Body problems of the 2011 Ford Fiesta - part 1

I have a 2011 Ford Fiesta. The vehicle has a really serious issue relating to the fuse box that is mounted under the hood. This issue has a recall and I scheduled it for service at the Ford dealer in bryan, ohio. (bryan Ford) I have issues with this vehicle that make it extremely unsafe for me and my family to drive. The headlights randomly go out while driving, both passenger and drivers side are affected by this. The doors will not lock and I have no horn now either, making us a target for car jacking. About a month before I found out there was a recall for this I hit a racoon and it knocked off the plastic wheel cover. After I took it in to have the recall fixed bryan Ford refused to repair this recall due to the missing plastic. I believe my family and I are going to be seriously injured in this vehicle because of the electrical problems related to the recalled fusebox. I blow a headlight approximately once a week and the fuses blow constantly. I believe they do not want to fix this because it is a very time consuming repair that they feel isn't worth thier time. The anxiety I have while driving this car after dark is excruciating and I feel that my families lives are worth the time for this repair. Is this legal for them to decline a known and well documented safety issue related to the fuse box in this vehicle? perhaps a buy back should be recalled since this does make the vehicle a serious hazzard to anyone on the road including my family.

1)14mo2 - the transmission control module (tcm) failed. Yes it is available for inspection upon request, however the issue has been repaired since the malfunction. The vehicle could no longer be controlled. It could not shift gear. The check engine light came on, but the vehicle was not operational. A 65 year old disabled operator was transporting her 6 year old granddaughter home from school when the malfunction took place. Two lives inside the vehicle were placed at risk as well as the lives of other drivers and passengers in the vicinity. The problem has been confirmed by the dealer. Ford issued a 14mo2 warranty extension on this part. We brought the vehicle to covert Ford of hutto, TX who confirmed the warranty extension. However, they would not cover the repair, because the extension expired 3 months prior. Due to the covid pandemic, the high risk elderly category of the driver, she did not seek repair earlier. Also, she is not the first owner of the pre-owned vehicle and did not receive any information regarding this warranty extension to seek repair. The vehicle and component has been inspected by covert Ford of hutto. The check engine light came on at the time of failure. At that point a tow truck was called (the vehicle was not operational) and it was towed to the dealer, covert Ford of hutto. 2)2os30 - door latch recall. This has been repaired. Yes, vehicle is avail. For inspect. On req. 65 year old disabled driver and passengers put at risk for door opening while in motion. Other drivers in vicinity put at risk. Problem confirmed by dealer with recall issued. Component inspected and replaced by dealership covert Ford of hutto. The door did not shut properly. No warning lamps/lights to indicate an issue.

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.

Rear passenger door will not stay closed. This is the same issue noted in NHTSA campaign number: 15v246000. Vehicle was repaired in 2015 and as noted, door is again broken - will not stay closed.

The passenger side door will not stay shut. There is a door latch recall on many 2011 Fiesta's but this car is not listed as an affected VIN. The two rear doors were repaired around the end of 2018 for the same issue. This is a huge safety issue and Ford just says that it is not affected by the recall. This is exactly what the recall is for.

The rear left door latch broke. I simply opened and closed the door. The latch must've broken when I closed it because the door came loose on my drive home. No accident occurred, but it is definitely a safety concern as the door could've hit an oncoming car since I couldn't immediately reach/secure the door. The door will close flush with the car, but just won't latch. Neither handle seems to have any influence on the car latch either. This issue sounds like the 15s16 safety recall, but is reportedly not applicable to my car. I am paying to get the one door fixed, but am worried about the other doors doing the same thing.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that the front driver's side door did not latch. The contact called the white Ford dealer (318-435-5101, located at 4120 highway 15, winnsboro, la 71295) who repaired the rear passenger's door latch in 2015 under NHTSA campaign number: 15v246000 (latches/locks/linkages) the technician told the contact that all the doors should have been repaired at the same time in 2015. The contact was told to call the manufacturer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA to file a complaint. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000. Fe.

I took the vehicle in to a dealership several years ago to address the faulty door latch assembly (passenger-side rear) as per the recall on this vehicle. I was told that this was due to a design flaw in the assembly (basically using a cheap part that easily breaks). Last year, I had another door latch assembly (driver-side rear) fail after having all four of them supposedly replaced. I once again took it to the dealer who charged several hundred dollars as it was outside of the 1 year warranty window. The dealer and Ford both told me I was out of luck and it was my problem. Just last night I had another assembly fail, this time the driver-side front. I refuse to pay any money to them as these things are clearly faulty and a safety hazard, but they refuse to address the issue properly. I would like to know what recourse I have to force them to fix this safety issue properly once and for all.

Both of my rear door latches stopped latching. Both occurred as the vehicle was stationary. There was a recall for the original latches, however a dealership indicated that they were replaced and my current latches no longer fall under the recall. However, having both rear door latches malfunction leads me to believe the safety of the replaced latches should also be looked into.

Passenger back door will not latch/close . I was not driving, I was trying to get something out the back seat, went to close the door and noticed it would not close anymore the latch is broken, I got the car last year so I was unaware of any recalls. My door won't stay close making it hard to drive.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated all four door latches fell apart off the vehicle. The contact stated her airbag light is illuminating on and off. The contact stated she took the vehicle to paris Ford Lincoln, inc. (2020 ne loop 286, paris, TX 75460) where a diagnostic test was not taken. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 14259. Lj.

Even though Ford states the recall on the door latches were done, the latches are malfunctioning again and the doors pop open going down the road.

1) door latches are faulty. Any door can open while car is in motion. Also, door latch sensors are faulty and cause all interior lights to come on if it thinks a door is open. Happens within 1st mile driven every time since 80k miles. 2) in snow, the piece of body plastic in front of the front tires can get caught and dragged underneath the front tires. 3) electrical problems: fuse box rusts, prongs break off in fuse box. Sometimes pushing clutch in would cause lights to dim or speaker static (manual transmission). Problematic 12v (always hot) routinely broke 12v devices. Dealership was unable to fix this at last warranty maintenance. 4) several dealerships were unable to solve or find the cause of any of the following: brake rotor usually causes howling sound under 30mph after a few miles, (started around 50,000 miles) and car sometimes shut off while stopped & idling (rare, started around 70,000 miles). Also, manual transmission lever gets too sticky to move without extreme force unpredictably, (started around 25,0000 miles). Every time was told transmission fluid looks fine. 5) high pitched whirring sound and loss of power with ac or defroster, worse as time went on 6) car was sold because cost to repair faulty door sensors leading to headlights never turning off, thereby causing battery to drain below 12v regularly, exceeded the car's value. Car would not pass inspection with this issue & needed frequent jump starts. 7) extreme distraction: "sync" interface will cut off stereo audio without warning to try and connect to mobile phone for a vehicle health report in the middle of driving. 8) air flow sensor goes off frequently starting around 50,000 miles, only solution is spraying in lots of air flow sensor cleaner. 9) drivers side windshield wiper fell off about a dozen times, even dealership installed. Very unsafe car in my opinion.

Door latch does not work, making the door for this vehicle unable to close. Primary functions such as closing the door won't be able to be done as it does not close at all.

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 wheel is bumpy, the car accidents smashed the car. Transmission, jerks back and forth 24/7, going to, from street lights, intersections, like wants to die on normal straight street and on hills. The car rolls back on hills by itself. Lack of acceleration speed from brakes to gas pedal. The 10/8/2018 phone call mike from florida, Ford, tranmission settlement phone call said "transmission is the Ford flaw". I went to the blue springs, mo, independence, mo, dealerships 4 times from March 13, 2017, July 4, 2018: battery fuse box recall. Passenger door flew open/door latch recall, sept. 24, 2018, the blue springs, mo, dealership did not fix the tranmission, under 100,000 mile warrenty. The air conditioning compressor broke and it is not working from sept. , 24, 2018, the cost to fix is $2,172, they charged $99. 50 diagnostic, did not fix the air conditioning. The defroster is not working since oct. 10, 2018, it is connected to the compressor, when turned on the defroster makes a crank noise in the engine. The heater system has a weird crank noise when turned to low, high, does not work either. The bbb autoline closed my lemon law complaint case number frd1825535 case, did not help me, because they limit cases to 36,000 miles. The vehicle is a life hazard 24/7. My car is 82,130 miles. I can not drive this non-reliable car.

While driving down the highway, in a curve, my driver's front door swung open. This is a well known and documented issue, and a federal recall was issued. Due to defective door latch, doors fly open while driving. The latch was replace once under recall. The vehicle, now, has the exact same issue. This issue is extremely dangerous, as it happens without warning, and the door won't remain closed, once the defective latch fails. Both appel Ford, and Ford motor company, refuse to cover the repair, for this known recall issue. I believe the recall number is 15s16.

Rear hatch lock recall 2011 Ford Fiesta ses hatchback rear hatch lock malfunction. Rear hatch (door) will not remain closed when parked and will open while vehicle is in motion or open unexpectedly once closed, potentially injuring vehicle operator / owner. This vehicle VIN is not included in the current Ford recall for this issue. VIN - 3fadp4fj5bm196480.

Driver side door will not latch randomly came open during driving and now door will not shut.

Takata recall , I have a 2011 Ford Fiesta and the engine got messed up so I took it to a shop and they fixed it I paid 2,500 to get it fixed and when I'm driving my wheels go all crazy and all this sensors turn on and my door open last time with my 2 year old and my 6 year old inside and now it won't close.

Door latch fails.

Right rear door latch failed. I was parked and warning light alerted me to it when I attempted to drive again. Had to pay to have it replaced at dealer.

The vehicle was previously recalled for a door latch issue which was repaired under the recall on April 6, 2016. The replaced door latch on the passenger door failed on 6/11/17 for the same reason - the door would not latch. The passenger had exited the vehicle at a gas station and when attempting to shut the door all it would do was bounce and stay open. The original door latches had worked fine from August 2010, when the vehicle was purchased, to April of 2016. The recall replacement latch lasted from April 2016 to June 2017. Is there a problem with the replacement latches? I have just gotten the car back from the dealership today after their repair.

Passenger side back door will not latch. This is a door I very rarely use and was in a parking lot at a grocery store when I had to use that door to put groceries in the back seat. When speaking with the Ford company they stated my car does not qualify for the safety recall.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Ford Fiesta. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v246000 (body) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer has exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN not available. Parts distribution disconnect. Ed.

Rear passenger door flung open while driving. Had to hold closed with one hand while driving in downtown traffic. Not a pleasant experience. Even though there's a recall on all the door latches, due to a shortage of parts Ford only has to replace the one that is broken, and will schedule the rest of the recall as the parts become available in the 3rd quarter. We're in the 3rd quarter, shouldn't their be enough parts available to fix the other three doors? 3rd quarter ends September 1st. Really, I have to wait weeks for the other latches? they can't efficiently be replaced all at once? who assumes the liability for the other three doors while I wait to be scheduled? how am I supposed to feel comfortable having passengers in my vehicle or driving myself? doors opening while driving is a major safety issue, this should be treated with greater priority for customers that have experienced the problem. El paso, texas is supposed to experience triple-digit heat for the next week. If heat is what made the spring fail in the latch, I feel like a sitting duck.

Now on two different occasions the door locking mechanism has failed. First time sept 16th 2014 rear driver side passenger door lock failed. Which is the least used door. Then the second time the drivers door lock failed. Bad luck or bad manufacturing processes and to add insult to injury Ford dealerships are not providing loaner cars at their full expense. You have to get a loaner car from budget rental . They said it will be reimbursed to you less the tax? the Ford dealer here in las vegas could not even give us an estimated time for the repair. Very bad for Ford with a service record like this. This leads me to the conclusion that I will not be going back to Ford for our next vehicle. A door locking mechanism failing? how did this even get a 1 star rating?.

Door flew open. According to internet, tow to nearest dealer for repair. We tied door closed and went to nearest dealer. Friendly Ford??? 660 n decatur blvd. Las vegas nevada. Were told to bring car back as they had to order door latch. All doors are defective but were told they would order only one latch at this time. Told serviceman what if wife falls out? were told she should wear her seat belt. What about children in back seat? we only have one car. Situation very dangerous. Do not know when they will order all parts and repair all defective doors.

While driving down the highway the rear right door flew open and will not shut at all. It was a very terrifying experience being my 2 year old grandson was sitting beside it . Having to try to get over on a busy interstate in okc, was scary at its best. There are not any dealerships open on sundays. I will never put a childseat in my car again. Absolutely horrific !!! I now have no way to get to work . My car is useless, undrivable, which leaves me stranded, with no transportation to my job. Will my car ever be safe ? do all the doors open on their own and never close again. Not to mention I cannot lock my car. I am scared to drive this car again.

I opened the passenger rear door to put a package on the back seat. When I tried to close the door, it would not stay closed. It would shut and bounce back open and would not latch. I tested the latching mechanism and confirmed that it would not engage. I had to have a passenger hold the door shut on the short drive home and had to secure the door to the other passenger door with a bungee cord. I have contacted a dealer and will have to have the entire latch replaced and I'm not sure it's covered by warranty at this point. This is an extremely serious safety issue that should be subject to a mandatory recall by Ford.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Ford Fiesta. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign id number: 15v246000 (door latch) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experience a failure. Bp.

The door handles are very flimzy an weak when pulled to open doors n so far both passenger sides have broke off. I'll have to get a picture an send it after. This happened to previous owner an I had to rig handles so I don't lose them going down road.

The car was parked in my driveway and after loading my child into his car seat in the back seat of the vehicle I attempted to close the door and it wouldn't stay closed. The latch wouldn't stay closed so I tried to close it again slowly, then firmer and still it wouldn't close. The door would pop back out. I can push it closed enough that the interior lights will stay off but it will open if I close any other doors or try to drive away. The latch on the door does not stay engaged on the car.

While exiting a major highway, the passenger door flew open on the exit ramp. We were unable to close the door again and had to tie the door through the windows to continue our trip home. I contacted Ford customer service, and although they are aware of this safety issue and a bulletin was issued regarding this malfunction on multiple makes and models, no recall has been officially issued. Therefore, I had to fix the problem at my own expense. Ford refused reimbursement.

Passenger door latch does not secure the door after closure. After passenger entered the vehicle and closed the door, it immediately bounced open again. The latch is no longer operative and does not hold the door in place. Ford have issued a recall on models 2012 to 2014 for exactly the same problem but we have the same issue on 2011 vehicle. My local Ford dealer wants $550 to effect the repair. It seems like Ford should extend the recall to all vehicle affected.

The passenger side door swung open while the vehicle was in motion. Luckily the passenger was not harmed but the door closed swung back very fast and very easily could have caused serious injury. The door has not been able to close since the time of the incident. The vehicle was taken to a Ford dealer for inspection but since it was over 60,000 miles it could not be repaired within the warranty period. The problem is a faulty door latch. Ford just announced it was recalling vehicles for that same problem but it does not include the 2011 model, only from 2012 to 2014 event though its the same part being used.