NHTSA complaint: 2000 FORD F-250 SD — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
STOPPED FOR FUEL. SMELLED SOMETHING HOT. RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER PISTON STUCK IN CALIPER AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, WHEEL BECAME EXCESSIVELY HOT, WAS HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A BURN ON FINGER. DROVE TO NEARBY REPAIR CENTER FOR REPAIR. DURING REPAIR IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT LEFT FRONT CALIPER WAS ALSO STICKING.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation