Ford Fiesta Complaints

3,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10920392October 31, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
TIE RODS AND SWAY BARS WORE OUT AT 32K MILES AND 5 YEARS ,1 MONTH, AS DID ORIGINAL TIRES.. EXPECTED LONGER WEAR THAN THIS ON SUCH A NEW CAR, AS I HAVE GONE > 100K ON MY PREVIOUS SMALL FORD SUSPENSIONS UNTOUCHED. DEALER WANTED >$1100 TO REPAIR., SO I WENT TO NAPA AFTER MARKET PARTS WITH LIFETIME WARRANTEE TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919974October 29, 2016
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SLIPS GEAR AS YOU ACCELERATE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR FROM A STOP, BETWEEN 10-20 MPH. DEALER STATES THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 32,212 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919860October 28, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN REAR DOOR SWUNG OPEN. REAR DOOR IS FAILING TO CLOSE PROPERLY AS THE DOOR LATCH WON'T HINGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919919October 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919219October 26, 2016
POWER TRAIN
CAR BEGAN HESITATING AND JERKING, WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD BOG DOWN WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE, GOING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS AFTER A STOP CAR WAS ALMOST HIT A NUMBER OF TIMES DUE TO CAR STALING . MY WIFE AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON OCTOBER 20TH 2015 FOR THE 4TH TIME, THEY SAID IT WAS CLUTCH AND THEY REPLACED IT THEN CALLED AND SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THAT. WE DIDN'T CAR BACK UNTIL JAN 16 2016 I TOOK THE CAR TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BEGAN TO HESITATING AND JERKING. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE TRAINED. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK OCTOBER 1ST 2016 DUE TO THE CAR STALING IN THE INTERSECTION AND ALMOST BEING HIT AGAIN THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE CLUTCH AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS ON BACK ORDER, THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD BE AND THEY ARE WAITING ON PARTS, AS OF TODAY OCTOBER 26TH 2016 MY CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER. THIS IS A REPEAT ISSUE, I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE CAR. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE CLUTCH AND WAS A "KNOWN ISSUE" THAT FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT OTHER THEN WAITING UNTIL THE WARRANTY IS UP AND FORCING YOU TO EITHER DEAL WITH THE ISSUE OR BUY A NEW CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919037October 26, 2016
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919171October 26, 2016
ENGINE
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHILE ACCELERATING, IT FEELS AS THOUGH CAR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT SPUTTERING. INITIALLY CAR DRIFTED BACKWARD WHILE STOPPED ON A DECLINE. TRANSMISSION WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED, HAD MORE PROBLEMS AFTER REPAIRS, HAD TO REPLACE TWO FRONT TIRES, NOISE CAME FROM FRONT TIRES AND DASHBOARD VIBRATED. NOW TRANSMISSION IS SPUTTERING AGAIN WHILE ACCELERATING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919198October 26, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WAS TOLD TPS WAS BAD VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND LOOSES POWER SHUTS OFF ON FREEWAY VERY DANGEROUS THE HOLE THROTTLE BOD MUST BE PURCHASED TO FIX BUT WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD RUNS FINE AFTER 3 TIME WHEN IT WAS DOING IT AGAIN WENT STRAIGHT TO DEALER TOLD ME IS POSSIBLY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR MAY BE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918698October 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY SONS CAR BEGAN HESITATING AND JERKING, WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD BOG DOWN WHEN TRYING TO GO, GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY WAS SCARY. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON AUG 19TH THEY SAID IT WAS CLUTCH AND THEY REPLACED IT THEN CALLED AND SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THAT. WE DIDN'T CAR BACK UNTIL OCT 6 MY SON TOOK THE CAR TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR BEGAN TO WHINE AS WELL AS AN ODOR HE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MY HUSBAND WENT AND GOT THE CAR. THE DEALER PICKED THE CAR UP FROM MY DRIVEWAY LEAVING A PUDDLE. THEY ARE TELLING ME IT IS STILL THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ARE WAITING ON PARTS, AS OF TODAY OCT 25TH MY CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918819October 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY 2014 FORD FIESTA IN DECEMBER 2013 AND SHORTLY AFTER THIS THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR SLOWER SPEEDS. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH IT WAS BOUGHT FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT WAS RESOLVED FOR SOME TIME, BUT THE ISSUE IS NOW RESURFACING. THE FIESTA TENDS TO SHUDDER AND HESITATE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND HAS MADE IT DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS OR WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP TO ENTER A HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918086October 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
CAR SPUTTERS ON TAKE OFF ALMOST DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF MAJOR INTERSECTIONS. RADIO ELECTRICAL SHORTED OUT THE FIRST 3 MONTHS AND SMOKE FROM HOOD. THE RIGHT REAR DOOR FLEW OPEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917715October 21, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I BOUGHT MY 2012 FORD FIESTA IN 9/2015 WITH APPROX.16,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES (ONE OF WHICH FOR 26 DAYS). #1 WAS DUE TO THE DOOR LATCH. MY 10YR OLD WAS SITTING IN THE BACKSEAT WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR SWUNG OPEN WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN. #2 WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS & BEGAN SHAKING, THEN THE LIGHTS INSIDE & OUT STARTED BLINKING AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. #3 WAS FOR THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN, WHICH LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN I75 IN NAPLES THE EVENING OF 12/28/2015. THE CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND HAD TO BE TOWED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. #4 THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON I75 THE CAR STARTED MAKING A STRANGE WHINNY NOISE THEN SHORTLY AFTER LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS STILL DRIVING. THAT TIME I BARELY MADE IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOWED AGAIN TO DEALERSHIP. #5 TRANSMISSION...AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING AT 11:30PM AT NIGHT 8/2016 CAR LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING ON & OFF AND THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MANAGED TO BE ABLE TO TURN IT ON AGAIN AND DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP...WHERE IT STAYED FOR 26 STRAIGHT DAYS. TOMORROW WILL BE #6...DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS...AGAIN. CAR IS MAKING WHINNY NOISES AGAIN, SHAKING AND HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS, TEMPERATURE LIGHT IS COMING ON AND A/C IS NOT COOLING ANYMORE. TOMORROW I'LL BE GETTING AN ATTORNEY AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917770October 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE CAR TO REV UP WHILE DRIVING OR TO JERK AS IF THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO STALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916676October 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
CLUNK NOISE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR... I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FROM THE DAY I PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALER ON 9/29/16 (45 MILES ON CAR THEN).. I THOUGHT AT FIRST I IMAGINED IT OR JUST NEEDED TO GET USED TO THIS CAR SINCE I HAD JUST TURNED IN A 2014 LEASE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA SO BIG DIFFERENCE IN THESE 2 CARS..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916387October 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION WILL STOP ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR RPMS GO UP AND YOU LOOSE POWER TO THE WHEELS CAUSING TRAFFIC TO RUN INTO THE BACK OR RUN OVER YOU .GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY MERGED INTO TRAFFIC GOT UP TO SPEED THAN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MOTOR REVVED UP AND LOST SPEED RAPIDLY ALMOST GOT RUN OVER BY TRACTOR TRAILER HAD TO PULL OFF ONTO SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY ,THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES .THE FIRST TIME FORD SAID IT WAS THE TIMING OF MOTOR .THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AFTER THAT . I CANT EVEN DRIVE BE CAUSE IM AFRAID OF KILLING ME AND MY FAMILY.THIS TRANSMISSION HAS A DEFINITE AND THEY WONT ACKNOWLEDGE .THEY DID SEND ME A RECALL FOR THE TCM BUT THEY TOLD ME IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR DUE TO SAFETY AND FEAR OF HURTING MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915590October 12, 2016
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED EVERY TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INNER INPUT SEAL AND CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE CLUTCH FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,743.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915636October 12, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE HAS 4 DOORS. I WAS PARKED AT MY DAUGHTERS SCHOOL IN THE CITY STREET. ITS THE RIGHT BACK DOOR, MY DAUGHTER OPENED IT, WHEN SHE TRIED TO CLOSE IT IT WOULDN'T CLOSE, SO I TRIED TO CLOSE IT BUT IT WOULDN'T, SO I CHECKED THE MECHANISM ON THE DOOR AND IT WAS LOOSE. I HAD TO TIE THE DOOR TO THE SEAT. NO MATTER WHAT I DID I COULDENT CLOSE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915237October 11, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TURBOCHARGER ENGAGED AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915397October 11, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SPEED DECREASED TO 40 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN, BUT THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10915014October 10, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH 54,195 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, IT NOW HAS 58,000 MILES 3000 OF WHICH I'VE DIDN'T PUT ON IT. I DRIVE LOCALLY, AROUND TOWN, DON'T EVEN DRIVE/GO OUT SOMETIMES 1 OR 2 DAYS WKLY; I DON'T KNOW HOW/WHY THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE IS DISPLAYED. PERHAPS FOR EVERY MILE DRIVEN, SEVERAL MORE ARE INCLUDED IN THE COMPUTER? THE DEALER CHECKED ON THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND SUPPOSEDLY THE THEIR SYSTEMS MATCH . SINCE JAN. 2016, I FIGURED TO HAVE DRIVEN, APPROX. 1000 MILES. I AM CONCERNED FURTHERMORE, BECAUSE I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS CAR, AND I DON'T WANT INACCURATE MILEAGE TO VOID THE WARRANTY'S STIPULATION. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER OCCURANCES, WITH OTHER OWNER'S OF THIS CAR TYPE, PLEASE REPORT IT AND HAVE YOUR MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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