Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Ford F-150 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 26 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 26, in the owner's own words
DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1991 FORD F150. HE STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ABS SENSOR IN THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT AND THE ABS MODULE CONTROL. THE TOTAL COST TO REPAIR THEM WAS MORE THAN $1200.00. THE FORD MECHANIC TOLD CONTACT THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THE ABS IN A FORD TO FAIL. *AK
ABS LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP HAS YET TO EXAMINE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED BRAKE SYSTEM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BRAKE LINES, AND THIS ACTION HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AND BRAKES GRAB WHEN WET. *AK
BRAKE PROBLEMS--FAILING TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THEM. POWER STEERING UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES--CAR WANDERS.
WHEN REAR BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE BOUNCES UP AND DOWN. ALSO BRAKES HAVE A VERY ERRATIC RESPONSE.DEALERS REPLACED REAR BRAKE LININGS, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK IN DAMP OR COOL WHEATHER THE BRAKES GRAB AND THEY LOCK UP. *AK
WHEN RELEASING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE FORCE OF THE SPRING SEPARATES SOLDER FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD OF INTERVAL GOVERNOR , CAUSING AN ELECTRIC SHORT IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HARNESS.
WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT OR ICE THE REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN WET AND DRY WEATHER THE BRAKES LOCK UP . *AK
IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP/GRAB. * AK
FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON RAINY/SNOWY DAYS LEFT REAR WHEEL SLIDES. *SD
ABS REAR BRAKES LOCKUP ON WET SURFACE. *AK
FRONT ABS BRAKES LOCK UP DURING WET CONDITIONS. *AK
WHILE GOING DOWN HILL BRAKES FAILS, AFTER 20 MIN. BRAKES RETURN. TT
ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP, BASICALLY DURING WET WEATHER. TT
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INCLINE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD HIT A POLE IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. TT
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP DUE TO ROTORS NEEDING ROTATION AND PIN REPLACEMENT. *SD
OVERSENSITIVE BRAKES WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS HOT AND HUMID. TT
WINDSHIELD PITS FROM ROAD DEBRIS.
REPLACEMENT OF FRONT BRAKES SOUNDS LIKE METAL TO METAL. THIS IS THE TWELFTH REPLACEMENT. TT
FRONT BRAKE FAILURE, PLASTIC PISTON IN FRONT CALIPERS FAILED DUE TO HEAT, CAUSING DAMAGE. TT
DURING DAMP WEATHER BRAKES WOULD GRAB AND LOCKUP. DUE TO GRAINS OF SAND IN THE CASTING. TT
REAR BRAKES GRAB UNDER WET AND COLD TEMPERATURES. TT
BRAKES FAILED WHILE GOING DOWN HILL. *AW
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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