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2009 FORD FUSION — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1271771 · 2016-03-30

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
95,000
Speed
18 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, I WAS TURNING LEFT AND HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED BECAUSE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION, WHEN MY FUSION HIT THE ROUGH PATCH DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT, GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD CAUSING A CAR ACCIDENT. CALLED FORD CORPORATE OFFICE AND GAVE V I N INFO, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AS OF TODAY'S DATE. HAPPEN AGAIN EXISTING FREEWAY, HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. BOTH TIMES OCCURRED IN 2015, HASN'T HAPPEN SINCE. READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE, DESCRIBES EXACT CIRCUMSTANCE THAT HAPPEN TO ME. HOPE TO GOD THEY RECALL THIS PART.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10852553
Machine
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