Static through speakers - possible cause, alternator, spark plugs, or faulty wiring. Passenger air bag light - comes on and off on its own randomly. Overheats - with fluids all topped off and car parked and running for 5 minutes it will start extremely overheating with visible smoke. Not sure why. Wire cover - plastic panel on ground towards front of door on driver side needs better coverage. Panel just keeps popping off showing wires. Not sure to what. If gets wet from getting in and out of car can shock you while your driving if touch it just right. Emergency break - don't work Warming indicator - says doors are open when they aren't. Headlights - work when they want to. Theft alarm - don't work Hood pop lever - the lever to pop your hood isn't connected well. The whole lever is just hanging under my steering wheel from the cords. Not latched into anything just kinda floating in the air, makes it hard to pop the hood, can be a distraction while driving with something hitting your knee. Belt buckles - when using seat belts, comes unclicked randomly while driving or won't buckle at all when first trying to put it on. Trunk - unlatches and opens randomly while driving or parked. Shocks? - not sure if it's shocks or what it is. But there is no comfortability while driving. You can feel every bump, pot whole, Crack, anything you drive across. Think it messed up my bearings because of it. But I'm not a mechanic so these are just examples of what's going on and what i think.
Ford Fiesta airbag light comes on
24 of the 3,179 owner complaints about the Ford Fiesta describe airbag warning light, most of them for the 2015 model year.
- owner complaints
- 24
- worst model year
- 2015
- typical mileage
- 64,000
By model year
Often reported together
Stalling 2Seat belt 2Jerking 2No deployment 2Slipping 1Overheating 1Headlights 1
What owners say
Air bag light on intermittently, then recently it's been continuously on
Car accelerates shifting weirdly, airbag light came on after a few days of signing the lease. I believe this is something that needs to be checked out. The RPM jumps up and down while idling. I feel like this car is very new and shouldn’t have engine problems. Has been routinely maintained.
Airbag indicator light on. Took to repair and can’t fix
Fan stopped working out of no where causing car to over heat happened multiple times even after being replaced. Airbag lights say airbag on passenger side is off even when someone is in the seat this happens alot. Back driver side turn signal will not work and everything has been changed and looked at by several mechanics. When driving it sometimes does not want to shift wants to just stay at one rpm and jerk
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that the air bags had been inoperable since 2016. The contact stated that the air bag warning light had remained illuminated for several years. The vehicle was taken to several dealers who diagnosed the failure to be seat belt retention failure. The vehicle was not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,850.
The car was stationary in my yard and when I started driving the airbag light would turn on and when I turn off the car and on again would go away then would return again being stationary
Air bag light on continuously
The passenger air bag light stays on all the time. Ford dealer couldn't decode the problem. They ask that the problem should be identified.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fiesta. While driving 60 MPH on the freeway, the contact felt an explosion and the vehicle stalled. It was unknown if any warning indicators were illuminated besides the air bag indicator, which was already illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to ford of orange (1350 w. Katella avenue, orange, ca 92867, 888‑697‑3989) where it was diagnosed that the transmission was damaged. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 99,000.
Related recalls
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Ford is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Fiesta vehicles, manufactured from November 3, 2009 through September 21, 2012. The vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection." The passenger side curtain air bag will not deploy in the event of a side impact collision when the front passenger seat is empty. Although the side curtain air bag system was designed to suppress the side curtain air bag under this scenario, that information is not explained in the owner's guide for these vehicles as required by FMVSS No. 208.
- Risk
- An occupant in the right rear seating position will not have coverage from the side curtain air bag in a side impact collision when the front passenger seat is empty, increasing the risk of injury to the right rear occupant.
- Remedy
- Ford will notify owners and dealers will reprogram the vehicle's software free of charge so that it no longer suppresses the passenger side curtain air bag when the front passenger seat is empty, and consistent with the description in the owner's guide. The safety recall began on October 26, 2012. Owner's may contact Ford at 1‑866‑436‑7332.
Recall number 12V488000 · Recall details
Questions about the Ford Fiesta airbag light
Why does the airbag light come on in the Ford Fiesta?
Owners who report it most often also describe engine stalls while driving, seat belt won't latch or retract and jerking or lurching.
Which Ford Fiesta years have airbag warning light problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2015 (6 complaints), 2011 (5 complaints) and 2013 (5 complaints).
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