2014 FORD FIESTA Complaints

MY 2014 FORD FIESTA SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING ON THE INTERSTATE 4 DURING RUSH HOUR (APPROXIMATELY 5PM ON MAY 12 2017). THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND IT STALLED RANDOMLY. I RESTARTED AND IT WOULD NOT RUN. AFTER TOWING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DETERMINED IT WAS DUE TO A FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION. IT WAS MENTIONED HOW UNUSUAL IT IS FOR THIS TO OCCUR ON A CAR WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE CAR BROKE DOWN. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. NO STRANGE NOISES. IT JUST STOPPED. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AFTER BEING INFORMED WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FORD FIESTAS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 30 2014 TO MAY 21 2014 (RECALL # 14S30) FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE: FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT IF THE FUEL PUMP FAILS, THE VEHICLE MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. WHEN CONTACTING FORD REGARDING THIS ISSUE ON 5/24/2017, WE WERE TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE SINCE OUR CAR WAS MANUFACTURED JUST PRIOR TO THE RECALL DATE. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS IN THE RECALL. IT SHOULD BE NOTED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHERS, NOT DISMISSED. AGAIN, THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS MY CAR WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE TRAFFIC WAS SLOW. I ALSO BELIEVE I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR MY REPAIR THAT WAS DONE AT THE AUTONATION FORD IN SANFORD, FL AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I HAVE KEPT UP ALL MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR AND THE FUEL PUMP FAILED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHUDDERED DURING GEAR CHANGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AGAIN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND STALLED DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING AND BURNING INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PERMANENTLY DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 06/28/17*LJ UPDATED 08/08/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO SEAL ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD, WHICH CAUSED WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE MY CAR SHUDDERS. WHEN I GO FROM THE BRAKES AND TRY THE GAS PEDAL MY CAR JERKS AND HAS ISSUES ACCELERATING. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM ALL THEY DO IS REPROGRAM. IT IS GOOD FOR 2-3 DAYS THEN GOES BACK TO JERKING AND SHUDDERING. THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR MOST WHEN I'M PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS AND PARTYING LOTS FROM A STOPPED POSITION TRYING TO INCREASE SPEED. I HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS BECAUSE MY CAR HAS PROBLEMS SPEEDING UP WHEN I'M ON THE EXPRESSWAY TOO. I GOT THE CAR USED AT 20000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NOVEMBER 2016 TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL FOR MY CAR TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THE CONTACT'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE INTERIOR DOOR LATCH AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A DEEP LACERATION. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED AND THE CONTACT WENT TO HIS DOCTOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL AND PLASTIC COMPONENTS IN THE LATCH HAD SEPARATED, LEAVING A SHARP EDGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY HEARD OF THIS ISSUE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 06/27/17*LJ *CN

INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON IN DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND WHILE IT IS STOPPED, ALL IN CITY TRAFFIC. THIS WILL OFTEN LEAD TO A WARNING SAYING "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" AND, OCCASIONALLY, THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING. ON THE THREE OCCASIONS THE POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING IN THE PAST 5 WEEKS, ONCE WAS WHILE MOVING STRAIGHT AND TWICE WERE WHILE TURNING, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE THE TURN. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ISSUE 4 TIMES NOW. THE FIRST 2 TRIPS, THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE LAST 2 HAVE BEEN AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE FIRST 2 TRIPS WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED AND THEREFORE COULD NOT BE FIXED. ON THE THIRD TRIP THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO SEE THE LIGHT AND PULL A CODE. THEY REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING.

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ABRUPTLY FAILED TO LATCH AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING IT. THE LATCH WAS EXAMINED AND EXTERNALLY APPEARS THE SAME AS ON THE OTHER DOORS. MANUALLY MOVING THE LATCHING MECHANISM SHOWS IT FAILS TO LATCH EVEN UPON LOCKING THE CAR DOORS.

2014 FORD FIESTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REAR DOOR LATCH ISSUE. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION ON WHY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE DOOR LATCH RECALL(15V246000). *JS

WENT TO STOP HIT THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN, I PUMPED THE BRAKES THEN HIT THEM AGAIN STILL THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN, I IMPACTED THE REAR OF A TRUCK, A FIRE STARTED UNDER HOOD IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AT THE WINDSHIELD AREA, THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELT LOCK, CAUSING ME TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST. CAR WAS TRAVELING APROX. 35 MPH.