2014 Ford Fiesta: fire, smoke or burning smell

8 of the 504 complaints about the 2014 Ford Fiesta describe fire, smoke or burning smell.

owner complaints: 8
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 72,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 12 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year

2019
2
2017
2
2016
1
2015
2
2014
8
2013
3
2012
7
2011
5

What owners say

Filed Jul 1, 2022 · 47,700 miles · LA · fire · 1 injury

The contact owned a 2014 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle caught fire from underneath the hood. The contact was able to safely exit the vehicle but suffered a left knee injury while exiting the vehicle. No medical attention was received. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The contact was unaware if there was a police or fire department report. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and had not yet been deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer transferred the contact to file a complaint with the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 47,700.

Filed Oct 28, 2021 · Engine · 112,729 miles · MO · fire

The contact owned a 2014 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speed the contact noticed that the vehicle would become very hot and coming from the engine and interior of the vehicle and temperature gages was going up and down. The contact placed water in the coolant tank to cool down the vehicle. The contact was going to place a coolant sensor on the vehicle but never had the chance to do it. A few days later the contact was driving at undisclosed speed, the contact pulled into a parking lot and noticed flames coming from the front passenger side of the vehicle under the front wheel which continue to in gulf the vehicle. The contact exit out of the vehicle and called the fire department who extinguish the flames from the vehicle. No one was injured. The police came to the scene but there was no police report was taken. The vehicle was towed to a salvage tow yard where it was deemed a total loss. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 112,729.

Filed Nov 21, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 79,280 miles · PA · fire

Vehicle caught on fire underneath engine area, unsure why as of now but do have fire report. Bought vehicle saturday and by monday it was on fire.oil was spilling out of bottom.

Filed Oct 21, 2019 · Engine · 72,000 miles · MO

While driving the temperature was at the highest level without any warning from the sensors. I turned around and went home and let it sit for a few days. Car would not start. Towed it to the dealership and they said the coolant leaked into the cylinder head and I would need a new engine. I have read other accounts where car stalled or caught on fire. This has had more attention in the uk and ford is doing something about it without issuing a recall but not doing here in the us.

Filed Sep 7, 2019 · Engine · 84,000 miles · CA

My car was idling very rough at start, and was misfiring severely. No check engine lights were coming on. The problem would subside after driving for a couple of minutes, but if the car sat and was allowed to cool for any period of time, the problem would return. I immediately took it to a service center at which point the car the car would not start anymore. I went to start the car in the parking lot and it would turn over but never fire and start. After investigation the shop found the cylinder head had cracked and my spark plugs & cylinders were all full of coolant due to a leak. After minimal research I found this is a known issue of ford ecoboost engines, and there was a nationwide recall in the uk due to this issue causing cars to combust into flames while driving. However, when I contacted ford they told me there was no recall in effect for the same cars in the united states. My car is less than 5 years old and has a catastrophic engine failure that will require a complete rebuild, and could have caused a fire in the engine compartment if I did not immediately take it for service. The shop is building a quote for me that I will upload once available.

Filed Nov 3, 2014 · Transmission · 29,900 miles · MI

Whole front end of vehicle shaking when trying to move forward. Bad transmission fluid burning smell. Once moving every time it shifted between gears it would shake the front end of car. After this incident and starting the car the next day it ran fine until it warmed up. When trying to make appointment to have repaired was told it can take anywhere from 1 - 6 months for this to happening even though I have just have the car in the week before to same issue just not a bad. They did take it in after making many complaints but I don't think I will see it for at least a month and suspect it will have a new trans in it when I get it back. It will fail again and again. Guess it is a good thing I bought the 100,000 mile warranty when I bought the car...

Filed Sep 15, 2014 · Fuel system · 2,000 miles · CO · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford fiesta. Ten minutes after the contact drove into a residential driveway, the vehicle caught fire. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 2,000. Updated 10/23/2014*lj updated 4/21/2015

Filed Jul 20, 2014 · 7 miles · TX

Issues with this vehicle began as soon as we got it. Car constantly stutters like it's about to stall (was told by salesman that it was because car was brand new and once we "broke it in' that would go away). It has not. Does not accelerate when it should and doesn't decelerate when it should, no matter how hard or soft you press the pedals. Car seems to have a mind of it's own. Likes to accelerate when have brake pressed, have almost rear-ended cars in front because of it's lurching forward. When using sport mode, car would not have any more power, but engine would redline. Strong burning smell also. Once car finally got moving, it was very difficult to get it to slow down. You can push brake pedal to the floor but car is still going - and fighting you to keep going. Dealer upgraded software - which seemed to help for the first few days - and told us not to use the sport mode anymore, which we do not. Dealer stated all complaints were not issues, that is how the car works due to the type of engine it has in it. First time ford buyer, first brand new car in a very, very long time. Car is driven to and from work 56 miles everyday, plus leisure. Feel very insecure driving car. Car is not safe and ford needs to be pressured to fix these issues or stop making these type of engines!