Brake Fluid Leak Problems of Ford Fusion

I’ve received a letter in March regarding this safety recalls and I not been contacted by the manufacturer for any remedy. I have not had this vehicle for a full six months. Now the break fluids leaks, there’s an issue with a gasket, and I cannot longer drive vehicle due to the smell of something burning. The recall states it’s an increasing risk of a crash. I have to search for transportation to and from work because I refuse to cause harm to myself or others. Safety risk if the brake fluid leaks, your vehicle may experience an increase in brake pedal travel together with a reduction in the rate of deceleration over time, increasing the risk of a crash. Ford should provide another vehicle as a loaner until this issue has been resolved.

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Under moderate braking, brake pedal went to the floor - red brake light came on and I had little to no braking. Vehicle was on 25mph neighborhood street - had to brake suddenly for a dog. Was only 1/4 mile from home and was able to get into garage. Found a puddle of brake fluid from left front. Removed wheel and found left front brake line ruptured near fitting crimp opposite end from caliper. .

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The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the brake pedal was engaged and the brake pedal went to the floorboard. The contact engaged the parking brake to bring the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic that performed a diagnostic that located the failure code with the brake booster and the brake master cylinder. Additionally, the abs was leaking fluid. The contact also took the vehicle to an unknow dealer that confirmed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number: 19v904000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and that the recall needed to be performed to fix the failure. The contact replaced the brake master cylinder himself however, the repair was not completed until the recall part was replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

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While pulling out of a parking space (less than 5 mph) I heard a clank/pop sound. When I then applied my brakes they sunk to the floor and barely stopped the car. I had no brakes. Brake fluid then started to puddle under the front passengers side wheel and on inspection I noticed the brake fluid dripping from the brake line. I have been current with all my car maintenance and there was never a mention of any issue with the break lines. I had this car towed and upon inspection by a mechanic it was determined that the front drivers side brake lines were also bulging and needed replacing. The front brake lines going from the caliper to the main brake line fitting, are the parts that were bad. I have attached pictures and notes from the mechanic. I have a link I can share as well as an invoice if needed. I did not share currently since it states not to put personal information on here.

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Brake failure! brake hose at passenger front tire burst at 55,000 miles. Hose failure at connection. Dealer / Ford refused warranty although this is a known part failure. Driving on highway at 65 mph, brakes failed to work, drove into median and brake fluid poured out inter right front tire.

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I was in the drive thru of a fast food restaurant. When I went to press on the brake pedal, it had no pressure behind it, and I was just barely able to stop the car. I was able to get the car into a nearby parking lot. I was just barely able to stop the car using the emergency brake. My car then showed a low brake fluid warning on the dash. So I opened the hood and saw that the brake fluid reservoir was completely empty. I had a family member come pick me up and drive me home. I later came back with a bottle of brake fluid so that I could try and find the leak. I discovered that the drivers side front brake line has been blown open, and was leaking brake fluid at a substantial rate. My car is still sitting in this parking lot , and I am currently making plans to have it towed to a mechanic.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while attempting to place the vehicle in park the brake pedal was depressed and the brake hose fractured which caused brake fluid to leak from the vehicle. The following day the contact stated she attempted to pour additional fluid in the reservoir however, she was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle made an abnormal noise and was unable to be driven. The vehicle was towed to fair oaks Ford Lincoln (2055 w. Ogden Ave, naperville, IL 60540). The diagnosis was a right front brake hose rupture. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 32,000.

Heard a pop when I pressed on the brake pedal when I was stopped. Broke the brake line. Brake fluid leaked out everywhere and eventually lost all use of the brakes. The shop said that that the rubber hose on both sides were swollen. The passenger side was weak and broke.

Had the rear brakes replaced at tires plus due to brake fluid leaking. They flushed the brake system and now we are getting an abs hcu (hydraulic control unit) code and the valves are not closing properly. When I googled this issue, it appears Ford recalled approximately 600,000 vehicles which included the 2010 Ford Fusion, however my vehicle was not included in the recall. This issue is causing the brake pedal to not engage. My son brought the car into a tires plus in duluth, mn due to the issue when he's driving.

Tl-the contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph, the brake light illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to heritage Ford 2100 sisk rd, modesto, CA 95350 for an oil change and the contact informed the dealer about the failure. The dealer informed the contact brake fluid was put into the vehicle in order to repair the failure. The vehicle was repair however, a day later the failure recurred. The contact mentioned that a whole can of brake fluid was replenished in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they informed the contact the brake line was leaking fluid and the transmission was rubbing against the brake line. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. Ak.

Abs system engaged when coming to stop on icy city street; this was the first time in many months of driving that it had to do so. Immediately after that the brake pedal was extremely spongy and travels nearly to the floor on each subsequent stop. Abs does not engage and abs light does not come on. No evidence of brake fluid leak, car calipers and brake pads all ok, master cylinder appears full.

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The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. While driving 25 mph, the driver's side brake line malfunctioned. The brake pedal was very loose and traveled to the floorboard. The contact was able to pull into a parking lot and bump against a curb to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who repaired the driver's side brake line that was leaking brake fluid. The failure recurred with the passenger side brake line, which was also repaired by the same mechanic. In addition, the check engine indicator illuminated. The mechanic changed a coil pack on cylinder number four on the engine, but the failure recurred the following. The contact stated that the engine shook and excessive smoke poured out of the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was taken to riverside Ford (2089 riverside dr, macon, GA 31204, (478) 464-2900) where they changed a spark plug on cylinder number four. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The dealer found coolant in the engine with the fluid entering through the cylinder number four block. The dealer quoted the cost to replace the entire engine. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not under warranty. The contact researched the failure and found that it occurred many times with a possible engine design crack. The manufacturer did not assist and referred the contact to NHTSA. The brake failures were repaired. The failure mileage was 86,000.

I noticed that I was having to press the brake pedal lower and lower for my car to stop. I took my car to dunn tire for my six month tire rotation and asked them if they would check my brakes because of the problem mentioned. They rotated the tires but said my car was not safe to drive because of the brakes. I had to leave it there and they got me a ride home. They said the master cylinder needed to be replaced so they had my car from Friday to Monday. I was not expecting to have to pay $499. 69, but did so that I could get my car back. When I returned for my car I was told me that the master cylinder was leaking fluid. They replaced the cylinder and performed the procedure multiple times to bleed the brake system. Pedal is better and vehicle stops, but is still not as hard as is should/could be. They recommended taking car to dealer for further diagnosis into the abs module or booster. When they told me the approximate cost, I could not do it as I am on a fixed income. I heard about the recall the other day on tv and went to this site to see if my car was affected by the recall. It is. I have limited my driving especially in inclement weather because I'm afraid there might be a braking problem or worse. I am very concerned that my brakes might go out at any time.

I was moving about 40mph going straight and when I hit the brakes to turn they went to the floor applying no braking action at all. I was lucky that I was going straight on a country road with no traffic or this could have been catastrophic. There are no brake fluid leaks, pads have maybe 15,000 miles on them and are good. There were no warning lights illuminated in the car. Several months back after the abs was activated the brakes got soft and reset after the car was shut off and sat for a while. There were literally no brakes whatsoever today. After letting the car sit for a while turned off the brakes are back, but the pedal is still soft and I don't want to test drive the car as it is too dangerous. This appears to be a common problem from looking at various web pages that should be addressed ASAP.

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While my wife was in a drive thru moving forward slowly she reported that the rake pedal depressed all of the way to the floor and had a hard time stopping the car. Wife inspected brake fluid reservoir and found it to be completely bone dry. Dealership found the right front brake line to have failed causing all of the fluid to leak out and the brakes to fail. Dealership advised that the part is on back order and does not know when it will be available leaving me assed out. Also this part is not covered under our extended premium Ford warranty . I have researched different online forums and have found multiple people with the exact same problems with some that were traveling at a much higher rates of speed. I think this needs to be investigated before a serious accident occurs .

On Wednesday July 3, 2019, I noticed when I got into my car in the morning that my brake pedal seemed soft and I had to push it almost all the way to the floor to make my brakes work. I left for a trip that afternoon driving approximately 160 miles on the highway, and the brake softness remained the same for the next few days. However, on the trip back on 7/7/2019, when sitting in a drive-thru, my brake light came on the dash and a warning about my brake fluid being low came on the screen. I had virtually no brake power, and even when I pushed the pedal to the floor my car was still creeping forward. I managed to drive to an auto parts store where I purchased some brake fluid. This made the warning go away, but the brakes were still barely functional. I made it home, and noticed fluid leaking from the bottom of my car and all over the front passenger wheel. I took the car to a repair shop the next day (7/8/2019) where they found that one brake line had burst on the front passenger wheel, and the brake line on the front driver's wheel was about to burst. Both brake lines had to be replaced.

Heading to work, I encountered a hard braking event which the abs reacted to, car was able to continue but the brake pedal became soft for all subsequent braking, and not able to stop the car in a satisfactory distance!! I turned around and headed home at a slow rate of speed but had to use the emergency brake to provide added stopping ability. Car was parked (after trying to pump up pedal in driveway) for the day, when I returned home, there were no codes in a std. Code detector and no visible signs of fluid leaks under car or at wheels and fluid level seemed appropriate. Car has about 95000 miles on it. Took car for a ride after work to plan my next days troubleshooting and all seems normal?! on line search found many similar reports.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. While driving approximately 25 mph and making a right turn, the brakes malfunctioned and the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when depressed. The driver lost control of the steering and the front passenger side wheel made contact with the curb. Upon inspection, it was discovered that brake fluid leaked from the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Ford country of lewisville (1144 n. Stemmons fwy, lewisville, TX) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,000.

Under normal driving conditions on a Sunday evening I began to notice a decrease in brake pressure and feel. At a traffic light I then noticed the brake pedal would begin to depress toward the floor without an increase in force to depress the pedal. The vehicle later that evening reported low brake fluid. I returned the vehicle home to the garage with the intent of servicing the vehicle Monday. On Monday I drove out of the garage and noticed a puddle of brake fluid on the floor at the right front wheel position. I returned the vehicle to the garage and performed a visual inspection and identified the problem of a split in the rubber brake line.

Right front brake hose blown. Engine fluid leak. Coolant is absorbed by engine to combustion chamber and come out as a white smoke through exhaust. All happened in a city street not even freeway. New engine needed and new brake hoses.

As I was driving on the expressway I tried slowing down but my brakes wouldn't stop I had to push them all the way to the ground so I pulled over at gas station put brake fluid in and it help but the next day it's doin it again I look and see the break fluid leaking out.

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Driving car in inclement weather. Was going forward ( straight) on a local road with a downhill grade at a speed of approximately 15 mph. Used brake to maintain speed as I was going down the hill. The abs engaged briefly as expected due to snow on the road. Removed foot from brake briefly but when I stepped on the brake again to stop at the stop sign the brake did not engage as it usually does but instead went almost all the way to the floor before engaging. Stopping distance was significantly longer that usual. If I had not allowed extra stopping distance as a precaution due to the weather I would have driven through the stop sign on to a busy road. Once stopped I turned left onto a flat straight road. As I drove forward going approximately 25 mph I tested the brakes 4 additional times over a distance of approximately a mile and a half. Each time the brake petal went almost to the floor before it engaged. When it did engage it took much longer to slow the car down. I pulled into a flat parking lot and called a family member to check the area where the car was parked for evidence of a brake fluid leak. There was none. I kept the car running for approximately 10 - 15 minutes thinking the issue might be related to the cold ( it was about 20 degree fahrenheit). After allowing the car to run I tested the breaking again by accelerating and stopping in the parking lot. The brakes appeared to be working as usual. I am having the vehicle towed to the dealership as I feel it is unsafe to drive.

Came to a stop at a stop light and brakes feel soft and spongy. After the car stopped the car started going forward while the same amount of pressure was being applied to the brake pedal. Had to apply more pressure to get the car to stop moving. Sometimes when the brakes are applied now it feels like they are going to the floor and I have to use more than normal force to get them to stop the car in time. No leaks found and fluid levels look good.

Driving and lost all brakes. Went to the floor as I was driving in normal weather in iowa. This was my daughter's car, I am thankful it happened to me and not my 17 year old. As a single mom with no income at this time, the car now has been parked for 3 months. So I have had time to do some research: the brake fluid was completely empty. There were no signs of brake fluid leak. I did find it is possible that the plastic on the brake booster if corroded, that the brake fluid was being sucked into the intake manifold, leaving no signs of it leaking. I also found by doing a simple search on the web forums: the same issue has been reported by other 2008 form Fusion owners. And if you paid attention by simply looking at VIN number, all of the cars were produced on the same line, in the same plant, at the same time frame. And were about 100 cars apart consecutively down the line. I have had a master mechanic do a diagnostics: the brake booster and the master brake cylinder both need replaced. Also a misfire was happening. Have yet to be determined if this causes that. We won't know until I get the brakes fixed. I don't know how I, a 38 year old single mom from iowa can see that there needs to be an obvious recall from you and Ford. But we shouldn't have to put my child's nor my lives on the line for you to pull your head out of your hind ends to see the obvious.

2008 Ford Fusion about 18 months ago I had to brake hard at freeway speed to avoid hitting an animal, resulting in activation of the abs system. Immediately afterward the brake pedal became very mushy, requiring pumping of the brake pedal in order to restore a firm pedal. I took it to my mechanic who replaced the master cylinder. This seemed to fix the problem. Then last week the same thing happened again; I had to brake hard on a rainy freeway going freeway speeds, again activating the abs system. Immediately afterwards the brake pedal became soft requiring pumping of the brakes to temporarily restore a firm pedal. This works once, but after releasing the brake pedal it becomes mushy again. The brake fluid level is good and there are no external brake fluid leaks.

Brake pedal has excessive travel; brakes will work better after initial pedal depression, no sign of brake fluid leak,not low on brake fluid, no indication of bad master cylinder. This happens whether the vehicle is in motion or stationary.

When attempting to stop my 2007 Ford Fusion the brakes would lose functionality in varying degrees. Sometimes the pedal would get soft but I would be able to stop the car by pressing harder and other-times the brakes would fail to work all together. When the brakes would fail they would regain functionally after about 5-10 minutes. When I inspected the brake system there was no evidence of leaking brake fluid or break/rotor wear. When I took the car to the shop the mechanic assured me there was nothing wrong with my abs braking system. The faulty brakes in my Ford Fusion eventually failed completely while driving at 65 mph on highway I-195 when traffic came to an abrupt stop. I suffered a life changing concussion in the resulting accident as well as losing my car and job. I believe the problem is a faulty master cylinder as no brake fluid is lost from the system. Please address this issue there are still 2007 Ford Fusions on the road today that will eventually cause more serious accidents.

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Driving at about 35 mph going straight, I stepped on the brakes so that I could turn, snow/ice covered roads, abs engaged. I continued on driving after that at about 45 mph, went to stop to turn into my driveway and the pedal went to the floor with no brake action at all. No fluid leaks,no warning lights on the dash, pads had maybe 25k miles on them, everything was working fine until the abs engaged on my first turn. A few months back, after the abs was activated the brakes got soft/spongy. After the car was shut off and sat for a while, the brakes reset. Today, my car felt like it had no brakes. This appears to be a common problem from some of the research I have done online.

After anti-lock brakes engaged while driving, the brake pedal went all the way to the floor and lost most of the braking ability. This happened 3 times. The first 2 times it happened, the braking pressure recovered within a day and brakes went back to normal. The 3rd time it happened the brake pressure never recovered completely. I still have braking ability, but requires a long brake pedal travel to engage brakes fully. If I pump brakes, pedal pressure seems to build to a normal level, but will go back to a soft feel immediately after I stop pumping (as if the brake fluid is leaking past something internally). Had dealer look at it after 1st incident, but couldn't diagnose any problems with system (brakes had gone back to normal by then). I am currently driving with the long pedal travel and soft feel of the brakes, but have learned to compensate for it.

I went in for a routine oil change and car check up. They told me there is brake fluid leaking from the master cylinder into the brake booster and it rusted. Back brakes and rotors needed, flushing system $1400? they said I was lucky cause they could give out at anytime causing a fatal accident.

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I was slowing to turn into the driveway of my work, when all of the sudden I felt kind of a popping sensation in the braking and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. I had already driven around that morning with no issues, problems or incidents. I called my mechanic and slowly drove the car to the shop, where the brake pedal continued to go all the way to the floor and it was very difficult to get my car to stop. The mechanic inspected and per their report: "there are no visible brake fluid leaks present at this time. A thorough visual inspection was performed on the entire braking system including brake pads, rotors, calipers, brake lines, clips, screws, abs control module, electronics etc. 2- upon further investigation it was also determined that this complaint is becoming more common with Ford Fusion owners (see safecar. Gov) and after reviewing identifix there appears to be a equal amount of failures between the master cylinder and no abs malfunction error codes and not being able to duplicate the clients complaint during a extended road test. " when I picked up my car the afternoon after taking it to the shop, the brakes were very hard at first application and then they went back to normal.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contct stated that when driving at 40mph the vehicle hit a bump on the road and when the contact attempted to bring the vheicle to a stop the brake system failed to engage and to check breaking system low hydrolic fluid warning light illuminated. The contact had to engage the emergency brake system to be able to bring the vehicle to a stop. The contact inspected the vehicle and found the brake hydrolic front lines were cut and was leaking fluid. The vehicle was taken to country Ford dealer 95 goodman road east southaven, ms 38671 phone number (662)-349-4300. The contact stated that the brake failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was not repaired the dealer replaced the brake hydraulic line. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 50,000. Li.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact confirmed that brake fluid was leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who confirmed the brake reservoir cap needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 4,200 and the current mileage was 21,000.