Two problems related to engine clicking and tapping noises have been reported for the 2009 Ford Fusion. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Ford Fusion based on all problems reported for the 2009 Fusion.
The contact owns a 2009 Ford Fusion. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact heard a loud clanking noise directly before the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was diagnosed as needing a new motor. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 101,000.
I was driving to the dealer to have them check a tapping sound coming from the engine that I had heard earlier that day. I made it about 5 miles from home, and the engine had blown, no warning lights, nothing other than the sound that had just occurred that morning. Now I had made it about 90k after the new engine was installed (now at 139000), and again the engine has blown. This time it was a little worse, the car had a sudden increase of power, and then all the sudden there was a loud bang, and a cloud of white smoke followed by smoke coming from the hood and the rear of the car. When I pulled onto the shoulder I looked under the car and saw a piece of the engine fall out and then all of the oil as well. I take very good care of every vehicle I own, the first time it happened the dealership told me it looked like I hadn't changed my oil ever. It was just a sludge.