2013 Ford F-150 Service Brakes Problems
- 221
- 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 221 stored complaint records:
- 18 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake fluid · 55 records
- master cylinder · 49 records
- brake pedal · 48 records
- brake booster · 24 records
- went floor · 21 records
- brake master · 19 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 76 |
| 1–30k mi | 59 |
| 60–100k mi | 46 |
| 100–150k mi | 21 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
A advance track and brake service light came on. After a dealership inspection i was informed the pressure transducer is showing over 200 psi when no brake is applied. Dealership says it needs a new hcu. 1500$ cost for a hcu this is unsat a person should not have to worry about brakes going out overnight like i was informed could happen. This should be fixed with a recall.
ODI 11191493
Service Brakes
Brake lines collapsed twice causing wire brakes and rotors . Service center recommended filing a complaint .
ODI 11192252
Service Brakes
Vehicle refused to stop at red light when i was traveling at 40mph. I had to climb the median to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of.me.
ODI 11173512
Service Brakes
I have had 3 issues with the vehicles brake master cylinder failing. All in a 4 month period. The brake master cylinder fails and i am left with little or no brakes. The dealership tells me i have some kind of contamination in the fluid. They have replaced the master cylinder twice and ford will not do anything about the problem, so i am advised to replace all brake components to the tune of 2500. Dollars. This is a…
ODI 11165885
Service Brakes
Brake master cylinder fail. I have had 2 brake master cylinder fails and will be taking the vehicle in for the 3rd time to replace another brake master cylinder. This has happened since august 2018. 3 master cylinders within the last 5 months.
ODI 11156478
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. The contact stated that the brake pedal failed to stop the vehicle occasionally. Each occurrence lasted approximately 10 to 25 seconds. The contact had to use all of his body weight to depress the brake pedal. Cal cars (10828 w sunset hwy, airway heights, wa 99001, [redacted]) test drove the vehicle for two days, but could not duplicate the failure. The contact purchased an…
ODI 11170788
Service Brakes
3 major brake jobs in less that 70 thousand miles and a recall to the brake master cylinder. I have had a pulsing in my pedal and front end literally at 20k mile intervals and have had to machine / resurface or fully replace rotors and pads 3 times on a truck with only 60k in miles on it ford still refuses to admit a problem however the rotors they are using have since been replaced in fact after the 2 years of…
ODI 11149950
Service Brakes · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving at a slow speed, the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. Autonation ford panama city (located at 730 15th st, panama city, fl 32401, [redacted]) was contacted and an appointment was scheduled to have the vehicle repaired. The vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v345000…
ODI 11149481
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
Billy cain ford sold a truck to me as low mileage with no carfax damage. Salesman tom chacko promised a carfax report at closing. He failed to produce the report upon delivery to me at work. Tom vowed the truck had no damages. Carfax/auto check showed 4 brake failures and 2 alternator failures. Greene ford verified flood damage 12-11-18. Tom chacko denied their findings 12-12-18, requested written report. Lemon…
ODI 11192683
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While attempting to brake, the brake pedal vibrated and traveled to the floorboard. The contact stated that the front brakes were not engaging. Occasionally, the check brake system indicator would illuminate. The contact stated that the failures occurred multiple times intermittently. The dealer (dick edwards auto plaza, [redacted], junction city, ks 66441) stated that the…
ODI 11143016
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle bucked when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact had to slam on the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to ace ford (487 mantua pike, woodbury, nj 08096, [redacted]) and they tested the brakes, but found no failure. The dealer offered to replace the brakes and rotors. The contact agreed and the repairs were completed;…
ODI 11141252
Service Brakes
I woke up in early morning to leave for work. I backed out of my drive way and pushed brake pedal to stop truck and put it in drive, but the truck rolled down an hill and into trees. While pushing the brake pedal it went to the floor like i had no brakes at all. The truck did not stop till it was in the tree. My brake fluid is low which is a sign of the proposed recall which ford is disputing. This is extremely…
Crash reported
ODI 11128748
Service Brakes
Brake fluid level sensor came on while driving on interstate at highway speeds. No brakes after that point. Coasted off the highway, checked fluid level, empty. Added 20 oz to max fill level, leaked out inside of 6 minutes. Towed to dealership, replaced brake master cylinder under ford recall 16s24. Not sure booster was replaced. Issue is i check my fluid level every week before getting on the highway, i knew there…
ODI 11124502
Service Brakes
Brake fluid in reservoir keeps getting low every few hours and the "low brake fluid" level light becomes illuminated. This started a few days ago and i just saw a notice from gas buddy informing me of a recall #16s24 that may be related to this issue, but when i entered my vin in the nhtsa website, there is no recall noted for my vehcile.
ODI 11127960
Service Brakes
As i was driving home from work on the highway, i started to stop at a red light. My brake pedal went all the way to the floor with very minor speed reduction. I attempted to pump the brake pedal, but had to use the emergency brake to actually come to a stop. After some investigation, i was told my master cylinder had been leaking into my brake booster and both needed to be changed. This was recalled in 2016, but…
ODI 11123443
Service Brakes
Brake failure due to master cylinder leakage into brake booster
ODI 11119708
Service Brakes
While moving at speed below 10 mph, but using the brake at times, my "low brake fluid" warning indicator came on after driving only 200 yards. Even after filling the brake fluid container, it again came on after only about 500 yards. I carefully took the truck to my local ford dealer who found that the master cylinder was leaking fluid into the brake booster. This is identical to the ford recall #16s24. However ford…
ODI 11115370
Service Brakes
~95% brake power loss. Vehicle was stationary, and once started the low brake fluid light came on. Brake function was reduced to about 5% of normal function. Refilled fluid in reservoir and all fluid was lost during first 5 miles of driving. At this time there was only about 5% of brake power remaining and the vehicle had to be stopped using gear downshifts and the emergency brake. I checked over the vehicle and…
ODI 11114981
Service Brakes
While in motion on city street, brake warning illuminated and brake pedal went to the floor when depressed with virtually no braking action. Dealer stated brake fluid went into the brake booster and had to replace the brake booster and brake master. Service document attached.
ODI 11113569
Service Brakes
I was driving on a city road going 40mph. I went to hit the brakes at a stoplight and the pedal went to the floor. It ended up being the master brake cylinder was leaking into the brake booster.
ODI 11110282
Service Brakes
On 6-26 of this year 2018, we got into my truck to go to tuesday night church service. And as i was waiting for the garage door to open, i placed my transmission in reverse put my foot on the brake pedal. As i did, the pedal went all the way to the floor. I immediately put my transmission in park. The next day i had it towed to a garage for repair. The master cylinder had failed and all the brake fluid had leaked…
ODI 11112141
Service Brakes
While driving our ford f 150 we experienced total brake loss where the peddle went to the floor with no stopping. When brake fluid was checked the was none, nor was there a leak or any sign of a leak. The f 150 was taken to a local mechanic and he could not see any sign of a leak. He added brake fluid and it was disappearing about as fast as he was putting it in. The vehicle was taken to a second mechanic which was…
ODI 11103784
Service Brakes
Was towing a smaller pick up on a car carrier approaching a stop light aprox 30 feet in front of me at about 40 mph . A car in the lane to my right pulled into my lane & i applied my breaks a bit harder now that i have less room to stop. My truck did not slow down any, i pushed the break peddle to the floor & still wasn't slowing down. I pushed the emergency brake to the floor yet still collided with the car in…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11218324
Service Brakes
The brakes were scrubbing. Didn't have any brakes. Took it to the dealership they replaced the master cylinder but told us it was not in a recall. The same problem existed with this truck as with the trucks that were recalled. Why wasn't m y truck included in the recall? This happened while i was driving on the highway.
ODI 11115672
Service Brakes
While driving saturday morning around 7 am on may 26, 2018 my brake fluid light came into the dash. When i pressed on my brakes i noticed there was not much resistance when pressing then the pedal went to the floor. I was first on rt37 in rhode island heading towards cranston when i noticed the light and exited immediately when i then found that my brakes were no longer working. Per my mechanic -the master brake…
ODI 11098389
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2013 Ford F-150.
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