2009 Ford Fusion
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Service brakes is the leading concern among 1,022 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 11th highest complaint count among 15 Fusion model years with reports.
Of the 2009 reports, 65 involved a crash and 5 involved a fire. 40 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 11, 2018
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of 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, Ford is recalling certain 2010 Ford Edge, Fusion, Mustang and Ranger, Lincoln MKX and Zephyr/MKZ, and Mercury Milan vehicles ever registered in the states of 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." Ford is also recalling certain 2009 Ford Edge, Fusion, Mustang and Ranger, Lincoln MKX and Zephyr/MKZ, and Mercury Milan vehicles 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 or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other 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. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.
Campaign 18V046000 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, Dec 15, 2017
2009 FORD FUSION - BRAKE SYSTEM: I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR. WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ENGAGES WHILE MY CAR IS IN MOTION DUE TO SUDDEN STOPS, BRAKING ON WET SURFACE, CROSSING UNEVEN SURFACE (RAILROAD TRACKS) WHILE BRAKING, OR MAINTAINING SPEED WHILE CROSSING A POTHOLE MY BRAKES BECOME "SPONGY" IMMEDIATELY AFTER. THE BRAKES FEEL AS IF THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE REQUIRING ME TO PRESS MY BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAS INCREASED MY STOPPING DISTANCE AND HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN. THESE OCCURRENCES HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AND/OR HIGHWAY AND HAS HAPPENED GOING STRAIGHT OR TURNING. THE SPEEDS IN WHICH MY ABS HAS ENGAGED OCCURRED AT OR BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT OF THE ROAD I WAS ON (I.E. 15 MPH TO 70 MPH). AT FIRST, I WOULD PUMP THE BRAKES AND MY BRAKES WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL WITHIN AN HOUR OR SO. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE YEAR OR SO AND CURRENTLY MY BRAKES DO NOT RETURN TO NORMAL AND ARE STILL IN THE "SPONGY" STATE. LAST MONTH I HAD MY MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AND I THOUGHT THAT HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM UP UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN MY ABS ENGAGED AGAIN CROSSING TRAIN TRACKS WHILE DECELERATING. MY BRAKES ARE CURRENTLY IN THE "SPONGY" STATE DUE TO YESTERDAYS EVENT. I AM UNCERTAIN TO WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS BUT CAN SPECULATE FROM ONLINE FORUMS THAT IT COULD BE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. I DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE MY INVOICE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT WITH ME BUT CAN OBTAIN IT IF NEEDED ONCE I GET HOME.
Service brakes, Dec 14, 2017
DRIVING CAR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. WAS GOING FORWARD ( STRAIGHT) ON A LOCAL ROAD WITH A DOWNHILL GRADE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. USED BRAKE TO MAINTAIN SPEED AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE HILL. THE ABS ENGAGED BRIEFLY AS EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW ON THE ROAD. REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE BRIEFLY BUT WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AGAIN TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN THE BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE AS IT USUALLY DOES BUT INSTEAD WENT ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE ENGAGING. STOPPING DISTANCE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER THAT USUAL. IF I HAD NOT ALLOWED EXTRA STOPPING DISTANCE AS A PRECAUTION DUE TO THE WEATHER I WOULD HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH THE STOP SIGN ON TO A BUSY ROAD. ONCE STOPPED I TURNED LEFT ONTO A FLAT STRAIGHT ROAD. AS I DROVE FORWARD GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH I TESTED THE BRAKES 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES OVER A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY A MILE AND A HALF. EACH TIME THE BRAKE PETAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT ENGAGED. WHEN IT DID ENGAGE IT TOOK MUCH LONGER TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I PULLED INTO A FLAT PARKING LOT AND CALLED A FAMILY MEMBER TO CHECK THE AREA WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR EVIDENCE OF A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. THERE WAS NONE. I KEPT THE CAR RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 - 15 MINUTES THINKING THE ISSUE MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE COLD ( IT WAS ABOUT 20 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT). AFTER ALLOWING THE CAR TO RUN I TESTED THE BREAKING AGAIN BY ACCELERATING AND STOPPING IN THE PARKING LOT. THE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE WORKING AS USUAL. I AM HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Service brakes, Dec 13, 2017
3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, MY CAR'S ABS HAS ENGAGED AND I LOST MOST BRAKING ABILITY AFTERWARDS. TWICE IT HAPPENED WHILE RUNNING OVER MANHOLE COVERS WHILE SLOWING, WHEN ABS SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE OFF. ONCE WAS IN SNOW, DURING GENTLY BRAKING WHICH ALSO SHOULDN'T HAVE ENGAGED IT. AFTER EACH TIME, THE BRAKES WERE IMMEDIATELY EXTREMELY SOFT AND SPONGEY, GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE WORKING. ONCE I ACTUALLY COASTED THRU THE STOP SIGN AND ENDED UP IN THE ROAD BEFORE BEING ABLE TO STOP, THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS COMING. WHEN WE BLED THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD BE FIRM AND NORMAL AGAIN, UNTIL THE NEXT TIME ABS ENGAGED. RESEARCH AND MECHANIC SAYS IT'S LIKELY THE ABS HCU, AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD. MY RESEARCH ALSO TURNED UP THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE YEARS OF FUSION, AND THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO IT: PE 16-017. PLEASE CONSIDER RECALLING THESE CARS AND FIXING THE UNITS! THE ALTERNATIVE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO FIX IT IS TO PULL THE ABS FUSE, MAKING THE ABS INACTIVE, AND THAT IS NOT SAFE. BUT IT IS WHAT I WOULD GUESS MOST OF US WILL DO, AS WE'RE NOT DRIVING 8-10 YR OLD CARS BECAUSE WE'RE WELL-OFF FINANCIALLY, AND A $1200 REPAIR IS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE CAR'S VALUE. MY CAR HAS 109,000 MILES IF IT MATTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
Service brakes, Dec 12, 2017
I LOSE BRAKE PRESSURE AFTER THE ABS IS ACTIVATED ON SLIPPERY ROADS OR UNEVEN/BUMPY ROADS WHILE TURNING. ONCE THE ABS ACTIVATES AND STOPS, THE BRAKES SEEMS TO NOT TO FULLY RECOVER WHERE THE PEDAL HAS TO GO TO THE FLOOR TO GET MINIMAL BRAKE PRESSURE AND IT TAKES A LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP.
Service brakes, Dec 12, 2017
ABS ENGAGED WHILE BRAKING ON ICY ROAD. AFTER THAT BRAKES WERE MUSHY AND COULD BARELY STOP. WAS VERY SCARED TO DRIVE FOR FEAR I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO STOP.
Service brakes, Dec 11, 2017
LAST WEEK I WAS BRAKING FOR A RED LIGHT DOWNTOWN IN THE CITY WHERE I WORK WHEN I WENT OVER A LARGE BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE ABS BRIEFLY KICKED ON, FOLLOWED BY THE PEDAL DROPPING TO THE FLOOR FROM A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. THIS CAUSED ME TO CONTINUE PAST THE RED LIGHT AND THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE INTERSECTION AT THE TIME. AFTER FRANTICALLY PUMPING MY BRAKES REPEATEDLY, I FINALLY REGAINED A LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE ABOUT A HALF A BLOCK FROM WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. MY BRAKES REMAINED VERY MUSHY, HOWEVER, FOR SIX DAYS UNTIL YESTERDAY. I WENT OVER A LARGE POTHOLE IN A CITY STREET AS I WAS PREPARING TO TURN INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN SUDDENLY, I COMPLETELY REGAINED ALL BRAKING PRESSURE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. SOMETHING SIMILAR HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT TIMES THAT I CAN RECALL OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. ONCE, I WAS BRAKING ON A BUSY BRIDGE DURING RUSH HOUR AND HIT A PATCH OF ICE, CAUSING ME TO LOSE BRAKING PRESSURE AND NARROWLY AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. ANOTHER INSTANCE OCCURRED WHEN I HAD TO MAKE A HARD BRAKE ON A BUMPY HIGHWAY WHILE IT WAS RAINING. THE PEDAL AGAIN DROPPED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING ME TO VEER ACROSS A LANE OF ONCOMING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO STOP. THE MOST RECENT INSTANCE BEFORE THE INCIDENT LAST WEEK HAPPENED ON A CLEAR DAY WHEN I WAS BRAKING OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF CITY STREET. ALL INSTANCES RESULTED IN A LOSS OF PRESSURE, THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPING TO THE FLOOR, AND MUSHY BRAKES FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AFTERWARD. THE LAST INSTANCE MADE ME FEAR FOR MY SAFETY, ESPECIALLY AFTER REALIZING THIS IS A CONTINUING PATTERN. I AM FILING THIS FORMAL COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION.
Service brakes, Dec 11, 2017, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD AND HAD TO BE PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED, WHICH WAS UNRELATED TO THE BRAKES. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED ONCE AGAIN. THE DRIVER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THEY ENGAGED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S SON REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NORTH BROTHERS FORD (33300 FORD RD, WESTLAND, MI 48185, (800) 586-4203) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Service brakes, Dec 11, 2017
DRIVING IN SNOW, APRROXIMATELY 25 MPH. BRAKED HARD ENOUGH TO ENGAGE ABS. BRAKES ARE NOW SPONGY AND GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE ENGAGING. VERY DANGEROUS. HAPPENED A COUPLE YEARS AGO AS WELL, BUT RESOLVED ITSELF WITHIN A DAY, SO I DID NOT RESEARCH IT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS TIME, 99% SURE IT'S A FAULTY HCU AND THERE HAVE BEEN 140+ COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING!
Service brakes, Dec 11, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED, BUT IT WAS VERY MINIMUM STOPPING ACTION. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR AN HOUR, THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,500. *TT
Service brakes, Dec 11, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING IN THE SNOW, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Service brakes, Dec 9, 2017, crash
WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH IN A PARKING LOT WHILE IT WAS 28 FARENHEIT OUT . SOMEONE BACKED UP WITHOUT LOOKING AND I PUSHED ON MY BRAKE TO STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HIT THE VEHICLE. FELT LIKE THE ABS TURNED ON FOR A SECOND THEN I LOST ALL BRAKING POWER. THE PARKING LOT WAS NOT SLIPPERY. CAUSED A SCUFFED BUMPER AND BENT LICENSE PLATE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHAT IF I WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAD TO MAKE A EMERGENCY STOP. IM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW. DID A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH AND IT TURNS OUT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FUSIONS. OTHER PERSON HAD NO INSURANCE SO IM STUCK WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR.
Service brakes, Dec 8, 2017
HAD THE FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR IN MICHIGAN. NORMAL DAY ON MY WAY INTO WORK, I CAME UP TO A STOP LIGHT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS USUAL. WHEN IN DID THIS MY ABS KICKED IN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AT THIS POINT I HAD NO BRAKES AND LUCKLY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS IN THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE I BLEW RIGHT THROUGH IT. I THEN PUMPED THE BRAKES FRANTICALY, THEY SLOWLY STARTED TO COME BACK BUT WERE STILL VERY SOFT. THEY EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO NORMAL BUT THIS STILL REOCCURS EVERY TIME MY ABS TURNS ON. DID SOME RESEARCH AND COME TO FIND OUT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ABS HCU. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED, VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
Service brakes, Dec 2, 2017
I AM WRITING ABOUT MY DAUGHTERS CAR.THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY WHEN SHE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD AND THE ABS ENGAGED. THE NEXT TIME SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, AND PASSED THROUGH A RED LIGHT INTO THE INTERSECTION. AFTER THAT THE BRAKES SLOWLY SEEMED TO COME BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER SHE WAS MAKING A TURN AND HIT SOME ROUGH PAVEMENT AND A POTHOLE, AND FELT THE ABS ENGAGE. ON THE NEXT STOP THE PEDAL AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SHE HAD TROUBLE STOPPING THE CAR. THE BRAKES ARE NOW WORKING, BUT NOT NEARLY AS WELL AS THEY USED TO. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ON OTHER FORD FUSIONS AND THAT THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE STATED THAT THE PART AND THE JOB IS VERY EXPENSIVE. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ALLOWING MY DAUGHTER DRIVE.
Service brakes, Dec 1, 2017
CAR IN MOTION AND AN ABS EVENT IS TRIGGERED - BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY LOSES PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASES. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE HCU BEGINNING TO FAIL AS SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING NHTSA INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATION: PE 16-017 DATE OPENED: 12/20/2016 INVESTIGATOR: STEPHEN MCHENRY REVIEWER: PAUL SIMMONS APPROVER: MICHAEL BROWN SUBJECT: EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.
Service brakes, Nov 27, 2017
ONCE ABS KICKS ON, HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT MAKES BRAKES SOFT AND DANGEROUS, CANNOT STOP. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH CAR OVER YEARS. I HAVE NOTICE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OVER THE INTERNET DESCRIBING SAME INCIDENT. RECALL IMMEDIATELY.
Service brakes, Nov 25, 2017
RECENTLY I HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING MY CAR TO COME TO A FULL STOP. IT TOOK MUCH LONGER TO STOP MY CAR AND MORE EFFORT TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SIGNIFICANTLY HARDER AT A AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO THE POINT PANIC SET IN BECAUSE I FEARED MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP BEFORE IT ENTERED THE INTERSECTION. WHILE BRAKING I DIDN'T HAVE THE USUAL FEEL OF BRAKING EITHER. IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING. MY CAR KEPT GOING EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES. IT FELT LIKE I COULDN'T PRESS HARD ENOUGH TO GET A RESPONSE FROM MY BRAKES. MY CAR WAS MOVING AT A LOW TO AVERAGE SPEED (MAYBE 30MPH) WHEN THIS OCCURED. IT WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURED. IT WAS ON A DRY LOCAL ROAD ON A CLEAR DAY, APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION.
Service brakes, Nov 22, 2017
BRAKING FAILURE 3 TIMES FROM AUGUST 2016 - OCTOBER 2017. EACH TIME VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MILES PER HOUR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED, AND THEN BRAKE PEDAL 'WENT SOFT' OR 'WENT TO THE FLOOR' ONLY SLOWLY SLOWING THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME CAR WAS SUCCESSFULLY PULLED TO A SAFE STOP. BRAKING RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT. BRAKES SERVICED AFTER FIRST TWO INCIDENTS. AFTER OCT 2017 INCIDENT PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED BY SERVICE TECH BY BREAKING QUICKLY AND TURNING WHEEL ON FREEWAY OFF RAMP, I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST THEY WERE TRAVELING. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT PROBLEM IS ABS PUMP.
Service brakes, Nov 18, 2017
AFTER ABS ENGAGES, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES SPONGY, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHILE BREAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON QUITE A FEW OCCURRENCES. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS YOU MAY HAVE TO BREAK SUDDENLY.
Service brakes, Nov 18, 2017
HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAS OR IS FAILING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE AND INCREASED COMPRESSION OF BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP CAR. EVENT HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. IF A VALVE IN THE HCU IS STUCK OPEN OR CLOSED, BRAKE FLUID IS NOT MOVING THROUGH SYSTEM PROPERLY, AND THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER OR THE ABILITY TO STOP AT ALL.
Service brakes, Nov 12, 2017
WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, I TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A DEER IN THE ROADWAY. I VEERED RIGHT AND HIT THE BRAKES. INITIALLY I FELT THE ABS ENGAGE AND FELT, THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL, A SERIES OF THUDS. AFTER ABOUT A SECOND THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED ALMOST COMPLETELY AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE DESPITE THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.
Air bags, Seats, Service brakes, Nov 9, 2017
"TAKATA RECALL" I RECEIVED THE NOTICE TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS REPLACED & BOLTON FORD HAS NOT RESPONDED. MY DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE & MY BRAKES NEED ME TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES STOP THE CAR. CAR WAS STATIONERY WHEN DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN & DRIVING COMING TO A STOP WHEN BRAKES NEED PUSHING TO THE FLOOR TO WORK PROPERLY.
Service brakes, Nov 8, 2017
TAKATA RECALL, MY BRAKES FAILED MY DAUGHTER AND ME SEVERAL TIMES I HAD THE BRAKES REPLACE THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT ON 11/07 /17 I WAS EXISTING OFF THE FREEWAY COMING TO THE RED LIGHT WITH THE BLESSINGS OF THE LORD THE LIGHT WAS YELLOW I BRAKED IT WOULDN'T STOP THE PERSON ON MY LEFT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN NOTICE I COULDN'T STOP THEY WAITED UNTIL I MADE MY LEFT TURN THAT WAS SCARY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD DO TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. [XXX] PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL I HAVE AN ACCIDENT I WOULD LOOSE MY BRAKES AND THEY WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR PUMPING THEM DIDN'T HELP SO I WOULD DRIVE IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT OR A CAR I WOULD START PUMPING AND PRAY ALL THE WAY TO MY DESTINATION CITY STREET AND HIGHWAYS BEEN BLESSED SO FAR. THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Service brakes, Nov 5, 2017
CONTINUALLY NOTICED THAT INCREASED PRESSURE WAS NEEDED TO OPERATE VEHICLE BRAKES. AFTER INCIDENT WHERE ABS SYSTEM WAS REQUIRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO AVOID COLLISION, THE BRAKING SEEMED TO DETERIORATE. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO LOCAL MECHANIC, AND RESEARCH BY LOCAL MECHANIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT AIR WAS FOUND IN THE ABS HYDRAULIC MOTOR, DEGRADING PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO BLEED THE AIR FROM THE LINES, BUT ADVISED THAT THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY OCCUR AGAIN, AND MAY REQUIRE A NEW ABS HYDRAULIC MOTOR. (MECHANIC ADVISED THAT A NEW MOTOR WOULD HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.)
Service brakes, Nov 1, 2017
TWO TIMES IN THREE MONTHS - AFTER ABS EVENT, THE BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. STOPPING AT HIGH SPEEDS WITH SUCH LITTLE GRAB IN THE BRAKES MAKES TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I BELEIVE IT IS THE COMMON HCU PROBLEM... ACTUALLY IM CERTAIN. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS. IM SURE THERE IS A LOT MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVENT REPORTED.
Service brakes, Oct 31, 2017
THE ABS SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR WITH NO PRESSURE AND VERY LITTLE BRAKING WHEN GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU ARE USING THE BRAKES OR NOT WHEN GOING OVER THE TRACKS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT RESET UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN STOPPED, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE NEXT DAY.