2010 Ford Fusion Service Brakes Problems
- 155
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 155 stored complaint records:
- 14 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pedal · 72 records
- went floor · 20 records
- master cylinder · 17 records
- pedal went · 13 records
- pedal goes · 12 records
- brakes failed · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 41 |
| 60–100k mi | 37 |
| 30–60k mi | 29 |
| 150–400k mi | 21 |
| 1–30k mi | 17 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
Vehicle in motion, at 35-40mph with the brake pedal to the floor, the vehicle will take 6-7 car lengths to come to a full stop, slowly, with no locking of tires, no abs. No error codes. Shop #1 went through brake system and said it sounds like the hcu is bad. Ford dealership is telling me that the braking distance, response (pedal to the floor) is normal for this car. At freeway speeds, the stopping distance is so…
ODI 11219292
Service Brakes
Shortly after the abs of the car was activated on loose gravel, my brake pedal faded and ultimately went to the floor forcing me to use the emergency brake to stop the car to avoid going thru an intersection, potentially causing an accident. Pedal braking power is almost non-existent. There were no warning lights, and the car reports everything is fine with the braking system.
ODI 11218412
Service Brakes
When trying to stop vehicle, the brake pedal lowers to floor and is slow to stop the car. Car continues to travel with foot on the pedal. All diagnostic tests on brakes and master cylinder are stating that brakes are working as they should with no problems to fix but the brake pedal does not stop the car. Everything that could be causing the pedal to lower to the floor and be slow to stop the vehicle has been…
ODI 11195517
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the brake pedal went to the floor. There was no warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to the conway heaton inc dealer [redacted], located at 810 n 3rd st, bardstown, ky 40004) where it was diagnosed that the vehicle…
ODI 11300859
Service Brakes
The vehicle has a soft brake pedal for approximately the last 18 months and further brake travel is required to get the same or similar braking performance, often to the floor. Occasionally, this becomes concerning when coming to a stop light or stop sign as the vehicle does not seem to always slow or stop consistently. Additionally, a problem occurs when the vehicle has been sitting for a few hours, such as…
ODI 11309557
Service Brakes
Driving during a snowstorm,i went to use the brakes. The anti lock brakes kicked in and since then the brake pedal is spongy sometimes the pedal goes to the floor. Have to pump the pedal. Master cylinder is good and brakes have been bled.
ODI 11184414
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving approximately 5 mph, the brakes lost power and the abs indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed and replaced the brake module. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.
ODI 11207816
Service Brakes
While driving on dry pavement and transitioning to a dirt road, the hcu unit has malfunctioned while applying the brakes and caused my vehicle to have no brakes and the vehicle failed to stop. I was forced to use the emergency brake to avoid an accident. This caused the entire braking system to fail and the vehicle has been in the shop for over 7 business days with no concrete repair in site. To date the estimated…
ODI 11194270
Service Brakes
While turning out of the driveway into the street the brake petal pulsed as if the antilock brake system was activated. Immediately after that the brake pedal went to the floor with no brakes being present. Pumping the brakes restored a little of the pedal pressure. After that the brakes remained spongy. We replaced the brake master cyljnder but were unable to get any pressure in the brake system even after bleeding…
ODI 11182021
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving 15 mph, the contact attempted to stop the vehicle, but the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when depressed. The contact had to apply excessive force to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. On other occasions, the brake pedal was soft and would take time to stop the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to john kennedy…
ODI 11176519
Service Brakes · Steering
Brakes randomly nearly fail...have to push pedal all the way to the floor. I put a new battery in, it stopped, until today when i nearly ran into a light pole trying to turn on a city street. I also had similar power steering issues 2 years ago, and had to have it replaced for $2000
ODI 11175865
Service Brakes
Brakes failed. Replaced master cylinder, and abs pump still no brakes. Electrical codes keep coming up. Rreplaced pads all around and rotor and caliper. Bleed system. With no power to car brake petal hard and power pedal goes right to the floor. System barely bleeds.
ODI 11181742
Service Brakes
My breaks go in and out, the brake pedal goes all the way to the floor as i'm in motion on the road. It's happened in the highway and on city streets. Luckly i had fast reflex to punch the pedal a couple times and that made it a tad bit better. I had the master cylinder and booster replaced, and the problem is still ongoing. The mechanic said the next step would be the abs pump.
ODI 11174934
Service Brakes · Steering
In motion: brakes stopped working properly while driving (modulator for abs failed) and power steering locked up the steering wheel to the point that it required significant effort while driving which created a dangerous situation for my 17 year old daughter who had to stop in the middle of the street.
ODI 11166213
Service Brakes
Brakes soft and mushy after abs event, now brakes don't function properly. This appears related to an ongoing nhtsa investigation on ford fusions. Found repair cost very high.
ODI 11171461
Service Brakes
Takata recall brakes completely went out. No pressure in the pedal. If it wasn't for the emergency brake i would of hit another vehicle with my children in the car. I have done research and it has showed multiple complaints about this on going issues with the breaks in the fusions and milan's.
ODI 11157091
Service Brakes
Parking brake will not release in cold weather. This has happen on several occasions. In some cases the only alternative was to drive the car causing brake to get hot.
ODI 11157005
Service Brakes
The brake pedal suddenly went all the way to the floor. Brought the car to the local for dealer and they diagnosed the problem as brake pads and rotors, obviously pads ad rotors have nothing to do with the brake pedal going to the floor while braking. I did research and testing on the car and found the cause of the issue. The cause is a failed abs pump. Apparently this is a well known failure in ford fusions and can…
ODI 11157207
Service Brakes
I was driving to work and it felt like i hit an ice patch in the road and almost rear ended another vehicle. Ever since then my brakes have been soft, i have done just about everything besides changing major hardware on the vehicle and still no change. I do not feel safe at all driving this vehicle anymore and really want a resolution to the issue
ODI 11164078
Service Brakes
Antilock braking system (abs) hydraulic control unit is failing. I have read multiple reports of others and this should be recalled. Causes breaks to get spongy after a small slide on the road. I was on my road, slid on ice about 3 feet and after that the breaks went spongy.
ODI 11157016
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving unknown speeds, the brake pedal was applied, but felt spongy and failed to stop the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the master cylinder needed to be replaced and the brakes needed to be bled. The repairs were completed, but the failure recurred. The local dealer and…
ODI 11160511
Service Brakes
While driving normally on any type of road and coming to a stop when brakes are applied, pedal will softly go to the floor all the way and car will not stop unless pumped a few times. This started happening after a month when i bought this car from lang autos in lynnwood, washington. First time it happened when i had to stop abruptly and there was gravel on the road which engaged abs. As soon as abs was engaged…
ODI 11157089
Service Brakes
Brakes are spongy and goes down to the floor. Have to pump brakes hard to stop car. Had new brakes put on and it did not help the problem. The brake problem have all the issues described on the internet pointing to an abs braking problem. This the fifth major problem i had with this car.
ODI 11155524
Service Brakes
My 2010 ford fusion's brake pedal suddenly began getting spongy a few months ago and remained like that indefinitely. The pedal would have to be depressed all the way to the floor for braking pressure to kick in. I was driving in my neighborhood one one day going about 20mph and the brakes became completely unresponsive after multiple depresses to slow for a speed bump. I ended up stopping the car with the hand…
ODI 11163601
Service Brakes
Brake pedal was pressed all the way to the floor board of the car and the car did not react well to stopping as my daughter approached a stop light. Scary nontheless. Normal braking worked after that one incident. Anyway we brouht to private mechanic to check things out and he did not find anything wrong with brake line or pads. Still scary to think this might happen again.
ODI 11160920
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