# 2011 FORD FUSION — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1098720` · 2014-08-17 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FUSION
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 175,000
## Narrative
I ENTERED THE CVS PARKING LOT AND MADE A RIGHT TURN AND PROCEEDED TO ENTER THE OPEN PARKING SPACE . I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT TO THE PARK POSITION WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD  ACCELERATING IN A FORCEFUL MANNER( LIKE IT HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN). I KEEP PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND  KEEP  GOING STRAIGHT AND HIT THE FENCE ON FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE CAUSING  THE CAR TO BOUNCE BACK. DESPITE MY AFFORD  TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE IT DID NOT WORK. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND SMOKE  AND A BURNING SMELL  STARTED TO COME  OUT OF THE CAR, I GOT OUT OF THE CAR IMMEDIATELY . I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT ON THE ROAD AND HIT ANOTHER CAR OR A PERSON.I KNOW THE MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM.  *TR
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