Ford E-150 brakes problems
166 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
816 owner complaints analyzed
48 distinct recall campaigns
85,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1989 to 2023 model years. Data snapshot: . 414 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
166 of 816 complaints match this topic (20.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11417831 · 2021-05-19 (May 19, 2021)
Picked up vehicle from auto shop, work had been done on the front brakes, engine temp sensor, heater blower relay, map sensor, throttle control position sensor and ECM had been replaced. Shortly after I got on the freeway the vehicle started to accelerate very quickly W/O pushing the gas pedal hit the brakes but only slowed from 65 mph to 60. Gas pedal did not move from middle position up or down and brakes seamed mushy. Cruise control was not on, tried switching it on then off. Could not slow down, so went to great effort to avoid hitting any …
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Owner report 10073986 · 2004-05-20 (May 20, 2004)
WHILE PULLING, INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WOULD CONTACT A DEALER WITH IN THE WEEK. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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Owner report 10127254 · 2005-07-01 (July 1, 2005)
THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MILESTONE TIRES, MANUFACTURED IN CHINA, MODEL NUMBER MILESTONE RL828, G104/101S, STANDARD RIM 61/2J, SIZE LT 235/75. THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES BY THIS MANUFACTURER THAT WERE INSTALLED ON MY FORD E150 CONVERSION VAN HAVE HAD BELT FAILURES. THE TIRE THAT FAILED ON JUNE 28 HAD APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE TIRE HAD JUST BEEN INFLATED TO FULL PRESSURE DURING AN OIL CHANGE APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES PRIOR TO FAILURE. THE PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES IS APPARENTLY A BELT SEPARATION. TWO TIRES WERE REPLACED BY MY MEC…
Owner-reported narrative. 175,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10127254 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10267708 · 2009-05-04 (May 4, 2009)
BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. MECHANIC FOUND BURNT OUT SWITCH IN STEERING COLUMN FOR HAZARD LIGHT. SYSTEM. REPLACED. (FRIDAY MAY 1, 09) SATURDAY AFTERNOON 5-02-09 VAN SITTING IN DRIVE, HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE PRIOR DAY, A BURST OF SMOKE AND SOME FLAMES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN IT STOPPED. CALLED DEALER FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING 5-04 TO SEE IF COULD BRING IN FOR RECALLED WIRING HARNESS AND CC SWITCH TO BE REPLACED. WHEN GOT THERE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ON DASH ALSO CAME ON. DEALER SUPPOSEDLY HAS REPLACED THE DEFECT…
Owner-reported narrative. 127,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10267708 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10430375 · 2011-10-16 (October 16, 2011)
I WAS TRAVELING HOME TO CAMDEN, TN FROM WEST FRANKFORT, IL WITH MY CHILDREN ON HWY 69. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. WHEN ENTERING A LOWER SPEED ZONE, I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, BUT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, UPON RELEASING THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD INCREASE IN SPEED AGAIN AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN HIGH. I KNEW THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN I WAS GOING UPHILL AND THE VEHICLE WAS INCREASING IN SPEED RELATIVELY QUICKLY. I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES WERE VERY HARD TO PRESS. I KNEW WE WERE IN TROUBLE…
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