Three problems related to brake master cylinder have been reported for the 2018 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2018 F-150.
The contact submitted the complaint on behalf of the contact's father. The contact's father owns a 2018 Ford F-150. The contact stated that while the contact's father was driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed, however the vehicle failed to stop as intended. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a failed brake master cylinder. The contact was advised that the brake master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact was informed of an unknown recall with the similar failure description, however the contact's vehicle VIN was not associated with the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.
I have had issues with the braking on my 2018 f150 v8 since owning it. The brakes never felt right and it would take a longer than normal distance to brake as well as needing extra brake pedal force to stop the vehicle. I ended upgrading the rotors and pads which helped some. Upon inspection of the brakes before upgrading, the rear pads were completely worn and the front pads appeared in newer condition. So the truck was mainly using the rear brakes to stop which explains the braking issues. Before upgrading the pads and rotors, on multiple occasions I heard and felt �popping� when breaking. Currently I have excessive pedal travel when braking which leads to a diagnosis of a defective master cylinder. Which upon researching, there is supposedly an upcoming recall as well as lawsuits in the works as Ford knew about the defective hitachi master brake cylinders.
Tl the contact owns a 2018 Ford F-150. While driving approximately 40 mph, the brakes failed. There were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure. The contact heard a pop sound while trying to bring the vehicle to a halt. The contact was able to maneuver the vehicle from the center lane to the left lane until he reached a parking lot. The contact was able to coast the vehicle until it stopped. The vehicle was towed to all american Ford (3306 bridge Ave, point pleasant, NJ 08742, 732-451-3582) where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder malfunctioned and caused the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle repair was pending. The failure mileage was 37,037.