Brake Master Cylinder Problems of Ford F-350

On 12-24-19 I was driving ~55 mph on a 2 lane road and had an accident occur in front of me in which I had to slam on my brakes to avoid the wreck. My truck slowed but not like it was supposed to and I had to swerve off the shoulder to avoid contact with other vehicles. The brakes master cylinder reservoir had blow off causing my truck to loose brake fluid and the use of my brakes.

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Cruse control switch on the brake master cylinder disintegrated, causing immediate loss of brake fluid and braking. Switch body appeared rusty, while the switch next to it on the master cylinder did not. Vehicle in motion, descending driveway when brake pedal went to the floor and all braking action was lost. Vehicle stopped via emergency brake.

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Death wobble, you hit a small bump or uneven road at 20-75 mph and it shakes violently you have to slow down to 15mph to make it quit. The dealer could not duplicate and said it was tires out of balance, the next time it went in they said it was mud in the wheels. 2nd promblem is the upper oil pan started leaking at 80k , 3rd promblem the stainless steel braded line that goes from master cylinder to abs module ruptured and left me with no brakes . All of this over a course of about 89k miles.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Ford F-350 sd. The contact stated that while driving at 5 mph the brake pedal was depressed and the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. The contact was able to use the emergency braking system to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the bolts that attached the brake booster and the brake master cylinder fractured resulting in total brake failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 96,738. Ah.

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Failure of the clutch master cylinder resulted in a stalled vehicle in the number 1 lane of I-80w out of sacramento, CA. Very heavy labor day traffic prevented an accident. (stop and go traffic). As a result of the failure, the truck wouldn't shift into gear after the gear shift lever was placed in neutral.

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The contact owns a 2005 Ford F-350 sd. The contact stated the bolt on the master cylinder for the brakes sheared off. While driving 5 mph while the brake was being depressed the brake extended to the floor causing the vehicle to be stopped with the emergency brake. The contact inspected the brake and noticed the bolt from the master cylinder broke. The dealer was notified and stated they were aware of the failure. The manufacturer was notified and stated they were not aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 190,000.

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The contact owns a 1997 Ford F-350 with a diesel engine. The contact stated that when he stopped at a traffic light, stop, the brake pedal felt unusually weak and there was a strong odor of brake fluid in the vehicle. The contact then accelerated to speeds of 10 mph and made a turn. In doing so, he noticed flames from underneath the hood near the master cylinder. The engine was shut off and the fire department was called to extinguish the fire. There were no injuries. A fire report was filed accordingly. The vehicle was towed to the dealer; however, the dealer did not want the vehicle on the property and the contact to remove it immediately. There were no repairs made to the vehicle. The contact stated the vehicle was sold to a local junkyard. The approximate failure mileage was 275,404 and the current mileage was 275,404.

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Brake pedal has gone to the floor on several occasions. This has been duplicated by both dealer technican and dealer principal. There is absolutley no resistance when this takes place. The last time the dealer installed a brake master cylinder and within driving it out of the dealership to the gas station beside them, the pedal went to the floor. I have refused to pick the truck up until it is fixed and is currently at the dealer since November 2009.

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Brake line failure on main line from master cylinder to rear axle. Released fluid on ground and in air, basically no brakes when this happened' line was corroded right where stainless line changes to metal some sort of dissimilar metal corrosion going on many cases on line about these trucks and brake lines.

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While vehicle was parked in my driveway, level ground, pushed on brake pedal to put vehicle in gear. Brake pedal felt spongy, pushed on it again, bang, right to the floor. There the pedal stuck, up against the floorboard. Upon investigation, found that the portion of the master cylinder that the plunger bolts onto, broke away. The plunger bolts to the master cylinder in two places. Both bolt holes broke away from the casting. The casting looks faulty, no fresh break look to it at all. The vehicle has 43000 miles on it. Brakes have not been done yet, still roughly 50% pad wear. More of a daily driver unit, than a heavy puller. I'm just glad that I wasn't driving down the highway or pulling my holiday trailer, when this occured. Who knows what would have happened! I feel this is a major safety issue. Is it a rare case or are there other faulty master cylinders out there. Someone better look into this before there are accidents or even casulties.

The vehicle is a 2005 Ford f350. The brakes failed multiple times. Once when the consumer was driving she went to slow down at a traffic light and the vehicle would not stop. The consumer said that the only way she could keep from hitting another vehicle was to honk the horn. The vehicle has been in the dealership 10 times, and the dealership replaced the master cylinder 3 times. The consumer stated that since she has owned the vehicle it has been in the repair shop at least 25 days. The dealership has tried to assist her. She felt that there was some kind of problem with the electrical system. The problems occurred off and on. When she contacted the manufacturer, they gave her a hard time. They have not helped her at all. They told the dealer that they would not buy back the vehicle. The consumer used the vehicle for business, and because of the brake problem it has caused her to lose a lot of business. She kept leaving the vehicle at the dealer, and could not use it for days at a time. Also, there were other problems with the vehicle.

Two bolts that hold the master cylinder to truck broke. One of the bolts snapped in two, causing master cycliner to be pushed at an angle away from firewall of truck. This resulted in a total loss of brakes. Jlg.

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While driving 45-65 mph, brakes malfunction/ lock up, consumer took vehicle to dealer twice. Consumer states that on 23-Feb-2002 dealer replaced hydro boost and front pads vehicle started locking up again, on 24-Feb-2002 dealer replaced master cylinder and now brakes are working.

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Master cyclinder has broken in half while stopping at a stop sign. Dealer has yet to be contatced.

Went to dealer in am about clutch problems, dealer looked at truck, said there was no problem. Left dealer was coming up to intersection, went to down shift, clutch went out and brakes. Had no brakes or clutch! was towed to dealer. Have had several probems since with emerg. Brake not working. Was towed again 4/19/2002 was pulling forward clutch would not disengage almost hit 3 mail boxes and stone wall.

Master cylder malfunction.

While driving, going down grade, towing a trailer, driver's front brakes caught fire due to brake caliper piston failure, experienced spongey, travel to floor and no brakes, hit elk, dlr can't correct.

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There is a problem with braking on the diesel trucks. When appling the brakes in a panic situation and one or both of the rear wheels loose traction, the rabs kicks in and the pedal goes to the floor. This is also accompanied by sudden increase in steering effort at the same time if an attempt is made to steer around an accident situation. These diesel trucks use a hydro boost system run off of the power steering pump for the brakes. There is also a sudden decrease, many times severe, in braking power. When this happens, the only way to regain the brakes is to release them and reapply them, taking great care not to skid one or both of the rear tires. Talking to other owners, it appears to be a design flaw and replacing parts will not repair the situation. The master cylinder and calipers are all working properly and this truck has done it from the day it was new. There have been several instances where I have had to apply the brakes in a panic stop and had one or both of the rear wheels start to skid. The brake pedal then goes to the floor, braking is severely diminished and the ability to stop is virtually non-existent. Only by releasing and re-applying the brakes can braking be restored and it is only through this effort and the experience of years of driving police vehicles that I have been able to avoid several accidents. Dt.