Brake Electric Antilock problems of the 1998 Ford F-150 - part 1

While driving at 30 mph pplied the brakes. And brake pedal went to the floor, and there were no brakes. This resulted in in extended stopping distance. Dealer notified.

Abs brake problems; when applying brakes in an emergency situation, under wet road conditions, the system locked up, resulting in a roll over. I had noticed this in the past and took it to a dealer and was told it was just the natural for a Ford.

Brake pedal will go all the way to the floor. Brakes are warped. Dealership is aware of problem.

While making a right hand turn consumer tapped the brakes and felt abs coming on, but vehicle did not slowdown, had to use emergency brakes to stop, it usually happens with a hard turn, consumer felt that if it happened on a busy street someone could had been injured. Consumer stated that the wires which are going from brake to the right front tire, were giving a false reading of a tire lock up.

Proceeded down wet highway at 40 mph. Vehicle ahead slowed. Applied brakes, had full lockup and hit car ahead at est 7 mph speed. Antilock system did not activate at all. Had noticed tis phenomena at stop signs in wet condition before, had checked at dealer, no problem found by technician. I feel that this is a problem associated only with wet road conditions. Software problem rather than mechanical. Am aware of other cases. Although my damage minor, I feel this should be investigated due to potential serious nature of problem.

Anti-lock braking system is ineffective when a sudden stop needs to be made. Also, brakes will begin to grap, then release. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further details. Consumer was almost involved in three collisions.

While traveling at 55 mph another vehicle pulled out in front of consumer's vehicle, consumr depressed brake pedal with force, causing wheels to lock up. Consumer lost control of vehicle, and ran into other vehicle. Please provide further information.

While driving on road consumer stepped on gas and pedal got stuck. Consumer could not press on brake to slow vehicle down. So consumer put vehicle in nuetral, and finally stopped vehicle. Contacted dealer, and dealer replaced throttle body.

While driving, I would come up to a stop sign or light and apply the brakes and the left rear brake would lock up. I took it in and they looked at the brakes and said they were ok. I went to leave and it did it again. I went back in and told them that they were still doing it and they said that it was normal for the abs to do that. I went back the next day and they adjusted the brakes and now they do what they are suppose to do. It could be possible that one of the self adjusters might not be working.

I took the truck in and the service consultant said that the brakes were working normally eventhough the rear ones did lock up at 20 m. P. H. Or slower when leaving the parking lot of their lot.

This dealership does business in an unsafe, fraudlent, manner. I have documentation proving this claim . No safety defect listed.

While driving in town and approaching a stop sign or light, applied brakes, left rear wheels locked up and vehicle slid. Contacted dealer, they cleaned the brakes, and couldn't find any problem. While leaving the lot, vehicle started to do the same thing. Service consultant said that wheels were supposed to lock up when wet. For now problem has been solved by making adjustments to the rear brakes.

Whenever applying brakes intermittently it caused vehicle to surge forward. Pedal would get hard, and vehicle would continue on before stopping. Vehicle has been in/out of dealer shop on six occasions, dealer informed consumer that nothing could be found. Feel free to provide further details.

Left front wheel locks up. When this happens, vehicle starts sliding. Dlr can't duplicate the problem.

While driving at 70 mph and applying the brakes on wet pavement, vehicle didn't stop and went straight through a red light, and the front right wheel locked up when applying the brakes real hard while trying to stop.

Abs brake problems; when applying brakes in an emergency situation, under wet road conditions, the system locked up, resulting in a rear end crash. Truck is being repaired. Please provide any further details.

Driver's side door and passager's side doors have cracks within the frame and panel. Both door's are rusting at the bottom when driving at 25 mph on wet pavement. Also, when applying brakes rear brake's will lock up.

Truck anti lock brakes lock up when ever it rains or gets wet. Dealer attempted to fix 4 times, still lock up.

While traveling in the right hand lane, I noticed an abandoned vehicle in the road ahead of me. I attempted to slow down and pull behind the vehicle to my right to avoid a collision. When my truck did not noticeably begin to slow, I attempted to bring my truck to a complete stop. I increased pressure on th brake pedal. The truck began very difficult to control and slowly began to decrease speed. After approx 100 yds I felt the brakes began to grab and was pulled forward against the seat belt. I had already traveled an excessive distance, and once the brakes began to work there was nto enough space left to bring my vehicle to a complete stop. This resulted in my truck ramming into the abonded vehicle at 5-15 mph.

On-going/intermittent problem with abs brakes locking up during 5 mph or more; condition was reported to manufacturer. But nothing can be done at this time. Seeking help from NHTSA in this matter.

The consumer has been experiencing problems with anti-lock brake system. When applied the brakes, foot went to the floorboard. The manufacturer has been contacted.

Rear abs brakes locked up.

Deal has attempted to fix both brakes and the door cracks: brakes still do not work and door cracked again. Dealer now will not fix them again.

The rear brakes were inoperative due to a malfunction in the system therefore the front brakes were doing all the work and causing the vehicle to jump to a stop and skid in traffic, the front brakes and rotors had to be replaced as a result of the malfunction, the system malfunction was covered under extended warranty but the front brakes and rotors were not. Nlm.

When brakes are applied they become mushy, resulting in extended stopping distance. The dealer has been notified.

Anti lock brakes locked up resulting in vehicle collision.

While depressing brake pedal vehicle continues traveling, resulted in an accident.

When applying brakes during normal braking brakes locked up, causing the truck to slide. Driver has lost control of the vehicle many times. This has happened during inclement weather ,aftet the truck has set for a while. Problem was reported to the dealer. Dealer stated that problem was due to the rear brake shoes and not the abs. Problem has not been corrected. Please provide any further information.

Steering shaft failure. Also, power door locks failed/abs brakes malfunctioned, causing brakes to vibrate upon braking.

Consumer been experiencing intermittently/ongoing problem with vehicle braking system. Condition occurred when road conditions were either damp/wet and at a rate of below 30 mph. Brakes locked up, and vehicle rear ended sideways. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that the problem could not be duplicated.

The dealer has addressed the brake issue by turning rotors/drums. 10,000 miles later im having the same problem, there seems to be a problem with braking equalization from front to rear. The rear brakes have yet to show signs of wear. Overall the vehicle is running good but it appears the few on going problems are going to cost me after warranty is over.

Consumer experiencing ongoing problem with vehicle abs braking system during wet weather. Vehicle has been in/out of dealer shop on three occasions, and problem cannot solved. Dealer informed consumer that they cannot find the problem.

Ongoing / intermittent problem when applying brakes in a sudden stop / emergency situation, it causes rear wheels to lock up. Vehicle been in dealer shop on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

Two months after I purchased the vehicle, I noticed when on icy, snowy, or similar slippery surfaces, the anti-lock braking system "locked-up" and did not "anti-lock" as designed. This is evidenced by my rear-end sliding around sideways and no reverse brake petal pressure. I had previously owned a vehicle that had anti-lock brakes and the brake petal would push against my foot and make a vibrating noise when activated. This does not occur on this vehicle. Also, when the vehicle is cold, all four brakes will lock up when any petal pressure is applied--especially at low speeds such as pulling out of my driveway or out of a parking lot. This was brought to the attention of the Ford dealer nearest my residence (not the dealer I originally purchased the truck) on two separate occasions. The first time I took it in was at my 30,000 mile check-up about 10 months after I purchased the vehicle (August 27, 1998). They checked brakes and noted on the service invoice "could not verify. " the second time I took it in was about 7 months later (March 8, 1999) after the winter season was over and had them check the system and no service was noted or performed. I took at face value that when they said nothing was wrong that there wasn't anything wrong. However, anti-lock brakes are not something that you can check year round but rather only when the pavement is slippery. They said they checked them by putting heavy pressure on the brakes and then pressing the gas pedal and ruled out failure of the abs. I am here to tell you that even today, they still lock-up and do not function properly. I can send you photocopies of the service invoices if needed.

On April 2, 2000 while traveling on the parks hwy. This vehicle accelerated & continued to accelerate out of the driver's control. The brakes were applied heavily for three quarters of a mile or more in order to slow the vehicle & find a place to pull to the side and attempt to turn the vehicle off. Once this was achieved, the vehicle restarted normally. Nye Ford service dept. Was contacted & a pcv kit was installed by that dealership on April 19, 2000. On August 13, 2002 this vehicle again accelerated & continued to accelerate out of the driver's control. The same procedure was used to stop t he vehicle. The vehicle started normally on the fourth attempt. During the first 3 attempts to restart the vehicle, the engine was revving out of control.