Anti lock brakes activated then almost no brake action. The pedal went almost to the floor causing the braking distance to almost double. Came very close to hitting cars with the green light.
2009 Ford Fusion brakes complaints
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After engagement of ABS system, brakes become soft and weak. This requires greater pedal pressure and travel, and thus reaction time to engage, resulting in unsafe condition.
Hard stop on freeway resulting in ABS activating. Afterwards, brakes were spongy and required exceptionally more distance to brake and pedal needed to be depressed to the interior floor in order to stop. This is the third time this has happened with the vehicle.
I was moving about 40mph going straight and when I hit the brakes to turn they went to the floor applying no braking action at all. I was lucky that I was going straight on a country road with no traffic or this could have been catastrophic. There are no brake fluid leaks, pads have maybe 15,000 miles on them and are good. There were no warning lights illuminated in the car. Several months back after the ABS was activated the brakes got soft and reset after the car was shut off and sat for a while. There were literally no brakes whatsoever today. After letting the car sit for a while turned off the brakes are back, but the pedal is still soft and I don't want to test drive the car as it is too dangerous. This appears to be a common problem from looking at various web pages that should be addressed asap.
While traveling on a slightly rough highway, I went around a curve and a bicyclist was in the middle of my lane, I braked suddenly and my brake peddle went to the floor, I had to swerve to keep from hitting him. I pumped my brakes and they came back up, but were mushy and it took several more miles before they worked effectively although still not as they should. The next day the brakes worked fine and for several weeks afterwards, then there was another incident. I was trying to stop at a stop sign, before turning on to a busy major highway and my brakes again went to the floor. The side road I was stopping on was rough (it had been scrapped to prepare for blacktopping).this happened twice within a few weeks.the results could have been deadly. This has happened three times! I had new brake pads, rotors, and calipers put on after the first incident and it did not help.
Was slowly pulling fwd to park in parking space and when put foot on brake to stop, it kept going. Car went over the cement parking block onto sidewalk and hit heavy duty cement pillar. Only damage was my license plate and hopefully little else on my car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle lost braking ability. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, it traveled to the floorboard and could not stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to sheehy ford lincoln gaithersburg (901 n frederick ave, gaithersburg, md 20879, (301) 358-4443) where the mechanics diagnosed the vehicle and blew air through the valves; however, the failure continued. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,182.
Brake failure, while driving my wife's 09 fusion the brake pedal went to the floor when stopping and hitting a pot hole. The brake pedal went all the way to floor before being able to slow the veh. The brake pedal did not return to normal until a couple days later. My wife uses hand controls which did not affect the driving in any way but has me concerned as my wife is in a wheelchair and can't put excessive force on the brakes if they were to fail like that. I tried pumping the brakes but it didn't resolve the issue, nor did pumping the brakes while the veh was turned off.
I pulled into the median to turn left into a business. As my car traveled over some gravel in the median my brakes went "soft" and I had to mash down on them in order to come to a complete stop. Once parked, I let the car "sit" or "rest" for 4 hours. The brakes were still soft when I started the car, and when I would press the brakes, I had to mash down on them to come to a complete stop.
Low brake engagement following anti-lock brake system event. Vehicle was in motion. After this event, I would need to push the brake pedal down more than it should need to be pushed in order to get the brakes to engage. Tom holzer ford in farmington hills, mi replaced a hydraulic control valve unit as well as a front right lower side caliper pin that was frozen.
Tamara recall for the 3rd time in 2 years. I've had problems with spongy brakes. I braked over a pothole and my brakes locked up and hit the floor! I now have to pump the brakes to get them to work. I got my brakes flushed and they went back to normal. About a month later the same thing happened when I had to brake hard due to abrupt stop on the interstate. It took about a week to get them back to normal. This is not safe and should not happen with new brakes and rotors.
When I hit the brakes I have to go all the way to the floor before they start working. This happen once during winter when I went over a speed bump and after a week or so it fixed itself. But several weeks ago as I was braking at a light I hit a pothole and it has done it again and has not repaired itself. I read online this is a common problem this type of car faces with the ABS system.
On aug 8, 2019 my right front wheel crossed over a dip in the road while making a right turn. I pressed my brake and almost immediately I had an 'empty' feeling in my brake pedal. I could press the brake paddle completely down without much resistance. Had my rotors and brake pads checked next day but all 100%. Learned that the hydrolic control unit (hcu) unit was affected. A known ford fusion failure and costly to replace!!! Recall ford!!!
Abs system engaged on a gravel road when braking. Brakes are now soft after ABS system engaged. Like so many other fusion owners, this is a hydraulic control unit malfunction.
Service brakes goes to the floor upon normal braking causing a severe safety issue
Spongy brake pedal, brakes seem to start to grab then pedal goes straight to the floor. Happens all the time and I'm scared that this will cause an accident. Car has 93k miles. Will never buy another ford
Have been dealing with a brake issue for a few months. Took it to a mechanic who replaced the brakes pads. After they were replaced, the brakes still felt off. I would have to push the brake pedal down all the way to the floor for it to stop completely. Took it to a second mechanic who then replaced the master cylinder. Still had the same issue. When I returned to the mechanic, he looked over the air and stated there was nothing else wrong with it. Finally I went to dunphy ford where the greeter stayed he already knew what the problem was before I finished explaining the complete issue. He assured me it was the hcu (which of course was almost $1000 to replace) so I had it replaced. After picking up the car it felt fine for the first two days. The. The issue started happening again. When I returned the car to ford, they told me it was the rear rotors. I asked how could they miss that when they replaced the hcu, there was no answer. The rotors were replaced. That night I went to pick up my car. After driving off, my brakes now made a very loud squealing sound and sort of clanking sound every time I hit a small bump on the road coming from the right side of my car. Well I checked every tire and found one of the lug nuts was loose on the front passenger side of my car. Called them and had he car & brakes looked over once again. This time they tightened the lug nuts and 'buffed' the rotors. The brakes still make a pretty loud sound when I brake but no one can seem to figure out the issue. Not even ford. I can send in invoices and receipts if needed
Issue has occurred multiple times since I have owned this vehicle to now. Whenever the ABS system engages (hard braking to due snow/ice or obstruction avoidance), immediately following that the brake pedal becomes incredibly spongy or non-existent and braking becomes very difficult without pumping the brake pedal or engaging the hand brake. I've had the pads, rotors, rear calipers, and slide pins replaced and the system flushed and inspected multiple times. I have found that if you pull over ans shut the car off for a few minutes and restart it tends to work until you have the same issue come up. .
Low brake pedal after a hard stop
Brakes go nearly to the floor when pressing brake pedal before engaging and stopping vehicle. Spongy. Replaced master cylinder with new, no help. Replaced ABS hydraulic unit with used unit, and no help, but suspect the replacement unit is faulty also. Vehicle does not stop well.
Break pedal becomes spongy after hitting a pothole. Currently at the dealership they are trying to replace the master break cylinder, but that didn't work. The next move is to replace the mcu. I have read multiple similar reports here to mine. I'm very concerned this is a factory defect that is revealing itself to be dangerous and costly to ford consumers.
My brakes go out almost completely when there is the slightest bump that I might hit on the road. Firestone has replaced the brakes, brake fluid, and master cylinder and the brake pedal still goes to the floor. The research I did shows that the problem is the ABS module. I've found hundreds of people in online forums with this problem. Why is there not a ford recall with this problem?
I had been complaining to ford mechanics of the local dealership here in los angeles of this braking-problem since sometime around 2014! I had explained several times that when the vehicle would be in motion (driving the car) and I would be passing through a rough section of street (many pot-holes) and would need to brake due to traffic, and then I would lose pressure on my braking-pedal. This has happened several times over the past five-years (at least I recall 6 times)'one of those times I almost had a big accident, luckily I was driving on a non-high-traffic street and I was able to steer to the side of the street where no-cars were parked'luckily. So, in some of this occasions I took the car to the local ford dealership (quick lane tire & auto center that works in conjunction with the local ford dealership) and explained the situation about the braking problem. 'when driving the car and going through a rough patch of the street (uneven street with potholes and other possible street holes) and would need to brake, the pedal would lose pressure and go almost to the floor''so they would only adjust the brakes and that was it. 'this past may 4 2019, it happened again, going through a rough patch of the street I had to brake and the brake pedal lost pressure (to the floor)!! Lots of discussions in regards to this problem seem to point to the hcu ABS loosing pressure when going through rough sections of a street and applying the brakes. However, at this point we still do not know if ford motor company will ever address this problem (huge dangerous problem)! Do we have to wait for someone to be killed out there?
Brakes go to floor. No leaks, master cylinder is ok, rotors pads are new.
This issue has occurred multiple times since I have owned this vehicle from 2011 to now. Whenever the ABS system engages (hard braking to due snow/ice or obstruction avoidance), immediately following that the brake pedal becomes incredibly spongy or non-existent and braking becomes very difficult without pumping the brake pedal or engaging the hand brake. I've had the pads, rotors, rear calipers, and slide pins replaced and the system flushed and inspected multiple times. No matter what parts I throw at my car, nothing seems to solve this issue.
Driving through town on a sunny day when the light in front of me turned red. I applied the brakes and went over a small bump. After the bump the brake pedal went to the floor. The vehicle would not stop in time and I was forced to roll through the intersection. I was terrified. Thankfully, I did not cause an accident, but the brake pedal remained spongy. It feels like it has about 30% braking power. I had a total brake replacement less than 1000 miles ago. Pads, rotors, bled the lines, the whole 9 yards.
The first time this happened was 3-4 years ago. My wife was braking at a stop light and hit a small pothole in which the break petal went all the way to the floor and she was able to come to a full stop even though it took a lot longer to do so. She pulled over and I had to pick her up and took the car into a local break repair chain. By the time they were able to check it out the breaks were working fine again. When we described the issue they could not find any reports of this on the internet. I believe this was the first time the break fluid was changed since the locations indicated wet or dirty break fluid can cause these symptoms. This happened a few more times to my wife and she decided she would no longer drive the car. I then started driving and again in a similar scenario in which I was breaking and ran over a manhole cover the breaks went to the floor and was difficult to stop the car. I again took it to another break specialist franchise and they could not find an issue with the car or on the internet although the breaks pedal has become soft and has remained that way. Break fluid was changed again for being dirty. My breaks have continued to be soft and will replicate the issue when braking and hitting a bump but appears to be only when the bump hits the front right wheel. I need to get my break pads replaced now and decided to research this issue again and I am finding that this is a very common problem. Why hasn't ford recalled this product or doing anything to make it right with their customers.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. The contact stated that the ABS failed and the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when depressed. The vehicle was taken to baxter ford south (9203 s 145th st, omaha, ne 63138) where it was diagnosed that the ABS module needed to be replaced. The contact stated that this was the second time the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the same failure. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was currently at the dealer being repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000.
When the ABS kicks in during a hard brake on slippery surface afterwards the brake pedal depresses to the floor which makes stopping very difficult. This is not the first time this has happened but unlike the other times my pedal has not come back on week # 2 of brake pedal going to the floor. This is a safety hazard and obviously an ongoing problem with the 09 fusions. When will we get a recall? Does someone have to die before this is addressed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. While driving at an unknown speed, the brake pedal was applied, but failed to respond. The brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when it was depressed and the ABS and traction control warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the speed sensor caliber and brakes needed to be replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 135,000.
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