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The contact stated while his girlfriend was driving at 45 MPH with him in the front passenger seat, another vehicle suddenly crossed in front of the vehicle, causing the vehicle to crash into the rear end of the other vehicle. The front driver's side air bag and the passengers' side\u2026"],["2022-05-16","Wheels","The lug studs have \"swollen\" making it impossible to change a tire. I was told both by the tow truck driver who showed up to change the tire, and the tire shop where I took the car, that this is a known issue with this make/model and that you have to take it to a Ford dealership to be addressed."],["2022-05-09","Power Train","The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle and attempting to drive, the transmission failed to shift properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"EA26004","component":"ENGINE","opened":"2026-07-31","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Timing Belt Failure","summary":"On December 18, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE25020 to investigate instances of timing belt failure in model year (MY) 2015-2017 Ford Fiesta and MY 2015-2018 Ford Focus vehicles manufactured by Ford Motor Company (Ford), equipped with a 1.0L engine and manual transmission (subject vehicles). Additionally, MY 2018-2021 Ford EcoSport and MY 2016-2018 Focus vehicles with a 1.0L engine and automatic transmission were analyzed as peer vehicles because they utilize a wet timing belt comprised of similar material as the timing belt in the subject vehicles. Through the PE, ODI investigated a potential\u00c2\u00a0failure/degradation of the timing belt that may affect oil pump functio"},{"action":"PE25020","component":"ENGINE","opened":"2025-12-18","closed":"2026-07-31","campaign":"","subject":"Timing Belt Failure","summary":"On December 18, 2025, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE25020 to investigate instances of timing belt failure in model year (MY) 2015-2017 Ford Fiesta and MY 2015-2018 Ford Focus vehicles manufactured by Ford Motor Company (Ford), equipped with a 1.0L engine and manual transmission (subject vehicles). Additionally, MY 2018-2021 Ford EcoSport and MY 2016-2018 Focus vehicles with a 1.0L engine and automatic transmission were analyzed as peer vehicles because they utilize a wet timing belt comprised of similar material as the timing belt in the subject vehicles. Through the PE, ODI investigated a potential\u00c2\u00a0failure/degradation of the timing belt that may affect oil pump functio"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.143,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Optional","variant":null},{"desc":"5 HB FWD","overall":4,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.143,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Optional","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":35,"ncap":4,"complaints":178},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}