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2009 FORD FUSION — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1344514 · 2016-12-29

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
75,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ABS ACTIVATES DURING BRAKING OVER ROUGH SURFACES CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO FEEL SPONGY AND SOFT AFTERWARDS. DIMINISHED BRAKE PERFORMANCE AFTER ACTIVATION OF ABS CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. BLEEDING OF LINES AND ABS UNIT SEEMS TO IMPROVE BRAKE PERFORMANCE SLIGHTLY, BUT NEVER TO 100% I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN WITH OVER 15YRS EXPERIENCE, AND THIS IS MY PERSONAL VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2011.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10938483
Machine
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