2005 Ford F-150 service brakes problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2005 Ford F-150 — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My brake booster or vacuum line has went out during driving and I almost lost control with my family. I see theres recalls on my make model and year. So I wanted to check and see because it was scary I had to leave my truck and get it towed some how back still also.”
filed May 27, 2022
“The brake warning lite remains on. I'm told by my mechanic that it is due to a broken connection in the dash board circuit board and he said it is a relatively common fault. Repair requires removing the entire dash board and replacement of the circuit board.”
filed Oct 21, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Service Brakes, HydraulicCampaign 08V208000 · May 7, 2008
Service Brakes problems in other F-150 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 F-150 | 16 | 16% |
| 2024 F-150 | 13 | 7% |
| 2023 F-150 | 37 | 9% |
| 2022 F-150 | 21 | 4% |
| 2021 F-150 | 51 | 5% |
| 2020 F-150 | 17 | 2% |
| 2019 F-150 | 19 | 1% |
| 2018 F-150 | 68 | 3% |
| 2017 F-150 | 83 | 6% |
| 2016 F-150 | 300 | 15% |
| 2015 F-150 | 297 | 18% |
| 2014 F-150 | 287 | 19% |
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.