general problems of the 2016 Ford F-150 - part 1

Truck was repaired under recall 20s31 to repair the master cylinder issue in November 2020. Just the other day the master cylinder went out again and my brakes went out while driving. There clearly was an inadequate repair and Ford so far is not open to covering the expensive repair costs to this critical safety issue.

I was in a parking lot moving a trailer to a different spot when all the sudden my foot on the brake goes to the floor. I wasn't even on the brakes hard. I then check my truck and I see my passenger front wheel is covered in brake fluid and a large puddle underneath it. I then took off the wheel and saw that the brake hose had a split so I replaced it. The split is at the top of the brake hose when doing research I saw that other Ford vehicles of the same years had break issues so I thought I would make a report. The Ford edge in particular.

While driving today, my Ford f150 manual light came on while I was driving and then break assistance. Light came on, and it told me to check the brake system. And immediately immediately the truck slammed on the brakes while driving. I almost wrecked with my two year-old daughter who is autistic in the vehicle. This needs to be fixed ASAP. This is very dangerous and could’ve been a lot worse this morning.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, an unknown brake message was displayed on the instrument panel. In addition, the failure progressed, and the brake pedal felt loose, and the vehicle would not come to a stop as intended while the brake pedal was depressed. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign numbers: 20v332000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and 22v150000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 152,000.

Sudden and without any warning, complete catastrophic brake failure while stopped attempting to pay at the pay station to exit a parking garage. My truck was fully stopped, in drive with my foot on the footbrake pedal, and started moving forward and suddenly lurched thru the parking exit gate and damaging it and the front end of my truck. Fortunately, no one was crossing on the sidewalk in front my truck or they would have been injured or worse, or we would have t-boned by oncoming traffic on the street. There was brake fluid in several areas where I parked the vehicle on the street after moving from the parking garage. There was a "low brake fluid warning light" after having the truck towed to haley Ford in chester, va. There were warnings prior to the accident. The truck had had a "the works" service done at haley Ford the week prior. Haley Ford claims the front brake lines were leaking and need to be replaced after their "diagnostic" inspection.

Emergency/parking brake locks up on its own and causes the rear caliper to become extremely hot and causes poor breaking performance.

Driving down the highway at a high rate of speed had to press on my brakes and the front passenger brake hose blew out. Severe brake fluid loss .

Brake pedal goes all the way to the floorboard causing me to cast through a red light. Problem is persistent.

Unknown, I was pulling into a parking spot, at sam's club, and lightly tap the gas petal for the turn and the truck lunched forward in the one carlink, and hit a concrete parking pole (sam's club in southgate michigan has security cameras) it warped around the pole and bent the frame as if though it was 90 mph and a telephone pole. . I had taken it in twice under warranty for the gas pedal not working correctly, the warranty company would not allow a 3rd repair nor did Ford dealership take that warranty company. The airbags did not deploy, and I now have a t4 fractured vertebrae.

I have now had two brake lines burst (both in the front) which resulted in loss of braking ability. The first incident was in March of this year, and the second was in October of this year. This has cost me at least $800 in repairs plus towing costs.

My 2016 f 150 has just 23,000 miles on it, always garaged and is in next to new condition. One day I went to start it, applying the brakes as you have to, they were firm until the vehicle started. Once started the brake pedal went right to the floor! I checked everything I could to see if the brake fluid was low or possibly a leak but nothing was visibly wrong. I took it in and sure as heck it was as I thought was the worst case scenario, the master cylinder. $800 later I was back on the road. The repair shop told me this must be a frequent problem as their distributor had several on hand. To me this is very dangerous and definitely should be a recall defect that should be reimbursable to the owner by Ford!.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop as intended. Additionally, the brake warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard; however, the failure caused the vehicle to not stop at a stop light. The vehicle was slowly driven to an independent mechanic and the independent mechanic refilled the brake fluid. The contact stated that the brake fluid level was below the normal level within two minutes. The vehicle was diagnosed with brake master cylinder failure. The contact was informed that the brake master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 70,480.

Driver side door some times will not close and have to lock and unlock the door to get it to close, and transmission is making hard gear changes. . . . .

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the transmission unexpectedly downshifted. The contact was able to pull over to a nearby parking lot, and the vehicle was turned off and restarted to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to another dealer, sea breeze Ford (1701 NJ-35, wall township, NJ 07719), who diagnosed that the brakes might have caused the failure. The dealer replaced the brake pads and rotors on all four wheels. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed that the vehicle was not under a recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 335,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 50 mph in the left lane, the vehicle downshifted to first gear. The contact was able to maneuver to the right lane and pulled over safely. The contact restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle operated as designed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the brakes needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure was like the failure listed in NHTSA campaign number: 22v150000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 33,500.

Rupture of soft brake line approximately 1/2 inch below crimp near the connection to hard brake line. Pedal immediately went to floor and lost nearly all braking.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while the transmission was downshifting, the vehicle jerked when the brake pedal was depressed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and the contact was informed about dtc code: p061e: 00-28. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 24v444000 (power train). The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was informed that there was no recall coverage on the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

* brake hose, right front wheel * wasn't able to stop truck, made a emergency entrance into a parking lot. * problem has not been confirmed by a dealer or service center, only a parts store as I used their parking lot to pull into to stop. * no inspection yet on part. * yes, low oil light for brakes while driving and brake pedal was going to floor right when brakes failed. Lost of brakes while driving from a ruptured brake line hose on right front wheel. Truck has less than 74,000 miles.

Check engine light just came on. Before that engine would shutter then stall. No steering and brakes could end up poorly. Think this is a safety hazard.

When braking, the brake pedal goes to the floor and makes stopping the vehicle difficult. There is no sign of leaks from the lines, and is acting like the open recall on other VIN numbers on this model however Ford does not have an open recall on this VIN. The recall is the brake booster leaking into the master cylinder.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while approaching a stop, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle accelerated to unknown speeds. The driver continuously depressed the brake pedal, but it failed to respond. The driver crashed into a mailbox, brick decorations, a stop sign, a golf cart, a gas line, and a tree. The driver pulled the emergency brake, and the vehicle stopped.   there were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The contact sustained injuries to her hip, but medical attention was not provided. A police report was filed. There was no reported fire or air bag deployment. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at 5 mph, the contact was approaching a stop sign and depressed the brake pedal. However, the brake pedal was inoperable and the vehicle did not stop. Due to the brake pedal failure, the contact rear ended the vehicle in front of him. No damage was done to either vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to contact NHTSA to report the failure. . The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

Front left brake hose burst at 116000 miles. Appears to be a manufacturer defect. There is no evidence of any physical damage. This is happening way too ofter on these vehicle for it not to be a defect. I will be replacing the part this week and will save the old one in case you want to see it. My wife was actively driving the vehicle when it failed but was able to stop the vehicle without damaging anything.

I was driving at 75 mph on the freeway when suddenly I lost acceleration and the ability to accelerate. There was a message "hill descent control". I did not have time to see if it said error or failure. Then "check manual". I was very lucky to get 3 lanes over to get off to the side of the road without being rear ended. I turned the vehicle off in order to regain my composure, then back on with no warning messages. I drove home slower.

The right front brake hose split, leading to a complete loss in braking capability while the truck was moving. The brake went to the floor with no braking. I have looked online and found multiple cases of this brake hose splitting in exactly this place. Fortunately, I was able to safely come to a stop.

Both factory brake lines ruptured and had to be replaced. The first was passenger side front brake line. I thought it was an anomaly or possibly even vandalism since it happened in a high school parking lot. Then, the driver's side ruptured several months later. Both times the vehicle was in motion but thankfully both times were in the parking lot and not the interstate. I was able to stop the vehicle with the parking brake since the brake pedal lost pressure. Had it been on the interstate, I would likely not be writing this message.

While driving, the brakes gave out when coming to a stop light. No warning system lights immediately illuminated. I had been running errands in town that morning with no issue, including stopping at church a couple minutes before with no issues. Thankfully, no one was in front of me at the stop light and I was able to avoid running the stop light by using the emergency brake pedal. I tired to release the e-brake once stopped while still in "drive" and the regular breaks couldn't hold the truck in one spot so I put the vehicle in neutral. When the light turned green, I release the brakes and then got a low brake fluid warning and was able to safely pull into a nearby parking lot and stop using the e-brake pedal. I walked around the vehicle to notice brake fluid in the right-front wheel well, inside the wheel rim and a pool of brake fluid forming on the ground by the tire. I had the vehicle towed to an independent service center who confirmed the brake line failure of the rubber/soft line at the linkage of the hard and rubber/soft lines. They replaced the part and replaced my brake fluid. Anecdotally, the service shop said they had the same repair on an f150 within a week prior. Luckily, I was on a low speed road with little traffic and knew to use the e-brake to safely slow and park the car. Also lucky.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to decelerate the vehicle with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle failed to decelerate as intended. After a visual inspection of the engine compartment, the contact observed abnormally low brake fluid. The brake fluid warning light was illuminated. After refilling the brake fluid reservoir, it seemed to return to normal functionality, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the brake master cylinder. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA campaign number 22v150000 (service brakes, hydraulic), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but was unable to assist. The failure mileage was 58,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while approaching a stop light, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The contact stated that there was no pressure on the brake pedal while depressed. The contact downshifted and engaged the parking brake, and the vehicle came to a complete stop. The contact was able to continue driving the vehicle. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed and advised that NHTSA campaign number: 20v332000 (service brakes, hydraulic) repair was previously performed on the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the part warranty had expired and did not provide any further assistance. The failure mileage was 71,000.

Truck was just recently serviced with oil chang and fluids toped off. Drove to work in the morning with no issue. Went to leave after my work day my brake light and check fluid warning came on. Looked all over vehicle and could not find any leaks. Filled brake reservoir with dot 4 fluid and everything went back to normal. Drove a couple miles and brake lights and warning came back on and brake pedal went to the floor almost running a stop sign as I hurriedly used the emergency brake to stop. Pulled to a empty lot and again went over entire vehicle even pulled carpet back from fire wall to check for leaks. Nothing everything is dry. Apon searching the internet I found there is a recall for the exact same issue same years and vehicle but my VIN isn't a part of the recall.

I came to an intersection and stopped. While my foot was on the brake pedal it became soft after 5 seconds and then was depressed to the floor board. While remaining stopped I pumped the brakes and they continued to be soft and spongy. I then proceeded through the intersection and proceeded to enter interstate 10 just outside of luling, TX. While traveling at 70 mph I tried my brakes again and quickly realized I didn’t have the ability to stop. I slowed my speed, found the next exit ramp and pumped my brakes and down shifted to bring my 2016 Ford F-150 to a stop on the shoulder. While stopped I pumped my brakes again and the brake pedal went directly to the floor with no resistance. My truck was not safe to drive so I had it towed to the nearest town of luling, TX. The mechanic diagnosed the problem where the rubber brake line on the right front wheel had ruptured causing the loss of hydraulic pressure and fluid.

Front right brake hose ruptured.

I would like to bring to your attention two safety concerns regarding the 2016 Ford f150 model, specifically related to the braking system and the panoramic roof hardware. I have experienced these issues which may pose potential risks and compromise the safety and functionality of the vehicle. Brakes dragging or caliper seizing: brakes on my 2016 Ford f150, which have experienced dragging brakes or caliper seizing. This issue can lead to premature wear of brake components and a decrease in stopping efficiency, compromising the vehicle's ability to come to a complete and timely stop. Such a condition poses a significant safety hazard, especially during emergency braking situations or when driving downhill. Panoramic roof hardware made of plastic: another safety concern I have identified involves the panoramic roof hardware in the 2016 Ford f150. The hardware used in the construction of the roof assembly includes plastic pieces that may become dislodged and fall into the track, causing the roof to become stuck in a partially open or closed position. This malfunction could result in the inability to fully close the roof, leading to potential exposure to weather elements or reduced visibility while driving. All of these things the Ford motor company is aware of.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford F-150. The contact stated while driving 30 mph and coming to a stop, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard however, the vehicle failed to come to an immediate stop. The contact stated that he was able to use the parking brake to bring the vehicle to a complete stop, avoiding a collision with the vehicle ahead. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who determined that the brake master cylinder had been leaking into the brake booster, causing the brake booster to fail. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the cause of the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 22v150000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 122,500.

My vehicle lost all break pedal function and lost all breaking during operation. I was able to reduce speed and avoid a serious accident on the highway at 55 mph. Individuals in front of me could have been injured had I not been able to stop using the emergency brake. It seems that there is an issue with the brake master cylinder on this vehicle. Warning lamps and message came on after the failure. This vehicle has been scheduled for inspection on 02/23/2023 at 11:00 am.