2010 Ford Fusion body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 88 complaints for the 2010 Ford Fusion, 1% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 88 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 76 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 16 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 76 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 1 fire, 8 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Daughter was driving on FM road on coming vehicle on wrong side struck daughter car head on. Daughters car caught on fire, seat belts locked or froze passenger unable to unlock seat belt. Daughter died passenger received burns to hands.daughters car was in motion.
The door latch has a broken spring tab potentially resulting in a condition where the door will not latch. This also prevents the driver from opening the door to get out as teh door handle no longer functions. This broken condition is at all times of operating the vehicle. Based on an internet search this is a widely common safety defect for 2006 - 2010 ford fusions, mercury and lincoln sister models
Other problems reported for the 2010 Ford Fusion
- Steering 1,663 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 813 complaints
- Cruise control 794 complaints
- Engine 793 complaints
- Fuel system 706 complaints
- Air bags 591 complaints
- Brakes 552 complaints
- Electrical system 324 complaints