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Service Brakes Problem on the 2008 FORD FUSION

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Problem with Service Brakes

Jul 10, 2019 - Hurricane, UT - Service Brakes
DRIVING ALONG THE FREEWAY I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY AND THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DROP TO THE FLOOR. REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE ABS VALVE REPLACEMENT IS $1,200. AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. BASED ON RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD AND LINCOLN. I'VE HAD TO PART THE VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROPER FIX.

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Jul 03, 2019 - East Brunswick, NJ - Service Brakes
HEADING TO WORK, I ENCOUNTERED A HARD BRAKING EVENT WHICH THE ABS REACTED TO, CAR WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT FOR ALL SUBSEQUENT BRAKING, AND NOT ABLE TO STOP THE CAR IN A SATISFACTORY DISTANCE!! I TURNED AROUND AND HEADED HOME AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED BUT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PROVIDE ADDED STOPPING ABILITY. CAR WAS PARKED (AFTER TRYING TO PUMP UP PEDAL IN DRIVEWAY) FOR THE DAY, WHEN I RETURNED HOME, THERE WERE NO CODES IN A STD. CODE DETECTOR AND NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF FLUID LEAKS UNDER CAR OR AT WHEELS AND FLUID LEVEL SEEMED APPROPRIATE. CAR HAS ABOUT 95000 MILES ON IT. TOOK CAR FOR A RIDE AFTER WORK TO PLAN MY NEXT DAYS TROUBLESHOOTING AND ALL SEEMS NORMAL?! ON LINE SEARCH FOUND MANY SIMILAR REPORTS.

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Jun 11, 2019 - Waldorf, MD - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING ON ICE OR GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WALDORF FORD (2440 CRAIN HWY, WALDORF, MD 20601, (301) 234-7591) STATED THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO AGREED WITH THE DEALER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE BRAKES RESET AND WORKED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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Jun 05, 2019 - Woodbridge, VA - Service Brakes
SLIGHT RAIN, 35 MPH, HIT BRAKES TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM CLIFTON ROAD TO DAVIS FORD RD. BRAKE FAILED, I COULD NOT MAKE IT ONTO EITHER MY NEW ROAD NOR REMAIN IN MY OLD ROAD. I MANAGED TO DRIVE BETWEEN THE OPEN GATES OF A CEMETERY AT THE INTERSECTION. THE VERY ROUGH TERRAIN (MASSIVE POTHOLE AND CLAY/GRAVEL SURFACE HELPED ME SLOW. I DID HAVE SOME BREAKING POWER AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF MY PEDAL'S REACH, BUT I HAD NO RESPONSE WHERE MY BRAKES HAD BEEN WORKING BEFORE. I HAVE SINCE READ THAT BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO ABS MALFUNCTION IN COMMON FOR THIS MODEL. PEOPLE CAN DIE AT 35 MPH, I AM EXTREMELY LUCKY I HAD SOME PLACE TO GO THAT DID NOT INVOLVE ONE OF THE TWO LIGHT POLES, A GATE POST, OR A DITCH.

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May 17, 2019 - Forest Hill, MD - Service Brakes
MY BRAKE PETAL HAS BECOME SPONGY AND I HAVE TO PRESS IT ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO GET IT TO STOP.

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May 15, 2019 - Louisville, KY - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT FOR NO REASON AT ALL TIMES FOR A UNIDENTIFIED REASON. I HAVE REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES, ROTORS, AND EVEN HAD THE BRAKE LINES CHECKED AND EVERYTHING IS WORKING FINE. BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT STOPPING CAR, YOU MUST PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO GROUND BEFORE YOU GET A STOP AND IF YOU LET UP JUST A LITTLE THE CAR STARTS TO ROLL.

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May 13, 2019 - Bordentown, NJ - Service Brakes
HYDRAULIC CONTROL MY ABS SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY SINCE PURCHASE OF MY FORD FUSION BACK IN NOVEMBER 2015. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE HALDEMAN FORD DEALERSHIP IN TRENTON NJ ON ROUTE 33 MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE THEY EITHER DID NOT LOOK AT HE PROBLEM, DOCUMENT IT OR REPLACED THE SAME PART(S) OVER AND OVER AGAIN. UNTIL THE WARRANTY RAN OUT 96000 MILES. THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM ACCURATELY AT 97798 MILES AND REQUEST $1500 FOR REPAIRS. SINCE THE CAR WAS DERIVABLE AT THE TIME AND THEIR SERVICE WAS NOT TO BE TRUSTED ANY MORE I DECLINED SERVICE AND DROVE IT UNTIL THE BREAKS HIT THE FLOOR, LITERALLY. AROUND 120000 MILES I WAS TAKING MY KIDS TO AN AMUSEMENT PARK AND THE BREAKS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER LANDING MYSELF, AND MY TWO CHILDREN AGES SIX (6) AND TWO (2) IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS HURT, BUT NOW THE HALDEMAN FORD DEALERSHIP IN TRENTON NJ ON ROUTE 33 HAS MY CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED. THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BUT CONTINUE TO TELL ME TO CALL FORD CORPORATE. FORD CORPORATE TELLS ME TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP AS THEY ARE ALL INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND THEY CANNOT ASSIST. PLEASE START A RECALL ON THIS KNOWN ISSUE, A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH WILL PULL UP MANY RESULTS, AS SO I CAN KEEP MY CHILDREN SAFE AND WITH A FATHER.

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May 13, 2019 - Bordentown, NJ - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE THEN USED THE EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER HALDEMAN FORD LOCATED AT 607 NJ-33, TRENTON, NJ 08619, (888) 461-7845, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING AN ALB MODULE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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Apr 27, 2019 - Blue Springs, MO - Service Brakes
ABS WENT OFF IN THE RAIN AND PEDAL PRESSURE NEVER WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.

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Apr 25, 2019 - Albuquerque, NM - Service Brakes
AFTER APPLYING MY BRAKES ON A CLOSE CALL MY BREAK PEDAL NO GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. TAKES A LONG DISTANCE TO STOP. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT FIXED AND APPARENTLY THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND HYDRAULIC BRAKE CONTROLLER WILL NOT RE-ENGAGE! FORD WANTS CLOSE TO $2000 FOR A REPLACEMENT. AFTER RESEARCH I BELIEVE IT IS A FAULTY FACTORY ABS CONTROL UNIT

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Mar 30, 2019 - Warsaw, IN - Service Brakes
BRAKES GONE SOFT. HAS BAD ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT

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Mar 29, 2019 - Satellite Beach, FL - Service Brakes
UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING WAS VERY SLOW/SOFT. IT DID NOT RECOVER AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR. WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED A FAILED ABS HYDRAULIC PUMP CONTROL UNIT.

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Mar 12, 2019 - Washington, DC - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AFTER ABS SYSTEM TRIGGERS, BRAKES GET EXTREMELY SOFT AND TAKE WEEKS TO RETURN TO NORMAL USUALLY AFTER HAVING TO FORCE A HARD STOP. I'VE TAKEN IT TO FORD SERVICE AND THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM, THEY GAVE ME LIST OF REPAIRS. RECENTLY, A MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT BUT STILL DIDN'T FIX THE SPONGY/SOFT BRAKE PETAL. SEE ATTACHMENTS OF REPAIRS AND FORD SERVICE'S EXPLANATION. PLEASE DO A RECALL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOW.

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Mar 11, 2019 - Decatur, AL - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AFTER ABS SYSTEM TRIGGERS, BRAKES GET EXTREMELY SOFT AND TAKE WEEKS TO RETURN TO NORMAL USUALLY AFTER HAVING TO FORCE A HARD STOP.

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Mar 09, 2019 - Monroe, OH - Service Brakes
BREAK PEDAL PERIODICALLY GOES TO THE FLOOR ON WET OR UNEVEN PEDAL. LOSS OF BREAKING. SOFT PEDAL

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Mar 04, 2019 - Hinton, IA - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,172.

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Feb 28, 2019 - Woodstock, CT - Service Brakes
THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES MOST OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH 90 PERCENT LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE A LONGER AMOUNT OF TIME TO STOP WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES ON SLIPPERY ROADS OR WHEN DRIVING ON BUMPY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY FOR OVER A YEAR. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS 02/26/2019 AND ALMOST DISABLED THE VEHICLE WITH ITS SEVERITY.

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Feb 18, 2019 - Elma, WA - Service Brakes
THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FOR THE BRAKES IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE TIRES SPUN SLIGHTLY IN ABOUT 1/2-1 INCH OF SNOW WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT ONTO A PAVED CITY STREET TRIGGERING THE ASB. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE A GARAGE FOR A WEEK BEFORE BEING DRIVEN AGAIN AND THE BRAKING PROBLEM DISCOVERED. NOW WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP, IT FADES DOWN BEFORE COMING TO A HARD STOP AND THE VEHICLE TAKES A GREATER DISTANCE TO STOP. THERE IS GREAT CONCERN THAT THE BRAKES WILL FAIL COMPLETELY, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A SAFETY RECALL.

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Feb 16, 2019 - Johnstown, OH - Service Brakes
HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT CAUSING SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AFTER AN ANTI-SKID EVENT. BRAKING IS DELAYED AND PEDAL TRAVELS IS ALMOST TO FLOOR.

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Feb 07, 2019 - Colchester, CT - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP. THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED. ALSO, WHILE AT A STOP, THE BRAKES LOST POWER AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CALLED COLUMBIA FORD KIA AT 860-228-2886 (LOCATED AT 234 WILLIMANTIC RD, COLUMBIA, CT 06237) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000.

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Jan 30, 2019 - Fort Collins, CO - Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING ON SLICK ROADS, DURING A BRAKING EVENT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED. AFTER THAT FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS, WHILE DRIVING IN VERY SLICK CONDITIONS, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT BASICALLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED TO GET THE BRAKES TO WORK. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS.

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Jan 28, 2019 - Oregon, OH - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR HAD NEW BRAKES ALL THE WAY AROUND NEW MASTER CLINDER HAD SYSTEM BLEED 4 TIMES KEEPS COMING BACK AFTER ABS KICKS VERY DANEROUS PLEASE HELP

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Jan 19, 2019 - Columbus, OH - Service Brakes
HELLO NHTSA, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR NORMALLY AS ANY DRIVER AND I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE FOR A STOP SIGN AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKES GO DOWN ON THE GROUND AND ARE NOT WORKING. THE ISSUE IS IN THE ABS MODULE AND PUMP. THIS ISSUE IS COMMON FOR ALL FORD FUSION AND MILAN CARS. THIS CAUSED ME SEVERAL HORRIBLE SCENARIOS WHERE I COULD'VE DIED. I TAKE EXTRA CARE FOR MY CAR AND THIS IS A CAR MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD ABOUT THIS AND I HOPE THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL. HERE IS A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF A MECHANIC WHICH EXPLAINS THE PROBLEM IN DETAIL AND ALSO MENTIONS THAT IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VWFLKCXXZTY SINCERELY, HOSSAM MONTASSER SINCERELY, HOSSAM MONTASSER

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Jan 18, 2019 - Morrisplains, NJ - Service Brakes
BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES COME ON AND CAR KEEPS ON GOING..SAME COMPLAINT OTHERS ARE HAVING. HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES

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Jan 14, 2019 - Bedford, NY - Service Brakes
ABS BRAKE CONTROLLER: AFTER ABS WAS ACTIVATED ON A SLIPPERY STOP, ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AT STARTUP AND WHILE DRIVING. ABS AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY DURING NORMAL DRY STOPS. THE BEHAVIOR IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DESCRIPTIONS ON THE NHTSA SITE OF CARS WITH FOULED ABS CONTROLLER VALVES. TURNING OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM SEEMS TO DECREASE THE FREQUENCY THAT ABS GETS ACTIVATED DURING NORMAL STOPS.

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Jan 10, 2019 - Harrisonburg, VA - Service Brakes
NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE BRAKE WENT SOFT DURING 2018. HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED OUT 2X BUT NOTHING WAS DETERMINED. I'M DECEMBER 2018 DURING A SKIFF OF SNOW THE BRAKES WENT SOFT AND TO THE FLOOR AND MY DAUGHTER REAR ENDED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER CAUSING $3,000 IN DAMAGE. THANKFUL THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG THAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING TO GET FIXED UNDER RECALL FOR 1.5 YEARS+ DID NOT DEPLOY.

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Jan 09, 2019 - North Massapequa, NY - Service Brakes
WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROAD OR WHEN ITS RAINING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. IT SEEMS AS WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES IT CAUSES THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO LOSE STOPPING POWER. AFTER AWHILE THE BRAKES SEEM TO RESET. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO NUMEROUS MECHANICS AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AN INTERNET SEARCH, WHICH I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF, HAS DOCUMENTED NUMEROUS CASES OF THIS POSSIBLE ABS PUMP FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING EVENT FOR THE PAST YEAR.

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Jan 06, 2019 - Rockford, IL - Service Brakes
IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE ON SNOW, ICE OR BUMPS THE ABS ENGAGES THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND WILL HAVE TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO STOP AFTER THAT. TO BRING THE PEDAL BACK TO NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR, TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR THEN PUMP THE BRAKES EXTREMELY HARD. THIS COULD HAPPEN IN AS LITTLE AS EVERY 20 FEET WHEN DRIVING IN SNOWY CONDITIONS. THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE STEERING WHEN DRIVING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. THE ABS IS SUPPOSE TO HELP KEEP THE CAR IN CONTROL WHEN ROADS ARE SLIPPERY. BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORKING PROPERLY I HAVE TO DRIVE SLOWER THEN EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD AND IT WILL STILL SLIDE AROUND, ESPECIALLY ON TURNS. I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND HAVE FOUND THAT 3 FORD BUILT CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OF FAULTY ABS PUMPS. I WAS GOING TO TO FILE A COMPLAINT YEARS AGO BUT WHEN I RESEARCH BACK THEN IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD AND THE NHTSA SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE RECALLED SOON ANYWAY. HOWEVER SINCE THEY STILL HAVEN'T BEEN RECALLED I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. FORD CHARGES ABOUT $1500.00 TO REPLACED THE PART WHICH TO ME IS LIKE STEALING FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS SINCE THEY KNOW THEY PUT A FAULTY PART IN AND THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. BELOW YOU ASK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE FIRST SNOW AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND STILL HAPPENS. THANKS

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Jan 01, 2019 - Lakewood, CO - Service Brakes
WHILE TURNING ONTO CTY STREET THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED QUICKLY CAUSING ME TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. THE NEXT STOP SIGN I CAME TO THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. MY SON DROVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND SAID HE ALMOST WENT INTO AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR EVEN AFTER PUMPING THEM. THE BRAKES ARE NEW THE MASTER CYLINDER IS FULL OF FLUID. FORD MUST RECALL THESE VEHICALS IMMEDIATLEY, IF A DEATH IS CAUSED BY CONTINUED DELAY YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. ACT NOW

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Dec 29, 2018 - Lenexa, KS - 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.

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Dec 26, 2018 - Hurricane, WV - Service Brakes
BRAKES ARE LOW/SOFT WHEN ABS IS ACTIVATED AND IT+S BEEN DIAGNOSED AS BEING HCU DEFECTIVE FROM FACTORY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR PUBLIC BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO OBJECTS OR OTHER CARS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

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Dec 21, 2018 - Bellview, FL - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED VILLAGE FORD (11660 SE NORTH, US-441, BELLEVIEW, FL 34420, (352) 233-2900) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO BUSY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,741.

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Dec 16, 2018 - Pima, AZ - Service Brakes
EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE #EA18002 ISSUE. MY 2008 FORD FUSION'S ABS SYSTEM IS CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. HORNE FREEDOM FORD IN SAFFORD ARIZONIA DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD MASTER CYLINDER WHEN I SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED THE ABS HYDRALIC CONTROL WITH THEM BEFORE THE DIAGNOSIS. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THEN THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER BASED ON FREEDOM FORD'S DIAGNOSIS. THE BRAKE PEDAL STILL HAD PROBLEMS AND SHOWS THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT CAPABLE OF RELIABLY TESTING AND REPAIRING THE ABS MODULE ON MY 2008 FORD FUSION. THIS IS A CRITITCAL FAILURE OF FORD AND DEALERS TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.

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Dec 05, 2018 - Morgan, UT - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT AND REQUIRES INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED ON SNOWY ROADS. THIS BRAKE PROBLEM MADE DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AS THE BRAKES WERE CONSIDERABLY REDUCED. BRAKING HAS STILL NOT RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER 3 DAYS AND NO LONGER CONSIDER MY VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE AND CURRENTLY RESEARCHING OPTIONS TO REPAIR.

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Dec 03, 2018 - Springfield, IL - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO FLOOR AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE IS REQUIRED. APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.

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Nov 29, 2018 - Waseca, MN - Service Brakes
THIS VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP ON SLICK OR ICY ROADS. STEP ON BRAKE AND IT GOES RIGHT TO FLOOR. AFTER 5 TO 10 SECONDS BRAKE WILL BUILD BACK UP. SOMETIMES BRAKE LOCKS UP AND SLIDES TO THE LEFT. THIS HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION SINCE 2016, IS OUR GOVERNMENT PLANNING ON GIVING US SOME KIND OF RELIEF FROM THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GET HURT BEFORE YOU MAKE FORD PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. YOU HAVE ALREADY HAD AN ADMISSION THE FAULT WAS CAUSED BY THE HCU BEING COMPOSED OF ZINC WHICH WAS THE MAJOR PROBLEM. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND FORD SHOULD EAT THEIR OWN MISTAKE. HELP US FUSION OWNERS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME A NUMBER OF TIMES. I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR AND THE MECHANICS FIX DOES NOT WORK,EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2 THOUSAND DOLLAR FIX.

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Nov 29, 2018 - Delavan, WI - Service Brakes
WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN IN THE STATE OF WI IN NOVEMBER WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS MY ABS ACTIVATED WHILE SLIDING INTO THE STOP SIGN AND BRAKING HOWEVER THE BREAK JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I DROVE RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. I PROCEEDED TO PUMP THE BREAK HOWEVER THE BREAKS WERE SOFT AND SQUISHY. THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DUE TO THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WHICH HAS A VALVE STICKING. A COMMON PROBLEM I LEARNED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED SO NO ONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED.

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Nov 29, 2018 - Milton, WI - Service Brakes
BRAKES HAVE GONE SPONGY/SOFT. I HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO EVEN GET TO STOP AT ALL. IT'S VERY SCARY. I USED TO BE ABLE TO RESET IT, WHEN IT HAPPENED, BY PULLING OFF THE ROAD, PUSHING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, SHUTTING MY CAR OFF, RESTARTING MY CAR, AND DRIVING AGAIN. THIS LAST TIME, IT WILL NOT RESET. I KNOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED FOR THIS, AND I'VE BEEN AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE I GOT THE CAR IN 2013. DO WE NEED SOMEONE'S FAMILY TO EXPERIENCE A "FATAL INJURY" BEFORE IT'S RECALLED? IT'S BEEN AN ISSUE FOR A LONG TIME, AND IT'S SAD THAT, PEOPLE'S LIVES AREN'T BEING TAKING SERIOUSLY. WHAT IF YOU GET REAR-ENDED BY A FUSION, LINCOLN OR MERCURY THAT KILLS YOUR CHILD IN THE BACKSEAT, BECAUSE THEIR BRAKES QUIT WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES BUT I THE MOST CURRENT THAT HAS CAUSED ME TO NOT HAVE WORKING BRAKES IS: ON MONDAY NIGHT, (11/26/18 - AROUND 6P) I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30-35 MILES AN HOUR, ON JOHN PAUL RD, HEADING TOWARDS SUNSET, TO TAKE A LEFT TO GO HOME, THREE DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR AND I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. AFTERWARDS, MY BRAKES NO LONGER WORKED PROPERLY, I TRIED TO RESET, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. I'VE TRIED REPEATEDLY SINCE THEN, IN HOPES THAT THEY WILL, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THANK YOU.

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Nov 28, 2018 - Hewitt, TX - Service Brakes
BRAKES SUDDENLY ARE SPONGY AND HAVE TO BE PRESSED NEARLY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR. HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND IN GARAGE. HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE BRAKING TIME AND DISTANCE INCREASED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO NOTICE. HAVE HAD TO HAD THE ABS BLED THREE SEPARATE TIMES IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS AT A REPAIR SHOP. SEVERELY DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN THAT HUNDREDS OF THESE INSTANCES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL.

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Nov 26, 2018 - Hilliard, OH - Service Brakes
AFTER ABS EVENT, BRAKE PEDAL IS NOW LOW. SHOP CHECKED FOR LEAKS, AIR, AND MASTER CYLINDER HEALTH AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY OTHER EXPLANATION. CAR DOES STOP BUT BARELY.

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Nov 25, 2018 - Dravosburg, PA - Service Brakes
VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT AND OR SPONGY AFTER ABS ENGAGED. PEDAL TRAVELS AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE PEDAL STOPS CAR LATER IN DEPRESSION.

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Nov 23, 2018 - Hastings, MI - Service Brakes
THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AFTER AN ABS EVENT SUCH AS HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. THE PEDAL REMAINS SOFT AND WILL GO TO THE FLOOR DIMINISHING BREAKING ABILITY.

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Nov 15, 2018 - Pleasant Gap, PA - Service Brakes
THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST THE WHOLE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE CAR. WE'VE HAD THE CAR IN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL COSTLY REPAIRS THAT HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. NOW WE'RE TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW ABS UNIT AND WILL COST AN ADDITIONAL $1100 TO REPAIR. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS, BUT SO FAR NO ACCIDENTS CAUSING DAMAGE. MOST RECENTLY, GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE ON A RAINY NIGHT, MY HUSBAND SKIDDED AND RAN OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THEY HAD BEEN WORKING, AND THE FAILURE WAS SUDDEN.

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Nov 13, 2018 - Clinton Township, MI - Service Brakes
ON ROUGHLY FIVE OCCASIONS MY BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOT ALLOWED ME TO STOP IN SUFFICIENT TIME. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AFTER HITTING A ROUGH PATCH AND A WET ROAD ON A NORMAL STREET. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES IT RESOLVES ITSELF. SOMETIMES MORE QUICKLY THAN OTHER TIMES. FIRST TIME OCCURRED, BRAKES WERE BLED TO REMOVE AIR FROM LINE, THEN MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. FORTUNATELY, NO INJURIES DUE TO MY SAFE DRIVING OF DISTANCING FROM PREVIOUS VEHICLES. THE BELLE TIRE CURRENT DIAGNOSES IS THE FAULTY ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. DOCUMENTING LAST TIME HAPPENED: 11/7/18.

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Nov 13, 2018 - Lansing, MI - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER (GRAND LEDGE FORD, 6080 E SAGINAW HWY, GRAND LEDGE, MI 48837, (517) 627-8100) WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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Nov 05, 2018 - Scarborough, OK - Service Brakes
SEVER BRAKES PROBLEMS. CAR HAS BEEN TO 2 MECHANICS. ALL BRAKES, CALIPERS, ROTORS, PADS, CYLINDERS CHECKED. BLEED THE BRAKES AND REPLACED BRAKE FLUID. NOTHING, BRAKES ARE WEAK. CANNOT STOP IN TIME. DANGEROUS.. RECALL.RECALL.RECALL

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Oct 31, 2018 - Ravensdale, WA - Service Brakes
HAS GOING DOWN HILL (ON CITY STREET) APPLYING BRAKES AND HIT POTHOLE WITH LEFT REAR WHEEL. BRAKES BECAME WEAK AND PEDAL WENT TOWARDS FLOOR. BRAKING CONTINUED TO BE IMPAIRED WITH EXCESSIVE PEDAL TRAVEL AND WEAK BRAKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE DEGRADATION ALTHOUGH PROBLEM RESOLVED ITSELF AFTER PARKING / STARTING CYCLE BEFORE. HAS NOT CLEARED THIS TIME. AFTER SEARCHING WEB, FOUND EA 18-002 WHICH EXACTLY DESCRIBES CONCERN. NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IS ON ORDER AND I HAVE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER FRIDAY.

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Oct 30, 2018 - Westfield, MA - Service Brakes
I WAS DRIVING HAD USED MY BRAKES NO PROBLEM I THEN WENT TO STOP QUICKLY AND MY BRAKE PEDAL SUNK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND FELT LIKE IT HAD NO PRESSURE.I HAD TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OR I WAS GOING TO SMASH INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN US BUT MY CAR WOULDN'T STOP. I HAD EXPERIENCED THIS A FEW TIMES LAST WINTER IN THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS OF NEW ENGLAND BUT THE PRESSURE WOULD RETURN THE FOLLOWING DAY. BUT THIS TIME NO LUCK I BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH MY ABS SYSTEM. IN DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THEIR HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I AM APPALLED THAT SUCH A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY FORD. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OPERATOR SINCE. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND FREQUENTLY HAVE OTHER CHILDREN IN MY CAR AND TO THINK MY STOPPING SITUATION COULD OF BEEN WORSE AND ALL ALONG FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS YET TO RECALL DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT PART. THEY KNOW IT'S FAULTY AND THERE ARE MANY SHOPS AND VIDEOS ABOUT THIS ONLINE. I ONLY FOUND OUT BY DOING RESEARCH NOW THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM AND CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. AND ONLY NOW HAVE FOUND OUT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE. I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAS 97777 MILES ON IT. I COULD OF SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED SOMEONE OR MYSELF. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE STATUS OF THIS INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE THANK YOU.

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Oct 27, 2018 - Berwyn, IL - Service Brakes
WHEN STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN (SUCH AS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT) THE BRAKES BEGAN FEELING SOFT, "MUSHY," AND BRAKING DISTANCE SEEMED TO INCREASE. BRINGING THE CAR TO A MORE ABRUPT STOP REQUIRED INCREASED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC FOR SERVICING. THE MECHANIC "BLED" THE BRAKES AND ADVISED ME THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) NOT CLOSING PROPERLY AND ALLOWING SMALL AMOUNTS OF AIR INTO THE BRAKE LINE, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FEEL MUSHY AND REQUIRING MORE PRESSURE THAN NORMAL TO STOP THE CAR. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED TO YOUR AGENCY PREVIOUSLY AS EVIDENCED BY THIS DOCUMENT: HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/INV/2018/INOA-EA18002-5464.PDF . MY COMPLAINT IS MEANT TO ADD TO YOU LIST OF COMPLAINTANTS.

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Oct 24, 2018 - Auburn, IN - Service Brakes
ON OCT. 10, 2018, AROUND 3:30-4:00 P.M. ON A BUSY CITY STREET---IT WAS RAINY DAY-- ,I HAD TO LAM ON MY BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING A PERSON WHO STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED. I HEARD A +POP+ SOUND. AFTER THAT, I DISCOVERED I HAD NO BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. AT FIRST I FIGURED I HAD A MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER PROBLEM OR A LEAK. I HAD A NEW BRAKE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER PUT IN AND THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. HE CHECKED FOR LEAKS IN THE LINE, AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS. HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE ABS +AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP. I DID SO. THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID THE ABS GASKET HAD CRACKED AND THAT A NEW ABS HAD TO BE PUT IN. THE ESTIMATE WAS @ SEVENTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS. I WAS UNHAPPY. I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS MOST HELPFUL. I DETERMINED AFTER RESEARCH THAT AS OF APRIL OF THIS YEAR (2018) SOME ONE MILLION FORD FUSIONS WERE/OR HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY THE FED RELATIVE TO BRAKE FAILURES. MOST OF THOSE CARS, HOWEVER, HAD MORE THAN HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES. MY CAR HAS ONLY 57,218.2 MILES, AS PHOTOGRAPHED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY. MY INSURANCE POLICY WOULDN+T COVER THIS REPAIR BECAUSE IT IS TERMED +MECHANICAL.+ IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE ABS SHOULDN'T HAVE FAILED IN THIS CASE-- A CAR WITH SO FEW MILES ON IT. . ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

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Oct 23, 2018 - Blue Springs, MO - Service Brakes
PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR AND NOT STOPPING THE CAR PROPERLY

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Oct 20, 2018 - Rochester, NH - Service Brakes
I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET ON A RAINY EVENING WHEN I HAD TO STOP SHORT ON SOME PAINTED LINES ON THE ROADWAY, BECAUSE SOMEONE BRAKED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME WHILE DRIVING, AND MY ABS KICKED ON. AFTER THAT, THE BRAKES WENT SOFT AND IT TOOK LONGER TO STOP MY CAR.

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Oct 18, 2018 - Lancaster, CA - Service Brakes
AFTER THE ABS ENGAGES, THE BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY SOFT AND HAVE DANGEROUSLY MORE PEDAL TRAVEL BEFORE BRAKING OCCURS. PUMPING THE BRAKES HELPS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS FOR DAYS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL PEDAL TRAVEL AND BRAKING. ALSO IT DOES NOT APPEAR THE THE ABS SYSTEM CAN ENGAGE AGAIN UNTIL AFTER NORMAL PEDAL TRAVEL AND BRAKING RESUMES.

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Oct 04, 2018 - Olympia, WA - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS FAULTY. AFTER BLEEDING THE BRAKE PEDAL LINES, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,718.

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Sep 26, 2018 - Slatington, PA - Service Brakes
WHEN BRAKING ON A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE WHILE MOVING THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVED TOWARDS THE FLOOR AND WENT SOFT. AFTER SEVERAL APPLICATIONS OF PUMPING THE PEDAL THE FEEL IMPROVED SOMEWHAT BUT DID NOT GET BACK TO NORMAL. ALSO, THE FREE-PLAY DISTANCE OF THE PEDAL TRAVEL INCREASED OVER THE PREVIOUS NORMAL CONDITION. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER, THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH DID NOT FIX ISSUE. THEY THEN TOLD ME THE ABS HCU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AWAITING HCU REPLACEMENT.

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Sep 22, 2018 - Louisville, KY - Service Brakes
9/6/18 DRIVING DOWN THE STREET APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNING RED. I RAN OVER A POTHOLE, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM KICKED IN, AND ALL THE SUDDEN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING ME TO RUN THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND NEARLY HIT SEVERAL CARS. HAD I NOT SWERVED HARD LEFT AND INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN, I MAY NOT BE MAKING THIS REPORT RIGHT NOW, AND MY FAMILY MAY BE MAKING FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS IS ONE OF MANY. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD OF THIS WEBSITE AND TOLD TO REPORT THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN HOPES THAT FORD WILL PUT A RECALL OUT FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. I HAD TO SIT IN THE MEDIAN FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH MY CAR TURNED OFF TO GATHER MYSELF, AS I WAS A NERVOUS WRECK. I DID NOTICE THAT ONCE I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON, I HAD BRAKES AGAIN, BUT THEY HAD TO BE PUMPED UP IN ORDER TO GET A FULL PEDAL AGAIN. 9/20/18 DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THAT'S CURRENTLY BEING WORKED ON BY THE CITY. THEY'VE GRATED THE ASPHALT TO PREPARE IT FOR A NEW LAYER AND ADDING A NEW LANE. IN DOING SO, IT HAS MADE THE LANE YOU DRIVE ON ROUGH. IN FOLLOWING TRAFFIC, I ALWAYS LEAVE AT LEAST ONE TO TWO CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. WHEN THE TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED, MY VEHICLE DECIDED TO KEEP GOING. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM KICKED IN, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKES!! I HAD NOWHERE TO GO, AS THERE WERE ONLY TWO LANES, ONE GOING NORTH, AND ONE GOING SOUTH. I HAD TO GEAR DOWN AND USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED!!! AS SOON AS I CAN, THIS HUNK OF JUNK, PIECE OF CRAP FORD IS BEING TRADED IN FOR A HONDA!!

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Sep 14, 2018 - Saginaw, MI - Service Brakes
SECOND TIME REPORTING A RECURRENT ISSUE. THIS YEAR/MODEL VEHICLE HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU), WHICH AFFECTS BRAKING CAPACITY, AND EITHER IS OR WAS UNDER AN OPEN INVESTIGATION. THE HCU/ABS FUNCTION OF THIS VEHICLE CAN BECOME DISABLED WHEN JARRED BY HITTING A LARGE BUMP - SUCH AS A POTHOLE - WHILE THE BRAKE IS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN MOTION. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES INSTANTLY SOFT, LOSES BRAKING POWER, AND TRAVELS A MUCH FURTHER DISTANCE TOWARDS THE FLOOR. THIS INSTANT DECREASE OF BRAKE PRESSURE DRASTICALLY INCREASES THE STOPPING TIME OF THE VEHICLE. A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY CONCERN. THE JARRING OF THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS A NEGATIVE AFFECT IF THE BRAKE IS BEING ENGAGED AT THE TIME OF JARRING. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 OF THESE BRAKING INCIDENCES WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. (FIRST INCIDENT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO NHTSA IN DEC. 2017). NONE OF WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AS OF YET. THE PEDAL WILL REMAIN SOFT FOR SOME TIME. IT SEEMINGLY CAN BE "RESET" EITHER RANDOMLY, OR WITH EXCESSIVE BRAKE PUMPING OVER A SUBSTANTIAL PERIOD OF TIME. THIS SO-CALLED "RESET" COULD JUST BE A FORTUNATE FLUKE. I HAVE READ IN OTHER REPORTS OF A SIMILAR UNKNOWN "RESET" EFFECT, UNTIL THE NEXT EPISODE. LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIPS AND OTHER INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATIONS SEEM TO BE COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE. OFTEN MISDIAGNOSING THE MASTER CYLINDER AS THE PROBLEM INITIALLY. I THOUGHT I HAD HEARD OR READ THAT A REPLACEMENT HCU PART MAY HAVE BEEN RELEASED WITH A DIFFERENT INTERNAL LUBRICANT SUBSTANCE, WHICH WOULD SUPPOSEDLY PREVENT THE HCU VALVES FROM MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY THIS. IF I KNEW THAT BETTER QUALITY, REMEDIED REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, I WOULD HAVE THIS PART REPLACED. HOWEVER, I DO NOT WANT TO PROCEED WITH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME RECURRENT ISSUES WITH A FAULTY PART.

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Sep 09, 2018 - Berry, KY - Service Brakes
RIGHT REAR CALIPER IS LOCKED AGAIN, EVEV AFTER IT WAS REPLACED. IT WEARS THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE PADS WHILE DRIVIG. THE BRAKE PADS ARE CONSTANTLY SMOKING WHILE DRIVING AND THE ROTOR IS TOO HOT TO TOUCH AND THE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AT ANYTIME. THE VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED, BECAUSE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE COST OF REPAIR PARTS WHEN I LAST CHECKED WAS OVER $1,200.

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Sep 07, 2018 - Logan, OH - Service Brakes
I CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH BRAKING ON MY CAR. BASICALLY WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE FIRST 2/3'S ARE USELESS. I CONTINUE TO HAVE TO PLACE MORE PRESSURE ONTO THE PEDAL TO GET THE BRAKES TO FUNCTION. WHEN BRAKING DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN I PRESS THE PEDAL TO BRAKE, IT DOES NOTHING UNTIL I GET IT CLOSE TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE THIS ISSUE EVERYDAY, EVERYTIME I BRAKE. THIS MORNING ON 09*07*18 I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. MY CAR STARTED TO ROLL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY INTO A CITY STREET, INTO TRAFFIC. I PRESSED THE PEDAL TOTALLY TO THE FLOOR, AND BARELY CAME TO A STOP. THIS ISSUE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS EVERYDAY. THANK YOU.

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Sep 06, 2018 - Paris, TX - Service Brakes
I WAS ENTERING A LEFT HAND CURVE WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED. THE ROAD WAS A LITTLE ROUGH AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE HARDER, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR SLID OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE DITCH STOPPING AGAINST THE BANK OF THE DITCH AND A POLE. IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS THE ABS WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON SEVERAL TIMES, BUT HAD NOT STAYED ON THE NEXT TIME THE CAR WAS STARTED.

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Aug 30, 2018 - Taylor, MI - Service Brakes
IF AN EVENT THAT ENGAGES THE ABS HAPPENS, PEDAL FIRMNESS IS LOST AND REQUIRES 50-75% MORE TRAVEL BEFORE BRAKES WILL SLOW THE CAR. THIS PERSISTS OVER MANY STOPS AND FOR MANY MINUTES BUT ULTIMATELY PEDAL FIRMNESS DOES RECOVER. WHILE IN THE FAILED STATE THE BRAKES ENGAGE AT DIFFERING PEDAL POSITIONS MAKING STOPPING A GUESSING GAME AS TO HOW MUCH PEDAL TRAVEL AND FORCE WILL BE REQUIRED TO STOP THE CAR. OUTSIDE OF THIS EVENT PERIOD THE BRAKES PERFORM AS EXPECTED.

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Aug 29, 2018 - Mccalla, AL - Service Brakes
BRAKING ISSUE. CAR VIBRATES EXTREMELY BAD WHEN BRAKING FROM HIGH TO LOW SPEEDS. ALSO, IF THE CAR HITS A BUMP/DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES; THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. ALL BRAKE PRESSURE IS GONE AND TO OBTAIN IT BACK THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE +PUMPED.+ PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE IT BECOMES A FATALITY ISSUE. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

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Aug 28, 2018 - Canton Township, MI - Service Brakes
I BRAKED ON SLIPPERY PAVEMENT AND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS KICKING IN TO STOP ME AS I SKIDDED. I EVENTUALLY STOPPED SAFELY; HOWEVER, SINCE THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN VERY SOFT. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH I HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO OPERATE THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUES TO FEEL SOFT AND I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE ADJUSTED TO THE SOFTNESS. SOMETIMES I PUMP THE PEDAL TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THE VEHICLE WILL STOP, AND IT HAS, BUT THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS TOO LONG.

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Aug 27, 2018 - Washington, DC - Service Brakes
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, A CAR CUT OFF MY VEHICLE AND ABRUPTLY SLOWED DOWN. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES, WHICH ACTIVATED THE ABS SYSTEM (THE WHOLE CAR SHUTTERED AND QUICKLY SLOWED DOWN). AT MY EXIT FROM THE FREEWAY, HOWEVER, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY HAD ONLY 30 TO 40 PERCENT STOPPING POWER AND I NEARLY REAR-ENDED A DIFFERENT CAR. NOW, THE BRAKES ON THE CAR FEEL VERY "SOFT" AND IT TAKES PUSHING THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

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Aug 26, 2018 - Lynn, MA - Service Brakes
2008 FORD FUSION SE V6 76,000 MILES. WE HAVE HAD AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES OVER THE LAST YEAR. AFTER AN ABS EVENT THE BRAKE PADEL GOES RIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL STOPPING POWER. AFTER 3 TRIPS TO OUR MACHANIC, SYSTEM CHECKED, BRAKES FLUSHED AND BLEEDED AND $$$$ SPENT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. WE WERE HOPING IT WAS RESOLVED UNTIL THE LAST INCIDENT THE OTHER DAY ALMOST RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THANK GOD THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD BRAKES THAT WORKED PROPERLY AS I BRAKED AND WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH A RED LIGHT!! THIS IS NOT A MASTER CYLINDER PROBLEM. IT IS 100% THE ABS PUMP AND MODULE UNIT!! THE SYSTEM FAILS AND THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH! SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE A TICKING TIME BOMB FOR A PASSANGER AIR BAG AND A CAR THAT MAY OR MAY NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FORD!!! WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT AND NOW THERE IS MAJOR BRAKE PROBLEM THAT MAY CAUSE THE HAND GRENADE TO GO OFF IN A COLLISION! THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY.

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Aug 25, 2018 - Salina, KS - Service Brakes
WHILE USING THE BREAKS HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THEN THE BREAK PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR THE CAR STILL STOOPED BUT NOT AS EXPECTED HAD TO SWERVE TO CAR AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CONDITION OF THE PEDAL GOING TO FAR DID NOT GO WAY FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP ABOUT 2 MILES. THE CONDITION WAS NOT RESOLVED UNTIL I TOOK THE CAR TO A GRAVEL LOT AND CAUSED THE ABS TO CYCLE NOW THE CAR IS BACK TO FULL PEDAL.

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Aug 23, 2018 - Warsaw, VA - Service Brakes
PROBLEM STARTED IN FEBRUARY. ANYTIME BRAKES GOT WET OR I HIT THE SMALLEST OF BUMPS THE BRAKES WOULDN+T WORK. HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET IT TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR I HIT A BUMP INCLUDING SPEED BUMPS. I CAN BE IN A PARKIN LOT GOING SLOW OR ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS

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Aug 19, 2018 - Nazareth, PA - Service Brakes
HAVING BRAKE ISSUES WITH MY FORD FUSION. WHEN BREAKING THE PEDAL IS SINKS TO THE FLOOR, REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER BLEED THE BRAKES AND STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH IT THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND FEELS SPONGEY. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE CAR BRAKES ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPONSIVE TAKES A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR STARTS TO SLOW DOWN. NOTE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES.

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Aug 18, 2018 - Louisville, KY - Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING, IF I HAVE TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND THE ABS KICKS IN, MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND I HAVE NO BRAKES AT ALL. THIS ALSO HAPPENS IF I RUN ACROSS A SMALL POTHOLE, UNEVEN PAVEMENT, MANHOLE COVER, ETC. I HAVE RAN THROUGH RED LIGHTS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, INTO THE DITCH, INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN, ALL ON MANY DIFFERENT ROADS, AND DONE A COMPLETE 360 ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE RAINING ALL DUE TO THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILING. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE COME CLOSE TO A FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED OF THIS WEBSITE TO REPORT THIS ISSUE. OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS LONG AGO, WHEN IT FIRST STARTED HAPPENING. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 8/12/18 ON GENE SNYDER FREEWAY.

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Aug 16, 2018 - Macomb, MI - Service Brakes
THIS IS RELATED TO INVESTIGATION EA 18-002. I WAS DRIVING DURING RAINY WEATHER. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ABRUPTLY SLAMMED ON IT'S BRAKES AND I HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKES HARD AS WELL IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION. DUE TO THE WET ROAD THE ABS ACTIVATED AND MY CAR STOPPED IN TIME WITHOUT A COLLISION. AFTER THE ABS ACTIVATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT AND WHEN TRYING TO APPLY MY BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THEREAFTER IT TOOK MUCH LONGER FOR MY CAR TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED DUE TO THE PEDAL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON WET ROADS. I WAS AFRAID THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP MY CAR IN TIME SINCE IT TOOK LONGER FOR MY CAR TO SLOW DOWN. IT WAS NOT UNTIL MANY HOURS LATER AND AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRMNESS RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE WITH THE ABS IN SNOWY OR RAINY WEATHER.

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Aug 14, 2018 - Columbus, OH - Service Brakes
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE APPLIED ABRUPTLY AND CAUSED AN ABS EVENT. SINCE THAT TIME, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SOFT AND NEEDS SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDS TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, THERE IS A SLIGHT HISS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THAT CAN BE SOMETIMES HEARD. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR ISSUES, THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO FAULTY ABS MODULE AND HCU (HYRDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT). FORD DEALER STATES THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

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Aug 10, 2018 - Mechanicsville, VA - Service Brakes
THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK AND HITTING A MINOR BUMP KNOCKS SOMETHING OUT OF PLACE OR STICKS. THAT PREVENTS MY ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO WORK AT ALL, ALLOWING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE PUSHED DOWN TO THE FLOOR TILL IT FEELS LIKE YOUR FOOT IS GOING THROUGH THE FLOOR TO MAKE IT STOP. IS SOMETHING REPORTED BY NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THE EXACT MAKE, MODEL & YEARS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COULD RESULT IN DEATH & NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE.

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Aug 02, 2018 - New Hope, MN - Service Brakes
I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN A ROAD SWITCHES FROM 2 INTO 1 EXIT LANE & 1 LANE. THE 1 CONTINUING ROAD HAS A SMALL QUICK CURVE TO IT AND THE CARS AHEAD OF ME WERE BRAKING SO I PREEMPTIVELY EASED INTO A HARD BRAKE WHILE TAKING THAT SMALL QUICK CURVE AND (I BELIEVE) THE ABS ATTEMPTED OR SUCCEEDED IN KICKING IN, BUT AS SOON AS THAT HAPPENED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT FROM BEING STIFF AND BRAKING QUICKLY TO SOFT AND BRAKING DRAMATICALLY SLOWER. LUCKILY I LEAVE ENOUGH ROOM EVEN IF I AM GOING QUICKLY AND I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND SLOW DOWN IN TIME. EVEN WHEN PUSHING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AFTER THE INCIDENT IT STILL DOESN'T HAVE ANYWHERE NEAR THE BRAKING FORCE THAT IT HAD AT EVEN 1/3 OF THE PEDAL DISTANCE AS IT DID BEFORE. I UNPLUGGED THE ABS/TCS/HEATED SEATS/REAR BACKUP SENSOR FUSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SURGED BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR, INSERTED THE SAME FUSE BACK IN, AND THEN STARTED THE CAR AGAIN THE PEDAL STILL OPERATES AS NORMAL WORKING CONDITION. THIS IS QUITE A SCARY DEFECT AS IT IS THE BRAKES FAILING/DEGRADING BECAUSE OF AN ABS COMPUTER FLAW THAT CAUSES THE BRAKES TO FAIL ONLY UNDER THE EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THEY NEED TO BE PERFORMING 100%. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLAW THAT NO DOUBT HAS CAUSED COUNTLESS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER FLAW.

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Jul 24, 2018 - Lakewood, CO - Service Brakes
HAD NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS INSTALLED NOV 2017. DURING RUSH HOUR GOING 25 UNDER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH (AS FAST AS I COULD SAFELY GO WITH TRAFFIC), I WAS REAR ENDED. BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CRASHED INTO CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER REPAIR (NEW FRONT END), BRAKES WILL STILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ON OCCASION, AND ARE VERY JUMPY-LIKE IT'S STOPPING THEN RELEASING RAPIDLY. 3 SHOPS HAVE FOUND NO ISSUES.

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Jul 13, 2018 - Marion, IA - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AFTER ABS EVENT. BRAKING IS NOW COMPROMISED. NO TROUBLE LIGHTS OR ABS CODES. BLED BRAKE SYSTEM, REPLACED ALL CALIPERS AND PADS, PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. REPLACED ABS PUMP AND CONTROL MODULE, PROBLEM RESOLVED.

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Jul 04, 2018 - Conroe, TX - Service Brakes
FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS TURNING A CORNER, HIT ROUGH PAVEMENT AND THE ABS ENGAGED. THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE PEDAL WAS SOFT AFTERWARDS. THE SECOND INCIDENT, WHILE SLOWING AND HITTING A ROUGH PATCH ON THE ROAD, THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED. WHEN I BRAKED FOR THE INTERSECTION, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO MAKE THE VEHICLE COME TO A STOP.

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Jun 25, 2018 - Arlington, TX - Service Brakes
WHENEVER THE CAR HITS ROUGH ROADS, THE BRAKES LOSE EFFECTIVENESS AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASES DRASTICALLY. FORTUNATELY, THERE HASNT BEEN A COLISION CAUSED BY FAULTY SYSTEM. RECENTLY, 25 JUNE 2018, WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, THIS CAR ENTERED INTO A FISH-TAIL ENDING WITH A 180 DEGREE SPIN. THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGY TO THE FLOOR AND IT APPEARED AS IF THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN.

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Jun 25, 2018 - Polson, MT - Service Brakes
ON OR ABOUT WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018 ON THE COMMUTE HOME FROM WORK I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES AS I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. THE BRAKES WEREN'T THERE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO THE FLOOR BOARD, I BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES TO STOP AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. I TOOK BACK ROADS TO GET OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AT EACH STOP SIGN. AT A 4 WAY STOP SIGN I COASTED FROM ABOUT TWO BLOCKS TO A BARE CRAWL ANTICIPATING THAT WOULD HELP ME ACTUALLY STOP - IT DIDN'T - MY VEHICLE CONTINUED SLOWLY PAST THE 4 WAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND A VEHICLE THAT HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY ON THE RIGHT STOPPED TO LET ME CONTINUE AS I WAVED AND EXPRESSED I WAS SORRY THE BEST WAY I COULD. I MADE IT HOME AND CALLED THE TIRE/BRAKE SHOP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. I THEN DROVE THE SAME ROUTE TO THE TIRE/BRAKE SHOP AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE BLED, NEW CALIPERS, ETC. THE AUTO REPAIRMEN STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER VALVE WAS COMPROMISED AND TO WATCH FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND THE NEXT TIME WOULD REQUIRE EXTENSIVE AND COSTLY REPLACEMENT. THIS WAS MY ONLY VEHICLE I HAD ACCESS TO COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK EACH DAY.

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Jun 25, 2018 - Howard City, MI - Service Brakes
BRAKES GO MUSHY IF STOPPING ON ROUGH SURFACE, STRAIGHT LINE, NO ICE OR SNOW. SPONGY PEDAL REMAINS UNTIL CAR IS DRIVEN FOR AWHILE.

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Jun 23, 2018 - Champaign, IL - Service Brakes
BRAKE FAILURE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP MY CAR AT A CITY INTERSECTION THE BRAKE PEDAL, UPON APPLICATION, TRAVELLED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT THE BRAKES ENGAGING. I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND BEGAN TO PUMP THE PEDAL, WHICH EVENTUALLY ENGAGED THE BRAKES SOFTLY. FORTUNATELY BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER CAR. FOR A LITTLE WHILE AFTER THAT THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO BE VERY SOFT, REQUIRING MUCH MORE PEDAL TRAVEL THAN NORMAL.

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Jun 23, 2018 - Albuquerque, NM - Service Brakes
WHEN BRAKING MY BRAKE PEDAL IS SPONGY, AND THE VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY STOPPING. I HAVE DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE EVEN AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 25 MPH. THE RESULT IS A STOPPING DISTANCE THAT IS DOUBLED FROM ANY OTHER VEHICLE WITH ABS I'VE EVER DRIVEN. IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, AND MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE, I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE CALIPERS, PADS, ROTORS, MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE FLUID FLUSH AND BLEEDING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE ONLY OTHER REPAIRS THAT CAN BE MADE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE IS REPLACING THE ABS CONTROL MODULE, AND ABS PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE, ONCE THESE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WILL BE IN EXCESS OF $2500.

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Jun 19, 2018 - Cincinnati, OH - Service Brakes
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD AN ABS EVENT,WHEN BRAKING AND RUNNING OVER BUMPS OR POTHOLES, WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THEN REMAINS VERY SOFT . I HAVE HAD THE LINES BLED 4 OR 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. THE BRAKES, EVEN AFTER BEING BLED ARE VERY SOFT AND I MUST CONTINUALLY PUMP THEM TO STOP.

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May 23, 2018 - Columbus, OH - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL FAILED TO STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A STREET SIGN. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000.

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May 22, 2018 - Oceanside, CA - Service Brakes
MY BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED IN JUNE 2017. JUST HAD THE POWER BOOSTER REPLACED ON MAY 4, 2018. IT IS NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ON MAY 4TH - BRAKES GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN, HAVE TO PUMP BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP. I WAS TRAVELING FROM OCEANSIDE CA TO SCOTTSDALE AZ ON MAY 4TH AND JUST AROUND TOWN TODAY, MAY 22 HERE IN OCEANSIDE.

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May 17, 2018 - Canton, GA - Service Brakes
SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE HE REAR ENDED A VEHICLE. THE CAR IN FRONT STOPPED SHORT AND MY SON TRIED TO STOP BUT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON RURAL 2 LANE ROAD AT ABOUT 30 MPH. MY SON TRIED TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO MISS THE VEHICLE BUT CLIPPED HIM. OVER $4,000 IN REPAIRS AND BRAKES ARE STILL VERY SOFT. NEW CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER AND STILL NOT RIGHT. UPDATED 9/21/18

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May 02, 2018 - Lenoir, NC - Service Brakes
THE BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND HAVE TO PUSHED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR FOR THEM TO BE APPLIED.

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Apr 29, 2018 - Medford, OR - Service Brakes
WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED 01/04/2013. HAD WHOLE SYSTEM REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1700. IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND FORD WANTS ME TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM AGAIN FOR CLOSE TO $2000.00. I HAD THEM FLUSH SYSTEM WHICH SEEMED TO SOLVE THE ISSUE FOR ONLY A MONTH. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO INJURY MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. IS THERE ANY ACTION I CAN TAKE TO GET FORD TO ADMIT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THERE BRAKES?01/

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Apr 25, 2018 - Royal Oak, MI - Service Brakes
WHEN OPERATING MY 2008 FORD FUSION AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW AND STOP THE VEHICLE; THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS A VERY SOFT SPONGY FEEL. THE TRAVEL OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TAKES THE PEDAL NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE SEEMS TO TAKE A LONGER TIME TO STOP. THIS BRAKING SITUATION OCCURS IN NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC AT 25MPH, CITY TRAFFIC AT 30 TO 40 MPH AND ON THE HIGHWAY AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS 50 MPH PLUS...

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Apr 25, 2018 - Bunnell, FL - Service Brakes
FORD FUSION ABS BRAKE FAILURE DURING BRAKING. MY ABS SYSTEM HAS COMPLETELY FAILED, AND I FINALLY FEEL SAFE. I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS TRYING TO KILL ME. BEFORE THE ABS SYSTEM FINALLY FULLY FAILED,( THE ORANGE DASH LIGHT IS NOW ON, AND THE ABS SYSTEM IS OFF.)THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD PICK THE WORST TIME TO FAIL , DURING BASIC BRAKING, EMERGENCY STOP BRAKING, WET BRAKING OR IN SAND. IT SEEMED THAT ANY TIME THE TIRES HAD LESS THAN PERFECT TRACTION, THE ABS COULD RANDOMLY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION, OR BASIC BRAKING, WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, EMITTING A LOUD RATCHETING SOUND AS THE PEDAL BECAME INEFFECTIVE AND SOFT, NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN WHEEL SPEEDS WERE BELOW 30 MPH, AND THE CARS SENSORS THOUGHT THE TIRES HAD LOST TRACTION, WHEN THEY REALLY HAD NOT, I WAS ON I-4 DURING THE LAST HURRICANE AND HAD TO PARK THE CAR DUE TO ALL THE TRAFFIC STARTING AND STOPPING. THE BRAKE PEDAL DOING ITS RANDOM WORKING AND NOT WORKING, I ALMOST GOT INTO 4 DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILING, NEVER BEFORE HAVE I HAD A CAR WHERE I WONDERED IF THE BRAKES WERE GOING TO WORK, OR FAIL POSSIBLE CAUSING A CRASH. WITH THE ABS NOT ACTIVE, THE CARS BRAKING STILL WORKS, AND NOT ONCE HAS THE BRAKES FAILED WITH THE ORANGE DASH LIGHT ON. THIS MAJOR PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.,,, FORD STILL HAS NOT CONTACTED ME WITH A REPLACEMENT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE TAKATA AIRBAG THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL. SO I AM DRIVING A CAR WITH A FAILED ABS SYSTEM, AND A AIR BAG THATS A BOMB WAITING TO GO OFF SPRAYING ME WITH SHRAP METAL . AND THE CAR IS NOT UNDER RECALL ? THE FORD FUSION IS A LEMON , AND UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED.

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Apr 24, 2018 - Midlothian, IL - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL FELT SOFT. THE FAILURE CORRECTED ITSELF FOR EIGHT MONTHS UNTIL IT BECAME CONSTANT. THE DEALER (BILL KAY FORD, 2556 S CICERO AVE, MIDLOTHIAN, IL) DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

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Apr 23, 2018 - Brooklyn, WI - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, AND IS SPONGY. CAR DOES NOT STOP AS WELL AS IT SHOULD. HAVE HAD ROTORS, CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS AND FLUID CHANGED. DID GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND THIS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD FUSIONS. THE ISSUE IS THE ABS MODULE AND PUMP. A VALVE INSIDE GETS STUCK OPEN AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE FLUID JUST RECIRCULATES INSIDE THE MODULE, AND BRAKES LOSE EFFECTIVENESS.

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Mar 20, 2018 - Lajas, PR - Service Brakes
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Mar 15, 2018 - Gainesville, GA - Service Brakes
MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION EVERY TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURS. I LOSE ALL BRAKING ABILITY FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO TO NO MORE THAN FIVE SECOND PERIODS. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SIX TOTAL OCCASIONS ON DIFFERENT DAYS AND MONTHS.I HAVE REPLACED MY VEHICLES MASTER CYLINDER SIX MONTHS AGO. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY OWN CAR. I HAVE WITNESSES THAT CAN CONFIRM THIS INFORMATION. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON HIGHWAYS, PUBLIC ROADS, ALSO IN PRIVATE DRIVES.

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Mar 12, 2018 - Malvern, PA - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING ON A BACK ROAD. HAD TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO GET TO STOP. TOOK TO FORD DEALER WHO REPORTED NO LEAKS BUT INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS AND ABS HCU. SAID IT HAPPENED INFREQUENTLY WITH THIS MODEL. ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE EXPENSIVE ABS MODULES. FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2008 AND 2009 FORD FUSIONS. THERE SHOULD PROBABLY BE A RECALL. DEALER DID NOT RECOMMEND REPLACING ABS MODULES AT THIS TIME SAID CONSIDERED VEHICLE SAFE.

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Mar 09, 2018 - Hartselle, AL - Service Brakes
ON 2/3/2017 I BOUGHT A 2008 FORD FUSION SEL,,FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP AN,ABOUT A MONTH AFTER WHILE DRIVING A LADY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AN WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY MY BREAKS THEY WENT ABOUT A INCH OR SO FROM THE FLOOR BOARD,WAS A VERY SCARY FEELING,THAT I PRAY NEVER HAPPEN'S AGAIN! AFTER BARELY MISSING I PUMPED THE BREAKS FOR A FEW MINUTES,THEN PEDDLE MIGHT OF BEEN ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES FROM THETHE FLOOR. I CALLED THE USED CAR DEALER THE NEXT MORNING TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED ,AN HE TRIED TO TELL ME IT JUST NEEDS NEW BREAK PADS AND BREAKS BLEED !. I REPLIED BACK TO HIM THAT BREAKS DONT GO FROM WORKING 1 MINUTE AN THE NEXT MINUTE TO THE FLOOR,AN I MENTIONED BEFORE THE PADS ARE THAT GONE I WOULD OF HEARD A METAL RUBBING SOUND,HE STILL INSISTED I TAKE IT TO HIS MECHANIC WHICH STILL PUT PADS ON AN BLEED THE BREAKS,WHICH DIDNT FIX,AFTER I CAME AN TO GET IT I ASKED IF IT WAS THE MASTER BREAK CYLINDER OR BOOSTER,AN HE REPLYED THAT HE JUST HAD TO PUT PADS ON IT AN BLEED THE BREAKS,.AN HE SUPPOSE TO BE A MECHANIC I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,AND HE SAID ITS READY TO GO,SO I DID A COUPLE BLOCKS AN THE BREAKS WERE THE SAME ,SO I WENT BACK TELLIG HIM THAT THE BREAKS ARE STILL GOING TO THE FLOOR SO HE SAYS HE ASKED TO DRIVE IT HE DID AN CAME BACK SAID ITS OK NOW,THAT I JUST NEED TO PUMP THE BREAKS ON IT BECAUSE IT HAD ABS BREAK SYSTEM THAT NEEDED PUMPED UP AWHILE.THATS WHEN I SAID LIKE IM GOING TO HAVE TIME TO PUMP BREAKS WHEN SOMEONE PULLS IN FRONT OF ME OR STOPS FAST! SO I LEFT AGAIN PRAYING THE BREAK PEDDLE WOULD STOP GOING ALLMOST TO THE FLOOR! A WEEK LATER I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AN HE TOLD ME TAKE BACK TO HIS MECHANIC,SO I DID AN WHEN I RETURNED TO PICK CAR UP I ASKED WHAT IT WAS HE TELLS ME HE PUT A NEW BREAK BOOSTER ON IT.AN THAT JUST FIXED BREAKS ENOUGH TO HAVE A HALF OF PEDDLE ON BREAKING,ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER I WAS DRIVING IN A 35MPH ZONE HIT BUMP BREAKS WENT OUT,AND AGAIN 3 X'

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Mar 08, 2018 - Portsmouth, VA - Service Brakes
SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE AFTER APPLYING BRAKES ON DAMP PAVEMENT. SPEED WAS ABOUT 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET. AFTER PUMPING PEDAL, BRAKES RETURNED BUT PEDAL WAS SOFT AND NEARLY TO THE FLOORBOARD. BRAKES HAVE REMAINED SOFT GREATLY EXTENDING BRAKING DISTANCE MAKING VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CAME WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD THAT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS COMPROMISED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A FORD TECHNICIAN, THE OPINION WAS POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE AND NEEDED TO BE FOLLOWED UP. THIS INCIDENT WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL WITH A UTILITY POLE AND THANKS TO A WORKING EMERGENCY BRAKE AND QUICK THINKING, AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED WITH A POSSIBLE RECALL.

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Mar 04, 2018 - Grandview, MO - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS FARTHER DOWN BEFORE STOPPING ...

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Mar 01, 2018 - Lenoir City, TN - Service Brakes
WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 72 IN VONORE TN AREA AND SLOWED DOWN TO TURN LEFT -BRAKES DIDN'T "GRAB" AND CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE DON'T LOSE ALL BRAKE BUT DOWN TO LIKE 10%. NEVER RETURNS TO NORMAL UNLESS I FIND A PARKING LOT TO REVERSE AND THEN SLAM ON BRAKES HARD - WAS TOLD TO DO THIS BY BRAKE MECHANIC.

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Feb 26, 2018 - Lasalle, MI - Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE BRAKES ARE VERY "SPONGY". WHEN TRYING TO STOP QUICKLY I ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT ON A MAJOR INTERSECTION! THE PEDAL WENT PRACTICALLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP. I HAVE TO PREPARE MYSELF TO STOP WHEN I NEED TO AND I STAY A DISTANCE AWAY FROM OTHERS BECAUSE I AM SCARED THE BRAKES WON'T STOP ME! THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, THIS IS SO SCARY AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE!

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Feb 23, 2018 - San Diego, CA - Service Brakes
I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO STOP QUICKLY WHICH ENGAGED THE ABS. AFTER ABS ENGAGED, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME MUCH LOOSER, WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ALMOST TOUCH THE FLOOR AND REQUIRED MUCH LONGER DISTANCE FOR THE CAR TO STOP FOLLOWING THIS EVENT. IT APPEARS THIS FAILURE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS DUE TO THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT CAUSING FOR VERY UNSAFE CONDITIONS IN THIS VEHICLE.

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Feb 23, 2018 - St. Simons Island, GA - Service Brakes
BEEN EXPERIENCING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE (E.G., RUNNING UP ON VEHICLES AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS). TWO DAYS AGO, WIFE UNABLE TO STOP IN PARKING SPACE - RAN UP AND OVER THE STOP-BLOCK. I CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND BRAKE PEDAL MOVES SLOWLY TO FLOOR UNDER CONSTANT FOOT PRESSURE. DEALER SAYS HCU NEEDS REPLACING.

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Feb 15, 2018 - Mckinney, TX - Service Brakes
I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR INSPECTION. AS PART OF THE INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A BRAKING TEST WHERE HE DROVE THE CAR SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES HARD. FOLLOWING THEIR DOING THIS, THE BRAKES ARE MUSHY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR TO STOP.

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Feb 10, 2018 - Janesville, WI - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL FADE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN PANIC TYPE REFLEXES. HAVE HAD ISSUES NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP IN ALLOTTED TIME. HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, BUT SEEMED TO HAVE "CORRECTED" ITSELF. RECENTLY HAVE HAD SNOWY, WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND ISSUE HAS COME BACK. VERY UNSAFE, COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, COULD RESULT IN INJURY AND/OR DEATH. READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED FOR BRAKE FAILURE. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY RISK, NOT ONLY FOR THE OCCUPANTS IN THE FORD, BUT ALSO FOR ANY VEHICLES AND/OR PEDESTRIANS IN THE AREA WHEN BRAKE PEDAL FAILS. MILEAGE ON SAID VEHICLE IS 142,977. NOT SURE OF DATE WHEN FIRST HAPPENED. PEDAL FADE WHEN AT STOP, TRYING TO STOP, CITY ROADS, HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BASICALLY ANYTIME BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED.

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Feb 09, 2018 - Canutillo, TX - Service Brakes
UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP, THE BRAKES FAILED AND IT TOOK EXTENDED DISTANCE TO STOP CREATING A HAZARDOUS EVENT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. SINCE EVENT OCCURRED, THE BRAKES FEEL SPONGY AND IT TAKES EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE TO STOP. AFTER RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTICS I WAS INFORMED IT IS THE ABS MODULATOR FAILING. I CALLED FORD TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE AND INQUIRE ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF THE COMPLAINTS, BUT YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE GIRL I SPOKE TO SUGGESTED GOING TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTICS TEST PERFORMED. SHE ALSO KEPT RESTATING THE AIRBAG ISSUE. I REQUESTED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR. SHE RESPONDED SAYING SHE WOULD TRANSFER ME, HOWEVER, SHE JUST REDIRECTED ME TO THE MAIN MENU.

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Feb 06, 2018 - San Ramon, CA - Service Brakes
I FINALLY GOT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE REPLACED IN THE FORD FUSION AFTER LIVING WITH 'SOFT BRAKES' FOR MANY YEARS. WHEN AN ABS EVENT OCCURS, THE PEDAL GOES SOFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER, AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. FORD SHOULD BE MORE RESPONSIBLE ABOUT TAKING CARE OF THIS DEFECT BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT.

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Feb 02, 2018 - Morgan Hill, CA - Service Brakes
AFTER AN ABS BRAKING EVENT THE BRAKES BECOME SOFT AND HIT FLOOR, GREATLY INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE AND FORCE NEEDED TO BREAK AND SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE CAR. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION "PE 16-017"

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Jan 31, 2018 - Macon, GA - Service Brakes
IN NOVEMBER OF 2017 MY BREAK PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN+S PRESSED. IT WOULD BREAK AFTER I PUMPED MY BREAKS BUT BREAKING WAS STILL COMPROMISED. I REPLACED MY MASTER CYLINDER AND BLED MY BREAKS, CHECKED FOR LEAKS TO NO AVAI. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE+S COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG BUT SUSPECTED THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THIS ISSUE CAN ONLY BE HANDLED BY FORD DEALERSHIPS. NO HARSH BREAKING OCCURRED TO CAUSE THE ISSUE AND I NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAILURE (I HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT). I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE I RESEARCHED IT AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO MINE AND I COULD+VE SERIOUSLY INJURED MYSELF OR OTHERS DUE TO THE PROBLEM.

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Jan 26, 2018 - Downey, CA - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND CAUSED THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. AFTER REFILLING THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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Jan 26, 2018 - Chapel Hill, NC - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PITTSBORO FORD (1245 THOMPSON ST, PITTSBORO, NC 27312, (919) 542-3131) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE ABM AND MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260,000.

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Jan 16, 2018 - Downey, CA - Service Brakes
2008 FORD FUSION BRAKES ARE SINKING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AT 93K WHILE IN MOTION. I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS ONLINE, BUT NO CONFIRMATION THAT FORD WILL TAKE CARE OF THE MATTER OR IT BEING LISTED AS A RECALL. ALSO THE DRIVER SEAT WARMER DOES NOT WORK.

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Jan 13, 2018 - Kettering, OH - Service Brakes
I WAS DRIVING ON A SLUSHY ROAD AND BRAKED. THE ABS KICKED IN AND NOW THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. RESEARCH SHOWS ME THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH 06-09 FORD FUSION+S HCU.

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Jan 12, 2018 - Northern Cambria, PA - Service Brakes
BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND NEED PUMPED TO STOP THE VEHICLE

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Jan 11, 2018 - St. Louis, MO - Service Brakes
ON SEVERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE PAST, MY BRAKES HAVE "GONE SOFT" AFTER A NEED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES OR HITTING AN ICY PATCH OF ROAD. ON 05 JANUARY 2018, I HAD A NEED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES IN TRAFFIC. AFTER THE INITIAL NEED TO HIT THE BRAKES, I NEEDED TO HIT THEM HARD AGAIN TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. I ENDED UP SWERVING INTO A DITCH, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE BRAKE ISSUE ON MY CAR. HAD I BEEN ABLE TO STOP PROPERLY, I FEEL THAT THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. IT'S DISTURBING TO ME THAT THESE BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN RECALLED WITH SO MANY INSTANCES OF SUCH AN ISSUE.

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Jan 10, 2018 - Cascade, WI - Service Brakes
AFTER THE ABS ENGAGING WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOW SPONGY/ HAS A LONGER TRAVEL THAN NORMAL. VEHICLE EXHIBITING SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE INVESTIGATION ALREADY UNDERWAY.

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Jan 09, 2018 - Warsaw, VA - Service Brakes
TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG ON RECALL FOR OVER A YEAR AND NO FIX IN SIGHT WAS TOLD NOT TO PUT ANYONE IN MY FRONT SEAT FORD WILL NOT GIVE A LOANER. ALSO NOW MY ABS SYSTEMS IS HAVING TROUBLE AND THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL EVEN THOUGH OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TROUBLE. CAR IS LITERALLY A DEATH TRAP. WHEN DRIVING I HAVE TO PUSH BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND PUMP THEM TO GET IT TO STOP MY BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE BOTH GOOD

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Jan 05, 2018 - The Dalles, OR - Service Brakes
THIS IS A CONTINUINY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN BRAKING HARD DURING RAINY OR SNOWY CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT. YOU STILL HAVE BRAKES, BUT I NEED TO PUMP THEM FOR MAXIMUM STOPPING. IN PAST YEARS WE HAVE HAD THEM BASICALLY RESET THEMSELVES OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IF YOU CHECK ON LINE FORUMS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. MY DEALER DRAINED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID, AND WANTS TO REPLACE RUBBER COMPONETS IN THE SYSTEM, AS HE FEELS THEY MAY BE COMPROMISED. HE INFORMED ME THAT DRAINING THE LINES DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ONLINE FORUMS FROM MANY CUSTOMERS SAY THAT THEY SPENT BIG BUCKS REPLACING DIFFERENT ITEMS, AND NOT HAVING ANY RESULTS. I ASKED THAT I GET A GUARANTEE THAT THE FIX THEY PROPOSE WILL WORK. NO SUCH LUCK.

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Jan 05, 2018 - Pikesville, MD - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL LOSES ALMOST ALL POWER WHEN BRAKING OVER SMALL BUMPS OR POT HOLES OR ON SLIPPERY SURFACES. FAULTY ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. HYDRAULIC VALVES GETS STUCK CAUSING THE ISSUE TO OCCUR. CAN LOSE COMPLETE BRAKING POWER FOR DAYS TO WEEKS AT A TIME

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Jan 05, 2018 - Batesville, IN - Service Brakes
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A SNOW-COVERED ROAD THE ABS TURNED ON. AFTER THAT EVENT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT VERY SOFT AND DID NOT STOP THE CAR. NOW THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING WITH THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT DESIGN FLAW.

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Jan 04, 2018 - New Haven, IN - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED "POWERTRAIN FAULT". THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO STOP AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ODANIEL FORD MITSUBISHI (631 LINCOLN HWY W, NEW HAVEN, IN 46774, (855) 973-4169) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY AND ABS FAILED. THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO REPAIR FOR THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT'S BROTHER RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER AFTER THE REPAIRS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AFTER TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WITHOUT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,625.

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Jan 01, 2018 - Hebron, OH - Service Brakes
I DROVE OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ICE GOING 40 MPH IN A CITY AND THE ABS ENGAGED. HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND I ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. SINCE THEN, MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN SPONGY AND REQUIRE MORE PRESSURE IN ORDER TO STOP MY CAR.

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Dec 30, 2017 - Bath, NY - 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.

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Dec 22, 2017 - Wells, ME - Service Brakes
THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE IN MOTION, AND ONLY AFTER THE ABS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. AFTER THE ABS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED THE BRAKES GET VERY SOFT. WHEN IN THIS STATE, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES SLOW THE CAR, AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT STOPPING DISTANCE AND ALSO THE EXTRA TIME IT TAKES TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE THAT FAR. THE SYSTEM TYPICALLY DOES NOT RECOVER FROM THIS UNTIL THE CAR IS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AND EVEN THEN, THE REPAIRS OFTEN DO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THREE TIMES WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN, THE LAST TWO TIMES TO THE DEALER. NEW ROTORS (REPLACED TWICE), MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDERS, PADS, SYSTEM FLUSHING WILL SOMETIMES TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM HOWEVER IT RECURS. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SPENT AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. WE FEEL WE HAVE AN UNSAFE CAR WE CANNOT DRIVE OR SELL TO ANOTHER PERSON. OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE RUNS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO OR THREE YEARS. THE PROBLEM MOST RECENTLY OCCURRED AFTER A SNOW EVENT ON 12/18/2017 HOWEVER, IT SEEM TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE ABS IS ENGAGED.

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Dec 22, 2017 - Lancaster, PA - Service Brakes
THE CAR LOST BRAKING POWER. WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED, I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO GET THEM TO ENGAGE. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER INITIALLY. THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT LATER, AGAIN WHEN THE ABS ENGAGED, THE PEDAL GOT SPONGY AND THE PEDAL HAD TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO BRAKE. THEN, MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND REPLACED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE, COSTING ME > $1,000. THE PART COST $805. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED.

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Dec 20, 2017 - Saginaw, MI - Service Brakes
NOTICED SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL/PEDAL NOT FIRM/GOING ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER HITTING A LARGE POT HOLE/BUMP WHILE IN MOTION, BRAKING FOR A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A CITY STREET. ABS WAS ACTIVATED DURING THE TURN UPON HITTING THE BUMP, ALTHOUGH THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND NOT SLIPPERY. VEHICLE WOULD STILL STOP WITH THE SPONGY PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL HAD MORE TRAVEL THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEFORE ENGAGING THE BRAKE. UPON READING ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE, (POSSIBLE HCU MALFUNCTION) THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. DEALERSHIP TECHS HAD NOT HEARD OF ANY VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR HCU ISSUES. UPON DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, THE TECH ORIGINALLY STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT OPPOSITE PROBLEM - INSTEAD OF A SOFT, SPONGY PEDAL, HE EXPERIENCED A PEDAL SO FIRM THAT IT COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED. THIS EXTREME FIRM PEDAL WAS A ONE-TIME EVENT. VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 DAYS, WHERE TECHS INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE PASSED ALL OF IT'S TESTS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL FIRMNESS IN ALL TEST DRIVES. TECHS COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALITIES. BRAKE PEDAL HAS SINCE RETURNED TO NORMAL FIRMNESS FOR THE TIME BEING. THE ORIGINAL SPONGY PEDAL ISSUE REMAINS UNRESOLVED AT THIS TIME.

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Dec 09, 2017 - Lodi, NJ - Service Brakes
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES REDUCED BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) PUMP ENGAGES. IT USUALLY HAPPENS COMING TO A STOP AND ONE WHEEL HITS A SMALL BUMP AND SLIPS, MORE OFTEN WHEN THE ROAD IS WET. WHILE THE CAR CAN STILL BE SUFFICIENTLY STOPPED UNDER THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, PEDAL PRESSURE IS REDUCED AND DOES NOT REGENERATE FULLY, AND IT TAKES 20-30 MINUTES TO RECOVER THE LOST PRESSURE, AND ONLY AFTER SEVERAL INSTANCES OF HARD BRAKING ARE PERFORMED WITHOUT THE ABS PUMP ENGAGING. SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE DOES NOT REGENERATE THE LOST PRESSURE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THIS AS IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A FEW TIMES BEFORE.

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Dec 06, 2017 - Greenfield, IN - Service Brakes
ABS SYSTEM GOES HAYWIRE IF YOU HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING. PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. AFTER RESEARCHING SOCIAL MEDIA, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM ON OLDER FUSIONS. SEEMS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS THIS WIDE SPREAD AND COMMON.

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Dec 05, 2017 - Saint Paul, MN - Service Brakes
AFTER A HARD BRAKING THAT ENGAGED THE ABS, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT AFTERWARDS. BRAKING IS STILL POSSIBLE, BIT THE PEDAL TRAVELS FARTHER UNTIL THE BRAKES START TO ENGAGE AND FEELS MUSHY BETWEEN THE PREVIOUS BRAKING POSITION OF THE PEDAL AND THE NEW POSITION WHERE THE BRAKES NOW ENGAGE. IT FEELS AS IF A VALVE IN THE HCU/ABS BRAKE CONTROL MODULE IS STUCK IN AN OPEN OR HALF OPEN POSITION (I.E. MORE FLUID IS REQUIRED TO FILL ALL PATHS BEFORE SUFFICIENT PRESSURE BUILDS UP TO THE BRAKES). DEALERSHIP CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT AND COULDN'T FIND THE CORE ISSUE, PEDAL IS STILL MUSHY AFTER HAVING THE BRAKE SYSTEM BELD BY THEM.

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Dec 01, 2017 - Greenville, SC - Service Brakes
YESTERDAY I WAS TURNING LEFT FROM A 2 LANE ROAD ONTO THE ONE LANE STREET WHERE I WORK AND HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY BECAUSE A CAR WAS STOPPED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE ROAD. I BELIEVE THIS ENGAGED MY ABS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, MY BRAKES SUDDENLY REQUIRED ME TO PUSH MY BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO ENGAGE IT. I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC THIS MORNING AND THEY RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT THAT THERE IS NO TEST TO KNOW IF THAT WOULD EVEN FIX IT. I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND COME TO FIND OUT IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH A FAULTY HCU IN ALL 2008 FORD FUSIONS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS KNOWN ISSUE IS NOT A FORMAL RECALL AS IT IS PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AS RISK INCLUDING MINE. ALSO, BECAUSE IT IS NOT A FORMAL RECALL, PEOPLE ARE WASTING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT WHEN THAT DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE AT ALL. PLEASE GET THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE ADDRESSED SO EVERYONE WITH A 2008 FORD FUSION GETS THE HCU REPLACED AND CAN BRAKE SAFELY. HERE ARE SOME LINKS THAT DESCRIBE THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE ON OTHER FORD FUSIONS. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/0R46_UNYYK8 HTTPS://WWW.THECARCONNECTION.COM/NEWS/1108032_2007-2009-FORD-FUSION-MERCURY-MILAN-INVESTIGATED-FOR-BRAKE-FAILURE HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FUSION/2008/BRAKES/SERVICE_BRAKES.SHTML

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Nov 26, 2017 - South Gate, CA - Service Brakes
IN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AFTER HITTING A SLIGHT BUMP WHILE BRAKING THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. MAKING IT HARD TO STOP AT A SAFE DISTANCE. THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT SEEMS TO BE THE MAIN PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH MANY 2008 FORD FUSION OWNERS AND IT IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK. IN TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAD TO QUICKLY MOVE TO THE NEXT LANE IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

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Nov 21, 2017 - Powder Springs, GA - Service Brakes
FORD BRAKES: WHENEVER YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES CATCH AIR AND THEY DO NOT WORK!

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Nov 18, 2017 - Nunn, CO - Service Brakes
ON DECEMBER 7, 2016, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES (ROUGHLY -20 DEGREES) AND ON SNOW AND ICE. DURING A STOP, MY ABS ENGAGED AND AFTER THAT TIME, MY BRAKES BECAME VERY SOFT, REQUIRED THE PEDAL TO BE PUSHED ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND OFFERED VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS ALREADY CLOSED FOR THE EVENING. THE NEXT DAY, THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND THEORIZED THAT THE EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES DIDN'T ALLOW THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) TO REROUTE FLUID PROPERLY AFTER THE ABS ENGAGED. THEY ADVISED ME THAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. I'M GUESSING MY CAR HAD ROUGHLY 100,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2017, I WAS DRIVING IN A BLIZZARD THAT HAD STARTED AFTER A PERIOD OF RAIN SO THE ROADS WERE EXTREMELY SLICK AND ICY. ONCE AGAIN, MY ABS ENGAGED WHICH LED TO A BRAKE FAILURE. I ALSO HAPPENED TO BE AT THE SUMMIT OF A MOUNTAIN WITH A 5% GRADE - NOT A GREAT TIME TO LOSE YOUR BRAKES! I TOOK MY CAR IN TO A SHOP ON 11-6-17 TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY WITNESSED THE BRAKE FAILURE AND AFTER TESTING, DETERMINED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAD FAILED. THEY REPLACED THE HCU (WITH A USED UNIT AT A MATERIALS/LABOR COST OF ROUGHLY $450) AND I WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT TIME MY ABS ENGAGES. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 115,000 MILES ON IT. I CONSIDER MYSELF EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT DURING EITHER OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS. THE HCU FAILURE IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

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Nov 14, 2017 - Louisville, KY - Service Brakes
TAKATA RECALL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON, EVERY ONCE IN A WAIL THE LIGHT GO OFF FOR A DAY OR SO BUT COMES BACK ON. WHEN I MAKE A TURN, AS I APPLY THE BRAKES THE CAR SEEMS TO SLIDE.

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Nov 13, 2017 - New Braunfels, TX - Service Brakes
EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH LOW/SOFT BRAKE AFTER THE ABS ENGAGES. VEHICLE IN MOTION, STOPPED SLIGHTLY SUDDENLY, ABS ACTIVATED. AFTERWARDS MY BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT, BEGINS TO BRAKE, THEN GOES NEARLY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE FULLY STOPPING CAR. DANGEROUS SITUATION.

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Nov 11, 2017 - Greensboro, NC - Service Brakes
I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN DECELERATION ON ROUGHED UP ASPHALT ( CITY STREET IN PREPARATION TO RESURFACE). ABS KICKED IN FOR A MOMENT, THEN MY BRAKES WENT OUT. PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING MY VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY GOING 10-15 MPH AND NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT USING MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. PARKED FOR ROUGHLY AN HOUR, PUMPING BRAKES THAT SLOWLY REGAINED PRESSURE, BEFORE I WAS COMFORTABLE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AGAIN.. SEEMS FINE NOW, BUT AFTER READING ABOUT THE ISSUE, I KNOW IT VERY WELL WILL PROBABLY HAPPEN AGAIN. WHO KNOWS WHEN OR HOW FAST I COULD BE GOING, BUT THE FIX IS $2000 WHICH I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD.

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Nov 06, 2017 - Swanton, OH - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT HAS TO BE COMPLETELY COMPRESSED TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP. FAULTY PART IS SAID TO BE ABS HCU.

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Nov 04, 2017 - Monee, IL - Service Brakes
HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH MY BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY AFTER ABS GOING ON BY HITTIN MY BRAKES ON A BUMPY ROAD OR UNEVEN GRAVEL AND IN RAINY WEATHER, MY BRAKES WENT SOFT AND LOW AND I WOULD HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND FOR MY VEHICLE TO STOP. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES AND STOPPING A LOT OF TIMES THE BRAKES WOULD GO SOMEWHAT BACK TO NORMAL, RECENTLY I PRESSED MY BRAKES IN UNEVEN GRAVEL AND I ALMOST RAN INTO A CONSTRUCTION POST BECAUSE MY BRAKES GAVE OUT ON ME AND WENT SOFT AND LOW, SO I HAD TO TURN MY VEHICLE TO PREVENT ME FROM CRASHING, MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN LOW AND SOFT EVER SINCE AND I DROVE MY VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT INCIDENT AND MY BRAKES HAVE NOT RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL, IM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THIS ISSUE AND BELIEVE IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLE IT LOOKS BRAND NEW STILL AND I ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF IT, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH INTO A CONSTRUCTION POST, I BELIEVE FROM RESEARCHING THAT OTHERS WITH THE 2008 FORD FUSIONS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS.

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Nov 04, 2017 - The Colony, TX - Service Brakes
WHEN BRAKING ON A STEEP HILL AT 20+MPH, BRAKES BECOME SOFT AND REQUIRE PUSHING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO BRING CAR TO COMPLETE STOP. PROBLEM SEEMS TO FIX ITSELF AFTER SOME TIME BEFORE REOCCURRING LATER AFTER NEW BRAKING.

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Oct 30, 2017 - Middletown, DE - Service Brakes
PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN AN ABS BRAKE INCIDENT OCCURS LIKE A WET ROAD OR SNOW OR SUDDEN STOP. TURNS OUT THE ABS PUMP UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS OFTEN MISDIAGNOSED AND THE ABS PUMP UNIT IS THE FAULTY ITEM WHICH CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. HAD SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR

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Oct 24, 2017 - Mechanicsville, VA - Service Brakes
THE BRAKES GO SPONGY AFTER HITTING A SIMPLE POTHOLE. YOU HAVE TO PUSH YOUR FOOT TO THE FLOOR AND BE SURE YOU HAVE ROOM TO STOP AND NOT HIT ANYTHING. IF YOU HAD A SUDDEN STOP, IT WOULD TAKE WAY LONGER TO STOP. THERE IS OVER 160 COMPLAINTS ON THIS ON SAME YEAR OF FUSION. THAT SAYS ENOUGH TO ME. SOME PEOPLE SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE BRAKE CONTROL UNIT. DEFECTIVE MEANS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE AIR BAGS ARE STILL AN ISSUE AS WELL. PLEASE HELP WITH A RECALL!!!

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Oct 23, 2017 - Pahrump, NV - Service Brakes
ABS BRAKES FAILED AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE CAUSING THE PEDDLE TO GO TO THE FLOOR. ABS FAILED ON A ROUGH ROAD AT A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES AND ENDED UP IN THE INTERSECTION.

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Oct 23, 2017 - Deforest, WI - Service Brakes
WHILE BRAKING DOWN A HILL AND ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED ON SUDDENLY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES FELT VERY SLUGGISH AFTER THAT, LIKE ONLY THE REAR BREAKS WERE WORKING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ANY DECELERATION. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A MECHANIC HE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE ABS HYDROLIC UNIT OF THE VEHICLE NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK YET FROM THE MECHANIC BUT IT WILL COST AT LEAST $1100 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR. $800 FOR THE ABS HYDROLIC UNIT AND $300 FOR LABOR AND SERVICES.

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Oct 05, 2017 - Maud, TX - Service Brakes
2008 FORD FUSION BRAKES ARE SOFT AND GO TO FLOOR. TAKES LONGER AND MORE ROOM TO BRAKE. FIRST HAPPENED WHEN RAINING OR HITTING A PUDDLE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR; NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU BRAKE. PUSH PEDAL DOWN IT GOES 75% DOWN BEFORE BRAKE ENGAGES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. ISSUE FOUND TO BE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.

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Oct 03, 2017 - Pontiac, MI - Service Brakes
HI IM HAVING TROUBLE BRAKING AFTER MY ABS KICKS IN. MY PEDAL SINKS TO THE FLOOR USUALLY. THE CAR IS ALWAYS BRAKING DIFFERENT NOW SOMETIMES I BARELY HAVE TO PRESS IT BUT THEN IT SINKS AND LOSSES PRESSURE. THERE IS NO BRAKE LIGHT OR ABS LIGHT ON. IVE HAD MY BRAKE SYSTEM INSPECTED AND A BRAKE LINE FLUSH. IT DIDNT HELP. IT SEEMS LIKE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE.

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Sep 28, 2017 - Garner, NC - Service Brakes
ATTACHED IS THE WORK ORDER AND THE PAYMENT RECEIPT WE PAID FORD, WE PRAY THAT WE CAN GET OUR MONEY BACK. ON OCT 28,2015 MY FORD FUSION: LOW/SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AT TIMES , I BROUGHT MY CERTIFIED PRE OWNED FORD FUSION 2008 IN 2012, AT CAPITAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN RALEIGH NC. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS WONDERFUL. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN ON SOCIAL SECURITY I HAVE NO FUNDS FOR SAVINGS SO I AM LIMITED IN WHAT I DO, MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, I DRIVE MY GREAT GRANDSON TO KINDERGARTEN DAILY, TO SCHOOL AND ON THAT DAY IT WAS A DRY DAY, I AM AFRAID THE CAR WON'T STOP ONE DAY. I HAVE ALL INFO THAT IT IS NOT THE MASTER CYLINDER, BUT A HCU, MY WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 124,000 MILES, I HAVE 132,000 MILES, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE 2008 FORD FUSIONS. THEN ON NOV. 3 I WAS DRIVING TO RALEIGH AND WENT TO STOP AT THE LIGHT AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND I PANICKED BUT GOT THE CAR TO STOP WITH HITTING ANY THING, WHEN MY HUSBAND CALLED FORD THE MAN SAID THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THAT YEAR VEHICLE BEFORE, AND THAT ALL 3 COMPONENTS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED ANT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE NO MONEY OTHER THAN SOCIAL SECURITY, AND WE HAD TO PAY $2,700 TO HAVE IT FIXED THIS IS SO TERRIBLE FOR A COMPANY LIKE FORD TO HAVE A RECALL ON FLOOR MATS AND NOT ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR THE TRANSMISSION, OUR CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO FORD ABOUT THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD WHEN WE STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THEM AT 40 MILES PER HOUR THE WHOLE CAR WOULD LURCH LIKE IT WAS JUMPING PUT OF GEAR, AND THE FORD MECHANIC SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. MICHAEL & VICTORIA POWELL

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Sep 25, 2017 - Marriottsville, MD - Service Brakes
WITHOUT WARNING, THE BRAKES ALMOST COMPLETELY FAILED. THE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS MUCH LONGER THAN USUAL. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. HE THEN ELECTRONICALLY PURGED THE ABS SYSTEM THREE TIMES AND NORMAL BRAKING AND PEDAL TRAVEL WERE RESTORED. HE GAVE ME A COPY OF TSB 575576.

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Sep 22, 2017 - Plainfield, IL - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE AFTER HITTING A SPEED BUMP AND IT TOOK 30 MINS TO RESUME TO THE NORMAL POSITION. BREAKING WAS VERY SLOW DURING THIS TIME AND TOOK A LONGER DISTANCE TO BRAKE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE WHICH SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING THIS YEAR OF FORD FUSIONS IT APPEARS IT IS A FAULT WITH THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.

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Sep 18, 2017 - Camp Hill, PA - Service Brakes
AT TIMES MY ABS WILL KICK IN WHEN HITTING A BUMP WHILE BRAKING OR WHEN HARD BRAKING, AFTER THE ABS KICKS IN I LOSE ALL PRESSURE AND HAVE TO FLOOR MY BRAKE PEDAL TO BE ABLE TO STOP. EVENTUALLY MY BRAKES RE PRESSURIZE BUT THIS TAKES TIME, THIS LAST EVENT TOOK 2.5 WEEKS FOR MY BRAKES TO "COME BACK". THIS IS ALSO NO THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I ALMOST HIT A GIRL CROSSING THE STREET, MY ABS KICKED IN, THEN MY BRAKES FAILED AND I HAD TO FLOOR THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, I NEARLY HIT THE GIRL. THANKFULLY I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED AND KNEW TO FLOOR MY BRAKE PEDAL. FIRST INCIDENT: I WAS BRAKING TO A STOP AND MY TIRE HIT A RAISED MANHOLE COVER IN THE ROAD, WASN'T REAL HARD BUT ENOUGH THAT MY BRAKES "FAILED" AND I SKIDDED INTO THE INTERSECTION, THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS MOVING YET. MY BRAKES RECOVERED A COUPLE DAYS LATER. SECOND INCIDENT: THE YOUNG GIRL I ALMOST HIT, I MENTIONED THIS IN THE ABOVE PARAGRAPH. HEADING TO WORK, DOING ABOUT 30, I SPACED OUT FOR A MIN, GIRL STARTS TO CROSS, I SLAM ON THE BRAKES.(YES, I KNOW, IT WAS BAD ALL AROUND). THE ABS KICKS IN, I START TO SLOW, THEN I LOSE 99% OF MY BRAKES AND I HAVE TO FLOOR MY PEDAL TO STOP FROM HITTING HER. I CAME WITHIN 5 FEET OF THE GIRL. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INSTANCES BUT I DON'T REMEMBER SPECIFICS. ALTHOUGH, THE TWO EVENTS ABOVE, THE FIRST ONE WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, THE SECOND WAS 2 WEEKS AGO.

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Sep 16, 2017 - Albuquerque, NM - Service Brakes
TUCSON, AZ. CITY DRIVING; POTHOLES AND SAND ON ROADWAYS COMMON. NO EVASIVE OR AVOIDANCE SKIDDING PRECEDED POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PUSHED NEARLY TO THE FLOOR TO GET BRAKE ACTION, WHICH IS ONLY PARTIAL BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. BRAKE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER - NO CHANGE IN BRAKE PERFORMANCE. BRAKE REPAIR SHOP THEN REPLACED ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT - BRAKE PERFORMANCE RETURNS TO NORMAL. BRAKE SHOP ADVISED ABS CAN ACTIVATE WITH CAUSE, THEN HCU VALVE STICKS OPEN, CREATING REPORTED CONDITION.

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Sep 12, 2017 - Winfield, WV - Service Brakes
DURING ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, SUCH AS ICY OR WET, IF I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE, OR TAKE A SHARP TURN SOMETIMES THE ABS DOES NOT KICK IN AND MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR BARELY SLOWS DOWN TO A STOP. IF I PUMP MY BRAKES DURING THIS THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND NOT EVERY TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES I HAVE VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE FORD MOSES IN ST. ALBANS WV TWICE AND IT SITS THERE NOW. ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PRIVATE MECHANICS IT IS MY HCU BUT FORD WILL NOT REPLACE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE BRAKE FAILURE. IT CANNOT BE DUPLICATED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME. ACCORDING TO PRIVATE MECHANICS AND INFORMATION THEY RESEARCHED IT IS A VALVE IN THE HCU NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY AND IS A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE PART, HOWEVER FORD WILL NOT ADMIT IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT. I HAVE HAD MY BRAKING SYSTEM CHECKED BY 2 PRIVATE MECHANICS AND BEEN TO FORD TECHNICIANS TWICE WITH ROTORS, BRAKE LINES, CALIPERS, AND BRAKES INSPECTED, REMOVED AND PUT BACK ON, CALIPERS REPLACED, BRAKE LINES BLED, AND STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE NOTHING TO UPLOAD BECAUSE THE CAR IS SITTING AT THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE AT 25-35MPH, ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, AND PULLING INTO A SIDE STREET AT LOW SPEEDS, AS WELL AS WHEN HITTING POTHOLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BUT ALL INSTANCES THE PAVEMENT WAS WET AND MY ABS SHOULD HAVE ENGAGED AND FAILED TO.

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Sep 01, 2017 - Homer, NY - Service Brakes
I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING MY 2008 FORD FUSION WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER SUDDENLY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE TRACTOR TRAILER AND MY ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. AFTER MY ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED, I LOST SIGNIFICANT BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND LOW RANGE GEAR TO COME TO A STOP EVEN THOUGH I WAS TRAVELLING DOWN A STEEP GRADIENT HILL. MY CAR HAD ABOUT 100,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANICS SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC SAID THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WAS STUCK. I REMOVED THE FUSE FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO DISABLE IT.

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Aug 25, 2017 - Columbus, OH - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND SPONGY. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL A FEW TIMES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

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Aug 24, 2017 - Lafayette, IN - Service Brakes
I HAVE A 2008 FORD FUSION, ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST REAR ENDED GUY IN FRONT OF ME. HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES AT AUTO SHOPS TO BE TOLD IT WAS ABS CONTROL MODULE. ALMOST A 700$PART. LUCKILY THEY FOUND A NEWER USED ONE FOR ME. NEVER BUYING FORD AGAIN AFTER THIS

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Aug 19, 2017 - Salina, KS - Service Brakes
AFTER GOING OVER A SET OF RAIL ROAD TRACKS MY BREAKS WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TOT THE FLOOR. I WOULD NOT HAVE ANY BREAKS FOR LIKE 45 SECONDS AND IM LIKE TRYING YO STOP AND NOTHING UNTIL I KEEP PUMPING. IT'S HAPPENED TWICE NOW AND I GO SLOW OVER THE TRACKS.

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Aug 19, 2017 - Belleville, NJ - Service Brakes
THE BRAKES GO SOFT AFTER GOING OVER A ROUGH PATCH OR A POT HOLE. BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, REDUCING STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR WORSE. IT OCCURS FREQUENTLY ON MY VEHICLE AND IN MY OPINION, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

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Aug 18, 2017 - North Babylon, NY - Service Brakes
I RECENTLY DROVE MY 90 YEAR OLD MOTHER IN LAW'S 2008 FORD FUSION. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS WAY TOO MUCH TRAVEL - WHEN APPLYING FULL BRAKING FORCE THE PEDAL NEVER RETURNS A HARD END STOP FEEL AND PEDAL TRAVEL STOPS ONLY AN INCH OR SO FROM THE FIREWALL. ONCE ENGAGED THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM IS NOT BALANCED RESULTING IN SOME OF THE WHEELS TO LOCK - AND NOT THE SAME WHEELS WITH EACH TEST. SHE INDICATED THAT THIS HAD BEEN THIS WAY SINCE SHE BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAD THE BRAKE FLUID COMPLETELY REPLACED BY FORD WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND RECOMMENDS REPLACING PARTS ON BY ONE UNTIL IT IS FIXED - STARTING WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THEN THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THIS APPROACH I SEARCHED ON-LINE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE FUSION FOR THIS ISSUE AND THAT THE NHTSA HAS OPENED A FORMAL INVESTIGATION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAINT IS TO BE INCLUDED IN WHATEVER RECTIFICATIONS MAY RESULT FROM THAT INVESTIGATION.

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Aug 16, 2017 - Norman, OK - Service Brakes
(PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM A FORMER FACTORY-CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN, SO DESCRIPTION MAY BE TECHNICAL) WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, SMALL IMPERFECTIONS IN ROAD OR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS RESULTS IN AN ABS EVENT, WHICH IS NORMAL (ALTHOUGH I WOULD ARGUE SENSORS ARE OVERLY SENSITIVE AND CAUSE ABS TO ENGAGE TOO QUICKLY). HOWEVER, AFTER THE ABS EVENT IS OVER, THE PEDAL WILL OFTEN DROP TO FLOOR ON THE NEXT ATTEMPT AT BRAKING. WHILE NOW AWARE OF IT, THE FIRST SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAPPENED IT WAS UNEXPECTED AND I NEARLY EITHER ROLLED THROUGH INTERSECTIONS OR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME (TYPICALLY 30 MINUTES OR MORE), PEDAL WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO WHERE THE PEDAL NOW WILL NEVER RETURN TO FULL FIRMNESS. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND TESTING, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE ISSUE IS A MALFUNCTIONING HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (A PART THAT SHOULD EASILY LAST THE LIFETIME OF A VEHICLE). DUE TO THE SYMPTOMS, MANY HAVE MISTAKENLY TRIED REPLACING BRAKE BOOSTERS AND MASTER CYLINDERS, ONLY TO FIND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS IS NOT MY VIDEO, BUT THIS MAN DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB OF ILLUSTRATING THE ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VWFLKCXXZTY. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL TYPE OF BRAKE FAILURE AND POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY THREAT TO ANYONE THAT IS NOT EXPECTING THIS BEHAVIOR. THE FIRST FEW TIMES THAT IT HAPPENED TO ME, IT WAS A MATTER OF CHANCE THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS. ALSO, IF YOU CONTACT ME, MY CAR STILL EXHIBITS THE ISSUE AND I CAN READILY REPRODUCE IT. FINALLY, DATE OF EVENT HAPPENING IS APPROXIMATELY WHEN PROBLEM FIRST STARTED, IT HAS BEEN ONGOING INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS (ABS EVENTS ARE NOT FREQUENT OCCURRENCES) BUT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER TIME, WITH PEDAL NOW NOT EVER RETURNING ALL THE WAY TO NORMAL FIRMNESS.

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Aug 14, 2017 - Titusville, FL - Service Brakes
WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST MONTH AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING AND WENT CAREENING OFF THE ROADWAY INTO A STATIONARY SIGN AND TOW UP THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. NOR THE DRIVER AIR BAG.

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Aug 14, 2017 - Mineola, TX - Service Brakes
INSTANCES WHERE BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER ROUGH ROAD OR BUMPS CAUSES BRAKE TO STOP WORKING, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. RECENTLY APPLIED BRAKE WHILE GOING OVER SLIGHT UNEVEN PAVEMENT. BRAKE WENT SOFT, TO FLOOR, TRAVELED APPROX 75 YARDS. WOULDN'T STOP. ABLE TO COAST TO PARKING SPOT W CURB. VERY SCARY!!!! SHUT OFF CAR, CAME BACK OUT HOUR LATER STILL SOFT TOO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKE. PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN THEY SEEMED TO WORK FINE. TOOK TO LOOK LOCAL SHOP NOTHING WRONG THAT THEY COULD FIND. RESEARCHED AND IT'S THE SAME ABS ISSUE AND OCCURRENCE AS REPORTED BY OTHERS. LUCKILY THERE WEREN'T ANY VEHICLES., OBSTACLES OR PEDESTRIANS IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I SHOOK FOR OVER AN HOUR.

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Aug 12, 2017 - Shepherdsville, KY - Service Brakes
NO BRAKES .... MY CAR HAS BEEN BASICALLY YARD ART FOR SEVERAL MONTHS .... HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH SPONGY BRAKES FOR YEARS IF I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY AND THE ABS BRAKES WHERE ENGAGED ...THEN THE BRAKES WOULD GO SPONGY.. ANOTHER TIME I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IF THE CAR WAS GOING TO STOP I SLIDE INSTEAD OF STOPPING ... THIS PAST MAY 2017 I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME HAD TO SLAM MY BRAKES ON AND I BARELY GOT STOPPED ! SCARED ME TO DEATH .. BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY SPONGY BY THE TIME I MADE IT HOME I DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES AT ALL !!! MY HUSBAND REPLACED BRAKE PADS , CALIBERS, MASTER CYLINDER , AND ROTORS ! WELL OVER $700 I PAID OUT . STILL HAVE NO BRAKES AT ALL . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ????? I'M THE ONLY INCOME MY FAMILY HAS AND NOW I HAVE A CAR ALMOST PAID FOR THAT JUST SITS !!! IT'S YARD ART PRETT MUCH .... I AM SPENDING A FORTUNE TO GET TO WORK AND BACK AND CAN'T AFFORD THE $500 FOR THEABS MODULE / PUMP NOT TO MENTION THE COST TO HAVE IT PUT ON !!! THIS IS HORRIBLE ... I'M ALREADY DIE HARD FORD GIRL BUT AFTER HIS EXPERIENCE I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE ....

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Aug 07, 2017 - Redford, MI - Service Brakes
MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN I WOULD BE COMING TO A STOP I HAVE TO PUSH THE BREAKS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT STILL DOES NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY. QUITE A FEW TIMES I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND ANOTHER TIME I DROVE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC AS MY CAR WAS NOT STOPPING PROPERLY. IT JUST BRAKED SLOWLY BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE A LOSS OF BREAK PRESSURE.

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Aug 07, 2017 - Coppell, TX - Service Brakes
CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET IN TRAFFIC. AS I DROVE OVER A SMALL POTHOLE WHILE I WAS BRAKING, IT BEGAN TO BRAKE NORMALLY THEN SUDDENLY WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT. I BARELY MISSED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

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Aug 05, 2017 - Lithonia, GA - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDDLE GOES TO FLOOR WHEN STOPPING. THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THE BRAKES WERE BLED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HEAR FROM OTHERS WITH THIS SAME CAR ISSUE THAT IT IS A FAULTY ABS PUMP AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THESE UNITS AND DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO BRAKE.

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Aug 04, 2017 - Goshen, IN - Service Brakes
THIS VEHICLE MODEL HAS A FAULTY HCU FOR THE ABS BRAKES THAT FAILS CONSISTENTLY. IT HAS FAILED ON ME AND MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME VEHICLE. MAKE FORD RESPONSIBLE AND HAVE THEM ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS NOW BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED BY THE BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN LAWSUITS AGAINST FORD AND THE NHTSA FOR FAILING TO DO THEIR JOB

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Aug 03, 2017 - Catonsville, MD - Service Brakes
PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES SEEMED SOFT OR SPONGY AND WERE SLOW TO BRAKE VEHICLE.RELEASED BRAKE PEDAL AND ATTEMPTED AGAIN. BRAKES FINALLY RESUMED WORKING BUT NOW SEE SOFTER THAN BEFORE. AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE BUT ADVISED REPLACING ABS DUE TO RECEIVING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.

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Jul 28, 2017 - Shepherdsville, KY - Service Brakes
2008 FORD FUSION 100,000 MILES FIRST OF ALL MY CAR IS STILL IN DRIVABLE ... I'M ON A FIXED INCOME AND I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE BRAKES,ROTORS,MASTER CYLINDER ! MY BRAKES HAVE HAD ISSUES FOR ABOUT A YEAR . COME TO A STOP JUST A REGULAR STOP ( LIKE A TOP LIGHT ) BRAKES GO CLEAR TO THE FLOOR . THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR . THE LAST EVENT WAS IN JAN 2017 WENT TO COME TO A STOP IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I ALMOST RE ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME . MY BRAKES WERE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR LITERALLY NO BRAKES AT ALL . MADE IT HOME AND MY SON STARTED REPLACING EVERYTHING AS MENTIONED ABOVE ..... NOW STILL NO BRAKES AT ALL CLEAR TO THE FLOOR . THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS THE ONLY THING NOT REPLACED ( WHICH SHOULD BE A DAMN RECALL ) I FEEL THE ONLY REASON FORD HASN'T DONE A RECALL IS BECAUSE OF THE COST . I'M ALREADY OUT $1000.00 NOW ANOTHER $1000.00 PART PLUS THE LABOR . I'M 68 AND FIXED INCOME NO CAR SINCE JAN THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I WON'T PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD AND THAT'S ALL I'VE PURCHASED IN MY 68 YEARS !!!!

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Jul 26, 2017 - Bay City, MI - Service Brakes
PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS HCU. ABS ACTIVATED AFTER HITTING LARGE BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THEN BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN SOFT EVER SINCE. IT HAS DONE THIS TWICE IN THE PAST HOWEVER IT HAS CORRECTED ITSELF RATHER QUICKLY. THIS TIME IT HAS NOT CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER 3 DAYS.

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Jul 24, 2017 - Henderson, NV - Service Brakes
IN MAY, MY CAR LOST NEARLY ALL BRAKE PRESSURE AFTER I HAD TO MAKE AN ABRUPT STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION. I WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON A PAVED ROAD WHEN I ENGAGED IN THE ABRUPT STOP AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 45 MPH. THIS ISSUE HAD OCCURRED IN THE PAST AS WELL, BUT WITHIN THE NEXT 1-2 TIMES I DROVE MY CAR THE BRAKE PRESSURE WOULD RETURN. THIS TIME IT DID NOT. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL BRAKE MECHANIC SHOP,. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT UPON FURTHER REVIEW HE WAS ABLE TO TELL THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER IN THE BRAKES IS NOT THE ISSUE, AND HE'S RESTORED BRAKE PRESSURE TO THE SYSTEM; HOWEVER, ONCE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ENGAGED THE "SOFT" BRAKES RETURNED. THE MECHANIC FURTHER NOTED THAT HIS BELIEF IS THAT THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED.

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Jul 19, 2017 - Seville, OH - Service Brakes
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70PMH, TRIED TO SLOW ENTERING A CURVE ONTO ANOTHER HIGHWAY, 271S TO 71S, IN OHIO AND HAD TO HIT MY BRAKES HARD BECAUSE TRAFFIC JAMMED SUDDENLY. I DIDN'T HAVE BRAKES AT ALL, MY ABS NEVER KICKED IN. I WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND EVEN THEN COULDN'T STOP WITH MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN.I NEARLY HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME GOING ABOUT 50+. I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO MY MECHANIC WHO REPLACED MY MASTER CYLINDER AGAIN (2X IN 5 MONTHS) AND AFTER HE WAS DONE THE PEDAL NO LONGER BRAKES PROPERLY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE PEDAL IS NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. IT IS AKIN TO NOT HAVING PEDALS AT ALL. I HAVE TO STAND ON IT TO STOP AND EVEN THEN ITS THE PANIC FEELING OF BEING UNABLE TO STOP. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT COULD KILL AND I'VE READ MANY OTHER STORIES OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES WITH BRAKING. FORD SAID THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN MY MECHANIC CALLED AND GAVE NO FURTHER REASONING TO IT. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING A CAR I'VE HAD A YEAR THAT'S NOT EVEN A DECADE OLD.

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Jul 11, 2017 - Marienville, PA - Service Brakes
ABS ENGAGES WHEN BRAKING GOING OVER GRAVEL, OR OTHER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD AND DOES NOT RETURN TO NORMAL. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. BRAKES DO NOT RETURN TO NORMAL UNTIL THE CAR IS RESTARTED. THIS HAS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY WHENEVER THE ABS ENGAGES.

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Jul 11, 2017 - Cedar Park, TX - Service Brakes
BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR AFTER ABS ENGAGEMENT. ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT AND MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT. VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP HAPPENS RANDOMLY UNDER EXTREME AND REGULAR BRAKING.

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Jul 07, 2017 - Albuquerque, NM - Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING ON A POT HOLD OR CRACKED STREET THE BRAKES SEEM TO SHAKE AND EITHER BECOME LOOSE OR GO TO THE FLOOR AS THE CAR IS IN MOTION IT'S DIFFICULT TO STOP. ALSO STARTING TO NOTICE THAT THE BRAKES EHEN PUSHED ALL THE WAY ARE NOT ALLOWING THE CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANY ROUGH STREETS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FROM JAN 2015 TILL NOW JULY 2017 AND THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10 TIMES. MOST RECENT BRAKE ISSUE WAS TODAY 7/7/17 DRIVING 10MPH AND MY MILEAGE IS AT 127,000 MILES

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Jul 07, 2017 - Grovetown, GA - Service Brakes
ABS CONTROL VALVE STICKS WHEN BRAKE IS USED HARD. AFTER THAT, LOSES BRAKE PEDAL. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR YEARS 07-09.

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Jun 24, 2017 - Milford, MI - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL EXCESSIVE TRAVEL AND ON A FEW OCCASIONS WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN HARD BRAKING ON HIGHWAY NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

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Jun 21, 2017 - Cabot, AR - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SPONGY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED FOR A WHILE, AND RESUMED DRIVING SLOWLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (CARLO AUTO REPAIR SHOP) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

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Jun 15, 2017 - Atlanta, GA - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL COLLAPSING BEFORE BRAKES ENGAGE. REPLACED VACUUM BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER IN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. SLIGHTLY IMPROVED BUT CONDITION STILL EXIST, DIMINISHING BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. I RELIED ON REPUTABLE SHOP FOR THESE REPAIRS AND SPENT $700 FOR ONLY PARTIAL IMPROVEMENT. GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES A FAILURE IN THE ABS VALVING. UNKNOWN IF ABS WORKS IN THIS CONDITION. ABS WAS SEVERELY ENGAGED WITHIN WEEKS BEFORE FAILURE. SEE THE FOLLOWING FROM GOOGLE OF: "2008 FORD FUSION SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. THIS VIDEO DESCRIBES ALL CIRCUMSTANCES PERFECTLY, OTHER THAN ON THIS CAR, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS CONSTANTLY DIMINISHED AT ANY SPEED WHENEVER DRIVEN. NEVER AS GOOD AS IT WAS UP TO THIS PAST WINTER, PLEASE WATCH: FORD FUSION: LOW/SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AT TIMES - YOUTUBE VIDEO FOR 2008 FORD FUSION SOFT BRAKE PEDAL▶ 6:41 HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0R46_UNYYK8 NOTE: BOTH MYSELF AND MY BROTHER WILLIAM B. SMITH JR ARE ON THE TITLE AND I HANDLE ALL MATTERS TO MAINTAIN THE CAR. IT IS REGISTERED AT HIS ADDRESS: 73 COLLEGE ST. NEWNAN, GA 30263 AS HIS ONLY VEHICLE.

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Jun 15, 2017 - St.Paul, MN - Service Brakes
PUT IN BRAND NEW MASTER CYLINDER SEPT 2013 WITH ONLY 28,119 MILES ON IT. DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. SEPT. 2013. 28, 119 MILES DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE REPLACED SEPT. 2016. 47,147 MILES DEFROSTER PANEL ON DRIVERS SIDE OF DASHBOARD SEPARATED SEPTEMBER 2016.

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Jun 12, 2017 - Independence, IA - Service Brakes
THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED WHILE TRAVELLING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT A POT HOLE. EVER SINCE THIS SITUATION I HAVE HAD VERY SOFT BRAKES. YOU ALMOST HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO GET THE BRAKES TO FULLY ENGAGE AND STOP THE VEHICLE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SERVICED AND WE HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THE ABS MODULE IS THE COMPONENT THAT NEEDS REPLACED. THE VALVES ARE STUCK OPEN AND FLUID IS BYPASSING WHICH IS CAUSING THE ISSUE.

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Jun 06, 2017 - Lehigh Acres, FL - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE PROMPTLY AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRAILER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, BUT NOT TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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Jun 01, 2017 - Atlanta, GA - Service Brakes
I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD AND WENT OVER A POTHOLE. AFTER DOING THAT, THE BRAKES WENT SOFT AND I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR TO STOP AND, EVEN THEN, I FELT THAT THE CAR BARELY STOPPED. THE CAR WAS NOT BRAKING PROPERLY AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE NEEDED TO STOP VARIED EACH TIME I PUSHED THE BRAKE AFTER THE INCIDENT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH MY BRAKES THREE TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS AND IN EACH INSTANCE, I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE VARYING STOPPING DISTANCE NEEDED. IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I'VE ENCOUNTERED ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS OR HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. I'VE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO BE SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE SPENT OVER $1,000 TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION.

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May 27, 2017 - Hilliard, OH - Service Brakes
I HAVE EXPERIENCED DANGEROUS BRAKING ISSUES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ENGAGEMENT OF THE ABS SYSTEM. IT FIRST HAPPENED ON WET ROADS NOT TOO LONG AFTER CHANGING BRAKES (ROTORS/PADS). A FIRM BRAKING WAS BEING DONE, BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO KICK IN ABS UNTIL GOING OVER A PAINTED RR CROSSING SIGN ON THE ROAD. THE PAINT WAS SLIPPERY AND CAUSED THE ABS TO FIRE AND IMMEDIATELY IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WENT OUT ENTIRELY. PUSHING ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WOULD STOP THE CAR AND AT THAT POINT THEY BRAKES FELT STRONG. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES. IT HAPPENED AGAIN A SECOND TIME WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. I WAS GOING A BIT TO FAST INTO THE TURN AND THE ROAD WAS ROUGH. SAME SYMPTOMS. IT'S HAPPENED PROBABLY 4 OR 5 TIMES IN TOTAL. ONCE IT HAPPENED MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A BUSINESS. I WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT YOU NORMALLY PAY NO ATTENTION TO (RAISED AREA WHERE A PIPE OR SOMETHING WAS DUG UP AND REPLACED, THEN PAVED OVER). THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF PEDAL FIRMNESS AND BRAKING POWER CAUSED ME TO OVERSHOOT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE. IF A CAR HAD BEEN EXITING, I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. MOST OF THE TIME THE PROBLEM RESOLVES ITSELF IN A DAY OR SO, BUT THE LONGEST LASTED ABOUT 5 DAYS. I'M HESITANT TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. INTERNET RESEARCH ALSO POINTS OUT THAT THIS VERY COMMON ISSUE IS BEING DIAGNOSED AS A FAILING MASTER CYLINDER AND MANY PEOPLE INDICATE THAT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AS OF NOW, THIS IS NOT FIXED. I DRIVE MUCH MORE CAUTIOUSLY, ESPECIALLY IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.

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May 22, 2017 - Highland Village, TX - Service Brakes
DRIVER HIT POTHOLE/BUMP WHILE DRIVING WHICH ACTIVATED THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. BRAKE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, REMAINED VERY SOFT AND IS VERY CLOSE TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES WORK BUT HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. INFORMED ABS CONTROL/HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY NEEDS GO BE REPLACED. THE ABS PUMP/HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY FAILED WHICH IS A BRAKING SAFETY HAZARD.

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May 21, 2017 - South Bend, IN - Service Brakes
BRAKES WERE OPERATIONAL W/ NORMAL FUNCTION/ RESPONSE. I FIRMLY PRESSED THE PEDAL, TO AVOID A POTHOLE, TRAVELING OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, THE BRAKES BECAME/REMAIN 30% EFFECTIVE, W/ NO LOSS OF FLUID. I'VE HAD MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE ABS MODULE & MASTER CYLINDER TO NO AVAIL/ SUCCESS. I'LL NOW TAKE TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, SO I MAY UNLOAD/SELL IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER REPAIRS.

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May 20, 2017 - Lawrenceburg, KY - Service Brakes
HIT A POTHOLE IN ROAD JUST PRIOR TO STOP LIGHT, BRAKES DID NOT STOP CAR UNTIL AFTER GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION, THEN TOOK A LONG TIME TO STOP EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING TO REPAIR SHOP. I HAD TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL NEARLY TO THE FLOOR TO GET IT TO STOP, EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS.

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May 19, 2017 - Butler, PA - Service Brakes
BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. GOING TO STOP WITH BRAKES VERY SOFT OR NON EXISTENT. MOST OF THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH OEM PARTS TO NO AVAIL. PROBLEM TO BE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FOR ABS SYSTEM. ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PETAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. STARTED AFTER ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN LAST WINTER. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND ROADS WERE SLIGHTLY ICY. HAPPENED AGAIN LAST NIGHT MAY 18 2017 AT 1130 AT NIGHT. CAR FAILED TO STOP AT INTERSECTION AT MY WORK IN BUTLER PA PULLING ON TO ROUTE 8 A MAJOR HIGHWAY. CAR FINALLY STOPPED ABOUT AN 1/8 TH OF WAY THREW THEN LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN THEN PROCEED IN MY WAY HOME BRAKES RETURNED TO THE NORMAL SOFT PETAL AND MADE IT HOME SAFELY.

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May 19, 2017 - Louisville, KY - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SPONGY AND ALLOWED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE BEING ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE BRAKES WERE SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE BLED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED A ROUGH ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKING FUNCTION WOULD DIMINISH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE COULD THEN BE TURNED ON AND WOULD OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

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May 13, 2017 - Hendersonville, TN - Service Brakes
ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT, I HAD GOTTEN REAR ENDED IN OCTOBER 2016 AS I WAS TURNING INTO MY HOUSING COMPLEX AND I HIT THE BRAKES AFTER I WAS HIT AND THE PEDAL HAD GONE COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD LOST BRAKE PRESSURE AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. I TOOK IT INTO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH MY BRAKES AND NOW THEY ARE ONLY GETTING WORSE AND WITH THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE BEEN DOING IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD FUSIONS AND FORD IS NOT DOING A RECALL FOR THIS $600 PART. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PART OF A VEHICLE AND I HOPE THAT THIS WILL BE CONSIDERED AND FORD WILL ISSUE A RECALL SO CUSTOMERS AREN'T PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THEIR ENGINEERING ON THIS PART.

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May 10, 2017 - Parma, OH - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 06/23/17

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May 05, 2017 - Cincinnati, OH - Service Brakes
WHEN HITTING BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER ROUGH OR BUMPY ROADS AT 25 MILES PER HOUR OR HIGHER BRAKES ENGAGE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING AND BRAKE PEDAL STOPS WORKING WITH NOW POWER AND NO RESISTANCE. BRAKES STOP WORKING AND MUST BE PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET A RESPONSE. SLOWLY AT TIMES IT MAY TAKE DAYS TO GET BACK TO WORKING A FULL PRESSURE UNLESS ISSUE ARISES WITH ROUGH ROAD.

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May 03, 2017 - Plainville, GA - Service Brakes
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ISSUE ON FORD FUSION. AFTER ENGAGING ABS, THE BRAKES ARE LOOSE AND SOFT CAUSING DRIVER TO PRESS FIRMLY TO APPLIED BRAKES AND CAUSING LONGER STOPS. HAVE HAD TWO BRAKE SPECIALIST REVIEW AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG FORD FUSION OWNERS. OWN FORD FOCUS, EDGE, EXPLORER, AND MERCURY MONTERREY AND MOUNTAINEER THAT DO NOT EXHIBIT THIS ISSUE.

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May 01, 2017 - Fowler, CA - Service Brakes
OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS WHEN THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED DURING HARD BRAKING, THE PEDAL WENT VERY LOW AND COMPROMISED BRAKING POWER. AFTER A FEW PUMPS THE PEDAL REGAINED ITS PRESSURE, BUT WHENEVER THE ABS ACTIVATED THE PEDAL WOULD GO LOW AGAIN. THIS SYMPTOM WAS EASILY REPEATABLE. IN OCT 2016, THE BRAKE PEDAL REMAINED LOW PERMANENTLY WHEN UNDER NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION, BUT STILL HAD BRAKING POWER. I BROUGHT IT INTO A BRAKE SHOP IN NOV 2016 TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND AFTER THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER THE CAR STILL HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE NARROWED IT DOWN TO THE ABS PUMP AND AFTER BENCH-TESTING IT THEY DETERMINED IT HAD STUCK VALVES WHICH WAS ALLOWING AIR INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH 06-08 FORD FUSIONS.

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Apr 28, 2017 - Taylor, MI - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT LOSS COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY AND HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE MASTER CYLINDER OR BRAKE BOOSTER CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,597.

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Apr 26, 2017 - Edmond, OK - Service Brakes
AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES IN THE RAIN AND THE ABS ACTIVATING MY BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN SOFT SINCE THEN. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE SYSTEM POWER BLED AT FORD AND SERVICED WITH NEW BRAKE FLUID, THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE MASTER CYCLINDER AND THAT DIDN'T HELP. I'VE INSPECTED ALL THE CALIPERS AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO SEEN THAT YOU ALL HAVE A CURRENT INVESTIGATION AGAINST THIS CONDITION. PE 16-017. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE I CAN GET ADDED TO THIS COMPLAINT AS I BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS AN ISSUE WITH ITS HCU AND THIS IS AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION.

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Apr 26, 2017 - Wichita, KS - Service Brakes
WHEN BRAKING, PARTICULARLY ON UNEVEN SURFACES AND/OR WHEN CORNERING, THE ABS SYSTEM, OR SOME COMPONENT CAUSES THE CAR TO VIBRATE OR PULL THE VEHICLE LEFT, AND IT MAKES NOISE. SOMETIMES IT IS RELUCTANT TO BRAKE AT ALL. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 35 M.P.H., I CROSSED UNEVEN PAVEMENT. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I QUICKLY PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THEY RESPONDED JUST IN TIME. ON ANOTHER OCCASION TRAFFIC SLOWED UNEXPECTEDLY DUE TO CONSTRUCTION AT A CITY STREET INTERSECTION, AGAIN 35 M.P.H. ZONE. I PRESSED THE BRAKES BUT NOTHING HAPPENED UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. I STOPPED JUST BEFORE STRIKING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS NOT SPEEDING AT THE TIME OF EITHER INCIDENT. AT A SERVICE ON 9/28/16, AT RUSTY ECK FORD IN WICHITA, KS, MY SERVICE ADVISOR GAVE ME THE STANDARD INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICE, AND INCLUDED THE FACT THAT MY BRAKE PADS WERE NEARING REPLACEMENT. THIS WAS NOT SURPRISING. I BELIEVE I MENTIONED ONE INCIDENT WITH BRAKE SHUDDERING WHILE BRAKING ON AN UNEVEN ROAD AT THAT POINT. WHAT HE TOLD ME NEXT THOUGH SHOCKED ME. HE EXPLAINED THAT, BASED ON HIS CONVERSATION WITH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO HAD DRIVEN MY CAR APPROXIMATELY 100 YDS., THAT I WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO HAVE MY BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS MADE NO SENSE BECAUSE THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, IS GARAGE KEPT, DEALER SERVICED, AND HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. HIS COMMENTS STARTED TO MAKE SENSE WHEN I LEARNED THAT MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF VEHICLE WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY YOUR AGENCY FOR THIS BRAKE PROBLEM. I AM WILLING TO AID YOUR INVESTIGATION AS BEST I CAN, BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY REAL AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND THAT FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF IT FOR AT LEAST SOME TIME.

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Apr 23, 2017 - Cedar Rapids, IA - Service Brakes
DRIVING AND LOST ALL BRAKES. WENT TO THE FLOOR AS I WAS DRIVING IN NORMAL WEATHER IN IOWA. THIS WAS MY DAUGHTER'S CAR, I AM THANKFUL IT HAPPENED TO ME AND NOT MY 17 YEAR OLD. AS A SINGLE MOM WITH NO INCOME AT THIS TIME, THE CAR NOW HAS BEEN PARKED FOR 3 MONTHS. SO I HAVE HAD TIME TO DO SOME RESEARCH: THE BRAKE FLUID WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF BRAKE FLUID LEAK. I DID FIND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE PLASTIC ON THE BRAKE BOOSTER IF CORRODED, THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS BEING SUCKED INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, LEAVING NO SIGNS OF IT LEAKING. I ALSO FOUND BY DOING A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE WEB FORUMS: THE SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER 2008 FORM FUSION OWNERS. AND IF YOU PAID ATTENTION BY SIMPLY LOOKING AT VIN NUMBER, ALL OF THE CARS WERE PRODUCED ON THE SAME LINE, IN THE SAME PLANT, AT THE SAME TIME FRAME. AND WERE ABOUT 100 CARS APART CONSECUTIVELY DOWN THE LINE. I HAVE HAD A MASTER MECHANIC DO A DIAGNOSTICS: THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER BOTH NEED REPLACED. ALSO A MISFIRE WAS HAPPENING. HAVE YET TO BE DETERMINED IF THIS CAUSES THAT. WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL I GET THE BRAKES FIXED. I DON'T KNOW HOW I, A 38 YEAR OLD SINGLE MOM FROM IOWA CAN SEE THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE AN OBVIOUS RECALL FROM YOU AND FORD. BUT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PUT MY CHILD'S NOR MY LIVES ON THE LINE FOR YOU TO PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR HIND ENDS TO SEE THE OBVIOUS.

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Apr 10, 2017 - Port St Lucie, FL - Service Brakes
WHEN BRAKING ON A BUMPY ROAD, BRAKES BECOME SOFT/ GOES TO THE FLOOR. ABS PROBLEM. HAPPENED ABOUT 9X ALREADY. ALMOST COST AN ACCIDENT. HAVE TO RE TRIGGER THE ABS TO RESTORE BRAKE FIRMNESS.

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Apr 07, 2017 - Fairfield, OH - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN ABS KICKS IN. BRAKE PEDAL IS NOW SPONGY. CD PLAYER MAKES NOISES LIKE IT IS TRYING TO CHANGE CD'S BUT THERE ARE NO CD'S IN IT.

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Apr 04, 2017 - Harrisburg, PA - Service Brakes
WHEN BRAKING, THE PEDAL MAY INITIALLY REQUIRE LITTLE MOVEMENT TO SLOW DOWN BUT MAY SUDDENLY STOP BRAKING AND THE PEDAL WILL DROP TO NEARLY FULL TRAVEL BEFORE BRAKES START WORKING AGAIN, AND THEN SOMETIMES AT THAT POINT BRAKE HARD. OTHER TIMES, IF BRAKING HARD ENOUGH ON THE SLIPPERY SURFACE, THE ABS WILL KICK IN, BUT AFTERWARDS THE PEDAL WILL BECOME VERY SOFT AND INEFFECTIVE. SOMETIMES, TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING WILL "RESET" THE BRAKES, BUT NOT ALWAYS. ALSO, SOME DAYS WITHOUT EXPLANATIONS THE PEDAL IS SOFTER THAN OTHER TIMES. THERE IS NOT A CONSISTENT AMOUNT OF TRAVEL REQUIRED FOR THE SAME BRAKING. THE VEHICLE SHOWS NO ERROR CODES AT ANY OF THESE TIMES. THE PEDAL GOING SOFT FOR NO REASON WITHOUT AN ABS EVENT HAPPENED TODAY SO I WILL ENTER TODAY AS THE DAY THIS HAPPENED, BUT THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING OFTEN FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.

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Apr 03, 2017 - Warrenton, MO - Service Brakes
ABS LIGHT IS ON WITH SOFT BRAKING.

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Mar 30, 2017 - Taunton, MA - Service Brakes
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AFTER GOING OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE THE VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AFTER ABS ACTIVATION. THIS OF COURSE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONDITION WILL PERSIST BUT CAN TYPICALLY BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BY PERFORMING A PANIC STOP THAT CAUSES THE ABS TO ACTIVATE. I AM A FORMER ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN, SERVICE ADVISOR AND CURRENT ASSISTANCE SERVICE MANAGER FOR VARIOUS MANUFACTURER AT A DEALER LEVEL. THIS ISSUE OBVIOUSLY ORIGINATES FROM ONE OR MORE VALVES INSIDE THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT STICKING. YOUR AVERAGE CUSTOMER/CONSUMER WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT THIS CONDITION OCCURS AND ACCIDENTS HAVE OBVIOUSLY ALREADY HAPPENED AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. YOU'RE AVERAGE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS WOULD NOT KNOW HOW TO DIAGNOSE THIS CONDITION AND LIKELY NOT BE ABLE TO REPAIR IT. MY MOTHER DRIVES THIS CAR WHICH I GAVE TO HER AND THANKFULLY HARDLY DRIVES. AFTER WORKING FOR GENERAL MOTORS DURING THE IGNITION SWITCH DISASTER AND THE DOZENS OF RECALLS THEY RELEASED AFTER I WOULDN'T BE UPSET TO NEVER SEE ANOTHER RECALL AGAIN. HOWEVER THIS IS A FAULT WITHIN A VEHICLE I FIRMLY BELIEVE SHOULD NOT BE THE CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR. THIS AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF NOT JUST THOSE IN THE CAR BUT THOSE OUTSIDE THE CAR AS WELL.

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Mar 30, 2017 - Gunnison, MS - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED BUT BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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Mar 28, 2017 - Sun City Center, FL - Service Brakes
AFTER EACH TIME THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL FEEL BECOMES SOFT. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. THE PEDAL FEEL STAYS SOFT FOR DAYS, SLOWLY RETURNING TO NORMAL. THE CAR WILL STILL STOP, HOWEVER, DURING THESE TIMES, JUST TO SLOW MY CAR, THE PEDAL MUST BE PUSHED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR WITH SUBSTANTIALLY MORE FORCE THAN NORMAL.

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Mar 27, 2017 - Dover Plains, NY - Service Brakes
BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND INTERMITTENTLY DO WORK AT ALL ..HAVE REPLACED CALIPERS TWICE AND BLED THE LINES ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. AIR BAG ON PASSENGERS SIDE IS COMING APART IN DASH. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED AND THE DOORS LOCK THEMSELVES EVEN WITH KEY IN IGNITION RUNNING. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THAT MANY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES.

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Mar 25, 2017 - Santee, CA - Service Brakes
WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY WHERE THERE WAS A MANHOLE COVER WHICH CREATED A MINIMAL BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP AS NORMAL. SINCE THEN THE BRAKES ARE VERY SPONGY AND LOW TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER DRIVING AGAIN BUT THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. AGAIN IT HAPPENED WHILE TURNING AND BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER A SMALL POT HOLE ENTERING A FREEWAY ONRAMP. A MECHANIC SAYS IT IS DUE TO THE HYDROLIC CONTROL UNIT.

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Mar 24, 2017 - Balsam Lake, WI - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT AFTER ABS EVENT. ABS PUMP HAS STUCK VALVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

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Mar 20, 2017 - Fishers, IN - Service Brakes
ONCE MY ANTILOCK BRAKES KICKED IN THIS WINTER, MY BRAKE PEDAL NEVER WENT BACK TO NORMAL. IT IS VERY MUSHY AND SOMETIMES WHEN GOING SLOWLY DOWN A SMALL INCLINE (I.E. EXITING A PARKING LOT), OR OVER ROUGH ROADS, IT IS HARD TO BRAKE. IN 2015 THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED - MY ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN ONCE DURING WINTER AND MY BRAKES WERE MUSHY. EXCEPT THAT TIME, CARX DID A FREE BRAKE EXAMINATION, COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIRM AGAIN. THIS TIME, IN 2017 I TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND SO FAR, THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. CARX THINKS I NEED A WHOLE NEW HYDRAULIC CYLINDER UNIT FOR ABS AND/OR MASTER CYLINDER.

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Mar 18, 2017 - Vienna, VA - Service Brakes
BRAKING IS SOFT. MUST PUSH BRAKE PEDAL NEAR TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES, THEY TIGHTEN UP. THIS STARTED AFTER I BRAKED SUDDENLY GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR. MECHANIC SAYS THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY THE ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT. I SAW SEVERAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS THAT MATCH MY PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE.

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Mar 16, 2017 - Fitchburg, WI - Service Brakes
I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND HAD TO SWITCH INTO THE TURN LANE, WHICH HAD TONS OF CARS IN LINE. SO I STARTED TO PUSH DOWN ON MY BRAKE, WHICH NEVER HAD TO BE PUSHED DOWN VERY FAR TO ACTIVATE. I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR JUST TO GET ANY REACTION. I SWERVED OUT OF THAT LANE AS I WAS NEARING AN ACCIDENT WITH THE NEXT CAR IN THE TURN LANE. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN THE LANE I SWERVED BACK INTO. I THOUGHT I HAD LOST MY BRAKES. THE NEXT DAY THEY WERE STILL JUST AS BAD SO I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER TO GET IT LOOKED IT AS I WANTED MY BRAKES BACK. THEY HAD SAID IT WAS THE HYDRAULIC CONVERTER UNIT AND IT WOULD COST A PRETTY PENNY. SINCE EVERY CAR NEEDS BRAKES, I HAD TO PAY THE PRICE(OVER $1,500). THE EMPLOYEES THERE HAD TOLD ME THIS CAR HAD BEEN HAVING THESE ISSUES AND MAY BE GETTING A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 140 COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM SO I'D LIKE TO ADD MY INSTANCE TO THAT TOTAL. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T IN AN ACCIDENT AS IT WAS VERY CLOSE. IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE INVESTIGATION WOULD CONCLUDE SINCE THERE'S SO MANY INSTANCES WITH THIS SAME OCCURRENCE AND PEOPLE COULD GET THERE MONEY BACK FOR WHATEVER REPAIRS THEY HAD TO PAY FOR.

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Mar 10, 2017 - Fresno, CA - Service Brakes
I WAS COMING TO A STOP FROM A NORMAL SPEED OF ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY BREAK PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE NEXT LANE TO KEEP FROM RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO PUMP THE BREAKS SEVERAL TIMES TO COME TO A STOP. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE BREAK MASTERCYLINDER BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HE DID SOME RESEARCH AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ABS MODULE IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER REPAIR. I CAN CURRENTLY STOP MY CAR WHILE DRIVING BUT MY BREAK PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE TO BREAK FROM A SIGNIFICANTLY FURTHER DISTANCE.

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Mar 07, 2017 - Greeneville, SC - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP AND LOST BRAKING ABILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

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Mar 03, 2017 - Hammond, WI - Service Brakes
CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND BRAKES FEEL SOFT AND SPONGY. AFTER THE CAR STOPPED THE CAR STARTED GOING FORWARD WHILE THE SAME AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WAS BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP MOVING. SOMETIMES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED NOW IT FEELS LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE TO USE MORE THAN NORMAL FORCE TO GET THEM TO STOP THE CAR IN TIME. NO LEAKS FOUND AND FLUID LEVELS LOOK GOOD.

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Mar 02, 2017 - Amarillo, TX - Service Brakes
BRAKES GO SOFT AFTER GETTING ABS ACTION. BRAKES WILL BE ALMOST NON FUNCTIONAL AFTER BRAKING HARD THEN TRYING TO USE THEM AGAIN. HAVE ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS OVER THIS.

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Mar 02, 2017 - Taneytown, MD - Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING ON AN ICY STREET I HAD AN ABS EVENT WHERE THE ABS ENGAGED BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT VERY SOFT AS IF THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO BRAKE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES TO TEST THEM THE PEDAL NEVER REGAINED ITS PRIOR FEEL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME AND THEN TESTED IT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. AT FIRST THE BRAKES SEEMED BACK TO NORMAL BUT AFTER PRESSING THEM HARD ENOUGH FOR THE ABS TO ENGAGE IT AGAIN LOSS PEDAL AND FELT SOFT. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS A RESULT BUT WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE

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Feb 17, 2017 - Omaha, NE - Service Brakes
I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2011 AND IN 2014 I STARTED HAVING ISSUE WITH MY BRAKES GIVING OUT WHEN I WOULD BRAKE AND HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I WOULD HAVE SLAM THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO GET ANY REACTION OUT OF MY BRAKES OR PUMP MY BRAKES. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT. THE AGREED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT REACTING AS THEY SHOULD. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY CALIPERS NEEDED REPLACED. I ASKED HOW COMMON THAT WAS AND THEY SAID IT WAS RARE TO HAVE TO REPLACE CALIPERS. I GOT ONLINE AND READ CONSUMER REVIEWS AND REALIZED THIS WAS COMMON IN MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR OF CAR. I SPEND OVER $1,000 TO HAVE THE CALIPERS REPLACED AND TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR WHILE THE WORK WAS BEING DONE. SINCE THEN I HAVE ADJUSTED MY DRIVING STYLE SO AS NOT TO TRIGGER MY BRAKES GIVING OUT. HOWEVER, THIS WINTER I HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING SO AS NOT TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MY BRAKES GAVE OUT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED BY PUSHING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, BUT THOSE EXTRA SECONDS TO GET THE CAR STOPPED AND MY PANIC WHEN THE CAR WOULDN'T BRAKE WAS TERRIFYING. IT'S WEIRD BECAUSE THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS IT WAS LIKE MY BRAKES CAME BACK TO NORMAL, BUT IT WAS ABOUT A WEEK OF BEING VERY CAREFUL WITH MY BRAKES BEFORE THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL. DATE & INFORMATION OF INCIDENT GIVEN IS THE DATE & INFORMATION FROM THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED IN 2014, NOT THE DATE & INFORMATION FROM THIS YEAR (JAN 21, 2017) WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN.

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Feb 11, 2017 - Tyngsboro, MA - Service Brakes
THE ANTI LOCK BREAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. WHEN THERE IS A SNOW COVERED ROAD AND NO TRACTION THE BRAKES ENGAGE AND YOU CAN FEEL THE ANTI LOCK ENGAGE HOWEVER THEY THEN HAVE A SOFT PEDAL FROM THAT POINT FORWARD.. THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM DOES NOT GO BACK TO WORKING CORRECTLY.

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Feb 08, 2017 - Sandy, OR - Service Brakes
THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE THANK GOODNESS FOR E BRAKES ON CENTER CONSOLE

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Feb 07, 2017 - Schertz, TX - Service Brakes
SON WAS DRIVING CAR (IT WAS RAINING) AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP -- THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE BRAKES TOOK HOLD. THIS ISSUE DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL A FEW WEEKS LATER. THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED. NOW THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE DEPRESSED WAY OVER HALF WAY BEFORE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND BRAKES WERE CHECKED OUT AND BLED -- SHOP INDICATED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ABS. I FEEL AS IF THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD AS IT APPEARS THIS CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE.

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Feb 07, 2017 - Longmeadow, MA - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TOO FAR BEFORE ENGAGING. GETS WORSE AFTER ABS HAS BEEN USED. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND FORD CANT COME UP WITH A REASONABLE ANSWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS FROM SITTING AT A DEAD STOP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IF YOU PUMP THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES THEY STIFFEN UP BUT THEN GET SPONGY AFTER ABS IS FORCED TO KICK IN.

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Feb 06, 2017 - Waterford, MI - Service Brakes
WHILE APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL I HIT A POT HOLE WHILE BRAKING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR CAUSING ME TO NARROWLY MISS GETTING BROADSIDE BY CROSS TRAFFIC. THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR.

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Feb 05, 2017 - Logan, OH - Service Brakes
FOR AROUND 8 MONTHS, OFTEN WHILE BRAKING MY BRAKE PEDAL WILL LOSE PRESSURE AND GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. IT DOESN'T LOSE ALL PRESSURE BUT MAKES FOR A DIFFICULT STOP. THIS HAS CAUSED ME SEVERAL TIMES TO ALMOST REAR END OTHER CARS AND NOT BE ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH WHILE TAKING CORNERS. IT HAPPENS IN MOTION HIGHWAY AND CITY. MORE SO ON BUMPY ROADS OR HARDER BRAKING. MY MECHANIC, WHICH IS AT A FORD DEALER CHECKS EVERYTHING OUT FOR ME EVERY OIL CHANGE. HE STATES THAT THERE ARE NO LEAKS AND THE MASTER CYLINDER IF FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I BELIEVE IT WAS THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT THAT HE SUGGESTED COULD BE THE ISSUE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT SIMILAR YEAR CARS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I BELIEVE THE REASON I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT IS THAT I'M USED TO THE ISSUE NOW, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS.

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Feb 05, 2017 - Deer Park, NY - Service Brakes
WHILE MAKING A MOVING LEFT TURN THAT HAD A DIP IN THE ROAD ,WHILE BRAKING FOR THE TURN ,THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO ALMOST FLOOR ON ALL SUBSEQUENT BRAKING. THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE TEMPORARILY AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP WHILE BRAKING. AT THIS TIME THE CAR WILL STOP WITH BRAKE ALMOST ALL THE WAY DOWN ,BUT DOESN'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL .BEING I'VE HEARD THROUGH THE NEWS & COMPLAINTS THAT THIS MAY BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND IS BEING INVESTIGATED ,I FELT I SHOULD ALSO REGISTER A COMPLAINT SO HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED.

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Feb 05, 2017 - Fort Wayne, IN - Service Brakes
SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS OCCURRED WITH MY 2008 FORD FUSION, AFTER MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT "SOFT", THE CAR TOOK LONGER TO STOP IN MOST DRIVING CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY SLIPPERY, SNOWY, ROADS. THE BRAKE WOULD REQUIRE TO BE PUSHED NEARLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO SUCCESSFULLY STOP. THE BRAKES WOULD REQUIRE THIS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I WAS TRAVELING IT, PARTICULARLY VERY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAYS. THE BRAKES BEING IN THIS CONDITION LED ME TO NOT USE THE CAR ON HIGHWAYS OR IN SLICK CONDITIONS. AS A RESULT OF THESE BRAKES, I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR SERVICED AND HAVE THE ABS PUMP & MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, LEADING TO $1,700 REPAIR. MY LOCAL MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT FORD HAS SEEN THIS OCCUR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN FUSIONS, YET HAS NOT PUT A RECALL OUT. AS A DRIVER WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN, I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY FUSION FOR 3-6 MONTHS DURING ANY SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS DUE TO THE BAD BRAKES. I HAD NUMEROUS NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS OCCUR. I WOULD LIKE FOR FORD TO BE INVESTIGATED ON THIS PART AND BE REFUNDED FOR MY COST OF REPAIR IF IT IS RECALLED.

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Feb 02, 2017 - Oakfield, NY - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING A 5-10 SECOND DECELERATION DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

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Jan 24, 2017 - Albany, NY - Service Brakes
FIRST EVENT, UPON APPROACHING A CITY STOPLIGHT & BRAKING, THE 2008 FORD FUSION SKIDDED ON A MANHOLE COVER, VIBRATED, SHUDDERED & SUDDENLY BRAKES WENT SOFT & I HAD TO PRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. CAR TOOK A LONG TIME & DISTANCE TO STOP, & APPROX. 15 MINUTES TO RECOVER NORMAL BRAKING CAPABILITY. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WHEN BRAKE IS ENGAGED & TRAVELLING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT AS WELL AS MANHOLE COVERS - WITH ADDITIONAL TIME NOW REQUIRED TO RECOVER BRAKES. THESE SUDDEN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING EPISODES OCCUR ON CITY STREETS WHILE COMING TO A STOP SO NO EXCESSIVE SPEED INVOLVED. EPISODES INCREASING IN FREQUENCY OVER PAST YEAR. MECHANICS DISMISSED ISSUE AFTER CHECKING BRAKES A COUPLE TIMES & FINDING NO PROBLEM. OF COURSE, ANTI-LOCK EPISODES ARE INTERMITTENT & NEVER HAPPEN WHEN MECHANICS ARE AT THE WHEEL! ALTHOUGH OUR ONLY VEHICLE, CAR IS GARAGED UNTIL REPLACEMENT PARTS ARRIVE AS UNWILLING TO RISK ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE IN WINTER ROAD CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS ISSUE ALTHOUGH THANKFULLY NO ACCIDENTS TO REPORT.

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Jan 24, 2017 - Cincinnati, OH - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKING DISTANCE WAS LONGER THAN NORMAL. I HAD TO TURN TO THE RIGHT TO CLEAR THE CAR STOPPING IN FRONT OF ME, HIT THE CURB PUTTING A HOLE IN TIRE SIDEWALL. BRAKES HAVE BEEN SOFT SINCE THIS OCCURRENCE.

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Jan 24, 2017 - Columbus, OH - Service Brakes
BRAKES GOT REAL MUSHY AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR BOARD AT TIMES. MOSTLY WHEN I WAS STOPPED ON THEM GOING TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND WHEN MOVING JUST MUSHY BUT STOPPING DISTANCE WAS NOT NEARLY AS GOOD.

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Jan 23, 2017 - Pembroke, NH - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ABS FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

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Jan 23, 2017 - Elburn, IL - Service Brakes
AFTER BRAKING HARDER THAN A NORMAL EASY STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT VERY LOW - TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO BRAKE WITHOUT APPLYING A LOT OF PRESSURE. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO LOOKED OVER THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. AFTER THIS THE BRAKING WAS NORMAL. THIS OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 3, 2016. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON DECEMBER 20, 2016. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND ONCE AGAIN THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND AGAIN THE BRAKING WAS NORMAL WHEN WE GOT THE CAR BACK. WE THEN HEARD ON THE NEWS OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FORD FUSION OF OUR MODEL YEAR FOR WHAT SOUNDED EXACTLY LIKE WHAT WE EXPERIENCED, AND DECIDED TO REPORT OUR EXPERIENCE TO YOU.

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Jan 18, 2017 - Sacramento, CA - Service Brakes
MY BREAK PEDAL NEEDS TO BE PUSHED IN ALL THE WAY TO ENGAGE.

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Jan 14, 2017 - Centenniao, CO - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AFTER DRIVING OVER POT HOLE IN SUMMER OF 2015.DID ONLINE RESEARCH THAT POINTED TO THE ABS HYDRALIC CONTROL UNIT. FORD DEALER REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND I HAD MARGINAL IMPROVEMENT. FEW MONTHS LATER WENT TO A SNOWY EMPTY PARKING AND ACTIVATED THE ABS DOING A QUICK STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WHICH WASN'T VERY FIRM AFTER MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT GOT VERY SOFT. TOOK IT BACK TO FORD WHO REPLACED THE ABS HCU. BRAKE PEDAL RETURNED TO NORMAL FIRMNESS. FORD HAS REVISED THIS PART WHICH I HAD FAIL. IT'S THE ABS HCU WHICH HAS A VALVE STICK OPEN. GO TO YOU TUBE AND SEARCH FORDTECHMACALUSO SOFT FUSION BRAKE PEDAL WHO DESCRIBES THIS SAME PROBLEM.

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Jan 13, 2017 - Sacramento, CA - Service Brakes
FAULTY HCU: IN MARCH 2015, MADE A HARD STOP AND THE '08 FUSION WENT INTO AN ABS STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY SOFT AND ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND PUMP THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY TO GET BACK TO A IT'S NORMAL STATE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ONLY DRIVING 25-30 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED FOR A COST OF $125. OF COURSE, THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. FORD PROBABLY TOLD THEIR DEALER TO KEEP SILENT ON THIS ISSUE. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, THIS SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO STOP ON VERY A ROUGH ROAD. FORTUNATELY, AGAIN I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH. NOW, THIS WAS GETTING A LITTLE FRIGHTENING SO I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE HCU. ON 10/23/15, I HAD THE HCU REPLACED BY A FORD DEALER FOR A COST OF ALMOST $1,200. PROBLEM SOLVED...AT MY EXPENSE. FUNNY HOW THE FORD DEALER COULDN+T TROUBLE SHOOT THIS ISSUE.

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Jan 11, 2017 - Mission Viejo, CA - Service Brakes
ON 12/19/16,I WAS NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 IN SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY, CA IN THE EXTREME RIGHT LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. A PICKUP TRUCK TOWING A SMALL TRAILER IN THE LANE TO MY LEFT, SUDDENLY STARTED COMING INTO MY LANE WITHOUT SIGNALS. I STOOD ON THE BRAKES AND THE HORN. THE REAR TIRES STARTED TO SKID FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS AND THEN STOPPED SKIDDING AS THE COMPUTER CONTROL TOOK OVER THE BRAKES. I WAS STILL HARD ON THE BRAKES AS THE TRUCK AND TRAILER RETURNED TO THE SECOND LANE. THERE WAS NO CONTACT AND I WAS ABLE TO RESUME TO THE NEXT OFF RAMP. WHEN I STARTED TO BRAKE, THE PEDAL FELT AS IF IT WAS ALMOST TOUCHING THE FLOOR. I WAS SLOWING DOWN VERY SLOWLY AND FELT THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME FOR THE LIGHT. I DROVE HOME SLOWLY AND EVERY TIME I BRAKED, IT FELT AS IF I WAS NOT GOING TO STOP. THE NEXT MORNING, I DROVE TO THE FORD DEALER AS THEY HAD REPLACED MY FRONT BRAKES ON 12/02/16 (REARS OK). THE BRAKES FELT NORMAL ON THE DRIVE OVER. THE SERVICE ADVISOR THOUGHT IT HAD RESET ITSELF AFTER SITTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND SAID TO RETURN IF HAPPENED AGAIN. UNKNOWN.

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Jan 11, 2017 - Sparta, MO - Service Brakes
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE OUR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE NOT ENGAGED PROPERLY AND IT LEAVES US FEELING LIKE WE DON'T HAVE BRAKES AT ALL. THE PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT'S VERY SOFT. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING (MAYBE A YEAR OR TWO AGO) IT WOULD RESET ITSELF WITHIN A DAY OR TWO AND THE BRAKES WOULD BE BACK TO NORMAL. NOW, IF IT HAPPENS, IT'S LASTING WEEKS AND SOMETIMES OVER A MONTH. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A STATE OF THEM BEING SOFT AGAIN. WE HAD SOME SNOW AND ICE LAST WEEK, AND ONE TIME OF APPLYING THE BRAKES AND SLIDING, AND IT HAS CAUSED THE ISSUE TO COME BACK. WE ARE A WEEK OUT AT THIS POINT AND SEEING NO IMPROVEMENT IN OUR BRAKES. WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS MANY TIMES WITH OUR FUSION. EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, IT IS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. IF WE HIT A BUMP OR ROUGH SPOT, OR THE PAVEMENT IS WET OR ICY, WHILE APPLYING OUR BRAKES, IT CAUSES THE ISSUE TO HAPPEN.

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Jan 10, 2017 - Kingston, TN - Service Brakes
THE BRAKES ARE "SPONGY", SLOW TO STOP, GO TO FLOOR, ETC. THE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ROTORS/DRUMS SERVICED, FLUID CHECKED. ALL IS IN GOOD REPAIR BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS OR INTERSTATES, ON DRY AND WET ROADS. IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I WAS RECENTLY ADVISED THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT WHILE RESEARCHING THE COST OF THIS, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM, SPANNING SEVERAL MODEL YEARS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY DEFECT THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND ISSUE A RECALL ON.

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Jan 10, 2017 - Stoneham, MA - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND LOST PRESSURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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Jan 09, 2017 - Redding, CA - Service Brakes
2008 FORD FUSION ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO I HAD TO BRAKE HARD AT FREEWAY SPEED TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL, RESULTING IN ACTIVATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY MUSHY, REQUIRING PUMPING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO RESTORE A FIRM PEDAL. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN LAST WEEK THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN; I HAD TO BRAKE HARD ON A RAINY FREEWAY GOING FREEWAY SPEEDS, AGAIN ACTIVATING THE ABS SYSTEM. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT REQUIRING PUMPING OF THE BRAKES TO TEMPORARILY RESTORE A FIRM PEDAL. THIS WORKS ONCE, BUT AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT BECOMES MUSHY AGAIN. THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IS GOOD AND THERE ARE NO EXTERNAL BRAKE FLUID LEAKS.

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Jan 09, 2017 - Edensburg, PA - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIRST DEPRESSED, IT FELT SPONGY AND TRAVELED CLOSE TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,800.

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Jan 09, 2017 - Mccalla, AL - Service Brakes
BRAKES- WHENEVER I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND PREPARING TO BRAKE, IF I HIT THE SMALLEST POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN 2013. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THERE IS NO PRESSURE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. I SEE THIS AS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED QUICKLY.

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Jan 09, 2017 - Columbus, OH - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 03/03/17

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Jan 08, 2017 - Oklahoma City, OK - Service Brakes
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH, ICY, OR WET ROADS AND OR TURNING IN THESE CONDITIONS WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE ABS WILL ENGAGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BECOME SOFT AND GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE ABS SYSTEM IS DESIGNED THIS WAY, HOWEVER, AFTER AN ABS EVENT, BRAKING ACTION SHOULD RETURN TO NORMAL (I.E. NO PULSATING) IN THIS CASE IT DOES NOT. IT SEEMS THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT VALVES STAY STUCK OPEN AFTER AN ABS EVENT AND FAIL TO CLOSE, THIS LEADS TO LOW BRAKE PRESSURE/PULSATING BRAKES ALL THE TIME. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING. NO PRIOR BRAKING ISSUES OCCURRED BEFORE THIS EVENT AND RECENT BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKS WERE MADE. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE THAT SOMETIMES 'MAGICALLY' FIXES ITSELF IN BETWEEN ENGINE STARTS.

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Jan 06, 2017 - Saint Clair Shores, MI - Service Brakes
DURING FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE YEAR THE VEHICLE ABS ENGAGED WHILE BRAKING. AFTER THE ABS DISENGAGED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO COME TO STOP OR EVEN SLOW MY VEHICLE. I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION ON A SURFACE STREET. THANKFULLY, AND DUE TO THE SNOWY ROAD CONDITIONS, I WAS TRAVELING SLOWER THAN NORMAL ON THIS ROAD. IF I HAD BEEN GOING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT AND TYPICAL FOLLOW DISTANCE, I DON'T BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE CROSSING THE INTERSECTION. IN ORDER TO STOP I HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO LOW GEAR AND USE THE HAND BRAKE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND LUCKILY WAS NOT IN A COLLISION. PRIOR TO THE ABS ENGAGING, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FUNCTIONED WITHOUT ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A SERVICE GARAGE AS IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. UPON INSPECTION FROM GARAGE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE CONTROL UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT HE HAD ALREADY FIXED THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE ON SAME/SIMILAR MODEL CARS. HE STATED THAT I WAS THE FIRST HE HAD HEARD THIS ISSUE OCCURRING AFTER ABS ENGAGEMENT, AND THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS TYPICALLY REPORT THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE MECHANIC ALSO NOTED THAT THIS ISSUE IS NON-EXISTENT OR VERY UNCOMMON ON OTHER VEHICLES. TOTAL COST OF VEHICLE TOW WAS $90. TOTAL COST OF VEHICLE REPAIR INCLUDING PARTS WAS $1226.69.

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Jan 06, 2017 - Tulsa, OK - Service Brakes
ON MANY OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, ESPECIALLY ON ADVERSE CONDITIONS (I.E. WET STREETS OR HILLS). WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JOE COOPER FORD IN TULSA, OK AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE A HYDRAULIC BRAKE UNIT. WE HAD TO PAY $1,531.00 TO REPLACE THIS UNIT. WE HAVE NOW FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THE UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THE SAME TYPE OF UNIT, WE FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND THAT WE SHOULD RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT. WE ARE ATTACHING THE PAID INVOICE FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE INCIDENT INITIALLY OCCURRED IN AUGUST 2016 AND PERIODICALLY OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES UP UNTIL THE REPAIR. AGAIN ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PADDLE WOULD GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AS IF THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND THEN THE BRAKES WOULD EVENTUALLY WORK.

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Jan 06, 2017 - Louisville, KY - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,578.

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Jan 05, 2017 - Dearborn, MI - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE DEPRESSED EXCESSIVELY IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP SAFELY. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,026.

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Jan 05, 2017 - Madison, SD - Service Brakes
RE: INVESTIGATION OPENED 12/20/16 ON 2009-2011 FUSIONS FOR SOFT BRAKES AFTER ABS DEPLOYMENT I SUGGEST YOU ADD THE 2008 YEAR MODEL AS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE MONTH AGO, THE SHOP REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM, WHICH WORKED UNTIL YESTERDAY WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATED AGAIN.

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Jan 04, 2017 - Walker, MI - Service Brakes
I HAVE NOT HAD A ACCIDENT (THANK GOD). BUT AFTER A ABS EVENT ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS I LOST 95% OF MY BRAKING POWER/PEDAL. THE PEDAL/BRAKING DOES COME BACK EVENTUALLY BUT WHO WANTS TO GUESS WHEN IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. I LIVE IN MICHIGAN SO ABS EVENTS CAN HAPPEN OFTEN IN THE WINTER. I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN I HIT A LOW SEWER COVER THAT WAS WET WHICH CAUSED MY WHEEL TO SLIDE JUST A BRIEF MOMENT . THEN WHEN I WENT TO USE THE BRAKES NEXT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT THERE WAS NOTHING. THAT WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. I REALLY CANNOT SAY FOR SURE WHAT CAUSED THE NEXT ONE DUE TO BEING A SNOW STORM OUTSIDE. DEALER SAYS THE HCU IS THE CULPRIT AND THE PART ALONE IS $1200.00. FULL INSTALL IS ALMOST $2000.00. I AM HAVING IT FIXED FOR SAFETY SAKE BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE PUT OFF.

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Jan 04, 2017 - Mchenry, IL - Service Brakes
DECEMBER OF 2016: WHILE LIGHTLY PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN IN SNOWY WEATHER, I LOST MY BRAKES. THE RURAL INTERSECTION HAD A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH NO TURNS, AND I FIRST APPLIED THE BRAKES AT AROUND 15 M.P.H. THERE WAS NO SENSATION (BY FEEL OR AUDIBLE) THAT MY ABS HAD ACTIVATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT. PUSHING HARDER ON THE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT, AND I ENDED UP GLIDING RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY BRAKE ISSUES ON THIS VEHICLE BESIDES NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAD A REAR CALIPER REPLACED IN 2014, FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED IN 2015. I RECENTLY SAW ON THE NEWS THAT 2007-09 FORD FUSIONS WERE BEING INVESTIGATED FOR BRAKE FAILURE ISSUES.

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Jan 04, 2017 - Goshen, IN - Service Brakes
2009 FORD FUSION. MY ISSUE IS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN MY WIFE'S CAR. IT WILL GO SOFT AND FEEL LIKE THERE ARE NOT BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING CAR ON CITY, COUNTY ROADS, AND SOME HIGHWAY. WHILE SITTING IN IDOL OR PARK BREAKS STILL FEEL LOOSE AND GO TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS AN ARTICLE THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATING 2007-2009 FORD FUSIONS AND MERCURY MILANS WITH THE SAME ISSUE I WANT TO INVOLVE MY WIFE'S CAR IN THIS ALSO. HAD CAR AT FORD DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO LEAKS THOUGHT IT COULD BE SOMETHING IN A CALIPER FIXED IT BUT IT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

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Jan 03, 2017 - Troy, MI - Service Brakes
ONCE ABS KICKS IN, I HAVE NO BRAKING ABILITY. CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BACK IN 2013, CHECKED BY FORD AS NO PROBLEM. EVERY TIME MY ABS KICKS IN I HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

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Jan 03, 2017 - Oak Harbor, OH - Service Brakes
AFTER PURCHASING OUR FUSION, THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED VERY SOFT. WE PUT NEW BRAKES ON IT BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND SUDDEN STOPS ARE NOT AN OPTION! WE WERE TOLD BY A SERVICEMAN IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE "SENSOR OR BRAIN" OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF CARS.

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Jan 03, 2017 - Chesterfield, MO - Service Brakes
ON THREE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS THE BRAKES NEARLY FAILED (WENT SOFT) WHILE BRAKING IN RAIN OR A ROUGH SURFACE. I REPORTED THIS TO MY SERVICE TECHNICIAN ON MY LAST VISIT OF 11/15/16. THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THE TECHNICIAN HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM.

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Jan 03, 2017 - Kalamazoo, MI - Service Brakes
AFTER AN ABS EVENT, I NOTICED MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I AM ABLE TO "PUMP" THE BRAKES AND WILL GET SOME PEDAL BACK BUT AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF DRIVING, THE PEDAL IS SOFT AGAIN. THE BRAKES AND BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP. MAIN COMPLAIN: BRAKE PEDAL GOING SOFT, TAKES LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP ON ALL ROAD SURFACES.

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Jan 03, 2017 - Ann Arbor, MI - Service Brakes
WHEN BRAKING ON ICY,WET, OR SNOWY ROADS THE BRAKES WORK THE FIRST TIME BUT THEN WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO BRAKE AGAIN THE BRAKE PEDAL HITS THE FLOOR AND YOU LOOSE BRAKE PRESSURE. IN ORDER TO REGAIN BRAKE PRESSURE YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES HARD OR SLAM ON THEM A FEW TIMES FOR THE BRAKES TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5X LAST WINTER. WE CALLED SEVERAL FORD DEALERS TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND WERE TOLD THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT. AFTER FEARING FOR OUR SAFETY WE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OTHER FUSION OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD SUCCESS FIXING THIS PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE ABS. WE TOOK OUR CAR TO A DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM. WE WENT WITH OUR GUT AND HAD THE ABS REPLACED. WE PAID OUT OF POCKET ABOUT 2,000 FOR THIS REPAIR.

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Jan 03, 2017 - Lombard, IL - Service Brakes
IT WAS SLIPPERY OUT. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPH AND HEADED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THE ABS ENGAGED. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, THERE WAS NO PRESSURE LEFT IN THE PEDAL - IT WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR EACH TIME I HAD TO STOP. I WAS SO SCARED THAT I MIGHT NOT STOP ALL THE WAY, FOR MY WHOLE TRIP HOME - 20 MILES - WITH THE SNOW GETTING WORSE AND MY SON IN THE CAR. WE WERE BOTH TERRIFIED. SEEMS FINE NOW, BUT I ENDED UP TAKING THE CAR TO A MECHANIC, WHO LOOKED THROUGH THE WHOLE SYSTEM AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THIS WAS A $100 COST FOR INSPECTION....

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Jan 03, 2017 - Weston, OH - Service Brakes
RECEIVED RECALL ON AIRBAGS 6 MONTHS AGO AND AS OF 1/3/2017 HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS YET. ALSO THE BRAKES GO SOFT WHEN BRAKING AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. 2 VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

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Jan 02, 2017 - Lansing, MI - Service Brakes
I WAS BRAKING WHEN I CAUGHT A POT HOLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SINCE THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT AND WILL RANDOMLY GO TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY TRIED REPLACING THE REAR ROTORS AND PADS AND FLUSHING THE FLUID BUT IT DID NOT WORK. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WITH A USED ONE. IT STILL DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT BUT IT'S BETTER THAN IT WAS.

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Jan 02, 2017 - Okeechobee, FL - Service Brakes
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE CAR WENT OVER CURB AND INTO A TREE THAT STOPPED ME. THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK AFTER THAT BUT WAS I AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC HE CANT FIND THE PART BECAUSE FORD DOESN'T MAKE THAT PART ANYMORE. I'M STILL WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I SAW ON THE NEWS YOU WERE INVESTIGATING 2007-2009 FORD FUSIONS FOR BRAKE PRESSURE FAILURE I BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.

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Jan 01, 2017 - Memphis, TN - Service Brakes
DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, 40 MPH, LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, AND I HIT THE BRAKES. THE ABS FIRED AND CAR STOPPED. AFTER DRIVING A BLOCK OR TWO I NEEDED TO BRAKE AGAIN. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN ALMOST TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE THEY "GRABBED" AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION BEFORE I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SUBSEQUENTLY, OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, THE BRAKES FELT VERY SOFT AND SLUGGISH. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH BRAKE FLUID, SO I CHECKED AND THE FLUID WAS FLUSH WITH THE FILL LINE. AFTER A FEW DRIVING TRIPS THE BRAKES STARTED TO FEEL NORMAL AGAIN. UNTIL I HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY AGAIN. AGAIN, THE ABS FIRED AND THE CAR STOPPED AS EXPECTED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT LOOSE AND THE BRAKES FELT SOFT. I TOOK THE FUSION TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THE BRAKES, MENTIONING THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I AM NOW HESITANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE.

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Dec 31, 2016 - Indianapolis, IN - 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.

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Dec 30, 2016 - New Palestine, IN - 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.

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Dec 30, 2016 - Lee's Summit, MO - 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.

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Dec 30, 2016 - Stockton, CA - 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

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Dec 29, 2016 - Redding, CA - 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.

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Dec 29, 2016 - Deer Park, WA - 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.

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Dec 29, 2016 - Allen Park, MI - 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.

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Dec 29, 2016 - Northville, MI - 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.

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Dec 29, 2016 - Decatur, AL - 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.

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Dec 29, 2016 - Raleigh, NC - Service Brakes
BRAKE FAILURE ON UNEVEN SURFACE

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Dec 29, 2016 - Louisville, KY - 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.

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Dec 29, 2016 - Gorham, ME - 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.

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Dec 29, 2016 - S5.Benedict, PA - 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.

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Dec 29, 2016 - Hallsville, MO - 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.

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Dec 29, 2016 - Aberdeen, SD - 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.

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Dec 29, 2016 - Sparta, NJ - 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.

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Dec 29, 2016 - Caledonia, MI - 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.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Pittsburgh, PA - 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.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Decatur, IN - Service Brakes
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.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Randleman, NC - Service Brakes
I BELIEVE MY BRAKES ARE APART OF RECALL I JUST SAW ON WGHP FOX NEWS. MY BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Adams, WI - 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.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Lees Summit, MO - 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 .

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Dec 28, 2016 - Springfield, OR - Service Brakes
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.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Tinley Park, IL - 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.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Delaware, OH - 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.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Sacramento, CA - 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.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Jefferson, WI - Service Brakes
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

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Dec 28, 2016 - Tallahassee, FL - 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.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Anadarko, OK - 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.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Big Bend, WI - 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.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Orlando, FL - 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.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Belleville, MI - 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.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Kaukauna, WI - Service Brakes
LOSS OF BREAK PRESSURE. ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF BREAK PRESSURE AFTER AN ABS EVENT. HAD MY BREAKS FULLY REPLACED, BUT THE ISSUE CONTINUES. I LIVE IN WISCONSIN, WHERE ICY ROADS MAKE ARE COMMON, SO THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BRAKES WILL REMAIN SOFT, BUT USUALLY I CAN PUMP THE BREAK PEDAL TO REBUILD BREAK PRESSURE.

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Dec 28, 2016 - St Charles, IL - 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.

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Dec 28, 2016 - Saint Paul, MN - Service Brakes
BRAKES LOSE PRESSURE AFTER ABS EVENT. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. FORD DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX.

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Dec 27, 2016 - Norfolk, NE - Service Brakes
STARTING ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO, THE BRAKES STARTED ACTING EXTREMELY WEIRD. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND PUSH IN THE BRAKES TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES LIKE A SPONGE AND WONT STOP. AT FIRST WHEN YOU PUSH IT, IT STARTS TO BRAKE, BUT THEN QUITS WORKING AND REQUIRES YOU TO PUSH IT TO THE FLOOR. THIS WILL USUALLY GO ON 1-2 WEEKS, AND THEN WILL START WORKING LIKE NORMAL. ABOUT 1-2 WEEKS EACH MONTH, THE BRAKES ACT UP AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WONT STOP. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER YOU ARE GOING 15 MPH OR 60 MPH. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME, ANY PLACE, ANY SPEED. I HAVE TAKEN THIS INTO A DEALERSHIP, WHICH THEY TOLD ME THEY THOUGHT NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WOULD FIX. $400 LATER AND NOTHING FIXED.

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Dec 27, 2016 - Tyngsboro, MA - Service Brakes
"TAKATA RECALL" THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN GO "SOFT" WHEN DRIVING ON SLIPPERY OR UNEVEN SURFACES. THE BRAKES DO NOT FEEL LIKE THEY ARE WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAVE TO PUT IT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO STOP. EVEN THEN IT FEELS THAT IT WILL NOT STOP IN TIME. DURING OUR LAST SNOW STORM IT WAS COMPLETELY UN RELIABLE. I DO NOT CURRENTLY FEEL SAFE OR THAT THEY RE WORKING CORRECTLY AT ALL. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME NOW. YOU CAN FEEL THE ABS ENGAGE WHEN YOU USE THE BREAKS BUT IT NEVER GOES BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS PRIOR TO THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE BRAKES.

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Dec 27, 2016 - Cleves, OH - Service Brakes
MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE ABS ENGAGES MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP AT A SAFE DISTANCE. IF YOU MANAGE TO STOP THE CAR & PUMP THE BRAKES MANY TIMES, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD GAIN ALLOWING YOU TO STOP. HOWEVER THE NEXT TIME THE ABS ENGAGES THE PEDAL SOFTENS & GOES TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. A FRIEND WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. SEE NHSTA NUMBER 10876335.

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Dec 27, 2016 - Orion, MI - Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING ON SNOWY/ICY ROADS MY ABS BRAKES TOOK HOLD WHEN I NEEDED TO STOP. HOWEVER, AFTER THAT MY BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT. THEY SEEMED TO BE SOFT. MY PEDAL GOES FURTHER TO THE FLOOR. NOT AS MUCH PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL. I HAVE CONCERN THAT WHEN I AM ON SNOWY ROADS MY BRAKES DO NOT SEEM TO BE REACTING LIKE THEY SHOULD.

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Dec 27, 2016 - Warren, MI - Service Brakes
WHEN BREAKING SUDDEN MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE GROUND AND WON'T STOP. IT HAPPENED WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND BREAKING AND HAS OCCURRED IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. IT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT. I HAVE HAD MY BREAK PADS, ROTORS REPLACED, ALL LINES CHECKED FOR PRESSURE NO LEAKS. THE CAR MAY BE VERY DANGEROUS IF WE FALL IN THE WRONG SITUATION. FORTUNATELY THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. TODAY THE BRAKES ARE WORKING FINE BUT YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE TO USE THEM AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

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Dec 27, 2016 - Homestead, FL - Service Brakes
THE BRAKES SUDDENLY GO SOFT WHEN STOPPING ON UNEVEN SURFACES. THE BRAKES ALSO HAVE GONE SOFT WHEN BRAKING IN A TURN.

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Dec 27, 2016 - Simpsonville, SC - Service Brakes
MULTIPLE MECHANICS. NO REMEDY TO FIX SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO STOP SAFELY. NO SPECIFIC EVENT OCCURRED TO CAUSE THIS. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. I'M GOING TO BE FORCED TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE I CAN NOT AFFORD RIGHT NOW.

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Dec 18, 2016 - Chattanooga, TN - Service Brakes
DRIVING ALONG NORMALLY, RELATIVELY LOW SPEED IN THE CITY LIMITS, DRY CONDITIONS, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR, AND INSTEAD THE PEDAL HAD LITTLE TO NO RESISTANCE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING OR SLOWING THE CAR. HAD TO PUMP THE PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE GETTING PEDAL RESISTANCE AND SLOW THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 1 YEAR, MOST RECENTLY THIS PAST MONDAY.

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Dec 12, 2016 - Andover, MA - Service Brakes
WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND YOU HAVE TO PUMP TO STOP. I HAD IT RESET WITH TESTER AND IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THE PUMP AND CONTROL MODULE ARE BAD NEED TO BE REPLACED. VERY DANGEROUS AND COMMON. 2 OTHER VEHICLES IN SHOP FOR THE SAME THING. FORD NEEDS TO A DRESS THIS.

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Dec 01, 2016 - Middleton, WI - Service Brakes
ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET AT APPROX. 8A WEDNESDAY 12/1/2016. THERE WAS NO ACTIVE PRECIPITATION. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE. VEHICLE WAS IN USE APPROX. 10 MIN. IN MOTION ALONG WEST BELTLINE HIGHWAY 12/14 WHEN ENTERING THE EXIT RAMP FOR GAMMON ROAD 43.053038, -89.507010, BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO DECELERATE THE BREAKS FROM THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH. THERE WAS AN ABS EVENT WHILE VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING, THERE WAS A FEELING THROUGH THE FOOT OF PUSH BACK/WOBBLE/FLUTTERING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT WAS REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BRAKING AT THE NORMAL RATE AS THIS ROUTE IS USED DAILY/REGULARLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BY FOOT TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKE, BUT IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING/NOT RESPONDING. THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT WHERE IT IS KNOWN THAT THERE MAY BE HEAVY PASSING TRAFFIC PERIODICALLY. ATTEMPTS TO RETURN BRAKING TO FUNCTIONING STATE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN THE 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE IN MOTION; WAS NOT CONGESTED; THERE WERE NO VEHICLES TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE ENTERING THE "T" INTERSECTION, ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE LANE, TURNING RIGHT, SURROUNDINGS WERE CLEAR OF TRAFFIC, NO INJURIES OR COLLISIONS TO REPORT. PULLED VEHICLE TO RIGHT-SIDE OF ROAD/BIKE PATH, VEHICLE DID STOP, BUT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. DROVE VEHICLE SLOWLY WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ENGAGED. DROVE APPROX. 1 MILE, VERY CAREFULLY TO A PARKING LOT, WHERE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE TURNED OFF. WAITED APPROX. 90 SECONDS, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, STILL TO THE FLOOR. DROVE VEHICLE CAREFULLY TO DESTINATION, APPLYING HAZARD LIGHTS WHEN NECESSARY, KEEPING SAFE DISTANCE/SPEED. VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. INFORMED BY FORD, HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. HIGH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY/DEATH

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Nov 20, 2016 - Ranchester, WY - Service Brakes
THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. DURING ANY DRIVING, THE FIRST THIRD OF TYPICAL BRAKE PEDAL PRESS IS NORMAL AND THE VEHICLE BRAKES NORMALLY. HOWEVER THE MIDDLE THIRD DOES NOTHING ADDITIONAL TO BRAKE THE VEHICLE AND THE LAST THIRD BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY. I HAVE RECENTLY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, SERVICED THE ROTORS, REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, AND BLED THE BRAKE LINES. NONE OF THESE SERVICES HAVE CORRECT THE ISSUE. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS WHERE OTHER USERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FINAL SOLUTION BEING REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS CONTROL MODULE; A VERY EXPENSIVE PART TO REPLACE.

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Nov 15, 2016 - Sevierville, TN - Service Brakes
SPONGY BRAKES - THEY GO TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY STOP - MECHANIC SAID MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE PADS ARE FINE- BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN BLEED AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION CONCERNING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE ISSUE. UPDATED 03/27/2017

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Nov 14, 2016 - Olathe, KS - Service Brakes
AFTER NOTICING BRAKING ISSUES I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT TO INVESTIGATE WHAT THE ISSUE MAYBE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS PART WAS REPLACED AND THEN AFTER REPLACING NOTICED AIR GOING INTO THE LINE. AFTER NOTICING THE SOUND OF AIR THERE WAS AIR LINES AFTER THE FLUSH. IT WAS DETERMINED A FAULTY ABS SENSOR

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Nov 03, 2016 - Salinas, CA - Service Brakes
TOOK CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FOR IT TO STOP. DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS THE REAR BRAKES, REPLACED THEM. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. TOOK BACK A COUPLE MOS LATER, DEALERSHIP STATED FRONT BRAKES & ROTORS, FIXED. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. TOOK CAR BACK AGAIN, DEALERSHIP STATED MASTER CYLINDER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED IT. TOOK BACK AGAIN, NOW THEY STATE IT'S THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE ABS SYSTEM. NEED TO PRESS BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP.

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Nov 01, 2016 - Indianapolis, IN - Service Brakes
WHEN BRAKING HARD OVER A POTHOLE ON A CITY STREET, BRAKES ARE LOST AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES RETURNED BUT HAS BEEN LOW AND SOFT EVER SINCE. A MECHANIC SUGGESTED THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) AND/OR AN ABS VALVE. ALSO, HE RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE HCU, WHICH IS OVER $550 FOR THE PART ALONE.

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Oct 31, 2016 - Daniel Island, SC - Service Brakes
I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH COLORADO ON A PAVED BUT FAIRLY STEEP GRADE ROAD. A CAR BEHIND ME WAS TAILGATING SO I PULLED OVER TO A DIRT PATCH TO LET THEM PASS. PATCH WAS ROUGH SO THE ABS ACTIVATED. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ABS ACTIVATION AND SHUTOFF, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT. IT REQUIRED PUSHING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET ANY BRAKE STOPPING POWER. HAD I LET MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AT ANY POINT, OR NOT IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN WHEN I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I COULD HAVE SLAMMED INTO A TREE. PEDAL STILL REMAINS SOFT AND REQUIRES PUSHING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL BRAKE NORMALLY BUT IT STILL GOES SOFT. IF I SLAM ON THE BRAKES THEY WORK NORMALLY FOR A MOMENT, BUT THEN GO SOFT AND SPONGY AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. THE LAST TIME AUTO-CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER TURNING MY CAR OFF AND ON AND PUMPING THE BRAKES HARD, BUT NOT THIS TIME. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS! AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AS WELL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND PUT PRESSURE ON FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL!

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Oct 19, 2016 - Oakfield, NY - Service Brakes
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN COMING TO A RED LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. SINCE THEN IT HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE CHECKED THE BRAKES OVER AND SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WE STARTED DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN AND THE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT AND SPONGY SO WE TOOK IT BACK AND HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. HE SAID IT WAS THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THIS WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX FOR US AND IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE AS YOU COULD NOT TELL IF THE BRAKES WERE GOING TO WORK OR NOT, A VERY SCARY SITUATION. WE ARE CONTACTING FORD TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP US WITH THE COST AS TO ME THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. WE ALSO COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR A MONTH OR SO WHILE IT WAS BEING DIAGNOSED.

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Oct 18, 2016 - Braymer, MO - Service Brakes
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE WEATHER ON HIGHWAY/GRAVEL/CITY STREETS OR BUMPS THIS VEHICLES BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY ARE VERY SOFT TO PUSH AS IF THERE WAS AIR IN LINES,YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE BRAKE PEDDEL TO THE FLOOR TO STOP AND PRAY THAT YOU DO STOP. I HAVE SPENT $$$ TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM... ONE DAY IM NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME MY KIDS OR MYSELF AND ANYONE KR ANUTHING INVOLVED IS GOING TO BE HURT. THIS PROBLEM IS WORSE IF THE ROAD IS WET BUT IT IS STILL A CONSTANT PROBLEM ON AN EVERY DAY BASIS. I HAVE HAD WORKERS FROM FORD AND OTHER SHOPES TELL ME I NEED TO GET IT FIXED, AS I HAVE TRIED AND SPENT $400+ AND STILL WONT FIX IT. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND SEEMS LIKE IT IS THE ABS MODULE FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS.

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Sep 28, 2016 - Ringwood, NJ - Service Brakes
THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR ARE VERY SOFT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ABS STUCK VALVE. THE SOFT AND SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL IS ALL THE TIME UNLESS THEIR PUMPED A FEW TIMES.

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Aug 20, 2016 - Warsaw, IN - Service Brakes
I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE FOR THE RED LIGHT MY BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO PRESSURE. I HAD TO PUSH IT HARD ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. IT IS VERY SCARY NOT KNOWING IF I WILL MAKE IT THROUGH THE LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WITHOUT HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR BEING HIT MYSELF. I HAVE HAD NO LEAKS, WARNING LIGHTS OR NOTICEABLE GRINDING SOUNDS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE WHEN THE SNOW COMES. IN ADDITION, I HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE THAT MY PASSENGER AIR BAG IS DEFECTIVE. I QUESTION WHY IT IS ONLY THE PASSENGER.WHY WOULD FORD USE ANOTHER MANUFACTURER FOR THE OTHER AIRBAGS? IN CLOSING,WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG TO GET THESE PARTS? THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM!

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Aug 03, 2016 - Knoxville, TN - Service Brakes
EARLIER TODAY I FILED A COMPLAINT REGARDING A POPPING SOUND HEARD WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE AS I DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP IN THE PARKING LOT. AFTER I DID, THE BRAKES HAD TO BE PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AS I LOST BRAKE PRESSURE. I CAME HOME AND PARKED MY CAR, CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A LEAK OR LACK OF BRAKE FLUID. THE BRAKE FLUID TANK IS FULL AND DESPITE WAITING HOURS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AGAIN, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A LEAK. I ASSUMED PERHAPS IT WAS A TEMPORARY ISSUE AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AGAIN WITHOUT ANY INITIAL PROBLEM. THE BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE AGAIN, HOWEVER TWENTY MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE, AND WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50MPH ALONG ALCOA HWY, I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE FOR TRAFFIC AND MY BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN HAD TO BE PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS TIME, I PUMPED THE BRAKES IN A STATE OF PANIC, AS I WAS AFRAID I'D HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE AGAIN. THERE WAS NO ISSUE AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE. I CONTINUED DRIVING UNTIL I COULD TURN AROUND AND RETURN HOME. AT THIS POINT, I WAS TERRIFIED I COULD BE IN A FATAL CAR ACCIDENT. UPON RETURNING HOME, I AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE FOR TRAFFIC AND DISCOVERED THAT WHILE MY BRAKES ARE WORKING, THEY SEEM TO ONLY DO SO AFTER I'VE PUMPED THEM A FEW TIMES FIRST. THEY ARE EXTREMELY INTERMITTENT IN THEIR OPERATION, LEAVING ME TO ASSUME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AFTER EXTENSIVE ONLINE RESEARCH, I AM NOW FINDING MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS DATING BACK SEVERAL YEARS WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD AND CONTINUE TO HAVE IDENTICAL BRAKE PROBLEMS, YET THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANYTHING DONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT IS. AS A RESULT, I'LL BE FORWARDING MY CONCERNS TO CNN IMMEDIATELY TO INQUIRE AS TO WHY NOTHING HAS COME OF THIS ISSUE GIVEN THE EXTREME SERIOUSNESS OF THIS AND OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE IT.

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Aug 03, 2016 - Knoxville, TN - Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP IN MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO MY BRAKES, I FELT A SLIGHT POP FEELING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY LOST BRAKE PRESSURE. I THEN HAD TO APPLY GREATER PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PROCEEDED TO THE STOP SIGN AND AGAIN APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, YET THE PROBLEM HAD NOT CORRECTED ITSELF. I WAS CONCERNED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL MUST BE LOW, SO I RETURNED HOME WHERE I HAD JUST LEFT. UPON LOOKING AT THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL, I NOTICE THAT THAT THE TANK IS FULL. I HAVE NO LEAKS. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND PUMPED THE BRAKE A FEW TIMES, YET THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUES TO GO TO THE FLOOR OF MY CAR. I AM NOW CONCERNED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE WHILE THE BRAKES STILL WORK, THE CAR TAKES FAR TOO LONG TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IF I DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED, APPROXIMATELY 17 MILES, THERE'S CONSIDERABLE REASON TO BE CONCERNED THAT I COULD FAIL TO STOP IN TIME IF I NEED TO STOP SUDDENLY.

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Jul 26, 2016 - Canal Winchester, OH - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR RANDOMLY, CAUSING CAR TO NOT STOP ACCURATELY. TOOK IT TO SHOP FOUND VALVE STICKING IN ABS MODULE

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Jul 15, 2016 - Chicago, IL - Service Brakes
AS I CAME TO AN INTERSECTION, I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN. EVER SINCE THEN, I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. EVERY TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL IS UNPRESSED THEIR IS AN "AIR" NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKE FLUID CAP, BLED THE BRAKE LINES, CHANGED THE CALIPERS, AND EVEN REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THE SAME: BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND EVERY TIME THE BRAKE IS UNPRESSED IT MAKES AN "AIR' NOISE. MY DASHBOARD NEVER LIT UP WITH A WARNING BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.

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Jun 28, 2016 - Fountain Inn, SC - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE BRAKES BEING INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

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Jun 24, 2016 - Independence, KY - Service Brakes
I HIT A SLICK SPOT ON THE ROAD AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. ONCE THEY ENGAGED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ONCE I GOT THE CAR TO STOP, I PUMPED BRAKES UP AND THEY SEEMED FINE UNTIL I GOT TO THE NEXT STOP SIGN. ALTHOUGH THE ABS DIDN'T ENGAGE, I STILL HAD NO BRAKES AND HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I PUMPED AGAIN AND GOT BRAKES BACK BUT THEY WERE SPONGY. THIS MORNING, I REMOVED THE ABS FUSE AND THE BRAKES WERE FINE.

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Jun 22, 2016 - Garner, NC - Service Brakes
WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THE BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION, OUR BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR ON A FEW OCCASIONS, THEN IT SEEMED FINE, AND IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, WE HAD TO PAY $2,700 TO HAVE FORD FIX IT, AND THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS, WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS THE CAR LURCHES AND THIS IS GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE.

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May 04, 2016 - Marcellus, MI - Service Brakes
IN WINTER 2014/2015, CARS BRAKES QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DROVE CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR TO THIS PAST WINTER 2015/2016, WHEN DRIVING ON SNOW ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AT TRAFFIC LIGHT FOR A LEFT-HAND TURN DOING 45 MPH WHEN BREAKS QUIT WORKING AGAIN. I COULD NOT STOP AND CARS SLID THROUGH INTERSECTION. FINALLY COASTED TO A STOP ON SIDE OF ROAD. TOOK HER BACK TO MECHANIC WHO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. ON APRIL 20, 2016, I PULLED INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE AND HIT A BUMP IN THE PARKING LOT BREAKS QUIT WORKING AND I ALMOST RAN INTO THE BUILDING OF THE STORE. AFTER SITTING IN PARK AND PUSHING THE BREAK AS I HAD DONE PREVIOUSLY, THEY WORKED FINE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I MAY 3,2016, I PULLED INTO THAT SAME CONVENIENT STORE WITH THE SAME BUMP AND LOST MY BRAKES AGAIN. THIS TIME BUMPING THE CURB BEFORE I STOPPED. I CALLED FORD I MAY FOR 2016 AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FINDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 FORD FUSION YET THERE IS NO RECALL. FORD SAID UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO RECALL BUT I COULD TAKE MY CAR TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIR. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND I COULD DIE OR END UP KILLING SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE I CAN'T STOP.

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May 04, 2016 - El Paso, TX - Service Brakes
2008 FORD FUSION FAULTY BRAKES "HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT". (SEE LINKS BELOW )MY WIFE AND CHILD WHERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SHE SWITCHED LANES AND ATTEMPTED TO USE HER BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME. LIKE OUT OF A HORROR FILM HER BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND PEDAL WENT DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES WENT SUPER SOFT AND THE VEHICLES EMERGENCY BRAKE NEEDED TO BE USED TO AVOID A COLLISION. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I AM NOT SURE WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL YET. I FOUND COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT REPORTING FAULTY BRAKES AND DEALER REPORTED A FAULTY HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE (PLEASE SEE LINKS BELOW). WITH A COST OF UP TO $1000. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. * HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FUSION/2008/BRAKES/ P://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2008/FORD/FUSION/SERVICE_BRAKES_HYDRAULIC/PROBLEM.ASPX * HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/FORD/FUSION/HYDRAULIC+BRAKE * HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FUSION/2008/BRAKES/SERVICE_BRAKES.SHTML * HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/DISGUSTED-WITH-THE-BRAKES-532

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Apr 28, 2016 - Houston, TX - Service Brakes
THE PROBLEM INITIALLY BEGAN BECAUSE I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY AND THE BRAKES FAILED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WENT BACK TO NORMAL. A WEEK LATER AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET, I BRAKED NORMALLY TO PULL IN TO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT AND THE BRAKES FAILED ALMOST COMPLETELY. THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE DISTANCE. ALSO, THEY HAD A SPONGY FEEL. THEY WOULD NOT PROPERLY GRIP UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM, OR IF THIS HAPPENED ON A LOCAL FREEWAY HERE IN HOUSTON, TX IT COULD BE POTENTIALLY FATAL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY ABS MODULATOR.

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Apr 18, 2016 - San Antonio, TX - Service Brakes
ON THREE OCCASIONS, UPON SUDDENLY BRAKING, BRAKE PEDAL FAILED. TOOK IT TO FORD ONCE AND THEY COULDNT TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. FORD DEALER SAID, "MUST'VE BEEN A FREAK ACCIDENT." I IGNORED THE SECOND TIME BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS PRESSURE BUILT UP SOON AFTER, BUT THE THIRD TIME, TOOK IT BACK TO FORD DEALER. THEY QUICKLY SAID IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. I DIDN'T ACCEPT THE DIAGNOSES. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND ONLINE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER 2008 FUSION BRAKES ISSUES LIKE MINE! AND NO RECALL!?! RESEARCH POINTS TOWARDS THE HYDRUALIC CONTROL UNIT, THE MECHANICAL PART OF THE ABS MODULE IS BAD. AND IT'S A COMMON ISSUE! PEOPLE CAN DIE OVER THIS! I HAVE NO ABS INDICATION SHOWING ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL... ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS I WAS DRIVING ON LEVEL ROADS OR HIGHWAYS. HOW CAN FORD NOT FIX THIS? IS IT NOT COMMON ENOUGH JUST YET!?! MAYBE LET A FEW DIE AND HAVE THE MEDIA HAVE A FIELD DAY WITH THE DEATHS BEFORE FORD RESPONDS??? FORD HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO ITS VEHICLES! WHERE'S THE PRIDE AND GOOD WILL FROM FORD? GOD FORBID FORD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND MAKE A RECALL AND PREVENT THEM FROM TAKING AWAY FROM THERE PROFITS!!!

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Apr 13, 2016 - Bellevue, NE - Service Brakes
I TRIED TO STOP A LITTLE FASTER THAN NORMAL AND HAD TO PUT MY BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. ONCE I DID THAT, MY BRAKES CONTINUED TO ONLY WORK PRESSING ALL THE WAY DOW OR BY PUMPING THEM TO BUILD PRESSURE. THIS WENT ON ABOUT 24 HOURS BEFORE THEY WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN THE SHORT MONTH I HAVE HAD THIS CAR. READING COMPLAINTS ON LINE FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM TELLS ME THERE IS NO FIX. THIS IS NOT SAFE NOT KNOWING WHEN YOUR BRAKES AREN'T GOING TO WORK WHEN YOU NEED THEM TO. NO LISERVICE OR AND LIGHTS COME ON AT ALL.

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Apr 11, 2016 - Knoxville, TN - Service Brakes
WHILE BRAKING AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT ACTIVATED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) SYSTEM THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AFTER THIS. THE PEDAL WOULD HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND DETERMINED TO HAVE A STUCK VALVE ON THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ABS SYSTEM. REPAIR COST WAS $100 TO BLEED ALL NEW FLUID INTO THE SYSTEM AND $925 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THE FAULTY ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT.

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Mar 22, 2016 - Kansas City, KS - Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING I WAS REQUIRED TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL FURTHER THAN NORMAL. TO STOP THE PEDAL MUST BE APPLIED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SOFT, SPONGE LIKE, WHEN APPLIED. VEHICLE STILL STOPS BUT PUMPING THEM REPEATEDLY IS REQUIRED. THIS IS REQUIRED WHEN STATIONARY, IN MOTION AND ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. VEHICLE HAS 120K BUT THIS ISSUE JUST STARTED. STATING THE OBVIOUS THAT BRAKES ARE AN IMPORTANT BUT CERTAINLY CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE EVEN IF THE BRAKES STOP THE VEHICLE. YOU HAVE TO ADJUST YOUR SPEED AND TIMING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. ALTHOUGH THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED YET, SUDDEN OR EMERGENCY BRAKING MAY BE REQUIRED SO I CAN'T CONFIRM HOW THEY WOULD REACT TO THIS SITUATION.

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Feb 23, 2016 - Lowell, MA - Service Brakes
AFTER ENGAGING THE ABS ON LIGHT SNOW, MY BRAKES BECAME SPONGY. COUPLE OF INCHES OF PLAY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE IT WOULD ENGAGE

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Feb 23, 2016 - Lynwood, IL - Service Brakes
I, AND MANY OTHERS, HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH FORD FUSION BRAKE PROBLEMS AFTER AN ABS EVENT (AS IT IS REFERRED TO). THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WHEN BRAKING AND HITTING A PATCH OF ICE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABS ACTIVATE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKES DO NOT RETURN TO NORMAL IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THE ABS PUMP VALVES GET STUCK AND THE BRAKE FLUID CIRCULATES. IT TAKES TIME TO COME BACK TO NORMAL WHICH IS NOT A NORMAL THING. WE BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP/CONTROL MODULE SHOULD BE RECALLED. IF YOU WERE TO GOOGLE SEARCH FORD FUSION BRAKE PROBLEMS AND OR SOFT BRAKE PEDALS, ETC (REGARDING THE FUSION) YOU WILL FIND A LOT OF INFORMATION. I AM A FORD LOVER AND LOVE MY FUSION BUT IT IS DISTURBING THAT FORD REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS A SAFETY RECALL AFTER EMAILS AND CONTACT WITH FORD. I COPIED ONE LINK TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE BRAKES SHOULD RETURN TO NORMAL INSTANTLY, NOT AFTER AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME. THANK YOU. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VWFLKCXXZTY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).+

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Feb 18, 2016 - Cypress, CA - Service Brakes
EVER SINCE I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID SOMEONE ELSE GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT 6 MONTHS AGO ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN VERY SPONGY. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS ALSO BLED THE BRAKES. I CAN STILL PRESS THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A FIX. I'M A HUGE FORD FAN, BUT THIS IS JUST EMBARRASSING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR SUCH A POPULAR CAR AND COMPANY. SACK UP AND MAKE A RECALL FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE TRUE FORD LOVERS!

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Feb 16, 2016 - Stewartstown, PA - Service Brakes
MY BRAKES KEEP FAILING ON MY CAR , EVEN AFTER NEW BRAKES. THEY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 6 DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS, ONCE HAVING TO TAKE THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND DAMAGING A RIM. IT STARTED AT 14000 ISH OFF AND ON AND I ONLY HAVE 59000 ON IT NOW, AND FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME. I MEAN THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY PASSENGERS , BUT FOR ANYONE IN FRONT OF ME. I WANT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO KNOW I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE, AND I ALSO HAVE PRINTED A FILE OF ALL COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND. THEY NOT ONLY FAIL, BUT THEY GRIND..... WITH NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES AS EVERYONE ELSE IS SAYING. I CANNOT DRIVE IT IF IT RAINS OR SNOWS, BECAUSE YOU JUST CANNOT STOP THE CAR. I NEARLY WAS IN A PILE UP ON THE HIWAY AS WELL. IT IS SCAREY. I WOULD CHALLENGE THEM ON THIS. THE OTHER DAY I COULD NOT STOP AGAIN. THIS IS A PROBLEM ....SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING.

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Feb 10, 2016 - Decatur, IL - Service Brakes
THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS SLIDING INTO TRAFFIC DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS. AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES HARD AND ENGAGING THE ABS SYSTEM THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGEY AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER HAVING TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD AGAIN AND THIS TIME WE WERE ON AN INTERSTATE. MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES, AND ADJUSTED THEM. AFTER THIS HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES MY MECHANIC RESEARCHED IT TO FIND THE THE ABS MODULES ON THIS MODEL ARE FAULTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE DEFECT ON THIS AUTOMOBILE. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL AND THE SAME DEFECT HAS BEEN NOTED.

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Feb 07, 2016 - Post Falls, ID - Service Brakes
ABS ACTIVATED WHEN SLOWING FOR A RIGHT HAND TURN ON WET ROADS THEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND GOT VERY SOFT. CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, HAD TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC LANES. ABS INDICATOR CAME ON. AFTER RESTARTING CAR BRAKES RECOVERED TO NORMAL HOWEVER ABS INDICATOR COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY.

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Feb 01, 2016 - Arlington Heights, IL - Service Brakes
APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON A MORNING WITH SOME ICE ON THE ROADS, THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALL SUBSEQUENT BRAKING ATTEMPTS RESULT IN THE PEDAL GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE YEARS WITH THIS CAR. DIFFERENT COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT NEVER SOLVED THE PROBLEM. IT TYPICALLY GOES AWAY ON ITS OWN EVENTUALLY. DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A SAFE SITUATION.

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Jan 28, 2016 - Wapakoneta, OH - Service Brakes
ONCE THE ABS APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL CAN BE SMASHED TO THE FLOOR

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Jan 25, 2016 - Birmingham, AL - Service Brakes
WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND IT TAKES LONGER THAN IT SHOULD TO STOP THE CAR. FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER STARTING TO PRESS THE BRAKE, IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR WILL NOT STOP EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL WRECKS AND HAVE ONLY AVOIDED THEM BY PRESSING MY BRAKES WELL BEFORE I HAVE NEEDED TO THE POINT OF TRYING TO STOP AT GREEN LIGHTS JUST IN CASE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS TO TRY AND FIX THE BREAKS TO THE POINT WHERE THE BRAKE BOOSTER, CALIPER, AND BRAKE MODULE HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED YET THE BRAKES STILL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HOPE THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE HE OR SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP HIS OR HER CAR DUE TO THE FAULTY BREAKS.

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Jan 14, 2016 - Williamsville, NY - Service Brakes
IN NOVEMBER 2015 I TOOK MY 2008 FORD FUSION TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT. AS I RECALL, I HIT A REGULAR OLE POT HOLE AND THE BRAKES WERE NON-EXISTENT UNTIL I PUSHED THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, HE SAID THERE WAS POWER STEERING IN MY MASTER CYLINDER, AND THAT I NEEDED MY MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. I ALLOWED HIM TO DO SO AND THE BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. IN DECEMBER OF 2015 I WAS PULLING INTO TED'S HOTDOGS AND THE PEDAL WENT SOFT, AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME MECHANIC AND HE NOTICED THE SOFT PEDAL. AFTER BLEEDING OUT THE BRAKES THE BRAKES RETURNED TO WORKING PROPERLY. HE SAID HE SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND CALLED IT, "WEIRD." WHEN I PICKED IT UP EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. JANUARY 13TH, 2016 I WAS RETURNING HOME. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AND I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO MY STREET. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AGAIN. THIS MORNING MY MOTHER TOOK IT TO WORK AND SHE WAS FORCED TO RUN A RED LIGHT AT 5:30 AM BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE THE PEDAL WAS SOFT. EVERY TIME THE PEDAL WENT SOFT, IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS MAKING A TURN. THE SPEEDS I WAS GOING AT WERE 40MPH, 35MPH AND 20MPH. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES, ROTORS NOR CALIPERS, BUT HAS TO DO WITH THE ABS AND HCU.

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Jan 12, 2016 - Harrison, OH - Service Brakes
LIGHT SNOW ON ROADS WHEN I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. APPROACHED SLOWLY AND BEGAN TO LIGHTLY APPLY THE BRAKES. FELT/HEARD ABS ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST ALL RESISTANCE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. BEGAN FRANTICLY PUMPING THE BRAKES AND, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 PUMPS, THEY RETURNED. PULLED AWAY FROM INTERSECTION AND LIGHTLY APPLIED BRAKES ON A DRY AREA OF PAVEMENT; SAME RESULT AS ABOVE. ABS INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT ON. IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY (PUMPING MY LEG OFF EVERY TIME I HAD TO DECREASE SPEED) AND THEY FOUND NO ISSUE. STATED THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY WITH THE ABS HCU (AS THEY HAD SEEN THE SAME ISSUE OCCUR ON A LINCOLN MKS). PEDAL RESTORED TO NORMAL WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM SHOP.*ATED 9/28/16 TWO DAYS AFTER I REPORTED THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING MY MORNING COMMUTE AND BEGAN TO BRAKE AS I APPROACHED A BUSY INTERSECTION (THREE DIRECTIONS OF TRAFFIC BUT ONLY 1 DIRECTION HAS TO STOP). VERY SMALL SPOTS OF UNMELTED SNOW WERE PRESENT ON THE ROAD AND AGAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ALSO WENT BEYOND MY DESIRED STOPPING POINT ON THIS OCCASION, AS WELL. IN FACT, THE VEHICLE ONLY STOPPED BECAUSE I WRECKED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS WAITING TO TURN.H

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Jan 07, 2016 - The Dalles, OR - Service Brakes
HAD INSTANCE TO HIT BREAKS WHEN SLIDING ON ICE. CAR STOPPED AND ABS WAS WORKING. AFTERWORDS, PEDAL DEPRESSED TO FLOOR. I COULD STOP BY PUMPING THEM, BUT THOUGHT THEY HAD SUFFURED FAILURE. MECHANIC I TOOK THE CAR TO, SAID HE RESET COMPUTER CODE, FOUND AIR IN LINE, AND THEY WORKED FINE FOR OVER A YEAR. LAST MONTH, THEY DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE WERE AWAY FROM HOME, WE STOPPED VERY CAREFULLY. THEY DID SEEM TO CORRECT THEMSELVES OVER THE COURSE OF TIME. RETURNED TO MECHANIC, WHO WENT ONLINE TO TRY AND FIND REASON FOR PROBLEM, AFTER FINDING NO OTHER PROBLEM WITH SYSTEM, BELIEVES THAT THE FAULT LIES IN THE ABS MODULE. THESE INCIDENTS ALL HAPPENED DURING EXTREME BRAKING PROCEEDURES.

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Jan 07, 2016 - Austin, TX - Service Brakes
AFTER AN ABS EVEN THE BRAKES BECOME SPONGY OR EVEN NON-EXISTANT. 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS SAY NO PROBLEMS. THIS ISSUE HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AS THE BRAKES ARE INCONSISTENT. ON-LINE SEVERAL PEOPLE POINT TO A FAILURE OF THE HBU. I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS IT. I CAN NOT KEEP THROWING MONEY AT THIS ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO EITHER STEP UP AND RECALL THIS OR TELL DEALERS WHAT TO FIX.

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Dec 21, 2015 - Mishawaka, IN - Service Brakes
WHILE SLOWLY DRIVING, I HEARD A POP NOISE AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD THE BREAKS CHECKED, ROTOR, PAD, FLUID AND HAD THEM BLED. NOTHING WRONG AND NO CHANGE. I TOOK THEM 3 DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IF I PUMPED THE BREAKS, THE PEDAL WILL COME BACK, BUT IF I HIT A POTHOLE, MINOR BUMP OR IF ITS WET, SNOW OR ICE...THEY GO OUT AGAIN AND I AM TERRIFIED OF WRECKING AND HURTING MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE! I TOOK IT IN SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TELL ME IT'S THE ABS SYSTEM AND THAT IT MAY NEED A NEW ABS MODULE WHICH IS QUITE EXPENSIVE! I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE; WORK AND HOME. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE NOW SEEN THIS PROBLEM REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES AND NO RECALL? WHY IS THIS NOT TAKEN CARE OF? I WONDER HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN DUE TO THIS? WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE IT RECALLED? IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE ABS PROBLEM...THAT FORD IS NOT ADDRESSING.

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Dec 01, 2015 - Preston, CT - Service Brakes
I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHILE TURNING IN A THIN PATCH OF MUD, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING A DRASTIC DROP IN BRAKING CAPABILITY. APPARENTLY, AFTER AN "ABS EVENT", A VALVE IN THE ABS CONTROL UNIT STICKS OPEN ROBBING THE SYSTEM OF PRESSURE. AFTER THE ABS EVENT, I WAS ABLE TO RE-PRESSURIZE THE SYSTEM BY PUMPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES.

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Nov 25, 2015 - Des Plaines, IL - Service Brakes
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET ON A MONDAY NIGHT. IT HAD SNOWED ON SATURDAY AND THERE HAD BEEN SOME THAWING AND ICING. I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. AFTER THAT THE BRAKES LOST THEIR PRESSURE MAKING BRAKING MORE DIFFICULT. I DEFINITELY COULD NOT STOP FAST IF I NEEDED TOO MAKING IT A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN AUGUST OF 2015 AS WELL. I DROVE THE 1/2 MILE TO MY HOUSE AND DECIDED I WOULD TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. UNFORTUNATELY ON MY WAY THERE THE BRAKES ONCE AGAIN ENGAGED THEREFORE, NOT SHOWING UP ON ANY TEST. AGAIN, JUST LIKE IN AUGUST. I HAVE MANY CONCERNS WITH THIS PROBLEM, I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING PEOPLE IN MY VEHICLE, PEOPLE WHO KNOW I HAVE A PROBLEM DO NOT WANT ME TO DRIVE THEM AND THEN THERE'S MY DAUGHTER WHO I WILL NOT ALLOW TO DRIVE THE CAR. I WOULD NOT WANT TO SELL THE CAR KNOWING THAT WHOEVER PURCHASED IT WOULD BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO BE HAPPENING TO OTHERS AS WELL, BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL! GO FIGURE THAT NOTHING WILL BE DONE UNTIL SOMEONE (A CHILD) IS KILLED DUE TO GREED! GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR MORE OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM & HTTP://FORDPROBLEM.COM/2008-FORD-FUSION-SERVICE-BRAKES-PROBLEMS-DEFECTS//COMPLAINT/2008/FORD/FUSION/HYDRAULIC+BRAKE

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Nov 23, 2015 - Brown Summit, NC - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HCU BECAME JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STICK TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HCU WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

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Nov 19, 2015 - Chicago, IL - Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DRIVING ON THE STREET ABOUT 25-30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN BRAKE WAS PRESSED AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING OR LIGHTS POPPING UP. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT WITH THE NEED FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER TO BE REPLACED, CALIPERS SERVICED AND SYSTEM BLEED. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND I LEFT WITH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IN THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE CAR BACK AND AFTER 5 DAYS THEY TOLD US THAT WE NEED A NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS IS OVER $2000. MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE THERE ARE OTHER CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY HAVE THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE. A RECALL IS NEEDED FOR THIS ISSUED SINCE IT'S UNSAFE AND SOMEONE CAN GET HURT WITHOUT ANY SIGNS. MANUFACTURER IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS SINCE THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS OR WARRANTIES.

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Nov 01, 2015 - Livonia, MI - Service Brakes
SOFT PEDAL, GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAS BEEN CHANGED, BRAKES HAVE BEEN BLEED MANUALLY AND POWER BLEED. COMMON ISSUE FORD KNOWS ABOUT INVOLVING 2007 AND 2008 FORD FUSIONS. ALREADY CALLED FORD AND COMPLAINED. VERY COSTLY FIX FOR THE CONSUMER $950 PART. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT OCCURRED. IT ALSO DID IT WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND THE ABS TURNED ON, THE PEDAL REMAINED SOFT, NO ABS LIGHT OR BRAKE LIGHTS ON.

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Oct 29, 2015 - Garner, NC - Service Brakes
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Oct 28, 2015 - Garner, NC - Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND I AM AFRAID THE BRAKES WON'T WORK, I SEE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE COMPUTER, I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO FORD AND THEY SAID THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING BUT IT WILL COST ME $2,000, I AM A SENIOR I DON'T HAVE IT, HELP.

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Oct 01, 2015 - Abingdon, VA - Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD AT SLOW SPEED FOR ABOUT 3 MILES I CAME TO A STOP SIGN/INTERSECTION. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT DID BRAKE AND LOCKED THE WHEELS AND SLID TO A STOP. I DROVE ANOTHER HUNDRED FEET AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND IT DID THE SAME THING; PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. WITH MOTOR IDLING I OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WHICH WAS FULL, CLOSED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE FINE; A FULL PEDAL. I DROVE ANOTHER 20 MILES OR SO IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND THE BRAKES WERE FLAWLESS, FULL WORKING PEDAL, NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. I THEN WENT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I RELATED THE ABOVE TO THE SERVICE MGR. AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO WAY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM SINCE AT THAT TIME EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. HE ADVISED ME THAT IT COULD BE THE BOOSTER OR MASTER CYLINDER LOSING VACUUM , BUT THERE WAS NO WAY TO CHECK IT. I SUGGESTED TRADING THE VEHICLE SINCE IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BUT THAT MIGHT GET SOMEONE ELSE KILLED. THE SERVICE MGR. SAID IF/WHEN IT HAPPENS AND DOES NOT CHANGE OR CORRECT ITSELF, THEY COULD THEN FIX IT. WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN I FEAR IT WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. WHAT CAN I DO? THERE ARE SEVERAL FORUMS, ETC. THAT SUGGEST I AM NOT ALONE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO IT. I AM SO AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT I CANNOT KEEP IT AND I FEAR FOR ANYONE WHO PURCHASES IT. I NEED AN ANSWER.

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Sep 30, 2015 - Winnsboro, SC - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD A BUBBLE EFFECT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL REMAINED PRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

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Aug 31, 2015 - Des Plaines, IL - Service Brakes
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN A FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN I PUT MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL I FELT THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGE AND THEN WHEN I BROKE AGAIN MY FOOT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I WAS GLAD THAT I WAS ONLY GOING 25 MILES PER HOUR AND THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE WAS A CAR OR PERSON I NEEDED TO STOP FOR BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE HIT IT/THEM. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG BUT AFTER LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM ON LINE FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR AND YEAR. AN INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. THE REPAIR COST WILL BE $800 FOR THE PART AND 5 HOURS OF LABOR. SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THERE IS NOT RECALL FOR WHAT COULD AND MAYBE HAS BEEN SUCH A DANGEROUS FAULTY PART.

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Aug 31, 2015 - Des Plaines, IL - Service Brakes
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A FRONTAGE ROAD ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. I FELT THE ABS ENGAGE AND WHEN I BROKE AGAIN MY FOOT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 28. I DROVE IT HOME, BEING VERY CAREFUL NOT TO GO NEAR ANY OTHER CARS AND TIME MY DRIVING SO I DID NOT HAVE TO BRAKE AT LIGHTS. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WHEN I GOT THERE I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES ONCE AGAIN ENGAGED BUT I LEFT IT THERE ANYWAY BECAUSE I DID NOT TRUST WHAT WAS GOING ON. I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY FROM MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THROUGH SOME RESEARCH HE DID, HE FOUND THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM RECORDED WITH THE ABS ON THE 2008 FORD FUSIONS. THE PART WOULD TAKE UP TO 3 DAYS TO GET AT A COST OF $800 WITH 5 HOURS OF LABOR TO REPAIR!!! AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH MYSELF, IT SEEMS LIKE MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO AND I'M SHOCKED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. I WAS JUST GLAD THAT THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR VS. MY DAUGHTER AND THAT I WAS NOT IN A SITUATION THAT I NEEDED TO BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING.

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Apr 24, 2015 - Houston, TX - Service Brakes
BRAKES FAILED, WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO FIRST GEAR, PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, AND PUMP MADLY TO GET BRAKES TO FINALLY STOP THE CAR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED, AND BY FAR THE WORST INCIDENT. HAD TO PAY FORD DEALER $1688.00 FOR NEW MASTER CYLINDER AND NEW HCU. WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL. SO FAR, NONE. BUT SCORES OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL WEB SITES DESCRIBE THE SAME SITUATION, SAME COST TO REPAIR.

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Mar 17, 2015 - Chalfont, PA - Service Brakes
LOSE BRAKES AFTER ABS WENT ON - HAS HAPPEN FEW TIMES EACH YEAR I HAVE OWN THE CAR.

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Mar 14, 2015 - Utica , OH - Service Brakes
REPLACED ALL 4 PADS AND ROTORS. DRIVERS SIDE REAR IS STICKING. IT HAS HEATED UP SO MUCH IT HAS WARPED THE NEW ROTOR. THE OTHER 3 STAY COOL AND WORK AS EXPECTED. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND CALIPER FAILURE VERY COMMON ON THE FORD FUSION. I REPLACED CALIPER AND BRAKE HOSE. STILL STICKING. SINCE I CAN ONLY GET REMANUFACTURED CALIPERS, I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO KEEP RETURNING UNTIL I GET ONE THAT WORKS PROPERLY. THESE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED OR REPLACEMENTS ISSUED.

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Feb 23, 2015 - Perris, CA - Service Brakes
HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED! CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE. DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET AT AROUND 30 MPH, CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS. MADE A HARD STOP TO AVOID A DOG IN THE ROAD. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND THEN THE BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PUMPED THEM AND THE BRAKES WERE NOW SPONGY AND WENT TO THE BOTTOM AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE CHANGED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND IT FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO CHANGE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. IT FAILED AND WAS STUCK OPEN. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR. COST TO REPAIR WAS $1678.00.

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Feb 17, 2015 - Tell City , IN - Service Brakes
BRAKES GO SOFT HAD MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED DOING IT AGAIN IT'S MY DAUGHTER CAR WHY HASN'T FORD RE-CALLED THEM TO REALLY FIX THE PROBLEM.

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Feb 01, 2015 - Pittsburgh, PA - Service Brakes
THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 FORD FUSION SUDDENLY STARTED GOING TO THE FLOOR. I COULD PUMP THEM UP AND WOULD HAVE BRAKING ABILITY BUT THEY WOULD AGAIN GO TO THE FLOOR THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO STOP. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IN THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER RESERVOIR. IT WAS AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE FOUND LEAKAGE AT THE REAR OF THE BRAKE RESERVOIR. THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE THEN.

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Feb 01, 2015 - Beaumont, CA - Service Brakes
WHEN COMING TO A SUDDEN STOP AND PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS SYSTEM RAPIDLY PUMPED. SINCE THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING LIKE IT SHOULD I HAD TO PUMP THE PEDAL AGAIN TO FINALLY GET THE CAR STOPPED. AFTER THIS I HAD TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL NEARLY TO THE FLOOR TO PROPERLY BRAKE THE CAR. CHECKING BRAKE FLUID LEVEL I FOUND IT WAS NORMAL. THE FIRST AUTO REPAIR SHOP CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER, FOUND NO IMPROVEMENT, AND RE-INSTALLED THE ORIGINAL MASTER CYLINDER. THE SECOND AUTO REPAIR SHOP STATED IT REQUIRED AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER TO COMMUNICATE WITH A "SOLENOID" TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD AUTO REPAIR (A FORD DEALER) STATED NO PROBLEM FOUND WITHOUT MAJOR DIS-ASSEMBLY AND LIKELY $$$ TO FIX. HOWEVER THE BRAKES WORKED A LITTLE BETTER BUT STILL "MUSHY" WHEN DEPRESSING THE PEDAL. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN BRAKING HARD ON A ROUGH ROAD THE ABS RAPIDLY PUMPS WITH WORSENING OF BRAKING. IT GENERALLY RECOVERS SOMEWHAT OVER TIME BUT STILL TOO "MUSHY" FOR A NORMAL BRAKING. EX-FORD REPAIR MAN SUGGESTED CHECKING RECALLS AND HAVE FOUND SIMILAR EXPERIENCES ON THIS WEBSITE. SURPRISED TO FIND NO RECALL YET.

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Jan 06, 2015 - Lenexa, KS - Service Brakes
DRIVING SLOW THROUGH THE CITY WHEN HAD TO TAP BRAKE PEDAL FOR A VEHICLE THAT WAS VEERING INTO MY LANE. UPON DOING SO, MY BRAKES WENT SOFT AND I NOTICED THAT I HAVE TO PUSH PEDAL SIGNIFICANTLY FURTHER BEFORE I SENSE ANY SLOWING OF MY VEHICLE. EVER SINCE, MY BRAKES HAVE STAYED THIS WAY AND I'M UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING MY VEHICLE LIKE THIS. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WHEN THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 1.5 YEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME, THE ABS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AND IT WAS NORMAL FOR ABOUT A YEAR. NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN.

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Jan 05, 2015 - Arlington Heights, IL - Service Brakes
ON THREE OCCASIONS, 10/6/12, 6/23/14, AND 1/3/15 OUR FORD FUSION 2008 HAS EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH BRAKING. IN ALL THREE OCCURRENCES THE PROBLEM HAS IDENTICAL OR NEARLY IDENTICAL. THEY OCCURRED FOLLOWING AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40MPH. THE FIRST TWO WERE IN DRY WEATHER WHEN BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER A POTHOLE AND THE THIRD WAS WHILE DRIVING ON SNOW COVERED PAVEMENT. AFTER THE ABS ACTIVATED, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST ALMOST ALL PRESSURE AND WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR BEFORE BRAKING WOULD INITIATE. BRAKING DISTANCE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED IMMEDIATELY. IN BOTH OF THE FIRST TWO CASES, THE CAR WAS TAKING IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR, HOWEVER THE ISSUE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPLICATED. IN BOTH OF THE FIRST TWO CASES, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE ITSELF WITHIN A FEW DAYS. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE INCREASING FREQUENCY AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MY EXPERIENCE AND I URGE ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR LOSS OF LIFE.

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Dec 29, 2014 - Vermilion, OH - 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.

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Nov 17, 2014 - Marysville, OH - Service Brakes
1ST INCIDENT - BRAKING, ENTERING EXIT RAMP - HIT POT HOLE. BRAKES WENT SOFT. HAD TO PUSH TO FLOOR IN ORDER TO SLOW THE CAR. BRAKES CONTINUED TO BE SOFT ON DRIVE. VERY UNSAFE. WHEN DESTINATION WAS REACHED I TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF THREE TIMES WHILE PUMPING THE BRAKES (WHILE OFF AND WHILE ON). AFTER LETTING THE CAR SET FOR A WHILE THE BRAKES RESET. 2ND INCIDENT - SNOWY, ICY. GOING LESS THAN 40 MPH BRAKING FOR STOP SIGN. ABS ENGAGED, BRAKES WHEN SOFT AND COULDN'T GET CAR SLOWED. DROVE FOR 2 MILES AND PULLED OFF. TURNED CAR ON AND OFF TWICE WHILE PUMPING BRAKES (WHILE OFF AND WHILE ON). COULD NOT GET BRAKES TO RESET. DROVE HOME AND HAVE IT OFF TO SEE IF MORE TIME ALL ALLOW IT TO RESET. BOTH INCIDENTS I WAS NEARLY IN VERY BAD ACCIDENTS. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS BLOGS ONLINE REGARDING '06, '07 AND ESPECIALLY '08 FORD FUSIONS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

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Nov 07, 2014 - Clinton Twp, MI - Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NEEDING TO COME TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT AND GOES STRIAGHT TO THE FLOOR. WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND ALL THE FLUID AND THOSE ARE FINE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT COULD BE THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT PROBABLY THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER UNIT. THE DASH BY THE PASSANGER AIR BAG IS LIFTING FROM THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE SEEN MANY OF THE SAME EXACT POST FOR BOTH ISSUES. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE ON THESE PARTS BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT. THIS IS UNEXCEPTABLE THAT FORD IS NOT TAKING CAR OF THESE ISSUES. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH AS MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE REPORTING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES THAT MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING. TAKE THIS SERIOUS PLEASE, SUBMIT THROUGH RECALLS SO PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO DIE OR GET SERIOUSLY HURT IN AN ACCIDENT TO GET YOUR ATTENTION.

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Nov 06, 2014 - Belpre, OH - Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO RELEASED THE AIR FROM THE ABS SYSTEM BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

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Oct 13, 2014 - Santa Teresa, NM - Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, HEARD A SNAP OR POP SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND MOVED TOWARDS THE FLOOR. BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED AND ABS APPEARED TO NOT FUNCTION (NO CLICKING SOUND). SINCE THIS EVENT MY BRAKES HAVE NOT RECOVERED AND I STILL HAVE SOFT BRAKES WITH REDUCED BRAKING POWER. TO WORK PROPERLY I NEED TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO RESTORE TEMPORARILY THE PRESSURE. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE PAST TWO TIMES THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL USE AFTER A DAY OR SO. IN THE PREVIOUS TWO INSTANCES I EXPERIENCED THE SAME RESULT BUT THE INTITIATION WAS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. 1ST INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY STOPPING ON WET PAVEMENT. THE ABS STARTED TO ENGAGED AND THEN SEEMED TO DISENGAGE...RESULT SOFT BRAKES FOR A DAY. THE 2ND INCIDENT WAS INTITATED BY SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN AND HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND SOFT BRAKES FOR A DAY. I AM SEEING MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET BOARDS BUT APPEARS THERE IS NO KNOWN SOLUTION ONLY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS THAT DO NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. SEE THIS LINK FOR MORE COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/FORD/FUSION/HYDRAULIC+BRAKE.

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Oct 05, 2014 - Sioux Falls, SD - Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 15-20 MPH APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION BEGAN APPLYING BRAKES AND THEY INSTANTLY FELT SOFT AND SPONGY AND WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR I CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE AS I APPROACHED A BUSY INTERSECTION AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO GET SOMEPLACE SAFE AND AT EVERY BRAKE THE BRAKES WERE VERY SOFT AND NEEDED A LOT OF ADDITIONAL SPACE TO STOP AND WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. IN REVIEWING ALL FORUMS THIS SEEMS A COMMON AND SUDDEN ISSUE. MINE OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING, POPPING OR ABS ENGAGING. ALLOWING THE CAR TO SIT AS IT IS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL SEE HOW IT FEELS TOMORROW. I AM QUITE FRANKLY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND HAVE TO GET TO WORK SOMEHOW...

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Sep 30, 2014 - Somerset, NJ - Service Brakes
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.

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Aug 30, 2014 - Bloomington, IL - Service Brakes
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.

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Aug 02, 2014 - Moriarty, NM - Service Brakes
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.

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Jul 30, 2014 - Arlington, TX - Service Brakes
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.

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Jul 23, 2014 - Grand Prairie, TX - Service Brakes
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.

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Jun 27, 2014 - Dacula, GA - Service Brakes
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.

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May 08, 2014 - Arlington, TX - Service Brakes
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.

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Sep 27, 2013 - St Paul , MN - Service Brakes
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

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Jun 02, 2013 - Perris, CA - Service Brakes
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.

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Dec 18, 2012 - Marlton, NJ - Service Brakes
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.

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