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
542 reports, newest first. Show all
Service brakes, Sep 30, 2014
THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE ALREADY. THE FIRST TIME, THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AFTER DRIVING OVER SOME WATER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT SOFT, WENT DOWN ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, AND DID NOT RESET ITSELF. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH THE DECREASED BRAKING POWER. I CALLED A FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH I COULD HEAR SOME SNICKERING IN THE BACKGROUND. I TOLD THEM I FOUND FORUM AFTER FORUM ONLINE OF OTHER FUSION OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THE VERY SAME THING. THEY COULD ONLY OFFER AN APPOINTMENT IN 2.5 WEEKS TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I CALLED AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND A MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT THE SAME DAY, CHECKED A FEW THINGS AND ADDED SOME BRAKE FLUID TO THE MASTER CYLINDER (MC). THE BRAKING POWER RETURNED. HE SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW MC IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AFTER I BRAKED TO AVOID A CAR MAKING A SURPRISE TURN IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BECAME SOFT. IT FELT LIKE I HAD NO BRAKING POWER AT ALL. I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND KEPT PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY TO GET IT TO RESET. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, IT RESET ITSELF TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER A FEW DAYS LATER. THEY COULD GET THE ABS TO ENGAGE, BUT COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, AND COULD ONLY OFFER A $2000 "FIX" THEY WOULD NOT GUARANTEE. I DID NOT TAKE THEM UP ON THEIR OFFER, AND THEY DID NOT BELIEVE CHANGING THE MASTER CYLINDER WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM COULD OCCUR AGAIN ANY TIME THE ABS IS ACTIVATED. *TR
Service brakes, Aug 30, 2014
I WAS DRIVING IN SNOW AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE ABS MADE A LOUD NOISE AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SINCE THEN MY BRAKES GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. *TR
Service brakes, Aug 2, 2014
AFTER BRAKING ON ICE, THE ABS ENGAGED THEN THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS SNOWING VERY BADLY AND THE SPONGINESS CONTINUED UNTIL THE CAR SAT STILL FOR HOURS AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE RETURNED. EIGHT MONTHS LATER ON A HOT, DRY DAY, WHILE BRAKING OVER A RAISED JOINT ON THE PAVEMENT, THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE BRAKES AGAIN BECAME SPONGY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. WE CAME HOME AND BLED THE BRAKES THINKING THE ACTION OF THE ABS MIGHT HAVE AGITATED THE BRAKE FLUID CAUSING BUBBLES, BUT THE FLUID WAS NOT FOAMY ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF AIR CAME OUT. BUT THE BRAKES TWO DAYS LATER ARE STILL SPONGY. WE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND FORUM AFTER FORUM ON WEBSITES COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT OTHER FORD VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR ABS ISSUES. I AM SCARED THE BRAKES WILL FAIL WHEN I NEED THEM THE MOST. *TR
Service brakes, Jul 30, 2014
ONCE AROUND APRIL 27TH OR SO I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO GO TO DALLAS. TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN SO I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE CAR DID NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY. I BEGAN TO PANIC AND BEGAN TO PUMP THEM AND THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED ABOUT A FOOT BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THEN ON ANOTHER OCCASION, ON OR ABOUT JULY 13TH I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET NEAR WHERE I PURCHASED THE 2008 FORD FUSION. AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT I BEGAN TO APPLY MY BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP IT BEGAN TO CLICK AND WAS ALREADY PAST THE CORNER, I LOOKED OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER AND TRAFFIC WAS STARTING TO COME MY WAY SO I LET UP OFF THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATED. I AM VERY AFRAID AND HAVE CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY THAT SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE BRAKES FOR MY VIN. I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO BE A STATISTIC BEFORE THE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. I JUST BOUGHT IT 11 MONTHS AGO, SO I HAVE A LONG TIME TO PAY FOR IT. *TR
Service brakes, Jul 23, 2014
ITS THE ABS. I HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKES GOTTEN NEW MASTER CYLINDER AND I STILL CANNOT GET FULL BRAKE CONTROL. STILL PUSHING PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. MY MECHANIC CHECKED ON THIS SITE WHICH SHOWED OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. WHICH HE STATED IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR
Service brakes, Jun 27, 2014
AFTER ABS ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOW VERY SOFT AND REQUIRES THAT THE PEDAL TO BE PUSHED COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. APPROX 3MONTHS AGO NEW BRAKE PADS AND AT LEAST 2 ROTORS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE BRAKE FLUID WAS FLUSHED. SO I KNOW THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS IN GOOD SHAPE AT THAT TIME. *TR
Service brakes, May 8, 2014
I WAS SLOWING TO TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF MY WORK, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I FELT KIND OF A POPPING SENSATION IN THE BRAKING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD ALREADY DRIVEN AROUND THAT MORNING WITH NO ISSUES, PROBLEMS OR INCIDENTS. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND SLOWLY DROVE THE CAR TO THE SHOP, WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET MY CAR TO STOP. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED AND PER THEIR REPORT: "THERE ARE NO VISIBLE BRAKE FLUID LEAKS PRESENT AT THIS TIME. A THOROUGH VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM INCLUDING BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS, BRAKE LINES, CLIPS, SCREWS, ABS CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRONICS ETC. 2- UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT THIS COMPLAINT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON WITH FORD FUSION OWNERS (SEE SAFECAR.GOV) AND AFTER REVIEWING IDENTIFIX THERE APPEARS TO BE A EQUAL AMOUNT OF FAILURES BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND NO ABS MALFUNCTION ERROR CODES AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CLIENTS COMPLAINT DURING A EXTENDED ROAD TEST." WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR THE AFTERNOON AFTER TAKING IT TO THE SHOP, THE BRAKES WERE VERY HARD AT FIRST APPLICATION AND THEN THEY WENT BACK TO NORMAL. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Equipment, Dec 1, 2013, crash
BRAKE ISSUE. SOFTENING OF HYDRAULICS OF BRAKES IN 2008 FORD FUSION SE. OCCURS WHENEVER ABS ARE ACTIVATED. NOW IT OCCURS MORE OFTEN. MAY BE CAUSE OF REAREND WRECK LISTED BELOW. BRAKES FAIL TO FULLY ENGAGE WHEN COMPRESSED UNLESS PUMPED. HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 3 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. HAVE TO GET IT FIXED NEEDS RECALLED FOR SAFETY. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Service brakes, Sep 27, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 12/04/13*LJ
Service brakes, Jun 2, 2013
THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY LOSE ITS BRAKING EFFICIENCY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD REQUIRE 3 TIMES MORE DISTANCE TO STOP. I NEED TO PUMP THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES AS IF IM BLEEDING THE SYSTEM, UPON PUMPING THE BRAKES THE SYSTEM WILL THEN FEEL PRESSURIZED AND ABLE TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE CALIPERS. *TR
Service brakes, Dec 18, 2012
WAS DRIVING AND AS I WENT AROUND A CORNER, THE BRAKE PEDAL (WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED) WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. LOST ALL PRESSURE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON. GRADUALLY PRESSURE RESUMED. DROVE ANOTHER DAY OR SO AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS GOING STRAIGHT. I WENT TO THE DEALER. HAD MY MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES, ROTORS, AND BRAKE BOOSTER ALL REPLACED. THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER. NOW IN DECEMBER, IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 17, 2012
THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY LOSE ITS BREAKING EFFICIENCY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD REQUIRE 3 TIMES MORE DISTANCE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIRS. THE CORRECTION COMPLETED INCLUDED: TEST DRIVE, FOUND BRAKE PEDAL IS LOW DUE TO AIR IN THE SYSTEM, CHECK FOR LEAKS, FOUND MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING ON THE INSIDE, REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, BLEED BRAKE SYSTEM, PERFORM ABS SYSTEM BLEED AND RETEST. THEN AGAIN ON 02/14/2012 THE ISSUE REAPPEARED WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO FORD SERVICE CENTER AND THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS WERE COMPLETED. TEST DRIVE, CANNOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMERS CONCERNS AT THIS TIME. (SERVICE CENTER ADVISED ME THAT THEY BLEED THE BRAKE, BUT DIDN'T LIST IT OUT ON THE REPORT. ON 04/11/12 AGAIN HAD THE SAME ISSUE COME EXPECTANTLY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER AND THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS WERE MADE. FOUND BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND CAR DOES NOT STOP VERY WELL. FOUND ABS VALVE IS STUCK OPEN, R&R ABS MODULE, REPLACE HCU, BLEED BRAKE SYSTEM, PERFORM ABS SYSTEM BLEED, BLEED BRAKE SYSTEM AGAIN AND RETEST. *JS
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Feb 27, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED SO THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE ABS MODULE HAVING MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE ABS MODULE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Sep 27, 2011
THE REAR CALIPER ON THE BRAKES IS SEIZING, SIMILAR TO WHAT I HAVE HEARD WITH MANY OTHER FUSION OWNERS. A TSB OR RECALL NEEDS TO BE FILED FOR THIS AS IT IS UNSAFE. *TT
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Nov 11, 2010
IN 2008, ON MY 2008 FORD FUSION SE 4 CYLINDER, THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM REPLACED THE TWO REAR CALIPER CLIPS DUE TO A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. I VISITED THE SAME DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM ON SEVERAL VISITS SINCE 2008, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT CALIPER CLIPS, WHICH HAVE BEEN MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN GOING IN REVERSE OR IN DRIVE FOR TWO YEARS NOW! I WAS TOLD THE MECHANIC DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS DURING HIS TEST DRIVE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO OTHER FORD DEALERS, THEY TOLD ME THE MECHANIC'S COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE LAST DEALER, THE BREAKS WILL MAKE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP. I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE PURCHASING DEALER, AND ASKED THEM WHY MY 2006 FORD FUSION DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM? THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER. I'M GOING TO INFORM THEM THEY HAVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS SEVERAL TIMES TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I'M ALSO GOING TO CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MICHIGAN TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. IF NEEDED, I WILL START CONTACTING EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT, LIKE I HAD TO DO ON MY LEMON MAZDA 626 YEARS AGO. I GOT A MAZDA VP INVOLVED, AND THE WHOLE DEALERSHIP WAS JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS, AND FIXED THE PROBLEMS ON THE SPOT. I DON'T BLAME THIS ON FORD, I BLAME IT ON THE VENDOR'S THAT MAKE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS THEY PURCHASE FROM. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Parking brake, Jun 26, 2010
ON A 2008 FORD FUSION SE 4 CYLINDER I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES TWICE BEFORE 50,000 MILES. IT APPEARS THE CALIPERS ARE STICKING. I EVEN SPOKE WITH FORD MECHANICS THAT SAY THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN FILED. I LOOKED ON LINE AND SEEMS TO BE WELL KNOWN, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jun 13, 2010
2008 FORD FUSION 2WD 4 CYL ONE REAR BRAKE CALIPER HAS SEIZED CAUSING DAMAGE TO ROTOR, NOW CAUSING UN-EVEN BREAKING AND ROTOR DAMAGE. 15,000 MILES ARE ON THE VEHICLE. *TR