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2009 FORD FUSION — SERVICE BRAKES

crash2 injured · 1697404 · 2020-10-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
112,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD IN THE RIGHT LANE AND HE WENT TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN HE HIT THE BRAKE PETAL, IT VIBRATES 4 TIMES AND THEN THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND HE COULD NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE VEHICLE. SINCE THERE WAS A PEDESTRIAN TO HIS RIGHT ON THE SIDEWALK AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM WAS SMALLER THAN HIS CAR, HE CHOSE TO DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE THROUGH THE TWO LANES OF VEHICLES. HE ENDED UP HITTING 3 OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE OUR CAR STOPPED. AFTER HE GOT HOME, WE CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE CAR SINCE WE WERE CONFUSED WHY THE BRAKES FAILED OUT OF NOWHERE SEEING AS WE HAD RECENTLY PUT BRAND NEW $80 BRAKES ON OUR CAR AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM LAST JANUARY, BUT THERE IS NOT A REPLACEMENT PART YET AVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED DUE TO FAULTY PARTS THAT FORD MADE THIS VEHICLE WITH AND NOW MY CAR IS TOTALED AND I DID NOT HAVE COLLISION SO BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY ABS SYSTEM, I NOW HAVE NO CAR AND DAMAGED 3 OTHER PEOPLE'S CARS. THANK GOD THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT FATAL AND NO ONE WAS INJURED TOO BADLY DUE TO THE UNSAFE ABS SYSTEM IN THE 2009 FORD FUSION.*DT*JB - (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11362693
Machine
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