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The contact stated that upon attempting to reverse the vehicle, the vehicle failed to reverse as intended. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The contact stated that the transmission nee\u2026"],["2023-12-07","Power Train","The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and depressing the accelerator pedal, the transmission downshifted intermittently. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. Additionally, the contact stated that the message \"Transmission Hot - Wait 5 \u2026"],["2023-12-05","Structure","Drivers door since purchasing the car in 2017 when it's cold out \"winter time\" by drivers door once open, will not latch back and close- takes it warming up before my drivers door will latch and shut . Temps 30 or under , the mechanism freezes and will not allow the door to latch shut"]]},"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":74},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}