1996 Ford E-150 Brakes Problems

MY VEHICLE ACCORDING THE NHTSA HAS RECALL #09V399000 FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM SPEED CONTROL WHICH CAN CATCH ON FIRE EVEN IN THE GARAGE WITH THE VEHICLE OFF. I ASKED FORD TO REPAIR THIS BECAUSE I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND THEY CLAIM THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, AND I KNOW THERE IS AND I KNOW THE RECALL HASN'T BEEN INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE. ARE THEY SAYING THIS BECAUSE TIME RAN OUT TO HAVE THIS DONE BECAUSE I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE OR DO THEY JUST NOT WANT TO? THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. *JS

NHTSA ID

10585226

Incident

Apr 28, 2014

Mileage

81,555 mi

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND UPON ENTERING NOTICED THE SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. STARTED THE VEHICLE, ODOMETER WAS INOPERABLE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND A BLOWN 15 AMP FUSE IN THE FUSE PANEL. REPLACED FUSE, ODOMETER CAME BACK ON AND VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER, THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRING WAS EVIDENT, AS WAS SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED THE FUSE BACK OUT, OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH ON FIRE, WHICH MELTED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AS WELL AS THE BATTERY CASING ALSO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10509001

Incident

Apr 21, 2013

Mileage

168,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD E-150. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTS THE ENGINE AND DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ENGINE BECOMES STUCK AT A HIGH RPM AND WILL NOT RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO EITHER SURGE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS DEPENDING ON WHAT GEAR IT IS IN AT THE TIME. THE ENGINE HAS TO BE TURNED OFF IN ORDER TO RESTORE THE VEHICLE TO A PROPER SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD OR STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY ARE ENGAGED. THE FIRST TIME THIS FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AT 10 MPH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES; HOWEVER, THE REAR WINDOW WAS DAMAGED. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS DEFECT ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP TWICE. DURING THE FIRST VISIT, THE MECHANIC CLEANED OUT THE ENGINE, ENGINE THROTTLE, AND CABLES. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED FOR TWO MONTHS BEFORE IT RECURRED AGAIN. DURING THE SECOND VISIT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS LUBRICATED PROPERLY. THE SHOP DID NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT RECUR. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

NHTSA ID

10276194

Incident

May 2, 2009

Mileage

150,000 mi

1996 FORD E-150 SERPENTINE BELT, AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, IGNITION MODULE REPLACED, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, TIE RODS REPLACED, FUEL PUMP REPLACED. *KB

NHTSA ID

10176468

Incident

Dec 1, 2006

1996 FORD E150 EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES.*MR THE FAILED PART WERE AT THE ABS CONTROL VALVE AND EXTENDED TO THE FRONT BRAKES. FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. *NM

NHTSA ID

10121588

Incident

Mar 21, 2005

1. I WAS TRAVELING A 35 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. THE ROAD WAS DRY. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY, AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC IN A TWO LANE ROAD. AS I APPROACHED STANDING TRAFFIC AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I BEGAN TO SLOW GRADUALLY WITH ENGINE BRAKING. AS I APPOACHED THE STOPPED CAR I BEGAN TO TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED NO BRAKING EFFECT. I THAN PRESSED THE PEDAL A COUPLE MORE INCHES, AND STILL THERE WAS LITTLE BRAKING EFFECT. I THEN PRESSED AS HARD AS I COULD, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW GRADUALLY, BUT NOT IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE DONE TO THE STANDING VEHICLE, BUT ONLY BECAUSE I WAS TRAVELING SO SLOWLY AND HAD BEGUN TO ANTICIPATE THE STOP IN PLENTY OF TIME. HAVING BEEN AN AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC IN YEARS PAST, I DETERMINED THAT THE FAULT WAS IN THE VACUUM BOOSTER OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE BRAKE SYSTEM EVALUATED. THEY EXAMINED THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM AND COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THEY SAID THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MOMENTARY FAILURE OF THE ABS OR VACUUM BOOSTER SYSTEMS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE FAULT UNLESS IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE THEY WERE TESTING THE VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10116880

Incident

Mar 29, 2005

Mileage

144,000 mi

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE CHANGES LANES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE SETS OF BRAKES PUT ON VEHICLE BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC.*AK

NHTSA ID

885128

CONSUMER HEARS A CONSTANT GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, THE SOLENOID VALVE BLOCK, AND THE ROTORS BUT THE PROBLEMS STILL OCCUR, THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, THE SOUND IS STILL HEARD, THE BRAKE PADS CONTINUE TO DRAG AGAINST THE ROTOR, AND THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT RESPOND LIKE IT SHOULD, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

554606

Incident

May 29, 1997

FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED EVERY 19,000 MILES, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ON TWO OCCASIONS. BUT, REAR BRAKES STILL APPEARED LIKE NEW; ALSO, EXPERIENCED FRONT WHEEL LOCKUP. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS PROBLEM OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

850604

Incident

Jan 1, 1999

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON AND OFF, INDICATATING A PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

843143

NOISY ABS; DID WE AND DO WE HAVE WORKING ABS? NO HELP FROM FORD. DON DAVIS FORD INVOICE 202541 12/15/97, MIDDLEKAUFF INV. 404267 12/18/97 & 436463 2/2/99, FIVE STAR INV. C05234 6/2/98 PD FOR BRAKE FLUID FLUSHING WITH BRAKE JOB (5STAR RUINED CALIPER TOO), KARL KLEMENT INV. 36021 8/19/98. MY HUSBAND & I FLUSHED THE BRAKES - LOOKED LIKE DIRTY MOTOR OIL. 3 SECOND WHEE BECAME A CHIRP, PD. UTTER FORD INV. C02461 5/19/99 TO BLEED ABS CONTROL UNIT - WHEE IS GONE BUT DOES OUR ABS WORK? IT'S NEVER ENGAGED AND DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL. WE ARE ALSO NOW WORKING WITH AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE TO SOLVE OUR SUMMER STALLING OUT PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

706718

I WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO STOPPED SUDDENLLY. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD MY FOOT WAS NOT FULLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE BRAKE I JUST PIVOT MY FOOT KEEPING THE HEEL SATATIONARY. I WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ENOUGH THAT PART OF MY RIGHT PUT DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AS I WAS TRYING TO BRAKE RESULTING IN THE CAR NOT STOPPING. EITHER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS LOCATED TO CLOSELY TO THE GAS PEDAL OR THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL IS EXCESSIVE.

NHTSA ID

701059

Incident

Dec 2, 1998

BRAKE LIGHT FUSE CONTINUES TO FAIL IN RAIN.

NHTSA ID

529554

Incident

Jun 6, 1997

PARKING BRAKE CANNOT BE REACHED WITH FOOT OR HAND.

NHTSA ID

514769

Incident

Feb 3, 1997