RECENTLY I HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING MY CAR TO COME TO A FULL STOP. IT TOOK MUCH LONGER TO STOP MY CAR AND MORE EFFORT TO GET IT TO STOP. I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SIGNIFICANTLY HARDER AT A AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO THE POINT PANIC SET IN BECAUSE I FEARED MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP BEFORE IT ENTERED THE INTERSECTION. WHILE BRAKING I DIDN'T HAVE THE USUAL FEEL OF BRAKING EITHER. IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING. MY CAR KEPT GOING EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES. IT FELT LIKE I COULDN'T PRESS HARD ENOUGH TO GET A RESPONSE FROM MY BRAKES. MY CAR WAS MOVING AT A LOW TO AVERAGE SPEED (MAYBE 30MPH) WHEN THIS OCCURED. IT WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURED. IT WAS ON A DRY LOCAL ROAD ON A CLEAR DAY, APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION.
2009 Ford Fusion complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2009 record →
TAKATA RECALL. I GOT RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS AFFECTED BY TAKATA RECALL, AND THEY WILL CONTACT ME WHEN AIR BAG IS READY. I GOT THIS NOTICE IN 2016. NOW IT IS END OF 2017, ALREADY ONE YEAR. I HAVE NOT GOT ANY NOTICE ABOUT WHEN THIS CAN BE HANDLED. I CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP CLOSE TO ME, THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE TOO MANY CARS TO FIX, AND TOLD ME FORD WILL CONTACT ME IN FUTURE. AS A RESULT, I COULD NOT USE THIS CAR TO TRANSPORT FAMILY DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THEREFORE I SUFFER MONETARY LOSS BECAUSE I PAID FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT USE IT AS I NEED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MARCH OF 2017. THE CONTACT CALLED WALDORF FORD (2440 CRAIN HWY, WALDORF, MD 20601, 301 843-2400) WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR, AND STATED THAT THEY WERE WORKING WITH NHTSA TO HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. THERE WAS NO DATE AS TO WHEN PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
BRAKING FAILURE 3 TIMES FROM AUGUST 2016 - OCTOBER 2017. EACH TIME VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MILES PER HOUR WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED, AND THEN BRAKE PEDAL 'WENT SOFT' OR 'WENT TO THE FLOOR' ONLY SLOWLY SLOWING THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME CAR WAS SUCCESSFULLY PULLED TO A SAFE STOP. BRAKING RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER SITTING OVER NIGHT. BRAKES SERVICED AFTER FIRST TWO INCIDENTS. AFTER OCT 2017 INCIDENT PROBLEM WAS DUPLICATED BY SERVICE TECH BY BREAKING QUICKLY AND TURNING WHEEL ON FREEWAY OFF RAMP, I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST THEY WERE TRAVELING. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT PROBLEM IS ABS PUMP.
TAKATA RECALL- RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM FORD JULY 2016. STILL NO FIX AVAILABLE FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.
FORD STILL DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY FOR THIS SITUATION. THIS IS TAKING TOO LONG!
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JULY OF 2016. THE DEALER (SHAWNEE MISSION FORD, 11501 SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY, SHAWNEE, KS 66203, (913) 631-0000) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF UPDATED 8/13/18*JB
HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAS OR IS FAILING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID PRESSURE AND INCREASED COMPRESSION OF BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP CAR. EVENT HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. IF A VALVE IN THE HCU IS STUCK OPEN OR CLOSED, BRAKE FLUID IS NOT MOVING THROUGH SYSTEM PROPERLY, AND THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER OR THE ABILITY TO STOP AT ALL.
AFTER ABS ENGAGES, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES SPONGY, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHILE BREAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON QUITE A FEW OCCURRENCES. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS YOU MAY HAVE TO BREAK SUDDENLY.
TAKATA RECALL : I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 2+ YEARS AGO ON MY AND THE DEALER IS STILL SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE PARTS.
SAFETY RECALL. CALLED DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD NO DEALERSHIP HAS THE ABILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS THE COMPANY WHO MAKES THE AIRBAGS IS OUT OF BUSINESS.
REGARDING RECALL NHTSA RECALL 17V-024. HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE SAME RESPONSE; NO PARTS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THIS RESPONSE IS UNSATISFACTORY. I FEEL THEY ARE NOT LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT PASSENGER AIR BAGS DUE TO THE YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LIGHT A FIRE UNDER THEM TO GET THEM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED DICK SMITH FORD AT (816) 353-1495 (9505 E STATE RTE 350, RAYTOWN, MO 64133) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAKATA AIRBAGS
TAKATA RECALL - AIRBAG INFLATOR - WE RECEIVED NOTICE JANUARY 2017 THAT OUR AIRBAG NEEDED REPLACED, WE STILL DO NOT HAVE IT REPLACED, NO REMEDY TO THE SITUATION YET!
WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, I TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A DEER IN THE ROADWAY. I VEERED RIGHT AND HIT THE BRAKES. INITIALLY I FELT THE ABS ENGAGE AND FELT, THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL, A SERIES OF THUDS. AFTER ABOUT A SECOND THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED ALMOST COMPLETELY AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE DESPITE THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.
TAKATA RECALL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH AIRPORT FORD IN FLORENCE KENTUCKY TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED, TOOK MY CAR IN AND RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TO COME GET MY CAR BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GET THE AIRBAGS. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED SINCE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE AIRBAGS FOR MY CAR WAS IN BANKRUPTCY AND THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE.
THE AIRBAG IS STICKING OUT AND HAS A RUST LOOK.
"TAKATA RECALL" I RECEIVED THE NOTICE TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS REPLACED & BOLTON FORD HAS NOT RESPONDED. MY DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE & MY BRAKES NEED ME TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES STOP THE CAR. CAR WAS STATIONERY WHEN DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN & DRIVING COMING TO A STOP WHEN BRAKES NEED PUSHING TO THE FLOOR TO WORK PROPERLY.
TAKING RECALL FOR FAULTY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
TAKATA RECALL, MY BRAKES FAILED MY DAUGHTER AND ME SEVERAL TIMES I HAD THE BRAKES REPLACE THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT ON 11/07 /17 I WAS EXISTING OFF THE FREEWAY COMING TO THE RED LIGHT WITH THE BLESSINGS OF THE LORD THE LIGHT WAS YELLOW I BRAKED IT WOULDN'T STOP THE PERSON ON MY LEFT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN NOTICE I COULDN'T STOP THEY WAITED UNTIL I MADE MY LEFT TURN THAT WAS SCARY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD DO TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. [XXX] PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL I HAVE AN ACCIDENT I WOULD LOOSE MY BRAKES AND THEY WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR PUMPING THEM DIDN'T HELP SO I WOULD DRIVE IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT OR A CAR I WOULD START PUMPING AND PRAY ALL THE WAY TO MY DESTINATION CITY STREET AND HIGHWAYS BEEN BLESSED SO FAR. THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE RECEIVED 2 NOTICES ABOUT THE RECALL ONE MARCH 2017 AND ONE NOVEMBER 2017, I CONTACTED OLATHE FORD ABOUT THIS 3 TIMES WITH NO HELP WHAT SO EVER SAYING I COULD CONTACT FORD AT AN 800 #. IF THIS IS A RECALL AND THEY CAN'T HELP WITH IT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT KIND OF COMPANY THIS IS. WE HAVE ALWAYS PURCHASED FROM FORD BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS RECALL?
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT OWNERS WOULD RECEIVE A SECOND NOTICE ONCE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (ANDERSON FORD, LINCOLN OF ST. JOSEPH, 2207 N BELT HWY, ST JOSEPH, MO 64506, 1-(800) 779-3673) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL. I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL ALMOST ONE YEAR AGO. UPON CALLING THEM AND CALLING THE DEALER, I AM TOLD PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE! AND NO ONE KNOWS WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THIS RECALL - THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING TIMELY ABOUT GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SERRAMONTE FORD (999 SERRAMONTE BLVD, COLMA, CA 94014, PHONE NUMBER: (650) 763-2400), BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART MAY BE AVAILABLE IN ONE MONTH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF UPDATED 8/7/18*JB
TAKATA RECALL - MY DEALERSHIP HAS NOT PROVIDED REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT REPLACED THE AIRBAGS STATING THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM FORD. THIS IS A DANGER TO ME.
TAKATA RECALL FORD'S RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED MARCH 2017, NO FURTHER ACTION HAS OCCURRED.
CONTINUALLY NOTICED THAT INCREASED PRESSURE WAS NEEDED TO OPERATE VEHICLE BRAKES. AFTER INCIDENT WHERE ABS SYSTEM WAS REQUIRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO AVOID COLLISION, THE BRAKING SEEMED TO DETERIORATE. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO LOCAL MECHANIC, AND RESEARCH BY LOCAL MECHANIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT AIR WAS FOUND IN THE ABS HYDRAULIC MOTOR, DEGRADING PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO BLEED THE AIR FROM THE LINES, BUT ADVISED THAT THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY OCCUR AGAIN, AND MAY REQUIRE A NEW ABS HYDRAULIC MOTOR. (MECHANIC ADVISED THAT A NEW MOTOR WOULD HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.)
TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL NHTSA 16V384; MANUFACTURER RECAL 16S26
" TAKATA RECALL" HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF REMEDY AS OF YET. ONLY RECEIVED FIRST NOTICE. SAID TO RECEIVE SECOND NOTICE BEFORE RECALL COULD BE DONE.
TAKATA RECALL PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE!
TAKATA RECALL. FORD NOTIFIED ME BY MAIL IN JULY OF 2016. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE PARTS. CONTACTED THEM TODAY (11/03/2017) AND THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE PARTS AND DID NOT SEEM AWARE OF WHEN THEY WOULD BE GETTING THEM. THEY ALSO COULD NOT INFORM ME IF FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS ACTIVELY SEEKING PARTS ELSEWHERE AS TAKATA IS APPARENTLY ATTEMPTING TO DECLARE BANKRUPTCY.
IT'S AFFECTING MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS. FORD DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT MAY AFFECT MY TRADE - IN PRICE EVEN THOUGH I BOUGHT IT FROM THEM. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE WITH ANY PASSENGER IN FEAR OF THE AIRBAGS FATALLY DEPLOYING. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND I LIVE IN A VERY HOT CLIMATE WHICH MAKES THE RISKS EVEN HIGHER. HELP ME, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY RECOURSE WITH THIS DANGEROUS VEHICLE . JUST OWNING A VEHICLE WITH SUCH A RISK IS DANGEROUS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 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 DEALER WAS CONTACTED (HARBIN FORD/CHEVROLET IN SCOTTSBORO, AL, 256-259-6400) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *JS
TAKATA RECALL. I WAS CONTACTED OVER A YEAR AGO THAT MY AIRBAG INFLATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS PUT ON A WAIT LIST FOR THIS PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AGAIN TODAY, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE, AND IT WILL HONESTLY, PROBABLY NEVER GET FIXED BECAUSE TAKATA HAS FILED BANKRUPTCY! I LIVE IN LOUISIANA, WHICH IS A HIGH PRIORITY STATE DUE TO OUR HOT AND HUMID WEATHER. I FIND FORD'S HANDLING OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM TO BE COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE! MY FAMILY / CHILDREN DRIVE AROUND IN THIS CAR, AND NOW, WE ARE ACTUALLY IN MORE DANGER IF WE DO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT!
TAKATA RECALL CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE THE AIRBAG FIXED/REPLACED DUE TO SAFETLY ISSUES. WAS TOLD THAT NO PARTS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TO FIX AIRBAGS THAT WERE RECALLED. THEY CAN'T FIX ISSUES UNTIL PARTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SILVA FORD (200 S MADERA AVE, MADERA, CA) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF CONSUMER STATED CRASH HIT BACK, AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF. UPDATED 8/7/18
TAKATA RECALL. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE JUNE 2016 FROM FORD SAYING THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD RUPTURE IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT AIRBAG FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IT HAS BEEN WELL OVER A YEAR. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE THE FORD DEALER AND WENT TO THE FORD DEALER NOVEMBER 1, 2017, AND SPOKE TO A FEMALE TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT MY FORD FUSION 2009 CAR AS THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS TRYING TO COME OUT FROM THE DASHBOARD, AND WE HAVE NOT EVEN HAD A CAR ACCIDENT/CRASH. SHE TOLD ME THAT THEY STILL DIDN'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS WHICH I ALREADY KNEW. I WANTED THEM TO LOOK AT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD TO SEE THAT THE AIRBAG WAS COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD WHICH I THINK IS DANGEROUS AS I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER MALE OVER THE PHONE PREVIOUSLY THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS AND THAT I SHOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. I HAD TO TAPE DOWN THE AREA ON THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE AIRBAG IS TRYING TO COME OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. THEY WASTED MY TIME COMING TO SEE THEM AND THEY KNEW WHAT THE SITUATION WAS ABOUT AS MY WIFE HAD EXPLAINED IT TO THEM OVER THE PHONE WHEN SHE MADE THE APPOINTMENT FOR ME.
TWO TIMES IN THREE MONTHS - AFTER ABS EVENT, THE BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. STOPPING AT HIGH SPEEDS WITH SUCH LITTLE GRAB IN THE BRAKES MAKES TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I BELEIVE IT IS THE COMMON HCU PROBLEM... ACTUALLY IM CERTAIN. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS. IM SURE THERE IS A LOT MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVENT REPORTED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
(TAKATA RECALL) AIRBAGS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED WE HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED TO BRING CAR IN TO REPLACE INFLATORS.EVERY TIME WE CALL...FORD DOESNOT HAVE PARTS YET. WE ARE TOLD THEY WILL CALL US
TAKATA RECALL. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE PARTS FOR THIS REPLACEMENT SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG(S). THERE IS A CLAIM FORM ONLINE BUT I AM UNCLEAR AS TO WHETHER OR NOT I SHOULD SUBMIT THAT OR JUST TAKE MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER.
TAKATA RECALL IN JANUARY 2017. THE PARTS TO FIX THIS IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE 10 MONTHS LATER. IT HAS BEEN TOO LONG AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE ABS SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR WITH NO PRESSURE AND VERY LITTLE BRAKING WHEN GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU ARE USING THE BRAKES OR NOT WHEN GOING OVER THE TRACKS. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT RESET UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN STOPPED, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE NEXT DAY.
TAKATA RECALL WE HAVE TRIED TO GET OUR AIRBAGS REPLACED BUT FORD DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE AND WILL NOT SUPPLY A RENTAL CAR IN THE INTERIM. WE DON'T FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS SAFE FOR OUR DAUGHTER TO BE DRIVING AND WANT THE MATTER RESOLVED.
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE NOT RECEIVE THE PART FOR MY 2009 FORD FUSION FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND MY CAR IS ON THE LIST. I NEED MY CAR TO BE FIXED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. I AM GETTING FROM DEALERS THAT THE PART HAS NOT EVEN BEEN CREATED WHICH IS FRIGHTENING MY FAMILY. I GOT A NOTICE IN THE MAIL LAST WEEK THAT THERE IS THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH A PASSENGER. *JS
TAKATA RECALL WAS NEVER DONE ON MY CAR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 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 DEALER WAS CONTACTED (JOHN BLEAKLEY FORD IN LITHIA SPRINGS, GA, 770-941-9000) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL
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