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1987 Ford F-250 Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Nov 17, 1999
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
24%
of 38 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

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 1987 Ford F-250 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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.

Owner reports naming brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Nov 17, 1999

CRUISE CONTROL MALFUCTIONED, CAUSING CRUISE CONTROL TO GET STUCK IN THAT MODE. ALSO, BRAKES DID NOT WORK. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE COASTED, AND TURN OFF ENGINE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. . *AK

NHTSA ID
840687
Incident
Aug 31, 1997
Brakes
Filed Aug 26, 1998

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO OVERHEATING OF FLUID, ALSO DAMAGING OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS.

NHTSA ID
539389
BrakesEngineSteering
Filed Sep 23, 1997

STEERING COLUMN AND THE TURNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AFTER A LOT OF WORK.

NHTSA ID
544400
Brakes
Filed Sep 12, 1997

DRIVING IN MOUNTAIN AREA A TOWING TRAILER. BRAKES WOULD FAIL GOING DOWN HILL. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED & FOUND NOTHING. HAD MASTER CYLINDER CHANGED & BRAKES STILL FAILED. WOULD KICK IN A BIT. BRAKES FAILED WITH OR WITHOUT TRAILER BEHIND. GOING ON 10 YEARS HAS VEHICLE IN YARD NOW. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID
816965
Incident
Sep 9, 1987
Brakes
Filed Dec 16, 1996

WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, SPEED SENSOR IN THE DIFFERENTIAL HAS BEEN REPLACED ALSO THE VALVE ASSEMBLY AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. CONSUMER WILL ADD REPAIR INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
806381
Brakes
Filed Jun 17, 1996
Crash reported

BRAKES FADE OUT. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL . *AK

NHTSA ID
985692
Incident
Jun 14, 1996
Brakes
Filed Apr 22, 1996

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL FLOOR, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, ABS LIGHT CAME ON. *AK CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE REAR BRAKE SYTEM AND SEAL THERE WAS ALSO A BRAKE FLUID LEAK FROM THE BRAKE FAILURE, ABS LIGHT WAS STILLCOMING ON, BUT THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.*JB

NHTSA ID
983242
Incident
Apr 16, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jun 15, 1995

ABS REAR BRAKE,OVER HEATING OF THE BRAKE LINE, CAUSING LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS WHEN COMING DOWN A HILL WHILE CARRYING A TRAILER. TT

NHTSA ID
967008
Incident
Apr 29, 1995
BrakesFuel system
Filed Mar 20, 1995

DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTOR PUMP, CAUSING FUEL SPILLAGE WHEN DRIVING. TT

NHTSA ID
962206
Incident
Jan 6, 1995

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

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Electrical10

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