# 2011 FORD FUSION — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1595809` · 2019-08-20 · 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
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 123,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
I WAS ENTERING A FREEWAY ON AN ENTRANCE. THE CARS IN FRONT ME BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH. I APPLY BRAKES AND I DIDN'T FEEL A SLOW DOWN. I REACTED BY THEN SLAMMING THE BRAKES AND I WANT SLOWING DOWN. I SWERVED INTO THE SHOULDER HIT THE CONCRETE WALL, THEN HIT ANOTHER CAR FROM THE SIDE THAT WAS ABOUT 4 CARS DOWN AND THEN HIT THE CONCRETE WALL AGAIN. THE ENTIRE TIME I HAD THE BRAKES PRESSED COMPLETELY DOWN. I DID STOP AND I HAD THE BRAKES FLOORED. THE PRESSURE I'M USED TO FEELING WAS NO THERE. NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. I TRAVELLED PASSED 6 CARS AND HIT 1. I HAD PLENTY OF TIME AND DISTANCE TO BREAK, I COULDN'T STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS MY BRAKES WERE A PROBLEMS. I HAD JUST REPLACED ALL  4 BRAKES PADS JUDY 2018 AND DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES. THE FREEWAY RAMP I ENTERED HAD CONSTRUCTION SO I WAS ENCLOSED AND HAD NO OPTION BUT THE CONCRETE WALL AND THE RAMP WAS ENDING SINCE IT MERGED INTO THE HIGHWAY.
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