13 problems related to brake electric antilock have been reported for the 2000 Ford F-250. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact complained about a defect in the braking system. When depressing the brake pedal it went to the floor without stopping the vehicle. He had to push the brake pedal several times to stop the vehicle. In addition, power steering worked intermittently. Because of the high cost of repairs the vehicle has not been seen by a dealer.
While traveling on expressway consumer applied brakes and pedal went all the way to the floor, also there was smoke coming from passengers side wheel. Dealership is aware of problem.
I have had to have the brakes machined on this vehicle 3 times in 30,000 miles.
When braking hard and trying to turn/steer as in accident prevention and evasive maneuvering, the steering will lock momentarily. It is a hard situation to duplicate since it is a reactionary action and is adrenaline powered, but it can be simulated with the engine on and the vehicle in park. ?dealer insists this is a normal condition and there is nothing to fix!!! this has occured twice within the month of may and both incidents resulted in near collisions.
When brakes were applied power steering wheel would lock or seize up. There would be no controlling of vehicle. Problem was happening for a short period of time, and it was getting much worse.
When driving in snow and applying brakes all 4 wheels lock up, regular brakes did not work at that time either. Consumer was without brakes for 20-40 feet.
When brake pedal was applied, brakes grabbed and released. Vehicle kept rolling, brake pedal pulsed and the vheicle did not stop and struck another vehicle in the rear. Dealer has been contacted.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
While driving could step on the brakes pedal and vehicle will pull to the left without a warning.
Whenever braking vehicle will pull to right or sometimes to left. Consumer states several dealers have attempted to fix problem, however problem still exists.
When brakes are applied with force, truck will not steer. This is a major concern and all 1999, 2000, 2001 250 and 350 trucks have same problem. Dealer has been contacted. Ford tech notes state (11/13/". . . This is a normal condition and Ford isn't going to reengineer the vehicle to solve it. The condition comes from a new wider stance, tie rod angle and the fact that there is more weight in the front end than on the 97 old body style vehicle. The truck cannot be reengineered to solve the customers design issue unless the entire platform is redesigned. Ford is not going to incorporate a design change at this time and has not plans on the drawing board that the the hotline knows about. " there will be fatalities because of this brake/steering problem! .
When appplying abs brakes pedal went to floor, causing extended stopping distance. Please give any further details.
While driving and applying brakes all four wheels locked up, and vehicle pulled to the right, cause unknown. Dealer cannot identify the cause. Please give any further details. Consumer states that manufacture has numerous complaints regarding same defect.