2008 Ford Fusion Driver assistance Problems

I just bought this car and the brakes do not feel right when i go to stop. They are new and i got them changed today and it still makes a pop noise.

NHTSA ID

11529277

Incident

Jun 28, 2023

MULTIPLE FORD DEALERSHIPS HAVE REJECTED TO FIX/OR SETTLE MY RECALLED ISSUE ON MY BRAKES AND IVE BEEN IN JUST MISSES JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDEL DUE TO YOU GOTTA PUSH THE PEDDLE DOWN TO THE FLOOR JUST TO STOP OTHERWISE IT WONT STOP THE CAR WITHOUT HITTING SOMEONE... NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 19V904000 THE ISSUE HAS ONLY BEEN GETTING WORSE SINCE IVE OWENED THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

11402836

Incident

Jan 22, 2020

Mileage

98,000 mi

THE RECALL FOR THE ABS WAS SENT TO NOTIFY FORD OWNERS IN LATE DECEMBER 2019. WHEN THIS NOTICE WAS SENT THE PAPERWORK STATED THAT A REMEDY WOULD BE FOUND BY "END OF FIRST QUARTER 2020". IT IS NOW NOVEMBER 8TH, 2020 AND THERE HAS BEEN NO UPDATE THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A REMEDY MADE AVAILABLE FOR THESE OWNERS. IF WE WANT TO BE TECHNICAL END OF FIRST QUARTER OF 2020 IS MARCH, WE ARE NOW APPROACHING 8 MONTHS PAST THAT OFFICIAL NOTICE. I WOULD LIKE AND I AM SURE OTHER OWNERS WOULD LIKE AN UPDATE AS TO WHEN THE REMEDY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH MY BREAKING SYSTEM AND HAD TO HAVE PARTS OF THE AUTOMATIC BREAKING SYSTEM REPLACED DUE TO THIS RECALL WHILE HAVING TO PAY FOR IT ON MY OWN.

NHTSA ID

11373698

Incident

Nov 8, 2020

Mileage

189,000 mi

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE SLOWING DOWN (ROLLING WITH MY FOOT FEATHERING THE BRAKE) TO PARK IN A STALL AT MY LOCAL POST OFFICE MY 2008 FORD FUSION INSTANTLY ACCELERATED JUMP THE CURB CROSSED THE SIDEWALK AND HIT THE BUILDING. THE CAR CONTINUED TO REV SPINNING THE FRONT WHEELS UNTIL I SHUT IT OFF WITH THE KEY. I VERIFIED THERE IS NOTHING BLOCKING THE PEDAL AND THE FLOOR MAT IS SECURE AND CLEAR OF THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD MY FOOT FULL HARD ON THE BRAKES AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT.

NHTSA ID

11081741

Incident

Mar 24, 2018

Mileage

98,000 mi

CAR ACCELERATION WAS UNCONTROLLABLE, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, STALLING DURING ACCELERATION. CAR WILL ACCELERATE TO 40 AND THEN DROP TO 0 IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, ALL WHILE ACCELERATOR IS BEING PRESSED.

NHTSA ID

10992921

Incident

Jun 1, 2017

Mileage

160,000 mi

MY IGNITION COILS HAVE MELTED AND FRIED THE PCM. LONG STORY SHORT IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY GOING 50MPH WHEN MY CAR JUST WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. IT STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. UNFORTUNATELY, FORD HAS YET TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FILED ONLINE. THIS ISSUE COSTS THOUSANDS TO FIX AND SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY FORD. EVEN THE DEALERSHIP COMMENTED THAT THEY THOUGHT THE IGNITION COIL MAY HAVE MELTED BEFORE THEY EVEN LOOKED AT IT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD FUSIONS. I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD.

NHTSA ID

10968794

Incident

Mar 27, 2017

Mileage

135,000 mi

THE PROBLEM INITIALLY BEGAN BECAUSE I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY AND THE BRAKES FAILED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WENT BACK TO NORMAL. A WEEK LATER AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET, I BRAKED NORMALLY TO PULL IN TO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT AND THE BRAKES FAILED ALMOST COMPLETELY. THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE DISTANCE. ALSO, THEY HAD A SPONGY FEEL. THEY WOULD NOT PROPERLY GRIP UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM, OR IF THIS HAPPENED ON A LOCAL FREEWAY HERE IN HOUSTON, TX IT COULD BE POTENTIALLY FATAL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY ABS MODULATOR.

NHTSA ID

10862114

Incident

Apr 24, 2016

Mileage

84,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LURCHED, LOST POWER. WRENCH LIT UP ON DASHBOARD. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD, TURN OFF CAR. WAITED 5 MINUTES, PROCEEDED WITH DRIVE. NO FURTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD EXCEED IN EXCESS OF $900. WAS TOLD THE PCM OR THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.IF THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NOT OUR VIN NUMBER, WHY WAS THAT WARRANTY NOT EXTENDED? AND WHAT ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE DRIVING THESE CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM HAS ANYONE BEEN HURT YET? IF FORD DOESN'T WANT TO PAY FOR THE FIX THEY SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE PEOPLE A WARNING REGARDING THE ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10807194

Incident

Nov 25, 2015

Mileage

76,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CASING LIFTED AND WAS SEPARATING FROM THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE SPEED INCREASED TO 70 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10726195

Incident

May 1, 2013

Mileage

30,000 mi

WAS IN 4TH GEAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE SPEED STARTED TO INCREASE WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE PEDDLE. SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, RPM'S STARTED TO REV, ALL OF SUDDEN, RPM'S DROPPED AND THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS ON A MAIN ROAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10654694

Incident

Nov 12, 2014

MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WITHIN 20 MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. HAD TO TOW IT TO A MECHANIC, TO TELL ME THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN MY IS BURNING UP THE COILS IN MY ENGINE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS, AND THERE WAS NOT. IN FACT AS I LOOK ON THE INTERNET I HAVE SIMILAR STORIES ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. ALSO ON THIS SITE I READING HOW SOME OF THEM THE DASHBOARD CURLS UP, MINE IS ALSO DOING THAT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, JUST PAID IT OFF AND THIS HAPPENS. I EVEN FINANCE THROUGH FORD, YOU THINK THEY WOULD TRY TO HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10626677

Incident

Aug 18, 2014

Mileage

82,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13N03 (THROTTLE BODY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

NHTSA ID

10610475

Incident

Jul 11, 2014

Mileage

98,000 mi

CAR WAS A LOANER FROM LOCAL CAR DEALER DURING WORK ON MY CAR. DURING DRIVE IN RESIDENTIAL AREA THE ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND JUMPING CURB, HITTING STREET SIGN, RETAINING WALL, LIGHT POLES AND FINALLY A HOUSE. FROM POLICE REPORT: "THERE WAS TIRE SCUFF AND SKID FROM FRONT RIGHT WHEEL/TIRE IN ROAD INDICATING A POWER-BRAKE WHEEL SPIN. AT POINT OF REST WHEEL APPEARED TO CONTINUE TO SPIN BECAUSE IT DUG INTO THE GROUND." NO CITATIONS GIVEN, CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10586227

Incident

Mar 29, 2014

ON 2/17/2014 THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A "LIMP MODE" CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A HIGH SPEED ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO BE SAFELY REMOVED TO BACK STREETS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 20MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK, SHUTDOWN AND THEN THE KEY PUT INTO THE ON POSITION PAUSED AND STARTED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RESOLVED. IN NOVEMBER THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO SITUATION. 1. LIMP MODE - WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME SO THE FLOOR MATS WERE REMOVED 2. ACCELERATION - THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. NOT FROM A STAND STILL BY WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10566512

Incident

Feb 28, 2014

Mileage

73,000 mi

THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE LURCHED, LOST POWER AND ACCELERATION. WRENCH LIT UP ON DASHBOARD. HAD TO PULL OFF FREEWAY, TURN OFF CAR. WAITED 5 MINUTES, PROCEEDED WITH DRIVE. NO FURTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD EXCEED IN EXCESS OF $700. IF THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHY WAS THAT WARRANTY NOT EXTENDED TO US? *TR

NHTSA ID

10563773

Incident

Feb 6, 2014

Mileage

71,200 mi

THROTTLE UNRESPONSIVE ON LEFT HAND TURN AT INTERSECTION. NO POWER BUT ENGINE IDLES. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW SEVERAL YEARS LATER, THE THROTTLE BODY HAS FAILED TWICE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55MPH. CAR RAPIDLY DECELERATES. TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10562673

Incident

Jan 26, 2010

Mileage

26,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 60 MPH WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD LIMITED POWER. I THEN PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE SO I THOUGHT. IT KEEPS HAPPENING. ONE OF MY FRIENDS TOLD ME THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SO I LOOKED IT UP AND SURE ENOUGH THERE ARE MANY THAT HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM FILLING THIS OUT IN HOPES TO NOT ONLY GET MY VEHICLE FIXED BUT TO ALSO SAVE A LIFE! I HAVE A LITTLE ONE THAT RIDES EVERYWHERE WITH ME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

NHTSA ID

10556046

Incident

Dec 1, 2013

Mileage

75,000 mi

I STARTED MY CAR AND IT SOUNDED & SEEMED NORMAL. HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 2 MILES, MY ENGINE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND THE RPMS DROPPED DRAMATICALLY. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND IT WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WHICH IMPACTS THE IGNITION COILS AND THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS $2100! ONE OF MY IGNITION COILS WAS MELTED. FORD HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT DEEM THIS A SAFETY ISSUE! CARS THAT JUST STOP RUNNING OR DECELERATE QUICKLY IS MOST DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN THINK OF MANY SCENARIOS WHERE THIS ISSUE WOULD CAUSE INJURY OR PERHAPS EVEN DEATH. HAD I BEEN ON A FREEWAY OR DRIVING AT A GREATER SPEED WHERE THERE WAS MORE TRAFFIC, I COULD CERTAINLY HAVE ENDED UP IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED THIS CONCERN AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT ALONE AND THERE HAVE MANY OTHERS AFFECTED BY THE SAME EXACT SITUATION. FORD IS OF THE OPINION THAT THIS SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CAR OWNER AND THEY DO NOT HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. I UNDERSTAND HOW WARRANTIES WORK AND I REALIZE THAT CARS AGE. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WEAR AND TEAR OR AGE. THIS IS A FAULTY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT IS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT HAMPERS A VEHICLE'S ABILITY TO CONTINUE IN A FORWARD MOTION AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE ON THIS ISSUE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10554942

Incident

Dec 1, 2013

Mileage

75,000 mi

TAKING OFF ON COMING INTO OUR GARAGE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. VERY HARD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. ALMOST HIT HOUSE. VERY NERVOUS AND WORRIED. NEED TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10523344

Incident

Jul 5, 2013

Mileage

78,854 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER JUMP STARTING THE BATTERY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10510117

Incident

Apr 24, 2013

Mileage

94,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

NHTSA ID

10478485

Incident

Oct 1, 2012

Mileage

73,000 mi

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE PEDAL MOVED FROM UNDER HER FOOT AND PRESSED ITSELF AGAINST THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES HARDER BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED AND THE CAR DROVE NORMAL. THE FAILURE HAPPEN THREE MORE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE FLOOR MAT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,874 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,934. UPDATED 6/19/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, BUT IT WOULDN'T COME BACK UP. UPDATED 07/

NHTSA ID

10331160

Incident

Apr 15, 2010

Mileage

28,874 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND IT BECAME STUCK. WHILE HAVING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES HE PULLED THE FLOOR MAT BACK WITH HIS FOOT AND GOT THE PEDAL BECAME UNSTUCK. THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING EXCESSIVELY. HE DOES NOT KNOW IF THE FLOOR MAT CAUSED THE PEDAL TO STICK. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIDN'T DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37009 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38001.

NHTSA ID

10320011

Incident

Mar 12, 2010

Mileage

37,009 mi

GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR CAUSING ACCELERATION. BRAKES WORKED BUT CARS GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10314241

Incident

Feb 25, 2010

Mileage

42,926 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 69 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CONTACT TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN WITH GREATER FORCE, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE RPMS INCREASED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER OF THE VEHICLES SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE AND BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21,000.

NHTSA ID

10280444

Incident

Aug 2, 2009

Mileage

21,000 mi