2016 Ford FIESTA - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"the contact owns a 2016 ford fiesta. the contact stated that upon starting the vehicle and shifting into drive(d), the vehicle rolled but failed to respond as needed with the accelerator pedal depressed. the contact stated that the vehicle then stalled. after restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular failure. the “service transmission” warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission control module (tcm) and the contact was informed that the tcm needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the nhtsa hotline for assistance. the approximate failure mileage was 69,000."

"the contact's daughter owns a 2016 ford fiesta. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to reverse. the service now warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was informed that the failure was due to the tcm. the local dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the nhtsa hotline. the failure mileage was approximately 110,000."

"the vehicle is experiencing a common know issue with the tcm. after power loss, after having the battery replaced, the vehicle was having transmission issues. the codes pulled from the car were p06b8 and p0606. these codes are well know with the ford fiesta for failure of the tcm. there is an extended warranty coverage for 2011-2015 fiestas that should clearly extend to this year as well. it has the same transmission. ford claims they corrected the issue with new parts. the part number on the cars pcm matches those of the extended warranty. the warranty is to extend to 100,000 miles or 10 years. the vehicle meets both those requirements. the vehicle was manufactured in the same facility in mexico that the other faulty modules were installed. it was manufactured only a few months after the supposed change in part."

"i just had the tcm updated by the local ford dealership and the transmission is still kicking out of gear while i am driving down the interstate! the engine light did not come back on yet. this costed $410.00 i think it’s fords responsibility to make this right seeings there’s been lawsuits over this issue!"

"parked vehicle in space and in 1st gear. clutch engages while fully depressed causing car to lose control and not able to stop."

"the car started to not reverse. then took several times to start. started shuddering while driving very slowly and it is extremely dangerous! i have two young children. i have been with out a vehicle for 2 months and its really affecting our lives. ford charged me $283 to diagnosis it has a faulty clutch. quoted $4100. i cant afford that since i cant even get to work with out my car. it should have a recall for my vin. i have seen others with this same issue. please take my complaint seriously and please help!!!!!"

"the contact owns a 2016 ford fiesta. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was shaking abnormally. the contact stated that the gear shifter was inoperable. the contact stated that when she depressed the accelerator pedal the vehicle would not accelerate. the vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. the contact was informed that the powertrain control module had failed. the contact was informed that the transmission clutch needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the contact stated that the failure reoccurred. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer and was diagnosed with a failed tcm. the contact was informed that the tcm needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the contact was informed that the tcm needed to be replaced again. the vehicle was repaired; however, after retrieving the vehicle the failure recurred. the contact stated that the dealer informed her that the failure was with the third gear. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact stated that she had not been able to drive her vehicle for almost two years. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 119,000. the vin was unavailable."

"the contact owns a 2016 ford fiesta. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the gear shifter was inoperable. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. the contact was informed that the transmission or the tcm needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. the failure mileage was approximately 98,000."

"the battery in the car died which caused the tcm to fail requiring a new replacement. my car was built in may of 2016 which leaves it outside the recall date per this article which forced me to cover all the costs: customer satisfaction program 14m02 https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/mc-10226944-0001.pdf although my car is outside of this window, it failed due to the same dps6 automatic transmission tcm listed in this recall and i would want to see my car's model year added to this recall."

"it seems the clutch is bypassing when stopped at a stoplight or sign. you can pull out but you have to let the clutch pedal all the way up and then push it in again. if you set too long it will try to inch forward. the car only had 46,000 miles when it started. i have talked to other people and obviously ford has a problem and doesn’t want to fix it."