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2009 Ford Fusion body & structure problems

Owners reported body & structure problems in 43 complaints for the 2009 Ford Fusion, 4% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
43 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
76,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 1
Injuries and deaths
12 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2009 Ford Fusion Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 76,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 11 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 76,000 miles
Based on 34 complaints that include mileage. 26% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles11
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 34 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 fire, 12 injuries.

What owners wrote

This vehicle was traveling in the right lane when it was run off the interstate at 75-80 MPH, it went off the right shoulder, came back into the right lane, went into a spin, went off the roadway at the left shoulder and rolled over 1-2 times in the median before striking the interstate dividing cable which prevented the vehicle from entering the oncoming lanes of travel. The driver and passenger were buckled in, and there were two dogs as passengers. One of the dogs was ejected. No airbags deployed!!!!

Reported at 91,000 miles, November 2012 CrashInjury

The door handles and door locks on the drivers door as well as the front passenger door are made from some type of plastic and both of them broke from normal usage. The drivers door is not able to be locked from the outside nor is the door able to be opened from the inside using the handle, thus causing a safety issue. The passenger door locks are inoperable as well. I contacted a local ford dealer who told me this issue is common with this particular model and that the handles were made of poor quality.

Reported at 79,000 miles, May 2014

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