10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
43,517 miles

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problem #11

Aug 212018

Fiesta

  • 32,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while making a left turn at the traffic light, with her grandchild in a car seat in the rear passenger seat, the rear passenger's side door opened inadvertently. The contact stopped in the middle of the road. A bystander attempted to close the rear passenger's side door; however, the door failed to closed. The bystander was able to keep the door closed by using a cord. The contact moved her grandchild to the rear middle seat. The contact also stated that while driving on another occasion, the front driver's side and front passenger's side doors inadvertently opened. ?Additionally, the contact stated while driving on a slight incline, the vehicle inadvertently rolled back. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal, but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact depressed the brake pedal, but the failed to respond. The contact engaged the electronic parking brake; however, the vehicle rolled to the base of the incline. The contact was able to continue driving on the leveled road surface. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving on an incline. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised to contact the dealer for recall repairs. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact also stated that the seat belts pretensioners of the vehicle were not retracting as intended. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was previously involved in a crash. The contact stated while idled at the traffic light, another vehicle crashed into the front end of the vehicle. The front driver's side air bag and knee air bag deployed and propelled burning fragments on the contact's face, legs, neck chest, arms. The contact also stated that the front driver's side air bag also hit her on her chin and neck and knocked her unconscious. The contact was transported to the hospital by emergency services. A police report was filed. The contact stated that she sustained burns all over her body and had been r

- Huffman, TX, USA

problem #10

Feb 082023

Fiesta

  • miles
I was involved in a double roll over crash and the airbags did not deploy.

- Mesa, AZ, USA

problem #9

Apr 182020

Fiesta

  • 175,000 miles
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

problem #8

Sep 012019

Fiesta

  • 89,000 miles
Air bag light on continuously

- New Bedford, MA, USA

problem #7

Jun 252019

Fiesta

  • 84,536 miles
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

problem #6

Nov 242017

Fiesta

  • 147 miles
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

problem #5

Jan 052016

Fiesta

  • miles
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

problem #4

Jan 062016

Fiesta

  • miles
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

problem #3

Apr 212015

Fiesta

  • 40,000 miles
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

problem #2

Apr 212011

Fiesta 4-cyl

  • 40,000 miles
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

problem #1

Jul 012013

Fiesta 4-cyl

  • 18,000 miles
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