2014 Ford FIESTA

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Avoid This Year

Quick Summary

The 2014 Ford FIESTA has 652 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 8.2x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is transmission problems (32% of all complaints), specifically: driving on the highway at 65 mph car looses power you cant accelerate it hesitates and wants to shut off at times it does it wont go up hill and when approaching a stop light hesitates and shuts off you start it back up fine and it wont go transmission fails its automatic transmission does it once t. ⚠️ 10 fire reports filed.

10 fire reports 15 crash reports 7 injuries

652

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

8.2x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

TRANSMISSION

211 complaints

32%

• DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH CAR LOOSES POWER YOU CANT ACCELERATE IT HESITATES AND WANTS TO SHUT OFF AT TIMES IT DOES IT WONT GO UP HILL AND WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT HESITATES AND SHUTS OFF YOU START IT BACK UP FINE AND IT WONT GO TRANSMISSION FAILS ITS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES IT ONCE T
• -TRANSMISSION IS VERY JERKY -CAR HAS A LOT OF HESITATION AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A LOW SPEED OR A STOP -SHUDDERING AND GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING AND ACCELERATING WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR THESE ISSUES WERE MINOR AND I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GO AWAY ONCE THE CAR GOT USED TO MY STYLE OF DRIVING
• CAR JERKS AND SHAKES VERY HARD AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. TAKES OFF BY ITSELF WITH A FAST JERK AND ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. CAR ACTUALLY HAS LOST POWER WHILE TRY TO ACCELERATE ONTO A MAJOR HIGH WAY.I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I'M VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS C

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports💥 3 crashes

“DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH CAR LOOSES POWER YOU CANT ACCELERATE IT HESITATES AND WANTS TO SHUT OFF AT TIMES IT DOES IT WONT GO UP HILL AND WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT HESITATES AND SHUTS OFF YOU START IT BACK UP FINE AND IT WONT GO TRANSMISSION FAILS ITS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES IT ONCE T”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ENGINE

91 complaints

14%

• MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK I NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE DOES NOT EXTEND OUT TO THE OUTER BODY LINE. MATTER OF FACT THE TAIL PIPE IS LOCATED OVER 20 INCHES INSIDE THE OUTER BODY LINE. COULDN'T EXHAUST GASES LEAK INTO TH
• FORD FIESTA 2014 ENGINE EXCESSIVELY TREMBLES/JUMPS WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE CAR DOES ACCELERATE ON ITSELF AT TIMES MOSTLY WHEN I HAVE AC ON OR AFTER TURNING IT OFF. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS CAR NOW. OR FIX THIS CAR AND PROVIDE CUSTOMER WITH A PAID RENTAL CAR WHILE THIS ONE
• A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER BUYING MY NEW CAR, I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD START TO SHUDDER AND/OR BUCK WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BROUGHT IT IN 3 TIMES WITH NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING ABLE TO "RECREATE" THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THEY

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 4 fire reports💥 2 crashes

“MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK I NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE DOES NOT EXTEND OUT TO THE OUTER BODY LINE. MATTER OF FACT THE TAIL PIPE IS LOCATED OVER 20 INCHES INSIDE THE OUTER BODY LINE. COULDN'T EXHAUST GASES LEAK INTO TH”

— NHTSA complaint filing

OTHER

80 complaints

12%

• 2014 FORD FIESTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM DEFECT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE COMMANDS AND INFORMATION COULD NOT BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM USING THE TOUCH SCREEN. THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED SO THAT ORAL COMMANDS OR INSTRUCTIONS COULD BE MADE.
• VEHICLE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF DURING LOW SPEED (15MPH) RIGHT HAND TURN. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT THE SAME TIME. RECYCLING IGNITION RESETS STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. VEHICLE IS BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 40 MILES. HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO INCIDENTS WITHIN LAST 10 MILES. *TR
• ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE BEGAN AS SOON AS WE GOT IT. CAR CONSTANTLY STUTTERS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO STALL (WAS TOLD BY SALESMAN THAT IT WAS BECAUSE CAR WAS BRAND NEW AND ONCE WE "BROKE IT IN' THAT WOULD GO AWAY). IT HAS NOT. DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN IT SHOULD AND DOESN'T DECELERATE WHEN IT SHOULD, NO MA

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 2 fire reports💥 3 crashes

“2014 FORD FIESTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM DEFECT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE COMMANDS AND INFORMATION COULD NOT BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM USING THE TOUCH SCREEN. THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED SO THAT ORAL COMMANDS OR INSTRUCTIONS COULD BE MADE. ”

— NHTSA complaint filing

BODY/STRUCTURE

54 complaints

• THE 2014 FORD FIESTA, 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, HAS A SINGLE POWER DOOR LOCK BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD. IN ORDER TO UNLOCK ALL DOORS, INCLUDING THE TRUNK LATCH, ONE MUST LEAN ALL THE WAY IN TO PRESS THE POWER UNLOCK BUTTON. THERE IS NO WAY TO UNLOCK THE TRUNK USING A KEY. WHEN DOI
• OUR DAUGHTER WAS IN A 3 CAR ACCIDENT. THERE WAS BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN TRAFFIC WENT FROM MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED TO STOPPED. DIRECTLY AHEAD OF OUR DAUGHTER WAS A REFRIGERATOR TRUCK. OUR DAUGHTER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH AND STRUCK THE BACK OF THE REFRIGERATOR TRUCK. THE S
• FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON JULY 3, 2013, WHICH IS PAST THE MAY 31, 2013 CUTOFF FOR THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, ACCORDING TO FORD. REPLACING THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY CORRECTED T

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 2 crashes

“THE 2014 FORD FIESTA, 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, HAS A SINGLE POWER DOOR LOCK BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD. IN ORDER TO UNLOCK ALL DOORS, INCLUDING THE TRUNK LATCH, ONE MUST LEAN ALL THE WAY IN TO PRESS THE POWER UNLOCK BUTTON. THERE IS NO WAY TO UNLOCK THE TRUNK USING A KEY. WHEN DOI”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ELECTRICAL

45 complaints

• HEATER BLOWER STOPPED WORKING IN EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ICING OF THE INTERIOR OF THE WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS A LACK OF WARMTH. FORD ACTUALLY HAS A TSB 13-11-17 ON THE PROBLEM, WHICH SHOULD BE MADE INTO A RECALL. I REPEAT THIS ISSUE CAN VERY WELL BE LIFE AND SAFETY IS
• DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH CAR LOOSES POWER YOU CANT ACCELERATE IT HESITATES AND WANTS TO SHUT OFF AT TIMES IT DOES IT WONT GO UP HILL AND WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT HESITATES AND SHUTS OFF YOU START IT BACK UP FINE AND IT WONT GO TRANSMISSION FAILS ITS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES IT ONCE T
• ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 , DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT 40 MPH , WITH NO PRIOR WARNING ALL VEHICLE CONSOLE LIGHTS LID UP AND DASH CONSOLE SHOWED AN ERROR "IMMOBILIZER FAILURE". STEERING AND BRAKES BEGAN TO WORSEN MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE.THIS WHILE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION IN WHICH THANK

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports💥 3 crashes

“HEATER BLOWER STOPPED WORKING IN EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS. VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF ICING OF THE INTERIOR OF THE WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS A LACK OF WARMTH. FORD ACTUALLY HAS A TSB 13-11-17 ON THE PROBLEM, WHICH SHOULD BE MADE INTO A RECALL. I REPEAT THIS ISSUE CAN VERY WELL BE LIFE AND SAFETY IS”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

TRANSMISSION(~50K mi)

$500

ENGINE(~50K mi)

$500

OTHER(~50K mi)

$500

BODY/STRUCTURE(~50K mi)

$500

ELECTRICAL(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 652 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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TRANSMISSION: DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH CAR LOOSES POWER YOU CANT ACCELERATE IT HESITATES AND WANTS TO SHUT OFF AT TIMES IT DOES IT WONT GO UP HILL AND WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT HESITATES AND SHUTS OFF YOU START IT BACK UP FINE AND IT WONT GO TRANSMISSION FAILS ITS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES IT ONCE T
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ENGINE: MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK I NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE DOES NOT EXTEND OUT TO THE OUTER BODY LINE. MATTER OF FACT THE TAIL PIPE IS LOCATED OVER 20 INCHES INSIDE THE OUTER BODY LINE. COULDN'T EXHAUST GASES LEAK INTO TH
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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OTHER: 2014 FORD FIESTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM DEFECT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE COMMANDS AND INFORMATION COULD NOT BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM USING THE TOUCH SCREEN. THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED SO THAT ORAL COMMANDS OR INSTRUCTIONS COULD BE MADE.
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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BODY/STRUCTURE: THE 2014 FORD FIESTA, 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, HAS A SINGLE POWER DOOR LOCK BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD. IN ORDER TO UNLOCK ALL DOORS, INCLUDING THE TRUNK LATCH, ONE MUST LEAN ALL THE WAY IN TO PRESS THE POWER UNLOCK BUTTON. THERE IS NO WAY TO UNLOCK THE TRUNK USING A KEY. WHEN DOI
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)