NHTSA Complaint #11210236 — 2011 FORD FIESTA

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.