2008 Ford Fusion
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 1,353 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 7th highest complaint count among 15 Fusion model years with reports.
Of the 2008 reports, 53 involved a crash and 6 involved a fire. 29 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, frontal, driver side, inflator moduleMar 10, 2021
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side airbag inflator or module with an alternate one, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 9, 2021 for the passenger side, and November 14, 2022 for the driver side. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S12.
Campaign 21V158000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontalFeb 16, 2021
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
Campaign 21V081000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, control unit/moduleDec 18, 2019
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles. The valves within the ABS Hydraulic Control Units (HCU) may react with brake fluids containing specific corrosion preventative additives. This reaction may cause the valves to not close properly.
If the valves do not properly close, additional brake pedal travel may be required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will flush the brake system with DOT 4 fluid and install a new brake fluid reservoir cap. In addition, the HCU will be tested to detect a possible stuck valve condition, replacing the HCU as necessary. All services will be performed free of charge. The recall began April 1, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S54.
Campaign 19V904000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleDo not drive until repairedJan 10, 2017
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 Ford Fusion and Mustang and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain 2009 Ford Ranger, Edge, Fusion and Mustang, Lincoln MKX, MKZ and Zephyr and Mercury Milan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Ford is recalling certain 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ, 2005-2008 Ford Mustang and 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners of the recall and that parts are not yet available began mailing March 1, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.
Campaign 17V024000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleDo not drive until repairedMay 31, 2016
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles and 2005-2008 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Any vehicle not included in "Zone A", or "Zone B" is not included in the safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Ford mailed interim letters informing owners that parts are not yet available on July 15, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.
Campaign 16V384000 on NHTSA.gov
EquipmentMay 29, 2014
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain all weather driver side accessory floor mats sold for use in model year 2006-2011 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, 2006 Lincoln Zephyr, and 2007-2011 Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured November 9, 2007, through October 31, 2010. The affected floor mats may move and possibly interfere with the accelerator pedal.
The floor mat could shift such that it could interfere with the accelerator pedal, preventing its return to an idle position, which could result in unintended vehicle speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install new replacement mats, free of charge. The recall began in July 2014. Owners may contact Ford's customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S07. NOTE: Vehicles built after October 31, 2010, while potentially equipped with the same floor mats, are equipped with a Brake Over Accelerator (BOA) feature that prevents simultaneous accelerator and brake application, allowing the vehicle to be safely stopped by pressing firmly and steadily on the brake pedal.
Campaign 14E028000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: service brakes
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Service brakes, Jan 1, 2018
I DROVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ICE GOING 40 MPH IN A CITY AND THE ABS ENGAGED. HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND I ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. SINCE THEN, MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN SPONGY AND REQUIRE MORE PRESSURE IN ORDER TO STOP MY CAR.
Service brakes, Dec 30, 2017
I WAS DRIVING MY 08 FORD FUSION I WENT TO STOP AT STOP LIGHT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO WEAR IT FELT LIKE I HAD TO PUSH IT ALL THE WAY TO THE MOTOR FOR IT TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THE TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES IN THE 16MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD THE CAR. USUALLY IF YOU KEEP GOING FORWARD THEN BACKWARDS THE BRAKE WOULD COME BACK BUT THIS LAST TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL NEVER CAME BACK AND IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK IT TO WELL KNOWN SHOP THEY CHANGED MATER CYLINDER ALSO BRAKES AND ROTORS. MY BRAKE PEDAL STILL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN THIS HAS ALSO BEEN BLEED SEVERAL TIMES.
Service brakes, Dec 22, 2017
THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE IN MOTION, AND ONLY AFTER THE ABS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. AFTER THE ABS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED THE BRAKES GET VERY SOFT. WHEN IN THIS STATE, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES SLOW THE CAR, AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT STOPPING DISTANCE AND ALSO THE EXTRA TIME IT TAKES TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE THAT FAR. THE SYSTEM TYPICALLY DOES NOT RECOVER FROM THIS UNTIL THE CAR IS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AND EVEN THEN, THE REPAIRS OFTEN DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THREE TIMES WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN, THE LAST TWO TIMES TO THE DEALER. NEW ROTORS (REPLACED TWICE), MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDERS, PADS, SYSTEM FLUSHING WILL SOMETIMES TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM HOWEVER IT RECURS. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SPENT AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. WE FEEL WE HAVE AN UNSAFE CAR WE CANNOT DRIVE OR SELL TO ANOTHER PERSON. OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE RUNS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS. THE PROBLEM MOST RECENTLY OCCURRED AFTER A SNOW EVENT ON 12/18/2017 HOWEVER, IT SEEM TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE ABS IS ENGAGED.
Service brakes, Dec 22, 2017
THE CAR LOST BRAKING POWER. WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED, I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO GET THEM TO ENGAGE. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER INITIALLY. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT LATER, AGAIN WHEN THE ABS ENGAGED, THE PEDAL GOT SPONGY AND THE PEDAL HAD TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO BRAKE. THEN, MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND REPLACED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE, COSTING ME > $1,000. THE PART COST $805. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED.
Service brakes, Dec 20, 2017
NOTICED SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL/PEDAL NOT FIRM/GOING ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER HITTING A LARGE POT HOLE/BUMP WHILE IN MOTION, BRAKING FOR A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A CITY STREET. ABS WAS ACTIVATED DURING THE TURN UPON HITTING THE BUMP, ALTHOUGH THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND NOT SLIPPERY. VEHICLE WOULD STILL STOP WITH THE SPONGY PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL HAD MORE TRAVEL THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEFORE ENGAGING THE BRAKE. UPON READING ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE, (POSSIBLE HCU MALFUNCTION) THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. DEALERSHIP TECHS HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR HCU ISSUES. UPON DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, THE TECH ORIGINALLY STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT OPPOSITE PROBLEM - INSTEAD OF A SOFT, SPONGY PEDAL, HE EXPERIENCED A PEDAL SO FIRM THAT IT COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED. THIS EXTREME FIRM PEDAL WAS A ONE-TIME EVENT. VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 DAYS, WHERE TECHS INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE PASSED ALL OF IT'S TESTS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL FIRMNESS IN ALL TEST DRIVES. TECHS COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALITIES. BRAKE PEDAL HAS SINCE RETURNED TO NORMAL FIRMNESS FOR THE TIME BEING. THE ORIGINAL SPONGY PEDAL ISSUE REMAINS UNRESOLVED AT THIS TIME.
Service brakes, Dec 9, 2017
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES REDUCED BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) PUMP ENGAGES. IT USUALLY HAPPENS COMING TO A STOP AND ONE WHEEL HITS A SMALL BUMP AND SLIPS, MORE OFTEN WHEN THE ROAD IS WET. WHILE THE CAR CAN STILL BE SUFFICIENTLY STOPPED UNDER THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, PEDAL PRESSURE IS REDUCED AND DOES NOT REGENERATE FULLY, AND IT TAKES 20-30 MINUTES TO RECOVER THE LOST PRESSURE, AND ONLY AFTER SEVERAL INSTANCES OF HARD BRAKING ARE PERFORMED WITHOUT THE ABS PUMP ENGAGING. SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE DOES NOT REGENERATE THE LOST PRESSURE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THIS AS IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A FEW TIMES BEFORE.
Service brakes, Dec 6, 2017
ABS SYSTEM GOES HAYWIRE IF YOU HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING. PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. AFTER RESEARCHING SOCIAL MEDIA, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM ON OLDER FUSIONS. SEEMS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS THIS WIDE SPREAD AND COMMON.
Service brakes, Dec 5, 2017
AFTER A HARD BRAKING THAT ENGAGED THE ABS, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT AFTERWARDS. BRAKING IS STILL POSSIBLE, BIT THE PEDAL TRAVELS FARTHER UNTIL THE BRAKES START TO ENGAGE AND FEELS MUSHY BETWEEN THE PREVIOUS BRAKING POSITION OF THE PEDAL AND THE NEW POSITION WHERE THE BRAKES NOW ENGAGE. IT FEELS AS IF A VALVE IN THE HCU/ABS BRAKE CONTROL MODULE IS STUCK IN AN OPEN OR HALF OPEN POSITION (I.E. MORE FLUID IS REQUIRED TO FILL ALL PATHS BEFORE SUFFICIENT PRESSURE BUILDS UP TO THE BRAKES). DEALERSHIP CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT AND COULDN'T FIND THE CORE ISSUE, PEDAL IS STILL MUSHY AFTER HAVING THE BRAKE SYSTEM BELD BY THEM.
Service brakes, Dec 1, 2017
YESTERDAY I WAS TURNING LEFT FROM A 2 LANE ROAD ONTO THE ONE LANE STREET WHERE I WORK AND HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY BECAUSE A CAR WAS STOPPED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE ROAD. I BELIEVE THIS ENGAGED MY ABS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, MY BRAKES SUDDENLY REQUIRED ME TO PUSH MY BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO ENGAGE IT. I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC THIS MORNING AND THEY RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT THAT THERE IS NO TEST TO KNOW IF THAT WOULD EVEN FIX IT. I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND COME TO FIND OUT IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH A FAULTY HCU IN ALL 2008 FORD FUSIONS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS KNOWN ISSUE IS NOT A FORMAL RECALL AS IT IS PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AS RISK INCLUDING MINE. ALSO, BECAUSE IT IS NOT A FORMAL RECALL, PEOPLE ARE WASTING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT WHEN THAT DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE AT ALL. PLEASE GET THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE ADDRESSED SO EVERYONE WITH A 2008 FORD FUSION GETS THE HCU REPLACED AND CAN BRAKE SAFELY. HERE ARE SOME LINKS THAT DESCRIBE THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE ON OTHER FORD FUSIONS. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/0R46_UNYYK8 HTTPS://WWW.THECARCONNECTION.COM/NEWS/1108032_2007-2009-FORD-FUSION-MERCURY-MILAN-INVESTIGATED-FOR-BRAKE-FAILURE HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FUSION/2008/BRAKES/SERVICE_BRAKES.SHTML
Service brakes, Nov 26, 2017
IN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AFTER HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP WHILE BRAKING THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. MAKING IT HARD TO STOP AT A SAFE DISTANCE. THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT SEEMS TO BE THE MAIN PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH MANY 2008 FORD FUSION OWNERS AND IT IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK. IN TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE NEXT LANE IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.
Service brakes, Nov 21, 2017, crash
FORD BRAKES: WHENEVER YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES CATCH AIR AND THEY DO NOT WORK!
Service brakes, Nov 18, 2017
ON DECEMBER 7, 2016, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES (ROUGHLY -20 DEGREES) AND ON SNOW AND ICE. DURING A STOP, MY ABS ENGAGED AND AFTER THAT TIME, MY BRAKES BECAME VERY SOFT, REQUIRED THE PEDAL TO BE PUSHED ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND OFFERED VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS ALREADY CLOSED FOR THE EVENING. THE NEXT DAY, THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND THEORIZED THAT THE EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES DIDN'T ALLOW THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) TO REROUTE FLUID PROPERLY AFTER THE ABS ENGAGED. THEY ADVISED ME THAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. I'M GUESSING MY CAR HAD ROUGHLY 100,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2017, I WAS DRIVING IN A BLIZZARD THAT HAD STARTED AFTER A PERIOD OF RAIN SO THE ROADS WERE EXTREMELY SLICK AND ICY. ONCE AGAIN, MY ABS ENGAGED WHICH LED TO A BRAKE FAILURE. I ALSO HAPPENED TO BE AT THE SUMMIT OF A MOUNTAIN WITH A 5% GRADE - NOT A GREAT TIME TO LOSE YOUR BRAKES! I TOOK MY CAR IN TO A SHOP ON 11-6-17 TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY WITNESSED THE BRAKE FAILURE AND AFTER TESTING, DETERMINED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAD FAILED. THEY REPLACED THE HCU (WITH A USED UNIT AT A MATERIALS/LABOR COST OF ROUGHLY $450) AND I WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT TIME MY ABS ENGAGES. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 115,000 MILES ON IT. I CONSIDER MYSELF EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT DURING EITHER OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS. THE HCU FAILURE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
Air bags, Service brakes, Nov 14, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON, EVERY ONCE IN A WAIL THE LIGHT GO OFF FOR A DAY OR SO BUT COMES BACK ON. WHEN I MAKE A TURN, AS I APPLY THE BRAKES THE CAR SEEMS TO SLIDE.
Service brakes, Nov 13, 2017
EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH LOW/SOFT BRAKE AFTER THE ABS ENGAGES. VEHICLE IN MOTION, STOPPED SLIGHTLY SUDDENLY, ABS ACTIVATED. AFTERWARDS MY BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT, BEGINS TO BRAKE, THEN GOES NEARLY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE FULLY STOPPING CAR. DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Service brakes, Nov 11, 2017
I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN DECELERATION ON ROUGHED UP ASPHALT ( CITY STREET IN PREPARATION TO RESURFACE). ABS KICKED IN FOR A MOMENT, THEN MY BRAKES WENT OUT. PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING MY VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY GOING 10-15 MPH AND NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT USING MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. PARKED FOR ROUGHLY AN HOUR, PUMPING BRAKES THAT SLOWLY REGAINED PRESSURE, BEFORE I WAS COMFORTABLE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AGAIN.. SEEMS FINE NOW, BUT AFTER READING ABOUT THE ISSUE, I KNOW IT VERY WELL WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN. WHO KNOWS WHEN OR HOW FAST I COULD BE GOING, BUT THE FIX IS $2000 WHICH I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD.
Service brakes, Nov 6, 2017
BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT HAS TO BE COMPLETELY COMPRESSED TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP. FAULTY PART IS SAID TO BE ABS HCU.
Structure, Service brakes, Nov 4, 2017
HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH MY BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY AFTER ABS GOING ON BY HITTIN MY BRAKES ON A BUMPY ROAD OR UNEVEN GRAVEL AND IN RAINY WEATHER, MY BRAKES WENT SOFT AND LOW AND I WOULD HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND FOR MY VEHICLE TO STOP. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES AND STOPPING A LOT OF TIMES THE BRAKES WOULD GO SOMEWHAT BACK TO NORMAL, RECENTLY I PRESSED MY BRAKES IN UNEVEN GRAVEL AND I ALMOST RAN INTO A CONSTRUCTION POST BECAUSE MY BRAKES GAVE OUT ON ME AND WENT SOFT AND LOW, SO I HAD TO TURN MY VEHICLE TO PREVENT ME FROM CRASHING, MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN LOW AND SOFT EVER SINCE AND I DROVE MY VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT INCIDENT AND MY BRAKES HAVE NOT RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL, IM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THIS ISSUE AND BELIEVE IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLE IT LOOKS BRAND NEW STILL AND I ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF IT, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO A CONSTRUCTION POST, I BELIEVE FROM RESEARCHING THAT OTHERS WITH THE 2008 FORD FUSIONS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS.
Service brakes, Nov 4, 2017
WHEN BRAKING ON A STEEP HILL AT 20+MPH, BRAKES BECOME SOFT AND REQUIRE PUSHING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO BRING CAR TO COMPLETE STOP. PROBLEM SEEMS TO FIX ITSELF AFTER SOME TIME BEFORE REOCCURRING LATER AFTER NEW BRAKING.
Service brakes, Oct 30, 2017
PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN AN ABS BRAKE INCIDENT OCCURS LIKE A WET ROAD OR SNOW OR SUDDEN STOP. TURNS OUT THE ABS PUMP UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS OFTEN MISDIAGNOSED AND THE ABS PUMP UNIT IS THE FAULTY ITEM WHICH CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR
Service brakes, Oct 24, 2017
THE BRAKES GO SPONGY AFTER HITTING A SIMPLE POTHOLE. YOU HAVE TO PUSH YOUR FOOT TO THE FLOOR AND BE SURE YOU HAVE ROOM TO STOP AND NOT HIT ANYTHING. IF YOU HAD A SUDDEN STOP, IT WOULD TAKE WAY LONGER TO STOP. THERE IS OVER 160 COMPLAINTS ON THIS ON SAME YEAR OF FUSION. THAT SAYS ENOUGH TO ME. SOME PEOPLE SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE BRAKE CONTROL UNIT. DEFECTIVE MEANS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE AIR BAGS ARE STILL AN ISSUE AS WELL. PLEASE HELP WITH A RECALL!!!
Service brakes, Oct 23, 2017
ABS BRAKES FAILED AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE CAUSING THE PEDDLE TO GO TO THE FLOOR. ABS FAILED ON A ROUGH ROAD AT A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES AND ENDED UP IN THE INTERSECTION.
Service brakes, Oct 23, 2017
WHILE BRAKING DOWN A HILL AND ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED ON SUDDENLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES FELT VERY SLUGGISH AFTER THAT, LIKE ONLY THE REAR BREAKS WERE WORKING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ANY DECELERATION. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A MECHANIC HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE ABS HYDROLIC UNIT OF THE VEHICLE NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK YET FROM THE MECHANIC BUT IT WILL COST AT LEAST $1100 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR. $800 FOR THE ABS HYDROLIC UNIT AND $300 FOR LABOR AND SERVICES.
Service brakes, Oct 5, 2017
2008 FORD FUSION BRAKES ARE SOFT AND GO TO FLOOR. TAKES LONGER AND MORE ROOM TO BRAKE. FIRST HAPPENED WHEN RAINING OR HITTING A PUDDLE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR; NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU BRAKE. PUSH PEDAL DOWN IT GOES 75% DOWN BEFORE BRAKE ENGAGES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. ISSUE FOUND TO BE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.
Service brakes, Oct 3, 2017
HI IM HAVING TROUBLE BRAKING AFTER MY ABS KICKS IN. MY PEDAL SINKS TO THE FLOOR USUALLY. THE CAR IS ALWAYS BRAKING DIFFERENT NOW SOMETIMES I BARELY HAVE TO PRESS IT BUT THEN IT SINKS AND LOSSES PRESSURE. THERE IS NO BRAKE LIGHT OR ABS LIGHT ON. IVE HAD MY BRAKE SYSTEM INSPECTED AND A BRAKE LINE FLUSH. IT DIDNT HELP. IT SEEMS LIKE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE.
Service brakes, Sep 28, 2017
ATTACHED IS THE WORK ORDER AND THE PAYMENT RECEIPT WE PAID FORD, WE PRAY THAT WE CAN GET OUR MONEY BACK. ON OCT 28,2015 MY FORD FUSION: LOW/SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AT TIMES , I BROUGHT MY CERTIFIED PRE OWNED FORD FUSION 2008 IN 2012, AT CAPITAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN RALEIGH NC. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS WONDERFUL. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN ON SOCIAL SECURITY I HAVE NO FUNDS FOR SAVINGS SO I AM LIMITED IN WHAT I DO, MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, I DRIVE MY GREAT GRANDSON TO KINDERGARTEN DAILY, TO SCHOOL AND ON THAT DAY IT WAS A DRY DAY, I AM AFRAID THE CAR WON'T STOP ONE DAY. I HAVE ALL INFO THAT IT IS NOT THE MASTER CYLINDER, BUT A HCU, MY WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 124,000 MILES, I HAVE 132,000 MILES, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE 2008 FORD FUSIONS. THEN ON NOV. 3 I WAS DRIVING TO RALEIGH AND WENT TO STOP AT THE LIGHT AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND I PANICKED BUT GOT THE CAR TO STOP WITH HITTING ANY THING, WHEN MY HUSBAND CALLED FORD THE MAN SAID THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THAT YEAR VEHICLE BEFORE, AND THAT ALL 3 COMPONENTS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED ANT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE NO MONEY OTHER THAN SOCIAL SECURITY, AND WE HAD TO PAY $2,700 TO HAVE IT FIXED THIS IS SO TERRIBLE FOR A COMPANY LIKE FORD TO HAVE A RECALL ON FLOOR MATS AND NOT ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR THE TRANSMISSION, OUR CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO FORD ABOUT THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD WHEN WE STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THEM AT 40 MILES PER HOUR THE WHOLE CAR WOULD LURCH LIKE IT WAS JUMPING PUT OF GEAR, AND THE FORD MECHANIC SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *CC