2004 Ford F-150 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems
- 30
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 30 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pedal · 8 records
- emergency brake · 5 records
- brake pads · 5 records
- pedal went · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Structure
2004 ford f-150. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle frame rust problems. *smd consumer sent additional correspondence. *smd the vehicle had to be towed to the repair shop, because the brakes went out. The rear brake lines, hoses, calipers, master cylinder and pads were replaced. Updated 03/09/15. *jb
ODI 10671073
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The rear brake lines failed. The rubber line from the caliper to the steel line on the rear axle separated, first on the drivers side and about three weeks later on the passenger side. On the first occasion i was just leaving my garage and on the second occasion i was pulling into a parking spot. The steel fitting that holds the rubber line to the steel line was so badly corroded that it literally disintegrated,…
ODI 10434374
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f250. The contact stated while the local mechanic was inspecting the vehicle he advised him that the rear emergency brake hub corroded which caused the brake and bolts to rust and brake into pieces. The manufacturer confirmed that the failure was not recalled. The vin information was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current miles were 89,030.
ODI 10401503
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2004 ford f150 w/ adjustable pedals - after a few years use, the brake lights do not work properly. The lights will come on, but only under extreme deceleration, hopefully. The lights will reset if the brake switch is unplugged and plugged back in with vehicle running, but then will continue to act unreliably after a few days of use. The brakes continue to work along with the switch to reposition the automatic…
ODI 10370967
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Truck vibrating. Slowed down, applied brakes several times, vibrating stopped. After getting home, stated checking things. Found emergency brake cable off. This has happened several times. Poor design. I haven't found of any recall on this. This is unsafe and should be recalled by ford. If someone who doesn't have any mechanical ability could get "burned" by unnecessary cost by ford or repair shops. *tr
ODI 10448474
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Wheels
Severe vibration while braking from above 40m/hr. Dealer had to replace both front rotors and machined both rear rotors for warping. Rotor wore off before the original braek pads. Dealer says its typical but i suspect poor quality as i am a careful driver. *tr
ODI 10266234
Parking Brake · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
71k miles on the odometer has leaking rear axle seals on both sides and the oil is running down on the parking/emergency as well as the main brakes. This confuses the abs system and renders the rear brakes useless in normal as well as emergency situations. I blogged on the forum f150online and several other owners are experiencing the same problem with some having as few as 11k miles on their vehicle. Look at the…
ODI 10254759
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Wheels
On my 2004 f-150 super crew w/75000 miles i have had to replace front rotor 3 times because rotors are turning blue and wearing down prematurely causing bad braking, because bearings are failing and causing wobble and overheating rotors taking temper out of rotors, i have been to dealers and they say can't find problem and must be excessive braking, (not) this model rotor has built in bearing and cost over 200.00…
ODI 10251270
Parking Brake · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Parking brake activates while driving at highway speed. It causes vehicle to shudder. Local dealership, says this has been a consistent problem. *tr
ODI 10257369
Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Suspension
I'm driving my truck when all of a sudden it will start vibrating horribly, like driving over a washboard type of road. The only way to get it to stop is to pull over to the side of the highway, put it in park, wait, and then try to resume driving. But this does not always work. You sometimes have to stop and change to park, or reverse, a couple of times, before driving again so that the vibration goes away. I have…
ODI 10444836
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 ford f-150. When making right turns at any speed, the contact hears an unusual sound coming from the vehicle. When he makes left turns, he hears nothing. The failure worsened to the point that the unusual sound occurred when he would accelerate from a stop. The dealer informed him that the brakes failed and the vehicle needed a complete brake job. The failure mileage was 7,000 and current…
ODI 10228971
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tsb 050621. This is where your brakes shudder very harshly when braking at higher rates of speed. This is a problem on every ford f150 built before mid november 2004. Unfortunately ford has made this only a technical service bulletin but the repair is very expensive and not covered if the truck is out of warranty. It is too dangerous of a problem to not get repaired. *tr
ODI 10211998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Brake pads and rotors wear out every 40,000 miles. Dealer says it is due to soft metal ford used. They recommend replacing. Is this a recall item? If not, why not? *tr
ODI 10268430
Parking Brake · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I was driving down the interstate at 60 mph in a 65mph zone when out of nowhere with no prior warning or indication of malfunction it happened. No crash but emergency stop did have to happen and could have caused a crash. The emergency brake actuator froze up on the rear right side of my f150 2004 supercrew with only 46,000 miles on the odo. This freeze up caused the rear brake to engage involuntarily and destroyed…
ODI 10311752
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
While traveling on i-10 vehicle vibrated violently. Once while traveling approximately 55 mph and once at 65 mph. During the incidents the vibration was not isolated to one part of the vehicle but the whole vehicle vibrated. After inspecting the vehicle the next day in daylight i noticed the following: 1. All wheel rims were completely covered with brake dust. Even though i had just washed the vehicle prior to…
ODI 10162251
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3/23/06 took my truck into dealership for what seemed to be the front left caliper sticking (truck felt like brake was continuously pressed, area smelled strongly of burned rubber). Dealership stated they took left front wheel off and found no problems, truck was okay to leave in. 4/6/06 - while pressing brake pedal, it went all the way to the floor and brakes were hardly operable. While driving to dealership, brake…
ODI 10157842
Differential Unit · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The brakes began to shimmy and shutter and there was vibration from the rear when driving. *nm the problem started three months after the vehicle was purchased and recurred every three, four or five months. Four repairs did not eliminate the problem so a fifth repair was required on jan 25, 2006 with 32040 miles. During the five repair the rotors were resurfaced twice and replaced three times. The brake pads were…
ODI 10155446
Rear · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2004 f150 brakes began to shimmy and shutter 3 months after purchase. Rotors and brakes were resurfaced and replaced. *ts ***no answer required*** about three months after the vehicle was purchased the consumer began have problem with the brakes. The dealer has replaced the rotors 3 time, resurfaced them twice, replaced the brake pads three times and replaced the front calipers once. The rear end was replaced on dec…
ODI 10151932
Parking Brake · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Tires
Rear brakes applied without prompting truck vibrated wildly causing loss of control. Result right rear emergency brake cable detached from seat, rear brakes burnt down to 33 mm. Brake rotors out of true. Tires wearing irregularly. *nm
ODI 10131429
Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The 2004 f150 and i assume expeditions had undersized front brake rotors and calipers and were outlined in a service tech bulletin for the purpose of diagnosing the front end shaking/shimming during braking. *tr this is my opinion should have fallen under a mandatory recall due to the serious nature of poor engineering. No recall and out of pocket $$$. The same holds true for the rear differential which in my case…
ODI 10425233
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I drive a 2004 ford f-150 super crew. On a 50 degree clear dry morning i left the house and drove 100 yds to stop sign and stopped. Turned left drove 100 yard to stop light controlled intersection. Stepped on brake pedal. It went to the floor and engine rpm increased without input from me (my foot was stomping on the brake pedal). Pulled the gear selector to low, pumped brake pedal repeatedly, made a hard right turn…
ODI 10104002
Air Bags · Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
While applying the brakes coming to a red light at an intersection, all power was lost and driver unable to stop vehicle and crashed into a dump truck. No airbags were deployed, all power was lost. Dealer checked vehicle and said that they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. Very disturbing failure because the dealer could not find anything wrong with the vehicle to fix and that this could happen again…
Crash reported
ODI 10095689
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I personally have not had a problem with this vehicle, rather this is a link to a message board where several people with 2004 ford f-150 trucks have lost their brakes completely! I have the same vehicle and am very concerned. I urged them to contact you, but not sure if they'll take the time to do it. I just wanted to make nhtsa aware of a potentially life threatening issue. Here is the link.…
ODI 10093884
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I went shopping and parked my truck. Upon returning to my truck 10 min later, i drove to the first light and went to use my brakes and the pedal went right to the floor. No brakes. Had to get towed to ford. They say it's the ecu. I know of 4 other people who have had the same problem with the same vehicle. *nm
ODI 10093883
Electrical System · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Unknown Or Other
1) brake system malfunction. It was serviced by friendly ford but the problem still exist, extreme severe vibration that it shakes the whole truck when you step on the brake pedal. Brake failed to slow down the said vehicle at 65 mph going downhill. The condition is worse than before it was serviced. I beg nhtsa to address the problem to ford motor company before a fatal accident could occur. 2) engine or computer…
ODI 10128189
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