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2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid brakes problems

10 complaints (22% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 59,000. 2 crashes reported.

owner complaints
10
of this car's complaints
22%
typical mileage
59,000
crashes
2
recalls
0

Which part fails

Owners did not name a specific part.

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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Ford Fusion Hybrid brakes problems in other years

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Related investigations

Front Brake Jounce Hose FailuresOpened August 8, 2022, closed March 24, 2023

On August 8, 2022, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation based on 50 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) alleging front brake jounce hose ruptures on model year (MY) 2013-2018 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles. A ruptured front brake hose results in a brake fluid leak. As a result, the driver may experience an increase in pedal travel and a reduction in the rate of deceleration, increasing the risk of a crash. It should be noted that the subject vehicles identified fell outside the scope of the federal safety agency Safety Recall 20V‑469, which addressed front brake hoses rupturing on certain MY 2015-2018 Ford Edge and 2016-2018 Lincoln MKX vehicles. The result causes a brake fluid leak, lengthening the distance needing to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.On March 10, 2023, Ford Motor Company (Ford) submitted to the federal safety agency Safety Recall 23V‑162 (Ford Recall 23S12) to address front brake jounce hoses that may rupture. Ford found the rupture occurs from a localized failure of the internal reinforcement braid due to cyclic fatigue through tensile/bending and torsional inputs during suspension and steering articulations. The supplier for the front brake jounce hoses is Hitachi. This recall affects the subject vehicles equipped with non-hybrid engines and the suspect front brake jounce hoses (a total of 1,280,726 vehicles). The recall covers subject vehicles built from February 3, 2012 to July 19, 2017 when the suspect hoses were used in vehicle production. The remedy is for dealerships to replace both front brake jounce hoses with new hoses that have a revised braid material at no cost. The vehicles equipped with hybrid engines are excluded from the recall because the internal hose pressure is much lower due to the regenerative braking provided by the hybrid brake system. No failures of brake hoses on hybrid vehicles have been reported to ODI or Ford.Ford's actions address ODIs concerns at this time. Hybrid vehicles will be monitored for related failures. The agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by new circumstances.The 103 ODI numbers cited above can be viewed at under the following ID numbers:11511014, 11510867, 11510318, 11509030, 11505993, 11504989, 11504400, 11502147, 11502082, 11501820, 11501283, 11498439, 11498296, 11496842, 11496335, 11494931, 11494851, 11494252, 11493001, 11492084, 11492070, 11491444, 11491274, 11488858, 11488027, 11487627, 11487416, 11487233, 11486150, 11484924, 11484526, 11484080, 11483948, 11483926, 11483739, 11483723, 11482773, 11482690, 11481077, 11480788, 11480294, 11480052, 11479338, 11479334, 11479252, 11479247, 11479187, 11479094, 11479048, 11478985, 11478953, 11478729, 11478216, 11476892, 11476282, 11470558, 11468994, 11467109, 11466294, 11462746, 11461217, 11456065, 11455367, 11444848, 11436419, 11436376, 11430685, 11428329, 11425083, 11421026, 11420738, 11420735, 11420298, 11418197, 11403926, 11397549, 11366991, 11366757, 11361016, 11359968, 11354569, 11352165, 11350344, 11348799, 11343929, 11343205, 11331947, 11329020, 11319596, 11310529, 11292271, 11288455, 11254787, 11253479, 11253244, 11234622, 11230669, 11230050, 11228240, 11221111, 11143630, 11129392 and 11120228.

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What 2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Jun 9, 2023 · Brakes · 140,000 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

The contact owned a 2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving 22-25 mph in heavy traffic, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. The driver continuously depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle accelerated and crashed into the rear of unknown Honda. The vehicle continued to travel and seemed to idle. There were no warning lights illuminated. There was a police report filed. The air bag deployed. There was no report of a fire. The driver sustained a quarter size burn on her right arm but medical attention was not provided. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The contact was unsure if the local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred her to the federal safety agency hotline. The contact stated that she failed to received a recall letter and the failure was related to the federal safety agency Campaign Number : 22V011000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Filed May 17, 2023 · Brakes, Driver assistance · VA

My Ford Fusion hybrid is no longer safe to drive. I keep it parked in front of my work. I’ve had 2 Mechanics I know personally look at it and they both say the break line is cracked and is spraying out break fluid. I was driving in a stormy day and all of the sudden the break light, traction control light, slippery roads light, abs light, and advance service tech appeared. All at once I knew to drive slow and safe since I had no traction control. I restarted my car and all the lights disappeared. Than as I’m driving the next day, Low break fluid was on the screen but for only a second. And it did that every time I would hit the break. So I bought break fluid and filled it up. I pressed on the breaks many times and turned the wheel to the left so I can look in the wheel well I noticed the leak and immediately knew I needed to get it serviced. I unfortunately don’t have the money and it is gonna remain in front of my work till I can figure out what to do. I looked online to find solutions and found some recalls but when I looked up my vin it didn’t show up for my car. I can attach the recalls I found that look like they are for this issue. Please put add this to the recall list.

Filed Mar 11, 2022 · Brakes · 100,000 miles · NC · crash

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately at 70 MPH and turning slightly into the right lane, the steering began to shudder. The contact was unaware of any warning lights being illuminated. Additionally, when the contact applied the brake pedal, it traveled to the floorboard. The contact lost control and went off the highway, crashing into a ditch. The contact had the vehicle towed to a collision repair shop. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not diagnosed. The vehicle was repaired for collision damage only. A recall notice for the federal safety agency Campaign Number 22V011000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) was received however the contact was uncertain if his failure was related to the recall. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Filed Nov 4, 2021 · Brakes, Electrical · MA

My car has approximately 110,000 miles on it. For the last 6 months, I've been getting alerts on my dashboard ("Service Advance Trak", "Hill Start Not Available", and one or two others). This happens at slow speeds and when turning. When these alerts start, I lose power steering. I've also noticed that when I apply brakes at slow speeds, the ABS engages for a few seconds. I was told by the dealer that it was the engine control module. I had it replaced and reprogrammed. However, the alerts and loss of power steering still happens though not as much.

Filed Dec 31, 2019 · Brakes, Transmission · 58,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford fusion hybrid. When the contact depressed the brake pedal to shift from park into drive to start the ignition, she was unable to shift gears and "parking gauge engaged" appeared. The contact also heard an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to suntrup ford kirkwood (located at 10340 manchester rd, kirkwood, mo 63122, (888) 856-2335), but they were unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that the dealer replaced the brake booster in october of 2018. On december 18, 2019, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000. *ln

Filed Jun 19, 2018 · Brakes · 120,211 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford fusion hybrid. While driving at low speeds, the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to engage and the check brake system indicator illuminated. The contact had to apply the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to hilbish ford (2600 s cannon blvd, kannapolis, nc 28083, (704) 935-5572) for diagnostic testing, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,211. The VIN was not available.

Filed Apr 20, 2018 · Brakes · 59,000 miles · NC

The brakes of my car went completely out. Even while in 'park,' the car would move. It was towed to local dealership where we were told the brake booster needed to be replaced. Luckily, when this happened, I was going at a very slow rate of speed on a city street and was able to use my emergency brake to avoid an accident.

Filed Nov 19, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 34,000 miles · GA

When a door is opened while the car is stationary but in gear or the brakes are applied while on an incline and the vehicle stops on an incline, the parking brake engages but the dashboard light does not illuminate. When the parking brake is on, the brake pedal must be applied and the emergency brake electronic switch pressed to disengage. The parking brake. The indicator light not illuminating initially caused confusion and worry that something was wrong with the vehicle until I was able to troubleshoot and reproduce the issue at will.

Filed Sep 13, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 45,711 miles · DE

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford fusion hybrid. While driving 10 MPH, the check brake warning indicator illuminated. When the brake pedal was depressed, the brakes failed to engage. The contact stated that the vehicle was eventually able to stop after depressing the brake pedal to the floorboard. Prior to the failure, the brakes were applied and worked fine. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it test driven. The mechanic discovered that there were no brakes. The vehicle was towed to garnet ford (1610 wilmington pike, west chester, pa 19382 (610) 358-5600) where it was diagnosed that rodents chewed the body harness, which needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The contact researched the failure online and found out the wires were made with a soy material that attracted rodents. The failure mileage was 45,711. Updated 11/01/17*lj please work with ford and other car makers to eliminate soy products from wires!! Updated 9/7/18

Filed Feb 21, 2017 · Brakes · 13,325 miles · TX

Today, 21 february 2017 - 6:50pm, on our way home approaching crowley road in burleson, texas, the brake system started warning there was a problem with the brakes. We stopped the car in the middle of traffic because the braking became unstable and were almost rear ended. We turned the vehicle off, waited about 2 minutes and turned it back on. We continued at a slow pace until we arrived home and the brake system was still displaying an error. The emergency brake would not set either. I decided to run a vehicle safety report. When I place the vehicle in run mode I noticed that the brake error disappeared and I had to wait approximately 1 minute to run the vehicle health report. The report ran without errors. The brake system went back to normal. I'm afraid that this may cause an accident that may lead to serious injury. My wife and I were fortunate we did not get rear ended in this occurence.

Questions about the 2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid brakes

Does the 2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid have brakes problems?

Owners have filed 10 complaints about the brakes of the 2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid, 22% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid brakes problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 59,000 miles.

Was there a recall on the 2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid brakes?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Ford Fusion Hybrid have bad brakes?

The Ford Fusion Hybrid model years with the most brakes complaints are 2010 (98 complaints), 2011 (24 complaints) and 2012 (17 complaints).

Other 2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid problems

Steering 15Electrical 9Engine 6Transmission 6Acceleration 2Driver assistance 2Suspension 2Visibility 2Wheels 2Airbags 1Fuel system 1Locks 1Seat belts 1

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