Ford Fiesta Complaints
3,175 consumer complaints on file.
- #10654798November 13, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I GOT IN MY CAR, SHUT THE DOOR AND DID MY NORMAL START UP ROUTINE. I WAS FOLLOWING MY WIFE HOME AND SHORTLY AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE I LEANED OVER TO THE LEFT LIKE I ALWAYS DO TO PUT MY ELBOW ON THE WINDOW SILL WHEN THE DOOR CAME OPEN. I LOST BALANCE TO THE LEFT AND SLIGHTLY SWERVED AND HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE DOOR FLUNG OPEN FROM MOMENTUM AND BOUNCED BACK AT ME WHEN THE CAR STOPPED. IT HIT MY LEFT SIDE BUT NO MAJOR DAMAGE. MY WIFE STOPPED UP AHEAD AND CAME BACK AND WE WERE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE DOOR POPPED OPEN AND COULD NOT GET IT TO LATCH. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE FIRST SERVICE ADVISER, NOT MY REGULAR SERVICE ADVISER, TOLD ME TO KEEP MY RECEIPT AND WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME AND THAT IT SHOULD ONLY BE A FEW WEEKS. AS I WAS LEAVING MY REGULAR SERVICE ADVISER SAW ME AND ASKED WHAT WAS GOING ON. I TOLD HER THE SITUATION AND SHE SAID THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE EVEN CHARGED IT AS THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN DEALING WITH THE ISSUE FOR OTHER CUSTOMERS. SHE TRIED TO STOP THE BILLING FROM GOING THROUGH BUT THEY HAD ALREADY PROCESSED IT. SHE SAID NOT TO WORRY AND IT WOULD ONLY BE A FEW WEEKS AT MAX... THIS WAS OVER SIX WEEKS AGO. THIS ISSUE MAY BE UNDER REPORTED BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10654317November 12, 2014POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE GEARS WERE INTERMITTENTLY SLIPPING AND THE FAILURE WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER TO RE-FLASH THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10654442November 12, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH AND REMAINS OPEN. NEED TO BE TIED DOWN TO BE ABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10654584November 12, 2014POWER TRAIN
THE CAR IS UNSAFE!!! ITS JERKS, SHAKES, ROLLS BACK, ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND THE TRANSMISSION MAKES WEIRD SOUNDS. A FEW DAYS AGO I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T MOVE. THAT WAS THE SECOND TIME I HAD TAKEN IT IN FOR THAT ISSUE. I PICKED THE CAR UP MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY IT WAS BACK IN THE SHOP. THE CAR STALLED IN MID TURN, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. FORD KNOWS THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. INSTEAD OF DOING SO, THEY EXTEND THE WARRANTY IN A EFFORT TO MAKE CUSTOMERS HAPPY. IN THE MEANTIME THE PROBLEM ISN'T BEING SOLVED. THEY ARE WASTING COUNTLESS MANHOURS ON A SITUATION THAT ISN'T GOING AWAY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10654598November 12, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I WAS UNLOADING STUFF FROM MY CAR AND SHUT THE DOOR WHEN IT RE OPENED , THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE ANOTHER DOOR DID THE SAME THING ! I CURRENTLY HAVE TWO NON WORKING DOORS ON MY VEHICLE AND BOTH DOORS BROKE WITHIN A MONTH. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10654229November 11, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR WAS OPENED WHEN GETTING INTO THE CAR AND WAS THEN CLOSED BUT IT DID NOT LATCH. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THIS HAS CAUSE MY BATTERY TO GO BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, I CALLED MY FORD DEALERSHIP ZECK FORD IN LEAVENWORTH KANSAS AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND IF IT IS RECALLED THEN I WOULD BE ISSUED A REFUND OR I COULD JUST WAIT IT OUT AND SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED. FOR THE MEAN TIME, I HAVE MY REAR DOORS SECURED WITH A RATCHET STRAP INBETWEEN THE HANDLES DUE TO THE HUGE COST OF REPAIRING THE DOOR LATCHES, MY DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON AND MY CAR BATTERY IS BEING DRAINED DOWN EVERYNIGHT PUTTING EXTRA WEAR ON A BRAND NEW BATTERY. IF I LET IT SIT FOR MORE THAN ONE NIGHT THEN IT HAS TO BE JUMP STARTED. I AM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR NOT ADDRESSING THIS ASAP. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM AND I AM UNABLE TO HAVE ANY PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEATS AND I FEAR THAT ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT DOORS COULD FAIL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM CAUSING INJURY TO MYSELF, OR MY PASSENGER OR CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE UN DRIVABLE IF ONE OF THE FRONT DOORS FAILS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10654244November 11, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY
I GOT INTO MY PARKED CAR AND THE "BACK PASSENGER DOOR OPEN" WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. I WENT TO CLOSE IT AND IT WOULD NOT CLOSE--THE CATCH MECHANISM WOULD NOT CATCH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE DOOR. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10654287November 11, 2014POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A 2014 FORD FIESTA WITH AUTOMATIC/MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN MARCH. IT RAN AWESOME FOR 6 MONTHS, A REALLY FUN CAR. IT JUST RECENTLY STARTED SHIFTING ROUGH, JUMPING, LURCHING, SPUTTERING WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP. ABOUT TO GO TO THE DEALER FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT THE ISSUE. NOT HAPPY. THE REASON WE BOUGHT A NEW CAR WAS TO HAVE SOMETHING ECONOMICAL AND RELIABLE. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. I WISH I WOULD HAVE READ THEM BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS IF ACCELERATION IS NEEDED TO AVOID A COLLISION AND THE CAR HAS NO POWER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10654113November 11, 2014ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER BUYING MY NEW CAR, I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD START TO SHUDDER AND/OR BUCK WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BROUGHT IT IN 3 TIMES WITH NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING ABLE TO "RECREATE" THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THEY ALSO SAID THAT BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF TRANSMISSION, THE PROBLEMS I WAS DESCRIBING ARE TO BE EXPECTED. HOW COULD A COMPANY RELEASE A TRANSMISSION THAT IS "SUPPOSED" TO BUCK AND SHUDDER? PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND I HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS THAT I FEEL ARE VERY DANGEROUS. ONE OCCURS WHEN I APPROACH A STOP AND I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CAR WILL REV UP AND ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GO INTO TRAFFIC. ANOTHER INCIDENT IS WHEN I AM AT A YIELD AND DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THEN ACCELERATE TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION SKIPS/STUTTERS/SHUDDERS DELAYING MY ACCELERATION AND MAKING THE MERGE DANGEROUS. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AND DOES NOT OCCUR AT EVERY STOP/YIELD. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHAT OR WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10654152November 11, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY
MY KIDS GOT OUT OF THE CAR AT A STORE. WHEN THEY WENT TO CLOSE THE DOOR BEHIND THEM, IT JUST FLEW OPEN AND WOULD NOT LATCH. STILL WILL NOT LATCH BECAUSE IT COST $685.00 TO REPAIR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY FORD. I WILL NOT STOP COMPLAINING! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10653806November 10, 2014ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS. I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CAR "SHUTTERING" ISSUE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE GETTING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND HANDED ME A FLYER FROM A STACK THAT THEY HAD READILY AVAILABLE AT THEIR DESK WHICH MENTIONS WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING IS NORMAL AND WILL GO AWAY WITH TIME. EARLIER THIS YEAR I BROUGHT THE CAR IN WITH THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE PARTS IN THE GEARS. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. YESTERDAY, I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT. I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THEN THE CAR STARTED TO MAJORLY SHUTTER. IT CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN TIME THAT IT WOULD NORMALLY TAKE TO MAKE THE TURN WHILE I WAS IN MID TURN AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION WITH APPROACHING TRAFFIC. A FEW WEEKS AGO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY CAR IN TODAY. WHEN I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED TO ME YESTERDAY THEY SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS "SHUTTERING" ISSUE AND HAD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. I ASKED THEM MANY QUESTIONS....SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WERE: WHEN I BROUGHT THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION IN THE FIRST YEAR WHY DID YOU IGNORE MY COMPLAINT AND HAND ME A FLYER TELLING ME THIS IS NORMAL? WHEN MY HUSBAND BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE A FEW WEEKS AGO WHY DIDN'T YOU INFORM HIM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT EXTENDS THE SERVICE WARRANTY AND THAT THERE COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE? SHE EXPLAINED THAT FORD WAS TO BLAME AND NOT THE DEALERSHIP. SHE SAID THAT FORD WAS GIVING THEM MISINFORMATION AND TOLD THEM ALL ALONG THAT THIS WAS NORMAL OF THE TRANSMISSION AND SO THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE TELLING THEIR CUSTOMERS. I URGE YOU TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10654064November 10, 2014POWER TRAIN
CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED. THIS WAS NOT A SINGLE EVENT IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10653552November 8, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY HAS BROKEN, THE DOOR WILL NOT CATCH AND STAY CLOSED. AFTER OPENING THE DOOR TO GET OUR TWO YEAR OLD GRAND DAUGHTER OUT OF THE CAR THE DOOR WOULD NOT RE LATCH. WHAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE DOOR TO COME OPEN WHEN DRIVING? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10653575November 8, 2014POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS AND RATTLES AT 35-45 MPH. TRANSMISSION SERVICED UNDER TSB# 14-0131 TO NO AVAIL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10653622November 8, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY
MY CHILD WENT TO GET INTO THE CAR THIS MORNING AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. AS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION, I HAD TO TIE THE DOOR SHUT JUST TO TRANSPORT MY KIDS AND THE DOOR IS STILL NOT COMPLETELY SHUT. THIS IS SO UNSAFE FOR PEOPLE THAT THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10653608November 8, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY
THE REAR DRIVER SIDE LATCH WOULD NOT LOCK AND UNEXPECTEDLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON 9-11-14. THE LATCH WAS FIXED AND LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER ON 11-7-14 THE PASSENGER SIDE LATCH BROKE. MY SON ALMOST FELL WHILE DRIVING OFF SINCE WE DID NOT KNOW THAT THE DOOR HAD NOT LATCH. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LETHAL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10653617November 8, 2014POWER TRAIN
ON 10-9-13 ONLY AFTER A YEAR OWNING THE CAR I STARTED HAVING SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SO I TOOK IT IN TO FORD TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE CAR SHIFTING BECAME VERY HARSH AND THERE IS CONSIDERABLE JERKING, CLINKING AND VIBRATION. FORD AT THE TIME PERFORMED A REPROGRAMMING BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVED THE ISSUE. I TOOK THE CARD BACK TO FORD ON 11-7-13 TO COMPLAIN AGAIN BECAUSE THE NOISE AND CLUNKING HAD BECOME WORSE TO THE POINT I WAS NOT FEELING SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. FORD REPROGRAMMED ONCE AGAIN AND ORDERED THE PARTS NEEDED TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH. ON 12-10-13 LOUD BANGING NOISE HAD BECOME EXTREME AND FORD TOOK THE CAR IN AND PERFORMED EXTENSIVE WORK ON THE TRANSMISSION REPLACING THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND SEALS. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE THERE WAS A LEAK AT THE BELL HOUSING (INPUT SEALS LEAKED) ALLOWING THE CLUTCH TO BE OIL SOAKED. ON 9-11-14 I TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AGAIN DISPLAYING THE SAME ISSUES. FORD AGREED TO REPAIR AND ORDERED THE PARTS NEEDED HOWEVER I WAS TOLD IT MIGHT TAKE OVER A MONTH. AFTER WAITING NEARLY TWO MONTHS I WAS FORCED TO TAKE THE CAR IN AGAIN ON 11-7-14 BECAUSE THE NOISE AND CLUNKING IS EXCESSIVE TO THE POINT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. THIS WAS ONLY AUGMENTED WITH THE FACT LAST MONTH THE REAR DIVER SIDE LATCH BROKE AND YESTERDAY THE OTHER LATCH BROKE. FORD SERVICE MANAGER AGREED COMPLETELY THE FIESTAS AND FOCUS ARE NOT SAFE AND THEY HAVE A BACKLOG OF TRANSMISSIONS TO REPAIR. HE OFFERED ME TO COMPLAIN TO FORD AND GAVE ME THE PHONE NUMBER. HE SUGGESTED I CALLED AND FILE A COMPLAINT AND ATTEMPT TO RETURN THE CAR. I AM EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED AND WILL PURSUE RESOLUTION BY HAVING FORD TAKE THE CAR BACK. I CANNOT EXPOSE MY FAMILY AND MY OWN SAFETY BECAUSE FORD WOULD NOT COME FORWARD AND RECALL ALL THESE DEFECTS AT ONCE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10653462November 7, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE CAR WAS PARK ON THE STREET. I WAS INSIDE WAITING FOR MY MOTHER TO RETURN WITH MY SISTER. MY MOM OPEN THE REAR PASSANGER DOOR, GOT MY SISTER BUCKLED IN THEN TRY TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE LATCH WAS INEFFECTIVE IT WOULD NOT LATCH ON SO IT REMAINS OPEN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10653166November 6, 2014ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE REVS BUT VEHICLE BARELY SPEEDS UP,TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. TOOK TO FORD DEALER ON 4/11/14, DIAGNOSED AS OIL LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION, 612 RPM SLIP, OIL ON THE CLUTCH. NEEDS WARRANTY TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT 23,179 MILES. FORD TRANSMISSION TECH WAS ON VACATION, SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT FOR 4/21/14 TO RETURN TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS. RETURNED TO FORD DEALER ON 11/03/14 AT 34,540 MILES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AGAIN, LOW SPEED CHATTERING DURING TAKE OFF AND SHIFTS, GEARS NOT ENGAGING,SLIPPING ON ACCELERATION, UNSMOOTH HARSH SHIFTING, LOSS OF POWER, JERKS AND SHUTTERS, ROLLS BACKWARDS ON INCLINES. CAR IS UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AGAIN AS NEEDING TRANSMISSION WARRANTY REPAIRS. CLUTCH PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER POSSIBLY UNTIL 11/28/14. WAS INFORMED THAT FIESTAS HAVE HAD FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS SINCE 2011. FORD REPLACES THE CLUTCH ALONG WITH OTHER RELATED PARTS WITH THE SAME "NEW" FAULTY CLUTCH. FORD HAS NOT FOUND A SOLUTION FOR THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THEY ARE JUST REPLACING WITH SAME FAULTY PARTS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO FAIL AGAIN IN APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES. FORD IS BANDAGE FIXING MY FIESTA TRANSMISSION, LEAVING THE CAR AT HIGH RISK OF UNSAFE TRANSMISSION ISSUES TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD FIESTA IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR FORD, I WISH I KNEW THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT MINE. NOW I HAVE TO DEAL WITH AN UNSAFE CAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO FAIL AGAIN BESIDES FOR DEALING WITH THE HASSLE OF REPAIRS EVERY 10,000 OR SO MILES AND ENDING UP OWNING A CAR THAT AFTER 100,000 MILES CANNOT HAVE FURTHER WARRANTY REPAIRS ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE END RESULT FOR ME IS OWNING A WORTHLESS AND UNSAFE CAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10653200November 6, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY
I PLACED MY GRANDSON HIS CAR SEAT ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED. WE TRIED AND TRIED TO GET IT CLOSED AS WE WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CITY AND NEEDED TO GET HOME. THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. WE HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE COME BRING US A STRAP TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED IN ORDER TO GET HOME THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR CONCERN WITH THE FORD FIESTA AND THAT THE PART WAS NATIONALLY BACK-ORDERED. I DROVE MY CAR HOME WITH THE DOOR STRAPPED CLOSED AND HAD IT LOOKED AT IN MY HOMETOWN. THE PART WAS STILL NATIONALLY BACK-ORDERED. I AM STILL WAITING ON MY CAR TO BE FIXED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0