2012 Ford Fiesta complaints

DOOR LATCH PROBLEM WITH MY 4-DOOR 2012 FORD FIESTA (HATCHBACK). TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS WITHIN A MONTH-AND-A-HALF TIME-SPAN. THE FIRST TIME, THE TWO BACK DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE/LATCH. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT TOOK TWO WEEKS FOR THE REPLACEMENTS DOOR LATCHES TO COME IN. THE SECOND TIME, THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE/LATCH. HAD TO TIE THE DOOR SHUT AND DRIVE IT VERY SLOWLY TO THE DEALERSHIP (AGAIN), AS ANY LEFT TURNS CAUSED THE DOOR TO SWING WIDE OPEN IN TRAFFIC -- MORE SO WHEN GOING FASTER (ON THE HIGHWAY, ETC.). WE WAITED SEVERAL WEEKS TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED (AGAIN). *TR

HAVE HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER ONCE AND JUMPED TWICE SINCE SPRING OF THIS YEAR. I WAS TOLD I DON'T USE IT ENOUGH! I GO OUT ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. WHAT IF I WENT ON VACATION FOR A MONTH? WOULD I NOT BE ABLE TO DEPEND ON MY CAR WHEN I RETURNED? TODAY, THE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN! I WAS DRIVING IT ON SUNDAY, TODAY IS THURSDAY! ONCE IT WOULDN'T START AFTER I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. LUCKILY I WAS IN A MALL PARKING LOT ON THE WAY TO A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. HAVE HAD FORDS ALL MY LIFE..WOULD HATE TO STOP NOW!! PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.I DIDN'T WRITE DOWN THE DATES. THE DEALER WOULD HAVE THEM ALONG WITH THE COMPANY THAT DOES THE FREE TOWING FOR 3 YEARS. *TR

JUNE 22ND 2014 , MY SON'S FRIEND WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND CLOSED THE REAR PASSENGER'S DOOR AND IT WOULD NO LONGER LATCH. I HAD TO RATCHET THE 2 REAR DOORS TOGETHER TO HOLD IT SHUT. REPAIR COST WAS $300.00. SECOND INCIDENT WAS SEPTEMBER 20TH 2014, MY SON AND I WAS AT A FAMILY REUNION 300 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, AS WE WERE LEAVING,HE SHUT HIS FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND IT DID NOT CLOSE, THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. I STILL HAD THE RATCHET IN THE CAR FROM THE FIRST FAILED DOOR LATCH, SO HE RODE IN THE BACK WHILE I HELD THE DOOR SHUT RATCHETED TOGETHER TO THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR. I HAVE TO GET TOGETHER THE $300.00 TO REPLACE THIS FAILED LATCH. MY QUESTION IS THAT IF THE ORIGINAL PARTS FOR THE DOORS FAILED, WILL THE REPLACEMENTS DO THE SAME THING? I AM THANKFUL THAT MY SON AND HIS FRIEND WAS NOT INJURED, BUT MAYBE THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE WAITING ON BEFORE THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,121.

DOOR WON'T CLOSE, ONE DAY JUST DIDN'T CLOSE, TRY TO SHUT IT AND BOUNCED BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY. A PASSENGER HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY. A PASSENGER HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 2012 FORD FIESTA WILL NO LONGER CLOSE. THE LATCH APPEARS TO BE BROKEN, AS I CAN MANUALLY MANIPULATE THE LATCH BUT IT DOES NOT LATCH WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. LUCKILY THE LATCH BROKE AFTER I HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE, SINCE CHILDREN WERE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT DIRECTLY BEFORE THE LATCH BROKE. I NOW HAVE TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED VIA BUNGEE CORD. THE DOOR SIMPLY SWINGS OPEN WHILE DRIVING IF THE DOOR IS NOT HELD CLOSED BY THE BUNGEE CORD. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE ALLOWING ANYONE, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, TO RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DOOR IS NOT AT ALL STABLE. *TR

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

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT APPX. 15 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR; THE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH OR CLOSE AGAIN. I HAD TO KEEP IT CLOSED WITH A BUNGEE CORD AND DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. I PAID $450 FOR THE REPAIR. I AM POSTING THIS NOW, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH; BECAUSE THE SAME THING THE HAPPENED THE MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR. NOW I WILL HAVE TO BUNGEE THAT CLOSED AND DRIVE, ONCE AGAIN, TO THE DEALERSHIP TO PAY ANOTHER $450 FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. PLEASE RECALL ASAP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAME OPEN. STOPPED CAR AND DOOR WOULD NO LONGER LATCH AT ALL. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER; REPLACEMENT PART ON BACKORDER; TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT BEING HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE FIESTAS AND FOCUSES FROM THAT MODEL YEAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR DOWN A 4 LANE ROAD, GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE DOME LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND A MESSAGE READ "REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPEN". HEARING WIND, I LOOK BACK, AND SURE ENOUGH THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR WAS COMPLETELY WIDE OPEN, BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH OFF OF THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS I COULD, GOT O *TRUT, TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, BUT IT WOULD JUST BOUNCE BACK OPEN. I HAD TO USE A POWER CORD FOR MY IPHONE CHARGER TO TRY AND 'RIG' THE DOOR TO STAY CLOSED. IT HELPED, BUT THE DOOR WOULD STILL MANAGE TO SWING OPEN AS I DROVE IT BACK HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. AT THE DEALERSHIP 'CAPITAL FORD OF WILMINGTON', WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR, THEY ASKED IF I COULD JUST DROP IT OFF AND HAVE SOMEONE PICK ME UP; SAYING THAT I NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE RENTAL FOR THEM TO FIX IT. I SAID I CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THAT, SO THEY SAID THEY WOULD "TRY TO RIG IT SO IT WILL STAY SHUT UNTIL I CAN DROP IT OFF AND AFFORD THE RENTAL CAR". I WAITED AN HOUR, THEY FINALLY SAID THEY COULDN'T RIG IT TO STAY CLOSED, SO THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT. NEXT THE MAN SAID THIS TO ME, "I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK I CAN DO THIS ALL THE TIME, SO DON'T GET USED TO IT, BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE RENTAL FREE OF CHARGE, JUST PAY FOR THE GAS YOU USE." *TR

SIX MONTHS AGO I HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERS FOR A FAILED DOOR LATCH ON MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND LIGHTNING STRUCK AGAIN. I WAS BEGINNING TO FEEL LIKE A PRO. WENT TO THE STORE AND LOADED THE FRONT SEAT THIS TIME WITH GROCERIES AND WENT TO CLOSE IT AND IT JUST BOUNCED BACK. IN A WAY I WAS GRATEFUL BECAUSE I KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG BUT AT THE SAME TIME I WAS LIKE ARE YOU KIDDING? I WAS IN A LOCATION WHERE I COULD RETRIEVE A BUNGEE CORD FROM MY PLACE OF BUSINESS AND LUCKILY IT WAS A SATURDAY AND FORD WAS STILL OPEN SO I TOOK IT IN AND THEY COULD LOCK IT UP UNTIL MONDAY. THEY OVERNIGHTED A PART FROM ANOTHER DEALER AND WERE ABLE TO INSTALL IT LATE TUESDAY NIGHT BUT AS IT SO HAPPENED PUTTING THE LATCH AND DOOR BACK TOGETHER, THE RIGHT SIDE WINDOW HANDLE REGULATOR BROKE AND THEY HAND TO REPLACE IT. I ENDED UP GETTING MY CAR BACK ON THURSDAY. SO IN A MATTER OF SIX MONTHS I HAD TWO BROKEN DOOR LATCHES ON TWO DIFFERENT DOORS. I WAS GRATEFUL TO BE CLOSE TO A FORD DEALER BUT IT CONCERNS ME FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT AND THOSE WHO MIGHT BE TRAVELING FAR DISTANCES AND THIS HAPPENS. IT CONCERNED ME THAT IT ALL THE WARRANTIES THAT MY NEW CAR HAS AND STILL HAS THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN THAT THEY WOULD HAVE PAID FOR A RENTAL CAR. ONLY REASON THEY PAID FOR IT WAS BECAUSE I CALLED AND RAISED A KERFUFFLE AND POINTED OUT THE SECURITY AND SAFETY CONCERNS AND IT ACTUALLY HAD TO BE ASSIGNED A WHOLE CASE NUMBER. EVEN AFTER ALL OF THIS I RECEIVE A NOTICE IN THE MAIL ABOUT A WARRANTY EX

TRYING TO CLOSE MY PASSENGER REAR DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THINKING THERE WAS SOMETHING AJAR TRIED TO MANEUVER ITEMS IN THE BACKSEAT BUT INVESTIGATING CLOSELY THE DOOR LATCH, IT WAS JUST IN A STATIONARY POSITION. I HAD A LANYARD FROM WORK THAT I CUT TO MAKE A LONG STRING TO USE AS A ROPE TO GET ME TO MY HOUSE AND BORROWED A BUNGEE CORD FROM MY APARTMENT COMPLEX TO DRIVE THE FEW MILES TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS A FRIDAY AND WHEN I CALLED THEY ALMOST TRIED TELLING ME THERE WASN'T MUCH THEY COULD SEEING IT WAS A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. I LET THEM HAVE AN EARFUL TELLING THEM THIS WAS A SECURITY AND SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE NO WAY OF LOCKING MY CAR OR SECURING MY CAR BC OF A FAULTY DOOR. IT WOULD BE JUST SITTING OUTSIDE BC I HAVE NO GARAGE OR A WAY TO EVEN CLOSE THE DOOR. AND EVEN AFTER THAT THEY WERE EXPECTING ME TO PAY FOR A RENTAL! WELL BOTTOM LINE IS I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A RENTAL. *TR

ON 8/27/14 I WAS LEAVING WORK WITH MY RIDING PARTNER. WE PLACED SOME WORK ITEMS IN THE BACK SEAT AND STARTED DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER WE WENT ABOUT A MILE THE CAR MADE A DING SOUND AND SCREEN SHOWED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPEN. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR BUT IT WOULD NOT LATCH. IT'S 74 MILES FROM WORK TO MY HOME SO THE PASSENGER HAD TO RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT AND HOLD THE DOOR CLOSE BY HAND FOR 73 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD TO PUT A RATCHET STRAP BETWEEN THE TWO REAR DOORS TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE DRIVING. MY CHILD WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME BUT WHAT IF HE HAD BEEN? *TR ON 8/30/14 I WENT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND PAID $215.55 FOR THEM TO ORDER A NEW DOOR LATCH. IT'S NOW 9/17/14 AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY DOOR FIXED. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME I WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR THAT PART.

WHEN DRIVING AFTER MAKING A TURN REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED UP. HAD TO PULL OVER TO CHECK THE DOOR, WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE THE DOOR WOULD BOUNCE BACK AND WOULD NOT LOCK. THIS HAPPENED AFTER I HAD JUST DROPPED OFF MY NIECE AT DAYCARE. SO GLAD IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE SHE WAS IN THE CAR SINCE SHE WAS IN HER CAR SEAT ON THAT SIDE. I HAVE TO HAVE THE DOOR TIED WITH A ROPE. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THE ONE OF THE SERVICE ADVISORS SAID THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $400 IN ORDER FOR THE PART TO BE ORDERED PLUS LABOR (MY CAR WAS NOT EVEN TAKEN TO MECHANICS TO BE CHECKED). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENED AND FORCED THE PASSENGER TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED. AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

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

CLOSED REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND THE DOOR BOUNCED BACK AND WOULD NOT LATCH. HAD TO SECURE DOOR WITH ROPE. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. MECHANIC ORDERED PART AND REPAIRED DOOR. ONE WEEK LATER I OPENED AND CLOSED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND IT BOUNCED BACK AND WOULD NOT LATCH. I HAD TO SECURE DOOR WITH A BUNGEE CORD. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP. SAID THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND COULD NOT GIVE ME ANY KIND OF TIME FRAME ON WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE BUT HE MADE IT SOUND LIKE IT WOULD BE A LONG TIME. SINCE THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH THE INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON. MY BATTERY WENT DEAD WHILE OUT. I WAS STRANDED WITH A DOOR I COULD NOT SECURE. I WAS ABLE TO CALL AAA TO BOOST AND DRIVE HOME. NOW IT IS DEAD AGAIN. I HAVE NO CAR AND NO IDEA WHEN AND IF IT CAN BE REPAIRED. COST TO REPAIR $450 PER DOOR! I AM LUCKY IT HAPPENED WHILE PARKED. A PASSENGER OR DOG COULD VERY EASILY FALL OUT OF THE CAR IF THE DOOR FAILS WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SUDDENLY OPEN. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND DISCOVERED THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT STAY IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE THE CONTACT'S 6 YEAR OLD GRANDSON WAS OCCUPYING THE REAR SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

2012 FORD FIESTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHAKE, MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, JERK, VIBRATE, HESITATE AND SLIP OUT OF GEAR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR FAILED TO REMAIN CLOSED AND THE DOOR WAS TIED IN ORDER FOR THE DOOR NOT TO OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,500.

WHILE PARKED, I OPENED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, IT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE BLACK PLASTIC PIECE INSIDE THE DOOR DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE DOOR SWINGS FREELY AND I HAD TO LOOP A SEATBELT THROUGH THE DOOR HANDLE TO SECURE IT ENOUGH TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND APPLIED FOR PAYMENT ASSISTANCE. FORD DENIED PAYMENT ASSISTANCE AND WANTS TO CHARGE US $359 FOR REPAIR. THIS ISSUE IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT - THE PLASTIC PART DOES NOT HOLD UP TO THE HEAT IN WARMER STATES. I LIVE IN ARIZONA, BUT THE MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN ARIZONA AS WELL AS FLORIDA. FORD NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR WORSE! *TR

I WAS TAKING MY SON OUT ON THE TOWN BECAUSE HE WAS VISITING FROM MISAWA AFB IN JAPAN AND WE MADE A STOP AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE AROUND THE CORNER, HIS WIFE GOT OUT OF THE CAR, SHUT THE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. I HAD TO HAVE HER HOLD THE DOOR SHUT AS WE DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME. I CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY MADE ME AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE DOOR IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I PAID $130 FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THE LATCH AND CABLE NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CABLE IS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD TAKE 4-5 DAYS AND COST OVER $500 TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. WHAT IF THIS DOOR POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I WILL NOT PAY $500 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED BY THE DEALER AND I WILL END UP TEARING IT APART MYSELF. THIS IS REALLY INEXCUSABLE CONSIDERING THAT THIS IS STILL FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. *TR

SHUT THE DOOR AND THE LATCH BROKE (FRONT RIGHT). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HAD RECURRED ONE OTHER TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14600.

WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE THE FRONT PASSAGE DOOR, THE ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAIL TO ENGAGE. I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES BUT COULDN'T . I TRIED TO ACTIVE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK SYSTEM ON THE DASH BROAD BUT COULDN'T AND THE SYSTEM DISPLAYED PASSAGE FRONT DOOR OPEN. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED "I SHOULD HAVE THIS FIXED" AND SUGGESTED TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED WITH A ROPE OR BUNGEE CORD, WHICH IS UNLAWFUL IN THIS STATE. I'M THANK FULL THIS HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED, BUT WHAT IF I WAS DRIVING AND THE DOOR DISENGAGED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT OR HITTING A PERSON, OBJECT OR ANOTHER CAR. FOOD COMPANY SHOULD LOOK INTO THE CAUSE FOR THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. *TR

THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I WAS ON A HILL AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD ROLL BACKWARD. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME SEVERAL TIMES ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A HILL. THEN I WOULD PRESS ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD MOVE JUST ENOUGH TO GET ME INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION (SLOWLY) AND BEGIN TO SHAKE, JAR AND SHUTTER, ALMOST FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. I WOULD CONTINUE PRESSING THE GAS AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. FINALLY IT WOULD ACCELERATE RAPIDLY LURCHING FORWARD. MY CAR BEGAN HAVING THIS PROBLEM BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2013. I KNEW THIS WAS A NEW TRANSMISSION MODEL IN THE CAR, BUT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THIS WAS A NORMAL THING. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEMS WERE "NORMAL". THE PROBLEMS PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. FAST FORWARD TO MARCH 2014 I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2012 FIESTA AND FOCUS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. AFTER WAITING FOR THE CLUTCH FOR ALMOST A MONTH, BECAUSE IT WAS ON BACK ORDER, MY CAR HAD A NEW CLUTCH. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT DID FOR A LITTLE WHILE, AND THEN IT BEGAN AGAIN. MY CAR IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER HAVING THE CLUTCH REPLACED AND IT IS JUST GETTING WORSE. THE CAR IS STILL SHUTTERING WHEN APPLYING THE GAS. WHEN APPLYING THE GAS SOMETIMES NOTHING HAPPENS. THEN IT LURCHES FORWARD. IT IS HARD TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH GAS TO APPLY BECAUSE SOMETIMES NOTHING HAPPENS THEN IT'S LIKE IT ALL OF A SUDDEN SHIFTS GEARS AND AT THAT POINT IT LURCHES FORWARD.

THIS CAR IS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. I FIRST STARTED NOTICING PROBLEMS BEFORE I EVEN HIT 15,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR SHUDDERS AND JUMPS WITH ACCELERATION AND TURNING. I HAVE GONE IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THE PROBLEM IS NEVER FIXED. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN THE CAR HESITATES WHEN I NEED TO MAKE A SPEEDY DECISION PUTTING ME IN DANGER BECAUSE THE CAR DOESN'T REACT THE WAY ITS SUPPOSED TO. NOW MY ENGINE OVER HEATED AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THAT HAPPENED. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING TO MY 2 YEAR OLD CAR. I AM SERIOUSLY THINKING OF JUST TRYING TO SELL IT AND GET A NEW CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I THINK THE ENTIRE LINE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND PEOPLE SHOULD GET THERE MONEY BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE AND THE PASSENGER HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR SHUT. THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPENING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,270.

MY RIGHT REAR DOOR THAT IS HARDLY EVER USED WILL NOT CLOSE DUE TO THE LATCH. I WAS 200 MILES FROM HOME AND IT WAS LABOR DAY WEEKEND SO COULDN'T GET TO DEALERSHIP. HAD TO BUY A BUNGEE CORD TO SECURE THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND IT STILL OPENED SLIGHTLY GOING AROUND CURVES AND BACKSEAT ITEMS ALMOST FELL OUT. MY VEHICLE IS A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS OLD BUT DUE TO MY JOB OF DRIVING FREQUENTLY (DRIVING CHILDREN) I AM WELL PAST THE 36K WARRANTY AND WILL HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS. SINCE I CAN'T AFFORD AT THE MOMENT THE BATTERY NEEDS TO BE DISCONNECTED SINCE THE LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE DOORS REMAIN UNLOCKED. THIS CLEARLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS. *TR

I WAS LOADING ITEMS INTO MY BACKSEAT AFTER VACATION IN THE BACK RIGHT DOOR AND WENT TO SHUT THE DOOR WHEN IT BOUNCED BACK. IT WAS NOT LOCKING AT ALL. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE JANUARY AND HAVE MAYBE OPENED THE BACK DOORS 20 TIMES A PIECE AS I DRIVE ALONE 90% OF THE TIME AND WITH MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER WHO SITS IN THE FRONT SEAT THE OTHER 10% OF THE TIME. WE TRIED TO FIDDLE WITH THE LATCHING MECHANISM, BUT NO COMBINATION OF ADJUSTING THE LATCH WOULD YIELD CLOSURE. WE EVENTUALLY SETTLED ON TAKING A TAXI TO THE HARDWARE STORE AND GETTING 2 BUNGEE CORDS TO HOLD THE DOOR SHUT ON OUR DRIVE BACK HOME. THE CURRENT ISSUE IS THAT MY DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF AND I FEAR FOR MY BATTERY IN THE TIME IT WILL TAKE ME TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY AT 29,500 MILES SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT THEY WILL FIX THIS ISSUE FOR ME PROMPTLY. OTHERWISE, IT WAS AN UNNECESSARY COST AND SAFETY HAZARD FOR A CAR I PURCHASED 8 MONTHS AGO. *TR

THE LEFT HAND REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED, RESULTING IN A DOOR THAT WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. IT REQUIRED USE OF SEAT BELTS AND A SHIRT TO HOLD THE DOOR IN THE CLOSED POSITION SO IT COULD BE DRIVEN HOME. I TRIED A LOCAL DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR IT FOR FREE AND THEY SAID NO, SO I REPAIRED IT MYSELF. I ALSO DISMANTLED THE FAILED LATCH AND FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN MY OPINION, THESE LATCHES NEED TO BE REDESIGNED AND THEN A RECALL EFFORT MOUNTED. I CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF THE FAILURE IF YOU NEED IT. *TR

MY LEFT REAR DOOR OF MY 2012 FORD FIESTA IS NO LONGER LATCHING. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012. AT THE END OF THE DAY ON AUGUST 29TH 2014, I TRIED CLOSING THE DOOR AFTER LETTING MY DOGS IN AND IT JUST BOUNCED RIGHT BACK OPEN. SINCE THE DOOR WON'T CLOSE, THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON SO I HAVE TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY. I SPENT OVER 30 MINUTES TRYING TO GET THE DOOR TO LATCH. I WAS FORCED TO LEAVE MY CAR, WITH A COMPLETELY OPEN DOOR, AT MY WORKPLACE AND IT WILL HAVE TO REMAIN THAT WAY UNTIL TUESDAY DUE TO LABOR DAY WEEKEND. IT'S COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS THAT A TWO YEAR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES IS HAVING DOOR LATCHING PROBLEMS AND IT'S APPARENTLY RAMPANT WITH 81 OTHER COMPLAINTS. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO THERE NEED TO BE BEFORE A RECALL IS ORDERED? I WON'T BE BUYING ANOTHER FORD. *TR

I HAD JUST CLOSED THE RIGHT REAR DOOR AFTER LOADING MATERIAL INTO THE BACK SEAT. (THIS DOOR HAS MAYBE BEEN OPENED 10 TIMES IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR [2.5 YEARS] AS I NEVER HAVE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS.) AFTER LEAVING A PARKING LOT YESTERDAY AND WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH, I NOTICED THE OPEN DOOR WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH AFTER WHICH I NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WAS AJAR. I STOPPED THE CAR, OPENED THE DOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO SHUT IT AGAIN. IT BOUNCED BACK OPEN. I TRIED FIDDLING WITH THE LATCH AND CLOSING SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. LUCKILY I HAD A ROPE IN THE TRUNK SO I TIED THE TWO REAR DOORS TOGETHER BY THE INTERIOR HANDLES. I DROVE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND BARELY HAD BEGUN TO EXPLAIN MY PROBLEM WHEN THE ATTENDANT SAID SHE WAS AWARE OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE DOOR SHE TOLD ME THE PARTS WERE ON "BACKORDER" LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. THANKFULLY I DON'T HAVE REAR PASSENGERS, SO I CAN DEAL WITH TIED DOORS, BUT SINCE I CAN'T LOCK THE CAR AND THE DOME LIGHTS STAY ON, IT IS A BIG PROBLEM. SHE ASKED ME TO RETURN IN THE AM AND LEAVE THE CAR FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. THEY WOULD TRY TO MAKE A TEMP FIX WHILE WE WAITED FOR PARTS THAT MIGHT TAKE A FEW WEEKS SO I WOULDN'T HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY OR PULL FUSES. THIS MORNING I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALER WHERE IT SITS AS I WRITE THIS. I FOUND THIS NHTSA WEBSITE CHRONICLING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS WELL AS OTHER REFERENCES TO THE PROBLEM ON OTHER WEB SITES. OF 81 TOTAL COMPLAINTS MADE ON THIS MODEL ON THIS N

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SWUNG OPEN. ANOTHER PASSENGER TRIED CLOSING THE DOOR, BUT IT WOULD NOT SHUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

THIS CAR SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WHERE THE DOOR LATCH SEEMS TO FAIL WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. ITS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I TOOK A LEFT HAND TURN LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD AN THE PASSENGER DOORS FLEW OPEN. LUCKILY MY KIDS WERE NOT IN MY CAR,RATHER SOME GROWN MEN THAT COULD GRAB THE DOORS AND HOLD THEM CLOSED. THE DOORS WILL NOW NOT SHUT AND I HAVE TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY TO KEEP IT FROM DYING. THIS WAS MY FIRST NON GM VEHICLE AND WILL DEFINITELY BE MY LAST. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I DO NOT SEE HOW THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. I GUESS WE JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEBODY TO GET FATALLY INJURED... OR BETTER YET NUMEROUS PEOPLE BEFORE ANYTHING GETS DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

AFTER PUTTING MY BAGS IN THE BACKSEAT AFTER WORK, I WENT TO SHUT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND IT BOUNCED RIGHT BACK OPEN. THIS DOOR IS USED VERY INFREQUENTLY AND MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK, SO THIS WAS A VERY STRANGE THING TO HAPPEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN! I ENDED UP HOLDING MY BACKDOOR CLOSED BY USING A RATCHET STRAP WE HAD AT THE OFFICE AND DROVE BACK 30 MILES HOME UNTIL I COULD TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. APPARENTLY THERE ARE NO TSBS OR RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE, BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AS THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

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 T

THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WON'T LATCH. I ALMOST DROVE OFF WITH AN OPEN DOOR, AND MY KIDS WERE ON THE BACK SEATS. THE LATCHING MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING. I TRIED TO CLOSE IT MANY TIMES, BUT IT WON'T WORK. I RESEARCHED ONLINE REGARDING THIS ISSUE, AND I SAW SEVERAL COMPLAINTS LISTED --ALL OF THEM FOR THE SAME DOOR--. I GUESS SOMEONE'S CHILD HAS TO GET HURT IN ORDER TO FORD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

WE BOUGHT THE CAR NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS AGO AND WENT TO PUT MY KID IN HIS CAR SEAT AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WOULDN'T SHUT. WE HAD TO MOVE HIM TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND HOLD THE OTHER DOOR LOCKED WITH THE SEATBELT IN ORDER TO GET BACK 30 MINUTES AWAY FROM WHERE WE LIVE. WE HAVE 2 YOUNG KIDS BOTH IN CARSEATS AND KNOWING THAT THE DOOR COULD JUST OPEN AT ANYTIME WHILE KIDS ARE RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT WORRIES ME FOR MY KIDS AND OTHERS KIDS WHO HAVE THIS CAR! WITH SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING THE SAME THING YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY NOW FOR THAT REASON. WHAT DOES IT TAKE BEFORE THEY FINALLY DECIDE TO RECALL IT? SOMETHING END UP HAPPENING TO SOMEONE'S SON OR DAUGHTER ALL BECAUSE THEY DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT WHEN THEY ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION? THE PART WAS EVEN ON BACK ORDER FOR THE SAME YEAR AND CAR BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO OFTEN TO PEOPLE WITH A 2012 FORD FIESTA. *TR

THIS IS AN ON-GOING ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS OR WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY OR AT A TRAFFIC STOP THE CAR WILL SHUDDER, PAUSE, JERK FORWARD OR PAUSE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN A COLLISION BECAUSE OF THIS CLUTCH PROBLEM. THE JERK REACTION OF THE ACCELERATOR HAS CAUSED THE MOST CLOSE CALLS, AS IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE DECELERATING AS WELL. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO MY LOCAL DEALER'S ATTENTION AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 3 WEEKS OR MORE WITHIN A 6 WEEK PERIOD RECENTLY. BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD THE CLUTCH SYSTEM WAS RESET AND HAD TO RE-ADAPT TO MY DRIVING, ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM START AGAIN WITHIN A DAY OR TWO UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE TO BRING MY CAR IN YET AGAIN FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FRONT AND REAR DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,750.

LEAVING TO COME HOME FROM VACATION WHEN WE WENT TO PUT OUR DOG IN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR. UPON CLOSING THE DOOR IT JUST BOUNCES RIGHT BACK. THE DOOR WON'T LATCH OR LOCK. HAD TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY HOME WITH THE SEATBELT PULLED THROUGH THE DOOR HANDLE AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE WHOLE TRIP. AFTER READING ONLINE, THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED/LATCH. I OPENED THE RIGHT, REAR PASSENGER DOOR TO PUT MY CHILD IN HIS CARSEAT THIS MORNING. UPON CLOSING OF THE DOOR I FOUND THAT IT WOULD NOT LATCH. WE VERIFIED THE LATCH WAS IN THE CORRECT POSITION SO THAT THE DOOR SHOULD CLOSE NORMALLY. HOWEVER THE DOOR WOULD NOT STAY SHUT OR "CLICK" TO LATCH. I HAD TO DUCTTAPE THE DOOR CLOSED TO TAKE HIM TO DAYCARE. I ASSUME THIS MUST BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY SERVICE THIS AFTERNOON. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE DOORS THAT PROTECT MY CHILDREN MIGHT OPEN AT ANY TIME FOR NO GOOD REASON. I AM CERTAIN THE DOOR HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED OR CLOSED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, EVER. THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY WRONG HERE. *TR

TRANNY JERKS AT STOPS ACTS LIKE SHIFT BOGS DOWN IM ALWAYS BEING HONKED AT TO MOVE IM AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR THEN I TAKE TO DEALER WHICH TOOK 3 WEEKS N THEN TOLD HAD TO PAY $100 TO HAVE CHECKED OUT WHICH I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY ITS UNDER WARRANTY CALLED FORD AT LEAST 8 TIMES N NEVER RECEIVED ANY SATISFACTION IT WAS CHECKED MY THE DEALER I BOUGHT FROM N THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATED AS THE CONTACT APPLIED FORCE TO THE PEDAL AND THE SPEED DECREASED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT OBSERVED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS PERFORMED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE DOOR NEXT TO THE BACK RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT LATCH. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY SHUT. *TR

I WAS 20 MILES AWAY FROM HOME OUT SHOPPING WITH MY TWO SONS. WE GOT INTO THE CAR AND THE DOOR OPEN LIGHT WAS ON. I HAD ONE SON CHECK TO MAKE SURE HIS DOOR WAS CLOSED BUT WHEN HE TRIED TO RE-SHUT IT, THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND LOCK. I STARTED TO WORRY AS I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND DOUBLE CHECKED IT MYSELF. THE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT AND STAY CLOSED AND WE WERE 20 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD HAVE MY 12 YEAR OLD SON HOLD THE DOOR SHUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY, AFTER MAKING A FEW CALLS - THE SUGGESTION WAS MADE TO BUY A COUPLE OF BUNGEE CORDS TO TIE AROUND THE DOOR AND SEAT TO HOLD THE DOOR IN PLACE. I HAD TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY IN FEAR THAT THE DOOR WAS GOING TO SWING OPEN WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. THANKFULLY WE MADE IT SAFE. UNFORTUNATELY WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THAT ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR