# 2009 FORD FUSION — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1381493` · 2017-05-31 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FUSION
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 57,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
I HAVE EXPERIENCE A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL DURING/AFTER GOING OVER A BUMP, AND ITS OCCURS RANDOMLY AND HAS HAPPEN TO ME A FEW TIMES. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPONENTS REPLACED AND EVEN AFTER TAKING TO THE DEALER AND HAVING THE BRAKE LINE GO THROUGH A BLEEDING THE ISSUE DID NOT RESOLVE.     IT IS VERY CLEAR IN A YOUTUBE HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0R46_UNYYK8 VIDEO ONLINE THAT THE ISSUE IS THE HCU AND DESPITE MY EFFORTS IN DIRECTING ATTENTION TO THIS VIDEO AND FINDINGS, I HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY INSTRUCTED TO OPEN A COMPLAINT. I FINALLY LET THE DEALER DO EXTENSIVE EXAMINATION AND REPLACING ULTIMATELY FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE HCU AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM.     COMPONENTS THAT HAVE SIMILAR SYMPTOMS ARE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER CAUSING LOSS OF PRESSURE IN THE PEDAL. THESE ARE NOT THE ISSUE...    I HAVE ALSO HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE A PERSON RAN THE RED LIGHT AND I DID NOT HAVE PEDAL TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THIS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.
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