# 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1216220` · 2015-09-05 · 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 HYBRID
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 98,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
OUR FORD FUSION HYBRID EXPERIENCED A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE AS I WAS DRIVING OUT OF OUR CANYON. I HAD JUST STOPPED TO LET A COUPLE OF CARS PASS ON THE NARROW ROAD AND AS I PROCEEDED  INTO A 90 DEGREE DOWNHILL TURN, THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING A CRASH. THERE WAS NO BRAKING WHATSOEVER. I HAD ONLY 2 OR 3 SECONDS BEFORE THE TURN AND MANAGED TO AVOID GOING OFF OF A CLIFF ONLY NARROWLY, BY RUNNING UP A EARTHEN BANK AND OVER A LARGE BOULDER, WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. THE CONSUMER REPORTS TEST DRIVER HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WHEN TEST DRIVING THE CAR IN 2010.
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