Components: SERVICE BRAKES
September 17, 2020
TBD
Condition
Run & Drive
Damage
Collision
Title
Clear
| Dynamic Head Restraints | Not Available |
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| Head Restraint | Not Available |
| Advanced Belt Feature | Not Available |
| Adjustable Upper Belt Anchorage | Not Available |
| Seat Belt Reminder System | Driver |
| Frontal Air Bag | Driver, Front Passenger |
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| Curtain | Driver, Front Passenger, Rear Seat |
| Torso | Driver, Front Passenger |
| Knee | Not Available |
| Additional Air Bags | Not Available |
| Meets Side Air Bag Out-of-Position Requirements | Yes |
| LATCH Locations | Not Available |
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| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) | Not Available |
| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) locations | Not Available |
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11355700 |
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| Consumer Location: | LOS ANGELES, CA |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
TODAY I EXPERIENCED A FRIGHTENING DEGREE OF BRAKE FAILURE. I WAS ON A FREEWAY OFF RAMP WHICH WAS ON A DOWNGRADE. AS I WAS GOING OVER SOME MINOR BUMPS IN THE ROAD, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND LOST ABOUT 80% OF THE BRAKES. I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I HAD TO PUSH MY FOOT WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR & IT DID STOP. THIS FAILURE CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 5-7MINUTES WHILE DRIVING IN STOP & GO CITY STREET TRAFFIC. I WAS READY TO PULL OVER AT A SAFE SPOT WHEN I NOTICED THE BRAKES RETURNED TO FULL POWER AND CONTINUED TO WORK PROPERLY FOR THE LAST 10 MINUTES OF MY DRIVE. NOW I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR, ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN OR PASSENGERS. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE EARLIER THIS YEAR REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY CAR. IT WAS DATED JANUARY 2020: 19S54 / NHTSA RECALL 19V-904. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND SEE THAT IT HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS ALREADY. WHEN I CALLED FORD ABOUT THIS NOTICE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS ONLY AN 'ALERT' AND THEY'D LET ME KNOW WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THAT WAS 9 MONTHS AGO. THE NOTICE SAID PARTS WERE ANTICIPATED TO BE AVAILABLE THE LATE FIRST QUARTER OF 2020. NOW THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS DEADLY HAZARD, THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE WHEN THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH EXISTS DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE! I WANT TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED NOW. PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO GO ABOUT THIS AND PREVENT ANY FUTURE ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11306852 |
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| Consumer Location: | LYNNWOOD, WA |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH MY FUSION (ABS MODULE VALVE STUCK OPEN) WHICH MEANS THE BRAKES WORK AND LOCKUP ONLY WHEN PRESSED ALL THE TO THE FLOOR. WENT TO 3 FORD DEALERS AND NONE WILL HELP BECAUSE THE RECALL HAS NO "SOLUTION YET". ONE TECH TOLD ME TO DEAL WITH A BAD BRAKE PEDAL AND DON'T DRIVE FAST. THAT'S NOT SAFE FOR MY WIFE OR CHILD IN THE VEHICLE. FORD SAYS PARTS MAY BE AVAILABLE IN THE LAST PART OF THE 2020 FIRST QUARTER. THE FORD RECALL STATES "THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE" ITS NOT VERY SAFE WHEN THE BRAKES DONT STOP THE VEHICLE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11174392 |
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| Consumer Location: | RENTON, WA |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
AFTER AN ABS BRAKING EVENT, CAUSED BY BRAKING ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT, "GOING TO THE FLOOR," AND THE AMOUNT OF FORCE REQUIRED TO STOP THE CAR INCREASES SIGNIFICANTLY.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11143322 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
TAKATA RECALL STILL NO FIX ON THE AIRBAG. THIS ANGERS ME GREATLY HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO GET HURT OR KILLED BEFORE FORD TAKES CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. NO RENTALS AVAILABLE SO STUCK WITH DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11143042 |
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| Consumer Location: | LEEDS, AL |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
"TAKATA RECALL" - RECEIVED FIRST LETTER OF NOTIFICATION JULY 2016 FROM FORD MOTOR CO., THE SECOND ONE DECEMBER 2017, AND THE THIRD ONE JUNE 2018 AND AFTER CALLING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT EACH TIME WAS TOLD I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS COME IN. SO FAR NO CALLS. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11096668 |
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| Consumer Location: | STONE MOUNTAIN, GA |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
TAKATA RECALL -- I HAVE RECEIVED NO INFORMATION PERTAINING TO WHEN I CAN GET MY AIR BAGS REPLACED. OVER SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIPS ALONG WITH THE RECALL LINE THAT WAS PROVIDED IN LETTER FROM FORD. HOWEVER, I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE ZERO UPDATES AS TO WHEN THESE AIRBAGS MAY BE REPLACED. I CONTINUE TO HOUND LOCAL DEALERSHIPS, BUT DOESN'T APPEAR THEY HAVE MUCH INFORMATION AS TO TIMING EITHER. HARD TO GIFT A CAR IN GOOD CONDITION TO MY TEEN WHEN AIR BAGS ARE UNDER RECALL. PLEASE HELP!
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11090224 |
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| Consumer Location: | PITTSBURGH, PA |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (STERMAN AND LARKIN FORD IN PITTSBURGH, PA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11080064 |
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| Consumer Location: | KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
WHILE APPROACHING A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION STOP LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 M.P.H. IN A 45 M.P.H ZONE ON A HIGHWAY HEADED INTO THE CITY THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND WHILE DOING SO ALSO HIT A POTHOLE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE IN ANY CAPACITY. RELEASED PRESSURE FROM BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN REAPPLIED BRAKES AT WHICH POINT THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE BUT NOT BEFORE OVERSHOOTING INITIAL PLANNED STOP POINT BY 6-8 FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION. WITH PASSENGER AS WITNESS.PEDAL NOW FEELS FINE AND BRAKES WORK NORMAL. A SIMILAR SITUATION OCCURRED 3-4 MONTHS PRIOR AND AFTERWARDS THE PEDAL FELT SPONGY BUT WENT AWAY ON ITS OWN. AFTER THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT A WEB SEARCH TURNED UP OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A POSSIBLE BAD ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED BUT COULD HAVE LED TO HITTING VEHICLES ENTERING INTERSECTION. WEB RESULTS ALSO REVEALED THAT SIMILAR INCIDENTS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11054708 |
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| Consumer Location: | WASHINGTON, PA |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
DRIVING CAR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. WAS GOING FORWARD ( STRAIGHT) ON A LOCAL ROAD WITH A DOWNHILL GRADE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. USED BRAKE TO MAINTAIN SPEED AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE HILL. THE ABS ENGAGED BRIEFLY AS EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW ON THE ROAD. REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE BRIEFLY BUT WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AGAIN TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN THE BRAKE DID NOT ENGAGE AS IT USUALLY DOES BUT INSTEAD WENT ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE ENGAGING. STOPPING DISTANCE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER THAT USUAL. IF I HAD NOT ALLOWED EXTRA STOPPING DISTANCE AS A PRECAUTION DUE TO THE WEATHER I WOULD HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH THE STOP SIGN ON TO A BUSY ROAD. ONCE STOPPED I TURNED LEFT ONTO A FLAT STRAIGHT ROAD. AS I DROVE FORWARD GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH I TESTED THE BRAKES 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES OVER A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY A MILE AND A HALF. EACH TIME THE BRAKE PETAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT ENGAGED. WHEN IT DID ENGAGE IT TOOK MUCH LONGER TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I PULLED INTO A FLAT PARKING LOT AND CALLED A FAMILY MEMBER TO CHECK THE AREA WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR EVIDENCE OF A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. THERE WAS NONE. I KEPT THE CAR RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 - 15 MINUTES THINKING THE ISSUE MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE COLD ( IT WAS ABOUT 20 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT). AFTER ALLOWING THE CAR TO RUN I TESTED THE BREAKING AGAIN BY ACCELERATING AND STOPPING IN THE PARKING LOT. THE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE WORKING AS USUAL. I AM HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11042682 |
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| Consumer Location: | ERIE, KS |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
TAKATA RECALL CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE THE AIRBAG FIXED/REPLACED DUE TO SAFETLY ISSUES. WAS TOLD THAT NO PARTS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TO FIX AIRBAGS THAT WERE RECALLED. THEY CAN'T FIX ISSUES UNTIL PARTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11041313 |
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| Consumer Location: | CHICAGO, IL |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTICE TO GET THE AIRBAG CHANGED SO I CALLED TWO FORD DEALERS AND THEY BOTH SAID THEY CANNOT FIX IT, EVEN THEY KNOW IT WILL DEFINITELY INCREASE THE RISK OF FATAL ACCIDENT!
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11023869 |
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| Consumer Location: | BROOMFIELD, CO |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO FLOOR AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. NO BRAKE WARNING ON. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE INTO A RIGHT TURN ON A CITY STREET AT LESS THAN 10 MPH. NOW BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT AND HAVE TO PRESS TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. I HAD THE BRAKES BLED ONCE AND THE ISSUE SEEMED TO BE FIXED. THE NEXT BUMP WHILE BRAKES WERE PRESSED CAUSED THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE IS STUCK OPEN AFTER THE ABS ENGAGED.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 11011217 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
TAKATA RECALL. WHY HAS FORD NOT YET REPLACED/REPAIRED MY AIRBAG? I WAS NOTIFIED YEARS AGO OF POTENTIAL DEATH FROM EXPLODING AIRBAG, YET FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THIS.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10979625 |
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| Consumer Location: | AZUSA, CA |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A FRIEND OF THE CONTACT, WHO WORKS AS A FORD MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10955004 |
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| Consumer Location: | SUN VALLEY, CA |
| VIN: | 3FAHP08149R**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND UNTIL THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 WAY DOWN. THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ABS MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
