Hi. I’m the owner of 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. VIN: [XXX] Recently, I almost got crushed while I was driving, because I suddenly could not use brakes…this is happened because of the known ABS issue with this car (I called my mechanic, he diagnosed the issue and it is with ABS Module and it is under a recall and should be fixed by a dealer). However, when I got my car to the dealership, I was surprised that it is not a recall for a Hybrid version of Ford Fusion my year and I have to pay from my own pocket almost $5,000 for part and labor. I do not understand why, it is unfair. This is the known issue for a very long time for so many people. It should be recalled and fixed. You can die while you’re driving!!! Here is one of the topics on a forum about this issue: [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
2010 Ford Fusion brakes complaints
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Brakes Failing brakes Not yet No No Going over bumps the ABS got actuated and the brake pedal went to the floor, was mushy. There is a recall but our car does not fall under the dates. Our car manufactured 05/10
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at a slow speed, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The contact continued pumping the brake pedal, and the vehicle stopped. While in a drive-through line, the brakes became inoperable. Additionally, while driving at undisclosed speeds, the brake pedal was depressed applied but failed to respond. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact went to the local dealer and was informed there were no recalls on the VIN. The contact was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The contact stated that the failure was like the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
The component that has failed is the ABS antilock brake pump. Many Ford fusions of the same year (2010) have a recall for this. However, according to my vin, there is no recall. The antilock brake system completely locked up while driving there were no prior incidents. No brake lights no inclination that the antilock brake pump had any issues. When the antilock brake pump stopped working, it almost caused a serious accident. It was as if, though we were hydroplaning we had no control over the Car. Thankfully, no one was hurt and the car went directly into a field. There was myself, my daughter, my son, and a friend four week old baby in the car!! my son is still having nightmares even though this happened a couple weeks ago! He is autistic and eight years old. This is extremely scary. I had absolutely no control over the car The brake pedal went all the way to the floor. The problem has been reported to the dealer however, even though I have a 2010 it is not reported for a recall. The vehicle component has been inspected by a licensed mechanic. There were no previous morning signs no dash lights no issue with the ABS system at all. The car has been maintained regularly. The car has not been fixed because we didn’t know what the problem was until last week.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the brakes became inoperable. The brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.
ABS Advancetrac system failure results in extended brake pedal travel required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. The condition does not result in a loss of braking function and the vehicle can be brought to a controlled stop
Hit pot hole and the brake peddle went most of the way to the floor and never changed. It now has a very low peddle. No brake fluid leaks.
Took my vehicle in on 09/01/2023 for the recall # 19S54 ABS HCU Valve Concern. Prior to this, there were no warning signs and my brakes worked fine. My car failed the test. They replaced the part that was recalled. Since then, my car has no brakes. Brakes go to the floor, making it nearly impossible to stop in time or even in an emergency. I do not feel safe driving my vehicle. The dealership has had the car for over two months with no resolution. I need answers.
The brakes quit working without warning. My foot went straight to the floor before engaging any sort of resistance and the emergency brake was needed to bring the car to a complete stop. I’ve checked the VIN lookup, and there IS a recall for this exact same car, same year and everything, but for some reason my VIN isn’t pulling it up.. it matches the recall currently in file for the 2010 ford fusion brake problems. How do we get ford to expand their recall to actually include all defective vehicles??
On August 31, 2023, my car had break services that included all four breaks replaced and serviced at Ford dealer Oxnard, CA. Today, 9/27/23, on the way to the doctor's office on the local street, about half a block's distance to a Stop sign, the Traction Control System light flipped on and the breaks turned loose and started speeding up toward a women pushing a baby carriage crossing the street. The breaks didn't respond so I quickly turned to the turning lane to avoid hitting that woman and baby carriage. What I wanted to know is, normally, when the TCS fails, the car speed would slow down. But in my situation, the car, as if had a mind of its own, speeding up toward that woman crossing the street pushing a baby carriage! Is the speeding caused by the TCS suddenly turning loose while I had my foot on the break, so released its energy, or is the 2010 Ford Fusion can be installed remote control and remotely manipulated by someone with malicious intention to cause injury? Since this type of situation can impact many drivers and could cause serious injuries to drivers and pedestrians, I ask for a investigation into what could have caused this danger, so to prevent it from happening again. Thanks much! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
My brake pedal went soft after an ABS event and feels soft, it suddenly did this and I almost crashed. It has happened before, but the brakes went back to normal.
All of the ABS and parking brake lights come on and won't go off. We took it to a Henderson Ford, and they said our Anti-Lock Brake Module failure. They have to order a new part and it will be a long time before to get the part. I heard there was a recall on 2010 ABS Brake system, but when I put in VIN number it says there is no recall.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. On two separate occasions when we started the vehicle the ABS, traction control, and the brake light warning lights came on. After putting the vehicle in drive and moving forward slowly (less than 10 mph) in a parking lot the dashboard warning lights remained on and the brake pedal was almost completely ineffective when depressed despite being pushed to the floorboard. The vehicle rolled to a stop in one instance and in the other the vehicle was stopped with extreme pressure on the brake and using the emergency brake lever. After the first incident we had the vehicle brakes inspected by an independent mechanic who replaced the brake fluid. After the second incident we brought the vehicle to a Ford dealer who charged $200 to conduct an inspection. This inspection showed the problem to be “code U3000 in the ABS system. Internal failure of the module needs HCU unit and module” repair. Cost estimated to be $4130 and despite this issue being identical to the issue that prompted a recall of other 2010 Fusion Hybrids (the federal safety agency Campaign ID #19V904000; the federal safety agency Action #EA18002) the dealer stated that the VIN was not included in the recall and would charge us the full quoted cost to repair an obvious critical, life-threatening safety issue. The failure mileage was 133,700.
Longer than normal brake pedal travel and harder pressure are needed to stop the car. Since it is 122,259 miles, I decided to replace the brakes as a preventative maintenance program. I replaced the rear calipers, all four rotors, all pads, and then had even less brake pedal. I replaced the master cylinder, which still had less brake pedal travel. I towed the car to a local independent mechanic shop, and they also replaced the master cylinder and brake lines, but still no brake pedal. They found evidence of the ABS module being bad and an active warranty for the same year, make, and model and told me to go to the dealer. I called the dealer, and they said there was no recall on my vin, but there is one for other fans of the same year, make, and model. The car will be towed to the Ford dealer, who said they will replace the ABS module, flush the fluid, replace it with a new DOT 4 fluid, and reprogram the controller. They told me to save receipts so that when it gets to be part of the recall, I can try for a refund. Can we do something so that this problem does not kill someone? The brakes go out or fail terribly without warning, and I am thankful I was driving and not my young daughter, who would not have been able to control and stop the car.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to respond as needed with the brake pedal depressed. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to contact the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.
I had a short ABS event, as in the ABS system activated for a few seconds while I was driving. About 3-5 minutes later, I arrived at my destination, and turned off the car. 3 minutes later, I started the car & began to drive, and about 200-300 yards later the car made a warning sound and the majority of the warning lights on the dashboard lit up. I gently applied the brake and found it to be "mushy". I ended up having to apply significant force and push the brake nearly to the floor and the car very slowly decelerated. I parked & turned off the car & checked the brake fluid level which was fine. I saw nothing visibly wrong, so I started the car again and the exact same scenario repeated itself. I was able to park the car again & have it towed to a ford service center. They have confirmed that the ABS system has failed. Because this matches the description of the ABS recall for 2010 Ford Fusions, I believe it is the exact same faulty part and that my car should have been part of the recall. I plan to hold on to the component so it will be available for inspection. Of note, this exact same failure happened to my car once before, in 2015. I had an ABS event, then parked briefly, then my brakes failed in exactly the same manner. However after I stopped the car & parked it overnight that time, the car resumed normal operation. The following day, I took the car to the local ford service center who claimed there were no error codes present and that nothing had gone wrong with the car, which was clearly frustrating and false, but I had no recourse as the error did not repeat at that time.
While driving went to stop and brakes did not work. Put the petal to the floor and all the ABS lights came on. Took it to a brake specialist and they said all the components of the brakes are good but something in the electrical or computer system is causing them to not work. There is a recall on this issue on the non hybrid version of this vehicle. The hybrid needs to be inculded.
After a hard braking incident, my cars brakes are spongy and abs doesn't work anymore.
When driving my brake system (ABS) lit up on the dash and I had to put additional force on the brakes in order to stop. There was no warning that occurred prior to the dash warning coming on. I took the car to Krieger Ford service department and they could not locate any issue with the brake system. They released the car back to me and it remained parked for 3 days. On the 4th day I tried to drive the car and the same alerts happened again. I took the car back to Ford and later they found that the ABS module and applicable parts had failed. When I asked about the recall, the service center said there were no recalls available for my car.
ABS module. Potential safety risk. Huge lawsuit waiting to happen.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while having routine brake service on the vehicle, the independent mechanic became aware that the brake lines were not bleeding. The contact was informed that the vehicle was experiencing the failure listed in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and the contact was referred to the dealer for assistance. The dealer was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact was then referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that that the VIN was not included in the recall, and the contact was referred to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 190,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced phantom braking with the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure caused the rear passenger's side tire to blow out. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the rear passenger's side tire, brake pads, calibers, and rotors; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the federal safety agency Hotline. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 208,000.
The contact’s mother owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to stop in a reasonable amount of time. Additionally, after starting the vehicle and shifting into drive or reverse, when the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to stop as needed. The contact stated that after turning off and restarting the vehicle, the brakes operated as designed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was test driven however, while depressing the brake pedal the vehicle coasted to a stop. The vehicle was diagnosed, and it was determined that the brake pads and rotors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the failure could be related to the ABS. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive and was concerned for her safety and that she had to prepare to stop the vehicle by placing a hand on the parking brake should the vehicle fail to stop. The ABS warning light was intermittently illuminated. The contact referenced the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was included in a recall and advised the contact to call the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.
Getting check break system, ABS, and service advancetrak on my dash cluster. No codes thrown with OBD reader. Breaks will not fully apply unless I slam them down to the floorboard. Iv seen recalls on over 600,000 fords. I asked ford about my car and they said my specific vin wasn’t showing any recalls but I know there is a recall for this as there are many claims online. My car is unsafe to drive and I would like to get it fixed under recall so I don’t have to go out of pocket for something that seems like a common Ford fusion hybrid issue.
Intermittent failure of brake system. While driving the brakes stopped working. Needed to push brake pedal to ground and/or use parking brake. Turned off car. Waited 30 seconds. Started car again and brakes worked. Worked fine for ~ 1 week and then occurred again. Worked fine for ~1 year and then period of not working.
Vehicle is not stopping properly. Additional pressure is needed to the brake peddle in addition to pumping the brakes to get it to stop. New brakes and rotors were installed to try and correct the problem but it appears to be related to the federal safety agency Campaign 19V904000 ABS Hydraulic Control Units (HCU). The 2010 Fusion was included in the recall buy my VIN for my 2010 Fusion was not included. This seems to be a common issue based on other reports. The recall needs to be expanded to prevent accidents. This is a major safety concern.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the check engine warning light and maintenance service warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the brakes failed to stop the vehicle in a reasonable amount of time without depressing the brake pedal with excessive force. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed and determined that the hydraulic control unit and ABS module needed to be replaced. The contact had another certified mechanic repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact linked the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the VIN was not included. The contact was then referred to the federal safety agency Hotline to file a complaint. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000.
In regards to this particular issue surrounding the 2010 Fusion: https://www.vehiclehistory.com/articles/2010-ford-fusion-abs-module-recalls-explained My VIN: [XXX] The recall involves replacing the hydraulic control unit to fully restore the function of the ABS for Fusion assembled up to July of 2009. Mine has the exact issue specified, assembled in the exact same plant in Mexico, but was confirmed to be assembled in April 2010. Because of this my Fusion was excluded from the benefits of a free recall service, and the dealership was charging me $2,836 for the ABS module, hydraulic control unit & labor combined. I've since already purchased the two parts & I'm waiting on the labor to be conducted. Is there any way you guys can work with Ford to expand the recall? I'd LOVE to be reimbursed for this. It seems like an oversight by Ford, and it seems unfair that I have to drop nearly $3,000 on the exact same issue that's free for so many others. I can't stress enough, the issue mentioned in that article is the exact issue I've had, and it was born out of the same plant. Thank you so much for your time! My phone number is [XXX] if you'd like to speak there; you're always welcome to leave a voice if need be. : ) INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
While driving the car the brake system failed to respond adequately....it was very loose and required pushing the breaks to the floor to fully stop the vehicle. upon having it towed to the ford dealer they said it was the Master Cylinder and the Hydraulic Control Unit. I then checked for recalls and found that my make and model year had been recalled for the exact problem, but was told that it was VIN specific and that mine was not impacted. As mine was made in the same plant as those in the recall I believe that the recall should have been more wide spread and clearly other vehicles that were made there are having the exact same problems.
problems with the ABS not working. taken to a mechanic. Brake master cylinder problem and replaced . leaking rear brake fluid. all causing no brakes.
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