating the failure, the contact became aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact repaired the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 179,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE TO HITCH A TRAILER ONTO TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED FROM THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. ADDITIONALLY, THE PRESSURE SWITCH WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE SWITCH TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLUID PRESSURE WIRING HARNESS WAS DETACHED AND HANGING DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD AN UNKNOWN DEALER ORDER A NEW BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.*DT CONSUMER STATED MASTER CYLINDER PRESSURE MALFUNCTIONED.*JB

I HAVE 46000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND FOUR TIMES MY REAR BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP ON ME. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED WITH 17000 MILES SO CAN NOT TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY. IT IS NO WONDER I GOT A USED VEHICLE WITH SO LOW OF MILES. I HAVE LOST ALL FAITH IN DRIVING THIS TRUCK FOR ANY KIND OF DISTANCE. I HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY UNABLE TO MOVE STRANDED ON THE ROAD. ON ANOTHER OCCASION I HAD TO DRIVE FIFTY MILES TOWING A TRAILOR WITH VICE GRIPS CRIMPING MY BRAKE LINE AFTER I BROKE THE CALIPER FREE AND GUESS WHAT THEY ARE LOCKED UP AGAIN.THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM AND VERY DANGEROUS

WHILE IN MOTION, MORE OFTEN ON HOT DAYS, THE BRAKE CALIPERS, IN BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK, LOCK UP AND THE TRUCK NEEDS TO BE LEFT STATIONARY UNTIL THEY RELEASE. THE BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED NUMEROUS TIMES. FORD WILL NOT TAKE CREDIT FOR FAULTY CALIPERS WHEN I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AT 30,000 ORIGINAL MILES. WHEN I ASKED AN EXPERIENCED LOCAL MECHANIC ABOUT THE PROBLEM, HE EXPLAINED THAT FORD USED TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF METALS IN THEIR CALIPERS SO THEY EXPAND AND CONTRACT AT DIFFERENT RATES, CAUSING THEM TO LOCK UP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT SUNK TO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE ELECTRIC BRAKE FROM A TRAILER BEING TOWED BY THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE RELEASE SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. UPDATED 09/22/16*LJ UPDATED 10/6/2017*JS

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND ATTEMPTING TO GET OFF AT AN EXIT WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKES THEY GRABBED HARD, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THE ABS WHINE STARTED BUT I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. THIS CAUSED STEERING TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND THERE WHERE SIGNIFICANT DOWNGRADES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD. WHILE USING FORCE TO TURN THE STERRING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO KEEP FROM GOIN OVER THE EMBANKMENT THYE BRAKES RELEASED WHICH CAUSE ME TO ALMOST GO OVER THE EMBANCKMENT ON THE RIGHT. THE BRAKES KEEP GRABBING AND RELEASING UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO T HE DEALERSHIP AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH HAD THE TRUCK GONE OVER THE EMBANKMENT ON EITHER SIDE. I'M USED TO DRIVING AND STAY PRETTY ALERT BUT THERE ARE THOSE THAT THIS WOULD HAVE MADE THEM FREEZE UP AND IT WOULD HAVE ENDED IN TRAGEDY!

WAS TOLD BY DEALER, REAR CALIPER WAS DRAGGING, I REPLACED REAR BRAKES AND IN THE PROCESS NOTICED BOTH BACK CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE AT 62000 MILES. ONE PISTON ON ONE SIDE WAS ATTACHED TO THE PAD AND CRACKED IN HALF. THE OTHER SIDE, BOTH PISTONS WERE BROKEN. AT SUCH A SHORT MILEAGE INTERVAL, CALIPERS SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE AND DRAGGING ON THE ROTORS. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE BUILDING SUPPLY WITH THE TRUCK. I WAS TOWING A SMALL UTILITY TRAILER. AS I APPROACHED A FAIRLY SHARP CURVE I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRUCK BRAKES WERE GONE WITHOUT WARNING. THE TRAILER BRAKES LOCKED AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO GET SAFELY THROUGH THE TURN. I RELIED ON THE TRAILER BRAKES AND THE TRANSMISSION TO COMPLETE THE TRIP AND GET THE VEHICLE SAFELY HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED THE DEALER AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED THERE FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BADLY WORN BRAKE PADS CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO OVEREXTEND AND A CALIPER PISTON SEAL HAD FAILED. PADS ON ALL 4 WHEELS WERE BADLY WORN. IT WAS THE LEFT REAR CALIPER THAT FAILED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE BRAKES CAN BE THIS BADLY WORN AFTER ONLY 21,000 MILES.

AFTER A 10 MILE TRIP , GOT TO MY HOME AND REAR DRIVER BRAKE WAS SMOKING. I HAD CONTINUALLY COMPLAINED TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT EXCESSIVE HEAT I.E. YOU COULD HEAR CRACKLING AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE. I BOUGHT A CENTEC HAND LASER HEAT TEMPERATURE LCD GUN AND DEMONSTRATED TO THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER THAT ALL DISCS HAD EXCESSIVE HEAT. THEY CLAIMED THEY SERVICED THE BRAKES. CONTINUALLY BLAMED THE NEW YORK WINTER AND SALT. SINCE I GOT MY LAST SERVICE SATISFACTION SURVEY SHORTLY AFTER THIS SMOKING INCIDENT, I WROTE THAT FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE TRUCKS FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE DEALERSHIPS EITHER CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM OR WAIT TILL THE WARRANTY IS UP(IS FORD ITSELF COVERING UP?) I REPLACED THE CALIPER MYSELF IN MY YARD SINCE I FELT IT WAS UNSAFE. THE PISTONS IN THESE CALIPERS FREEZE UP DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO OVERHEAT. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED HE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE RECURRING PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 10/5/11 *CN UPDATED 10/24/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS CONSTANTLY BEING DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES HAD SEIZED. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE BRAKES WITH HEAVY GREASE AND REPLACED BOTH THE BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EVERYTIME I GET ON THE BRAKES HARD THE STEERING QUITS, CANNOT STEER 2008 F250, DIESEL, HARD ON BRAKES STEERING LOCKS IN DIRECTION YOU ARE GOING, HAPPENS EVERYTIME WITHOUT FAIL. *TR

THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF A 2008 F-250 FORD HEAVY DUTY TRUCK, I NOTICED THE BRAKES SQUEAKING. ON 4 OCCASIONS I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK FOR SERVICE TO CHECK FOR THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST 3 TIMES AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE SQUEAK WAS CAUSED BY "ROAD DEBRIS", AND THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM RECURRING.( THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED THE BRAKE PADS).ON THE FORTH OCCASION, THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE AND HAD 60 % CAPACITY. THIS OCCURRED ON 8/3/2010. OCTOBER 15, 2010 THE SQUEAKING WAS SO LOUD, WE TOOK IT TO A THIRD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE SEVERELY WORN AND RUSTED. IT REQUIRED A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE THEM DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF CORROSION THAT HAD BUILT UP. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE FINE. OUR CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS/WAS A DEFECT IN THE REAR BRAKES AND THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE WE PULL A HEAVY TRAILER. WE HAVE KEPT THE PARTS FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AT OUR RESIDENCE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER CARE LINE WHO RECOMMENDED THIS SITE. AND WHO OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING HOW TO PREVENT FURTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F250 SD. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING IN HER DRIVEWAY AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS IT FELL MUCH FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE CONTACT UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A FRACTURED CALIPER AND PISTONS. THE CALIPER AND PISTONS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,000.

IN APRIL 2010, MY 2008 FORD F-250 SUPER DUTY'S RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FROZE, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO HEAT UP AND BEGIN SMOKING. THE FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN APRIL, BUT IN JULY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE (SMOKE BEGAN BILLOWING FROM THE WHEEL ON THE HIGHWAY). UPON INSPECTION, THE FORD MECHANIC FOUND ALL FOUR BRAKES ON THE TRUCK SEIZED, INCLUDING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE AGAIN. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE SEES THE PROBLEM ALL THE TIME ON THE SUPER DUTY TRUCKS, BUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE DESIGN ON ITS TRUCKS. SO FAR, THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK HAVE SEIZED TWICE WITHIN A THREE MONTH SPAN, AND THE DEALERSHIP MORE OR LESS ASSURED ME IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN EXPENSIVE BRAKE OVERHAUL EVERY TIME IT OCCURS. THIS FAULTY DESIGN NOT ONLY PRESENTS A FINANCIAL BURDEN BECAUSE OF COSTLY REPAIRS, BUT ALSO PUTS MY LIFE, AND MY FAMILY'S LIVES, AT RISK EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2008 FORD F250 - RIGHT ROTOR ONLY DISINTEGRATING CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE CALIPER AND RUBBER BOOT. HAD TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK, NOW DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT IT IS LACK OF MAINTENANCE ON MY PART. I SERIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART. BRAKE ON RIGHT HAND SIDE IS COMPLETELY GONE. I THINK IF THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE CHECK THIS OUT BETTER THEY WOULD HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEM WHILE THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I BOUGHT MY TRUCK IN NOVEMBER 2008 BRAND NEW. AT APPROXIMATELY 13000 MILES I HAD MY RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FREEZE UP. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY GOT OUT AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM AROUND MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO INSTALL A NEW CALIPER, PADS AND ROTOR. THIS WAS ALL DONE UNDER WARRANTY, UNFORTUNATELY THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES - ONCE ON THE RIGHT FRONT,ONCE ON THE RIGHT REAR, AND AGAIN ON THE LEFT FRONT. THE LAST TIME WAS AT 48000 MILES AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. EVERY INCIDENT WAS THE SAME WITH THE RESULTING REPAIRS BEING THE SAME (NEW CALIPER, NEW ROTOR,AND NEW PADS. I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO MAKE FORD REMEDY THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. LIVING IN MICHIGAN I DRIVE ON SLIPPERY ROADS AND IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON SLIPPERY ROADS I FEAR WHAT THE OUTCOME OF THE INCIDENT MAY BE. THIS I FEEL IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, I PULL A 34 FOOT FIFTHWHEEL CAMPER AND WOULD NOT WANT TO EXPERIENCE THIS WHILE PULLING IT. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 5 OTHER TRUCKS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM RANGING IN YEARS FROM 2005 TO PRESENT. IRONICALLY FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THE 2010-2011 FORD SUPERDUTY FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THEY NEED TO EXPAND THE TSB OR ISSUE A RECALL ON ALL OF THESE TRUCKS. I AM ON THE VERGE OF GETTING RID OF MY TRUCK BECAUSE I FEEL IT IS NOT REAL SAFE TO DRIVE.HOPEFULLY SOMETHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS, THE CALIPERS AND THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F250. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE TWO PEDALS WERE MANUFACTURER TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF THE CONSUMER OWNS FOUR OTHER 2008 FORD F-250'S. UPDATED 09/16/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD F-250 SD. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, CRUISE CONTROL, AND AIR CONDITIONING FAILED. ALL OF THE GAUGES DISPLAYED ZERO. THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE, BUT NOTHING WOULD DISPLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STUTTER AND THEN THE GAUGES WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR TWO WEEKS AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS FAULTY AND WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.