Three problems related to brake disc caliper have been reported for the 2011 Ford F-250. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
This safety concern occurred on a 2011, Ford f250, with "26,400" miles on it. Upon leaving my residence, the truck felt sluggish, as if the emergency brake was on. I never use the emergency brake, but checked anyway to confirm it was not set. I pulled over and existed the vehicle, and immediately noticed a burning odor. The odor came came from the driver side front wheel. I reached in to feel the rotor and burned my finger tips from the heat. As a precaution, I checked the remaining wheels and all exhibited very high heat with a burning odor. Luckily, I was within an 1/8 mile of s service station. The mechanic inspected and determined all four brakes had seized due to corrosion. Two calipers were salvageable, two were not. The repair was made with the calipers held for the local Ford dealer for review, and disposition, but the Ford dealer showed no interest, and had declined to personally examine the corroded calipers. The truck was 21 days out of calendar warranty.
The left rear brake gets hot and smokes and wont release. We took it to our Ford dealership while it was still under warranty. They drove it and said there was nothing wrong with it. We've had to replace the brakes on that tire only now 3 times. Each time the brakes are completely worn through the metal, the rotor has had to be replaced as well as the calipers. Again this has only happened with the left rear tire. The other tires have the original brakes on them. Something has been wrong with this tire since the truck was brand new.
The contact owns a 2011 Ford f250 super duty. While driving 40 mph, the brakes were applied and the vehicle pulled to the left. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who grounded the front rotors, replaced the front calipers and brake pads, but the failure wasn't corrected. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. The manufacturer was notified and stated that his claim was escalated and someone would call him. The failure mileage was 5,600 and the current mileage was 7500. Updated 11/19/10 the consumer stated he is in the process of exchanging the vehicle, because the dealer has been unable to fix the problem. Updated 11/23/10.