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
While driving the vehicle at road speed (~45mph) the brake pedal when applied provided little to no braking. The pedal had no resistance and went all the way to the floor board. This occurred on multiple occasions. The worst of which was while i was attempting to stop at an intersection. This intersection was located in a 40 mph zone on a somewhat busy street. While attempting to stop the vehicle the brake pedal…
ODI 10913721
Service Brakes
I was driving down the interstate at about 70 mph and suddenly had to apply my brakes because a car in front of me stopped suddenly and when i did the brake pedal went straight to the floor board and stopped as if i was barely pushing the brakes. I had to push the emergency brake in to stop the vehicle. I almost had a very serious accident and if i had not swerved off the road i would had hit the car in front of me…
ODI 10913711
Service Brakes
While applying brakes the pedal travels excessively until it contacts the floor board. As a result, brake application is lost. Contacted ford roadside assistance and had vehicle towed to the dealer and was told the master cylinder is defective. This vehicle is a 2016 ford f150 with a 5.0liter engine and equipped with four wheel drive. Vehicle has only 14,045 miles. This is one of nine vehicles of exact make and…
ODI 10913646
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. While driving approximately 70 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder needed replacement. The vehicle was at the dealer waiting to be repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin was unknown. The…
ODI 10899795
Service Brakes
Brake pedal went all the way to the floor barely working with no warning on a busy street at a stoplight. Went to dealership and they verified problem and replaced the master cylinder. Truck only had 16,000 miles
ODI 10902944
Service Brakes
Brake pedal went to floor with very little braking power. When trying to stop. At stop light pedal would go to floor. I think rear brakes working but fronts not. Recall on 2013's 14's and 15's i think. Same problem with 16's. Ford says national back order on master cylinders, 4 weeks
ODI 10899198
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. While driving in the express lane, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when it was depressed. The brakes failed and the emergency brake was applied. The vehicle was pulled over to the service lane and the contact shifted into first gear. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder and power…
ODI 10899093
Service Brakes
Sudden complete loss of brakes, on city street while going approx 30mph
ODI 10917542
Service Brakes
7k miles on the car and the brakes fail, needs new master cylinder. Other f150 at the same dealership with 3k miles with the same problem.
ODI 10903776
Service Brakes
Truck has 13800 miles on it. While driving i applied the brakes and the pedal sunk to the firewall. Completed loss of braking. Released the pedal and brakes worked. Again issue was able to be demonstrated to dealer and was intermittent. While sitting stationary if brakes were applied with pressure the brake pedal would travel to floor.
ODI 10897820
Service Brakes
Pulling to intersection on two occasions brake peddle goes to floor. Lift peddle after putting car in park and brakes recovered. Vehicle was purchased new in june and has 7000 miles. Dealer said customer concern could not be duplicated.
ODI 10907998
Service Brakes
Brake pedal suddenly went to floor approaching traffic if light! Had to make emergency turn into a parking lot to prevent being crashed. Dealer determined that my f-150 has a defective master cylinder. However, so far a week later, ford motor motor company will not ship a new replacement! Irresponsible! Fix it ford -now!
ODI 10897424
Service Brakes
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
ODI 10896338
Service Brakes
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE.PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
ODI 10896334
Service Brakes
Brake pedal goes all the way to floor. Complete loss of brakes.
ODI 10895943
Service Brakes
I was traveling pulling a trailer came to a red light and could not stop, brake pedal went to the floor. Turned truck off and restarted pedal went to floor, put in gear and had brakes, very scary, drove it home and parked it. Found out there had been a recall on 2013-14 master cyl, now i am waiting 7 weeks for replacement.
ODI 10904695
Service Brakes
Brake failure. Pedal went all the way to floor board with loss of braking power. I was driving at 35 mph on slight grade. I applied brake pressure for 10 seconds down the grade. As i approached a stop sign i applied stopping pressure. The brake pedal went soft and when all the way to the floor. I had to use the emergency brake to keep me from going into the intersection. The brakes then seem to work. I took it to my…
ODI 10896122
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. The contacts stated that the vehicle was involved in a front end collision because the brakes failed when the brake pedal was depressed. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. There were two injuries that required medical attention.…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10915273
Service Brakes
Coming up to a stop light on a secondary road, the brake pedal went to the floor, barely stopping. I had to swerve onto the shoulder to avoid hitting a vehicle stopped in front of me. Pumping the pedal brought up some pressure, but then the pedal would slowly go to the floor.
ODI 10888524
Service Brakes
Driving home on the florida turnpike and had to slow down for stopped traffic and my foot went all the way to the floorboard . I put it in neutral and swerved onto the side of the road to avoid hitting traffic at 70 mph . Once i got slowed down my brakes worked again . I proceeded on thinking it was a freak incident but to my surprise it happened twice more on my way home . They would work for 5 or 6 times and then…
ODI 10891886
Service Brakes
My truck is a 2016 f150 with 4053 miles. The vehicle has a 5.0 v8 and 7 weeks after purchasing the vehicle new, the master cylinder failed. The vehicle was in motion on a city street and the signal light turned red. I depressed the brake pedal and it went all the way to the floor and was not stopping, only slowing. I downshifted the automatic transmission and pumped the brakes before finally stopping. This occurred…
ODI 10887918
Service Brakes
Total loss of brake pedal, first learned of the problem making a hard right/left turn and hit brakes. Went to the floor. Driving on interstate tap the brakes and they seem to be ok, then goes to floor. Very unsafe yet no recall. This truck has only 4300 miles.
ODI 10893632
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford f-150. While attempting to brake by depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal was stiff and the stopping distance increased. The dealer could not determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68....updated 12/20/16 *bf updated 6/26/18*jb
ODI 10917905
Service Brakes
I had just left my house and reached the main intersection of kellogg (highway 54) and oliver to turn west onto the ramp to get on kellogg where the speed of traffic is 60mph. I approached a red light and attempted to stop north of kellogg on oliver. As i pressed my foot on the break pedal to stop at the light, my foot went all the way down to the floor. I coasted into the intersection and directed the steering…
ODI 10891829
Service Brakes
My brakes failed, could barely stop truck at street intersection.. Was able to make it to dealership. Brakes were non responsive and then back to semi responsive.
ODI 10883442
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2016 Ford F-150.
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