10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
36,250 miles

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problem #4

Nov 052021

Fiesta

  • miles
Alarm is constantly going off which means I don't know if it's a real intruder or just the door ajar switch, recall affected up until 2015 but the issue keeps going into 2016 ford fiestas, this is a safety issue as we cannot tell if someone is breaking into the car

- Cornwall, NY, USA

problem #3

May 152020

Fiesta

  • 52,000 miles
My trunk pops open on its own. At least 3 times a day at random. Giving access into the vehicle. This happens while I'm driving and while the car is stationary. I have woken up at 4 am and my trunk be open. I've been driving at 60mph and the trunk open. Been in a drive through and the trunk open. This has been going on for months. My son seen the trunk was open and shut it repeatedly just for it to open every few minutes. This is a common issue with these and similar Ford vehicles.

- Portland, OR, USA

problem #2

Apr 212020

Fiesta

  • 65,000 miles
My vehicle is a 2016 Ford Fiesta St with a sunroof. I live in an area where there is not much flat land to park vehicles. My driveway is greater than a 20% grade. This complaint is related to sunroof seal leaks in any mode of operation. The sunroof seal is a single strip of rubber with a disconnected seam that is oriented at the top of the sunroof. As the rubber ages, the rubber shrinks and the seam can develop into a gap that lets water inside the sunroof drainage tray. If the sunroof seal leaks or fails, the car is designed to collect the water and drain it to a location near the front wheel wells. This works perfectly as long as the car is level. If the car is parked at a 15% grade or steeper with the front of the vehicle pointing upwards, the sunroof seal will leak, but the water collected will not drain toward the intended drains. The water will instead flow down the sides of the roofline inside plastic troughs. These troughs are not well drained to the exterior. The water will flow through the troughs and exit into the interior of the vehicle near the head liner and the rear plastic trim of the interior next to the rear window. This will eventually fill up the sealed spare tire well, and will cause corrosion over time. This corrosion may affect the car's structural integrity and may affect the car's crash worthiness if allowed to continue. The water is only noticeable if the trunk shelf is removed, which in many vehicles will never happen. The water also has a tendency to collect on the rear seatbelt spool and the spool support fasteners. If the water is left on the seatbelt spools for long enough time, the seatbelts for the rear seats can be weakened over time by corrosion. The seatbelt issue may not become a safety concern until sometime in the car's future in the secondhand market. Black mold growth may become an issue as well.

- Harrisonburg, VA, USA

problem #1

Feb 262017

Fiesta

  • 28,000 miles
I was involved in an accident on the freeway the vehicle was struck twice and careened into the center divider once before coming to rest. The airbags never deployed. I sustained a broken neck by hyper extending my neck over the steering wheel.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA