There are 50 owner-reported brakes complaints for the 1999 Ford F-350in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING GEAR AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE WOULD NEED REPLACING AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V068000 (PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
I HAVE A 1999 FORD F350. I HAVE THE BRAKES WORKED ON 4 SEPARATE TIMES IN THE 5 YEARS SINCE THE TRUCK FROM MY FATHER IN LAW. THE FRONT START TO SHAKE VERY HARD AND FINAL SLOWS DOWN. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACE THE CALIPERS REPLACED AND THE ROTORS TURNED. I HAVE ONLY PUT 60,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND MY FATHER IN LAW HAD PUT 160,000. HE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER EACH TIME AND THEY SAY IT IS HARD DRIVING. I HAVE NOT BEEN PULLING ANY TRAILERS WITH IT AND THE BRAKES USUALLY START SHAKING WITHIN A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES OF THE BRAKE JOB. *TR
DT: CONTACT STATED WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES THE CAR JUMPED ALL OVER THE ROAD AND IT WILL NOT STOP. IT BOUNCED AROUND UNCONTROLLABLY. CONTACT NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WITH LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ON IT IN 1999. THE DEALER TOLD CONTACT THAT IT WAS THE BRAKES ON AND HE HAD BRAKES ON THE CHANGED. BUT, PROBLEM RECURRED AS LONG AS BRAKES WERE ON. WHEN CONTACT HAD THE ABS BRAKES DISCONNECTED PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB
CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS FAILED PREMATURELY, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL, WHEN DIRT WAS BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND THE INSIDE OF THE ROTOR, IT CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR, AND THE CALIPER BECAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR WHICH CREATED A METAL TO METAL CONTACT. MR *JB
THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER WAS DRAGGING CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT, DEALER INFORMED.*AK *NLM
AT 30MPH BRAKE HOSE STARTS TO LEAK FLUID, MAKING IT HARD FOR VEHICLE TO STOP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 45-65 MPH, BRAKES MALFUNCTION/ LOCK UP, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ON 23-FEB-2002 DEALER REPLACED HYDRO BOOST AND FRONT PADS VEHICLE STARTED LOCKING UP AGAIN, ON 24-FEB-2002 DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND NOW BRAKES ARE WORKING. *YD
FRONT END OF VEHICLE STARTS WOBBLING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
AT 35000 MILES LEFT HUB ASSEMBLY WENT OUT. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER WHEN AXLE HUB ASSEMBLY WENT OUT IT CAUSED BEARINGS TO GET REALLY HOT, AND COULD POSSIBLY START A FIRE. CONSUMER STATED AT 35,750 MILE VEHCILE'S RIGHT/ LEFT HUB ASSEMBLY AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THAT AT 66,000 VEHICLE NEEDED ANOTHER LEFT HUB ASSEMBLY. *AK
I HAVE HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED 2 TIMES. THESE REPAIRS WERE ALL DONE WITHIN THE 3 YEAR, 36,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. SOON AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDED, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE TRUCK WAS FINE. THIS IS IN NO WAY A TRUE STATEMENT. EACH TIME I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THESE BRAKE PROBLEMS, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND HAVE AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME THEY HAVE WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THERE ALSO WAS A RECALL FOR THE REAR BRAKES.*AK
VEHICLE LOST BRAKING CAPABILITY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO BRAKE LINE SEPARATING AT A UNION, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH ON HIGHWAY AND BRAKES LOCKED UP IN FRONT OF AN INTERSECTION. HE WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. HAS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. ALSO, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE TURNING.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30PMH ON HIGHWAY. AS HE WAS APPROACHING THE LIGHT, WENT TO APPLY BRAKE THE PEDAL, AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR. THERE WERE NO BRAKES, AND CONSUMER RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WARPING CAUSING CYCLIC LOADING AND POSSIBLE FATIGUE FAILURE TO STEERING AND BRAKING COMPONENTS. DESIGN CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE TO RECENT PRODUCTION, OLD UNITS ARE STILL DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURE.*AK
WHEN CONSUMER APPROACHES A STOP SIGN VEHICLE MOVES BY ITSELF. HE HAS TO PUMP PEDAL TWO OR MORE TIMES TO STOP. PEDAL IS BLEEDING THROUGH THE SYSTEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING OUT, AND ABS BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. *AK
AT A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE REVVED AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. OCCUPANT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH DIDNT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
HAS 2 FORD TRUCKS, F350 MODELS, 1999 AND2000. BOTH CARS PULL TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS REPEATEDLY WARP. FIRST TIME, DEALER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT 12937 MILES. SECOND TIME, DEALER CLAIMS THAT WARRANTY REPAIRS FOR BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED AFTER 12000 MILES. AIR CONDITIONER TOTALLY FAILED LAST SUMMER--SO FAR WORKING OK. *AK
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