Brakes
Filed Sep 24, 2009
Fire reported
FORD F250 1996 BRAKE CYLINDER LEAK FIRE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10285108
- Incident
- Sep 5, 2009
- Mileage
- 141,000 mi
1996 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.
15
Latest Sep 24, 2009
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.
9%
of 176 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.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
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 1996 Ford F-250 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 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
Brakes
Filed Feb 29, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F-250. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN A HILL, THE VACUUM PUMP FAILED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DROVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FINALLY COASTED TO A HALT. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT WORK EITHER DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE BOAT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE VACUUM PUMP. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10219703
- Incident
- Feb 12, 2008
- Mileage
- 71,000 mi
Brakes
Filed May 21, 2002
FRONT CALIPERS CRACKED. CONTACTED DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *TT
- NHTSA ID
- 8010246
- Incident
- Oct 1, 2000
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical+3 more
Filed Oct 18, 2000
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID VEHICLE NEEDED A TUNE UP AND COIL PACK REPLACE. DEALER SAID THAT PLUGS WOULD NOT COME OUT BECAUSE THEY WERE STUCK. SO CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PLUGS WON'T COME OUT. DEALER CHARGED A $1000 TO TAKE THEM OUT.*AK THE LIGHT AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE STARTER FAILED THREE TIMES. A/C FAILED. THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED. BRAKE CALIPER AND ROTOR FAILED. WIRES UNDERHOOD RUST OUT. POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 873293
- Incident
- Oct 9, 2000
Brakes
Filed Jul 21, 1999
CASTING CRACKED, AND THE PUMP FELL OFF (BEARING IN PUMP FAILED). THIS CONTROLS THE POWER BRAKE ASSIST. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 842811
- Incident
- Jul 14, 1999
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+5 more
Filed Jul 14, 1999
VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION/ALIGNMENT, REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 547253
- Incident
- Aug 6, 1996
Brakes
Filed Nov 22, 1998
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS (RIGHT AND LEFT) WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED DURING 60,000 MILE SERVICE. NO MECHANICAL SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM MANIFESTED THEMSELVES PRIOR TO THE FINDING OF THE DAMAGE DURING 60,000 MILE SERVICE.
- NHTSA ID
- 700830
- Incident
- Sep 22, 1998
Brakes
Filed Nov 2, 1998
THE FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS HAVE CRACKED ALL THE WAY TO THE HUB. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL VIBRATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED BOTH FRONT DISC ROTORS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 829894
Brakes
Filed Jul 9, 1998
CONSUMER WAS TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKE REPAIRS WHEN DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BOTH FRONT DRUMS WERE CRACKED. IT WAS DUE TO VEHICLE TRAVELING OVER THE MOUNTAINS. BUT YET THE CONSUMER SUPPOSE TO HAVE HEAVY- DUTY TRAILER TOW PACKAGE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR. CONDITION NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 825255
- Incident
- Jun 27, 1998
BrakesPowertrain (other)
Filed Oct 27, 1997
ANTI LOCK SENSOR FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 604935
- Incident
- Apr 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Oct 4, 1997
Crash reported
TIRED TO STOP VEHICLE IN RAIN AT 40 MPH, ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SKIDDED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 523637
- Incident
- Sep 1, 1997
Brakes
Filed Sep 10, 1997
REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP; CAUSE: LEFT REAR BRAKE CABLE BINDED, NOT ALLOWING REAR BRAKE SHOES TO RETURN FULLY TO ANCHOR PINS. AFTER PARKING BRAKES WERE APPLIED, VEHICLE DRIFTED TO LEFT, COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASH. DEALER WILL REROUTE PARKING BRAKE CABLE, INSTALL WINDLECE ON LEFT REAR SPRING BRACKET TO PREVENT CHAFING.
- NHTSA ID
- 816223
- Incident
- Sep 8, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jul 10, 1997
BRAKES/ROTORS: THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE CRACKING WHICH IS CAUSING THE FRONT BRAKES TO LOCK UP. THREE SETS OF BRAKES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN 1996. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 814052
- Incident
- Jun 26, 1996
Brakes
Filed Oct 22, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported
WHEN THE STREETS ARE SLICK AND WET OR ON GRAVEL UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ABS ONLY APPLIES TO THE REAR BRAKES. *AK WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROADS, CONSUMER TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STEER OR STOP, CONSUMER STATED ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT VEHICLE ONLY CAME EQUIPPED WITH REAR ABS, TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 803868
- Incident
- Oct 21, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jun 28, 1996
ABS-WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 986270
- Incident
- Jun 19, 1996
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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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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