1988 Ford Ford Truck Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 29%of 7 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the brakes of the 1988 Ford Ford Truck, 29% of the 7 complaints for this model year.
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.
“Summary: zero braking effectiveness, brake pedal pressure okay, sudden sustained absolute loss of stopping ability. Your recall campaign 96v071000 may be missing a mechanism for catastrophic brake failure on the Ford Truck. My 1988 f250hd supercab 4x4 has exhibited three different mechanisms for brake loss. When <1 year old with <10k miles on it, we drove a dirt road which after level travel (I.e. Absolutely not overheated from mountain driving) winds down a cliff. …”
NHTSA complaint #721171, filed 2000-04Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 8% |
| 1999 | 3 | 9% |
| 1997 | 2 | 6% |
| 1996 | 1 | 6% |
| 1995 | 4 | 19% |
| 1994 | 1 | 7% |
| 1992 | 1 | 10% |
| 1991 | 1 | 11% |
| 1990 | 2 | 25% |
| 1988 | 2 | 29% |
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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