NHTSA Complaint #11175927 — 2016 FORD F-150

FAILURE OF INTEGRATED WHEEL ENDS (IWE) ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS DUE TO SEAL FAILURES AND LOSS OF VACUUM. SYMPTOMS: GRINDING OR GROANING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH OR WITHOUT BRAKES APPLIED. VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL. DEALERSHIPS WILL INITIALLY DENY PROBLEM AND BLMAE THE BRAKES (I.E. DRAGGING CALIPER). MY TRUCK WAS INSPECTED BY 3 SHOPS TO RULE OUT THE BRAKES AND I STILL RECEIVED A SIMILAR COMMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. 1/30/19: DEALERSHIP FINALLY CONFIRMED ISSUE AND REPLACED BOTH IWES AT 35090 MILES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH FORD FOR MANY YEARS BASED UPON THE VAST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON TRUCK FORUMS. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF IWE FAILURES. THE PROBLEM IS SO FREQUENT THAT THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION FROM MOST DEALERSHIPS IS TO REPLACE THE VACUUM SOLENOID OR INLINE CHECK VALVE. IN MY CASE, THE REPLACEMNT PARTS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM