# 2008 FORD FUSION — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1642971` · 2020-02-02 · 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:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 130,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## 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 .
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