While driving on light snow covered road the brakes would not stop the car. The brake pedal became very soft and had to pushed to the floor to stop the car. It continued for many more minutes before regaining pressure. Took it to the dealer and they said it was the brake booster and master cylinder, $1500 later still having issues.
2008 Ford Fusion brakes complaints
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After the ABS brake system engages one time the brakes go soft and mushy. You have to press the brake pedal all the way to the floor. It will not reset and go back to normal. It makes trying to stop very difficult and unsafe.
I believe my brakes are apart of recall I just saw on wghp fox news. My brakes go to the floor.
In july of this year we were on our way home from the hospital with my son who had just had surgery and we had been driving on a very uneven and bumpy highway and when my husband went to push on the brakes so that we could get on the interstate, it was as if we had no brakes. The pedal went to the floor and there was nothing. After a constant pumping motion the brakes came back but very squishy and soft. We made a couple attempts up and down the road before getting on the interstate because that was the only way to get back home and as long as you pumped the brakes a few times they would work. You just could not push on them and expect to stop. My brakes have not been the same since. Still on occasion soft and squishy but workable as long as you pump them. This is extremely unsafe and after reading this article: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ford-motor-recall-iduskbn14g1ar I felt it was important to inform you of this incident. All I can think about is that if it weren't for the quick thinking of my husband we would have been in a car accident that day. You can not just have something like your brakes not work because you hit a bump. It's unacceptable and incredibly dangerous.
After sliding on loose gravel and having an ABS episode my brake pedal never returned back to normal. My pedal now goes to the floor causing me to have to pump the brakes to come to a stop . This also happened last year but after a few days my pedal returned back to normal . I cannot use my car and this is a very costly repair .
Takata recall. On 12/5/16 I was traveling on a busy road to a busy intersection. The vehicle in front of me was going to go through the beginning of a yellow light, then changed their mind and stopped at the light. I slammed on my brakes and the pedal went all the way to the bottom and I couldn't stop, I had to veer to the left lane which was clear and it still was hard to get the car to stop before ending up in the busy intersection. I hit the driver rear corner of the vehicle in front of me that I was trying to avoid hitting. It caused damage to my vehicle's front passenger fender. This wasn't a slippery or wet condition, it was dry road in the middle of the day. I haven't had the damage fixed yet but I can send a picture if it's needed.
Brakes will go soft. Seems to coincide with ABS events or rough surfaces. Vehicle will still stop, but requires longer to stop. Brake pressure seems a lot less during this. Issue eventually corrects itself. Can't say whether or not it is related to cold weather as it happens in above and below freezing temps. Research has LED us to suspect the ABS/hcu module may have a stuck valve and is causing the brake fluid to bypass and recirculate through the system instead of being applied fully to the brakes. Issue occurred after a hard stop in icy conditions which triggered the ABS. Issue occurred after make a turn on a dry but rough corner. Most recent occurrence was around dec 19th, 2016. It was sometime in november 2016 that it happened before that.
After a sudden braking caused the ABS to activate in december 2016, the brakes now feel "spongy" and the brake pedal travels almost to the floor before the brakes take effect. This did not occur until after the ABS activated. The brakes will stop the car, but the spongy feeling has not gone away, and the brake pedal takes longer to begin braking the car. This was not a problem until the recent ABS activation.
Hit a pothole with right wheel during turn at intersection on a city street. Felt like ABS system engaged but did not reset; heard loud crack. Brakes failed immediately afterwards. Peddle went to floor initially; continued to pump brakes until some braking ability returned. Drove slowly and experienced same at two more stops before having car towed to mechanic. Did not try to drive after turning engine off, however mechanic was unable to replicate any braking problems. A thorough inspection showed no apparent problems with brakes or system. Mechanic did find note in computer log that ABS had lost communication at one point. This happened nov. 4, 2016. Brake loss has never happened before and has not happened since, and I haven't hit any potholes since. Noted news story dec. 27, 2016 of other ford fusions having this same problem.
The break pedal goes to the floor board very soft and squishy no brake control this has happened twice and the dealer can not fix it...sells us brake jobs but that doesn't fix the pedal action the last time it happened was after traveling over a bumpy road and a panic stop was required
I bought my 2008 ford fusion sel (v-6) from the local ford dealer in 2009 - the car spent the first year of its life as a rental car. I just watched a feature on cnn about ford fusions brakes failing on occasion. Several times since I've owned my fusion, the brakes have failed when pulling head-on into a parking spot - never has this happened during a routine straight-on stop. When this happens, the engine also revs up, making stopping even more difficult. The car lurches 2 to 3 feet before coming to a stop. I have attributed (guessed) the problem to be the brake pedal going down too far causing my overlapping shoe to contact the accelerator pedal (the two pedals are very close to each other). I'm 75 years old and have been driving for 64 years and I have never encountered a problem like this with any vehicle; I've become very apprehensive when driving my fusion because of this random problem. My fusion is also under a takata air bag recall - I received a letter several months ago from ford, but have heard nothing since.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. A year ago, the brake pedal traveled to the floor when it was depressed. The contact had to apply excessive force to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who indicated that pressure was being held within the brake system and that the brake booster may need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
I was driving on a snow covered road and went to brake and the ABS kicked in like it should, so everything was normal. Then afterwards the brake pedal felt soft and would just about go to the floor when it would be depressed. I did not lose my braking power all together but I would have to pump the brakes or begin to stop far in advance to be able to stop like normal. It was like that for about two weeks and then one day the brake pedal went back to normal, but this is the second time in two years that this has happened and it worries me that this will happen again. I have looked into the situation and from what I've read it seems that it's a problem with the ABS control module and is pretty common. Most people and even dealerships diagnose this as a faulty master cylinder, worn rotors and a number of other things and they end up replacing what they thought was the issue only to have the same problem occur again! I have not replaced anything in relation to this problem due to the fact of my brakes going back to "normal" and the ABS control module being so expensive to fix. So I am taking my chances that this will not happen again until there is a recall on this issue. I believe it is a safety concern because although I did not lose my brakes all-together, I did lose most of my braking power and it could happen again at a time where I need to stop quickly and don't have time to pump the brakes.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. The contact stated that while slowing to a stop from approximately 45 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to operate as intended. The contact stated that on several occasions, the vehicle required an additional effort to depress the brake pedal when attempting to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the front and rear brake pads were replaced however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed at various speeds, it went to the floor. The contact stated that when the failure occurred, the brakes had to be pumped to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 210,000.
Loss of break pressure. Almost complete loss of break pressure after an ABS event. Had my breaks fully replaced, but the issue continues. I live in wisconsin, where icy roads make are common, so this is extremely dangerous. Brakes will remain soft, but usually I can pump the break pedal to rebuild break pressure.
2008 ford fusion soft brake pedal problem brake pedal goes to the floor after the ABS unit engaged on slippery road. This is the 6th time this has occurred. The first time occurred at 50,000 miles. The car now has 100,000 miles. It recently snowed and the ABS unit engaged and now the brake pedal has been going to the floor for the past 3 weeks. The past "soft brake pedal" events have corrected themselves after a few days or a few weeks. Currently the soft brake pedal has not corrected itself. Apparently a valve gets stuck in the ABS unit and can cause this exact problem. The brake system has been checked over and everything is fine which is indicating the ABS unit. The "soft pedal" only occurs after the ABS unit engages and when the ABS unit self corrects, then the brake pedal goes back to normal. This is an extremely dangerous situation and the braking capability of the car is severely compromised. Stopping distances are greatly increased which could cause a serious accident. One event occurred on a dry road in the middle of summer when an animal ran in front of the car. The ABS unit engaged and then the brake pedal went to the floor. It took several days for the ABS unit "self corrected" and the brake pedal returned to normal. The other events occurred on slick pavement. It appears that a valve may get stuck in the hydraulic unit of the ABS and this causes the soft brake pedal. When the valve breaks free and returns to its normal position, then the car brakes return to normal. The ABS unit is still in failure mode as of today.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed at 30 MPH, the vehicle hesitated to stop. The contact mentioned that the vehicle eventually coasted to a stop. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ABS controller failed and needed to the replaced along with the master cylinder. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000. .updated 01/23/17 *bf updated 03/13/17.
Brakes lose pressure after ABS event. Has happened multiple times. Ford dealer was not able to fix.
Starting about 4 months ago, the brakes started acting extremely weird. When you are driving and push in the brakes to stop, the brake pedal pushes like a sponge and wont stop. At first when you push it, it starts to brake, but then quits working and requires you to push it to the floor. This will usually go on 1-2 weeks, and then will start working like normal. About 1-2 weeks each month, the brakes act up and you feel like you wont stop. This happens whether you are going 15 MPH or 60 MPH. This can happen at anytime, any place, any speed. I have taken this into a dealership, which they told me they thought new brake pads and rotors would fix. $400 later and nothing fixed.
"takata recall" the brake pedal can go "soft" when driving on slippery or uneven surfaces. The brakes do not feel like they are working correctly. I have to put it almost to the floor in order for the car to stop. Even then it feels that it will not stop in time. During our last snow storm it was completely un reliable. I do not currently feel safe or that they re working correctly at all. It has been going on for some time now. You can feel the ABS engage when you use the breaks but it never goes back to the way it was prior to the engagement of the brakes.
My brake pedal goes to the floor when the ABS engages making it almost impossible to stop at a safe distance. If you manage to stop the car & pump the brakes many times, the brake pedal is hard gain allowing you to stop. However the next time the ABS engages the pedal softens & goes to the floor again. The vehicle was in motion on a city street. A friend with the same vehicle had a similar problem. See nhsta number 10876335.
While driving on snowy/icy roads my ABS brakes took hold when I needed to stop. However, after that my brakes didn't seem right. They seemed to be soft. My pedal goes further to the floor. Not as much pressure on the pedal. I have concern that when I am on snowy roads my brakes do not seem to be reacting like they should.
When breaking sudden my brake pedal goes to the ground and won't stop. It happened when hitting a bump in the road and breaking and has occurred in slippery conditions. It has been intermittent. I have had my break pads, rotors replaced, all lines checked for pressure no leaks. The car may be very dangerous if we fall in the wrong situation. Fortunately that hasn't happened yet. Today the brakes are working fine but you just don't know when you have to use them and the pedal goes to the floor. This has happened on several occasions in the past few months.
The brakes suddenly go soft when stopping on uneven surfaces. The brakes also have gone soft when braking in a turn.
Multiple mechanics. No remedy to fix soft brake pedal. Getting harder and harder to stop safely. No specific event occurred to cause this. It has gotten worse over time. I'm going to be forced to buy another vehicle I can not afford right now.
Driving along normally, relatively low speed in the city limits, dry conditions, nothing out of the ordinary. Pressed the brake pedal to stop the car, and instead the pedal had little to no resistance and went to the floor without stopping or slowing the car. Had to pump the pedal a couple of times before getting pedal resistance and slow the car. This has happened 3 times in the past 1 year, most recently this past monday.
When the ABS activates the pedal goes to the floor and you have to pump to stop. I had it reset with tester and it is doing it again. I was told the pump and control module are bad need to be replaced. Very dangerous and common. 2 other vehicles in shop for the same thing. Ford needs to a dress this.
Road conditions were wet at approx. 8a wednesday 12/1/2016. There was no active precipitation. Traffic was moderate. Vehicle was in use approx. 10 min. In motion along west beltline highway 12/14 when entering the exit ramp for gammon road 43.053038, -89.507010, brakes were applied to decelerate the breaks from the posted speed limit of 55 MPH. There was an ABS event while vehicle was decelerating, there was a feeling through the foot of push back/wobble/fluttering on the brake pedal. It was realized the vehicle was not braking at the normal rate as this route is used daily/regularly. The brake pedal was depressed by foot to the floor of the vehicle. Attempted to pump the brake, but it was malfunctioning/not responding. The vehicle was coming to a red traffic light where it is known that there may be heavy passing traffic periodically. Attempts to return braking to functioning state were unsuccessful. Vehicle proceeded through the red traffic light, fortunately there were no other vehicles in the 3 lanes of traffic that would normally be in motion; was not congested; there were no vehicles traveling south bound at that time. The vehicle entering the "t" intersection, ended up in the middle lane, turning right, surroundings were clear of traffic, no injuries or collisions to report. Pulled vehicle to right-side of road/bike path, vehicle did stop, but with the brake pedal depressed to the floor. Drove vehicle slowly with hazard lights engaged. Drove approx. 1 mile, very carefully to a parking lot, where vehicle was parked, engine turned off. Waited approx. 90 seconds, restarted the engine, depressing the brake pedal, still to the floor. Drove vehicle carefully to destination, applying hazard lights when necessary, keeping safe distance/speed. Vehicle towed to ford dealership. Informed by ford, hydraulic control unit needed replacement. High potential for injury/death
The brakes do not function properly. During any driving, the first third of typical brake pedal press is normal and the vehicle brakes normally. However the middle third does nothing additional to brake the vehicle and the last third brakes aggressively. I have recently replaced the brake pads, serviced the rotors, replaced the master cylinder, and bled the brake lines. None of these services have correct the issue. I have read many forums where other users were experiencing the same problem with the final solution being replacement of the ABS control module; a very expensive part to replace.
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