NHTSA Complaint #10181961 — 2005 FORD F-350 SD
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10181961 |
| Vehicle | 2005 FORD F-350 SD |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 20,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | OK |
Consumer Description
I HAVE A 2005 FORD F350 SUPER DUTY PICKUP TRUCK AND EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKING UP. PROBLEM ORIGINALLY BEGAN AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IN EARLY 2006 OCCURRING ABOUT ONCE A MONTH BUT WOULD ONLY PRESENT SYMPTOMS ONCE PER OCCURRENCE. FINALLY IN DECEMBER 2006 PROBLEM OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO UNITED FORD. UNFORTUNATELY UNITED FORD WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NO ERROR CODES PERTAINING TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WERE BEING RECORDED BY THE VEHICLE. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE ON A 900 MILE TRIP THE BRAKES CONTINUALLY LOCKED UP. UPON RETURN TO TULSA ON JANUARY 30TH I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO UNITED FORD AS THE PROBLEM CONTINUED ON A FREQUENT BASIS. DEALERSHIP WAS FINALLY ABLE TO OBSERVE THE PROBLEM AND AGREED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE IN FACT MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKE SYSTEM, CHECKING TECHNICAL BULLETINS AND TALKING WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY THE DEALERSHIP WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SURE ALL OF ALL THE GROUND CONNECTIONS ON THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WERE CLEAN AND SECURE. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME BY THE DEALERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 2ND. UNITED FORD STATED THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY CLAIMS THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER REPORTS OF ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE REPORTED ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. YESTERDAY (FEBRUARY 8TH) AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT FIVE DAYS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO UNITED FORD IN TULSA, OK. FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS FOR THIS PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT FORD STILL DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCKUP. THIS PROBLEM IS A CONCERN TO ME SINCE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND POTENTIAL FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, INJURY AND/OR DEATH. *NM
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