Ford Fiesta Complaints

3,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10779466October 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE IN MOTION, MY VEHICLE HAD AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE SERVICE WRENCH APPEARS, AND DISPLAYS "ENGINE MALFUNCTION, SEIVCE NOW" THE ENGINE THEN DERATES AND RUNS VERY ROUGH. WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, IT IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GERARS WITHOUT STALLING. UPON TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING, THE ENGINE RESETS AND RUNS NORMALLY. OCCURENCES ARE RANDOM WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IN ONE INSTANCE MY ENGINE NEARLY STALLED IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. FORD HAS A TSB FOR THE ISSUE (13-11-15) THAT INVOLVES CHANGING THE WIRING OF THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE ELEVATED TO RECALL STATUS SO THAT REPAIRS ARE COVERED. GIVEN THAT IT IS A DESIGN ISSUE THAT WAS BUILT IN TO THE VEHICLE AND REQUIRES A CHANGE TO THE WIRING TO FIX, FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SERVICE. I WAS BILLED $442.85 BY MY DEALER TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779508October 3, 2015
POWER TRAIN
AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT ABOUT, 11:45 PM. ON 10/02/2015 MY SELF AND MY BOYFRIEND WERE IN MY 2015 FORD FIESTA SE, WITH HIM DRIVING MY CAR, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION HERE IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA WERE WE RESIDE, MY 2015 FORD FIESTA LEACHED FORWARD AS BY BOYFRIEND STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL,AND THEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP VERY HIGH, AND THE CAR MOVED FROM THE STOP LINE AT THE INTER- SECTION AT A FAST RATE OF SPEED, AND NEXT THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP VERY HARD ALL AT ONCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND STALL, AND OUR HEADS , AND OUR BODY'S TO BE THROWN FORWARD AT THE WINDSHIELD, BUT NOT HITTING IT, BECAUSE THE SEAT-BELTS ENGAGED THANK GOD ! A CAR WAS COMING BEHIND USE AND HAD TO SERVE SEVERELY, ALMOST CAUSING THAT CAR TO ROLL OVER AS IT JUST MISSED HITTING OR RIGHT REAR BUMPER, AT ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR. MY BOYFRIEND THEN PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, AND PUSHED THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON ON, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START, IT TOOK ABOUT 3 TIMES, TURNING THE KEY, TO GET IT TO START AGAIN, BY THE THE LIGHT S TURN GREEN FOR THE TRAFFIC IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, AND THE CARS STATED TO COME AT OURS. MY BOYFRIEND, THE FINAL GOT THE CAR STARTED, AND AGAIN THE CAR LEACHED FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY, AND AGAIN JERKED VERY HARD AGAIN, AND STALLED ONCE MORE, THAT HAPPENED ABOUT FIVE TIMES. WE WERE ABLE TO FINAL GET THE CAR TO MAKE IT ENOUGH THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, TO STOP IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WHEN A PEDESTRIAN WAVED TO USE ASKING TO HELP US MOVE THE CAR FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND PUSHED IT INTO A WALGREENS PARKING LOT. AND CALL FOR FORD EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE CAR THEN WAS PUT ON A FLAT BED TROW TRUCK, AND TAKE TO THE FORD DEALER WERE IT WAS PURCHASED FROM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779513October 3, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THIS CAR HAS HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT LURCHES, DOES NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED, SLIPS GEARS, SHUDDERS, SOMETIMES DROPPING SPEED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE SEVERITY VARIES BUT AT THIS TIME, 9/2015, THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY DRIVABLE. IT CURRENTLY HAS 29K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779231October 2, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LOSS OF POWER..THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE MAY EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAILURES CAUSING LOSS OF TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT, NO START, OR LACK OF POWER..ONLY BEEN DRIVING VEHICLE 6 MONTHS , IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP ALREADY BUT THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIX IT UNLESS FORD GIVES THEM PERMISSION..CONTACTED FORD CASE # CAS7928058..THIS LOSS OF POWER MOST FREQUENTLY HAPPENS AT TAKE OFF..STOPLIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, BUSY INTERSECTIONS...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779437October 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAS TRANSMISSION CONDITION ACCORDING TO ALL COMPLAINTS REGARDING SHIFTING, VEHICLE IS AT FORD DEALERSHIP AS OF NOW FOR 7TH TIME FOR SAME CONDITION...CLUTCH PACK HAS BEEN REPLACED AND CONDITION STILL PRESENT, VEHICLE HAS STALLED LAST TIME WE PICKED UP WEEK AGO TO POINT WAS ALMOST T-BONED FROM CITY BUS AS VEHICLE STALLED IN INTERSECTION, LAST TIME THEY TOLD ME WAS IGNITION CONCERN AND REPLACED PLUG WIRES...BACK INTO SHOP AFTER WEEKEND. SAME PROBLEM NO POWER NO SHIFT FEELS LIKE TAKING OFF IN 4TH GEAR OR HIGHER, AS I SAID IN DEALERSHIP NOW FOR WEEK AND UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE...DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR 7TH TIME AND THEY SAY NO TRANSMISSION CODES...I AM TIRED OF THIS CONDITION AND LOOKING FOR FINAL REPAIR,TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND/REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLE. I FEEL AFTER 7 TIMES TO DEALERSHIP IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR SAME CONDITION....BELIEVE THIS FALLS INTO LEMONLAW ABOUT NOW!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779125October 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN DID NOT SOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE WAY BACK HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,270.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778894September 30, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING,CHUGGING,HESITATIG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778601September 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 12/2014. WHEN PURCHASING, IT WAS REPRESENTED AS HAVING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE WINDOW STICKER ALSO IDENTIFIES AS AN AUTOMATIC TRANS. THE CAR HESITATES WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP POSITON. SHIFTING IS IRREGULAR AND THE ENGINE RACES BETWEEN VARIOUS SHIFTS, I.E. OFTEN BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND SHIFT. DURING THIS PERIOD, I LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING A HIGHER SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MILES/HOUR, WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, IT WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT FOR MORE POWER ACCELERATION. WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THERE IS LIKE A GRINDING NOISE. I HAVE TAKE THIS VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO WHICH THEY TESTED THE COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION AND DISMISS MY COMPLAINT. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES SAY THAT THIS IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BUT INSTEAD A MANUAL SHIFT TRANS. AND THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT PREDICABLE AND I FIND MYSELF ON GUARD HAVING TO CONSTANTLY BE CAUTIOUS OF UNEXPECTED PERFORMANCE SUCH AS HESITATION AND DELAYED RESPONSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777912September 27, 2015
ENGINE
I THE CAR SHOOK REALLY BAD, WOULD NOT GO UP A HILL OR GOING FROM STOP TO START THE CAR WOULD STALL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AND NOTHING WAS DONE UNTIL LAST YEAR. THE CAR SHOOK AND WAS STILL STALLING. THIS YEAR THERE WAS AN EVEN BIGGER ISSUE WITH THE CAR AND THEY REMOVED THE ENTIRE COMPUTER FROM THE CAR. NOW THERE IS NO ISSUE BUT I WISH THEY WOULD FIX THIS ISSUE BECAUSE AS OF TODAY I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777963September 27, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE PASSENGER-SIDE SIDE MIRROR INSERT FELL OUT OF THE MIRROR HOUSING LEAVING ME WITH NO MIRROR FOR SIDE VIEWING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED ON THE STREET OUT SIDE MY HOUSE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OF ANY TYPE TO THE EXTERNAL MIRROR HOUSING. I HAVE THE MIRROR INSERT. IT FELL TO THE STREET UNDAMAGED. THE PLASTIC ARTICULATING BALL THAT HOLDS THE MIRROR INSERT INSIDE THE MIRROR HOUSING WAS WHAT FAILED ON ITS OWN INSIDE THE MIRROR HOUSING, I HAVE THE FAILED MIRROR INSERT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776526September 25, 2015
POWER TRAIN
MULTIPLE CLUTCH FAILURES. FIRST ONE STARTED FAILING AROUND 50,000 AND REPLACED AT 70,000. REPLACED SECOND CLUTCH AT 100,000. THIS THIRD CLUTCH IS NOW FAILING AT 130,000. I SEE FROM READING MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE THAT IT IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME CHRONIC SYMPTOMS OF ERRATIC ACCELERATION AND SHUDDERING IN FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. I HAVE HAD MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. TO ME THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775957September 24, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON WARMER DAYS, WITH THE A/C ON, VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS COMING TO A STOP. IT STALLS ABOUT EVERY 25-50 STOPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10776385September 24, 2015
EQUIPMENT, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V461000 (EQUIPMENT); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...UPDATED 11/13/15 *BF; UPDATED 4/5/18*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775376September 23, 2015
ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, IT CONTINUES TO HAVE ERRATICALLY ISSUES WHILE SHIFTING GEARS OR WHEN GETTING READY TO TAKE OFF CAUSING TO HAVE DIFFICULT DRIVING AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS FAST ENOUGH WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER AND SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE BEEN MADE OR MODULE INTERFACE HAS BEEN UPDATED. WE HAVE RECORDS ON MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THIS CAR. WE BELIEVE THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775412September 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER BEING IN PARK AT A GAS STATION, I GO INTO DRIVE AND START TO GO WHEN THE CARS SHUDDERS, SCREECHES, HALTS, AND THEN LOSES POWER. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN, BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS THERE IS NO POWER. I TRY TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND THOUGH THE GEAR IS IN PARK AN ALERT COMES UP TELLING ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. CAR WILL NOT GO INTO PARK. KEEPS ROLLING. HAVE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP THE CAR. PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY WERE "PRETTY SURE" IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. 5 DAYS AFTER BRING IT TO THEM I CALL AND FIND OUT THAT THEY HAVE REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND SOMETHING WITH THE CLUTCH. THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. I HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO THE MECHANIC PERSONALLY, BUT THE LADY AT THE SERVICE DESK SAID "IT'S REALLY THROWN HIM FOR A LOOP. IT DEFINITELY SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WITH YOUR TRANSMISSION, BUT DIAGNOSTICS SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR". THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. PERIOD. IT COULD'VE KILLED MY BOYFRIEND, MY FRIEND, MY UNBORN BABY AND MYSELF. I'M AM FURIOUS WITH FORD. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CAR. HOW HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED???
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10766692September 21, 2015
ENGINE, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD CONSISTENT TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND ENGINE RATTLE UPON ACCELERATION WHICH AFFECTS THE THE INITIAL ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. THE SPORADIC DELAY IN INITIAL ACCELERATION HAS BEEN AN ONGOING SAFETY CONCERN. MOST RECENTLY THE VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED COMPLETELY AFTER BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE INTO A MERGE. THERE WAS A FEW SECOND DELAY IN ANY MOVEMENT OR POWER TO THE CAR. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE COMING AT THE TIME OR THIS VEHICLE MALFUNCTION WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER 5 TIMES FOR THIS COMPLAINT AND IT IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT FORD KNOWINGLY REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND SEALS IN MY CAR WITH MALFUNCTIONING PARTS. APPARENTLY NEWLY ENGINEERED PARTS WERE PRODUCED AS A PATCH FOR THIS ISSUE. EITHER THE OLD PARTS WERE USED TO FIX MY CAR, WHICH WOULD BE QUITE AN EGREGIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, OR THE NEWLY ENGINEERED PARTS ARE STILL MALFUNCTIONING. EITHER WAY I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY FORD FIESTA IS SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND FORD HAS NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TO RESOLVE THE MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765188September 18, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR STALLED WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY GASKET FAILED AS IT IS NOT THICK ENOUGH DUE TO THE TAPER AT THE POINT OF CONTACT TO THE THROTTLE BODY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764984September 18, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER ONLY EMITTED HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V402000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ UPDATED 01/20/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10764252September 16, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH TO STAY CLOSED CAUSING DOOR TO SWING OPEN AT ANY TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763768September 15, 2015
ENGINE
AFTER DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL SEVERAL TIMES, THE SHIFT CHANGE BECAME ROUGH, AND THE CAR OFTEN SHUDDERED WHEN ACCELERATING AT A LOW SPEED LIKE A POORLY DRIVEN STICK SHIFT VEHICLE. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED ONCE, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10,000 MILES AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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