Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Sep 26, 1997UN
STUCK ACCELERATOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
1991 Ford Fiesta
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsEngine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Feb 27, 1996ME
WHILE TRYING TO START THE CAR, THE ENGINE LOCKED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2011| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 100 | 3 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2017 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2016 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2015 | 258 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Above average |
| 2014 | 502 | 7 | 8 | 0 | Above average |
| 2013 | 667 | 3 | 4 | 0 | Above average |
| 2012 | 617 | 3 | 5 | 0 | Above average |
| 2011 | 730 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Fatalities reported |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.