2009 Ford Fusion Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE HAS A DEFECT WHERE THE HANDLE WAS EXTREMELY SHARP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 06/17/14*LJ UPDATED 8/21/2017*CN

I HAD STOPPED AT A CONVENIENCE STORE AND WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR THE DOOR HANDLE WOULDN'T UNLOCK. I HAD TO CLIMB OUT THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. I COULD OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE HANDLE HAS BROKEN. THE FIRST TIME WAS WITHIN THE 1ST YEAR I PURCHASED THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TO LOOK AT. SEEMS THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

WENT TO WORK MONDAY, MARCH 11TH, AND WHEN I GOT TO WORK MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE SO I HAD TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. IT WILL NOT LOCK EITHER. *TR

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 EXPENSIVE AND THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND IS REFUSING TO FIX IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM TO YOU. *TR

I SENT MY WIFE TO A FIRESTONE STORE TO GET A SET OF ALL SEASON TIRES. WHAT WAS SOLD TO HER IS NOT EFFECTIVE IN ADVERSE WEATHER AND I BELIEVE THAT FIRESTONE BRIDGESTONE IS FALSELY MARKETING A PERFORMANCE TIRE AS ALL SEASON. THE TIRE IS A POTENT RE970 POLE POSITION AS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, HE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 69,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I'M GETTING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH SYMBOL ON MY DASHBOARD. WHEN I TAKE IT TO GET CHECKED, IT SAYS 'FAULTY THROTTLE BODY' OR THROTTLE CONTROL ACTUATOR. THIS CAUSES MY FORD FUSION TO GO INTO 'LIMP HOME' MODE. THIS IS A MODE THAT CAUSES THAT CAR TO ACCELERATE NO MORE THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 55-70 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I FEAR FOR MY LIFE. WHEN I CONTACT AUTO CARE CENTERS, THEY ALL TELL ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS TO BE HANDLED BY THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. I THINK THAT THIS THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND AFTER SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, I SEE THAT I'M ONE OF MANY FORD OWNERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I WOULD LIKE A THEM RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE AUTO PART. I HOPE NO ONE HAS DIED FROM THEIR CAR SUDDENLY GOING INTO 'LIMP HOME' MODE. *TR

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!!!! *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED, THE IDLE OF THE CAR QUICKLY DROPS AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN YOUR SPEED. YOU IMMEDIATELY ARE FORCED TO STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT TO RESET IT'S SELF WHERE EVER ON THE ROAD YOU ARE. THIS HAS HAPPEN RANDOMLY LAST FEW WEEKS. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO IT GOT INCREASINGLY WORSE. WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY OFF AN EXIT TRYING TO MERGE. WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SPEED BECAUSE THE IDLE DROPPED. LUCKILY HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO SHOULDER TO SIT AND WAIT. HAD IT BEEN FEW SECONDS LONGER WOULD OF MERGED WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND THEN CAR WOULD OF CAME TO A QUICK HALT. THE DIAGNOSIS TO THIS PROBLEM THE THROTTLE BODY WENT BAD. *TR

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 BOTH TIMES AND WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED. I REMEMBER FRANTICALLY TRYING TO OPEN THE DOORS BECAUSE I WAS SURE WAS ABOUT TO EXPLODE. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR ME BECAUSE THERE WAS LITERALLY NOTHING WE COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT IT. WE WEREN'T SPEEDING. THERE WAS NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. NO ONE WAS DISTRACTED BY THEIR PHONE OR THE RADIO. NO ONE FELL ASLEEP. A DRIVER BEHIND US WHO STOPPED DESCRIBED HOW THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY VEERED OUT OF CONTROL. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DESCRIBE THE TERROR YOU FEEL WHEN YOU ARE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A CAR THAT HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED RESPONDING TO ANYTHING YOU DO. IT IS SCARY TO THINK HOW EASILY WE COULD HAVE CRASHED THROUGH THE METAL GUARDRAIL AND FALLEN TO OUR DEATHS, YET THERE ISN'T EVEN A RECALL IN EFFECT. I AM SO EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT NO OTHER CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, BUT THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE CHROME ON THE INSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE IS PEELING AND SEVERELY CUT MY FINGER. *TR

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2009 FORD FUSION IN 2012.. I HAVE RECEIVED 2 MORE NOTICES SINCE THEN. I HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ON A REGULAR BASIS AND AM TOLD EACH TIME THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED PARTS FOR THE RECALL YET AND DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL RECEIVE THEM.

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR INTERIOR RELEASE FAILED. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED OR LOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT 70 MPH WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNS ON THE DANS AND THE ENGINE JUST QUIT. VERY SCARY SO I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND COASTED TO THE MEDIAN . I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND THE THEFT LOCK LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR WOULDN'T EVEN CRANK THE MOTOR. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP IT STARTED RIGHT UP AT THE SHOP AND THERE WERE NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE MESSAGE CENTER SAYA POD DATA ERROR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CROSSED OVER THE HIGHWAY, CRASHING INTO A MOUNTAIN SIDE. WHEN THE AUTHORITIES ARRIVED, THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED SEIZED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AT 10 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A RAIL AND THE VHEICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIEDOF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AFTER PARKING MY CAR I PULLED MY DOOR HANDLE TO GET OUT OF MY CAR, WHEN MY DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THE PLASTIC IS POOR QUALITY AND SNAPPED LEAVING MY HANDLE NEARLY HANGING BY A FEW PIECES. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM EVEN SO AS MUCH THAT WHEN CALLING FORD TO GET IT REPAIRED THEY LAUGHED AT ME CITING IT HAS HAPPENED WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE. SEEING AS THERE ARE SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF AN UNANTICIPATED PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT THIS BECOME A TSB. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR THE REAR BRAKES WERE OMITTING A FOUL ODOR AND THE REAR WHEEL RIMS WERE SCALDING HOT TO THE TOUCH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE SPRINGS IN THE CALIPER STUCK REQUIRING NEW BRAKE PADS, THE DISCS TO BE MACHINED AND A LUBRICATION OF ALL INTERNAL COMPONENTS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE DESPITE BEING SOLELY MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS NO NOTICE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL OR SERVICE AS TO LUBRICATING THE INTERNAL BRAKE COMPONENTS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A POLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE REOCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKING CLIP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 02/21/17*LJ

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT IN FRESNO, CA. ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT ME FROM BEHIND AT A UNSAFE SPEED. HIS VEHICLE PUSHED ME ACROSS INTERSECTION. BUT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT TIGHTEN OR HOLD MYSELF OR MY DAUGHTER BACK. I HIT THE WINDSHIELD OR PANEL I BELIEVE AND CUT MY EYELID, RESULTING IN 8 STITCHES AND AN ORBITAL FRACTURE. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SHE BENT OVER AND HER LEGS BUCKLED UNDER SEAT. I JUST FEEL THAT THE SEATBELT SHOULD OF RESTRAINED US. *TR

BOTH FRONT AND REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE FAILED. I AM UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT LOWERING THE WINDOW AND OPENING FROM EXTERIOR. THERE IS NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE THEY HAVE FAILED, THEY HAVE JUST STOPPED WORKING. YOU CAN CONVINCE THE REAR TO WORK IF YOU PULL THE HANDLE AND LOCK THE SAME TIME. IF I WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE POWER FAILED, I WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AT ALL. THIS VEHICLE IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH 47,000 MILES AND IS NOW A POTENTIAL DEATH TRAP. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. I AM CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION, ANY VEHICLE THAT IS INESCAPABLE SHOULDN'T BE ON THE HIGHWAYS. WORST OF ALL, A QUICK SEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE AN ABUNDANT PROBLEM WITH FUSIONS FROM 2006 ON. THERE ARE NUMEROUS BLOG ON THIS SUBJECT ALONE. I AM AFRAID TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP! *JS

WELL WHAT CAN I SAY MY LIFE FLASHED BEFORE MY EYES I ALL MOST CRASHED MY BRAKES FAILED TO WORK ABOUT 1 INCH FROM BRAKING I KNEW I WAS NOT BRAKING AT ALL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR WHILE ON 39MPH AND I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE I HAVE A FORD FUSION 2009. I NOW KNOW HOW FAST I CAN LOSE MY LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES, SIZE P205/60/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RIMS AND BOTH TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,000.

DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO EXIT VEHICLE. *TR

ABS ACTIVATES DURING BRAKING OVER ROUGH SURFACES CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO FEEL SPONGY AND SOFT AFTERWARDS. DIMINISHED BRAKE PERFORMANCE AFTER ACTIVATION OF ABS CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. BLEEDING OF LINES AND ABS UNIT SEEMS TO IMPROVE BRAKE PERFORMANCE SLIGHTLY, BUT NEVER TO 100% I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN WITH OVER 15YRS EXPERIENCE, AND THIS IS MY PERSONAL VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2011.

DRIVER INNER DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT RETURNING; DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK WITH REMOTE. BROKEN DRIVER DOOR HANDLE, SAME DESIGN AS FORD 150 TRUCKS, WHICH ALSO BREAK.

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-495 OUTSIDE OF BOSTON ON CLEAN PAVEMENT ON A HOT, SUNNY DAY WHEN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED, AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT. THE TIRE HAD 16,300 MILES AND GOOD TREAD. *KB

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

BROUGHT MY 2009 FORD FUSION NEW IN 2009. PROBLEMS STARTED A FEW YEARS AFTER I BROUGHT IT. WHEN DRIVING MY CAR, IF I HIT A POTHOLE, DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET, I HAVE TO COME TO A STOP, MY BRAKES SEEM TO FAIL. I AM LITERALLY PUSHING MY BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE CAR DOES NOT COME TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENS FOR, IT SEEMS LIKE MINUETS, BUT PROBABLY ONLY SECONDS, BUT WHILE HAPPENING I FEEL THE BRAKES START TO VIBRATE, THEN EVENTUALLY COMES TO A STOP. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO INSTANCES WHERE I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND WILL ONLY DRIVE IT SHORT DISTANCES AROUND WHERE I LIVE FOR FEAR OF HAVING MY BRAKES FAILING. I FEAR THAT I WILL INJURE MYSELF OR SOME ONE ELSE. OR WORSE, THERE WILL BE A FATALITY INVOLVING MY CAR. DURING MY ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, I HAVE THEM LOOK AT MY BRAKES AND EVERY SERVICE PERSON SAYS THAT MY BRAKES ARE FINE. I EVEN HAD MY FRONT AND REAR BRAKE JOB DONE IN 2014. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF HAVING THE JOB DONE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED ONLY ONCE SINCE THEN, BUT AGAIN I DRIVE IT SHORT DISTANCES AT LOWER SPEEDS AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD ONLY NOW. WHEN I LOOK THIS UP I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING AND DESCRIBING THAT THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO THEIR CARS. SAME YEAR/MODEL. IT LOOKS IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ABS BRAKE ISSUE AND FORD IS AWARE OF IT AND NO RECALL HAS HAPPENED AS OF YET!!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEED ATTENTION NOW!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO FULLY ILLUMINATE. THE SOCKET PREMATURELY RUSTED AND CAUSED AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 1/12/16 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DEVICE THAT KEPT THE WHEELS FROM LOCKING HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 05/09/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DURING THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

FORD SENT A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS AND NOT ON THE INFLATOR WHICH TAKE LONGER AND LONGER TO SHOW INFLATION ON DASH LIGHT.

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 ACCELERATION ON THE INTERNET AND READ ABOUT MATS CAUSING THE PEDAL TO STICK. A MAT WAS RECENTLY PUT BACK IN THE CAR. THE DRIVER VERIFIED THAT THE MAT HAD CAUSED THE PEDAL TO STICK, IT SPRUNG BACK, AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO START AFTER REMOVING THE MAT THE DRIVER DROVE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS WAS A POENTIALLY VERY SERIOUS SITUATION DUE TO HIGH SPEED AND CONTINUING TO INCREASE IN SPEED. THE DRIVER COULD HAVE TURNED OFF THE CAR WITH THE RESULT OF THE STEERING WHEEL GETTING LOCKED CAUSING A HIGH SPEED UNCONTROLLED VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HAD HIS TWO SONS, AGE 5 AND 3 WITH HIM. THIS SCARED THE HELL OUT OF THE DRIVER AND THE FATHER. FLOOR MAT INFO FROM UNDERSIDE OF MAT: 6E5J-5413087-AAW FD >TPE< 524 FUSION IS ON THE TOP OF THE MAT. *LN

2009 FORD FUSION WINDSHIELD CRACK WITH OUT BEEN HIT BY ANY FOREING OBJECT. ITS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN. CRACK KEEPS GROWING AND IS GETTING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. GOING TO BRING CAR TO THE DEALER THEY WANT TO INSPECT IT. AFTER SEEN YOUR WEB SITE WITH SO MANY COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME ISSUE I THINK FORD SHOULD REPAIR ALL THIS DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELDS. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION SEL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING FOLLOWED BY A LOUD POPPING NOISE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AFTER DRIVING FOUR MILES SHE WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,920.

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 05/05/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION AND IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN COMBINATION WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED FORCEFULLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT. THE CONTACT WAS IN DISAGREEMENT WITH THE DEALER AND PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 11/03/11*LJ UPDATED 11/16/11

I WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2009 FORD FUSION SEDAN. I AM A STATE EMPLOYEE AND I WAS TRAVELING WITH A COWORKER, WHO WAS DRIVING. WE WERE LEGALLY STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US TO TURN LEFT. WE WERE REAR-ENDED BY A HIT AND RUN DRIVER ESTIMATED BY POLICE ON THE SCENE TO HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. THE MAJORITY OF THE IMPACT WAS ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. WE WERE PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. UPON IMPACT, I WAS THRUST FORWARD, THEN BACKWARD, AND THE SEAT BACK BROKE. I WAS IN A RECLINING POSITION AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED BY TWO NEUROLOGISTS AS HAVING POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AND VESTIBULAR DYSFUNCTION AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. AN INVESTIGATOR HIRED BY MY ATTORNEY CONCLUDED UPON INSPECTION OF THE CAR THAT THE SEAT BACK SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. I WAS SEATED PROPERLY WITH BOTH FEET ON THE FLOOR AND I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN CAR WAS PUT INTO REVERSE. THE CAR ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. FLOOR MAT WAS NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES IN CAR COMPUTER. CAR IS 2009 FORD FUSION, V-6, AWD. MODEL SEL. *TR

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 MILEAGES WERE 4120. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. SHE HAD TO LITERALLY PULL THE GAS PEDAL UP AND THERE WAS A SOUND OF A CLICK. UPDATED EVOQ 08/20/10 UPDATED 09/28/10 *BF UPDATED 10/04/10 THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS SINCE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER EPISODE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO THE FIRST INCIDENT ON JULY 9, 2010. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED AS SHE WAS PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE HEARD THE ENGINE RACING AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE PEDAL, ONCE AGAIN STUCK TO THE FLOOR. HER HUSBAND HAD PREVIOUSLY ATTACHED A NYLON CORD FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT CONTROL HANDLE ON THE CONSOLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CORD TO GET THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO DISENGAGE. SHE WAS THEN ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE HOOK THAT SECURED IT. THE FLOOR MAT, HOWEVER WAS NOT LOCATED NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN SHE MOVED THE FLOOR MAT TOWARDS THE DRIVER SEAT, THE ENGINE STOPPED RACING. UPDATED 12/22/11.*JB

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 DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE EASTBOUND LANE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT FULL THROTTLE, EVEN THOUGH SHE KEPT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE APPLYING AS MUCH PRESSURE AS SHE COULD. SHE THEN PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR, WITH HER FOOT STILL PRESSING FULL-FORCE ON THE BRAKE. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT FULL THROTTLE, SHE WAS ABLE TO REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE AND CAME TO A STOP. AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN THE PARK POSITION, THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WAS STILL RACING AND SHE CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE. ONLY AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, DID THE ENGINE STOP. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE COOL OFF, BECAUSE THE FRONT END WAS HOT AND THE REAR END SMELLED LIKE HOT BRAKES AND BURNED RUBBER, THE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO INTERFERENCE FROM THE FLOOR MAT. THE PEDAL WAS STUCK AT THE UPPER PART OF THE PEDAL CLOSEST TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SHE REACHED DOWN AND FORCEFULLY PULLED THE GAS PEDAL UPWARD TO RETURN IT TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. DURING THAT ACTION, SHE HEARD A SOUND OF A CLICK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT AND THE CONTACT USED EXTREME FORCE ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000.

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RECURRING LOW SPEED AND BRAKING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH SURGES FROM ABOUT 3200 TO OVER 5000 RPMS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN BRAKING AND WHEN STOPPED OR RIGHT AFTER STARTING UP FROM A STOP. MAY NOT BE A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS. *TR

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. COCA COLA 600 PONOCO 500 LIFELOCK 400 TOYOTA SAVEMART 350 LENOX INDUSTRIAL TOOLS 301 COKE ZERO 400 LIFELOCK.COM 400 BRICKYARD 400 INDIANAPOLIS 500 PENNSYLVANIA 500 HELLUVA GOOD SOUR CREAM DIPS AT THE GLEN CARFAX 400 SHARPIE 500 LABOR DAY CLASSIC 500 CHEVY ROCK AND ROLL 400 DAYTONA 500 SYLVANIA 300 DOVER 400 PRICE CHOPPER 400 PEPSI 400 BANK OF AMERICA 500 TUMS FAST RELIEF 500 AMP ENERGY 500 AAA TEXAS 500 FORD 400 CHECKER AUTO PARTS 500 FORD CITY 500 PLEASE INCLUDE THESE NASCAR EVENTS AND ALL OTHER NASCAR EVENTS FOR INSPECTIONS, COMPLIANCE AND ALL OTHER POTENTIAL HAZARDS, DEATHS, ETC. PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE ALL INDY TYPE RACE EVENTS WITH THIS REQUEST. *TR

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS HANGING UP OR DRAGGING ON 2009 FORD FUSION CAUSE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND PREMATURE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR FAILURE AT 37,000 MILES. *TR

WE RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2009 FORD FUSION AND SO FARE WE LOVE THE CAR, BUT WE BOTH AGREE THAT THE HEAD REST SHOULD BE A LOT STRAIGHTER LIKE THE PERSON IN THE REPORT ODI CASE NUMBER: 10266857. WE BOTH HAVE BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS AND IF THE HEAD REST WAS A LITTLE STRAIGHTER I THINK IT WOULD SOLVE ALOT OF MY WIFE'S PROBLEM. WITH MY PROBLEM IT WOULD MAKE A LITTLE BETTER BECAUSE I HAVE A MORE SERIOUSLY ACCIDENT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY SAY THAT CAN DO NOTHING FOR US. I SAID WHY CAN'T YOU RIGHT A REPORT UP AN SEND IT TO FORD COMPLAINT OFFICE AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO IN THE FUTURE, OR THEY MAY SUGGEST TO YOU HOW TO ADJUST THE HEAD REST. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR US. OUR CAR IS A V6 (3 LITER) ENGINE WITH AWD. IT GETS VERY GOOD MILEAGE AN HANDLES EXCELLENT IN THE CITY AND HIGHWAY. *TR

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ONE OR BOTH HYDRAULIC STRUTS ON THE TRUNK LID HAS FAILED. THIS CAUSES THE TRUNK LID TO NOT HOLD ITS OWN WEIGHT AND SLAMS DOWN CREATING A POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT HAVE THE PART. CURRENTLY WAITING ON RELPACEMENT PART (HOPEFULLY AN IMPROVED VERSION). THIS COMPLAINT FILED FOR GENERAL CONSUMER AWARENESS ONLY. FAIRLY CONFIDENT THE DEALER WILL FIX THIS CONCERN. *CN