Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Ford Fiesta has 20 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
20
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2024 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there... |
| Jun 1, 2023 | ENGINE | Car TCM blew and Leif Johnson refusing to schedule repairs with loaner car for fix. |
| Nov 25, 2022 | ENGINE | Transmission malfunction |
| Jul 11, 2022 | ENGINE | Dp26 automatic Transmission seals leak contamination of clutch. Constant problems with transmission... |
| Apr 23, 2020 | ENGINE | MY TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP REPEATEDLY AFTER I TOOK IT TO FORD WHERE THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS ... |
| Jul 29, 2019 | ENGINE | I SAVED FOR THREE YEARS TO PURCHASE A CAR. AND TRUSTED THE FORD NAME. MY 2012 FIESTA, WITH 60,000 ... |
| Jul 19, 2019 | ENGINE | POWER SHIFTING CLUTCH ISSUE. FORD SOLD ME A DEFECTIVE MOTOR UPON SALE. THEN THEY TRIED TO BUY MY CAR... |
| Jun 28, 2019 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TERRIBLE SHUTTERING FROM THE TRANSMISSION, I HAD TO BRING IT TO THE LOCAL FORD AFTER I CHANGED THE B... |
| Sep 16, 2016 | ENGINE | CAR STALLS WHEN DRIVING, USUALLY WHEN FOOT IS TAKEN OFF GAS PEDAL, IE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THOUGHT... |
| Apr 4, 2016 | ENGINE | MANY TIMES WITH IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS MY FORD 2012 FEISTA WILL JUST TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, IT DOES... |
| Apr 15, 2015 | ENGINE | SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN DEC 2012 I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM, IT'S NOW 2015 STILL THE PROBLEM IS NOT FI... |
| Jul 26, 2014 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | RESERVOIR BOTTLE NEEDS TOPPING OFF EVERY 5000 MILES SEEMS TO BE A LEAK SOME WHERE. *TR |
| Mar 14, 2014 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUTTERED. ... |
| Mar 12, 2014 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE ACCELERATING AFTER BEING AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHOOK... |
| Jan 22, 2014 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A SHUDDER WHEN I GO FROM A DEAD STOP. WHEN I HAD EXPERIENCED THIS I TOOK IT... |
| May 8, 2012 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | PURCHASED MY FIESTA IN MARCH 2012. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SHUTTERIN... |
| May 1, 2012 | ENGINE | I BOUGHT MY 2012 ON MAY 1 2012, AND AT 101 MILEAGE IT WAS IN FOR BATTERY LIGHT ON , THEN 08/20/12 BA... |
| Feb 28, 2012 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, DRIVER WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED THROUGH ALL THE GEAR... |
| Sep 14, 2011 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW FORD FIESTA 2012, IN THE FIRST WEEK ON USING THE CAR I STARED TO HE... |
| Aug 18, 2011 | ENGINE | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY, AS IF TAKING OFF IN SECOND GEAR. AS YOU... |