Ford Fiesta Complaints

3,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10870940May 26, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO ME BY THE DEALER AS POTENTIALLY BEING THE CAUSE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT ALONG WITH SHUDDERING IN THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPLACED (FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 12-MONTHS) THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, THE SEALS, THE CLUTCH RELEASE LEVER AND THE CLUTCH SLAVE BUT STATED THAT WHILE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE CLUTCH NOR DID IT CONTRIBUTE TO THE CLUTCH PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED FORD WARRANTEE OF THE CLUTCH. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE SEVERAL MONTHS BACK BUT, BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME, THEY DISMISSED THE ISSUE AS NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE CLUTCH. THE SAME ISSUE WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE INITIAL CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT A YEAR AGO. I PLAN TO PURSUE THE ISSUE OF THE THROTTLE BODY WITH FORD IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THEY ARE ACKNOWLEDGING AND TAKING OWNERSHIP OF ETB ISSUES WITH 1.6M OTHER FORD MODELS IN THE SAME PRODUCTION PERIOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870914May 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN
3 INSTANCES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS OF NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO SEVERE SHUDDERING/HESITATION. ALMOST T-BONED AT 3 DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS. CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE THEN SHUDDERED AND CONVULSED WITH NEAR MISSES. WAITED FOR NEARLY A MONTH TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO CHECK THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. MULTIPLE CLUTCHES REPLACED WITH LONG BACK-ORDERS ON PARTS. CAR IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. FORD IS NOW NOT OFFERING A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I HAVE LODGED A COMPLAINT HERE IN THE PAST FOR THE SAME NEAR DEATH OR INJURY EXPERIENCES. I HAVE TRIED SINCE THE 1ST CLUTCH REPLACEMENT TO GET RELIEF FROM FORD CORP. THEY ARE UNCOOPERATIVE. DOES ANYONE EVEN READ THESE THINGS? FORD JUST POSTED HUGE PROFIT MARGINS. ARE THEY TOO POWERFUL FOR OUR GOV'T TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS LONG OCCURRING SAFETY HAZARD? WARRANTY RUNS OUT ON CAR AT 100,000. I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO GET RID OF THIS CAR, BUT I HAVE TOO MUCH INVESTED AND FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. HOW CAN YOUR AGENCY NOT HAVE DONE AN INTERVENTION? IF YOU WANT SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT THE NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES AND THE CAT LIKE 9 LIVES I MUST POSSESS, PLEASE, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870528May 24, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING VEHICLE ON EXPRESSWAY AND VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF. BEEN COMPLAINING TO FORD SINCE I PURCHASED VEHICLE ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW, TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS SEVERAL TIME. WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED BUT IT KEEPS DOING THE SAME THING. IT WILL ROLL BACK WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THIS TIME I WAS LUCKY NOTHING SERIOUS HAPPENED. NEXT TIME I MIGHT NOT BE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870452May 23, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL ON THE TRANS/CLUTCH (MY CAR IS AUTOMATIC) . LESS THAN 3 MONTHS LATER THE TRANS WAS GRINDING HARD, SLIPPING AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT BACK IN. ITS BEEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND MY TRANS IS STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN. FORD SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE ITS ACTING LIKE THEY KNEW IT WAS GOING TO. THAT FORD SOLD A BAD TRANS AND ITS THE "CHARACTERISTICS" OF THE TRANS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865622May 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION. SHUTTERS, INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION STAYING IN 2ND GEAR WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.I AM AT A LOSS WITH THIS VEHICLE.I WISH FORD WOULD REPLACE TRANSMISSION INSTEAD OF HAVING TECHNICIANS REPLACE CLUTCHES AND SEALS OR CLEAN CLUTCH TO REMOVE TRANSMISSION OIL OFF CLUTCH. I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO PURCHASE A FORD PRODUCT WHILE I AM ON THIS EARTH. NO CUSTOMER SHOULD HAVE TO SUFFER WITH INADEQUATE ENGINEERING DESIGNS!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865678May 18, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR SAYS ITS NOT IN PARK WHEN ITS IS IN PARK. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 15 MONTHS HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES...I WALKED OUT TO MY CAR TO GET IN TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE CAR STATES ITS NOT IN PARK WHEN ITS IN PARK...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865059May 16, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DOOR HANDLE STUCK IN PULL OUT POSITION WHICH I DIDN'T NOTICE. WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN CAR DOOR FLUNG OPEN. NO WARNING SENSOR ON DASHBOARD INDICATING DOOR MALFUNCTION. PASSENGER WAS RIDING WITH SEAT BELT ON, VERY SCARY POTENTIALLY FATAL. I WAS PULLING OUT OF HOME DEVELOPMENT ONTO MAIN ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864512May 12, 2016
POWER TRAIN
ON A COLD MORNING CAR FAILED TO START AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAME ON DISPLAY. FORD REPLACED TRANS MODULE AND SAID MY BATTERY WAS STARTING TO GET LOW. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. CAR WAS AGAIN TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID I NEEDED A NEW TRANS MODULE. I INFORMED HIM THIS WAS SECOND MODULE IN TWO WEEKS AND THAT THERE MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE. I THEN FOUND ONLINE WHERE FORD HAS PAINTED THE SURFACE WHERE THE GROUND CABLE FROM THE BATTERY IS ATTACHED. A YOUTUBE VIDEO STATED THE CLEANING THE SURFACE OF PAINT, APPLYING DI-ELECTRIC GREASE AND RE-ATTACHING CABLE WOULD CURE THE ISSUE. HAVE COMPLETED THIS AND HAVEN'T HAD AN ISSUE SINCE. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL ALL UNITS TO FIX THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864335May 11, 2016
POWER TRAIN
REFERENCE COMPLAINTS #'S 10639225, 10744924 & 10820141 FOR BACKGROUND CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH ON-GOING PROBLEM ARE SUBMITTED WITH COMPLAINT #10744924. CURRENT ISSUE IS CLUTCH #4 BEING REPLACED IN THIS VEHICLE IN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS! IF THAT ISN'T GROUNDS FOR ACTION AGAINST FORD FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE DESIGNED TRANSMISSION THEN I SURE DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD BE? SURE, FORD GAVE A SEVEN YEAR WARRANTY FOR THE FLAW, BUT IT'S JUST REPLACING THE PART WITH THE SAME FAULTY PART THAT FAILS EVERY YEAR! THREE MORE YEARS THEN IT'S OUT OF MY POCKET!! IT'S THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FOR HEAVENS SAKE...IT SHOULDN'T BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR!!! I OWN AN EIGHT YEAR OLD FORD F150 THAT NOT ONCE HAS HAD A TRANSMISSION ISSUE...MATTER OF FACT...I'VE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE UNTIL THE FIESTA WITH SUCH A PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864038May 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY STALLED, ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, AND THEN DECELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. ....UPDATED 06/30/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH TWICE. UPDATED 07/21/16. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864054May 9, 2016
ENGINE
SHORTLY AFTER HAVING THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED BEING JUMPY, LOSING POWER AT TAKE OFF AND ACTING LIKE IT WILL STALL OUT. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FOR FORD DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT. DID SUCEED WITH ONE OF THE ATTEMPTS AND THEY SAID THEY RESET COMPUTER. THAT DID NOT WORK. THE OTHER TIMES THEY TELL ME THAT THEY CANNOT FIX AND THEY ARE WORKING ON FINDING A SOLUTION TO FIX. I HAVE TRIED TO TRADE IN AND THEY TELL ME NOW IT IS ONLY WORTH ABOUT HALF OF WHAT WE BOUGHT A YEAR AGO. MY FAMILY FEELS VERY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR AND VERY DISSATISFIED WITH ASHEVILLE FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863725May 7, 2016
POWER TRAIN
YOU GUY KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ORDERED. SHAME ON YOU. I GUESS PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FROM IT FIRST. IT PUSHES FORWARD WHEN TRYING TO STOP AND STALLS WHEN YOU NEED TO GO. I HAVE HAD THE CLUTCHES REPLACED ATLEAST 4 TIMES AND EVERY 6 MONTHS I AM BACK TO MY CAR TRYING TO KILL ME. SHAME ON THIS DEPT. WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN YOU ASK? THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVED HAD THIS CAR STARTING AT ABOUT 2000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863623May 6, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A FORD FIESTA 2012, I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. DRIVEN IT WELL CHECKED IT OFTEN AND NEVER CRASHED IT. I BOUGHT IT IN MARCH 2014, GOT A LETTER LATER STATING THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND WARRANTY EXTENSION TILL 100K. NOW THAT MY CAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS I TOOK IT IN, IT SHUTTERS AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE WELL AND MAKES A REALLY LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO MALFUNCTION WHEN GOING FROM STOP TO GO OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR WHAT SO EVER AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL THE ISSUE IS COMPLETELY GONE. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. AT TIMES I HAVE HAD A HARD TIME GOING FROM A STOP SIGN. I WOULD STOP AND THEN WHEN I AM ABLE TO GO MY CAR JERKS BACK AND REFUSES TO ACCELERATE. I DO NOT ABUSE MY CAR, I DRIVE SPEED LIMIT AND ONLY ON PAVED HIGHWAYS AND STREETS. I HAVE READ MANY CASES CONCERNING THIS ISSUE IN THIS CAR AND SO I KNOW THE TRANSMISSION IS AT FAULT AND IT IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM NOT THE DRIVERS. FORD HAS RECALLED THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION BUT NOW STATES THEY CANT FIX MY TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY ONLY THE CLUTCH. I DID NOT CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION I SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR PROBLEMS AND FAULT. I WANT FORD TO EITHER REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION FOR FREE OR JUST BUY THE CAR BACK. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND PUTTING MY LIFE AND OTHERS AT STAKE, HAVING NO CONTROL OF MY CARS JERKY MOVEMENTS AND HAVING IT STALL ON ME EVEN THO IT IS A AUTOMATIC CAR. I OFTEN FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING A MANUAL CAR THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OFF, IT IS SCARY! I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AT ALL AND AM CONSTANTLY IN FEAR DRIVING IT FEELING LIKE IT MAY BREAK ON ME ANY SECOND AND CAUSE A CRASH HARMING ME AND POSSIBLY OTHERS. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERS AND I AM TRYING TO CONTACT FORD ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION BUT I WILL NOT PAY 4000 DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN I AM NOT AT FAULT HERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863478May 5, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT HESITATED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863508May 5, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, RATHER VIOLENTLY, BETWEEN 1-2, AND 2-3 SHIFTS. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AT TWO VERY INOPPORTUNE AND FRIGHTENING TIMES, ONCE ON THE 202 FREEWAY IN MESA, AZ AND THE OTHER IN A 3 WAY INTERSECTION ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME UNSAFE BECAUSE OF THE RANDOM TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, WHEREAS THE SHUDDERING WAS JUST A VERY IRKSOME ANNOYANCE. FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE TRANSMISSIONS. IT'S RIDICULOUS FOR A PERSON TO OWN A CAR LESS THAN 3 OR 4 YEARS OLD AND HAVE THESE KINDS OF UNSAFE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862719May 3, 2016
ENGINE
CAR WORKS FINE AND THEN SPUTTERS AND COMES ALMOST TO A STOP. STATES THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE PURCHASE AND THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY NEVER CAN FIND A PROBLEM. NOW IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862825May 3, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BREAK OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862827May 3, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862510May 2, 2016
STEERING
WHILE MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2013 FORD FIESTA THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE WHILE SHE WAS IN A PARKED POSITION, THIS TIME HOWEVER IT WAS WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. AFTER THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A CONCERN BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO WARNING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR 8 MONTHS AGO FOR OUR DAUGHTER, SHE HAS BEEN A LICENSED DRIVER SINCE DECEMBER 2015. THE CAR HAD 1 PREVIOUS OWNER, NO ACCIDENTS, LOW MILEAGE. HAD RECALL ISSUE FOR DOOR LATCHES TAKEN CARE OF AS WELL AS REPROGRAMMING THE TCM 3 DAYS BEFORE STEERING WENT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862574May 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN TO MAKE A U TURN AND LOST CONTROL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A GARAGE. A WEEK AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONTUSION, MILD CONCUSSION, A RIB COMPRESS WALL, AND SWELLING. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,863. UPDATED 06/10/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED AND TOWED TO A GARAGE. UPDATED 06/28/16.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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