Ford Fiesta Complaints (2011)

730 consumer complaints on file.

#10684012February 18, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED MY 2011 FORD FIESTA IN AUGUST 2014 WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT. CAR RAN FINE FOR A WEEK THEN I NOTICED WHEN THE AC IS ON THE CAR JERKS WHEN I ACCELERATE. IT ALSO DOES IT DAILY WHEN I DRIVE SPEEDS UNDER 30 MPH. THE CAR STALLED OUT AS I PULLED OUT LEAVING WAL-MART AND THANK GOD IT WAS DURING THE DAY WHEN EVERYONE IS AT WORK AND THAT THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC!! THIS CAR MAKES ME NERVOUS DRIVING IT A DISTANCE LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES AND NO CAR SHOULD FEEL THAT UNSAFE. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER THIS MORNING REPORTING OF CONSTANT JERKING AND HESITATION WHILE I AM DRIVING AND FEELING THE GEARS GRINDING WHEN I BRAKE. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH AND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND THAT SINCE THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER IT WOULD TAKE MINIMUM 2 WEEKS TO GET IN!. HOW THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. I HAVE READ COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683521February 15, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS COLD. MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD ICED UP. WE HAD TO FIND A TIME WHEN FORD SERVICE COULD SEE THE PROBLEM AND WERE TOLD THE FIESTA NEEDED A NEW WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. $400 WHEN I ASKED SERVICE HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THE MOTOR DOES WEAR OUT. I ASKED WHAT WE COULD DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE MOTOR SHOULD LAST 4 YEARS, THE SAME AS THIS ONE. I'VE NEVER HAD A WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR GO BAD AND I KEEP CARS FROM 10-15 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683375February 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I PUT MY BABY INTO HER CAR SEAT, CLOSED THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR, AND STARTED DRIVING WHEN THE "DOOR AJAR" WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH APPEARED. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND SAW THAT THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR WAS AJAR. HER DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. NOTHING I ATTEMPTED WOULD FIX IT. THE CAR WAS NEVER DAMAGED, AND THE BROKEN DOOR RECEIVED BARELY ANY USE, AS SHE IS UNDER SIX MONTHS OLD. I HAD TO TIE A SWADDLE BLANKET TO THE HANDLE AND HOLD ON WHILE DRIVING US HOME. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE HAD PURCHASED THE CAR (FORD AKINS) AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION, AND THAT WE WOULD BE CHARGED TO FIX A GLARING SAFETY ISSUE EVEN THOUGH WE HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE CAR WAS EXACTLY FOUR YEARS OLD. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART, AND AM NOW LEFT WAITING WITH MY BABY IN THE BACK OF A CAR WITH A DOOR THAT IS DUCT TAPED CLOSED. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SAFETY COMPLAINT, AND DON'T TRUST THAT ANOTHER DOOR WON'T FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682712February 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A FORD FIESTA 2011 IN OCTOBER, 2010. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP (AROUND 8,000 MILES), THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUTTER UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING UP OR DOWN AN INCLINE; WHEN MOVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BACK AND FORTH QUICKLY (IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, FOR EXAMPLE, OR WHEN ACCELERATING TO TURN LEFT FROM A STOP) THE RPMS WOULD JUMP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROMPTLY, AND THEN ONLY AFTER HARSH JERKING. NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP RESULTED IN SEVERAL EXPLANATIONS (AND COSTLY "REPAIRS"), INCLUDING BEING TOLD I NEEDED A COMPLETE ENGINE FLUSH, FAULTY BRAKE CALIPERS, RECALIBRATION OF THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE, AND THE CLASSIC "THAT IS NORMAL OPERATION FOR THE CAR." AS OF FEBRUARY, 2015 (MY CAR NOW HAS 50,000), THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO PERSIST AND, MOST CONCERNING OF ALL, MY CAR WILL NOW PERIODICALLY STALL WITH COMPLETE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE. PLEASE NOTE THE ISSUE DESCRIBED ABOVE OCCURS FROM A STOP AND/OR AT SLOW SPEEDS. MY CAR HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT OR PULL INTO THE ROAD FROM A DRIVEWAY. THESE ARE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS TIMES FOR THE CAR TO FAIL AND SEVERELY COMPROMISE NOT ONLY MY SAFETY BUT THOSE OF OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. FRUSTRATINGLY, THE DEALERSHIPS CONSISTENTLY REPORT "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR" AND "IT FUNCTIONS NORMALLY." A CAR LIKE MINE -- RELATIVELY NEW, AVERAGE MILEAGE, WITH MAINTENANCE ALWAYS COMPLETED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AND ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS -- SHOULD NOT STALL. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED EACH AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND FORD'S APPARENTLY INABILITY TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682747February 11, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THERE WAS A REFLECTION ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHILE LOOKING THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY APPLIED TINT TO THE REAR WINDOW HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682536February 10, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THE ENGINE SHUTTERS CAUSING A DELAY IN ACCELERATION.THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS. IT IS VERY STARTLING WHEN THE WHOLE VEHICLE STARTS TO BOUNCE AND SHAKE. CLUTCH PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACE 2 TIMES NOW. OTHER WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NO LUCK.OVER 20 TIMES IN SHOP. I ALSO HAVE BEEN TOLD FORD HAS CHOSEN TO SET GUIDE LINES NOW THAT THEY SAY SHUTTER IN THE TRANSMISSION IS NORMAL. NORMAL DOES NOT HELP WHEN I'M TRYING TO PULL OUT ON A HIGHWAY AND LOSE POWER. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN OTHER REPORTED ISSUES. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682251February 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND MADE GRINDING SOUNDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682306February 9, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY TO WORK AND RARELY WITH A PASSENGER. THIS DAY, I WAS THE PASSENGER AND AS WE WERE LEAVING A FRIENDS HOUSE, I CARRIED OUT A BAG AND OPENED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, PUT THE BAG ON THE SEAT, AND CLOSED THE DOOR IN A NORMAL FASHION. TO MY SURPRISE, THE DOOR BOUNCED BACK OPEN. I INSPECTED THE DOOR FRAME, EXPECTING TO FIND A SEATBELT OR SIMILAR PREVENTING CLOSURE BUT THERE WAS NOTHING. I JIGGLED THE HANDLE AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR AGAIN. IT BOUNCED. I THEN ACTUATED THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND TRIED AGAIN. BOUNCED. I CYCLED THE CHILD LOCKS. BOUNCED. THEN I INSPECTED THE MECHANISM THAT IS DESIGNED TO CATCH THE DOOR CLOSED AND FOUND IT COULD BE MOVED FREELY WITH MY FINGER OR A DEVICE LIKE A KEY. THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL RESISTANCE OR "CLICK" OR ANY OTHER INDICATION THAT IT WOULD HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED. I WENT TO THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR AND COMPARED ITS CLOSURE MECHANISM TO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND FOUND THIS DEVICE COULD NOT BE EASILY MOVED. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH FOUND MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS DOCUMENTED WITH THE ONLY RESOLUTION BEING REPAIR BY FORD. WE WERE FORCED TO DRIVE HOME WITH THE REAR DOORS TIED TOGETHER TO HOLD THE PASSENGER DOOR SHUT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MULLINAX FORD WHO STATED IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL, EVEN THOUGH ONLINE DOCUMENTATION SUGGESTS THERE IS A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION ONGOING WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE REPAIR BILL WAS $400+ DOLLARS. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE NO DOUBT IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, POTENTIALLY WITH BACK SEAT PASSENGERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680677February 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2011 FORD FIESTA WITH APX 30000 MILES FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN ABOUT DECEMBER 2013. WITHIN 2 MONTHS IT WAS AT THE DEALER HAVING NEW CLUTCHES PUT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS APPARENTLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SIX MONTHS LATER IT BEGAN TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLES HAS UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION WHICH IS DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING ONTO THE ROADWAY. I FEAR I WILL BE RUN OVER AS THE CAR SHUTTERS AND FAILS TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING 4 MONTHS FOR FORD TO FIX IT. THE PARTS ARE APPARENTLY ON BACK ORDER. I FEAR THAT PEOPLE WILL START BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680697February 2, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN IN SNOW. IF TRYING TO START FROM A COMPLETE STOP IN 1" OF SNOW, THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL CUT POWER TO THE WHEELS, LEAVING YOU STUCK IN PLACE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN LEAVE THE DRIVER STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AS HAPPENED TO ME TODAY. FORD HAS SINCE ADDED A WAY TO DISABLE THE TRACTION CONTROL, BUT THIS MODEL YEAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN THE SNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680432February 2, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER REAR DOOR LATCH WON'T ENGAGE OR CLOSE. MECHANIC FOUND A DEFECTIVE LATCH ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679490January 28, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR SUDDENLY COULD NOT LATCH. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO CHARGED $500 TO FIX IT. CAR ONLY HAS 47000 MILES ON IT SO IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. DID NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN SO RARELY USED THE REAR DOORS. I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678733January 24, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ON THIS VEHICLE, IT REFUSED TO LATCH. THIS IS THE THIRD DOOR LATCH ON THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS FAILED. TWO DOORS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BUT ONE REMAINS BUNGEE CORDED CLOSED DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10677093January 21, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FORD KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IT SHIFTS HARD AND LOSSES THE GET UP AND GO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10677121January 21, 2015
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY
ME AND MY CHILDREN WERE AT THE MALL AND WHEN WE WENT TO THE CAR WE DISCOVERED THE DRIVER'S REAR DOOR WAS DAMAGED. THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY AND POSED A THREAT TO MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY. I PAID $144.00 FOR THE LATCH PIECE THAT SEEMED TO BE THE PROBLEM. AND ANOTHER $128.00 TO GET IT INSTALLED AT MY DEALER. I USE THE HIGHWAY TO GET HOME USUALLY AND I AM AFRAID THAT ANY OTHER ONE OF THE DOORS MIGHT OPEN ON THEIR OWN WHILE I'M GETTING HOME OR WHILE I'M DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676411January 19, 2015
POWER TRAIN
CAR STARTED NORMALLY IN DRIVEWAY, BUT WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE TO START BACKING OUT, NOTICED THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT AND WAS JUST SITTING IN NEUTRAL WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO ROLL BACK, SO I PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND GAVE IT GAS TO MOVE BACK FORWARD, BUT INSTEAD KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS OUT INTO THE ROAD (STILL IN NEUTRAL). TURNED CAR OFF AND HEARD CLICKING/GRINDING SOUNDS. WAITED A BIT AND TRIED TO START CAR, BUT CAR WOULD NOT START, SAYING THAT IT WASN'T IN PARK (IT WAS). AFTER FIDDLING WITH THE GEAR SHIFT, I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO RECOGNIZE IT WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND IT STARTED AGAIN, BUT EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES WITH NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR PROPERLY. IT SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY RANDOM AS TO WHEN IT SHIFTS (AND INTO WHAT GEAR) AS SOMETIMES DRIVE WOULD WORK, SOMETIMES REVERSE WOULD WORK, SOMETIMES NEITHER WOULD WORK. CAR IS NOW NOT STARTING AT ALL, SAYING IT ISN'T IN PARK AGAIN. STILL HEARING CLICKING/GRINDING SOUNDS AFTER I TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676531January 19, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE
IN AUGUST OF 2013 BOTH FRONT AND REAR DOOR LATCHES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STOPPED LATCHING WITHIN ONE DAY OF EACH OTHER. OUR CAR WAS KEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND WE WERE CHARGED HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS AFTER WRITING LETTERS TO FORD THAT THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OR PAY FOR THE FULL COST OF REPAIRS. ON JAN 19, 2014, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED AGAIN FAILED TO LATCH AND IS CURRENTLY HELD CLOSED WITH A BUNGEE CORD. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676331January 18, 2015
POWER TRAIN
FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, STARTING POPPING OUT OF FIFTH GEAR. EVENTUALLY HAD TO SHIFT INTO FOURTH GEAR TO FINISH THE DRIVE HOME. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC TO LOOK AT, COULD NOT FIND ANY EXTERNAL CAUSE (I.E. LINKAGE), AND THE CAR FELT FINE DURING TEST DRIVE. A FEW DAYS LATER, HAD TROUBLE ENGAGING INTO FIFTH GEAR. FIGURED OUT HOW TO KEEP ENGAGED WITHOUT IT POPPING OUT OF GEAR, WHICH LASTED FOR A COUPLE DAY. YESTERDAY (EIGHT DAYS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT), WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (APPROX. 70 MPH), HEARD LOUD CRUNCHING NOISES, THEN LOST SPEED. DOWNSHIFTED TO FOURTH GEAR, AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE, THEN TRIED TO CONTINUE DRIVING. COMPLETELY LOST FIFTH GEAR. CAR CAN BE DRIVEN IN FIRST THROUGH FOURTH GEAR, BUT JUST REVS IN FIFTH. I'VE ALWAYS HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE GETTING THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGED CORRECTLY IN REVERSE, BUT NEVER IN THE REST OF THE GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10673079January 16, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672871January 15, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WENT TO MY CAR , PUT A BAG IN THE BACK FLOOR , SHUT THE BACK DOOR , THE DOOR BOUNCED BACK AND HIT ME, THE LATCH WOULD NOT CATCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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