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2000 Ford F-250 SD service brakes, hydraulic problems

24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2000 Ford F-250 SD10% of all complaints for this model year.

24
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
10%
share of all complaints
67,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The rear brake line failed due to corrosion. The failed brake line allowed the brake fluid to totally drain the reservoir on the master cylinder. The reservoir for the rear brakes is shared with the front brakes so that the front brakes were no longer able to function as well. The operator then has…

    filed Sep 6, 2011

  • Was pulling my boat out of the water and when stopping heard a loud bang. Stopped truck and saw fluid leaking on to the ground from just forward of the drivers side rear tire. Found fluid to be brake fluid. Brake steel line that runs down the left frame rail had burst near fuel tank. This area hard…

    filed Jul 24, 2011

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.