2015 FORD FIESTA Complaints

CAR ONLY HAS 64000 MILES AND THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED! I TOOK IT TO THE FIRD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $2200.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THATS WHAT THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY BEFORE THE PART ON THE RECALL COULD BE REPLACED PLEASE I NEED SOME ANSWERS PLEASE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND HE WAS REAR ENDED. THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL WAS HIT AND THE VEHICLE TURNED SIDEWAYS. AS A RESULT, THE REAR AXEL WAS BENT AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS ANGLED INWARD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER BODY SHOP FOR GREEN CHEVROLET, INC. 8017 KNOXVILLE AVE, PEORIA, IL 61615 (888) 701-3462. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED ISSUE AS A DAMAGED AND BENT AXLE AND WANTED TO REPLACE IT WITH A USED AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL BEING REPAIRED WITH ANOTHER USED AXEL AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CALLED YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,800.

THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NUTURAL WHILE DRIVING CREATING A LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN MOTION. THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AND THE LIGHT INDICATOE IS TURNED ON ON THE DASH DISPLAY. GAS MILLEAGE HAS GREATLY DECREASED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANDERSON FORD OF ST. JOSEPH (2207 N BELT HWY, ST JOSEPH, MO 64506) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

THE RESIVOUR CAP, SIEZED UP FIRST TIME I WAS TRYING TO ADD COOLANT. IT TOOK ALONG TIME GET IT OFF! LITTERLY HAD TO BREAK CAP INTO PIECES. AND WITH OEM PART CAP. FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT? IN NOW IT'S, OVERHEATS AND NO VISIBLE COOLANT LEAK. AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.. THE MOTOR MAKES A CLACKING SOUNDS. THE 1.0 TURBOCHARGE 3-CYL TURBO IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. PLUS IT'S ENGINE BAY FUSE BOX SAYS ENGINE FAN IS 60 AMPS IN RECENTLY I NOTICED IT HAS HAD A 40 GAGE AMP. THANK THAT THE UNDER THE HOOD ENGINE FAN. WASN'T PERFORM AT THE RECOMMENDED FUSE.. IT ALSO AT START UP AND SITTING STILL AT MOTOR BOG'S DOWN LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO CUT OFF. KNOW THE OVERHEAT PROUBLEM'S. IF I'M SITTING STILL IN NEUTRAL AND I TURN THE AC ON FULL-BLAST IT STAYS AT 4 BARS WHICH IS NORMAL FOR AS LONG AS I WANT AND IT DOESN'T OVER HEAT ? BUT, SOON AS I PUT IT IN 1ST GEAR AND TRY TO DRIVE IT WILL OVERHEAT, NOT EVEN GOING 10FT AND I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE AC AND PUT IT ON THE HEAT. FULL BLAST! WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT SLOWLY GOES DOWN. BUT KNOW THAT IT'S JULY IF IT'S ANYTHING OVER 90 DEGREES OUTSIDE I HAVE TO TURN HEAT ON FULL BLAST BEFORE MAKING IT 1-BLOCK OR IT OVERHEATS. IN I HAVE KEPT A CLOSE WATCH ON THE COOLANT LEVEL, AND I HAVE WATCHED YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND ETC? TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. IN ALL MY PARTS STORE LOCATION DON'T HAVE ANY THING FOR MY YEAR MAKE MODEL NOTHING. I GOT THIS CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP A YEAR AGO OF THE MONTH JULY. IN IT GETS REGULAR OIL CHANGES, BUT I'M LOST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT AND OTHERS I KNOW OF HAVE HAD SAME PROUBLEM WITH THERE'S .. AND I HAVE TO HAVE HEAT ON FULL HOT ON 1-2 LEVEL IN 70 DEGREE WEATHER, AND IF I GET ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND GO TO 55-70 MPH I TURN HEAT LEVEL TO 4 FULL BLAST AND IT WILL STILL GO UP TO 1 BAR AWAY FROM IT TELLING ME THAT ENGINE IS OVERHEATED. & AT 2500 RPMS IT OVERHEATS! SMH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FIESTA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AN OIL LEAK IN THE EXHAUST. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CALLED KEITH HAWTHORNE FORD LOCATED AT 617 N MAIN ST, BELMONT, NC 28012, AND INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG WAS ACTIVATED AND METAL FRAGMENTS CAME THROUGH THE AIR BAG AN CUT MY HEAD OPEN. MY ACCIDENT WAS HEAD ON IMPACT WITH A STATIONARY DWELLING. ALL WINDOWS WERE FULLY INTACT UPON AND AFTER IMPACT. UPON RETRIEVING MY ITEMS FROM MY VEHICLE I TOOK NOTICE TO ALL THESE METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE VEHICLE.*DT *TR

I DISCOVERED AFTER ACCESSING MY LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR THE OTHER DAY AND ATTEMPTING TO SHUT IT, THAT THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED, PREVENTING MY VEHICLE'S DOOR FROM LATCHING SHUT. I CURRENTLY HAVE TO KEEP IT CLOSED BY USING THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER SEATBELT THROUGH THE HANDLE OF THE DOOR, OTHERWISE THE DOOR WOULD SWING FREELY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT LOCK NOW, AND THE OPEN DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS OPEN DUE TO THE FAILED LATCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AS THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT A NOTIFICATION TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KARL FLAMMER FORD (41975 US HWY 19 N, TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34689) WHERE HE WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY RECEIVED A CERTAIN PART TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE AT THE DEALER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS UPDATED ; DESPITE THE UPDATE, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT HE WOULD BE NOTIFIED OF WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000. *DT *JS

THE LATCH TO OPEN THE CAR FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR BROKE FROM OPENING. THE MATERIAL DOES NOT DO WELL WITH THE HEAT.