2012 Ford Fiesta body problems

Filed Oct 29, 2025 · Acceleration, Body · CO · 1 injury

I was driving to work this morning; the car made a horrible "clunk" when I accelerated to around 20 then lost power and nearly crashed. The car then displayed error lights (yellow CEL, yellow wrench icon, HEAD unit showed "transmission issue service immediately" This is a direct result of the DPs6 transmission put into all 7th gen Ford Focus/Fiesta models. This DCT transmission has been replaced 3 times for this particular car and failed the same manner each time - meaning 3 near accidents have occured because this transmission fails. Across the USA; more than 50 people have been injured as a result of this transmission failing.

Filed Aug 6, 2023 · Body · FL

Nothing

Filed May 10, 2021 · Body · NV

Front passenger door latch don't stay shut and not able to latch shut, moving turning left the door swung open.in city street.. Notice it was on a recall... Turned it in on april 6,2021

Filed Feb 16, 2020 · Body · 75,000 miles · FL

After a recall of door latches that were replaced I have had 3 other latches malfunction. Most recently my driver side door. I had talked to my dealership and they told me I am responsible for the repair now. They did repair one latch after the recall work was done under warranty. I currently cannot safely drive my vehicle!

Filed Aug 5, 2019 · Body, Locks · 153,750 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fiesta. The contact stated that the rear passenger door was stuck in the open position. The contact attempted to close the door, but was unsuccessful. The dealer was not contacted and the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 153,750. The VIN was unknown.

Filed Jul 13, 2019 · Body · 72,386 miles · OR

The passenger-side door will not open from the inside.

Filed Jul 3, 2019 · Body · 40,000 miles · PR

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fiesta. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the rear driver's side door was open. The contact attempted to close the door unsuccessfully. The contact also stated that the front driver's side door had to be repaired under warranty because of the same failure three years ago. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

Filed Jun 27, 2019 · Body · 32,682 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fiesta. The contact stated that the trunk lid failed to close properly and the 'boot open' warning indicator was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to pallotta ford lincoln (located at 4199 cleveland rd, wooster, oh 44691, (330) 345-6600), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 32,682.

Filed May 31, 2019 · Body · 88,000 miles · GA

Door latch on the driver side and passenger rear door not working.

Filed Jan 17, 2019 · Body · 84,000 miles · PR

While the vehicle was parked I attempted to close the right rear door and the door didn't latch/close. Took the car to the dealer (fajardo ford, puerto rico) and I was informed that the VIN number was not included in the safety recall. Dealer didn't repair the door. I attempted contacting ford customer service on two occasions but have not received any response from them.