10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
58,133 miles

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problem #3

Jul 292007

F-350 8-cyl Diesel

  • Automatic transmission
  • 174,400 miles
1/07 squeak in front left wheel, took to sears as brakes/bearings under warranty. Ended up w/ complete brake job front & rear. Picked up vehicle, poor pedal pressure, no E-brake. Took back to sears they adjusted. In April had rear brakes fail to stop vehicle while pulling horse trailer. Only front brakes engaged. Took back couldn't find a problem. Took to another shop they found only pads replaced on rt rear not on left. They did complete brake job on rear (new drums and pads) took in 2 weeks later still not correct and had vibration when braking. Ended up with re-surface of front rotors and new pads. 7/29/07 pulling horse trailer rear ended vehicle on 19th ave in sf due to rear brakes not engaging at all. Only fronts engaged. Rear brakes not working at all.

- Santa Rosa, CA, USA

problem #2

Mar 202001

F-350 Diesel

  • miles
On a rainy day, rear brake lining grabbed actuating the ABS system. As I have found, this problem is discussed in Ford tsb 9805A24A. The brake pedal fell as additional pressure was needed to stop. Described as "normal" in special service message 03731. (a nice way to describe a problem that you do not want to fix.) the ABS brakes stopped pumping. The system then appeared as though no brakes were applied. The truck was not slowing down. Either the back brakes and possibly the front were not functioning at all, or all 4 wheel were locked up and the truck was sliding. (tires were all in good condition.) I was forced to put the truck into a ditch in order to avoid the vehicle in front of me. Later testing on a wet surface revealed that I would have been better off to pump the brakes, something that manufacturers of ABS systems advise you not to do. As I understand from reading information by others who have had the same problem, the vacuum supply on the system is not sufficient to handle repeated operation by the ABS system. I still am not sure what the condition of the wheels were at the point when I had to leave the road, whether the front were rolling, or locked and whether the back were rolling or locked.

- Williamston, SC, USA

problem #1

May 042000

(reported on)

F-350 Diesel

  • miles
On two occasions rear brake shoes have expanded when brakes were applied, and stayed in contact with the brake drums, causing excessive wear and brake failure.

- Whitehall, MI, USA