2008 Ford F-250 Brakes Problems

“My vehicle has a death wobble when hitting a bump at freeway speeds. I received a notice from Ford that this is an issue with these vehicles; special field action 09l02 dated january 2018. I wasn't aware that this was a common problem, but recently talked with someone who owns the same vehicle and he happened to ask if I had the same experience. Upon receiving the notice and recalling that conversation I thought I should file a formal complaint. …”

“While in motion, more often on hot days, the brake calipers, in both the front and back, lock up and the truck needs to be left stationary until they release. The brake pads, calipers, and rotors have been changed numerous times. Ford will not take credit for faulty calipers when I explained the problem at 30,000 original miles. When I asked an experienced local mechanic about the problem, he explained that Ford used two different types of metals in their calipers so they expand and contract at different rates, causing them to lock up.”

“I have 46000 miles on my truck and four times my rear brakes have locked up on me. I bought the vehicle used with 17000 miles so can not tell you how many times it has happened previously. It is no wonder I got a used vehicle with so low of miles. I have lost all faith in driving this truck for any kind of distance. I have been completely unable to move stranded on the road. On another occasion I had to drive fifty miles towing a trailor with vice grips crimping my brake line after I broke the caliper free and guess what they are locked up again.this is a real problem and very dangerous”

“2008 f250: had this truck since 9-28-08. Several occasions when applying brake my foot also touches accelerator pedal causing engine to race. Engine is very quite and do not immediately realize that condition. This is bad enough with my manual transmission. It would far worse with an automatic transmission.”

“I was on the interstate and attempting to get off at an exit when I touched the brakes they grabbed hard, the ABS light came on, the ABS whine started but I did not have my foot on the brakes. This caused steering to be almost impossible and there where significant downgrades on both sides of the road. While using force to turn the sterring wheel to the right to keep from goin over the embankment thye brakes released which cause me to almost go over the embanckment on the right. The brakes keep grabbing and releasing until I was able to pull off the roadway. …”