Ford FUSION ENERGI brakes problems
26 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
309 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
41,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2012 to 2020 model years. Data snapshot: . 148 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
26 of 309 complaints match this topic (8.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10583842 · 2014-04-20 (April 20, 2014)
WAS PULLING ONTO A MAIN ROAD TURNING LEFT OUT OF A PARKING LOT. SPEED WAS ROUGHLY 5 MPH. RECEIVED AN ERROR LIGHT, SYSTEM SAID LOSS OF ADVANCETRAC, THEN SUBSEQUENTLY MULTIPLE ERROR LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASH (WRENCH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS). MADE IT INTO THE MEDIAN. VEHICLE WAS STILL "RUNNING", SO I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE INTO THE MAIN ROAD. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED, SO I LET UP TO COAST. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED GENTLY ON IT'S OWN. I MERGED INTO THE LANE, AND…
Owner-reported narrative. 8,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10583842 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10758745 · 2015-08-24 (August 24, 2015)
THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING WILL CUT OUT UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE CAR WILL FEEL LIKE IT IS LURCHING FORWARD INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. THE SITUATION IS: BRAKING USING ONLY REGEN BRAKES, NO FRICTION BRAKES; STEADY PEDAL PRESSURE; GOING 15-20 MPH; TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT LEAST 90 DEGREES LEFT OR RIGHT; DRIVING ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT. DATA I HAVE LOGGED FROM THE SOBDMC INDICATES THAT THE TRACTION MOTOR BRIEFLY REDUCES ITS NEGATIVE TORQUE WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO SURGE FORWARD. IN ONE INSTANCE THAT I LOGGED THE NEGATIVE TORQUE SHOWS AROUND …
Owner-reported narrative. 13,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10758745 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10906801 · 2016-09-15 (September 15, 2016)
WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK APPROACHING A STOP SIGN TO A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. SHE WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKE WHEN SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES HAD COMPLETELY FAILED, STEERING CONTROL HAD BEEN LOST AND THE PARKING BRAKE HAD BEEN DISABLED AS WELL. BASICALLY ALL MEANS OF BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A CONTROLLED STOP HAD FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. BEING UNABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP IT CARRIED HER OUT IN THE HIGHWAY WERE LUCKILY THE LARGE TRUCK COMING DOWN THE ROAD WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND MANAGED TO SWERVE AROUND HER. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR T…
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10906801 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11081380 · 2018-03-26 (March 26, 2018)
WHILE BRAKING USING LIGHT TO MEDIUM PRESSURE (AND, THUS, WHILE THE CAR IS USING REGENERATIVE BRAKING), IF I HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP JUST RIGHT, THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED. (AND, OF COURSE IT WASN'T.) THE PROBLEM IS RELATIVELY INTERMITTENT, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT IS NONEXISTENT. QUITE THE OPPOSITE; IT CAN BE RECREATED AS LONG AS THE CONDITIONS ARE CORRECT (AS DESCRIBED ABOVE). EVEN WHEN YOU RECREATE THE EXACT CONDITIONS, IT IS STILL INTERMITTENT (BUT, AGAIN, THAT DOESN'T MEAN NONEXISTENT). FORD HAS LOOKED AT TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11081380 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11096454 · 2018-05-17 (May 17, 2018)
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF MY CAR WHEN BRAKING. THE CAR ACCELERATES MOMENTARILY AFTER THE BRAKES ENGAGE AND I HAVE TAKEN MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN DECELERATING AROUND A CURVE , DRIVING DOWNHILL, OR WHEN DECELERATING OVER A BUMP OR OTHER AREA OF RAISED PAVEMENT LIKE MY DRIVEWAY. THESE INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS, AT SPEEDS UNDER 40 MPH. WHEN IT OCCURS IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS ACCELERATING. I WOULD ALSO DESCRIBE THE FEELING AS A SURGE, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS…
Owner-reported narrative. 26,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11096454 at NHTSA ↗