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2009 FORD FUSION — STRUCTURE:BODY

5 injured · 1397799 · 2017-08-05

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
116,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
5
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DOOR HANDLE INCLUDING THE LOCK ARE DANGEROUS! FIRST, THE COATING OVER THE PLASTIC LEVER NECESSARY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPLITING AND BECAME VERY SHARP. MY PASSENGERS AND MYSELF BEGAN RECEIVING RAZOR SHARP CUTS TRYING TO EXIT. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO FORD DOR SOMETHING ELSE AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THERE WAS NONE. I HAD TO TAPE OVER THE HANDLES. NEXT, MY DRIVER'S DOOR HAND BROKE OFF IN MY HAND AND I HAD TO LOWER MY WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. WHAT WOULD I'VE DONE IF MY WINDOW DIDN'T WORK, WHEN I LIVE IN FL AND THE INSIDE TEMPERATURE OF CARS GROWS INTO TRIPLE DIGITS! I HAD TO REPLACE AND INSTALL A NEW HANDLE I PURCHASED ONLINE. WHEN I NOTICED THE READILY AVAILABILITY OF THE PARTS, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON REPLACEMENT. WELL IT'S A GOOD THING TO KNOW BECAUSE NOW MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS NOW MALFUNTIONING. I HOPE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN TO RECALL AND REPLACE MY HANDLES OR AT LEAST REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPLACEMENTS I'VE HAD TO PURCHASE. ALSO, I'VE BEEN WAITING ON A RECALL THAT WAS JUST UPDATED. I'VE BEEN WAITING 2YRS AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PART?! IS IT BECAUSE THE AIRBAG IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE?

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11012976
Machine
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