2011 FORD FIESTA Unknown Or Other Problems

While driving my car with my two little nieces in the backseat, I heard a sound that made me think a wheel was coming off. As long as I was driving straight, the vehicle seemed to be okay. But when I made a turn onto the next road, something broke underneath the car and we began to spin around. It felt like the wheels were rubbing under the floor of the car and we were in the middle of the street. When I got out, I saw the rear wheels were cocked at an angle to the rest of the car. I thank God we weren't on a busy highway where we could have all been killed.

I am reporting a serious mechanical and safety issue involving my 2011 Ford Fiesta. After receiving a partially state-funded engine replacement in June 2025, my vehicle began experiencing serious transmission problems shortly after. Within a month, it went into limp mode multiple times, and warning lights appeared: the wrench light, incline warning, and “Transmission Malfunction – Service Now” messages. A diagnostic scan revealed multiple DTCs related to the Transmission Control Module (TCM), Input/Output Shaft Speed Sensors, and Clutch A disengagement (P286F) — which I understand are linked to known issues with this model’s transmission. These failures make the car dangerous to drive. The vehicle has lost power unexpectedly, putting me at risk of an accident. I’ve also been told by the repair shop that I may now need a new transmission and/or TCM, despite just receiving a major engine repair. I am unable to afford another large repair and this situation has severely impacted my ability to travel safely. I am requesting an investigation into the Ford Fiesta’s transmission problems and to confirm whether this should have been covered by a recall or warranty extension. I want to also add that my transmission clutch was repaired by Ford only 2 years ago. Please advise if this falls under known manufacturer defects or safety bulletins, and whether Ford Motor Company can be held responsible for the faulty transmission and associated safety risks.

The car hasn’t been sold since 2021 and I was told there where no issues with the car but it was sold as is it doesn’t start needs a new modem head gaskets maybe and it’s a lot that needs repairing

This car literally almost got me killed when it suddenly began jerking like I was hitting the brakes while driving or like suddenly downshifting into first if it was a standard which it isn’t. All the dash lights flickered and the gages went up and down right before this happened. It jerks, stalls, lurches and I have literally just parked it and don’t drive it because my children were inside the car when it began doing this on the highway and stalled causing us to almost be hit by a semi when this happened. I had it towed home out of fear of attempting to drive it. You can’t even drive it a few blocks before it begins lurching and jerking. It feels like something to do with the transmission and the traction control light is now on as well.

On 7/5/22 my Fiesta came to a dead stop while I was driving. It was towed to our local garage and tested for a faulty Transmission Control Module. After waiting over a year for the part Haldeman Ford in Kutztown , Pa claims the Transmission Control Module is not testing as faulty.

My 2011 Ford Fiesta shudders, has sudden or Delayed Acceleration,delays in downshift, difficulty stopping/braking,it hesitates when changing gears.also has harsh engagement.I purchased from a private owner in 2021. I have contacted Ford Motor Company Headquarters. I have taken it to my local Ford Dealership,told them what it does, they would not drive it so they could see what it does and how dangerous it can be at times. All they said was "oh it's the TCM and we got them back ordered for 6 mths" But if I want to pay for and order the part and just leave my car setting at the Ford Dealership until the part comes in I can do that. Then pay God only knows how much for them to put the part on. This is the only vehicle I have right now. I told them that. They said "oh we can't give ya no loaner car for that long. And the longer you drive it like that the more it's gonna tear up other parts of your car. And The Ford Motor Company said Oh you missed the deadline for the buy back program or any compensation for your carI Ford has failed to meet the standards required by The Federal Motor Safety Commission and yhey refuse to acknowledge me or help me in any way. All the other 2011 Ford Fiesta cars with the Dual Shift Clutch Transmission were fixed or bought back or the owners were compensated. I am in the same unsafe predicament as those consumers were. I'm not asking for a brand new vehicle Or thousands of dollars. I just want my car fixed and something to drive to work and to the grocery store while they fix it. Or another car of equal value to what my car is supposed to be. Thank you in advance for anything you can help me with.

On 4 Nov 22 the engine started shifting abruptly when accelerating - automatic transmission. Vehicle would not reverse while in R on the handle. Check engine light icon appears on dash panel. Unable to go beyond low speeds on road, causing safety hazard.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that the airbags sensor light illuminated, and the steering wheel was making abnormal clicking sounds while driving. The contact also stated that the driver’s side door could not be opened from inside as the door handle was broken. The dealer was made aware of the failure, but the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V331000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not provide any assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.

Mileage: 84,000

When entering the drivers side of my car I went to close the door and the door was not latching. This is the second time that this has happened and when I called Ford Chino Hills. They proceeded to tell me they were not fixing any recalls for at least 3 weeks and that was just to get looked at, and then they said that it could take another 2 weeks to get the part. They did not offer a rental or anything and it put me out of a car because how am I supposed to drive a car when the door doesn’t close. Like I said the first time this happened I had to leave my car with them over night and once again was left with no car.

MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE DRIVING A BOAT. IT WAS SHUDDERING AND DRIVING ROUGHLY. MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A RECALL THAT I BELIEVE REPROGRAMMED THE TCM, 14M02TSB 16-0129 WAS DONE YESTERDAY. ALTHOUGH I CAN FEEL SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE 35 MI DRIVE HOME, IT STILL SHUDDERS AND FEELS THE SAME. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY BOYFRIEND RESEARCHED THROUGH VARIOUS SERVICE BULLETINS AND FOUND 14M01. HE THEN JACKED UP THE CAR, REMOVED THE TIRE TO GET A BETTER LOOK AND SAW THE LEAK. IT DOES NOT LEAK ENOUGH TO LEAVE NOTICEABLE MARKS ON DRIVEWAY BUT IS LEAKING. WHEN I CALLED, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED AS I AM JUST OUTSIDE OF THIS WARRANTY SINCE I HAVE SLIGHTLY OVER 127797 MILES AND THIS ENDED AT 100,000 OR 10 YEARS. MY CAR IS A 2011. IF I HAD BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED DURING THAT TIME. SINCE THERE WAS NO CODE OR WARNING AND NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF THE LEAKAGE, I WAS UNAWARE. THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE TCM WAS UNAWARE, THERE ARE NO CODES RELATING TO THIS ISSUE ON THE CAR. THEY ONLY CODE I NOW HAVE IS AN OXYGEN SENSOR OR SOMETHING CODE THAT SHOWED UP AFTER THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TCM. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD EXTEND THIS WARRANTY FOR THESE EFFECTED CARS, THERE ARE MANY WITH THIS PROBLEM, WE HAVE RESEARCHED THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS. I WANT FORD TO COVER THE COSTS OF PARTS, LABOR AND ANY COSTS RELATED TO THE REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY WERE FULLY AWARE OF. I KNOW THEY SAY THE 2 BULLETINS ARE NOT RELATED BUT I FEEL THAT THEY ARE.

Mileage: 127,797

THE TRANSMISSION HAD A RECALL THEY "FIXED" IT BUT IT'S STILL HAVING A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS AND JUMPS OUT IN TRAFFIC AND AFFECTED THE MOTOR MOUNTS. ALSO THERE'S A RECALL ON THE DOOR HANDLES WHICH WAS NEVER FIXED.

Mileage: 143,000

I NOTOICE BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT FROM MUFFLER AND ENGINE. THE AC QUITE BLOWING COLD AIR, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPART AND WHERE THE AC LINES IN BACK FIRE WALL ON THE BACK. IS WHERE FLAMES WHERE NOTICE

Mileage: 173,712

I CHECKED RECALL STATUS ON FORD OFFICIAL WEBSITE AND THERE'S NOTHING ON FORD FIESTA 2011. IT'S ONLY ON YOUR DATABASE WHICH FAILURES ME TO LIST MY CARS ONLINE. PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK THE SAFETY RECALL. NUMBER DOOR LATCH REPEAT REPAIR (NHTSA #20V331) AN IMAGE (SCREENSHOT) FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS ATTACHED. PLEASE FIX IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT'S UNFAIR FOR BUYERS TO WAIT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

BECOMING ILL PHYSICALLY WHILE DRIVING FROM 'SOMETHING EITHER INSIDE THE PASSENGER SECTION OF THE CAR, OR COMING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM? HAD THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CHECKED 2X, WAS TOLD BY BOTH MUFFLER SHOP AND DEALER TECH THAT NOTHING WAS SEEN WRONG DURING THEIR CHECKS. HAD CO BLOOD TESTING DONE AT THE ED, NONE DETECTED. DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE IS WRONG-CAR PASSED OBD EMISSIONS, VIA OBD PORT, HOWEVER- THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE STARTED THE SAME DAY OF THIS TESTING. NO TAILPIPE OR UNDER THE HOOD PARTS TOUCHED. SO FAR, DEBATING DISPOSAL OF THIS CAR, IF AFTER ANOTHER CHECK BY MECHANIC YIELDS NO EXPLANATORY DIAGNOSIS.

Mileage: 75,790

I HIT/RAN OVER A POTHOLE EARLIER THIS MONTH AND EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OCCURANCES OF EXCESSIVE BRAKE TRAVEL OR SOFT BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AFTER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE CAR, ON A CITY STREET. IN AUGUST 2019, I RAN OVER THE EDGE OF A MANHOLE COVER IN A CITY STREET, THAT WAS PAVED IN ALL AROUND , EXCEPT FOR THIS EDGE CORNER THAT WAS LOWER THAN THE REST OF THE PAVING. THAT INSTANCE BEGAN THE 'SOFT BRAKE' EXPERIENCES. I TOOK TO THE FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPT. THE SAME WEEK, WAS TOLD THAT THE ACTUAL BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I OBSERVED THE SAME THING HAPPENING AGAIN, THE NEXT WK. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPT.. THIS TIME, IT WAS THOUGHT BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR, THAT THE TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. 3 NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED , I HAD PURCHASED A. WEEK BEFORE, SO I KEPT THAT ONE, HAVING THE MECHANIC PLACE THIS NEW ONE ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL. I THOUGHT THAT AFTER BRINGING MY CAR IN 2X FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE SOFT BRAKE CONDITION WAS RESOLVED. ALL WAS GOOD, FROM AUG 2019 UNTIL I RAN OVER THE POTHOLE EARLY DEC 2019, WITH THE REPEAT SOFT BRAKE INCIDENT. EXPENSES FOR THE BRAKE SERVICE WAS $400.00 (ALTHOUGH THE PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I JUST HAD BRAKE SERVICE LESS THAN 2 YRS. BEFORE, ONLY HAVING DRIVEN 3000 OR A BIT OVER MILES DURING THIS TIME. THE TIRES, THOUGH REPLACED, WERE BENEFICIAL, BUT DID NOT STOP THE CONCERNING ISSUE. TODAY I AM AT THE DEALER SVCE DEPT AGAIN. I WAS HERE LAST MONDAY, 12-23-19, FOR DIAGNOSIS FOR THE 3RD TIME OF THE SOFT BRAKE SITUATION EARLY THIS MONTH, THEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. SPECIFICALLY, THE SELENOID VALVE BLOCK HCU CONNECTED WITH ABS. TOTAL COST THIS VISIT $1345.00 I AM ATTACHING COPIES OF REPAIR INVOICES, PICTURES TAKEN ON MY CELLPHONE OF THE LOCATIONS OF THE MANHOLE COVER AND POTHOLE IN THE STREETS THAT I RAN OVER/ STRUCK. PART NO OF THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT :BE 8Z2C405B2. *LN

Mileage: 74,580

MY FORD FIESTA 2011 HAS BEEN SHUDDERING BAD AND JUST EARLY THIS MORNING WHILE MID DRIVE BEEPED AND SAID ENGINE MALFUNCTION SERVICE NEEDED NOW AND GOES SLOW AND ENGINE SOUNDS ROUGH AND WEIRD. I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WORKED THEN DID IT AGAIN ON A VERY BUSY ROAD WE HAVE HAD TONS OF WORK ON THIS CAR FROM FORD WHO CLAIM TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT HASNT.... IT HAS DONE THIS WITH MY CHILDREN IN CAR ON A STRETCH OF ROAD WITH BARLEY ANY PULL OVER SPACE.... I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS THING AND I THINK THATS VERY UNFAIR

Mileage: 148,000

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION HAS STALLED AND LURCHED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS NUMEROUS TIMES (SOMETIMES REPAIRS WERE MADE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED, AND MANY TIMES I WAS TOLD THE STALLING, RATTLING, AND LURCHING WAS NORMAL). I DO NOT FEEL THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 25,108

THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SORRY BOTTLE POSITION SENSOR KEEPS ON SAYING IT'S SPELT FAULTY, BUT WHEN I REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED THE GAS PEDAL IT WAS STILL HAVING ISSUES, AND NOW I'M BARELY GETTING TO AND FROM WORK ANYMORE OR ANYWHERE ELSE, EVEN DOWN THE STREET BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO PUT ITSELF IN SAFE MODE. SO I AM OUT FOR A THOUGHT OF BODY AND A GAS PEDAL, AND IT'S STILL NOT FIXED THE ISSUE

Mileage: 76,000

AT 232 MILES WE STARTED TAKING THIS CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND WERE TOLD THEY HAD NO CLUE WHAT WAS GOING ON, BEFORE 60,000 MILES THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION OR DID SOFTWARE UPDATES NUMEROUS TIMES, ALSO AFTER 60,000 IT CONTINUED. IN ADDITION THE FRAME AND AXELS HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WHEN THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY A FORD MECHANIC THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THAT DUE TO THE SEVERE SHAKING CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IN ADDITION THE AIR CONDITIONING HAD ISSUES OVER AND OVER AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ALSO HAD ISSUES AFTER RECALLS FOR SOMETHING TO DUE WITH THE BATTERY HARNESS, MY LIGHTS WENT OUT, MY RADIO STOPPED WORKING, MY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND MANY OTHER ODD ELECTRICAL THINGS HAPPENED AT THIS POINT THIS CAR SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES, WHILE I WAIT AND HOPE THAT FORD IS FORCED TO DO A BUY BACK. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER WHEN SHE WENT OFF TO COLLEGE IN THE HOPES SHE WOULD HAVE A SAFE RELIABLE CAR, IT HAS BEEN ANYTHING BUT THAT, SO MANY PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS BUT UNABLE TO FINANCIALLY TO PURCHASE ANOTHER AND FORCED TO SPEND MONEY ON REPAIRS TO KEEP THIS ONE RUNNING. I AM SO UPSET THAT THEY KNEW BEFORE THEY EVER PUT THIS CAR ON THE ROAD THAT IT WAS UNSAFE JUST SO THEY COULD MAKE MONEY AT THE RISK THEY WERE PUTTING PEOPLE IN, THERE WERE SEVERAL TIMES MY DAUGHTERS CAR WOULD SHAKE STUTTER AND SLOW DOWN THAT SHE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.. I HAVE ALL OF THE WORK BILLS DO YOU WANT THOSE?

Mileage: 232

I PURCHASED THIS CAR AS A PRIVATE SALE FOR $4,000 DOLLARS, I HAD THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. COME TO FIND OUT THE TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD. DOING SOME PRIOR RESEARCH BEFORE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2011 FORD FOCUS AND FIESTAS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION BEING NO GOOD. PRIOR BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER I WAS DEALING WITH A LOT OF HESITATION THE CAR SHUTTING OFF IN SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC AND BUCKING. I ALSO DID CAR FAX AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS INDEED A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO FINDING OUT RECENTLY THAT THE LATCHES FOR THE DOOR WAS RECALLED AND AS WELL AS THE AIR BAGS THAT HASN'T BEEN FIXED.

Mileage: 109,000

THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY STARTED ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. SMOKE AND SMALL FLAMES STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. WITHIN MINUTES OF STOPPING, THE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES. MY GRAND DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING..SHE AND HER PASSENGER WERE NOT HURT LUCKILY. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL FROM FORD ALTHOUGH WE DID RESEARCH AFTER THE FIRE AND THEY DID HAVE PROBLEMS WITH FIRES. OUR INSURANCE DID AN INVESTIGATION BUT THE CAR WAS BURNED SO BADLY THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE ORIGIN.

Mileage: 112,353

DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES FOR 2 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DO NOT CURRENTLY TRIGGER COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS FOR REPAIRS; WHICH MAY IMPLY THAT THE LAST REPAIR WAS DESIGNED BETTER TO MASK THE TRIGGERING OF THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. THE PROBLEM REMAINS THAT THE CAR HAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION WITH THE GAS PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED AND THEN ONCE ENGAGED, JUMPS FORWARD. THE DELAY AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS AND HIGHWAY RAMPS PUTS THE CAR IN DANGER OF BEING REAR ENDED OR T-BONED ONCE THE CAR WANDERS INTO THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT ACCELERATION POWER. THE ABRUPT ENGAGEMENT OF ACCELERATION PUTS THE CAR AT RISK OF LOSING CONTROL. ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS IN THE PAST HAVE INCLUDED THE CAR REVVING AT A HIGH RPM AS IF THE CAR COULD NOT SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR. PLEASE NOTE THE DATE BELOW WAS THE LATEST DATE, BUT THE CAR HAS HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE; THEREFORE THE MILES ON THE NEXT PAGE REFLECT THE FIRST INCIDENT, AND THE DATE REFLECTS THE LAST DATE I DROVE THE CAR.

Mileage: 500

TAKATA RECALL, MY CAR KEEPS JERKING AND STUTTERING TO GO I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT FOUR ABOUT 4 YEARS , I'VE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP ABOUT 5 TIMES THE WORKERS TOLD ME THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THE COULD DO AFTER I KEPT TAKING IT BECAUSE THE DUAL CLUTCH WOULD KEEP MESSING UP YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY MY CAR STAYED AT 30 MPH IT THEN STARTED SMOKING SO I HAD TO PULL OVER I THEN STOPPED MY CAR AND THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT START UP UNTIL THIS DAY NOW I AM STUCK WITH A CAR NOTE WITH NO CAR

Mileage: 70,000

1) DOOR LATCHES ARE FAULTY. ANY DOOR CAN OPEN WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. ALSO, DOOR LATCH SENSORS ARE FAULTY AND CAUSE ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON IF IT THINKS A DOOR IS OPEN. HAPPENS WITHIN 1ST MILE DRIVEN EVERY TIME SINCE 80K MILES. 2) IN SNOW, THE PIECE OF BODY PLASTIC IN FRONT OF THE FRONT TIRES CAN GET CAUGHT AND DRAGGED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT TIRES. 3) ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: FUSE BOX RUSTS, PRONGS BREAK OFF IN FUSE BOX. SOMETIMES PUSHING CLUTCH IN WOULD CAUSE LIGHTS TO DIM OR SPEAKER STATIC (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). PROBLEMATIC 12V (ALWAYS HOT) ROUTINELY BROKE 12V DEVICES. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIX THIS AT LAST WARRANTY MAINTENANCE. 4) SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS WERE UNABLE TO SOLVE OR FIND THE CAUSE OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: BRAKE ROTOR USUALLY CAUSES HOWLING SOUND UNDER 30MPH AFTER A FEW MILES, (STARTED AROUND 50,000 MILES) AND CAR SOMETIMES SHUT OFF WHILE STOPPED & IDLING (RARE, STARTED AROUND 70,000 MILES). ALSO, MANUAL TRANSMISSION LEVER GETS TOO STICKY TO MOVE WITHOUT EXTREME FORCE UNPREDICTABLY, (STARTED AROUND 25,0000 MILES). EVERY TIME WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION FLUID LOOKS FINE. 5) HIGH PITCHED WHIRRING SOUND AND LOSS OF POWER WITH AC OR DEFROSTER, WORSE AS TIME WENT ON 6) CAR WAS SOLD BECAUSE COST TO REPAIR FAULTY DOOR SENSORS LEADING TO HEADLIGHTS NEVER TURNING OFF, THEREBY CAUSING BATTERY TO DRAIN BELOW 12V REGULARLY, EXCEEDED THE CAR'S VALUE. CAR WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION WITH THIS ISSUE & NEEDED FREQUENT JUMP STARTS. 7) EXTREME DISTRACTION: "SYNC" INTERFACE WILL CUT OFF STEREO AUDIO WITHOUT WARNING TO TRY AND CONNECT TO MOBILE PHONE FOR A VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. 8) AIR FLOW SENSOR GOES OFF FREQUENTLY STARTING AROUND 50,000 MILES, ONLY SOLUTION IS SPRAYING IN LOTS OF AIR FLOW SENSOR CLEANER. 9) DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER FELL OFF ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES, EVEN DEALERSHIP INSTALLED. VERY UNSAFE CAR IN MY OPINION.

THE CAR IS JERKING WHEN PUT IN GEAR TO DRIVE.

MY 2011 FORD FIESTA, SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO HAVING THE A/C OR HEAT ON, THE ISSUE HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 90,000 MILES AND THE CAR BATTERY HAS BEEN CHECKED AND IS REPORTEDLY IN GOOD CONDITION. IT OCCURS WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN TO BRAKE OR PULLING OFF BUT BRAKE SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO STALL AND SHUT OFF.

2011 FORD FIESTA CONTINUES TO HAVE LATCH FAILURES AFTER LATCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 15S16/NHTSA RECALL 15V-246 FORD REFUSES TO COVER COST OF REPAIR OF LATCH SINCE THEIR RECORDS SHOW THAT IT IS REPAIRED. FIRST DOOR LATCH FAILURE IN OCT. 2015 TOOK IT IN AND THEY REPLACED ALL 4 DOOR LATCHES. NEXT DOOR LATCH FAILURE IN JUNE 2016. REPLACED UNDER RECALL. ANOTHER LATCH FAILURE IN FEBRUARY 2017. AGAIN REPLACED UNDER RECALL. WE HAVE HAD A FOURTH LATCH FAILURE AUG 2018. PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURE AND DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. FORD IS REFUSING TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER IT.

Mileage: 38,000

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY CUT OFF, USUALLY WHEN IDLING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER COMES ON. MULTIPLE MECHANICS SAY THERE ARE NO DIAGNOSTICS SINCE THE SERVICE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. WE'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL AND FORD DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE IS.

Mileage: 97,000

"ENGINE MALFUNCTION" DISPLAYED ON SCREEN ONCE THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THIS NOTIFICATION GOES AWAY BUT CAME BACK 50 MILES LATER WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED FORD ONLINE AND THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE ISSUE IS. CONTACTING DEALER IN THE MORNING, JUST WANTED TO START DOCUMENTING THIS, THERE ARE SEVERAL POST FROM FIESTA OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND DEALERSHIP NOR FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED OR RESOLVED THE ISSUE.

Mileage: 50

FAULTY TRANSMISSION. HAD TO BE REBUILT AROUND 35,000 MILES, HAS STILL HAD ALL SIGNS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING. SHUTTERING ON TAKEOFF,GRINDING NOISES,ETC. TRANSMISSION FAILED ON SECOND INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP IT HAD NO TROUBLE CODES AND TO LET IT COMPLETELY FAIL THE NEXT TIME SO THEY WOULD TOW IT IN. NOW AT 70,000 MILES A WARNING ON THE DASH HAS COME ON SAYING "TRANSMISSION FAILURE". THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT FROM PAUL MILLER FORD IN LEXINGTON KY. THIS IS UNSAFE AND NOT AN ACCEPTABLE DESIGN FROM FORD. FORD HAS AVOIDED THE ISSUE BY TELLING US THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THERE ARE NO TROUBLE CODES SO SERVICE CAN'T BE PERFORMED. TO TELL PEOPLE THAT A FAULTY TRANSMISSION IS NORMAL AND OPERATING THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED IS WRONG AND SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE. PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED THESE CARS NEED HELP TO BE TREATED FAIRLY. AS FAR AS WHEN THE SHUTTERING HAPPENS IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FIRST START TO MOVE FROM A STOP AND CONTINUES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS THROUGH THE FIRST COUPLE GEARS. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN TIMES WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE IT HAS BEGAN GOING BACKWARDS WHEN LETTING OFF THE GAS. AS FAR AS THE DATE THIS HAPPENED BELOW IT IS HARD TO GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE BECAUSE IT IS THEY WAY THIS TRANSMISSION OPERATES ALL THE TIME.

Mileage: 30,000

DRIVER DOOR WON'T CLOSE. DOOR LATCH IS BROKEN. WENT TO LOCK IT AFTER GETTING OUT AND THE DRIVER DOOR WON'T CLOSE.

Mileage: 125,000

THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN (IT WAS STATIONARY) UPON TRYING TO CLOSE IT AND LOCK IT. THE LATCH WAS BROKEN. IT WOULD NOT LATCH AT ALL, AND I HAD TO RATCHET STRAP IT CLOSED JUST SO THE CAR WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DOOR WAS IN FACT SHUT. WHEN GOING UP HILLS OR TURNING, THE DOOR TRIES TO FLY OPEN AND THE INSIDE LIGHTS AND ALARM WILL SOUND NOTIFYING THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR. ALSO, WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY AT A SLOW SPEED, THERE IS A LOUD CLICK-LIKE SOUND WHILE DRIVING. I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP EARLIER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE NOISE BUT NEVER GOT ANY INFORMATION FROM THEM, IT WAS BLOWN OFF AS IF IT WASN'T A BIG DEAL. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT COULD BE THE UNDERCARRIAGE OR HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING COLUMN ITSELF.

Mileage: 151,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES AND NEEDS ANOTHER REPAIR FOR THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AGAIN. IN THE PAST MONTH THIS CAR HAS DIED ON ME WHILE DRIVING FIRST TIME WAS AT A INTERSECTION LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A GAS STATION IT WAS TOWED TO CARMAX WHERE THEY TOOK IT TO JOE MYERS FORD THEY HAD IT FOR WEEK AND SOME DAYS. IN WHICH CASE THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM SO CARMAX HAD IT FOR ALMOST A MONTH AND COULDN'T RECREATE IT EITHER SO THEY HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT GIVE ME BACK THE DEATH TRAP THAT WILL TAKE MY LIFE. SINCE HAVING THE CAR BACK IT HAS DIED ON ME TWICE I CALLED FORD JOE MYERS THEY DON'T OFFER LOANER CARS AND I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD PAY FOR A RENTAL FOR THEIR PROBLEM. IN BOTH CASES I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE TOOL LIGHT CAME ON AND MALFUNCTION APPEARED. I WAS JUST DRIVING MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS WHEN IT STARTED TO SLOW DOW AND STOP. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF IT'S LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED. PLEASE HELP

Mileage: 63,099

I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CLUTCHES, FORKS AND SEALANT NEED REPLACING TOTALING $3700 IN WORK. WHEN I GO OVER 3 RPM THE WRENCH SYMBOL COMES ON SAYING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

Mileage: 126,000

GOT THE CAR STATE INSPECTED ON APRIL 3 2017.THE TECH INFORMED ME THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE SEPARATING AND CRACKING. ADVISED TO REPLACE TIRES.

Mileage: 16,077

LOCK ON TRUNK WAS DEFECTIVE OR BROKE AND I HAD DIFFICULTY SOMETIMES LOCKING THE DOORS FROM INSIDE THE CAR WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE IT. I REPLACED TRUNK LOCK AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE THE SAFETY RECALL 15S16/NHTSA RECALL 15V-246 ONLY REPLACED THE DOOR LATCHES. CAR MILEAGE 33636.

Mileage: 33,636

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH 54,195 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, IT NOW HAS 58,000 MILES 3000 OF WHICH I'VE DIDN'T PUT ON IT. I DRIVE LOCALLY, AROUND TOWN, DON'T EVEN DRIVE/GO OUT SOMETIMES 1 OR 2 DAYS WKLY; I DON'T KNOW HOW/WHY THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE IS DISPLAYED. PERHAPS FOR EVERY MILE DRIVEN, SEVERAL MORE ARE INCLUDED IN THE COMPUTER? THE DEALER CHECKED ON THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND SUPPOSEDLY THE THEIR SYSTEMS MATCH . SINCE JAN. 2016, I FIGURED TO HAVE DRIVEN, APPROX. 1000 MILES. I AM CONCERNED FURTHERMORE, BECAUSE I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS CAR, AND I DON'T WANT INACCURATE MILEAGE TO VOID THE WARRANTY'S STIPULATION. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER OCCURANCES, WITH OTHER OWNER'S OF THIS CAR TYPE, PLEASE REPORT IT AND HAVE YOUR MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND ULTIMATELY CRASHED SUDDENLY WITH WARNINGS OF DYSFUNCTION MALFUNCTION.

Mileage: 128,000

MY CAR SAYS ITS NOT IN PARK WHEN ITS IS IN PARK. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 15 MONTHS HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES...I WALKED OUT TO MY CAR TO GET IN TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE CAR STATES ITS NOT IN PARK WHEN ITS IN PARK...

Mileage: 65,234

DOOR HANDLE STUCK IN PULL OUT POSITION WHICH I DIDN'T NOTICE. WHEN MAKING LEFT TURN CAR DOOR FLUNG OPEN. NO WARNING SENSOR ON DASHBOARD INDICATING DOOR MALFUNCTION. PASSENGER WAS RIDING WITH SEAT BELT ON, VERY SCARY POTENTIALLY FATAL. I WAS PULLING OUT OF HOME DEVELOPMENT ONTO MAIN ROAD.

Mileage: 77,200

TCM HAS BEEN FIXED THREE TIME IN THE LAST YEAR UNDER WARRANTY. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 150,000 MILES WILL BE HERE BEFORE I KNOW IT. THE TRANSMISSION STILL SHUTTERS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. ALSO MY SPEAKERS STARTED CRACKLING EVEN WITH THE RADIO TURNED OFF. WHILE DRIVING OR HAVING THE CAR TURNED ON MY RADIO RANDOMLY POPS AND THERE IS NO SOUND FROM THE RADIO, CD PLAYER, SYNC ETC. IT'S SCARY THINKING MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND THE SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE FAILING. I MAINTAIN MY CAR REGULARLY AND TO HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES NON STOP AND NOW THE RADIO.(WHICH I HAD A 2000 FORD FOCUS FOR 12 YEARS AND IT NEVER HAD THESE ISSUES)

Mileage: 135,000

MY 2011 FORD FIESTA SE WILL NOT START. ELECTRICAL ISSUES , PCM POSSIBLY. WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE CAR ALL LIGHTS FLICKER, BATTERY IS FINE AND CONTINUES TO ATTEMPT TO START EVEN AFTER THE KEY IS TURNED BACK IN NON-STARTING POSITION. THE RADIO AND USB/CHARGING PORTS DON'T WORK EITHER. THIS POTENTIAL REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME MORE THAN THIS THING IS WORTH. FORD SHOULDN'T SELL CRAP. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I NEEDED RELIABLE SAFE TRANSPORTATION NOT TO HAVE A MONEY PIT WITH NO TRANSPORTATION AND A LOAN. I LITERALLY JUST SPENT $1000 AT A GARAGE FOR MAINTENANCE AND IT WOULDN'T START WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP YESTERDAY. NOW THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS GUESSING PM! I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS, FORD SHOULD RECALL THE PCM AND FIX THE ELECTRICAL OR STOP RIPPING PEOPLE OFF WITH GARBAGE.

Mileage: 96,500

MY 2011 FORD FIESTA BEGAN GIVING ME PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 28,000 MILES. IT IS NOW 35,000 MILES AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS ACCELERATING OUT OF A STOP. IT WILL JERK, REV AND SHUDDER GETTING UP TO 30 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF A FEW RECALLS AND I HAVE NOTICED A 5 MILE DROP IN THE MPG. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CAR, I HAVE THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND I OFTEN TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC TO ENSURE IT IS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING THE FIESTA FOR A WHILE IN A CITY SETTING SO I HAVE TO START AND STOP QUITE A BIT. ADDITIONALLY, THERE HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. HAVE BROUGHT IT IN A FEW TIMES AND NO ONE HAS EVEN ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT.

Mileage: 35,000

DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHEN TRYING TO OPEN DOOR. CAR WAS PARKED IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ATTACHMENT TO THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. CALLING DEALERSHIP TO HAVE FIXED.

Mileage: 55,000

AFTER BEING IN PARK AT A GAS STATION, I GO INTO DRIVE AND START TO GO WHEN THE CARS SHUDDERS, SCREECHES, HALTS, AND THEN LOSES POWER. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN, BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS THERE IS NO POWER. I TRY TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND THOUGH THE GEAR IS IN PARK AN ALERT COMES UP TELLING ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. CAR WILL NOT GO INTO PARK. KEEPS ROLLING. HAVE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP THE CAR. PAID OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY WERE "PRETTY SURE" IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. 5 DAYS AFTER BRING IT TO THEM I CALL AND FIND OUT THAT THEY HAVE REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND SOMETHING WITH THE CLUTCH. THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. I HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO THE MECHANIC PERSONALLY, BUT THE LADY AT THE SERVICE DESK SAID "IT'S REALLY THROWN HIM FOR A LOOP. IT DEFINITELY SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WITH YOUR TRANSMISSION, BUT DIAGNOSTICS SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR". THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE. PERIOD. IT COULD'VE KILLED MY BOYFRIEND, MY FRIEND, MY UNBORN BABY AND MYSELF. I'M AM FURIOUS WITH FORD. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CAR. HOW HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED???

Mileage: 60,000

THE CAR STALLED WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY GASKET FAILED AS IT IS NOT THICK ENOUGH DUE TO THE TAPER AT THE POINT OF CONTACT TO THE THROTTLE BODY.

SEPTEMBER 2013- WHINING/GRINDING NOISE IN CAR. NOTHING FOUND. ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED (WAS TOLD THE SOUND WAS THE TIRES). SOUND WAS STILL THERE AFTER TIRES WERE PUT ON. WAS TOLD IT WAS "NORMAL". FEBRUARY 2014- TRANSMISSION WHINE, GRINDING NOISE, CAR SHUDDERS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. FORD REPLACED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY (FIRST CLUTCH REPLACEMENT). MAY 2014- GRINDING NOISE IN CAR. FORD CHECKED THE WHEELS, NOTHING FOUND. JULY 2014- TRANSMISSION WHINE, GRINDING NOISE, SHUDDERS IN BETWEEN GEARS. FORD REPLACED CLUTCH (SECOND CLUTCH REPLACEMENT). ALSO, GAS TANK WAS SLOW TO FILL. FORD REPLACED GAS TANK. AUGUST 2014- GAS STILL SLOW TO FILL. FORD ADJUSTED FILLER NECK. OCTOBER 2014- CAR OVERHEATED, STRANDED ME AT A GAS STATION. HAD TO GET CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. FORD REPLACED COOLING FAN. FEBRUARY 2015- REPLACED SERPENTINE BELT (BELIEVE THIS WAS DAMAGED WHEN CAR WAS HIT ON THE INTERSTATE BY A CRATE THAT FLEW OUT OF A TRUCK 2 MONTHS PRIOR. INSURANCE COVERED REPAIRS AT THE TIME, BUT BELIEVE THE DAMAGES TO THIS BELT WAS MISSED.) APRIL 2015- TRANSMISSION WHINE, GRINDING NOISE, SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. FORD REPLACED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY (THIRD CLUTCH REPLACEMENT). TOOK 2 MONTHS FOR PARTS TO COME IN BECAUSE THEY WERE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. AC WAS ALSO NOT COOLING. FORD REPLACED THE RT VALVE. THE CAR NOW HAS 125K MILES ON IT AND OUR WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. CALLED FORD THIS WEEK TO LAUNCH A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE THE WARRANT WAS OUT (WARRANTY WAS GOOD THRU 125K MILES). THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM YET. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED AND ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, MY FAMILY AND I WERE ALMOST HIT BECAUSE OF THE CAR STALLING. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED TO RECALL SOMETHING???

Mileage: 54,625

AS I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, AT AROUND 35 MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY BOGGED DOWN AND ALMOST STALLED BEFORE REGAINING POWER AND I BARELY AVOIDED GETTING RUN OVER BY OTHER VEHICLES. THIS TRANSMISSION IS VERY ERRATIC AND HAS SINCE STALLED AND SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT CAUSE. I AM PRETTY MUCH AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IN TRAFFIC. SOME DAYS, IT DOES PRETTY GOOD, BUT ON OTHERS, IT CAN BE VERY TRICKY AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAVE TO BACK OUT INTO THE HIGHWAY FROM MY DRIVEWAY AND IT HAS JUST STAYED IN A NEUTRAL GEAR WHEN I HAD IT IN DRIVE AT TIMES. THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE AND I DON'T SEE HOW FORD MOTOR COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH SUCH UNSAFE ISSUES.

Mileage: 47,000

I OPENED THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR TO PUT A PACKAGE ON THE BACK SEAT. WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, IT WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. IT WOULD SHUT AND BOUNCE BACK OPEN AND WOULD NOT LATCH. I TESTED THE LATCHING MECHANISM AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I HAD TO HAVE A PASSENGER HOLD THE DOOR SHUT ON THE SHORT DRIVE HOME AND HAD TO SECURE THE DOOR TO THE OTHER PASSENGER DOOR WITH A BUNGEE CORD. I HAVE CONTACTED A DEALER AND WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE ENTIRE LATCH REPLACED AND I'M NOT SURE IT'S COVERED BY WARRANTY AT THIS POINT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A MANDATORY RECALL BY FORD.

Mileage: 22,575

FRONT DOOR DOES NOT LOCK WHEN PUSHING BUTTON IN MIDDLE OF DASHBOARD. BACK PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH TO STAY SHUT. DOOR IS HELD SHUT WITH BUNGIES STRUNG UP UNDER FRONT SEAT, VERY GHETTO. PART (LATCH) COST OVER $200.00 TO FIX. *TR

2011 FORD FIESTA SE, 47500 MILES. USE BACK DOORS APPROXIMATELY ONCE A MONTH. I CLOSED THE BACK DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND IT JUST BOUNCED BACK AT ME. COULD NOT SHUT DOOR, WILL NOT LATCH, CAUSES INTERIOR LIGHTS TO STAY ON. TEMP FIX WAS TO CLOSE THE LATCH MANUALLY TO TURN OFF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS THEN BUNGEE THE DOOR AS CLOSE TO CLOSED AS I COULD - STILL HAS ABOUT A ONE INCH GAP FOR RAIN TO GET IN OR THIEVES - PLUS WHENEVER I TURNED RIGHT THE BACK DOOR WOULD OPEN. NO WAY TO BUNGEE IT TIGHTER. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER WHO ACTED SURPRISED WHEN I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE LATCH/LOCK. COST: $420 TO REPAIR ONE DOOR. UPON RETURNING HOME SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE FIESTA'S DOORS AND IN NO WAY SHOULD MY DEALER OF BEEN SURPRISED. CALLED DEALERSHIP BACK, NO COMPASSION - SAID IF THE LOCKS EVER GET RECALLED THEN FORD WOULD REFUND MY MONEY. I'M LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR AND IT WILL NOT BE A FORD. WILL KEEP MY RECEIPT SHOULD THE LOCKS MAKE THE RECALL LIST. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BUT I GUESS UNTIL SOMEONE IS HURT OR WORSE IT WILL NOT BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 47,750

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED. AFTER STOPPING, I FOUND THE LATCH ON THE DOOR DID NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

A MONTH AND A HALF AGO THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR REFUSED TO CLOSE. TODAY THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR SWUNG OPEN WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. *TR

Mileage: 43,900

2011 FORD FIESTA SES, MANUAL TRANSMISSION: CAR STARTED STALLING ABOUT 3 OR 4 MOS AGO WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP. YESTERDAY, IT STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING!!! NOW I DON'T DARE GET BEHIND THE WHEEL! I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN '11 BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL NOW. AND NOW ALL I WANT TO DO IS DUMP IT! *TR

Mileage: 55,000

THE CAR WILL STALL WHEN LEAVING FROM A STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 12 - 15 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AS NO CODES ARE THROWN. I AM FRUSTRATED AND SCARED AS I AM AFRAID IT WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *JS

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVING TO WORK STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, I SAW THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR DISPLAY FLICKERING THROUGH THE GEARS. ON GREEN I TRIED TO GO BUT, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, IT DID NOT GO BUT THE ENGINE REVVED. I WAITED FOR THE NEXT RED, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT WENT. IT WAS PARKED ALL DAY. WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF, THINKING IT MIGHT HAVE ONLY BEEN A GLITCH. I DROVE HOME ONTO I-295 AT 65MPH SPEED AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT STARTED AGAIN, ENGINE LIGHT ON, TRANSMISSION SELECTOR GOING THROUGH ALL GEARS, AND I LOST POWER TO THE WHEEL. LUCKILY I COASTED TO AN OFF RAMP, BEFORE I WAS FLATTENED BY SEMITRACTORS. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF, AND THE CAR DROVE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES BEFORE I FINALLY GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. NOW I AM JUST WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM. *TT

Mileage: 45,669

REFERRING TO PREVIOUS COMPLAINT #10546964, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR EXAMINATION AND REPAIR AFTER OPENING CASE # WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND REFERENCING RESEARCH THAT POINTS TO A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH FIESTAS. SHOP HAD VEHICLE FOR THREE DAYS AND REPORTED A REPAIR HAD BEEN COMPLETED, A COMPUTER "UPDATE." CAR WAS RETRIEVED AND AFTER 30 MILES OF DRIVING +/- SAME PROBLEM RETURNED WHEN TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AND NO GEAR COULD BE FOUND. TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF WAS NOT EASILY DONE AND ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO EMERGENCY LANE SO VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON US 321 WITH NO IMMEDIATE WAY TO MOVE IT TO A SAFE AREA. SINCE IT WAS AFTER 8:00 P.M. TRAFFIC WAS MINIMAL. WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED FINALLY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT HOME BY NOT GOING OVER 30 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT DOES NOT SEEM ISOLATED TO THIS ONE CAR. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MY POSSESSION FOR LESS THAN ONE MONTH. THE RECOMMENDED FIX, AT OVER $100, DID NOT RESULT IN ANY RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM. THERE APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FIESTA TRANSMISSION AND THE COMMUNICATION IT RECEIVES FROM THE COMPUTER RENDERING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY IMMOBILIZED AND UNABLE TO FUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

EARLY PRODUCTION MODELS OF THE 2011 FORD FIESTA SUFFER FROM THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE DOOR ACTIVATION AS THE F150'S RECALLED. \EARLY PRODUCTION FIESTAS SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED. "BEGINNING WITH 2011 MODELS BUILT AFTER JULY 2010, DESIGN CHANGES WERE MADE TO IMPROVE THE ROBUSTNESS OF THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY OF THE HANDLES STARTING TO ACTIVATE IN SIDE IMPACT CRASHES" HTTP://WWW.IIHS.ORG/RATINGS/RATING.ASPX?ID=1395 *LN