Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. the contact stated while reversing the vehicle out of a driveway the brake pedal was depressed and failed without warning. the vehicle was towed to lynch ford chevrolet inc.,410 us-30, mt vernon, ia 52314. the dealer refused to run a diagnostic test. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was filed. the failure mileage was 160,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v904000 (service brakes, hydraulic) however, the parts to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. neither the manufacturer nor the dealer were made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.
Received a recall notice for a problem i have had with my fusion (abs module valve stuck open) which means the brakes work and lockup only when pressed all the to the floor. went to 3 ford dealers and none will help because the recall has no "solution yet". one tech told me to deal with a bad brake pedal and don't drive fast. that's not safe for my wife or child in the vehicle. ford says parts may be available in the last part of the 2020 first quarter. the ford recall states "the vehicle is safe to drive" its not very safe when the brakes dont stop the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v904000 (service brakes, hydraulic). the contact stated while the driver was driving 2 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard which caused the braking distance to be extended. the brake pedal was pumped several times to stop the vehicle. there were no warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was taken to independent mechanic and were unable to duplicate the failure. the contact stated that manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was contacted and a case was filed. the part was not available for the repair. parts distribution disconnect.
Antilock brakes pulsed and brake pedal traveled to the floor. limited braking. 2-3 minutes for brakes to return to power. vehicle was traveling at approx 15 mph in parking lot.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. the contact recent purchased the vehicle from fred martin superstore located at 3195 barber rd, barberton, oh 44203 and was informed that the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 19v904000 (service brakes, hydraulic) but parts were not available. the contact was concerned that a failure may be experienced meanwhile the parts were to become available. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. a failure had not occurred on the vehicle. vin tool confirms parts not available.
After the abs engages brake pressure is lost and the pedal goes to floor. it takes a lot of effort and additional time for the car to come to a stop. from looking at other forums and threads it appears the hydraulic control unit is at fault. this has happened at least 5 times. this occurs while the car is in motion and the abs engages.
I was driving my ford fusion on the highway, changed lanes so that i was behind a truck with reasonable room. the truck hit their brakes and when i hit mine the brake pedal felt soft. when the truck came to a complete stop there was no where to go as traffic was moving to the my right and i ended up hitting the truck. i completed a full brake job including new brakes on the vehicle within the last 18 months. there was no abs activation or brake lock up under full breaking and i should of had time to stop.
I was driving and hit a slippery road surface.the abs engagd and immediately after that the brake went very low and i could not achieve normal braking pressure.
Tl the contact's grandchild, austin lucas, owns a 2009 ford fusion. while driving 35 mph, the driver slammed on the brake pedal and it traveled to the floorboard. as a result, the driver crashed into an unknown animal. the air bags did not deploy. there were no injuries and a police report was not filed. the vehicle was not damaged and was driven back to the contact's residence. an independent mechanic test drove the vehicle and determined that the anti-lock braking system failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. the manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 153,000.
Hit a medium sized bump on a city street while proceeding through said street, brakes then proceeded to not work properly with pedal pressing all the way to the floor. proceeded to pump brakes until enough braking force required to stop at intended point. brakes returned after a couple miles. avoiding bumps when possible now because last time i checked. need brakes to stop and not get into an accident ultimately resulting in the possible death or harm to other people.
While i was driving i braked on a city street to slow down to turn right. while braking and beginning to turn, i ran over small potholes. brakes became mushy and i had to push brake all the way down just to stop. this has happened many times. in the past, after parking the car for awhile, the brakes went back to normal. however, this most recent incident happened 4 days ago and they brakes haven't gone back to normal.
On several occasions, after abs has engaged during braking, the brake pedal has gone soft, nearly to the floor. required braking distance is greatly increased, as is the amount of foot pressure needed to bring the vehicle to a stop. this has happened while braking in snowy conditions, and also when hitting a pothole while braking. all instances occurred under 30 mph. this problem has not occurred during heavy braking under normal operating conditions, only when the abs system is activated. no brake warning lights have turned on. for reference, the latest incident happened six months after replacing all pads, all rotors and both front calipers.
My abs engaged while driving on the interstate and i had to slam on my brakes in a heavy downpour. immediately after that, for the last 9 days and counting, my brakes have been soft/squishy. i can feel them start to engage at their old point but there isn't much pressure until i get much closer to bottoming out the brake pedal. from what i've read online, this was something being looked into a few years back as a common failure.
I was moving about 40mph going straight and when i hit the brakes to turn they went to the floor applying no braking action at all. i was lucky that i was going straight on a country road with no traffic or this could have been catastrophic. there are no brake fluid leaks, pads have maybe 15,000 miles on them and are good. there were no warning lights illuminated in the car. several months back after the abs was activated the brakes got soft and reset after the car was shut off and sat for a while. there were literally no brakes whatsoever today. after letting the car sit for a while turned off the brakes are back, but the pedal is still soft and i don't want to test drive the car as it is too dangerous. this appears to be a common problem from looking at various web pages that should be addressed asap.
Was slowly pulling fwd to park in parking space and when put foot on brake to stop, it kept going. car went over the cement parking block onto sidewalk and hit heavy duty cement pillar. only damage was my license plate and hopefully little else on my car.
I pulled into the median to turn left into a business. as my car traveled over some gravel in the median my brakes went "soft" and i had to mash down on them in order to come to a complete stop. once parked, i let the car "sit" or "rest" for 4 hours. the brakes were still soft when i started the car, and when i would press the brakes, i had to mash down on them to come to a complete stop.
On aug 8, 2019 my right front wheel crossed over a dip in the road while making a right turn. i pressed my brake and almost immediately i had an 'empty' feeling in my brake pedal. i could press the brake paddle completely down without much resistance. had my rotors and brake pads checked next day but all 100%. learned that the hydrolic control unit (hcu) unit was affected. a known ford fusion failure and costly to replace!!! recall ford!!!
Abs system engaged on a gravel road when braking. brakes are now soft after abs system engaged. like so many other fusion owners, this is a hydraulic control unit malfunction.
Spongy brake pedal, brakes seem to start to grab then pedal goes straight to the floor. happens all the time and i'm scared that this will cause an accident. car has 93k miles. will never buy another ford
Brake failure, while driving my wife's 09 fusion the brake pedal went to the floor when stopping and hitting a pot hole. the brake pedal went all the way to floor before being able to slow the veh. the brake pedal did not return to normal until a couple days later. my wife uses hand controls which did not affect the driving in any way but has me concerned as my wife is in a wheelchair and can't put excessive force on the brakes if they were to fail like that. i tried pumping the brakes but it didn't resolve the issue, nor did pumping the brakes while the veh was turned off.
When i hit the brakes i have to go all the way to the floor before they start working. this happen once during winter when i went over a speed bump and after a week or so it fixed itself. but several weeks ago as i was braking at a light i hit a pothole and it has done it again and has not repaired itself. i read online this is a common problem this type of car faces with the abs system.
Issue has occurred multiple times since i have owned this vehicle to now. whenever the abs system engages (hard braking to due snow/ice or obstruction avoidance), immediately following that the brake pedal becomes incredibly spongy or non-existent and braking becomes very difficult without pumping the brake pedal or engaging the hand brake. i've had the pads, rotors, rear calipers, and slide pins replaced and the system flushed and inspected multiple times. i have found that if you pull over ans shut the car off for a few minutes and restart it tends to work until you have the same issue come up. .
Brakes go nearly to the floor when pressing brake pedal before engaging and stopping vehicle. spongy. replaced master cylinder with new, no help. replaced abs hydraulic unit with used unit, and no help, but suspect the replacement unit is faulty also. vehicle does not stop well.
Break pedal becomes spongy after hitting a pothole. currently at the dealership they are trying to replace the master break cylinder, but that didn't work. the next move is to replace the mcu. i have read multiple similar reports here to mine. i'm very concerned this is a factory defect that is revealing itself to be dangerous and costly to ford consumers.
My brakes go out almost completely when there is the slightest bump that i might hit on the road. firestone has replaced the brakes, brake fluid, and master cylinder and the brake pedal still goes to the floor. the research i did shows that the problem is the abs module. i've found hundreds of people in online forums with this problem. why is there not a ford recall with this problem?
Have been dealing with a brake issue for a few months. took it to a mechanic who replaced the brakes pads. after they were replaced, the brakes still felt off. i would have to push the brake pedal down all the way to the floor for it to stop completely. took it to a second mechanic who then replaced the master cylinder. still had the same issue. when i returned to the mechanic, he looked over the air and stated there was nothing else wrong with it. finally i went to dunphy ford where the greeter stayed he already knew what the problem was before i finished explaining the complete issue. he assured me it was the hcu (which of course was almost $1000 to replace) so i had it replaced. after picking up the car it felt fine for the first two days. the. the issue started happening again. when i returned the car to ford, they told me it was the rear rotors. i asked how could they miss that when they replaced the hcu, there was no answer. the rotors were replaced. that night i went to pick up my car. after driving off, my brakes now made a very loud squealing sound and sort of clanking sound every time i hit a small bump on the road coming from the right side of my car. well i checked every tire and found one of the lug nuts was loose on the front passenger side of my car. called them and had he car & brakes looked over once again. this time they tightened the lug nuts and 'buffed' the rotors. the brakes still make a pretty loud sound when i brake but no one can seem to figure out the issue. not even ford. i can send in invoices and receipts if needed
I had been complaining to ford mechanics of the local dealership here in los angeles of this braking-problem since sometime around 2014! i had explained several times that when the vehicle would be in motion (driving the car) and i would be passing through a rough section of street (many pot-holes) and would need to brake due to traffic, and then i would lose pressure on my braking-pedal. this has happened several times over the past five-years (at least i recall 6 times)'one of those times i almost had a big accident, luckily i was driving on a non-high-traffic street and i was able to steer to the side of the street where no-cars were parked'luckily. so, in some of this occasions i took the car to the local ford dealership (quick lane tire & auto center that works in conjunction with the local ford dealership) and explained the situation about the braking problem. 'when driving the car and going through a rough patch of the street (uneven street with potholes and other possible street holes) and would need to brake, the pedal would lose pressure and go almost to the floor''so they would only adjust the brakes and that was it. 'this past may 4 2019, it happened again, going through a rough patch of the street i had to brake and the brake pedal lost pressure (to the floor)!! lots of discussions in regards to this problem seem to point to the hcu abs loosing pressure when going through rough sections of a street and applying the brakes. however, at this point we still do not know if ford motor company will ever address this problem (huge dangerous problem)! do we have to wait for someone to be killed out there?
Tamara recall for the 3rd time in 2 years. i've had problems with spongy brakes. i braked over a pothole and my brakes locked up and hit the floor! i now have to pump the brakes to get them to work. i got my brakes flushed and they went back to normal. about a month later the same thing happened when i had to brake hard due to abrupt stop on the interstate. it took about a week to get them back to normal. this is not safe and should not happen with new brakes and rotors.
This issue has occurred multiple times since i have owned this vehicle from 2011 to now. whenever the abs system engages (hard braking to due snow/ice or obstruction avoidance), immediately following that the brake pedal becomes incredibly spongy or non-existent and braking becomes very difficult without pumping the brake pedal or engaging the hand brake. i've had the pads, rotors, rear calipers, and slide pins replaced and the system flushed and inspected multiple times. no matter what parts i throw at my car, nothing seems to solve this issue.
While traveling on a slightly rough highway, i went around a curve and a bicyclist was in the middle of my lane, i braked suddenly and my brake peddle went to the floor, i had to swerve to keep from hitting him. i pumped my brakes and they came back up, but were mushy and it took several more miles before they worked effectively although still not as they should. the next day the brakes worked fine and for several weeks afterwards, then there was another incident. i was trying to stop at a stop sign, before turning on to a busy major highway and my brakes again went to the floor. the side road i was stopping on was rough (it had been scrapped to prepare for blacktopping).this happened twice within a few weeks.the results could have been deadly. this has happened three times! i had new brake pads, rotors, and calipers put on after the first incident and it did not help.
When the abs kicks in during a hard brake on slippery surface afterwards the brake pedal depresses to the floor which makes stopping very difficult. this is not the first time this has happened but unlike the other times my pedal has not come back on week # 2 of brake pedal going to the floor. this is a safety hazard and obviously an ongoing problem with the 09 fusions. when will we get a recall? does someone have to die before this is addressed.
Driving through town on a sunny day when the light in front of me turned red. i applied the brakes and went over a small bump. after the bump the brake pedal went to the floor. the vehicle would not stop in time and i was forced to roll through the intersection. i was terrified. thankfully, i did not cause an accident, but the brake pedal remained spongy. it feels like it has about 30% braking power. i had a total brake replacement less than 1000 miles ago. pads, rotors, bled the lines, the whole 9 yards.
After an abs braking event, caused by braking on a slippery surface, the brake pedal goes soft, "going to the floor," and the amount of force required to stop the car increases significantly.
Brakes go to the floor, during stopping the car when: hitting a pot hole while turning and braking, another car caused me to slid into a rut while braking, breaking on snow and ice.
While driving down the road i applied my brakes and the pedal started to move in a normal motion then vibrated and went to the floor. this almost made me rear end the car in front of me, i had to swerve to miss it. my brakes have been soft ever since. upon looking on the internet i see ford knows about this but still does nothing. this is a issue that makes the car unsafe to drive and i think it should be recalled.
While driving, my abs activated due to slippery roads from ice. my breaks have been soft after this incident. it happened around a month ago also. this is a known issue and has been reported before.
After emergency stop brakes became soft, they would pump up but would not stay up. had car repaired new hcu very costly (1500 dollars) i see that this is a problem that has been reported before. ford needs to fix this problem, not their customers
This is the second time in the past month my brakes went soft after pulsating to a quick stop (abs i guess kicked in). i took it to a mechanic the first time and he couldn't find anything wrong with the brake system. after he looked at it and did a few things to make abs light come on, they went back to normal. now it's back, after i had to brake in the snow at a light on the highway. they are back to being spongy and i have to push down further to come to a complete stop.
Brakes go to floor. no leaks, master cylinder is ok, rotors pads are new.
Dealer has informed me that they antilock braking system (abs) hydraulic control unit (hcu) has failed. having the repairs done and will cost $1600.
While slowing on a highway to turn onto a side road, the vehicle encountered slippery conditions. the abs engaved and the brake pedal became very soft, and went almost to the floor. nearly all braking ability was lost.
Ton of complaints about hydraulic control unit abs , failing, car feels unsafe to drive, my car only has 33000 miles on it.
Brake petal goes to the floor mechanic cannot find issues
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. while driving 45 mph, the brake pedal was applied, but felt spongy. the vehicle failed to respond and the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when depressed. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 99,900. the vin was not available.
With antiskid activated trying to stop in an expedited manner from 30mph brakes lost all pressure. pedal goes to the floor. with normal braking they work just fine. tested brakes on a gravel road and speed does not matter. when the antiskid tries to stop the car you loose all brake pressure and car continues to travel forward with no braking. emergency brake was the only thing that stopped the car. there is no brake warning light on at this time or during the event.
Car lost braking pressure when driving in snow/icy conditions in second week of january 2018. took it to mechanic who diagnosed faulty abs hcu, but somehow "reset" the system when working to diagnose the problem and consequently chose not to replace the unit. drove without any braking issues until driving again recently in snow/icy conditions, and same problem reoccurred. unpredictable, reduced braking continuing in all surface conditions and speeds several days after problem was reintroduced. pedal can travel nearly to the floor with decreased stopping power, but pumping the brakes can sometimes temporarily reintroduce normal brake pedal "travel." problem apparently kicks in when abs is activated but persists afterward.
After an abs situation when slowing on a slick roadway the brake pedal drops nearly to the floor dangerously reducing braking pressure increasing stop time. i do not feel safe driving this vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. while driving 25 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and took an extended amount of time to stop the vehicle. the contact stated that the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the abs pump and brake master cylinder needed to be replaced and followed up by a brake fluid flush. the vehicle was not repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. the approximate failure mileage was 144,000.
The brakes suddenly became soft and the brake pedal travelled almost to the floor before stopping the vehicle. this occurred while slowing for an intersection on a wet road. it didn't feel like the abs system activated properly. the brakes remained soft after that and are not working properly.