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2008 FORD FUSION — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1642971 · 2020-02-02

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
130,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK CAUSING 2000 IN BODILY DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO MY 2008 FORD FUSION . THE FORD FUSION WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE OF LESS THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR AND THE VEHICLE THAT WAS HIT WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT . I PAID OUT OF POCKET. IN THE SEVEN TO EIGHT YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I'VE HAD TWO RECALLS . THE FIRST WAS THE AIRBAG. THAT TOOK FORD YEARS TO REPLACE AFTER THE INITIAL LETTER WENT OUT 2015. JUST THIS PAST SUMMER OF 2019, THEY FINALLY REPLACED IT. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SPONGY , ALSO THE ACCELERATION HAS STUCK TWICE , WITH THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO POP OUT BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY . I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A FORD TO ANYONE .

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11306587
Machine
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