Ford Fiesta Complaints

3,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10955187February 17, 2017
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT FROM CAR MAX 2015, 2016 FEBRUARY EXTREME SHUDDERING FROM TRANSMISSION FORD FIXED FOR FREE NEW CLUTCH PLATE. 2017 FEBRUARY WOULD NOT START,CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON DRIVER, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION -- FIX NOW. THAT'S WHAT IT SAID ON THE WARNING LIGHTS PLUS THE WRENCH. DEALER TOWED CAR. TECHNICIAN STATED WHILE DRIVING IT DIED TWICE JERKED VIOLENTLY UPON ACCELERATION FROM STOP.NORTH CENTRAL FORD DALLAS TEXAS WHEN WE CALLED THEM INITIALLY WAS TOLD THIS MODEL IT WOULD KEEP HAPPENING BECAUSE TRANSMISSION DESIGN WAS FAULTY. THEY SAID COULD NOT COMPLETE TEST DRIVE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON FUEL,? THEY TOP OFF CARS ALL OF THE TIME AND DID NOT COMPLETE TEST DRIVE.?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955087February 16, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR STUTTERS UPON ACCELERATION INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE AND WILL BE GOING IN ONCE AGAIN. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN CLEANED UP AND REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT TCM'S ARE THE ISSUE. ON 2/15, MY DAUGHTER WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN SHE TRIED TO GO; IT STOPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. SHE HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE CAR TO GET IT MOVING ONCE AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS CONSTANTLY RETURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954844February 15, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY FORD FIESTA IT DOES NOT WORK RIGHT SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. I WENT BACK TO FORD CAR DEALER THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THEN ABOUT 30DAYS LATTER FOUND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT ,I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT FIXED GOT IT BACK STILL DOES THE SAME THING . SOMETIMES I TRY TO GET IT TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SING AN IT WILL NOT TAKE OF GOOD .I AM THE CITY CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOW DOWN THEN THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO GO UP THE HILL .WHEN IT GETS WARM IT RUNS REAL BAD .I GOT IT GOING 25 MPH IN CITY I TRY TO GIVE IT MORE GAS AND IT PUTT PUTT ALL THE TIME .I CALL FORD DEALERS TELL ME BRING IT IN NOTHING HAS HELPED IT . THEY TOLD ME TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL HARD I TRIED THAT DOES NOT HELP .IN JUNE 2016 GOT A LETTER IN MAIL MY DOOR LOCK NEED TO BE FIXED I WENT TO FORD DEALER SAID THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT YET .THE DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF ONE TIME .IT DOES IT ON HIGHWAY WHEN COME TO A HILL TO GIVE MORE GAS AND IT PUTT .THIS CAR THE WAY IT ACTS I WILL NOT SELL IT TO ANY ONE .IT WILL KILL THEM OR ME DRIVING IT .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954864February 15, 2017
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE UNTIL A RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN THE CONTACT REPLACING THE PART WITH THE SAME PART. THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954853February 15, 2017
POWER TRAIN, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR BECAME AJAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10953786February 10, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO OWN AND DRIVE. THE TCM TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE .IS ALWAYS FAILING. IT HAS WENT OUT MANY TIME AND I HAVE ALMOST DIED SEVERAL TIMES OVER.IT HAS DESTROYED THE CLUTCHES MANY TIMES AS WELL. WENT TO CROSS A ROAD GET HALF WAY THROUGH AND LOSS POWER AND NOT GO ANY WHERE ,STALLS OUT IN TRAFFIC AND NO STARTS NEED TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY IT WILL LET GO AS YOU MERGE THEN YOU GET RAN OVER AGAIN THIS CAR HAS NEARLY KILLED US MANY TIMES OVER.IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME REASON .THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES INTOWN TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SETTING STILL .I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND IT WAS ONLY FIVE MONTHS INTO OWNING IT IT WENT TO HELL
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949641February 5, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION STALLS AND JUMPS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949048February 2, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR BOGS DOWN, IS SLOW SHIFTING IN GEAR AND AFTER COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALER AND WITH 30000 MILES IS BECOMING A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK WHICH COULD HARM OF KILL THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948524January 30, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 85 SOUTH BETWEEN PERRY HILL ROAD AND EASTERN BOULEVARD WHEN A ROCK HIT MY FRONT WINDSHIELD DUE TO THE UNPAVED ROAD FROM CONSTRUCTION. MY WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED INSTANTLY THEN STARTED TO SPREAD ACROSS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948329January 29, 2017
POWER TRAIN
DANGEROUS POTENTIALLY DEADLY TRANSMISSION...THE CAR SHUDDERS AND BUCKS AS WELL AS MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STANDING START; COMING TO A STOP; MAKING A TURN; MERGING INTO TRAFFIC...THIS HAPPENS ON TOWN STREETS, CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS...IT IS REALLY AWFUL...ONLY A QUESTION OF TIME BEFORE THE CAR DOESN'T MAKE IT AND SOMEONE PLOWS INTO US...I FEAR FOR MY LIFE WHENEVER I DRIVE ANYWHERE...THE CAR COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE THAN TWO MONTHS OLD BEFORE THE PROBLEM REARED ITS UGLY HEAD...THE CAR WAS BOUGHT OCTOBER 31, 2013...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948152January 28, 2017
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT A 2011 FORD FIESTA (AUTOMATIC) AND HAVE HAD NOTHING PUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SHAKING, SHUDDERING, GRINDING GEARS, AS IF I AM A FIRST TIME DRIVER JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE A STANDARD. IT HAS PUT ME IN A COUPLE SITUATIONS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WHERE THE VEHICLE FAILS TO IDENTIFY WHICH GEAR IT IS IN DURING THE FIRST 3 GEARS OF ACCELERATION, AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT EVEN THOUGH I ALLOWED MYSELF WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE A VERY SAFE DISTANCE TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC WITH NO PROBLEMS. NOW I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD GIVE MYSELF AT LEAST A MILES DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES TO MERGE SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT THE FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT. I BOUGHT THE CAR AFTER THE PROBLEMS BEGAN BUT WAS TOLD THE REPLACEMENT CLUTCH WOULD RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THAT STATEMENT IS COMPLETELY FALSE. AFTER 1 REPLACEMENT, I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IF IT DON'T SHOW ON THE DIAGNOSTICS SCAN... THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I COULD GO ON BUT I FEEL THAT AFTER READING UP ON THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, EVERYBODY HAS COVERED MY SAME EXACT PROBLEMS SUCCESSFULLY. I FEEL THE DEALERSHIPS SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME INSTEAD OF TRYING TO PASS OFF A TURD AS GOLD. IF THEY REPLACE THE FAULTY CLUTCH WITH THE SAME EXACT CLUTCH THAT IS FAULTY, WHO EVER PURCHASES THE 2011 FIESTA IS JUST A DOG CHASING HIS TAIL. ONCE THE WARRANTY IS UP... THEN WHAT? AM I JUST SUPPOSED TO SHELL OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS? THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE. I ALSO DO NOT THINK I SHOULD TRY TO SELL THIS CAR TO ANOTHER PERSON JUST FOR THEM TO BE STUCK IN THE SAME BIND. I HAVE A CONSCIENCE AND WILL NOT DO THIS TO SOMEONE ELSE. THIS IS ON FORD AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM INSTEAD OF PUTTING IT OFF UNTIL EVERY ONE WHO OWNS A FIESTAS RECALL IS UP? THAT'S INCONCEIVABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947537January 25, 2017
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I PURCHASED A FORD FIESTA VEHICLE IN 2014.WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY STALLED AND SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY LIKE A KILL SWITCH HAS BEEN TURNED OFF DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THIS ALL HAPPENED WITHIN 1 YEAR FROM PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. THEN A SIMILAR SITUATION OCCURRED IN 2015. AND NOW AGAIN, IN 2017 THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP/SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY STALLS AND SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY LIKE A KILL SWITCH HAS BEEN TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. I AM TOTALLY DISSATISFIED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE DANGER MY LIFE WAS PUT IN WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THIS WAS A VERY PRICEY INVESTMENT THAT I DID NOT EXPECT TO OR SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING REGARDING SEVERAL LIFE THREATENING ISSUES AND DEFECTS WITH THE FORD FIESTA. ESPECIALLY IN SUCH SHORT PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP. THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND NOT SOLD TO PEOPLE UNTIL THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946966January 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MANUAL TRANSMISSION : GOES IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON ITS OWN. CLUTCH PEDDLE BECOMES LOOSE AND UNABLE TO PLACE CAR INTO GEAR. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS IF FINALLY GOES INTO GEAR AND RETURNS TO NORMAL USE. NORMAL USAGE LASTS FOR A FEW DAYS THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNS. ENGINE LITE TURNS ON AND OFF AT ALL TIMES. HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO BE CHECKED OUT AND AM INFORMED "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947083January 23, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED, AND THE CLUTCH LOST POWER. THE DEALER PROVIDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK AGAIN FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945747January 17, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRONT PASS.DOOR LATCH THAT KEEPS DOOR CLOSED BROKE WHILE IT WAS STATIONARY.THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL EXCEPT MONTH MINE WAS BUILT.MINE WAS BUILT IN 6/2013 AND RECALL EFFECTS MODEL THRU 05/2013.MY CONCERN IS I'VE READ THESE DOORS CAN COME OPEN WHILE IN MOTION.I HAVE KIDS IN MY CAR ALL THE TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10945248January 14, 2017
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A CITY STREET GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER CAR THAT I DID NOT SEE OR EXPECT RAN A RED LIGHT SLAMMING INTO REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF MY CAR. THE DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF DAMAGE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AFTER SUCH A SEVERE IMPACT?
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10944984January 13, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE AND OPENING THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE, THE DOOR LATCH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILED. THE DOOR WOULD NO LONGER REMAIN CLOSED. I NEEDED TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE DRIVING TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR, AS IT WANTED TO SWING OPEN (ESPECIALLY DURING LEFT TURNS).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944336January 11, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY 2014 FORD FIESTA S HATCHBACK. THE VEHICLE HAS A 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND 33350 MILES +/- ON IT. I HAVE TWO ISSUES WITH THE CAR: 1) THE SECOND AND REVERSE GEARS (ONLY) HAVE "POPPED" OUT NUMEROUS TIMES UNDER TORQUE. THIS OCCURS ONLY WHEN DECELERATING, ACCELERATING, AND OCCASIONALLY WHILE REVERSING SLOWLY OUT OF THE GARAGE ETC. THE LATEST EVENT WAS DECEMBER 29, 2016 TRAVELLING DOWN A SHORT ROAD. THE SECOND GEAR POPPED OUT AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE EMBANKMENT. EACH EVENT SURPRISES AND FRIGHTENS ME UNTIL I REALIZE WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. 2) THE SECOND ISSUE IS SOMETHING IS PRODUCING A CLUNKING IN THE LR PILLAR (BETWEEN THE LR PASSENGER DOOR AND THE HATCHBACK). OR SO I IMAGINE. IT SOUNDS LIKE A HATCH STRUT IS HANGING LOOSE FROM THE TOP CONNECTION AND SWINGING AROUND INSIDE THE HOLLOW OF THE PILLAR. HOWEVER, BOTH HATCH STRUTS ARE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR AND APPEAR TO BE ATTACHED AS DESIGNED. THE NOISE IS ONGOING AND COINCIDES WITH VEHICLE MOTION, ESPECIALLY ON CURVES AND ROUGH GROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944174January 10, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE POWER TRAIN FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944046January 10, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 47,000. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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