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2010 FORD FUSION — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1154396 · 2015-02-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
81,000
Speed
18 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED DOZENS OF TIMES ON SEVERAL WEBSITES, I TOO, LIKE OTHERS, EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE BY MY 2010 FORD FUSION. LIKE OTHER DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS, I TOO FOUND THAT, IN A SITUATION WHERE SUDDEN BRAKING IS REQUIRED, I EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. NORMAL BRAKING ON ROADS AND STREETS HAS NOT RESULTED IN BRAKE FAILURE FOR ME; HOWEVER, IN THE ONE SITUATION WHERE SUDDEN BRAKING WAS REQUIRED, MY 2010 FORD FUSION -- FULLY SERVICED SOLELY AND REGULARLY (EACH ~5000 MILES) BY FORD SERVICE TECHNICIANS SINCE ITS PURCHASE NEW IN 2009, NOW AT 81,000 MILES -- I EXPERIENCED: 1) NO BRAKING, 2) NO SLOWING DOWN, 3) NO FRONT-END-OF-THE-VEHICLE-DIVING-DOWN WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED (INERTIA), 4) NO SKID MARKS ON THE DRY PAVEMENT -- JUST UTTER AND COMPLETE FAILURE BY THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN MY 2010 FORD FUSION AS I DROVE AROUND A BUILDING (15-20 MPH) AND SUDDENLY SAW, BRAKED, & HIT A STATIONARY PICK-UP TRUCK ON THE ROAD. AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH, UPON ATTACHING THE 2010 FORD FUSION WITH CHAINS, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER MENTIONED THAT HE SAW BRAKE FAILURE. FOLLOWING THE CRASH, I HAD A MECHANIC GO WITH ME TO THE SALVAGE YARD WHERE MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE 2010 FORD FUSION TOWED; THE MECHANIC DID A 15-20 MINUTE INSPECTION, WITH A SALVAGE YARD EMPLOYEE WATCHING, WHICH INDICATED THAT, YES, INDEED, THE BRAKES HAD FAILED BEFORE THERE WAS THE COLLISION (THE AREA OF COLLISION ON THE FRONT RIGHT DESTROYED THE ABS AREA). WHILE THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY DEFICIENCIES IN THE BRA

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10681292
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