Ford Fiesta Complaints

3,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10905963September 12, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR WILL RANDOMLY DIE AT CERTAIN TIMES. SOMETIMES IT WILL START BACK UP SOMETIMES NOT. HAPPENS DURING LOW OR MEDIUM SPEEDS AT INTERSECTIONS ALMOST WRECKED A FEW TIMES DUE TO IT. PROBLEM DUE TO A FAILING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR ONLY HAD 50K MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED DOING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904552September 7, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T CATCH AT ALL FOR A FEW SECONDS OR MOVE SO WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC YOU END UP STUCK LINGERING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS COULD CAUSE A WRECK, ENDANGERS MINE AND MY ALREADY AT LEAST ONE DOCUMENTED CASE OF THIS ALREADY HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904214September 6, 2016
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV WHILE IN NEUTRAL AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INTERMITTENTLY AS IF IT WOULD STALL, BUT THEN SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP UNTIL THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,143.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903413September 3, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION MODULE FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME. LURCHES, ENGINE REVS, NO POWER, FAILS TO GO. FORD PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER FOR 30 DAYS OR MORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903442September 3, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 301 AND WATER COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED A FEW FEET AT FIRST STATION. WATER WAS POURING OUT MY RADIATOR. I GOT A TOW AND TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID MINE WAS THIRD CAR IN A WEEK THIS HAPPENED TO IN STATESBORO GA AREA. PLASTIC FAN BROKE WENT THRU RADIATOR AND BLOWED THE HEAD GASKET. REPAIR MAN SAID PROBABLY IN 3 SECONDS FLAT. TWO WEEKS BEFORE HAD OIL CHANGES AND DAY OF EMERGENCY CHECKED ALL WATER AND OIL BEFORE LEAVING HOME. I AM A WIDOW AND THIS IS GONE COST ME AROUND 2,000 AND I AM IN BANKRUPTCY. I JUST WONDER IF THIS IS A RECALL OR SHOULD BED. MY WARRANTY IS OUT BUT I ONLY HAVE 66,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THOUGHT IT WAS LAST LOTS MORE YEARS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME. I REALLY LOVE MY CAR BUT ITS ALREADY HAD A TRANSMISSION RECALL AND LOCK RECALL WHICH I WAS FIXING TO GET FIXED. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FIXED AND I GET 32 MILES TO GALLON IN GAS WHICH IS TERRIFIC. PLEASE JUST CHECK IS THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND LET MY MECHANIC KNOW AT SOUTHSIDE AUTOMOTIVE IN JESUP GA AND HIS NUMBER IS [XXX]. I REALLY FEEL FORD MOTOR SHOULD RECALL ON THIS AND MY CAR SHOULD BE PAID FOR SO YOUR BUSINESS WILL BE WHAT ITS SUPPOSE TO BE A GOOD AMERICAN BUSINESS THAT DOES WHATS RIGHT. *TR INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903279September 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A ACCIDENT ON 9/2/2016 AND THE CAR AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK AT ALL.. I WAS DOING 45 MILES IN THE 45 MILE ZONE ON A CURVE A DRUNK DRIVER HIT ME ON MY DRIVER SIDE. I WAS INJURY AFTER THAT WITH RIBS FRACTURE, AND OTHER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10903323September 2, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MY CAR SINCE 3 MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE. EVERYTIME I TAKE THE CAR IN TO BE SERVICED THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING "NOTHING IS WRONG" BUT I HAVE MY CARS VEHICLE HEALTH REPORTS THE PAST YEARS AND THEY ALL SAY THE RECALL IS AN ERROR MY CAR HAS LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HAVING TO BE TOWED, ALSO HAD THEM SUGGEST BUYING A NEW BATTERY AFTER A YEAR IS RIDICULOUS, ALSO THE FAN MOTOR ON THE CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE STILL OVERHEATS TODAY AS WE SPEAK. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND IT HAS BEEN A AWFUL WORRY EVERYDAY DRIVING WILL IT OVERHEAT OR IS THE TRANSMISSION GOING TO GO TODAY? I BELIEVE THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. FORD HAS ALSO ACCEPTED THEIR PART IN THE TRANSMISSION BY OFFERING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FROM 36000 TO 150000. THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. FORD IS HAVING ME TAKE MY CAR TO DEALERS ALL OVER TRYING TO GET THEM TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION ALL OF THE DEALERS SAY THE SAME THING NOTHING IS WRONG. I WOULD LIKE THE PEACE OF MIND I DESERVE FROM MY NEW CAR PURCHASE I PAY MY PAYMENT EVERY MONTH WHY CANT I HAVE THAT PEACE OF MIND? I HAVE TO LEAVE WORK EVERYTIME THEY WANT ME TO TAKE THE CAR ELSEWHERE AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR PEACE OF MIND. WHY IS IT NO ONE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. A LEMON IS A LEMON AND ANOTHER VEHICLE SHOULD BE OFFERED OR SOMETHING THIS IS NOT RIGHT. 2 YEARS OF THIS CONSTANT BATTLE OVER WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR, WHY HAVE THE VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT OPTION IF YOU WANT ME TO IGNORE WHAT IT IS TELLING ME> I DON'T GET IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903065September 1, 2016
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, WHEELS, TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,388. ..UPDATED 12/20/16 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903125September 1, 2016
ENGINE
THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD HAPPEN IN BOTH CITY AND INTERSTATE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE AND I WOULD JUST BARELY BE ABLE TO GET ON TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE IN 70 MPH TRAFFIC. STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE WOULD ALLOW NORMAL OPERATION FOR ABOUT 5 MILES. THE PROBLEM WOULD THEN OCCUR AGAIN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A BAD THROTTLE BODY WITH A CODE OF P2011. I'VE READ THAT FORD HAS A HISTORY OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THROTTLE BODIES. IT SEEMS THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE ISSUE ON NEWER MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899464August 30, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR HAS SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAS BEEN RES CONFIGURED ABOUT FOUR TO FIVE TIMES. CAR VIBRATES AND HAS ISSUES WITH ACCELARATION. DEALERS WON'T DO ANYTHING BUT WARRANTIES KEEP GETTING EXTENDED BY FORD. I STARTED HAVING THE ISSUE ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE CAR AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899520August 30, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN PARK AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO OTHER GEARS. THIS OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO PARK. ONCE IN PARK IT COULD NOT BE SHIFTED TO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE CAR COULD BE STARTED AND TURNED OFF WHILE IN PARK. ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE OKAY. COULD BE AN ISSUE WITH THE INTERLOCK MECHANISM, BUT NEEDED A NEW SHIFTER ASSEMBLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899613August 30, 2016
POWER TRAIN
ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. FORD POWER SHIFT TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES WITH TRANSMISSION FAILING TO PROPERLY ENGAGE AND GRINDING NOISE AND JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING STEERING TO SHAKE POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE IF THIS EVER HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND WHEN SLOWED TO NEAR STOP APPRX 5-10 MPH MULTIPLE COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION CONTROLL UNIT REPROGRAM A AND CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 8000 MILES PRIOR TO TODAY'S DATE AND HAVING SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899224August 29, 2016
STEERING
CLUNK CLUNK NOISE WHEN TURNING WHEEL FORWARD & BACKWARDS, WHEN MOVING. THIS WAS VERIFIED WITH DEAN SELLER DEALER. ADVISED THAT STEERING WHEEL SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD 17,782 MILES. REPORTED TO FORD MOTOR 8/24/16. RECEIVED CASE #CAS-10397672. NO HELP FROM FORD, EVEN THOUGH I SUGGESTED A DEFAULTED PART WAS INVOLVED. THEY CLOSED CASE, WITH NO SATISFACTION FROM MFG. OR DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10902064August 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I ACCELERATE ON TAKE OFF MY CAR SHUTTERS BAD AND I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898413August 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR SLOWS DOWN THEN SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. CAR IS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER. OTHER TIMES VEHICLE ACCELARATES EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO STOP VEHICLE THEN SHUTS OFF. CAR RESTARTS AFTER. TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY REPAIRED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF AFTER REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898514August 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IT SHUDDERS AND HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO GO INTO GEAR.IT HAS BEEN TO SERVICE WELL OVER 6 TIMES IN 2 YEARS. I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS THE DESIGN OF THE CAR AND I NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC SHIFTS INTERNALLY DIFFERENT. WHEN ON THE OPEN ROAD AND IT IS IN GEAR IT FUNCTIONS OK. IN TOWN GOING FROM STOP LIGHT TO STOP LIGHT IS WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURS. IT HESITATES IN ACCELERATION AND SHUDDERS. IT HAS FAILED ME EXITING ONTO A MAJOR FREEWAY BY NOT KICKING INTO THE PROPER GEAR. I NO LONGER TRY TO MERGE ONTO A FREEWAY IN THIS CAR. THERE IS NOT A DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS CAR IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE ABOUT THIS CAR. I HAVE TRIED AND TRIED TO TELL FORD CORPORATION AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT THESE ISSUES. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER STATING MY CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY IN THIS CAR. I HAVE GONE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND MADE MANY ATTEMPTS AT GETTING THEM TO LISTEN TO ME REGARDING THESE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I HAVE LEFT THERE SO OFFENDED BY THEM ACTING LIKE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR WHEN I KNOW THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. THEY PUT IN BACK ON ME THE DRIVER THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 38 YEARS MOST HAVE BEEN 5 SPEEDS, I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY HOW A CAR IS SUPPOSE TO DRIVE AND FOR THEM TO INSINUATE OTHERWISE IS INSULTING TO ME. AGAIN THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND MORE SO THAN EVER NOW, BECAUSE THE SAFETY LATCHES HAVE MALFUNCTIONED ON THE PASSENGER REAR AND FRONT DOORS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AT ALL DRIVING THIS CAR BUT I HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS AS FORD LOW-BALLED ME ON A TRADE IN BECAUSE THEY ARE AWARE OF THESE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898533August 25, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUTTERED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,750.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898144August 24, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WHEN FIRST STARTED (TRANSMISSION COLD) IT SHUTTERS IN REVERSE THEN WHEN SHIFTED INTO 1ST IT WILL SLIGHTLY SHUTTER AND FROM 1ST TO 2ND, THEN OF DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IT SHIFTS HARD FROM 2 TO 3RD. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES, IT OPERATES NORMAL. CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. CUST. CARE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EXCEPT SUGGEST TO TAKE TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHICH WILL COST AN ARM AN A LEG. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD NO MATTER WHAT TEMPERATURE OR TIME OF DAY AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE HAS REMAIN PARKED FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898334August 24, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR 5 TIMES TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THIS FAULTY CV TRANSMISSION. IT'S ALSO GONE THROUGH AT LEAST 3 RECALLS (FORTUNATELY FORD HAS "EXTENDED THE WARRANTY") ON THE BLASTED THING. I'VE ALSO HAD THEM REPLACE THE CVT PART ITSELF, STILL NOTHING. SO WHAT'S WRONG? THE [XXX]TRANSMISSION DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. IT JARS WHEN ACCELERATING, AND I MEAN BADLY JARS. HOW BAD? I'M ACCELERATING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, LET'S SAY INA TURN INTO AN INTERSECTION. IT WILL LITERALLY STOP FOR A SECOND WHILE DOING THE ADJUSTMENT AND THEN CONTINUE FORWARD. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS SAFE AT ALL. IN ADDITION, AFTER THE LATEST "RECALL", IT'S MADE THINGS "WORSE". THE LAST TIME I WENT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR "FLOORING IT" (JUST TO SEE HOW IT WOULD HANDLE IT), THE THING WENT UP TO 6200 RPMS. THE "RED ZONE". IT SHOULD NOT DO THAT. AT ALL. THESE "LOONS" INSIST THAT THIS IS NORMAL, WHEN THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER CVTS OUT THERE (LET'S SAY, HONDA) THAT HAVE WORKING ONES THAT FUNCTION FINE. WORSE, THEY'VE BEEN CALLING THE [XXX] SYSTEM AUTOMATIC INSTEAD OF WHAT IT REALLY IS, A FANCY PANTS COMPUTERIZED MECHANICAL. IT'S HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I'M JUST GOING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THE [XXX] THING SHUTTERS AND JERKS. WHEN IT'S INTO A TURN, FROM STOP TO START, OR UP A HILL, THE THING STUTTERS AND SOMETIMES STALLS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898327August 24, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY CAR HAD THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMED ON 06/06/16 AND IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS WE SPEAK 8/24/16. THE CAR JERKS, DOESN'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND IS DOING WHAT IT WANTS, VERY UNSAFE AS IT DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT AND JOLTS WHEN IT DOES. IT'S ALMOST LIKE ITS STUCK IN GEAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND I'M IRRITATED THAT THIS WAS REPAIRED 2 MONTHS AGO AND THE PROBLEM CLEARLY ISN'T FIXED. I'M PREGNANT AND AM VERY DISSAPOINTED THAT FORD CAN ALLOW A PROBLEM LIKE THIS TO CONTINUE WITHOUT PROPER RESOLUTION AND SAFETY FOR ITS CUSTOMERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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