2009 Ford Fusion Complaint Log

TAKATA RECALL DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW REPLACEMENT DATE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A YEAR FOR REPLACEMENTS. I CALLED A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY; I WAS INFORMED THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN REPLACEMENT INFLATORS WILL BE IN STOCK

TAKATA RECALL. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 1, 1986, IT IS NOW THE END OF OCTOBER 2017 AND FORD HAS NOT PRODUCED ANY REPLACEMENT PARTS. IF THE POTENTIAL DANGER IS SO GREAT TO WARRANT A RECALL, THEN IT IS TIME FOR FORD TO PRODUCE AND INSTALL A FIX. NO PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED YET BECAUSE THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE POTENTIAL IS THERE OR THE RECALL WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

TAKATA RECALL...CAR IS AND HAS BEEN GARAGED IN FLORIDA AND WE HAVE NOT HERS ANYTHING ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT. COMPLAINT FILED WITH NHTSA ON 7/11/17 (#11004826) AND STILL NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE IS STILL ON THE ROAD AND IN USE, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR??

TWO TIMES IN THREE MONTHS - AFTER ABS EVENT, THE BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. STOPPING AT HIGH SPEEDS WITH SUCH LITTLE GRAB IN THE BRAKES MAKES TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I BELEIVE IT IS THE COMMON HCU PROBLEM... ACTUALLY IM CERTAIN. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS. IM SURE THERE IS A LOT MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVENT REPORTED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED HIXSON FORD MONROE (6300 FRONTAGE RD, MONROE, LA 71202; 855-519-9722) AND WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD RECEIVE A SECOND NOTICE ONCE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. WHEN THAT TIME COMES, THE CONTACT COULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/1/18*JB

TAKATA RECALL. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT OLDER MODELS IN THE SOUTH WOULD HAVE THE TAKATA AIRBAGS REPLACED DUE TO THE INCREASED DANGER WITH HIGHER TEMPERATURES. THERE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY NO SIGN THAT AIRBAGS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT, EVEN AT THIS TIME IN 2017, AND AFTER A RESIDENT OF THIS AREA WAS KILLED DUE TO THE PROBLEM.

CONTINUALLY NOTICED THAT INCREASED PRESSURE WAS NEEDED TO OPERATE VEHICLE BRAKES. AFTER INCIDENT WHERE ABS SYSTEM WAS REQUIRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO AVOID COLLISION, THE BRAKING SEEMED TO DETERIORATE. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO LOCAL MECHANIC, AND RESEARCH BY LOCAL MECHANIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT AIR WAS FOUND IN THE ABS HYDRAULIC MOTOR, DEGRADING PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO BLEED THE AIR FROM THE LINES, BUT ADVISED THAT THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY OCCUR AGAIN, AND MAY REQUIRE A NEW ABS HYDRAULIC MOTOR. (MECHANIC ADVISED THAT A NEW MOTOR WOULD HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.)

INITIALLY, ON A WET CITY STREET AT 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITH THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING THE BRAKE SEEMED TO RESTORE THE BRAKES. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, TRAVELLING AT 35 MPH ON A DRY CITY STREET, MY BRAKES FAILED AS I APPROACHED A YELLOW TRAFFIC LIGHT. WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, I TRAVELLED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION ON A RED LIGHT. I TOOK A BACK ROAD TO GET BACK TO MY POINT OF ORIGIN AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP FOR ANY OF THE STOP SIGNS. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BOOSTER WERE REPLACED BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AFTER WEEKS OF BEING CHECKED OUT BY A FORD DEALER, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME BUT THE BRAKES ARE STILL SOFT AND FEEL UNSAFE. IT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE THE CAR ACCELERATES AFTER I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE THE BRAKING KICKS IN. A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE IS REQUIRED.

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAGS STILL HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED DUE TO LACK OF REPLACEMENT PARTS. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT AFTER HARD BREAKING AND TURNING, CAR CONTINUES TO ROLL WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. ONCE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN PEDAL CAME BACK AND STOPPING POWER CAME BACK TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET IN A DRIZZLING RAIN AND SWERVED TO AVOID A CAR THAT ATTEMPTED TO TURN IN FRONT OF ME, I HIT THE BREAKS AND SWERVED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THEN WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT APPROX. 3 BLOCKS AWAY, THE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND I COASTED TO A STOP. THIS CONTINUED FOR THE REST OF THE RIDE APPROX. 2 MILES. I REACHED THE DESTINATION AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE CAR I STARTED IT AND THE BREAKS WORKED FINE FOR STOPPING FROM THAT POINT ON TO MY HOME. I HAD TO RIDE THE BREAK PEDAL FOR QUITE A DISTANCE BEFORE STOPPING WHEN THE PEDAL WENT SOFT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT HOWEVER IT WAS A VERY TENSE DRIVE NOT KNOWING IF I WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE AND HOPING THAT NOBODY WOULD CUT ME OFF AND I WOULD NEED TO STOP QUICKLY BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I NOTICED THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS AND I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD BE RECALLING AND REPLACING THE PARTS NECESSARY AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. ACCORDING TO A FORD TECH IT IS THE ABS CONTROL VALVE, AND IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES EVER SINCE I GOT THE BRAKE PADS CHANGED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS THAT CANNOT TELL WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. YOU REALLY HAVE TO PRESS ALL THE WAY DOWN. I FIND IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BRAKES SHOULD WORK IMMEDIATELY NOT WITH A DELAY. IN RAIN OR SNOW THE CAR HAS AN EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TIME STOPPING WHICH HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN A FEW ACCIDENTS. I REALLY BELIEVE THEIR NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS OUR FAMILY'S CAR AND I DON'T EVEN FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT ALONE, MUCH LESS WITH MY CHILDREN. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT STAKE!

BRAKING FAILURE 3 TIMES FROM AUGUST 2016 - OCTOBER 2017. EACH TIME VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MILES PER HOUR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED, AND THEN BRAKE PEDAL 'WENT SOFT' OR 'WENT TO THE FLOOR' ONLY SLOWLY SLOWING THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME CAR WAS SUCCESSFULLY PULLED TO A SAFE STOP. BRAKING RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT. BRAKES SERVICED AFTER FIRST TWO INCIDENTS. AFTER OCT 2017 INCIDENT PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED BY SERVICE TECH BY BREAKING QUICKLY AND TURNING WHEEL ON FREEWAY OFF RAMP, I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST THEY WERE TRAVELING. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT PROBLEM IS ABS PUMP.

"HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU)" I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE MORNING FOLLOWING A TRUCK ON A TWO LANE ROAD AT 60MPH WHEN A PIECE OF FURNITURE FELL OFF THE TRUCK. I BRAKED AND SWERVED TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD TO MISS THE CHAIR AND MY ABS CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY FELT ILIKE I COULDN'T STOP AND THE ABS WAS NOT HELPING. I FINALLY STOPPED AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. LATER AT THE NEXT STOP LIGHT MY BRAKES WERE VERY SOFT AND BARELY WORKED. (PEDAL TO THE FLOOR) I BELIEVE THE HCU MALFUNCTIONED.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, AND HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF GRAVEL. THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED, AND MY BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THEY WERE SOFT AND TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE. FORTUNATELY, I DRIVE A MANUAL, SO I DOWNSHIFTED AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A NEED TO SUDDENLY STOP, I WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY HIT THE CAR OBJECT IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SPONGY SINCE THIS INCIDENT.

SAFETY RECALL. CALLED DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD NO DEALERSHIP HAS THE ABILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS THE COMPANY WHO MAKES THE AIRBAGS IS OUT OF BUSINESS.

ABS MODULE AND HYDROLIC SYSTEM FAILED, COSTLY REPAIRS EXPECTED. DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING CAR.

I KEEP GETTING RECALL NOTICES FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP, VALVOLINE OIL CHANGE, AND OTHER SOURCES TELLING ME THERE IS A RECALL REGARDING THE AIRBAG. WHENEVER I ASK THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY FUNDS FOR THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED YET. I WAS NOTIFIED DURING THE WINTER, AND TOLD REPAIRS WERE EXPECTED IN THE SPRING. IN THE SPRING I CHECKED BACK, AND WAS TOLD SUMMER WAS EXPECTED. IN THE SUMMER I CHECKED BACK, AND WAS TOLD THE FALL. NOW IT'S THE END OF OCTOBER, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I'VE ALSO HEARD OF OTHER RECALLS BEING ON FILE, BUT NOTHING SHOWS UP ON A VIN SEARCH.

HERKY JERKY ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. 6 MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID A SMALL OIL LEAK BURNED THROUGH SOME WIRES. STATED SOME SORT OF ISSUE WITH A WIRING HARNESS. STATED WIRING HARNESS NEEDED REPLACED, BUT WAS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE. BRAKES CONSTANTLY NEED REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS. MULTIPLE TIMES PER YEAR.

YESTERDAY WE SLOWLY DROVE OVER A COUPLE OF VERY ROUGH PAVEMENT GROOVES - THE KIND YOU DRIVE OVER TO WARN YOU TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RAILROAD CROSSING OR STOP SIGN. THESE WERE SEVERE GROOVES AND REALLY RATTLED THE CAR - BTW THEY WERE AT DEVILS TOWER NATIONAL MONUMENT IN WYOMING. DON'T SEE ANY NEED FOR THEM EITHER. THE NEXT TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT AND STAYED THAT WAY; THE CAR IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IN RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE I SEE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON FORD FUSIONS AND MERCURY MILAN MODELS. A DEFECT IN THE CARS' ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IS SUSPECTED TO BE THE PROBLEM. MANY DRIVERS HAVE LODGED COMPLAINTS THAT AFTER AN ABS-ASSISTED BRAKING MANEUVER ' ON A ROUGH SURFACE OR OTHER IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD, FOR EXAMPLE ' THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS OBSERVED TO "GO SOFT," REQUIRING EXTRAORDINARY PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKES THE NHTSA REPORTED AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ON 12/27/2016. PLEASE RAMP UP YOUR INVESTIGATION IN THIS MATTER AND REQUIRE FORD TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE ABS MODULES OR ANY OTHER COMPONENT RESULTING IN SUDDEN BRAKE LOSS.

SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS, AFTER THE ABS HAS ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES "SOFT" AND HAS TO BE DEPRESSED ALL OR NEARLY ALL OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. USUALLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL STAYS "SOFT" FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL THE SAME DAY. IN THE PAST, I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2017. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, THE BRAKES STILL HADN'T RETURNED TO NORMAL, SO I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER (DEWEY FORD IN ANKENY, IOWA). THEY STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. WITH PARTS AND LABOR, THE REPAIR BILL CAME TO $1,318.06, BEFORE TAXES.

TAKATA RECALL - MONTHS AGO, I HAVE RECEIVED THE NOTICE FOR OWNERS OF VEHICLES WITH TAKATA AIRBAG. I CONTACTED MY NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA. HOWEVER, THEY SAID THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE AIRBAG INFLATORS, ALSO, THEY SAID THAT I SHOULD WAIT UNTIL FORD SENDS A LETTER TO NOTIFY ME THAT I CAN GET A FREE REPAIR. I ONLY WANT TO BE SURE THAT MY CAR DOES NOT CONTAIN AN EFFECTIVE AIRBAG AND IF IT DOES, I NEED TO SCHEDULE A FREE REPAIR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I LOSE BRAKE PRESSURE AFTER THE ABS IS ACTIVATED ON SLIPPERY ROADS OR UNEVEN/BUMPY ROADS WHILE TURNING. ONCE THE ABS ACTIVATES AND STOPS, THE BRAKES SEEMS TO NOT TO FULLY RECOVER WHERE THE PEDAL HAS TO GO TO THE FLOOR TO GET MINIMAL BRAKE PRESSURE AND IT TAKES A LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP.

THIS IS MY SECOND OCCURRENCE OF A PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PROBLEM. ON 9/26/2017, AFTER APPLYING BRAKES WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP ON A CITY STREET, MY BRAKES GOT EXTREMELY SOFT, GOING ALL THEY WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE SLOWLY STOPPING THE CAR. IF II WAS TRAVELING FASTER AND THIS HAPPENED, THE CAR LIKELY WOULD NOT STOP QUICKLY. THE SPONGINESS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF DRIVING BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL. INDEPENDENT BRAKE MECHANICS AGAIN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THIS SECOND OCCURANCE IN 6 MONTHS. IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AND COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS WITH INJURY OR DEATH. FORD MUST FIX OR AT LEAST IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM!

ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO STOP MY VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GET ENOUGH PRESSURE TO STOP MY VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANY PRESSURE BACK BY PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF EACH TIME THE PEDAL WAS BACK TO NORMAL THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. I HAVE READ A LOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING ON THE FORD FUSIONS I THINK FORD SHOULD TAKE THESE VERY SERIOUS BEFORE SOMEONE WREAKS OR DIES BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT ONLY BY GOING INTO ANOTHER LANE WHICH ISN'T ALWAYS POSSIBLE.

TAKATA RECALL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH AIRPORT FORD IN FLORENCE KENTUCKY TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED, TOOK MY CAR IN AND RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TO COME GET MY CAR BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GET THE AIRBAGS. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED SINCE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE AIRBAGS FOR MY CAR WAS IN BANKRUPTCY AND THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN OR WET ROADS ANTILOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTION, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO SOFT. THIS INCREASES THE DISTANCE IT TAKES TO STOP. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OF THE ROAD OR MOVE TO ANOTHER LANE TO AVOID COLLISION. AFTER STOPPING AND PUMPING THE BRAKE OR SHIFTING FROM PARK BACK INTO DRIVE BRAKE PEDAL RESUMES NORMAL TENSION. CARS SENSORS SHOW NO BRAKE ISSUE. MY MECHANIC RAN A BRAKE CHECK THROUGH THE COMPUTER, NO ABNORMALITIES SHOWED UP. I HAVE NOTICED THE ANTILOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTION ON CITY STREETS DRIVING STRAIGHT AND WHILE MAKING TURNS. I HAVE NOT TESTED THE ANTILOCK BRAKE ON THE HIGHWAY.

TAKATA RECALL: THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO (JUNE, 2016). A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO FIX THE RECALL I WOULD IMAGINE TO BE 6-9 MONTHS. IT HAS NOW BEEN 15 MONTHS. I DO NOT FIND THIS REASONABLE. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO FIX AVAILABLE AND NO ETA. HOW LONG DOES A COMPANY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH A RECALL FIX?

I AM WRITING ABOUT MY DAUGHTERS CAR.THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY WHEN SHE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD AND THE ABS ENGAGED. THE NEXT TIME SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, AND PASSED THROUGH A RED LIGHT INTO THE INTERSECTION. AFTER THAT THE BRAKES SLOWLY SEEMED TO COME BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER SHE WAS MAKING A TURN AND HIT SOME ROUGH PAVEMENT AND A POTHOLE, AND FELT THE ABS ENGAGE. ON THE NEXT STOP THE PEDAL AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SHE HAD TROUBLE STOPPING THE CAR. THE BRAKES ARE NOW WORKING, BUT NOT NEARLY AS WELL AS THEY USED TO. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ON OTHER FORD FUSIONS AND THAT THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE STATED THAT THE PART AND THE JOB IS VERY EXPENSIVE. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ALLOWING MY DAUGHTER DRIVE.

WHEN ABS BRAKES ENGAGE THEY MALFUNCTION AND MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT. IT TAKES UNTIL THE PEDAL IS TO THE FLOOR TO BRAKE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE ABS NEEDS TO ENGAGE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS OFF AND ON. NOW THE ABS SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND THE CAR IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE FULL ABS SYSTEM IS REPLACED.

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON A GENERALLY STRAIGHT, LEVEL AND DRY PAVED CITY STREET. , I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES TO GRADUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT. MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE ENTERED A POTHOLE AND I FELT THE ABS ACTIVATE, I RELEASED THE BRAKE, AND THE ABS QUICKLY DEACTIVATED. I THEN PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COMPLETE THE STOP, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I PUMPED THE BRAKE TO COMPLETE THE STOP. THE ISSUE PERSISTED FROM THAT POINT ON (DRIVING TWO MILES BEFORE PARKING). AFTER PARKING OVERNIGHT THE ISSUE REMAINS, THE CAR WILL STOP BUT THE PEDAL IS SOFT AND NEEDS TO BE PUMPED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED BALISE FORD (1979 BOSTON RD, WILBRAHAM, MA 01095, PHONE NUMBER: (413) 306-3049) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/01/17*LJ UPDATED 11/2/2017*JS

ON 3 OCCASIONS MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMED TO ENGAGE AND FAIL CAUSING THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM ITSELF TO FAIL. ONE OCCASION WAS BRAKING OVER A SLICK SURFACE IN A CITY STREET, MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE AND THE PEDAL THEN WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND MY VEHICLE HARDLY SLOWED DOWN EVEN 5 MPH. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS GOING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES, ONE A HIGH WAY EXIT RAMP, THE OTHER A CITY STREET UNDER CONSTRUCTION. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE SO MY SUSPENSION SYSTEM WOULD TAKE LESS OF AN IMPACT, AND BECAUSE OF THE OBJECT I WAS GOING OVER MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND FAILED. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE HARDLY SLOWS AT ALL. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT RECOVER FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 WEEKS. BY THIS I MEAN THAT I MUST DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ABOUT 80% BEFORE THE BRAKES WILL ACTUALLY ENGAGE. AFTER THE 2-3 WEEK PERIOD THE BRAKES SEEM TO GO BACK TO NORMAL ON THEIR OWN. ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS MY BRAKE PADS WERE AT LEAST 80% AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS FULL.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 FORD FUSION AT 25 MPH, I CAME UPON STOPPED TRAFFIC. THE ROAD WAS WET AND A LITTLE UNEVEN AS I WAS CROSSING A SHORT OVERPASS BUT THERE WAS PLENTY OF STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS ACTIVATED. I HELD THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT THE BRAKES DID VERY LITTLE TO SLOW THE CAR UNTIL THE CAR RAN INTO THE STOPPED TRAFFIC. AT 25 MPH, THERE WAS NO CONCERN THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP IN TIME EVEN WITH THE ABS ACTIVATED, BUT IT DID NOT. THERE WAS NO SKIDDING OR SLIDING OF THE TIRES. I BELIEVE THAT THE ABS MODULE JUST DID NOT APPLY ENOUGH PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE LINES. I THINK THIS FALLS UNDER PE 16-017.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT COVER WAS DETACHED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

TAKATA RECALL IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED YET. I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BY NOW AND THEY STILL DON'T EVEN KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE PARTS TO FIX IT

TAKATA RECALL: RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH 2017 AND IT IS NOW ALMOST SEPTEMBER 2017 AND NOTHING ELSE HAS BEEN DONE.

LOSS OF BRAKING AFTER ABS EVENT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THEN THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGY AFTERWARDS. FROM THEN ON, EVEN THE REGULAR BRAKES WERE SPONGY AND WOULD NOT BUILD UP PRESSURE AFTER PUMPING MANUALLY. I CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON THE SUBJECT AND THERE ARE WEBSITES WITH THIS COMPLAINT. SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD. THERE IS ALSO A NHTSA DOCUMENT (ODI RESUME PE 16-017) ON THE SUBJECT. I TALKED TO A FORD DEALER, AND HE SAID THAT TO REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) WOULD COST ABOUT $2000. FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) OR A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, SO THEY WON'T PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE REGULAR BRAKES SHOULD WORK EVEN IN THE EVENT OF AN ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, BUT THIS IS NOT HAPPENING; THUS I CANNOT RELY ON MY BRAKES UNLESS THE ABS IS DISABLED. MAYBE I SHOULD PULL THE ABS FUSE.

TAKATA RECALL. THE BRAKES SEEM TO NOT BE FIXABLE. I HAVE REPLACE BRAKE PADS, MASTER CYNLINDER, FLUSHED OUT BREAK FLUID, BLED BRAKE. BRAKE ARE STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IF I HIT A BUMP AT A PRETTY GOOD SPEED, THE BRAKES GET WORSE AND THEN I HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND STILL DOESN'T REALLY SLOW DOWN. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON GETTING THESE BRAKES REPAIRED AND STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HIT ON BRAKES TO PULL OVER AND I HIT A BUMP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BRAKES STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I HAVE HAD FORD DEALERSHIP INSPECT BRAKES AND THEY SAID I NEED TO REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER. I REPLACED IT AND NO CHANGE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. KOERNER FORD OF SYRACUSE (805 W GENESEE ST, SYRACUSE, NY 13204, (315) 474-4275) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (STUCKEY FORD AND SUBARU, 500 BROAD ST, HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA 16648 (814) 695-9862) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY AND OWNERS WERE TO WAIT FOR A SECOND NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ABS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AS IF THE CONTACT HAD COME TO AN EMERGENCY STOP, BUT ONLY MINIMAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION WAS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE NOT YET HAD THIS REPLACED, AND FEEL IT'S UNSAFE FOR ME TO HAVE ANYONE SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE.

COSUMER OWNS 2009 FORD FUSION. ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS VEHICLE LOST SIGNIFICANT BRAKING PRESSURE THAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY WHEELS HITTING POTHOLES WHICH RESULTED IN SUDDEN DROPPING OF BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR, A DECREASE IN RATE OF DECELERATION OF VEHICLE, INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE, AND LOSS OF ABILITY TO CONTROL CAR'S DECELERATION BY INCREASING THE FOOT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TT *JS

I HAVE A 2009 FORD FUSION SEL 2.0 V6. MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN TRAFFIC BEGAN TO SLOW IN FRONT OF US. WITH PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP I BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT THEY JUST KEPT TRAVELLING UNTIL THE PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR. THE CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED, BUT ONLY AFTER SWERVING INTO THE NARROW SHOULDER AND NARROWLY MISSING THE GUARD RAIL AND STOPPED TRAFFIC. SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT AND WILL PERIODICALLY LOSE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO WHERE THE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. IT SEEMS RANDOM AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. MY WIFE WILL NOT EVEN DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE AFTER OUR HIGHWAY SCARE. FROM MY READING THE THE ZINC HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE ABS SYSTEMHAS A COATING THAT TURNS GELATINOUS OVER TIME WHEN MET WITH BRAKE FLUID. IT IS A VERY OBVIOUS AND DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY FORD, AND HAS BEEN IN LATER MODELS. THAT,IN AND OF ITSELF, SHOULD PROMPT A SAFETY RECALL. I HOPE THE NHTSA FINDINGS WILL HELP TO PROTECT OUR SAFETY AS CONSUMERS.

THE PEDAL IS SPONGY AND MAKES SOUNDS LIKE AIR IS BEING PUMPED IN AND OUT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE PEDAL TRAVELS. I HAVE TO PRESS IT TO THE FLOOR TO GET SOME TYPE OF ACTION THAT EVENTUALLY STOPS THE CAR. IF YOU TAKE YOUR CHANCES WITH DRIVING THE CAR, YOU HAVE TO KNOW WELL AHEAD OF TIME WHEN YOU WILL HAVE TO STOP THE CAR IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER CAR OR OBJECT. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION.

THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE HYDROLIC CONTROL UNIT ANTI BRAKE SYSTEM. THE BRAKES ONLY WORK IF YOU PRESS THE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN PRESSED REGULARLY, THEY MUST BE PRESSED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT STOP WHEN YOU NEED IT TO, RESULTING IN INSTANCES WHERE ONE MIGHT GET INJURED IF NOT FIXED.

WHEN I DRIVE IN THE RAIN OR WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE, MY ABS WILL KICK IN AND I LOSE ANY TYPE OF BREAKING ON MY CAR. THE BREAK PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF IM ON THE HIGHWAY OR THE STREET, AS SOON AS THE ABS KICKS IN I LOSE THE BREAK PEDAL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY SON.

BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO FLOOR AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. NO BRAKE WARNING ILLUMINATED. THIS OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT AN INTERSECTION.

BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO FLOOR AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. NO BRAKE WARNING ON. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE INTO A RIGHT TURN ON A CITY STREET AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. NOW BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT AND HAVE TO PRESS TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. I HAD THE BRAKES BLED ONCE AND THE ISSUE SEEMED TO BE FIXED. THE NEXT BUMP WHILE BRAKES WERE PRESSED CAUSED THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE IS STUCK OPEN AFTER THE ABS ENGAGED.

AFTER THE ABS IS ACTIVATED THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET BRAKE PRESSURE IS TO GET THE ABS TO ACTIVATE BY SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE HAD TO ACTIVATE THE ABS UP TO 6 TIMES TO GET PRESSURE BACK. VERY SCARY THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENS.

HAVE HAD 2 INCIDENTS OF ABS ENGAGEMENT FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF BRAKES, WHERE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. FIRST TIME WAS IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE SLICK AND THE CAR SLID SLIGHTLY. ABS WAS ACTIVATED AND THEN THERE WAS LOSS OF BRAKES. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED. ALL THAT WAS FOUND WAS SOME AIR IN THE LINES AND BRAKE PRESSURE CAME BACK. ROTORS, PADS, CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER WERE FINE. SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED AUGUST 5TH WHILE GOING ON VACATION. WAS ABOUT AN HOUR FROM HOME WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO GO THROUGH A TOLL BOOTH. ROAD WAS WET AND I HIT A SLIGHT BUMP GOING THROUGH THE TOLL. AFTER I GOT THROUGH THE TOLL, BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR! I THEN EXITED THE TURNPIKE AND HEADED BACK HOME AND DROVE IT BACK AN HOUR WITH NO BRAKE PRESSURE. FORTUNATELY IT WAS EARLY MORNING AND TRAFFIC WASN'T HEAVY. I GOT HOME, SWITCHED ALL OF THE LUGGAGE INTO MY OTHER CAR AND I CALLED A FRIEND WHO WORKS ON CARS AND HE SAID I COULD DROP IT OFF AND HE WOULD LOOK AT IT WHILE WE WERE ON VACATION. WHILE HE HAD IT, THE BRAKE PRESSURE CAME BACK. BUT AGAIN ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND NOTHING WRONG WAS FOUND. THERE HAS TO BE A GLITCH IN THE ABS. THE FIRST FIVE YEARS I HAD THE CAR, NOTHING LIKE THIS EVER HAPPENED. OTHER ON LINE POSTINGS I'VE READ DESCRIBE SIMILAR SITUATIONS HAPPENING WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS 60,000 OR MORE MILES ON IT. MY VEHICLE IS AT 60,000. FORD NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE THEY TAKE ANY ACTION?