2008 Ford Fusion

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2021· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1. Currently on My 2nd PCM and 4th set of coils and plugs. I was driving My car a few months ago and it started struggling to stay running and the engine light started flashing and after about 2 minutes the car completely shut down. Bought All new coils and Plugs to find out that the pcm was just popping them. Replaced the Pcm and Coils and plugs and Now My car is sitting due to the same problem with the PCM and coils. 2. About a Year ago, I Pulled into the Gas station and when I got back into my car it wouldn't start. After days of Mechanic work I was told that the wiring harness that powers the fuel pump were melted. Which could have very easily caught My car on fire while I was inside. 3. 6 months ago My power Steering went out for the 1st time because of the bolt on the pully and happened again 3 months ago. How are these things not recalled!!?? I've seen a ton of complaints!

• 12/31/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN WHEN I GO TO BRAKE THE PADDLE CAN GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR LOSING BRAKE PRESSURE. ONCE THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKE DO NOT RECOVER FOR SOMETIME I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP. IT SOMETIMES TAKES A DAY BEFORE THEY RECOVER. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHILE BRAKING ON UNEVEN ROADS , MANHOLE COVERS, RAILROAD TRACKS IT CAN HAPPEN ON SLIGHT IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD ALSO VERY SCARY.

• 12/30/2018· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. MY PASSENGER SIDE HAS A LUMP FORMING UNDER THE AIR BAG. I ALSO GOT A LETTER SAYING THAT MY CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

• 12/30/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN THE TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE FORD DEALER ONLY ADVISES THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND MY PASSENGER SIDE AREA WHERE THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY IS SEPARATING AND OPENING UP.

• 12/30/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS DRIVING MY 08 FORD FUSION I WENT TO STOP AT STOP LIGHT MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO WEAR IT FELT LIKE I HAD TO PUSH IT ALL THE WAY TO THE MOTOR FOR IT TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THE TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES IN THE 16MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD THE CAR. USUALLY IF YOU KEEP GOING FORWARD THEN BACKWARDS THE BRAKE WOULD COME BACK BUT THIS LAST TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL NEVER CAME BACK AND IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK IT TO WELL KNOWN SHOP THEY CHANGED MATER CYLINDER ALSO BRAKES AND ROTORS. MY BRAKE PEDAL STILL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN THIS HAS ALSO BEEN BLEED SEVERAL TIMES.

• 12/30/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 06/08/17*LJ *TR

• 12/30/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET GETTING READY TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN I HIT A POT HOLE OR SOMETHING AND WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST HIT A CAR PARKED ON THE STREET. I NOTICED THAT JUST RECENTLY YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GETTING OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES SO I THOUGHT I MIGHT AS WELL MAKE IT ANOTHER ONE. THANKS. *TR

• 12/30/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE BRAKES START TO ENGAGE. LOCAL SHOP ISOLATED ANY ISSUES WITH THE WHEEL BRAKE ASSEMBLIES AND STATED THAT IS WAS EITHER THE MASTER CYLINDER OR THE ABS MODULE. BRAKES WILL ENGAGE SOONER IN THE PEDAL TRAVEL IF THEY ARE PUMPED ONCE. BASED ON RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY A STUCK VALVE IN THE ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT.

• 12/29/2022· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  The contact owns a 2008 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle drove over a bump in the roadway and the contact depressed the brake pedal however, the vehicle failed to stop immediately. The contact depressed the brake pedal to the floorboard, and the vehicle came to a complete stop. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer; however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 151,000.

• 12/29/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS ON SIDE ROAD, WAS SLOWING DOWN FOR RED LIGHT AND ABS KICKED IN AND SLID A LITTLE AND BRAKES WENT SOFT AFTER. WAS ABLE TO PUMP BRAKES AND THEY WENT BACK TO NORMAL. A FEW MONTHS LATER IN WET CONDITIONS AGAIN ON SIDE ROAD TRYING TO STOP, ABS KICKED IN AND BRAKES WENT SOFT. THEY NEVER RETURNED TO NORMAL AND WOULD HAVE TO PRESS BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ENGAGE BRAKING. THEY HAD BEEN SOFT EVER SINCE. TOOK IN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE HCU SYSTEM AND THEN THEY WERE BACK TO NORMAL.

• 12/29/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG EXHIBITED EXPOSURE AT THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD FRONT PASSENGER AREA. THE CONTACT ALSO ADVISED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED DECEMBER OF 2017 HOWEVER, AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/29/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  AFTER HAVING TO USE THE ABS TO STOP MY CAR, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *TR

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE FAILURE OVER BUMPS OR SLIPPERY SURFACES. ABS TRIGGERS AND LOSE BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY. PEDAL GOES SOFT AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE FAILURE ON UNEVEN SURFACE

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE FIRST TIME MY BRAKES WENT MUSHY WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY THE ABS ACTIVATED THEN AFTER THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME MUSHY AND THE CAR WAS HARD TO STOP WITHOUT PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT REMAINED THAT WAY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE NEXT TIME IT OCCURRED WAS DRIVING ON A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD, WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKES TO GO OVER A POTHOLE AT A SLOW SPEED THE ABS KICKED IN AND THE BRAKES TURNED TO MUSH AGAIN MAKING IT HARD TO STOP AFTER THAT. BOTH TIMES I WAS ON MAIN STREETS IN THE CITY AND IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN YOUR VEHICLE DECIDES IT DOESN'T WANT TO STOP VERY EASILY. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE. *TR

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKES HAVE BECOME SPONGEY AND A LOT OF PRESSURE IS NEEDED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN SERVICED AND INSPECTED. THE FUSION HAS DONE THIS MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOW HAS STAYED CONSISTENTLY SPONGEY. ALL SERVICES HAVE BEEN DONE THROUGH THE FORD DEALERSHIP.

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 12/29/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 12/29/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  MY DAUGHTERS CAR SO WHEN IT STARTED I NOT SURE. I DROVE THE CAR AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE PEDAL WOULD PUMP BACK UP. TOOK CAR AND HAD THE BRAKES BLED. THAT DIDNT WORK.THEY PUT ON A NEW MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE ARE MUSHY AT BEST. DEALER NO HELP.THERE AT LEAST 20 REPORTS ON THIS SIGHT FOR THIS MODEL ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT TILL SOMEONE GETS KILLED????READ YOUR OWN WEBSITE FOR THIS CAR. *TR

• 12/29/2011· POWER TRAIN

  POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE BROKEN, 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. MADE MY PREGNANT WIFE STRANDED DURING THE WINTER. FORD DID NOTHING TO HELP ABOUT IT. $1500 BILL AND LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR CARS TO HIT HER. THANKS FOR NOTHING FORD. *KB

• 12/29/2011· STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE INSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKE ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE OR LOCK MY DRIVER DOOR. *KB

• 12/29/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AFTER MY CAR WAS RUNNING FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS WAS JUST THE BEGINNING, AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND STARTING IT BACK UP IT BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING SO WE TOOK IT UP TO A MECHANIC TO RUN A COMPUTER ON IT AND IT DID COME UP FOR THE CLUSTER. THEN WHEN WE WERE GOING TO UNLOAD IT OFF THE TRAILER MY CAR WOULD COMPLETELY NOT CRANK UP BECAUSE OF THE CLUSTER. THEN ONCE AGAIN AFTER BEING REPLACED ONLY SEVEN MONTHS AGO IT HAS STARTED MESSING UP AGAIN!! THIS CAR HAS BEEN A COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT SO I BEGAN TO CALL AROUND AND FOUND OUT THERE HAS BEEN MANY OTHER PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO MINE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED BUT STILL THERE HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY NO RECALLS FOR ANY OF THE PROBLEMS OCCURRING ON THESE CARS!!! *KB

• 12/28/2022· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  The contact owns a 2008 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH and driving over a black ice, the contact felt the brake pedal had lost pressure. The contact desperately pushed on the brake pedal for the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was taken the dealer and the contact was informed that the brake fluid was low, and that the hydraulic control unit (HCU) needed to be replaced; but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but no failure was found. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was 128,000.

• 12/28/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. COURTESY FORD LINCOLN (1313 NE 122ND AVE, PORTLAND OR) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/28/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - THERE WAS A RECALL ON OUR VEHICLE AIRBAG OFFICIALLY JUNE F 2016. WE RECACHED OUT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO THAT DATE (AROUND APRIL OF 2016) AND THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING SINCE THE RECALL HAD YET BEEN ANNOUNCED. ITS NOW ALMOST 2 YEARS LATER AND WE ARE JUST RECEIVING NOTICE THAT NO ONE SHOULD BE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SEAT. THE NOTICE STATES IF SOMEONE RIDES IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND THE FAULTY AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONS, THE PERSON CAN BE KILLED OR INJURED. WHEN WE CALLED FORD AGAIN, THEY STATED THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE PARTS TO COMPLETE FIX. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE SINCE WE CARPOOL WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE. THE FOR DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THEY COULDN'T SUPPLY A RENTAL CAR.

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKES LOSE PRESSURE AFTER ABS EVENT. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. FORD DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX.

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  2008 FORD FUSION SOFT BRAKE PEDAL PROBLEM BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AFTER THE ABS UNIT ENGAGED ON SLIPPERY ROAD. THIS IS THE 6TH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED AT 50,000 MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS 100,000 MILES. IT RECENTLY SNOWED AND THE ABS UNIT ENGAGED AND NOW THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN GOING TO THE FLOOR FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS. THE PAST "SOFT BRAKE PEDAL" EVENTS HAVE CORRECTED THEMSELVES AFTER A FEW DAYS OR A FEW WEEKS. CURRENTLY THE SOFT BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOT CORRECTED ITSELF. APPARENTLY A VALVE GETS STUCK IN THE ABS UNIT AND CAN CAUSE THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHECKED OVER AND EVERYTHING IS FINE WHICH IS INDICATING THE ABS UNIT. THE "SOFT PEDAL" ONLY OCCURS AFTER THE ABS UNIT ENGAGES AND WHEN THE ABS UNIT SELF CORRECTS, THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES BACK TO NORMAL. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THE BRAKING CAPABILITY OF THE CAR IS SEVERELY COMPROMISED. STOPPING DISTANCES ARE GREATLY INCREASED WHICH COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ONE EVENT OCCURRED ON A DRY ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER WHEN AN ANIMAL RAN IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THE ABS UNIT ENGAGED AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT TOOK SEVERAL DAYS FOR THE ABS UNIT "SELF CORRECTED" AND THE BRAKE PEDAL RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE OTHER EVENTS OCCURRED ON SLICK PAVEMENT. IT APPEARS THAT A VALVE MAY GET STUCK IN THE HYDRAULIC UNIT OF THE ABS AND THIS CAUSES THE SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN THE VALVE BREAKS FREE AND RETURNS TO ITS NORMAL POSITION, THEN THE CAR BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL. THE ABS UNIT IS STILL IN FAILURE MODE AS OF TODAY.

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROLLER FAILED AND NEEDED TO THE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. .UPDATED 01/23/17 *BF UPDATED 03/13/17.*JB

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  I BELIEVE MY BRAKES ARE APART OF RECALL I JUST SAW ON WGHP FOX NEWS. MY BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR.

• 12/28/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMPED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  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.

• 12/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  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.

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 12/28/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  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