Ford Fiesta Complaints

3,175 consumer complaints on file.

#11232907July 17, 2019
ENGINE
WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 40-50 MPH, ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ACTIVATES, VEHICLE PULLED OVER TO AUTO SHOP. MECHANIC MENTIONED SAME ISSUE WITH SAME MODEL AND YEAR FORD FIESTAS HAVING SAME ISSUE OF OVERHEATING CAUSING DAMAGE TO ENGINE PISTONS. RECALL COVERED MODEL ST NOT THIS MODEL OF SE FOR SAME ISSUE ON SAME ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232941July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND LEAVE ME COASTING WITH THE ENGINE RACING. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232279July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY 2012 FORD FIESTA'S TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHUTTERING, SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR, AND STALLING ON HILLS OR IN INTERSECTIONS ON BUSY HIGHWAYS OR CITY STREETS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND I GET THE SAME RESPONSE, (THERE IS NOTHING WRONG SIR) IS WHAT THEY TELL ME. I LOVE THE CAR, LOVE THE FUEL ECONOMY, BUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT IT MAKES ME WORRY ABOUT BREAKING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY TRAFFIC AND LEAVING ME STRANDED, WITH NO OTHER WAY TO GET TO WORK. I FEEL LIKE IF FORD WOULD DO A RECALL TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS, THEN THERE WOULD BE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE ON THE WAY THAT CAR MAKES ME FEEL WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232289July 16, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS GO WHEN THE GAS IS HIT. WHEN YOU GO TO PULL OUT WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT IS STALLING OUT, SHAKES, MAKES GRINDING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE ISSUES. I'VE HAD THE DUAL CLUTCH REPLACED AND MODULE REPROGRAMMED A FEW TIMES. I WAS TOLD NUMEROUS TIMES BY THE FORD TECH, THAT THE SHUTTERING IS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. I HAD OTHER PEOPLE DRIVE MY CAR AND THEY ALSO AGREE THAT IT SHOULDN'T DRIVE HOW IT DOES. I HAVE TO AVOID STEEP HILLS BECAUSE THE ACCELERATION DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232292July 16, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE CAR SLIPS GEARS WHICH MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE UP ANY SORT OF HILL. MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT GOING UP HILLS AND MADE IT DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT THOSE AROUND ME. THE CAR ALSO HAS AN INCREDIBLE JERKY MOTION WHEN DRIVING THAT CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO SUDDENLY JERK FORWARD. SOMETIMES WHEN I PUT MY CAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE THE CAR WON'T EVEN MOVE. VERY VERY DANGEROUS CAR! FORD ISSUED A RECALL ON PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR LONG DISTANCES OR AROUND TOWN WHERE THERE ARE HILLS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE EVER SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232296July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR JERKS AND SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING, AND HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. SOMETIMES WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD FOR AS LONG AS 7 SECONDS, WHEN IT WILL FINALLY JERK FORWARD ABRUPTLY. THE CAR FREQUENTLY BUCKS FORWARD EVEN WHILE BRAKING OR COASTING. FORD HAS 'REPROGRAMMED' THE CAR MANY TIMES AND REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE. THIS ONLY FIXED THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY, BUT IT RETURNED IN A FEW WEEKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232284July 16, 2019
ENGINE
2014 FORD FIESTA 47,000 MILES NOW NOT ONLY HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT SUDDENLY A LEAKING WATER PUMP. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL CAR SITES, THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THE WATER PUMP LEAK. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE FROM THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT TOO BAD, I'M OUT OF LUCK AND WILL HAVE TO PAY $724 OUT OF POCKET TO GET IT FIXED. THIS CAR HAS HAD TOO MANY RECALLS AND IT WAS BARELY DRIVEN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO PAY UP AND MAKE BETTER CARS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEY HAVE LOST A CUSTOMER FOR LIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232309July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW AND IN THE TIME IT'S BEEN BUILT IT'S WORKING ON ITS SIXTH DPS6 CLUTCH REPLACEMENT ! AVERAGE FAILURE IS EVERY 20,000 MILES ! IT NOW HAS 96500 ON IT AND THE WARRANTY IS CLOSE TO EXPIRING AND FORD SHOWS NO INTEREST IN COVERAGE AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF SAID WARRANTY AT 100K MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232312July 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THIS TRANSMISSION BUCKS, SHAKES, AND AT TIME FALLS COMPLETELY DOWN ON QUICK ACCELERATION. UPON ACCELERATION IT JUST COMES OUT OF GEAR, AND REV THE ENGINE. IT IS HAS BEEN REBUILT SEVERAL TIMES, FLASHED TCM'S AT $120 A POP, BUT IT IS SO DANGEROUS IT NEEDS TO BE CRUSHED. THIS MODEL ALSO HAS A POORLY ENGINEERED NEGATIVE GROUND WIRE THAT HAS COST TIME AND MONEY HUNTING 'GHOST' SENSOR PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. DRIVE THIS CAR AS THE EVIDENCE OF FAILURE! AS A RESPONSIBLE OWNER I'M HOPING IT WILL NOT GO TO ANOTHER VICTIM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232356July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
FIESTA DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. SHUDDERS AT STOP LIGHTS AND HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC AND CAR MAY OR MAY NOT GO. HAVE HAD AT SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THIS. FORD HAS PROVIDED SOFTWARE UPDATES AND REPLACE CLUTCH SEVERAL TIMES. LAST OIL CHANGE, I ASKED FOR SOFTWARE UPDATE BECAUSE IT STILL SHUDDERS AND HESITATES. TOLD OUT OF WARRANTY. IT WOULD COST ME 150 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. CANT AFFORD THIS. LOST WORK DUE TO SERVICE REPAIRS. NOT SAFE TO DEPEND ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232358July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE HAS LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIMES. WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASING THIS 2015 FORD FIESTA IN JANUARY 2016, I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE CAR WAS JERKING AND WOULDN'T TAKE THE GAS OR BACK UP. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND TOLD ME THAT THEY REPLACED SOME ITEMS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME FOR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. SINCE THAT DAY, I'VE TAKEN THE CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE TECHNICIANS HAVE STARTED TELLING ME THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR WHEN CLEARLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT HAS STALLED AND WOULD NOT MOVE AND CARS WERE COMING THAT HAS ALMOST GOTTEN MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER KILLED. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEARLERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY KEEP REFRESHING IT BUT NOTHING CHANGES. I HAVE HAD TO MAKE MY DAUGHTER PARK THE CAR SINCE SHE'S A COLLEGE STUDENT AND PURCHASE HER A NEW VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T RECOMMEND ANYONE PURCHASING THIS CAR. FORD HAS BEEN NO HELP IN RESOLVING THIS SITUATION. SHE HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ON A COUNTY STREET ON 8/13/2018 BECAUSE OF THIS VEHICLE'S ISSUES BUT THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11232389July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MANY DANGEROUS INSTANCES WHEN THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, JERKS, LURCHES WHEN "ACCELERATING". HAD THE CAR IN FOR "REPAIRS" WELL OVER 10 TIMES AND IT IS NOT FIXED. I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AND THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS AT RISK EVERY TIME I AM DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK.. I HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS WHEN DRIVING WITH THE CONSIDERATION THAT THE CAR MAY NOT ACCELERATE DUE TO KNOW TRANSMISSION ISSUES. MANY TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION I COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE SITUATION. LUCKY I HAVEN'T BEEN INJURED DUE TO THESE KNOWN FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THAT EXECUTIVES AT FORD RELEASED ANYWAY. . WHEN TURNING, 99% OF THE TIME THERE IS NO ACCELERATION WHATSOEVER UNTIL THE CAR STRAIGHTENS OUT. LURCHING, LUNGING UNCONTROLLABLLY AND CONSTANTLY. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PUTTING THE FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND ALL THAT HAPPENS IS THE CAR REVS UP. LURCHING, LUNGING, BUMPING, GRINDING. FORDS EXPLANATION IS THAT IT IS A HYBRID AUTO/MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND PEOPLE THAT OWN THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION ARE NOT USED TO IT. NO. I HAVE OWNED MANY MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE DESIGN IS FAULTY AND THEY SHOULD BE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUTTING PROFITS OVER THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232391July 16, 2019
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH TOTALING THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232394July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, LAGS, DOES NOT SHIFT AT TIMES, WILL STAY IN A GEAR TOO LOW OR TOO HIGH. ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED IT. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232368July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND EVENTUALLY RESUMED NORMAL SPEED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CAPITAL FORD (3660 S CARSON ST, CARSON CITY, NV 89701, (775) 882-5353) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UPDATE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232376July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR SHUDDERS AND HESITATES ACCELERATION BETWEEN 10-15 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES FROM A STOP. THIS IS A RE-OCCURRING ISSUE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH AND SEAL HAS BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES. FROM SEPTEMBER 2014 TO PRESENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232407July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT AND DROVE IT HOME. I AM PART OF THE LAW SUIT AGAINST FORD WITH THE TRANSMISSION CASE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232421July 16, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL, MY CAR KEEPS JERKING AND STUTTERING TO GO I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT FOUR ABOUT 4 YEARS , I'VE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP ABOUT 5 TIMES THE WORKERS TOLD ME THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THE COULD DO AFTER I KEPT TAKING IT BECAUSE THE DUAL CLUTCH WOULD KEEP MESSING UP YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY MY CAR STAYED AT 30 MPH IT THEN STARTED SMOKING SO I HAD TO PULL OVER I THEN STOPPED MY CAR AND THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT START UP UNTIL THIS DAY NOW I AM STUCK WITH A CAR NOTE WITH NO CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232429July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I'M GETTING U3003, AND JUST DRIVING LESS THEN 40 MILES PER HOUR MY CAR JUST SHUTTER-AN LOSE POWER HAVE TO PULL OFF SIDE OF ROAD. THEN WOULD SIT AWHILE TRY TO RESTART IT GIVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I ALMOST GOT HIT ON THE ROAD ON CITY STREET IN MOTION. HAD BUY ANOTHER CAR IT SIT IN PARKING LOT NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232472July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC, CONSTANTLY SHUDDERS, FAILS TO ENGAGE, DISENGAGES WHILE DRIVING. HAS BEEN "REPAIRED" NUMEROUS TIMES AND ACTS UP WITHING A FEW THOUSAND MILES AGAIN. WHEN TRYING TO BACK UP, AS IN PARKING DOWNTOWN, REVERSE FAILS TO ENGAGE OR POPS OUT OF REVERSE LEAVING ME IN TRAFFIC. CAR IS NO LONGER RELIABLE AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ANYWHERE DUE TO THIS TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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