2014 Ford Fiesta problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (176) · Engine (48) · Structure:body (47)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
393 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (7)
Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch 2020-06-08 · campaign 20V331000 · 2,147,323 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Fiesta, 2013-2014 Fusion, 2015 Mustang, 2013-2015 Escape and C-Max, 2012-2015 Focus, 2014-2016 Transit Connect, 2013-2014 Lincoln MKZ, and 2015 MKC vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under recalls 15V-246, 16V-643 or 17V-210, however the repair may not have been completed properly. A component within the door latches may break making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to beli
Risk: A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the latch date codes to confirm if the repair was done correctly, and replace the side door latches if necessary, free of charge. Owners will also have the option to inspect their own vehicle's door latches and enter the date codes into a website to determine if the latches are correct. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 27, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S30.
Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch 2020-03-23 · campaign 20V177000 · 288,110 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Fiesta, 2014-2016 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles sold, or ever registered in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A component within the door latches may break making the doors difficult to latch and/or lea
Risk: A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and Ford or Lincoln dealers will replace the side door latches, free of charge. The recall began September 21, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S15.
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine 2017-03-27 · campaign 17V209000 · 208,584 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Escape, 2014-2015 Fiesta ST, 2013-2014 Fusion and 2013-2015 Transit Connect vehicles equipped with 1.6L GTDI engines. If the vehicle is started and driven with an insufficient level of coolant within the engine cooling system, the engine cylinder head may overheat, crack and leak oil.
Risk: If the cylinder head cracks and leaks oil, the oil may contact a hot engine or exhaust component, increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install a coolant level sensor and the supporting hardware and software, free of charge. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed April 21, 2017. The recall began on January 5, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17S09.
Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch 2017-03-27 · campaign 17V210000 · 191,432 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Fiesta, 2013-2014 Ford Fusion and 2013-2014 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. A component within the door latches may break making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.
Risk: A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace all four door latches, free of charge. The recall began May 1, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S16.
Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch 2015-04-24 · campaign 15V246000 · 456,440 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) notified the agency on April 23, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured July 1, 2012, to May 31, 2013, and 2012-2014 Fiesta vehicles manufactured February 1, 2012, to May 31, 2013. On April 30, 2015, Ford expanded the recall to cover an additional 119,567 vehicles, including certain model year 2011 Ford Fiestas manufactured from November 11, 2009, to May 31, 2013 and certain model year 2013 Ford Fus
Risk: A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace all four door latches with an improved part, free of charge. Interim notifications were mailed to owners on June 5, 2015. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S16.
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump 2015-01-09 · campaign 15V005000 · 54,543 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) notified the agency on January 8, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2014 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured April 15, 2014, to May 8, 2014, and 2015 Lincoln MKC vehicles manufactured April 21, 2014, to May 15, 2014. On April 30, 2015, Ford expanded the recall to cover an additional 45,505 vehicles, including certain model year 2014-2015 Ford Transit Connect vehicles manufactured November 11, 2013, to August 29, 2014, 2014-2015 Ford Fiesta vehicles manufac
Risk: If the fuel pump fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began on February 27, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S30.
Fuel System, Gasoline:storage 2014-07-02 · campaign 14V402000 · 175 vehicles
Defect: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014 Ford Fiesta vehicles manufactured October 25, 2013, to February 27, 2014. Due to a manufacturing error, the fuel tank may leak.
Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Fix: Ford has notified the affected owners. Dealers will replace the fuel tank, free of charge. The recall began on July 14, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S12.
Service bulletins (108)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-25 · 26L02 · Other
customer satisfaction program 26l02 certain 2014-2021 model year various vehicles 1.0l fox classic engine timing belt and oil pump belt interval change
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-29 · 25H05 S1 · Other
harvest program 25h05 – supplement #1 certain 2011-2021 model year vehicles software verification harvest program
Unknown Or Other 2026-02-24 · SSM 54601 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. unlike the integrated wired keypad, the accessory wireless keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the
Unknown Or Other 2025-11-19 · 25H05 · Other
this is a proactive investigation program by ford motor company to inspect a limited number of affected vehicles that are customer-owned. ford is voluntarily conducting this program to evaluate the software currently installed on one or more electronic modules in the affected vehicles.
Unknown Or Other 2024-08-08 · 20R01 S1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certain 2014-2015 model year fiesta, 2014-2016 model year fusion, mkz and 2014-2016 model year transit connect vehicles not covered in safety recall: 20s15 or 23s36 door latch replacement and inspection
Equipment 2024-04-24 · SSM 52476 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
all accessory stick-on keyless entry keypads come with a wallet card containing the master code. if the accessory keypad was factory installed, this card will be placed in the glove box and should be handed to the vehicle s owner during initial delivery. unlike the integrated (wired) factory keypad,
Showing the 6 most recent of 108 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-18 · Unknown Or Other“the powershift transmission (pcm, cvt and clutch) 5 times while i owned it i no longer own the vehicle since it happened a 6th time and was undriveable it would stop in the middle of the road after going a few feet ford repaired it 5 times with an extended warranty on these specific parts the failure first appeared less than one year after i purch…”
2026-10-12 · Engine“the "engine oil pressure low, stop safely" warning appeared on the information screen as the car was starting up. the car is available for inspection, but i have not taken it to a ford dealership or a mechanic for inspection. google just said that it is a severe "wet timing belt degradation" issue and that i should not drive the car. the clos…”
2026-07-22 · Unknown Or Other“my vehicle has an active status under ford safety recall 20s15 (nhtsa campaign 20v177) for a fractured door latch pawl spring. the defect has fully manifested: my side door physically will not latch or stay shut. there was no warning that the latch has malfunctioned. i was driving and my door swung open when i made a turn. i’ve been trying to ge…”
2026-05-11 · Power Train“brand new oem ford clutch slave cylinder failed while in traffic. part number dg9z-7a564-b fell apart during test drive after it was newly installed. lost ability to use the clutch pedal and could not pull the car out of gear while in traffic. component was not inspected by manufacturer yet, there were no warning lights on the dash when it occurred…”
2026-04-02 · Unknown Or Other“i was told way back when that door latches had a defect. that there was a recall. colonial ford of danbury ct avoided doing the complete recalls. such is so that i paid out of pocket a transmission rebuild and took ford 2 years to reemburse me the cost. but the door latch recall was still in effect. it turns out that im getting a door open warning…”
2026-03-24 · Unknown Or Other“transmission was supposedly rebuilt back july 26, 3021. now transmission has had a new dual clutch replaced but other concerns are still there jerkiness on accelerations. in 2021 the transmission was not fully rebuild as per recall. only clutch assembly was done and not the back end. which now could be the problem. second, colonial ford sated trans…”
2025-08-25 · Seat Belts“seat belt retractor/pretensioner failed and was causing the passenger seatbelt light to go off. had to repair due to automatic failing of inspection for this issue and the major safety issue this poses. auto shop charged me $784.82 for today's repair and over $300 (don't remember exact amount, if claim moves forward i will contact them for another …”
2025-08-05 · Power Train“ i’m reporting a failure with the transmission control module (tcm) in my 2014 ford fiesta. the vehicle has exhibited consistent issues tied to the known powershift dps6 transmission defect: including gear slipping, delayed acceleration, hesitation, and sudden loss of power while driving—particularly dangerous during intersections or merging situa…”
2025-07-24 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) · 69,000 mi“the contact owns a 2014 ford fiesta. the contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked, and an abnormal sound was coming from the engine. several unknown warning lights were illuminated, and unknown messages were displayed. the contact's wife continued driving at slower speeds. the vehicle was towed to a…”
2025-07-23 · Engine“ford and ford dealearship is not willing to provide or service 15b22 recalls. …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.