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2005 Ford F-150 brakes problems

130 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2005 Ford F-150, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
130 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
36,000 miles 112 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
13 and 5
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2005 Ford F-150 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 36,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 40 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 22 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 20 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 16 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 36,000 miles
Based on 112 complaints that include mileage. 73% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles40
20k to 40k miles22
40k to 60k miles20
60k to 80k miles16
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 112 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles, and 73% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 13 crashes, 5 fires, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

Dt: the contact stated while traveling on the highway going at 55 MPH the vehicle hit something in the middle of the highway with the left front tire. The brakes were applied but they did not work. The consumer then lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle traveled into the median and collided with the retaining wall. This was a frontal impact. The seat belts failed to properly restrain the consumer and the air bags failed to deploy which resulted in injuries to the occupant.

Reported at 11,000 miles, December 2005 CrashInjury

Front rotors warped within 9000 miles and when brakes are applied the steering wheel jumps and vibrates uncontrolibly rotors were resurfaced at 10,293 miles then replaced at 11,475 miles and replaced again at 17,158 miles and at this time I was told that the warranty would expire at 23,475 miles on the rotors and I would have to pay for replacement parts and labor after this mileage as of this date I have 20,400 miles on vehicle and the rotors again are starting to warp which causes vibration when brakes are…

Reported at 10,200 miles, August 2005

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