Low beams don't work, replaced bulbs and didn't fix checked relay and it was corroded and one of the pins is now stuck in the box. It was stationary
2012 Ford Fiesta electrical complaints
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Headlights are going out while I am driving... It's the juction box. I'm unable to upload any photos..juction box relays are corroded. This started 2019 and most recent two weeks ago.. I'm so afraid the consumer stated the vehicle was taking to the dealer to have recall repair 19b22 completed. At the time the dealer stated the repair wasn't necessary. A few months later the corrosion was found on the power supply terminal to the headlights as well as 3 other terminals. The consumer requested to have to recall repair completed under the recall.
The headlights do not work on the low beam setting. Found the headlight relay to have heavy corrosion. The front most terminal has corroded off of the relay entirely and is now stuck in the electrical box under the hood of the car. I noticed this condition when I was driving home on the highway in the early evening just before sunset. I was able to arrive at home before the lack of light caused any unsafe driving conditions. The fuse is designated r11 on the electrical box. Improper sealing of the electrical box has LED to moisture be aloud in causing damages. Faulty construction from manufacturer.
This vehicle only has 80000 mi and has a engine code of p0606. The computer malfunction and stopped at the light and almost caused an accident. Something needs to be remedied about this
My headlights stopped working and after I replaced the bulbs, the problem persisted. After further diagnostics, it was determined that my car had a corroded relay junction. It ended up costing almost $2000 to repair. I heard from the mechanic and reports on line that other people have been having the same issue for this make and model so I thought it would be worth reporting.
My 2012 ford fiesta has no filtration system to prevent salt and moisture from getting into the engine fuse box. Last year, a mechanic rewired the fuse box low beam relay to a different fuse, now the corrosion has started up again. This forces me to use my high beams until I have to replace the whole fuse box, which is expensive and causes me to be unsafe until I fix the problem. I've seen other instances of this online.
The exact time of the incident is unknown. I had not driven my car at night for at least two weeks before I tried to turn on my low beam head lights when I was parked in a friend's driveway at night. My car's low-beam headlights did not turn on. Upon further inspection it was discovered that the light bulbs were undamaged, but the relay had become corroded. When the relay was removed the corroded prong broke off (or otherwise remained) in the fuse box. Now there is no way to replace the relay, because of the prong in the fuse box. My low beams do not work. My turn signals and my high beams still function, but it is not safe to drive at night with only high beams. So, this is a safety issue. Below is a picture of the corroded relay prong in the fuse box. The prong is blue/green and is located in the upper left hand of the picture. Recently in canada, there was a recall for the same problem for similar ford fiestas.
Due to the poor design of the fuse box located in the engine compartment, the relay (r11) responsible for switching on & off the low-beam headlights has corroded to the point that one of the pins is stuck in the fuse box & is flush with the surface of the box. Initially, this started with intermittent headlight failure--sometimes at startup & other times while driving at night or during inclement weather. The corrosion was missed when I took the car to a ford dealership. Now, the low beams do not work at all due to the complete corrosion of the pin. This has lead to several unsafe situations. I have not been able to see & other cars have not been able to see me when my headlights stop working. I've had to drive with hazards instead of headlights at night to ensure others could see me while I moved my car from the highway to a safe parking spot. I nearly hit a deer I was unable to see due to my headlights going out while driving. From what I understand, this make & model has been recalled in canada because they recognize the significant safety issue present. I don't understand why it is not recognized in the united states.
The low beam lights work intermittently. They shut off while driving. This causes an unsafe condition for the driver, passengers, pedestrians and oncoming vehicles. This happens both while the vehicle is stationary and in motion. It happens in all weather conditions and temperatures. It occurs both during city driving conditions and highway driving conditions. There seems to be a short between the headlight, the vehicle fuse box and the headlight on and off switch. The high beam system is not affected by this problem. Lights have been changed and fuses have been changed.
Stationary vehicle: unsealed engine compartment fuse box LED to corrosion of the headlamp relay terminals. Result was intermittent headlamp function eventually followed by complete headlamp failure.
Due to moisture and debris getting into the fuse box under the hood of the vehicle, the relay for the low beam headlights has corroded and one of the pins is corroded into the fuse box. This has left me without the use of my low beam headlights. I have contacted ford us and was told there was nothing they could do. The repair for this issue will cost approximately $1500 from the dealer for parts and labor without any solution to the sealing of the fuse box. When I called ford us customer service and requested to speak with a supervisor regarding the issue, they hung up on my. This problem has been ongoing with 2011-2013 ford fiestas. This is a safety concern as the headlights just quiet working. This fuse box also controls various other critical components of the vehicle and is tied into the main wiring harness. The corrosion issues can also affect those systems as well.
Ford fiesta 2012 has several problems with the transmission, first the car jerks around and makes a horrible noises. Then the car shuts off randomly while driving. This car is a safety hazard. Stalling and jerking around is not what a car should do. Plus both backseat latches both broke and the doors were unable to close.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fiesta. While driving approximately 25-30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to winner ford (250 haddonfield-berlin rd, cherry hill, nj 08034, (856) 428-4000) to be diagnosed, but the mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code or duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred four times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
I was driving down a city street in my friend's 2012 ford fiesta I noticed a weird smell, I kept going about a quarter of a mile til I reached my destination. My friend gets in the car he noticed the smell . I looked out the windshield and I see a lil smoke coming from the hood, all the sudden alot of smoke comes out . I pop the hood shut the car off and get out of there . My friend runs and grabs fire extinguishers him and another man try to open the hood it won't open you could see the flames coming underneath the car then there is a pop . They take a shovel beat on it enough to open it enough where they could put the fire out. Thank god they were there,no one got hurt. I am enclosing pictures of my car, my friend didn't have full coverage insurance so he's without a car right now . All this happened within 10 min.it was very scarey, I'm glad I stopped at my friend's place because I might not have made it out in time.we didn't make a police report nor did we call the fire department .a piece of the car was laying on the ground after the fire.the hood release burned . That's why we couldn't get the hood open . I am sending pictures after the fire . The car lights and the security system still works and it started right after, we turned it off right away
After tune up, air mass sensor, camshaft sensor,and crank shaft sensor, oil change , car engine blight remains on, and when air conditioning is turned on car loses power to the point it stall and breaks lock and will roll out of control
I have a 2012 ford fiesta which has had nothing but problems over the course of the time I've had the car. On the thursday before the memorial day weekend I put the car into reverse and the car wouldn't stop. We were going very slow and thank goodness didn't hit anything. We hit a curb behind us that stopped the car. I shifted into drive and it moved forward. We took it into the dealership that next morning and they replaced the brake master cylinder and the clutch. I've done multiple warranty claims & I've had ongoing trans/clutch issues that finally resulted with as replacement last month. Now the car is no longer jerking and slipping but it's slower with decreased gas mileage. I've had a sync issue/ radio electrical issue and took it in multiple times, it's still not fixed. Recently the radio/sync completely fails but it's intermittent. Now I'm being told that because the sync/radio issue is intermittent, I have to wait until it's not working completely to take it in. In the last 6 weeks the car has been in twice for brake issues, (I took it back twice in the same day + trans replacement) then again two weeks later. I'm on the third time to the dealership over the sync system in the last year, that is still not fixed.
The fuse box is getting moisture causing headlights not to work properly and no fuses or relays can be changed because they are corroded in the box. Car loses power, radio caught fire, doors lock on there own or don't lock at all, major malfunction of all electrical components. 2011 and 2013 were recalled for this issue. Why wasn't 2012? Car has issues while driving and it's going to cause an accident if not taken care of.
On 6/16/19 I was driving on the i89 in vermont and both of my headlights went out on the interstate. This scared me as I had no visibility on the interstate. My high beams were able to work, and eventually, I turned by low beams back on. They seemed to work. They then cut out again. This happened off and on for the rest of my drive home. Luckily I was able to make it back home. I took my car to the ford dealership the next day. Today 6/19/19 they reported that there was corrosion in my fuse box, and they reported the cheapest option was $500 to clean the box, and replace the pins. I asked them what would stop the corrosion, they said there was no guarantee that the corrosion would stop. When I looked online it appears that several other people have had issues with this same problem. Http://www.carproblemzoo.com/ford/fiesta/headlights-problems.php so it is only a matter of time before someone driving a ford fiesta gets into a car accident because there headlights suddenly stop working on them.
Recently my fiesta has been shutting off while driving. It is a manual transmission and I am not stalling. It happens most often while driving at low speeds or switching gears. It is very dangerous and scary.
Door latches to not work when I was drivin my left door in the back open wide had one accident of it
Electrical short of powertrain control module
I have performed routine maintenance on my car for years. The other day the headlights stopped working suddenly and without warning. The issue ended up being in the fuse box under the hood, which is allowing salt and sand to enter the fuse box without any filtration system of any sort. The low beam relay had completely corroded because of particles getting into the fuse box. We are lucky it is just the lights so far, but unfortunately one of the prongs for the relay was so corroded that it broke off inside the plug. Now, because of ford's poor design of this device, we have to replace the whole fuse box and everything to which it is attached. This is at least a $1300 job. This could have been a different relay that controls a more essential function of the car but thank goodness we found it when it was affecting the headlights only.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fiesta. While the vehicle was idling at a red light with the brake pedal depressed, it spontaneously accelerated. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact had to turn the vehicle off in order to stop. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence and then towed the following day to automax ford (3301 e central texas expressway, killeen, tx 76543) where the total control module was reprogrammed. The contact also stated that the failure occurred two other times since july of 2018. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and filed case number: cas-15591505. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.
When: on july 31st 2018 during drive home after dark on rural wisconsin highway both low beam headlights simultaneously failed in 2012 ford fiesta leaving driver no option but to use high beams for remainder of drive. Fault: the loss of both low beam headlights simultaneously created a dangerous situation for a driver, and oncoming drivers on rural highways. Cause: dealership identified the source of the problem; due to relay pins in fuse box corroded off due to corrosion ' had to replace engine fuse box under hood because the pin was corroded off in the fuse box and could not be removed. Additional fuse relays also showing corrosion. Ford has issued the following for the 2011 ford fiestas which is related to corrosion and loss of exterior lighting. Unfortunately, nothing is being done currently for model year 2012 fiestas. Customer satisfaction program 17b16 ' battery junction box clean and seal ' 2011 ford fiesta https://ford.oemdtc.com/3241/customer-satisfaction-program-17b16-battery-junction-box-clean-and-seal-2011-ford-fiesta and also, ford has issued recall 17s14 for (2011 ford fiesta) the same issue of corrosion and loss of electrical connectivity for wiring circuits which may make a vehicle less visible to approaching drives which may increase the risk of a crash. In canada, accumulation of dust deposits which contain deicing salts in the provinces included in this recall that can cause corrosion of fuse and wiring terminals in the battery junction box that may result in the loss of electrical connectivity in some wiring circuits. It is ridiculous for a 6 year old vehicle to lose both headlights due to electrical, and corrosion issues! The repair was close to 1,500.
I purchased this car from a used dealer in jan. 2016 not knowing that there was an issue with the transmission (they won't even take it back). This car cuts off in traffic it has been in the shop more than I have had it and now the dealer is refusing to work on it. I have on several occasions tried to trade it but because of the transmission issue no one will trade it. I have tried to get ford to buy it back and they won't I do not feel safe driving this car they knew there was/is an issue and they are refusing to repair. I am left to pay for a car that I can drive for fear of it cutting off in traffic and causing a serious accident and hurting or killing me or someone else. Ford cooperation is sending me to ford dealers that want to sell me new cars I can't afford I am disabled with a limited amount of income. Please anything you can do to help me will be greatly appreciated I have the service tickets for every time it has been in for repair. This is my second complaint to your organization and I have not received a response I complained when I first got the car.
At first the radio would make a loud pop and then would stop working. If you shut car off the radio would come back on. It did this randomly for a month. The next month the radio would make ear piercing burst of sounds while radio was playing then radio shut offf. The ear piercing sound would literally scare the bejeebers out of you. The loud crazy blasts from the radio could definitely cause you to have a accident since it just happen randomly an very unexpectedly. Now my radio will not come on at all but the speakers still make noises with the radio off even with the car off with no keys in the car. It has came on so much it is running my battery down. Today I pulled the radio fuse to hopefully keep my battery from dieing. The radio noises happen at all times driving, stationary and while car was turned off.
I purchased the vehicle pre-owned, 55,000 miles. The car drove fine for 3 weeks and after that would shudder when speeding up. Now just three days ago, onjuly 1, 2017, my vehicle would not start at all. The alternator still has power and we have checked relays and fuses and jumped the battery but the car still will not start at all. I turn the key and it makes a clicking noise in my instrument panel and the needles on the panel start flickering. I was able to start it once but the vehicle showed that there was an engine malfunction to service now.
Ford fiesta, 2012 are not worth anyone's money. The moment I got it, the A/C would not blow anything out, my car would stop at stop signs and in the middle of the road when not in motion and trying to pass traffic, which is completely life threatening. It has a bunch of electrical issues and will start flashing (the warning signs) and then stop randomly. It is jerking at almost all times and shuts off a ton, I have gotten it checked multiple times and spent more than I can afford. This vehicle is ridiculous and I intend to tell everyone I know!!! I am always scared when driving my own car that I spent thousands on, ford needs to figure this out
Lost power while driving, problem occurred 4 times in the span of driving 10 miles, struggled to get home. Occurred while on freeway, at red light, and high speed or slow speed did not matter. Car would ding the alert sound, several warning lights would flash, and I would be immediately be forced to coast to the side of road each time. Three instances posed serious risk to others as my car lost momentum before safely making it off the road, and other cars had to move around my car. Problem matches the manufacturer communication below from 2015, which means this has been a long term design flaw. This needs to be marked as a safety recall. The federal safety agency id number: 10058725 manufacturer communication number: sb-15b22 summary on certain vehicles, transmission control module (TCM) had developed electrical circuit failures, resulting in an intermittent transmission engagement loss while driving or a lack of power or no start and software needs to be replaced
Vehicle was stuck in park and could not be shifted into other gears. This occurred after driving the vehicle and shifting into park. Once in park it could not be shifted to any other gear. The car could be started and turned off while in park. All other aspects of the vehicle seemed to be okay. Could be an issue with the interlock mechanism, but needed a new shifter assembly.
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