2009 Ford FUSION problems and owner complaints

BRAKE MALFUNCTION. DURING SUDDEN STOP CAUSING COLLISION. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 1,010 miles reported. Look up ODI 10266197 at NHTSA ↗

1. ENGINE THREW A ROD RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE JULY 10, 2009: WHILE TRAVELING THE I805 S IN SAN DIEGO, CA, THE VEHICLE ENGINE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED, THERE WERE NO NOISES, NOTHING TO INDICATE WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. I WAS HEADING TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 1PM, WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 65MPH, WHEN I BEGAN TO NEAR MY FREEWAY INTERCHANGE. IT'S AN AREA WHERE TWO FREEWAYS MEET AND MERGING TRAFFIC IS MOVING MUCH SLOWER. CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENG…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,120 miles reported. Look up ODI 10281877 at NHTSA ↗

2009 FORD FUSION. ATTORNEY SENT LETTER ON BEHALF OF CLIENT IN REGARDS TO CONSUMER APPLYING BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AND THE PASSING GEAR FAILED TO DISENGAGE *TGW THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SMALL MOTORHOME. AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE EASTBOUND LANE, A VEHICLE CAME AROUND A CURVE HEADING WEST. THE CONSUMER DECIDED AGAINST PASSING AND IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PASSING GEAR FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE GAS PEDAL LOCKED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, THE CONSUMER DE…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10348772 at NHTSA ↗

AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO STALL AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THANKFULLY, IT'S A SATURDAY MORNING AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER PULLING OVER AND PUTTING THIS INFORMATION IN A SEARCH ENGINE I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER FORD OWNERS. SOME WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND SOME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE LIGHT EVENTUALLY GOES OFF, SO OF COURSE THE OWNER ASSUMES THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THE REPAIR COST IS EXPENSI…

Owner-reported narrative. 41,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10496164 at NHTSA ↗

2009 FORD FUSION FRONT END PULL OR DRIFT. I HAVE A FUSION THAT WILL LITERALLY RUN OFF THE ROAD WHEN HANDS ARE NOT CORRECTING THE STEERING. WHILE EVERYONE KNOWS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH NO HANDS ON THE WHEEL, WE ALL DO IT FROM TIME TO TIME AND IN MOST CARS THIS IS NOT A CONCERN SINCE THE CAR WILL GO STRAIGHT OVER A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE. THIS CAR HOWEVER WILL RUN OFF THE ROAD IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND IS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY HAZARD. FORD'S RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM IS TO INSTRUCT THEIR DEALERS THROUGH AN INTERNAL MEMO, NOT TO "ATTEMPT A REPAIR…

Owner-reported narrative. 56 miles reported. Look up ODI 10275848 at NHTSA ↗

THE DRIVER OF A 2009 FUSION, 4 CYLINDER SE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO ACCELERATE DUE TO MERGING TRAFFIC. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED EVEN WITH THE FOOT BEING HARD PRESSED ON THE BRAKES. THE DRIVER CALLED HIS FATHER, WHILE DRIVING`, WHO RECOMMENDED HE TURN THE KEY OFF ON CLICK TO AVOID LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND AAA WAS CALLED TO TOW THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S FATHER LOOKED UP THIS TYPE OF UNCONTROLLED AC…

Owner-reported narrative. 45,897 miles reported. Look up ODI 10379562 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP ONCE SHE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL ENGAGED AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,120 miles reported. Look up ODI 10342572 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE TRANSMISSION LEVER INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE AT A VERY LOW SPEED UNTIL SHE REACHED HOME WHEN SHE BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING AN INVESTIGATION. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,781 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,773. UPDATED 05…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,773 miles reported. Look up ODI 10372674 at NHTSA ↗

THERE'S WAS A FIRE THAT STARTED ON ELECTRICAL WIRING LEADING TO MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ON MY 2009 FORD FUSION SE V6 I THINK IT WAS CAUSE BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE FIRE HAPPEN THE MINNEAPOLIS FIRE DEPT TOLD ME TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 44,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10399403 at NHTSA ↗

I HAD A HISTORY OF RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2009 FUSION. THE BATTERY DIED OVER AND OVER AGAIN, CAUSING ME TO FINALLY REPLACE IT. THE CAR CONSTANTLY THREW ERRORS REGARDING LOW TIRE PRESSURE. BUT THE LARGEST PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY AT ROUGHLY 55 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND LOCKED, CAUSING US TO HIT FIRST THE CONCRETE DIVIDER ON ONE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND RICOCHET ACROSS AND HIT THE METAL SAFETY RAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO BRAKING. THE CAR HIT HEAD-ON …

Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10490217 at NHTSA ↗

FUEL PUMP OVERHEATED AND PUMP, SENDING UNIT, AND WIRING HARNESS ALL MELTED AND DESTROYED. DISCOVERED UPON BEING UNABLE TO START CAR. NO SIGN OF ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS

Owner-reported narrative. 74,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10838530 at NHTSA ↗