2009 Ford Fusion Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 0%of 1,023 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 79,900miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2009 Ford Fusion, 0% of the 1,023 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 79,900 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Ford has replaced by door mechanism twice now and yet the door ajar light would not go off. They then told me I needed a new dash cluster. While in the shop they found the wiring harness in the door had caused a short and fried the dash cluster.I could not turn off my doam lights and the alarm system kept going off at random. I kept waiting for all my digital instrumtation to fail.”
NHTSA complaint #10933949, filed 2016-12, 79,900 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10399403, filed 2011-05, 44,600 miles“During normal vehicle operation, the ABS randomly turns on and off while driving, severely limiting my ability to successfully deploy the brakes and bring the vehicle to a stop. This began happening out of the blue 5 days ago. Road conditions don't seem to be a factor. It is occurring in wet and dry conditions and on both paved and rough roads.”
NHTSA complaint #11155709, filed 2018-12, 89,000 miles“Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Ford Fusion. The contact received NHTSA campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. In addition, the contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The local ballentine Ford dealer located at 1305 sc-72, greenwood sc, 29649 was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that parts were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. Vin tool confirms parts not available. …”
NHTSA complaint #10991820, filed 2017-05Electronic stability control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 1% |
| 2016 | 26 | 2% |
| 2015 | 10 | 1% |
| 2014 | 37 | 3% |
| 2013 | 24 | 1% |
| 2012 | 80 | 3% |
| 2011 | 93 | 3% |
| 2010 | 144 | 3% |
| 2009 | 5 | 0% |
| 2008 | 2 | 0% |
| 2007 | 5 | 0% |
| 2006 | 5 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2009 Ford Fusion
531 complaintsAir bags
359 complaintsBody and structure
42 complaintsVehicle speed control
33 complaintsEngine
30 complaintsOther or unknown
24 complaintsElectrical system
23 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
20 complaintsSteering
16 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
13 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsSeats
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Ford Fusion
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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