Ford Fiesta Complaints
3,175 consumer complaints on file.
- #10629826September 1, 2014POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2013 FORD FIESTA WITH ABOUT 43-44,000 MILES ON IT. I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE AUTHORIZED DEALER'S LOT ON YESTERDAY 8/31/2014. THE FIRST THING THAT I NOTICED WAS, AS I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR HAD TROUBLE GETTING UP TO SPEED WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. LATER ON THE SAME DAY PULLING OUT OF AN ESTABLISHMENT TO ENTER THE MAIN ROAD I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR JERKED AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. THEN IT LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE STREET! HAD THERE BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH ME AND MY FAMILY IN THE CAR! THE CAR HESITATES TO SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. THE RPM HAND REVS UP REAL HIGH ON A LIGHT PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL AND DOESN'T COME DOWN EFFICIENTLY SO THE CAR JERKS WHEN IF FINALLY "CATCHES". I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR ONE DAY! THIS IS A DANGER AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10629830September 1, 2014EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY RIGHT REAR DOOR THAT IS HARDLY EVER USED WILL NOT CLOSE DUE TO THE LATCH. I WAS 200 MILES FROM HOME AND IT WAS LABOR DAY WEEKEND SO COULDN'T GET TO DEALERSHIP. HAD TO BUY A BUNGEE CORD TO SECURE THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND IT STILL OPENED SLIGHTLY GOING AROUND CURVES AND BACKSEAT ITEMS ALMOST FELL OUT. MY VEHICLE IS A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS OLD BUT DUE TO MY JOB OF DRIVING FREQUENTLY (DRIVING CHILDREN) I AM WELL PAST THE 36K WARRANTY AND WILL HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS. SINCE I CAN'T AFFORD AT THE MOMENT THE BATTERY NEEDS TO BE DISCONNECTED SINCE THE LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE DOORS REMAIN UNLOCKED. THIS CLEARLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10629690August 31, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER GOT OUT WHEN PARKED, CLOSED DOOR, DOOR DID NOT LATCH. DOOR FINALLY LATCHED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. LATER TRIED TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEM, LOOKS LIKE CHEAP PLASTIC DOOR LATCH HAS FAILED. AGAIN GOT DOOR TO LATCH AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. SERVICE APPOINTMENT MADE, DOOR WILL BE TIED SHUT ENROUTE. MANY COMPLAINTS, SOME WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING, NO MANUFACTURER ACTION. THANKS FORD, DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU RECALL THIS? A CHILD MAYBE? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10629694August 31, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY
THE LEFT HAND REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED, RESULTING IN A DOOR THAT WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. IT REQUIRED USE OF SEAT BELTS AND A SHIRT TO HOLD THE DOOR IN THE CLOSED POSITION SO IT COULD BE DRIVEN HOME. I TRIED A LOCAL DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR IT FOR FREE AND THEY SAID NO, SO I REPAIRED IT MYSELF. I ALSO DISMANTLED THE FAILED LATCH AND FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN MY OPINION, THESE LATCHES NEED TO BE REDESIGNED AND THEN A RECALL EFFORT MOUNTED. I CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF THE FAILURE IF YOU NEED IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10629527August 30, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY
THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE DUE TO THE CHEAP PLASTIC DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTIONING. I GOT IT FIXED THE NEXT DAY. LITERALLY TWO DAYS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH BROKE AND FAILED AFTER MY FRIEND HAD ENTERED THE VEHICLE. WE DID NOT REALIZE THE DOOR LATCH FAILED UNTIL AFTER I BEGAN DRIVING. THE FIRST CORNER I TOOK, THE DOOR FLEW OPEN AND HE WAS NEARLY EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE! HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR HIS SEAT BELT HOLDING HIM IN THE CAR, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE MY DOOR OR LOCK THE VEHICLE IN ANYWAY WAY AS A RESULT - LEAVING MY CAR COMPLETELY VULNERABLE AND UNSECURED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (WITH SOMEONE HOLDING THE DOOR CLOSED THE WHOLE WAY THERE) AND GET IT FIXED... AGAIN! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10629543August 30, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY
MY LEFT REAR DOOR OF MY 2012 FORD FIESTA IS NO LONGER LATCHING. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012. AT THE END OF THE DAY ON AUGUST 29TH 2014, I TRIED CLOSING THE DOOR AFTER LETTING MY DOGS IN AND IT JUST BOUNCED RIGHT BACK OPEN. SINCE THE DOOR WON'T CLOSE, THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON SO I HAVE TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY. I SPENT OVER 30 MINUTES TRYING TO GET THE DOOR TO LATCH. I WAS FORCED TO LEAVE MY CAR, WITH A COMPLETELY OPEN DOOR, AT MY WORKPLACE AND IT WILL HAVE TO REMAIN THAT WAY UNTIL TUESDAY DUE TO LABOR DAY WEEKEND. IT'S COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS THAT A TWO YEAR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES IS HAVING DOOR LATCHING PROBLEMS AND IT'S APPARENTLY RAMPANT WITH 81 OTHER COMPLAINTS. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO THERE NEED TO BE BEFORE A RECALL IS ORDERED? I WON'T BE BUYING ANOTHER FORD. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10629585August 30, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAD JUST CLOSED THE RIGHT REAR DOOR AFTER LOADING MATERIAL INTO THE BACK SEAT. (THIS DOOR HAS MAYBE BEEN OPENED 10 TIMES IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR [2.5 YEARS] AS I NEVER HAVE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS.) AFTER LEAVING A PARKING LOT YESTERDAY AND WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH, I NOTICED THE OPEN DOOR WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH AFTER WHICH I NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WAS AJAR. I STOPPED THE CAR, OPENED THE DOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO SHUT IT AGAIN. IT BOUNCED BACK OPEN. I TRIED FIDDLING WITH THE LATCH AND CLOSING SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. LUCKILY I HAD A ROPE IN THE TRUNK SO I TIED THE TWO REAR DOORS TOGETHER BY THE INTERIOR HANDLES. I DROVE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND BARELY HAD BEGUN TO EXPLAIN MY PROBLEM WHEN THE ATTENDANT SAID SHE WAS AWARE OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE DOOR SHE TOLD ME THE PARTS WERE ON "BACKORDER" LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. THANKFULLY I DON'T HAVE REAR PASSENGERS, SO I CAN DEAL WITH TIED DOORS, BUT SINCE I CAN'T LOCK THE CAR AND THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON, IT IS A BIG PROBLEM. SHE ASKED ME TO RETURN IN THE AM AND LEAVE THE CAR FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. THEY WOULD TRY TO MAKE A TEMP FIX WHILE WE WAITED FOR PARTS THAT MIGHT TAKE A FEW WEEKS SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY OR PULL FUSES. THIS MORNING I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALER WHERE IT SITS AS I WRITE THIS. I FOUND THIS NHTSA WEBSITE CHRONICLING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS WELL AS OTHER REFERENCES TO THE PROBLEM ON OTHER WEB SITES. OF 81 TOTAL COMPLAINTS MADE ON THIS MODEL ON THIS NHTSA WEB PAGE, 20 ARE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THOSE 20 COMPLAINTS HAVE ALL BEEN WITHIN THE MOST RECENT 50 COMPLAINTS AND ALL MADE IN THE PAST 10 WEEKS. SOMETHING IS WEARING OUT AND IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE A CHILD, PET, SUITCASE OR BAG OF GROCERIES FALLS OUT RESULTING IN DEATH. DON'T WAIT FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. GET THIS RECALLED NOW NATIONWIDE! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10629360August 29, 2014POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE. IT SHUTTERS UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, ESPECIALLY WHEN LIGHTLY ACCELERATING. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE CAR MAY HESITATE CAUSING NO RESPONSE IN THROTTLE FOR A SECOND OR TWO, OR IT MAY BY SURPRISE SPRING YOU FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT I BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS FOR VEHICLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10629391August 29, 2014VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY CAR HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND BEEN "REPAIRED" THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED, THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW. THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT SWITCHED FROM D TO P AND BACK AGAIN, OVER AND OVER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND LATER TURNED SOLIDLY ON. SINCE IT WAS JUST COASTING, I HAD TO PULL OVER THE CAR AND IN EACH CASE I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE IN AN AREA WITH A DECENT BREAKDOWN LANE. AT ONE POINT WHEN THE MECHANICS WERE PULLING THE VEHICLE INTO A BAY, IT STARTED DOING THIS AND THE REVERSE LIGHTS ALSO STARTED BLINKING. IN ADDITION, IT JERKED BACK INTO DRIVE, JUMPING FORWARD. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS CLOSE TO IT. SO FAR THE REPAIRS HAVE INCLUDED AN IGNITION COIL PACK, SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES, REPLACING TWO BOLTS AND REPROGRAMMING, AND REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF OVER $2,000. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10629239August 28, 2014LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SWUNG OPEN. ANOTHER PASSENGER TRIED CLOSING THE DOOR, BUT IT WOULD NOT SHUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10628941August 27, 2014POWER TRAIN
THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS. NOT TO MENTION IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR TWO MONTHS AFTER ONLY HAVING IT FOR TEN DAYS. FORD HAD THE CLUTCH ON BACK ORDER AND IT TOOK ABOUT TWO MONTHS FOR THE PART TO COME IN. IT JERKS VICIOUSLY AND I HAVE TO FLOOR THE GAS TO GET UP A HILL. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE CAR STICKS IN GEAR AND WON'T SHIFT AND WHEN IT FINALLY DOES IT JERKS FORWARD AND I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO REAR END SOMEONE. THE FORD TECHNICIAN IS TELLING ME HE CAN'T EXACTLY POINT OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND IS HAVING TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM OUTSIDE FIRST TECHS AND CORPORATE. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR INSTEAD OF JUST EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10628654August 27, 2014POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH. THEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE CAR SHIFTS DOWN A GEAR AND IT JUST SITS LIKE THAT AND DOESN'T SHIFT BACK UP SO I HAVE TO DO IT MANUALLY. ALSO WHEN I WAS GETTING UP TO 60 MPH. THE CAR THEN WOULDN'T SHIFT IN 6TH GEAR LIKE IT WAS JUST STUCK. THIS TOOK ME 5-10 MINUTES TO FINALLY GET IT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10628675August 27, 2014POWER TRAIN
HESITATE SHUTTERING WHEN SHIFTING! MAKES THE CAR SHAKE! BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES WITH THIS ISSUE AND EVEN HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED! BEEN REPROGRAMMED 3 TIMES ALSO! I AM TOLD THIS IS ALL THEY CAN DO! THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND FAMILY! I WANT SOMETHING DONE UNDER THE LEMON LAW! ALREADY MADE A COMPLAINT TO FORD! NO RESPONSE AS OF YET! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10628361August 26, 2014FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10628206August 25, 2014LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THIS CAR SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WHERE THE DOOR LATCH SEEMS TO FAIL WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. ITS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I TOOK A LEFT HAND TURN LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD AN THE PASSENGER DOORS FLEW OPEN. LUCKILY MY KIDS WERE NOT IN MY CAR,RATHER SOME GROWN MEN THAT COULD GRAB THE DOORS AND HOLD THEM CLOSED. THE DOORS WILL NOW NOT SHUT AND I HAVE TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY TO KEEP IT FROM DYING. THIS WAS MY FIRST NON GM VEHICLE AND WILL DEFINITELY BE MY LAST. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I DO NOT SEE HOW THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. I GUESS WE JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEBODY TO GET FATALLY INJURED... OR BETTER YET NUMEROUS PEOPLE BEFORE ANYTHING GETS DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10628252August 25, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER PUTTING MY BAGS IN THE BACKSEAT AFTER WORK, I WENT TO SHUT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND IT BOUNCED RIGHT BACK OPEN. THIS DOOR IS USED VERY INFREQUENTLY AND MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK, SO THIS WAS A VERY STRANGE THING TO HAPPEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN! I ENDED UP HOLDING MY BACKDOOR CLOSED BY USING A RATCHET STRAP WE HAD AT THE OFFICE AND DROVE BACK 30 MILES HOME UNTIL I COULD TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. APPARENTLY THERE ARE NO TSBS OR RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE, BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AS THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10628735August 24, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY MOTHER (83 YO) WAS RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND AS SHE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR SHE CLOSED THE DOOR AND IT BOUNCED BACK AND HIT HER ON HER LEFT HIP. WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT THE DOOR LATCH BROKE BECAUSE THE PART THAT LATCHES IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME HOT WEATHER THESE DAYS. I GUESS THE PLASTIC MUST HAVE GOT TOO HOT ONE TOO MANY TIMES AND IT GAVE OUT AND BENT OR BROKE. AS SHE CLOSED THE DOOR WITH HER LEFT HAND SHE PROCEEDED TO WALK TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THIS IS WHEN THE DOOR HIT HER AND/OR GOT IN THE WAY AS SHE STARTED TO WALK TO THE FRONT OF CAR. MY MOTHER WAS IN PAIN FOR ABOUT A COUPLE WEEKS OR SO. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A WORSE ACCIDENT IF MY MOTHER HAD BEEN A YOUNGER PERSON AND MOVING MUCH FASTER. ANYWAY, THESE DOOR LATCHES SHOULD BE MADE OF STEEL SO THEY DON'T BREAK SO EASILY. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT BECAUSE THESE LATCHES SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS IS THE SECOND LATCH THAT HAS BROKEN IN MY CAR. THESE LATCHES ARE GETTING BRITTLE WITH AGE AND UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR IS A DARK COLORED ONE, WHICH AS YOU MAY WELL KNOW, IT ATTRACTS A LOT OF HEAT FROM THE SUN. FURTHERMORE, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THIS COULD BE ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE IS TRYING TO BREAK INTO THE CAR, IF THE LATCH IS BRITTLE ENOUGH, A GOOD HARD PULL CAN BREAK IT AND WHAT IF THE DRIVER IS STILL IN THE CAR AND THE PERSON BREAKING IN WANTS TO HARM OR ROB HER/HIM. STOP PUTTING PLASTIC LATCHES IN CARS DOORS. FORD IS MAKING A MINT SELLING THESE LATCHES FOR $183.00 DOLLARS EACH AND THIS IS NOT TO MENTION THE INSTALLATION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10627871August 24, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WON'T LATCH. I ALMOST DROVE OFF WITH AN OPEN DOOR, AND MY KIDS WERE ON THE BACK SEATS. THE LATCHING MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING. I TRIED TO CLOSE IT MANY TIMES, BUT IT WON'T WORK. I RESEARCHED ONLINE REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND I SAW SEVERAL COMPLAINTS LISTED --ALL OF THEM FOR THE SAME DOOR--. I GUESS SOMEONE'S CHILD HAS TO GET HURT IN ORDER TO FORD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10627895August 24, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE WITH MY 5-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, I SECURED MY CHILD IN HER SEAT AND BUCKLED HER THEN CLOSED THE DOOR. AS WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT I MADE A TURN AND HER DOOR FLEW OPEN AND HER TOY AND DRINK FELL OUT OF THE CAR. I STOPPED THE CAR TO INVESTIGATE AND THE DOOR WOULD NO LONGER LATCH AND COULD NOT BE SECURED CLOSED. THANK GOODNESS FOR SEAT-BELTS AND THAT NO PEDESTRIANS WERE NEARBY TO BE HIT BY THE FLYING DOOR OR WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD BE DONE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER FORD DRIVERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND AM STUNNED THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL. THE CAR IS ABSOLUTELY UN-DRIVABLE AND UNSAFE DUE TO A FAULTY PART. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10627776August 23, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WE BOUGHT THE CAR NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS AGO AND WENT TO PUT MY KID IN HIS CAR SEAT AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULDN'T SHUT. WE HAD TO MOVE HIM TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND HOLD THE OTHER DOOR LOCKED WITH THE SEATBELT IN ORDER TO GET BACK 30 MINUTES AWAY FROM WHERE WE LIVE. WE HAVE 2 YOUNG KIDS BOTH IN CARSEATS AND KNOWING THAT THE DOOR COULD JUST OPEN AT ANYTIME WHILE KIDS ARE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT WORRIES ME FOR MY KIDS AND OTHERS KIDS WHO HAVE THIS CAR! WITH SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING THE SAME THING YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY NOW FOR THAT REASON. WHAT DOES IT TAKE BEFORE THEY FINALLY DECIDE TO RECALL IT? SOMETHING END UP HAPPENING TO SOMEONE'S SON OR DAUGHTER ALL BECAUSE THEY DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT WHEN THEY ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION? THE PART WAS EVEN ON BACK ORDER FOR THE SAME YEAR AND CAR BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO OFTEN TO PEOPLE WITH A 2012 FORD FIESTA. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0