Ford F-450 owners have reported 2 problems related to brake disc (under the service brakes category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Driver side rear disc brakes, due to engineering design,(calipers on front of rotor) will not clean debris (mud,sand, gravel) from surface of rotor, this has resulted in two rotors being grounded into cooling web. Can result in shoes locking rotor and causing major accident. We also have a 1999 Ford f550 with the same problem , resulting in 3 rotor changes. We operate commercially in sand, mud (offroad).
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When applying the brakes with a load on the truck, the front brakes locked up and the rear brakes are ineffective. Dealer has seen 3 times. Dealer adjusted brake proportioning valve to maximum setting and removed the factory installed toggle which partially alleviated the problem, consumer stated that Ford motor company would not cooperate. Also, front brakes prone to lock up when apply brakes on wet or soft footting under normal road conditions, consumer states that there is a cold start exhuast manifold leak.
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