2012 FORD FIESTA Unknown Or Other Problems

The drivers side door latch will not latch, the door will swing open because the latch is defective. I have seen that this is a common issue with this vehicle and has been recalled on other 2012 ford fiestas but mine has not been.

The door latches have a safety recall and needs to be fixed or observed to ensure proper road safety. In addition I cannot move onto my vehicle registration renewal until this recall is repaired. I do not see any visible malfunction but the doors do have to slam shut to ensure they are properly closed. No individuals have been put at risk. The problem has not been confirmed by a dealer or service center, nor inspected by any party. No warning signals, signs or lights appeared on the car telling me about the particular issue or area with issue.

My car has had transmission issues since I purchased the car, and the problems has gotten worse and now the car is not drivable. I have purchased parts after parts and still the problem. I have reached out to the company numerous times, and reached out to programs. Iam stuck without a car now.What do I need to do

While driving along the transmission slipped into neutral and would not move forward.Could have been hit from behind.

Incident= on February 15, 2023 While vehicle is in drive, upon stopping going up a slight hill, the vehicle started rolling backwards.I did not do anything except slow down/stop. It failed to engage in any gear after it started sliding back, including reverse to try to get me out of traffic ( the gear shifter was just sliding without resistance) except park for almost 15 minutes. My mother and my dog were in the car with me at this time. We were also in the left lane of traffic/ during moderate traffic. The car is an automatic. The vehicle finally engaged in low gear and I was able to drive 10mph to get home. Mechanic, the next morning, stated that my transmission is slipping/not engaging properly. He also advised against driving. And, gave me a really long list of diagnostic codes pertaining to my transmission. My check engine light is also on, now. My check engine light has been going on and off for a few weeks because my catalytic converter is starting to go out, but was off until this incident. I do have the list of diagnostic codes from the mechanic. My vehicle is not driveable because I can't guarantee that it will get me from point A to point B without slipping out of gear again and putting my life and other drivers on the road in harm's way.

2012 ford fiesta check engine light on codes reading o2 sensors, catalytic intake, misfires, fuel injection, etc. I have had my fiesta at 3 mechanics all very known for there reliability all diagnosing it different issue recommending me to go to dealership which I was turned away because the recalls for the vehicle isn’t an issue for any of the possible diagnostics. Single mother of 3 now no vehicle, no money and no way of providing without transportation. Less than 150,000 Miles owned less than two years and the amount of money put into the vehicle ford should be ashamed. Shuddering and accelerating issue was told clutch and transmission issue but no help or actual known diagnosis since ford won’t diagnose the suspected diagnosis from any of the mechanics I have taken the vehicle to and they can’t for sure diagnose it until ford confirms the diagnosis since this is a known issue. They also sent me two recalls but refused to fix the recalls because I wasn’t 100% sure my vehicle needed the repair and threatened to charge me 150 diagnostic charge for the recall after I already poured my heart out to them about the issue I can’t seem to even get repaired due to there lack of care care as a manufacturer

The door is not closing or locking I want to open the door and get groceries down and then when I went to close it it wouldn’t close the latch on it is not working

The transmission is slipping and jerking. I can't change gears without a issue and the car stops. The engine revs even when I am not going fast.the transmission says it is overheating and I got my fan fixed months ago and had done it before but seemed to repair itself so I thought.

started and moved the gear lever from "P" mode to "D" mode to move the vehicle forward. But couldn't move the vehicle. So tried to changed the gear mode and move but couldn't do. Then switched off the engine and tried to switch on. But couldn't do it. Tried several times and started the vehicle but couldn't move the vehicle, because the gear lever moved only physically. The "Check engine" light was lit all the time on the dash board. We had to tow the vehicle to the dealership since we couldn't drive the vehicle.

I WAS TOLD FROM A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC THAT MY DUAL TRANSMISSION WAS THE MAIN CAUSE FOR THE CAR STUTTERING AND HAVING A HARD TIME ACCELERATING AFTER STOPPING AND IT'S SOMETHING THEY CAN'T FIX ONLY FORD CAN, THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT STOP SIGN AND TURNING CORNERS

Mileage: 105,000

THE DOOR LATCH IS BROKEN, THE DOOR IS OPEN . I CALL A FORD DEALER AND THEY TELL ME, THAT THEY CAN'T DO THE SERVICE BECAUSE FORD DOESN'T HAVE THIS PART AVAILABLE.

DOOR LATCH FAILURES X 3 AFTER REPLACEMENT OF ALL PER RECALL NOTICE 15V-246. (12/2015)

Mileage: 27,600

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 20S30 (20V-331). CALL MY DEALER TO TAKE IT IN. "NO ONE HERE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU. CAN YOU CALL BACK?" I RESPONDED, "IT'S FORD'S SAFETY RECALL - I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO CALL YOU BACK. I SHOULD BE ABLE TO LEAVE MY NUMBER AND YOU CALL BACK." NO, IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY. WHAT A LOUSY WAY TO RESPOND. [XXX] ON 8/12/2020 [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM JERKS WHEN TRYING TO TURN HARD TO GO UP AN INCLINE SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF. *TR

Mileage: 10

THE LOW BEAMS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. I NOW CANNOT DRIVE AFTER DARK AND IF I HAVE AN EMERGENCY WITH ONE OF MY THREE KIDS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM ANYWHERE. HIGH BEAM AND PARKING LIGHTS WORK. REPLACED HEADLIGHT BULBS AND STILL WON'T WORK. THERE WAS A RECALL IN CANADA BUT NOT THE USA. IT'S BEEN MONTHS AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE FUSE BOX REPLACED. RADIO HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS

Mileage: 141,000

I JUST BOUGHT A 2012 FORD FIESTA FROM A DEALERSHIP BACK IN AUGUST. I SEARCHED THE WEBSITE, ONCE THE ISSUE CAME TO SURFACE, AND IT IS PART OF A RECALL. THE RECALL IS THE EXACT ISSUE THAT STARTED ON MY CAR LAST NIGHT. THE DOOR DOESN'T CLOSE AT ALL/THE LATCH DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE BEEN PAYING MONTHY PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND NOW I NEED SOME INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET MY CAR FIXED.

Mileage: 137,857

IN 2017 MY BACK DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE WOULD NOT SHUT, I DROVE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LATCHES ON FORD FIESTA 2012 WERE RECALLED AND THAT ALL THE LATCHES HAD TO BE REPLACED. LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH BROKE AGAIN AND I TO IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD BEEN FIXED BEFORE UNDER RECALL AND WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET, I SAID I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS EVER FIXED, AND I WAS TOLD THAT PART WAS ORDERED IN 2017. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT TAKE MY CAR UNTIL I FOR THE ANALYSIS RAN ON IT, WHICH WE ALREADY KNEW WHAT WAS AND I COULD HAVE GOTTEN DONE FOR FREE, I WAS TOLD IT SHOWED THAT MY LOCK HAD TO BE CHANGED ALSO, BUT WHEN I WAS CALLED TO AND TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS READY AND A DIFFERENT PRICE WAS QUOTED IT WAS DIFFERENT, WHEN ASKED WHY I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS ONLY THE LATCH THAT WAS BROKEN. I TRIED TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE NEVER CALLED ME BACK OUT OF THE FOR TIMES THAT CALLED, AND ON TOP OF ALL THAT A SALES REP HAD THE AUDACITY TO CALL ME TO "SEE IF THEY COULD GET ME IN ANOTHER VEHICLE"! I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR NEARLY FIVE YEARS AND IT'S ONLY BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE, ONCE FOR A PROBLEM WITH MY DOOR THAT WAS RECALLED AND FOR LATCH WAS REPLACED AFTER A RECALLED LATCH WAS REPLACED. I TRIED TO REPORT THIS TO FORD HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD TO KEEP MY RECEIPT FOR MY MY JUST IN CASE

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I WAS A 24 YEAR OLD SINGLE FEMALE WHEN I WENT TO THE FOX FORD DEALERSHIP IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI IN EARLY 2012. WHEN I SAW THE FORD FIESTA IN THE SHOWROOM I THOUGHT IT WAS 'CUTE.' I TEST DROVE IT AND THOUGHT IT SOUNDED A LITTLE LOUD BUT DIDN'T REALLY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CARS SO I IGNORED IT AND TOLD THE SALESMAN I WANTED TO START THE PURCHASE PROCESS. I ENDED UP LEASING THE CAR IN MARCH 2012. BY SEPTEMBER 2012, I MOVED TO ARIZONA AND TOOK A JOB WITH CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. I STARTED NOTICING MY CAR JERKED A LOT AROUND 20,000 MILES (EARLY 2013). WHENEVER I WENT IN FOR MY OIL CHANGE AT EARNHARDT FORD IN CHANDLER, AZ I MENTIONED THE SHUDDERING AND JERKING OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS JUST A 'CHARACTERISTIC' OF THE CAR AND IT COULDN'T BE FIXED. I MENTIONED THIS MULTIPLE TIMES BUT WHEN THE TECHNICIAN WOULD LOOK AT THE CAR, IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CAR STARTED TO GET WORSE AND BEING A CHILDREN'S CASE MANAGER MEANT THAT I HAD TO DRIVE CHILDREN AROUND FREQUENTLY FOR MY JOB. I STARTED TO FEAR THAT I WOULD GET IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN TURNING SINCE THAT IS WHEN MY CAR WOULD SHUDDER AND STOP WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I KNEW THAT I NEEDED TO START DOCUMENTING THE ISSUES IN CASE ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN.

" TAKATA RECALL " TANSMISSION LIGHT KEEPS LIGHTING ON , A/C DOES NOT WORK CAR SHIFT BY ITS SELF DTCS,PO7A5 TRANSFICTION ELEMENT B STUCK DP56 PIDS FOUND FRICTION ELEMENT B BINDING CAUSED BY SHIFT FORK ASSY

Mileage: 60,200

CAR HESITATES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS. A MESSAGE COMES UP SAYING TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION AND THE OTHER MESSAGE SAYS NEEDS SERVICE NOW. ANOTHER PROBLEM APPEARS AS YOU APPLY THE BRAKES IT TENDS TO SPEED UP BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

Mileage: 90,109

TAKATA RECALL FOR MY 2012 FORD FIESTA SE. THERE IS A HESITATION/JUMPING MOTION WHEN ACCELERATING. I WAS TOLD IT HAS TO DO WITH TRANSMISSION IN THESE CARS.

Mileage: 104,556

LEFT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH POPPED OPEN WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL THE RECALL DOOR LATCHES. A YEAR LATER THE RIGHT BACK PASSENGER DOOR LATCH DID THE SAME THING. IT WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY THAT WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. TWO DAYS AGO, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HAS POPPED. IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY, SO IT IS AN UNEXPECTED OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE COMBINED WITH A RENTAL WHILE MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP. SO NOW, THREE OUT OF FOUR REPLACED RECALL PARTS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. SO IF THE RECALL REPLACEMENTS ARE NOT WORKING, HOW OFTEN AM I GOING TO BE IN THE SHOP WITH UNRELIABLE RECALL REPLACEMENTS?

Mileage: 79,750

THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND HESITATES ALL THE TIME. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUES DUE TO WHEN ACCELERATING TO MOVE INTO TRAFFIC IT SHUDDERS AND HESITATES AND WON'T ACCELERATE WHILE DOING THIS. I WAS ALMOST HIT SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 2 YEARS WHILE THE ENGINE DIED IN TRAFFIC BUT I OVERLOOKED IT WORRYING ABOUT PAYING MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED. 2 DAYS AGO, THE CAR COULDN'T REVERSE AND THE NEXT DAY, IT COMPLETE DIED ON ME.

Mileage: 88,000

MY FORD FIESTA 2012 WAS PART OF RECALL 15S16 FOR LATCH FAILURE. ON 9/15/2018 MY LEFT REAR LATCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING. FORD IS CLAIMING THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL, BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT EITHER THE RECALL WAS NOT PERFORMED AS STATED OR IT WAS FIXED WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS. FORD AT THIS TIME IS UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND SATISFY THE RECALL.

Mileage: 66,000

WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE, THERE IS NO POWER. THE TRANSMISSION THEN KICKS BACK AND IT GOES FLYING OVER 4000 RPMS BEFORE IT WILL SHIFT. WHILE DRIVING, IT WILL RANDOMLY GIVE A SLIGHT KICK AND LOSE POWER, DESPITE NOT INCREASING OR DECREASING PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THIS, I THEN GOT IT "FIXED" UNDER WARRANTY (TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY) BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM, AND THEY WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS OR EMAILS. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY EITHER. I BOUGHT THIS CAR ONLY A YEAR AGO AND THE KBB VALUE HAS ALREADY DROPPED TO LESS THAN WHAT I STILL OWE, PRESUMABLY IN PART DUE TO THE LAWSUIT. I AM AT A LOSS FOR WHAT TO DO NOW. NOT ONLY AM I FINANCIALLY HURTING BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT TRIPS TO THE SHOP AND THE LOSS OF VALUE, MEANING I WILL NEVER GET OUT FROM UNDER THIS CAR, BUT I AM LEGITIMATELY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND MY LIFE, AND FORD DOESN'T CARE. I DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP BUT AS IT'S WORTH FAR LESS THAN WHAT I OWE, I CAN'T GET ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE MY FUNDS ARE WRAPPED UP IN THIS ONE.

Mileage: 62,000

OK WHEN I GOTTEN THIS CAR I TOOK IT TO GET REPAIRED 4 TIMES MY DOOR LATCHES ARE BROKEN SO WHEN I DRIVE A DOOR FLYS OPEN WITHOUT ME EVEN KNOWING I ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR A YEAR NOW I HAD ONE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF MY DOOR UNLOCKING TRYIN TO HOLD IT CLOSE SO I CAN PULL OVER AND I GOTTEN IT FIXED BEFORE FOR ONE DOOR NOW I HAVE ANOTHER DOOR OR THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSING THE SAME PROBLEMS ALSO WHEN I PRESS ON MY GAS IT STOPS WHEN I'M NOT EVEN IN PARK AND THAT ALSO CAUES A PROBLEM

REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH SHUT,,, FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING......

Mileage: 90,000

I RECEIVED A FORD FOCUS/FIESTA TRANSMISSION SETTLEMENT CARD IN THE MAIL. FORD FIESTA 2011 - 2016 MODELS EQUIPPED WITH A POWER SHIFT DUAL-CLUTCH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I STILL OWE 8,000.00 OR MORE ON THIS CAR. I'M ON A FIXED INCOME WITH A FEW DISABILITIES. I SHOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FORD PROBLEMS. HELP! I'M AFRAID OF BEING KILLED IN A FORD PRODUCT. THE CAR SHUTTERS, STALLS, JERKS, HESITATES WHEN DRIVING. BUT THE DAY I PURCHASED IT I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE WAY IT DROVE

SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH

WHEN IT RAINS THE DOORS OR WINDOWS LEAKS AND THE INSIDE GETS MOLD ALL OVER. I HAD THE DOOR LATCHES FIXED BECAUSE WHEN I TRIED TO SHUT THE REAR PASSENGER WOULD NOT SHUT, OPENED UP WHEN I WAS ABOUT THREE BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE ALREADY AND I HAVE TAKEP IT IN FOR THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. THE CLUTCH DOESN'T SHIFT WHEN IT SUPPOSED TO, WHEN AT LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS.

Mileage: 68,000

I PURCHASED A FORD FIESTA THAT HAS A FACTORY DEFECTED TRANSMISSION, FORD REFUSES TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS FAULTY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION BUT ONLY TO EXTEND A WARRANTY UNTIL 100K . THIS IS TO REPLACE PARTS AND RESET COMPUTER WHICH HAS NOT WORKED AND RIGHTLY SO AS THE FAULTY DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM AND THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND HESITATES THEN VERY SLOWLY ACCELERATES WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU ARE LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING,HESITATING AND THEN EVENTUAL SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD WITH TRAFFIC HEADING TOWARDS YOU. YOU CAN NOT PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC SAFELY ON ANY ROADS OR HIGHWAYS. ONCE IN THE LANE STILL THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHILE THIS SHUDDERING AND HESITATION IS GOING ON AND THEN EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY ACCELERATES BUT WILL JUMP FORWARD AS IT IS TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS WITH ACCIDENTS PEOPLE SWERVING AROUND ME TO OTHER LANES TO AVOID HITTING ME. FORD HAS PRODUCED A PRODUCT WITH KNOWN SAFETY ISSUES AND REFUSES TO RECALL THEM AND DO THE RIGHT THING BY THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THE CUSTOMERS SAFETY.

RADIO SPEAKERS STARTED CUTTING OUT AND MAKING POPPING/CRACKLING NOISES FOR WEEKS, EVEN IF THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF OR IF THE VOLUME WAS TURNED DOWN, THEN THE RADIO DIED COMPLETELY. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RADIO FOR $400, BUT APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THESE CARS.

I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 301 AND WATER COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED A FEW FEET AT FIRST STATION. WATER WAS POURING OUT MY RADIATOR. I GOT A TOW AND TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID MINE WAS THIRD CAR IN A WEEK THIS HAPPENED TO IN STATESBORO GA AREA. PLASTIC FAN BROKE WENT THRU RADIATOR AND BLOWED THE HEAD GASKET. REPAIR MAN SAID PROBABLY IN 3 SECONDS FLAT. TWO WEEKS BEFORE HAD OIL CHANGES AND DAY OF EMERGENCY CHECKED ALL WATER AND OIL BEFORE LEAVING HOME. I AM A WIDOW AND THIS IS GONE COST ME AROUND 2,000 AND I AM IN BANKRUPTCY. I JUST WONDER IF THIS IS A RECALL OR SHOULD BED. MY WARRANTY IS OUT BUT I ONLY HAVE 66,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THOUGHT IT WAS LAST LOTS MORE YEARS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME. I REALLY LOVE MY CAR BUT ITS ALREADY HAD A TRANSMISSION RECALL AND LOCK RECALL WHICH I WAS FIXING TO GET FIXED. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FIXED AND I GET 32 MILES TO GALLON IN GAS WHICH IS TERRIFIC. PLEASE JUST CHECK IS THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND LET MY MECHANIC KNOW AT SOUTHSIDE AUTOMOTIVE IN JESUP GA AND HIS NUMBER IS [XXX]. I REALLY FEEL FORD MOTOR SHOULD RECALL ON THIS AND MY CAR SHOULD BE PAID FOR SO YOUR BUSINESS WILL BE WHAT ITS SUPPOSE TO BE A GOOD AMERICAN BUSINESS THAT DOES WHATS RIGHT. *TR INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 66,000

VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN PARK AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO OTHER GEARS. THIS OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO PARK. ONCE IN PARK IT COULD NOT BE SHIFTED TO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE CAR COULD BE STARTED AND TURNED OFF WHILE IN PARK. ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE OKAY. COULD BE AN ISSUE WITH THE INTERLOCK MECHANISM, BUT NEEDED A NEW SHIFTER ASSEMBLY.

Mileage: 67,100

CAR SLOWS DOWN THEN SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. CAR IS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER. OTHER TIMES VEHICLE ACCELARATES EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO STOP VEHICLE THEN SHUTS OFF. CAR RESTARTS AFTER. TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY REPAIRED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF AFTER REPAIR.

AS I STARTED MY DAY DRIVING TO WORK MY CARS ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND IT DROVE WITH RESISTANCE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SHUT IT OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND DROVE IT BACK HOME WHICH WAS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY. I THEN HAD IT TOWED THE NEXT DAY . THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED ME ASKING WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND I TOLD THEM THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND THAT HE SHOULD BE TELLING ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS HE WENT ON TO TELL ME THAT MY CAR WAS DEAD NO POWER AT ALL SO THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC READING. WHICH I LEARNED IS UNTRUE. AFTER CHANGING MY SPARK PLUGS AND DRIVE BELT MY FAN STOPS WORKING AND PROBLEM STILL NOT SOLVED. A CODE IS NOW COMING UP THAT THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT IT MEANS. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SPOKE TO A MANAGER AND FIVE MINUTES LATER MY CARS GOOD TO GO. I ARRIVED TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE AND FINALLY DRIVE IT HOME BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVING RIGHT AT ALL I TURNED AROUND AND TURNED THE KEYS OVER AND SPOKE TO THE DIRECTOR OF SERVICE WHO WAS GOING TO GET WITH HIS MECHANICS AND GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ISSUE. NO CALL BACK THE NEXT DAY AS HE MENTIONED NOR FOR THE REMAINDER OF YET ANOTHER WEEK OF NO CAR. I AM NOW GOING ON MY THIRD WEEK OF NO CAR AND MY KIDS START SCHOOL SOON MY HUSBANDS DRIVING ME TO WORK AND FROM WORK AND FORD HAS YET TO DO ANYTHING NOT EVEN COMMUNICATE WITH ME ON WHAT'S GOING ON.

Mileage: 195,000

I RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A RECALL ON FORD FIESTA DOOR LATCHES IN JUNE 2015, STATING THAT MORE INFORMATION WOULD BE SEND WHEN SUFFICIENT PARTS FOR REPLACEMENT WERE SENT TO ALL FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THAT IF I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM THAT I SHOULD REPORT TO A DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. SOON AFTER RECEIVING THAT LETTER MY BACK PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. I WENT TO CAPITAL FORD IN RALEIGH NC TO HAVE THE LATCH REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS NOT "OFFICIAL" AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF REPLACEMENT DOOR LATCHED FROM FORD THAT ONLY THE BROKEN DOOR LATCH WOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE, BUT THAT WHEN THE PARTS WERE SENT AND THE RECALL WAS "OFFICIAL" THAT THE REMAINING DOOR LATCHES WOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO ME. JUST THIS WEEK, MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR NOW WILL NOT CLOSE. I CALLED CAPITAL FORD AGAIN AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I AM NO LONGER ELIGIBLE UNDER THAT RECALL BECAUSE THE REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE ALREADY. THEY SENT ME AN INVOICE FOR MY REPAIR WHICH CLEARLY INDICATES THAT ONLY ONE DOOR WAS REPLACED. MY LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY CLEARLY STATES THAT ALL FOUR DOOR LATCHES WOULD BE REPLACED WHEN THE PARTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE DEALERSHIPS AND THAT EXISTING PROBLEMS WOULD BE REPAIRED. I EXPLAIN TO CAPITAL FORD THAT I SHOULD STILL BE ELIGIBLE BECAUSE ONLY ONE LATCH WAS REPLACED, BUT NO ONE WILL RETURN MY CALLS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY KEEPS REFERRING ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE WHY ALL FOUR LATCHES WERE NOT REPAIRED AND IF I AM ELIGIBLE FOR THE OTHER THREE LATCHES TO BE REPAIRED (ONE OF WHICH IS CURRENTLY NOT FUNCTIONING) AND I FINALLY DECIDED TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGED LATCH TO BE REPAIRED ELSEWHERE. STILL NO UPDATE FROM CAPITAL FORD AND NO HELP FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I AM DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT IS A HAZARD AND EITHER OF THE TWO UNREPAIRED DOORS COULD FLY OPEN AT ANY TIME AND YET NO ONE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ERROR

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MAYBE A YEAR, I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTICES TO CONTACT MY DEALER ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL OF THE PAWL SPRING TAB INSIDE ONE OR MORE OF THE SIDE DOOR LATCHES. I HAVE DULY CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND IN EVERY CASE WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL ME. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF HONORING THE RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING THE 2012 FORD FIESTA IT IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT, HAS A SHUDDERING, JERKING MOTION, RATTLING SOUND, CAR JERKS DURING SHIFTING ENOUGH TO THROW YOU FORWARD AT TIMES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION SHIFTING IN ALL GEARS MOSTLY 3RD TO 4TH GEAR AND WHEN YOU STOP. UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN CAR IS SHIFTING INTO GEAR. IN PREVIOUS REPAIRS HAS GONE BACKWARDS WHEN AT A STOP. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR AND IS NOW REPLACING CLUTCH FOR THE 5TH TIME. THIS IS THE 3RD VERSION OF THE CLUTCH UNABLE TO FIX AND UNSAFE AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. SEVERAL TIMES HAVE RECEIVED RENTAL CAR FROM FORD SERVICE IN ACTON MA TOLD UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NOW GOING IN FOR 5TH CLUTCH TOLD SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN IT IS NOT. WILL NOT REPLACE CAR ONLY CLUTCH DUE TO LEMON LAWS IN MA. HAS HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR SAME ISSUE APPROXIMATELY 100 DAYS TOTAL SINCE OWED THE CAR. CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED.

Mileage: 52,000

TROUBLE WITH TRANSMISSION MAKING THE CAR SHAKE, JERK BUCK AND DIFFICULT TO STOP. TAKEN TO FORD THREE TIMES THIS YEAR AND TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND THE SAME TRANSMISSION LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHICH DISABLES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 63,000

CAR JERKS AND SHUDDERS UNCONTROLLABLY. LURCHES INTO INTERSECTIONS AFTER COMING TO A STOP WHEN CLUTCH FAILS TO DISENGAGE. UNPREDICTABLE SPEED. DOES NOT ACCELERATE ONTO FREEWAY. JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN TAKING FOOT ON OR OFF GAS PEDAL. DANGEROUS AND TERRIFYING. REPLACEMENT CLUTCH HAS BEEN ORDERED BY DEALERSHIP AND IS BACKORDERED 3 MONTHS. THEY MUST BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.

Mileage: 54,000

RIGHT SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. DOES NOT LATCH. CAR WAS PARKED AND LOCKED AND WHEN OPENED FOR A PASSENGER TO ENTER THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE.

Mileage: 57,000

TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH HAS MAJOR DESIGN FLAWS. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS REPRGRAMMED TWICE AND THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AS WELL. IS GOING BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME ISSUE, FOR WHAT WILL NOW BE THE 4TH TIME, TO POTENTIALLY HAVE ANOTHER CLUTCH REPLACED. THE VECHICLE "SPUTTERS" AND JERKS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR, BUT MOST RECENTLY 4/21/2016.

Mileage: 80,000

I PURCHASED A 2012 FORD FIESTA LAST WEEKEND AND NOTICED THE DAY AFTER THAT AS I DROVE, THE FRONT OF THE CAR WOULD RATTLE. THEN I NOTICED WHEN I WOULD STOP AND GO THE CAR WOULD TAKE AWHILE TO ACCELERATE. I REGISTERED THE CAR ON SYNC (ASSOCIATED BY FORD) AND IT INDICATED 2 ITEMS WERE FAULTY. MADE AN APT WITH FORD WHO WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. ON THE WAY TO DROP OFF THE CAR AFTER I MADE A STOP, I ACCELERATED IT WENT BUT THEN SUDDENLY CAME TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP ON ITS OWN LUCKILY THEN CAUGHT AND ACCELERATED, IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. FORD CHARGED ME $105 TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS THEN SAID THAT IT HAD TO HIT 250 WITH THE SHUDDERING AND MY CAR WAS ONLY AT 180, AFTER PUSHING THE SERVICE GUY WE GOT HIM TO ADMIT HE KNEW IT HAD A PROBLEM BUT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS GOT MY ATTENTION AND WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND SOME HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS OR NEAR ACCIDENTS. DO PEOPLE NEED TO DIE FOR FORD TO TAKE ACTION, WOULD THEIR CEO GIVE THIS CAR TO HIS CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN. I JUST PAID ALL THE MONEY I HAD FOR THIS CAR I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX IT WHICH COULD SAVE MY LIFE OR THE LIFE OF OTHERS. THIS IS A DANGER ON THE ROAD. PLEASE HELP! I HAVE SOME DOCS HERE THAT CAN HELP MY FAULTY TRANSMISSION ERROR THAT PROVES THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT.

I PURCHASED A 2012 FORD FIESTA AUTOMATIC LITERALLY 3 DAYS AGO. AFTER ONLY 3 SHORT DAYS OF DRIVING IT, IT SAYS "TRANSMISSION SERVICE NOW", AND ALSO HAS SHUTTERING IN ACCELERATION AND DELAY IN ACCELERATION. IT FRIGHTENS ME OFTEN WHEN I AM PULLING OUT, TURNING OR AT A STOP AND GO. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT WILL SHUTTER THEN RECEIVE A HUGE BURST OF SPEED. WHICH WILL THEN CAUSE ME TO SWERVE ALMOST LOSING CONTROL OR WILL CAUSE ME TO ALMOST REAR END THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME.

Mileage: 69,000

APM CONTROL MODULE ATTACHED TO RADIO WAS EXPLAINED TO ME BY BENNIE AT JOHN BLEAKLEY FORD LITHIA SPRINGS GA.. RADIO WAS MAKING A LOUD STATIC NOISE WOULD EVEN MAKE IT WITH THE CAR IGNITION TURNED OFF. EVEN SETTING OVERNIGHT WOULD BE START MAKING THIS LOUD NOISE FOR NO REASON.B ENNIE TOLD ME THIS MODULE CONTROLED SEVER THINGS ON THIS VEHICLE AND COULD POSSIBLY PUT ME ON THE ROAD SIDE. I TRAVEL ALOT. THIS NOISE CAN NOT BE CONTROLED BY THE ON/ OFF OR VOLUME CONTROL. JOHN BLEAKLEY REPLACED SO CALLED MODULE IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. THEY SAID THAT THE PART THEY PUT ON WAS A BAD PART AND WOULD REORDER ANOTHER ONE. STILL WAITING 3 WEEKS LATER GOING ON 4 FOR PART TO COME IN TO REPLACE. AND OF COURSE I HAVE ALREADY PAID MY 500.00 PLUS DOLLARS FOR REPAIR. CAN YOU HELP ME OR ADVISE ME WHY ITS TAKING SO LONG? I FEEL AS THOUGH I HAVE BEEN SCAMED.

FORD FIESTA 2012 TRANSMITION SHAKES EVERYTIME I GO FROM STOP TO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, IT VIBRATES AND HESITATES HORRIBLE, AND THE DEALERS KEEP SAYING IT IS "NORMAL" EVEN THOUGH I TEST DROVE A NEW FORD FIESTA AND IT DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SELL IT LIKE THIS, AND IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS "NORMAL"!

Mileage: 50,000

I BOUGHT MY FIESTA LAST YEAR IN MARCH. SINCE THE DAY I GOT THE CAR IT HAS VIOLENTLY SHAKEN AND SHUDDERED WHEN PRESSING THE GAS AND MOVING THE CAR FORWARD. IT MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM THAT IT'S NOT THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT "IT'S SUPPOSED TO SOUND LIKE THAT." I DON'T THINK SO AND AFTER READING ALL OF THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DRIVERS, I'M STARTING TO GET FRUSTRATED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SERIOUS ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT CORRECTED. MY CAR HAD SOMEWHAT STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC BOTH IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY AND I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND FEAR FOR MYSELF FINANCIALLY IF THIS VEHICLE DIES BEFORE IT EVEN TURNS 5 YEARS OLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

RECALL--IT MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR THE PAWL SPRING TAB INSIDE ONE OR MORE OF THE SIDE DOOR LATCHES TO BREAK. THIS CONDITION WILL TYPICALLY PREVENT THE DOOR FROM LATCHING. IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, WHERE THE DOOR IS ABLE TO BE CLOSED, THE DOOR MAY UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY. WE HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE OUR VEHICLE AND WAS CHARGED $22 TOWARD THE RENTAL OF CAR BECAUSE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE IN HALF A DAY. THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE TO BE DONE WITH NO CHARGE TO US BUT BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP (DICK SMITH FORD, RAYTOWN, MO) DID NOT COVER ALL RENTAL CHARGES WE HAD TO PAY $22 BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET REPAIRS DONE WITHIN ONE DAY.

I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN 5 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE DRIVEN IT 2,580 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ARE DEFECTIVE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 3 TIMES, THEY HAVE ALREADY REPROGRAMMED IT, REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND NOW THEY ARE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE CAR HAS NOT SHIFTED RIGHT FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO "STALL" WHEN I'M IN REVERSE (IN MOTION), OR WHEN GOING FROM STOP TO GO. I HAVE BEEN BRAKING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WHEN IT DECIDED TO UPSHIFT, LURCHING THE VEHICLE FORWARD, ONCE INTO A CROSSWALK, ONCE VERY CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT NEVER DRIVES THE SAME WAY TWICE. WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WANT TO SHIFT PROPERLY, AND HAS LACK OF ACCELERATION OR A DELAY. IT SHAKES, HARD SOMETIMES (IN MOTION AND STATIONARY), IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE IN A MASSAGE CHAIR. IT MAKES A WEIRD CLICKING NOISE, AT TIMES (IN MOTION.) OTHER TIMES A WEIRD GRINDING NOISE. TODAY IT WOULDN'T GET OUT OF 1ST GEAR (IN MOTION) AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. I HAD TO CALL OUT OF WORK AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. CAR BOUGHT 7/72015 - PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN GOING ON UNTIL TODAY - 12/7/2015

Mileage: 32,889

THE REAR DOOR LACTHES OF MY CAR HAVE FAILED, REAR PASS. ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND REAR DRIVER TODAY, 11/8/2015. AFTER OPENING THE DOOR, THE LATCH FAILS TO ENGAGE AND HOLD ON TO THE LITTLE METAL BAR MOUNTED ON THE BODY WHEN CLOSING. TO KEEP THE DOOR SHUT I HAVE TO TAPE IT UNTIL I CAN GET THE LATCH REPLACED. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY.

Mileage: 128,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 FORD FIESTA ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, 2015 WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN!!!! I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE!!!! THIS IS YET ANOTHER MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT ON THIS DANGEROUS CAR!!!! WHAT IF I HAD MY PET IN THE CAR??? OR A CHILD??? I CAN NOT BELIEVE YOU HAVE NOT MADE FORD RECALL THIS CAR!!! IN ADDITION TO MY LATEST EPISODE I HAVE ALSO HAD MY TRANSMISSION'S COMPUTER TMC UPDATED 3 TIMES AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED!!! AND MY CAR DRIVES WORSE. IT JERKS, ALMOST DIES AT TAKE OFF, SPUTTERS AND HESITATES AND THEN SUDDENLY JOLTS FORWARD!! IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN THIS CAR! HOW CAN YOU CONTINUE TO ALLOW FORD CORPORATION TO ABUSE IT'S CONSUMERS IN THIS MANNER! I THOUGHT THIS AGENCY WAS THE GOVERNING AGENT OVER THESE TYPES OF ISSUES! I WILL BE SURE TO DOCUMENT ALL OF MY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR IN THE EVENT THAT SOMETHING HORRIBLE SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR! WE AS AMERICAN CONSUMERS NEED YOUR HELP! I CALLED FORD HEADQUARTERS AND SPOKE TO A CUSTOMER RELATIONS AGENT NAMED LE ROY TODAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, 2015 AND WAS TOLD THAT FORD WILL ONLY AUTHORIZE 1 DAY CAR RENTAL TO REPAIR ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS! I KNOW OF NO DEALERSHIP THAT CAN PERFORM THE REPAIRS IN 1 DAY! HOW IN THE WORLD CAN THIS REPAIR BE DONE IN 1 DAY? IT TOOK 3 WEEKS IN NOVEMBER 2014 WHEN THEY REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD I COULD PAY FOR ANY REMAINING DAYS RENTAL IF I WANTED MY CAR REPAIRED! THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY, DANGEROUS AND I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANY RENTAL DAYS IT TAKES TO REPAIR THIS CAR? THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ANY CUSTOMERS! I HOPE YOU START TAKING THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY. AS AN AMERICAN I TRY TO BUY ONLY AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS AND THIS IS HOW A BIG CORPORATION IS ALLOWED TO TREAT IT'S CUSTOMERS IS AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE!!!!! RECALL THIS CAR..PLEASE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!!!

Mileage: 49,500

ON WARMER DAYS, WITH THE A/C ON, VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS COMING TO A STOP. IT STALLS ABOUT EVERY 25-50 STOPS.

Mileage: 67,000

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD CONSISTENT TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND ENGINE RATTLE UPON ACCELERATION WHICH AFFECTS THE THE INITIAL ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. THE SPORADIC DELAY IN INITIAL ACCELERATION HAS BEEN AN ONGOING SAFETY CONCERN. MOST RECENTLY THE VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED COMPLETELY AFTER BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE INTO A MERGE. THERE WAS A FEW SECOND DELAY IN ANY MOVEMENT OR POWER TO THE CAR. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE COMING AT THE TIME OR THIS VEHICLE MALFUNCTION WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER 5 TIMES FOR THIS COMPLAINT AND IT IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT FORD KNOWINGLY REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND SEALS IN MY CAR WITH MALFUNCTIONING PARTS. APPARENTLY NEWLY ENGINEERED PARTS WERE PRODUCED AS A PATCH FOR THIS ISSUE. EITHER THE OLD PARTS WERE USED TO FIX MY CAR, WHICH WOULD BE QUITE AN EGREGIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, OR THE NEWLY ENGINEERED PARTS ARE STILL MALFUNCTIONING. EITHER WAY I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY FORD FIESTA IS SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND FORD HAS NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TO RESOLVE THE MATTER.

IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY BUT MORE FREQUENTLY AS TIME GOES BY. I WILL BE AT A STOP LIGHT/SIGN AND THE RPM'S WILL GO AS HIGH AS 3500; I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER AND IT COMES DOWN; AND THEN STALLS. IT SPUTTERS AND SURGES AND THEN THE POWER WILL ALL BUT GO OFF AND I GET THE WARNING: ENGINE FAILURE: SEE YOUR DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. TWICE, I HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND WILL TOTALLY BE UNABLE TO GO OVER 10 MILES AN HOUR; IF I SHUT IT OFF FOR 5 MINUTES WHEN IT COMES BACK ON IT IS USUALLY OK. I READ THAT FORD AGREED TO FIX 1,600,000 CARS THAT "LIMP HOME". I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE ON MINE AND I HAVE READ THERE WERE 59,807 WARRANTY CLAIMS RELATED TO ETB REPLACEMENTS. A SO-CALLED "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM EXTENDED THE ETB WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR UP TO 10 YEARS. WHEN I TOOK MY IN THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS THE CONSTANT STALLING IN TRAFFIC ETC.

Mileage: 55,000

CLOSED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND IT WOULDN'T SHUT AT ALL. THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE THE VEHICLE. CAN'T BE DROVE BECAUSE IT WON'T STAY SHUT. PRESENTLY AT VALLEY FORD AND FORD SAID WE NEED TO WAIT FOR A LETTER WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. PRESENTLY HAVING TO PAY OUT OF OUR POCKET $48.00 A DAY FOR A RENTAL BECAUSE OUR SON IS AT COLLEGE IN PORTSMOUTH AND NEEDS HIS CAR. FORD HASN'T GIVEN US A DATE OF WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR VEHICLE. THEY SAID THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO REIMBURSE US.

Mileage: 21,000

AROUND MAY 1, MY FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. A FEW MINUTES OF INTERNET RESEARCH IDENTIFIED THAT THIS WAS LIKELY DUE TO A RECALL THAT HAD BEEN RECENTLY INITIATED BY FORD (DOOR LATCH REPLACEMENT - NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 15V246 - FORD RECALL NUMBER: 15S16) (THIS FAILURE CONFIRMED LATER BY THE SHOP). I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND MANAGED TO WORK WITH FORD TO SECURE A RENTAL CAR FOR ME UNTIL THE TIME THAT THIS RECALL REPAIR HAD BEEN COMPLETED. SPECIFICALLY, "TO HAVE ALL FOUR DOOR LATCHES REPLACED WITH A MORE ROBUST SERVICE PART." NOW THAT WAS OVER THREE MONTHS AGO. I AM STILL IN THE RENTAL CAR, YET THE RECALL STATUS IS STILL "12 - RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE." FURTHERMORE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PAPERWORK ABOUT THIS RECALL OR INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMEDY. AND FINALLY, I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE "THE ENDING DATE FOR REIMBURSEMENT ELIGIBILITY IS DECEMBER 1, 2015." IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RECALL? IN PHONE CALLS, FORD HAS NOT HAD MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF THIS RECALL. CAN THE NHTSA DO ANYTHING TO MAKE THEM MOVE FASTER?

Mileage: 20,000

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STALLED ON FULL SPEED OF 65MPH. IT WAS ANOT ISSUE WITH THE ACTUAL BEING ON. THEN AGAIN ON 7/25/2015 SAME THING. CAR STALLED ON FREEWAY I HAD TO EXIT OUT VERY CAUTIOUSLY OUT OF THE FREEWAY. THEN A WEEK LATER 8/1/2015 SAME THING CAR STALLED RIGHT WHEN I WAS TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT.

Mileage: 56,231

RADIATOR AC CONDENSER COOLING FAN WILL SHORT OUT AND CATCH FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE..

Mileage: 66,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHUDDERS AND TAKES A FEW SECONDS UNTIL IT STARTS TO GO. IT HAPPENS A LOT WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SLOWS SPEEDS OR WHEN STOPPED AND THEN STARTING UP AGAIN. THERE WAS A RECALL DONE FOR THE CLUTCH. IT TOOK THE DEALERSHIP TWO MONTH TO GET THE REPLACEMENT PART BUT THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING AFTER THE FIX. WE HAVE BEEN THERE 3 TIMES SINCE IT HAS BEEN SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AND THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT, "OUR TRANSMISSION HAS LEARNED BAD THINGS AND THEY HAVE RESET IT." THIS IS NOT A SOLUTION NOR APPROPRIATE RESPONSE FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR VEHICLE. TODAY I WENT TO PULL ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH OUR BABY IN THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AS CARS WERE COMING BEHIND US. I HAD TO PRESS HE GAS DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND FLOOR IT AND THE RPM'S SHOT UP TO OVER 5 AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET GOING THEN. THIS IS OUR PRIMARY VEHICLE THAT WE USE TO TRANSPORT OUR CHILD AND IT IS NOT SAFE. WE ARE HOPING SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, OFF THE LOT IN JULY OF 2012.

Mileage: 24,633

TRANSMISSION STARTED VIBRATING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP AND SHUTTER. AND WEAR MY TIRES DOWN.

Mileage: 3,000

THIS CAR IS UNDER RECALL 15V-246 THE BACK DRIVER LATCH FAILED 7/2/14. THE BACK PASSENGER LATCH FAILED 9/3/14. THE FRONT PASSENGER LATCH FAILED 7/15. INCIDENTS 1 AND 2 WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. INCIDENT 3 IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER WITH THE PART BEING ORDERED. WE ASKED THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE FOURTH LATCH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR, BUT THEY SAID FORD MOTOR WILL ALLOW THEM TO ONLY REPAIR THE BROKEN LATCHES SINCE PARTS ARE SCARCE. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE LATCH PROBLEM AND FEEL THE FOURTH LATCH SHOULD AND COULD BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO RETURN YET AGAIN, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THE PROBLEM IS UNDER RECALL. OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER IS JIM CLICK FORD, 6244 EAST 22ND STREET, TUCSON, AZ 85711 PHONE 888 230 6356

Mileage: 16,372

I WENT OUT TO DINNER AND WHEN WE CAME BACK TO THE CAR MY PASSENGER OPENED THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. I PROCEEDED TO WALMART AND BOUGHT BUNGIE CORDS TO TIE IT SHUT AND WHEN MY PASSENGER OPENED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I HAD TO TIE THAT ONE AS WELL. UPON CONTACTING FORD AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH HOW LITTLE IS BEING DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT IS UNDER A RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY WILL ONLY FIX THE TWO THAT ARE BROKEN NOW AND WILL FIX THE OTHER TWO ONCE THE PARTS ARE IN A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE AN EXTENDED PERIOD TO GET THE PARTS AND THAT I COULD DROP MY CAR OFF TO BE FIXED. THIS IS VERY UNACCEPTABLE, THE CAR IS NOT ABLE TO BE SAFELY OPERATED THRU NO FAULT OF MINE. I DRIVE AT LEAST 30 MILES TO WORK EVERY DAY AND DEPEND ON THIS CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION, AND NO OFFER OF ASSISTANCE WITH THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED EITHER.

Mileage: 51,000

THE RIGHT PASSENGER REAR DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. IF YOU SLAM THE DOOR, IT WILL NOT LATCH SHUT. IT ACTUALLY BOUNCES BACK OPEN. THE DOOR CANNOT BE CLOSED, LEAVING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON. THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN UNLESS SOMEONE HOLDS THE DOOR SHUT. THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE.

Mileage: 62,900

THE TRANSMISSION FOR THIS FIESTA IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. IT SHUDDERS AND DOESN'T STAY IN GEAR. THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL OUT ON IT BUT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. THEY ALSO DON'T TELL YOU UNLESS YOU CALL THEM. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS A BAD SEAL IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OR IT COULD BE A CLUTCH PROBLEM WHICH IS BACK ORDERED.

Mileage: 180,000

REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT SECURE. LATCH SEEMS TO HAVE BROKEN/MALFUNCTION. CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE TWO BACK DOORS ARE TIED TOGETHER FROM THE INSIDE, TO PREVENT THEM FROM OPENING WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING AND TAKING A LEFT TURN, REAR PASSENGER DOOR SWUNG OPEN; LOCKING/LATCH MECHANISM FAILED. HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE DOOR SINCE, WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

WENT TO SHUT REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND THE DOOR WILL NO LONGER CLOSE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR. IT WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD BUT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS YOU HAVE TO HAVE LESS THAN 32,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT STAY SHUT. I AM GUESSING THAT IT IS THE LATCHING MECHANISM THAT HAS FAILED. I HAD TO TIE THE DOOR SHUT WITH A RATCHET STRAP SO IT COULD BE DRIVEN HOME. THE CAR HAS ONLY 40000 MILES ON IT, AND THE REAR DOORS ARE RARELY USED. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

HAD TWO DOOR LATCHES BREAK IN SEPTEMBER 2014 AND ANOTHER ONE IN DECEMBER 2014. ON ALL INCIDENTS DOOR'S SIMPLY WOULDN'T SHUT. NO WARNING BEFORE LATCHES BROKE.SO FAR IT HAS COST ME OVER $1,000.00 FOR NEW LATCHES AND RENTAL CARS. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I PURCHASED A FORD FIESTA 2012 A MONTH AGO, AND HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE SINCE. AT REGULAR IN TOWN SPEEDS, THE FIESTA SLIPS GEARS SOMETIMES CAUSING THE CAR TO ROLL BACKWARDS. RECENTLY I WAS IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE THE CAR JERKED SO MUCH NOT KNOWING WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN. MY CAR JOLTED BACK AND FORTH. I THEN TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS THEN TAKEN TO FORD AND THE COMPUTER FOR THE TRANSMISSION WAS RESET, THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE CAR 1000 MILES AND TO BRING IT BACK IF NOT FIXED. THE CAR WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING ON DAY 1 OF RETURN, THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO ME OR OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE STUCK IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR ALSO MAKES GRINDING NOISES ALONG WITH A LOT OF VIBRATION. NOBODY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DRIVE THIS CAR 1000 MILES MORE JUST TO HAVE TO BRING IT BACK. IT'S NOT SAFE, AND I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT.

Mileage: 20,000

I PURCHASED A FORD FIESTA 2012 A MONTH AGO, AND HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE SINCE. AT REGULAR IN TOWN SPEEDS, THE FIESTA SLIPS GEARS SOMETIMES CAUSING THE CAR TO ROLL BACKWARDS. RECENTLY I WAS IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE THE CAR JERKED SO MUCH NOT KNOWING WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN. MY CAR JOLTED BACK AND FORTH. I THEN TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS THEN TAKEN TO FORD AND THE COMPUTER FOR THE TRANSMISSION WAS RESET, THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE THE CAR 1000 MILES AND TO BRING IT BACK IF NOT FIXED. THE CAR WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING ON DAY 1 OF RETURN, THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO ME OR OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE STUCK IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR ALSO MAKES GRINDING NOISES ALONG WITH A LOT OF VIBRATION. NOBODY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DRIVE THIS CAR 1000 MILES MORE JUST TO HAVE TO BRING IT BACK. IT'S NOT SAFE, AND I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT. *TR

Mileage: 20,460

I WAS LOADING UP TO RETURN HOME AND WENT TO CLOSE THE RIGHT REAR DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED. I ULTIMATELY HAD TO TIE IT CLOSED. DEFINITELY NOT A SAFE CONDITION ESPECIALLY IF I WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF. *TR

Mileage: 55,500

PARKED THE CAR AT NIGHT WITH ALL DOORS CLOSED AND LOCKED. WENT OUT TO THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOOKED AJAR BUT WAS ACTUALLY UNLOCKED AND THE LATCH NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. I INITIALLY THOUGHT MAYBE SOMEONE HAD BROKEN IN BUT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE PLASTIC DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT LOCK ANYMORE. I USED SOME ROPE TO TIE THE INTERIOR PULL HANDLE TO THE OTHER DOORS TO KEEP THEM CLOSED, DROVE TO A DEALER, AND HAD THE LATCH REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAD JUST COMPLETED A 2,000+ MILE ROADTRIP DAYS EARLIER AND AM LUCKY THIS HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY HOME WITH THE CAR PARKED. *TR

Mileage: 29,500

MY MOTHER (83 YO) WAS RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND AS SHE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR SHE CLOSED THE DOOR AND IT BOUNCED BACK AND HIT HER ON HER LEFT HIP. WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT THE DOOR LATCH BROKE BECAUSE THE PART THAT LATCHES IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME HOT WEATHER THESE DAYS. I GUESS THE PLASTIC MUST HAVE GOT TOO HOT ONE TOO MANY TIMES AND IT GAVE OUT AND BENT OR BROKE. AS SHE CLOSED THE DOOR WITH HER LEFT HAND SHE PROCEEDED TO WALK TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THIS IS WHEN THE DOOR HIT HER AND/OR GOT IN THE WAY AS SHE STARTED TO WALK TO THE FRONT OF CAR. MY MOTHER WAS IN PAIN FOR ABOUT A COUPLE WEEKS OR SO. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A WORSE ACCIDENT IF MY MOTHER HAD BEEN A YOUNGER PERSON AND MOVING MUCH FASTER. ANYWAY, THESE DOOR LATCHES SHOULD BE MADE OF STEEL SO THEY DON'T BREAK SO EASILY. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT BECAUSE THESE LATCHES SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS IS THE SECOND LATCH THAT HAS BROKEN IN MY CAR. THESE LATCHES ARE GETTING BRITTLE WITH AGE AND UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR IS A DARK COLORED ONE, WHICH AS YOU MAY WELL KNOW, IT ATTRACTS A LOT OF HEAT FROM THE SUN. FURTHERMORE, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THIS COULD BE ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE IS TRYING TO BREAK INTO THE CAR, IF THE LATCH IS BRITTLE ENOUGH, A GOOD HARD PULL CAN BREAK IT AND WHAT IF THE DRIVER IS STILL IN THE CAR AND THE PERSON BREAKING IN WANTS TO HARM OR ROB HER/HIM. STOP PUTTING PLASTIC LATCHES IN CARS DOORS. FORD IS MAKING A MINT SELLING THESE LATCHES FOR $183.00 DOLLARS EACH AND THIS IS NOT TO MENTION THE INSTALLATION.

Mileage: 20,014

FORD SYNC MODULE STOPPED WORKING AND WHEN YOU PROMPT THE SYSTEM TO GO INTO MOBILE APPS SYNC RESPONDS "NO MOBILE APPS FOUND." TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND AFTER DAYS OF TROUBLESHOOTING GOT THE MODULE REPLACED. 2 DAYS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. ITS NOT MY PHONE. PHONE WORKS JUST FINE IN EXACT SAME VEHICLE ON LOT. *TT

Mileage: 5,900