1. Ford F-150
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  3. Service Brakes

Ford F-150 Service Brakes Problems

1,273
Owner complaint records in our dataset
21
Years with records
1999–2019
Stored years

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 1273 stored complaint records:

  • 92 indicate a crash
  • 29 indicate injury
  • 10 indicate fire
  • 1 indicate a death

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • brake fluid · 71 records
  • brake pedal · 60 records
  • master cylinder · 44 records
  • pedal went · 28 records
  • brake booster · 27 records
  • went floor · 26 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi407
1–30k mi391
60–100k mi240
100–150k mi98
150–400k mi44

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • January 20, 2020

    Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other

    SEEMS LIKE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS TRYING TO ENGAGE

    ODI 11300573

    2018 records in this system

  • January 16, 2020 · 162,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the vehicle brake ceased to operate without warning. The contact was able to downshift the vehicle and drive to an independent mechanic. The contact topped off the transmission however, the brake failure persisted. The vehicle was then taken to an unnamed dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the brake master…

    ODI 11301103

    2015 records in this system

  • January 16, 2020 · 101,112 miles

    Service Brakes

    The brake master cylinder went out while i was driving and i nearly hit the car in front of me. When i took the truck into the shop, i was told that the master cylinder had a leak and would not consistently hold pressure so it had to be replaced. After doing some research, i found a recall by ford with recall id 16s24 for this exact same problem and when i was told what needed replaced, it was almost word for word…

    ODI 11307066

    2013 records in this system

  • January 15, 2020 · 113,000 miles

    Service Brakes

    Brakes failed while driving on the interstate.diagnosed as bad master cylinder and brake booster.

    ODI 11302312

    2013 records in this system

  • January 13, 2020 · 6,700 miles

    Service Brakes · Steering · Wheels

    HAVE NOISE WHEN OPORATING THE VEHICLE.

    ODI 11300539

    2018 records in this system

  • January 8, 2020 · 68,000 miles

    Power Train · Service Brakes

    Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle down shifted to 1st gear without warning. The contact was able to safely guide the vehicle off of the roadway. The vehicle was restarted but failed to resume normal operation. The vehicle was driven to kindle ford-lincoln [redacted], cape may court house, nj 08210 [redacted]) to be diagnosed. The result was…

    ODI 11308802

    2014 records in this system

  • January 3, 2020 · 52,696 miles

    Service Brakes

    My 20 year old daughter was driving through a parking lot and without any prior problems or indication of a brake issue the brake pedal went to the the floor board and the truck barely came to a stop before hitting other vehicles in the parking lot, at this time a warning chime and warning message displaying low brake fluid appeared on the instrument cluster. She happened to be in the ford dealership parking lot…

    ODI 11297512

    2016 records in this system

  • December 29, 2019 · 127,600 miles

    Service Brakes

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford f-150. While driving 60 mph on the highway, the brakes failed when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact was able to pull off the highway and downshift to an eventual rolling stop. The contact restarted the vehicle and pumped the brakes pedal. The brake pedal eventually started to loosen up and the brakes worked normally. Benna ford superior ([redacted], superior, wi 54880,…

    ODI 11292036

    2013 records in this system