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2017 Ford Fusion service brakes problems

51 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2017 Ford Fusion cite service brakes, 5% of all 1,114 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
51
5% of all complaints
Crashes
7
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
4
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the service brakes

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and depressing the brake pedal to stop, the brake pedal extended to the floorboard, and the braking distance was extended. During the failure, the brake warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the rear hydraulic brake hoses had failed and needed to be replaced. The rear hydraulic brake hoses were replaced, and the vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 144,955.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 16, 2026Service brakesODI 11771611
“NHTSA recall 23V-162/Ford recall 23S12 Vehicle suffered secondary failure of recall remedy part which caused an immediate loss of braking ability. Ford dealer refused a safety tow unless I paid for it upfront which forced me to use my personal roadside insurance. After calling local dealer to assure vehicle had arrived after being towed, dealer said they couldn't look at vehicle until Tuesday , five days later because of the weekend and holiday.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 22, 2026Service brakesODI 11739491
“NHTSA claim # 11739491 update 05/22/2026 Young Ford Ogden Utah is refusing to execute the remedy for open safety recall 23S12 on my vehicle. They are refusing to run diagnostics test to honor the recall without paying $100 and up fee.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 22, 2026Service brakesODI 11739621
“I was driving and the car just stopped it wouldn't let me put in park or drive it just stayed in neutral. And I was stuck it kept the the emergency break on. Then it wouldn't turn off all the way which caused the car to drain battery.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 11, 2026Power train, Service brakesODI 11737001
“I am a single mother raising my 6-year-old daughter on my own. This past year has been extremely difficult, as my car has been constantly in and out of repair shops. I have spent more than $8,000 in the last year and a half on unexpected repairs, many of them involving serious safety issues. I was never informed about the recall and never received any notice. This situation has caused me a lot of stress and hardship, and I am asking for guidance and support to help me through it.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 24, 2025Unknown or other, Service brakes, EngineODI 11689479
“I had a bad car accident October 2019 going 45 mph, I push the breaks the car didn’t stop and I crashed not after a month from getting the car from drivetime on a special discount”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 5, 2025Service brakes, Forward collision avoidanceCrash reportedODI 11685411

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 3, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.