10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 5 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 3 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 43,517 miles
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I was involved in a double roll over crash and the airbags did not deploy.
- Mesa, AZ, USA
The contact owned a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving about 45 mph, the second vehicle in front slammed on their brakes causing the vehicle in front to abruptly stop as a result the contact rear end the vehicle in front. The brake was stiff and was unable to brake. There were no warning lights. The hood, headlight, radiator, and front bumper were destroyed but the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained muscle aches and pains and was taken to the emergency center. The contact mentioned that there was no broken bones but suffers from panic attacks. A police report was filed. The vehicle was totaled and was towed to a tow yard. The dealer was not called. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any help. The contact also mentioned that in February of 2020 a deer jumped in front of the vehicle causing the contact to hit the deer. The air bags also failed to deploy on that occasion. The failure mileage was approximately 175,000.
- Trenton, SC, USA
Air bag light on continuously
- New Bedford, MA, USA
Takata recall - on Tuesday 25th of June, thecar started slowing down and acting a little weird. No matter how much I gave it gas it went into turtle mode and cut off. I towed it to darcars Ford in lahnam, md. The two warranties on the vehicle expired so I bought extended warranty. The warranty company is telling me they don't replace clutch barren- shift fork A- shift fork B and seat belt light which is on. Now I haft to pay $180 dollars for a diagnostic test and it still needs another test for the seat belt light. What am I to do if Ford does not help with this problem.
- Bladensburg, MD, USA
My traction control off keeps coming on with the check engine light also and my blue tooth on the steering wheel won't work. When the traction control off comes on I loose power in my pedal and acts like it doesn't wanna go.
- South Point, OH, USA
Takata recall airbag warning indicator illuminates daily. My vehicle not included on the recall list. It illuminates whether its moving or stationary.
- Oceanside, CA, USA
I was unaware about the Ford Fiestas having a recall on the transmissions. My car hesitates, jerks and hard to accelerate. It is very dangerous for me when I'm driving on the highway to school and to work and also it has been at Ford service center many times for them to tell me that's just how Ford made the car and just accelerate more
- Temple Hills, MD, USA
The contact owned a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that the driver and passenger side frontal air bags failed to deploy when the driver crashed into the rear of another vehicle. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.
- Brookshire, TX, USA
Air bag did not deploy. Car total. Other driver park along free way. Pulls out in fornt of on coming car. Ford Fiesta air bags did not deploy.
- Brookshire, TX, USA
There was an air bag recall on my car for the passenger side. I guess it was changed, but another dealer found out that the air bag was left unplugged for all of this time. Thank god I didn't have a wreck and my husband was with me. Green Ford in North Carolina has serviced this vehicle several times as well as 3 times I have had it in for repair and it is still not repaired. If they put it on the computer like they said they would have caught that the thing was unplugged as did the dealer that has it now.
- Gibsonville, NC, USA
- Huffman, TX, USA