Attempted to fix the "brake problem"
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Attempted to fix the "brake problem"
I have a fear of going to the dealership. I even get free oil changes and services up to 3 yeras or 36,000 miles. But everytime I go in for service, not just one specific Ford dealership, but try 4 in my area, I come out with a scratch on the paint. So, anywho, I wanted to give this sqealing a killing. I put my truck in the air, rotated my tires (kill two birds with one stone ;-) ) and greased up the backing on the pads to reduce the noise. I even also touched up my caliper paint while I was at it. Anywho, the noise definitely reduced. I hear people getting new calipers,rotors, and pads through warrarnty....Why is that the case when the fix is something much cheaper? I'm sure there is a good reason since we are talking about Ford.....(i.e. Pinto 
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In my case I did have bad squealing brakes but I had taken my truck into the dealer for brake vibration/shudder when stopping and they applied the TSB:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/tsb/full...p?tsb=05-21-19
And since it was completed (about 3 months ago) I have no vibration and no squealing, not one bit. I still got some major brake dust but I'll fix that with new pads (I already got 'em picked out, akebono proact, can get a whole set [front and rear] for only about $130). So by getting the warranty work done, and risking getting scratched paint, it has paid off. Also I pay good money for my truck, if for one reason or another Ford has determined they did not engineer or install something properly and have a method for fixing it then absolutely I will let them do so as it does not take anymore money from me. So in my case the fix was even cheaper for me since I did no labor or by any parts.
With your scratched paint problem, do you mention it right before you leave the dealership? At the dealer I use here they have me go over the truck and make any comments about its status. I have another opportunity to bring up issues when they do a customer satisfaction survey with me over the phone. If the service was anything but perfect the dealer with make it right.
Thats just my thinkin'.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/tsb/full...p?tsb=05-21-19
And since it was completed (about 3 months ago) I have no vibration and no squealing, not one bit. I still got some major brake dust but I'll fix that with new pads (I already got 'em picked out, akebono proact, can get a whole set [front and rear] for only about $130). So by getting the warranty work done, and risking getting scratched paint, it has paid off. Also I pay good money for my truck, if for one reason or another Ford has determined they did not engineer or install something properly and have a method for fixing it then absolutely I will let them do so as it does not take anymore money from me. So in my case the fix was even cheaper for me since I did no labor or by any parts.
With your scratched paint problem, do you mention it right before you leave the dealership? At the dealer I use here they have me go over the truck and make any comments about its status. I have another opportunity to bring up issues when they do a customer satisfaction survey with me over the phone. If the service was anything but perfect the dealer with make it right.
Thats just my thinkin'.
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Just had my truck in the shop yesterday for the brake shudder TSB, I also had some brake noise but it wasn't as much of a bother as the shudder was. I really only got the shudder at high speeds but it was noticable. I had just under 21,000 miles on those brakes and thought it was my heavy foot causing the problem until I found a post about the TSB on this site. Anyway the dealer replaced the rotors, calipers, pads... and now the brakes are like brand new. I should mention he only replaced the front brakes as the rears seemed to be alright. I haven't noticed any noise from the new brakes yet but its a little early to tell, I'll let you know if I hear anything over the next week or so.
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I've got a 2004 F150 Lariat Supercrew. The TSB is for all trucks built before 11/29/04 and mine was built in July of 2004. Doesn't seem to matter how many miles you have on the truck so long is it is still under warranty. I did notice some brake noise today driving in the city but these brakes are hardly broken in so may just be some wear in, definately not as much noise as I was getting used to with the old set.
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