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2013 Ford FIESTA: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

667 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

31,483 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2013 model year. Data updated: . 547 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train is the most frequently named component, appearing in 378 of 667 complaints (56.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting34551.7%
Engine operation8612.9%
Braking behavior436.4%
Electrical and battery issues253.7%
Steering behavior131.9%
Fuel system concerns30.4%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train
378
Engine
109
Unknown Or Other
91
Electrical System
61
Structure:Body
56
Vehicle Speed Control
43
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch
24
Latches/Locks/Linkages
23
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train378
Engine109
Unknown Or Other91
Electrical System61
Structure:Body56
Vehicle Speed Control43
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch24
Latches/Locks/Linkages23

Power Train: 378; Engine: 109; Unknown Or Other: 91; Electrical System: 61; Structure:Body: 56; Vehicle Speed Control: 43; Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch: 24; Latches/Locks/Linkages: 23

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
241
25,000 to 49,999
122
50,000 to 74,999
79
75,000 to 99,999
58
100,000 to 149,999
34
150,000 and above
13
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,000241
25,000 to 49,999122
50,000 to 74,99979
75,000 to 99,99958
100,000 to 149,99934
150,000 and above13

Under 25,000: 241; 25,000 to 49,999: 122; 50,000 to 74,999: 79; 75,000 to 99,999: 58; 100,000 to 149,999: 34; 150,000 and above: 13

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (241). 120 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2012
3
2013
59
2014
109
2015
138
2016
81
2017
46
2018
36
2019
85
2020
40
2021
16
2022
9
2023
19
2024
12
2025
10
2026
4
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20123
201359
2014109
2015138
201681
201746
201836
201985
202040
202116
20229
202319
202412
202510
20264

2012: 3; 2013: 59; 2014: 109; 2015: 138; 2016: 81; 2017: 46; 2018: 36; 2019: 85; 2020: 40; 2021: 16; 2022: 9; 2023: 19; 2024: 12; 2025: 10; 2026: 4

Pattern summary

Power Train leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 345 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 86 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 43 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10477960 · 2012-09-29 (September 29, 2012)

TRANSMISSION STARTED GRINDING WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM SITTING IDLE. BRAKES LOCKED UP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE TRANSMISSION REVS VERY HIGH WITH ANY STREET THAT IS NOT COMPLETELY FLAT. WHEN I SIT AT A STOP LIGHT IT WILL ROLL BACKWARD WHEN I TRY TO GO. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10477960 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10485344 · 2012-11-20 (November 20, 2012)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN A LOW GEAR, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 211. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10485344 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10488783 · 2012-12-14 (December 14, 2012)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH UPHILL, THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE AUTHORIZED DEALERS WHO ALL ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10488783 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10498103 · 2013-02-14 (February 14, 2013)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK FAILED TO OPEN WHEN ACCESSED WITH THE CONTROL MECHANISM UNLESS ALL FOUR AUTOMATIC DOORS WERE ACTIVATED PREVIOUSLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16.

Owner-reported narrative. 16 miles reported. Look up ODI 10498103 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10498110 · 2013-02-14 (February 14, 2013)

WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN RELEASING BRAKE AT A STOPLIGHT TO MOVE FORWARD. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10498110 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10502423 · 2013-03-11 (March 11, 2013)

TRANSMISSION MAKES RATTLING NOISE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT CAR I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL WHICH I HAVE A HARD TIME ACCEPTING IT .HAS ANYONE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE . *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

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Owner report 10505033 · 2013-03-30 (March 30, 2013)

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY VEHICLE GOT VERY SHAKY AND UNCONTROLLABLE TO DRIVE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. AFTER BEING ABLE TO PULL OFF FREEWAY AND CHECK CAR WE NOTICED A HUGE TRAIL AND PUDDLE OF OIL COMING FROM MY CAR. TURNED CAR INTO FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A OIL LEAK FROM MY ENGINE OIL COOLER AND RESULTED IN A SHATTERED PISTON IN MY ENGINE FROM IT BEING STARVED OF OIL. WAS TOLD BY FORD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, BUT RECEIVED A "REMANUFACTURED" ENGI…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10505033 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10508551 · 2013-04-17 (April 17, 2013)

I BOUGHT A 2013 FORD FIESTA IN OCTOBER OF 2012 AND I HAVE 13000 MILES ON IT AND TODAY 4-17-13 IS THE 3RD TIME I?VE DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALER SHIP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION WORKED ON. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALERSHIP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, THE 2ND TIME THEY SAID THEY COULDN?T FIND ANYTHING AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE SHOP TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY TODAY. MY TRANSMISSION HAS A GRINDING SOUND, WHEN I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR IT SOMETIMES DOESN?T ENGAGE AND DRIVE FORWARD UNTIL I LET MY FOOT OFF AND THEN REPRESS THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN SITTING IN …

Owner-reported narrative. 1,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10508551 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

3 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

12V488000 · Air Bags

Reported: 2012-10-05 (October 5, 2012)

Ford is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Fiesta vehicles, manufactured from November 3, 2009 through September 21, 2012. The vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection." The passenger side curtain air bag will not deploy in the event of a side impact collision when the front passenger seat is empty. Although the side curtain air bag system was designed to suppress the side curtain air bag under this scenario, that information is not explained in the owner's guide for these vehicles as required by FMVSS No. 208.

Consequence: An occupant in the right rear seating position will not have coverage from the side curtain air bag in a side impact collision when the front passenger seat is empty, increasing the risk of injury to the right rear occupant.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners and dealers will reprogram the vehicle's software free of charge so that it no longer suppresses the passenger side curtain air bag when the front passenger seat is empty, and consistent with the description in the owner's guide. The safety recall began on October 26, 2012. Owner's may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332.

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15V246000 · Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch

Reported: 2015-04-24 (April 24, 2015)

Ford Motor Company (Ford) notified the agency on April 23, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured July 1, 2012, to May 31, 2013, and 2012-2014 Fiesta vehicles manufactured February 1, 2012, to May 31, 2013. On April 30, 2015, Ford expanded the recall to cover an additional 119,567 vehicles, including certain model year 2011 Ford Fiestas manufactured from November 11, 2009, to May 31, 2013 and certain model year 2013 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured from February 1, 2012, to June 30, 2012. A component within the door latches may break making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.

Consequence: A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace all four door latches with an improved part, free of charge. Interim notifications were mailed to owners on June 5, 2015. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S16.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
20V331000 · Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch

Reported: 2020-06-08 (June 8, 2020)

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Fiesta, 2013-2014 Fusion, 2015 Mustang, 2013-2015 Escape and C-Max, 2012-2015 Focus, 2014-2016 Transit Connect, 2013-2014 Lincoln MKZ, and 2015 MKC vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under recalls 15V-246, 16V-643 or 17V-210, however the repair may not have been completed properly. A component within the door latches may break making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.

Consequence: A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the latch date codes to confirm if the repair was done correctly, and replace the side door latches if necessary, free of charge. Owners will also have the option to inspect their own vehicle's door latches and enter the date codes into a website to determine if the latches are correct. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 27, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S30.

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Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

667 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

82.0%Usable mileage547 / 667 records
100.0%Valid incident date667 / 667 records
100.0%Valid filing date667 / 667 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates667 / 667 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component201120122013201420152016201720182019
Power Train
33646.0%
ODI 10371614 · 200 mi

THIS VEHICLE, BOUGHT NEW IN SEPTEMBER, 2010, HAD LOUD SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. FORD HAS PUT 2 NEW TRANSMISSIONS IN IT. THE 3RD REPAIR ATTEMPT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM THAT "ENGINEERING HAS TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION". FORD, ON TWO OF THE 3 REPAIR ATTEMPTS, SENT OUT A FIELD ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST ENGINEER (ON THE 2ND REPAIR ATTEMPT) SAID TO PUT ANOTHER NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE, (THE 2ND NEW TRANSMISSION TO BE PUT IN THE VEHICLE). THIS STILL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE …

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26943.6%
ODI 10456798 · 100 mi

WHEN THE BRAKE IS RELEASED WHILE IN DRIVE THE CAR ROLLS BACKWARD AT TIMES. FORD SERVICE EXPLAINED THAT IT IS DUE TO THE DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSON. THE DRIVER HAS 3 SECONDS TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR BEFORE THE BRAKE RELEASES. *TR

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37856.7%
ODI 10477960 · 500 mi

TRANSMISSION STARTED GRINDING WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM SITTING IDLE. BRAKES LOCKED UP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE TRANSMISSION REVS VERY HIGH WITH ANY STREET THAT IS NOT COMPLETELY FLAT. WHEN I SIT AT A STOP LIGHT IT WILL ROLL BACKWARD WHEN I TRY TO GO. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

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19939.6%
ODI 10605777 · 3,842 mi

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH CAR LOOSES POWER YOU CANT ACCELERATE IT HESITATES AND WANTS TO SHUT OFF AT TIMES IT DOES IT WONT GO UP HILL AND WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT HESITATES AND SHUTS OFF YOU START IT BACK UP FINE AND IT WONT GO TRANSMISSION FAILS ITS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES IT ONCE TRANSMISSION WARMS UP. *TR

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9235.7%
ODI 10676719 · 105 mi

01/19/2015 MY BOYFRIEND HAD DRIVEN MY CAR TO THE STORE, ABOUT ONE MILE FROM MY HOME. ABOUT 10:40 PM. RECEIPT SHOWS THAT HE HAD CHECKED OUT AT 10:53 PM. HE TELLS ME THAT HE ENTERED MY CAR ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER, BECAUSE IT WAS PARKED CLOSE TO THE STORE, HE LOADED THE SHOPPING BAGS INTO THE TRUNK OF THE CAR AND GOT IN AND STARTED THE CAR AND BACKED OUT FROM THE PARKING SPACE, AND THEN WENT FORWARD HE STATES IT WAS ABOUT NO MORE THEN 25 YARDS, WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE CARS TRANSMISSION, AT FIRST HESITATED TO SHIFT, AND THEN MADE A SLIGHT JERK …

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9050.6%
ODI 10916676 · 45 mi

CLUNK NOISE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR... I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FROM THE DAY I PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALER ON 9/29/16 (45 MILES ON CAR THEN).. I THOUGHT AT FIRST I IMAGINED IT OR JUST NEEDED TO GET USED TO THIS CAR SINCE I HAD JUST TURNED IN A 2014 LEASE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA SO BIG DIFFERENCE IN THESE 2 CARS..

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2027.0%
ODI 11164590 · 18,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FIESTA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VISTA FORD WOODLAND HILLS (LOCATED AT 21501 VENTURA BLVD, WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91364, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY; HOWEVER, THE MANAGER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

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1028.6%
ODI 11221498

BEEN NOTICING NOW WITH THE FORD FIESTA 2018 THAT MY THIRD GEAR. LOSES THE GRIP GOING UP HILL. BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A FEW WEEKS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER. TWO TIMES HAVE THEY REPAIR IT. YET, SADLY SEEMS THAT THIS WILL BE THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME. CAN'T BELIEVE FORD DOESN'T DO DURABLE MANUALS ANYMORE. THE ISSUES ARE A LOT ON THE HIGHWAY. CAN'T AFFORD A CRASH OR ACCIDENT.

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2120.0%
ODI 11210169 · 600 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWERSHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IT'S VERY SLUGGISH WHEN SHIFTING WHEN YOU TAP THE ACCELERATOR WITH YOUR FOOT AFTER BEING AT A STOP SIGN THE CAR JOLTS LIKE PREVIOUS YEAR AND MODELS OF THIS CAR

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Engine
10814.8%
ODI 10465941 · 2,109 mi

COMING TO STOP YOU START TO SPEED UP WHY YOU ARE PRESSING ON BRAKES,DO TO THE FACT THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. *TR

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6811.0%
ODI 10514351 · 3,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY "NEW" VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2012 AND VERY SOON THERE AFTER I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP MADE A DATE FOR ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO HEAR THE NOISE BUT THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM. CLOSE TO MY SECOND OIL CHANGE DATE I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD AGAIN TRY TO HEAR THE NOISE BECAUSE IT DRIVES ME CRAZY. THEY AGAIN STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE AND THAT FORD IS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM. ON M…

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10916.3%
ODI 10505033 · 3,600 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY VEHICLE GOT VERY SHAKY AND UNCONTROLLABLE TO DRIVE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. AFTER BEING ABLE TO PULL OFF FREEWAY AND CHECK CAR WE NOTICED A HUGE TRAIL AND PUDDLE OF OIL COMING FROM MY CAR. TURNED CAR INTO FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A OIL LEAK FROM MY ENGINE OIL COOLER AND RESULTED IN A SHATTERED PISTON IN MY ENGINE FROM IT BEING STARVED OF OIL. WAS TOLD BY FORD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, BUT RECEIVED A "REMANUFACTURED" ENGI…

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8316.5%
ODI 10652933 · 500 mi

FORD FIESTA 2014 ENGINE EXCESSIVELY TREMBLES/JUMPS WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE CAR DOES ACCELERATE ON ITSELF AT TIMES MOSTLY WHEN I HAVE AC ON OR AFTER TURNING IT OFF. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS CAR NOW. OR FIX THIS CAR AND PROVIDE CUSTOMER WITH A PAID RENTAL CAR WHILE THIS ONE IS BEING FIXED. *TR

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6926.7%
ODI 10732338 · 1,036 mi

2015 FORD FIESTA TITANIUM WITH FORD SMART KEY SYSTEM. WE ARE ABLE TO ENTER VEHICLE AND START IT WITHOUT HAVING SMART KEY INSIDE VEHICLE. DRIVE 200 FEET WITH NO WARNING KEY WASN'T IN THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS SHUT DOWN AND RESTART ENGINE 3 TIMES WITHOUT KEY WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY. CALLED DEALER TO BRING IN.

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3318.5%
ODI 10971519

MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE OCCASIONAL HESITATION UNDER LOAD WHEN MAINTAINING SPEED, ALL OBSERVED SPEEDS, ALL OBSERVED GEARS (ROUGHLY 30MPH TO 70MPH IN GEARS 3-5). VEHICLE HAS DONE IS SINCE NEW, (DECEMBER 26, 2016 TO PRESENT) LESS THAN 4,500 MILES ON IT AT PRESENT. BRINGING TO DEALER IN NEXT WEEK OR TWO FOR FIRST SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE, WILL HAVE THEM CHECK IT.

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1925.7%
ODI 11180719 · 42,000 mi

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE 2017 FORD FIESTA, (JUST HIT THE 30 DAY MARK), AND ABOUT A WEEK IN I NOTICED THE CAR DO THIS JOLT THING WHILE ACCELERATING. I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE BEEN JUST LAYING MY FOOT TOO HARD ON THE GAS BY ACCIDENT BUT NOW, ON A FEW DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE SLOWING THE CAR DOWN IT HAS VIOLENTLY JUMPED FORWARD. IT STARTED AS SEEMING TO HAVE A HARD TIME SWITCHING GEARS ON ACCELERATION BUT THESE FEW TIMES I WAS SLOWING WITH MY PUT ON THE BRAKE AND IT THRUSTED FORWARD, VIOLENTLY.

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617.1%
ODI 11321226 · 70,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS WHEN GOING INTO SECOND GEAR AND STALLS BEFORE ACCELERATING. SOME TIMES THE CAR WON'T START AND IT'S NOT RELATED TO THE BATTERY OR THE STARTER. IT ALSO HAD A PURGE VALVE REPLACEMENT THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. A FEW MONTHS LATER I HAD TO REPLACE IT AGAIN THIS TIME IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2018 AND IT HAD ALL THESE ISSUES IN 2018 AND OCTOBER OF 2019 IS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHUTTER. *TR

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109.5%
ODI 11228742 · 5,100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS WERE AT 1,100. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS A DELAY, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, AND THE RPMS DROPPED TO 750. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVE SMITH FORD (LOCATED AT 4045 TRANSIT RD, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS COMPUTER FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. TH…

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Unknown Or Other
587.9%
ODI 10381065

EARLY PRODUCTION MODELS OF THE 2011 FORD FIESTA SUFFER FROM THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE DOOR ACTIVATION AS THE F150'S RECALLED. \EARLY PRODUCTION FIESTAS SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED. "BEGINNING WITH 2011 MODELS BUILT AFTER JULY 2010, DESIGN CHANGES WERE MADE TO IMPROVE THE ROBUSTNESS OF THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF THE HANDLES STARTING TO ACTIVATE IN SIDE IMPACT CRASHES" HTTP://WWW.IIHS.ORG/RATINGS/RATING.ASPX?ID=1395 *LN

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7812.6%
ODI 10462790 · 5,900 mi

FORD SYNC MODULE STOPPED WORKING AND WHEN YOU PROMPT THE SYSTEM TO GO INTO MOBILE APPS SYNC RESPONDS "NO MOBILE APPS FOUND." TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND AFTER DAYS OF TROUBLESHOOTING GOT THE MODULE REPLACED. 2 DAYS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. ITS NOT MY PHONE. PHONE WORKS JUST FINE IN EXACT SAME VEHICLE ON LOT. *TT

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9113.6%
ODI 10534290 · 18,000 mi

FIRST TIME IT ALMOST COMPLETELY DIED ON ME GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AND TOOK OFF. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE HIGH WAY ENGINE LIGHTS AND SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. I GOT TO WORK AND THEY TOWED IT. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED SOME KIND OF WIRING UNDER THE FRONT WINDOW AND DASH. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF WENDY'S AND GIVE IT SOME GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ROLLED THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT HIT. GOT IT HOME AND PARTED IT. TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CHANGE…

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7815.5%
ODI 10615471 · 7 mi

ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE BEGAN AS SOON AS WE GOT IT. CAR CONSTANTLY STUTTERS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO STALL (WAS TOLD BY SALESMAN THAT IT WAS BECAUSE CAR WAS BRAND NEW AND ONCE WE "BROKE IT IN' THAT WOULD GO AWAY). IT HAS NOT. DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN IT SHOULD AND DOESN'T DECELERATE WHEN IT SHOULD, NO MATTER HOW HARD OR SOFT YOU PRESS THE PEDALS. CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF IT'S OWN. LIKES TO ACCELERATE WHEN HAVE BRAKE PRESSED, HAVE ALMOST REAR-ENDED CARS IN FRONT BECAUSE OF IT'S LURCHING FORWARD. WHEN USING SPORT MODE, CAR WOULD NOT HAVE ANY MORE P…

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3614.0%
ODI 10821165 · 4,950 mi

MY AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR HAS ILLUMINATED AND HAS STAYED ON FOR TWO DAYS NOW. THERE ARE ALSO STRANGE NOISES COMING FROM THE AREA BEHIND MY STEERING WHEEL.

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2212.4%
ODI 10875615 · 2,000 mi

MAYBE THIS IS AN OVERSITE ON MY PART, BUT I WAS TAKING SOMEONE HOME THEY WERE SEATED IN BACKSEAT, THE DOOR WAS LOCKED, THINKING THEY COULD UNLOCK DOOR FROM THE BACK, THEY WERE UNABLE TO, I HAD TO UNLOCK BACKDOOR FROM THE FRONT (WITH BUTTON NEAR FRON CONSOLE OF CAR). I SAT IN THE BACK AND COULD NOT FIND A BUTTON TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE BACK DOOR EXCEPT TO ASK DRIVER OR HIS PASSENGER TO UNLOCK DOOR FROM THE FRONT.. I THINK THIS IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN AN ACCIDENT, IF SOMETHING WOULD TO HAPPEN TO THE DRIVER AND BACK PASSENGER IS TRAPPED. I STI…

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810.8%
ODI 11230492 · 43,000 mi

SEATS ARE POORLY MADE. THE HARD PLASTIC PIECE WHERE THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT IS LOCATED BROKE ON MY 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. BROKE WHILE STATIONARY.

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925.7%
ODI 11265600 · 9,574 mi

THE 2018 FORD FIESTA IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2014 FORD FIESTA. PROGRAM # 14M01 EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER. ERROR CODE P087E. THIS NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AS WELL

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1716.2%
ODI 11523827

I have that bad transmission in my fiesta and the car won’t work. Ford said it’s not 2019 fiesta with the issue but it’s a lie. My car won’t drive now.

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Electrical System
8912.2%
ODI 10389228

2011 FORD FIESTA. ATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE STATED HE WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING. THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE, AFTER SEEING A GLARE AT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE REPORT, THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *JB

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6310.2%
ODI 10450356 · 800 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, DRIVER WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED THROUGH ALL THE GEARS RAPIDLY LEAVING THE VEHICLE MOVING AT ~40 - 45MPH AND NOT SPEEDING UP. THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR AND THE CARE DIDN'T INCREASE IN SPEED AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE ALL OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD WAY WERE MOVING AT ~60MPH. THE DRIVER THEN LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PRESSED DOWN AGAIN THE VEHICLE THEN REVVED REAL HIGH THEN SHIFTED VERY HARD AND SHOOK THROWING THE PASSENGERS FORWARD AND BACK CAUSING A WHIP-LASH TYPE OF MOVEMENT …

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619.1%
ODI 10534290 · 18,000 mi

FIRST TIME IT ALMOST COMPLETELY DIED ON ME GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AND TOOK OFF. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE HIGH WAY ENGINE LIGHTS AND SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. I GOT TO WORK AND THEY TOWED IT. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED SOME KIND OF WIRING UNDER THE FRONT WINDOW AND DASH. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF WENDY'S AND GIVE IT SOME GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ROLLED THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT HIT. GOT IT HOME AND PARTED IT. TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CHANGE…

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438.6%
ODI 10559012 · 4,000 mi

HEATER BLOWER STOPPED WORKING IN EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ICING OF THE INTERIOR OF THE WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS A LACK OF WARMTH. FORD ACTUALLY HAS A TSB 13-11-17 ON THE PROBLEM, WHICH SHOULD BE MADE INTO A RECALL. I REPEAT THIS ISSUE CAN VERY WELL BE LIFE AND SAFETY ISSUE THREATENING IN EXTREME COLD. *TR

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176.6%
ODI 10689659 · 560 mi

THIS ALL CAME ABOUT AT 11:30 PM WHEN LEAVING THE WORK PLACE THE CAR WOULD NOT PROVIDE HEATING TO THE DEFROSTERS OR OTHER AREAS AFTER THE ENGINE WAS AT OPERATING TEMP. THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS AT MINUS SIX AND WIND CHILL BELOW THAT NUMBER.THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HOME A DISTANCE OF FIVE PLUS MILES WITH THE WINDSHIELD FROSTED MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH. UPON ARRIVAL AT HOME THERE WAS TWO SMALL CLEARED SPOTS THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING THEY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS…

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2212.4%
ODI 10892513

DAYLIGHT RUNNING LAMPS INOPERATIVE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. PAID FOR TX INSPECTION. DISCOVERED AFTER LEAVING DEALERSHIP.

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79.5%
ODI 11269820

THE CAR WANT START AND THE OIL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I HAD A OIL CHANGE DONE ON THE CAR TODAY AFTER GETTING IT HOME IT WILL NOT START UP THE BATTERY IS GOOD BUT THE CAR IS JUST NOT START. ITS TURNING OVER BUT STAYING ON

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617.1%
ODI 11203584 · 300 mi

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY ON THE 2018 FORD FIESTA. NO POWER, NO ENGINE, NO LIGHTS, NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FUNCTIONED. NO HAZARD FLASHERS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND A STATE HIGHWAY. THE CAR COASTED AND I STEERED IT BETWEEN LANES TO AS SAFE A SPOT AS I COULD REACH. THE SITUATION WAS DANGEROUS WITH A HIGH POTENTIAL FOR HARM. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO ACCIDENTS RESULTED. AFTER A TWO WEEK REPAIR ON A NEW CAR I HAD OWNED FOR ONLY TWO WEEKS THE CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE A BROKEN CABLE C…

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98.6%
ODI 11526939 · 135,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that on several occasions while using the key fob to open the door, the horn erroneously activated and headlights began to flash off and on, and the vehicle could not immediately be started. The message “Keyless Entry Not Recognized” was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the Body Control Module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was …

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Structure:Body
8912.2%
ODI 10449512 · 34 mi

AT CROSSROADS FORD,PRINCE GEORGE,VIRGINIA: THIS 2011 FORD FIESTA...SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON..DEALERSHIP CHECKED CAR TSB(POWER TRAIN CENTRAL MODULE-FOR TRANSMISSION) ONLY RE-SET/RE-PROGRAMMED TRANSMISSION COMPUTER.(APRIL 25,2011. ON NOVEMBER 4,2011...I TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO MORGANTON N.C.FORD DEALERSHIP.. MY FIESTA WOULD NOT START AND AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS TO START THE CAR IT HESITATED AND STARTED IT JERKED AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS BADLY MISSING....WHEN DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON...IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS …

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8013.0%
ODI 10572520

WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE IT WAS SNOWING. ALL OF THE OTHER VEHICLES WERE SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT BLOCKING OFF THE HIGHWAY. EVENTUALLY WE ALL CAME TO A STOP. AFTER WE STOPPED THERE WAS A YUKON THAT WAS UNABLE TO STOP BECAUSE OF CONDITIONS AND ITS LOAD AND HIT US FROM BEHIND. HE WAS PROBABLY GOING 35 MPH. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S HEAD FLUNG BACK AGAINST SEATS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER HAS SUFFERED IN THE SPINE FROM THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

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568.4%
ODI 10498103 · 16 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK FAILED TO OPEN WHEN ACCESSED WITH THE CONTROL MECHANISM UNLESS ALL FOUR AUTOMATIC DOORS WERE ACTIVATED PREVIOUSLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16.

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5310.6%
ODI 10723751 · 7,000 mi

THE 2014 FORD FIESTA, 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, HAS A SINGLE POWER DOOR LOCK BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD. IN ORDER TO UNLOCK ALL DOORS, INCLUDING THE TRUNK LATCH, ONE MUST LEAN ALL THE WAY IN TO PRESS THE POWER UNLOCK BUTTON. THERE IS NO WAY TO UNLOCK THE TRUNK USING A KEY. WHEN DOING THIS, THE PERSON UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE IS LEFT VULNERABLE, AND IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK, AND IS OPPOSITE ALL THE SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED BY POLICE AND OTHER SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS: DO NOT TURN YOUR BACK ON YOUR CHILDREN (WHEN HAVING TO LEAN IN…

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114.3%
ODI 11019578 · 42,000 mi

CAR IS TWO YEARS OLD, ONE PERSON DRIVER, GOT IN CAR AND WENT TO SHUT DOOR. HANDLE BROKE RIGHT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON, ALL PLASTIC. NEED WHOLE NEW DOOR $498, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. FORD DEALERSHIP OR CORPORATE DID NOT CARE AT ALL OF COMMON SENSE THIS IS SHODDY WORKMANSHIP. STUCK, WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN.

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63.4%
ODI 11310899 · 28,000 mi

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK TWICE AND CAREENED INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER ONCE BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK BY HYPER EXTENDING MY NECK OVER THE STEERING WHEEL.

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22.7%
ODI 11190079 · 14,000 mi

VEHICLE SWERVED IN RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL WITH NO WIND, AIR, OR OTHER SOURCE OF PRESSURE ON INTERSTATE.TIRES, ESPECIALLY RIGHT REAR, SPUN WITHOUT MOVEMENT WHEN CLUTCH ENGAGED IN DRIVEWAY; ENTIRE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE OR GAIN TRACTION WHEN CLUTCH FULLY ENGAGED IN FRIENDS DIRT YARD; AT ODD TIMES, VEHICLE MADE NOISE IN RIGHT REAR AXLE/WHEEL AREA FAILING TO RESPOND TO CLUTCH RELEASE--MOST NOTICEABLY ON CONCRETE PAD IN FRONT OF GARAGE WITH TWO MECHANICS QUESTIONING. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER AS UNSAFE TO OPERATE WITH REQUEST THAT IT BE TRASHED …

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00.0%

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11.0%
ODI 11754893

I have been made aware of this issue in writing by Ford in October 2025. I took my car in for the service to Ford in Palatka, Florida. I was advised that needed parts had not been authorized by the Ford. I was advised that the needed parts are in stock, but to get the problem fixed I would have to pay out of pocket. They advised me to just wait. It should be noted that my reverse camera is out and I am in need of this repair as it is a safety hazard. My camera blinks on and off (sometimes). And other times I turns on, and the image is upside do…

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Vehicle Speed Control
557.5%
ODI 10377982 · 8,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 60 MPH AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO OVER 500 RPMS. THE CONTACT SHUT THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND THE SPEED RESUMED ITS NORMAL STATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

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396.3%
ODI 10442569 · 5,000 mi

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW FORD FIESTA 2012, IN THE FIRST WEEK ON USING THE CAR I STARED TO HEAR A LOUD SOUND AND SHAKING MOVEMENT WHEN THE CAR CHANGE SPEEDS, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM. IT HAS BEEN THE WORSE EXPERIENCE WITH THE FORD. I JUST RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE, THE NOISE IS NORMAL AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM ON THE CAR, I JUST FAILED FOR THE LEMON LAW HERE IN FLORIDA TO SEE IF IT WILL MAKE ANY CHANGES. I DO NOT AND I WILL NOT ACCEPT TO LOSE MY MONEY AND MY TIME FOR A COMPANY THAT DO NOT RESPECT THERE C…

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436.4%
ODI 10485344 · 200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN A LOW GEAR, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 211. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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255.0%
ODI 10605887 · 1,190 mi

WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE WHEN GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY TO GO HOME FROM WORK IT WILL NOT LET ME AND TRY TO STALL AND IT WILL TAKE IT QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO FINALLY LET ME PUSH ON THE GAS AND GET GOING AGAIN. IT HAS DONE THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW AND A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN LEAVING AN INTERSECTION AFTER STOPPING AT EITHER A STOP SIGN OR A STOP LIGHT. *TR

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135.0%
ODI 10723457 · 300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FIESTA. UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY SLOW TO PICK UP SPEED AND SLOW TO DOWNSHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

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116.2%
ODI 11042671 · 5,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY AND STRUCK A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

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45.4%
ODI 11019072 · 1,400 mi

I STOPPED TWICE ON AN INTERSECTION AND A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 3000 TO 4000 RPM INVOLUNTARILY FROM BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 RPM AND I HAD TO STEP HARD ON THE BRAKE IN ORDER NOT TO HAVE THE VIBRATING CAR MOVE FORWARD. NO, I DID NOT HIT THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AT THE NEXT RED LIGHT IT DID NOT SHOW THIS BEHAVIOR AGAIN. SO IT LOOKS LIKE A SOFTWARE GLITCH IN THE SHIFTING COMPUTER PART.

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00.0%

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43.8%
ODI 11362229

MY 2019 DOES NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL INSTALLED IN IT, AS A NEWER MODEL VEHICLE I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD HAVE CAME WITH A CRUISE CONTROL. IT'S HARD TO CONTROL THE SPEED AND KEEP IT STEADY DUE TO NOT HAVING A CRUISE CONTROL. IT ALSO CAUSES MY CAR TO USE A LOT MORE GAS THAN IT SHOULD.

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Fuel/Propulsion System
152.1%
ODI 10628361 · 120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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81.3%
ODI 10482879 · 5,980 mi

OCTOBER 24, 2012 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I ACCELERATED VERY GINGERLY (THE POWERSHIFT IS EFFECTIVELY TWO THREE SPEED MANUALS SO YOU CAN'T JUST JAB IT) TO PASS. THE CAR GEARED INTO A LOWER GEAR AS EXPECTED AND THE ENGINE RPM'S SPIKED AS EXPECTED. THE LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION WAS TURNING RED SO I BRAKED EASILY TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. AT THIS POINT THE CAR WAS HOLDING THE LOWER GEAR AND REVVING OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR (AS IT WAS TRYING TO OVERPOWER THE BRAKES) AND PLACE IT INTO NEUTRAL WHICH STOPPED THE PROBLEM. THE CAR TH…

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142.1%
ODI 10532179 · 10,700 mi

I ALMOST DIED IN THIS CAR TODAY. I RENTED IT FOR MY TRIP IN MAUI. IT WAS PRACTICALLY NEW WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT, SO THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANYTHING WRONG, EVEN IF THE PEOPLE THAT RENTED IT BEFORE ME DROVE IT HORRIBLY. TODAY I DROVE IT INTO THE HILLS (UPCOUNTRY MAUI). I WAS ON A ROAD WITH A CLIFF ON THE LEFT SIDE AND A DRIVEWAY ON THE RIGHT. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH WAS A HILL GOING UP, AND EVERYTHING WAS INITIALLY FINE, THE CAR WAS GOING UP THE HILL JUST FINE, BUT A LITTLE OVER HALFWAY UP THE HILL THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING…

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306.0%
ODI 10633232 · 2,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. TEN MINUTES AFTER THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/21/2015 *JS

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4115.9%
ODI 10781496 · 2,200 mi

THIS PROBLEM INITIALLY SURFACED WITH LESS THAN 2500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING MY VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD STUMBLE AND SOMETIMES STALL COMPLETELY, WHILE AT A STOP AND WITH THE ENGINE IDLING. THE FORD DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAULTY EVAPORATION CANISTER PURGE VALVE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL I ADDED TO THE TANK DID NOT SEEM TO MATTER AS EACH TIME I DID SO, THE ENGINE WOULD STUMBLE OR STALL WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES FOLLOWING THE FILL-UP. ONCE THE STUMBLING OR STALL HAD OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE RETUR…

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116.2%
ODI 11143749 · 48,000 mi

WHILE IDLING AT STOP LIGHTS OR CITY DRIVING THE CAR WILL DROP RPM'S OR STALL OUT ON IT'S OWN. HAS HAPPENED WHILE MAKING A U-TURN, TURNING, AND IDLING. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND FORD WILL NOT TAKE THE ISSUE SERIOUSLY

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1216.2%
ODI 11287475 · 56,000 mi

PURGE VALVE LEAKING, HAS CAUSED CAR TO STALL IN IDLE AT INTERSECTION. READ IN FORUMS IT IS A COMMON ISSUE IN FOCUS AND FIESTA MODELS.

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12.9%
ODI 11591094

My fuel canister purge valve needs replacement less than 70,000 on car. The cap less gas cap defective as well. Why did they make these cuz everyone is having problems with the purge valve and cap less. It all on YouTube. Where is the recall,.

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32.9%
ODI 11455194

Purge valve canister failed on my 2019 Ford Fiesta. I only mention this, because 2012-2018 Ford Focus models had a recall that was similar, and my Purge Valve Canister went out after 1 year and approximately 60,000 miles.

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Air Bags
233.2%
ODI 10359045 · 20 mi

AIRBAG OFF LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY WHEN ADULT PASSENGER IS SEATED IN 2011 FORD MUSTANG . YOUR WEB SITE DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO SELECT A FORD MUSTANG FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU SO MY APOLOGY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO SELECT SOME SORT OR VEHICLE TO CONTINUE FILING THIS COMPLAINT. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT COMES ON AT VARIOUS STAGES OF DRIVING. MY WIFE WEIGHS 130 LBS AND IT GOES OFF WITH HER SITTING THERE. IT COMES OFF AND ON AT RANDOM TIMES FOR AS LONG AS 30 SECONDS WEATHER YOU ARE DRIVING STRAIGHT ,AROUND A CORNER , ACCELERATING OR DECELERATIN…

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152.4%
ODI 10480947 · 17,050 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE SURFACE STREETS, THE CARS BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I PUMPED THE BRAKES THREE TIMES BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY LOCKED AND I SLID ON THE ROAD AND REAR ENDED A VEHICLE. THE IMPACT WAS QUITE INTENSE AND THE DAMAGED WAS QUITE LARGE. FOR SOME REASON THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BEING THAT THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ALL THE WAY IN-TILL THE ENGINE. *TR

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121.8%
ODI 10542815 · 18,000 mi

THERE WAS AN AIR BAG RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. I GUESS IT WAS CHANGED, BUT ANOTHER DEALER FOUND OUT THAT THE AIR BAG WAS LEFT UNPLUGGED FOR ALL OF THIS TIME. THANK GOD I DIDN'T HAVE A WRECK AND MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME. GREEN FORD IN NORTH CAROLINA HAS SERVICED THIS VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL AS 3 TIMES I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIR AND IT IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. IF THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER LIKE THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THAT THE THING WAS UNPLUGGED AS DID THE DEALER THAT HAS IT NOW. *TR

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183.6%
ODI 10595611 · 4,400 mi

MY DAUGHTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE, RAN OFF ROAD. OVER CORRECTED. VEHICLE OVER TURNED END OVER END SEVERAL TIMES LANDING ON SIDE. SHE HAD TO BE REMOVED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SHE HAS A BADLY BROKEN LEFT ARM REQUIRING SURGERY TO REPAIR. SHE SUFFERED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

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145.4%
ODI 10873896 · 19,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM NECK INJURIES AND A CONCUSSION, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000.

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42.2%
ODI 11174678

MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. ALSO TIRE LOW LIGHT IS COMING ON I ALSO HEAR A BANGING NOISE WHEN I USE THE HEAT OR AIR., THIS HAPPENS WHETHER DRIVING OR PARKED.

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22.7%
ODI 11291206 · 53,000 mi

MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER AN ACCIDENT BURNT MY LEFT HAND AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS BURNING AND THEN DEPLOYED AFTER IT BURNED. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN I HAD THE ACCIDENT

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514.3%
ODI 11230761 · 23,000 mi

ON 7/2/2019 MY WIFE AND I WAS IN A PRETTY BAD WRECK TOTALING OUR CAR. THERE WAS MASSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR HOWEVER THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. WITH THE DAMAGE DONE THERE'S NO REASON THE AIR BAGS SHOULDN'T HAVE WENT OFF. WE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY HEADING HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED

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87.6%
ODI 11245817 · 30,000 mi

LOST CONTROL OF CAR. FIRST IMPACT WAS A TREE STUMP AS CAR WAS TURNING, HIT TREE STUMP. SHE WENT FORWARD AND HIT HEAD ON STIRRING WHEEL. AIR BAG AT STEERING WHEEL DID NOT INFLATE OR DEPLOY. ONLY SIDE DOOR ON LEFT SIDE FILLED WITH AIR.SECOND IMPACT CAR TILTS OVER THEN AIRBAG ON SIDE DOOR INFLATE. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET.

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Power Train3,224–52,000 mi19,445 mi312
ODI 10477960 · 500 mi

TRANSMISSION STARTED GRINDING WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM SITTING IDLE. BRAKES LOCKED UP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE TRANSMISSION REVS VERY HIGH WITH ANY STREET THAT IS NOT COMPLETELY FLAT. WHEN I SIT AT A STOP LIGHT IT WILL ROLL BACKWARD WHEN I TRY TO GO. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

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ODI 10488783 · 100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH UPHILL, THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE AUTHORIZED DEALERS WHO ALL ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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ODI 10498110 · 3,000 mi

WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN RELEASING BRAKE AT A STOPLIGHT TO MOVE FORWARD. *TR

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Engine5,000–54,000 mi17,650 mi88
ODI 10505033 · 3,600 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY VEHICLE GOT VERY SHAKY AND UNCONTROLLABLE TO DRIVE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. AFTER BEING ABLE TO PULL OFF FREEWAY AND CHECK CAR WE NOTICED A HUGE TRAIL AND PUDDLE OF OIL COMING FROM MY CAR. TURNED CAR INTO FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A OIL LEAK FROM MY ENGINE OIL COOLER AND RESULTED IN A SHATTERED PISTON IN MY ENGINE FROM IT BEING STARVED OF OIL. WAS TOLD BY FORD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, BUT RECEIVED A "REMANUFACTURED" ENGI…

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ODI 10532179 · 10,700 mi

I ALMOST DIED IN THIS CAR TODAY. I RENTED IT FOR MY TRIP IN MAUI. IT WAS PRACTICALLY NEW WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT, SO THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANYTHING WRONG, EVEN IF THE PEOPLE THAT RENTED IT BEFORE ME DROVE IT HORRIBLY. TODAY I DROVE IT INTO THE HILLS (UPCOUNTRY MAUI). I WAS ON A ROAD WITH A CLIFF ON THE LEFT SIDE AND A DRIVEWAY ON THE RIGHT. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH WAS A HILL GOING UP, AND EVERYTHING WAS INITIALLY FINE, THE CAR WAS GOING UP THE HILL JUST FINE, BUT A LITTLE OVER HALFWAY UP THE HILL THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING…

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ODI 10534290 · 18,000 mi

FIRST TIME IT ALMOST COMPLETELY DIED ON ME GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AND TOOK OFF. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE HIGH WAY ENGINE LIGHTS AND SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. I GOT TO WORK AND THEY TOWED IT. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED SOME KIND OF WIRING UNDER THE FRONT WINDOW AND DASH. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF WENDY'S AND GIVE IT SOME GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ROLLED THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT HIT. GOT IT HOME AND PARTED IT. TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CHANGE…

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Unknown Or Other18,950–72,743 mi48,200 mi71
ODI 10534290 · 18,000 mi

FIRST TIME IT ALMOST COMPLETELY DIED ON ME GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AND TOOK OFF. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE HIGH WAY ENGINE LIGHTS AND SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. I GOT TO WORK AND THEY TOWED IT. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED SOME KIND OF WIRING UNDER THE FRONT WINDOW AND DASH. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF WENDY'S AND GIVE IT SOME GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ROLLED THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT HIT. GOT IT HOME AND PARTED IT. TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CHANGE…

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ODI 10549600 · 9,700 mi

MY CAR HAS BEEN JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING AND COMING TO A STOP. THERE IS ALSO A SCRATCHING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN. I TOOK MY CAR IN AND THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND: SERVICE APPT. 1: COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED SERVICE APPT 2: A PART OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SERVICE APPT 3: THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG. AND THE CAR IS EVEN WORSE. NOW IT IS ABOUT READY TO STALL ON ME. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THERE IS SIX RECALLS ON THE CAR. 50 PERCENT OF MY WORK WEEK IS SPENT D…

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ODI 10633052 · 31,300 mi

ON RETURNING HOME AND PARKING THE CAR, WE COULD NOT CLOSE THE REAR DOOR. THE REAR DOOR LATCH IS NOT WORKING AND THE CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN. TODAY IS SUNDAY AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT OPEN, I NEED THE CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION AT 0830 ON MONDAY. *TR

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Electrical System27,918–84,906 mi60,000 mi49
ODI 10534290 · 18,000 mi

FIRST TIME IT ALMOST COMPLETELY DIED ON ME GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AND TOOK OFF. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE HIGH WAY ENGINE LIGHTS AND SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. I GOT TO WORK AND THEY TOWED IT. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED SOME KIND OF WIRING UNDER THE FRONT WINDOW AND DASH. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF WENDY'S AND GIVE IT SOME GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ROLLED THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT HIT. GOT IT HOME AND PARTED IT. TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CHANGE…

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ODI 10534699 · 3,000 mi

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW MY TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND HILL ASSIST WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

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ODI 10536745 · 290 mi

I PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE BRAND- NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/2/13. BY 8/5, THREE DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR, THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAD STARTED TO SHUDDER AND CHUG, AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT LIKE A DEEP-SEATED TIMING ISSUE (THE ENGINE RPMS HAD BEEN A BIT OFF SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 8/2, AND IT APPEARED TO BE SHIFTING ODDLY, EVEN BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON). THE CLUTCH ALSO ENGAGED AT ODD TIMES (I BOUGHT AN AUTOMATIC), AND IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT THE ENGINE RPMS AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WERE SYNCHING UP CORRECTL…

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Structure:Body15,000–61,000 mi40,000 mi49
ODI 10498103 · 16 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK FAILED TO OPEN WHEN ACCESSED WITH THE CONTROL MECHANISM UNLESS ALL FOUR AUTOMATIC DOORS WERE ACTIVATED PREVIOUSLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16.

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ODI 10566071 · 18,000 mi

CLOSED DOOR AND DOOR BOUNCED BACK. LOCKING MECHANISM HAS BROKEN TWICE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TR

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ODI 10609742 · 9,281 mi

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE WEEKS TWO DOOR LATCHES HAVE FAILED ON MY CAR. BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I MADE A TURN ONE OF THE DOORS CAME FLYING OPEN. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED ON JUNE 22ND 2014 AND THE SECOND INCIDENT ON JULY 10TH 2014. THIS CAUSED A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IF SOMEONE WAS NOT BUCKLED IN AND COULD FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I HAD TO USE A CARGO STARP TO KEEP THE DOOR SHUT BOTH TIMES WHILE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE DOOR LATCH MODULES ON THESE FORDS ARE A CHEAP PLASTIC AND BECOME BROKEN VE…

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Vehicle Speed Control1,825–31,784 mi15,000 mi39
ODI 10485344 · 200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN A LOW GEAR, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 211. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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ODI 10513305 · 8,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THE CENTRAL COMPUTER WAS RESET HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,900.

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ODI 10532179 · 10,700 mi

I ALMOST DIED IN THIS CAR TODAY. I RENTED IT FOR MY TRIP IN MAUI. IT WAS PRACTICALLY NEW WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT, SO THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANYTHING WRONG, EVEN IF THE PEOPLE THAT RENTED IT BEFORE ME DROVE IT HORRIBLY. TODAY I DROVE IT INTO THE HILLS (UPCOUNTRY MAUI). I WAS ON A ROAD WITH A CLIFF ON THE LEFT SIDE AND A DRIVEWAY ON THE RIGHT. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH WAS A HILL GOING UP, AND EVERYTHING WAS INITIALLY FINE, THE CAR WAS GOING UP THE HILL JUST FINE, BUT A LITTLE OVER HALFWAY UP THE HILL THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING…

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Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch40,000–85,000 mi65,000 mi17
ODI 10606487 · 27,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 38,000.

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ODI 10644815 · 40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED INADVERTENTLY. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE LATCH WAS BROKEN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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ODI 10659042 · 3,100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,100. UPDATED 1/7/15*CN UPDATED 9/7/2017*CN

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Latches/Locks/Linkages33,250–60,750 mi43,200 mi20
ODI 10556462 · 2,998 mi

I HAVE THE S PACKAGE, SO THE DOORS CAN ONLY BE LOCKED BY KEY OR BY THE INTERIOR POWER DOOR LOCK BUTTON. IF THE DOORS ARE LOCKED BY KEY (WHICH IS HOW I USUALLY LOCK MY CAR), AND THEN THE PASSENGER DOOR IS UNLOCKED FIRST, THE INTERIOR POWER DOOR LOCK BUTTON DOES NOT OPERATE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM IN NUMEROUS WAYS: I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WANTED TO SIT IN THE CAR WHILE I DID GROCERY SHOPPING AND COULD NOT LOCK HERSELF IN THE CAR (WHICH IS A SAFETY RULE I REQUIRE). ANOTHER PROBLEM WOULD BE IF I NEEDED TO GET INTO TH…

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ODI 10566071 · 18,000 mi

CLOSED DOOR AND DOOR BOUNCED BACK. LOCKING MECHANISM HAS BROKEN TWICE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TR

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ODI 10609742 · 9,281 mi

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE WEEKS TWO DOOR LATCHES HAVE FAILED ON MY CAR. BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I MADE A TURN ONE OF THE DOORS CAME FLYING OPEN. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED ON JUNE 22ND 2014 AND THE SECOND INCIDENT ON JULY 10TH 2014. THIS CAUSED A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IF SOMEONE WAS NOT BUCKLED IN AND COULD FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I HAD TO USE A CARGO STARP TO KEEP THE DOOR SHUT BOTH TIMES WHILE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE DOOR LATCH MODULES ON THESE FORDS ARE A CHEAP PLASTIC AND BECOME BROKEN VE…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

2 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-101None
ODI 11619555

Car shudders with noises on the transmission, not going on reverse and sometimes can not go on driver or forward too, car has codes for transmission clutches

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2024-112None
ODI 11623625 · 60,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The vehicle had failed to start. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle failed to reverse. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was not safe to drive. The contact related the failure to Ford Campaign Number: 14M02. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission clutch, the TCM, and the doors needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired; however, the failure recurred. The v…

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ODI 11627821

The vehicle suffered a direct rear impact from another vehicle traveling approximately 95 mph while this Ford Fiesta was traveling 60 mph forward. Both front seats were positioned upright with a properly seated driver and a passenger seated whilst turning his body behind the seat. The impact was severe enough to trigger the Ford Fiesta's SOS Post-Crash Alert System. As a result of the impact, both front seats of the vehicle broke free of their positions and reclined backwards. This action of the seats cause the driver to lose control of the…

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2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-041None
ODI 11655136

Static through speakers - possible cause, alternator, spark plugs, or faulty wiring. Passenger air bag light - comes on and off on its own randomly. Overheats - with fluids all topped off and car parked and running for 5 minutes it will start extremely overheating with visible smoke. Not sure why. Wire cover - plastic panel on ground towards front of door on driver side needs better coverage. Panel just keeps popping off showing wires. Not sure to what. If gets wet from getting in and out of car can shock you while your driving if touch i…

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2025-052None
ODI 11659907 · 40,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop as intended. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed several times before the vehicle came to a stop. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle almost crashed into another vehicle due to the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with brake master cylinder and vacuum brake booster failure. The contact was informed tha…

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ODI 11663207 · 78,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40-45 MPH, the driver's door unintendedly opened. The contact immediately pulled over to attempt to close the door; however, the door failed to close. The contact used a rope to keep the door closed with the rear passenger’s door on the driver's side door. The vehicle was previously included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V331000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages), and the vehicle was inspected and determined that there was no failure with the doors. The vehicle was not…

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2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-072None
ODI 11673602

All 4 door airbags spontaneously deployed while driving. The air bag deployment knocked me unconscious and I woke up on the shoulder of the road. The vehicle dialed 911 after the incident occurred.

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ODI 11675124

Request Reversal of Recall Cancellation by the Ford Dealer. RE: Safety Recall Notice 20S30/NHTSA Recall 20V-331 VIN [XXX] ***IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL *** I have been working with the Service Manager, Forest at James Hodge Ford in Muskogee, Oklahoma, ([phone removed]) and Ford Customer Relationship Center at [phone removed]. In March of 2025, an inspection was completed on my 2013 Ford Fiesta in regards to this safety recall. IAW service manager performed an inspection of the door latches and closed out the recall. The issue…

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2025-082None
ODI 11680125

Transmission control module failure

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ODI 11683162

PowerShift dual-clutch transmission, slipping, bucking, and shuddering during acceleration. Subject of a class-action lawsuit.

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2025-091None
ODI 11685557

Top of the driver side door handle broke free from the door. The car has previously been cleared of any recall defects - but a loose door handle may absolutely have something to do with the inner workings of the door/latch and may be a safety issue.

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2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-122None
ODI 11704414

My car has 74,000 actual miles and the transmission is acting up kicking out of gear and loosing coummcation with the tcm and a sensor comes on about bad clutch pack

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ODI 11706151 · 131,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, there was a loud rattling sound coming from the vehicle and the vehicle experienced a loss of power and decelerated. The vehicle was driven to a nearby service station. After restarting the vehicle and shifting to drive(D), the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The vehicle was later towed to the local mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The fail…

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2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-021None
ODI 11718262

My low beam heads both stopped working at the same time. Upon investigation I identified the problem came from corrosion of the relay in the battery junction box. This problem exactly matches a Ford recall for some 2013 Ford fiesta manufactured in Canada. My vehicle is not covered by this recall, but the problem and failure point is identical. The text of that recall is as follows: "Safety recall in certain Canadian provinces of select 2012-13 Ford Fiesta vehicles for potential battery junction-box corrosion Ford is issuing a safety recall fo…

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2026-031None
ODI 11728218

I was driving down [XXX] . I stopped at a stoplight. When the light turned green I pressed the gas to accelerate when suddenly mid intersection my transmission went out causing me to have no power. Approximately 5 minutes prior to this I did get a message about a transmission malfunction. Due to the transmission going out I was stuck in the intersection. I had it towed to a shop where they have confirmed that the Transmission Control Module (TCM) has failed. There are a couple parts of the transmission that they have not been able to confirm wh…

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2026-041None
ODI 11731703

The vehicle experienced a sudden transmission failure while driving. Before the failure, the car began shuddering and hesitating during acceleration. It then started making loud metal grinding noises from the transmission area and eventually lost the ability to move properly when placed in Drive or Reverse. This created a safety risk because the vehicle could not accelerate normally in traffic and became difficult to control. The issue appears related to the transmission and/or clutch system. Warning messages and abnormal shifting behavior occu…

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2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-061None
ODI 11741575 · 88,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact received the recall notification letter for NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V331000 (latches, locks, and linkages). The contact stated that the passenger-side door opened while driving at 30-35 MPH. While her daughter was driving, the passenger side rear door came ajar. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who was able to inspect and confirm the failure. The repair was approved then denied. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, who r…

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2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 219 reports

2018: 16 complaints · 2019: 19 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
201821016
201961219
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20183500
201910401

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentPower TrainEngineUnknown Or OtherElectrical SystemStructure:BodyVehicle Speed ControlLatches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:LatchLatches/Locks/Linkages
Power Train—
63
ODI 10536730 · 20,000 mi

WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF CAR ALMOST SHUTS OFF AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN PICKS BACK UP AND TAKES OFF. SOMETIMES COMING OUT OF FIRST GEAR THE GAS STICKS AND CHUGS LIKE IT ISN'T GETTING GAS JUST GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT IS SO BAD THAT IF YOU WANT TO TAKE OFF INTO TRAFFIC YOU HAVE TO CUT THE AIR OFF OR HEAT TO GET ALL THE POWER YOU CAN. IF YOU HAVE THE AC ON AND MAKE A TURN AND SHIFT DOWN YOU HAVE TO GO A GEAR LOWER IF THE AC IS ON . THEN IT CHUGS ALONG UNTIL IT CATCHES UP. *TR

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ODI 10536745 · 290 mi

I PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE BRAND- NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/2/13. BY 8/5, THREE DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR, THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAD STARTED TO SHUDDER AND CHUG, AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT LIKE A DEEP-SEATED TIMING ISSUE (THE ENGINE RPMS HAD BEEN A BIT OFF SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 8/2, AND IT APPEARED TO BE SHIFTING ODDLY, EVEN BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON). THE CLUTCH ALSO ENGAGED AT ODD TIMES (I BOUGHT AN AUTOMATIC), AND IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT THE ENGINE RPMS AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WERE SYNCHING UP CORRECTL…

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ODI 10537019 · 13,486 mi

I'VE EXPERIENCED MY NEW FORD FIESTA 2013 SHUDDERING, SHAKING, AND CHUGGING. ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M ON A HILL STOPPED AND I TRY TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC AND IT ACTS LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ON THE HILL AFTER STOPPING, THE VEHICLE ALMOST SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH I PURCHASED IT FROM ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. BOTH TIMES, THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS PERFORMING AS IT SHOULD AND THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. I CAN'T R…

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18
ODI 10745389 · 45,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING THE FIESTA LURCHES AND THEN GOES FORWARD. THE AIR CONDITIONING PUMPS OUT COOL AIR AND THEN HOT AIR OFF AND ON. THE LURCHING ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THIS IS THE FOURTH VISIT.

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ODI 10760185 · 58,000 mi

THE CAR SHUDDERS AND SPITS AT TAKE OFF. SOMETIMES STALLS BOTH IN FORWARD AND REVERSE WHEN I FIRST GIVE IT GAS.

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ODI 10795234 · 12,000 mi

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2014. IT WAS A WEEK LATER I NOTICED THE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT I WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL THAT IT WOULD EITHER JERK OR TAKE A SECOND JUST TOO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. I TOOK IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS TERRIBLE AND SAID THEY FIXED IT. HOWEVER WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN SANDY, UTAH ON STATE STREET WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND I HAD TO GET IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY WOULDN'T TAKE ANY OWNERSHIP OF THE ISSUE. THEY SAID IT WAS A "COINC…

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18
ODI 10536745 · 290 mi

I PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE BRAND- NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/2/13. BY 8/5, THREE DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR, THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAD STARTED TO SHUDDER AND CHUG, AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT LIKE A DEEP-SEATED TIMING ISSUE (THE ENGINE RPMS HAD BEEN A BIT OFF SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 8/2, AND IT APPEARED TO BE SHIFTING ODDLY, EVEN BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON). THE CLUTCH ALSO ENGAGED AT ODD TIMES (I BOUGHT AN AUTOMATIC), AND IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT THE ENGINE RPMS AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WERE SYNCHING UP CORRECTL…

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ODI 10627162 · 400 mi

TRANSMISSION JERKS AGGRESSIVELY FROM 1-3 GEAR. SOMETIMES ACCELERATION IS DELAYED AND SLUGGISH. HAS ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE DELAYED REACTION CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD AND THE ENGINE REVS UP HIGH CAUSING THE BREAKS TO FAIL. SO YOU MUST DRIVE WITH MORE DISTANCE THAN NORMAL TO AVOID COLLISION. I HAD ONE CAR COMPLETELY REPLACED. TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY SHOT AFTER 400 MILES. GRINDING, SLIPPING, JERKING, CLUNKING, HESITATION, ETC. THIS TRANSMISSION IS A PIECE OF JUNK. BOTH CARS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

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ODI 10781479 · 48,783 mi

THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES THAT MY TRANSMISSION, WHILE IN MOTION, HAS STUTTERED, STALLED, OR BEEN COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. IN LOW GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDS AS IF IT IS GRINDING METAL CANS. WHEN MY CAR STUTTERS OR JERKS SEEMINGLY OUT OF NOWHERE, MY LIGHTS AND DASH WILL FLICKER AS WELL. BOTH MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND FORD ITSELF HAS TOLD ME THESE SAFETY ISSUES ARE NORMAL AND TO BE EXPECTED. TWICE I'VE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH SEMIS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO GET UP TO SPEED PROPERLY DUE TO THE CHUGGING AND STUTTERING. THERE ARE THO…

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ODI 10676834 · 11,601 mi

2013 FORD FIESTA HAS WATER LEAKING INTO TRUNK AREA FROM REAR SEAT TO BACK OF CAR. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR REPAIR AND STILL HAS WATER LEAK IN TRUNK AREA. ALSO VEHICLE HAS A HESITATION WHEN PULLING OUT, TRANSMISSION JERKS AND MAKES GRINDING NOISE. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWO TIMES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED TWO TIMES AND STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. CAR FEELS UNSAFE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, FEELS LIKE ENGINE IS GOING TO STALL. *TR

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ODI 10786690 · 32,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR POPPED OPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A MANUFACTURERS RECALL ON THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR…

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ODI 10787807 · 15,000 mi

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, WHERE MY SON SITS IN HIS BOOSTER, STOPPED CLOSING ONE AFTERNOON ON OUR WAY TO HIS SOCCER GAME. I USED A PIECE OF ROPE TO TIE THE DOOR ACROSS THE CAR TO THE DOOR OPPOSITE UNTIL I COULD GET MY CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SAW AN ARTICLE REGARDING OTHER 2013 FORD FIESTA'S HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SINCE I WAS THERE I LET THEM KNOW THAT MY CAR, WHICH ONLY HAD 15K MILES ON IT, HAS A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION. WHEN I ACCELERATE…

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ODI 10552552 · 1,650 mi

FROM A STOP SIGN MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY MY 2013 FORD FIESTA NOW DECIDES TO MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISES FROM THE 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATE TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED HESITATES AND ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED FROM THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO QUICKLY PULL TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD BEFORE MERGING BACK ON THE HIGHWAY . HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR UNUSUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, AND NOISES WAITING ON A BACK ORDER DUAL CLUTCH KIT PART ,1700 HUNDRED ON BACK ORDER WAS TOLD MAY TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS FOR THIS PART TO ARRIVE. *…

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ODI 10552575 · 2,015 mi

AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH THE DEALERSHIP OVER A PREVIOUS DEATH TRAP[USED] THE OWNER AGREED TO RECTIFY THAT ISSUE WITH A BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FIESTA.THAT WAS A GREAT THOUGHT TILL THE FIRST ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON,THEY FOUND NO REASON EXCEPT THE GAS TANK HAS NO CAP.I WAS TOLD THIS IS DIRT AROUND THE SEAL AND IT WILL KEEP HAPPENING UNLESS I BUY MY OWN CAP. WELL IT WASN'T LONG AND MY CAR STARTED SPITTING MISSING HESITATING,ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON I TAKE IT BACK IN THEY BELIEVE THERE IS A PINHOLE IN MY GAS LINE.THEY KEEP MY CAR FOR A WEEK THEY DID S…

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ODI 10558452 · 1,000 mi

I OWN A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WE BOUGHT IT NEW OFF THE LOT. A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SPUTTER AND FAIL TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. SEVERAL TIMES IT WAS A LITTLE NERVE RACKING AND UNSAFE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO ACCELERATE IN A TIMELY MANNER. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WHEN YOU TRY TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC OR PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, OR EVEN TRAVEL THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO FORD 4 DIFFERENT TIMES TO GET FIXED AND NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK, IT JUST GETS WORSE. NOW THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN THE TRA…

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ODI 10747360

2013 FORD FIESTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, DRIVE SHAFT, TRANSMISSION REPAIRS AND DOOR LATCH RECALL ISSUES. *SMD *JS

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ODI 10954853 · 43,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR BECAME AJAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACT…

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ODI 11539847 · 32,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while making a left turn at the traffic light, with her grandchild in a car seat in the rear passenger seat, the rear passenger's side door opened inadvertently. The contact stopped in the middle of the road. A bystander attempted to close the rear passenger's side door; however, the door failed to closed. The bystander was able to keep the door closed by using a cord. The contact moved her grandchild to the rear middle seat. The contact also stated that while driving on another occasion, …

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ODI 10536730 · 20,000 mi

WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF CAR ALMOST SHUTS OFF AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN PICKS BACK UP AND TAKES OFF. SOMETIMES COMING OUT OF FIRST GEAR THE GAS STICKS AND CHUGS LIKE IT ISN'T GETTING GAS JUST GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT IS SO BAD THAT IF YOU WANT TO TAKE OFF INTO TRAFFIC YOU HAVE TO CUT THE AIR OFF OR HEAT TO GET ALL THE POWER YOU CAN. IF YOU HAVE THE AC ON AND MAKE A TURN AND SHIFT DOWN YOU HAVE TO GO A GEAR LOWER IF THE AC IS ON . THEN IT CHUGS ALONG UNTIL IT CATCHES UP. *TR

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ODI 10536745 · 290 mi

I PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE BRAND- NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/2/13. BY 8/5, THREE DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR, THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAD STARTED TO SHUDDER AND CHUG, AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT LIKE A DEEP-SEATED TIMING ISSUE (THE ENGINE RPMS HAD BEEN A BIT OFF SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 8/2, AND IT APPEARED TO BE SHIFTING ODDLY, EVEN BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON). THE CLUTCH ALSO ENGAGED AT ODD TIMES (I BOUGHT AN AUTOMATIC), AND IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT THE ENGINE RPMS AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WERE SYNCHING UP CORRECTL…

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ODI 10537019 · 13,486 mi

I'VE EXPERIENCED MY NEW FORD FIESTA 2013 SHUDDERING, SHAKING, AND CHUGGING. ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M ON A HILL STOPPED AND I TRY TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC AND IT ACTS LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ON THE HILL AFTER STOPPING, THE VEHICLE ALMOST SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH I PURCHASED IT FROM ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. BOTH TIMES, THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS PERFORMING AS IT SHOULD AND THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. I CAN'T R…

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ODI 10534290 · 18,000 mi

FIRST TIME IT ALMOST COMPLETELY DIED ON ME GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AND TOOK OFF. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE HIGH WAY ENGINE LIGHTS AND SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. I GOT TO WORK AND THEY TOWED IT. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED SOME KIND OF WIRING UNDER THE FRONT WINDOW AND DASH. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF WENDY'S AND GIVE IT SOME GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ROLLED THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT HIT. GOT IT HOME AND PARTED IT. TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CHANGE…

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ODI 10538087

MY FORD FIESTA 2013 HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH SHUDDERING, LUNGING, JERKING, AND FAILING TO ENGAGE GEAR SHIFTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND SERVICEMEN THAT I NEED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IF IT WERE A STICKSHIFT AND HESITATION BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. A FORD DEALER HOOKED UP A LAPTOP AND RESET THE VEHICLE TO TSB 13-4-5 "INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER DPS6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION". THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED, SO I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY; COMPLAINT #2989023. I WAS TOLD THAT I NE…

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ODI 10724426 · 5,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, A 2013 FORD FIESTA TITANIUM HATCHBACK ON MAY 28, 2013. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I PURCHASED IT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I JUST RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR THE DOORS. THEY COULD BECOME UNLOCKED ANYTIME. THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS RECALLS AND UPDATES TO THE CAR. HOWEVER THEY HAVE NO PARTS AT THIS POINT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BUT NO PERMANENT FIX. THERE HAS BEEN A CLUTCH ON ORDER SINCE MARCH …

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ODI 10534290 · 18,000 mi

FIRST TIME IT ALMOST COMPLETELY DIED ON ME GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AND TOOK OFF. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE HIGH WAY ENGINE LIGHTS AND SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. I GOT TO WORK AND THEY TOWED IT. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED SOME KIND OF WIRING UNDER THE FRONT WINDOW AND DASH. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF WENDY'S AND GIVE IT SOME GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ROLLED THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT HIT. GOT IT HOME AND PARTED IT. TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CHANGE…

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ODI 10536745 · 290 mi

I PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE BRAND- NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/2/13. BY 8/5, THREE DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR, THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAD STARTED TO SHUDDER AND CHUG, AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT LIKE A DEEP-SEATED TIMING ISSUE (THE ENGINE RPMS HAD BEEN A BIT OFF SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 8/2, AND IT APPEARED TO BE SHIFTING ODDLY, EVEN BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON). THE CLUTCH ALSO ENGAGED AT ODD TIMES (I BOUGHT AN AUTOMATIC), AND IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT THE ENGINE RPMS AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WERE SYNCHING UP CORRECTL…

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ODI 10538087

MY FORD FIESTA 2013 HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH SHUDDERING, LUNGING, JERKING, AND FAILING TO ENGAGE GEAR SHIFTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND SERVICEMEN THAT I NEED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IF IT WERE A STICKSHIFT AND HESITATION BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. A FORD DEALER HOOKED UP A LAPTOP AND RESET THE VEHICLE TO TSB 13-4-5 "INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER DPS6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION". THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED, SO I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY; COMPLAINT #2989023. I WAS TOLD THAT I NE…

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ODI 10786690 · 32,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR POPPED OPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A MANUFACTURERS RECALL ON THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR…

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ODI 10532179 · 10,700 mi

I ALMOST DIED IN THIS CAR TODAY. I RENTED IT FOR MY TRIP IN MAUI. IT WAS PRACTICALLY NEW WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT, SO THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANYTHING WRONG, EVEN IF THE PEOPLE THAT RENTED IT BEFORE ME DROVE IT HORRIBLY. TODAY I DROVE IT INTO THE HILLS (UPCOUNTRY MAUI). I WAS ON A ROAD WITH A CLIFF ON THE LEFT SIDE AND A DRIVEWAY ON THE RIGHT. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH WAS A HILL GOING UP, AND EVERYTHING WAS INITIALLY FINE, THE CAR WAS GOING UP THE HILL JUST FINE, BUT A LITTLE OVER HALFWAY UP THE HILL THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING…

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ODI 10552552 · 1,650 mi

FROM A STOP SIGN MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY MY 2013 FORD FIESTA NOW DECIDES TO MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISES FROM THE 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATE TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED HESITATES AND ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED FROM THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO QUICKLY PULL TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD BEFORE MERGING BACK ON THE HIGHWAY . HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR UNUSUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, AND NOISES WAITING ON A BACK ORDER DUAL CLUTCH KIT PART ,1700 HUNDRED ON BACK ORDER WAS TOLD MAY TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS FOR THIS PART TO ARRIVE. *…

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ODI 10552575 · 2,015 mi

AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH THE DEALERSHIP OVER A PREVIOUS DEATH TRAP[USED] THE OWNER AGREED TO RECTIFY THAT ISSUE WITH A BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FIESTA.THAT WAS A GREAT THOUGHT TILL THE FIRST ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON,THEY FOUND NO REASON EXCEPT THE GAS TANK HAS NO CAP.I WAS TOLD THIS IS DIRT AROUND THE SEAL AND IT WILL KEEP HAPPENING UNLESS I BUY MY OWN CAP. WELL IT WASN'T LONG AND MY CAR STARTED SPITTING MISSING HESITATING,ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON I TAKE IT BACK IN THEY BELIEVE THERE IS A PINHOLE IN MY GAS LINE.THEY KEEP MY CAR FOR A WEEK THEY DID S…

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ODI 10745389 · 45,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING THE FIESTA LURCHES AND THEN GOES FORWARD. THE AIR CONDITIONING PUMPS OUT COOL AIR AND THEN HOT AIR OFF AND ON. THE LURCHING ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THIS IS THE FOURTH VISIT.

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ODI 10760185 · 58,000 mi

THE CAR SHUDDERS AND SPITS AT TAKE OFF. SOMETIMES STALLS BOTH IN FORWARD AND REVERSE WHEN I FIRST GIVE IT GAS.

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ODI 10795234 · 12,000 mi

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2014. IT WAS A WEEK LATER I NOTICED THE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT I WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL THAT IT WOULD EITHER JERK OR TAKE A SECOND JUST TOO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. I TOOK IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS TERRIBLE AND SAID THEY FIXED IT. HOWEVER WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN SANDY, UTAH ON STATE STREET WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND I HAD TO GET IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY WOULDN'T TAKE ANY OWNERSHIP OF THE ISSUE. THEY SAID IT WAS A "COINC…

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ODI 10534290 · 18,000 mi

FIRST TIME IT ALMOST COMPLETELY DIED ON ME GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AND TOOK OFF. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE HIGH WAY ENGINE LIGHTS AND SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. I GOT TO WORK AND THEY TOWED IT. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED SOME KIND OF WIRING UNDER THE FRONT WINDOW AND DASH. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF WENDY'S AND GIVE IT SOME GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ROLLED THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT HIT. GOT IT HOME AND PARTED IT. TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CHANGE…

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ODI 10538087

MY FORD FIESTA 2013 HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH SHUDDERING, LUNGING, JERKING, AND FAILING TO ENGAGE GEAR SHIFTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND SERVICEMEN THAT I NEED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IF IT WERE A STICKSHIFT AND HESITATION BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. A FORD DEALER HOOKED UP A LAPTOP AND RESET THE VEHICLE TO TSB 13-4-5 "INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER DPS6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION". THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED, SO I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY; COMPLAINT #2989023. I WAS TOLD THAT I NE…

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ODI 10724426 · 5,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, A 2013 FORD FIESTA TITANIUM HATCHBACK ON MAY 28, 2013. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I PURCHASED IT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I JUST RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR THE DOORS. THEY COULD BECOME UNLOCKED ANYTIME. THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS RECALLS AND UPDATES TO THE CAR. HOWEVER THEY HAVE NO PARTS AT THIS POINT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BUT NO PERMANENT FIX. THERE HAS BEEN A CLUTCH ON ORDER SINCE MARCH …

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ODI 10534290 · 18,000 mi

FIRST TIME IT ALMOST COMPLETELY DIED ON ME GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AND TOOK OFF. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE HIGH WAY ENGINE LIGHTS AND SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. I GOT TO WORK AND THEY TOWED IT. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED SOME KIND OF WIRING UNDER THE FRONT WINDOW AND DASH. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF WENDY'S AND GIVE IT SOME GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ROLLED THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT HIT. GOT IT HOME AND PARTED IT. TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CHANGE…

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ODI 10538087

MY FORD FIESTA 2013 HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH SHUDDERING, LUNGING, JERKING, AND FAILING TO ENGAGE GEAR SHIFTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND SERVICEMEN THAT I NEED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IF IT WERE A STICKSHIFT AND HESITATION BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. A FORD DEALER HOOKED UP A LAPTOP AND RESET THE VEHICLE TO TSB 13-4-5 "INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER DPS6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION". THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED, SO I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY; COMPLAINT #2989023. I WAS TOLD THAT I NE…

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ODI 10779978 · 27,918 mi

FORD HAS RECALLED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE ON MY CAR, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED A TRANSMISSION CLUTCH IS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE CAR TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM CHANGING GEARS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE, HARM AND DEATH. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR MY CAR AS REQUIRED BY FORD MOTORS COMPANY AS I HAVE REQUESTED A RENTAL CAR WHILE MY CAR IN IN SERVICE. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED IF MY CAR IS NOT REPAIRED THE CAR COULD CAUSE HARM TO ME AND POSSIBLE DEATH AS THE CAR DOES HESTIATE AND STALL WHILE GOING THRU INTERSECTIONS AND AT STOP SI…

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ODI 10746318 · 48,200 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY PASSENGER DOOR SUDDENLY SWUNG WIDE OPENED. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND THEN HOLD THE DOOR ALL THE WAY TO DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER SAID THEY WILL FIX THE PASSENGER DOOR ONLY SINCE THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO FIX THE REST OF THE DOORS EVEN THOUGH ALL 4 DOORS ARE IN RECALL. MY CAR HAVE BEEN WITH THE DEALER FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS SINCE THERE IS NO PART TO FIX MY DOOR LATCH. ITS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND FORD DO NOT CARE ABOUT IT.

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ODI 10758559 · 19,900 mi

WHILE TAKING THE BABY TO VISIT THE GRAND PARENTS, WE ARRIVED THERE AND TAKING THE BABY OUT OF THE CAR THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR POPPED OPEN AND WOULD NOT LATCH. WE HAD TO TIE THE DOOR CLOSED. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION, RELY ON ROPES AND BUNGEE CORDS TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED. IT OFFERS NO PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THIS CONDITION SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE CAR OWNERS NOW, THEY SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR DOORS ON THE VEHICLE TO POP OPEN TO FIND OUT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR.

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ODI 10783709 · 39,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING CONSTANTLY. WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS PREVENTING ITS FROM CATCHING THE FIRST TWO GEARS. ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT CLOSE. THE DOOR ALL OF A SUDDEN CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE.

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ODI 10734914 · 52,820 mi

INCIDENT OCCURRED 3 TIMES. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION WARNING CAME ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGES AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN GOING UP HILL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE ARE NO CODES STORED IN THE COMPUTER. THE ALARM SHOULD NOT FLAG WITHOUT STORING A CODE. SEARCHING THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE FIESTA FOR MANY YEARS. DEALERS HAVE MADE THE SAME REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES ON THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE ERRORS REOCCURRING. THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE ERROR …

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ODI 10855010 · 1,600 mi

THE TRANSMISSION HAS A RECALL ON IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AND REPLACED 3X. IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. IT PASSES THE TEST WHEN ITS HOOKED UP TO THE MACHINE BUT WHEN DRIVEN IT FAILS AND GOES BACK TO THE SHOP. THE PROBLEM APPARENTLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH FORD AND HOW IT IS MADE. NOW A ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON. THE MANUAL SAYS THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE IT MAY NOT SHIFT. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN COUNTLESS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT. IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE. IT JERKS, SHAKES, AND GRINDS. I WROTE TO FORD…

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ODI 10536745 · 290 mi

I PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE BRAND- NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/2/13. BY 8/5, THREE DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR, THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAD STARTED TO SHUDDER AND CHUG, AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT LIKE A DEEP-SEATED TIMING ISSUE (THE ENGINE RPMS HAD BEEN A BIT OFF SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 8/2, AND IT APPEARED TO BE SHIFTING ODDLY, EVEN BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON). THE CLUTCH ALSO ENGAGED AT ODD TIMES (I BOUGHT AN AUTOMATIC), AND IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT THE ENGINE RPMS AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WERE SYNCHING UP CORRECTL…

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ODI 10627162 · 400 mi

TRANSMISSION JERKS AGGRESSIVELY FROM 1-3 GEAR. SOMETIMES ACCELERATION IS DELAYED AND SLUGGISH. HAS ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE DELAYED REACTION CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD AND THE ENGINE REVS UP HIGH CAUSING THE BREAKS TO FAIL. SO YOU MUST DRIVE WITH MORE DISTANCE THAN NORMAL TO AVOID COLLISION. I HAD ONE CAR COMPLETELY REPLACED. TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY SHOT AFTER 400 MILES. GRINDING, SLIPPING, JERKING, CLUNKING, HESITATION, ETC. THIS TRANSMISSION IS A PIECE OF JUNK. BOTH CARS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

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ODI 10781479 · 48,783 mi

THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES THAT MY TRANSMISSION, WHILE IN MOTION, HAS STUTTERED, STALLED, OR BEEN COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. IN LOW GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDS AS IF IT IS GRINDING METAL CANS. WHEN MY CAR STUTTERS OR JERKS SEEMINGLY OUT OF NOWHERE, MY LIGHTS AND DASH WILL FLICKER AS WELL. BOTH MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND FORD ITSELF HAS TOLD ME THESE SAFETY ISSUES ARE NORMAL AND TO BE EXPECTED. TWICE I'VE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH SEMIS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO GET UP TO SPEED PROPERLY DUE TO THE CHUGGING AND STUTTERING. THERE ARE THO…

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ODI 10534290 · 18,000 mi

FIRST TIME IT ALMOST COMPLETELY DIED ON ME GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AND TOOK OFF. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE HIGH WAY ENGINE LIGHTS AND SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. I GOT TO WORK AND THEY TOWED IT. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED SOME KIND OF WIRING UNDER THE FRONT WINDOW AND DASH. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF WENDY'S AND GIVE IT SOME GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ROLLED THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT HIT. GOT IT HOME AND PARTED IT. TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CHANGE…

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ODI 10536745 · 290 mi

I PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE BRAND- NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/2/13. BY 8/5, THREE DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR, THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAD STARTED TO SHUDDER AND CHUG, AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT LIKE A DEEP-SEATED TIMING ISSUE (THE ENGINE RPMS HAD BEEN A BIT OFF SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 8/2, AND IT APPEARED TO BE SHIFTING ODDLY, EVEN BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON). THE CLUTCH ALSO ENGAGED AT ODD TIMES (I BOUGHT AN AUTOMATIC), AND IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT THE ENGINE RPMS AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WERE SYNCHING UP CORRECTL…

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ODI 10538087

MY FORD FIESTA 2013 HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH SHUDDERING, LUNGING, JERKING, AND FAILING TO ENGAGE GEAR SHIFTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND SERVICEMEN THAT I NEED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IF IT WERE A STICKSHIFT AND HESITATION BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. A FORD DEALER HOOKED UP A LAPTOP AND RESET THE VEHICLE TO TSB 13-4-5 "INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER DPS6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION". THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED, SO I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY; COMPLAINT #2989023. I WAS TOLD THAT I NE…

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ODI 10534290 · 18,000 mi

FIRST TIME IT ALMOST COMPLETELY DIED ON ME GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AND TOOK OFF. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE HIGH WAY ENGINE LIGHTS AND SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. I GOT TO WORK AND THEY TOWED IT. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED SOME KIND OF WIRING UNDER THE FRONT WINDOW AND DASH. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF WENDY'S AND GIVE IT SOME GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ROLLED THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT HIT. GOT IT HOME AND PARTED IT. TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CHANGE…

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ODI 10538087

MY FORD FIESTA 2013 HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH SHUDDERING, LUNGING, JERKING, AND FAILING TO ENGAGE GEAR SHIFTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND SERVICEMEN THAT I NEED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IF IT WERE A STICKSHIFT AND HESITATION BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. A FORD DEALER HOOKED UP A LAPTOP AND RESET THE VEHICLE TO TSB 13-4-5 "INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER DPS6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION". THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED, SO I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY; COMPLAINT #2989023. I WAS TOLD THAT I NE…

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ODI 10779978 · 27,918 mi

FORD HAS RECALLED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE ON MY CAR, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED A TRANSMISSION CLUTCH IS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE CAR TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM CHANGING GEARS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE, HARM AND DEATH. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR MY CAR AS REQUIRED BY FORD MOTORS COMPANY AS I HAVE REQUESTED A RENTAL CAR WHILE MY CAR IN IN SERVICE. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED IF MY CAR IS NOT REPAIRED THE CAR COULD CAUSE HARM TO ME AND POSSIBLE DEATH AS THE CAR DOES HESTIATE AND STALL WHILE GOING THRU INTERSECTIONS AND AT STOP SI…

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ODI 11252949 · 45,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET OR OTHERWISE, MY CAR'S ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY JERK AND SLOW DOWN. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL NOT GO OVER 30MPH. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN SLAMMED INTO SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED. I'VE TAKEN IT IN TWICE AND HAD THE GAS PEDAL REPLACED AS THE COMPUTER PICKS UP A PROBLEM BETWEEN THE CHIP AND THE COMPUTER. AND BOTH TIMES THE NEW PART HAS FAILED. I'VE LOOKED INTO THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM ACROSS THE BOARD, AND A DANGEROUS ON…

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ODI 11591504

Ford Fiesta 2013 had a transmission malfunction warning pop up and the car aggressively jerked back then wouldn’t accelerate past 25 mph. The warning light stayed on. The car a couple miles after the incident wouldn’t accelerate at all even though the engine was on. This type of stopping happened twice. This issue is not related to my driving or accident but due to Ford producing a car with set malfunctions.

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ODI 10838580

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS LINKAGES). THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOCK THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE DOORS WERE SUCCESSFULLY LOCKED. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND THE LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VE…

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ODI 10807159 · 35,000 mi

BUZZING, THUMPING, FLUTTERING THROUGH SPEAKERS - EVEN WITH ENGINE OFF. NOISE CAN BE EXTREMELY LOUD AND OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE DEALER STATED THE RADIO TESTED BAD AND THE RADIO WAS REPLACED. ALSO, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE DOOR LATCH. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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ODI 10676834 · 11,601 mi

2013 FORD FIESTA HAS WATER LEAKING INTO TRUNK AREA FROM REAR SEAT TO BACK OF CAR. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR REPAIR AND STILL HAS WATER LEAK IN TRUNK AREA. ALSO VEHICLE HAS A HESITATION WHEN PULLING OUT, TRANSMISSION JERKS AND MAKES GRINDING NOISE. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWO TIMES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED TWO TIMES AND STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. CAR FEELS UNSAFE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, FEELS LIKE ENGINE IS GOING TO STALL. *TR

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ODI 10786690 · 32,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR POPPED OPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A MANUFACTURERS RECALL ON THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR…

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ODI 10787807 · 15,000 mi

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, WHERE MY SON SITS IN HIS BOOSTER, STOPPED CLOSING ONE AFTERNOON ON OUR WAY TO HIS SOCCER GAME. I USED A PIECE OF ROPE TO TIE THE DOOR ACROSS THE CAR TO THE DOOR OPPOSITE UNTIL I COULD GET MY CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SAW AN ARTICLE REGARDING OTHER 2013 FORD FIESTA'S HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SINCE I WAS THERE I LET THEM KNOW THAT MY CAR, WHICH ONLY HAD 15K MILES ON IT, HAS A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION. WHEN I ACCELERATE…

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ODI 10786690 · 32,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR POPPED OPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A MANUFACTURERS RECALL ON THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR…

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ODI 10746318 · 48,200 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY PASSENGER DOOR SUDDENLY SWUNG WIDE OPENED. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND THEN HOLD THE DOOR ALL THE WAY TO DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER SAID THEY WILL FIX THE PASSENGER DOOR ONLY SINCE THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO FIX THE REST OF THE DOORS EVEN THOUGH ALL 4 DOORS ARE IN RECALL. MY CAR HAVE BEEN WITH THE DEALER FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS SINCE THERE IS NO PART TO FIX MY DOOR LATCH. ITS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND FORD DO NOT CARE ABOUT IT.

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ODI 10758559 · 19,900 mi

WHILE TAKING THE BABY TO VISIT THE GRAND PARENTS, WE ARRIVED THERE AND TAKING THE BABY OUT OF THE CAR THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR POPPED OPEN AND WOULD NOT LATCH. WE HAD TO TIE THE DOOR CLOSED. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION, RELY ON ROPES AND BUNGEE CORDS TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED. IT OFFERS NO PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THIS CONDITION SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE CAR OWNERS NOW, THEY SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR DOORS ON THE VEHICLE TO POP OPEN TO FIND OUT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR.

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ODI 10783709 · 39,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING CONSTANTLY. WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS PREVENTING ITS FROM CATCHING THE FIRST TWO GEARS. ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT CLOSE. THE DOOR ALL OF A SUDDEN CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE.

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ODI 10787807 · 15,000 mi

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, WHERE MY SON SITS IN HIS BOOSTER, STOPPED CLOSING ONE AFTERNOON ON OUR WAY TO HIS SOCCER GAME. I USED A PIECE OF ROPE TO TIE THE DOOR ACROSS THE CAR TO THE DOOR OPPOSITE UNTIL I COULD GET MY CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SAW AN ARTICLE REGARDING OTHER 2013 FORD FIESTA'S HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SINCE I WAS THERE I LET THEM KNOW THAT MY CAR, WHICH ONLY HAD 15K MILES ON IT, HAS A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION. WHEN I ACCELERATE…

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ODI 10566071 · 18,000 mi

CLOSED DOOR AND DOOR BOUNCED BACK. LOCKING MECHANISM HAS BROKEN TWICE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TR

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ODI 10609742 · 9,281 mi

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE WEEKS TWO DOOR LATCHES HAVE FAILED ON MY CAR. BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I MADE A TURN ONE OF THE DOORS CAME FLYING OPEN. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED ON JUNE 22ND 2014 AND THE SECOND INCIDENT ON JULY 10TH 2014. THIS CAUSED A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IF SOMEONE WAS NOT BUCKLED IN AND COULD FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I HAD TO USE A CARGO STARP TO KEEP THE DOOR SHUT BOTH TIMES WHILE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE DOOR LATCH MODULES ON THESE FORDS ARE A CHEAP PLASTIC AND BECOME BROKEN VE…

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ODI 10662576 · 40,000 mi

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH BROKE INTERNALLY. THE DOOR WILL NO LONGER LATCH. IT WAS NOT ABUSED JUST CLOSED NORMALLY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST WAS THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR ABOUT 2/3 MONTHS PREVIOUS. *TR

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ODI 10552552 · 1,650 mi

FROM A STOP SIGN MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY MY 2013 FORD FIESTA NOW DECIDES TO MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISES FROM THE 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATE TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED HESITATES AND ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED FROM THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO QUICKLY PULL TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD BEFORE MERGING BACK ON THE HIGHWAY . HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR UNUSUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, AND NOISES WAITING ON A BACK ORDER DUAL CLUTCH KIT PART ,1700 HUNDRED ON BACK ORDER WAS TOLD MAY TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS FOR THIS PART TO ARRIVE. *…

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ODI 10552575 · 2,015 mi

AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH THE DEALERSHIP OVER A PREVIOUS DEATH TRAP[USED] THE OWNER AGREED TO RECTIFY THAT ISSUE WITH A BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FIESTA.THAT WAS A GREAT THOUGHT TILL THE FIRST ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON,THEY FOUND NO REASON EXCEPT THE GAS TANK HAS NO CAP.I WAS TOLD THIS IS DIRT AROUND THE SEAL AND IT WILL KEEP HAPPENING UNLESS I BUY MY OWN CAP. WELL IT WASN'T LONG AND MY CAR STARTED SPITTING MISSING HESITATING,ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON I TAKE IT BACK IN THEY BELIEVE THERE IS A PINHOLE IN MY GAS LINE.THEY KEEP MY CAR FOR A WEEK THEY DID S…

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ODI 10558452 · 1,000 mi

I OWN A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WE BOUGHT IT NEW OFF THE LOT. A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SPUTTER AND FAIL TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. SEVERAL TIMES IT WAS A LITTLE NERVE RACKING AND UNSAFE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO ACCELERATE IN A TIMELY MANNER. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WHEN YOU TRY TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC OR PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, OR EVEN TRAVEL THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO FORD 4 DIFFERENT TIMES TO GET FIXED AND NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK, IT JUST GETS WORSE. NOW THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN THE TRA…

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ODI 10532179 · 10,700 mi

I ALMOST DIED IN THIS CAR TODAY. I RENTED IT FOR MY TRIP IN MAUI. IT WAS PRACTICALLY NEW WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT, SO THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANYTHING WRONG, EVEN IF THE PEOPLE THAT RENTED IT BEFORE ME DROVE IT HORRIBLY. TODAY I DROVE IT INTO THE HILLS (UPCOUNTRY MAUI). I WAS ON A ROAD WITH A CLIFF ON THE LEFT SIDE AND A DRIVEWAY ON THE RIGHT. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH WAS A HILL GOING UP, AND EVERYTHING WAS INITIALLY FINE, THE CAR WAS GOING UP THE HILL JUST FINE, BUT A LITTLE OVER HALFWAY UP THE HILL THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING…

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ODI 10552552 · 1,650 mi

FROM A STOP SIGN MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY MY 2013 FORD FIESTA NOW DECIDES TO MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISES FROM THE 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATE TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED HESITATES AND ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED FROM THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO QUICKLY PULL TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD BEFORE MERGING BACK ON THE HIGHWAY . HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR UNUSUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, AND NOISES WAITING ON A BACK ORDER DUAL CLUTCH KIT PART ,1700 HUNDRED ON BACK ORDER WAS TOLD MAY TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS FOR THIS PART TO ARRIVE. *…

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ODI 10552575 · 2,015 mi

AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH THE DEALERSHIP OVER A PREVIOUS DEATH TRAP[USED] THE OWNER AGREED TO RECTIFY THAT ISSUE WITH A BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FIESTA.THAT WAS A GREAT THOUGHT TILL THE FIRST ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON,THEY FOUND NO REASON EXCEPT THE GAS TANK HAS NO CAP.I WAS TOLD THIS IS DIRT AROUND THE SEAL AND IT WILL KEEP HAPPENING UNLESS I BUY MY OWN CAP. WELL IT WASN'T LONG AND MY CAR STARTED SPITTING MISSING HESITATING,ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON I TAKE IT BACK IN THEY BELIEVE THERE IS A PINHOLE IN MY GAS LINE.THEY KEEP MY CAR FOR A WEEK THEY DID S…

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ODI 10734914 · 52,820 mi

INCIDENT OCCURRED 3 TIMES. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION WARNING CAME ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGES AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN GOING UP HILL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE ARE NO CODES STORED IN THE COMPUTER. THE ALARM SHOULD NOT FLAG WITHOUT STORING A CODE. SEARCHING THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE FIESTA FOR MANY YEARS. DEALERS HAVE MADE THE SAME REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES ON THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE ERRORS REOCCURRING. THE PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE ERROR …

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ODI 10855010 · 1,600 mi

THE TRANSMISSION HAS A RECALL ON IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AND REPLACED 3X. IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. IT PASSES THE TEST WHEN ITS HOOKED UP TO THE MACHINE BUT WHEN DRIVEN IT FAILS AND GOES BACK TO THE SHOP. THE PROBLEM APPARENTLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH FORD AND HOW IT IS MADE. NOW A ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON. THE MANUAL SAYS THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE IT MAY NOT SHIFT. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN COUNTLESS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT. IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE. IT JERKS, SHAKES, AND GRINDS. I WROTE TO FORD…

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ODI 11252949 · 45,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET OR OTHERWISE, MY CAR'S ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY JERK AND SLOW DOWN. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL NOT GO OVER 30MPH. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN SLAMMED INTO SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED. I'VE TAKEN IT IN TWICE AND HAD THE GAS PEDAL REPLACED AS THE COMPUTER PICKS UP A PROBLEM BETWEEN THE CHIP AND THE COMPUTER. AND BOTH TIMES THE NEW PART HAS FAILED. I'VE LOOKED INTO THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM ACROSS THE BOARD, AND A DANGEROUS ON…

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ODI 11591504

Ford Fiesta 2013 had a transmission malfunction warning pop up and the car aggressively jerked back then wouldn’t accelerate past 25 mph. The warning light stayed on. The car a couple miles after the incident wouldn’t accelerate at all even though the engine was on. This type of stopping happened twice. This issue is not related to my driving or accident but due to Ford producing a car with set malfunctions.

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ODI 10787807 · 15,000 mi

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, WHERE MY SON SITS IN HIS BOOSTER, STOPPED CLOSING ONE AFTERNOON ON OUR WAY TO HIS SOCCER GAME. I USED A PIECE OF ROPE TO TIE THE DOOR ACROSS THE CAR TO THE DOOR OPPOSITE UNTIL I COULD GET MY CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SAW AN ARTICLE REGARDING OTHER 2013 FORD FIESTA'S HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SINCE I WAS THERE I LET THEM KNOW THAT MY CAR, WHICH ONLY HAD 15K MILES ON IT, HAS A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION. WHEN I ACCELERATE…

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ODI 10789984 · 55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT ALL DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

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ODI 10747360

2013 FORD FIESTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, DRIVE SHAFT, TRANSMISSION REPAIRS AND DOOR LATCH RECALL ISSUES. *SMD *JS

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ODI 10954853 · 43,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR BECAME AJAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACT…

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ODI 11539847 · 32,000 mi

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while making a left turn at the traffic light, with her grandchild in a car seat in the rear passenger seat, the rear passenger's side door opened inadvertently. The contact stopped in the middle of the road. A bystander attempted to close the rear passenger's side door; however, the door failed to closed. The bystander was able to keep the door closed by using a cord. The contact moved her grandchild to the rear middle seat. The contact also stated that while driving on another occasion, …

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ODI 10838580

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS LINKAGES). THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOCK THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE DOORS WERE SUCCESSFULLY LOCKED. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND THE LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VE…

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ODI 10789984 · 55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT ALL DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

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ODI 10807159 · 35,000 mi

BUZZING, THUMPING, FLUTTERING THROUGH SPEAKERS - EVEN WITH ENGINE OFF. NOISE CAN BE EXTREMELY LOUD AND OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE DEALER STATED THE RADIO TESTED BAD AND THE RADIO WAS REPLACED. ALSO, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE DOOR LATCH. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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ODI 10566071 · 18,000 mi

CLOSED DOOR AND DOOR BOUNCED BACK. LOCKING MECHANISM HAS BROKEN TWICE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *TR

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ODI 10609742 · 9,281 mi

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE WEEKS TWO DOOR LATCHES HAVE FAILED ON MY CAR. BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I MADE A TURN ONE OF THE DOORS CAME FLYING OPEN. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED ON JUNE 22ND 2014 AND THE SECOND INCIDENT ON JULY 10TH 2014. THIS CAUSED A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IF SOMEONE WAS NOT BUCKLED IN AND COULD FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I HAD TO USE A CARGO STARP TO KEEP THE DOOR SHUT BOTH TIMES WHILE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE DOOR LATCH MODULES ON THESE FORDS ARE A CHEAP PLASTIC AND BECOME BROKEN VE…

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ODI 10662576 · 40,000 mi

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH BROKE INTERNALLY. THE DOOR WILL NO LONGER LATCH. IT WAS NOT ABUSED JUST CLOSED NORMALLY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST WAS THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR ABOUT 2/3 MONTHS PREVIOUS. *TR

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

6 patterns with matching reports.

Hard or delayed shifting

140 mentions · 21.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 16,038 mi (115 usable records).

ODI 10509404

WITHIN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS OF OWNING THIS CAR, I NOTICED A GRINDING RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AS I WOULD ACCELERATE, GENERALLY IT WOULD STOP AFTER 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. MY HUSBAND MADE SURE NOTHING WAS RUBBING UNDER THE CAR BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED. AS WE DROVE MORE MILES, NEW SYMPTOMS APPEARED SUCH AS LURCHING WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND DEPRESSED, SHUTTERING UPON ACCELERATION TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR BARELY MOVES, WHILE IDLING AT A STOP IT SOMETIMES LURCHES AND BUCKS, AND DOWN SHIFTING WHILE ACCELERATING CAUSING THE ENGIN…

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ODI 10511214 · 88 mi

2013 FORD FIESTA BOUGHT 11/23/12. PROBLEMS WITHIN 4 DAYS; IT'S DEFINITELY A DEATH TRAP. TO REPAIR SHOP 11/27/12, 11/30/12, 12/12/12 & 03/27/13 FOR INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. INITIALLY STARTED HEARING A BUZZING FROM RIGHT SIDE OF MOTOR & SMELLING SOMETHING HOT LIKE RUBBER BURNING. THE ORIGINAL PROBLEMS WERE JOINED WITH A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR (LOUDEST BETWEEN 32 & 42 MPH), IT BEGAN TO HESITATE, SHUTTER, STALL, LURCH, NOT MOVE FORWARD UNTIL HIGH RPMS REACHED & THEN IT SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. DIFFICULTY…

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ODI 10512464 · 9,035 mi

FOR THE FIRST 9,000 MILES EVERYTHING WORKED WELL. THEN TROUBLE. NOW, OUT OF THE BLUE, THE VEHICLE STUTTERS, OR SHUDDERS, SOMETIMES QUITE VIOLENTLY AT VARIOUS TIMES WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS. IT'S HAPPENED IN ALL SIX GEARS. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE ENGINE FAILS TO RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL, USUALLY WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, UNTIL IT'S DEPRESSED BEYOND WHERE IT SHOULD BE, AND THEN THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY "CATCH" AND LURCH FORWARD. ALL OF THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT NEVER WHEN THE CAR HAS JUST STARTED A…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Stalling or loss of power

92 mentions · 13.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 28,700 mi (77 usable records).

ODI 10511214 · 88 mi

2013 FORD FIESTA BOUGHT 11/23/12. PROBLEMS WITHIN 4 DAYS; IT'S DEFINITELY A DEATH TRAP. TO REPAIR SHOP 11/27/12, 11/30/12, 12/12/12 & 03/27/13 FOR INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. INITIALLY STARTED HEARING A BUZZING FROM RIGHT SIDE OF MOTOR & SMELLING SOMETHING HOT LIKE RUBBER BURNING. THE ORIGINAL PROBLEMS WERE JOINED WITH A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR (LOUDEST BETWEEN 32 & 42 MPH), IT BEGAN TO HESITATE, SHUTTER, STALL, LURCH, NOT MOVE FORWARD UNTIL HIGH RPMS REACHED & THEN IT SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. DIFFICULTY…

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ODI 10534699 · 3,000 mi

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW MY TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND HILL ASSIST WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

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ODI 10545714 · 3,145 mi

GOING UP A STEEP HILL IN MORNING RUSH HOUR BUMPER TO BUMPER. MY CAR STALL, STOPPED AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THIS CAUSED ME TO GRAZE THE BUMPER OF THE CAR NEXT TO ME AND PUT A FEW VERY SMALL SCRATCHES ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. NO ACCIDENT REPORT NEEDED. THE DAMAGE WAS SO MINOR IT WAS ONLY VISIBLE AT A CLOSE LOOK. POLISH SEEM TO COVER IT. MY CAR WOULD NOT START MOVING UNTIL CARS A HEAD OF ME GAVE ME ENOUGH SAFE SPACE TO PUSH HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR AND GET THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO KICK IN.THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE…

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

70 mentions · 10.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 71,338 mi (60 usable records).

ODI 10505033 · 3,600 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY VEHICLE GOT VERY SHAKY AND UNCONTROLLABLE TO DRIVE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. AFTER BEING ABLE TO PULL OFF FREEWAY AND CHECK CAR WE NOTICED A HUGE TRAIL AND PUDDLE OF OIL COMING FROM MY CAR. TURNED CAR INTO FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A OIL LEAK FROM MY ENGINE OIL COOLER AND RESULTED IN A SHATTERED PISTON IN MY ENGINE FROM IT BEING STARVED OF OIL. WAS TOLD BY FORD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, BUT RECEIVED A "REMANUFACTURED" ENGI…

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ODI 10534699 · 3,000 mi

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW MY TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND HILL ASSIST WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

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ODI 10536745 · 290 mi

I PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE BRAND- NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/2/13. BY 8/5, THREE DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR, THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAD STARTED TO SHUDDER AND CHUG, AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT LIKE A DEEP-SEATED TIMING ISSUE (THE ENGINE RPMS HAD BEEN A BIT OFF SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 8/2, AND IT APPEARED TO BE SHIFTING ODDLY, EVEN BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON). THE CLUTCH ALSO ENGAGED AT ODD TIMES (I BOUGHT AN AUTOMATIC), AND IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT THE ENGINE RPMS AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WERE SYNCHING UP CORRECTL…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

7 mentions · 1.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 25,500 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10544770 · 2,108 mi

WHILE AT A STOP ON A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP I SAW AN OPENING AND GENTLY STEPPED ON THE GAS. I SHOULD HAVE HAD EASY ENTRANCE TO THE FREEWAY BUT MY CAR TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT START THE CAR MOVING UNTIL I STEPPED ON THE EXCELLRATOR TO THE FLOOR. THE ON COMING CAR COMING BEHIND ME HAD TO MAKE A VERY DANGEROUS LANE CHANGE TO KEEP FROM SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER CAR AND THE CAR BEHIND CONTINUED.

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ODI 10545714 · 3,145 mi

GOING UP A STEEP HILL IN MORNING RUSH HOUR BUMPER TO BUMPER. MY CAR STALL, STOPPED AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THIS CAUSED ME TO GRAZE THE BUMPER OF THE CAR NEXT TO ME AND PUT A FEW VERY SMALL SCRATCHES ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. NO ACCIDENT REPORT NEEDED. THE DAMAGE WAS SO MINOR IT WAS ONLY VISIBLE AT A CLOSE LOOK. POLISH SEEM TO COVER IT. MY CAR WOULD NOT START MOVING UNTIL CARS A HEAD OF ME GAVE ME ENOUGH SAFE SPACE TO PUSH HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR AND GET THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO KICK IN.THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE…

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ODI 10558739

CAR, JUMPS FORWARD WHEN ENGAGING FROM A STOP, AND LOUD NOISE HEARD ON DRIVER'S SIDE WHEN TURNING. CAR WOULD NOT START HAD TO TOW IT TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Brake response concerns

7 mentions · 1.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 37,600 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 10532179 · 10,700 mi

I ALMOST DIED IN THIS CAR TODAY. I RENTED IT FOR MY TRIP IN MAUI. IT WAS PRACTICALLY NEW WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT, SO THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANYTHING WRONG, EVEN IF THE PEOPLE THAT RENTED IT BEFORE ME DROVE IT HORRIBLY. TODAY I DROVE IT INTO THE HILLS (UPCOUNTRY MAUI). I WAS ON A ROAD WITH A CLIFF ON THE LEFT SIDE AND A DRIVEWAY ON THE RIGHT. I PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH WAS A HILL GOING UP, AND EVERYTHING WAS INITIALLY FINE, THE CAR WAS GOING UP THE HILL JUST FINE, BUT A LITTLE OVER HALFWAY UP THE HILL THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING…

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ODI 11152538 · 117,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO RELEASE WHEN THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO B.J. MAUER MOTOR COMPANY (LOCATED AT 327 ALWINE RD, BOSWELL, PA 15531, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE HOSE AND BRAKE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. *TT CONSUMER STAT…

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ODI 11317133

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED RIGHT AFTER AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE DUE TO A SENSOR OR AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTUR…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Steering assistance concerns

5 mentions · 0.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 3,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10534699 · 3,000 mi

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW MY TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND HILL ASSIST WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

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ODI 10585722 · 50 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT LANE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE VEHICLE JOLTED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED EACH TIME BUT TO NO AVAIL AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

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ODI 10862510 · 26,000 mi

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 TAKE…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b