2015 Ford Fusion Brakes

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS ON A SUNDAY EVENING I BEGAN TO NOTICE A DECREASE IN BRAKE PRESSURE AND FEEL. AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I THEN NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BEGIN TO DEPRESS TOWARD THE FLOOR WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN FORCE TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE LATER THAT EVENING REPORTED LOW BRAKE FLUID. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE HOME TO THE GARAGE WITH THE INTENT OF SERVICING THE VEHICLE MONDAY. ON MONDAY I DROVE OUT OF THE GARAGE AND NOTICED A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE FLOOR AT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL POSITION. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE AND PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION AND IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM OF A SPLIT IN THE RUBBER BRAKE LINE.

I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE LINE IN 2017 DUE TO A LEAK. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, JULY 2018, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BRAKE LINE DUE TO A LEAK. I REALIZED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WHEN I WAS DRIVING & THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ONLY AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES DID THE LOW BRAKE FLUID LIGHT COME ON AFTER EACH OCCURRENCE. I HAD MY CAR AT THE DEALER LAST WEEK FOR A RECALL REPAIR AND OVERHEAR ANOTHER CUSTOMER WITH A 2015 FUSION SAY SHE HAD A BRAKE LINE LEAK.

MY CAR WAS PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE BUSHING CABLE BUT WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO WAS TOLD BY THE SPECIALTY GROUP AT FORD THAT IT WAS NOT AN ACTUAL RECALL SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS UPFRONT UNTIL IT BECAME A LEGITIMATE RECALL AND THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. I EVEN HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE COST WOULD BE COVERED BY FORD SINCE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL BUT NOW AFTER SPEAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT IS NOT A GUARANTEE NOR IS THE RENTAL CAR THAT I AM HAVING TO USE SINCE MY CAR IS DOWN DUE TO THE RECALL. I FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING GOING OUT BUT THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO FORD NOT HAVING THE BUSHING OR THE SHIFTER CABLE TO FIX MY CAR EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, I WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS THEN THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME ONCE IT BECAME AN ACTUAL RECALL. I AM NOT REFUSING THE REPAIRS BUT CAN NOT WAIT A MONTH FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN NOR CAN I AFFORD A BILL FOR OVER $500 THAT WAS PART OF A RECALL THAT FORD ISSUED BUT IS NOW SAYING IS NOT AN ACTUAL RECALL. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? I AM GOING TO GO GET MY CAR AND HAVE A MORE RELIABLE FIGURE FIX MY CAR AND PROCEED FROM THERE. ALSO NOW I AM OUT A TOW BILL AND $35 FOR 3 DAYS ON A RENTAL SINCE FORD DID NOT DO WHAT THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO STATED ON THEIR DECLAIMER THAT DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER EXCEPT THIS CUSTOMER. THIS WAS ON THEIR FORD MEDIA WEBSITE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HILBISH FORD (2600 S CANNON BLVD, KANNAPOLIS, NC 28083, (704) 935-5572) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,211. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY FROM A 45 MINUTE DRIVE AT 70 MPH. BRAKES NEEDED MORE PRESSURE THAN NORMAL TO SLOW AND STOP THE CAR. ONCE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND WITHOUT APPLYING ANY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL BECAME SPONGEY AND MOVED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE TO PARK AND TRIED THE BRAKES AGAIN, THIS TIME IT FELT OK. I CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE PEDAL CONTINUED TO DO THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I PULLED INTO A AUTO PARTS STORE AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID, THE RESERVOIR WAS NOT SHOWING ANY FLUID. I PROCEEDED INTO THE STORE PURCHASED ADDITIONAL BRAKE FLUID AND TOPPED OFF THE BRAKE FLUID. UPON GETTING BACK IN THE VEHICLE I TRIED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT GET A FIRM PEDAL. I GOT BACK OUT OF THE CAR AND INSPECTED EACH OF THE WHEEL AREAS. UPON REACHING THE RIGHT FRONT I FOUND BRAKE FLUID RUNNING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. AFTER CLOSER INSPECTION THE FLEX LINE TO THE CALIPER HAD FAILED AND WAS SPRAYING BRAKE FLUID WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED AND SUCKING AIR INTO THE SYSTEM WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THIS ENTIRE TIME THE CAR NEVER REPORTED HAVING ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WARNING LIGHT THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. ADDITIONALLY, THIS CAR ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT, THIS LINE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED THIS SOON.

SOFT AND LOW BRAKE PEDAL. SO I HAVE A2015 FORD FUSION SE I RECENTLY CHANGED MY PADS AND ROTOR ON. WHILE ON,THE LIFT MY BATTERY DIED. AFTER PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER ANSLD BOOSTING MY CAR I THEN HAD A SOFT BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WOULD NOT ENGAGE UNTIL EXTREMELY FAR DOWN, I HAVE SHOP HAS BLED THE SYSTEM NUMEROUS TIMES CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND STILL NOTHING. I WAS TOLD IT COULD,BE A CALIPER DOING,THIS AND IALSO,SEEN ONLINE IT COULD BE THE ABS MOD. EVERYTHING I HAVE READ IS LEADING TO THE ABS MODULE BUT NOTHING CAN BE PROVED SO I'M LEFT TO DUMP MONEY IN PARTS AND HOPE IT GETS FIXED. FIXING TGUNGS THAT ARE NOT BROKE IS INSANE IN MY EYES......

TODAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2017 - 6:50PM, ON OUR WAY HOME APPROACHING CROWLEY ROAD IN BURLESON, TEXAS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM STARTED WARNING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. WE STOPPED THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE BRAKING BECAME UNSTABLE AND WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED. WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND TURNED IT BACK ON. WE CONTINUED AT A SLOW PACE UNTIL WE ARRIVED HOME AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS STILL DISPLAYING AN ERROR. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT SET EITHER. I DECIDED TO RUN A VEHICLE SAFETY REPORT. WHEN I PLACE THE VEHICLE IN RUN MODE I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE ERROR DISAPPEARED AND I HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE TO RUN THE VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT. THE REPORT RAN WITHOUT ERRORS. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT MAY LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. MY WIFE AND I WERE FORTUNATE WE DID NOT GET REAR ENDED IN THIS OCCURENCE.

BRAKES "AUTOMATICALLY" APPLY WITH NO WARNING OR REASON. MANUFACTURER ISSUED "SSM 45775" BUT WILL NOT TELL ME WHEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE AT 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, AN UNKNOWN SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AFTER IT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE HEAD AND WHIPLASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER. BOTH OCCUPANTS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOOSTER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,765.