2005 Ford F-150 parking brake problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the parking brake on the 2005 Ford F-150 — 1% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“This has happened 4 different occasions, a sudden shaking of vehicle and 4 th time the vehicle shook all over. At first, thought I was having a tire go down but after pulling off road each time, getting out and checking found nothing and then after a restart everything was ok. After I got home…”
filed Oct 30, 2010
“Driving on road in school zone (25 miles per hour) children playing on sidewalk. Children were jumping on off sidewalk into street. Applied my brakes. Heard clunk in the back of the truck then - no brake. Used emergency brake to stop. Failure occurred as axle broke, apparently loose for long time -…”
filed Aug 28, 2009
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Parking Brake problems in other F-150 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 F-150 | 4 | 1% |
| 2022 F-150 | 11 | 2% |
| 2021 F-150 | 12 | 1% |
| 2020 F-150 | 3 | 0% |
| 2015 F-150 | 3 | 0% |
| 2014 F-150 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 F-150 | 1 | 0% |
| 2004 F-150 | 24 | 1% |
| 2003 F-150 | 2 | 0% |
| 2002 F-150 | 3 | 0% |
| 2001 F-150 | 2 | 0% |
| 2000 F-150 | 6 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Ford F-150
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.