Ford F-550 SD brakes problems
43 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
456 owner complaints analyzed
70 distinct recall campaigns
46,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1993 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 286 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
43 of 456 complaints match this topic (9.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10579236 · 2014-04-11 (April 11, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 COACHMEN MIRADA RV EQUIPPED WITH A 1997 FORD F-530 SD CHASSIS. (NA) THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. AFTER DOWN SHIFTING, THE VEHICLE REDUCED SPEED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10579236 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10002090 · 2003-01-06 (January 6, 2003)
THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AT 30 MPH, IN WHICH THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. PH THE POWER STEERING HOSE HAD POPPED OUT CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. SCC
Owner-reported narrative. 190,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10002090 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 864579 · 2000-06-30 (June 30, 2000)
HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE, AND HAD VEHICLE SERVICED FOR UNIVERSAL JOINTS. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS SMOKE EVERYWHERE, TIRES CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND BRAKES FAILED. INSIDE BRAKES SPUN AROUND TO CALIPER AND FROZE. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 864579 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 864602 · 2000-06-30 (June 30, 2000)
FRAME CRACKED, HAD IT WELDED TWICE. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE BROKE WHEN PUSHING IT IN WHILE TOWING. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 864602 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 898740 · 2001-11-05 (November 5, 2001)
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN CLUTCH WENT OUT. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALER ALMOST EVERY 20OOO MILES. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE CRUISE CONTROL GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON. THE BOLTS SHEERED OFF FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, INJURING THE CONSUMERS SON, ALSO CONSUMER STATES EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON RECALL, HOWEVER DID NOT SPECIFY IF REPAIRS HAD BEEN DONE.*YH
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 898740 at NHTSA ↗