2.7
hardly worth mentioning- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 55,041 miles
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The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion hybrid. While driving at low speeds, the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to engage and the check brake system indicator illuminated. The contact had to apply the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to hilbish Ford (2600 S cannon blvd, kannapolis, nc 28083, (704) 935-5572) for diagnostic testing, but was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,211. The VIN was not available.
- Davidson, NC, USA
The brakes of my car went completely out. Even while in 'park, ' the car would move. It was towed to local dealership where we were told the brake booster needed to be replaced. Luckily, when this happened, I was going at a very slow rate of speed on a city street and was able to use my emergency brake to avoid an accident.
- Sanford, NC, USA
When a door is opened while the car is stationary but in gear or the brakes are applied while on an incline and the vehicle stops on an incline, the parking brake engages but the dashboard light does not illuminate. When the parking brake is on, the brake pedal must be applied and the emergency brake electronic switch pressed to disengage. The parking brake. The indicator light not illuminating initially caused confusion and worry that something was wrong with the vehicle until I was able to troubleshoot and reproduce the issue at will.
- Dunwoody, GA, USA
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion hybrid. While driving 10 mph, the check brake warning indicator illuminated. When the brake pedal was depressed, the brakes failed to engage. The contact stated that the vehicle was eventually able to stop after depressing the brake pedal to the floorboard. Prior to the failure, the brakes were applied and worked fine. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it test driven. The mechanic discovered that there were no brakes. The vehicle was towed to garnet Ford (1610 wilmington pike, West chester, pa 19382 (610) 358-5600) where it was diagnosed that rodents chewed the body harness, which needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The contact researched the failure online and found out the wires were made with a soy material that attracted rodents. The failure mileage was 45,711. Updated 11/01/17 please work with Ford and other car makers to eliminate soy products from wires!! updated 9/7/18
- Wilmington, DE, USA
Today, 21 February 2017 - 6:50pm, on our way home approaching crowley road in burleson, Texas, the brake system started warning there was a problem with the brakes. We stopped the car in the middle of traffic because the braking became unstable and were almost rear ended. We turned the vehicle off, waited about 2 minutes and turned it back on. We continued at a slow pace until we arrived home and the brake system was still displaying an error. The emergency brake would not set either. I decided to run a vehicle safety report. When I place the vehicle in run mode I noticed that the brake error disappeared and I had to wait approximately 1 minute to run the vehicle health report. The report ran without errors. The brake system went back to normal. I'm afraid that this may cause an accident that may lead to serious injury. My wife and I were fortunate we did not get rear ended in this occurence.
- Fort Worth, TX, USA
- St. Louis, MO, USA