2009 Ford Fusion problems
Owners have filed 1,170 complaints with NHTSA about the 2009 Ford Fusion. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 46% of complaints. After that come air bags (31%) and body & structure (4%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,170 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 46% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 96 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 86 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 95,000 miles 720 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 38 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 27 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 67 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 100 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 162 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 111 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 94 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 56 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 44 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 11 |
| 200k+ miles | 10 |
What the data shows
Among the 720 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 95,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 101,000 miles (450 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 96 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 86 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Ford Fusion with enough data (173 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
U.s. Department of energy u.s. Department of transportation this is a request for inspections, compliance, on potential safety hazards, health hazards, defects recalls at the following locations : please begin year - round inspections during all race events listed : many collisions and other race rage, road kill occurrences have to be stopped.
Immediately after a braking situation where the ABS system was activated, my brake pedal had almost no resistance and it went all the way to the floor to achieve moderate braking. Had to shift to park and pump the brakes to get back some resistance. If I had needed to do additional braking in this scenario I would assume I would have crashed due to lack of braking ability. Car has 72000 miles on it currently and this problem has been experienced probably 5 times in the past year.
Takata recall - ford has informed me on july 14, 2017 via senator nelson that it will not be able to repair my faulty airbag until 1st quarter of 2018.