2009 Ford Fusion complaints

AFTER APPLYING BRAKES AND ENGAGING THE ABS WHILE THE ROAD WAS WET OR HAD SNOW ON IT, THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND STAYS SOFT UNTIL I CONTINUOUSLY PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET IT BACK TO NORMAL. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS I'VE OWNED THE CAR. IT HAS 115K MILES ON IT. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND SUPPOSEDLY IT IS THE HCU. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED YET DUE TO THE PRICE AND AVAILABILITY OF THE PART. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC STOPPED AHEAD OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ACTIVATED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THIS DID NOT PROVIDE ANY SIGNIFICANT BRAKING AND I REAR ENDED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. ABOUT 2 MONTHS PRIOR I HIT A DRAINAGE GRATE AND UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO BRAKES. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES THE BRAKES FELT NORMAL AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD A COUPLE OF TIMES. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND THE ONLY THING FOUND WAS THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 79,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED MORE THAN TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE HCU FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY DEFECTIVE. ENGINE STALLS, LOSES POWER, ENTERS LIMP MODE, AND RUNS AT REDUCED SPEEDS. ESPECIALLY DANGERS LEAVING AN INTERSECTION, AFTER BEING STOPPED, YOU CAN'T RELY ON THE VEHICLE HAVING ENOUGH POWER TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC APPROACHES. ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT BEING T-BONED.

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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 01/10/2017*CT UPDATED 01/11/17.*JB

IMMEDIATELY AFTER A BRAKING SITUATION WHERE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED, MY BRAKE PEDAL HAD ALMOST NO RESISTANCE AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO ACHIEVE MODERATE BRAKING. HAD TO SHIFT TO PARK AND PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET BACK SOME RESISTANCE. IF I HAD NEEDED TO DO ADDITIONAL BRAKING IN THIS SCENARIO I WOULD ASSUME I WOULD HAVE CRASHED DUE TO LACK OF BRAKING ABILITY. CAR HAS 72000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED PROBABLY 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. AFTER MAYBE 20 MINUTES OF ADDITIONAL STOP AND GO DRIVING, THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AND THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED DUE TO BRAKING WHEN TIRE WENT OVER A SMOOTH METAL MANHOLE COVER.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). 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 VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WERE BUBBLES ON THE DASHBOARD SURROUNDING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD ABOUT 07/01/4 MONTHS AGO BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE.

SUMMER OF 2016 THE WARNING LIGHT FOR AIR BAG CAME ON. OCT 20 2016 TOOK THE CAR INTO DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS, NEVER MENTIONED ANY RECALL, NEEDED THE CAR FOR THE WEEKEND, THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THE PART IN ADVANCE BEFORE ORDERING IT. DO NOT RECALL HOW WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE THE DASH BOARD.

TAKATA RECALL: MY PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS RUPTURED AND NEEDS REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN A STATIONARY POSITION WHEN THE RUPTURE OCCURRED. HOWEVER, I'M AFRAID IT MIGHT COMPLETELY BLOW UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. I WOULD APPRECIATE A PROMPT REPAIR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE OF IT.

IN SITUATIONS WHERE A DRIVER IS BRAKING AND YOUR ABS BECOMES ENABLED, THERE IS A CHANCE THAT VALVES INSIDE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) MAY STICK, GREATLY REDUCING PRESSURE SENT TO THE CALIPER/BRAKE. THE VALVES MAY CONTINUE TO BE STUCK UNTIL EITHER THE ABS IS REENGAGED OR UNTIL THE VALVES UNSTICK THEMSELVES, BETWEEN PERIODS OF HOURS OR WEEKS. WHILE THE VALVES ARE STUCK, BRAKE PEDDLES WILL FEEL EXTREMELY SPONGY AND ARE REQUIRED TO BE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE DESIRED EFFECT OF SLOWING THE CAR. EVEN WHEN PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN, THE EFFECTS OF BRAKING ARE SEVERELY DIMINISHED WHEN COMPARED TO PROPERLY WORKING BRAKES. REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS IS OBVIOUSLY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR DRIVERS AND COULD, EVEN DURING CLEAR CONDITIONS, CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. REPLACEMENT OF THE HCU COSTS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS AND IS ULTIMATELY A TEMPORARY FIX, AS THE ISSUE WILL EVENTUALLY REOCCUR.

THE ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT FAILED WHILE DRIVING AFTER HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR WHICH RESULTED IN POOR BRAKING ACTION NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS GREATLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE AND POSES SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERNS. BRAKE HCU (HYDROLIC CONTROL UNIT) /ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION POSES ISSUES WITH BUMPS IN THE ROAD, AND BRAKING WHILE TURNING EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER BEING PUMPED AND NO OTHER MALFUNCTIONS WITH BRAKE SYSTEM (BRAKE BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, BRAKE FLUID) OPERATING NORMAL AFTER ASE DEALERSHIP MASTER MECHANICS CAN BE IDENTIFIED. OCCURS IN CITY STREETS, DRIVEWAY, PARKING LOTS.

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 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO USE THE CAR WHEN A FRONT PASSENGER IS IN THE CAR. UPDATED 6/22/18*JB

I OWN A 2009 FORD FUSION SEL WITH THE 3.0 ENGINE. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY SPONGE, I HAVE REPLACED PADS, CALIPERS, AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM, I HAVE REVIEWED OTHER INFORMATION AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. FORD HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED MORE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE ONLY THING LEFT IS THE ABS PUMP AND MOTOR. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THIS HAS TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM, THE COST TO DO THIS IS APPROXIMATELY $1500. PLUS LABOR COST. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY CLOSE CALL ACCIDENTS AS SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. THIS IS AND COULD BE A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING.

LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, I EXPERIENCE A LOW/SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, LINES BLED, LEAKS CHECKED FOR. THE PROBLEM IS CLEARLY THE MALFUNCTIONING ABS HYDRAULIC MODULE, DESCRIBED IN THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0R46_UNYYK8 THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHICH CAR OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE HELD LIABLE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED.

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE, WILL NOT LOCK OR SHUT, HANDLE JUST STICKS OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A SMALL FIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IGNITED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHARGER CABLE THAT WAS PLUGGED INTO THE ACCESSORY POWER OUTLET CABLE (UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT) BECAME HOT AND MELTED AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE CARPET, WHICH IGNITED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,681. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AT 80,000 MILES AND WHEN THEY WENT TO REPAIR IT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MECHANISM FAILED AND FROZE SHUT

MY 2009 FORD FUSION WOULD NOT CRANK, THEN WHEN IT DID IT IDLED ROUGH AND WOULD NOT SPEED UP. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY FORD DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. EVEN THOUGH FORD HAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13B17 AND 13B03 THAT REFERS TO MY CAR, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED. I'M GLAD THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE OTHER TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,026. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ *TR

MY FORD FUSION WAS PARKED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT TOOK AT LONG TIME TO CRANK AND RAN VERY ROUGHLY WHEN IDLING. THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. IT READ ERROR CODESP2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK CLOSED AND P2104 TAC - FORCED IDLE. THE GAS PEDAL WAS NONRESPONSIVE AND THE CAR WAS IMMOBILIZED. IT RESTARTED LIKE THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STARTING NORMALLY AND OPERATING NORMALLY. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE FORD DEALER CONFIRMED THAT MY CAR NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE VIN # OF MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM REGARDING THROTTLE PROBLEMS IN VEHICLES FROM 2009-2013, ALTHOUGH MY 2009 FUSION HAS 123,850 MILES ON IT. FORD WILL DO THIS REPAIR FREE IN VEHICLES THAT MEET THE CRITERIA, ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL RECALL ON THE CARS. THE DEALER SAID THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL REPAIRED. I AM THANKFUL AND LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

WHILE TURNING MY BRAKE PRESSURE DROPPED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I PUSHED THE PEDAL DOWN AND HAD ALMOST NO BRAKE PRESSURE. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS IN DIFFERENT MONTHS. NO LIGHTS (ABS) CAME ON. IT BECAME VERY CHALLENGING TO STOP, AND I WAS CONCERNED I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THE SECOND TIME. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I CAN NOT GET THE BRAKE PRESSURE BACK BY PUMPING THE PEDAL. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON NHTSA I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THERE WAS NO SAFETY BULLETIN OR RECALL AS THERE ARE ABOUT 26 OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. FORD SHOULD TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY AS IT IS A MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE OTHER TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

OF A SUDDEN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR ALMOST DIDN'T STOP. THERE WAS NO WARNING, AND THE BRAKES HAD WORKED PERFECTLY JUST MINUTES BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE. THERE ARE 65 COMPLAINTS ON FILE FOR EXACTLY THIS, AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM - ALMOST ALL SHOW MISDIAGNOSIS BY FORD DEALERSHIPS AND REPAIR SHOPS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V348000 (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 REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN RAIN, ABS KICKED IN BECAUSE THE CAR STARTED SLIDING, BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AND AFTER IT STOPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS LOOSE. I HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FOR BRAKES TO ENGAGE. I'VE TRIED PUMPING MY BRAKES BUT IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE IT OCCURRED AND I'VE EXPERIENCED NO CHANGE. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT THEY SEEMED SO CLUELESS I FEEL LIKE IT WAS JUST THEIR BEST GUESS. I'VE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND I'VE FOUND OUT THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE WASTING MONEY ON THEIR CARS TRYING TO FIX THE SAME ISSUE I'M HAVING. I'VE RECENTLY RECEIVED THE AIRBAG RECALL NOTIFICATION ON MY CAR AND NOW A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES HAS OCCURRED. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR ANYMORE AND I HOPE FORD WILL TAKE NOTICE TO THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM.

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH IS BROKEN. THE DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED WITH THE LATCH LOCK. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS ALSO CRACKED BUT STILL HOLDING UP.

I PURCHASED THE 2009 FORD FUSION FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR. IT ONLY HAS 68K MILES ON IT SO I WAS CONFIDENCE THAT IT WOULD BE A RELIABLE CAR. AFTER DIVING IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH THE CAR STARTED STALLING AND IT WAS NEVER CONSISTENT. ABOUT ONCE A WEEK THE CAR WOULD STALL SOMETIMES WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN OR JUST DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. THEN ALSO SOMETIMES IT WOULD SURGE. SHE SAID THE SCARY PART WAS WHEN IT STALLS YOU CAN'T STEER OR BRAKE THE CAR BECAUSE OF NO POWER. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP SEVERAL TIMES THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY BUT COULD NOT SAY FOR SURE AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THAT PART. THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THERE IS NO RECALL! ALSO, THE FLOOR MATS WHERE CONSTANTLY GETTING STUCK ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR ENGINE WOULD RACE UP AND MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP THE CAR. SO, THE NICE FUSION MATS ARE NOW IN THE GARBAGE AFTER ALMOST KILLING MY DAUGHTER. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FORD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE DEFECTS AND FIX THEM!

IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS, THE BRAKES BECAME VERY MUSHY FOLLOWING ANYTIME THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES HAVE ACTIVATED. THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND ON LOOSE GRAVEL. AFTERWARDS THE BRAKE PEDAL NEARLY GOES TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. THIS USUALLY LASTS FOR A DAY BEFORE THE BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL. I HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH A LOCAL FORD DEALER, BUT THEY HAD NO EXPERIENCE WITH THIS SITUATION AND COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY REMEDY. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUSION (NOT ALL 2009 MODEL YEAR). NO ONE REPORTED A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM.

IN MOTION. CITY & HIGHWAY. INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR RESULTING IN NO BRAKES. DOES NOT PUMP UP WHILE IN MOTION. COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET. STICKING DUMP VALVE IN HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES LAST 18 MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE DIRECTLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TAKATA RECALL IS MY CAR ON RECALL

2009 FORD FUSION SEL V6 I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. THE BRAKES ARE SOFT AND REALLY ONLY ACTIVATE WHEN PUSHED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE ISSUE STARTED AT ABOUT 75000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES, BLEED AND REPLACED BRAKE FLUID, NO LEAKS, CHECKED CALIPERS AND MASTER CYLINDER. THE PROBLEM IS THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM. WHEN REPLACEMENT OF THE FLUID AND BRAKES THE PROBLEM RESOLVED UNTIL I MADE A SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT AND HAD WHEEL SLIP. ABS ACTIVATED AND FROM THAT POINT ON IT LOST MOST BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MANY SMALL FORD MANUFACTURED VEHICLES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS IT HAS CAUSED COUNTLESS NEAR MISSES IN MY CAR. FORD KNOWS OF THE ISSUE AND THAT IT DISABLES THE ABS SYSTEM BUT WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DOES HOWEVER OFFER TO REPLACE THE PART FOR OVER $1000.

ABS CONTROL MODULE VALVE STICKING. THE 1ST EVENT HAPPENED DURING THE WINTER WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW AND THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED. AFTER THE EVENT THE PEDAL WOULD GO ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKE WOULD ENGAGE. AFTER RE-CREATING AN INTENTIONAL BRAKE SLIDE CAUSING THE ABS SYSTEM TO ENGAGE AGAIN THE VALVE BECAME "UNSTUCK" AND HAS BEEN FINE FOR A YEAR. BUT, ONCE AGAIN ON A DIRT ROAD THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED DUE TO BRAKING ON GRAVEL. ONE OF THE VALVES IS STUCK AGAIN AND RECREATING THE EVENT MAKING THE ABS SYSTEM RE-ENGAGE HAS NOT CURED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WITH 1500 MILES TO DRIVE HOME WHILE ON VACATION IS GOING TO BE A WHITE KNUCKLER. IT'S HARD TO THINK THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND $1000.00 FOR A REPAIR THAT WILL ONLY LAST UNTIL THE ABS SYSTEM IS NEEDED AGAIN AND ANOTHER VALVE STICKS! THIS IS A FAULTY PART DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH A DEPENDABLE PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, AN UNKNOWN NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR BEFORE IT SWUNG OPEN. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS UNABLE TO PROPERLY CLOSE THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS, INCLUDING TODAY, WHEN THE ABS STARTS, IT LOOSES BREAKING ABILITY. I ALMOST WRECKED THE VEHICLE INTO THE GAS PUMP THIS MORNING AFTER STARTING TO BREAK OFF THE HIGHWAY, COMING INTO THE STATION, THE RIGHT FRONT TIME LOST IT'S GRIP AFTER GOING OVER A RAIN GRATE, THE ABS THEN KICKED IN AND ALL THE SUDDEN MUSH FOR BRAKES. IT IS ONLY EVER CORRECTED AFTER YOU STOP THE CAR, PUT IN PARK, TURN OFF ENGINE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND RESTART. BRAKES ARE WORTHLESS UNTIL THE CAR IS "RESET."

CAR IS MAKING AWFUL SOUNDS TURNING AT LOW SPEED FRONT END. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE WITH OVER 5000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. NO FIX. THEY SAY THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT IF YOU LISTEN TO IT. IT DOESNT SOUND LIKE IT

3 ISSUES: I SAW SOMEONE ELSE POST THIS- MY BREAK PEDAL IS ALSO SOFT AND GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AFTER ANTILOCK BREAKS ARE ENGAGED (LIKE ON ICY OR WET ROADS). THERE IS NO OTHER TIME THIS OCCURS- AS IT'S THE BREAKS, I'VE BEEN VERY MINDFUL OF IT. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE BREAKS REPLACES SO I DON'T THINK IT'S ACTUALLY THE BREAKS BUT RATHER SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE BREAKING MECHANICS. SECOND, ONLY WHEN TURNING LEFT, I GET A "CLUNK" SOUND AT ABOUT 1/4 OF THE WAY THRU THE TURN. I THOUGHT THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM REAR LEFT AXLE AREA- BUT I HONESTLY CANNOT ISOLATE ITS ORIGIN. THE THIRD IS MY MOST HATED: THE REAR OF THE DRIVERS SEAT IS BREAKING DOWN- ALMOST AS THOUGH THERE'S A FRAMEWORK OF SOLDERED METAL INSIDE IN THE CORE OF THE SEAT AND THE SOLDERING IS SNAPPING APART. ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GOING TO FALL BACK WHEN THE REAR BACKREST COMPLETELY BREAKS. I ABSOLUTELY HATE THIS- I HAVE NEVER HAD TO BUY A REPLACEMENT SEAT BEFORE AND I'VE OWNED FORD/MERCURY PRODUCTS FOR 35 YEARS.

I WAS PARKING MY 09 FUSION AT MY SON'S PRESCHOOL, AND WAS ALMOST STOPPED IN THE SPOT, WHEN MY CAR VIOLENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD UP OVER A 4 INCH CURB. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT IT WAS THE TREE THAT I HIT THAT STOPPED ME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR, BUT I HAD BOTH MY CHILDREN (4 YEARS OLD AND 11 MONTHS OLD) IN THEIR CAR SEATS WITH ME AT THE TIME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE PARKING. BOTH TIMES I WAS GOING LESS THAT 10 MPH AND WAS ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY LURCHED FORWARD. WILL NOT PUT MY CHILDREN BACK IN THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED; IS NOT DRIVE-ABLE.

DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, I WAS TURNING LEFT AND HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED BECAUSE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION, WHEN MY FUSION HIT THE ROUGH PATCH DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT, GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD CAUSING A CAR ACCIDENT. CALLED FORD CORPORATE OFFICE AND GAVE V I N INFO, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AS OF TODAY'S DATE. HAPPEN AGAIN EXISTING FREEWAY, HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. BOTH TIMES OCCURRED IN 2015, HASN'T HAPPEN SINCE. READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE, DESCRIBES EXACT CIRCUMSTANCE THAT HAPPEN TO ME. HOPE TO GOD THEY RECALL THIS PART.

FUEL PUMP OVERHEATED AND PUMP, SENDING UNIT, AND WIRING HARNESS ALL MELTED AND DESTROYED. DISCOVERED UPON BEING UNABLE TO START CAR. NO SIGN OF ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS

I WAS DRIVING ALONG ABOUT 25 MPH AND HAD TO STOP AT A TURN ON A METAL PLATE AND THE ABS PULSED BECAUSE THE PLATE WAS SLIPPERY. AFTER THE ABS PULSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR, WITH NO BRAKES UNTIL THE PEDAL GOT TO THE FLOOR. IT REMAINED THIS WAY FOR SEVERAL BLOCKS THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE AND TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON. BONNELL FORD DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND IT PULLED NO CODES SO THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. 4 MONTHS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON A SNOWY RODE ABOUT 25 MPH AND SWERVED WHILE BRAKING TO AVOID A DOWNED TREE. ABS PULSED AND AGAIN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BRAKE REMAINED SOFT AFTER THE ABS EVENT. AGAIN NO BRAKE PEDAL FEEL AND THE BRAKE HAS TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO ENGAGE AT ALL. IT REMAINED THIS WAY AFTER PUMPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALER WITH THE BRAKE STILL SOFT, AND TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE HCU. THEY RAN THE SAME DIAGNOSTICS BUT DID NOT ADDRESS OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND DIMINISHED BRAKING, ADVISED AGAINST REPLACING THE HCU, RETURNED IT TO ME SAYING THERE WAS NO PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PULLING CODES. BONNELL FORD AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING IT WITH THE FAULTY BRAKES AND KEEP TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER. CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO MORE FORD DEALERS TO GET MORE OPINIONS, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE DIMINISHED BRAKING.

IN THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS NOW, SPANNING APPROXIMATELY MARCH 2015-JANUARY 2016, THE BRAKE PEDAL IN THIS VEHICLE HAS GONE SOFT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL BRAKING POWER DIRECTLY AFTER THE ABS ENGAGED. THE FIRST OCCURRED ON WET ROADS AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, THE SECOND IN NORMAL CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY STOPPING FOR SUDDEN TRAFFIC, AND THE THIRD ON SNOWY ROADS AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. FOR TWO OF THESE TIMES IT WAS NECESSARY TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION AS THE CAR CAME TO A STOP VERY SLOWLY. THE BRAKES WOULD ONLY RETURN TO SEEMINGLY NORMAL IF I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER, PUT IT IN PARK, AND PUMP THE BRAKES. MECHANIC HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG THUS FAR. FROM DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO NOT BE AN UNCOMMON ISSUE, AND MOST SUGGEST THAT IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WHEN THE ABS ENGAGES. IF THIS IS THE CASE, I DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER POTENTIALLY FAULTY UNIT WITH THE HIGH EXPENSE BUT IT IS UNNERVING TO DRIVE A CAR WITH SUCH SAFETY ISSUES IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS PREMATURELY DETERIORATING AND BULGING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STICKY RESIDUE THAT EXPANDED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING EXPOSURE TO THE AIR BAG. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE INNER PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD EXPOSED PLASTIC AND FOAM NEAR THE VENTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

ABS FAILS TO RESET AFTER THEY ACTIVAT FROM A SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS

I HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY & WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT IN THE RIGHT HAND TURN LANE. CARS WERE BEHIND ME. WHEN IT WAS MY TURN TO GO, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR ME TO MAKE THE TURN. THE TRACTION LIGHT, WRENCH LIGHT, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TO TRY TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE 4-LANE INTERSECTION, BUT IT MOVED AT A SNAIL'S PACE MAYBE 4 FEET FROM THE TURN LANE. THE CAR DID NOT HAVE THE POWER TO TURN OR EVEN MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY CAR WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE CARS IN THE 4 OTHER LANES. I'M THANKFUL I WASN'T HIT. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT, BUT THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON, THE CAR WAS SHAKY, AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE POLICE PULLED BEHIND ME AND SHE CALLED THE TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK TOOK US TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY HAS TO BE REPLACED, AND WAS THE CAUSE OF MY CAR PROBLEMS TODAY. THE LADY AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID FORD HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY GOING OUT IN FORD VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE KIND I HAVE- 2009 FORD FUSION.