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2011 Ford Fiesta Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
18about this part
Share
2%of 730 total for the year
Median mileage
37,650miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2011 Ford Fiesta, 2% of the 730 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 37,650 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Fuse box is filled with dirt. Apparently it's an issue on 2011 Fiesta. I was not informed by Ford about the issue. They had some type of recall on that: TSB 17b16. I am the original owner. The car shuts down occasionally on idle, while driving in the city. Very sudden, clean shutdowns. No rough idle. Quite often I would not realize that the engine is down until I press accelerator and there is no action. It is out of the blue. Dangerous in traffic!”

NHTSA complaint #11222491, filed 2019-06, 130,000 miles

“My boyfriend went out to start my car up and warm it up for me... It would turn over...then after trying again it started. I went out to go to work and went to back out of the drive way and my car would not go in reverse. I then put it in drive and moved up a little and then proceeded to back out and then when I went to put it in drive again it would go any where.it was like the gear go stuck. …”

NHTSA complaint #10555409, filed 2013-12, 22,000 miles

“My 2011 Ford Fiesta se will not start. Electrical issues , PCM possibly. When you try to start the car all lights flicker, battery is fine and continues to attempt to start even after the key is turned back in non-starting position. The radio and usb/charging ports don't work either. This potential repair is going to cost me more than this thing is worth. Ford shouldn't sell crap. I bought this car because I needed reliable safe transportation not to have a money pit with no transportation and a loan. …”

NHTSA complaint #10862059, filed 2016-04, 96,500 miles

“On july 8th 2020 myself and my nephew was in my car after grocery shopping doing about 70 miles per hour on the freeway a door popped open all four doors this was the second time that I had this recall fix my nephew almost fell out the car Ford is very aware they sent around an internal email at the beginning of this year about january about the doors popping open even after being fixed and they did not alert the public my transmission is causing problems again my transmission and my clutch and other parts of the transmission have been fixed more than 32 times the car is literally a…”

NHTSA complaint #11341040, filed 2020-07, 5,874 miles

“Takata recall had the vehicle approximately one week purchased from a private. I stopped at a stop sign and car died on me and left me stranded at a 4 way stop. I tried to get vehicle started and it started briefly and died on me. I was frantic as I am an older lady with my grandchild that was scared to death. I was pushed off the road by a concerned citizen who helped us push 2011 Ford Fiesta off the road. I had the unit towed and had motor replaced. The car still will not run and I have gone through all my saving on this piece of junk. …”

NHTSA complaint #10925164, filed 2016-11, 71,200 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201911%
201813%
201723%
201611%
201510%
2014112%
2013132%
201271%
2011182%

Other parts of the 2011 Ford Fiesta

Transmission and drivetrain
366 complaints
Body and structure
125 complaints
Engine
108 complaints
Electrical system
96 complaints
Other or unknown
68 complaints
Vehicle speed control
57 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
41 complaints
Fuel system
26 complaints
Steering
26 complaints
Air bags
23 complaints
Brakes
17 complaints
Engine cooling
12 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Ford Fiesta

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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