2009 Ford Fusion Brakes

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL STRUCK A POTHOLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MANTECA FORD (555 N MAIN ST, MANTECA, CA 95336, (209) 239-3561) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,960.

WHEN I APPLY THE BREAKS WHILE MOVING AND THE CAR HITS A BUMP WHILE THE BREAKS ARE APPLIED, THE BREAKS WILL GET VERY SOFT FOR A FEW DAYS. THE BREAKING POWER IS VERY BAD DURING THAT TIME, IT PROBABLY TRIPLES THE STOPPING DISTANCE REQUIRED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS.

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW WITH A MONTH BETWEEN INCIDENCES. I STOPPED ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE ON A CITY/TOWN STREET, AND THEN THE BRAKES LET GO A LITTLE AND WE'RE SOFT THE REST OF MY DRIVE. THE SECOND TIME I HEARD AND FELT A VIBRATION AS THE BRAKES STOPPED HOLDING AND I HAD TO PRESS HARDER. BOTH TIMES THE BRAKES HAVE EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO NORMAL, TWO HOURS LATER THE FIRST TIME AND 24 HOURS LATER THE SECOND. MY MECHANIC BELIEVES THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IS CONCERNING BECAUSE THOUGH IT IS FINE NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHERE OR WHEN THE BRAKES WILL STOP BEING EFFECTIVE. I DO A LOT OF DRIVING AND I LIVE IN A HILLY PART OF THE COUNTRY THAT GETS SNOW IN THE WINTERS. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO TRUST MY CAR BRAKES WILL NOT GIVE OUT ON ME ALL OF A SUDDEN.

PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, SPONGIE, GOING TO THE FLOOR EVEN AFTER I REPLACED BRAKES ROTORS AND CALIPERS THE WHOLE WAY AROUND THE VEHICLE. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME ONLY 50,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. MECHANIC TOLD US NOTHING WAS WRONG. BUT WHY DOES IT CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. THIS IS UNSAFE AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO BRAKES FAILING. HOW DO I GET THIS FIXED AND HOW CAN I HAVE THIS TAKEN CARE OF. IT IS WORSE WHEN IT IS WET OR RAINING OUT. ALL OF A SUDDEN BRAKES GO TO FLOOR AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO STOP EVEN WHEN PUMPING THE BRAKES.

INITIALLY, ON A WET CITY STREET AT 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITH THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. PUMPING THE BRAKE SEEMED TO RESTORE THE BRAKES. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, TRAVELLING AT 35 MPH ON A DRY CITY STREET, MY BRAKES FAILED AS I APPROACHED A YELLOW TRAFFIC LIGHT. WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, I TRAVELLED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION ON A RED LIGHT. I TOOK A BACK ROAD TO GET BACK TO MY POINT OF ORIGIN AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP FOR ANY OF THE STOP SIGNS. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BOOSTER WERE REPLACED BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AFTER WEEKS OF BEING CHECKED OUT BY A FORD DEALER, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME BUT THE BRAKES ARE STILL SOFT AND FEEL UNSAFE. IT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE THE CAR ACCELERATES AFTER I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE THE BRAKING KICKS IN. A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE IS REQUIRED.

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.

VERY SOFT BRAKES. - THE CAR KEPT EXPERIENCING SOFT BRAKES AFTER THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE OR IF THE CAR HIT A POT HOLE OF SOLID BUMP IN THE ROAD. NOT ALL THE TIMES BUT FAIRLY OFTEN. WE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER IN 2016 AND THE BRAKE PADS RECENTLY AS WELL. IN DEC OF 2017, I WAS GOING ABOUT 25MPH WHILE APPROACHING THE EXIT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE WAS A SMALL PATCH OF ICE & WATER. I WAS BRAKING FOR A STOP WHEN THE CAR CROSSED THE PATCH. THE ABS ENGAGED. FROM THAT MOMENT ON FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS THE BRAKES WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY WOULD SLOW THE CAR TO A STOP. THEN IT CLEARED UP. ON SUNDAY APRIL 22 AROUND 1AM, WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH A TOWN ON OUR WAY BACK FROM PICKING UP OUR SON. IT HAD BEEN RAINING STEADY FOR SEVERAL HOURS. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 35MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT HAD JUST TURNED YELLOW. HE TRIED TO STOP FOR THE LIGHT. THE ABS ENGAGED BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THE LIGHT TURNED RED BEFORE WE GOT TO THE INTERSECTION BUT THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. WE RAN THE RED LIGHT. THE CAR DID FINELY SLOW DOWN TO AN ALMOST STOP BUT WE WERE ALREADY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND AT THE TIME BUT FROM THAT MOMENT ON THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN SOFT. AFTER FINISHING OUR TRIP HOME ABOUT 300 PLUS MILES AND GOING TO THE STORE WHERE WE LIVE ABOUT 5 MILES, WE ARE AFRAID OF DRIVING THE CAR ANYMORE. IT TAKES TOO LONG TO STOP AND IF SOMEONE STOPPED QUICKLY WHILE IN FRONT OF US OR IF SOMETHING RAN OUT IN FRONT OF US WHILE DRIVING, WE DON'T BELIEVE WE COULD STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH; SAFELY.

I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES REALLY HARD AS SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. MOMENTS LATER THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE HCU IS STUCK. THE BRAKES ARE SOFT AND IT TAKES SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER TO STOP.

TAKATA INFLATORS: I AM HAVING A VERY HARD TIME BREAKING WHEN I NEED TO BREAK. OVER THE PAST WINTER, I'VE SLID THROUGH SEVERAL RED LIGHTS AND HAD TO BLOW ON MY HORN TO ALERT ON COMING TRAFFIC TO STOP. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE SHOPS THAT I SHOULD NOT EVEN BE DRIVING MY CAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND OVERWHELMING. IVE CAME OUT OF A LOT OF MONEY ON BREAKS, PADS, MASTER CYLINDER REPAIRS,ETC. AND WOULD JUST LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. I HAVE TO PRESS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO STOP MY CAR AT ALL TIMES. MY BREAKS NEVER FEEL NORMAL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW

AFTER AN ABS SITUATION WHEN SLOWING ON A SLICK ROADWAY THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS NEARLY TO THE FLOOR DANGEROUSLY REDUCING BRAKING PRESSURE INCREASING STOP TIME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

THE BRAKES SUDDENLY BECAME SOFT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELLED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE SLOWING FOR AN INTERSECTION ON A WET ROAD. IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED PROPERLY. THE BRAKES REMAINED SOFT AFTER THAT AND ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY.

INITIAL EXPERIENCE WAS ABS ENGAGING WHILE MAKING A TURN THRU ANTISKID GRAVEL. PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT SOFT, LUCKILY NOT ON HEAVY TRAVELED ROAD. RETURNED HOME, DISCONNECTED BATTERY, RECONNECTED AFTER A WHILE, ISSUE SEEMED TO HAVE RESOLVED ITSELF. NEXT INCIDENT WAS 12/9/17 DURING A SNOW EVENT HERE IN NE PA. WHEN I CRESTED A SLIGHT HILL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC. (HIGH TRAVELED ROAD) ABS ENGAGED, PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT SOFT. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR WITH BRAKING, SO I STEERED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AREA. TO AVOID STRIKING A OBJECT HEAD ON, (CEMETERY HEADSTONE) I WAS ABLE TO STEER BACK TO THE LEFT, BUT THEN HAD TO AVOID A UTILITY POLE. I WAS CONCERNED A) WITH ELECTRICAL WIRES COMING DOWN, B) AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SINCE VEHICLE IS ONE AFFECTED BY TAKATA SWITCHES. I AVOIDED THE POLE, BUT ENDED UP STRIKING A SUPPORT GUY WIRE. THIS RESULTED IN OVER $3,000.00 DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE, BUT LUCKILY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HOWEVER, HAD THE GUY WIRE NOT STOPPED ME I WOULD HAVE SLID BACK OUT INTO TRAFFIC, AS I WAS ON SNOW COVERED GRASSY SURFACE. VEHICLE NOT DRIVEN AFTER THAT. DEALER LOOKED AT VEHICLE IN JANUARY, NO CODES IN COMPUTER. FLUSHED AND REFILLED BRAKE SYSTEM, HAD NORMAL BRAKING. RECENTLY WENT AROUND SAME CORNER AS INITIAL ENTRY, (EARLY MARCH) PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY RECURRED, PEDAL ALMOST TO FLOOR. AS WITH OTHER POSTERS, PUMPING PEDAL DOES RESTORE SOME BRAKE CAPABILITY, BUT ONLY FOR THAT INSTANCE. PEDAL IS SOFT AGAIN DIRECTLY AFTER. I HAVE SPENT $2,000.00 ALREADY, AND DEALER SAYS EITHER MASTER CYLINDER OR HCU, OR BOTH. SEEMS TO BE HCU BASED ON OTHER COMPLAINTS. CAR HAS 95,XXX MILES. NHTSA NEEDS TO GET ON FORD TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE PRONTO, BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BASED ON CR REPORTS. I AM NOT HAPPY. IT SEEMS ONCE THEY HAVE YOUR MONEY, THEY DON'T CARE. CAR NOT PURCHASED NEW, HAD LOW MILEAGE, ONE PREVIOUS OWNER.

ABS MODULE AND HYDROLIC SYSTEM FAILED, COSTLY REPAIRS EXPECTED. DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING CAR.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TOOK AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS PUMP AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND FOLLOWED UP BY A BRAKE FLUID FLUSH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

AFTER DRIVING ON SLIPPERY ROADS ON A CITY STREET, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND WE COULD NOT STOP. WE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES MANY TIMES. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ABS HCU HAS FAILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TWO WHEELS SEIZED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, RESULTING IN A SERIES OF SKID PATTERNS AND NEAR CRASHES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES SINCE JULY OF 2018. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 24 TO 72 HOURS AFTER THE FAILURES. ENCINITAS FORD (1424 ENCINITAS BLVD, ENCINITAS, CA 92024, (888) 700-8208) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES, BUT THEY COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH STOPPING THE VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES CHECKED REPEATEDLY AND BEEN INFORMED THAT MY PADS, ROTORS, MASTER CYLINDER ARE ALL IN GREAT CONDITION. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES BLED, BRAKE FLUID CHANGE AND IT HAS NOT RECTIFIED THE ISSUE. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I HAVE EITHER ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY OR ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP. THERE IS NO FOREWARNING AS TO WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE BRAKE PAD IS EXTREMELY SPONGY AND AT TIMES WHEN BEING PUSHED GOES NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE STREET, ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WORSE AND MOST SCARIEST INCIDENT WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY 77-SOUTH THROUGH WV, GOING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. I HAVE COUNTED 13 INCIDENTS OF THIS OVER THE PAST YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE INCIDENTS OVER THE SPAN OF 3 YEARS BUT ON EACH PREVIOUS OCCASION I WAS TOLD THAT AIR GETS IN THE BRAKE LINE AND TO PUMP THE BRAKES. THIS CLEARLY HAS NOT ELEVATED THE ISSUE. THE MOST RECENT EVALUATION BY A MECHANIC ASSURED ME THAT MY BRAKES THEMSELVES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION.

DRIVING IN LIGHT SNOW APPROX. 20 MPH, STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND REMAINED SOFT, PUMPING PEDAL BROUGHT IT UP AGAIN SLIGHTLY BUT STOPPING IS VERY SLOW. AFTER NOT MOVING IT FOR A DAY, PEDAL CAME BACK UP AND SEEMED FINE. SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 6 MONTHS. IT IS NOW IN THE REPAIR SHOP AS I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MECHANICS HAVE SAID IT IS MECHANICAL EITHER MASTER CYLINDER OR ABS VALVE BUT THERE IS NO TEST TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ACCORDING TO FORD MECHANICS. THERE ARE ONLY 73000 MILES ON THE CAR. SEEMS THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT IS WET OR SNOWING AND IT IS RANDOM WHEN IT HAPPENS, HOWEVER ONCE THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR IT DOES NOT COME BACK UP TO NORMAL UNTIL AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR A DAY. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE THE VALVE THERE IS A 3 DAY WAIT TO GET THE PART, IN THE MEANTIME I AM FORCED TO RENT A CAR ALSO. I HAVE HEARD THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT IS NOT ADDRESSING THE SITUATION OR TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR POOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING. IN THE MEANTIME THE CONSUMER IS FORCED TO EITHER PAY FOR THE REPAIR OR GET RID OF AN UNSAFE CAR.

AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH MUCH FORCE TO STOP SUDDENLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL REMAINS SOFT/SPONGY. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS REMAINED SOFT/SPONGY SINCE THE EVENT. THE BRAKES STILL WORK AND THERE IS NO WARNING OR INDICATOR LIGHT THAT INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I CHANGED ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL REMAINS SOFT/SPONGY. I HAVE HAD TO ADJUST MY STOPPING DISTANCES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ABS FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, TRAFFIC CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT EITHER THE ABS MODULE OR THE ABS CONTROLLER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. BLAISE ALEXANDER FORD LOCATED AT 2265 OLD TURNPIKE RD, LEWISBURG, PA 17837, (570) 524-7267, WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,300.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON AN ASPHALT STREET (NO UNUSUAL ROAD SURFACE CONDITIONS THAT I CAN RECALL) I BRAKED HARD TO AVOID A VEHICLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF ME. SINCE THEN ANY TIME I PRESS ON THE BRAKES THEY ARE SPONGY FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PRESS DOWN AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. THE REDUCED BRAKING OF THE CAR IS EVEN, IT DOESN'T PULL TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. THERE DON'T APPEAR TO BE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AT THE WHEELS AND THE PROBLEM IS EVIDENTLY SYMPTOMATIC OF A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM.

FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKING SYSTEM. MANY TIMES, WHEN I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES AS I WAS GOING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES OR GRAVEL, THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD LOSE PRESSURE. DURING THIS TIME I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY A MUCH GREATER FORCE TO THE PEDAL TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. ALMOST EVERY TIME THIS WOULD HAPPEN, I WOULD NOT STOP WHERE I WAS INTENDING TO, BUT WOULD GO BY MY INTENDED TARGET. UNTIL TODAY, THIS HAS NOT CAUSED PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, TODAY, I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AS I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND APPROACHING A TURN. AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED UNEXPECTEDLY, THE PEDAL LOST ALL PRESSURE AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AT ALL. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WENT OVER A CURB, HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. I HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT, IMMEDIATELY, BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME THAT THE GENERAL BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMED TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER (PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS, HOSES, PRESSURE, MASTER CYLINDER, ETC...) HE MENTIONED THAT THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEMS AND RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEM THIS WEEK. IN THE MEANTIME, I RESEARCHED THE ABS ISSUE HE MENTIONED AND FOUND THE OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO EXACTLY MY PROBLEM. THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT SHOWING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY REAL AND QUITE DANGEROUS. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE16017

AFTER THE ABS KICKS IN BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES SOFT BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BRAKES REMAIN SOFT AFTER ENGAGING ABS