2011 FORD FIESTA Structurebodydoor Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS COMING OFF THE HINGES. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAPE THE DOOR TO SECURE IT UNTIL SHE COULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. KOONS FORD LINCOLN OF ANNAPOLIS (2540 RIVA RD, ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401, (410) 224-2100) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2019. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE REAR DOORS OPENED AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN AND WILL NO LONGER LATCH, NOTHING APPEARS BROKEN WHEN LOOKING AT THE LATCH. I HAVE THE DOOR TIED SHUT WITH ROPE. *TR

REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH IS HARDLY EVER USED SINCE ONLY ONE PERSON DRIVES THE VEHICLE. *TR

DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. DOOR LOCK FAILED WHEN I TRIED TO SHUT THE DOOR. *TR

AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT U TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SWUNG OPEN AND WOULDN'T CLOSE. NOW IT SEEMS THE DOOR LATCH WON'T CATCH. NOTHING APPEARS TO BE BROKEN OR DAMAGED, THE DOOR JUST WONT CLOSE. *TR

A COUPLE A MONTHS AGO, MY SISTER TRIED TO CLOSE THE REAR DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DOOR JUST BOUNCED OFF AND I HAVE TO TIE IT TO THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE FORD TOLD ME THAT IT'S NOT COVERED AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS SOMETHING THAT IT'S NOT ONLY MY CAR THAT IT HAPPENED TOO. THIS CAR IS GIVING ME HEADACHES I JUST WANT MY DOOR FIXED IT'S DANGEROUS THAT I'M DRIVING IT THIS WAY BUT IT'S MY ONLY CAR. MY DOOR IS MAKING THE SEAT LOSE BECAUSE OF IT BEING TIED TO IT. THE DOOR WONT CLOSE!! *TR

PASSENGER REAR DOOR LATCH WON'T ENGAGE OR CLOSE. MECHANIC FOUND A DEFECTIVE LATCH ASSEMBLY. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR SUDDENLY COULD NOT LATCH. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO CHARGED $500 TO FIX IT. CAR ONLY HAS 47000 MILES ON IT SO IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. DID NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN SO RARELY USED THE REAR DOORS. I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

WHEN A PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ON THIS VEHICLE, IT REFUSED TO LATCH. THIS IS THE THIRD DOOR LATCH ON THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS FAILED. TWO DOORS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BUT ONE REMAINS BUNGEE CORDED CLOSED DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF THE REPAIR. *TR

WENT TO MY CAR , PUT A BAG IN THE BACK FLOOR , SHUT THE BACK DOOR , THE DOOR BOUNCED BACK AND HIT ME, THE LATCH WOULD NOT CATCH. *TR

DOOR LATCH NOT WORKING PROPERLY. 1. PARKED THE CAR AND REAR PASSENGER OPENED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR 2. CLOSED THE DOOR BUT IT DIDN'T LATCH 3. REPEATEDLY ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR BUT IT WOULDN'T LATCH 4. PUT THE KEY TIP IN THE CENTRAL LOCKING/UNLOCKING AND TWISTED/JIGGLED IT (CENTRAL LOCKING/UNLOCKING IS LOCATED ON THE DOOR JUST ABOVE THE LATCH) 5. CLOSED THE DOOR AND IT LATCHED. 6. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS EACH TIME YOU OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE (PASSENGER EXITING THE CAR). YOU CAN OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE DOOR WORKS CORRECTLY. 7. LOOKED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED AND I SEE MANY ISSUES WITH FORD FIESTA DOOR LATCHES, SO ADDED MY REPORT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH CHILDREN IN BACK SEAT OF VEHICLE AND BOTH REAR DOORS FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. UPON PULLING OVER TO SECURE REAR DOORS, I OBSERVED THAT THE RIGHT REAR DOOR LATCH IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT CLOSE AND THE LEFT REAR DOOR LATCH IS OPEN AND WILL NOT SECURE UPON CLOSING. *TR

I GOT IN MY CAR, SHUT THE DOOR AND DID MY NORMAL START UP ROUTINE. I WAS FOLLOWING MY WIFE HOME AND SHORTLY AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE I LEANED OVER TO THE LEFT LIKE I ALWAYS DO TO PUT MY ELBOW ON THE WINDOW SILL WHEN THE DOOR CAME OPEN. I LOST BALANCE TO THE LEFT AND SLIGHTLY SWERVED AND HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP. THE DOOR FLUNG OPEN FROM MOMENTUM AND BOUNCED BACK AT ME WHEN THE CAR STOPPED. IT HIT MY LEFT SIDE BUT NO MAJOR DAMAGE. MY WIFE STOPPED UP AHEAD AND CAME BACK AND WE WERE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE DOOR POPPED OPEN AND COULD NOT GET IT TO LATCH. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE FIRST SERVICE ADVISER, NOT MY REGULAR SERVICE ADVISER, TOLD ME TO KEEP MY RECEIPT...

I WAS UNLOADING STUFF FROM MY CAR AND SHUT THE DOOR WHEN IT RE OPENED , THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE ANOTHER DOOR DID THE SAME THING ! I CURRENTLY HAVE TWO NON WORKING DOORS ON MY VEHICLE AND BOTH DOORS BROKE WITHIN A MONTH. *TR

MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR WAS OPENED WHEN GETTING INTO THE CAR AND WAS THEN CLOSED BUT IT DID NOT LATCH. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THIS HAS CAUSE MY BATTERY TO GO BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, I CALLED MY FORD DEALERSHIP ZECK FORD IN LEAVENWORTH KANSAS AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND IF IT IS RECALLED THEN I WOULD BE ISSUED A REFUND OR I COULD JUST WAIT IT OUT AND SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED. FOR THE MEAN TIME, I HAVE MY REAR DOORS SECURED WITH A RATCHET STRAP INBETWEEN THE HANDLES DUE TO THE HUGE COST OF REPAIRING THE DOOR LATCHES, MY DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONTINUES TO STAY ON AND MY CAR BATTERY IS BEING DRAINED DOWN EVERYNIGHT PUTTING...

MY HUSBAND WENT TO PLACE MY SON'S TODDLER SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN HE DID HE LATER TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. WE TRIED CLOSING IT SEVERAL TIMES AND NOT SUCCESSFUL. THIS HAPPENED TO THE RIGHT REAR DOOR. MY HUSBAND THEN TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND SAID THAT IT WOULD COST ROUGHLY $500 TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. WE DIDN'T LEAVE IT BECAUSE THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE CARE OF SINCE TO ME IT SEEMS TO BE A CAR DEFECT AND NOT ANYTHING WE DID TO IT. SO WE SAW THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WANT TO UNITE WITH OTHER OWNERS TO GET THIS RESOLVED WITH A RECALL. *TR

DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH IN A PARKING LOT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LEFT REAR DOOR OPENED AND COULD NOT BE SHUT AGAIN DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING OF THE LOCKING SYSTEM. ( DOOR LATCH). *TR

REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH WILL NOT HOLD DOOR SHUT. THE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH WHEN A PASSENGER USED THE DOOR FOR NORMAL ENTRY AND TRIED TO CLOSE IT. NO INITIATING EVENT OR DAMAGE PRECEDED THIS FAILURE. *TR

THE REAR PASSENGER-SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. FORTUNATELY, I NOTICED IT BEFORE I PULLED AWAY. *TR

THIS VEHICLE - DRIVER REAR DOOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACE DUE TO MALFUNCTION DOOR OPEN AND WILL NOT SHUT ON APRIL 3, 2014 I BOUGHT THIS CAR ON MAY 15, 2014 LAST WEEK ON OCTOBER 10TH MY 16YRS OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ENTERING TO THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT THE DOOR OPEN WITHOUT ANY REASON - CONTACTED FORD AND AFTER FIGHTING AS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IS ONLY 34000 MILES IS NOT LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THEY WILL BE FIXING MY CONCERN IS THIS IS THE 2ND TIME SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO THIS VEHICLE AND COULD HAD END UP ON A FATALITY . IS FORD INSPECTING THE REPLACEMENT PARTS OR JUST MENDING THE ISSUE , PER ONLINE LOOKUP HAS BEING AT LEAST 76 COMPLAINS AND THERE HAS NOT BEING A RECALL YET . *TR

LATCH ON BACK DOOR OF DRIVER'S SIDE UNLOCKED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. STOPPED VEHICLE AND DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. TIED BROKEN DOOR ACROSS TO DOOR AT BACK OF PASSENGER'S SIDE. STARTED VEHICLE. LATCH ON BACK DOOR OF PASSENGER'S SIDE UNLOCKED WHILE IN MOTION. SECOND DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. BROUGHT CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP. DEALER REPORTED THAT DOOR PARTS WERE "DEFECTIVE" AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HAD TO PURCHASE NEW DOOR LATCHES AND GET THEM INSTALLED FOR $1,000. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS LUCKY I HAD NO PASSENGERS!!!!! DOORS UNLATCHED WHILE IN MOTION! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT LATCH SHUT. KEEPS POPPING OPEN. HAVE TO KEEP BACK DOORS SHUT WITH BUNGEE CORDS JUST TO DRIVE VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE AUGUST 2ND FOR A PART THAT IS APPARENTLY BACK ORDERED. WAS TOLD BY FORD IT WOULD BE HERE SEPTEMBER 11TH, BUT STILL HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING YET. *TR

I GOT INTO MY CAR THIS MORNING, AND MY DASH ILLUMINATED THAT A DOOR WAS OPEN. THE LED DISPLAY STATED THAT MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS AJAR. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SURE ENOUGH, MY BACK PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPENED. I TRIED TO CLOSE IT, BUT THE DOOR WOULD SIMPLY BOUNCE OFF THE METAL FRAME, NEVER CLOSING. I SEAT BELTED THE DOOR CLOSED AND CAREFULLY, AND SLOWLY DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD NOT OPENED THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE DOOR WOULD DRIFT OPEN WHILE DRIVING, SO I HAD TO KEEP A FIRM HOLD ON THE SEATBELT TO KEEP IT FROM FLYING OPEN. IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I HAD TO MISS WORK TODAY AS MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP ALL DAY. I WORK AN HOUR AWAY...

ARRIVED HOME AFTER PICKING UP DRY CLEANING AND PLACING IT ON BACK SEAT, VIA BACK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. OPENED DOOR TO RETRIEVE CLOTHES, DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT. HAD TO HAVE MY SON SIT IN BACK SEAT AND HOLD DOOR, WHILE I DROVE TO DEALERSHIP, AS THE DOOR WOULD SWING OPEN WHEN I MADE A TURN. TURNS OUT, CAR WAS FOUR DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY, NECESSITATING MY PAYING THE FULL REPAIR COST. BY THE WAY, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT HIS WIFE'S FIESTA WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND SHE WAS THREE DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY. PART WAS BACKORDERED. HE TOLD ME FORD IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM, BUT HASN'T MADE IT A RECALL. COST ME $300+ TO FIX. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND COVER/REIMBURSE OWNERS! *TR

BACK PASSENGER DOOR LOCK SUDDENLY WOULD NOT CATCH. WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED 3 MONTHS AGO ALTHOUGH MILEAGE ONLY 28000. I TOOK IT TO 2 DEALERS. ONE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN AT LEAST 70 CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY THAT THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. AT THE OTHER DEALERSHIP THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT HE HAD ALREADY SEEN ABOUT 5 IN THE LAST MONTH, IN FACT THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE THERE THAT DAY WITH THE SAME ISSUE, ONLY IT WAS A DIFFERENT FORD MODEL. MY LATCH FAILURE WAS UNUSUAL BECAUSE IT FAILED AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. MOST ARE FAILING UNDER WARRANTY. ONE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $600 TO FIX. THE OTHER DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A BREAK SINCE THERE WAS SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND DISCOUNTED IT TO $100. I SUSPECT THAT THIS LOCK FAILURE IS HAPPENING TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CARS,...

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN. I HAD JUST RECENTLY PUT SOME PACKAGES IN THE BACK SEAT AND SHUT THE DOOR. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. IT APPEARED TO BE ANYWAYS. I TOOK IT IN TO BERGE FORD DEALERSHIP TWO DAYS LATER. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW LATCH. THEY SAID THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SO MUCH IN THE FORD FIESTA'S AND FORD FOCUS THAT THEY HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING THE PARTS. APPARENTLY, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECALLS, BUT JUST NOT ON MY YEAR OF CAR. THEY SUGGESTED I GET ASSISTANCE FROM FORD MOTOR CO. SO A CLAIM WAS FILED. AFTER CALLING FORD EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK THEY FINALLY GAVE ME ANY ANSWER ON JULY 30TH. THEY ARE GOING TO PAY FOR A NEW LATCH, BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL AS YET. MY CONCERN, IS IF THAT A CHILD...

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN. I HAD JUST RECENTLY PUT SOME PACKAGES IN THE BACK SEAT AND SHUT THE DOOR. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. IT APPEARED TO BE ANYWAYS. I TOOK IT IN TO BERGE FORD DEALERSHIP TWO DAYS LATER. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW LATCH. THEY SAID THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SO MUCH IN THE FORD FIESTA'S AND FORD FOCUS THAT THEY HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING THE PARTS. APPARENTLY, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECALLS, BUT JUST NOT ON MY YEAR OF CAR. THEY SUGGESTED I GET ASSISTANCE FROM FORD MOTOR CO. SO A CLAIM WAS FILED. AFTER CALLING FORD EVERY DAY FOR A WEEK THEY FINALLY GAVE ME ANY ANSWER ON JULY 30TH. THEY ARE GOING TO PAY FOR A NEW LATCH, BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL AS YET. MY CONCERN, IS IF THAT A CHILD...

WHEN LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE, I NOTICED THAT THE INDICATOR SHOWED THAT THE REAR DRIVER DOOR SHOWED OPEN. WE TRIED CLOSING IT BUT IT WOULDN'T CLOSE. I DROVE HOME WHILE MY PASSENGER HELD THE BACK DOOR CLOSED. ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A FEW HOURS, THEY CONTACTED ME AND SAID THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER AND THAT IT WOULD BE IN AT THE END OF THE WEEK. I TALKED TO THE PERSON ON WED. AND THEY SAID THE PART WAS ON THE TRUCK AND WOULD BE THERE ON FRIDAY SO I MADE AN APPT. TO BRING MY CAR BACK TODAY. AFTER 5 HOURS AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER UNTIL MID-AUGUST AND THAT 2 OTHER PEOPLE BROUGHT IN THE SAME CAR TODAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JS

REAR DOOR LATCHES FAIL TO CLOSE BOTH REAR DOORS. THEY BOTH FAILED APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME. I NOW HAVE THEM TIED TOGETHER FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALER SAID THERE ISN'T A RECALL. THEY ALSO STATED IT COULD TAKE UP TO 3 WEEKS TO GET REPLACEMENT LATCHES BECAUSE FORD CAN'T KEEP UP WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS. THAT TELLS ME THERE IS A PROBLEM. WAITING TO SEE IF THERE WILL BE A RECALL. FORD WANTS APPROXIMATELY $500 TO REPLACE BOTH LATCHES BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I REQUEST YOU CONTACT FORD AND HAVE THEM REPLACE THE LATCHES AT NO COST. *TR

REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY TOTAL FAILURE THROUGH NORMAL USE. UNABLE TO CLOSE & SECURE DOOR. VEHICLE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY COMPROMISED, EXTREME SAFETY EXPOSURE TO VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS. MANUFACTURER (FORD) DECLINED RESPONSIBILITY TO REMEDIATE PROBLEM DUE TO ACCUMULATED MILEAGE BEYOND WARRANTY (36,000 MILES). FORD DEALER USED "BUNGEE" CORDS TO HOLD DOOR CLOSED. FORD CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE ENCOURAGED FILING COMPLIANT WITH NHTSA SAYING..."GO FOR IT". *TR

CLOSED REAR PASSENGER DOOR AFTER PUTTING A BAG IN THE CAR. STARTED TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT WHEN DASH DISPLAY SAID "DOOR OPEN." PULLED DOOR CLOSED...SAME THING. GOT OUT. DOOR LATCH HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. I NOW HAVE DOOR BUNGIED CLOSED FOR THREE WEEKS. CONTACTED FORD AND WAS CONTACTED BY LOCAL DEALER. THAT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO. CALLED BACK ON AUG. 23, THEY KNOW NOTHING OR HAVE DONE NOTHING. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. CANNOT USE BACK SEAT FOR PASSENGERS AT ALL. *TR

1) FUEL LEAKED UNTO THE GROUND UNDER THE CAR.. 2) WHILE DRIVING WHEN I REACHED 60 MPH TO FRONT END OF THE CAR STARTED SHAKING.. 3) DOOR PANEL FELL APART. *JS