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2011 Ford Fiesta stability control problems

18 complaints about stability control have been filed for the 2011 Ford Fiesta, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
18 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
38,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When stability control problems show up

Stability control complaints by mileage, 2011 Ford Fiesta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 38,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 38,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 57% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 stability control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 38,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

I reported to sterling mccall on 8/18/14 at 5:50 p.m. The problems that I have been having with my 2011 ford fiesta. I also reported the customer satisfaction program 14m01 .0n 8/20/14at 7:19 a.m. I brought my vehicle into sterling mccall. Sterling mccall refused to fix the problem. I reported to legacy ford on 9/5/14at 4:05 p.m. To [xxx]. The problems that I have been having with my2011 ford fiesta. I also reported the customer satisfaction program14m01. On 9/11/14at 6:59 p.m. I brought vehicle into legacy ford.

January 2015 CrashInjury

Early model 2011 ford fiesta are not equipped with defeat-able traction control. Late model 2011 and all 2012 models have a menu to disable the feature. Moderate snowfall. Approximately 4-6 inches. If vehicle is stopped because of traffic, or a stop sign or becomes stuck in the snow it is not possible to turn off the traction control feature on the vehicle to get moving again or to get un-stuck. The traction control is so aggressive that the wheels will literally not turn if any slip is detected.

Reported at 1,000 miles, December 2010

Other problems reported for the 2011 Ford Fiesta

Stability control problems in other years

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