Powered By Fusion Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 (edited) As of this morning..out of the blue... a wonderful sunny day my fusion decides it's also a perfect day to have a technology breakdown. So I'm starting it up (hybrid titanium) and it gives me this warming "Park Brake - Limited Function - Service Required" Has anyone else got this or had this or had to get their parking brake looked at. I don't even use the thing so i dont know why it's giving me that error...oh the joys of electronic everything! Oh also..my "Service Engine Soon" light is on now too. Had the vehicle for one day and a half days so far. Edited April 14, 2013 by Powered By Fusion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neod192 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Not me ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKII Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Brake 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47Minutes Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 You're braking my heart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryVIII Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I think you should take your car in and get the Parking Brake looked at and repaired under warranty before it breaks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galangg Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Not me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powered By Fusion Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 I talked to my dealer! It's going in for checking monday. thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey151 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I've not had the issue. May or may not be at all relevant, I use it every time I park. Old habit from VW days - they use a plastic parking pawl, failure of which means a new transmission. No clue what Ford uses or if it's a replaceable part...............not 100% confident in the electronic version either, seem one more thing to go wrong (what happens if it fails locked?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camride Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I use mine every time I park as well (I hate the feeling of moving the shifter from park with load on the trans from the car rolling) and haven't had any issues. I do absolutely hate the electronic parking brake though, it's slow and occasionally doesn't engage and I have to hit the button twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powered By Fusion Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 (edited) turns out there is a problem with an ABS module and i guess the park brake works but it keeps displaying that warning..so they have to replace the module..it was hard going to the dealer and seeing panels taken out of the inside of the car (less than a week old and its being taken apart) to find out what the problem was...unfortunately the module is in the back of the engine area in the upper right and so they will haev to take things apart just to get to it and take it out and replace it ...this is major work to me and its jsut upsetting my brand new car has to be picked and handled and taken apart...im just scared they wont put things back together perfectly. i have no doubt they'll fix the issue..but at what cost? other problems a week, a month, a year down the road :/ Maybe its just paranoia but so far my cars been at the dealership a lot...the chrome bezel around the gear shift knob had to be replaced because it was scratched up from the factory...the front bumper had to be removed and repainted because of a blemish of dirt caught between the paint and the clearcoat during the factory painting leaving a permanent "dirt" spot...now it looks as good as new and stuff...but this ABS module is all thats left..and while the other small cosmetic things were fixed and were nothing in my eyes...this just seems big to me and leaves me worried at their quality of work and hoping its pretty high. Edited April 18, 2013 by Powered By Fusion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey151 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 ...........but this ABS module is all thats left..and while the other small cosmetic things were fixed and were nothing in my eyes...this just seems big to me and leaves me worried at their quality of work and hoping its pretty high. I can certainly relate - I still have an ever so slightly wrinkled headliner (you have to be a bit OCD to see/notice it) & the reason is.......not certain I want to have the car taken apart, especially the interior. On the upside - how was the work on the bumper? The shift bezel? If they turned out fine it would seem you have a dealer capable of doing good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powered By Fusion Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 They did a wonderful job on the bumper. it looks like nothing ever happened to it and it comes with a lifetime warranty so even if 5 years from now the car looks good and the bumper begins chipping they'll fix it as long as its nothing i caused. the bezel was a small part replacement so it looked fine...i think they have high quality work...their body shop certainly does..i can only hope their senior repairmen and master repairmen in the service department are as thorough and high quality in their work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RRF985 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Well you have warranty for a long time so if anything happens keep making them fix it until it's right. Sounds like you have a good dealer though since your previous repairs have been ok. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glocklt4 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I may have missed it, but is the e-brake on the fusion Elec like it is on the MKZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboTi Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Musta been a Monday car. But I like the parking brake! Mine works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powered By Fusion Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) After three weeks of my new car being in the dealership shop after owning it for one day they got the problem fixed: They canceled my purchase, gave me back $30,000 and placed an entirely new order on the vehicle after releasing me of all liability on the brand new car. Awesome, considering to fix this one problematic light they had to shut down the hybrid system to prevent any possible voltage leaks from frying the cars electronics and dismantle the interior and engine of the car. *rolls eyes* Edited May 13, 2013 by Powered By Fusion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RRF985 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Good on them. Glad you're getting a different car. The wait will suck but you'll be happy when it comes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy314 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Musta been a Monday car. But I like the parking brake! Mine works great. You do know they make cars 24/7 there on three shifts to make the 300,000 cars a year there... so no such thing as a bad time to have had the car made. :-D Well, unless you got one from around mid November. :-O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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