1999 Ford F-350 Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 78about this part
- Share
- 19%of 413 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 77,500miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 78 complaints about the brakes of the 1999 Ford F-350, 19% of the 413 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 77,500 miles. 11 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Dt: contact stated when stepping on the brakes the car jumped all over the road and it will not stop. It bounced around uncontrollably. Contact noticed this problem with less than 3,000 miles on it in 1999. The dealer told contact that it was the brakes on and he had brakes on the changed. But, problem recurred as long as brakes were on. When contact had the ABS brakes disconnected problem disappeared.”
NHTSA complaint #10131714, filed 2005-08, 2,800 miles“Headlight switch failed unexpectedly,going to work. Brakes pulsate when applied at all speeds, dealer cut down rotors at apporox. 23,000 miles...I asked if they had any others need cut at that mileage, he stated was probably due to rust...I purchased this truck only 4 weeks after build date, and it does not sit...truck continues to have a pulsating brake, and is hard to stop.”
NHTSA complaint #715824, filed 1999-12“I have a 1999 Ford f350. I have the brakes worked on 4 separate times in the 5 years since the truck from my father in law. The front start to shake very hard and final slows down. I have had the rotors replace the calipers replaced and the rotors turned. I have only put 60,000 miles on this truck and my father in law had put 160,000. He was having the same problem with the brakes. I have taken it to the dealer each time and they say it is hard driving. I have not been pulling any trailers with it and the brakes usually start shaking within a couple thousand miles of the brake job.”
NHTSA complaint #10269310, filed 2009-05“The parking brake will not hold well on an incline. This is especially noticed in reverse, as on a boat ramp with a boat that I am trying to launch. I can set the brake as hard as I can and the truck will still roll back against the parking pall in the automatic transmission. It becomes very difficult to then shift the transmission into gear. The dealer has looked at it twice and stated that they don't see a problem but they cannot duplicate the conditions.”
NHTSA complaint #750263, filed 2001-08“The contact owns a 1999 Ford F-350. The contact stated that when the parking brake was engaged, the vehicle continued to roll. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the parking brake was replaced several times but the defect was not remedied. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 35,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10583551, filed 2014-04, 35,000 milesRelated recalls
- 02V068000Mar 11, 2002On certain pickup trucks equipped with manual transmissions, failure of the front parking brake cable input button could result in failure of the parking…Covers: Ford F-350 1999, F-250 1999, F-450 SD 1999 +1 more
- 98V101000May 15, 1998Vehicle description: super duty single rear wheel pickup trucks. The parking brake system, when engaged with a force of 125 pounds applied to the park brake…Covers: Ford F-350 1999
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 4% |
| 2012 | 8 | 5% |
| 2011 | 4 | 3% |
| 2009 | 2 | 7% |
| 2008 | 13 | 10% |
| 2007 | 2 | 6% |
| 2006 | 8 | 6% |
| 2005 | 7 | 6% |
| 2004 | 10 | 6% |
| 2003 | 8 | 9% |
| 2002 | 11 | 9% |
| 2001 | 25 | 16% |
| 2000 | 42 | 14% |
| 1999 | 78 | 19% |
| 1998 | 1 | 8% |
| 1997 | 32 | 21% |
| 1996 | 28 | 22% |
| 1995 | 41 | 31% |
| 1994 | 33 | 35% |
| 1993 | 28 | 28% |
| 1992 | 12 | 23% |
| 1991 | 8 | 26% |
| 1990 | 15 | 38% |
| 1989 | 8 | 19% |
| 1988 | 6 | 21% |
| 1987 | 1 | 13% |
| 1986 | 3 | 21% |
Other parts of the 1999 Ford F-350
93 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
64 complaintsSteering
48 complaintsSuspension
37 complaintsAir bags
25 complaintsFuel system
24 complaintsEngine cooling
22 complaintsWheels
18 complaintsVehicle speed control
15 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
13 complaintsEquipment
10 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Ford F-350
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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