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, Sep 25, 2017
WITHOUT WARNING, THE BRAKES ALMOST COMPLETELY FAILED. THE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS MUCH LONGER THAN USUAL. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. HE THEN ELECTRONICALLY PURGED THE ABS SYSTEM THREE TIMES AND NORMAL BRAKING AND PEDAL TRAVEL WERE RESTORED. HE GAVE ME A COPY OF TSB 575576.
Service brakes, Sep 22, 2017
BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE AFTER HITTING A SPEED BUMP AND IT TOOK 30 MINS TO RESUME TO THE NORMAL POSITION. BREAKING WAS VERY SLOW DURING THIS TIME AND TOOK A LONGER DISTANCE TO BRAKE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE WHICH SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING THIS YEAR OF FORD FUSIONS IT APPEARS IT IS A FAULT WITH THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.
Service brakes, Sep 18, 2017
AT TIMES MY ABS WILL KICK IN WHEN HITTING A BUMP WHILE BRAKING OR WHEN HARD BRAKING, AFTER THE ABS KICKS IN I LOSE ALL PRESSURE AND HAVE TO FLOOR MY BRAKE PEDAL TO BE ABLE TO STOP. EVENTUALLY MY BRAKES RE PRESSURIZE BUT THIS TAKES TIME, THIS LAST EVENT TOOK 2.5 WEEKS FOR MY BRAKES TO "COME BACK". THIS IS ALSO NO THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I ALMOST HIT A GIRL CROSSING THE STREET, MY ABS KICKED IN, THEN MY BRAKES FAILED AND I HAD TO FLOOR THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, I NEARLY HIT THE GIRL. THANKFULLY I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED AND KNEW TO FLOOR MY BRAKE PEDAL. FIRST INCIDENT: I WAS BRAKING TO A STOP AND MY TIRE HIT A RAISED MANHOLE COVER IN THE ROAD, WASN'T REAL HARD BUT ENOUGH THAT MY BRAKES "FAILED" AND I SKIDDED INTO THE INTERSECTION, THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS MOVING YET. MY BRAKES RECOVERED A COUPLE DAYS LATER. SECOND INCIDENT: THE YOUNG GIRL I ALMOST HIT, I MENTIONED THIS IN THE ABOVE PARAGRAPH. HEADING TO WORK, DOING ABOUT 30, I SPACED OUT FOR A MIN, GIRL STARTS TO CROSS, I SLAM ON THE BRAKES.(YES, I KNOW, IT WAS BAD ALL AROUND). THE ABS KICKS IN, I START TO SLOW, THEN I LOSE 99% OF MY BRAKES AND I HAVE TO FLOOR MY PEDAL TO STOP FROM HITTING HER. I CAME WITHIN 5 FEET OF THE GIRL. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INSTANCES BUT I DON'T REMEMBER SPECIFICS. ALTHOUGH, THE TWO EVENTS ABOVE, THE FIRST ONE WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, THE SECOND WAS 2 WEEKS AGO.
Service brakes, Sep 16, 2017
TUCSON, AZ. CITY DRIVING; POTHOLES AND SAND ON ROADWAYS COMMON. NO EVASIVE OR AVOIDANCE SKIDDING PRECEDED POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PUSHED NEARLY TO THE FLOOR TO GET BRAKE ACTION, WHICH IS ONLY PARTIAL BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. BRAKE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER - NO CHANGE IN BRAKE PERFORMANCE. BRAKE REPAIR SHOP THEN REPLACED ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT - BRAKE PERFORMANCE RETURNS TO NORMAL. BRAKE SHOP ADVISED ABS CAN ACTIVATE WITH CAUSE, THEN HCU VALVE STICKS OPEN, CREATING REPORTED CONDITION.
Service brakes, Sep 12, 2017
DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, SUCH AS ICY OR WET, IF I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE, OR TAKE A SHARP TURN SOMETIMES THE ABS DOES NOT KICK IN AND MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR BARELY SLOWS DOWN TO A STOP. IF I PUMP MY BRAKES DURING THIS THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND NOT EVERY TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES I HAVE VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE FORD MOSES IN ST. ALBANS WV TWICE AND IT SITS THERE NOW. ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PRIVATE MECHANICS IT IS MY HCU BUT FORD WILL NOT REPLACE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE BRAKE FAILURE. IT CANNOT BE DUPLICATED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME. ACCORDING TO PRIVATE MECHANICS AND INFORMATION THEY RESEARCHED IT IS A VALVE IN THE HCU NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY AND IS A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE PART, HOWEVER FORD WILL NOT ADMIT IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. I HAVE HAD MY BRAKING SYSTEM CHECKED BY 2 PRIVATE MECHANICS AND BEEN TO FORD TECHNICIANS TWICE WITH ROTORS, BRAKE LINES, CALIPERS, AND BRAKES INSPECTED, REMOVED AND PUT BACK ON, CALIPERS REPLACED, BRAKE LINES BLED, AND STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOTHING TO UPLOAD BECAUSE THE CAR IS SITTING AT THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE AT 25-35MPH, ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, AND PULLING INTO A SIDE STREET AT LOW SPEEDS, AS WELL AS WHEN HITTING POTHOLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BUT ALL INSTANCES THE PAVEMENT WAS WET AND MY ABS SHOULD HAVE ENGAGED AND FAILED TO.
Service brakes, Sep 1, 2017
I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING MY 2008 FORD FUSION WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER SUDDENLY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE TRACTOR TRAILER AND MY ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. AFTER MY ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, I LOST SIGNIFICANT BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND LOW RANGE GEAR TO COME TO A STOP EVEN THOUGH I WAS TRAVELLING DOWN A STEEP GRADIENT HILL. MY CAR HAD ABOUT 100,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANICS SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC SAID THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS STUCK. I REMOVED THE FUSE FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO DISABLE IT.
Service brakes, Aug 25, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND SPONGY. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Service brakes, Aug 24, 2017
I HAVE A 2008 FORD FUSION, ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST REAR ENDED GUY IN FRONT OF ME. HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES AT AUTO SHOPS TO BE TOLD IT WAS ABS CONTROL MODULE. ALMOST A 700$PART. LUCKILY THEY FOUND A NEWER USED ONE FOR ME. NEVER BUYING FORD AGAIN AFTER THIS
Service brakes, Aug 19, 2017
AFTER GOING OVER A SET OF RAIL ROAD TRACKS MY BREAKS WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TOT THE FLOOR. I WOULD NOT HAVE ANY BREAKS FOR LIKE 45 SECONDS AND IM LIKE TRYING YO STOP AND NOTHING UNTIL I KEEP PUMPING. IT'S HAPPENED TWICE NOW AND I GO SLOW OVER THE TRACKS.
Service brakes, Aug 19, 2017
THE BRAKES GO SOFT AFTER GOING OVER A ROUGH PATCH OR A POT HOLE. BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, REDUCING STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR WORSE. IT OCCURS FREQUENTLY ON MY VEHICLE AND IN MY OPINION, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.
Service brakes, Aug 18, 2017
I RECENTLY DROVE MY 90 YEAR OLD MOTHER IN LAW'S 2008 FORD FUSION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS WAY TOO MUCH TRAVEL - WHEN APPLYING FULL BRAKING FORCE THE PEDAL NEVER RETURNS A HARD END STOP FEEL AND PEDAL TRAVEL STOPS ONLY AN INCH OR SO FROM THE FIREWALL. ONCE ENGAGED THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM IS NOT BALANCED RESULTING IN SOME OF THE WHEELS TO LOCK - AND NOT THE SAME WHEELS WITH EACH TEST. SHE INDICATED THAT THIS HAD BEEN THIS WAY SINCE SHE BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAD THE BRAKE FLUID COMPLETELY REPLACED BY FORD WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND RECOMMENDS REPLACING PARTS ON BY ONE UNTIL IT IS FIXED - STARTING WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THEN THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THIS APPROACH I SEARCHED ON-LINE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE FUSION FOR THIS ISSUE AND THAT THE NHTSA HAS OPENED A FORMAL INVESTIGATION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAINT IS TO BE INCLUDED IN WHATEVER RECTIFICATIONS MAY RESULT FROM THAT INVESTIGATION.
Service brakes, Aug 16, 2017
(PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM A FORMER FACTORY-CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN, SO DESCRIPTION MAY BE TECHNICAL) WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, SMALL IMPERFECTIONS IN ROAD OR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS RESULTS IN AN ABS EVENT, WHICH IS NORMAL (ALTHOUGH I WOULD ARGUE SENSORS ARE OVERLY SENSITIVE AND CAUSE ABS TO ENGAGE TOO QUICKLY). HOWEVER, AFTER THE ABS EVENT IS OVER, THE PEDAL WILL OFTEN DROP TO FLOOR ON THE NEXT ATTEMPT AT BRAKING. WHILE NOW AWARE OF IT, THE FIRST SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAPPENED IT WAS UNEXPECTED AND I NEARLY EITHER ROLLED THROUGH INTERSECTIONS OR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME (TYPICALLY 30 MINUTES OR MORE), PEDAL WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO WHERE THE PEDAL NOW WILL NEVER RETURN TO FULL FIRMNESS. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND TESTING, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE ISSUE IS A MALFUNCTIONING HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (A PART THAT SHOULD EASILY LAST THE LIFETIME OF A VEHICLE). DUE TO THE SYMPTOMS, MANY HAVE MISTAKENLY TRIED REPLACING BRAKE BOOSTERS AND MASTER CYLINDERS, ONLY TO FIND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS IS NOT MY VIDEO, BUT THIS MAN DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB OF ILLUSTRATING THE ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VWFLKCXXZTY. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL TYPE OF BRAKE FAILURE AND POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY THREAT TO ANYONE THAT IS NOT EXPECTING THIS BEHAVIOR. THE FIRST FEW TIMES THAT IT HAPPENED TO ME, IT WAS A MATTER OF CHANCE THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS. ALSO, IF YOU CONTACT ME, MY CAR STILL EXHIBITS THE ISSUE AND I CAN READILY REPRODUCE IT. FINALLY, DATE OF EVENT HAPPENING IS APPROXIMATELY WHEN PROBLEM FIRST STARTED, IT HAS BEEN ONGOING INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS (ABS EVENTS ARE NOT FREQUENT OCCURRENCES) BUT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME, WITH PEDAL NOW NOT EVER RETURNING ALL THE WAY TO NORMAL FIRMNESS.
Power train, Air bags, Service brakes, Aug 14, 2017, crash
WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST MONTH AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING AND WENT CAREENING OFF THE ROADWAY INTO A STATIONARY SIGN AND TOW UP THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. NOR THE DRIVER AIR BAG.
Service brakes, Aug 14, 2017
INSTANCES WHERE BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER ROUGH ROAD OR BUMPS CAUSES BRAKE TO STOP WORKING, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. RECENTLY APPLIED BRAKE WHILE GOING OVER SLIGHT UNEVEN PAVEMENT. BRAKE WENT SOFT, TO FLOOR, TRAVELED APPROX 75 YARDS. WOULDN'T STOP. ABLE TO COAST TO PARKING SPOT W CURB. VERY SCARY!!!! SHUT OFF CAR, CAME BACK OUT HOUR LATER STILL SOFT TOO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKE. PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN THEY SEEMED TO WORK FINE. TOOK TO LOOK LOCAL SHOP NOTHING WRONG THAT THEY COULD FIND. RESEARCHED AND IT'S THE SAME ABS ISSUE AND OCCURRENCE AS REPORTED BY OTHERS. LUCKILY THERE WEREN'T ANY VEHICLES., OBSTACLES OR PEDESTRIANS IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I SHOOK FOR OVER AN HOUR.
Service brakes, Aug 12, 2017
NO BRAKES .... MY CAR HAS BEEN BASICALLY YARD ART FOR SEVERAL MONTHS .... HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH SPONGY BRAKES FOR YEARS IF I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY AND THE ABS BRAKES WHERE ENGAGED ...THEN THE BRAKES WOULD GO SPONGY.. ANOTHER TIME I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IF THE CAR WAS GOING TO STOP I SLIDE INSTEAD OF STOPPING ... THIS PAST MAY 2017 I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME HAD TO SLAM MY BRAKES ON AND I BARELY GOT STOPPED ! SCARED ME TO DEATH .. BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY SPONGY BY THE TIME I MADE IT HOME I DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES AT ALL !!! MY HUSBAND REPLACED BRAKE PADS , CALIBERS, MASTER CYLINDER , AND ROTORS ! WELL OVER $700 I PAID OUT . STILL HAVE NO BRAKES AT ALL . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ????? I'M THE ONLY INCOME MY FAMILY HAS AND NOW I HAVE A CAR ALMOST PAID FOR THAT JUST SITS !!! IT'S YARD ART PRETT MUCH .... I AM SPENDING A FORTUNE TO GET TO WORK AND BACK AND CAN'T AFFORD THE $500 FOR THEABS MODULE / PUMP NOT TO MENTION THE COST TO HAVE IT PUT ON !!! THIS IS HORRIBLE ... I'M ALREADY DIE HARD FORD GIRL BUT AFTER HIS EXPERIENCE I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE ....
Service brakes, Aug 7, 2017
MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN I WOULD BE COMING TO A STOP I HAVE TO PUSH THE BREAKS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT STILL DOES NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY. QUITE A FEW TIMES I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND ANOTHER TIME I DROVE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC AS MY CAR WAS NOT STOPPING PROPERLY. IT JUST BRAKED SLOWLY BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE A LOSS OF BREAK PRESSURE.
Service brakes, Aug 7, 2017
CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET IN TRAFFIC. AS I DROVE OVER A SMALL POTHOLE WHILE I WAS BRAKING, IT BEGAN TO BRAKE NORMALLY THEN SUDDENLY WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT. I BARELY MISSED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.
Service brakes, Aug 5, 2017
BRAKE PEDDLE GOES TO FLOOR WHEN STOPPING. THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THE BRAKES WERE BLED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HEAR FROM OTHERS WITH THIS SAME CAR ISSUE THAT IT IS A FAULTY ABS PUMP AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THESE UNITS AND DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO BRAKE.
Service brakes, Aug 4, 2017
THIS VEHICLE MODEL HAS A FAULTY HCU FOR THE ABS BRAKES THAT FAILS CONSISTENTLY. IT HAS FAILED ON ME AND MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME VEHICLE. MAKE FORD RESPONSIBLE AND HAVE THEM ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS NOW BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED BY THE BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN LAWSUITS AGAINST FORD AND THE NHTSA FOR FAILING TO DO THEIR JOB
Service brakes, Aug 3, 2017
PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES SEEMED SOFT OR SPONGY AND WERE SLOW TO BRAKE VEHICLE.RELEASED BRAKE PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED AGAIN. BRAKES FINALLY RESUMED WORKING BUT NOW SEE SOFTER THAN BEFORE. AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE BUT ADVISED REPLACING ABS DUE TO RECEIVING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.
Service brakes, Jul 28, 2017
2008 FORD FUSION 100,000 MILES FIRST OF ALL MY CAR IS STILL IN DRIVABLE ... I'M ON A FIXED INCOME AND I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE BRAKES,ROTORS,MASTER CYLINDER ! MY BRAKES HAVE HAD ISSUES FOR ABOUT A YEAR . COME TO A STOP JUST A REGULAR STOP ( LIKE A TOP LIGHT ) BRAKES GO CLEAR TO THE FLOOR . THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR . THE LAST EVENT WAS IN JAN 2017 WENT TO COME TO A STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I ALMOST RE ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME . MY BRAKES WERE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR LITERALLY NO BRAKES AT ALL . MADE IT HOME AND MY SON STARTED REPLACING EVERYTHING AS MENTIONED ABOVE ..... NOW STILL NO BRAKES AT ALL CLEAR TO THE FLOOR . THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS THE ONLY THING NOT REPLACED ( WHICH SHOULD BE A [XXX] RECALL ) I FEEL THE ONLY REASON FORD HASN'T DONE A RECALL IS BECAUSE OF THE COST . I'M ALREADY OUT $1000.00 NOW ANOTHER $1000.00 PART PLUS THE LABOR . I'M 68 AND FIXED INCOME NO CAR SINCE JAN THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I WON'T PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD AND THAT'S ALL I'VE PURCHASED IN MY 68 YEARS !!!! PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Service brakes, Jul 26, 2017
PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS HCU. ABS ACTIVATED AFTER HITTING LARGE BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THEN BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN SOFT EVER SINCE. IT HAS DONE THIS TWICE IN THE PAST HOWEVER IT HAS CORRECTED ITSELF RATHER QUICKLY. THIS TIME IT HAS NOT CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER 3 DAYS.
Service brakes, Jul 24, 2017
IN MAY, MY CAR LOST NEARLY ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AFTER I HAD TO MAKE AN ABRUPT STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION. I WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON A PAVED ROAD WHEN I ENGAGED IN THE ABRUPT STOP AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 45 MPH. THIS ISSUE HAD OCCURRED IN THE PAST AS WELL, BUT WITHIN THE NEXT 1-2 TIMES I DROVE MY CAR THE BRAKE PRESSURE WOULD RETURN. THIS TIME IT DID NOT. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL BRAKE MECHANIC SHOP,. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT UPON FURTHER REVIEW HE WAS ABLE TO TELL THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER IN THE BRAKES IS NOT THE ISSUE, AND HE'S RESTORED BRAKE PRESSURE TO THE SYSTEM; HOWEVER, ONCE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED THE "SOFT" BRAKES RETURNED. THE MECHANIC FURTHER NOTED THAT HIS BELIEF IS THAT THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED.
Service brakes, Jul 19, 2017
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70PMH, TRIED TO SLOW ENTERING A CURVE ONTO ANOTHER HIGHWAY, 271S TO 71S, IN OHIO AND HAD TO HIT MY BRAKES HARD BECAUSE TRAFFIC JAMMED SUDDENLY. I DIDN'T HAVE BRAKES AT ALL, MY ABS NEVER KICKED IN. I WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND EVEN THEN COULDN'T STOP WITH MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN.I NEARLY HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME GOING ABOUT 50+. I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO MY MECHANIC WHO REPLACED MY MASTER CYLINDER AGAIN (2X IN 5 MONTHS) AND AFTER HE WAS DONE THE PEDAL NO LONGER BRAKES PROPERLY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE PEDAL IS NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. IT IS AKIN TO NOT HAVING PEDALS AT ALL. I HAVE TO STAND ON IT TO STOP AND EVEN THEN ITS THE PANIC FEELING OF BEING UNABLE TO STOP. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT COULD KILL AND I'VE READ MANY OTHER STORIES OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES WITH BRAKING. FORD SAID THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN MY MECHANIC CALLED AND GAVE NO FURTHER REASONING TO IT. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING A CAR I'VE HAD A YEAR THAT'S NOT EVEN A DECADE OLD.
Service brakes, Jul 11, 2017
ABS ENGAGES WHEN BRAKING GOING OVER GRAVEL, OR OTHER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND DOES NOT RETURN TO NORMAL. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. BRAKES DO NOT RETURN TO NORMAL UNTIL THE CAR IS RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY WHENEVER THE ABS ENGAGES.