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1996 Ford Econoline service brakes, hydraulic problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1996 Ford Econoline22% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
22%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • On june 25th I changed the battery on my 1996 ford e150 because the battery was dead. About a half an hour later I heard the alarm going off. When I went outside there was white smoke coming out from under the hood. I raised the hood and the sending unit on the master cylinder for the cruise…

    filed Jun 30, 2005

  • The abs will not engage when braking during a emergency situation or a sudden stop. The vehicle has been to a repair shop on two separate occasions. The mechanic replaced the front pads and both front rotors and the problem continued. *jb

    filed Oct 12, 2004

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.