NHTSA Complaint #10316006 — 2010 FORD FUSION

MY WIFE CALLED ME AFTER SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT WITH OUR 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID. I TOLD HER TO CALL OUR INSURANCE COMPANY IN CARTHAGE NEW YORK TO REPORT TO THEM FIRST AS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR THAT SHE HIT BUT SOME TO OURS. SHE GAVE THE COMPANY THE NAME AND NUMBER OF THE OTHER CAR INVOLVED TO WHICH THEY FOLLOWED UP WITH THAT THEY HAD NO DAMAGE TO THEIR CAR. SHE TOOK OUR CAR TO THE DEALER TO WHO I ASKED IF THEY HAD ANY REPORTS OF BRAKE FAILURE ON THESE CARS. AFTER BEING TOLD OF NO TROUBLE FROM FORD I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE HYBRID BRAKE SYSTEM. I TOOK THE INFO BACK TO THEM AND THEY FOUND THE RECALL ON THESE CARS. MY WIFE HAD NO BRAKES WHEN SHE TRIED TO SLOW AND HIT THE CAR TO COME TO REST. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED AS IT WAS MOVING SLOW BUT AFTER THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE OF $120. TO THE HIGH OF $521. AND BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT NO CLAIM TO OUR INSURANCE COMPANY I NOW AFTER TAKING IN TO HAVE REPAIRED I HAVE A NEW ONE OF $1948. FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SENT ME FORMS IF I DECIDE TO PURSUE A CLAIM AGAINST THEM. THE ROADS WERE DRY,CLEAR AND SHE HAD NO PERCEIVED BRAKING ON THIS CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP ON THE RECALL AND I CERTAINLY WILL FILE MY CLAIM WITH FORD BUT THE HOOPS THAT THEY WANT ME TO JUMP THROUGH APPEAR TO BE UNWARRANTED AS TO THEIR BRAKE PROBLEMS THAT DON'T SEEM TO GET THE ATTENTION THAT TOYOTA IS RECEIVING ON THE SAME BRAKE SYSTEM. MY DEALER AGREES WITH US THAT WE ARE IN NO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR BUT AT THIS TIME I AM STUCK WITH TRYING TO PURSUE LITIGATION AS THE FORM STATES TO RESOLVE WITH FORD. HELP PLEASE IF YOU CAN OR AT LEAST MAKE AWARE THAT YES FORD DOES HAVE THEIR OWN ISSUES. THE SAME BRAKE FAILURE OR AS FORD SAYS,PERCEIVED BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH A CONSUMER REPORT ENGINEER AND THAT IS WHERE I ORIGINALLY FOUND OUT TO TAKE THE INFORMATION TO MY DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE. *TR