2008 Ford Fusion complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/05/16*LJ UPDATED 12/6/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHT FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT AS OF AUGUST 1, 2011, THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR'S PASSENGER AIRBAG. THEY STILL CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME TO HAVE A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR. MY FAMILY HAS NO CHOICE TO USE THE FRONT SEAT OF THE CAR-. WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES ON CAR THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR ALSO PAID FOR 100,000 BUMPERTO BUMPER WARRANTY WHEN AQUIRING THE VECHILE NEEDS TO BE SAFE PER US. GOV. AND NTSB

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

TAKATA RECALL WE CANT SELL THE CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THE PASSANGER IS AFRAID TO BE IN IT.

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

EARLIER TODAY I FILED A COMPLAINT REGARDING A POPPING SOUND HEARD WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE AS I DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP IN THE PARKING LOT. AFTER I DID, THE BRAKES HAD TO BE PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AS I LOST BRAKE PRESSURE. I CAME HOME AND PARKED MY CAR, CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A LEAK OR LACK OF BRAKE FLUID. THE BRAKE FLUID TANK IS FULL AND DESPITE WAITING HOURS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AGAIN, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A LEAK. I ASSUMED PERHAPS IT WAS A TEMPORARY ISSUE AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AGAIN WITHOUT ANY INITIAL PROBLEM. THE BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE AGAIN, HOWEVER TWENTY MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE, AND WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50MPH ALONG ALCOA HWY, I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE FOR TRAFFIC AND MY BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN HAD TO BE PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS TIME, I PUMPED THE BRAKES IN A STATE OF PANIC, AS I WAS AFRAID I'D HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE AGAIN. THERE WAS NO ISSUE AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE. I CONTINUED DRIVING UNTIL I COULD TURN AROUND AND RETURN HOME. AT THIS POINT, I WAS TERRIFIED I COULD BE IN A FATAL CAR ACCIDENT. UPON RETURNING HOME, I AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE FOR TRAFFIC AND DISCOVERED THAT WHILE MY BRAKES ARE WORKING, THEY SEEM TO ONLY DO SO AFTER I'VE PUMPED THEM A FEW TIMES FIRST. THEY ARE EXTREMELY INTERMITTENT IN THEIR OPERATION, LEAVING ME TO ASSUME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AFTER EXTENSIVE ONLINE RESEARCH, I AM NOW FINDING MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS DATING BACK SEVERAL YEARS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT AS OF JUNE 1, 2016, THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR'S PASSENGER AIRBAG. THEY STILL CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME TO HAVE A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR. MY FAMILY HAS NO CHOICE TO USE THE FRONT SEAT OF THE CAR. WHAT OTHER HELP CAN I GET TO HAVE MY FAMILY IN A SAFE VEHICLE.

DASH ON PASSENGER SIDE IS PULLING AWAY FROM AIR BAG, WAS SO BAD YOU COULD SEE THE FOAM UNDERNEATH. NO RECALL DEALER WILL NOT FIX, I REFUSE TO PURCHASE A WHOLE NEW DASH. USED GORILLA GLUE TO HOLD IT DOWN, WITH THE HEAT UP HERE IN FAR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IT'S STARTING TO PULL AWAY AGAIN. ALSO DUE TO THE HEAT UP HERE THE DEFROSTER VENT HAS BROKEN AND POPPED OUT OF THE DASH. USING GLUE TO HOLD IT IN PLACE AS WELL.

TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO CHECK FOR TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL.

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR RANDOMLY, CAUSING CAR TO NOT STOP ACCURATELY. TOOK IT TO SHOP FOUND VALVE STICKING IN ABS MODULE

I JUST HAD A WRECK GOT HIT ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF MY CAR I NOTICE THAT MY AIRBAG DIDN'T COME OUT ON THE OTHER CARS THEY DID

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. -- THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT WILL TAKE TIME TO RECEIVE THE PARTS. THE FORD DEALER SAYS THE NHTSA HAS DEEMED THE CAR SAFE TO DRIVE--BUT THAT CAN'T BE TRUE IF THE CAR IS IN AN ACCIDENT. MY 16 YEAR OLD GRANDSON IS THE DRIVER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAYS YOUR AGENCY SAYS IT IS ILLEGAL FOR THEM TO DISABLE THE AIRBAG UNTIL PARTS ARRIVE. PLEASE CHANGE THAT RULING!! THE DEALER IS SIOUX CITY FORD IN IOWA. MY NAME IS [XXX] AND MY GRANDSON IS [XXX] . MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE PURCHASED THE USED CAR FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2012. OVER THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE, WE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO LIFT UP AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. WE CHECKED WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR A FIX FOR IT AND THEY SAID NO. HE SAID THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS DEFECTIVE - VERY EXPENSIVE. I WAS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYING, BUT AGAIN HE SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. JULY 2016 I SAW SOME OTHER FORD FUSION OWNERS HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THEIR DASHBOARDS AS WELL, SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TOO BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A STRANGE DEFECT.

THE CHECK THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN LIKE ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AFTER DRIVING MY CAR WON'T START WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY AND I PRESSED ON THE GAS IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE PULLING OFF THEN WHEN I GOT HOME IT JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED RANDOM HESITATION AND JERKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE PCM WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 2011 AFTER THE PART CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN ONCE AGAIN...I REPLACED IT LAST YEAR AND HAD TO AGAIN THIS YEAR...THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD: AS IF I WAS TO BE INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT I WOULD HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVERS WINDOW TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. TO MY UNDERSTANDING FORD HAS RECALLED A FEW OF THE NEWER MODELS DUE TO THIS ISSUE..

I HAVE REPLACED THE BROKEN BOLT ON THE IDLER PULLEY FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 6 MONTHS. THIS IS AN ANNOYING ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED ON STATRT UP SO WE WERE IN THE DRIVEWAY. HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A FATAL CRASH. THE BOLT IS POORLY DESIGNED AND NEEDS TO BE LARGER AND OR HARDER. IF THIS IS NOT FIXED SOMEONE WILL EVENTUALLY BE KILLED. HOW MANY DEATHS DOES IT TAKE TO WARRANT ATTENTION BY FORD???

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, INCLUDING STEERING POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED, AND TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL THROTTLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

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

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

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

AIR BAG IS LIFTED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE & THE CEILING IS COMING DOWN IN THE REAR WINDOW. BOTH SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES.

AS NUMEROUS OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED, MY VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM THE FAULTY HCU CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR DURING CERTAIN ABS EVENS, AS WELL AS A MUSHY PEDAL AT ALL OTHER TIMES. FORD NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND FIX THIS ISSUE.

"TAKATA RECALL": AS SEEN IN NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE AREA IN THE DASH AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS BULGING. FORD RECENTLY EXPANDED THE RECALL TO INCLUDE MY MODEL YEAR FORD FUSION, HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT MY VEHICLE IS INCLUDED FOR SOME REASON. THIS, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE AIR BAG APPEARS TO BE EXPANDING AND PRESSING AGAINST THE DASH. I WOULD SUSPECT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE TAKATA ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD.

THE CEILING CLOTH MATERIAL LOCATED ABOVE THE REAR WINDOW IS FALLING DOWN WHICH IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE, I AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE BACK WINDOW SOON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH BOARD AROUND THE DEFROSTER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

CRACKING AND CREAKING UNDERNEATH WHEN TEMP OUTSIDE IS ABOVE ABOUT 70 DEGREES, VERY LOUD, POSSIBLE STRUTS, WHEN TURNING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT ALSO VERY LOUD CREAK OR POP. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE 100'S OF THESE ISSUES REPORTED. THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL, SAFETY ISSUE

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED BEING DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THEN, I HAVE STARTED HEARING A WHIRRING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER READING UP ON SOME OF THE PROBLEMS, IT APPEARS MY TORQUE CONVERTER IS DYING! WHICH WILL LEAD TO TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE!! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ THANKS FORD!

DASH IS BULGING AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG; MY CAR IS ALWAYS PARKED UNDER OUR 3 SIDED ENCLOSED CAR PORT YEAR ROUND. THIS JUST PUFFED UP ONE MORNING WHEN I WAS GETTING IN CAR - NOTICED. NO PREVIOUS INDICATOR. ITS BIG NOW AND I WORRY AIR BAG WILL "COME LOOSE" MY CAR NOT ON RECALL LIST BUT IT SHOULD BE... THIS IS DANGEROUS. SUPPOSE A PASSENGER LEANS FORWARD AND GRABS IT.. NOT GOOD SITUATION... AND DEALER / FORD SHOULD STAND BY A WARRANTY OF SOME SORT. THIS COMES UP OUT OF THE BLUE.. I'VE NOT BEEN IN ACCIDENT... CAR HAS EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE...

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

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

WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR THIS MORNING I NOTICED THE DASH IS BULGING AROUND PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY.

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

DASHBOARD HAS PULLED UP AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM JUST GETTING AROUND TO REPORTING THIS, BUT I SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING FORD RECALLS AND FIX DUE TO A SAFETY HAZARD. BULGED AROUND AIRBAG AS WELL.

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

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, THE HEAD GASKET, DRIVE SHAFT AND CARRIER BARRINGS. WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW GAS TANK AS WELL. MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT IS RISING UP FROM THE DASH AND I AM CONCERNED IT WILL DEPLOY EVEN WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT TO INITIATE THE DEPLOY. CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO HELP IN ANY WAY. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2013 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE START WITH NO HELP FROM FORD. THANK YOU.

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE WRENCH AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TWO MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY, BUT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CODES WERE ERRONEOUS AND THE FUEL THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,965.

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

I HAD MY 2008 FORD FUSION SE CHECKED OUT DUE TO THE REAR TIRES WERE GOING BALD. I HAVE PUT 6 TIRES ON THE REAR TIL THE BODYSHOP PUT IT ON A LIGHT AND SAID THERE WAS A BEND IN MY KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY AND MY LOWER REAR PASSENGER CONTROL ARM WAS SLIGHTLY BENT. MY STEERING WHEEL TURNS TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING AND THE WHEEL ARE STRAIGHT. MY BACK TO TIRES NEEDLESS TO SAY BOW OUT, AND I CONTINUOUSLY BUY TIRES BECAUSE THE PARTS AND LABOR ARE OVER 1000.00. ALSO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER IS LOOSE AND IM AFRAID THT THE AIRBAG WILL POP WHILE IM DRIVING.

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

AFTER ENGAGING THE ABS ON LIGHT SNOW, MY BRAKES BECAME SPONGY. COUPLE OF INCHES OF PLAY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE IT WOULD ENGAGE

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