2011 Ford Fusion Brakes Problems

Your 2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid's brakes are not stopping the car reliably — it happens on and off, creating a serious safety hazard. Your dealership says you need an ABS (anti-lock brake) module, but the part has been on back order since the pandemic and remains unavailable as of 2026. You've even tried installing used ABS modules yourself, but the dealership says they won't program correctly. Fixing this will require either getting the correct ABS module back in stock and professionally programmed, or finding an alternative solution through Ford.

Your car's ABS (anti-lock braking) module has failed. This means your anti-lock braking system won't function, though your regular brakes should still work. The ABS module will need to be replaced to restore the anti-lock braking feature.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the HECU fuse and ABS unit had failed, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.

There have been only been 3 instances that my ABS has activated in the past 4 years. During all 3 instances of the ABS activating, the ABS motor turned on for less than a second and then the brake pedal went soft and all the way to the floor. After this moment, I had little to no braking power. The pedal remained soft until the very end of the pedal travel. The brakes were very shifty and I had to have a shop bleed the ABS unit and lines. The first instance (2019) I had to swerve around a vehicle that blindly crossed traffic. I slammed on the brakes, ABS motor activated for less than a second and the pedal went to the floor and I did not slow down. I had to drive through someone's yard on the other side of the intersection because I had no brakes. The second time (2022) I was on the highway on a 2,500 mile road trip. In Utah, there was a rain storm (unusual) and the passing lane on the highway began gathering water. I hydroplaned and used the brakes to slow down. Same story - ABS briefly activated and the pedal went to the floor. I was able to slow down eventually by letting off the brake and gas and dealt with soft, ineffective brakes for the remainder of the trip. The third time (2025), I dodged a pothole only to hit another one I didn't see approaching a stop sign, and this activated the ABS very briefly, sending my pedal to the floor and losing braking. I was in the middle of the intersection by the time I stopped. There were no other cars around as it was a rural area. I had a shop nearby evacuate the ABS module both times and they discovered air in the unit. I simply cannot believe there hasn't been a recall on this, especially with all the reports made.

I have filed a complaint last month and didn't have an email at the time..I was given a ticket number...[XXX], which upon searching isn't a thing. My son purchased a 2011 Ford fusion from a " mechanic" who claimed he just did the brakes, calipers etc..we replaced many parts and upon driving it within 4 days I lost all control braking at a speed of 35-40mph.. it's a miracle that I wasn't on the freeway. Had it towed to Keith's muffler in Westland mi.. after over a month decided they were not working on it anymore..and closed up shop. had it pushed to pioneer auto care next door , supplied them with a remanufactured part after determining it's the abs module.. most fusions have the exact problem however not for the 2011...Ford customer service said call nhtsa... where do I find the complaint online or can someone tell me what to do!!!!! I'm about to call channel 7 news because I'm out thousands.. and need a car. Most fusions have had a recall on the abs module.There seems to be absolutely zero regulatory departments overseeing auto mechanics in Michigan that will do anything to help me. Please advise. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. There was no warning light and the vehicle failed to stop. The contact coasted the vehicle into a parking lot until the vehicle came to a stop. The vehicle was inspected by an on-sight independent mechanic who informed the contact that brake fluid was spewing from the vehicle. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with a defective ABS module. The contact was later informed that the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was then referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 103,042.

On multiple occasions after an ABS brake event, the brake pedal will travel all the way to floor with very little braking power. In some instances, the brake pedal returns to normal after a short amount of time and repetitive pumping of the the brake pedal. In other instances, an extended period of time and aggressive pumping and stabbing of the brake pedal is required to regain full brake control. In every case, this condition has occurred immediately following an ABS brake event. However, it does not occur after every ABS brake event, making it very unpredictable. There have been no warning lamps, messages, symptoms, or other indication of a problem prior to each occurrence. This vehicle has been inspected by a Ford Dealer. The dealer was not able to reproduce the problem, but loss of brake pedal with little brake control continues to occur unpredictably. We use this vehicle for commuting to downtown Minneapolis in heavy traffic and ice roads. Despite cautious driving habits, this issue has created multiple close call collisions with other vehicle.

When applying the brakes, they go almost all the way to the floor without warning. This just started happening this year so I had the master cylinder replaced by a certified mechanic and it still occurs intermittently. They will work fine for months at a time and then do exactly the same thing where they go almost all the way to the floor. It can happen when driving or at a stop. When it happens when driving at high speeds it is scary as I don’t feel I am going to stop. I am thinking of trading in the car because I don’t feel safe and feel that I am putting myself and others in danger.

The brake ABS module fails intermittently on 2010-2012 model year Ford Fusion Hybrid vehicles. It has failed multiple times on mine and I have only owned the vehicle for 2 months. The vehicle is available for inspection. When the module fails, the vehicle switches from electronic to manual braking; however, there are times when the brakes will not engage with the pedal at full travel, touching the floor board of the car. When this happens, the car does not stop and has almost resulted in accidents in the past and around April 2024, most recently for me. The only reason a crash did not occur is the light I was stopping for changed green and the car in front of me began moving. I was traveling approximately 25 mph when I began to press the brake pedal. I pumped the pedal 3 times but was still traveling around 15 mph when the light turned green. I had the car inspected by a mechanic because of this issue and found out the entire ABS module and brake pump housing is defective; the plastic pieces from the module that connect to the pump can fracture due to brake pressure. The module is also vin/vehicle specific and replacement parts are extremely hard to find. Symptoms leading to this issue are the parking brake lights-one on the instrument cluster and one on the information screen, and the Check Brake System message illuminate. There is also a clicking noise and vibration from the brake pedal, which I was told is the electronic assistance lever moving away from the pedal. There are multiple people talking about this in online forums and seems to be a well documented fault, even into 2024.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The contact pumped the brake pedal and coasted to the residence. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, but it was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

The contact's son owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds on several occasions, the brake pedal was depressed and remained on the floorboard. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake master cylinder and brake system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,400.

Car was working great and is serviced regularly. Brake system completely went out- throwing tons of codes. There was a recall for the same issue on models 2010 and earlier but not on the 2011 or later! Many people have had the same issue (brakes going out while driving, ABS module/pump failure, etc.). The parts to fix it are also currently discontinued!! I have no idea what to do because nobody is helping.

The ABS Brake module had an internal failure, per the Lucas Ford Dealership in Burlington New Jersey. The Part I believe is available upon request. - The way my safety / the safety of others was put at risk was that my abs brake system had an internal failure. No car dash indicator lights came up, however my brake peddle became spongy and created a delayed brake time response due to the fact the brake would not engage until nearly fully depressed or engaged into the floor. - Once i noticed the brake issue and this brake concern did not go away I then contacted and brought my car to The lucas ford dealership in Burlington NJ, in which this dealership confirmed my brake issue and told me there was an internal failure in the abs brake module. - The Component has inspected by the Lucas ford dealership, who repaired the issue on 1-7-24 - No warning lamps, messages were emitted concerning this brake failure. The only reason I knew about this issue is due to the fact my brake peddle started to feel like a sponge when engaging the brake peddle to stop the car. - I have documentation of the repair done by Lucas Ford Dealership. - I appreciate the work the NHTSA does to keep U.S Citizens safe, which is why i am reaching out to explain the issue i had regarding my brake system to keep others out of harms way. After doing some research online, this issue regarding the abs module failure in this particular car model seems to be an issue other U.S Citizens are having. To note, This particular repair costs almost 2,000 dollars. At the time of this this submission was written, the repair report was not in hand, the repair report can be submitted upon request if further review is needed.

Abs pump failed resulting in very little brakes which almost caused a accident with my wife and daughter in the car. With no warning lights on and no indication of brake failure until they tried to avoid a car/ group of deer accident. Car had 25% brakes. They cautiously got the car home. Upon inspection no leaks or anything wrong with brake system. After doing research on the problem car is experiencing, I found that previous models of the fusion had been recalled for the same problem. 2011 and 2012 were still having problems with them, but no recall, even tho many owners had the same problem. $850 plus tax for just the part and no labor. I put a new abs pump in and corrected the problem. Ford should recall this as brakes are very important safety issue. This could kill or injure people as there is no warning at all to the failure.

The brake pedal on my 2011 Fusion compressed to the floor just barely stopping the vehicle. This happened suddenly without warning. This puts me, other drivers, and pedestrians at risk. This braking issue was confirmed by my mechanic. My mechanic said that the issue is with the hydraulic control unit (ABS part), and he said that it looks to be like the exact issue covered in the current recall for 2006-2010 Fusion models. He also replaced the brake master cylinder as part of the problem although the brake pedal is still very soft. The local Ford dealership confirmed the issue but says the ABS part is on back order thru early 2024.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced unintended high-speed acceleration and struck a parked vehicle. The brake pedal was depressed but failed to stop the vehicle immediately. The vehicle then crashed into a residence. The air bags did not deploy. The contact suffered injuries to her face, back of the head, and neck; however, medical attention was not received. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the body shop but was not yet deemed totaled by the insurance company. The contact stated that the vehicle had been taken to the dealer twice before the crash; however, the cause of failure was not found and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was opened. The manufacturer advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.  

I bought a used 2011 Ford Fusion 1 year ago with 91,000 miles on it. When I took it for a test drive, the brakes were fine. After I bought it and drove it for a few days, I noticed that when I was in stop and go traffic, the brakes weren't engaging as soon - and the brake pedal would have to be pressed much further down towards the floor before engaging. It only happened once in a while, but as the year went on, it was happening more and more often to the point that we are afraid to drive it. We brought it in to our mechanic who is very knowledgeable. He said that the issue is with the hydraulic control unit (ABS part), and he said that it looks to be like the exact issue covered in the current recall for 2006-2010 models. The mechanic has had it in his shop for two months as we wait for the parts to become available as they are on a national back order. The fact that these parts are on a national back order with lots of people waiting in line to purchase them tells me that my car is not the only one out there having this problem. I have researched on several forums online and am seeing multiple people reporting the same problem on their 2011 Fusions. This is an extremely scary situation because the brakes can just go out on you completely without any warning at all, working fine one minute and then completely gone the next. I refuse to put my life in danger to continue driving this car due to the safety concern, and am not sure how to handle this financially since I am making payments on a car that I can't drive and also paying for insurance for it to be sitting in the shop. I am hopeful that the NHTSA will investigate this complaint, as I am certain my situation is NOT unique.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, she noticed smoke coming from the front passenger’s side tire. The contact stated that the ABS warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road for an hour before restarting and continuing driving to her destination. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, where it was determined that the brake hose needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact’s husband replaced the front passenger’s side brake hose himself. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while turning into a parking lot, while depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal went to the floorboard. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to pull into a parking space, where the vehicle was stopped by the curb. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 193,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the brake pedal was soft and spongy while depressed, causing the contact to pump the brake pedal for the vehicle to stop. The contact stated that the brake pedal would go to the floorboard while depressed; however, the failure was intermittent at first but had started recurring more frequently. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic who bled the brake lines and stated that the ABS module needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not yet been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed there were no recalls on the VIN. The contact was made aware that the part needed for the repair was on backorder. The approximate failure mileage was 70,500.

The master cylinder has gone out 3 times within 6mo of repair and warranty repair. Yes, it was confirmed and repaired by Goodyear Auto Service Center both previous times. I have the receipt to the warranty repair. The third time just happened last night. The vehicle has a current state inspection sticker. No warning light or symptoms at all. When driving without warning the brakes go to the floor and it’s harder to stop when driving. Yes the vehicle can be inspected upon request. Last night I was approving the corner of an intersection. My destination was a store on the corner. My speed was approximately 40-45 and I began to slow down by not accelerating. As I became closer to the driveway I began braking at which point almost immediately I felt what I can best describe as a disconnect, almost a pop of release like. At this point the brakes immediately went to the floor and I was scared I wasn’t going to be able to stop. I pumped the brakes and was able to slow the car down and turn in.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, while depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal went to the floorboard. The contact pumped the brake pedal several times and the vehicle came to a stop. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed; however, no cause for the failure was found. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH and descending a slight grade and slowing for a traffic sign, the contact drove over a slight bump in the roadway and felt the brake pedal go almost to the floorboard. The contact stated that he pumped the brake pedal and felt the brakes starting to respond and was able to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that he stopped and turned off and restarted the vehicle and the braking functionality returned to normal. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000.

The 3rd time that an abs event has caused the brake peddle to go extremely soft. Eventually pressure in the peddle will regain after several weeks. The issue I'm experiencing is identical to Ford's Safety Recall 19S54 which states an issue with sticky abs valves and a loss of pressure in the braking system. I'm not sure why this vin is not included in the recall but I would really appreciate an NHTSA ordered recall as this can be an highly expensive fix that should have been included in Ford's recall, in my opinion. Thank you for considering.

While driving at 25-30 mph I stepped on the brakes to stop and alarm went off and warning of ABS system failure. I had to press brake pedal extremely hard to slow down to rolling stop, completed stop with parking brake. I took to independent mechanic who was unable to get the car to repeat the problem. After I picked up my car from mechanic it happened again, but when I turned the ignition off and opened the door the warning stops. I don't know what caused the brakes to fail and can't predict when it will happen again. This is very unsafe.

About 6 months ago, while driving, my car hit a bump in the road and the brakes went all the way to the floor when I tried to stop. I pulled to the side of the road, turned car off and restarted and brakes returned to normal. Two days ago for no reason the brakes became non-responsive again. I turned the car off and restarted and they began to work again. Shortly after that incident, on the same day, the warning lights came on and the brakes became unresponsive. After turning the car off, opening the door and restarting the brakes still were unresponsive and the warning lights are still on. I cannot drive the car safely because the brakes are not working and the warning lights are on non-stop.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while driving over 45 mph there was a scrubbing noise originating from the driver front wheel. The contact stated that smoke was occasionally witnessed coming from the front driver side wheel. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving on numerous occasions and at various speeds, the brake was inadvertently applied without being depressed causing the vehicle to lose speed. The brake system safety warning light was illuminated each time. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed with an unknown failure and the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated the failure persisted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer has been notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 167,420.

The contact's son owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while his son was driving at approximately 45 MPH, the check engine, "Service Advance Trac" and other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the failures could not be duplicated. The vehicle was then taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the ABS and Hydraulic Control Unit (HCU) modules needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.

While driving on the street, my car’s brakes were suddenly inoperative. The parking brake light and a brake system warning light were illuminated on my dash just as I went to use the pedal. (“Check brake system”). Despite pressing the pedal to the floor, I was unable to get the car to slow down at all. I was approaching a red light and had to shift the car into neutral, then use my parking brake to bring the car to a complete stop to narrowly avoid hitting the car in front of me. After turning the car off, then on again, the indicating lights disappeared and the car, from what I could see, acted as usual. The incident was completely spontaneous and posed a huge threat for not only myself, but drivers around me. After towing the car to my nearby mechanic I was told it was a possible problem with the Hydraulic brake/control assembly and ABS system. The estimate for repairs was nearly $3,000. My car is available for inspection upon request. After research, it appears it is a relatively common problem with my car’s make and model. Ford models of years previous to mine have seemingly had a similar issue, as well as others that were the same as mine. The damage possible with this manufacturing error is inexcusable. Completely spontaneous and at an exorbitant price for repair.

ABS Module and HCU Failure Additional brake pedal travel that feels jarring and decreased stopping power Brake Module Failure confirmed at Ford dealership - Garnet Ford requiring ABS Module and HCU replacement No, the vehicle was not inspected by Ford Corporate, police or insurance Service Advancetrack Now message with numerous dashboard lights quickly appeared and disappeared about 3 times before car was serviced February 2023

When braking on a low traction surface, ABS activated pulsing the pedal. After this brake event, the brake pedal feels significantly soft and can be pushed nearly to the floor with ease. The braking distance has greatly extended and is unsafe to drive. The event closely matches the ABS valve issue in NTSA Campaign Number: 19V904000. This vehicle has not yet been taken for inspection nor repaired. This vehicle will be repaired soon but is currently available for inspection.

The brakes in my car suddenly went very soft. Took to the mechanic and they initiated diagnosed it as a master cylinder issue. The have changed the Master cylinder about 3 times and still no brakes. The problem is the HCU or the ABS system. My vehicle has been worked for a month and still have not been able to fix. This nearly cause me to crash my vehicle as the brakes nearly failed on me. If I was on a highway, the situation would have been fatal.

Brakes became extremely soft after an ABS event. No warning lights and brake pressure has not returned to normal

Had a catastrophic brake failure a couple days ago. Had a Christmas tree of lights from traction control, brakes and the wrench. The brakes had about 15% power effectiveness and went down nearly to the floor. Was forced to have a significant car gap when driving, downshift gears and use the emergency brake when slowing down and stopping. This is the worst hazard situation I have had in over 40 years of driving. Brake fluid was full. No leaks on the lines, calipers are fine, brakes were recently replaced(within past 2 months) and are fine. I have a picture of the warning lights documenting problem. I have not had any previous errors or problems like this.

after hitting some fairly harsh bumps, the next application of the brake pedal went almost to the floor and i had almost no brakes. there were no warning lamps, the brakes are good and the fluid level is ok.

The car was shaking at a low speed. When taken to the shop it was determined that the rotor was damaging the break lines which caused a need for a rotor, break pad , & break fluid lines. Once that work was done the brake pedal was soft & would not depress correctly. It is looking like a defective ABS module, which is what was recalled on the 2010 & below. His IS a problem with the 2011 too. It needs to be rectified! Ford, do the right thing.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH on a bumpy road, the brake pedal was depressed while making a turn however, the brake pedal traveled to the floor. The contact stated that the vehicle stop time was increased and the failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was not able to diagnose a failure cause but flushed the brake lines. The vehicle was able to operate for several months without a failure until the contact was driving over a speed bump. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic who stated that he received a failure code for the ABS system. The mechanic stated that the hydraulic control unit pump or ABS module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that she researched the online and found NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, neither the year, make, nor model was included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 169,000.

This is a 2011 Ford Fusion HYBRID sedan. This happened to me on 2 separate occasions several months apart. Was driving at a moderate speed about 20 mph and applied the brakes to slow down but upon depressing the brake pedal the dashboard suddenly lit up with Service lights and the brake pedal sank to the floor with no power assist at all. It was difficult to bring the vehicle to a full stop. Put vehicle in park, turned the ignition off and back on again , and it seems to operate normally again as if nothing went wrong.

Brake peddle goes to the floor without any warning near accident. Replaced master cylinder and fluid. Continues still.

HAS A SOFT BRAKE, GOES DOWN HALF WAY AND KEEPS GOING DOWN TO BOTTOM IF PUSHED HARD!!!! THIS COULD CAUSE A COLLISION TO MY FAMILY OR WITH OTHER!!! THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS AND IS EXTREMELY DANGERS AS IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE!!!! I CHECKED WITH FORD COMPANY AND FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL!!! I INVESTIGATED MYSELF ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE RECALLS ON ABS SYSTEM TO FIX FROM 2001-2010 BUT STOPPED AFTER THAT!!!! I BOUGHT A ABS TESTER AND OPERATED THE ABS CHECK MYSELF AND THE MASTER CYLINDER PUMPS UP, BUT AFTER THE TEST THE BRAKE GO RIGHT BACK DOWN!!!!!!

During winter driving conditions, the antilock brake system engaged. Following the engagement of the antilock brake system, the brake pedal would press all the way to the floor and very little braking was available from the brake system. Distances to stop the car were extremely long and the car was inherently unsafe to drive on the road. There were no warning indications on the car. It was determined by a Ford dealer that the hydraulic control unit failed and needed to be replaced. Upon repair, the braking system returned to normal function. I have the failed HCU in my possession.

My 2011 Ford Fusion SE is experiencing a brake system failure similar to the one noted in NHTSA Recall 19V-904. The recall pursuant to NHTSA Recall 19V-904 only applies to model years up to 2010. I contend the brake system failure continues to be prevalent but Ford is refusing to acknowledge the failure as applicable to the recall simply due to the model year. No warning indicator appeared.

Brakes serviced within last 3 years. They should not have failed. A few months ago noticed that the Brakes after initial tap will go to floor. Then they completely failed with no warning when my teen driver was on a highway. Per mechanic there is a problem with the ABS module. Mechanic states we have the same ABS module as the 2010 Fusion that was recalled. However, per Local Ford dealer as our VIN # is 2011 it doesn't matter that part has proven to be faulty

My brake pedal stays down and I have very little brakes. i took it to my mechanic and he has been waiting for the part for over 6 months. I recently called him and he informed me that Ford was no longer manufacturing that brake part. What do i do now? My mom has a 2009 and she had the same issue and It was recalled. Will my car also be recalled or am I stuck with a car with bad brakes?

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the brake pedal would depress to the floorboard as a brake system failure warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who informed her of other model vehicles that had experienced the same failure; however, there were no recalls on her VIN associated with the failure. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 163,000.

Braking on icy roads engaged the anti-lock braking. Immediately afterwards normal braking was affected with an increased travel in the brake pedal, down to the floor. This is the same behavior resulting in the recall of 2006-2010 Ford Fusions. My Ford Fusion is 2011 and not covered. I believe my ABS unit has the same sticking valve issue. I resolved the immediate problem by forcing the anti-lock brakes to engage 4-5 times on an icy road. The brakes are now currently back to normal operation. This is the exact same issue reported in the recall but excluded by Ford based on the model year of my 2011 Ford Fusion.

Started the car and went to back out of the drive way and all these lights came on the dashboard and started to beep. It stated to "Check Brake System" and "Service Advancetrac". Also had to press down on the break pedal super hard to make sure the car stopped. Took the car to the Ford dealership and they stated that the ABS Module needed to be replaced. There was no prior warning there was a issue. Glad this didn't happen while in traffic or on the highway. I see there have been similar issues with the 2011 Ford Fusion and not sure why there has not been a recall on this yet. Car has 103K miles.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the brake pedal would depress to the floorboard without warning while coming to a stop. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed him that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle had yet to be serviced or diagnosed. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 128,500.

Brakes intermitent and low pedal with loss of power brake. Master cylinder and brake booster already reolaced by technical shop. Brakes continue to non efficient . Abs control module not closing fully their valves, afecting brake functionality. Even on fresh start on parking brake pedal goes way down.

Excessive brake pedal travel has almost lead to an accident twice. Brakes slightly engages at the top and then will have to press further to stop vehicle. This has almost caused an accident twice.

MY ABS SYSTEM IS OUT WHICH CAUSED MY BRAKES TO STOP WORKING. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS A SAFER HAZARD

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal would depress to the floorboard without warning. The contact stated that extra brake travel time was needed for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer and the contact had her brake lining and rotor assembly were replaced. The mechanic also informed her that the brake master cylinder and hydraulic control assembly might also need replacement. The parts were not replaced. Despite the repair, the failure persisted. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic to check the repairs that were performed on the vehicle. The mechanic informed her that the work was repaired; the mechanic referred her to the NHTSA to file a complaint. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 44,924

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle failed to stop. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer and was diagnosed but not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact to call the NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

One more than 10 occasions my vehicle has failed to properly stop. For now apparent reason my brakes will go all the way to the floor. I've had the vehicle inspected and taken to multiple repair shops, however the issue is never resolved. I've almost been involved in TWO serious accidents. There are recalls on this issue from 2006-2010 and I've seen many, many complaints with the same year (2011) and same vehicle. PLEASE HELP

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while her son was driving the vehicle and approaching a stop sign, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The contact stated that a warning message had appeared on the instrument panel that stated to see a mechanic about the brakes. Her son was able to steer the vehicle down a hill and into a curb until he was able to stop the vehicle. The contact's son was able to restart the vehicle and the brakes resumed normal operation. Her son had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who could not find any failure with the vehicle. Recently, the contact stated that her son had experienced the same failure. The dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while attempting the stop the vehicle, the brake pedal would extend to the floor and the braking distance was extended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The brake pads were replaced, however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 160,000.

While I'm driving my brake pad goes all the way to the floor, it's scary because you have break fluid so why the issue, and then they work normal. This needs to be recalled soon, can't afford to buy another car. I see lot's of issues with this so whay isn't this already up for recall, maddenining. If Ford works so hard to sell you a vehicle they should work HARDER TO PROTECT THE OWNER'S OF THE VEHICLE.

Brake system failed, brake is hard to push and has to go to the floor to stop. Brake light, emergency brake, ABS and traction light stays on. Car is not drivable.

This problem has occurred more than once in the past month, the last time being July 3, 2021. I have not driven it since then. The previous times it happened, I turned the car off, and restarted it. That does not correct the problem now. I Only have 72446 miles on this car. Brake went all the way to the floor and I could not stop. Displayed on my dash: SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC -BRAKE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM -BRAKE - ABS. I was extremely lucky when this happened, but it could have resulted in a serious accident. It seemed to correct itself, but has happened again. The dash displays appear each time I start the car, so I an not able to drive it now. I will have to get it somewhere to be repaired.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while stopping the vehicle, the brake pedal traveled to the floor. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither a dealer nor the manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AND DESCENDING A HILL AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRAY-DANIELS FORD LINCOLN (201 OCTAVIA DRIVE, BRANDON, MS 39042, (601) 825-2801) TO BE INSPECTED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,772.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE BRAKES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RELATED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,871.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF AN EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES LATER AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND CONTACTED J.C. LEWIS FORD HINESVILLE (309 W. OGLETHORPE HWY, HINESVILLE, GA 31313, (912)257-4833) WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. A CASE WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY USING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT PROPERLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE PARKING BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT CALLED HEARTLAND FORD (1810 HIGHWAY 25B NORTH, HEBER SPRINGS, AR 72543, (501) 362-8211) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE ABS MODULE TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, NEITHER THE VIN NOR THE MODEL YEAR WERE INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 220,000.

I HAVE HAD TO PUSH MY BRAKES TO THE FLOOR - VERY SCARY BECAUSE I DID NOT THINK I WOULD STOP THIS TIME. BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED AND FOUND OUT IT IS THE ABS. I HAVE NO BRAKES NOW!

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND 2 WEEKS LATER AT A STOP SIGN. THE PEDAL SINCE THE 1ST TIME IS A BIT SOFT.

LOST BRAKE PEDAL, GOES TO FLOOR ABS MODULE BAD ON MY 2011 FUSION. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND WONT DO NOTHING ABOUT IT..SEVERE SAFTY ISSUE

BRAKES ALWAYS NEED TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE ROAD AND THE ABS KICKED IN, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SINCE THEN THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR EVERY TIME I USE THE BRAKES.

FOLLOWING AN ABS BRAKE EVENT, MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOTED TO SINK SLOWLY TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKING. NO FLUID WAS LOST. I READ THE RECALL NOTICE DETAILS FOR THE HCU ON AN 2010 FUSION (19S54). FROM THIS, I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT IF I BRAKED ON GRAVEL, I COULD CAUSE THE ABS TO ACTIVATE AND CORRECT THE ISSUE. THAT WORKED GREAT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, BUT WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR, THE SINKING PEDAL ISSUE RESUMED. SHE IS NOT AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER. I'D LIKE TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. I SEE THE INVESTIGATION 19S54 INCLUDED 2006 TO 2012 MODELS; HOWEVER, THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON ONLY COVERS TO 2010. WHAT'S UP? CAN I GO GET MY CAR FIXED? OR DO I NEED TO WAIT UNTIL MY DAUGHTER HAS AN ACCIDENT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ABS, EMERGENCY AUTOMATIC BRAKING, TRACTION CONTROL, AND SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NEEDED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LUCAS FORD (900 US-130, BURLINGTON, NJ 08016) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,262.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS NEPHEW WAS DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES OPERATED AS DESIGNED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD FUSION HYBRID AT AROUND THIRTY MPH ON A CITY STREET AND MY BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT POPPED UP ON THE DASHBOARD. AS SOON AS THAT HAPPEN I HAD NO BRAKES, AND THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE IN THE BRAKES. THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE AFTER THAT.

ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSES A LOSS OF BRAKING - PEDAL GOES NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. THE CONDITION CAN SOMETIMES BE REVERSED BY RAPID PUMPING OF THE BRAKES. SUSPECT FAULTY HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) - STICKING VALVES. THE 2011 MODELS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY HAVE BEEN COVERED IN THE RECALL FOR 2008-2010 MODELS. PLEASE AD THIS MODEL YEAR TO NHSTA 19V904000. THIS IS A KNOWN DANGER AND FORD MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT/RESOLUTION. THANKS!

ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKES STARTED GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT BECAME INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR. MY ABS SYSTEM AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE WERE REPLACED IN NOVEMBER OF 2019. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME ON 11/10/2020. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND THEY SAY IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN.

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 45 MPH, THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING SO THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO FULLY STOP SAFELY. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF A TIRE AND BURNING INSIDE OF THE WHEEL. THE ABS SYSTEM SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE DIDN'T HIT ANYONE.

AT AROUND 125000 MILES I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD AROUND 20 MILES PER HOUR. I HIT MY BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND PUMPED THE BRAKES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND THE BRAKE REGAINED FULL PRESSURE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS AND THEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. NEITHER AUTO SHOP COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM. AT ABOUT 130000 MILES I WAS ON AN EXIT RAMP SLIGHTLY TURNING MY VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AT ABOUT 30 MPH, THE BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. I WAS NOT ABLE TO REGAIN PRESSURE IN THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS, THEY TOLD ME THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD A MECHANIC REPLACE BOTH PARTS. THE BRAKES STILL DIDNT WORK. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH FORD, THEY STATE THE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING SO THAT PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE FLUSHED. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER YEARS OF THE FORD FUSION. NOT SURE IF THIS WILL BE A SOLUTION TO THE ISSUE.

BRAKES VERY SOFT AT LOW SPEEDS. VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP!

II WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP THE CAR. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I HAD TO CONTINUE TO PUMP THE BRAKES ANY TIME I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. I STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR AS THE BRAKES ARE NOW UNRELIABLE BUT I AM TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER TODAY FOR REPAIR. WHEN THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON.

WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES WILL INTERMITTENTLY HAVE EXCESSIVE TRAVEL. CAR EVENTUALLY DOES STOP BUT IT DOES REQUIRE INCREASED PEDAL TRAVEL AND INCREASED EFFORT ON THE DRIVER'S PART. SOMETIMES IT IS SELF CORRECTING BUT CURRENTLY IT IS STILL HAPPENING AND HAS NOT SELF-DIRECTED. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE AND HIT A POTHOLE. AFTER WE HAD THE POTHOLE THE BRAKING ISSUE BEGAN. I BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR BUT IT USUALLY SELF CORRECTS. IT'S BEEN ALMOST A MONTH AND IT HAS NOT CORRECTED ITSELF YET.

WHILE DRIVING TO A STOP I BRAKED AND ALL ABS , TRACTION CONTROL, ETC LIGHTS CAME ON SUDDENLY AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND COULDN'T STOP. SO I PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SKID INTO TRAFFIC , LUCKILY MISSED OTHER VEHICLES

BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY DO NOT COMPLETELY ENGAGE AFTER VEHICLE IS INITIALLY STARTED. BRAKES FEEL SOFT AND FEELS LIKE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE. PROBLEM LASTS ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED. *TR

2011 FORD FUSION SEL, 97,800 MILES. BREAK PEDAL EXCESSIVE TRAVEL INCIDENT # 1, APPROXIMATELY APRIL TIME FRAME. BRAKE FLUID FLUSH WAS PERFORMED. INCIDENT # 2, 7 WEEKS LATER, DRIVING STRAIGHT ROAD DECELERATING FROM 45 MPH AND BRAKING FOR A RED LIGHT WITH CARS AHEAD, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, FINALLY CAUGHT AT BOTTOM. VEHICLE IS NOW AT FORD DEALER, RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT AT A COST OF $1,000.00. REPAIRS ARE PROCEEDING. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE IDENTIFIED IN SAFETY RECALL 19S54 - ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT VALVE FUNCTION - 2006 - 2010 FOR LINCOLN & MERCURY. UNDER NHTSA COMPLAINTS FOR 2011 FORD FUSION - SERVICE BRAKES (AND HYDRAULIC), 98 CASES ARE REGISTERED WITH A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE CASES IDENTIFYING EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL. I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT 2011 AND POSSIBLE 2012 MODEL YEARS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. FAILURE MODE WAS IDENTIFIED AS HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVES WITHIN THE HCU EXPERIENCE CORROSION AND BECOME STUCK. THE BRAKES OPERATE FINE WHEN THEY ARE WORKING, BUT THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE TRUSTED DUE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM INTERMITTENT BEHAVIOR. *TR

THE CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS IN RMISC-19V904-0442. BRAKES GET SPONGY AND INEFFECTIVE AFTER ABS ACTIVATION DUE TO A STICKY VALVE. FORD NEEDS TO EXPAND THIS RECALL AT LEAST TO 2006-2012 AND PROBABLY ALSO TO MAZDA3'S WHICH USE THE SAME BRAKE PARTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE OCCURRING ON 2011 FUSIONS WHICH ARE LARGELY THE SAME AS THE 2010'S. *TR

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND BRAKES ALL OF A SUDDEN WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME UP ON THE DASH. HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. THIS HAD ALSO HAPPENED A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE IN A PARKING LOT WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET VEHICLE STOPPED. I WAITED A WHILE AND WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON THE PROBLEM WAS NO LONGER THERE. WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME I NO LONGER FELT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE SO HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. IT WAS REPAIRED AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANOTHER ISSUE.

2011 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HYDRAULIC BRAKE CONTROL UNIT. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. *JS

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH ON A STREET WHEN MY BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTROL PANEL STARTED BLINKING ABOUT ABS FAILURE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR USING THE HAND EMERGENCY BRAKE. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE MAYBE 100 FEET WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED--BRAKES FAILED AND CONTROL PANEL STARTED WITH WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO STOP CAR AGAIN WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. NO DAMAGE TO ANYTHING OR ANYONE. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO WITH THIS CAR--I TOOK TO A FORD DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES OR THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR THE ABS. I FEEL LUCKY I HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING SLOW AND COULD USE MY EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE HIT ANOTHER CAR OR OBJECT WITHOUT BRAKES.

VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. JANUARY 22, 20120 PULLEY NOISE IN ENGINE CONTINUOUSLY WHERE AIR CONDITIONING BELT IS PLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MOTOR HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS A CERTIFIED FORD MECHANIC. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. WAY SCARFF FORD AUBURN LOCATED AT 501 AUBURN WAY N, AUBURN, WA 98002, (253) 833-1500, WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 140,000.

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, BRAKING DISTANCE GREATLY INCREASES, AND THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN THE 2006-2010 RECALL. PLEASE MAKE FORD EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE THE 2011 FORD FUSION

AS A I ENGAGE MY BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP OR SLOW DOWN MY BRAKE SINKS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AT TIMES MY ABS WILL ENGAGE IF I'M COMING TO A SUDDEN STOP, ONLY ON THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE. MY LEFT DRIVER SIDE TIRE IS SHOWING WEAR FROM THIS EVENT HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN. AT OTHER TIMES I'VE HAD CLOSE CALL ACCIDENTS DUE TO MY BRAKES NOT ENGAGING LIKE THEY SHOULD. MY YEARLY INSPECTION IS ALSO GETTING DIFFICULT TO PAST BY HAVING THIS BRAKE ISSUE. AS FAR AS I KNOW 2006- 2010 MODELS HAVE HAD A RECALL DUE TO SIMILAR INCIDENTS. MY 2011 FUSION WAS MANUFACTURED IN FEBRUARY 2011 AND COULD HAVE THE SAME PARTS USED. I'VE LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE RECALL WAS PUT IN PLACE FOR THE OLDER MODELS AND MANY FORD OWNERS REPORT THE BRAKE ABS PUMP BEING THE PROBLEM. I'VE CHANGED MY BRAKES AND CALIPERS TO SEE IF ANY WOULD FIX THE ISSUE BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS THE SAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND HAD TO BE PUMPED REPEATEDLY FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FIRST TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THEN TOWED TO TERREBONNE FORD LINCOLN LOCATED AT 339 ST CHARLES ST, HOUMA, LA 70360, AND THEN TOWED BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MECHANIC DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MATTER AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED UNREPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. *DT CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS.**JB

WHEN BREAKING FOLLOWING AN ABS EVENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL SINKS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING THE CAR. THIS CONDITION PERSISTS FOR AN INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF TIME (MINUTES TO DAYS) BEFORE SELF-CORRECTING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER ABOUT TWO YEARS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED IT AFTER HARD BRAKING ON SNOWY/ICY ROADS AND AFTER HITTING POT HOLES. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME CONDITION AS REPORTED IN RECALL 19S54 (ABS VALVE MAY REMAIN OPEN AFTER ABS EVENT) WHICH DOES NOT COVER MY CAR'S MODEL YEAR. MY MECHANIC HAS DONE THE FOLLOWING WORK WHICH HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM: INSTALLED NEW FRONT AND BACK CALIPERS, PADS, AND ROTORS, COMPLETELY FLUSHED BRAKE FLUID, AND BLED ANTI-LOCK BRAKES USING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE FORD IDS SCAN TOOL.

BRAKE FAILURE EMULATING 2006-2010 RECALL.. REQUIRED MY REPLACEMENT OF VALVE ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE FLUID . SYSTEM REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL BLEEDING OF ENTIRE SYSTEM DUE TO THE NEED FOR SPECIAL EQUIPMENT.

VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT IN A PARKING LOT, DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL THROUGH THE STOP SIGN BUT EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. INTERMITTENT ISSUE HAS NOT REPEATED SINCE BUT THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 30 MILES SINCE THE INCIDENT. SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE JUST ANNOUNCED FUSION RECALL BY FORD BUT THE 2011 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED.

WHILE IN MOTION AND WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES EITHER DUE TO BRAKES OR STABILITY CONTROL, A VALVE IN THE CONTROL UNIT STICKS OPEN AND FROM THEN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE MODULATION OF THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE ABS ACTIVATES.

ONE DAY I HAD NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THAT SOMETHING WASN'T FEELING RIGHT, SOMETHING WAS DIFFERENT THEN BEFORE. SO AS I'M DRIVING I CAN NOTICE IT MORE ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN A HURRY. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES ON THE CAR SO I JUST STARTED PUMPING THE PEDDLE BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO AND THANKFULLY THAT WORKED. I HAVE SENT MY CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE HAS BEEN TRYING VERY HARD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE'VE CHANGED ALL THE PADS AND ROTORS, BLED OUT THE LINES, REBAUILT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND EVEN BOUGHT A USED ABS PUMP. NOTHING HAS WORKED TO GET THE BRAKES WORKING PROPERLY SO THAT IS WHY I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE BRAKE SYTEM IN MY VEHICLE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND COULD'VE LEAD TO SOMEONE GETTING HURT OR KILLED. I HAVE DONE MORE WORK ON THE VEHICLE NOW THEN IT IS EVEN WORTH SO I HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP ME OUT IN THIS SITUATION WITH MY BRAKES. THANK YOU

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 11 FUSION ON A NARROW ROAD AND PULLED OVER INTO LOOSE GRAVEL WHILE BRAKING AND THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE, THEN I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKES WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AGAIN AND THE PEDAL HAS NEVER CAME BACK. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE I FEAR THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BEFORE FORD IS FORCED TO ENACT A RECALL. PLEASE HELP US! SINCERELY, FED UP. *TR

THE ABS MODULE NOT WORKING AND THE BRAKE FOOT SO SOFT THERE IS NO PRESSURE.

BRAKES WENT SPONGY AFTER APPLYING BRAKES ON SUDDEN DOWNHILL CITY STREET. TOOK CAR TO FORD FOR BRAKE INSPECTION. THEY DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAULTY ABS DUMP VALVE. HAD TO HAVE FORD REMOVE AND INSTALL NEW ABS MODULE AND ABS CONTROL MODULE. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR FAULTY FORD PART.

WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR, THE BREAK BOOSTER IS NOT BUILDING PRESSURE PROPERLY. THE FIRST TIME YOU USE THE BREAKS, THE BREAK PEDDLE WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BARELY ENGAGING THE BREAKS. THERE IS NO WAY TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY STOP IF NEEDED. I HAVE HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT IN DIFFERENT SHOPS FOR THIS. ALL PEOPLE WHO HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR HAVE DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM BUT ARE UNABLE TO FIND A FIX. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR.

I WAS ENTERING A FREEWAY ON AN ENTRANCE. THE CARS IN FRONT ME BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH. I APPLY BRAKES AND I DIDN'T FEEL A SLOW DOWN. I REACTED BY THEN SLAMMING THE BRAKES AND I WANT SLOWING DOWN. I SWERVED INTO THE SHOULDER HIT THE CONCRETE WALL, THEN HIT ANOTHER CAR FROM THE SIDE THAT WAS ABOUT 4 CARS DOWN AND THEN HIT THE CONCRETE WALL AGAIN. THE ENTIRE TIME I HAD THE BRAKES PRESSED COMPLETELY DOWN. I DID STOP AND I HAD THE BRAKES FLOORED. THE PRESSURE I'M USED TO FEELING WAS NO THERE. NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. I TRAVELLED PASSED 6 CARS AND HIT 1. I HAD PLENTY OF TIME AND DISTANCE TO BREAK, I COULDN'T STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS MY BRAKES WERE A PROBLEMS. I HAD JUST REPLACED ALL 4 BRAKES PADS JUDY 2018 AND DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES. THE FREEWAY RAMP I ENTERED HAD CONSTRUCTION SO I WAS ENCLOSED AND HAD NO OPTION BUT THE CONCRETE WALL AND THE RAMP WAS ENDING SINCE IT MERGED INTO THE HIGHWAY.

MY BRAKE PEDAL IS SPONGY, SOMETIMES IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DOESN'T STOP. DRIVING REAL SLOW THROUGH A PARKING LOT OR COMING DOWN THE ROAD TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKES HARDLY WORK.HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD MASTER CYLINDER BUT AFTER MUCH INTERNET SEARCH I FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUES ABOUT A SHOP DIAGNOSED THE SAME PART AND IT GOT REPLACED AND DIDN'T FIX CAR. THE CARS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT TO BLAME AND GOING TO BE A $1500 FIX.

ABS ACTIVATED WHILE IN MOTION ON ICY PATCH. BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO PRESSURE AFTERWARDS AND USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. NEXT FEW TRIPS WORKED FINE. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHERE ABS ACTIVATED IN MOTION ON BUMP AND LOST PRESSURE. NOW BRAKES ARE ALWAYS SLOW TO ENGAGE AND PEDDLE GOES ALMOST TO FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

BRAKING FAILURE. FORD FUSION ANTI LOCK BRAKE CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED. BRAKE MUST BE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. VERY, VERY DANGEROUS.

EXCESSIVE BREAK PEDAL TRAVEL. WHEN BREAKING. PROBLEM GOES AWAY TEMPORARILY WHEN YOU TOUCH THE BREAK PEDAL ONE TIME.

MY 2011 FORD FUSION HYBRID HAD FRONT END REBUILT. THEN ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE COMPRESSED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THIS WAS ON ORANGE AVE. ORLANDO FL. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO TROPICAL FORD AS THE BRAKE WAS FROZEN IN A COMPRESSED POSITION. MILEAGE AROUND 116,000, THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER, TURNED THE ROTOR AND REPLACED THE PADS. THEN AT 117,000 MILES THE SAME THING HAPPENED AFTER HITTING A BUMP. THE SAME BRAKE FROZE IN A COMPRESSED POSITION. THIS TIME ON TRADEPORT DR. ORLANDO, FL. HAD TO DRIVE TO SAME DEALERSHIP. NOW THEY TELL ME THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE HCU/PCM THAT NEEDS REPLACED AND IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM IN FUSIONS AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER MODEL. THEY SAID A PIN GOES BAD AND CAUSES THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE OR COMPRESS AND WILL NOT RELEASE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS I WAS ALMOST HIT DUE TO THE SUDDEN STOP AND A RECALL NEEDS TO OCCUR,. THIS MAY BE OUT OF WARRANTY BUT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING / SUPPLIER ISSUE!

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY I TRIED SLOWING DOWN BUT MY BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP I HAD TO PUSH THEM ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND SO I PULLED OVER AT GAS STATION PUT BRAKE FLUID IN AND IT HELP BUT THE NEXT DAY IT'S DOIN IT AGAIN I LOOK AND SEE THE BREAK FLUID LEAKING OUT

THE BRAKE PEDAL OCCASIONALLY HAS LITTLE RESISTANCE AND GOES TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAR HAS BECOME SCARY TO DRIVE. I ASSUME THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE READ ABOUT CONCERNING ABS.

WHEN DRIVING MY 2011 FORD FUSION GOING STRAIGHT ON CLEAR ROAD THE BRAKES FAIL AFTER HITTING A BUMP AND OR POTHOLE WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. ITS LIKE A " PERFECT STORM" IN ORDER TO DUPLICATE IT. YOU HAVE TO BE DRIVING AND ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME PRESS THE BRAKE AND HIT THE BUMP/POTHOLE. THE BRAKES FAIL. THE PEDDLE GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. TO STOP THE CAR I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES WHILE CAR STILL IN MOTION FOR IT TO STOP. EVENTUALLY THE BRAKES COME BACK AFTER FRANTICALLY PUMPING THE BRAKES. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME NOW. I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE I'M SCARED THAT I MAY DIE IN A CRASH WITH ME AND MY FAMILY.

ABS UNIT MAKES BRAKES GO TO FLOOR.STARTED AFTER A QUICK STOP

BRAKE PEDAL FEEL IS SPONGY AND TRAVELS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE BRAKES ENGAGE.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED DECREASE IN MY VEHICLE'S BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AFTER NEEDING TO BRAKE STRONGLY IN THE RAIN. MY BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE SOFT AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO THE FLOOR. AT FIRST, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP WITHIN MY DESIRED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND HAD A COUPLE NEAR COLLISION EXPERIENCES WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY DURING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD TO ADJUST MY BRAKING THOUGH I FEEL VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES THAT THIS HAS BECOME AN ISSUE WITH 2006-2012 FORD FUSIONS (MINE IS A 2011) AND IS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. I DECIDED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO FORD TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND THEY JUST REPORTED THAT THERE IS "DEFINITELY AN ISSUE WITH YOUR BRAKES" AND THEY "THINK" IT'S THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT BUT THEY "AREN'T SURE". NOW I'M LEFT WITH THE OPTION TO EITHER PAY THOUSANDS FOR WORK THEY AREN'T SURE WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE OR CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THIS DEFECT.

TAKATA RECALL I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND SUDDENLY IT REQUIRED MUCH MORE PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NOW MY BRAKES HAVE TO GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR.

THIS VEHICLE IS MY 8 MONTH PREGNANT WIFE'S DAILY DRIVER. SHE DROVE TO THE STORE AND BACK AND HAD NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT FEELING. SO I CHECKED IT OUT MYSELF AND SURE ENOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN OVER HALF WAY TO FLOOR BEFORE YOU FEEL ANY PRESSURE SOMETIMES CLOSER TO THE FLOOR. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE ABS WAS TRIGGERED ON HER WAY TO THE STORE. WE HAD A BIG SNOW STORM A DAY BEFORE SO IT WAS SLICK OUT. THE ABS ONLY CLICKED FOR A SPLIT SECOND COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND THAT'S WHEN THE BRAKES STARTED BEING SOFT AFTER THE ABS KICKED IN FOR A SPLIT SECOND. WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR A FEW YEARS NOW BOUGHT IT WITH ONLY 68,000 MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS 133,100 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS FIRST TIME WE HAVE HAD THE ABS TRIGGERED AND NOW THIS PROBLEM HAS SHOWED UP. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND A VERY UNSAFE ONE. MY WIFE IS STARTING TO THINK THIS ISN'T A SAFE CAR FOR US HAVING OUR FIRST CHILD BEING IN IT AND MAKING TRIPS.

AT ROUGHLY 100,000 MILES BRAKE PEDAL WOULD ON OCCASION FEEL SQUISHY. BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WOULD INCREASE REQUIRING MORE EFFORT TO STOP. IT WAS INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST AND WOULD ONLY ACT UP ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH THE CAR IS A DAILY DRIVER, I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND DRIVE COUNTRY ROAD EVERY DAY APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES A DAY. THE MAJORITY OF THE MILES ON THE CAR ARE AT SPEED OF 55MPH OR MORE. VERY LITTLE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHICH REQUIRES EXCESSIVE BRAKE USE. NOW THE CAR HAS 105,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE TRAVEL IS ALWAYS LONG AND SQUISHY. THEY NEVER FEEL SOLID LIKE THEY USE TO. STOPPING POWER IS STILL STRONG WHEN YOU STAND ON THEM. ANTI LOCKS STILL WORK AS I'VE STOOD ON THE BRAKES IN SLICK WEATHER AND CAN HERE THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM CHATTER AND FEEL THE PEDAL PULSE. SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING AFTER GOOGLING IT SO I WANTED TO THROW IN MY SITUATION.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY AND WENT TO THE FLOOR NOT STOPPING THE CAR. WHEN IT WAS CHECKED OUT THE MECHANIC SAID THE ABS HYDRAULIC PUMP IS BAD.

SUDDEN UNEXPECTED FAST FADING OF BRAKES, PUMPING HELPS A LITTLE. , HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING, STRAIGHT OR TURNING

WHILE DRIVING, ON A CITY STREET, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR,.. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET BACK THE PRESSURE. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, DRIVING, AND ALSO WHILE I WAS PARKED AND HAD JUST PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE BRAKES (WHICH WERE LESS THAN A YEAR OLD),. HE CHECKED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, AND BRAKE FLUID WAS ACCURATE. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO LOOSE PRESSURE FROM TIME TO TIME, SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, WHO FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES, MASTER CYLINDER, NO LEAKS, AND ABS HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SHOWED NO WARNINGS. IN RESEARCHING INTERNET COMPLAINTS, I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH, APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT WHEN I WENT TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND THE CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND NARROWLY MISSED A SEMI THAT WAS TURNING AT THE MOMENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH OR ANYTING TO INDICATE THAT THE ABS FAILED. IT TAKES A LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THE CAR, THERE IS LITTLE TO NONE BRAKE PRESSURE AND I CAN NOT MAKE SUDDEN STOPS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ABS MODULE AND IT FAILED. FORD WANTS OVER $1,000 TO GET THIS FIXED. I RESEARCHED AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A STANDARD PROBLEM FOR THE 2011 FUSION. AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED EARLIER THIS YEAR INTO FORD DUE TO THE MANY ABS COMPLAINTS. THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND HAVE YET TO ISSUE A RECALL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE.

MY DAUGHTER,WHO DRIVES THE CAR, INFORMED ME HER BRAKE PEDAL WAS GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN SHE TRIED TO STOP AND THAT HER BRAKING DISTANCE WAS A LOT LONGER THAN IT SHOULD BE, SHE FELT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP SUDDENLY IF NEED TO. SHE HAS INFORMED ME OF MANY CLOSE CALLS SHE HAS EXPERIENCED WITH GETTING HER VEHICLE STOPPED. I CHECKED HER BRAKE PADS AND THEY WERE FINE, SO I BLEAD THE BRAKES, AND THIS DID NOT HELP EITHER. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2011-2012 MODEL FUSIONS. EVERYTHING I FOUND ONLINE POINTED TOWARD THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT OF THE ABS MODULE. I THINK FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE SINCE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF THE HCU FOR THE ABS.

THE ABS LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON WHEN STARTING CAR AND CHIMES AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL IS DISPLAYED ON DASH. THEN WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE AND STOPPING BRAKE PEDAL SEAMS SOFT. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT A MILE THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND BRAKING IS NORMAL. IT SEAMS LIKE IT'S THE ABS CONTROL. THERE HAS BEAN A RECALL ON EARLIER MODEL YEARS TO REPLACE ABS CONTROL ASSEMBLY.

I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED IN TRAFFIC ON A ONE LANE ROAD. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED ABRUPTLY, AND I APPLIED MY BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WHICH IN TURN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE THAT NEARLY LED TO A COLLISION. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. 3 WEEKS LATER, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD THE MECHANIC INSTALL ANOTHER MODULE FROM A JUNKYARD, SAME PROBLEM. NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS, NOR HAVE I SEEN ANYTHING THAT INDICATES THAT SOMETHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WITH NHTSA HAVING STARTED AN INVESTIGATION IN 2016(ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE IN FORBES MAGAZINE), ONE WOULD THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME SORT OF ACTION BY NOW. OR PERHAPS AMERICAN LIVES ARE NOT OF THE SAME VALUE AS THE PROFITS MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER.

ABS PUMP FAILURE. CAR WAS DRIVING LOST ALL PRESSURE IN BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AND STILL THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS IN MY CAR EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NO PEDAL! COST IS OUTRAGEOUS 1200 FOR FORD TO FIX. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

BOTH REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER BRAKES ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY WEARING DOWN WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF STANDARD USE. OUTER PAD WEARS TWICE AS FAST AS INNER FOR BOTH CALIPERS. PADS AND ROTORS CHANGED TWICE. CALIPERS TESTED WITHOUT ISSUE. PAD WEAR IS SEVERELY UNEVEN. OTHERS ONLINE HAVE NOTED FAULTY ABS MODULES FROM FORD. SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL. OCCASIONALLY BRAKES GET STUCK ON REAR. FRONT BRAKES OPERATE WITHOUT ISSUE OR ABNORMALITIES. ISSUES BEGAN AFTER ABS LIGHT FLASHED WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT LOST PRESSURE AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INVER GROVE FORD LINCOLN (4725 S ROBERT TRAIL, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN 55077, (800) 730-1765) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I HAVE VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY TO LOCK MY BRAKES UP IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE BRAKE PEDAL SINKS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. YES IT SLOWS THE CAR AND YES IT STOPS THE CAR BUT IF SOMEONE MAKES A SUDDEN STOP IN FRONT OF ME MY CAR WILL BE IN A ACCIDENT. I WAS GONNA REPLACE CALIPERS BUT A MECHANIC SAID THEY WEREN'T BAD THEY WERE WEARING NORMAL. THE BRAKE PADS ARE LESS THEN A YEAR OLD AND THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED THE SAME TIME. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE LUCKILY IN IOWA WE HAVE BIG SHOULDERS THAT GAVE ME PLENTY OF ROOM TO SWERVE TO THE SHOULDER AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THESE INCIDENTS ALL HAPPENED ON HIGHWAYS AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 WHICH WITH BRAKES THAT BARELY WORK I'M SCARED TO EVEN GET TO THAT SPEED. NORMALLY I DRIVE MY OTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH THE BRAKES. SO I SPEND ALOT MORE MONEY ON FUEL THEN I SHOULD CONSIDERING I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR THE GOOD GAS MILEAGE.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP, VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING STARTED BEEPING AND SEVERAL DASH ALERTS INCLUDING CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, BRAKE AND ABS AND IMMEDIATELY LOST FULL BRAKING POWER, AS IF THE CAR HAD STALLED AND LOST POWER BRAKES. BRAKES HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE STILL WAS HARD TO STOP. I FEAR IF I HAD BEING GOING ANY SPEED, I COULD NOT HAVE STOPPED.

LATELY WHEN I'M DRIVING AND HAVE TO COME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AND HAVE TO SIT THERE FOR AWHILE MY BRAKES WILL SLOWLY GO TO THE FLOOR AND SOMETIMES I HAVE I WILL HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES BECAUSE MY CAR WILL START TO INCH FORWARD TO GET IT TO STOP AGAIN. I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVELS AND BLED THE SYSTEM AND IT STILL DOES IT.

ONE MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE CAR BUT SINCE THE ROAD WAS ON AN INCLINE I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ROLL TO A STOP PARTIALLY INTO THE INTERSECTION. I DROVE VERY SLOW TO WORK, KEEPING SEVERAL CAR LENGTHS DISTANCE BECAUSE EVEN AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE BRAKES WERE BETTER BUT STILL VERY SPONGY. DROVE THE CAR FOR A FEW WEEKS BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO THE MECHANIC. SOME DAYS I ONLY HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE HALFWAY AND OTHERS I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE MECHANIC FOR THREE WEEKS NOW. CHANGED MASTER CYLINDER TWICE, NOW LOOKING AT AN ABS MODULE OR HYDRAULICS ASSEMBLY. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SPONGY AND HAD TO BE PRESSED AT LEAST HALFWAY IN ORDER TO STOP. THIS IS MY SECOND (AND WILL BE THE LAST) FORD FUSION WITH BRAKE ISSUES. THE FIRST CAR WAS TOTALED WHEN THE ABS FAILED TO WORK CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE ALWAYS SPONGY ON THE FIRST CAR AS WELL. ANOTHER NOTE TO ADD: WHEN IT RAINS THE BRAKES ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE. ONE STOP CAN BE HIGHLY SENSITIVE AND THE NEXT BARELY ANY BRAKES AT ALL.

AFTER ABS ACTIVATION BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WITH GREATLY REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. NO ABS FAULT LIGHT. RECALL ON EARLIER MODEL YEARS.

WHILE DRIVING, BRAKE CALIPER WILL FREEZE UP AND GRIND ON BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, AND PRODUCE SMOKE. NEW BRAKES AND PADS WERE PUT ON 5 MONTHS AGO, AS WELL AS ROTORS TURNED. THE LEFT REAR CALIPER COMPLETELY FROZE. HAD CALIPER REPLACED SEVERAL WEEK AGO AND THE SAME SIDE FROZE AGAIN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RISING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,300.

HAD BRAKES SERVICED, NEW PADS, ROTORS, ETC. A FEW MONTHS LATER NOTICED BRAKE PRESSURE LOST AT TIMES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TOOK BACK IN TO SHOP, COMPONENTS STATED AS OK. PROBLEM PERSISTS. NOTICED THAT IT HAPPENS AFTER A STOP WHERE ABS IS ACTIVATED, THEN NEXT BRAKE ACTIVATION HAS LOW PEDAL. ALSO SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN REVERSE. NOT SAFE, CAR STOP TIME INCREASES WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS THE ABS HYDRAULIC MODULE PROBLEM THAT IS ALREADY UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR AT LEAST 2007-2009. MY 2011 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. CAR IS AT FORD DEALER NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE FELT SOFT AND THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY FORD FUSION HYBRID COMPLETELY FAILED AS I WAS ABOUT TO GET ONTO THE 4 1/2 MILE LONG CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING THAT THIS WAS TO HAPPEN. I MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR AROUND AND DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER WHO HAD THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND ULTIMATELY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ABS MODULE AT A COST TO ME OF $2764.00. THANKFULLY, WHEN THIS HAPPENED I DID NOT HAVE TO APPLY MY BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION BECAUSE THE ONLY BRAKING THAT I COULD EFFECT AT THAT POINT WAS TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRING THE CAR GRADUALLY TO A STOP. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 94,000 THAT IS REGULARLY SERVICED INCLUDING A TUNE UP AT THE SAME DEALER EXACTLY ONE MONTH PREVIOUSLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FLUSHED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,800.

THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND ALMOST MADE ME CRASH IN THE HIGHWAY ON N 680 EXIT TREAT BLVD ,AND I SPENT $1500 JUST TO FIND A SOLUTION. THIS IS A RECALL THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE APPLIED WITH AN EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE BEING OPERATED AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. UPDATED 02/21/17*LJ

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT THE SAME TIME AS APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WAS HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THE PEDAL TO COME UP, I BELIEVE THIS CONDITION IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY BRAKE ANTILOCK VALVE AS SEEN IN YOU TUBE VIDEOS. IN THE VIDEOS THE MECHANIC BLAMED THE FAULT ON STICKING VALVES CONTAINED INSIDE THE VALVE. I BELIEVE THIS FAULT RESTS WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT THEIR COST BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES, THE VALVE EVENTUALLY RESET ITSELF, BUT RETURNS TO BYPASS THE BRAKE PRESSURE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON A BUMP. I HAVE CAUTIONED MY WIFE TO NOT HIT THE BRAKES ON A BUMPY ROAD, I WISH TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE RECALLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND HIT THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED AT THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE TO THE FLOOR. MOSTLY WHEN I AM STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. TWICE PUTTING MY CAR IN REVERSE THE CAR SURGED AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR

AT LEAST THREE TIMES ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND ENGAGED SUDDENLY WHILE THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. BRAKES WERE SPONGY AND COULD BARELY STOP THE CAR. TROUBLE CODES C00002 C0022, C1012, U0415 AND U30000 CODES SHOWED. MY MECHANICS CHECKED MY MECHANICAL BRAKE SYSTEMS AND ALL WERE FINE AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC THINKS A COMPUTER PROBLEM IS THE ISSUE. I TOOK CAR TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO BRAKING PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED TO THE RIGHT AND MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

BRAKE PEDAL RANDOMLY GOES TO THE FLOOR WHILE IN MOTION AT LOW SPEEDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

DURING A FORD/LINCOLN DEALER INSPECTION DURING AN OIL CAHNGE ON SEPTEMBER 16,2015, MY WIFE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAD APPROXIMATELY 2 MM LEFT AND NEEDED IMMEDIATE SERVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN FEBUARY 2011 AND AT 4.5 YEARS OLD HAS 23,544 MILES, THIS SEEMED VERY UNUSUAL. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR/SERVICE MANAGER THE FRONT BRAKES LOOKED FINE. BOTH SETS OF REAR BRAKES WERE IN VERY BAD SHAPE ( ROTORS, AND PADS). ROTORS WERE PITTED AND SCORED WITH UNEVEN WEAR THAT WERE BEYOND REPAIR. 1 ROTOR WAS SCORED ON THE BACK SIDE WITH TWO CIRCULAR GOUGES SEVERAL MM DEEP. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR THIS UNUSAL WEAR IS GENERALLY CAUSED BY CORROSION CAUSING THE CALIPERS NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT APPEARED TO BE SOMETHING WRONG CAUSING UNEVEN, DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS. THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOT AT ALL EXPECTED FOR THIS AGE AND MILEAGE CAR. AFTER VOICING MY CONCERNS THE DEALER OFFERED ME A 10% DISCOUNT ON THE REPAIRS. THE WORST PART WAS THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP IN MAY OF 2015. AT THAT TIME NO SIGNIFICANT WEAR WAS DOCUMENTED. IN FACT THE REAR BRAKE LINING WAS DOCUMENTED AT 5MM OR GREATER. SINCE THE LAST SERVICE IN MAY THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 1200 MILES. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON LIGHT HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. I ALSO OWN A 2013 F150 WITH 22,000 MILES AND HAVE NO SIGNS OF NEEDING BRAKES ANYTIME SOON. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMMENTS ON NHTSA , AUTOMOBILE, AND FORD'S OWNERS WEBSITES WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. IN FACT A NHTSA COMPLAINT ID NUMBER: 10610434 DESCRIBED ALMOST AN IDENTICAL SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

UPON STARTING MY CAR AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT, THE "SERVICE ADVANC TRAC MESSAGE CAME ON ALONG WITH RED BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE. FORD SERVICE TECH PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC AND CONCLUDED IDS TEST CODE B1342, INTERNAL FAULT IN CONTROL MODULE, NEEDS ABS CONTROL MODULE AT COST OF $860.00!! AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD VEHICLES. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED!! *TR

FIRST MY BRAKES WERE JUST GOING BAD, WHICH WAS STRANGE BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY WERE ON FOR OVER A YEAR YET, I STARTED HEARING GRINDING AND A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. THAN THE MECHANIC CHANGED BRAKE PADS RIGHT ROTOR AND CALIPER, BUT THE BRAKES WOULDN'T BLEED. THAN I TOOK THE CAR TO FORD AND THEY COULDN'T BLEED THEM EITHER, AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS. NOW WHEN I BRAKE MY PEDALS GO TO THE FLOOR AND I HERE CLICKING. WHEN I LOOKED UP BRAKES WITH MY CAR YEAR AND MODEL THERE WERE PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE KEPT REVERSING EVEN WITH THE BRAKES COMPLETELY DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES ENGAGED AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND AFTER THAT THEY WORKED NORMAL. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES SINCE THIS FIRST INCIDENT AND THE PATTERN HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

DURING A FORD DEALER INSPECTION (CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM THROTTLE BODY CALIBRATION) ON JULY 10,2014, WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS HAD APPROXIMATELY 2 MM LEFT AND NEEDED IMMEDIATE SERVICE. I AM FIRST OWNER AND AT 3.5 YEARS OLD AND 26,600 MILES, THIS SEEMED VERY WRONG. TOOK CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. FRONT BRAKES LOOKED FINE. BOTH REAR BRAKES WERE IN VERY BAD SHAPE (CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND PADS). ROTORS WERE PITTED AND SCORED WITH UNEVEN WEAR THAT WERE BEYOND REPAIR. 1 ROTOR WAS SCORED WITH A CIRCULAR GOUGE SEVERAL MM DEEP. CALIPERS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND APPEARED TO BE STICKING CAUSING UNEVEN, MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS. ENTIRE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOT AT ALL EXPECTED FOR THIS AGE AND MILEAGE CAR. LIGHT HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. NO CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED HAS HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS LIKE THIS EVEN AT 8 YEARS. NUMEROUS COMMENTS ON AUTOMOBILE AND FORD'S OWNERS WEBSITES WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. *TR

I ENTERED MY CAR TO LEAVE WORK AND STARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO PULL STRAIGHT THROUGH WITHOUT BACKING UP - WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW FOR THE EXIT OF THE PARKING LOT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKING POWER WAS BARELY EXISTENT. I TESTED IT IN THE PARKING LOT AGAIN AT A SLOW SPEED AND THE BRAKES IMPROVED BUT WERE STILL NOT WORKING AS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CAREFULLY GET THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT HALFWAY THERE THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY AN ISSUE OR COULDN'T REPLICATE IT. UPON RECEIVING MY CAR BACK THEY OPERATED AS INTENDED FOR A COUPLE DAYS BEFORE IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK. DEALERSHIP EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE BUT COULDN'T CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE CULPRIT FOR THE ISSUE. THEY ENDED UP MANUALLY FABRICATING A DEVICE TO TEST THE BRAKE HYDRAULICS. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC PUMP WITH A USED UNIT AND THEY CLAIMED THAT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THEY SEEMED TO WORK FINE FOR A COUPLE DAYS AFTER THAT AND I THEN MOVED TO ANOTHER STATE AND WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR AN EXTENDED TIME FOR WORK. UPON RETURN AT THE END OF THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL THE BRAKES EXHIBITED THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES OF THE CAR RUNNING AND IDLING AROUND MY DEVELOPMENT THE BRAKING FORCE CAME BACK. I DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THIS EVENT AND I WAS GONE FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS FOR WORK. UPON RETURN AROUND THE MIDDLE OF APRIL THE BRAKES EXHIBITED THE SAME ISSUE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND IDLING AROUND MY DEVELOPMENT THE BRAKING FORCE WAS BACK UP. I WAS AGAIN OUT OF TOWN FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS BECAUSE OF WORK BUT PLAN TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE SERVICED TOMORROW. I AM WORRIED THAT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T BE ABLE IDENTIFY THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE BRAKE RESERVOIR CAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD FUSION SEL ON 880S IN SAN JOSE, CA, WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC DUE TO AN EXIT RAMP BACKUP. I AGGRESSIVELY APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE STOPPED VEHICLES IN MY LANE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. IT WAS ONLY BY QUICKLY MOVING INTO THE LANE TO THE LEFT OF THE VEHICLE THAT I PREVENTED A COLLISION WITH THE STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF SUCH AN ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 3 1/2 MONTHS AGO. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 5 MONTH OLD 2011 FORD FUSION HYBRID WITH 5700 MILES ON IT WHEN A BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND A WARNING TONE SOUNDED IN MY VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. I CALLED WALKER FORD IN CLEARWATER AND THEY SAID IT PROBABLY WAS ONLY A DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND BRING IT IN WHEN YOU HAVE TIME. I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE AND THE WARNING LIGHT AND TONE WERE GONE. I CONTINUED DRIVING HOME AND WHEN I WAS ALMOST HOME, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND SO DID THE WARNING TONE. BUT THIS TIME I NOTICED MY ESTIMATED MILES PER GALLON ON THE ONBOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS GOING UP AND DOWN AND THE VEHICLE NO LONGER WENT INTO THE ELECTRIC HYBRID MODE. I CALLED WALKER FORD AND TOLD THEM I WAS GOING TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 16TH. I BROUGHT IT IN AND ALL DAY LONG THEY TROUBLESHOOT IT AND WALKER FORD COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY PUT A CALL INTO THE FORD TECHNICIAN HOTLINE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AT THE END OF THE DAY THEY DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM THE HOTLINE AND I NEEDED A VEHICLE TO GET HOME. WALKER FORD WANTED TO GIVE MY VEHICLE BACK TO ME TO DRIVE HOME AND USE OVER THE WEEKEND. I REFUSED SAYING THAT THE MANUAL SAID TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND THE ELECTRIC/HYBRID SYSTEM NOT WORKING. NOTHING IN THE MANUAL SAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SO WALKER FORD FINALLY GAVE ME A LOANER TO DRIVE. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH THEY GOT AN ANSWER FROM THE HOTLINE AND IT SAID A VACUUM HOSE/ASSEMBLY WAS BAD AND THEY PUT ONE ON ORDER. THE NEXT DAY THE PART WAS NOT DELIVERED BUT A NOTICE THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE BUT BACK ORDERED AND IT WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE SOMETIME AROUND OCTOBER 14TH. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MADE A COMPLAINT CASE # [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BRAKE SYSTEM CANNOT OVERPOWER ENGINE. THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS WEAK. FROM A DEAD STOP APPLYING FULL FORCE ON BRAKE PEDAL, THEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR, THE CAR ACCELERATES TO OVER 15MPH. IF THE CAR IS MOVING AND BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR ARE DEPRESSED CAR ACCELERATES RAPIDLY. BRAKES ARE COLD DURING THIS TEST. *TR

EVER SINCE I GOT THE CAR (NEW) I NOTICED THAT EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE IS FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH SURFACE, NOT ENOUGH FRICTION WAS BEING APPLIED TO ROTORS TO CAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM TO ENGAGE. THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH FRICTION TO LOCK THE WHEELS FORCING THE ABS TO PUMP. THE ONLY TIME I CAN GET THE ABS TO ENGAGE IS ON UNEVEN ROADS, AND ON SNOW AND ICE WHERE THE TIRES HAVE LESS TRACTION. EMERGENCY STOPS ARE DOWNRIGHT SCARY. IT FEELS AS TOUGH IM APPLYING ONLY 90% PRESSURE WHEN IN FACT IM FLOORING THE PEDAL. THIS OCCURS WHEN PADS ARE COLD, WARM OR HOT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE TECH DROVE IT WITH ME AND AGREED THAT IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. WE THEN TOOK A NEW FUSION OFF THE LOT (WAS NOT A SPORT, BUT IM NOT SURE WHAT VERSION) AND IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. EMERGENCY STOPS ARE DOWNRIGHT SCARY. I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE. *TR