This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Had ABS replaced numerous times on my 2000 F-150 come to find out the wiring harness has been defective the whole time and has just been discovered to be the culprit. Ford has agreed to pay 50% of cost but I can't be the only one with a defective harness, right?
While traveling on expressway consumer applied brakes and pedal went all the way to the floor, also there was smoke coming from passengers side wheel. Dealership is aware of problem.
Brakes first was having problems at approx 15,000 miles the rotors had went out. Fallon Ford supposely turned the rotors and put new pads on. At approx. 28,000 miles lithia turned the rotors and put new pads on, stating that fallon never did that, then later on the brakes still acting up pulling right. Lithia put on a new master cylinder, lithia also had the alighment problem so they had shimms put in. Lithia relplaced the electronic cluster twice. When taken in a gain for chattering lithia said there was nothing wrong with the brakes, they also said because it was out of warranty they would not work on it with out being paid. Jones West Ford reviewed all of the paper work and seeing that it met the lemon law they refused to work on it. Letter was written to the CEO of Ford, who said they could not do anything because the trunk is used for business. The district rep that came to lithia said they could not replace the truck because lithia was not a Ford/truck dealer ship that the truck should be replaced, litha since has refused to work on the truck, fallon refuses to replace the truck. Now the brakes have completely failed. We took it in to a Goodyear shop who said when we had the electrical failure the ABS box and the porportioning valve should have been replace and is what probably was what caused this problem.
Whenever braking vehicle will pull to right or sometimes to left. Consumer states several dealers have attempted to fix problem, however problem still exists.
- Ludington, MI, USA
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When braking hard and trying to turn/steer as in accident prevention and evasive maneuvering, the steering will lock momentarily. It is a hard situation to duplicate since it is a reactionary action and is adrenaline powered, but it can be simulated with the engine on and the vehicle in park. ?dealer insists this is a normal condition and there is nothing to fix!!! this has occured twice within the month of may and both incidents resulted in near collisions.
When driving in snow and applying brakes all 4 wheels lock up, regular brakes did not work at that time either. Consumer was without brakes for 20-40 feet.
When brakes are applied with force, truck will not steer. This is a major concern and all 1999, 2000, 2001 250 and 350 trucks have same problem. Dealer has been contacted. Ford tech notes state (11/13/00: "...this is a normal condition and Ford isn't going to reengineer the vehicle to solve it. The condition comes from a new wider stance, tie rod angle and the fact that there is more weight in the front end than on the 97 old body style vehicle. The truck cannot be reengineered to solve the customers design issue unless the entire platform is redesigned. Ford is not going to incorporate a design change at this time and has not plans on the drawing board that the the hotline knows about." There will be fatalities because of this brake/steering problem!.
When brakes were applied power steering wheel would lock or seize up. There would be no controlling of vehicle. Problem was happening for a short period of time, and it was getting much worse.
While driving and applying brakes all four wheels locked up, and vehicle pulled to the right, cause unknown. Dealer cannot identify the cause. Consumer states that manufacture has numerous complaints regarding same defect.
When brake pedal was applied, brakes grabbed and released. Vehicle kept rolling, brake pedal pulsed and the vheicle did not stop and struck another vehicle in the rear. Dealer has been contacted.
Vehicle was taken to dealership on 11 different occasions due to brake failure. Brakes were weak and would not work when vehicle would hit a bump or run at a fast pace. Dealer had unhooked the anti-lock brakes system, and the brakes are now working fine. Dealer had advised consumer that this defect was a problem to Super Duty trucks. Manufacturer is aware, and has no remedy, but to disconnect the antilock brake system.
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- Durhamville, NY, USA