2012 Ford Fusion Brakes

WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM MY CURBSIDE PARKING SPOT TO GO TO WORK, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND SAID SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF "BREAK SYSTEM FAILURE" OR "CHECK BREAK SYSTEMS", AND I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE AT ALL. I MANAGED TO CHANGE COURSE AND PULL OVER AND LET THE CAR STOP ON ITS OWN. ONCE STOPPED, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. I TRIED TO SLOWLY MOVE AND THEN BRAKE, AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKES WERE SUCCESSFUL AND STOPPED THE CAR. I DROVE THE SHORT DISTANCE BACK TO MY HOUSE AND TOOK AN ALTERNATE VEHICLE. THIS IS INCREDIBLY CONCERNING CONSIDERING I CARRY MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN IN IT AND WE FREQUENTLY TAKE LONG ROAD TRIPS TO SEE FAMILY. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON ONE OF THOSE TRIPS, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCES ON FREEWAYS THAT TEND TO BOTTLENECK, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING, NOT JUST FOR US BUT ALSO OTHERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. *BF. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT, AND TAKES LONGER TO STOP. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED - ALL BRAKE SYSTEMS FUNCTION CORRECTLY EXCEPT FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES-MODULATOR VALVE. SERVICE CENTER QUOTED $2282 TO REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY (# BE5Z2C215A). THE HIGH COST IS FOR 2010-2012 MODEL YEARS ONLY. THE COST DROPS SIGNIFICANTLY FOR THE 2014 FUSION. THE HIGH COST OF THIS SAFETY RELATED REPAIR, MAKES ESSENTIAL REPAIR UNAFFORDABLE. NHTSA OUGHT TO FORCE RELEASE OF AN AFFORDABLE PART, BASED ON SAFETY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN MY STREET GOING ABOUT 10 MPH. MY BREAK PEDDEL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH THE SOUND OF LOUD GROUNDING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TBE HOUSE. IN THE PAST WEEK A BREAK BOOSTER NEW FRONT AND BACK PADS 1 CALIPER A MASTER CYLINDER AND ABS MODULE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BREAKS ARE STILL NON EXISTANT.

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL BRAKE FAILURES WHERE THE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THIS HAS ALWAYS OCCURRED AFTER A SUDDEN STOP, OR WHEN BRAKING IN A TURN. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO AVOID AND OBJECT THAT FLEW OFF THE BACK OF A TRUCK. AFTER PREVIOUS EVENTS I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE PEDAL BACK TO NORMAL BY PUMPING IT HARD A FEW TIMES, THIS TIME IT DIDN'T WORK. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON, AND VERY DANGEROUS, OCCURRENCE. BEING AN ENGINEER, I DECIDED TO LOOK INTO IT FURTHER. WHAT I FOUND WAS THAT A COMPONENT IN THE ABS CONTROL, A DUMP VALVE, WAS FAILING TO CLOSE AFTER AN ABS EVENT. THIS IN ITSELF IS VERY DANGEROUS, BUT THE FACT THAT THE SYSTEM DOESN'T SEND OR RECORD AN ERROR IS INEXCUSABLE. MY RESEARCH HAS LED ME TO CONCLUDE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CONTROL UNIT. THE FACT THAT IT DOESN'T POP AN ERROR IS VERY SUSPICIOUS. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FLAW FOR A LONG TIME, AND IT AFFECTS ALL MODEL YEARS FROM 2005-2012. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS BEING INVESTIGATE (BY YOU I ASSUME), BUT ONLY INCLUDES MODEL YEARS FROM 2005-2010. IT DOES IN FACT INVOLVE ALL OF THE FIRST GENERATION FUSIONS. IN INVESTIGATING FURTHER, I DISCOVERED THAT FORD ENGINEERS NOT ONLY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY DISCOVERED WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. IT SEEMS THERE IS AN INCOMPATIBILITY OF SOME OF THE INTERNAL (WETTED) COMPONENTS AND THE BRAKE FLUID. A CHEMICAL REACTION OCCURS, OVER TIME, CAUSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GEL LIKE MATERIAL THAT CAUSES THE VALVES TO STICK IN THE OPEN POSITION. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED BECAUSE OF FORDS FAILURE TO ACT, AND THERE WILL BE MORE IN THE FUTURE, THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE CARS STILL ON THE ROAD. FORD SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, AND RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES STILL IN SERVICE.

I'VE HAD MY BRAKES SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT MY BRAKE PEDAL KEEPS FAILING AND GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CAUTIOUSLY COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARKED IT AT HIS RESIDENCE DUE TO THE FAILURE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS METAL-TO-METAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING SENSOR FAILED TO NOTIFY THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

AT THE APPROACH OF A STOP AT ABOUT 20 MPH OR LESS, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FOR NO REASON AND CAR WILL NOT STOP AND AT TIMES PUTTING ME AND ANY PASSENGERS IN GREAT DANGER. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, MOST OFTEN WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE BUT MOST RECENTLY HAS OCCURRED AT 3 DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS AND 2 TIMES ALMOST T/BONED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. AT WHAT POINT DOES IT TAKE FOR ME TO OR MY ONLY DAUGHTER TO DIE BECAUSE FORD WON'T STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ADMIT THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE BREAKING SYSTEM ON THESE CARS? I HAVE HAD IT TO THE FORD SHOP AND I HAVE ALSO A CASE # RECORDED TO FORD. IT IS TIME FOR FORD TO TAKE ACTION AND RECALL THIS TYPE OF CAR BEFORE THERE IS AN UNNECESSARY DEATH RELATED TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE.

CLIENT APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WITH A LEFT TURN, APPLIED THE BRAKES. THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED OR SLOWED DOWN UNTIL RUNNING THROUGH A SIGN, INTO AN EMBANKMENT. CLIENT WAS SEVERELY INJURED AS A RESULT. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY STORED AT A TOW YARD. WE HAVE 30 DAYS TO GET THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE NHTSA. PLEASE CONTACT MY OFFICE TO GET THE ADDRESS.

2012 FORD FUSION PURCHASED FROM AUTOFAIR FORD 08/11 2.5LTR , 6 SPEED MANUAL, 62K MILES ORIGINAL OWNER. ON 02/09/2017 ABOUT 2 PM UPON APPROACHING A RURAL STOP SIGN EXPERIENCED AN ABS BRAKE ACTION DUE TO VERY SLIPPERY SNOW CONDITIONS. I STOPPED VERY SLOWLY AND WAS SURPRISED THE ABS ACTIVATED, IN FACT I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER HAD THEM ACTIVATE LIKE THIS. 5 VERY LOUD BANGING SOUNDS AS SOMEONE WAS HITTING THE FRONT UNDERSIDE OF CAR WITH A LARGE HAMMER. I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE BRAKES AND SLOWLY RE-APPLIED TO FIND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO FLOOR AND I WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION OUT INTO CONNECTING ROAD. I USED THE E-BRAKE TO STOP AND LUCKILY NO ON COMING CARS. DROVE CAR HOME VIA E-BRAKE AS HAD NO BRAKES. WHEN HOME CHECKED FLUID THEN DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS. READ ON LINE TO DISCONNECT THE ABS FUSE AND BRAKES MAY WORK AGAIN WHICH THEY DID BUT AS ABS FUSE IS OUT AND I HAVE BRAKES, I DO NOT HAVE ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL. I HAVE READ THAT I CAN PUT THE ABS FUSE BACK IN BUT IF I EXPERIENCE ANOTHER ABS DEPLOYMENT, THE SAME RESULT OF LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL WILL HAPPEN, NOT A SAFE RIDE I WOULD SAY. I HAVE HAD AN ON-GOING TYPE OF SITUATION HAPPENING WHEN MAKING HARD RIGHT TURNS IN TO TRAFFIC AND HAVING TO ACCELERATE FAST. ( THE CAR APPEARS TO BE SOMEHOW FOOLED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL OVER REACTS AND CAR STARTS BUCKING HARD AND ALMOST STALLS OUT. I HAVE TO PUSH IN CLUTCH TO STOP IT AND AVOID STALLING AND GETTING HIT. NOT SAFE. I HAD ACTUALLY GOT IN THE HABIT OF SHUTTING OFF TRACTION CONTROL IN THESE TYPE OF TURNS PRIOR TO THE EVENT ORIGINALLY STATED HERE. I HAVE READ THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF ABS VALVE BODY COMING INTO SUSPECT AS THE ISSUE AND NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ORDERED AND ITS ALSO AN EXPENSIVE FIX. WHICH AS BEING SAFETY RELATED DEFECT I FEEL IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS NEEDED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE ABLE TO STOP SAFELY AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

ON COLD STARTS THIS SUMMER I BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND PRESS THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ROCK HARD AND I CAN'T STOP. THIS IS GOING TO BE MY THIRD TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER, MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVE AND VACUUM HOSE.

I WENT IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND CAR CHECK UP. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND IT RUSTED. BACK BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED, FLUSHING SYSTEM $1400? THEY SAID I WAS LUCKY CAUSE THEY COULD GIVE OUT AT ANYTIME CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT REVERSED FROM THE DRIVE WAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE SHIFTING THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO DRIVE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL FAILED TO DEPRESS AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT THAT WHILE REVERSING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INCLINE AND SHE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT TURNED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE NEIGHBORS HOUSE AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION HYBRID. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION THAT WAS RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14030 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING, ADVANCED TAC, AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT POWERED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON; HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT POWERED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE DRUM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER FOR A CHECK-UP AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BRAKE PADS WERE METAL ON METAL. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, 5,000 MILES LATER, THE BRAKES STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING SOUND AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE SNOW, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN FLORIDA WITH NICE WEATHER. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR FOR THE BRAKE PADS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. EACH BRAKE CHANGE LASTED LESS THEN 14,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,233.

TEMPERATURE WAS -3 DEG F. STARTED CAR FROM BEING COLD OVERNIGHT. LET ENGINE RUN NO MORE THAN 3 MINUTES PRIOR TO BACKING OUT OF DRIVE WAY. MADE TWO SUCCESSFUL STOPS. DROVE 3/8 MILE FROM LAST STOP WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH. SLOWED TO MAKE RIGHT TURN ON DESIRED STREET BECAUSE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS GREEN. WHILE TURNING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABS FAILURE AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STOP WITH FOOT BRAKE. LOSS OF ALL POWER ASSISTANCE FOR STOPPING. DEALER RECORDED ABS SYSTEM TEST, C0022, ABS PINPOINT TEST P, CIRCUIT TEST, EXCESSIVE RESISTANCE BETWEEN PINS 17 AND 31. AT ABS MODULE CONNECTOR C135, 3.3 OHMS, TRACE, REMOVED AND INSTALLED PCM AND MASTER CYLINDER TO ACCESS AND REPAIR WIRE CIRCUITS CCA22 GREY WITH YELLOW AND VCA22 GREEN WITH BROWN, GREEN CORROSION AT CONNECTOR C1602 PINS 3 AND 4 NEAR THE BRAKE BOOSTER SOLENOID CONNECTOR. *TR

WHEN LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AND I ALMOST ROLLED INTO A CAR ON THE STREET. I CAME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE POWER ASSIST FAILED. BUT THE EXPERIENCE WAS THAT THEY DIDN'T WORK UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NEARLY TO THE FLOOR, AND VERY SOFT. I DROVE SLOWLY FORWARD AND THEY CONTINUED TO NOT WORK. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR SERVICE. APPARENTLY WHEN THE SERVICE PEOPLE TURNED ON THE CAR THE BRAKES WORKED AND THEY COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO REPEAT, BUT THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR LOGGED A BRAKE INCIDENT. FORD WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME AND TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEY SAID IF THEY FIXED SOMETHING THEY WOULD GIVE ME A "FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY". IN SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM HAD BEEN PART OF A RECALL ON EARLIER MODELS (2010) THAT WAS A SOFTWARE GLITCH. *TR

I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERS FOR A WARRANTY ISSUE. UPON CHECKING THE VEHICLE, THEY INFORMED ME THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN TO THE METAL AND WERE DAMAGING THE ROTORS. THEY SUGGESTED IT WAS UNSAFE AS IS AND I SHOULD HAVE THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED ASAP. I DRIVE LONG DISTANCES EACH DAY AND USUALLY GET 70-80,000 MILES BEFORE NEEDING THE FRONT PADS REPLACED AND OVER 100,000 MILES BEFORE NEEDING NEW ROTORS REPLACED. I FEEL THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM/MALFUNCTION WITH THE REAR BRAKES ON FORD FUSIONS AND THEY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED. *TR

TRAVELING ON CROWDED HIGHWAY WHEN CARS AHEAD STOPPED; MY BRAKES WHEN THUMP THUMP THUMP THEN I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED, BUT MY INSURANCE WILL DEFINITELY GO UP. TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY MORNING. *TR