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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Power train, Service brakes, Jun 22, 2016
WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THE BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION, OUR BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR ON A FEW OCCASIONS, THEN IT SEEMED FINE, AND IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, WE HAD TO PAY $2,700 TO HAVE FORD FIX IT, AND THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS, WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS THE CAR LURCHES AND THIS IS GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE.
Service brakes, May 4, 2016
IN WINTER 2014/2015, CARS BRAKES QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DROVE CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR TO THIS PAST WINTER 2015/2016, WHEN DRIVING ON SNOW ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AT TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR A LEFT-HAND TURN DOING 45 MPH WHEN BREAKS QUIT WORKING AGAIN. I COULD NOT STOP AND CARS SLID THROUGH INTERSECTION. FINALLY COASTED TO A STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD. TOOK HER BACK TO MECHANIC WHO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. ON APRIL 20, 2016, I PULLED INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE AND HIT A BUMP IN THE PARKING LOT BREAKS QUIT WORKING AND I ALMOST RAN INTO THE BUILDING OF THE STORE. AFTER SITTING IN PARK AND PUSHING THE BREAK AS I HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY, THEY WORKED FINE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I MAY 3,2016, I PULLED INTO THAT SAME CONVENIENT STORE WITH THE SAME BUMP AND LOST MY BRAKES AGAIN. THIS TIME BUMPING THE CURB BEFORE I STOPPED. I CALLED FORD I MAY FOR 2016 AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FINDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 FORD FUSION YET THERE IS NO RECALL. FORD SAID UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO RECALL BUT I COULD TAKE MY CAR TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIR. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND I COULD DIE OR END UP KILLING SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE I CAN'T STOP.
Service brakes, May 4, 2016
2008 FORD FUSION FAULTY BRAKES "HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT". (SEE LINKS BELOW )MY WIFE AND CHILD WHERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SHE SWITCHED LANES AND ATTEMPTED TO USE HER BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME. LIKE OUT OF A HORROR FILM HER BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND PEDAL WENT DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES WENT SUPER SOFT AND THE VEHICLES EMERGENCY BRAKE NEEDED TO BE USED TO AVOID A COLLISION. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I AM NOT SURE WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL YET. I FOUND COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT REPORTING FAULTY BRAKES AND DEALER REPORTED A FAULTY HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE (PLEASE SEE LINKS BELOW). WITH A COST OF UP TO $1000. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. * HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FUSION/2008/BRAKES/ *HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2008/FORD/FUSION/SERVICE_BRAKES_HYDRAULIC/PROBLEM.ASPX * HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/FORD/FUSION/HYDRAULIC+BRAKE * HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FUSION/2008/BRAKES/SERVICE_BRAKES.SHTML * HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/DISGUSTED-WITH-THE-BRAKES-532
Vehicle speed control, Electronic stability control (ESC), Service brakes, Apr 28, 2016
THE PROBLEM INITIALLY BEGAN BECAUSE I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY AND THE BRAKES FAILED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WENT BACK TO NORMAL. A WEEK LATER AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET, I BRAKED NORMALLY TO PULL IN TO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT AND THE BRAKES FAILED ALMOST COMPLETELY. THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE DISTANCE. ALSO, THEY HAD A SPONGY FEEL. THEY WOULD NOT PROPERLY GRIP UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM, OR IF THIS HAPPENED ON A LOCAL FREEWAY HERE IN HOUSTON, TX IT COULD BE POTENTIALLY FATAL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY ABS MODULATOR.
Service brakes, Apr 18, 2016
ON THREE OCCASIONS, UPON SUDDENLY BRAKING, BRAKE PEDAL FAILED. TOOK IT TO FORD ONCE AND THEY COULDNT TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. FORD DEALER SAID, "MUST'VE BEEN A FREAK ACCIDENT." I IGNORED THE SECOND TIME BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS PRESSURE BUILT UP SOON AFTER, BUT THE THIRD TIME, TOOK IT BACK TO FORD DEALER. THEY QUICKLY SAID IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. I DIDN'T ACCEPT THE DIAGNOSES. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND ONLINE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER 2008 FUSION BRAKES ISSUES LIKE MINE! AND NO RECALL!?! RESEARCH POINTS TOWARDS THE HYDRUALIC CONTROL UNIT, THE MECHANICAL PART OF THE ABS MODULE IS BAD. AND IT'S A COMMON ISSUE! PEOPLE CAN DIE OVER THIS! I HAVE NO ABS INDICATION SHOWING ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL... ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS I WAS DRIVING ON LEVEL ROADS OR HIGHWAYS. HOW CAN FORD NOT FIX THIS? IS IT NOT COMMON ENOUGH JUST YET!?! MAYBE LET A FEW DIE AND HAVE THE MEDIA HAVE A FIELD DAY WITH THE DEATHS BEFORE FORD RESPONDS??? FORD HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO ITS VEHICLES! WHERE'S THE PRIDE AND GOOD WILL FROM FORD? GOD FORBID FORD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND MAKE A RECALL AND PREVENT THEM FROM TAKING AWAY FROM THERE PROFITS!!!
Service brakes, Apr 13, 2016
I TRIED TO STOP A LITTLE FASTER THAN NORMAL AND HAD TO PUT MY BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. ONCE I DID THAT, MY BRAKES CONTINUED TO ONLY WORK PRESSING ALL THE WAY DOW OR BY PUMPING THEM TO BUILD PRESSURE. THIS WENT ON ABOUT 24 HOURS BEFORE THEY WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN THE SHORT MONTH I HAVE HAD THIS CAR. READING COMPLAINTS ON LINE FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM TELLS ME THERE IS NO FIX. THIS IS NOT SAFE NOT KNOWING WHEN YOUR BRAKES AREN'T GOING TO WORK WHEN YOU NEED THEM TO. NO LISERVICE OR AND LIGHTS COME ON AT ALL.
Service brakes, Apr 11, 2016
WHILE BRAKING AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT ACTIVATED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) SYSTEM THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AFTER THIS. THE PEDAL WOULD HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND DETERMINED TO HAVE A STUCK VALVE ON THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ABS SYSTEM. REPAIR COST WAS $100 TO BLEED ALL NEW FLUID INTO THE SYSTEM AND $925 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE FAULTY ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.
Service brakes, Mar 22, 2016
WHILE DRIVING I WAS REQUIRED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL FURTHER THAN NORMAL. TO STOP THE PEDAL MUST BE APPLIED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SOFT, SPONGE LIKE, WHEN APPLIED. VEHICLE STILL STOPS BUT PUMPING THEM REPEATEDLY IS REQUIRED. THIS IS REQUIRED WHEN STATIONARY, IN MOTION AND ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. VEHICLE HAS 120K BUT THIS ISSUE JUST STARTED. STATING THE OBVIOUS THAT BRAKES ARE AN IMPORTANT BUT CERTAINLY CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE EVEN IF THE BRAKES STOP THE VEHICLE. YOU HAVE TO ADJUST YOUR SPEED AND TIMING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. ALTHOUGH THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED YET, SUDDEN OR EMERGENCY BRAKING MAY BE REQUIRED SO I CAN'T CONFIRM HOW THEY WOULD REACT TO THIS SITUATION.
Service brakes, Feb 23, 2016
AFTER ENGAGING THE ABS ON LIGHT SNOW, MY BRAKES BECAME SPONGY. COUPLE OF INCHES OF PLAY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE IT WOULD ENGAGE
Service brakes, Feb 23, 2016
I, AND MANY OTHERS, HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH FORD FUSION BRAKE PROBLEMS AFTER AN ABS EVENT (AS IT IS REFERRED TO). THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WHEN BRAKING AND HITTING A PATCH OF ICE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABS ACTIVATE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKES DO NOT RETURN TO NORMAL IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THE ABS PUMP VALVES GET STUCK AND THE BRAKE FLUID CIRCULATES. IT TAKES TIME TO COME BACK TO NORMAL WHICH IS NOT A NORMAL THING. WE BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP/CONTROL MODULE SHOULD BE RECALLED. IF YOU WERE TO GOOGLE SEARCH FORD FUSION BRAKE PROBLEMS AND OR SOFT BRAKE PEDALS, ETC (REGARDING THE FUSION) YOU WILL FIND A LOT OF INFORMATION. I AM A FORD LOVER AND LOVE MY FUSION BUT IT IS DISTURBING THAT FORD REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS A SAFETY RECALL AFTER EMAILS AND CONTACT WITH FORD. I COPIED ONE LINK TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE BRAKES SHOULD RETURN TO NORMAL INSTANTLY, NOT AFTER AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME. THANK YOU. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VWFLKCXXZTY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TR
Service brakes, Feb 18, 2016
EVER SINCE I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID SOMEONE ELSE GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT 6 MONTHS AGO ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN VERY SPONGY. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS ALSO BLED THE BRAKES. I CAN STILL PRESS THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A FIX. I'M A HUGE FORD FAN, BUT THIS IS JUST EMBARRASSING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR SUCH A POPULAR CAR AND COMPANY. SACK UP AND MAKE A RECALL FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE TRUE FORD LOVERS!
Service brakes, Feb 16, 2016
MY BRAKES KEEP FAILING ON MY CAR , EVEN AFTER NEW BRAKES. THEY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 6 DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS, ONCE HAVING TO TAKE THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND DAMAGING A RIM. IT STARTED AT 14000 ISH OFF AND ON AND I ONLY HAVE 59000 ON IT NOW, AND FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME. I MEAN THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY PASSENGERS , BUT FOR ANYONE IN FRONT OF ME. I WANT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO KNOW I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE, AND I ALSO HAVE PRINTED A FILE OF ALL COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND. THEY NOT ONLY FAIL, BUT THEY GRIND..... WITH NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES AS EVERYONE ELSE IS SAYING. I CANNOT DRIVE IT IF IT RAINS OR SNOWS, BECAUSE YOU JUST CANNOT STOP THE CAR. I NEARLY WAS IN A PILE UP ON THE HIWAY AS WELL. IT IS SCAREY. I WOULD CHALLENGE THEM ON THIS. THE OTHER DAY I COULD NOT STOP AGAIN. THIS IS A PROBLEM ....SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING.
Service brakes, Feb 10, 2016
THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS SLIDING INTO TRAFFIC DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS. AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES HARD AND ENGAGING THE ABS SYSTEM THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGEY AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER HAVING TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD AGAIN AND THIS TIME WE WERE ON AN INTERSTATE. MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES, AND ADJUSTED THEM. AFTER THIS HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES MY MECHANIC RESEARCHED IT TO FIND THE THE ABS MODULES ON THIS MODEL ARE FAULTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE DEFECT ON THIS AUTOMOBILE. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL AND THE SAME DEFECT HAS BEEN NOTED.
Service brakes, Feb 7, 2016
ABS ACTIVATED WHEN SLOWING FOR A RIGHT HAND TURN ON WET ROADS THEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND GOT VERY SOFT. CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, HAD TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC LANES. ABS INDICATOR CAME ON. AFTER RESTARTING CAR BRAKES RECOVERED TO NORMAL HOWEVER ABS INDICATOR COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY.
Service brakes, Feb 1, 2016
APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON A MORNING WITH SOME ICE ON THE ROADS, THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALL SUBSEQUENT BRAKING ATTEMPTS RESULT IN THE PEDAL GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE YEARS WITH THIS CAR. DIFFERENT COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT NEVER SOLVED THE PROBLEM. IT TYPICALLY GOES AWAY ON ITS OWN EVENTUALLY. DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A SAFE SITUATION.
Service brakes, Jan 28, 2016
ONCE THE ABS APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL CAN BE SMASHED TO THE FLOOR
Service brakes, Jan 25, 2016
WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND IT TAKES LONGER THAN IT SHOULD TO STOP THE CAR. FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER STARTING TO PRESS THE BRAKE, IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR WILL NOT STOP EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL WRECKS AND HAVE ONLY AVOIDED THEM BY PRESSING MY BRAKES WELL BEFORE I HAVE NEEDED TO THE POINT OF TRYING TO STOP AT GREEN LIGHTS JUST IN CASE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS TO TRY AND FIX THE BREAKS TO THE POINT WHERE THE BRAKE BOOSTER, CALIPER, AND BRAKE MODULE HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED YET THE BRAKES STILL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HOPE THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE HE OR SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP HIS OR HER CAR DUE TO THE FAULTY BREAKS.
Service brakes, Jan 14, 2016
IN NOVEMBER 2015 I TOOK MY 2008 FORD FUSION TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT. AS I RECALL, I HIT A REGULAR OLE POT HOLE AND THE BRAKES WERE NON-EXISTENT UNTIL I PUSHED THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, HE SAID THERE WAS POWER STEERING IN MY MASTER CYLINDER, AND THAT I NEEDED MY MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. I ALLOWED HIM TO DO SO AND THE BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. IN DECEMBER OF 2015 I WAS PULLING INTO TED'S HOTDOGS AND THE PEDAL WENT SOFT, AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME MECHANIC AND HE NOTICED THE SOFT PEDAL. AFTER BLEEDING OUT THE BRAKES THE BRAKES RETURNED TO WORKING PROPERLY. HE SAID HE SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND CALLED IT, "WEIRD." WHEN I PICKED IT UP EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. JANUARY 13TH, 2016 I WAS RETURNING HOME. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AND I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO MY STREET. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AGAIN. THIS MORNING MY MOTHER TOOK IT TO WORK AND SHE WAS FORCED TO RUN A RED LIGHT AT 5:30 AM BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE THE PEDAL WAS SOFT. EVERY TIME THE PEDAL WENT SOFT, IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS MAKING A TURN. THE SPEEDS I WAS GOING AT WERE 40MPH, 35MPH AND 20MPH. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES, ROTORS NOR CALIPERS, BUT HAS TO DO WITH THE ABS AND HCU.
Service brakes, Jan 12, 2016, crash
LIGHT SNOW ON ROADS WHEN I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. APPROACHED SLOWLY AND BEGAN TO LIGHTLY APPLY THE BRAKES. FELT/HEARD ABS ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST ALL RESISTANCE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. BEGAN FRANTICLY PUMPING THE BRAKES AND, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 PUMPS, THEY RETURNED. PULLED AWAY FROM INTERSECTION AND LIGHTLY APPLIED BRAKES ON A DRY AREA OF PAVEMENT; SAME RESULT AS ABOVE. ABS INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT ON. IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY (PUMPING MY LEG OFF EVERY TIME I HAD TO DECREASE SPEED) AND THEY FOUND NO ISSUE. STATED THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY WITH THE ABS HCU (AS THEY HAD SEEN THE SAME ISSUE OCCUR ON A LINCOLN MKS). PEDAL RESTORED TO NORMAL WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM SHOP.**UPDATED 9/28/16 TWO DAYS AFTER I REPORTED THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING MY MORNING COMMUTE AND BEGAN TO BRAKE AS I APPROACHED A BUSY INTERSECTION (THREE DIRECTIONS OF TRAFFIC BUT ONLY 1 DIRECTION HAS TO STOP). VERY SMALL SPOTS OF UNMELTED SNOW WERE PRESENT ON THE ROAD AND AGAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ALSO WENT BEYOND MY DESIRED STOPPING POINT ON THIS OCCASION, AS WELL. IN FACT, THE VEHICLE ONLY STOPPED BECAUSE I WRECKED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS WAITING TO TURN.*SMCH
Service brakes, Jan 7, 2016
HAD INSTANCE TO HIT BREAKS WHEN SLIDING ON ICE. CAR STOPPED AND ABS WAS WORKING. AFTERWORDS, PEDAL DEPRESSED TO FLOOR. I COULD STOP BY PUMPING THEM, BUT THOUGHT THEY HAD SUFFURED FAILURE. MECHANIC I TOOK THE CAR TO, SAID HE RESET COMPUTER CODE, FOUND AIR IN LINE, AND THEY WORKED FINE FOR OVER A YEAR. LAST MONTH, THEY DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE WERE AWAY FROM HOME, WE STOPPED VERY CAREFULLY. THEY DID SEEM TO CORRECT THEMSELVES OVER THE COURSE OF TIME. RETURNED TO MECHANIC, WHO WENT ONLINE TO TRY AND FIND REASON FOR PROBLEM, AFTER FINDING NO OTHER PROBLEM WITH SYSTEM, BELIEVES THAT THE FAULT LIES IN THE ABS MODULE. THESE INCIDENTS ALL HAPPENED DURING EXTREME BRAKING PROCEEDURES.
Service brakes, Jan 7, 2016
AFTER AN ABS EVEN THE BRAKES BECOME SPONGY OR EVEN NON-EXISTANT. 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS SAY NO PROBLEMS. THIS ISSUE HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AS THE BRAKES ARE INCONSISTENT. ON-LINE SEVERAL PEOPLE POINT TO A FAILURE OF THE HBU. I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS IT. I CAN NOT KEEP THROWING MONEY AT THIS ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO EITHER STEP UP AND RECALL THIS OR TELL DEALERS WHAT TO FIX.
Service brakes, Dec 21, 2015
WHILE SLOWLY DRIVING, I HEARD A POP NOISE AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD THE BREAKS CHECKED, ROTOR, PAD, FLUID AND HAD THEM BLED. NOTHING WRONG AND NO CHANGE. I TOOK THEM 3 DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IF I PUMPED THE BREAKS, THE PEDAL WILL COME BACK, BUT IF I HIT A POTHOLE, MINOR BUMP OR IF ITS WET, SNOW OR ICE...THEY GO OUT AGAIN AND I AM TERRIFIED OF WRECKING AND HURTING MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE! I TOOK IT IN SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TELL ME IT'S THE ABS SYSTEM AND THAT IT MAY NEED A NEW ABS MODULE WHICH IS QUITE EXPENSIVE! I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE; WORK AND HOME. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE NOW SEEN THIS PROBLEM REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES AND NO RECALL? WHY IS THIS NOT TAKEN CARE OF? I WONDER HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN DUE TO THIS? WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE IT RECALLED? IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE ABS PROBLEM...THAT FORD IS NOT ADDRESSING.
Service brakes, Dec 1, 2015
I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHILE TURNING IN A THIN PATCH OF MUD, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING A DRASTIC DROP IN BRAKING CAPABILITY. APPARENTLY, AFTER AN "ABS EVENT", A VALVE IN THE ABS CONTROL UNIT STICKS OPEN ROBBING THE SYSTEM OF PRESSURE. AFTER THE ABS EVENT, I WAS ABLE TO RE-PRESSURIZE THE SYSTEM BY PUMPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES.
Service brakes, Nov 25, 2015
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET ON A MONDAY NIGHT. IT HAD SNOWED ON SATURDAY AND THERE HAD BEEN SOME THAWING AND ICING. I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. AFTER THAT THE BRAKES LOST THEIR PRESSURE MAKING BRAKING MORE DIFFICULT. I DEFINITELY COULD NOT STOP FAST IF I NEEDED TOO MAKING IT A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN AUGUST OF 2015 AS WELL. I DROVE THE 1/2 MILE TO MY HOUSE AND DECIDED I WOULD TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. UNFORTUNATELY ON MY WAY THERE THE BRAKES ONCE AGAIN ENGAGED THEREFORE, NOT SHOWING UP ON ANY TEST. AGAIN, JUST LIKE IN AUGUST. I HAVE MANY CONCERNS WITH THIS PROBLEM, I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING PEOPLE IN MY VEHICLE, PEOPLE WHO KNOW I HAVE A PROBLEM DO NOT WANT ME TO DRIVE THEM AND THEN THERE'S MY DAUGHTER WHO I WILL NOT ALLOW TO DRIVE THE CAR. I WOULD NOT WANT TO SELL THE CAR KNOWING THAT WHOEVER PURCHASED IT WOULD BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO BE HAPPENING TO OTHERS AS WELL, BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL! GO FIGURE THAT NOTHING WILL BE DONE UNTIL SOMEONE (A CHILD) IS KILLED DUE TO GREED! GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR MORE OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM & HTTP://FORDPROBLEM.COM/2008-FORD-FUSION-SERVICE-BRAKES-PROBLEMS-DEFECTS//COMPLAINT/2008/FORD/FUSION/HYDRAULIC+BRAKE
Service brakes, Nov 23, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HCU BECAME JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STICK TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HCU WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.