Ford C-MAX ENERGI brakes problems
14 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
137 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
37,750 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2013 to 2017 model years. Data snapshot: . 94 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
14 of 137 complaints match this topic (10.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10693422 · 2015-03-10 (March 10, 2015)
PARKED. STARTED CAR, PUT IN REVERSE. CAR SURGED BACKWARD AT A VERY FAST SPEED. LUCKILY I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. 2ND INCIDENT 2-27-15. PULLING INTO PARKING PLACE. APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH. REMOVED FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR TO APPLY BRAKE. CAR SURGED FORWARD AT A VERY FAST SPEED AND HIT A CEMENT/METAL POLE AT THE FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. LUCKY IT WASN'T A PERSON OR ANOTHER CAR. DEALER SAYS THEY CHECKED CAR AND NO PROBLEMS. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 49,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10693422 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11024878 · 2017-09-21 (September 21, 2017)
UPON BRAKING, THE CAR HAS LURCHED FORWARD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ALMOST REAR ENDING OTHER CARS, HAPPENS IN ALL KINDS OF WEATHER, ROAD SURFACES, INTERMITTENT BUT HAPPENS PROBABLY AT LEAST 3 TIMES PER WEEK. ALSO, WHEN STOPPED AND ACCELERATING, THE CAR HAS A HESITATION ISSUE LIKE NO FUEL GETS TO IT FOR A MOMENT AND THAT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK AS WELL AS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO
Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11024878 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11016422 · 2017-08-20 (August 20, 2017)
RECEIVED A "STOP SAFELY NOW" DASH INDICATOR LIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. CAR BEGAN LOSING POWER AND I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP PRIOR TO INTERSECTION. PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN VEHICLE OFF, BUT CAR DID NOT RESPOND OR POWER DOWN. ACCESSORY ITEMS WERE STILL FUNCTIONING IN CAR, BUT UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO SWITCH INTO GEAR AND DRIVE. EVENTUALLY, PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER 10 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON, BUT STILL UNABLE TO GET THE …
Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11016422 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11060745 · 2018-01-05 (January 5, 2018)
FORD CERTIFIED THE C-MAX AS BEING TOW-ABLE 4 WHEELS DOWN BEHIND A MOTORHOME. THEIR INSTRUCTIONS STATE THAT THE IGNITION SHOULD "OFF". IN THIS STATE THE BRAKES SHOULD NOT BE ACTIVE (UNPOWERED). THE PROBLEM IS THEY SPORADICALLY BECOME ACTIVE (POWERED) THEN RETURN TO INACTIVE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WITH THIS HAPPENING THERE IS NO WAY TO PROPERLY SET A SUPPLEMENTAL BRAKING UNIT. SOMETIMES YOU ARE OVER BREAKING AND OTHER TIMES NOT BRAKING AT ALL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAUSED ME BRAKE LOCKUP THREE TIMES ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHERE I COULD NOT …
Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11060745 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10865727 · 2016-05-19 (May 19, 2016)
ABOUT A MONTH AGO IN APRIL 2016, I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR SURGED AHEAD AND STRUCK MY GARAGE DOOR, DAMAGING IT. IN THIS INSTANCE I MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE TO STOP THE CAR. ON MAY17, 2016 AFTER PICKING UP MY GRANDSON FROM HIS SCHOOL, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION WITH NO DEPRESSION OF THE GAS PEDAL, AND DESPITE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD, WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I HIT AND SEVERELY DAMAGED MY CAR AND 2 OTHER CARS, THEN WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY MOVING TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 8,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10865727 at NHTSA ↗