2008 Ford Fusion complaints

MY BRAKES KEEP FAILING ON MY CAR , EVEN AFTER NEW BRAKES. THEY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 6 DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS, ONCE HAVING TO TAKE THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND DAMAGING A RIM. IT STARTED AT 14000 ISH OFF AND ON AND I ONLY HAVE 59000 ON IT NOW, AND FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME. I MEAN THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY PASSENGERS , BUT FOR ANYONE IN FRONT OF ME. I WANT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO KNOW I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE, AND I ALSO HAVE PRINTED A FILE OF ALL COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND. THEY NOT ONLY FAIL, BUT THEY GRIND..... WITH NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES AS EVERYONE ELSE IS SAYING. I CANNOT DRIVE IT IF IT RAINS OR SNOWS, BECAUSE YOU JUST CANNOT STOP THE CAR. I NEARLY WAS IN A PILE UP ON THE HIWAY AS WELL. IT IS SCAREY. I WOULD CHALLENGE THEM ON THIS. THE OTHER DAY I COULD NOT STOP AGAIN. THIS IS A PROBLEM ....SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING.

THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS SLIDING INTO TRAFFIC DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS. AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES HARD AND ENGAGING THE ABS SYSTEM THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGEY AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER HAVING TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD AGAIN AND THIS TIME WE WERE ON AN INTERSTATE. MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES, AND ADJUSTED THEM. AFTER THIS HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES MY MECHANIC RESEARCHED IT TO FIND THE THE ABS MODULES ON THIS MODEL ARE FAULTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE DEFECT ON THIS AUTOMOBILE. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL AND THE SAME DEFECT HAS BEEN NOTED.

ABS ACTIVATED WHEN SLOWING FOR A RIGHT HAND TURN ON WET ROADS THEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND GOT VERY SOFT. CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, HAD TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC LANES. ABS INDICATOR CAME ON. AFTER RESTARTING CAR BRAKES RECOVERED TO NORMAL HOWEVER ABS INDICATOR COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY.

THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BULGING OUT WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID AIRBAG IS AT RISK FOR DEPLOYING, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IS BULGING... IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE YOU CAN TELL AIRBAG IS PUSHING ON THE DASH. WE HAVE TRIED FIXING IT BUT ITS THE BULGING AIRBAG THAT IS THE ISSUE NOT THE DASH ITSELF. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER PEOLE ARE ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR AIRBAG. PLEASE RECALL, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON A MORNING WITH SOME ICE ON THE ROADS, THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALL SUBSEQUENT BRAKING ATTEMPTS RESULT IN THE PEDAL GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE YEARS WITH THIS CAR. DIFFERENT COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT NEVER SOLVED THE PROBLEM. IT TYPICALLY GOES AWAY ON ITS OWN EVENTUALLY. DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A SAFE SITUATION.

ONCE THE ABS APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL CAN BE SMASHED TO THE FLOOR

2013 WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT (92K MILES) IN AUGUST 2014 HAD TO TAKE BACK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP I HAD A PROBLEM WITH SHIFT SOLENOID STICKING THEY REPAIRED. IN 2015 BACK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP SAME PROBLEM. JANUARY 25, 2016 BACK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSION. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT 2500.00 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION TWICE.. 65K MILES LATER IT IS BAD AGAIN. I DON'T DRIVE HILLS OR MOUNTAINS. I LIVE FLAT LAND AND I DRIVE A LOT OF HWY MILES. THIS IS BULL!!!! I WENT TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON IT AND THERE IS NOT BUT I SEE A WHOLE LOT OF COMPLAINTS. ALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. UPON YOUR REQUEST I CAN FORWARD THE PAPERWORK FOR THE REPAIRS ONCE MY CAR HAS BEEN DONE THIS WEEK. I WANT FORD TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN R I WAS HOLDING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE IT JERK SO HARD I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO SEND ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN FORD AND I HAVE OWNED SO MANY OF THEM OVER THE YEARS.

WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND IT TAKES LONGER THAN IT SHOULD TO STOP THE CAR. FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER STARTING TO PRESS THE BRAKE, IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR WILL NOT STOP EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL WRECKS AND HAVE ONLY AVOIDED THEM BY PRESSING MY BRAKES WELL BEFORE I HAVE NEEDED TO THE POINT OF TRYING TO STOP AT GREEN LIGHTS JUST IN CASE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS TO TRY AND FIX THE BREAKS TO THE POINT WHERE THE BRAKE BOOSTER, CALIPER, AND BRAKE MODULE HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED YET THE BRAKES STILL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HOPE THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE HE OR SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP HIS OR HER CAR DUE TO THE FAULTY BREAKS.

I AM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF A 2008 FORD FUSION WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH BUCKLING AT THE BOTTOM OF WHERE THE AIRBAG IS . THIS CAUSES ME CONCERN ABOUT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING AT ANY TIME EVEN IF IT IS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR IF NEEDED TO DEPLOY AND IT FAILS TO DO SO . HELP !!! I AM NOT THE ONLY FORD OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE .THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN BEING NOTICEABLE IN 2012 AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE.

IN NOVEMBER 2015 I TOOK MY 2008 FORD FUSION TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT. AS I RECALL, I HIT A REGULAR OLE POT HOLE AND THE BRAKES WERE NON-EXISTENT UNTIL I PUSHED THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, HE SAID THERE WAS POWER STEERING IN MY MASTER CYLINDER, AND THAT I NEEDED MY MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. I ALLOWED HIM TO DO SO AND THE BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. IN DECEMBER OF 2015 I WAS PULLING INTO TED'S HOTDOGS AND THE PEDAL WENT SOFT, AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME MECHANIC AND HE NOTICED THE SOFT PEDAL. AFTER BLEEDING OUT THE BRAKES THE BRAKES RETURNED TO WORKING PROPERLY. HE SAID HE SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND CALLED IT, "WEIRD." WHEN I PICKED IT UP EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. JANUARY 13TH, 2016 I WAS RETURNING HOME. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AND I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO MY STREET. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AGAIN. THIS MORNING MY MOTHER TOOK IT TO WORK AND SHE WAS FORCED TO RUN A RED LIGHT AT 5:30 AM BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE THE PEDAL WAS SOFT. EVERY TIME THE PEDAL WENT SOFT, IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS MAKING A TURN. THE SPEEDS I WAS GOING AT WERE 40MPH, 35MPH AND 20MPH. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES, ROTORS NOR CALIPERS, BUT HAS TO DO WITH THE ABS AND HCU.

LIGHT SNOW ON ROADS WHEN I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. APPROACHED SLOWLY AND BEGAN TO LIGHTLY APPLY THE BRAKES. FELT/HEARD ABS ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST ALL RESISTANCE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. BEGAN FRANTICLY PUMPING THE BRAKES AND, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 PUMPS, THEY RETURNED. PULLED AWAY FROM INTERSECTION AND LIGHTLY APPLIED BRAKES ON A DRY AREA OF PAVEMENT; SAME RESULT AS ABOVE. ABS INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT ON. IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY (PUMPING MY LEG OFF EVERY TIME I HAD TO DECREASE SPEED) AND THEY FOUND NO ISSUE. STATED THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY WITH THE ABS HCU (AS THEY HAD SEEN THE SAME ISSUE OCCUR ON A LINCOLN MKS). PEDAL RESTORED TO NORMAL WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM SHOP.**UPDATED 9/28/16 TWO DAYS AFTER I REPORTED THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING MY MORNING COMMUTE AND BEGAN TO BRAKE AS I APPROACHED A BUSY INTERSECTION (THREE DIRECTIONS OF TRAFFIC BUT ONLY 1 DIRECTION HAS TO STOP). VERY SMALL SPOTS OF UNMELTED SNOW WERE PRESENT ON THE ROAD AND AGAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ALSO WENT BEYOND MY DESIRED STOPPING POINT ON THIS OCCASION, AS WELL. IN FACT, THE VEHICLE ONLY STOPPED BECAUSE I WRECKED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS WAITING TO TURN.*SMCH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

AFTER AN ABS EVEN THE BRAKES BECOME SPONGY OR EVEN NON-EXISTANT. 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS SAY NO PROBLEMS. THIS ISSUE HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AS THE BRAKES ARE INCONSISTENT. ON-LINE SEVERAL PEOPLE POINT TO A FAILURE OF THE HBU. I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS IT. I CAN NOT KEEP THROWING MONEY AT THIS ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO EITHER STEP UP AND RECALL THIS OR TELL DEALERS WHAT TO FIX.

HAD INSTANCE TO HIT BREAKS WHEN SLIDING ON ICE. CAR STOPPED AND ABS WAS WORKING. AFTERWORDS, PEDAL DEPRESSED TO FLOOR. I COULD STOP BY PUMPING THEM, BUT THOUGHT THEY HAD SUFFURED FAILURE. MECHANIC I TOOK THE CAR TO, SAID HE RESET COMPUTER CODE, FOUND AIR IN LINE, AND THEY WORKED FINE FOR OVER A YEAR. LAST MONTH, THEY DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE WERE AWAY FROM HOME, WE STOPPED VERY CAREFULLY. THEY DID SEEM TO CORRECT THEMSELVES OVER THE COURSE OF TIME. RETURNED TO MECHANIC, WHO WENT ONLINE TO TRY AND FIND REASON FOR PROBLEM, AFTER FINDING NO OTHER PROBLEM WITH SYSTEM, BELIEVES THAT THE FAULT LIES IN THE ABS MODULE. THESE INCIDENTS ALL HAPPENED DURING EXTREME BRAKING PROCEEDURES.

EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE GETS GAS, IT DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO BE A FILL UP, THE ENTIRE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IS CONSUMED WITH GAS FUMES. WE TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERS AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM YOU'RE PROBABLY JUST OVER FILLING IT WHEN YOU GET GAS OR THEY ARE SPILLING GAS BUT THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE AT ALL, I'M POSITIVE ABOUT IT. WE CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE AND THEY SENT US TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO SAID THE SAME THING. I THINK THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WHICH WOULD REQUIRE REMOVAL OF THE GAS TANK AND THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO DO IT. HAS THERE BEEN ANY SAFETY RECALLS ABOUT THIS? THIS CAR IS MY MOTHERS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE HASN'T PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING FROM THE FUMES, IT REALLY IS TERRIBLE AND WE HAVE NO ANSWERS. I'M A FORMER MECHANIC FROM YEARS AND YEARS AGO AND KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE, MAYBE A VACUUM HOSE OR FITTING OR THE GAS TANK ITSELF, I SEE ONLINE OTHER YEARS HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM ABOVE THE GAS TANK WITH A PLASTIC FITTING CRACKING. SHE HAS BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE SHE GOT THIS CAR TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO. SHE DID HAVE ANOTHER CAR HIT HER FROM BEHIND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BUMPER WHEN PARKED AND IT WAS REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP BUT THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS AFTER THAT TIME.

THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS COME AWAY FROM THE SEAM AND IS BUBBELING. NOW THEIR IS A POWDER SUBSTANCE THAT'S BROWN THAT IS COMING OUT OF THEIR AS IF THE BALLOON IS DRYING UP. ALAMOGORDO IS A HOT AREA WHERE TEMPS RANGE FROM 90-100 DEGREES. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND NOTHING HAS HIT THE DASHBOARD TO CAUSE IT TO BUBBLE OR THE SEEMS COME ATTACHED. IT JUST STARTED GRADUALLY HAPPENING. I AM AFTRAID THAT IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY, OR THAT IT WILL DEPLOY FOR NO REASON, AS IT SEEMS VERY UNSTABLE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER FUSIONS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE ATTACHED PICTURE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES FOR YOU TO SEE

WHILE SLOWLY DRIVING, I HEARD A POP NOISE AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD THE BREAKS CHECKED, ROTOR, PAD, FLUID AND HAD THEM BLED. NOTHING WRONG AND NO CHANGE. I TOOK THEM 3 DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IF I PUMPED THE BREAKS, THE PEDAL WILL COME BACK, BUT IF I HIT A POTHOLE, MINOR BUMP OR IF ITS WET, SNOW OR ICE...THEY GO OUT AGAIN AND I AM TERRIFIED OF WRECKING AND HURTING MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE! I TOOK IT IN SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TELL ME IT'S THE ABS SYSTEM AND THAT IT MAY NEED A NEW ABS MODULE WHICH IS QUITE EXPENSIVE! I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE; WORK AND HOME. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE NOW SEEN THIS PROBLEM REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES AND NO RECALL? WHY IS THIS NOT TAKEN CARE OF? I WONDER HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN DUE TO THIS? WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE IT RECALLED? IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE ABS PROBLEM...THAT FORD IS NOT ADDRESSING.

I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHILE TURNING IN A THIN PATCH OF MUD, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING A DRASTIC DROP IN BRAKING CAPABILITY. APPARENTLY, AFTER AN "ABS EVENT", A VALVE IN THE ABS CONTROL UNIT STICKS OPEN ROBBING THE SYSTEM OF PRESSURE. AFTER THE ABS EVENT, I WAS ABLE TO RE-PRESSURIZE THE SYSTEM BY PUMPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LURCHED, LOST POWER. WRENCH LIT UP ON DASHBOARD. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD, TURN OFF CAR. WAITED 5 MINUTES, PROCEEDED WITH DRIVE. NO FURTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD EXCEED IN EXCESS OF $900. WAS TOLD THE PCM OR THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.IF THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NOT OUR VIN NUMBER, WHY WAS THAT WARRANTY NOT EXTENDED? AND WHAT ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE DRIVING THESE CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM HAS ANYONE BEEN HURT YET? IF FORD DOESN'T WANT TO PAY FOR THE FIX THEY SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE PEOPLE A WARNING REGARDING THE ISSUE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET ON A MONDAY NIGHT. IT HAD SNOWED ON SATURDAY AND THERE HAD BEEN SOME THAWING AND ICING. I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. AFTER THAT THE BRAKES LOST THEIR PRESSURE MAKING BRAKING MORE DIFFICULT. I DEFINITELY COULD NOT STOP FAST IF I NEEDED TOO MAKING IT A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN AUGUST OF 2015 AS WELL. I DROVE THE 1/2 MILE TO MY HOUSE AND DECIDED I WOULD TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. UNFORTUNATELY ON MY WAY THERE THE BRAKES ONCE AGAIN ENGAGED THEREFORE, NOT SHOWING UP ON ANY TEST. AGAIN, JUST LIKE IN AUGUST. I HAVE MANY CONCERNS WITH THIS PROBLEM, I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING PEOPLE IN MY VEHICLE, PEOPLE WHO KNOW I HAVE A PROBLEM DO NOT WANT ME TO DRIVE THEM AND THEN THERE'S MY DAUGHTER WHO I WILL NOT ALLOW TO DRIVE THE CAR. I WOULD NOT WANT TO SELL THE CAR KNOWING THAT WHOEVER PURCHASED IT WOULD BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO BE HAPPENING TO OTHERS AS WELL, BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL! GO FIGURE THAT NOTHING WILL BE DONE UNTIL SOMEONE (A CHILD) IS KILLED DUE TO GREED! GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR MORE OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM & HTTP://FORDPROBLEM.COM/2008-FORD-FUSION-SERVICE-BRAKES-PROBLEMS-DEFECTS//COMPLAINT/2008/FORD/FUSION/HYDRAULIC+BRAKE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HCU BECAME JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STICK TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HCU WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DRIVING ON THE STREET ABOUT 25-30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN BRAKE WAS PRESSED AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING OR LIGHTS POPPING UP. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT WITH THE NEED FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER TO BE REPLACED, CALIPERS SERVICED AND SYSTEM BLEED. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND I LEFT WITH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IN THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE CAR BACK AND AFTER 5 DAYS THEY TOLD US THAT WE NEED A NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS IS OVER $2000. MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE THERE ARE OTHER CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY HAVE THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE. A RECALL IS NEEDED FOR THIS ISSUED SINCE IT'S UNSAFE AND SOMEONE CAN GET HURT WITHOUT ANY SIGNS. MANUFACTURER IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS SINCE THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS OR WARRANTIES.

2008 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET, CRANK SEAL, OIL PAN GASKET, VALUE COVER GASKET AND SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED RIGHT AWAY, OR THE ENGINE WOULD BLOW. *JB

THERE IS A BULGE ALONG THE TRIM NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PANEL. THE TRIM OF THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE AIR BAG PANEL EXPOSING A GAP. THIS WOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE AIRBAG WOULD/SHOULD DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

SOFT PEDAL, GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAS BEEN CHANGED, BRAKES HAVE BEEN BLEED MANUALLY AND POWER BLEED. COMMON ISSUE FORD KNOWS ABOUT INVOLVING 2007 AND 2008 FORD FUSIONS. ALREADY CALLED FORD AND COMPLAINED. VERY COSTLY FIX FOR THE CONSUMER $950 PART. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT OCCURRED. IT ALSO DID IT WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND THE ABS TURNED ON, THE PEDAL REMAINED SOFT, NO ABS LIGHT OR BRAKE LIGHTS ON.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXTERNAL THROTTLE BODY WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND I AM AFRAID THE BRAKES WON'T WORK, I SEE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE COMPUTER, I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO FORD AND THEY SAID THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING BUT IT WILL COST ME $2,000, I AM A SENIOR I DON'T HAVE IT, HELP.

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE IN HALF - DOOR WILL NOT LOCK AND IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE . THE COST TO FIX IS OVER $300 AND IT WAS MADE TO LOOK LIKE METAL BUT IT IS MADE OF PLASTIC THAT MUST HAVE A WEAK POINT. THE SAME THING HAPPENED IN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DEFECTIVE AND SEPARATED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS NORMAL AND THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT LOOK FURTHER DUE TO CONCERN OF DAMAGING THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,252.

DRIVER'S INTERIOR DOOR LATCH BROKE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS CAR FROM MY RESEARCH. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THE CAR IS BY LOWERING THE WINDOW AND OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, THIS MAY NOT BE FEASIBLE. THE 2013 FUSION HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS WAS A RECALL. WHY NOT ON THE EARLIER FUSION. REPAIRS COST OWNERS OVER $300.

I DON'T HAVE A CLUE . IT'S JUST BUST TO FLAME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DEFECTIVE AND SEPARATED AT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION WAS NORMAL WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD AT SLOW SPEED FOR ABOUT 3 MILES I CAME TO A STOP SIGN/INTERSECTION. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT DID BRAKE AND LOCKED THE WHEELS AND SLID TO A STOP. I DROVE ANOTHER HUNDRED FEET AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND IT DID THE SAME THING; PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. WITH MOTOR IDLING I OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WHICH WAS FULL, CLOSED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE FINE; A FULL PEDAL. I DROVE ANOTHER 20 MILES OR SO IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND THE BRAKES WERE FLAWLESS, FULL WORKING PEDAL, NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. I THEN WENT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I RELATED THE ABOVE TO THE SERVICE MGR. AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO WAY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM SINCE AT THAT TIME EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. HE ADVISED ME THAT IT COULD BE THE BOOSTER OR MASTER CYLINDER LOSING VACUUM , BUT THERE WAS NO WAY TO CHECK IT. I SUGGESTED TRADING THE VEHICLE SINCE IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BUT THAT MIGHT GET SOMEONE ELSE KILLED. THE SERVICE MGR. SAID IF/WHEN IT HAPPENS AND DOES NOT CHANGE OR CORRECT ITSELF, THEY COULD THEN FIX IT. WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN I FEAR IT WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. WHAT CAN I DO? THERE ARE SEVERAL FORUMS, ETC. THAT SUGGEST I AM NOT ALONE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO IT. I AM SO AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT I CANNOT KEEP IT AND I FEAR FOR ANYONE WHO PURCHASES IT. I NEED AN ANSWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD A BUBBLE EFFECT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL REMAINED PRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE CAR HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SURGED FORWARD AND LAST WEEK AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE GAS PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND THE "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I RESTARTED IT AND IT SEEMED TO BE OK BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I PLUGGED IN A CODE READER AND IT GAVE ME ERROR CODES P2104 AND P2112. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS ISN'T PART OF A RECALL BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IT IS AFFECTING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRIM AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS BULGING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY MY ENGINE "STALED" AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. IT FORCED ME TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTART IT AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. IT DID IT A SECOND TIME WHILE DOING 40MPH, TRYING TO MAKE IT HOME. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME BEHAVIOR THAT IS COVERED BY THE 2009-2013 ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOUD HUMMING SOUND, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, THE CENTER SUPPORT BEARING IS BAD, AND DRIVE SHAFT IS RUSTED, ALMOST SOLID. THE VEHICLE MILES ARE FAR TOO LOW FOR THIS TO BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A FRONTAGE ROAD ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. I FELT THE ABS ENGAGE AND WHEN I BROKE AGAIN MY FOOT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 28. I DROVE IT HOME, BEING VERY CAREFUL NOT TO GO NEAR ANY OTHER CARS AND TIME MY DRIVING SO I DID NOT HAVE TO BRAKE AT LIGHTS. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WHEN I GOT THERE I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES ONCE AGAIN ENGAGED BUT I LEFT IT THERE ANYWAY BECAUSE I DID NOT TRUST WHAT WAS GOING ON. I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY FROM MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THROUGH SOME RESEARCH HE DID, HE FOUND THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM RECORDED WITH THE ABS ON THE 2008 FORD FUSIONS. THE PART WOULD TAKE UP TO 3 DAYS TO GET AT A COST OF $800 WITH 5 HOURS OF LABOR TO REPAIR!!! AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH MYSELF, IT SEEMS LIKE MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO AND I'M SHOCKED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. I WAS JUST GLAD THAT THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR VS. MY DAUGHTER AND THAT I WAS NOT IN A SITUATION THAT I NEEDED TO BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN A FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN I PUT MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL I FELT THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGE AND THEN WHEN I BROKE AGAIN MY FOOT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I WAS GLAD THAT I WAS ONLY GOING 25 MILES PER HOUR AND THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE WAS A CAR OR PERSON I NEEDED TO STOP FOR BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE HIT IT/THEM. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG BUT AFTER LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM ON LINE FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR AND YEAR. AN INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. THE REPAIR COST WILL BE $800 FOR THE PART AND 5 HOURS OF LABOR. SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THERE IS NOT RECALL FOR WHAT COULD AND MAYBE HAS BEEN SUCH A DANGEROUS FAULTY PART.

PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG IS BULGING AND GEETTING WORSE.

I NOTICED THE AREA WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS IS BULGING FROM THE DASH. WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR IT WOULD TURN OVER AND IMMEDIATELY CUT OUT. AIRBAG ICON IS LIT UP ON DASH AS IS THE ENGINE LIGHT. REPEATED EFFORTS TO START AND KEEP GOING WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SINCE I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK I KEPT TRYING. FINALLY GOT GOING AND TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. GOT STARTED AGAIN AND PROCEEDED TO WORK AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. RAN FINE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, BACK TO THE SAME OLD THING TODAY WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON. I HAVE READ OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE HOWEVER I COULD NOT FIND THAT REPORT TODAY. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE TRAVELING ALONG AND HAVE THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON YOU. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. I AM CONTEMPLATING REPORTING THIS TO A NEWS STATION BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY. THE OTHER REPORTS I JUST READ DO NOT MENTION CAR CUTTING OUT ON THEM OR AIRBAG AND ENGINE LIGHTS ON.

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK BECAME INOPERABLE. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK USING THE LOCK SWITCH OR THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY. THE ONLY WAY TO LET YOURSELF OUT FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS WITH THE ACTUAL KEY ITSELF. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND DANGEROUS I FEEL IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, MY 2008 FUSIONS AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH IS STARTING TO LIFT AWAY. ANYTHING TO DUE WITH MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IS A BIG DEAL! THESE THINGS ARE DANGEROUS AND NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED!

PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG IS BULGING AND IS GETTING WORSE.

I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG BULGING OUT AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY DIDN'T CARE. THIS IS DANGEROUS. IF IT WOULD TO EXPLODE IT WOULD BUST MY WINDSHIELD AND NOT TO MENTION IF I HAD A PASSENGER IN FRONT OF IT THEY WOULD GET HURT IF NOT KILLED. HOW HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED???? THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE SEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I LOVE MY FORD FUSION BUT IF FORD IS GONNA HANDLE SEROUS ISSUES LIKE THIS I WILL STOP DEALING WITH FORD.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT IS BULGING AND AM AFRAID THAT IT MAY DEPLOY ACCIDENTALLY CAUSING BODILY HARM.

MY SON'S 2008 FORD FUSION HAS A BULGING DASHBOARD AT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SECTION. IT LOOKS LIKE IF DEPLOYED, THE BAG WOULD BE PREVENTED FROM PROTECTING THE PASSENGER. I AM SEEING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TOPIC ON '07 AND '08 FORD FUSIONS. ANY FORD ISSUED RECALLS??

LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE THE DASH AREA HOLDING IN MY AIRBAG OF MY FUSION STARTED BULGING A FEW MONTHS AGO. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRIM BUT THE WHOLE AREA IS BULGING MORE EACH DAY. I AM AFRAID TO HAVE ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FOR FEAR OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING RANDOMLY. HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE DASH. SINCE I SEE THAT COUNTLESS OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM IT WOULD SEEM LIKE FORD WOULD FIX THIS.....ESPECIALLY SINCE IT INVOLVES THE AIRBAG WHICH IS AFTER ALL A BIG SAFETY ISSUE.