SuperD Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 2 Fusions for the kids (not really kids any longer).. Searched and found a mint 08 Silver Birch (I think) SEL V6 last fall for our daughter with only 70,000km on it. Needed nothing for the safety and she's been driving it through the winter completely trouble free (see below). Last week picked up a really nice 2011 Tuxedo black Sport with just over 100,000km for my son who's Honda is on its last legs. Love the simplicity and the availability of inexpensive parts. Both cars have been regularly "Krowned" so the rockers are mint. They were looking for reliable transportation and no monthly payments. Both cars came with almost new snows, the 2011 came with them mounted on nice black mags probably from CTC. The 08 was owned by a 94 year old lady, the day I drove it home an ABS code popped up. I have a bi-directional scan tool, a trip to the wrecking yard and I replaced the HCU as the electric motor had died. Used one cost me $50. I bled over a litre of fresh fluid through the system to keep it clean. The 2011 had a very low pedal, I expected similar problems with the HCU as there were no codes and the brake fluid looked nasty. Bled it to death and still had a low pedal. Rear rotors and pads were new, whomever had done the brakes failed to investigate the fronts. The caliper pins were completely seized and the inboard pads were done. New rotors and pads, some time spent cleaning the pins and brackets and the brakes are now great. Only remaining issue on the 2011 is the passenger widow occasionally refuses to go down from either switch. No idea why, I'll have to check wiring diagrams to see how its supposed to operate. The original owner says it has been doing this for years and always goes up. Looking forward to the new forum. Dave in Ontario 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WKelley Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Check for HCU recalls, both cars are likely under that recall. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drolds1 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Welcome to the FFF, SuperD. You'll find a wealth of information and helpful folks here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbf2530 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Hi SuperD and welcome to the Ford Fusion Forum! Good luck. 🍻 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperD Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 (edited) Checked the 2011 VIN number on the Ford "Support Recalls" websites, both USA and Canada, no recalls or campaigns for the 2011. Regardless, the brakes are working fine. The issue with the 08 was not a hydraulic failure due to a "sticky" HCU valve, rather an electrical fault (C1095) for the ABS pump motor circuit failure. I understand that the pump runs very very briefly when starting the car to ensure its electrical integrity. The 08 pump motor required a crack with a hammer handle to get the electric motor spinning. Unfortunately the motor is not replaceable separately, I picked up a complete module/HCU unit from a recycler, swapped the original module to the new/used HCU and bled the system several times using the scan tool and the old fashioned method at each wheel. The Ford recall 19S54 addresses the hydraulic portion for model years 2006 to 2010 which I find odd as the 2011 models use the same ABS module/HCU according to my local dealer. I'll run the 08 model VIN as there may be a recall to replace the fluid with DOT 4 and install a new DOT 4 labelled cap after bleeding. The 2011 model still uses the DOT 3 labelled cap. More to follow. Edited May 5 by SuperD typo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperD Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 Having a senior moment....I did check the 08 VIN on Ford's website last year and there is/was campaign 21N11 for the HCU unit and ABS fault codes. Unfortunately the 15 year time period had expired and the one time replacement date December 31st 2022 was passed. Its interesting that the website still shows the campaign despite the car being out of date. Unfortunately the previous owner didn't have the campaign completed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WKelley Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 There's no rhyme or reason it seems. I did the fluid recall last year on my 2010 and afterwards got a letter in the mail saying the one time replacement for me was for the life of the car. I wish they made these things more common sense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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