2012 Ford Fiesta Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 40about this part
- Share
- 6%of 617 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 27,550miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 40 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2012 Ford Fiesta, 6% of the 617 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 27,550 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.
“I took my car to a Ford dealership to take action on recall 14m01. They replaced the clutch under warranty and returned my car to me. A day later my car flashed a check engine light while I was 45 minutes away from home on the highway. Codes that came up were addressed & the vehicles condition worsened until it went fully into limp mode while returning from an attempt to restart the computer.”
NHTSA complaint #11101272, filed 2018-06, 67,000 miles“The transmission on the car will start giving out and when your trying to drive in road it will start to slow down. I have taken my car for service to Ford for the same reason and other repairs have been done to the car since I bought it brand new from Ford. I believe my car should be bought back I have to keep taking it to get work done on it.”
NHTSA complaint #10680513, filed 2015-02, 4,500 miles“I have been experiencing a shudder when I go from a dead stop. When I had experienced this I took it to my Ford dealership. After they looked it over they said they didn't find anything and it is a year later and it is still doing it and now my check engine light is on. I'm not happy about this at all because I did take to the dealership to get it taken care of and it wasn't. Please help me.”
NHTSA complaint #10678668, filed 2015-01, 27,000 miles“I purchased a 2012 Ford Fiesta automatic literally 3 days ago. After only 3 short days of driving it, it says transmission service now , and also has shuttering in acceleration and delay in acceleration. It frightens me often when I am pulling out, turning or at a stop and go. When trying to accelerate it will shutter then receive a huge burst of speed. Which will then cause me to swerve almost losing control or will cause me to almost rear end the vehicle ahead of me.”
NHTSA complaint #10853184, filed 2016-04, 69,000 miles“I purchased the car in march of 2013 from the first week I owned the car I have complained that the car: shudders and gurgles at take off with no power what so ever, going up a steep hill has no power at all the car gurgles and then once it catches the car lunges forward very fast, when breaking there is a loud noise and the car shudder, the rpms rev high at take off. 1st appointment I was told it was a new transmission system and it had to learn the way I depress the gas. …”
NHTSA complaint #10732140, filed 2015-07, 30 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Ford Fiesta
274 complaintsBody and structure
128 complaintsOther or unknown
78 complaintsEngine
68 complaintsElectrical system
66 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
57 complaintsExterior lighting
22 complaintsBrakes
17 complaintsAir bags
15 complaintsSteering
13 complaintsEquipment
8 complaintsFuel system
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Ford Fiesta
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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