There are 7 owner-reported brakes complaints for the 2011 Ford Fiestain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Brake peddle started to feel soft. Performed front brake job. Peddle still felt soft. Took to local mechanic said back breaks needed replacing along with some other items. Took vehicle to second mechanic for second opinion. At that time they replaced brake master cylinder all rear brake components, brake fluid flush and after completing that work mechanic came to us and said this vehicle will be needing a whole new ABS system and that cannot be done because Ford and other companies stopped making the parts to complete the job. He then said the Venice is unsafe to drive and can not be fixed due to lack of parts.
I LEASED AND THEN PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW 8 YEARS AGO. AT AROUND 3,000 MILES, I BEGAN HAVING BRAKING ISSUES. I WOULD GO TO BREAK AND THE PEDAL WOULD ALMOST TOUCH THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT SO I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT TOOK ME 3 SEPARATE VISITS TO GET IT PROPERLY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY FORD. TURNED OUT, THE VEHICLE HAD A FAILED MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD TO HAVE A NEW ONE INSTALLED. NOW, 7 YEARS AND ABOUT 84K MILES LATER, I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. I AM UNABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE CAR, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE WELL. I TOOK IT TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER ONCE AGAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT STATED IT IS INCREDIBLE RARE FOR THIS TO FAIL IN ANY VEHICLE. THEY WERE BOTH SURPRISED THAT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE AFTER SO FEW MILES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS BEEN REOCCURRING ON THE VEHICLE. I CALLED FORD DIRECTLY AND THEY STATED UNTIL THE PART IS OFFICIALLY RECALLED, THEY ARE OFFERING NOT CONCESSION OR WARRANTY TO REPAIR THE PART. THIS PART RARELY FAILS IN VEHICLES AND LAST TYPICALLY AT LEAST 125K MILES. I WILL NOW HAVE HAD TWO IN LESS THAN 87K MILES. IT IS NOT A REPAIR YOU CAN AVOID FIXING EITHER AS IT WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SAFELY STOP ONCE THE ISSUE BEGINS.
BRAKE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF GRINDING DURING NORMAL DRIVING. FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR
FIESTA WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE MOVING. IT WOULD NOT RETURN TO 'DRIVE' OR REVERSE OR 'LOW' UNTIL STOPPED ( IN TRAFFIC ) , KILLED ENGINE, AND RESTARTED. BRAKE PEDDLE FELT 'LOCKED' WHEN RE-STARTING. IT RAN OK UNTIL LATER IN DAY WHEN IT FAILED TO DRIVE AT ALL AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER. FAILURE WAS ALWAYS WHEN MOVING IN TRAFFIC.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES EMITTED A VERY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY DIRT AND THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. ...UPDATED 08-03-12 *BF
MY FORD FIESTA IS A GOOD AUTOMOBILE. HOWEVER THERE IS A PROBLEMATIC DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKE LEVER TRAVEL AND SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE A SIZE 12 FOOT AND THERE IS INADEQUATE SPACE FOR PROPER CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR. MANY TIMES MY FOOT MUST SWING COMPLETELY TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE CENTER CONSOLE TO CLEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TO ACCELERATE THE CAR. ALSO THE BRAKE LEVER TO THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS WAY TOO MUCH TRAVEL FOR SUCH A SMALL AUTOMOBILE. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN A EMERGENCY STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES PAST A POINT WHERE THE TOP OF MY SHOE TOUCHES THE ACTUAL LEVER ARM THAT THE PEDAL IS ATTACHED TO, THEREBY RESULTING IN UNPREDICTED SUDDEN INCREASE IN BRAKING. THE BRAKE PEDAL ITSELF IS TOO SMALL IN WIDTH FOR BIG FEET. I ALSO MANAGED ONE TIME WHILE BRAKING TO TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. OLDER FORD CARS AND TRUCKS REQUIRED ONLY TO TAP THE BRAKE A SMALL DISTANCE BEFORE COMPLETE STOP. WHY DID THIS CHANGE? I HAVE CHECKED THE BRAKE LEVEL FLUIDS AND THEY ARE AS SPECIFIED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. I FEEL WHEN USING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT SHOULD NOT DEPRESS PAST THE POINT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IF THEY ARE LOCATED SO CLOSE. THIS SITUATION MAKES ONE CONSCIOUS CONSTANTLY ABOUT FOOT PLACEMENT WHILE DRIVING. THIS COMPLAINT SHOULD BE E-MAILED TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AT FORD ASAP SO THEY CAN TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. I WOULD NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT REPORTING THIS IN THE EVENT SOMEONE WAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED OF THIS ENGINEERING FLAW. *TR
YOU'VE FILED A PROBLEM INCORRECTLY. THE BELOW COMPLAINT WAS FILED UNDER FIESTA, BUT IT'S CLEARLY AN F250 PICKUP THAT HAD THE PROBLEM. REPORT DATE : AUGUST 4, 2010 AT 04:22 PM SEARCH TYPE : VEHICLE YEAR : 2011 MAKE : FORD MODEL : FIESTA RESULTS : 1 | ALL RECORDS DISPLAYED MAKE : FORD MODEL : FIESTA YEAR : 2011 MANUFACTURER : FORD MOTOR COMPANY CRASH : NO FIRE : NO NUMBER OF INJURIES: 0 ODI ID NUMBER : 10344678 NUMBER OF DEATHS: 0 DATE OF FAILURE: JUNE 9, 2010 VIN : [XXX]... COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC CHECK TO REQUEST RESEARCH. SUBMIT BELOW. GET SUMMARY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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