There are 4 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2011 Ford Fiestain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THE PASSENGER-SIDE SIDE MIRROR INSERT FELL OUT OF THE MIRROR HOUSING LEAVING ME WITH NO MIRROR FOR SIDE VIEWING WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED ON THE STREET OUT SIDE MY HOUSE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OF ANY TYPE TO THE EXTERNAL MIRROR HOUSING. I HAVE THE MIRROR INSERT. IT FELL TO THE STREET UNDAMAGED. THE PLASTIC ARTICULATING BALL THAT HOLDS THE MIRROR INSERT INSIDE THE MIRROR HOUSING WAS WHAT FAILED ON ITS OWN INSIDE THE MIRROR HOUSING, I HAVE THE FAILED MIRROR INSERT.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THERE WAS A REFLECTION ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHILE LOOKING THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY APPLIED TINT TO THE REAR WINDOW HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS COLD. MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD ICED UP. WE HAD TO FIND A TIME WHEN FORD SERVICE COULD SEE THE PROBLEM AND WERE TOLD THE FIESTA NEEDED A NEW WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. $400 WHEN I ASKED SERVICE HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THE MOTOR DOES WEAR OUT. I ASKED WHAT WE COULD DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE MOTOR SHOULD LAST 4 YEARS, THE SAME AS THIS ONE. I'VE NEVER HAD A WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR GO BAD AND I KEEP CARS FROM 10-15 YEARS. *TR
FILLED WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID. ALL LEAKED OUT. TANK SPRUNG A LEAK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *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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