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2010 FORD FUSION — SERVICE BRAKES

crash1 injured · 1684955 · 2020-08-15

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
224,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON MY CAR CONCERNING THE ABS WAS DEFECTED. I CONTACTED A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AFTER GETTING THE LETTER TO LET THEM KNOW MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GO TO APPLY THE BRAKE IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND FEEL AS THOUGH IT ACCELERATES. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD BE GETTING A SECOND LETTER WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING ALONE IN THE CAR ON HWY 72 IN CORINTH MS. I SEEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME GIVE A TURN SIGNAL TO TURN RIGHT. I WENT TO PUT ON THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKES DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. TO AVOID HITTING THE PERSON I HAD TO LEAVE THE HIGHWAY WHICH RESULTED ME HITTING 3 CURBS AND FINALLY THE CAR CAME TO A STOP IN A FLOWER BED AT THE RIB SHACK RESTAURANT. AS I NOW FROM THE INCIDENT I AM SUFFERING FROM LOWER BACK PAIN, SHOULDER AND NECK PAIN. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED FROM WRECK. DRIVER SIDE FRONT RIM AND BACK RIM DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR, BOTH TIRES CUT, WHEEL COVERS DAMAGED DRIVER SIDE OF FRONT BUMPER FELL TO THE GROUND. A CITY COP WAS NICE ENOUGH TO POP IT BACK IN PLACE BUT HE SAID IT WOULD NOT STAY BECAUSE THE CLIPS WERE BROKEN. THEIR WAS ANOTHER PART A BRACKET OR SOMETHING BROKE OFF FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR IN CORINTH MS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DRIVEABLE. THIS BRAKE DEFAULT COULD HAD ENDED MY LIFE LAST NIGHT OR THE INNOCENT LADY THAT WAS TURNING IN FRONT OF ME. VERY THANKFUL TO BE ALIVE BUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE RELIABLE FOR ALL

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11349556
Machine
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