Ford Fiesta Complaints

3,175 consumer complaints on file.

#11327427June 5, 2020
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FIESTA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AN OIL LEAK IN THE EXHAUST. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CALLED KEITH HAWTHORNE FORD LOCATED AT 617 N MAIN ST, BELMONT, NC 28012, AND INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327077June 3, 2020
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR WAS SECURED USING BUNGEE CORDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAN TAN FORD LOCATED AT 1429 E MOTORPLEX LOOP, GILBERT, AZ 85297, (480) 821-3200, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO HAVE THE DOOR LATCH OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR DOOR ALSO EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR FAILURE AND WAS ALSO REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327031June 2, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PAST TWO DAYS MY CAR HAS BEEN ACTING UP SERIOUSLY, THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO GO IN REVERSE AT ALL, THE FAN WON'T WORK.THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON EVERY TIME YOU TURN ON THE CAR. WHEN YOU MESS WITH THE FUSE BOX THE CAR STARTS WORKING FINE. THE FAN SMOKES LIKE NO OTHER SO YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE RELAY OUT. THE CAR ALSO DELAYS WHEN GEARS ARE CHANGING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326638May 30, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 10 MONTHS. LATELY I?LL BE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT OR DRIVE THROUGH AND THE LIGHT THAT SAYS IT'S OVERHEATING COMES ON AND IF I DON'T TURN IT OFF IT WILL SHUT OFF ITSELF. THE FLUIDS ARE ALL FULL. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN GIVING ME TROUBLE FOR A FEW MONTHS AND IT'S GETTING WORSE. I'LL PRESS THE GAS SLOWLY AND THE CAR JUMPS. I HAVE 4 MORE YEARS TO PAY ON THIS CAR! I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED ON THIS CAR'S PERFORMANCE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326183May 27, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON PROPERLY AND OCCASIONALLY THE BATTERY DRAINS. WHEN THIS WAS LOOKED INTO, IT WAS FOUND TO BE A BAD BODY CONTROL MODULE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PART FAILURE ISSUE FOR FORD. WE NEED THIS REPLACED/FIXED. BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING IN STATIONARY POSITION, WORK SOMETIMES WHILE MOVING AND BATTERY TO CAR DRAINS WHILE STATIONARY OVERNIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326225May 27, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY BATTERY WENT DEAD ON 5/26/20, IT WAS UNABLE TO BE JUMPED OFF AT AUTO ZONE. I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY FOR $108. AFTER INSTALLING MY DASH APPEARED TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW, PRIOR TO THIS I HAD NO ISSUES OTHER THAN MY PURGE CONTROL VALVE HAS WENT OUT TWICE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND HE IMMEDIATELY STATED THE BATTERY DYING CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TO BURN OUT AND THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE. HE SAID MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN A RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT MY VINTAGE WAS NOT INCLUDED AND HE WASN'T SURE WHY. HE SAID IT WOULD BE A $600 FIX TO REACH OUT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT INCLUDING MY VEHICLE WHICH THEY REFUSED AFTER CALLING TWICE. I WAS AT AUTO ZONE WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO HAVE MY BATTERY TESTED BECAUSE 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH I HAVE HAD TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR. I CALLED JENKINS AND WYNN IN CLARKSVILLE TN AS WELL AS FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECALL CUSTOMER RELATIONS TWICE. *BF*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325749May 24, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DOOR HANDLES ARE VERY FLIMZY AN WEAK WHEN PULLED TO OPEN DOORS N SO FAR BOTH PASSENGER SIDES HAVE BROKE OFF. I'LL HAVE TO GET A PICTURE AN SEND IT AFTER. THIS HAPPENED TO PREVIOUS OWNER AN I HAD TO RIG HANDLES SO I DON'T LOSE THEM GOING DOWN ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325676May 23, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE WITH TCM / SUSPECTED TO BE RELATED TO RECALL ON FUSE BOX. ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FUSE BOX AND TCM ISN'T WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325253May 20, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS CALL AND I HAVE CALLED THE SHEHEEY FORD AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RECORDS ON THE CAR THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AND THE ENGINE IS SLIPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324472May 13, 2020
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LOCKS, TODAY IS MAY 14, 2020. I WAS AT THE STORE AND TRYING TO LOCK MY CAR AND IT WILL NOT TURN TO LOCK SO I HAD TO LOCK FROM THE INSIDE, I ALREADY HAVE AND ISSUE WITH INE KEY NOT LOCKING THE DOORS NOW THE ACTUAL LOCK DOES NOT WANT TO LOCK WITH THE KEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324155May 11, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2017 FORD FIESTA HAS A MALFUNCTIONING CANISTER PURGE VALVE. I AM HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM FOR WHICH THE 2018 FORD FOCUS CARS WERE RECALLED. MY CAR IS ONLY 2 & 1/2 YEARS OLD AND IT IS STALLING AFTER I FILL IT UP WITH GAS. AFTER FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION, IT WILL NOT START ON THE FIRST TRY. IT STARTS ON THE SECOND, THIRD, OR FOURTH TRY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON NOW AS WELL. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. I HAVE 56,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE COSTLY REPAIRS DUE TO THEIR FAULTY PURGE CONTROL VALVE. THE 2017 FORD FIESTAS NEED TO RECEIVE THE SAME RECALL THAT THE 2018 FORD FOCUS CARS DID. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM! (I DO NOT KNOW IF THE EVAP SYSTEM IS CONSIDERED TO BE UNDER POWERTRAIN OR FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM.) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323986May 9, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM JERKS WHEN TRYING TO TURN HARD TO GO UP AN INCLINE SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323608May 7, 2020
AIR BAGS
I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG WAS ACTIVATED AND METAL FRAGMENTS CAME THROUGH THE AIR BAG AN CUT MY HEAD OPEN. MY ACCIDENT WAS HEAD ON IMPACT WITH A STATIONARY DWELLING. ALL WINDOWS WERE FULLY INTACT UPON AND AFTER IMPACT. UPON RETRIEVING MY ITEMS FROM MY VEHICLE I TOOK NOTICE TO ALL THESE METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE VEHICLE.*DT *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11323774May 7, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RECENTLY MY DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT AS WELL AS MY TAIL LIGHTS. UPON CHECKING THE FUSE BOX LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD, I FOUND IT FILLED WITH SAND AND OTHER FOREIGN MATERIALS. FURTHERMORE, ALL OF THE FUSES WERE CORRODED AND WHEN I TRIED TO REMOVE THEM, THEY BROKE, THUS I WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE THEM. IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS EQUIPMENT AS THE BOX DOES NOT PROPERLY SEAL EVEN THOUGH IT IS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. AFTER RESEARCHING FURTHER, I DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG 2011 FORD FIESTA OWNERS AND THAT THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS VERY COSTLY. BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, IT WOULD SEEM THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THIS DESIGN FLAW AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MAKES THE VEHICLE UNUSABLE AFTER DARK. FURTHERMORE, I AM CONVINCED THAT OTHER FUSES WILL SOON FAIL AND THEN THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE USEFUL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. IN ADDITION, I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ENGINE STOPPAGES WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHEN IDLING IN TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS TO OCCUR AND I SUSPECT THIS IS ALSO RELATED TO THE ELECTRICAL FUSE BOX ISSUE. WOULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND HELP PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS BEYOND OUR CONTROL. I'VE ATTACHED A PHOTO OF WHAT THE FUSE BOX LOOKED LIKE THE FIRST TIME I EVER OPENED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323462May 6, 2020
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I WENT TO PICK UP MY NEPHEWS FROM THEIR BABYSITTER THIS WEEKEND AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME THE BACK DOOR BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT SWUNG OPEN. KEEP IN MIND I HAD TWO LITTLE KIDS IN THE BACK FREAKING OUT I SLOWLY MADE MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CLOSE IT SO WE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY SO IT WOULDN'T DIE. ARIZONA IS A VERY HOT STATE BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE I'M SCARED THAT THE OTHER DOORS WILL DO THE SAME THING. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323415May 5, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE STOPPED AND ATTEMPTING TO MOVE OFF FROM THE STOPPED POSITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A HESITATION BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323186May 4, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH NO LONGER CLOSES. WELL KNOWN ISSUE FOR OTHER 2014 FORD FIESTAS BUT RECALL DOES NOT LIST MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323146May 3, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WORK ORDER WITH DETAILS IS INCLUDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322787April 30, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. AFTER ADDING GAS TO VECHICLE, ℂ𝕒𝕣 WILL STALL. SOMETIMES TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO START. WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS IT'S THE FUEL SYSTEM BC THERE IS NO CAP, ONLY THE FLAP THAT DOESN'T CLOSE PROPERLY. CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES. ONLY 58,300 MILES ON VECHICLE. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN CAR STALLS ON HIGHWAY OR WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES! CAR ALWAYS HAS ISSUES STARTING AFTER ADDING GASOLINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322906April 30, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
I DISCOVERED AFTER ACCESSING MY LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR THE OTHER DAY AND ATTEMPTING TO SHUT IT, THAT THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED, PREVENTING MY VEHICLE'S DOOR FROM LATCHING SHUT. I CURRENTLY HAVE TO KEEP IT CLOSED BY USING THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER SEATBELT THROUGH THE HANDLE OF THE DOOR, OTHERWISE THE DOOR WOULD SWING FREELY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT LOCK NOW, AND THE OPEN DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS OPEN DUE TO THE FAILED LATCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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