2014 Ford Fiesta

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2014· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I HAVE BEEN TAKING OFF AFTER STOPPING AND THE TRANSMISSION OR FUEL INJECTION MISSES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT ENGAGE THE DRIVE TRAIN JUST RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HESITATES, LURCHES, AND SHUTTERS. THE VIBRATION IS BAD AND I'M WORRIED IF I TAKE OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ENGAGE THE DRIVE TRAIN, I MIGHT BE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE I CANNOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PATH OF TRAFFIC DUE TO THE HESITATION. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JS

• 12/30/2016· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STATIONARY IN DRIVEWAY. COMPLETELY DEAD, NO LIGHTS, POWER, NOTHING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR SAME ISSUE. FIRST TIME HAD ONLY 1,364 MILES. DEALER HAS NO FIX. RECHARGES BATTERY AND RETURNS TO ME. CASE OPENED WITH FORD, THEY WILL NOT BUY BACK VEHICLE. RESOLUTION FROM FORD EACH TIME: BRING BACK TO DEALER EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS FOR BATTERY RECHARGE. TCM MODULE REPLACED. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM.

• 12/30/2015· POWER TRAIN

  I AM BUYING AND PAYING FOR AN UNSAFE AND WORTHLESS CAR. CAN YOU HELP? I AM 66 WITH LITTLE INCOME. THIS CAR SHUDDERS AND HESITATES OFTEN. I WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER IN HUTTO, TX, THAT I HAVE TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT SHUDDERS AND THEY WILL CHECK IT AND ORDERS PARTS THAT WILL TAKE 2 MONTHS. THE "SHUDDER" HAPPENS ON AND OFF, SO CHANCES OF THIS HAPPENING WHEN I TAKE IT TO DEALER ARE PER CHANCE. THE SERVICE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME MANY PEOPLE ARE JUST LEAVING THESE FIESTAS. I CANNOT DO THAT. I BOUGHT IT USED FROM ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL. THEY WILL NOT RESPOND TO MY EMAILS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING ON THIS VEHICLE. I NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL GO FORWARD WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS OR NOT. PLEASE HELP ME. WHAT CAN I DO? I WAS SOLD A HORRIBLE CAR. *JS

• 12/30/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015 I WAS SITTING IN MY FORD FIESTA (18K) ENGINE RUNNING AND IN PARK AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. I TRIED TO START THE CAR BY PUSHING THE PUSH TO START AND THE FIRST TIME IT DID NOT WORK BUT THE SECOND TIME THE CAR STARTED AND I WAS ON MY WAY. IN OCTOBER 2015 I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM A JOB INTERVIEW AND DOING 40 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD. I WAS GOING TO MAKE A SWEEPING RIGHT TURN AND THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK. I LOST CONTROL AS I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR WENT ACROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC AND HIT A CURB AT ABOUT 30 MPH. MAJOR FRONT RIGHT DAMAGE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY INTERVIEWED ME TWICE ON WHAT HAPPENED (STATING THAT THEY BELIEVED MY ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED) AND GAVE ME A CAR TO DRIVE WHILE FORD CORP. WAS INVESTIGATING. FORD CAME BACK AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT THERE WERE NO CODES BUT THE TRANSMISSION CODE(A KNOWN PROBLEM) I STATED THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY CODES IF THE IGNITION SHUT OFF BUT MY COMPLAINTS FELL ON DEATH EARS AS THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE FORD CORP MADE THEIR DECISION. I STATED THAT I DID NOT WANT THE CAR BACK (IT WAS A LEASE) THAT I WOULD NOT DRIVE A CAR THAT FORD COULD NOT ASSURE ME THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. FORD KNOWS THEY HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE FIESTA THAT IS WHY THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU EXTRA INCENTIVE $$ TO LEASE SOMETHING ELSE. IN THE END I HAD TO PAY 4K FOR THE REPAIR AND I WAS 5K UPSIDE DOWN ON THE TRADE (WHICH I APPLIED TO THE NEW LEASE). FORD CORP DID NOT STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT NOR DID THEY OFFER TO HELP IN ANYWAY. I DID LEASE A FORD FOCUS BECAUSE I HAD TO HAVE A CAR AND DID NOT HAVE 9K TO WALK AWAY FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY.THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. DO NOT BUY A FORD FIESTA. *JS

• 12/29/2020· ENGINE

  DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND SPUTTER AND BEGAN LOSING POWER.

• 12/28/2015· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO A MANUAL TRANSMISSION FUNCTION WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF UP HILL HOLDING FUNCTION AND ROLLS BACK INTO OTHER CARS. THIS HAS OCCURED ON MY CAR AFTER THE RECENT FORD FIX TO THEIR TRANSMISSION DESIGN THAT FIXED THE ROUGH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ON THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. THE SEQUENCE IS: COME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT ON A HILL, CAR HOLDS THE NORMAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FUNCTION OF HOLDING THE CAR'S POSITION, BUT WITHIN 30 SECONDS THE TRANSMISSION ASSUMES A MANUAL TRANSMISSION FUNCTION AND BEGANS TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO THE CAR BEHIND YOU. TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD GARAGE (GILLIS AUTO CENTER, SHELTON, WA 98584) WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A FORD DESIGN (DEFICIENCY) AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO FIX IT. THERE IS NO SAFETY NOTICE PUT OUT BY FORD ON THE PROBLEM.

• 12/24/2018· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  AFTER FILLING THE CAR WITH FUEL, CAR TRIES TO STALL AND DROP RPM'S WHILE IDLING. CAR STALLED TWICE WHILE ROLLING TO A RED LIGHT AFTER FILLING UP. PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER 10-15 MINUTES OF DRIVING. RPM WHILE IDLING IS HIGHLY UNPREDICTABLE AFTER FILLING UP.

• 12/22/2019· STEERING

  CAR HAS APPROX 35K MILES. CAR DROVE FINE TO LOCATION. UPON STARTING CAR TO LEAVE LOCATION, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. SHUTTING OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTING RESOLVED THE ISSUE, HOWEVER, LEAVES CONCERNS REGARDING THE RELIABILITY OF THE POWER STEERING AS NO IMMEDIATE CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED BY MECHANIC.

• 12/22/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CAR STALLED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN RETIRING TOWING TO REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. OTHER VINS FOR THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL WERE RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. I WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. I HAD TO PAY TO REPAIR AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE RECALL.

• 12/21/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ITS GEAR OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM .. WHICH THE CAR WILL HAVE VIBRATION OR THEY CALL IT SHUTTERING .. ITS REPEATATIVE .. FORD WILL FIX AND RETURN THE CAR .. AFTER FEW MONTHS IT WILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN WHEN I ASKED ABOUT IT THEY SAID ITS FAMOUS FOR SOME CARS LIKE FIGO , FOCUS, FIEATA AND ECOSPORT .THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED BUT THE WARRANTY IS EXTENDED AND NOT ANNOUNCED .. BY CHANCE I KNEW THAT .. DOORS LOCKER .. SUDDENLY ONE OF THE FOUR DOORS WONT CLOSE TRYING TO SHUT THE DOOR BUT IT WONT CLOSE THE BEST SOLUTION WAS TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND TIE IT WITH SEAT BUILT ( AS EMERGENCY PROCEDURE TILL I REACH TO AGENCY OR GARAGE ) IT HAPPENED TWICE WITH MY CAR. BUT NO RECALL WHICH IS UNSAFE . FOR THE TRANSMISSION STARTED WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR.

• 12/20/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, I OPENED MY DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR TO LET MY YOUNG SISTER INTO THE BACK SEAT AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AND LOCK INTO PLACE. THERE WAS NO VISUAL ISSUES WITH THE DOOR, BUT FROM THIS POINT ON I WAS UNABLE TO SECURELY CLOSE MY DOOR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DOOR LATCH SAFETY ISSUES, WHICH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN OTHER FORD MODEL CARS. *DT *TP

• 12/19/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  MOISTURE CAN ENTER THE HVAC SYSTEM AND FREEZE DURING COLD TEMP CAUSING THE BLOWER MOTOR TO FREEZE, LEAVING IT INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT ON A COLD NIGHT. WINDOWS WILL NOT DEFROST DURING COLD TEMPS RESULTING IN A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

• 12/19/2015· POWER TRAIN

  ALLOW ME TO BE #100 FOR COMPLAINTS ON THE 2014 FORD FIESTA!! MAYBE AFTER 100 COMPLAINTS FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL DO SOMETHING TO HELP US ALL !! PURCHASED THE NEW 2014 FORD FIESTA IN AUGUST 2014. BY THE TIME I WENT IN FOR MY FIRST OIL CHANGE I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHAKING, JERKING, SLIPPING, SHUDDERING UPON LIGHT ACCELERATION ON GAS FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THEN THE CAR IS SLOW TO GAIN SPEED TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. I'VE EXPRESSED MY COMPLAINT/PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND HE SAID IT'S NORMAL, PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ALL THE TIME AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. AS OF TODAY'S DATE THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST, I'VE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN RESOLVED. AND I CAN TELL IT'S GETTING WORSE EVERYDAY. THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION.

• 12/18/2017· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  PROBLEMS WITH CAR STUCK IN PARK AND NOT STARTING VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, HAVE BEEN STUCK TWICE FOR SAME THING

• 12/17/2019· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JONES FORD BUCKEYE (24600 W YUMA RD, BUCKEYE, AZ 85326, (623) 386-4429) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH AS A COURTESY. THE CONTACT REQUESTED THAT ALL THE DOOR LATCHES BE REPLACED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN DECLINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000. *DT *DL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/17/2018· ENGINE

  FORD IS SAYING THAT THEY HAVE THE PARTS TO COVER THIS RECALL, BUT THEY ARE ON BACKORDER AND HARD TO GET, AND THE DEALERS DO NOT RECEIVE ADEQUATE PARTS TO DO THE JOB, NOR ARE THEY GETTING THE PROPER INSTRUCTIONS OR TRAINING TO DO THE JOB. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR 25 DAYS, ON A JOB THAT IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE 5 HOURS, AND THERE IS NO WORD ON WHEN OR IF IT WILL EVER BE COMPLETED.

• 12/17/2016· POWER TRAIN

  THE CAR STARTED NOT ACCELERATING WHEN GAS WAS PUSHED, DELAYED THEN CAUGHT AND JERKED LIKE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD, ALSO THE GAS MILAGE GOT WORSE AFTER OWNING A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. ALMOST HIT BY SEMI-TRUCK GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE! IN TOWN, AT LIGHTS, WOULD JERK WHEN AT A STOP OR AT TAKE OFF, ALMOST CAUSING PEOPLE BEHIND OR FRONT OF ME TO HIT ME. TOOK IT TO ONE LOCAL DEALER, SAID THEY ADJUSTED THE (TCM) TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND IN ABOUT 1000 MILES IT WOULD BE CORRECTED AND WE SHOULD SEE BETTER GAS MILAGE AND NO JERKING OR ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION.. DIDN'T HAPPEN, TOOK TO A DIFFERENT FORD DEALER NEAR US, THEY SAID NO PARTS TO FIX IT. ONE MONTH LATER CALLED THEM BACK ABOUT PART, AND THEY SAID "NO KNOWN FIX FROM FORD AT THIS TIME". THEY SAID WE COULD JUST LEAVE THE CAR WITH THEM IF WE DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT, THEY WOULD ADD IT TO 3 OTHER ONES OUT BACK!!!. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL DEALER BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY OFFERED NO APOLOGY AND SAID WE COULD TRADE IT ON ANOTHER ONE OF THEIR CARS.. NO THANKS. HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD... THOUGHT THEY WERE MUCH BETTER COMPANY. SAFETY APPARENTLY NOT AN ISSUE WITH THEM.. I CALLED FORD CORPORATE AND OPENED A CASE NUMBER ON THE ISSUE, ONLY TO HAVE MY CASE CLOSED WITHIN ONE DAY BECAUSE THEY DEEMED THE CAR "WITHIN WORKING PARAMETERS" AFTER SAYING THEY DISCUSSED IT WITH THE DEALERS WE TOOK IT TO FOR REPAIR. WHEN I ASKED WHAT THAT MEANT, THEY SAID COULDN'T TELL ME BECAUSE IT WAS FORD CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION!. NOW NO ONE AT FORD CORP. WILL RETURN MY CALLS, OR THE DEALER I TOOK THE CAR BACK TOO. LOST ALL CONTACT WITH FORD AT THIS POINT. SEEKING A LAWYER TO SEE OPTIONS ON HOW TO SALVAGE SOME ISSUE THAT WILL HIT MY CREDIT RATING, SINCE I BASICALLY WON'T BE MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT ANYMORE AND GAVE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. SHAME ON FORD!!!!!! SELLING CARS THEY KNOW HAVE AN ISSUE....

• 12/16/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A LOT OF PLAY IN THE WHEELS AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE SELF CORRECTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, TPMS, AND MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRECISION FORD (945 N MAIN ST, LILLINGTON, NC 27546, 910-814 2243), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 12/16/2018· STEERING

  INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILURE AT 42,000 MILES. UPPER JOINT HAS FAILED.THIS COMPRISES STEERING GREATLY. NEW PART ORDERED REPLACING MYSELF AS THIS IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.

• 12/15/2017· STEERING

  STARTED FINE, PUT INTO DRIVE AND STEERING FROZE.."STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" ON SCREEN. REPAIRED AT FORD DEALER. NEW STEERING BOX AND COLUMN. ONLY 28000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND 3 YEAR WARRANTY ENDED AUGUST 2016. HEARD THAT OTHER FORD MODELS LIKE FOCUS WERE COVERED BY FORD.

• 12/14/2019· POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VEHICLE DISPLAYED INACCURATE FUEL INFO (MPG, MILES TIL EMPTY) AND WOULD STALL AFTER FUELING; DEALERSHIP NOTED THAT DEFECTIVE CANISTER PURGE VALVE WAS THE CAUSE

• 12/14/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATED AND FAILED TO DOWNSHIFT INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82.

• 12/13/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FROZEN. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER PLACED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (BILL CURRIE FORD, 5815 N DALE MABRY HWY, TAMPA, FL 33614) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE IGNITION HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REMEDY UNTIL JANUARY 20, 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-392-3673 AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDERED UNTIL JANUARY 20, 2018. CASE NUMBER: CAS-13704756 WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

• 12/12/2018· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FORD COMPANY KNOWINGLY PUT FAULTY A TRANSMISSION IN THEIR VEHICLES. TO REMEDY THE SITUATION THEY THEN GAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT WHEN TAKE YOUR CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR THINGS THAT PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS VERY MISLEADING TO CONSUMERS AND A HAZARD FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN SAFETY ON THE ROAD. THE GEARS SHIFT WHILE IN MOTION, WHICH HAS ALMOST SEVERAL TIMES CAUSED OTHER VEHICLES TO HIT ME. WHEN AT A STOP PULLING OFF IT WILL BARELY ACCELERATE OR GIVE A JERKING ACCELERATION, WHICH IS AWFUL WHEN PEDESTRIANS ARE NEAR. ALL OF WHICH HAPPENS SPORADICALLY ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN CITY TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM 2 YEARS AND THUS FAR I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THREE DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIP AND NONE ARE WILLING TO UPHOLD THE FORD WARRANTY AND/OR ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT FORD KNOWS IS A HAZARD. IN CLOSING, I RECEIVED NOTICE ABOUT AN SETTLEMENT REGARDING THIS VEHICLE, I RECEIVED NOTHING AND I'M STUCK WITH A VEHICLE NO ONE WILL REPAIR. *TR

• 12/10/2019· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE CAR WAS STATIONARY IN MY YARD AND WHEN I STARTED DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR AND ON AGAIN WOULD GO AWAY THEN WOULD RETURN AGAIN BEING STATIONARY

• 12/09/2019· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. CLUTCH SHUDDER SLOW ACCELERATION FORD DEALERSHIP IN ELDORADO SERVICED IT BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST

• 12/08/2020· ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STARTED TO SURGE, MISFIRE AND THEN FOR NO APPARENTLY REASON THE ENGINE SHUT-OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES IT FIRED BACK UP AND RAN MOMENTARILY AND THEN DIED AGAIN .HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY CLAIM THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE SAME PROBLEM. DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR ANYMORE, UNLESS THEY CAN RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FURTHER BY THE FORD MOTOR CO.

• 12/06/2019· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN DRIVING AND COME TO A STOP, THE CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. IT DOES THIS WHEN SITTING AT A STOP OR TRYING TO TAKE OFF OR BACK UP.

• 12/06/2016· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

• 12/05/2023· STRUCTURE

  When a rear seat passenger exits the vehicle and closes the door, the rear door does not latch properly. This causes the door to swing open while the car is moving. The vehicle is available for inspection. The problem has manifested itself on several occasions, especially when I am dropping off school children at their stop. The crossing guard has been kind enough to close the door for me. That is, he closes the door after it swings open. The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer or repair shop (yet). The problem first appeared last week, after the Thanksgiving holiday break. There were no symptoms to warn of the problem. It just appeared out of the blue, so to speak. To describe the problem further: The door is closed by the passenger who has just exited the car. There is no "door open" light to indicate a problem. Then, after a few seconds, the door springs open and the "door open" light appears. It is annoying when it happens. It is also a safety issue.

• 12/05/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH FAILURE. WHEN CLOSING DOOR, DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP, THE ISSUE IS THE SAME FAILURE AS THE EXISTING SAFETY RECALL FOR OTHER FORD VEHICLES.

• 12/05/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS GOING INTO GEARS. IT SHUDDERS GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND THEN 3RD TO 4TH. WHEN IF FINALLY GOES INTO 4TH GEAR IT LURCHES. TRANSMISSION WILL ALSO SHUDDER WHILE CRUISING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND IF BRAKING THEN ACCELERATING SUDDENLY. WHEN I FINALLY TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. *TR

• 12/04/2016· STRUCTURE

  PASSENGER DOOR CAME OPEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND WILL NOT STAY CLOSED

• 12/03/2019· POWER TRAIN

  MANUAL TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF THE FIRST GEAR UPON INITIAL TAKE OFF/ACCELERATION RENDERING VEHICLE MOTIONLESS, SOMETIMES TWICE IN A ROW - CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN VEHICLE MOVED ACROSS TRAFFIC LINES WITH OTHER VEHICLES APPROACHING FROM THE SIDE.

• 12/03/2018· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO MULLINAX FORD (LOCATED AT 1551 E SEMORAN BLVD, APOPKA, FL 32703, (888) 218-7505), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

• 12/03/2014· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN WE TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN . THE CAR STUTTERS,LOSES POWER LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. HAS A ROLL BACK ISSUE FROM A STOP ON A HILL. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IF I AM ENTERING AN INTERSECTION AND SOMEONE WERE TO RUN A STOP SIGN I HAVE NO ABILITY TO STEP ON THE GAS AND GET MY CAR OUT OF THE WAY. HAS THE STUTTER BETWEEN THE GEARS IN THE LOWER RANGE. I HAD IT INTO THE FORD DEALER AND HE SAID THEY GET 10 TO 15 COMPLAINTS A DAY ON THIS PROBLEM. AND THEY KNOW IT IS THERE BUT CAN NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE FORD IS TELLING THEM IT IS OK. I HAVE WROTE TO FORD VIE E MAIL AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONDING . I WOULD GIVE UP THE SO CALL EXTRA MILEAGE IT IS SUPPOSED TO CREATE FOR A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. *JS

• 11/29/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE ISSUE IN QUESTION INVOLVES THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM. THERE WAS PREVIOUSLY A RECALL ISSUED FOR FORD FIESTA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2012 AND 2014. MY VEHICLE IS A 2014 MODEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS RECALL WAS PUT INTO EFFECT EITHER IN 2014 OR 2015 WHEN THE ISSUE BECAME PROMINENT AND PRONOUNCED. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT AND/OR ISSUE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR JUST DECIDED NOT TO LATCH TWO DAYS AGO WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK AFTER RETRIEVING ITEMS FROM THE BACK SEAT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING TO SEE IF IT COULD BE RECTIFIED AS WELL AS FIND OUT IF ANY ACTIVE RECALLS WERE PRESENTLY UNREPAIRED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO ACTIVE RECALLS FOR THE DOOR LATCH SYSTEM, HOWEVER IT IS FEASIBLE AND RECOMMENDED THAT ANOTHER RECALL BE ISSUED IN LIGHT OF MY RECENT DOOR LATCH ISSUE.

• 11/29/2016· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY CAR SURGES FORWARD ALMOST SQUEALING TIRES, IT MAKES NOISE IT CLUNKS OUT AT STOP FEELS LIKE MY TRANNY IS GOING TO DROP AND DOESN'T SHIFT CORRECTLY. TRANSMISSION IS OBVIOUSLY IN SAFE I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO HIT SOMEONE FROM BEHIND THE WAY IT SURGES AT TIMES IT ALSO SPUTTERS AND MOVES DOWN HILL WHEN STOPPED DRAGS WHEN DRIVING UP HILL. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN THEY REPLACED MODULAR AND TRANNY SEAL. BUT IT STILL HAPPENS. *TR

• 11/29/2015· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  THIS 2014 FORD FIESTA VEHICLE HAS SOME MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES: SLIPPING, CLUNKING, CHUGGING, JERKING, SHUTTERING, AND RATTLING WHEN DOING SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE WHEN A TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNS GREEN. THIS ISSUE ALSO OCCURS WHEN I BEGIN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AND THE ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THAT TIME PERIOD. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO A FORD REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC COMPLETED A REPROGRAMMING OF SOME TYPE. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE REPROGRAMMING TYPICALLY RESOLVES THE ISSUES THAT THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING; BUT THE ISSUES STILL REMAIN, IN FACT, IT'S GOTTEN WORSE. THE HESITATION OF THIS VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE LEAVES ME FEELING UNSAFE. MOTORISTS IN PASSING VEHICLES ARE ZOOMING BY ME AS I AM ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS CAR TO GO. IN ADDITION, WHEN I FIRMLY PRESS THE GAS PETAL, THE CAR HESITATES THEN BEGINS TO ACCELERATE AT A RAPID SPEED. THESE ISSUES OCCUR WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATES, HIGHWAYS, STREETS, DIRT ROADS, ETC. IT ALSO DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM MAKING A TURN, SHIFTING IN DRIVE OR IN REVERSE...THE ISSUES REMAIN THE SAME. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE ISSUES. IT IS TERRIBLE THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CONSUMERS. THESE SAFETY ISSUES WERE NOT MENTIONED ON THE CARFAX REPORT. IF THEY HAD BEEN THEN I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE.

• 11/28/2023· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  Transmission malfunctions while accelerating. Pulling into a busy road, the vehicle randomly stops accelerating which cause other vehicles to swerve to avoid a crash. The RMP will increase and loose acceleration and then there is no function of the acceleration. As soon as the warning light came on, contacted a dealer and the wait times are over 2 months. The dealer does not want to keep the vehicle and prefers you keep driving until they call you to bring it in.

• 11/28/2021· POWER TRAIN

  At the time of this complaint, the Ford Fiesta that's the subject of this complaint has received 1 whole new transmission and 1 TCM replacement within 2.5 years. The first two times there were warning lights, but now no warnings are showing. To put this issue into perspective, I have only owned this car for 2.5 years, and it was purchased from a dealership used (however the dealership never mentioned the rampant transmission issues or informed me of the recent lawsuits about the Ford Fiesta). The replacement of the TCM was completed on September 16, 2021. This repair took a month to complete. Now, after being repaired for a mere 2 months, the car is exhibiting the exact same behaviors as both previous occurrences. Both previous repairs were completed by professionals, and should have fixed the issue. However, the transmission issues continue to reoccur. At this point, the car has become a major safety concern. The transmission issues are becoming extremely frequent after the "repairs" and "replacements", and are sudden in occurrence while driving. There is no warning the gear will slip into what seems to be "neutral", or that it will fail to accelerate. Additionally, the car will randomly fail to respond to gas pedal presses, especially at intersections or on hills. I fear that this car is dangerous to drive, as the issues are so sudden in nature. I have tried to settle the issue with Ford directly, but they have ignored me every step of the way. At one point, they said they would try to start a buy-back process, but then refused to return my follow-up calls.

• 11/28/2020· POWER TRAIN

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• 11/28/2016· POWER TRAIN

  MY VEHICLE STARTS SHRUGGING & SHIVERING WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE SHIVER IS AT TIMES TOO HARD TO CONTROL AND CAN'T FOCUS ON DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN THE FOURTH TIME WITH THE SAME CLUTCH ISSUE AND THE DEALER SAYS I GOT TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM UNTIL THEY GET A NEW CLUTCH ORDERED WHICH IS 21 WEEKS FROM NOW. I HAVE A KID AT THE BACK SEAT AND NOT COMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

• 11/27/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT AND MESSAGE PLUS SYNC NOTE ABOUT VAPOR LEAK. DEALER SAYS MAY BE OK TO DRIVE. OR MAY REFUSE TO START AT ANY MOMENT. ALREADY RAN 3 PREVIOUS RECALLS, ONE R TRANSMISSION.

• 11/26/2023· WHEELS

  Ford lug nuts swelled up so much that nobody could get tires off. Had to go to dealer and pay $250 to get those off and replaced. I was lucky that I was just trying to rotate the tires vice having to replace a flat.

• 11/25/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

• 11/22/2019· ENGINE

  I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM WORK AND MY ENGINE TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND LOST ALL COOLANT WITH NO APPARENT LEAKS. WE FILLED UP THE COOLANT TWICE AND WITHIN MINUTES IT HAD ALL DISAPPEARED.

• 11/21/2019· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  MY SON HIT SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM WHO HAD SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES, HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE AND SLAMMED DIRECTLY INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. ONLY THE AIR BAG BY HIS FEET WENT OFF. NONE OF THE OTHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SEATBELT ALSO DID NOT LOCK UP IMMEDIATELY. HE SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, LEFT SHOULDER INJURY, NECK PAIN, AND BRUISING TO HIS CHEST AND ABDOMEN FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. HE HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE CAR IS TOTALED AND IS IN A SALVAGE LOT ON HOLD FOR A WEEK IN CASE YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT.

• 11/21/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFire

  VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH ENGINE AREA, UNSURE WHY AS OF NOW BUT DO HAVE FIRE REPORT. BOUGHT VEHICLE SATURDAY AND BY MONDAY IT WAS ON FIRE.OIL WAS SPILLING OUT OF BOTTOM.

• 11/20/2018· POWER TRAIN

  TCM CIRCUIT FAILURE. FAULTY TRANSMISSION THE SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED ON THIS VEHICLE TWICE AND I AM STILL AS OF NOVEMBER 20, 2018 , HAVING DIFICULTY WITH THE SHIFT TRANSMISSION.