2014 FORD FIESTA Complaints

MY TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE OFF, I'M HAVING TROUBLE WHEN DRIVING WITH IT "SKIPPING" ITS HARDER FOR IT TO ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING. YOU HEAR A FEW THUDS AND THEN MY RPMS WILL GO UP BEFORE THE CAR WILL MOVE. I DON'T REALLY KNOW THE PROPER TERMS. IT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME REGARDLESS IF I'M AT A STOP LIGHT OR JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I'VE NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION DO THIS. IT CAN BE SCARY WHEN I START TO DRIVE AND THEN MY CAR DOESN'T MOVE BUT INSTEAD MAKES THE THUDDING NOISE BEFORE EVENTUALLY TAKING OFF FASTER THAN EXPECTED. I CAN FEEL IT IN THE CAR WHEN THE THUDDING HAPPENS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A ROPE WAS TIED ACROSS THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO SECURE THE DOOR. THE CONTACT CONTACTED QUICK LANE AT VILLAGE FORD OF BELLEVIEW LOCATED AT (11660 US-441, BELLEVIEW, FL 34420, (352) 233-2950) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), 17V210000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), OR 20V177000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE DOOR LATCH FAILURE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED.*JB

THE BEARINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION NEED REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A ROARING NOISE.

WE BOUGHT THE CAR FEBRUARY, 2016. AS WE DROVE THE CAR MORE, WE BEGAN TO NOTICE SHUTTERING AND CHATTERING. AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC TEST DROVE OUR CAR. HE SAID IT HAD A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER SHUTTER THAT GETS WORSE THE MORE YOU DRIVE THE CAR. WHEN IN SPORT MODE, WHEN YOU SHIFT FROM 1ST, IT SKIPS 2ND, AND GOES STRAIGHT TO 3RD. THERE WAS LOUD CLATTERING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN GEARING DOWN AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE, ESPECIALLY UPHILL. MARCH 1, 2016, THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKED ON AT RAMEY FORD, PRINCETON, WV. MAY 31, 2016, THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKED ON AT RAMEY FORD, PRINCETON, WV. MAY 9, 2017, THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKED ON AT MOUNTAINEER AUTOMOTIVE, BECKLEY, WV. NOVEMBER 28, 2017, THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKED ON AT MOUNTAINEER AUTOMOTIVE, BECKLEY, WV. MARCH 3, 2020, I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AT ACT AUTO, BECKLEY, WV BECAUSE THE CAR HAD BEEN MAKING A WHINING SOUND THAT CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT PUMP OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. MY WIFE AND I ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE, FOR FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL STALL OUT OR CAUSE US TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.

MY DOOR ALL OF SUDDEN OPEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET WHILE HAVING MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK STREET WHICH SCARED ME. THINKING IT WAS MY DOOR WHO OPEN THE DOOR BUT I HAVE THE CHILD SAFETY ON. BUT AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE I REALIZE THAT'S NOT PROBLEM. IT WAS MY DOOR THAT DOES WANT TO LATCH ANYMORE .

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL OR BAD DESIGN OF SEMI RIGID COOLANT HOSE ALLOWED SYSTEM TO BOIL OUT COOLANT SLOWLY AND DAMAGE ENGINE BY THE TIME ANY TEMPERATURE INDICATION, AND IF GAUGE NOT NOTICED A RIGHT TIME, COOLANT BOILS OUT LEAVING THE TEMP SENOR IN AIR, THAT DOESN'T SHOW AS OVER TEMPERATURE. EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING LINK FROM FORD'S UK WEB, SAME ENGINE AND COOLANT SYSTEM: HTTPS://WWW.FORD.CO.UK/OWNER/RESOURCES-AND-SUPPORT/FAQS (SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE "ECOBOOST 1.0 ENGINE ISSUES) DEALER DETERMINED ENTIRE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. CAN ONLY TALK TO FORD CUSTOMER CARE WHO ONLY TAKE INFO AND SEND ON. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN ONLY DO THE SAME, FORD TOLD DEALER SINCE I'M "NOT ORIGINAL OWNER" THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. REPLACEMENT PART EXACTLY THE SAME DESIGN AND MATERIAL. MANY HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND REMEDY SHOULD NOT BE CONTINGENT ON OWNER, IT IS THE PRODUCT THAT NEEDS FIXING REGARDLESS OF WHO OWNS IT. *DL

MY TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING PROPERLY... AND HAD TO REPLACE 2 BACK DOORS THEY WOULD NOT SHOT PROPERLY TOO..

I HAVE A 2014 FORD FIESTA WITH 88,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS THE FAULTY DPS6 TRANSMISSION THAT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND SHUDDERS SO BAD UNDER ACCELERATING THAT IT SOMETIMES BARELY MOVES, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD KNOWS IT! , I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO FORD TO ASSES THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY AGREED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE NEW EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT THEY OFFER, THE PROBLEM IS MY VEHICLE HAS A REBUILT TITLE AND THEY REFUSE TO DO THE WARRANTY WORK EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND FORD KNOW IT SINCE THEY ARE IN ARBITRATION FOR IT. JUST BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS A REBUILT TITLE DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT SHOULD NOT GET REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE MADE A FACTORY RECALL SO THEY WILL HAVE TO FIX IT!

THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE ECOBOOST 1.0 MOTOR AND COOLING SYSTEM. THOUGH NOT MANY WERE SOLD IN THE US, IN THE UK THERE ARE MANY AND THE ISSUES ARE WELL KNOWN AND "OWNED" BY FORD UK. HTTPS://WWW.FORD.CO.UK/OWNER/RESOURCES-AND-SUPPORT/FAQS AND SELECT THE "1.0 ECOBOOST ENGINE ISSUE" TAB... MY ENGINE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DUE TO COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE, EXACTLY AS LINED OUT ON THEIR WEB SITE IN THE ISSUE TAB. THE MATERIAL USE TO MAKE THE THIN DEGAS LINE BECOMES BRITTLE WHEN SUBJECTED TO HIGH HEAT, AS COOLING SYSTEMS ARE WONT TO BE, LEADING TO COOLANT BEING BOILED OUT. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT SINCE I'M NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, PURCHASED FROM A FORD DEALER THOUGH, THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE THAT IS OWNED UP TO ON THEIR UK SITE. CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALER WHERE IT TOOK APPROX 2-WEEKS TO EVEN GET BACK WITH "WATER IN MOTOR, REPLACE" QUOTED OVER $5K. CALLED FORD INC. THEY SAY TALK TO DEALER, DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING, TALK TO FORD INC. THEY DID NOT REDESIGN THE PART, THEY DID NOT NOTIFY THAT IT WAS AN ALMOST CERTAIN POINT OF FAILURE. THIS ISSUE WOULD HAVE BEEN SO EASY TO SIDE STEP. BUT HIDING BEHIND "NOT ORIGINAL OWNER" FOR A ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT THEY ADMIT TO ON THE UK WEBSITE SMACKS OF "YOUR ARE TOO SMALL." ONLY SOLD A SMALL NUMBER OF THESE ENGINES IN THE US BUT MANY MANY MORE IN THE UK. SUSPECT THAT CHANGES THE CALCULUS OF HOW THEY HANDLE RESPONSIBILITY. THIS WASN'T SOME RANDOM FAILURE, THEY KNEW IT WAS AN ISSUE, THAT THERE WAS A MORE THAN OFF CHANCE THAT IT WOULD RESULT IN ENGINE DAMAGE, AND WHAT OWNER NUMBER A CAR HAS SHOULDN'T MATTER. SOME NOTICE AND SOLUTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN OFFERED.

MY RADIO STARTED ACTING STRANGELY ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. WHEN THE RADIO WAS ON THERE WAS IRREGULAR SQUEALING COMING FROM IT. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, THE SQUEALING WAS ONLY WHEN THE RADIO WAS ON AND I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. LATER, THE SQUEALING ALSO STARTED TO INCLUDE LOUD POPPING NOISES, VERY MUCH LIKE AN OLD STEREO SPEAKER LOSING ITS WIRE CONNECTION. THE LOUD POPPING WAS VERY INCONSISTENT . IT THEN STARTED HAPPENING EVERY TIME I WAS IN THE CAR. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF THE RADIO WAS ON OR NOT. I EVEN TRIED TURNING DOWN THE VOLUME, WHILE THE RADIO WAS OFF. THE POPPING NOISE WAS EXTREMELY LOUD AND DISTRACTING WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE . MANY TIME BECAUSE THE POP WAS SO LOUD I WOULD JERK THE STEERING WHEEL IN ONE DIRECTION OR ANOTHER. PASSENGERS THAT RODE IN MY CAR DURING SOME OF THE INCIDENCES HAD COMMENTED ON IT HURTING THEIR EARS AND MAKING THEM JUMP OR JERK IN THEIR SEAT. THEN, ONE DAY THE POPPING WAS HAPPENING ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY AND THEN JUST STOPPED. NOW LEAVING ME WITHOUT A RADIO AND PHONE CONNECTION. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON DEFECT IN THE FORD FIESTA. THE ERRATIC LOUD POPPING IS A VERY DANGEROUS DISTRACTION WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AND I FEEL IT IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY HAZARD.