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
1,353 reports, newest first.
Service brakes, Dec 29, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ABS ACTIVATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FUNCTIONED ABNORMALLY. THE BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT DURING AND AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Service brakes, Dec 29, 2016
BRAKE FAILURE ON UNEVEN SURFACE
Service brakes, Dec 29, 2016
AS I WAS DRIVING MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY BECAME MUSHY. THE PEDAL FELT LIKE IT WOULD HIT THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS THE ABS SENSOR THAT WAS GOING BAD. RATHER THAN SPEND $1,000 I SIMPLY REMOVED THE FUSE TO THE ABS MODULE. WHEN I DID THIS MY PEDAL PRESSURE RETURNED TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE REMOVING THE FUSE CLEARED THE CODES. THE MECHANIC RETURNED THE FUSE TO THE PROPER POSITION AND THE PRESSURE IS NORMAL RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER I AM AFRAID THAT THE SITUATION WILL RETURN. *TR
Service brakes, Dec 29, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD DROP TO THE FLOOR AND LOCK. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN IN ORDER FOR IT TO RELEASE AND LIFT BACK UP. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E028000 (EQUIPMENT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Service brakes, Dec 29, 2016
ABSOLUTELY MALFUNCTION ON GRAVEL AND SNOW, BRAKES GO TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE SKIDS AND NEED TO PUMP BRAKES TO RETURN TO NORMAL BRAKE BRAKES SYSTEM OK MECHANIC STATES ABS VALVE BODY BAD. NO ABS MALFUNCTION LIGHT EVER CAME ON. CLOSE TO ACCIDENT WITH 3 CHILDREN IN CAR.
Service brakes, Dec 29, 2016
DEC 25 2013 THE ABS ACTIVATED ON ICE IN OUR DRIVEWAY, THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKES WERE SOFT AND DELAYED IN ACTIVATING. CONSIDERING AGE AND MILES I DECIDED TO FLUSH AND BLEED THE BRAKES, THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL I ACTIVATED THE ABS BY PERFORMING A HARD STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT. DEC 16 2016 THE ABS ACTIVATED ON ICE, ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKES BECAME SOFT, AND ONCE AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM ONLY AFTER ACTIVATING THE ABS BY BRAKING HARD ON DRY PAVEMENT. NOW I HEAR IN THE NEWS MY BRAKE SYMPTOMS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Service brakes, Dec 29, 2016
THE ROADS WERE SNOW COVERED SENT TO STOP AT FOR A STOP SIGN THE ABS BRAKES WORKED BUT AFTER THAT EVERY TIME I WENT TO USE MY BRAKES I HAD TO PUT THE PEDDLE ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO STOP AND ALMOST WENT THOUGH A RED LIGHT. WENT OUT THE NEXT DAY TO SEE IF IT WOULD DO IT AGAIN AND IT DIDN'T DO IT ALL UNTILL I TRIPED THE ABS THAN IT STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING AS IT WAS YESTERDAY.
Service brakes, Dec 29, 2016
UPON EXITING A HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING A RIGHT TURN EXIT RAMP AND DRIVING OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WHILE TURNING AND SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM SUDDENLY FAILED WITH THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR. I ARRIVED AT MY LOCATION LESS THAN A MILE AWAY AND SAFELY PARKED THE CAR. AFTER MY WORK CONFERENCE (7 HOURS LATER) I RETURNED TO MY CAR AND THE BRAKES PRESSURE RETURNED, BUT REMAINED VERY SOFT. CURRENTLY, WHEN THE CAR IS NOW OPERATED THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDS TO BE APPLIED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WHEN DESCENDING A HILL OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON LEVEL GROUND. THE CAR RESPONDS INITIALLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, BUT THEN GOES SOFT AS THE CAR NEEDS TO COME TO A STOP AT LESS THAN 10MPH. TO FIND CONSISTENT PRESSURE FOR BRAKING THE CAR RESPONDS BEST WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED PARTIALLY, THEN RELEASED AND APPLIED AGAIN. THIS METHOD WAS ADOPTED AFTER THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED. BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. *TR
Service brakes, Dec 29, 2016
2008 FORD FUSION SE - LOSES BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE UNDER EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES. AFTER HITTING BUMPS, POT HOLES, SLICK ROADS OR OTHER ABS EVENTS, THE PEDAL WOULD GO SOFT. IT COULD BE PUMPED BACK UP, BUT WOULD GO SOFT AGAIN OVER TIME OR AFTER ANOTHER ABS EVENT. I TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALER FOR OIL CHANGES AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY BRAKES. I REPLACED THE PADS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I THEN TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. AFTER REPLACEMENT THE BRAKES HAVE WORKED FINE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CARS IN FRONT OF MY SUDDENLY SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. THE ABS KICKED IN AND IT SEEMED TO TAKE A LONG TIME TO STOP. I STARTED GIVING EVEN LONGER DISTANCES AND HAD PROBLEMS DRIVING OUR OTHER CARS BECAUSE I'D OVER BRAKE WHEN STOPPING IN THEM. *TR
Air bags, Dec 28, 2016
PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD AIR BAG COVER HAS SEPERATED EXPOSING FOAM INSULATION AND EXPOSES AIR BAG POCKET. THIS OCCURRED IN 2014 GRADUALLY OVER TIME. MILAGE OF VEHICLE IS 65K.
Service brakes, Dec 28, 2016
WHILE DRIVING ON LIGHT SNOW COVERED ROAD THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY SOFT AND HAD TO PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR. IT CONTINUED FOR MANY MORE MINUTES BEFORE REGAINING PRESSURE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER, $1500 LATER STILL HAVING ISSUES. *TR
Service brakes, Dec 28, 2016
AFTER THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES ONE TIME THE BRAKES GO SOFT AND MUSHY. YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT WILL NOT RESET AND GO BACK TO NORMAL. IT MAKES TRYING TO STOP VERY DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE.
Other or unspecified, Dec 28, 2016
MY CARS ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT IS SOFT AND I HAVE TO PUSH IT HARD TO STOP
Service brakes, Dec 28, 2016
I BELIEVE MY BRAKES ARE APART OF RECALL I JUST SAW ON WGHP FOX NEWS. MY BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR.
Service brakes, Dec 28, 2016
IN JULY OF THIS YEAR WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL WITH MY SON WHO HAD JUST HAD SURGERY AND WE HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A VERY UNEVEN AND BUMPY HIGHWAY AND WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO PUSH ON THE BRAKES SO THAT WE COULD GET ON THE INTERSTATE, IT WAS AS IF WE HAD NO BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NOTHING. AFTER A CONSTANT PUMPING MOTION THE BRAKES CAME BACK BUT VERY SQUISHY AND SOFT. WE MADE A COUPLE ATTEMPTS UP AND DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET BACK HOME AND AS LONG AS YOU PUMPED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES THEY WOULD WORK. YOU JUST COULD NOT PUSH ON THEM AND EXPECT TO STOP. MY BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE. STILL ON OCCASION SOFT AND SQUISHY BUT WORKABLE AS LONG AS YOU PUMP THEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND AFTER READING THIS ARTICLE: HTTP://WWW.REUTERS.COM/ARTICLE/US-FORD-MOTOR-RECALL-IDUSKBN14G1AR I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO INFORM YOU OF THIS INCIDENT. ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS THAT IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE QUICK THINKING OF MY HUSBAND WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT THAT DAY. YOU CAN NOT JUST HAVE SOMETHING LIKE YOUR BRAKES NOT WORK BECAUSE YOU HIT A BUMP. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE AND INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. *TR
Service brakes, Dec 28, 2016
AFTER SLIDING ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND HAVING AN ABS EPISODE MY BRAKE PEDAL NEVER RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. MY PEDAL NOW GOES TO THE FLOOR CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP . THIS ALSO HAPPENED LAST YEAR BUT AFTER A FEW DAYS MY PEDAL RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL . I CANNOT USE MY CAR AND THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR . *TR
Service brakes, Dec 28, 2016, crash
TAKATA RECALL. ON 12/5/16 I WAS TRAVELING ON A BUSY ROAD TO A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS GOING TO GO THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF A YELLOW LIGHT, THEN CHANGED THEIR MIND AND STOPPED AT THE LIGHT. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM AND I COULDN'T STOP, I HAD TO VEER TO THE LEFT LANE WHICH WAS CLEAR AND IT STILL WAS HARD TO GET THE CAR TO STOP BEFORE ENDING UP IN THE BUSY INTERSECTION. I HIT THE DRIVER REAR CORNER OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME THAT I WAS TRYING TO AVOID HITTING. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE'S FRONT PASSENGER FENDER. THIS WASN'T A SLIPPERY OR WET CONDITION, IT WAS DRY ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. I HAVEN'T HAD THE DAMAGE FIXED YET BUT I CAN SEND A PICTURE IF IT'S NEEDED.
Service brakes, Dec 28, 2016
BRAKES WILL GO SOFT. SEEMS TO COINCIDE WITH ABS EVENTS OR ROUGH SURFACES. VEHICLE WILL STILL STOP, BUT REQUIRES LONGER TO STOP. BRAKE PRESSURE SEEMS A LOT LESS DURING THIS. ISSUE EVENTUALLY CORRECTS ITSELF. CAN'T SAY WHETHER OR NOT IT IS RELATED TO COLD WEATHER AS IT HAPPENS IN ABOVE AND BELOW FREEZING TEMPS. RESEARCH HAS LED US TO SUSPECT THE ABS/HCU MODULE MAY HAVE A STUCK VALVE AND IS CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO BYPASS AND RECIRCULATE THROUGH THE SYSTEM INSTEAD OF BEING APPLIED FULLY TO THE BRAKES. ISSUE OCCURRED AFTER A HARD STOP IN ICY CONDITIONS WHICH TRIGGERED THE ABS. ISSUE OCCURRED AFTER MAKE A TURN ON A DRY BUT ROUGH CORNER. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS AROUND DEC 19TH, 2016. IT WAS SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER 2016 THAT IT HAPPENED BEFORE THAT.
Service brakes, Dec 28, 2016
AFTER A SUDDEN BRAKING CAUSED THE ABS TO ACTIVATE IN DECEMBER 2016, THE BRAKES NOW FEEL "SPONGY" AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES TAKE EFFECT. THIS DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL AFTER THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE BRAKES WILL STOP THE CAR, BUT THE SPONGY FEELING HAS NOT GONE AWAY, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TAKES LONGER TO BEGIN BRAKING THE CAR. THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM UNTIL THE RECENT ABS ACTIVATION.
Service brakes, Dec 28, 2016
HIT A POTHOLE WITH RIGHT WHEEL DURING TURN AT INTERSECTION ON A CITY STREET. FELT LIKE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED BUT DID NOT RESET; HEARD LOUD CRACK. BRAKES FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR INITIALLY; CONTINUED TO PUMP BRAKES UNTIL SOME BRAKING ABILITY RETURNED. DROVE SLOWLY AND EXPERIENCED SAME AT TWO MORE STOPS BEFORE HAVING CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC. DID NOT TRY TO DRIVE AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF, HOWEVER MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE ANY BRAKING PROBLEMS. A THOROUGH INSPECTION SHOWED NO APPARENT PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES OR SYSTEM. MECHANIC DID FIND NOTE IN COMPUTER LOG THAT ABS HAD LOST COMMUNICATION AT ONE POINT. THIS HAPPENED NOV. 4, 2016. BRAKE LOSS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE, AND I HAVEN'T HIT ANY POTHOLES SINCE. NOTED NEWS STORY DEC. 27, 2016 OF OTHER FORD FUSIONS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Service brakes, Dec 28, 2016
THE BREAK PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BOARD VERY SOFT AND SQUISHY NO BRAKE CONTROL THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND THE DEALER CAN NOT FIX IT...SELLS US BRAKE JOBS BUT THAT DOESN'T FIX THE PEDAL ACTION THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AFTER TRAVELING OVER A BUMPY ROAD AND A PANIC STOP WAS REQUIRED
Service brakes, Dec 28, 2016
I BOUGHT MY 2008 FORD FUSION SEL (V-6) FROM THE LOCAL FORD DEALER IN 2009 - THE CAR SPENT THE FIRST YEAR OF ITS LIFE AS A RENTAL CAR. I JUST WATCHED A FEATURE ON CNN ABOUT FORD FUSIONS BRAKES FAILING ON OCCASION. SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED MY FUSION, THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED WHEN PULLING HEAD-ON INTO A PARKING SPOT - NEVER HAS THIS HAPPENED DURING A ROUTINE STRAIGHT-ON STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ENGINE ALSO REVS UP, MAKING STOPPING EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. THE CAR LURCHES 2 TO 3 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE ATTRIBUTED (GUESSED) THE PROBLEM TO BE THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING DOWN TOO FAR CAUSING MY OVERLAPPING SHOE TO CONTACT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL (THE TWO PEDALS ARE VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER). I'M 75 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 64 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH ANY VEHICLE; I'VE BECOME VERY APPREHENSIVE WHEN DRIVING MY FUSION BECAUSE OF THIS RANDOM PROBLEM. MY FUSION IS ALSO UNDER A TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL - I RECEIVED A LETTER SEVERAL MONTHS AGO FROM FORD, BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE. *TR
Service brakes, Dec 28, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. A YEAR AGO, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT PRESSURE WAS BEING HELD WITHIN THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Service brakes, Dec 28, 2016
I WAS DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD AND WENT TO BRAKE AND THE ABS KICKED IN LIKE IT SHOULD, SO EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. THEN AFTERWARDS THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT AND WOULD JUST ABOUT GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WOULD BE DEPRESSED. I DID NOT LOSE MY BRAKING POWER ALL TOGETHER BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES OR BEGIN TO STOP FAR IN ADVANCE TO BE ABLE TO STOP LIKE NORMAL. IT WAS LIKE THAT FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND THEN ONE DAY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT BACK TO NORMAL, BUT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT WORRIES ME THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THE SITUATION AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ IT SEEMS THAT IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND IS PRETTY COMMON. MOST PEOPLE AND EVEN DEALERSHIPS DIAGNOSE THIS AS A FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER, WORN ROTORS AND A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS AND THEY END UP REPLACING WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THE ISSUE ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OCCUR AGAIN! I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING IN RELATION TO THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE FACT OF MY BRAKES GOING BACK TO "NORMAL" AND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE BEING SO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. SO I AM TAKING MY CHANCES THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE ALTHOUGH I DID NOT LOSE MY BRAKES ALL-TOGETHER, I DID LOSE MOST OF MY BRAKING POWER AND IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AT A TIME WHERE I NEED TO STOP QUICKLY AND DON'T HAVE TIME TO PUMP THE BRAKES. *TR
Service brakes, Dec 28, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP FROM APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE REQUIRED AN ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.