2012 Ford Fiesta Exterior lighting Problems

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the low-beam headlights became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the USB port was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with corrosion and a fractured pin. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.

NHTSA ID

11565711

Incident

Dec 31, 2022

Mileage

91,000 mi

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the headlights failed to illuminate. The contact stated that later while driving, they then illuminated independently. No warning lights were illuminated. The failure became recurrent and the low beam headlights no longer illuminated and only the high beam headlights illuminated. The vehicle had not yet been taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnosis or repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed that the diagnosis and repairs were the contact's responsibility and he was advised to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

NHTSA ID

11488949

Incident

Oct 3, 2022

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE, WITHOUT WARNING. THE LOW BEAM RELAY HAD SEIZED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE CHANGED DUE TO CORROSION. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11394608

Incident

Jan 25, 2021

Mileage

40,000 mi

TRANSMISSION REPLACED4 TIMES

NHTSA ID

11389065

Incident

Jan 3, 2013

Mileage

75,000 mi

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK. I LOOKED IT UP ON THE WEB AND FIESTAS IN CANADA HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT FOR SOME REASON NOT IN THE US. CAR WAS MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I TURNED ON THE LIGHTS AND THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WERE OUT.

NHTSA ID

11350066

Incident

Aug 2, 2020

Mileage

120,000 mi

THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK ON THE LOW BEAM SETTING. FOUND THE HEADLIGHT RELAY TO HAVE HEAVY CORROSION. THE FRONT MOST TERMINAL HAS CORRODED OFF OF THE RELAY ENTIRELY AND IS NOW STUCK IN THE ELECTRICAL BOX UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I NOTICED THIS CONDITION WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE EARLY EVENING JUST BEFORE SUNSET. I WAS ABLE TO ARRIVE AT HOME BEFORE THE LACK OF LIGHT CAUSED ANY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE FUSE IS DESIGNATED R11 ON THE ELECTRICAL BOX. IMPROPER SEALING OF THE ELECTRICAL BOX HAS LED TO MOISTURE BE ALOUD IN CAUSING DAMAGES. FAULTY CONSTRUCTION FROM MANUFACTURER.

NHTSA ID

11342073

Incident

Jul 23, 2020

Mileage

118,825 mi

MY 2012 FORD FIESTA HAS NO FILTRATION SYSTEM TO PREVENT SALT AND MOISTURE FROM GETTING INTO THE ENGINE FUSE BOX. LAST YEAR, A MECHANIC REWIRED THE FUSE BOX LOW BEAM RELAY TO A DIFFERENT FUSE, NOW THE CORROSION HAS STARTED UP AGAIN. THIS FORCES ME TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS UNTIL I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FUSE BOX, WHICH IS EXPENSIVE AND CAUSES ME TO BE UNSAFE UNTIL I FIX THE PROBLEM. I'VE SEEN OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS ONLINE.

NHTSA ID

11302350

Incident

Jan 27, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HIGH BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED TO VIEW THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (HAWK FORD LOCATED AT 2525 E MAIN ST, ST. CHARLES, IL 60174) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE BATTERY JUNCTION BOX FAILED; THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

11298125

Incident

Dec 27, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

THE EXACT TIME OF THE INCIDENT IS UNKNOWN. I HAD NOT DRIVEN MY CAR AT NIGHT FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE I TRIED TO TURN ON MY LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WHEN I WAS PARKED IN A FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT. MY CAR'S LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS WERE UNDAMAGED, BUT THE RELAY HAD BECOME CORRODED. WHEN THE RELAY WAS REMOVED THE CORRODED PRONG BROKE OFF (OR OTHERWISE REMAINED) IN THE FUSE BOX. NOW THERE IS NO WAY TO REPLACE THE RELAY, BECAUSE OF THE PRONG IN THE FUSE BOX. MY LOW BEAMS DO NOT WORK. MY TURN SIGNALS AND MY HIGH BEAMS STILL FUNCTION, BUT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH ONLY HIGH BEAMS. SO, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. BELOW IS A PICTURE OF THE CORRODED RELAY PRONG IN THE FUSE BOX. THE PRONG IS BLUE/GREEN AND IS LOCATED IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND OF THE PICTURE. RECENTLY IN CANADA, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FOR SIMILAR FORD FIESTAS.

NHTSA ID

11297773

Incident

Dec 27, 2019

Mileage

81,500 mi

THE LOW BEAMS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I CHECKED AND THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ISSUE IS NOT ON RECALL IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE BOX CORRODING. THE CANADIAN RECALL NUMBER IS 19S28. CAN THIS BE LOOKED INTO AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT?

NHTSA ID

11297570

Incident

Nov 1, 2019

DUE TO THE POOR DESIGN OF THE FUSE BOX LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE RELAY (R11) RESPONSIBLE FOR SWITCHING ON & OFF THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAS CORRODED TO THE POINT THAT ONE OF THE PINS IS STUCK IN THE FUSE BOX & IS FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE OF THE BOX. INITIALLY, THIS STARTED WITH INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE--SOMETIMES AT STARTUP & OTHER TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CORROSION WAS MISSED WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. NOW, THE LOW BEAMS DO NOT WORK AT ALL DUE TO THE COMPLETE CORROSION OF THE PIN. THIS HAS LEAD TO SEVERAL UNSAFE SITUATIONS. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE & OTHER CARS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE ME WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING. I'VE HAD TO DRIVE WITH HAZARDS INSTEAD OF HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT TO ENSURE OTHERS COULD SEE ME WHILE I MOVED MY CAR FROM THE HIGHWAY TO A SAFE PARKING SPOT. I NEARLY HIT A DEER I WAS UNABLE TO SEE DUE TO MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS MAKE & MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED IN CANADA BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE PRESENT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE UNITED STATES.

NHTSA ID

11297542

Incident

Dec 30, 2019

Mileage

129,100 mi

THE LOW BEAMS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. I NOW CANNOT DRIVE AFTER DARK AND IF I HAVE AN EMERGENCY WITH ONE OF MY THREE KIDS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM ANYWHERE. HIGH BEAM AND PARKING LIGHTS WORK. REPLACED HEADLIGHT BULBS AND STILL WON'T WORK. THERE WAS A RECALL IN CANADA BUT NOT THE USA. IT'S BEEN MONTHS AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE FUSE BOX REPLACED. RADIO HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS

NHTSA ID

11291897

Incident

Sep 1, 2019

Mileage

141,000 mi

THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSES AN UNSAFE CONDITION FOR THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS, PEDESTRIANS AND ONCOMING VEHICLES. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. IT HAPPENS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES. IT OCCURS BOTH DURING CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS AND HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SHORT BETWEEN THE HEADLIGHT, THE VEHICLE FUSE BOX AND THE HEADLIGHT ON AND OFF SWITCH. THE HIGH BEAM SYSTEM IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM. LIGHTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND FUSES HAVE BEEN CHANGED.

NHTSA ID

11290741

Incident

Dec 21, 2019

Mileage

108,000 mi

STATIONARY VEHICLE: UNSEALED ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX LED TO CORROSION OF THE HEADLAMP RELAY TERMINALS. RESULT WAS INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FUNCTION EVENTUALLY FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE HEADLAMP FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

11280865

Incident

Nov 18, 2019

Mileage

120,000 mi

DRIVING ON A TWO WAY ROAD, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT. I COULD NOT SEE. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE HIGH BEAMS WORKED. THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING TOWARDS ME AND I HAVE SWITCH TO THE LOW BEAMS. I REACHED MY DESTINATION BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST.

NHTSA ID

11277753

Incident

Oct 17, 2019

Mileage

45,000 mi

2012 FORD FIESTA - LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. WHEN THEY ARE WORKING THEY CAN SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. A LITTLE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE LOW BEAM RELAY FOR THE HEADLAMP HAS SOME CORROSION BUILT UP ON IT AND IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. HAVEN'T YET BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT. THIS IS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENS ON A CITY STREET AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LOSE OF HEADLAMPS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT SEEMS SEEMS TO BE RATHER DANGEROUS. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS A BULB THAT WENT OUT BUT CORROSION ON THE TERMINALS OF THE RELAY MIGHT NOT BE REPAIRABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE COST.

NHTSA ID

11277149

Incident

Oct 22, 2019

Mileage

136,000 mi

ON 6/16/19 I WAS DRIVING ON THE I89 IN VERMONT AND BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS SCARED ME AS I HAD NO VISIBILITY ON THE INTERSTATE. MY HIGH BEAMS WERE ABLE TO WORK, AND EVENTUALLY, I TURNED BY LOW BEAMS BACK ON. THEY SEEMED TO WORK. THEY THEN CUT OUT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED OFF AND ON FOR THE REST OF MY DRIVE HOME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. TODAY 6/19/19 THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION IN MY FUSE BOX, AND THEY REPORTED THE CHEAPEST OPTION WAS $500 TO CLEAN THE BOX, AND REPLACE THE PINS. I ASKED THEM WHAT WOULD STOP THE CORROSION, THEY SAID THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE CORROSION WOULD STOP. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/FORD/FIESTA/HEADLIGHTS-PROBLEMS.PHP SO IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DRIVING A FORD FIESTA GETS INTO A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY STOP WORKING ON THEM.

NHTSA ID

11221158

Incident

Jun 16, 2019

Mileage

85,000 mi

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A DISASTER FROM DAY ONE. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT FORD IS AWARE OF HAVE ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. THE CAR BUCKS AND CARRIES ON ALL THE TIME. WHILE STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT YOU PUSH ON GAS AND IT DOESN'T MOVE THEM ALL THE SUDDEN IT DARTS INTO TRAFFIC. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING AND NOBODY KNOWS WHY. THEN 2 WEEKS AGO ALL THE SUDDEN CAR OVERHEATS AND WITHIN 2 MINUTES DIES CAUSING $2000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. IM TOLD THESE ARE COMMON AND IM LUCKY IT DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE. WHAT'S NEXT. FYI, THE LIGHTS STILL DON'T WORK WHICH CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD. WHY IS THIS CAR NOT RECALLED??

NHTSA ID

11202689

Incident

Apr 3, 2019

Mileage

88,000 mi

I HAVE PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR FOR YEARS. THE OTHER DAY THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE ISSUE ENDED UP BEING IN THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD, WHICH IS ALLOWING SALT AND SAND TO ENTER THE FUSE BOX WITHOUT ANY FILTRATION SYSTEM OF ANY SORT. THE LOW BEAM RELAY HAD COMPLETELY CORRODED BECAUSE OF PARTICLES GETTING INTO THE FUSE BOX. WE ARE LUCKY IT IS JUST THE LIGHTS SO FAR, BUT UNFORTUNATELY ONE OF THE PRONGS FOR THE RELAY WAS SO CORRODED THAT IT BROKE OFF INSIDE THE PLUG. NOW, BECAUSE OF FORD'S POOR DESIGN OF THIS DEVICE, WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FUSE BOX AND EVERYTHING TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED. THIS IS AT LEAST A $1300 JOB. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT RELAY THAT CONTROLS A MORE ESSENTIAL FUNCTION OF THE CAR BUT THANK GOODNESS WE FOUND IT WHEN IT WAS AFFECTING THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY.

NHTSA ID

11132779

Incident

Sep 27, 2018

Mileage

114,000 mi

WHEN: ON JULY 31ST 2018 DURING DRIVE HOME AFTER DARK ON RURAL WISCONSIN HIGHWAY BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY FAILED IN 2012 FORD FIESTA LEAVING DRIVER NO OPTION BUT TO USE HIGH BEAMS FOR REMAINDER OF DRIVE. FAULT: THE LOSS OF BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A DRIVER, AND ONCOMING DRIVERS ON RURAL HIGHWAYS. CAUSE: DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM; DUE TO RELAY PINS IN FUSE BOX CORRODED OFF DUE TO CORROSION ' HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE FUSE BOX UNDER HOOD BECAUSE THE PIN WAS CORRODED OFF IN THE FUSE BOX AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. ADDITIONAL FUSE RELAYS ALSO SHOWING CORROSION. FORD HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING FOR THE 2011 FORD FIESTAS WHICH IS RELATED TO CORROSION AND LOSS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING. UNFORTUNATELY, NOTHING IS BEING DONE CURRENTLY FOR MODEL YEAR 2012 FIESTAS. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 17B16 ' BATTERY JUNCTION BOX CLEAN AND SEAL ' 2011 FORD FIESTA HTTPS://FORD.OEMDTC.COM/3241/CUSTOMER-SATISFACTION-PROGRAM-17B16-BATTERY-JUNCTION-BOX-CLEAN-AND-SEAL-2011-FORD-FIESTA AND ALSO, FORD HAS ISSUED RECALL 17S14 FOR (2011 FORD FIESTA) THE SAME ISSUE OF CORROSION AND LOSS OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTIVITY FOR WIRING CIRCUITS WHICH MAY MAKE A VEHICLE LESS VISIBLE TO APPROACHING DRIVES WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. IN CANADA, ACCUMULATION OF DUST DEPOSITS WHICH CONTAIN DEICING SALTS IN THE PROVINCES INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL THAT CAN CAUSE CORROSION OF FUSE AND WIRING TERMINALS IN THE BATTERY JUNCTION BOX THAT MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTIVITY IN SOME WIRING CIRCUITS. IT IS RIDICULOUS FOR A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE TO LOSE BOTH HEADLIGHTS DUE TO ELECTRICAL, AND CORROSION ISSUES! THE REPAIR WAS CLOSE TO 1,500.

NHTSA ID

11128475

Incident

Jul 31, 2018

Mileage

103,800 mi

ALTHOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS UPDATED PER THE RECALL IT PUTTS OR HESITATES/STALLS WITH THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE AND WORSE ON A REAL HILL. I CAN'T PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC QUICKNOW BECAUSE IT WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT WAY. I TOOK IT TO FORD OF ESCONDIDO AND WAS TOLD THAT SOME PUTTING IS NORMAL BUT I KNOW THIS IS NOT RIGHT. IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. HAS BEEN SINCE LIKE 3 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT.

NHTSA ID

10785885

Incident

Oct 25, 2015

WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE IT WAS SNOWING. ALL OF THE OTHER VEHICLES WERE SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT BLOCKING OFF THE HIGHWAY. EVENTUALLY WE ALL CAME TO A STOP. AFTER WE STOPPED THERE WAS A YUKON THAT WAS UNABLE TO STOP BECAUSE OF CONDITIONS AND ITS LOAD AND HIT US FROM BEHIND. HE WAS PROBABLY GOING 35 MPH. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S HEAD FLUNG BACK AGAINST SEATS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER HAS SUFFERED IN THE SPINE FROM THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10572520

Incident

Mar 1, 2014