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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
2 reports
10,000 miles · Jan 15, 2004
Unknown Or Other
FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL YEARS THAT I HAD MY F-350 FORD TRUCK THE MEDIUM CABRENET RED PAINT CONTUNIALY FLAKED AND CHIPPED OFF, REPEATED RE-PAINTINGS AT A FORD DEALERSHIP DID NOTHING AS PREVIOUSLY UNEFFECTED AREAS CONTINUED TO FLAKE AND CHIP OFF AND THE DEALER FINALY REFUSED TO CONTINUE RE-PAINTING THE TRUCK AFTER IT WAS OUT OF WARR…
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FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL YEARS THAT I HAD MY F-350 FORD TRUCK THE MEDIUM CABRENET RED PAINT CONTUNIALY FLAKED AND CHIPPED OFF, REPEATED RE-PAINTINGS AT A FORD DEALERSHIP DID NOTHING AS PREVIOUSLY UNEFFECTED AREAS CONTINUED TO FLAKE AND CHIP OFF AND THE DEALER FINALY REFUSED TO CONTINUE RE-PAINTING THE TRUCK AFTER IT WAS OUT OF WARRENTY, THE TRUCK WAS KEPT IN SHOWROOM CONDITION AND COVERED 100% OF THE TIME IT WAS NOT IN USE BUT THAT DIDNT HELP, THE PAINT CONTINUES TO FALL OFF MY TRUCK, ITS A 1992 TRUCK WITH JUST OVER 50,000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA ODI #10070086
Mileage unknown · Sep 8, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
BRAKE RECALL WORK PERFORMED HOWEVER BRAKES FAILED AFTER WORK DUE TO PISTON DESIGN (METAL) WHICH CAUSES OVERHEATING OF FLUID AND FAILURE.
NHTSA ODI #539725
Official recalls
0
No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1
DP94002 · Defective Wiring
Opened Mar 10, 1994 · Closed Apr 25, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Air:antilock:interconnecting Assembly(wiring)
DEFECTIVE WIRING
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