2013 FORD FIESTA Complaints

ON 9/20/18, WHILE STOPPED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION FOR A RED LIGHT, UPON ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT MOVE. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF TO RESTART THINKING IT WOULD RESET ITSELF SOMEHOW AND INSTEAD NOT ONLY WOULD IT NOT RESTART BUT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK SO THAT I COULD PUSH IT OUT OF THE TRAFFIC. I HAD TO CALL THE LOCAL POLICE TO WAIT IN THE ROAD WITH LIGHTS FLASHING AT THE INTERSECTION TO AVOID BEING REAR-ENDED AND UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK COULD ARRIVE. THE "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" LIGHT COMES ON SO OFTEN (WHICH USUALLY GETS A "REPROGRAMMING" AT THE DEALER) THAT IT HAS BECOME UNNOTICEABLE, BUT I DO NOT RECALL SEEING IT BEFORE BECOMING IMMOBILE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER, WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FORD ISSUED (TCM PART, I BELIEVE). THIS CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES ON IT BUT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR "WARRANTIED" REPAIRS INVOLVING REPROGRAMMING, THROTTLE, GAS PEDAL SENSOR, CLUTCHES, ETC. ON MANY MANY OCCASIONS. IN THE PAST, I HAVE TAKEN IT IN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RETURNING LIGHT AND WHEN IT HAS SHUDDERED AND LOST POWER MOMENTARILY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE (ONCE EVEN AS A TRACTOR TRAILER APPROACHED). TRAFFIC HAS HAD TO SHIFT LANES TO AVOID HITTING MY CAR. IT HAS SHUDDERED IN INTERSECTIONS AND ONRAMPS BEFORE, BUT NEVER BECAME COMPLETELY IMMOBILE WITHOUT RECOVERY. IF THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. I CANNOT EXPERIENCE THE FEAR AND HELPLESSNESS THAT OCCURRED LAST WEEK AGAIN, SO TWO DAYS LATER I WENT AND PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE (NOT FORD) AND ACCEPTED A HUGE LOSS ON THE TRADE-IN VALUE BECAUSE I VALUE MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND MY LIFE FAR MORE. MY MANY SERVICES HAVE ALL BEEN THROUGH FORD AND ARE AVAILABLE IN MY SERVICE RECORD AT FORD.

ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2018, MY FORD FIESTA (2013 SE 4 DR) RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR SUDDENLY, AND INEXPLICABLY, FAILED TO LATCH, POSING A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. HOWEVER, I HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WITH A STRAP WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEIR RESPONSE WAS "THESE THINGS GIVE OUT FROM TIME TO TIME". I DID NOT BELIEVE THAT AND CONDUCTED ONLINE RESEARCH INTO THE PERSISTENT PROBLEM OF FIESTA DOOR LATCH FAILURES. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR'S MAIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN IS NOT ON THE LIST FOR RECALL # 15S16 (DOOR LATCH FAILURES). HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS PRODUCED AT THE SAME FACTORY, AND DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD, AS THE EFFECTED RECALLED FIESTA VEHICLES. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON AUGUST 14, 2012, IN CUAUTITLAN, MEXICO. IN 2015, FORD MOTOR COMPANY ISSUED RECALL 15S16 FOR FIESTAS PRODUCED AT THE CUAUTITLAN PRODUCTION SITE FOR CARS DATING FEB 1, 2012 - MAY 31, 2013. I AM NOT CERTAIN WHAT FORD'S CRITERIA IS FOR SELECTING CERTAIN VINS FOR RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS EFFECTED MANY FIESTA DRIVERS. I BELIEVE FORD HAS OMITTED SOME VINS FROM THE ORIGINAL RECALL LIST, AND MUST ADD EVERY VIN PRODUCED AT THAT CUAUTITLAN MEXICO PLANT DURING THE TIME FRAME SPECIFIED IN THE INITIAL RECALL FOR DOOR LATCH FAILURES. WITHOUT DOING SO, MYSELF AND OTHER CONSUMERS CANNOT BRING OUR VEHICLES INTO DEALERSHIPS FOR SAFETY INSPECTION AND PART REPLACEMENTS TO PREVENT LATCH FAILURES, AND, THEREFORE, REMAIN AT RISK OF OUR FIESTAS POSING A SAFETY ISSUE.

PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR LATCH WILL NOT SECURE. MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE SEAT WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY MODEL YEAR FOR THIS DEFECT, BUT DEALER STATES MY VIN IS NOT AMONG THOSE THAT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN FAILURE OCCURED.

FRONT DRIVER SIDE WONT CLOSE. HATCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER SAID IT WILL COST AROUND $500 TO REPLACE. I SAW AN ARTICLE OF HATCHES ON RECALL FROM 2012 TO 2014.

THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THAT IT LOST ALL ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET. I CAN TO A STOP TURNED IT OFF THEN IT WAS FINE (THIS HAPPENED TWICE). WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE AND WHILE CHANGING GEARS IT WOULD START TO GRIND SO I TOOK IT IN AND THE REPLACED THE DUAL CLUTCH BUT IT STILL DID IT AFTER. NOW IT HAS STARTED TO JUMP AFTER ALL STOPS NO MATTER IT BEING 0 - MILES AWAY IT WOULD KEEPS LOSING POWER AND HAS A TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION POPPING UP AND WONT STAY RUNNING.

IN 2016 DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING, FORD FIXED DOOR LATCHES,ALL DOORS, UNDER A RECALL. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE REAR DOORS FAILED AGAIN. I WAS CHARGED TO REPAIR THE LATCH. ON SEPT 1, 2018 THE PASSENGERS BACK DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND WILL NOT LATCH AGAIN. CALLED DEALER AND THEY STATED I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET, PART IS OUT OF STOCK.

IN 11/2015 THE DOOR LATCHES WERE REPLACED ON MY 2013 FORD FIESTA PER A SAFETY RECALL. IN 5/2018 THE DOOR LATCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED, MY DAUGHTER, WHO WAS GOING TO SCHOOL AWAY FROM HOME, WAS PARKED ON THE STREET AND AS SOON AS SHE PULLED INTO TRAFFIC HER DOOR FLEW OPEN AND WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I DID HAVE THE LATCH REPLACED AT A REPAIR SHOP SINCE FORD WASN'T ABLE TO FIX IT RIGHT AWAY AND IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED ASAP. WHEN MY DAUGHTER RETURNED HOME FROM SCHOOL A FEW WEEKS LATER I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FAULTY LATCH WANTING TO KNOW HOW IT COULD HAVE FAILED AND EXPRESSING MY CONCERN OF THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THEY HAD NO ANSWER FOR THE FAILURE AND ALSO SAID THAT THE "WARRANTY ON THE RECALL PART HAD ELAPSED AND ONCE THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED ANY OBLIGATION ON FORD'S PART WAS OVER". I FOUND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND THEY SUGGESTED I VOICE MY COMPLAINTS TO FORD OWNER RELATIONS, WHICH I DID. I CONTACTED THEM AND VOICED MY CONCERN ABOUT THE RECALL PART FAILING AFTER 2 1/2 YEARS. I SAID THAT SOMETHING MUST STILL BE WRONG WITH THE LATCHES FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I ALSO REQUESTED ASSURANCE OF THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE GOING FORWARD AND ASKING IF THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN AND THIS TIME WITH A MORE SERIOUS OUTCOME? I ALSO ASKED SINCE THE FAILED LATCH WAS REPLACED AT AN OUTSIDE SHOP AND NOT FORD WOULD FORD BE RESPONSIBLE IF THAT ONE WERE TO FAIL? THEIR RESPONSE WAS, "UNFORTUNATELY, I AM UNABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE INFORMATION YOU ARE REQUESTING". THEY THEN SUGGESTED CONTACTING NHTSA. I LET THEM KNOW THAT I WAS VERY UPSET THAT NOBODY WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR GIVE ME A REASON FOR THE FAILED LATCH OR CAN ASSURE ME OF THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. THEY APOLOGIZED AND SAID THEY WOULD DOCUMENT MY SATISFACTION.*DT CONSUMER STATED DOOR LATCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT NO COST.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR INADVERTENTLY OPENED. THE PASSENGER HAD TO MANUALLY HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER DOOR LATCH SAFETY RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 2015 AFTER RIGHT REAR DOOR (PASSENGER) WOULD NOT SHUT AND LATCH FAILED. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED RECALL THEY STATE THEY REPLACED ALL FOUR DOOR LATCHES HOWEVER THE LEFT REAR DOOR (DRIVER) IS NOW HAVING THE SAME LATCH ISSUE. DOOR WILL NOT SHUT AND NEEDS TO BE HELD CLOSED WITH DEVICES TO REMAIN SHUT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. 2 DEALERSHIPS REFUSE TO PERFORM ANOTHER REPLACEMENT WITHOUT FEE. DOCUMENT ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT SCANNED INTO THIS COMPUTER AND CAN NOT BE UPLOADED AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ALL AMERICAN FORD (3698 US 9, OLD BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY 08857) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. *TT