2015 Ford FIESTA problems and owner complaints

01/19/2015 MY BOYFRIEND HAD DRIVEN MY CAR TO THE STORE, ABOUT ONE MILE FROM MY HOME. ABOUT 10:40 PM. RECEIPT SHOWS THAT HE HAD CHECKED OUT AT 10:53 PM. HE TELLS ME THAT HE ENTERED MY CAR ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER, BECAUSE IT WAS PARKED CLOSE TO THE STORE, HE LOADED THE SHOPPING BAGS INTO THE TRUNK OF THE CAR AND GOT IN AND STARTED THE CAR AND BACKED OUT FROM THE PARKING SPACE, AND THEN WENT FORWARD HE STATES IT WAS ABOUT NO MORE THEN 25 YARDS, WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE CARS TRANSMISSION, AT FIRST HESITATED TO SHIFT, AND THEN MADE A SLIGHT JERK …

Owner-reported narrative. 105 miles reported. Look up ODI 10676719 at NHTSA ↗

AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT ABOUT, 11:45 PM. ON 10/02/2015 MY SELF AND MY BOYFRIEND WERE IN MY 2015 FORD FIESTA SE, WITH HIM DRIVING MY CAR, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION HERE IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA WERE WE RESIDE, MY 2015 FORD FIESTA LEACHED FORWARD AS BY BOYFRIEND STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL,AND THEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP VERY HIGH, AND THE CAR MOVED FROM THE STOP LINE AT THE INTER- SECTION AT A FAST RATE OF SPEED, AND NEXT THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP VERY HARD ALL AT ONCE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSE…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10779508 at NHTSA ↗

THIS PROBLEM INITIALLY SURFACED WITH LESS THAN 2500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING MY VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD STUMBLE AND SOMETIMES STALL COMPLETELY, WHILE AT A STOP AND WITH THE ENGINE IDLING. THE FORD DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAULTY EVAPORATION CANISTER PURGE VALVE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL I ADDED TO THE TANK DID NOT SEEM TO MATTER AS EACH TIME I DID SO, THE ENGINE WOULD STUMBLE OR STALL WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES FOLLOWING THE FILL-UP. ONCE THE STUMBLING OR STALL HAD OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE RETUR…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10781496 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2015 FORD FIESTA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER THE PARKING DIVIDER. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO THE RENTAL COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,300.

Owner-reported narrative. 6,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10780898 at NHTSA ↗

DURING DRIVING, A LARGE PLASTIC PART FROM BEHIND THE DASHBOARD FELL DOWN DIRECTLY ONTO THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS CAUSING PANIC AND TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. PICTURES OF THE PART THAT FELL DOWN ARE ATTACHED. I CALLED FORD - OTHER THE FIXING THE PART BACK AND DOCUMENTING THE ISSUE, THEY WERE'T REALLY BOTHERED AND SHOWED NO CONCERN. HENCE MY COMPLAINT TO NHTSA.

Owner-reported narrative. 6,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10876437 at NHTSA ↗

AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE ENGINE HAS A TENDENCY TO STUMBLE AND STALL WHEN IDLING (SUCH AS WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED). ON ONE OCCASION, SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER FILLING THE TANK, I ENTERED THE ROADWAY IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE I WAS IN THE ROADWAY MOVING AT LOW SPEED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10936200 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 68,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10978777 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, AND BRAKE PADS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 50 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, DOOR LIGHTS, HORN, AND THE ALARM SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH THE KEY. FURTHERMORE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND…

Owner-reported narrative. 50 miles reported. Look up ODI 11113140 at NHTSA ↗

TAKATA RECALL MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING OUT SOON AFTER FUELING AND REQUIRING 3-5 MINUTES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO STAR THE VEHICLE. OFTEN TIMES AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS, I'VE BEEN SEEING THIS ISSUE PROGRESS EVEN AFTER SPEAKING WITH AND GETTING A DIAGNOSIS FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. MY 2015 FORD FIESTA HAS STALLED OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING 4 TIMES! I CAN LITERALLY BE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHTS TURN ON AND MY…

Owner-reported narrative. 96,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11165985 at NHTSA ↗

MY AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR HAS ILLUMINATED AND HAS STAYED ON FOR TWO DAYS NOW. THERE ARE ALSO STRANGE NOISES COMING FROM THE AREA BEHIND MY STEERING WHEEL.

Owner-reported narrative. 4,950 miles reported. Look up ODI 10821165 at NHTSA ↗

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND CAR SHOWS A WARNING LIGHT FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST. CAR HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AT ANY SPEED BUT MOST ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS

Owner-reported narrative. 88,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11040995 at NHTSA ↗