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Good little car for recent college grad
Griffjd, 01/22/2019
2012 Ford Fiesta SEL 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Owned the car for 2 years. No issues with the car that are outside of normal maintenance. The car was great in the illinois. Traveled well, got greatness mileage and was not too bad comfort wise. We recently sold the vehicle because needed something all wheel drive in as we moved to snow belt. This vehicle was okay in light snow but not the greatest in heavy snow. It was a very good vehicle though.
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Working better after transmission replacement
dtwarterian, 09/10/2016
updated 10/04/2021
2012 Ford Fiesta SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
04/02/21 Final update - While my Fiesta is now running fine (I gave it an additional star), after nine years, and putting in $6k in repairs and maintenance into it, I am getting another car. Oh and by the way, it has another recall on it. Lessons learned: 1. Test drive multiple cars (makes and models) with someone in the car who will ask questions, 2. Know what you want in car before you buy 3. Don't let anyone talk you into something you are not sure of, cars are a tool not an investment. I am getting another car and test drove six of them before deciding on the one I am buying. My best to anyone who owns a Fiesta. 9/30/20 no transmission issues since they replace the crutch assembly back in December of 2018. Seems to be running fine. Had a recall on the battery case and some safety locks but other than that it's been fine. 3/30/20 ever since they replaced the clutch assembly in December 2018 it has been running perfectly, no drags shutters or whistles, slowing learning to trust it once more. 3/28/18 Update - Fiesta is still running fine, it still drags and shutters but I am told that, that is a common thing. Still would not recommend, I keep my road service number handy at all times. 3/2017 update: car is running better after its last fix (3rd time in the shop). they had to replace a dirty clutch in the transmission(still has less than 40K miles on it), still do not recommend it. I bought my 2012 Fiesta new, to date it has less than 40k on it, I do not drive a lot. However, there have been 4 recalls on it and it is currently in the shop for the second time in three months! First, they had to replace the clutch because of shuddering and jerking. Yesterday I had to have it towed to the shop for transmission issues. I am very disappointed in Ford and even though I have been a loyal Ford customer, this pretty much changes my mind. There is obviously as issue with the transmission, yet Ford doesn't want to spend the $$ to make a quality car.
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MY DOORS
adenapathways, 07/26/2017
2012 Ford Fiesta SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I have had nothing but problems with my door and now door handles. I was leaving for a cruise and went to close my doo and it would not close. It made for an interesting start to my vacation. They did repair this under warranty and recall. However I had to take it back the following Monday because the driver window wouldn't go down due to something during the first repair. Now my drivers door is not opening from the out side and they are telling me around 300 to repair the handle. I have talked to many people and this door has a plastic piece that attaches to the door handle and it breaks frequently. I was told you cant just buy the plastic part you must repair the whole handle. I guess I'm upset because this drivers door has given me nothing but problems and now it is out of warranty and it seems that this should also be covered under the recall. Now my transmission is slipping I also hear this is a recall and there is currently a Class Action Suit on the transmission.........
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The best car under $18,000
brandonh3, 03/01/2013
2012 Ford Fiesta SEL 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This is the most fun on 4 wheels I've ever had. I let people drive my car and they compare it to a high performance mini-sports sedan. The thing corners like it's on rails, gets over 40mpg regularly, has one of the BEST sounding stereo systems from the factory and has safety features out the wazoo. The up and coming 2014 Fiesta ST will be incredible. My car, with 120hp, accelerates fine. I can't imagine it with almost 200hp!!
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100peter, 10/08/2013
updated 04/11/2018
2012 Ford Fiesta S 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have a Fiesta Zetec with a 1.4 TCI engine. I have had this car since 2010 and until early this year I have had no problems. A knock started to appear when I turned the steering in either direction. The vehicle was taken to both a Ford garage and an independent garage but despite changing the tie bar links the knock was still present, and after the vehicle had been lifted off its wheels the knock was more excessive. I discovered the cause of the problem and have informed both garages of what I had discovered. By unlocking the steering when height adjuster and lowering the steering wheel by a very small amount (5mm) the knock has been resolved. Although adjusting the column position will resolve the knock it is not the permanent solution as the power steering pack still moves on the column and still today Ford have not accepted this is an issue and have not resolved the problem Still no resolution to the steering knock 2018
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