Ford Fiesta Complaints (2012)

617 consumer complaints on file.

#11233506July 19, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION BALKS ON ACCELERATION. WHEN ENTERING EXPRESSWAY ON RAMPS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CAUSES TROUBLE MERGING WITH THE UP TO SPEED TRAFFIC. FROM A STOP IT OFTEN OPERATES FLAWLESSLY BUT SOMETIMES WILL NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT SURGES FORWARD AND BACKWARD. THIS UNPREDICTABILITY IS DANGEROUS. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER DRIVE THIS CAR. IT IS DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233204July 18, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE OR DISENGAGE WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO. SLOW TO START FROM A COMPLETE STOP; HARD TO ACCELERATE FOR PASSING; LATE TO STOP BECAUSE DOWNSHIFTING IS LATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232733July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUDDERED, HESITATED TO ACCELERATE, JERKED, AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WAXAHACHIE FORD(2401 NORTH INTERSTATE 35, WAXAHACHIE, TX). THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE POWER TRAIN SOFTWARE AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE SAME FAILURES MORE THAN TEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232765July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232892July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE HAS A TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND DOES NOT SHIFT GEAR PROPERLY AS IT ACCELERATES. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE SUBJECT TO UNEXPECTED CONDITIONS OF LACK OF RESPONSE WHICH MAY CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES.
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
#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
#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
#11232535July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
WE BOUGHT OUR 2012 FORD FIESTA ABOUT A 2 YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 MECHANICS AND THE PROBLEMS PERSIST. THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND LURCHES FORWARD AT RANDOM. THE CAR HAS MAJOR ISSUES ACCELERATING AND HAS ALMOST GOTTEN US IN MANY ACCIDENTS. THE CAR SEEMS LIKE IT GETS STUCK IN A LOWER GEAR AND WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF IT EVEN AS YOUR FOOT IS PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232101July 15, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED EVERY TWO YEARS ON CAR SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2012. CAR WILL START SHUDDERING AND HAVE TROUBLE SHIFTING WHEN TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED, HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. FORD ONLY HAS REPLACED WITH SAME PARTS HAS NOT FIXED PROBLEM AS CAR IS ON FOURTH CLUTCH, AND I EXPECT SHUDDERING TO START HAPPENING AGAIN NEXT YEAR, WHEN THE TWO YEARS WITH CURRENT CLUTCH IS UP. WILL NOTICE IT HAPPENING ONCE OR TWICE AND THEN IT BECOMES MORE FREQUENT. THEN YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE DEALER HAVING THE PARTS IN STOCK AND BEING WITHOUT A CAR FOR TWO DAYS WHILE IT IS GETTING REPAIRED. FIRST CLUTCH REPLACED IN JUNE 2014, HAS BEEN EVERY OTHER JUNE SINCE THEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231571July 13, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PASSENGER-SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230967July 11, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2012 FORD FIESTA WHICH HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OVER THE COURSE OF THE TIME I'VE HAD THE CAR. ON THE THURSDAY BEFORE THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. WE WERE GOING VERY SLOW AND THANK GOODNESS DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. WE HIT A CURB BEHIND US THAT STOPPED THE CAR. I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND IT MOVED FORWARD. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THAT NEXT MORNING AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE CLUTCH. I'VE DONE MULTIPLE WARRANTY CLAIMS & I'VE HAD ONGOING TRANS/CLUTCH ISSUES THAT FINALLY RESULTED WITH AS REPLACEMENT LAST MONTH. NOW THE CAR IS NO LONGER JERKING AND SLIPPING BUT IT'S SLOWER WITH DECREASED GAS MILEAGE. I'VE HAD A SYNC ISSUE/ RADIO ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND TOOK IT IN MULTIPLE TIMES, IT'S STILL NOT FIXED. RECENTLY THE RADIO/SYNC COMPLETELY FAILS BUT IT'S INTERMITTENT. NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE SYNC/RADIO ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT, I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT'S NOT WORKING COMPLETELY TO TAKE IT IN. IN THE LAST 6 WEEKS THE CAR HAS BEEN IN TWICE FOR BRAKE ISSUES, (I TOOK IT BACK TWICE IN THE SAME DAY + TRANS REPLACEMENT) THEN AGAIN TWO WEEKS LATER. I'M ON THE THIRD TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER THE SYNC SYSTEM IN THE LAST YEAR, THAT IS STILL NOT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230714July 10, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FUSE BOX IS GETTING MOISTURE CAUSING HEADLIGHTS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY AND NO FUSES OR RELAYS CAN BE CHANGED BECAUSE THEY ARE CORRODED IN THE BOX. CAR LOSES POWER, RADIO CAUGHT FIRE, DOORS LOCK ON THERE OWN OR DON'T LOCK AT ALL, MAJOR MALFUNCTION OF ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. 2011 AND 2013 WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. WHY WASN'T 2012? CAR HAS ISSUES WHILE DRIVING AND IT'S GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230733July 10, 2019
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY MAC HAIK FORD (515 I-35E, DESOTO, TX 75115, 469-530-3559) REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). MONTHS LATER, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO CLOSE THE REAR DOOR. BOB TOMES FORD (950 S CENTRAL EXPY, MCKINNEY, TX 75071, 1-888-485-3971) REPLACED THE PART, BUT IT FAILED A THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE SAME OEM PART WAS THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229599July 5, 2019
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
" TAKATA RECALL " TANSMISSION LIGHT KEEPS LIGHTING ON , A/C DOES NOT WORK CAR SHIFT BY ITS SELF DTCS,PO7A5 TRANSFICTION ELEMENT B STUCK DP56 PIDS FOUND FRICTION ELEMENT B BINDING CAUSED BY SHIFT FORK ASSY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229303July 3, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND HESITATED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE ENGINE RPMS SUDDENLY REVVED VERY HIGH BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE SHIFTER REMAINED STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BEAMAN FORD (1717 TENNESSEE 46, DICKSON, TN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229320July 3, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAD TO BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE SAME FAILURE THREE YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222957June 27, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK LID FAILED TO CLOSE PROPERLY AND THE 'BOOT OPEN' WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PALLOTTA FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 4199 CLEVELAND RD, WOOSTER, OH 44691, (330) 345-6600), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,682.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221158June 19, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON 6/16/19 I WAS DRIVING ON THE I89 IN VERMONT AND BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS SCARED ME AS I HAD NO VISIBILITY ON THE INTERSTATE. MY HIGH BEAMS WERE ABLE TO WORK, AND EVENTUALLY, I TURNED BY LOW BEAMS BACK ON. THEY SEEMED TO WORK. THEY THEN CUT OUT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED OFF AND ON FOR THE REST OF MY DRIVE HOME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. TODAY 6/19/19 THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION IN MY FUSE BOX, AND THEY REPORTED THE CHEAPEST OPTION WAS $500 TO CLEAN THE BOX, AND REPLACE THE PINS. I ASKED THEM WHAT WOULD STOP THE CORROSION, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE CORROSION WOULD STOP. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/FORD/FIESTA/HEADLIGHTS-PROBLEMS.PHP SO IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DRIVING A FORD FIESTA GETS INTO A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY STOP WORKING ON THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219425June 12, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR SHAKES. WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR SHUDDERS AND STALLS. WHEN DRIVING AT A SLOW PLACE (UNDER 30 MPH) THE CAR WILL VIBRATE BRIEFLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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