2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed May 8, 2024 · Brakes · 130,000 miles · MN

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 10-15 MPH and depressing the brake pedal several times, the vehicle failed to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact drove in a circle and slammed on the brakes, and the vehicle responded. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the failure could be related to the ABS module. The mechanic informed the contact that it was a common failure and referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The vehicle was driven to the dealer and the contact was informed that the ABS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed with internal electronic failure of the ABS module. The dealer informed the contact that the VIN was not included in an unknown recall. The dealer informed the contact that parts were not available for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Filed Feb 2, 2022 · Brakes · 90,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brakes became inoperable. The brake and stabilizer warning lights were illuminated. The LCD screen displayed an electronic braking message. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the failure was due to the ABS control module. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the federal safety agency for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Nov 16, 2020 · Brakes · 86,000 miles · OK

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion hybrid. The contact stated that while attempting to stop, the brake pedal became very hard to depress. The driver used the parking brakes to stop the vehicle. During the failure, the ABS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to bill knight ford located at 9607 south memorial dr, tulsa, ok 74133, to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the ABS module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 86,000.

Filed Dec 27, 2019 · Brakes · 58,710 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion hybrid. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when it was depressed and the ABS warning indicator illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to roush ford (located at 5575 keim circle, columbus, oh 43228, 614-888-333) where it was diagnosed that the brake booster failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v904000 (service brakes, hydraulic); however, the recall stopped at models manufactured in 2010. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,710.

Filed Aug 16, 2019 · Brakes · 99,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion hybrid. The contact stated that the ABS module had a glitch that caused the brakes to fail while the vehicle was in motion. The ABS indicator would illuminate when the failure occurred. The contact stated that the system would reset when the engine was turned off for five minutes. The vehicle was taken to ford crestview (4060 s ferdon blvd, crestview, fl 32536, (850) 682-2721) where it was currently being diagnosed. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 99,000.

Filed Jul 16, 2019 · Brakes · 65,000 miles · PA

The vehicle shows an error on ignition stating "check advancetrack" and the ABS light comes on. When driving the vehicle in this condition it has manual brakes, and they must be pressed to the floor to engage. Turning off the car and re-starting it sometimes clears the error and I am able to drive the car normally, with ABS and highly responsive brakes. Ford dealership says it's caused by the failure of the ABS module and the hydraulic control unit (hcu), which they claim are normal wear items not caused by driver and the cost of repair is $1,800.00.

Filed Mar 26, 2019 · Brakes · 73,650 miles · FL

Driving in city traffic, probably about 25 MPH and went to brake as someone merged into my lane but pedal went to the floor with no resistance. Warning lights went off on the dash regarding brake failure and ABS and advance trac. I was able to pull the emergency brake and move into the middle turn lane to avoid hitting the car in front of me. From that point on brakes ceased to function reliably--sometimes jerking to an almost stop and then nothing, sometimes just nothing, had to continue to use the emergency brake to get home and to the dealership in the am and it is basically a miracle that I made it safely. This is clearly not a mechanical part wearing out--like brake pads etc. But rather some kind of computer failure that happens without warning and is extremely dangerous.

Filed Feb 10, 2019 · Brakes · 52,000 miles · CA

Red dash light showed brake problem. Brakes failed entirely.travewling on street less than 10 MPH. Car was towed tp dealer. A module was replaced. Two weeks later red ABS brake light went on, brake pedal went to floor to stop. Traveling on city street less than 10 MPH. Car was towed to dealer.

Filed Jul 31, 2018 · Brakes · 61,000 miles · CA

My 2011 fusion only has 61k miles. All of a sudden, couple of days ago, the break would go all the way to the floor and the car would barely stop. I had to use the parking brake to stop. Luckily, I was in a parking lot and trying to pull out of a slot when this happened. The dash had the wrench symbol and also brake system warning and service advancetrac message. I barely managed to stop and turned off the engine. And about an hour later, when I started the vehicle the warning messages went away and the vehicle behaved normally. Without taking chances, I took the vehicle to a local ford dealership and explained clearly what happened. They ran some diagnostics and determined that the ABS ecu and the ABS hcu unit need to be replaced (cost $3,125). What really appalls me is that a vehicle with only 61k miles would completely lose its braking ability and put the occupants and the people on the road in serious jeopardy. Either I could have been killed/injured in a serious accident if I was on a highway or I could have easily run over a pedestrian or a cyclist on a city street. Makes me shiver thinking of these situations.

Filed Jul 1, 2018 · Brakes · 63,000 miles · CA

Brake failure..ford fusion a.b.s... I was exiting a parking lot at approximately 20mph for a right hand turn at a stop sign. As I approached the stop sign, I went to slow down and stop, and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor- the car did not slow or stop. I grabbed the emergency brake and pulled it up, and the car still did not slow or stop. I went beyond the stop sign and rolled into a city street. There was oncoming traffic so I accelerated to be ahead of the approaching traffic. I very slowly drove the 1 mile to my home. The ABS light, brake light, and check engine light were all on. The vehicle was towed to a ford dealer. The brakes checked out ok, however, the a.b.s. System failed. The a.b.s. Module and a.b.s. Control were faulty. The same model parts replaced the faulty parts!!! When will the brakes fail again?? Only 63,000 miles on the vehicle. The ford service advisor stated, "the brake failure was due to nothing you did". This was a very frightening experience and thank heavens I was not driving faster or on a freeway. I know of 2 other people that have had similar experiences (brakes to the floor and not stopping) with ford fusion brake failure. I have encouraged both to report to the federal safety agency, however both are fleet cars and they are not the owners.

Filed Jun 26, 2018 · Brakes · 113,233 miles · CO

I was driving home from work going about 35 MPH on a 2 lane road and traffic in front of me suddenly braked hard so I did also. I hear the ABS make a noise and then several warning lights came on and I didn't have any brakes. I swerved to the side of the road to avoid an accident. I realized that the brake was very spongy and if depressed to the floor I had minimal brakes. I turned the car off and then on and the condition had cleared and my brakes were normal.

Filed Dec 23, 2017 · Brakes · 93,738 miles · MA

When driving up an iced hill, tcs light flashed, indicating loss of tire traction. However, after fully losing grip, the braking system disabled itself and the vehicle ended up sliding down with only the basic braking system available to try and stop. Emergency brake was applied to no avail. Tcs, tcs off, brake, and ABS indication lights were on. The tcs was not off prior to trying to drive up the hill. Vehicle health report run on car indicated a system failure in the car and requests that I bring it into a dealership immediately. This happened at 2 am in the morning when no dealerships are open.