2014FordFusionSE

Hello, It's a difficult one to explain. No dashboard lights, no sponginess in the pedal and I've taken it to a dealership and had the brake fluid exchanged. The dealership said that the pads and rotors have a lot of life left. The car is 12 years old with a 104k miles. When I press the brakes, it seems like the slow down is not very gradual. I'll press the brakes and at some point, it seems to suddenly slow down as though the brakes decided to suddenly wake up and engage. It's not at an alarming level but I'm trying to make sure it doesn't get worse somehow. The service advisor also said that the brake booster and ABS in these cars are very expensive to replace and not worth it, assuming it comes to that at some point. Any thoughts on what I should do/check?

As I always say, call around and ask. O'Reilley's, AutoZone, Walmart IIRC, O'Reilley's will give you a gift card in exchange for the core.

You can get a simple OBD II code scanner that will read codes and also reset them. $22: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z3HB7DR?tag=caranddriver_auto-append-20&th=1

My advice is to call around and get a couple more estimates. Body shop estimates are all over the place.

I would take it to a shop and have it inspected for $50-$100. They'll find stuff that you won't find by just driving it around.

I use: https://www.mobil.com/en-us/passenger-vehicle-lube/pds/na-xx-mobil-1-hybrid-0w-20

Nice Rolls! On my 2014, I replaced the 12v just like I'd replace it in any car. Everything worked fine. Maybe I had to reprogram radio stations and pair my phone again but I can't remember for sure.

Best to call around and ask a few dealers. They'll give you different answers. If they say it's too late, ask them how much they would charge to fix it.

It probably saves your settings to some kind of static memory. IIRC, mine were saved too.

I replaced the 12v battery on my Fusion a couple of years ago. I didn't do any reset and it works fine. I wouldn't worry about it.

I checked my Fusion as well. When you switch on the car without actually starting it, it displays all the dashboard lights. I don't see one for 12v or batteries which is probably why you're not seeing it either. Did you just replace the battery?

Why do you want to do this? https://www.google.com/search?q=BMS+reset+ford+fusion

One of my low beams finally went out after almost 11 years. I ordered H9s and modified them. They work great. Note that they will not blind on-coming drivers because the original headlights are projector lamps with a sharp cut-off. Pic of new headlight bulb output (left) and old headlight bulb (right): And here's the output for both new bulbs (H9):

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My first OEM headlight bulb just went out after almost 11 years.