1999 Ford F-550 SD Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 10%of 61 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 26,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the brakes of the 1999 Ford F-550 SD, 10% of the 61 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 26,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“As the consumer attempted to stop the vehicle, the pedal went to the floor and stayed. The master cylinder and slave cylinder had excess were on the pressure plate fingers. The transmission was hard to shift into reverse and low gear. The hard clutch made noise. The clutch company was well aware of Ford's problem and had re-engineered and designed a new package to remedy the problem. There was fuel leaking at the fuel filter, the sway bar was broken, the door ajar light stayed on, engine oil leak, and the gas cap was broken.”
NHTSA complaint #10072259, filed 2004-06, 26,000 miles“Heard a clunking noise, and had vehicle serviced for universal joints. Two weeks later, while driving on highway went to apply brakes and all of a sudden there was smoke everywhere, tires caught on fire, and brakes failed. Inside brakes spun around to caliper and froze.”
NHTSA complaint #864579, filed 2000-06“While driving vehicle on highway all of a sudden clutch went out. Consumer has taken vehicle into dealer almost every 20ooo miles. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything. The vehicle had electrical problems. The cruise control goes off while driving for no reason. The bolts sheered off from the drive shaft. The air bag deployed while driving at 65 MPH, injuring the consumers son, also consumer states emergency brake was on recall, however did not specify if repairs had been done.”
NHTSA complaint #898740, filed 2001-11“Rear disc brake on driver side rear, extreme wear of rotor because of Ford engineering problem. Caliper is located on front of rotor, preventing mud, sand and gravel from self cleaning from rotor. Caliper acts as trap to hold debris against rotor, causing severe deterioration of rotors, including wear into cooling web and seperation of rotor disk from hub. Opposite rotor shows very little wear. Also caliper mounted on front of rotor traps gravel between pads and caliper frame, preventing pads from releasing. …”
NHTSA complaint #706715, filed 1999-05Related 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-550 SD 1999, F-250 1999, F-350 1999 +1 more
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 11% |
| 2015 | 1 | 9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 11% |
| 2008 | 1 | 4% |
| 2007 | 2 | 9% |
| 2006 | 1 | 2% |
| 2005 | 1 | 3% |
| 2004 | 1 | 2% |
| 2002 | 3 | 14% |
| 2000 | 8 | 11% |
| 1999 | 6 | 10% |
Other parts of the 1999 Ford F-550 SD
23 complaintsWheels
11 complaintsEngine cooling
10 complaintsTires
8 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsInterior lighting
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Ford F-550 SD
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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