Ford Fiesta Complaints

3,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10862595May 2, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RIGHT SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. DOES NOT LATCH. CAR WAS PARKED AND LOCKED AND WHEN OPENED FOR A PASSENGER TO ENTER THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862657May 2, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
HESITATION, JERKING AND CLUTCH GRINDING NOISES. WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND MY CAR HESITATED ON ACCELERATION CAUSING A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT FROM AN ON COMING CAR. LUCKILY THE ONCOMING CAR WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO AVOID HITTING MY PASSENGER SIDE WHERE MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING HESITATION, SEVERE JERKING AND GRINDING OF THE CLUTCH THE ENTIRE WEEKEND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862310April 30, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TCM HAS BEEN FIXED THREE TIME IN THE LAST YEAR UNDER WARRANTY. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 150,000 MILES WILL BE HERE BEFORE I KNOW IT. THE TRANSMISSION STILL SHUTTERS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. ALSO MY SPEAKERS STARTED CRACKLING EVEN WITH THE RADIO TURNED OFF. WHILE DRIVING OR HAVING THE CAR TURNED ON MY RADIO RANDOMLY POPS AND THERE IS NO SOUND FROM THE RADIO, CD PLAYER, SYNC ETC. IT'S SCARY THINKING MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND THE SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE FAILING. I MAINTAIN MY CAR REGULARLY AND TO HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES NON STOP AND NOW THE RADIO.(WHICH I HAD A 2000 FORD FOCUS FOR 12 YEARS AND IT NEVER HAD THESE ISSUES)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862044April 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS TO ADD TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FORD FIESTA TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW, IT BEGAN SHUDDERING IN A FEW MONTHS. I'VE BROUGHT IT IN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES IN 4 YEARS. THE LAST TIME I WAS TOLD THERE IS A LONG, LONG WAIT FOR REPLACEMENT OF A FAULTY CLUTCH WITH ANOTHER FAULTY CLUTCH. THE FORD COMPANY HAS EXTENDED A USELESS WARRANTY UP TO 150,000 MILES, WHICH STRONGLY SUGGESTS THE COMPANY IS GOING TO WAIT OUT THE FUNCTIONAL LIFE OF THE CAR . THE DANGER, IN THIS CASE, IS THE FINANCIAL LOSS INCURRED WHEN TRADING IN A CAR WITH A KNOWN FAULT FOR WHICH THE MANUFACTURER IS TO BLAME, AND RECEIVING FULL VALUE FOR A FAULTLESS TRADE-IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862059April 28, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2011 FORD FIESTA SE WILL NOT START. ELECTRICAL ISSUES , PCM POSSIBLY. WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE CAR ALL LIGHTS FLICKER, BATTERY IS FINE AND CONTINUES TO ATTEMPT TO START EVEN AFTER THE KEY IS TURNED BACK IN NON-STARTING POSITION. THE RADIO AND USB/CHARGING PORTS DON'T WORK EITHER. THIS POTENTIAL REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME MORE THAN THIS THING IS WORTH. FORD SHOULDN'T SELL CRAP. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I NEEDED RELIABLE SAFE TRANSPORTATION NOT TO HAVE A MONEY PIT WITH NO TRANSPORTATION AND A LOAN. I LITERALLY JUST SPENT $1000 AT A GARAGE FOR MAINTENANCE AND IT WOULDN'T START WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP YESTERDAY. NOW THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS GUESSING PM! I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS, FORD SHOULD RECALL THE PCM AND FIX THE ELECTRICAL OR STOP RIPPING PEOPLE OFF WITH GARBAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862076April 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE TO MOVE INTO A FASTER LANE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862097April 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
VEHICHLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO A FORD DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. HAS HAD ALL UPDATES COMPLETED AS REQUIRED BY THE DEALER, YET CONTINUE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND HESITATES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THIS OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS AS WELL AS HIGHER SPEEDS. FEEL IT MAY BE A RISK FOR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861747April 27, 2016
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED USED IN 2014 W/ 22754 MILES FOR MY DAUGHTER. APPROX. SIX MONTHS LATER, AFTER MOVING OUT OF TOWN, STARTED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CAR - SOUNDS, SHAKING, SUDDEN LACK OF POWER...WHEN SHE DROVE. THIS IS VERY WELL DOCUMENTED IN YOUR ARCHIVED LIST OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET - ALL POINTING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THOUGH SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS TIMES ON THIS ISSUE, AS WELL AS A DOOR LATCH RECALL, THESE SO CALLED SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE STILL LEFT SERIOUS ISSUES. THOUGH SHE SAYS THAT THE SHUDDERING AND LOUD NOISES HAVE ABATED, SHE STILL HAS AT TIMES FELT THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGE. I AM WRITING TODAY BECAUSE THIS HAS BECOME A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE - ONE OF WHICH MY WIFE WHO WAS JUST VISITING OUR DAUGHTER AND AS A PASSENGER OF THIS VEHICLE, WITNESSED FIRST HAND WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS OCCURRED AS THEY WERE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AND WITH THE LOSS OF POWER, CAME CLOSE TO BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NEVER A WARNING WHEN THE CAR DECIDES TO BEHAVE IN THIS FASHION. I HAVE NOW READ TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FRANKLY SHOCKED THAT THIS PROBLEM AS GONE ON THIS LONG. I DO NOT WANT MY DAUGHTER HURT - I DO NOT WANT ANYONE HURT. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INHERENT DESIGN PROBLEM AND FORD'S RECOMMENDED STEPS TO REMEDY HAVE NOT WORKED ENTIRELY. I DO NOT FAULT THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAS TRIED EVERYTHING TO HELP HER - EVEN REPLACING A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). LET'S DO THE RIGHT THING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS GOES WELL BEYOND JUST AN ANNOYANCE PROBLEM OR EVEN THE UNFORESEEN REDUCTION IN THE CARS RESALE VALUE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861440April 26, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY MOTHER IN LAW AND I BOTH OWN A FORD FIESTA AND A FORD FOCUS.. MINE BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2014 AND HERS USED BUT GENTLY USED AND WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM SINCE WE BOUGHT THEM. WE HAVE BOTH TRIED BRINGING THEM INTO FORD MANY TIMES TO GET FIXED AND THEY BOTH TELL US IT'S THE COMPUTERS.. THAT THEY NEED TO BE RESET. EVERY TIME THEY RESET THE COMPUTERS AND WE CONTINUALLY HAVE TO TAKE THEM BACK IN.. EVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT LIGHTS UP, ALL THEY DO IS RESET THE COMPUTERS. THE LAST TIME I TOOK MY FIESTA IN, IT WAS STILL SHAKING WHEN I DROVE IT TO CHECK ON IT. THE MAN AT FORD TOLD ME THAT THEY ALL DO THAT AND IT'S NORMAL. A FEW DAYS LATER, I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK IN BECAUSE IT STALLED. WHEN IT FINALLY STARTED, WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE, IT REVERSED AND WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD. WE TOOK IT TO FORD, THEY RESET IT AND BLAMED IT ON THE COMPUTERS. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT LIGHTED UP AND IT STALLED ON MY HUSBAND. I NEED A SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY KEEP SENDING US HOME WITHOUT FIXING IT. WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861456April 26, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE DECELERATING AND ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE REGAINED SPEED VERY SLOWLY AND THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH LOCATED FAILURE CODES AT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND THE GEAR CLUTCH. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THE GEAR CLUTCH WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861570April 26, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR ONLY HAS 21,000+ MILES ON IT. MY TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING GRINDING SOUNDS, HIGH PITCH SEQUEL, SURGING, HESITATING, NOT SHIFTING (UP OR DOWN), BUCKING, WOULD NOT START. THESE ACTIONS HAPPENED AT ALL SPEEDS (LOW, MEDIUM AND FREEWAY), AT FULL STOPS, GOING UPHILL/DOWNHILL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861573April 26, 2016
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. WHILE PUTTING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE TRAFFIC DIED DOWN TO PULL OUT OF THE SPACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET AND THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861226April 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH HAS MAJOR DESIGN FLAWS. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS REPRGRAMMED TWICE AND THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AS WELL. IS GOING BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME ISSUE, FOR WHAT WILL NOW BE THE 4TH TIME, TO POTENTIALLY HAVE ANOTHER CLUTCH REPLACED. THE VECHICLE "SPUTTERS" AND JERKS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR, BUT MOST RECENTLY 4/21/2016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861413April 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A 2012 FORD FIESTA LAST WEEKEND AND NOTICED THE DAY AFTER THAT AS I DROVE, THE FRONT OF THE CAR WOULD RATTLE. THEN I NOTICED WHEN I WOULD STOP AND GO THE CAR WOULD TAKE AWHILE TO ACCELERATE. I REGISTERED THE CAR ON SYNC (ASSOCIATED BY FORD) AND IT INDICATED 2 ITEMS WERE FAULTY. MADE AN APT WITH FORD WHO WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. ON THE WAY TO DROP OFF THE CAR AFTER I MADE A STOP, I ACCELERATED IT WENT BUT THEN SUDDENLY CAME TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP ON ITS OWN LUCKILY THEN CAUGHT AND ACCELERATED, IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. FORD CHARGED ME $105 TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS THEN SAID THAT IT HAD TO HIT 250 WITH THE SHUDDERING AND MY CAR WAS ONLY AT 180, AFTER PUSHING THE SERVICE GUY WE GOT HIM TO ADMIT HE KNEW IT HAD A PROBLEM BUT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS GOT MY ATTENTION AND WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND SOME HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS OR NEAR ACCIDENTS. DO PEOPLE NEED TO DIE FOR FORD TO TAKE ACTION, WOULD THEIR CEO GIVE THIS CAR TO HIS CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN. I JUST PAID ALL THE MONEY I HAD FOR THIS CAR I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX IT WHICH COULD SAVE MY LIFE OR THE LIFE OF OTHERS. THIS IS A DANGER ON THE ROAD. PLEASE HELP! I HAVE SOME DOCS HERE THAT CAN HELP MY FAULTY TRANSMISSION ERROR THAT PROVES THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861115April 24, 2016
POWER TRAIN
PREVIOUS COMPLAINT #10807331 FOLLOW UP. CAR STILL HAS TRANSMISSIONS SHUTTER THAT WE AT TOLD BY FORD MECHANIC IS UNREPAIRABLE. ON 4/22/16 I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND THE CAR FAILED TO DOWN SHIFT WHEN I TRIED TO STOP. IT PUSHED ME FORWARD WHEN I HAD THE BRAKE APPLIED TO STOP AT A STREETLIGHT. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T DRIVING PROBABLY MORE THAN 20MPH BECAUSE I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSIONS ALLOWED ME TO STOP. PLS MAKE FORD FIX THESE ISSUES, I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 4 YRS, THEY WON'T FIX IT, BUY IT BACK OR EVEN TAKE IT IN TRADE FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT IS UNSAFE & IT SCARES ME WONDERING WHEN IT IS GOING TO ACT UP AGAIN!! THANK YOU IF YOU'RE ABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860844April 21, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
FROM A STAND STILL UP UNTIL SPEED, EVERY GEAR SHIFT IS MEET WITH A SHUDDER AND FEELS LIKE IT SLIPS WHILE THE TRANSMISSION CHAGES GEAR. JUST RECENTLY THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AND STUTTER AND I BARELY MADE IT HOME. THE RPMS RISE AND DIP AND IS UNDRIVEABLE. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN FOR TRANSMISSION MODULE REPROGRAMMING AND INSPECTION OF TRANSMISSION FLUIDS. I THOUGHT IN THE PAST THAT THE SHAKING AND STUTTERING WAS NORMAL, ACCORDING TO FORD THAT IS NORMAL. IT'S NOT THAT WHEN MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND SPUTTERING THAT I REALIZE SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG.FORD DID GIVE ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR UP TO 70K MILES. ALSO,I NOTICE THAT WHEN THE SURFACE IS WET AND I BREAK GRADUALLY ON A WET SURFACE IE,PAINTED STREET DIVIDERS,PAINTED STREET SIGNS OR OIL ,ABS WILL BREAK THE VEHICLE,THE VEHICLE WILL LOCK UP CAUSING IT TO SLIDE AND THEN WHEN I GET ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WILL BE UNRESPONSIVE TO MY GAS PEDAL INPUT. BASICALLY, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF HANDS WAY BECAUSE THE CARS POWER TO MOVE FOR 2-3SECONDS IS NON EXISTENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860309April 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE POWER TRAIN/ENGINE MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT (WRENCH SHAPED) WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON UNTIL I PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. AT THE END OF THE WORK DAY I STARTED THE CAR AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD WIRES HAD MELTED TOGETHER AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REASON I WAS GIVEN BY THE SERVICE CENTER IS:" TEST DRIVE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, NO SYMPTOMS DETECTED. IDS TEST PCM KOEO-PASS. CONT - P2138 (APP SENSOR CORRELATION ERROR), KOER-PASS, PER TSB 13-11-15, BYPASS CIRCUITS LE136, LE137, AND RE137 AT CONNECTOR C210, PINS 1, 8, AND 9 RESPECTIVELY, SWITCH APP SENSOR CONNECTOR PINS 1 AND 2."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860031April 18, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS
CONTINUED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS; JERKS, CLUTCH STUDDERS; SCARED TO CROSS INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE CAR WILL STOP OR JERK; TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION; SEAT BELTS NOT LOCKING PROPERLY; TAKEN CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 4 TIMES DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM (TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860035April 18, 2016
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER. 15V246000 (DOOR LATCH) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 06/14/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10859933April 17, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MAKES NOISE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-50 ML/H FROM DAY ONE. MANY TIMES, FROM STATIONARY TO MOVE, IT WILL SUDDENLY JUMP, ACCELERATE, HARD TO CONTROL. HAS KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND SOMETIME WILL NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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