Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||||
| AS-21769 | 03/01/2011 | 10039053 | Ready | 07/06/2011 | |
| AS-21769 | 03/01/2011 | 10039053 | Ford: if there is an intermittent lack of power, surge, or hesitation while driving the brakes will override acceleration. *rm | 07/06/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 12/26/2012 | 69000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph and depressing the brakes, he heard a loud grinding noise. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where they advised him that the rear brakes and rotors failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 69,000. the vin was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 12/26/2012 | 69000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. the contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph and depressing the brakes, he heard a loud grinding noise. the vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis. after diagnosis they advised him that the rear brakes and rotors failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 69,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 03/08/2011 | 25000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. while driving 60 mph, he applied pressure to the brakes and they failed. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was advised that the device that kept the wheels from locking had failed. the vehicle was repaired. the contact did not inform the manufacturer of the failure. the current and failure mileage was 25,000. | |||
| 03/08/2011 | 25000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. while driving 60 mph, he applied pressure to the brake system when the vehicle would not idle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was advised that the device that keeps the wheels from locking up failed and performed the repairs. the contact was unsure of what repairs were performed. the contact did not inform manufacturer. the current and failure mileages were 25,000. bw | |||
| 08/26/2009 | 25000 | 1 | |
| 1908 ford fusion rear braking system, brake pads must be replaced at 25,000 miles. rear rotors must be turned. ford motor company refuses to admit problems after call to review issue with my purchased fusion in 2008. loss of rear braking can lead to incident's, crashes and injury. dealer implied that this is an ongoing problem with taurus and fusions.it is my understanding taurus has been recalled for rear brake problems associated with faulty brake pads. *tr | |||
| 04/18/2009 | 1010 | 1 | |
| Brake malfunction. during sudden stop causing collision. *tr | |||