Ford Fiesta Complaints
3,175 consumer complaints on file.
- #10855421April 14, 2016POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED FOR THE JERKING TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10859748April 14, 2016CHILD SEAT, SEAT BELTS, CHILD SEAT:HARNESS RETAINER/CHEST CLIP
CPSC: BABY TREND HYBRID LX 3-IN-1: CONSUMER STATED SHE AND HER SON, WERE INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE CHEST CLIP HAD UN-LATCHED AND HER SON WAS DANGLING OUT OF THE CAR SEAT AND WAS BARELY IN THE SHOULDER STRAPS, DESPITE BEING CORRECTLY PLACED IN THE CAR SEAT. THE CONSUMER'S SON PASSED AWAY FROM HIS INJURIES. MODEL # FB48417. *SS SEE ALSO ODI 10855262 *DSY *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 1
- #10855262April 13, 2016CHILD SEAT, SEAT BELTS, CHILD SEAT:HARNESS:STRAP/WEBBING
I WAS TRAVELING FROM LAS VEGAS, NV TO TWIN FALLS, ID WITH MY SON [XXX] ON DEC 14 2015 TO VISIT FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS. MY SON [XXX] WAS A WEEK FROM TURNING 4, WEIGHED 37 LBS AND WAS 38 INCHES TALL. I HAD HIM IN THE BABY TREND HYBRID 3 IN 1 LX (KIWI COLOR) FORWARD FACING IN THE 5 POINT HARNESS. AT AROUND 9PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME ON DEC 14 2015 MY SON [XXX] WAS ABLE TO PULL THE SLACK ON HIS HARNESS LOOSE AFTER UNCLIPPING HIS CHEST CLIP AND FREED HIS UPPER ARMS. THE MOMENT I NOTICED HE HAD DONE THIS OUR SMALL CAR WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. SINCE [XXX] LOWER BODY WAS THE ONLY THING RESTRAINED HIS UPPER BODY WAS THROWN FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHICH CAUSED A HYPER EXTENSION AND SEVERANCE OF HIS SPINAL CORD AT THE C3- C4 VERTEBRAE. [XXX] PASSED AWAY AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH WITHIN SECONDS. ...UPDATED 04/19/16 *BF SEE ALSO 10859748 *DSY.....UPDATED 05/24/16 *BF UPDATED 09/19/2017 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 1
- #10855313April 13, 2016ENGINE
MY 2013 FORD FIESTA SHUDDERS AND OR BUCKS UPON ACCELERATION. MOVING FORWARD THROUGH INTERSECTIONS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE TRANSMISSION. MY 2013 FIESTA HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION WORKED ON BY WAY OF A FORD DEALERSHIP AND PARTS REPLACED. I WORRY EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR THAT IT MAY BE THE ONE TIME I DON'T MAKE IT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I WOULD NOT EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE AGAIN. THE LAST TIME I HAD PROBLEMS WITH SHUDDERING THE DEALERSHIP HAD TESTED MY CAR AND THE SHUDDERING WAS WITHIN GUIDELINES OF PASSING UNDER THE FORD TESTS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT COULD ESSENTIALLY BE A DEATH TRAP AND CONSIDERED UNSAFE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10855335April 13, 2016POWER TRAIN
THIS WAS A BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FIESTA PURCHASED ON APRIL 2013 THAT HAS ALWAYS INTERMITTENTLY STUTTERED / BOGGED ON ACCELERATION WITH SOMETIMES A METAL NOISE. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO THE "NEW" TYPE OF DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION DESIGNED TO IMPROVE GAS MILEAGE. CLUTCH WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE AND I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE SHOP A MONTH AGO AS THE CAR WAS STUTTERING ON ACCELERATION FAIRLY BADLY AND TOLD THEN THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10854987April 12, 2016ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ON-GOING ISSUE W/ CHUGGING,GRINGIN AND JERKING-FRONT DERIVERS SIDE OF CAR. STARTED IN 2014- TOLD DEALERSHIP STEVEN FORD(PATCHOGUE,NY) THEY STATED NO ISSUE. NOISE GOT REPEADETLY WORSE OVER TIME. HAD MISSOURI DEALERSHIP LOOK AT WHEN I FOUNDOUT THERE WAS RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION- STATED RESET COMPUTER ALL REPAIRED. CAME BACK TO NY WITH EXTENDED ISSUE TOOK TO TOWER FORD (GREAT NECK, NY) KEPT FOR A WEEK STATING THEY HAD TO DIAGNOSIS W/ 260 FEE. WAS THEN TOLD IT WAS A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION - NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST $ 5,000.00 TO FIX. WAS TOLD I COULD DRIVE OFF LOT-TOOK TO OUTSIDE GARAGE IN GLEN OAKS, NY WHERE THEY INFORMED ME I HAD A HOLE IN MY TRANSMISSION THAT BY LOOKING AT COULD HAVE BEEN NOTED W/ NO DIAGNOSTIC NEEDED. TOWER CHARGED ME FOR THE 260 DIAGNOSTIC AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. FORD CORPORATE HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF ALL ISSUES AND REFUSES TO HELP. I AM 8 MONTHS PREGNANT- DROVE THIS CAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND NO ONE CONNECTED TO FORD WANTS TO HELP- IT IS A 2013! TOWER FORD TOLD GLENOAKS GARAGE THAT WE DID THIS TO THE TRANSMISSION WHEN WE DROVE IT 6 MILES FROM ONE LOCATION TO THE OTHER. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A DANGER TO DRIVE AND NO ONE ADVISED ME OF THIS EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION ISSUE!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10855010April 12, 2016POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRANSMISSION HAS A RECALL ON IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AND REPLACED 3X. IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. IT PASSES THE TEST WHEN ITS HOOKED UP TO THE MACHINE BUT WHEN DRIVEN IT FAILS AND GOES BACK TO THE SHOP. THE PROBLEM APPARENTLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH FORD AND HOW IT IS MADE. NOW A ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON. THE MANUAL SAYS THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE IT MAY NOT SHIFT. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN COUNTLESS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT. IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE. IT JERKS, SHAKES, AND GRINDS. I WROTE TO FORD AND THEY DIDN'T CARE. TOLD ME TO TAKE IT UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAS BEEN NONSTOP SINCE I BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR TILL NOW AND ITS ONGOING. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY CHILD IN THIS CAR. SOMEONE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10854898April 11, 2016SEAT BELTS, CHILD SEAT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 BABY TREND HYBRID 3-IN-1 BOOSTER SEAT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND THE CHILD PASSENGER WAS FATALLY WOUNDED DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE THE CHILD DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD AND THE BOOSTER SEAT WAS DISCARDED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT DIAGNOSE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID NOT PROVIDE FURTHER DISCLOSURE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CRASH. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN....UPDATED 04/19/16 *BF SEE ALSO 10855262 *DSY...UPDATED 05/24/16 *BF UPDATED 09/19/2017*JS *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 1
- #10854590April 9, 2016POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2013 WITH A LITTLE OVER 50K MILES. NOTICED WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS THAT IT DID MAKE SOME STRANGE NOISES (RATTLING, SWITCHING, ETC.) PARTICULARLY WHEN SHIFTING AT SPEEDS UNDER 40MPH. HAD IT CHECKED OUT & NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG AT THE SHOP. FAST FORWARD TO MARCH 2016 & THE NOISES HAVE GOT WORSE & LOUDER, SHIFTING IS IN NO WAY SMOOTH OR NORMAL, & SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING. I HAVE BEEN IN MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS & CANNOT HAVE THE WOOL PULLED OVER MY EYES ON MECHANICAL MATTERS. UNFORTUNATELY THOUGH, I AM NOT EMPLOYED BY ANY FORD ENTITY SO IT IS PROVING VERY DIFFICULT TO ACTUALLY GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. 3 WEEKS AGO I LEFT THE CAR WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ALL DAY TO CHECK OUT THE ISSUES WE'VE BEEN SEEING. WHEN PICKED BACK UP, THEY STATED IT ONLY NEEDED A PROGRAMMING UPDATE. I KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT IT STILL WASN'T LIKE A NORMAL VEHICLE BUT DID NOT SEEM TO BE NEAR AS ROUGH AS BEFORE. ALREADY NOW, IT IS FAR WORSE THAN EVER. WHEN NORMALLY ACCELERATING AROUND TOWN/CITY, THE CAR FEELS COMPLETELY UNSAFE & UN-RELIABLE. I AM AFRAID TO ALLOW MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THIS CAR WHICH IS A TERRIBLE FEELING! I'M TAKING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST OF THIS COMING WEEK HOPING FOR A SOLUTION. WE SPENT QUITE A BIT ON AN EXTRA WARRANTY THAT IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR QUITE A WHILE BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT TO ADMIT SOME COMPONENTS ARE SUB-STANDARD IN QUALITY. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH-FIRST TIME FOR ME. I TRULY HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY & ADDRESS IT BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THE LACK OF QUALITY THAT FORD HAS PROVIDED IN THESE VEHICLES. TO ANYONE CONSIDERING PURCHASING ANY MAKE OR YEAR OF VEHICLE WITH LIKE PARTS-I WOULD SERIOUSLY RECONSIDER (TRULY & HONESTLY). MILEAGE IS NOW AT 93K WITH 90% ALL HIGHWAY MILES SINCE OWNERSHIP (25 MILES EACH WAY DAILY HIGHWAY COMMUTE).
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10854318April 8, 2016POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED. WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE MADE LOUD NOISES, SHOOK VIOLENTLY, JUMPED, AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10854388April 8, 2016POWER TRAIN
70,000 MILES CURRENTLY, 2013 FORD FIESA SFE WITH 6 SPEED POWER SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANS. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR IS A FLAWED DESIGN. SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR, THERE IS EXCESSIVE CLUTCH SHUDDER WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND FROM SECOND TO THIRD. IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE LOOSE MARBLES IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE TSB/RECALL PERFORMED IN APRIL OF 2015 BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP. THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER FOR 2 WEEKS WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS OPENED UP AND PARTS WERE REPLACED. TO BE HONEST, IT'S NOW WORSE THAN EVER. UNLESS I'M DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR IS A NIGHTMARE TO DRIVE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853982April 7, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,979.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853858April 6, 2016POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD EITHER LUNGE FORWARD AND ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING, OR FAIL TO ACCELERATE AT ALL. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVVED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD, AND STOPPED SUDDENLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853440April 5, 2016POWER TRAIN
SLOW ON ACCELERATION AND THEN SHUDDERS AND JERKS. JERKY WHILE SHIFTING LACK OF POWER GOING UP HILL . HAS JERKED, THEN STALLED AND ROLLED BACK WHILE GOING UP HILL -CROSSING A BUSY ROAD IT ACTED UP AND IF THE ONGCOMING TRUCK HAD NOT SLOWED DOWN I WOULD HAVE GOTTED HIT AND T BONED-SCARY AND UNSAFE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853199April 4, 2016POWER TRAIN
THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR SHE LIVES IN LOS ANGELES. SHE HAD ME FLY OVER FROM FLORIDA TO EVALUATE HER CAR BECAUSE SHE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I WAS SHOCKED WHAT I FOUND. THE AUTO 'POWERSHIFT' TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED SERIOUS STUTTER HESITATION AND GRINDING WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. VEHICLE SOMETIMES FAILED TO ACCELERATE UNLESS FULL THROTTLE APPLIED WHICH WAS TERRIFYING ON THE INTERSTATE. SERIOUS SHUDDER WAS EXPERIENCED AT LOW SPEED GIVING IMPRESSION ENGINE COULD STALL. NO CONFIDENCE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED TWICE BUT IS NOW WORSE THAN EVER WITH ONLY 26000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TWO VEHICLES WITH THE FORD POWERSHIFT BOTH DEVELOPED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH LOW MILEAGE. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT SAFE!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853323April 4, 2016POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY OF 2012, THE CAR BEGINS TO SHUDDER AND RATTLE AFTER ONLY A FEW MILES OF DRIVING IT. WHEN YOU GO TO TAKE OFF IN THE VEHICLE IT SHUDDERS AND MAKES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES, THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN RESET, THE CLUTCH REPLACED ALTHOUGH THE IT'S AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO ADAPT TO MY DRIVING. AFTER 4 YEARS IT STILL DOES IT AND NO ANSWERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN. THE CAR IS UNSAFE. YOU HAVE TO PUSH DOWN HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THE CAR TO GO WITHOUT IT SHUDDERING TO THE POINT OF FEELING LIKE YOU GET WHIPLASH. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THESE VEHICLES TO 100,000 MILES, AND PROVIDE NO CHARGE FOR SERVICE. THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM AND FORD DOES NOT WANT TO FIX IT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853184April 3, 2016VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A 2012 FORD FIESTA AUTOMATIC LITERALLY 3 DAYS AGO. AFTER ONLY 3 SHORT DAYS OF DRIVING IT, IT SAYS "TRANSMISSION SERVICE NOW", AND ALSO HAS SHUTTERING IN ACCELERATION AND DELAY IN ACCELERATION. IT FRIGHTENS ME OFTEN WHEN I AM PULLING OUT, TURNING OR AT A STOP AND GO. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT WILL SHUTTER THEN RECEIVE A HUGE BURST OF SPEED. WHICH WILL THEN CAUSE ME TO SWERVE ALMOST LOSING CONTROL OR WILL CAUSE ME TO ALMOST REAR END THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853038April 2, 2016POWER TRAIN
ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER BUYING THIS USED FIESTA, CASTRO IN MILSBORO, DE FOUND A LEAK UNDER THE MOTOR. SINCE I WASN'T LOOSING OIL THE FORD DEALERSIP DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A MAJOR ISSUE. IN AUGUST OF 2015 REVERSE SLIPPED OUT 5 TIMES IN 4 WEEKS. FORD DEALER IN LEWES, DE FINALLY LOOKED INTO PROBLEM AND FOUND THE TRANSMISSION SEAL HAD BLOWN CAUSING FLUID TO GET ONTO CLUTCHES AND THROW-OUT BEARING. TWO WEEKS LATER IT WAS FINALLY FIXED. NOW I'M HAVING ISSUES WITH HARD SHFTING, AND STALLING BETWEEN GEARS. THE DEALERSHIP IN GEORGETOWN, DE CHECKED AND STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS "WITHIN FORD PERAMITERS". FORD CUSTOMER SUPPORT STATED "IF THE PROBLEM ESCALATES TO PLEASE CALL US BACK" SO THE CAR STILL IS SHIFTING BADLY AT THIS POWING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10852948April 1, 2016STEERING
WHILE IN PARK OR DRIVING, I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FEEL A GRITTY/CHUNKY MOTION. SO I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS WERE BAD AND TO HAVE THE SHAFT REPLACED. I ORDERED PART NUMBER BE8Z3A525B FROM FORD AND ONCE I OPENED IT, THE JOINTS FELT THE EXACT SAME WAY MY CURRENT STEERING SHAFT FEELS. IT IS GRITTY AND FEELS LIKE A GRINDING MOTION. I TRIED TO RETURN THE PART AND WAS INFORMED THEY WERE ALL MADE THE SAME WAY AND THAT IT IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL, NO CAR OR EQUIPMENT SHOULD HAVE A GRITTY FEEL, THEY SHOULD ALL BE SMOOTH. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE STEERING SHAFT COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME AND I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS FIESTA AND REQUEST FORD RECALL THE STEERING SHAFT AND CORRECTLY MAKE THEM TO BE SMOOTH.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10852976April 1, 2016STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0