NHTSA Complaint #10700894 — 2012 FORD FUSION HYBRID

THIS IS 3RD OF 3 COMPLAINTS BECAUSE CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THREE INCIDENTS WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. (I DON'T RECALL THE TEMPERATURE. WUNDERGROUND.COM RECORDED 10 DEG F AS THE LOW.) AS WITH THE FIRST INCIDENT ON FEB 16, THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED: STARTED CAR FROM BEING COLD OVERNIGHT. LET ENGINE RUN NO MORE THAN 3 MINUTES PRIOR TO BACKING OUT OF DRIVE WAY. MADE TWO SUCCESSFUL STOPS. DROVE 3/8 MILE FROM LAST STOP WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH. SLOWED TO MAKE RIGHT TURN ON DESIRED STREET BECAUSE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS GREEN. WHILE TURNING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABS FAILURE, STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STOP WITH FOOT BRAKE. LOSS OF ALL POWER ASSISTANCE FOR STOPPING. BUT WAS EASIER TO STOP SINCE REPAIR FROM PREVIOUS REPAIRS ON 2/16/15 AND 2/23/15. DEALER RECORDED ABS SYSTEM TEST AND DIAGNOSTIC PINPOINT TEST FOR THE THIRD TIME, CONTACTED HOTLINE ID 108388128, FOR ABNORMAL DIAGNOSTIC PINPOINT TESTING, CONNECTOR ACCESS, C135 AND C1602, PERFORMING ABS BLEEDING AND CALIBRATION TWICE, WITH ABNORMAL CIRCUIT TESTING, LOAD TEST WHILE MEASURING VOLTAGE DROP ACROSS CIRCUITS CCA22 AND VCA22, PER HOTLINE, BOTH ELEMENTS ARE BRIGHT WITH NO MEASURED VOLTAGE DROP, ALSO ABNORMAL ROAD TESTING AND VERIFICATION DUE TO INTERMITTENT CONCERNS, BEFORE AND AFTER REPAIRS, REPLACED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE, PERFORMED PROGRAMMABLE MODULE INSTALLATION AND CALIBRATION AGAIN, PPT, P8, ROAD TEST, VERIFIED REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, WITH 28673 MILES ON MARCH 21, THE VEHICLE HAS PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY SINCE THIS 3RD OF 3 SERVICE VISITS. *TR