NHTSA complaint: 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID — SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HALDEMAN FORD (640 US 130, EAST WINDSOR, NJ 08520) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ABS MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *LN*JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation