2014 Ford F-150 SUPERCAB - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"obdii code c116a, with abs dash light on. abs hcu needs replacing at 53000 miles. many failures of this unit reported. part costs $2900. entire job quoted at $3900."

"vehicle lost brake pressure warning lights illuminated and got message saying brake fluid is low. was able to get stopped with minimal brake pressure and found master cylinder empty. completely filled it made it a few miles down road and it happened again no visible leaks anywhere appears to be losing fluid internally."

"vehicle failed annual state (va) safety inspection on 7/13/2023 due to power brake booster issue. i see there is a recall out (nsta#20v332) on ford f150 for this issue but not on my vin. brakes are mushy and stopping time is increased."

"re: safety recall 16s24 why is my 2014 f-150 not covered under ford's safety recall (16s24) of a defective brake master cylinder? 16s24 covers defective master cylinders for the 3.5l v-6 ecoboost engine, but not the 3.7l v-6 engine. upon further research, it appears that both the aforementioned engines use the same master cylinder. see motorcraft part no. brmc203 (brake master cylinder). according to ford, the master cylinders' rear seal fails, thus leaking brake fluid into the attached brake power booster which causes pedal fatigue and possible loss of front brakes. my f-150 has a 3.7l v-6 engine, which is not covered under the recall. however, my f-150 is exhibiting the same master cylinder failure as is referenced in 16s24. my master cylinder has leaked into the power booster and the vacuum line attached the power booster has siphoned all brake fluid into the engine (approximately 60 ounces). the engine then expelled said brake fluid into the exhaust system causing white smoke to emit from the tail pipe. please contact me at [xxx] [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)."

"i was going to get some lunch and i noticed a low brake fluid message was on. so i popped the hood to check fluid level and sure enough it was. i went to auto zone purchased some fluid and filled the reservoir and all seemed fine, but before i could get back to the office the message low brake fluid appeared again. again i filled the reservoir with fluid at the end of my shift,the message went away and i headed home. as preceded home the message appeared again and i had to purchase more fluid and repeatedly filled the reservoir to make it home . after i got home i looked around the vehicle for leaks and there was none. i explained what happened to my mechanic and he told me my master cylinder was bad and that all the extra fluid i had put into the reservoir had leaked into my booster. about the same time i got a letter stating that a class action lawsuit was being filed in regard to brake failure and here i am."

"ford defrauded the u.s. government by knowingly installing defectively-engineered parts in my truck as part of a recall and then claiming the issue was repaired. ford obviously had so many catastrophic brake system failures it necessitated a federal recall. however, ford admitted they never redesigned the faulty parts to mitigate the problem from happening again. this it tantamount to providing a liver transplant patient with a liver from a chronic alcoholic. ford absolutely knew the affected parts were defectively-designed and/or defectively manufactured, yet chose to put those exact same parts back in the truck and then lie to the federal government that said parts fixed the problem. all ford achieved was kicking the can down the road. not surprisingly, my brake system catastrophically failed again after ford "fixed it" during the recall. i guarantee there are other owners out there who have experienced the same problem. ford must be investigated for fraud and held accountable. when i contacted ford about the problem, their customer service supervisor said they refuse to cover the cost of the repair because it had been more than a year since parts they knew were defective were installed. even ford's executive team refuses to acknowledge the immorality in this situation, and has also expressly refused to reimburse me. they said it doesn't matter if i plowed into a bunch of kids, they are not in any way responsible for putting known defective parts back in my truck. surely this is not acceptable to nhtsa, as your agency exists precisely to prevent this sort of corrupt behavior by automakers. ford lied to your office. will that behavior be excused, or will it be investigated and prosecuted? if someone slams into a girl scout parade and kills a bunch of children because their supposedly "fixed" brakes failed, will your office be satisfied it did everything it could to prevent that, knowing ford defrauded you?"

"vehicle was repaired under recall ford safety recall 16s24, due to failing brake master cylinder which was leading to total brake failure. the subject vehicle (vin 1ftfw1ct6efb00788) was taken into a ford service center to perform the recall repairs in mar 2017. ford replaced the mater cylinder at the time under the recall. recently (10/13/2022) the vehicle experienced complete brake failure while driving with all the same symptoms described in the original ford safety recall 16s24. audible chime with full screen screen message on the dash cluster warning of brake issues. the vehicle coasted to a stop after taking appropriate actions (downshift and e-brake) to come to a stop without crashing or injuries. the vehicle was towed to a ford service center for diagnoses. ford diagnoses was rear seal failure of the master cylinder which allowed all the brake fluid from the reservoir to leak into the brake booster, leading to brake failure. this is the exact scenario described in ford safety recall 16s24. neither the ford service center or ford corporate customer service (ford case # cas 39130043) will acknowledge repairs as they indicated that the recall is no longer applicable to my vehicle. i don't know if ford used the same suspect master cylinder p/n to execute the repair, however it seems the issue described in the original recall is still an issue even after recall repairs are performed. at this point, ford is charging me for the repairs to fix the issue, however the greater concern is that people driving the vehicle in the recall after getting this recall completed might be at risk of crash and injury. also learning online that i am not unique with the issue described above. please let me know if there is any additional information such as the latest ford diagnoses report or documentation is needed to help further escalate this complaint."

"catastrophic brake failure. recal 16s24 was completed on this truck, but the "repair" failed. either the same defective parts were put back in or new but still defectively-designed parts were installed. current symptoms are identical to the text in the recall. pedal goes to the floor, large quantities of brake fluid are pumped out of the master cylinder reservoir, little to no observable leaking of brake fluid is observed, so per the recall fluid is being pumped into the vacuum booster. ford refuses to address the problem. their official policy is no recall will be repaired more than once even if the supposed "repair" also catastrophically fails. their goal appears to be to make the "repair" last just barely longer than 1 year so they can deny coverage thereafter and make the customer deal with the repeated failure. failure was instantaneous in that the truck was just sitting in the driveway. brakes were fine the night before, but the next day when i went to drive it the pedal went to the floor and the brake fluid reservoir was essentiall empty. had i been driving or towing a trailer this could easily have resulted in multiple fatalities. ford was adamant that subsequent failures are not their responsibility."

"the master cylinder failed when brake pedal was pressed. a complete total brake failure happened and i had no braking power but the parking brake, had i entered into the main traffic and applied my brakes nothing would happen and i probably would have had an accident. i didn't have time to look for any warning lites as i was focused on beong able to stop the truck.as for my safety and others it could have been bad if not me being able to stop the truck."

"brakes went out in a school zone. brake went straight to the floor. could have killed a kid. i do have a 2014 model so it’s odd mine wasn’t part of the recall"