Brake pedal goes to the floor , it doesn't want to stop. If you pump it , the pedal comes up. I had them bled and performed the bleeding prosses with scan tool. They worked good for a day.
2010 Ford Fusion brakes complaints
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The vehicle would randomly loose the ability to stop / brake pedal would loose the ability to control brakes and would go all the way to the floor. After pumping the brakes the vehicle would gain some ability to slow down. Ford Dealer in Gallatin, TN had to replace the brake master cylinder and hydraulic control unit bleed system in order to fix the problem otherwise the car would have been completely unsafe to drive. The scary part was that there were no lights or dash notifications to alert us or the ford dealership that the problem even existed. Also, the car only has 74K miles on it. We put new tires on it last year and got new brake pads the year prior. There seem to be a recall for Ford Fusions for some 2010 models, but ours did not make the list according to the vin number and specs. But I think the problem sounds very similar. Thanks for your help.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while attempting to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal was depressed and extended to the floorboard and the vehicle failed to immediately stop. The ABS, service brakes, and advancetrac messages were displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the Hydraulic Control Module and ECU had malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 150,000.
On April 1, 2023 me and my family where coming down the mountain when we noticed the brakes where going to the floor . My husband had to pump the brakes in order to have good brakes. This is a safety issue to us and others cause if someone was to slam on brakes we wouldnt have time to stop. Yes it has been inspected I took it to ford place in Mount airy NC on April 11, 2023 and they said HCU failed , it failed at 300,000 miles. No they were no warning lights or anything when this happened and still no lights and still need a HCU in it .
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the ABS and advance-trac warning lights intermittently illuminated. The contact also stated that a clunking noise was heard coming from underneath the vehicle. The contact related the failures to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle had not yet been taken to a local dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while attempting to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal would extend to the floorboard, causing the braking distance to be extended. The contact diagnosed the vehicle with a OBD scanner and determined that the ABS module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 113,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH and depressing the brake pedal to slow down, extra effort was needed while depressing the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an inspection center and, the inspector stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and referred the contact to the local dealer. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 151,000.
At parking lot speed, the brake pedal went nearly to floor during stopping. All lights came on the instrument panel. Required the use of emergency brake to bring the car to a stop.
Frequent failure of electric brake assist. Failure occurs without any prior warning and despite sufficient brake fluid being in master cylinder reservoir. Alarms and notices appear on the driver display panel as the brakes are failing. Can occur at start up or while actively driving the auto. Occurs across all temperature ranges and weather (moisture) conditions. Adversely affects driver's ability to safely use brakes to stop the car. the federal safety agency issued safety recall applicable to non-hybrid Ford Fusions for the SAME issue and the SAME model year as my car. Mechanically, the electric brake assist systems are IDNETICAL in non-hybrid and hybrid variants of 2010 Fusion. Attached photo illustrates notices that appear on driver display panel when brakes fail.
The brakes did not engage until the last inch or so, and that nearly caused a crash. The hydraulics had failed with no warning at all.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the ABS warning light was illuminated and the message "Service Advancetrac" was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the wheel speed sensor had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced the wheel speed sensor and while attempting to reprogram the ABS module with the new wheel speed sensor, the ABS module failed to recognize the wheel speed sensor. The dealer informed the contact that the ABS module needed to be replaced; however, the part was on back order. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The manufacturer referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 98,752.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to slow the vehicle properly. The contact desperately depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle stopped. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the mechanic replaced the brake parts, but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to the mechanic again and the brake line and the braking system was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was filed, and the contact was advised to contact the federal safety agency Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 73,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while attempting to stop the vehicle, the brake pedal extended to the floor, causing the stopping distance to be extended. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the brake hydraulic control unit was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 300,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop immediately. Additionally, the ABS warning light was illuminated. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the ABS hydraulic control unit needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond, and went to the floorboard. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the brake master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the mechanic advised that the ABS module needed to be diagnosed and repaired by a local dealer. The contact made a local dealer aware of the failure; however, the vehicle had not been taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that that VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact was advised to file a complaint with the federal safety agency Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.
i have done a brake job recently replacing the rear brakes and repaired master cylinder. Car has been inspected by a mechanic who says they have done everything they could and the brakes are not working properly. The brakes have to be pressed all the way to the floor and will not stop. FSA 19S54 is a recall he says was never done and suggested I go to dealer to have it done; however, when I make the attempt to the dealer says that only the air bag and the throttle are under recalls and that is all they can fix. REASON FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL # FSA 19S54 states that in some of the affected vehicles, a chemical reaction between aged DOT 3 brake fluid and the zinc plating inside the Hydraulic Control Unit (HCU) may result in a gel formation. A normally closed valve may be stuck open, which may result in extended brake pedal travel. This seems to be what is happening. I am taking to San Antonio's Northside Ford as soon as I can to do the airbag recalls(Ford's number for these recall is 21S12, 18S01, 16S26, 18S34, 19S01 & 21S05.) and the throttle ( recalls that Ford told me about. I do not understand why when I Google recall that I see the airbags recall for driver and passenger side and the ABS hydraulic brake recall but do not see the one Ford said about the throttle. At the very least the information could be passed down throughout your system. Other recalls, 11 total, need to be addressed if not already. I happen to know Northside Ford actually attempted to charge me for some of these things as I still have that invoice with the recommendations. the Kelly Blue Book (KBB) link where I received most of my information is https://www.kbb.com/ford/fusion/2010/recall/?vehicleid=248463 My car essentially has no brakes and every possible cause has been addressed with no solution. The mechanic noticed these very important recall have never been addressed with this vehicle. This ABS hydraulic recall MUST be the only factor left.
Loss of braking with out warning Pedal went to floor Qualified mechanic first said it was master cylinder which was replaced but still no brakes googled every one saying same thing its the abs modulator valve Surprised no recall on these for this year model when others have been recalled whats going waiting for people to die driving these things
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and depressing the brake pedal the brake pedal went to the floorboard. The ABS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the Hydraulic Control Unit (HCU) needed to be replaced. The contact referenced the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. 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 approximate failure mileage was 95,000.
My brakes went totally out as I was backing out of my driveway and all the abs light lit up. When I tried to press the brakes they went all the way to the floor and barely stopped. Once I turned the car off and on it went away. But a few hours later it came right back I took to the dealership they said the ABS failed. Part has been on back order
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed however, the brakes failed to respond. Additionally, the contact stated that the brakes, ABS, traction control, and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle, but the failure persisted. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to respond and went to the floorboard. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the hydraulic control unit (HCU) needed to be replaced. The contact was made aware that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH on an icy road, while approaching a stop sign, the brake pedal was depressed but only responded when it was pressed to the floorboard. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the hydraulic control unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The brakes don’t grab. They go almost to the floor and it takes a lot longer to stop. We have owned this car for 10 years and it is a continued problem. We take it to the mechanic and they can’t find anything wrong with it. We tap on the hydraulic brake control unit which makes the brakes work again. We finally found a recall for Ford fusions where the valve inside the hydraulic brake control unit can stick open and cause increased stopping time. Our fusion is a 2010 but does not fall into the criteria for the recall. I think the recall needs to be expanded.
The recalled item that was suppose to have been fixed malfunctioned. The ABS brake modulator had malfunctioned leaving me with pretty much no brakes. One minute I had brakes the next nothing. My car was taken to Monroe the week before for tires. They noticed nothing wrong I had also put new brake pads on. The car should of not had its brakes just go out like it did. Had I been on the highway or driving over 30 i wouldn't of been able to stop. I could of died from a recalled item that was suppose to have been fixed so i would of never ended up in the situation I was in. No brakes barely able to stop going less than 10 miles at a traffic circle. Luckily God was on my side, it wasn't busy at the intersection and I didn't have to stop. If I did I would of smacked right into the other vehicle since I didn't know my brakes weren't working correctly. They where there then nothing. Foot went right down to the floor still barely did anything to stop. Slowed the car down very very minimally. The repair shop was a nightmare. Ford of Greenwiche had my car for over a month. When they said it was fixed it wasn't. We where also charged by them for the replacement of the brake modulator which was a defect by the company that we shouldn't of been charged for. Also numerous things where done wrong by thos company and I feel that no one should ever have to go through what I did with them. The lack of care, putting the repair off, lack of organization, faulty repair-just to name a few. I would like restitution for my time and the cost of the repair for the ABS modulator. The car was taken to Monroe before ford for this problem. My boyfriend who is a licensed mechanic has stated as well that this part should not of malfunctioned this way and it should be covered by recall.
When driving, the ABS failed. The breaks depressed to the floor and the parking break was needed to fully stop the vehicle. The ABS light, track control, and service break lights were illuminated. The car was taken to the dealer and they said that the hydraulic control unit needs to be replaced. While there is a recall for this part for other 2010 ford fusions, my vin number is not covered. A formal complaint was made with Ford but no response has been received. It seems like there are many complaints about the same issue for Fords that are somehow not covered under the recall.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the ABS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ABS module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the contact stated that after she retrieved the vehicle, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the traction control, the tire pressure, the ABS, the service brake warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the brake fluid leaked, the electrical system intermittently malfunctioned and the key fob failed to respond. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving approximately 35 MPH, the brakes became inoperable. The contact was able to steer off the road and stopped the vehicle. During the failure, several unknown warning lights illuminated but then disappeared. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who referred the contact to the dealer. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the HCU control unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage 172,000. The contact stated that the vehicle was manufactured days after the recall date however, the vehicle is the exact make and model with the same failure.
This vehicle has been in our family since new and all recalls and service has been done on schedule. Currently only have 75K miles on it. On January 19, 2023 I was driving the vehicle in question and had a warning pop up saying Check Brake System and Service AdvanceTrac at the same time I lost my brakes and the vehicle lost power but not total power. No warning was given prior to this happening. I was able to stop the vehicle after pushing the brakes all the way to the floor and putting the car in neutral. I was luckily in my neighborhood after driving home in heavy traffic. I was able to get the car to my driveway and after restarting the car the warning went away and my husband drove the vehicle and did not have the issue. I found that Ford had a Customer Service Satisfaction internal recall back in 2010 on this vehicle for the exact same problem. The fix was applied back in 2010. I just recently brought the car in for another recall for a battery firmware update which I believe could have messed with the fix that was applied back in 2010. I called Ford and they stated there was nothing they could do. I can't get into a ford dealership for them to look into this for another 2 weeks. If other vehicles received this same firmware update for the battery they may incur the same issue and someone could be hurt or worse killed if they panic and don't know what to do. I had a hard enough time stopping the vehicle and I knew what to do but luckily I was not in traffic when it happened. I found an article written by Consumer reports back in Feburary 2010 stating the same issue. Vehicle is available for inspection at any time.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH, the "Service Advancetrac" message was displayed and ABS warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over and the vehicle was turned off and restarted, and the warning message was no longer displayed, and the warning light was no longer illuminated. The contact stated that the failure recurred. Additionally, while driving at various speeds, the "Check Brake System" and ABS warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the ABS module needed to be replaced; however, the part was on back order. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000.
I was driving. Went to stop for a stop light. I pushed peddle down. It went down 90% before I had any resistance. With the last 10% I was able to slow the car before a crash. All of the lights on the dashboard turned on, including the brake light. I turned off the car and pulled the key. I put the key in and restarted, while still sitting in the roadway. I was able to drive it less than a mile to the fire dealer. They tell me the ABS module is not working. I see there is a recall on ABS modules for other 2010 ford fusions, but not mine.
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