After hitting a piece of ice the abs system kicked in and did what it was suppose to do, however since this happen my brake pedal continues to go's to the floor barely stopping my vehicle, there are no lights on to indicate any problem, but something is wrong as brake pedal should not be that soft and go to the floor. i looked this up to see if there are any issues with other ford fusions and found that it is a problem with many ford fusions, isn't this a serious safety concern, my brakes go to the floor and there is no light to indicate there is a problem with the braking system when obviously there is or my pedal wouldn't be going to the floor.
After driving on slippery roads on a city street, the brake pedal became soft and we could not stop. we had to pump the brakes many times. the local ford dealership says the abs hcu has failed.
My wife braked abruptly on the highway and afterward, noticed that the brake pedal would go to the floor before she could stop. she said it seemed like the pedal had lost all function.
During normal vehicle operation, the abs randomly turns on and off while driving, severely limiting my ability to successfully deploy the brakes and bring the vehicle to a stop. this began happening out of the blue 5 days ago. road conditions don't seem to be a factor. it is occurring in wet and dry conditions and on both paved and rough roads.
Brake pedal fell to the floor after abs initiated (skid on ice). requires significant force to stop vehicle. brake fluid is full and master cylinder is not compromised
I have brand new brakes and rotors on. a few weeks ago on a snowy day i had to engage the abs system. after that i have a very soft spongy brake feel to my brakes. it is taking full engaging of brakes to come to a complete stop now. i don't feel like the car is safe.
After braking when the abs was activated there is a loss of pressure in the car's brake pedal, which forces the driver to press much harder on the pedal to bring it to a stop. the brake pedal gets very "soft" and goes to the floor. this problem does not occur all the time but always occur after the abs has been activated . this has happened on several other occasions but this is the first i have reported it.
I have owned my car since 2009, when it was purchased new. it is services on regular intervals. recently, and for the first time, i had to aggressively brake to avoid a collision on a blind corner during travel on a highway. the abs kicked in do to wet, slick road conditions. since then, my brakes have been soft and require me to nearly fully depress to safely stop. this is very concerning, and appears to be a common response to abs activation in this vehicle.
While braking and making a right turn, the break pedal suddenly lost pressure preventing the breaks from working properly. i rolled past the corner, this was a near accident. i lifted my foot pumping the breaks, it didn't change the pressure. i had to put my foot at least 80% of the way down to the floor to stop. this lasted about 12 hours. i took it in and was informed it was a common problem in the abs system and that it will come and go. this is very dangerous and may have already caused accidents but because the problem comes and goes it's hard to find it. please fix this problem ford!
Brakes fail and go to floor randomly despite repairing every known part associated with brake failure. i have been forced to drive onto the road shoulder twice this week.
The brake pedal has become soft or squishy and i must push it harder for the car to stop. this started after i hit the brakes while it was raining. my car slid but eventually came to a stop as i manuevered around a stopped car. i was driving on a highway at the time and the traffic came to a stop because of an accident ahead. this soft brake pedal has happened in the past after braking on bumpy roads or in the snow. the firmness of the brake pedal has come back in all previous occasions but has not yet in over a week in this current situation.
This has happened twice now with a month between incidences. i stopped on a downward slope on a city/town street, and then the brakes let go a little and we're soft the rest of my drive. the second time i heard and felt a vibration as the brakes stopped holding and i had to press harder. both times the brakes have eventually returned to normal, two hours later the first time and 24 hours later the second. my mechanic believes this sounds like the antilock brake system. this is concerning because though it is fine now, i don't know where or when the brakes will stop being effective. i do a lot of driving and i live in a hilly part of the country that gets snow in the winters. i need to be able to trust my car brakes will not give out on me all of a sudden.
As i was driving (in motion) after going over rough pavement the brakes completely went to the floor. there was a small amount of braking effectiveness but it was very dangerous and i had to pull over. i was going to call a tow truck but after i turned the car off and turned it back on the brakes had power again.
Problem with brakes, spongie, going to the floor even after i replaced brakes rotors and calipers the whole way around the vehicle. does not happen all the time only 50,000 miles on the vehicle. mechanic told us nothing was wrong. but why does it continue to happen. this is unsafe and i have almost been involved in 2 accidents due to brakes failing. how do i get this fixed and how can i have this taken care of. it is worse when it is wet or raining out. all of a sudden brakes go to floor and you are unable to stop even when pumping the brakes.
Was stopping at a red light hit a bump and brakes quit working.
After the anti-lock brake feature has engaged, on subsequent stops the brake pedal will be very soft. i will have to pump the brake pedal in order to stop the car. when the car is turned off and sits for a period of time (hour or more) the pedal usually returns to normal. i have owned the car for 7 years, this has occurred on several occasions, the latest was 10/27/2018.
I was driving and hit a small pothole - my brakes subsequently became extremely soft to the point where i felt like i had no braking power.
While in motion the brakes go to the floor after hitting and uneven road surfaces (pothole, r/r tracks) while braking causing the vehicle to not stop till after the desired stoping location or after passing through stop/red lights, or not being able to safety make a desired turn. after said event it takes days sometimes weeks for the brake system to return to 'normal' feel. the brakes continue to feel spongy and the pedal has to be pushed further down in order to stop
West chester, ohio, between 6:30 am and 7:00 am est on 10/18/2018 while travelling southbound on i-75 coming from the union center boulevard on-ramp heading towards the norwood lateral parkway (562); please reference the attached pdf for google map images of the area. the event that i describe in the following paragraphs has occurred in at least four other incidences involving similar conditions: i was heading from the la fitness on allen road in west chester, oh to hixson architecture engineering interiors in cincinnati, oh. i was approaching a bridge in the road that went over what i believe is an agricultural water runoff. in between the bridge and the contiguous roadway is a small break where you can feel a slight bump because of the partition. as i approached the partition, traffic began to slow due to high volume at that time in the morning. i proceeded to apply pressure to my brake pedal at the same time i was crossing the partition. as soon as i hit the partition, my brake pedal lost the majority of its pressure, requiring me to force the pedal almost all the way to the floor in order to avoid a collision with the vehicle in front of me. just when i hit the break in the road and my brake pedal lost pressure, i believe i could hear the sounds of my anti-lock braking system engage, like a clicking as if i lost traction and were skidding on ice. there was no ice, rain, sleet, or snow today, and the previous times this same phenomenon has occurred, there were also no conditions caused by inclement weather such as rain, snow, sleet, or ice. this appears to happen if i should encounter some sort of bump or pothole in the road while applying pressure to my brake pedal at the same time, causing my anti-lock braking system to engage, further causing my brakes to exhibit the same aforementioned effects.
Low brake engagement following anti-lock brake system event. vehicle was in motion. after this event, i would need to push the brake pedal down more than it should need to be pushed in order to get the brakes to engage. tom holzer ford in farmington hills, mi replaced a hydraulic control valve unit as well as a front right lower side caliper pin that was frozen.
Hydraulic control unit failed on the abs system. brake pedal pressure was lost and brakes went to the floor and failed. this seems like a very common problem on this model based on reported issue with this car. brakes failed on the road while being driven. the car would stop but pedal was almost to the floor. car has been repaired at our expense.
Brake pedal very spongy , goes almost to floor , doesn't matter moving or stopped, if pumped will come up but fades away. i notice it is not a random occurrence and is all over the various websites. if it is , why hasn't ford done anything about it? it is bad enough i can't get the airbag fixed let alone safely stop the car before i would need the airbags! as a john q. public i don't have $1000 dollars to fix a "safety" concern that has to be known to the manufacturer. if ford values return customers they need to step up to the plate. i understand the cost of the rectifying these issues but i also as a former ford dealer employee would like to see the right thing done if they expect repeat car sales.
Basically, the brakes abs seems to kick in and sticks. once it does the brakes go to to the floor and never come back to normal. i took it to the mechanic seemed to be a temporary fix and they happened again 2 weeks later. the brakes go to the floor very soft.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. while driving approximately 45 mph, the brake pedal became soft and failed to stop the vehicle. there was no warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to friendly ford (734-243-6000, located at 2800 n telegraph rd, monroe, mi 48162) where it was diagnosed that the calipers needed to be replaced. the calipers were replaced, but the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken back to the same dealer, but the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure was not remedied. the failure mileage was approximately 88,000. *dt the consumer stated the manufacturer was notified and suggested taking the vehicle to the dealer. the dealer could not detect an issue. the consumer requested that the abs hcu be replaced. the vehicle was replaced.*js
I am also experiencing soft/nearly failing brakes that no shop can find the cause of on my meticulously maintained 2009 ford fusion. i refer to your current investigation nhtsa action number: ea18002 first happened in another town when driving from a stop slowly around a corner through a puddle...abs engaged, brakes went soft. took to a nearby shop who looked, tinkered with it, could find nothing, but the brakes firmed up again. again new years day 2017, rolled over a patch of ice, same thing, abs engaged, brakes went soft, pumping did not help. took to my local shop, they put it on a rack, couldn't find anything wrong, tinkered with the emergency brake, apparently did the trick. it did it again two days ago when i stopped hard due to a car in front of me stopping quickly without notice. been soft ever since. i have no records because no one charged me for checking it out. my local ford dealer where i bought this has done all brake work and fluid exchange as needed and recommended. it just underwent a safety check a week ago while having an oil change and all was well. this is very dangerous. ford has got to address this and putt the trigger on replacing the hcus like is the suspected culprit. someone's going to get killed.
The brakes in the car seemed "squishy" or soft requiring that the driver push the brake pedal nearly through the floor to engage the brakes. i have taken it to multiple shops and had multiple repairs including but not limited to, 2 brand new master cylinders. several near miss incidents have happened but luckily no accidents. i took the car in today to have the takata airbag recall completed and was told i needed a new hcu. it is my understanding that there have been multiple complaints regarding this make and model regarding faulty hcu parts.
After engaging the abs system on a gravel road, the brake pedal went soft. it now requires significant pumping and increased distance to stop the vehicle. the master cylinder was replaced, but this did not fix the problem. research uncovered that this is a known problem/defect with this model year fusion. i am wondering if there is any momentum towards a ford recall on this abs issue. it is a significant safety hazard, and well documented.
2009 ford fusion brake failure was experienced while driving 30-40mpg on an exit ramp that was in a curve during the rain and during applying the brakes, the abs engaged unexpectedly and the pedal went to the floor. the braking distance increased roughly twice the normal required distance to come to a stop while requiring significantly increased pedal pressure. pumping the brakes twice did not help stop the car or to build pressure in the pedal. i was successful in recreating the issue while stopping over grass in the road causing abs engagement or over gravel on pavement to cause the abs engagement with the results being roughly 40% of the time the pedal goes to the floor. to get the brake pedal to return to normal i quickly and harshly jab the brakes many times causing the hcu to become unstuck only for the issue to return during the next few tests. this is my 2nd faulty hcu!!! please recall this safety issue.
Takata recall: i have received 3 notices for this recall but each time it says part is not available at this time. not only do i have to worry about my car being unsafe due to this recall i have learned this model is also having problems with brakes freezing up which has happened to me several times in the last 4 years. there is no recall on brake issues but i know there has been hundreds of complaints about this issue as well
Dangerous brake problem. during wet conditions brakes lock up when applying the brakes quickly. the car will shake like it is going over a high grate in the road when it is the brakes stuttering. the pedal goes to the floor and the car does not stop for at least 25 feet.i have had three near collision due to this problem. since 2012 i have had to replace the rosters twice but it does not fix the problem. there has been thousands of complaints about this problem and something needs to be done.
While driving the vehicle the service brake pedal will randomly go to the floor. during these events there is no slowing of the vehicle just as though you haven't applied the service brakes. if you pump the brakes you can then start to slow the vehicle.
Nhtsa action number: ea18002 the nhtsa action item listed above affects my ford fusion too. i lose breaking power so much that i must apply the break petal to the floor in order to come to a complete stop and this also does affects the total stopping distance.
Occasionally when the vehicle hits a bump or pot hole the brakes immediately becomes soft and loses power to stop the vehicle. it repeats itself and one has to slow it down with engine braking. after a day or two it becomes okay again. till next time and it happens again. there seems to be apparently nothing wrong with the system, everything checks out and we are not able to duplicate the events on demand. when the brake fails it is a major safety risk and can cause collision and may result in fatalities. there are many (at least 300) reported issues very similar to what i am having. ford has not recalled the vehicles to fix this major safety fault. by pumping the brakes we are able to stop the vehicle but it takes a longer distance to stop. last time it happened was august 20, 2018 and stayed soft for three days and is now working fine.
My brakes depress all the way to the floor before stopping and scared they are going to stop working. was told it was the abs hydraulic brake control unit. since then i have investigated it on the internet and see that this is a big problem. complained to ford & they said there was no recall or assistance at this time. if this is a big problem then it needs to be fixed immediately.
I drove over a set of bumpy railroad tracks and about a 1/4 mile down the road, when i went to stop, my brake pedal went to the floor. i still had some brake pressure to stop though. i made it to a parking lot to check for leaks but did not see any. i pumped the brakes and i got my brake pressure back and the brake pedal was back to normal.
Brakes have failed twice randomly. coming to a stop at stop sign and stopping at yellow light (this one was scary). abs seems to pulsate back and then pedal goes straight to floor. first time i was able to pump brakes back up and drive to dealer. they said nothing was wrong. second time i was unable to pump back up. after sitting for an hour or so the brakes were working again. i took to dealer for second time and again, nothing wrong. clearly there is something wrong and huge safety issue. i don't want the third time it happens to actually be a crash! very unsafe and do not understand how they say nothing is wrong.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. while driving various speeds, the abs failed. the contact stated that the front two wheels seized on several occasions, resulting in a series of skid patterns and near crashes. the contact stated that the failure occurred at least eight times since july of 2018. in addition, the contact stated that there was a loss of brake pressure for a period of approximately 24 to 72 hours after the failures. encinitas ford (1424 encinitas blvd, encinitas, ca 92024, (888) 700-8208) was made aware of the failures, but they could not be duplicated. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. the failure mileage was approximately 86,000.
Issue with brake pedal going all the way to the floor - with difficulty coming to a normal stop. there is a need to brake way ahead of the normal distance to avoid potential accident. master cylinder was replaced, no lose of fluid, checked by multiple mechanics, and there isn't an obvious issue except possible faulty parts. researching has indicated this has affected many other drivers in the same way. i noticed an investigation was created in april of 2018, but i don't see a resolution. there have been more than 25 accidents to date directly related to this issue. it would seem prudent and responsible to issue a recall to address the large scale issue.
While sitting at a red light the brake pedal will go soft or have to resort to double pumping of the brake pedal for them to grab.
Driving at 45 mph i had to brake over a bumpy section of paved road, my abs activated then the brake pedal went real soft and almost to the floorboard. my braking distance increased tremendously, i almost hit another vehicle that was in front of me. no abs warning indicator light came on before or after the incident. brakes feel extremely weak after the incident and stiil do after pumping them many times. approximately 82,200 miles on my 2009 ford fusion se 2.3l. did a little research and it sounds like this is a common problem for this vehicle and should be a recall on the abs hydraulic control unit. extreme safety concern for braking.
Tried to brake as usual and brakes were not as responsive and needed more pressure/time to stop. abs light came on shortly after. ford believes that the cause is abs module and/or abs hcu (abs pump motor failure). they are unable to determine actual cause until i py $3,000 to replace each potential issue. while brakes seem to operate ok now, the car needs more time to stop. have seen multiple complaints online w the same issue (spongy brakes, abs module failures). i have also been unable to obtain the recall replacement for passenger side airbag as they are short on parts.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. while driving approximately 30 mph and attempting to make a right turn, the contact depressed the brake pedal as the front driver side wheel struck a pothole. the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard. the contact was eventually able to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to manteca ford (555 n main st, manteca, ca 95336, (209) 239-3561) where it was diagnosed that the abs control module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 167,960.
Soft brake petal / brake petal goes to floor within 17 seconds resulting in compromised brakes and a safety hazard (all speeds and stopping situations). seems to be a very common complaint / safety issue but still no recall or service bulletin from my understanding. i saw nhtsa is investigating, so i wanted to share i am also having issue and feel it is unsafe. mechanic thought like most at first it was a bad master cylinder and replaced. petal still soft so he bled brakes several times and was confident no air in system. i brought back car 3x over a year concerned the brakes feel 'abnormal/weird'. each time brakes were re-bled and he agreed they felt unusual, he felt they were ok. my young daughter drives the car daily, so being concerned i researched and pressed dealer for info and found there is a known issue with a valve sticking in the anti-lock brake hydraulic valve unit resulting abnormal internal hydraulic fluid flow and gradual pressure loss. the price for a replacement valve body is an expensive $544 at ford and 3-hours of labor to replace. my mechanic feels this is a recall worthy safety issue and needs reported. no idiot light or code notifies driver or mechanic failure has occured and he said antilock systems should not have such pressure failure with a part issue. without recognition from ford, the condition is misdiagnosed and results in mechanics thinking it is probably ok when it is not safe. my daughter has driven the car in this condition for about a year now while we try to resolve and we probably did an expensive, unneeded repair. it is disappointing to learn there hasn't been a recall or warning. an $800 repair for a most likely defective part is excessive (not to mention the $350 unneeded master cylinder repair. the temptation for many will be to 'live with it' due to high cost of repair or never know.
When i apply the breaks while moving and the car hits a bump while the breaks are applied, the breaks will get very soft for a few days. the breaking power is very bad during that time, it probably triples the stopping distance required. this has happened at least a dozen times over the past 2 years.
Problem occurs when vehicle is in motion. we (two drivers) experienced intermittent braking hesitation. usually when driving on rough pavement, and especially when turning, brakes will hesitate to activate properly. brake pedal tends to drop near the floor before braking occurs. have noticed approximately 20-30 feet of additional pavement distance is covered before brakes fully engage. new brake pads were installed within the last 20,000 miles, but this is believed to be an issue with a faulty abs. we believe this is likely an issue with corrosion and/or sticky valves in the abs unit as others have described and posted on-line.
Driving the other day i lost brakes and almost had an accident with another vehicle. the brake light came on along with the service light. which is still on. drive home variously in low gear when needed. when in low gear i heard a constant grinding noise. still patiently waiting on my takata air bag replacement thru ford. this vehicle is new to me and i haven't made my first payment yet. only has 40k for mileage. as is common with most ford cats. i asks experienced surges in the vast. my lay cast was an 04 taurus.
Very soft brakes. - the car kept experiencing soft brakes after the abs would engage or if the car hit a pot hole of solid bump in the road. not all the times but fairly often. we replaced the master cylinder in 2016 and the brake pads recently as well. in dec of 2017, i was going about 25mph while approaching the exit of our neighborhood. there was a small patch of ice & water. i was braking for a stop when the car crossed the patch. the abs engaged. from that moment on for about 2 weeks the brakes would go to the floor before they would slow the car to a stop. then it cleared up. on sunday april 22 around 1am, we were driving through a town on our way back from picking up our son. it had been raining steady for several hours. my husband was driving less than 35mph approaching a traffic light that had just turned yellow. he tried to stop for the light. the abs engaged but the car did not stop. the light turned red before we got to the intersection but the car was not stopping. we ran the red light. the car did finely slow down to an almost stop but we were already through the intersection. luckily there were no other cars around at the time but from that moment on the brakes have been soft. after finishing our trip home about 300 plus miles and going to the store where we live about 5 miles, we are afraid of driving the car anymore. it takes too long to stop and if someone stopped quickly while in front of us or if something ran out in front of us while driving, we don't believe we could stop quickly enough; safely.
While approaching an intersection, brakes were applied for a red light which lost all hydraulic pressure after front right wheel went over a pothole. to fully stop the vehicle, the brake pedal had to be pushed fully to the floor. subsequent driving showed virtually no return of hydraulic pressure in the brakes. this occurred within months of having brake pads, rotors, fluid, and master cylinder inspected by ford-branded dealer.
While approaching a four way intersection stop light at approximately 20-25 m.p.h. in a 45 m.p.h zone on a highway headed into the city the brakes were applied and while doing so also hit a pothole simultaneously. the brakes failed to engage in any capacity. released pressure from brake pedal and then reapplied brakes at which point the brakes engaged and stopped the vehicle but not before overshooting initial planned stop point by 6-8 feet into the intersection. with passenger as witness.pedal now feels fine and brakes work normal. a similar situation occurred 3-4 months prior and afterwards the pedal felt spongy but went away on its own. after this most recent incident a web search turned up others having this problem that was identified as a possible bad abs hydraulic control unit. accident was avoided but could have led to hitting vehicles entering intersection. web results also revealed that similar incidents are being investigated by the nhtsa.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. while driving at an unknown speed, the brake pedal was applied, but failed to respond. the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when it was depressed and the abs and traction control warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the speed sensor caliber and brakes needed to be replaced. the local dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to nhtsa. the failure mileage was 135,000.