Ford Motor Company is recalling the 2016 Ford Transit Connect over an issue with
the brake Hydraulic Control Unit (HCU) pump that could degrade the performance of the electronic stability control and related brake systems.
Not exact matches
According to Chrysler, the symptom is caused by an improperly formed
brake tube that runs from the master cylinder to the
hydraulic control unit.
When you are as little as one ounce short or too much, these pressures are wrong and because the
hydraulic brakes and clutches inside won't work smoothly with the wrong pressure, the
control unit forces emergency mode.
When impending wheel lockup is detected, the computer signals the
hydraulic control unit to apply and release (automatically «pumping») the
brakes several times per second with split - second timing, providing a level of
braking efficiency that even professional race car drivers can not duplicate and resulting in shorter stopping distances and greater
braking and steering
control
The
braking system and particularly the Anti Lock Brake (ABS)
hydraulic control unit could be compromised.
The affected vehicles may experience a
brake fluid leak from the two
brake lines that connect the
brake system's master cylinder to the
Hydraulic Electronic
Control Unit (HECU) due to insufficient seal between the inner
brake hose and metal
brake line fitting.
Brakes -
brake switches, ABS
control unit, ABS wiring harnesses, ABS relays, master cylinder, fluid reservoir, parking
brake and associated lever switches, pressure accumulators,
hydraulic lines and hoses, vacuum pump and hoses, front and rear calipers and booster.
NHTSA also notes that stability
control systems are more widely available for air -
braked vehicles, including truck tractors, than for
hydraulic -
braked single -
unit trucks.
When the driver applies the
brake pedal, a signal is sent to the vehicle's Electronic
Control Unit (ECU), which determines the appropriate amount of
braking force to assign to regenerative
braking through the electric drive motor and to the
hydraulic friction
braking system.
The new
Brake Assistant and the pre-loading function on the
brakes significantly improves the overall quality and efficiency of the
brake system: As soon as it detects application of the
brakes in an emergency by means of information provided by the
hydraulic PSM
control unit, the
Brake Assistant builds up the
brake pressure required for maximum stopping power.
When a tire begins to lose traction, the sensor sends a signal to the electronic
control unit, which instructs the
hydraulic modulator to reduce the amount of
hydraulic brake pressure being sent to that wheel.
Here, stability
control and
brake system in a single electro -
hydraulic unit are combined, which has no
brake booster, vacuum pump, cables and
control devices.