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really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
43,160 miles

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2015 Ford Fiesta fuel system problems

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2015 Ford Fiesta Owner Comments (Page 1 of 2)

problem #37

Mar 312023

Fiesta

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Lost all power to vehicle at freeway speed. Ford dealer indicated fuel pump failure. My vehicle missed existing recall (14S30) for this exact issue by 11 days.

- Fond Du Lac, WI, USA

problem #36

Feb 032022

Fiesta

  • miles
Goes with Incidents: 11501018, 11500972 & 11500985 I am 100% Disabled, but work occassionally via SSA Ticket to Work program, for Amazon, using Ford Fiesta to deliver packages. 2.1.22 I bought 4 new tires from Costco. 2.3.22 I was delivering in a rural area, about 3:30PM. It had snowed. I had delivered to a farm, drove back to main road, but on the way, stopped to look at and take photo from car of some cute horses wearing coats. No one around, road pretty flat. As I went to move forward, this is really bad, the road went UP and it was angled, the car again, took off, as in my other report. Luckily I had my seatbelt on. I believe I had just shifted to Drive, foot still on brake, and this car was like I had stomped down on the accelerator. Also luckily, I was not facing those horses! I couldn't believe it, car went flying UP this road, brakes not working, I could steer, it was taking me right towards a BUSY ROAD. My heart was pounding, going UP this angled road, should have stopped the momentum, it did not. I turned the steering wheel, hard, to the right. Somehow as the tracks in the snow showed, the car did go to the right, but it kept going, across the road I was on, to the left side, into a ditch and a bale of hay! This was about 1 house from that main, busy road. With new tires. 1st a FedEx driver saw what happened, asked about the tracks going to one side then the other. He tried to pull me out, but couldn't. Then a nice farmer and his gf stopped, he had a large 4-wheel drive, after an hour, even with shovels, we couldn't get out, he went back home, brought a 2nd truck, some ropes, they slowly dragged me out, away from hay stacks. They also noticed my basic S-curve, I couldn't stop, so I drove into the hay! This Ford did what it did before, took off with no pressure on the accelerator. It was stopped. I certainly didn't stomp down, I was braking and steering. I was stuck in freezing cold for 2+ hours. Then spent $325 on new brakes, rotors.

- Northville, MI, USA

problem #35

Feb 272022

Fiesta

  • miles
Whenever I put gas in my car, it will not start right away. I have waited close to 15 minutes for my car to finally let me start it and leave the gas station. The check engine light is on. I have a diagnostic test scheduled for next week. I was told by the dealership that there is no recall for my car.

- Greensboro , NC, USA

problem #34

Jan 012018

Fiesta

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I am having issues with the fueling system each and every time I will put gas in my car will shut off after it is turned on.

- Birmingham, AL, USA

problem #33

Apr 112021

Fiesta

  • 86,000 miles
On April 11, 2021, the 2015 Ford Fiesta I was driving unintentionally accelerated into a commercial building at a shopping mall. The car had two incidents of accelerating while applying the brake prior to the final incident where the car ran into a wall and was totaled. The car had never exhibited any braking or acceleration issues before this day. The first incident, I was slowing down to go over a speed bump. As I was applying the brake, the car jerked forward then stopped. It drove as normal through traffic for the next 8 miles. I was close to my destination, as I was applying the brake at a stop light, the car sped up and stopped when I pulled the emergency brake. Again, the car drove fine for the next mile. I was very aware while I was pulling into a parking space. Neither the brake or accelerator was applied as I was coasting into a space. As I applied the brake, the car sped up, jumped the curb and accelerated into the side of a building. According to a witness and supported by pattern of skid marks, at one point the car was airborne. With the distance of about 15 feet between the curb and wall, there was little time to react. In my attempt to pull the emergency brake, I injured my thumb. My passenger sustained various bruises from the seat belt and the front dashboard. Neither the driver nor passenger airbags deployed. According to the black box report, the car accelerated from 0-100% in the final 5 seconds and the brake was applied at 10%-55%, yet the car continued to accelerate. I did not remove my foot from the brake until after the car impact, which is supported by skid marks shown in photos. In August 2019, Ford motor was aware of a transmission clutch shutter issue, but still proceeded with selling the car to an auction. One month later, I purchased from a dealership.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #32

Dec 042020

Fiesta

  • 80,000 miles
I own a 2015 Ford Fiesta and after refueling, the vehicle would not immediately start. After several time attempting the vehicle restarted, the vehicle would not accelerate properly and would loss motive power while driving and stalled at a red light. After driving for approximately one mile, the vehicle would not operate normally.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #31

Nov 172020

Fiesta

  • 104,444 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

After filling up my tank, I left the gas station and immediately approached a red light. When I came to a stop, my engine RPM dipped and my vehicle stalled out. I have noticed RPM dipping that occurs when I stop at a red light, usually after I add fuel. Other than this stall event reported, I have not experienced another, but the RPM dips do occur often, again, after adding gas or filling my tank. The dipping persists usually for at least 30 minutes after adding fuel. Luckily I was able to restart my car right away with no trouble. RPM dipping was observed at each stop on my way home. Intensity of the dip varied.

- Chino, CA, USA

problem #30

Oct 182018

Fiesta

  • miles
After fueling vehicle it turns off.

- Parlier, CA, USA

problem #29

Aug 182020

Fiesta

  • 86,000 miles
The transmission goes into nutural while driving creating a loss of power while in motion. The air bags will not deploy and the light indicatoe is turned on on the dash display. Gas milleage has greatly decreased.

- Apache Junction, AZ, USA

problem #28

Dec 102019

Fiesta

  • 60,000 miles
When you put gas in it don't want to start back. And for no odd reason if you slow down the lights on inside flickers and shuts car completely off

- Ider, AL, USA

problem #27

Apr 142016

Fiesta

  • 8,100 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Occasionally while driving and stopped at stop signals the car shuts off. The car also occasionally shuts off when slowing down. The car always shuts off shortly after fueling, this may occur between 1-4 times after fueling. There has also been oil slowly accumulating around the engine block near the top of the block near the valve cover.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

problem #26

Jan 302020

Fiesta

  • 20,000 miles
Every time gas is fill (and vehicle is off), once done pumping gas, the vehicle will not want to start right away, it will turn off while driving. This only occurs literately after pumping gas. 1/30/20 was the last time it was filled with gasoline. But every week gas is pumped it always happens. This started when mileage was about $20,000 I believe, I immediately called and was informed to call a toll. I also spoke to the salesperson and informed him. I was informed then to change gas type. Also been taking the vehicle for same place (Ford) for oil changes, all the sudden there is an oil leak as well. Unsure how, when exactly it happened. It'F very minor, but interesting being that the vehicle is not that old. On another note just to inform, the suspension or something like that needed to be completely replace due to being factory defected. At the time, vehicle was still under warranty. For both issues.

- Kissimmee, FL, USA

problem #25

Oct 262019

Fiesta

  • 38,990 miles
When finish pumping gas and start the car the car starts to shake and stops completely.

- Cicero, IL, USA

problem #24

Sep 192017

Fiesta

  • 70,000 miles
For about a year in a half now when I put gas in my car and go to start the car, it will sputter and shut off. It will do this for about 5 mins after getting gas. Then I will drive away. When waiting to pull out of the gas station it will shut off. Recently when the car is in park it will sputter a little rpms will go from 1 to almost 0. today 9/12/2019 I was slowing down to a red light and the car just shut off. I coasted up to the light put it in park and started it again. It sputtered and as I came up to the next red light it did it again. This does this no matter how much gas is in the car when I fill up. The dealer won't do anything about it cause it's not under recall. This is very unsafe. I have kids in my car. Not what I want going on with them in the car and in traffic daily.

- Bartow, FL, USA

problem #23

Aug 152016

Fiesta

  • 55,000 miles
After filling the vehicle with fuel, the car will not start for at least 5 minutes. Once driving the rpms will fluctuate rapidly while I have my foot on the gas. The car will have trouble accelerating and then speed up and I have to be careful to stop it. If I have to stop and start too many times in traffic this will also cause the rpms to fluctuate and then the car will stall. I have to throw it in park and then try to restart real fast and when I restart it it accelerates quickly.

- Winter Park, FL, USA

problem #22

Jun 072019

Fiesta

  • 93,000 miles
My fuel pump is failing causing my car to stall at strange times.

- Santa Ana, CA, USA

problem #21

Jun 062019

Fiesta

  • 50,000 miles
I received a recall notice about a year ago warning my vehicle may randomly stall due to a defect with this vehicle. About 6 months later I started experiencing random stalls mainly while stopped at red lights. I have lost my recall notice and when I contacted my local Ford dealer they said the VIN associated with my vehicle was not on the recall list. However, Ford has a public recall relating to a fuel pump warning the exact problem my vehicle is experiencing and it is a huge safety concern. Ford refuses to repair the vehicle.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

problem #20

May 062019

Fiesta 4-cyl

  • 30,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that when starting the vehicle, the fuel tank would indicate a half tank of fuel and after being driven a few miles down the road, the fuel gauge indicated that there was a full tank of fuel. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnostic testing of the failure due to the failure just started. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximately failure mileage was 30,000.

- Cordele, GA, USA

problem #19

Feb 012019

Fiesta

  • 102,965 miles
For several months since I've had the car. It will from time to time stall out. Now it crank but won't start up. You can be driving or idle and the car shakes and stalls out. Due to this it caused my car to overheat. My car will crank but not move at all. The other issue since I bought the car it ran hot. So hot to the point that it crack the radiator hose. I replaced. The car would run hot if you sat idle while driving for too long.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

problem #18

Mar 212019

Fiesta

  • 1,000 miles
The car will stutter every time after fueling up and sometimes stall while pulling out into oncoming traffic. This has been an ongoing defect since purchasing the car. I brought this to the dealers attention years ago and they did nothing about it. I have followed there refueling instructions per there manual since purchasing the car and this makes no difference. This should be a safety recall, this defect creates a very unsafe driving condition.

- Lake Worth, FL, USA

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