Ford Fiesta Complaints (2013)
668 consumer complaints on file.
- #11143008October 26, 2018ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR RANDOMLY DOES NOT START THIS ALL BEGAN AFTER MY TRANSMISSION PROGRAMMING BEING UPDATED AND NOW MY PCM IS FAILING AND SOMETIMES THEY CAR EXCELLERATES AND THE ENGINE REVS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED. RANDOM CODES APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR. ONE TIME MY CAR TURNED OFF AND I LOST POWER STEERING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11139552October 10, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IT WAS GIVING A ROARING NOICE AND THE RADIO DONT WORK AND ALOT OF BUUUM NOICE WETHER IT WAS PARK IN THE GARAGE OR PARKING LOT IT IS LIKE A FIRE WORK WHEN YOU LITE IT. FORD SEND ME A NOTICE OF THE RECALL,BUT BECOUSE I MOVE I CANT FIND THE NOTICE OF THE RECALL
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11138955October 8, 2018STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR NO LONGER LATCHES AND FALLS OPEN WHEN TURNING A CORNER. EVEN IF PARKED ON A SLOPE THE DOOR WILL HANG OPEN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11133529October 5, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE ARE ISSUES WITH BOTH THE RADIO AND THE MESSAGE SCREEN ON THE DASHBOARD. THE RADIO PROBLEMS ARE INDEED A SAFETY ISSUES. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. AT FIRST, THE RADIO WOULD JUST INTERMITTENLY GO OUT AND WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. HOWEVER, AS TIME WENT ON, EXTREMELY LOUD STATIC WOULD BURST FROM THE SPEAKERS EVERY TIME THE RADIO WENT OUT, WHETHER OR NOT KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITIOD. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING - WHICH IS A TERRIFYING DISTRACTION WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. THE RADIO HAS BEEN OUT FOR WEEKS NOW - IT HAS COME BACK ONCE OR TWICE, BUT ALWAYS QUICKLY GOES BACK OUT, WITH THAT LOUD STATIC BLAST. BEYOND THAT LOUD BLAST...THERE HAS ALSO BEEN INSTANCES WHERE THE STATIC SIMPLY CONTINUES - AGAIN THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING AND IT'S SO DISTRACTING IT REALLY COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT - I FEEL LUCKY THAT HASN'T HAPPENED. I ALSO HAVE A FEW VIDEOS OF THIS HAPPENING AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE. IN ADDITION TO THE RADIO, RANDOM MESSAGES ARE DISPLAYED ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN, I.E DRIVER/PASSENGER DOOR OPEN WHILE NOT ACTUALLY OPEN. THE "CRITICAL ENGINE FAILURE" MESSAGE HAS DISPLAYED MORE THAN ONCE WHEN NOTHING WAS ACTUALLY WRONG - AGAIN, A TERRIFYING DISTRACTION WHEN TRAVELING (ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AS I HAVE BEEN WHEN THAT MESSAGE APPEARS.) FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE, THIS IS AN INSANELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2013 FORD FIESTAS. AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE RADIO CAME IN AT $280 WITHOUT LABOR - THAT'S REALLY INSANE FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS CLEARLY A DESIGN/SYSTEM FLAW SPECIFIC TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL, NOT SIMPLY THE VEHICLE I SPECIFICALLY OWN. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF THE MESSAGE DISPLAY (UNFORTUNATELY NOT THE CRITICAL ENGINE FAILURE MESSAGE) BUT AGAIN, I HAVE MULTIPLE VIDEOS OF THE RADIO ISSUE THAT I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE (ALSO THE DATE BELOW IS RANDOM - IT'S HAPPENED MANY TIMES ON DIFFERENT OCCAISIONS)
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11132405September 30, 2018ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A HOUSTON HONDA DEALERSHIP IN MAY OF 2017, I LATE SEPTEMBER 2017, EARLY OCTOBER 2017, I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY 'TRACTION CONTROL', 'ABS', & 'ANTI-SKID' LIGHTS CAME ON. MY RADIO CUT IN & OUT, MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD CUT OFF AND ON/DIM WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE GEARS IN MY CAR TO SHIFT. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO FORD. I TOOK IT TO FORD, THEY DIAGNOSED IT, I NEEDED A NEW 'TCM' WHICH IS THE COMPUTER SYSTEM INSIDE OF THE CAR. THE WARRANTY COVERED IT, & I GOT A NEW ONE. AFTER THAT, I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, SO I GOT ONE, PUT IT IN, THE CAR RAN GOOD FOR A MONTH OR SO. THE 'TCM' SLIPPED AGAIN, & I WAS BACK TO SQUARE ONE. NOVEMBER 2017 IS THEN THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS REALLY BEGAN; INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER, & MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SHORTLY AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. MY FOOT WAS PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T SPEED UP, ALL YOU COULD HEAR WAS THE ENGINE RUNNING. I HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF, AND TURN MY CAR BACK ON, TO CONTINUE DRIVING. AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS TO FORD, TWO NEW BATTERIES, & TWO NEW ALTERNATORS, I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A YEAR HAVING THIS CAR, & THEY ARE STILL UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE, & FIX THE PROBLEM. IN A YEAR SPAN, I HAVE BEEN CAR-LESS FOR ABOUT 4 WEEKS (COLLECTIVELY), HAVE TAKEN MULTIPLE UBER RIDES, TO AND FROM THE DEALERSHIP(S), AND NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON MY 2013 FORD FIESTA!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11131098September 24, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ON 9/20/18, WHILE STOPPED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION FOR A RED LIGHT, UPON ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT MOVE. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF TO RESTART THINKING IT WOULD RESET ITSELF SOMEHOW AND INSTEAD NOT ONLY WOULD IT NOT RESTART BUT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK SO THAT I COULD PUSH IT OUT OF THE TRAFFIC. I HAD TO CALL THE LOCAL POLICE TO WAIT IN THE ROAD WITH LIGHTS FLASHING AT THE INTERSECTION TO AVOID BEING REAR-ENDED AND UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK COULD ARRIVE. THE "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" LIGHT COMES ON SO OFTEN (WHICH USUALLY GETS A "REPROGRAMMING" AT THE DEALER) THAT IT HAS BECOME UNNOTICEABLE, BUT I DO NOT RECALL SEEING IT BEFORE BECOMING IMMOBILE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER, WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FORD ISSUED (TCM PART, I BELIEVE). THIS CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES ON IT BUT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR "WARRANTIED" REPAIRS INVOLVING REPROGRAMMING, THROTTLE, GAS PEDAL SENSOR, CLUTCHES, ETC. ON MANY MANY OCCASIONS. IN THE PAST, I HAVE TAKEN IT IN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RETURNING LIGHT AND WHEN IT HAS SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER MOMENTARILY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE (ONCE EVEN AS A TRACTOR TRAILER APPROACHED). TRAFFIC HAS HAD TO SHIFT LANES TO AVOID HITTING MY CAR. IT HAS SHUDDERED IN INTERSECTIONS AND ONRAMPS BEFORE, BUT NEVER BECAME COMPLETELY IMMOBILE WITHOUT RECOVERY. IF THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. I CANNOT EXPERIENCE THE FEAR AND HELPLESSNESS THAT OCCURRED LAST WEEK AGAIN, SO TWO DAYS LATER I WENT AND PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE (NOT FORD) AND ACCEPTED A HUGE LOSS ON THE TRADE-IN VALUE BECAUSE I VALUE MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND MY LIFE FAR MORE. MY MANY SERVICES HAVE ALL BEEN THROUGH FORD AND ARE AVAILABLE IN MY SERVICE RECORD AT FORD.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11130449September 20, 2018UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2018, MY FORD FIESTA (2013 SE 4 DR) RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR SUDDENLY, AND INEXPLICABLY, FAILED TO LATCH, POSING A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. HOWEVER, I HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WITH A STRAP WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEIR RESPONSE WAS "THESE THINGS GIVE OUT FROM TIME TO TIME". I DID NOT BELIEVE THAT AND CONDUCTED ONLINE RESEARCH INTO THE PERSISTENT PROBLEM OF FIESTA DOOR LATCH FAILURES. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR'S MAIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN IS NOT ON THE LIST FOR RECALL # 15S16 (DOOR LATCH FAILURES). HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS PRODUCED AT THE SAME FACTORY, AND DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD, AS THE EFFECTED RECALLED FIESTA VEHICLES. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON AUGUST 14, 2012, IN CUAUTITLAN, MEXICO. IN 2015, FORD MOTOR COMPANY ISSUED RECALL 15S16 FOR FIESTAS PRODUCED AT THE CUAUTITLAN PRODUCTION SITE FOR CARS DATING FEB 1, 2012 - MAY 31, 2013. I AM NOT CERTAIN WHAT FORD'S CRITERIA IS FOR SELECTING CERTAIN VINS FOR RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS EFFECTED MANY FIESTA DRIVERS. I BELIEVE FORD HAS OMITTED SOME VINS FROM THE ORIGINAL RECALL LIST, AND MUST ADD EVERY VIN PRODUCED AT THAT CUAUTITLAN MEXICO PLANT DURING THE TIME FRAME SPECIFIED IN THE INITIAL RECALL FOR DOOR LATCH FAILURES. WITHOUT DOING SO, MYSELF AND OTHER CONSUMERS CANNOT BRING OUR VEHICLES INTO DEALERSHIPS FOR SAFETY INSPECTION AND PART REPLACEMENTS TO PREVENT LATCH FAILURES, AND, THEREFORE, REMAIN AT RISK OF OUR FIESTAS POSING A SAFETY ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11129559September 14, 2018STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR LATCH WILL NOT SECURE. MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE SEAT WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY MODEL YEAR FOR THIS DEFECT, BUT DEALER STATES MY VIN IS NOT AMONG THOSE THAT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN FAILURE OCCURED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11129364September 13, 2018UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRONT DRIVER SIDE WONT CLOSE. HATCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER SAID IT WILL COST AROUND $500 TO REPLACE. I SAW AN ARTICLE OF HATCHES ON RECALL FROM 2012 TO 2014.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11128434September 10, 2018POWER TRAIN
THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THAT IT LOST ALL ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET. I CAN TO A STOP TURNED IT OFF THEN IT WAS FINE (THIS HAPPENED TWICE). WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE AND WHILE CHANGING GEARS IT WOULD START TO GRIND SO I TOOK IT IN AND THE REPLACED THE DUAL CLUTCH BUT IT STILL DID IT AFTER. NOW IT HAS STARTED TO JUMP AFTER ALL STOPS NO MATTER IT BEING 0 - MILES AWAY IT WOULD KEEPS LOSING POWER AND HAS A TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION POPPING UP AND WONT STAY RUNNING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11124124September 3, 2018UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN 2016 DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING, FORD FIXED DOOR LATCHES,ALL DOORS, UNDER A RECALL. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE REAR DOORS FAILED AGAIN. I WAS CHARGED TO REPAIR THE LATCH. ON SEPT 1, 2018 THE PASSENGERS BACK DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND WILL NOT LATCH AGAIN. CALLED DEALER AND THEY STATED I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET, PART IS OUT OF STOCK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11119675August 13, 2018STRUCTURE:BODY
IN 11/2015 THE DOOR LATCHES WERE REPLACED ON MY 2013 FORD FIESTA PER A SAFETY RECALL. IN 5/2018 THE DOOR LATCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED, MY DAUGHTER, WHO WAS GOING TO SCHOOL AWAY FROM HOME, WAS PARKED ON THE STREET AND AS SOON AS SHE PULLED INTO TRAFFIC HER DOOR FLEW OPEN AND WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I DID HAVE THE LATCH REPLACED AT A REPAIR SHOP SINCE FORD WASN'T ABLE TO FIX IT RIGHT AWAY AND IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED ASAP. WHEN MY DAUGHTER RETURNED HOME FROM SCHOOL A FEW WEEKS LATER I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FAULTY LATCH WANTING TO KNOW HOW IT COULD HAVE FAILED AND EXPRESSING MY CONCERN OF THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THEY HAD NO ANSWER FOR THE FAILURE AND ALSO SAID THAT THE "WARRANTY ON THE RECALL PART HAD ELAPSED AND ONCE THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED ANY OBLIGATION ON FORD'S PART WAS OVER". I FOUND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND THEY SUGGESTED I VOICE MY COMPLAINTS TO FORD OWNER RELATIONS, WHICH I DID. I CONTACTED THEM AND VOICED MY CONCERN ABOUT THE RECALL PART FAILING AFTER 2 1/2 YEARS. I SAID THAT SOMETHING MUST STILL BE WRONG WITH THE LATCHES FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I ALSO REQUESTED ASSURANCE OF THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE GOING FORWARD AND ASKING IF THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN AND THIS TIME WITH A MORE SERIOUS OUTCOME? I ALSO ASKED SINCE THE FAILED LATCH WAS REPLACED AT AN OUTSIDE SHOP AND NOT FORD WOULD FORD BE RESPONSIBLE IF THAT ONE WERE TO FAIL? THEIR RESPONSE WAS, "UNFORTUNATELY, I AM UNABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE INFORMATION YOU ARE REQUESTING". THEY THEN SUGGESTED CONTACTING NHTSA. I LET THEM KNOW THAT I WAS VERY UPSET THAT NOBODY WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR GIVE ME A REASON FOR THE FAILED LATCH OR CAN ASSURE ME OF THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. THEY APOLOGIZED AND SAID THEY WOULD DOCUMENT MY SATISFACTION.*DT CONSUMER STATED DOOR LATCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT NO COST.*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11115298August 2, 2018LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR INADVERTENTLY OPENED. THE PASSENGER HAD TO MANUALLY HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11109798July 6, 2018STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER DOOR LATCH SAFETY RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 2015 AFTER RIGHT REAR DOOR (PASSENGER) WOULD NOT SHUT AND LATCH FAILED. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED RECALL THEY STATE THEY REPLACED ALL FOUR DOOR LATCHES HOWEVER THE LEFT REAR DOOR (DRIVER) IS NOW HAVING THE SAME LATCH ISSUE. DOOR WILL NOT SHUT AND NEEDS TO BE HELD CLOSED WITH DEVICES TO REMAIN SHUT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. 2 DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO PERFORM ANOTHER REPLACEMENT WITHOUT FEE. DOCUMENT ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT SCANNED INTO THIS COMPUTER AND CAN NOT BE UPLOADED AT THIS TIME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11109644July 5, 2018ENGINE
HELLO THERE! IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG STORY, BUT MY CAR HAS HAD A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW ON FORD'S DOLLAR. IT'S BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES NOW AND IT'S EVEN WORSE. IT'S NON DRIVABLE. THERE ARE TWO OPEN RECALLS FOR IT, 14M01 AND 14M02. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH WITH MANUFACTURING, BUT IT'S SO BROKEN THEY CAN'T PULL THOSE CODES. THEY SAY THAT I NEED TO PAY FOR A TEAR DOWN (AT LEAST 1,200) SO THEY CAN DIAGNOSE IT TO SEE IF THEY'LL REIMBURSE ME. I'M OBVIOUSLY NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THAT AND I'D LIKE FORD TO PAY FOR IT, BUT THEY WON'T. I HAVE AN OPEN CASE WITH THEM, BUT REACHED THE END OF THE LINE. CAN YOU HELP?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11109710July 5, 2018AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER, AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL AMERICAN FORD (3698 US 9, OLD BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY 08857) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. *TT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11105142July 2, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AIR CONDITIONING, RADIO AND HEADLIGHTS CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. TURN TCS SYSTEM OFF? IS ALSO DISPLAYED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. SINCE THIS CAR HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IT HAPPENS WHEN CLUTCH IS BEING ENGAGED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11104896June 30, 2018UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OPENED MY BACK PASSENGER SEAT AND CLOSED IT. WHEN I CLOSED IT, IT DIDNT CLOSE. I CANT CLOSE MY DOOR NOW.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11104591June 28, 2018STRUCTURE:BODY
FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK LATCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING. SON WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT AT TIME OF FAILURE AND ALMOST FEEL OUT. DOOR LATCH WOULD NO LONGER SECURE. DOOR LATCH FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION MAKING A LOW SPEED TURN. VEHICLE VIN NOT COVERED UNDER EXISTING FORD RECALL FROM 2015.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11101765June 14, 2018POWER TRAIN
EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION. CAR WILL SOMETIMES SLIP AND CAUSE CAR TO ABRUPTLY SLOW DOWN WHILE TAKING OFF FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT. IN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE CAR WILL NEED TO BACK UP TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP FORCING CAR TO BE UNABLE TO REVERSE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0