2005 Ford F-350 Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THE BOLT ON THE MASTER CYLINDER FOR THE BRAKES SHEARED OFF. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH WHILE THE BRAKE WAS BEING DEPRESSED THE BRAKE EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE BRAKE AND NOTICED THE BOLT FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER BROKE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. ALSO, THE TBC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR TO THE BREAK LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F350 4 WDR, SUPER DUTY WITH V10, 4 SP. AUTO, VIN NO. [XXX]. I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN VEHICLE ACCELERATION, IE. FROM A STOPPED POSITION WITH VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND FOOT ON BRAKE THE VEHICLE, LUNGED FORWARD, HEAVY BRAKING WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE IT ONLY CAUSED ACCELERATION. ONLY IMPACT WITH MAIL BOX AND SNOW BANK STOPPED VEHICLE. I COMPARED WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED WITH PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME AND THIS WAS DIFFERENT AND DID NOT RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

REAR BRAKE DRUM FAILURE - BACKER PLATE OF MY FORD F350 HAS CORRODED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE REAR BRAKE SHOE RETAINER PINS FELL INWARDS AND THE BACK BRAKE SHOE TWISTED AROUND GRINDING IN THE REAR DRUM. UPON HEARING A NOISE SLOWED AND THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED AND SPUN THE TRUCK SIDEWAYS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS A LONG WHEEL BASE,K CREWCAB PICKUP WITH AN 8FT BOX. THE DISC ROTOR COVER HAS ALSO RUSTED THROUGH LEAVING A HOLE ALLOWING SMALL STONES TO JAM BETWEEN THE ROTOR AND BRAKES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL (ECENTUALLY START TO BRAKE ON ONE WHEEL - PROBLEMATIC ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING ON WET OR ICY ROADS. *TR

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN MY DRIVERSIDE REAR TIRE WAS SMOKING PROFUSELY. I STOPPED TO CHECK THE PROBLEM OUT AND THE REAR BRAKE WAS LOCKED UP. I SPOKE TO WORKERS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL TRUCK. I REPLACED THE DRIVERSIDE REAR CALIPER AND WENT ON MY WAY. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR CALIPER. THE DEALERS I HAVE SPOKEN TO ONCE AGAIN SAID THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE AND THAT YOU ONLY GET ABOUT A YEAR OUT OF THE CALIPERS. AT OVER $250 A CALIPER THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE. I DON'T TOW WITH MY VEHICLE OR ABUSE IT IN ANY WAY. I AM STRICT WITH MAINTAINING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A FORD 2005 F-350 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND SHE WOULD ALSO SMELL A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A BRAKE CALIPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTUER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,413 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,156.

REPEATED BRAKE CALIPER PROBLEMS. BRAKE PADS LOCK IN ON POSITION WHILE CALIPER RELEASES. RESULT IS THAT ONE BRAKE PAD IN A SET WILL QUICKLY BECOME WORN WHILE OTHER PAD IS LIKE NEW. FAILURE RESULTS WHEN LOCKED PAD IS UNDETECTED, THEN CALIPER, ROTOR AND BRAKE LINE DAMAGE RESULT. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 SEPERATE INSTANCES AND ON SEPERATE WHEELS. FORD HAS PAID FOR ONE REAR CALIPER, FRONT ROTORS.THIS PROBLEM BEGAN ON OR BEFORE 16,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AND REPAIRED AT FORD GARAGES ONLY. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT A SEVERE DUTY TRUCK, HAS A TOW HAUL PACKAGE. FURTHER: IMMEDIATELY, AFTER ONE REPAIR ABS LITE CAME ON AND BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. ABS STAYED ON FOR 10 MINUTES AND THEN WHEN BRAKES WERE PUMPED THEY WENT OUT AND BRAKE RETURNED. IMMEDIATE THOUGHT WAS THAT ABS MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO BRAKE REPAIR AND CORRECT AND THAT IT WAS A TEMPORARY PROBLEM. FRONT BRAKE PADS DID HOWEVER MALFUCTION WITHIN 400 MILES OF THIS INCIDENT. FROM THE BEGINNING THIS TRUCK HAS HAD AN OCCASIONAL SPONGEY BRAKE PROBLEM. INCIDENT DATE IS THE LAST DATE NOTED. FIRST DATE OCCURRED 02/30/07. INCIDENT DATE OF THIS REPORT REFLECTS LAST TO DATE INCIDENT.

05 AND 06 FORD F350 AMBULANCE BRAKE CALIBER PISTONS BREAK OR CRACK AND HOLD PISTON OUT MAKING BRAKES UNABLE TO FULLY RELEASE, BOTH OUR 05 HAVE HAVE DONE IT ONE ON ALL FOUR WHEEL AND THE OTHER JUST THE FRONTS SO FAR AND NOW OUR 06 HAS THE FRONTS ON BOTH SIDES TOLAL OF THREE OF THE FOUR PISTONS BROKE

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, LEVEL GROUND, PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR. BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY, PUSHED ON IT AGAIN, BANG, RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THERE THE PEDAL STUCK, UP AGAINST THE FLOORBOARD. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT THE PORTION OF THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT THE PLUNGER BOLTS ONTO, BROKE AWAY. THE PLUNGER BOLTS TO THE MASTER CYLINDER IN TWO PLACES. BOTH BOLT HOLES BROKE AWAY FROM THE CASTING. THE CASTING LOOKS FAULTY, NO FRESH BREAK LOOK TO IT AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HAS 43000 MILES ON IT. BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN DONE YET, STILL ROUGHLY 50% PAD WEAR. MORE OF A DAILY DRIVER UNIT, THAN A HEAVY PULLER. I'M JUST GLAD THAT I WASN'T DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR PULLING MY HOLIDAY TRAILER, WHEN THIS OCCURED. WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED! I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IS IT A RARE CASE OR ARE THERE OTHER FAULTY MASTER CYLINDERS OUT THERE. SOMEONE BETTER LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE THERE ARE ACCIDENTS OR EVEN CASULTIES.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY PICKUP TRUCK AND EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKING UP. PROBLEM ORIGINALLY BEGAN AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IN EARLY 2006 OCCURRING ABOUT ONCE A MONTH BUT WOULD ONLY PRESENT SYMPTOMS ONCE PER OCCURRENCE. FINALLY IN DECEMBER 2006 PROBLEM OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UNITED FORD. UNFORTUNATELY UNITED FORD WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NO ERROR CODES PERTAINING TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WERE BEING RECORDED BY THE VEHICLE. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE ON A 900 MILE TRIP THE BRAKES CONTINUALLY LOCKED UP. UPON RETURN TO TULSA ON JANUARY 30TH I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO UNITED FORD AS THE PROBLEM CONTINUED ON A FREQUENT BASIS. DEALERSHIP WAS FINALLY ABLE TO OBSERVE THE PROBLEM AND AGREED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE IN FACT MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKE SYSTEM, CHECKING TECHNICAL BULLETINS AND TALKING WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY THE DEALERSHIP WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SURE ALL OF ALL THE GROUND CONNECTIONS ON THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WERE CLEAN AND SECURE. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME BY THE DEALERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 2ND. UNITED FORD STATED THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CLAIMS THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER REPORTS OF ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE REPORTED ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. YESTERDAY (FEBRUARY 8TH) AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT FIVE DAYS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO UNITED FORD IN TULSA, OK. FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS FOR THIS PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT FORD STILL DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCKUP. THIS PROBLEM IS A CONCERN TO ME SINCE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, INJURY AND/OR DEATH. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2005 FORD F-350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK IN JULY OF 2005. ON JULY 4 OF THIS YEAR I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES HANGING, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO OVERHEAT AND SMELL, ALSO CAUSING UNDO STRAIN ON THE DRIVE LINE ON THE TRUCK. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED EVERY TIME,(ONLY TO HAVE IT COME BACK LATER ON), ONE TIME AT A DEALER WHEN I WAS OUT OF STATE. THAT DEALER STATED THAT THE FORD F250 NEXT TO MINE IN THE SHOP HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MY DEALER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THIS, AS I HAVE BEEN TO, WITHOUT SATISFACTION ON WHAT FORD IS GOING TO DO. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ENGINE FAILURES WHICH I WILL LIST BELOW. I SPEND ALOT OF TIME IN RURAL LOCATIONS BETWEEN 50 AND 100 MILES FROM ANY SERVICE FACILITIES IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER. USUALLY THERE IS NOT ANY CELL SERVICE AVAILABLE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I OR SOMEONE IS STRANDED IN BAD WEATHER BECAUSE OF THE POOR ENGINEERING ON THE 6.0 LITER DIESEL THAT FORD INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE. THIS COULD WELL BE LIFE THREATENING AND LEAD TO DEATH IN THE FUTURE. 6/12/06 TURBO FAILURE-COVERED BY WARRANTY BY FORD - 20000 MILES 7/15/06 RECALL ON COMPUTER-COVERED BY WARRANTY BY FORD- 21000 MILES 4/8/11 EGR COOLER BLEW OUT- OUT OF POCKET COST $1703.46- 90619 MILES 8/28/12 INJECTORS FAILED- OUT OF POCKET COST $2178.09- 110732 MILES 8/30/12 REAR WHEEL SEAL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE- OUT OF POCKET COST- $703.06- 111423 MILES 10/12/12 TURBO FAILURE AGAIN- OUT OF POCKET COST $2577.75- 113473 MILES YOU CAN SEE THE ONGOING THEME HERE AND WHEN I TALK TO FORD THEY SAY "SORRY BUT WE HAVE NO RECALLS AND NO CUSTOMER SERVICE HELP AT THIS TIME." THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPOSIBILITY BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS AND IT PUTS PEOPLES LIVES AT RISK. AS THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE I WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN ANY CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST FORD FOR NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 6.0 LITER ENGINEERING DISASTER THAT THEY CREATED. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL MAKE THEM STEP UP AND PROVIDE THE BUYERS OF THESE ENGINES THE HELP THEY NEED AND DESERVE. *TR

TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER ONLY ALLOWS MINIMAL ELECTRIC CURRENT TO TRAILER UNDER 15 MPH. I AM TOLD, DOT KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM IN FORD F 350 TRUCKS MFRD. PRIOR TO 03/05. COVERED BY FORD BULLETIN. FORD REFUSES TO UPDATE OR REPAIR. NOT ENOUGH BRAKES UNDER 15 MPH TO STOP TRAILER OR TO TEST FOR TRAILER BRAKES. *NM

I WAS BACKING LOADED TRAILER DOWN INCLINE TOWARD POND; "TOW COMMAND" TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THE 2005 F-350 SUPER DUTY TRUCK, WITH WHEELS LOCKED, WAS DRAGGED BACKWARD TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE POND BY WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER AND ITS LOAD; TRAILER AND TRUCK STOPPED BEFORE REACHING EDGE OF POND. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT OTHER TIMES, INDICATING THAT BRAKE CONTROLLER DOES NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE BRAKING IN REVERSE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE SELLING DEALER, WHO SAID THEIR CHECKS INDICATE THE CONTROLLER IS WORKING ACCORDING TO FORD SPECIFICATIONS AT THE DATE OF MANUFACTURER IN SEPTEMBER, 2004, THOUGH A NEW VERSION OF THE CONTROLLER APPARENTLY HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON LATER MODELS, BEGINNING AROUND MARCH OF 2006. THE DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES HAVE THUS FAR REFUSED TO REPLACE THE CONTROLLER WITH THE UPDATED VERSION AND MAINTAIN THERE IS NOT ADEQUATE PROOF THAT THE CONTROLLER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ON TRAILER FAILED DUE TO THE TOW COMMAND SYSTEM. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR, BUT THE VEHICLE'S TOW COMMAND SYSTEM DID NOT HAVE PROPER VOLTAGE FOR THE TRAILER BRAKES TO WORK. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS, THE TURBO CHARGER WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES, THE HEAD GASKETS, AND THE REAR END RINGS HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ENGINE COULD NO LONGER BE STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V270000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,368 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000. UPDATED 8/21/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP, FRONT END SEALS, END RINGS, FUEL INJECTORS, TURBO CHARGER, HEAD GASKETS AND EGR VALVE WERE REPALCED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPIING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2005 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY DUALLY WITH THE BRAKE CONTROLLER BUILT IN THE DASHBOARD. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 10 MPH OR UNDER, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH VOLTAGE TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKE PUMP ACTUATOR, RESULTING IN NO TRAILER BRAKES AT THIS SPEED. THE BRAKE CONTROLLER OVERRIDE DOES NOT FUNCTION AT THIS LEVEL AS WELL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALER, WHO VERIFIED THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY SAID THIS WAS THE WAY IT WAS MADE AND WAS NOT A PROBLEM. NO CORRECTIONS OR REPAIRS WERE DONE AT THIS TIME. THE DEALER CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY CONFIRMED WHAT THE DEALER SAID. *AK *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN HAULING A TRAILER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH VOLTAGE GOING TO THE BRAKES TO MAKE THE VEHICLE STOP. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BRAIN BOX WITH EIGHT VOLTS INSTEAD OF THREE AND ONE HALF VOLTS. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK

2005 F350 WITH THE TOW COMMAND OPTION. NO TRAILER BRAKES BELOW 20 MPH. FORD HAS SINCE UPDATED THEIR CONTROL UNIT TO A MARCH VERSION WHICH HAS ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. FORD REFUSES TO UP DATE THE EARLY TRUCKS UNLESS THE OWNER PAYS FOR THE NEW CONTROL UNIT AND INSTALLATION. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. I BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT THIS PAST SUMMER, WHILE PULLING MY 5TH WHEEL TRAILER. I NEEDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND DID NOT HAVE TRAILER BRAKES. *NM

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 FORD F350. THE BRAKES FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. ONCE WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING SHE WENT TO SLOW DOWN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONSUMER SAID THAT THE ONLY WAY SHE COULD KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TO HONK THE HORN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP 10 TIMES, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER 3 TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SINCE SHE HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST 25 DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO ASSIST HER. SHE FELT THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED OFF AND ON. WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY GAVE HER A HARD TIME. THEY HAVE NOT HELPED HER AT ALL. THEY TOLD THE DEALER THAT THEY WOULD NOT BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER USED THE VEHICLE FOR BUSINESS, AND BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM IT HAS CAUSED HER TO LOSE A LOT OF BUSINESS. SHE KEPT LEAVING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER, AND COULD NOT USE IT FOR DAYS AT A TIME. ALSO, THERE WERE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK