2016 Ford F-150 Service Brakes Problems
- 186
- 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 186 stored complaint records:
- 12 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake fluid · 71 records
- brake pedal · 63 records
- master cylinder · 41 records
- went floor · 35 records
- pedal went · 27 records
- light came · 21 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 110 |
| 30–60k mi | 47 |
| 60–100k mi | 18 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
Sudden brake loss with no warning lights happens occasionally when coming to a stop. Vehicle doesn't stop all the way
ODI 10984389
Service Brakes
I was driving down a busy [redacted], when i tried to apply my brakes the pedal went all the way to the floor and did very little to slow the truck, then the brake fluid low alarm went off. I pulled off the road into a parking lot to avoid other cars and applied my emergency brake to stop. I checked the brake fluid reservoir and it was empty, so i inspected all around under the truck and found no leaks or signs of…
ODI 10983623
Service Brakes
The brakes on my 2016 f150 are super sensitive and tend to lock up at low speed. No matter how easy you apply them they tend to cause you to jerk forward upon applying them.
ODI 10970171
Service Brakes
In november 2016 just 8 months after our truck was purchased my husband was trying to stop at a red lightin our neighborhood and the brakes went all the way to the floor and di'd not stop, the brakes did not work. Luckily there was not an accident or injury this time. We took the vehicle to ford in grapevine and they told us the master cylinder in the. Takes needed to be replaced so they replaced it. 3 months later…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10970121
Service Brakes
I arrived at a friends house with no issues. Shortly after, i went to start my vehicle and when i pressed the brake to hit the start button, the brake peddle went to the floor board as if there was no pressure. At that point brake / fluid light came on. I opened the hood and check the brake master cylinder and it was empty. Next day i went to the dealer and they replaced the master cylinder and brake booster.
ODI 10969452
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. While driving approximately 20 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder and the power booster needed to be replaced. The contact stated that only the master cylinder was replaced. The failure occurred after the repair was…
ODI 10953888
Service Brakes
I agreed to purchase this f150 on 1/27/2016 but requested that the mushy brakes be repaired first (pedal goes to floor). Went back to dealer 1/27 to complete paperwork and pick up repaired truck. Was told that the truck was checked by the service dept. And that brakes were normal. I completed the paperwork but left the truck there to be checked by the service dept. Again the next morning. I got a phone call the next…
ODI 11000574
Service Brakes
I was sitting still as i waited in a drive through line with my truck in drive and my foot on the brake, when suddenly the brake pedal pushed all the way to the floor. Scary. I tried to pump the brake - the pedal pumped all the way to the floor several times before it caught and began behaving as expected. The was no sound or alarm from the console during all of this. The dealership replaced the master cylinder as a…
ODI 10943902
Service Brakes
I have a 2016 f150 3.5 ecoboost with 14000 miles, last night as i was going home, i was going down a little hill like i did many times before as i approached the stop sign at the bottom of the hill i started to push on my brakes then as the truck was about to come to a stop out of nowhere it seemed like my truck lost pressure or something cause then my brake pedal sunk in all the way in !!! With the truck gaining…
ODI 10940199
Service Brakes
While driving, i experienced a sudden loss of braking ability in a ford f-150 2016 3.5l v6 ecoboost with 10,600 miles on the engine. Pedal, when pressed all the way to the floor, provided some ability to slow down in great length, but no ability to complete stop in a timely manner. *tr
ODI 10939721
Service Brakes
The brake pedal is going all the way to the floor with little resistance and no warnings on the dash. It started on 12-14-2016 and has happened many times between the 14th and the 17th. Since then they appear to be working as designed. When they were acting up with the truck in park or moving i could push the peddle all the way to the floor board with little resistance. *tr
ODI 10936207
Service Brakes
I recently purchased a new 2016 ford f150 xlt 2.7l ecoboost truck. On december 6, 2016 i was involved in an accident with this vehicle. I feel that this truck did not adequately stop in an emergency situation with ample stopping distance. I have driven trucks of this same size towing a boat and under an emergency situations going downhill and have been able to stop with less distance than i had with this truck…
Crash reported
ODI 10934026
Service Brakes
I bought the truck in july with 63 miles on it. A month or so later i noticed the brake pedal going to the floor when stopped at a traffic light. I took to the dealer and they looked at it and told me it was normal for the pedal to go to the floor under pressure because the system calculated how much pressure was needed to stop the vehicle. Today 12-6-2016 i was driving the truck and the pedal went to the floor when…
ODI 10930128
Power Train · Service Brakes
Three issues: 1. Sudden loss of brakes while moving, brake pedal went to the floor and had no brakes. 2. Front axle (4x4) tries to engage on its own from time to time while driving. 3. Excessive backlash in rear end while driving. *tr
ODI 10928906
Service Brakes
When approaching a stop light, my brake pedal just went to the floor. I made it to a parking lot with spongy brakes. Once in a parking space, when pressure was applied to the pedal, the pedal slowly went completely to the floor.
ODI 10927402
Service Brakes
The brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I was in a parking lot and had to pump the brakes several times to have pressure. There were no warning lights or signals. Drove home carefully and cut off the vehicle. Restarted the truck again and had the same problem. I was gettting ready to go out of town towing a 7000 pound camper. If the brakes had failed while towing the camper it could have been deadly. The…
ODI 10928457
Service Brakes
To whom this may concern, on november 18th while driving with my three children, the brakes on my 2016 ford f150 failed. When approaching a stop light, i pushed the brake pedal all the way to the floor without slowing. I veered the truck into the left turn lane in order to avoid rear ending the vehicle in front of me. The truck slowly came to a stop by the time i reached the light. Luckily there were not any…
ODI 10927578
Service Brakes
My three-month-old 2016 ford f150, has 10,000 miles on it. I bought it brand new, with 9 miles on the odometer. Up until friday, 11-18-16, it had been a pretty good vehicle. On the aforementioned date, when approaching a stoplight, i applied the brakes. Much to my dismay, the pedal went to the floor & the truck did not slow down. Complete brake failure. I took the vehicle to the dealership for diagnosis & repair.…
ODI 10927118
Service Brakes
Attempting to stop and when pushing on brake pedal vechile slowed and as more pressure was applied the pedal went to the floor with no futher braking action. Pumped pedal and down shifted transmission to stop truck. Started braking at 65mph. Limped truck home with soft brake pedal and returned truck to dealer who replaced master cylinder.
ODI 10927459
Service Brakes
2016 ford f150 with ~12000 mile experienced complete brake failure with no warning indicators. At the time of the incident the vehicle was being driven in a high traffic city street, coming up to a stop light with traffic in front of the vehicle. The emergency brake was used to slow vehicle. The brake pedal went completely to the floor. Truck was towed to local ford dealership and the master cylinder and booster…
ODI 10925121
Service Brakes
I was driving north on harlem approaching the cross street forest view which has an active green light so as i'm traveling at 30 mph which is the speed limit the vehicle in front of me slams on the brakes i am approximately 100 feet away when i slam on my brakes my truck is in 4x4 due to the light rain and when i slam on the brakes the vehicle does not stop at consequently i slam into the gmc in front of me and file…
Crash reported
ODI 10918929
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. While driving 20 mph, the brakes failed. The contact had to engage the parking brake in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed as having a master cylinder failure. The vehicle was taken to be repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 1,900.
ODI 10917505
Service Brakes
3 episodes on the same trip--- brakes were very soft and required extra long stopping distance, brake pedal went to the floor. Then driving on rural and suburban roads- tried to brake at a stop light, brake pedal went to the floor- truck did not stop and i went right through the intersection, almost hitting vehicles. Then on rural road tried to stop as i was coming upon a farm vehicle. Brakes did not work and i had…
ODI 10916346
Service Brakes
10/14/2016- on 2 occasions applied brakes to slow down and stop. The brake pedal went straight to the floor.1st time was to slow down to turn corner, brake pedal went straight to floor. Had to make wide turn to slow down. Was lucky no vehicles in either lane. 2nd time was coming to red light intersection, applied brakes and again straight to the floor. Had to pump brake to take hold. Vehicle had to be flatbed towed…
ODI 10918725
Service Brakes
Brake pedal falls on heave braking. Also falls when holding foot on the brake pedal for short stops.
ODI 10917185
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2016 Ford F-150.
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