2017 Ford Fusion · symptom sheet
Brake fluid leaks or a brake line bursts
- 30owner reports
- 76,776median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Jul 19, 2025 · checked Sep 29, 2026
30 of the 101 reports of brake wear on the 2017 Fusion describe brake fluid leak.
Part of Brakes grind, pulse or wear early (101 reports) · also: brake light on
Tick what matches of 30 reports
Brake fluid leak on other Fusion years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2018, 2019, 2020.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside brakes for reports of fluid loss: an empty reservoir, fluid at a wheel, or a brake line or hose that let go. The wider sheet covers brake complaints in general, and this one is for cars that lose the hydraulics themselves.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the brake hose (12 reports) and the brake line (10 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the brakes covers the 2017 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The front brake hoses may rupture and leak brake fluid.
All 4 recalls on the 2017 Ford Fusion, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the brakes on the Fusion
Front brake jounce hose failures. Closed mar 24, 2023, led to recall 23V-162.
Extended braking distance. Closed jan 15, 2021, led to recall 19V-904.
Extended braking distance. Closed may 4, 2018.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 55,000 and 112,252 miles, from the 15 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2017 Ford Fusion that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Certain 2015-2018 Model Year Edge and Lincoln MKX Vehicles and 2013-2018 Model Year Fusion and Lincoln MKZ Vehicles Front Brake Flexible Hose Replacement In some of the affected vehicles, brake fluid may leak from one or both front brake flexible hoses.
What owners wrote
“L/S Brake Hose Rear Replacement needed. Brake fluid leak rear caliper and brake hose and line rear flexible hose is split and leaking. Only Front brake hose was recalled when all brake all lines need to be replaced.”
Filed Jan 15, 2024
“A recall notice was mailed to me from Ford in April 2023 for Safety Recall 23V162. I have not received notification by October 2023 on when to schedule the brake line repair. The letter states that it is anticipated to be remedied by the 3rd quarter of 2023.”
Filed Oct 14, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 30 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
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- Battery dies or the car will not start 48 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 35 reports
- Rolls away in Park or will not shift out of Park 32 reports
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