2011 FORD FIESTA

1039 complaints filed with NHTSA.

1039
Complaints
52
Crashes
7
Fires
59
Injuries
6
Deaths

NHTSA Safety Rating

4/5
Overall
4/5
Front Crash
5/5
Side Crash
4/5
Rollover

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
POWER TRAIN336
ENGINE107
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM89
STRUCTURE:BODY89
UNKNOWN OR OTHER58
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL55
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR34
STEERING26
AIR BAGS23
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION23
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH21
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES20
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)18
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM15
SERVICE BRAKES14

Recalls (3)

15V24600024/04/2015

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Ford Motor Company (Ford) notified the agency on April 23, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured July 1, 2012, to May 31, 2013, and 2012-2014 Fiesta vehicles manufactured February 1, 2012, to May 31, 2013. On April 30, 2015, For

20V33100008/06/2020

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Fiesta, 2013-2014 Fusion, 2015 Mustang, 2013-2015 Escape and C-Max, 2012-2015 Focus, 2014-2016 Transit Connect, 2013-2014 Lincoln MKZ, and 2015 MKC vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under recalls 15V-246, 16V-643

12V48800005/10/2012

AIR BAGS

Ford is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Fiesta vehicles, manufactured from November 3, 2009 through September 21, 2012. The vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection." The passenger side curtain air bag will not deploy in t

Recent Complaints

20201014FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER

I NOTOICE BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT FROM MUFFLER AND ENGINE. THE AC QUITE BLOWING COLD AIR, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPART AND WHERE THE AC LINES IN BACK FIRE WALL ON THE BACK. IS WHERE FLAMES WHERE NOTICE

Mileage: 173,712

20201011CrashAIR BAGS

ON AUGUST 5 I FELL ASLEEP AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK STOPPED AT A LIGHT. MY KNEE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL BAG DID NOT AND THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD BRUISING MY STERNUM AND CAUSING SURROUNDING MUSCLE INFLAMMATION THAT IS STILL SORE TODAY.

Mileage: 180,000

20201011CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

ON AUGUST 5 I FELL ASLEEP AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK STOPPED AT A LIGHT. MY KNEE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL BAG DID NOT AND THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD BRUISING MY STERNUM AND CAUSING SURROUNDING MUSCLE INFLAMMATION THAT IS STILL SORE TODAY.

Mileage: 180,000

20201011CrashSEAT BELTS

ON AUGUST 5 I FELL ASLEEP AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF A TRUCK STOPPED AT A LIGHT. MY KNEE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE STEERING WHEEL BAG DID NOT AND THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD BRUISING MY STERNUM AND CAUSING SURROUNDING MUSCLE INFLAMMATION THAT IS STILL SORE TODAY.

Mileage: 180,000

20190727CrashPOWER TRAIN

TAKARA RECALL I'VE OWNED THIS DEATH TRAP SINCE 2012 AND HAS HAD THE DUAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE.. IT HAS ALWAYS JERKED AND STALLED OUT ON ME WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS, PULLING OFF FROM STOP SIGNS/RED LIGHTS, AND WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS. IT'S EMBARRASSING, BUT MOST OF ALL UNSAFE FOR ME, MY CHILDREN, AND OTHER DRIVERS.

Mileage: 70,000

20190727CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TAKARA RECALL I'VE OWNED THIS DEATH TRAP SINCE 2012 AND HAS HAD THE DUAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE.. IT HAS ALWAYS JERKED AND STALLED OUT ON ME WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS, PULLING OFF FROM STOP SIGNS/RED LIGHTS, AND WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS. IT'S EMBARRASSING, BUT MOST OF ALL UNSAFE FOR ME, MY CHILDREN, AND OTHER DRIVERS.

Mileage: 70,000

20190727CrashSUSPENSION

TAKARA RECALL I'VE OWNED THIS DEATH TRAP SINCE 2012 AND HAS HAD THE DUAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE.. IT HAS ALWAYS JERKED AND STALLED OUT ON ME WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS, PULLING OFF FROM STOP SIGNS/RED LIGHTS, AND WHILE DRIVING UP HILLS. IT'S EMBARRASSING, BUT MOST OF ALL UNSAFE FOR ME, MY CHILDREN, AND OTHER DRIVERS.

Mileage: 70,000

20190724CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES THAT ARE SEEMINGLY RELATED TO FORD'S DPS6 TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL WIRING. MY GEARS SLIP OUT OF PLACE AND MY CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO ACCELERATE OR SLOW DOWN PROPERLY. MY HORN AND FRONT WINDOWS DON'T WORK AND WE'VE TRIED SWITCHING FUSES AND CHECKING THE DOOR WIRING. IN RELATION TO THE TRANSMISSION, I WAS ON WESTBOUND I4 OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN ORLANDO AROUND 2:00 4/24/19 (MY BIRTHDAY) AND MY CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD AS I BRAKED, WHICH

Mileage: 88,000

20190724CrashPOWER TRAIN

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES THAT ARE SEEMINGLY RELATED TO FORD'S DPS6 TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL WIRING. MY GEARS SLIP OUT OF PLACE AND MY CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO ACCELERATE OR SLOW DOWN PROPERLY. MY HORN AND FRONT WINDOWS DON'T WORK AND WE'VE TRIED SWITCHING FUSES AND CHECKING THE DOOR WIRING. IN RELATION TO THE TRANSMISSION, I WAS ON WESTBOUND I4 OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN ORLANDO AROUND 2:00 4/24/19 (MY BIRTHDAY) AND MY CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD AS I BRAKED, WHICH

Mileage: 88,000

20190717FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY STARTED ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. SMOKE AND SMALL FLAMES STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. WITHIN MINUTES OF STOPPING, THE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES. MY GRAND DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING..SHE AND HER PASSENGER WERE NOT HURT LUCKILY. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL FROM FORD ALTHOUGH WE DID RESEARCH AFTER THE FIRE AND THEY DID HAVE PROBLEMS WITH FIRES. OUR INSURANCE DID AN INVESTIGATION BUT THE CAR WAS BURNED SO BADLY

Mileage: 112,353

20181022CrashAIR BAGS

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 10/13/2018. I WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, BACK OF MY 2011 FORD FIESTA. MY CAR SPUN AROUND AND FLIPPED AND ROLLED. DURING THIS TIME THE AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I WAS STRUCK GOING 60 -65 MPH. THE CAR THAT STRUCK ME WAS GOING MUCH FASTER, 80-85 MPH. I AM WONDERING WHY MY AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN. ARE THERE ANY OTHER REPORTS LIKE MINE? MY CAR LANDED UPRIGHT IN A GRASSY MUDDY FIELD. I AM STILL BEING SEEN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND WAIT

Mileage: 67,900

20181022CrashAIR BAGS

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2011 FORD FIESTA AND I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE CAR SLAMMED INTO ME AND CAUSED MY CAR TO SPIN AND THEN THE CAR FLIPPED AND ROLLED. THE CAR LANDED UPRIGHT INTO A MUDDY, GRASSY FIELD. THE AIR-BAGS DID NOT OPEN UPON IMPACT. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 60 MPH. THE CAR THAT HIT ME MUST HAVE BEEN GOING 85 MPH.

Mileage: 67,900

20181021CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY

2/4/15, DICKINSON CO. KANSAS, COLLISION WITH FIXED OBJECT,LEFT TURN, IMPACT TO PASSENGER FRONT CORNER, RAN OFF RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD,STRUCK FIXE OBJECT, DAMAGE TO BOTH PASSENGER FRONT CORNER/QUARTER OF CAR. 10/11/16, JACKSON CO, MISSOURI, MOVING IN TRANSPORT COLLISION, IMPACT REAR OF CAR, TOWING INDICATOR, DRIVER FRONT AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. 2 ACCIDENTS: FORMER OWNER, NOT ME. THE CAR TRUCK IS ALWAYS LIFTED WHEN CLOSED, FRONT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD FRAME IS BUMPY, PASSENGER SIDE NEAR BACK W

20181021CrashENGINE

2/4/15, DICKINSON CO. KANSAS, COLLISION WITH FIXED OBJECT,LEFT TURN, IMPACT TO PASSENGER FRONT CORNER, RAN OFF RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD,STRUCK FIXE OBJECT, DAMAGE TO BOTH PASSENGER FRONT CORNER/QUARTER OF CAR. 10/11/16, JACKSON CO, MISSOURI, MOVING IN TRANSPORT COLLISION, IMPACT REAR OF CAR, TOWING INDICATOR, DRIVER FRONT AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. 2 ACCIDENTS: FORMER OWNER, NOT ME. THE CAR TRUCK IS ALWAYS LIFTED WHEN CLOSED, FRONT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD FRAME IS BUMPY, PASSENGER SIDE NEAR BACK W

20181021CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

2/4/15, DICKINSON CO. KANSAS, COLLISION WITH FIXED OBJECT,LEFT TURN, IMPACT TO PASSENGER FRONT CORNER, RAN OFF RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD,STRUCK FIXE OBJECT, DAMAGE TO BOTH PASSENGER FRONT CORNER/QUARTER OF CAR. 10/11/16, JACKSON CO, MISSOURI, MOVING IN TRANSPORT COLLISION, IMPACT REAR OF CAR, TOWING INDICATOR, DRIVER FRONT AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. 2 ACCIDENTS: FORMER OWNER, NOT ME. THE CAR TRUCK IS ALWAYS LIFTED WHEN CLOSED, FRONT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD FRAME IS BUMPY, PASSENGER SIDE NEAR BACK W

20170922CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN TRAFFIC, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, RIPPED AT THE SEAMS, AND EXPELLED DUST. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND A SEVERE CUT TO THE LEFT HAND THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHAN

Mileage: 55,000

20170721SERVICE BRAKES

THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH SEVEN YEARS OLD, IT HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT FROM IT BEING WORKED ON CONSTANTLY. IT IS USELESS AS A VEHICLE.

Mileage: 39,000

20170721ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH SEVEN YEARS OLD, IT HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT FROM IT BEING WORKED ON CONSTANTLY. IT IS USELESS AS A VEHICLE.

Mileage: 39,000

20170721ENGINE

THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH SEVEN YEARS OLD, IT HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT FROM IT BEING WORKED ON CONSTANTLY. IT IS USELESS AS A VEHICLE.

Mileage: 39,000

20170616CrashPOWER TRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND REAR ENDED A UTILITY VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND RAN TO THE SIDEWALK. DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CONTACT WAS A FIRE TRUCK AND THE OCCUPANTS WITNESSED THE ENTIRE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENG

Mileage: 67,378