Brakes
Antilock system (ABS), parking brake, master cylinder, calipers, rotors, pulsation or vibration, squeaking, brake failure or wear.
What Owners Say
"On a road trip some kind of sensor failed which caused the the system to turn off"
Edwin W., WA (2006 Ford F-250 Lariat 6.0-L V8 diesel)"The antilock system became in operative so we had is replaced or repaired. Probably a routine problem based on the total miles."
Anonymous, (2006 Ford F-250 XLT 5.4-L V8)"I have had to replace all of the calipers on the truck due to leaking brake fluid out of the pistons. all of them went out within a year of eachother. it is a older truck however I have had much older vehicles that have never needed calipers."
Philip P., FL (2006 Ford F-250 Lariat 6.0-L V8 diesel)"Calipers froze up due to slave cylinders"
Anonymous, TX (2006 Ford F-250 Lariat 6.0-L V8 diesel)"Calipers all around keep locking up. I'm on my 4th complete set of calipers. Mechanics claim it is a design flaw. Ford will not acknowledge the problem and issue a recall with a redesign."
Barry W., MI (2006 Ford F-250 XLT 6.0-L V8 diesel)"Right rear caliper stuck causing wheel to begin smoking. Several months later the left rear one did the same thing"
Anonymous, FL (2006 Ford F-250 XLT 6.0-L V8 diesel)"Failure of front right brakes while towing a trailer"
Daniel W., AL (2006 Ford F-250 XLT 5.4-L V8)"rear caliper froze"
Ryan N., WA (2006 Ford F-250 Lariat 6.0-L V8 diesel)"Front driver's caliper locked the brake on that side. May have caused a fire if I kept driving. Replaced both front calipers. Note: same thing happened on the 2005 F250 identical truck I owned before this one, except it was the left rear caliper"
Richard D., MS (2006 Ford F-250)"Defective calipers requiring total replacement of each one. They would lock up the wheels breaks while driving causing the wheel heat up extremely"
Anonymous, VA (2006 Ford F-250 XLT 5.4-L V8)"Fell apart when brakes changed"
Anonymous, TX (2006 Ford F-250 King Ranch 6.0-L V8 diesel)"froze up"
Michael W., MD (2006 Ford F-250 XLT 5.4-L V8)"Front left caliper locked up and overheated the rotor and pads"
Anonymous, TX (2006 Ford F-250 King Ranch 6.0-L V8 diesel)"Brakes locked up and would not allow vehicle to move without dragging brakes"
Anonymous, NC (2006 Ford F-250 Lariat 5.4-L V8)"The problem with the calipers was that I had had the vehicle repaired at a service station months before and they had installed the wrong parts. The problem was resolved when I took it to a Ford dealership for service. Lesson learned, Always go to the experts and use genuine Ford parts."
Anonymous, (2006 Ford F-250 XLT 5.4-L V8)"Replaced rear rotors and calipers and pads"
Anonymous, ON (2006 Ford F-250 XLT 6.0-L V8 diesel)"Typical wear & tear on brakes. Not unexpected."
Anonymous, OR (2006 Ford F-250 XLT 6.8-L V10)"Brakes needed to be Replaced. Normal wear"
Anonymous, MT (2006 Ford F-250 King Ranch 6.0-L V8 diesel)"entire brake [parking] system drum, calipers etc. needed to be replaced, consider, general wear and tear"
Anonymous, VA (2006 Ford F-250 XLT 6.0-L V8 diesel)"Brakes Locked up. Replaced Rotor, Calipers and Pads"
Anonymous, WA (2006 Ford F-250 XLT 6.8-L V10)"streering shimmys when crossing bridges that are on an angle"
Anonymous, OH (2006 Ford F-250 XLT 6.0-L V8 diesel)"I tow a 7700 lb trailer. During a panic stop my rear brakes failed."
Anonymous, OR (2006 Ford F-250 King Ranch 6.0-L V8 diesel)"Regular wear on rear rotors"
Anonymous, ON (2006 Ford F-250 XLT 6.0-L V8 diesel)
"Wasn't driving the truck that much, and being parked a lot caused it to have problems. Mechanic told us to drive it at least once every couple of weeks to keep this from happening."
Barbara H., OR (2006 Ford F-250 XLT 5.4-L V8)