Ford Fiesta Complaints
3,175 consumer complaints on file.
- #11000555June 21, 2017STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I TRADED MY CUBE FOR FIESTA. THERE ARE TWO RECALLS I FOUND THE ATTACHED IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. I TOOK IT TO SLOAN FORD. THEY TOLD ME IF IT DOESN'T MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS OF A RECALL THEY WON'T DO THE REPAIR WORK. TUES THEY PROVIDED A SHUTTLE SERVICE. I NEED THE CAR TO WORK. THE CAR WON'T KICK IN FROM STOP TO START. IT'S A CONCERN TO ME AT A STOP LIGHT. THE WINDOW COVER IN PASSENGER SIDE DOG CHEWED ON THE HANDLE WON'T GET REPLACED. ALSO THE WINDOW SWITCH ON FRONT PASSENDER WON'T CLOSE. I'M CONCERNED, I WANT TO KEEP THE CAR, BUT I CAN'T HAVE IT STALL OUT ON ME. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THEY'D GIVE FREE REPAIR AND LOANER CAR. I GOT IT FROM ROBERTS HONDA IN DOWNINGTOWN, AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SLOAN FORD. IT LOOKS LIKE PRIOR OWNER HAD IT LOOKED AT DIDN'T BRING IT IN FOR THE REPAIR. I ALSO WASN'T GIVEN A SECOND KEY TO THE CAR. KINDLY HELP. IT NEEDS TO KICK IN.. THERE'S A TRANSMISSION SHUTTER AND CLUTCH REPAIR JOB. I WANT TO BE SAFE IN THE CAR. SERVICE ADVISOR SOUNDED LIKE HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO THE WORK. I NEED THE INFORMATION ON THE WARRANTY 3YR/36000 CAN'T GET IT. IF I'M AT A LIGHT AND STARTING UP, IT FEELS LIKE A MACHINE GUN RIFLE.... THE CAT LIGHT CAME ON ONE TIME ON DASH TOO. THE STRINK TO HOLD UP THE TRUNK LIFT WAS GIVEN WITH DUCT TAPE ON IT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11000192June 20, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE MALFUNCTION ERROR AND LOSS OF PERFORMANCE DUE TO MANUFACTOR DEFECT IN WIRE HARNESS. FORD CLAIMS THIS IS A ISSUE DONE DURING MANUFACTURING AND THE FIX IS TO RE WIRE THE HARNESS UNDER DASH BUT IS NOT COVERED DUE TO IT BEING A WIRING ISSUE. LOSS OF PERFORMANCE IN VEHICLE IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF DRIVING ON A FREE WAY OR OTHER ROADS AND YOU CAR LOSES MOST POWER. FORD HAS SAID THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT THE WORRY BUT IT IS A VERY KNOWN ISSUE AND CONSUMERS JUST HAVE TO PAY AND HAVE IT FIXED WHICH IS COSTS IN THE THOUSANDS FOR THERE MANUFACTURING DEFECT.THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING OR JUST DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS. IT HAPPENS NON STOP RANDOMLY AND HAS BEEN HAPPENIING FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS WITH NO HELP FROM FORD TO FIX THE ISSUES.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS YOUR CAR DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE IT JOLTS AND STARTS NOT BURING GASOLINE ALL THE WAY IT ALSO WILL CAUSE SMOG ISSUES DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND YOU ALSO NEED TO PULL VEHICLE OVER WHERE EVER YOU ARE AT TO TURN IT OFF WAIT A FEW MINS AND THEN IT BACK ON SO YOU CAN KEEP DRIVING
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10995839June 19, 2017FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MEINEKE CAR CENTER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,912.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10995489June 16, 2017POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND REAR ENDED A UTILITY VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND RAN TO THE SIDEWALK. DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CONTACT WAS A FIRE TRUCK AND THE OCCUPANTS WITNESSED THE ENTIRE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TIPM WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS BY HUNTERSVILLE FORD IN HUNTERSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA IN AUGUST OF 2015. THE SECOND TIME WAS BY SALISBURY FORD IN SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA IN AUGUST OF 2016. THE HUNTERSVILLE FORD DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE CLUTCH TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,378.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10995527June 16, 2017STRUCTURE:BODY
THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED FOR A DOOR LATCH ISSUE WHICH WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ON APRIL 6, 2016. THE REPLACED DOOR LATCH ON THE PASSENGER DOOR FAILED ON 6/11/17 FOR THE SAME REASON - THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. THE PASSENGER HAD EXITED THE VEHICLE AT A GAS STATION AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHUT THE DOOR ALL IT WOULD DO WAS BOUNCE AND STAY OPEN. THE ORIGINAL DOOR LATCHES HAD WORKED FINE FROM AUGUST 2010, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, TO APRIL OF 2016. THE RECALL REPLACEMENT LATCH LASTED FROM APRIL 2016 TO JUNE 2017. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE REPLACEMENT LATCHES? I HAVE JUST GOTTEN THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AFTER THEIR REPAIR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10995542June 16, 2017POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND UNRELIABILITY: MY CAR FREQUENTLY SHUDDERS WHEN I START AND, SOMETIMES THE AUTOMATIC POWERTRAIN BRIEFLY DETACHES; IN OTHER WORDS, APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL ON SUCH OCCASIONS SIMPLY MAKES THE ENGINE WHINE, WITH NO PROPULSIVE RESPONSE. THIS HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE -- MUST BE ABLE TO RELY ON THE TRANSMISSION RESPONDING TO CHANGES IN PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE PROBLEM IS MOST ACUTE WHEN I'M ACCELERATING FROM A STOP; ON THE MOST RECENT OCCASION, I BEGAN FORWARD MOTION AT A STOP LIGHT, BUT THEN THE TRANSMISSION DETACHED AND I JUST 'FLOATED' INTO THE INTERSECTION. REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL AND REAPPLYING PRESSURE OVERCAME THE PROBLEM, IN THAT INSTANCE. THE CAR ALSO SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY AS I START, OR IF I AM GOING UPHILL SLOWLY (SUCH AS IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC). I THOUGHT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL OF THE FIESTA TO ADDRESS TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, BUT I SEE NO SUCH RECALL ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10995638June 16, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, PROBLEM OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN THE SPAN OF DRIVING 10 MILES, STRUGGLED TO GET HOME. OCCURRED WHILE ON FREEWAY, AT RED LIGHT, AND HIGH SPEED OR SLOW SPEED DID NOT MATTER. CAR WOULD DING THE ALERT SOUND, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS WOULD FLASH, AND I WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY BE FORCED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF ROAD EACH TIME. THREE INSTANCES POSED SERIOUS RISK TO OTHERS AS MY CAR LOST MOMENTUM BEFORE SAFELY MAKING IT OFF THE ROAD, AND OTHER CARS HAD TO MOVE AROUND MY CAR. PROBLEM MATCHES THE MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION BELOW FROM 2015, WHICH MEANS THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TERM DESIGN FLAW. THIS NEEDS TO BE MARKED AS A SAFETY RECALL. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10058725 MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: SB-15B22 SUMMARY ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) HAD DEVELOPED ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAILURES, RESULTING IN AN INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT LOSS WHILE DRIVING OR A LACK OF POWER OR NO START AND SOFTWARE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10994647June 13, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS CAR HAS TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH ISSUES. I'VE TAKEN IT TO FORD AND THEY ARE SAYING IT'S THE BRAKES. THE SOUND THAT MY CAR IS MAKING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BRAKES. MY CAR HESITATES, SHUDDERS, JERKS WHEN DRIVING. IT ALSO HAS A LOUD NOISE THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD ONCE BY FORD THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE CLUTCH. NOW THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION. MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S A STICK SHIFT AND WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL AFTER STOPPING. SOMETIMES I CAN'T GET IT TO REACH THE SPEED I WANT AND IT HAS DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT THAT IS WHY I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD AGAIN. I HAVE VIDEOS WITH THE NOISE IT'S MAKING AND I HAVE EVEN PLAYED IT FOR THE PEOPLE AT FORD. DESPITE HAVING HEARD THE VIDEO AND HAVING DRIVEN MY CAR, THEY SAY IT'S FINE, NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. THE NOISE IS GETTING WORSE AND I FEEL LIKE IF I CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10994529June 12, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2014 FORD FIESTA, WHICH I BOUGHT USED, WAS STATIONARY, I OPENED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND WHEN I WENT TO CLOSE IT THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY DUE TO THE LATCH. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER IT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS MADE IN A PLACE THEY CLAIM WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE PROBLEM THEY WERE RECALLING OTHER CARS FOR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10993866June 8, 2017POWER TRAIN
MY CARS TRANSMISSION JERKS, POWERS DOWN, HESITATES. I HAVE TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, ONE TIME I HAD A COMPUTER UPDATE. I HAD A LOT OF CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THE WAY THIS CAR OPERATES. APRIL 2015 MY LUCK RAN OUT. EVENING TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN THE CAR DID THE HESITATION AND THIS TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. MY DAUGHTER HAD A NECK INJURY AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HER ARMS.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10993815June 7, 2017POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED A LOW SPEED ACCELERATION SHUDDER. IT WAS "FIXED" UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN IT REAPPEARED I FOUND OUT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY REAPPEAR. I WAS FIXED AGAIN UNDER AN EXTENDED 100,000 MILE WARRANTY AT 86,000 MILES. OCCURRED AGAIN AT 96,000 MILES BUT IT "PASSED" THE SHUDDER TEST AND WOULDN'T BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS NOW SHUDDERS TERRIBLY AND AT 104,000 ALL FUTURE REPAIRS WILL COST $2000 EACH TIME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10992405May 31, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND HORNED FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLED, THE FAN FAILED TO COOL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (BEACH FORD LOCATED AT 2717 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA 23452) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL FUSE BOX FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN THE CORROSION TO BYPASS MORE TIME FOR THE CONTACT, BUT RECOMMENDED THAT THE ELECTRICAL FUSE BOX BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10992235May 30, 2017STRUCTURE:BODY
DOOR LATCH STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY WHILE CAR WAS IN PARK WITH NO HARSH HANDLING OF THE DOOR WHATSOEVER. DOOR WAS BEING CLOSED GENTLY WHEN IT BOUNCED BACK WHICH IS WHEN WE REALIZED THAT IT WAS NOT LATCHING OR CLOSING AT ALL. CAR WAS IN PARK AND TURNED OFF. I BELIEVE THE DOOR LATCH WAS FAULTY, AND THERE MIGHT BE MECHANICS THAT ARE NOT WORKING FOR THE LATCH.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10992103May 29, 2017LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT AND LATCH PROPERLY AFTER BEING OPENED. I HAD TO DRIVE SEVEN MILES WITH THE DOOR JERRY RIGGED SHUT WITH ROPE. THE DOOR WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT FAILED TO LATCH CLOSED. *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH WAS BROKEN. THE DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN SHUT AND LOCKED. *JS *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10991977May 28, 2017ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW ON 12/22/2013 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM DAY 3 OF OWNING IT. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT GRINDS, CLICKS AND MAKES HORRIBLY LOUD NOISES. IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNS AND I'VE ALMOST BEEN RAN OVER MANY TIMES. IT JERKS AND ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME EVENING TELLING IT TO. NOW AT APPROXIMATELY 54,000 MILES IT WILL NO LONGER EVEN START AND THE LIGHT SAYS "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW." THE WRENCH LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COME ON AND OFF, PERIODICALLY. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS WELL AWARE THAT THEY PUT BAD TRANSMISSIONS IN ALL OF THESE NEW CARS AND WE HAVE BEEN ROBBED. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE'S DEATH BEFORE SOMEONE DOES THE RIGHT THING IN THIS SITUATION?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10992000May 28, 2017ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
HAS A HESITATION WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL ALMOST LIKE TOO MUCH FUEL AT ONE TIME AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT WILL LAUNCH FORWARD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHILE TURNING IT WILL CAUSE YOU TO REDIRECT YOUR STEERING QUICKLY OR YOU WILL END UP ON SOMEONE ELSE'S SIDE OF THE ROAD.AND WHEN PULLING OUT FROM STOP SIGNS OR SIGNAL LIGHTS IS VERY SCARY AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME.NOT HAVING POWER WHEN NEEDED IS VERY UNSAFE FOR ME AND THE OTHER SURROUNDING DRIVERS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10991760May 26, 2017FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2014 FORD FIESTA SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING ON THE INTERSTATE 4 DURING RUSH HOUR (APPROXIMATELY 5PM ON MAY 12 2017). THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND IT STALLED RANDOMLY. I RESTARTED AND IT WOULD NOT RUN. AFTER TOWING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DETERMINED IT WAS DUE TO A FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION. IT WAS MENTIONED HOW UNUSUAL IT IS FOR THIS TO OCCUR ON A CAR WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE CAR BROKE DOWN. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. NO STRANGE NOISES. IT JUST STOPPED. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AFTER BEING INFORMED WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FORD FIESTAS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 30 2014 TO MAY 21 2014 (RECALL # 14S30) FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE: FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT IF THE FUEL PUMP FAILS, THE VEHICLE MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHEN CONTACTING FORD REGARDING THIS ISSUE ON 5/24/2017, WE WERE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE SINCE OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED JUST PRIOR TO THE RECALL DATE. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS IN THE RECALL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHERS, NOT DISMISSED. AGAIN, THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS MY CAR WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE TRAFFIC WAS SLOW. I ALSO BELIEVE I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR MY REPAIR THAT WAS DONE AT THE AUTONATION FORD IN SANFORD, FL AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I HAVE KEPT UP ALL MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR AND THE FUEL PUMP FAILED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10990886May 22, 2017POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHUDDERED DURING GEAR CHANGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AGAIN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10990961May 22, 2017POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, LACK OF ACCELERATION, AND SHUDDERED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10986395May 18, 2017ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND STALLED DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING AND BURNING INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PERMANENTLY DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 06/28/17*LJ UPDATED 08/08/2017*JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0