1999 Ford F-350 parking brake problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the parking brake on the 1999 Ford F-350 — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Consumer states that while parked in a down hill position in driveway and the emergency brake cable snap and vehicle rolled down hill. Dealer contacted. Please provide additional information.”
filed Jan 2, 2003
“After parking his vehicle with the emergency brakes on, vehicle rolled down the hill, hitting other vehicle, cable on the emergency brake had broken. *akthe cable failure was the cause of the truck rolling and causing an accident, but ford claims the truck is not involved in the recall for said…”
filed Apr 22, 2002
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, FAILURE OF THE FRONT PARKING…Campaign 02V068000 · Mar 11, 2002
Parking Brake problems in other F-350 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 F-350 | 2 | 2% |
| 2002 F-350 | 1 | 1% |
| 2001 F-350 | 2 | 1% |
| 2000 F-350 | 3 | 1% |
| 1997 F-350 | 3 | 2% |
| 1996 F-350 | 1 | 1% |
| 1995 F-350 | 2 | 1% |
| 1993 F-350 | 2 | 2% |
| 1992 F-350 | 2 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Ford F-350
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.