2014 FORD FIESTA Complaints

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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V210000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) OR 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

I HAD A RECALL I HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP IN ELDORADO ARKANSAS THEY CHARGE ME $440 AND REPLACED A COOLING FAN THAT I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR GETTING HOT. A FEW WEEKS LATER I HAD RECALL TCM AND LATER CLUTCH SHUDDER, AFTER THE LAST RECALL MY CAR STILL HAVING SLOW ACCELERATION, IT HESITATES EVEN WORSE

THE DOOR LATCH ON MY CAR BROKE AFTER PUTTING SOMETHING IN THE BACK SEAT. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED THE DOOR IS VERY RARELY USED. DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL THAT OTHER FORD FIESTAS HAVE FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM DUE TO DATE OFF BY ONLY 1-2 MONTHS OF CAR MANUFACTURED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE AROUND AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME, WHICH WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD OF CLERMONT (1101 E HWY 50, CLERMONT, FL 34711) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL BRAKE FLUID LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A SHUDDER THAT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. AFTER THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED, THE DEALER CALLED THE CONTACT AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE ENTIRE BRAKE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE DEALER CALLED THE CONTACT BACK AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. *BF CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER, LETTER STATED THE CONTACT MIGHT OF HIT SOMETHING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED THE BRAKELINE TO BREAK. ALTHOUGH, VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE TEMPERATURE WAS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL WITHOUT ANY WARNING FROM THE SENSORS. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW DAYS. CAR WOULD NOT START. TOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD AND I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. I HAVE READ OTHER ACCOUNTS WHERE CAR STALLED OR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS HAS HAD MORE ATTENTION IN THE UK AND FORD IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT WITHOUT ISSUING A RECALL BUT NOT DOING HERE IN THE US.

THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR'S LATCH STOPPED WORKING. NO DAMAGES OR ACCIDENTS WERE DONE TO MY CAR. I RARELY USE THE REAR OF MY CAR. HOWEVER, MY VIN NUMBER DOESN'T SHOW A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH MY SPECIFIC CAR EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR MY SPECIFIC YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR. ALSO, LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR'S LATCH BROKE IN THE EXACT SAME WAY AS THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR'S LATCH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND PERSONAL HARM. I WANT TO GET ALL MY LATCH'S FIXED, REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE ONE I HAD TO PAY FOR, AND AN APOLOGY FROM FORD. I CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AND THE RESULT SHOWED "0 UNREPAIRED RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN". HOWEVER, THIS SPECIFIC RESPONSE DOES NOT MEAN THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CAR. IT MEANS THAT THE RECALLS THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAR HAVE BEEN FIXED. HOWEVER, WHAT IF THE DOOR LATCH THEY USED TO "FIX" THE RECALL FOR IT WAS FAULTY AS WELL? HOW WOULD I BE ABLE TO CHECK WHETHER THE RECALL THAT WAS COMPLETED WAS FOR THE DOOR LATCH'S? HOW DO I GET FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR (TWO FAULTY DOOR LATCHES WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER) NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON IT AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE? I WANT TO DISCOURAGE THE BUYING OF FORD CARS AS I HAVE HEARD OF MANY ISSUES WITH FORD CARS AND I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THEM MYSELF. I AM FILLING THIS REPORT IN HOPES TO HELP OTHERS NOT JUST MYSELF. DOOR LATCHES BREAKING CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS HARM.