There are 7 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2015 Ford Fiestain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN MY VEHICLE IN IN MOTION THE CRUISE CONTROL COMES ON WITHOUT ANY PROMPT AND ACCELERATES WHILE TRAVELING ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL HAS CAUSED MYSELF AND MY WIFE TO NEARLY HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS FAULTY ERROR IS TO IMMEDIATELY ENGAGE THE FOOT BRAKE PEDAL BUT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ENGINE STALLS WHEN TRYING TO MOVE CAR DOESN'T RESPOND AND DIES. CAR WAS IN A CITY STREET
MY 2015 FORDFIESTA LOSES SPEED STALLS AND HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN TO DEALERSHIP IN RUSTON ,WAS TOLD IT WAS CLUTCH RECALL THEY FIXED IT AND IT STILL DRIVES HORRIBLE .I LOST SPEED NEARLY GOT HIT.ON WAY TO DEALERSHIP NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON SAYS SERVICE NOW I'M UPSET THE AT HAS UNDER 22K MILES STALLS LOSES POWER
UPON EASY ACCELERATION, THE THROTTLE RESPONSE GOES DEAD AT 20 TO 30 MPH, THE CAR SLOWS DOWN TO A CRAWL YET THE ENGINE SEEMS TO IDLE WELL...MY CAR HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION..FEARING REAR END COLLISION
LOST ALL THROTTLE/POWER TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO HIGHWAY FROM DEAD STOP. COASTED TO THE SHOULDER WHILE THE CAR IDLED. RESTART THE CAR AND PROBLEM GOES AWAY TEMPORARILY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/CODE SAYS THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK CLOSED (P2112).
AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE CAR WILL NOT START FOR AT LEAST 5 MINUTES. ONCE DRIVING THE RPMS WILL FLUCTUATE RAPIDLY WHILE I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS. THE CAR WILL HAVE TROUBLE ACCELERATING AND THEN SPEED UP AND I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TO STOP IT. IF I HAVE TO STOP AND START TOO MANY TIMES IN TRAFFIC THIS WILL ALSO CAUSE THE RPMS TO FLUCTUATE AND THEN THE CAR WILL STALL. I HAVE TO THROW IT IN PARK AND THEN TRY TO RESTART REAL FAST AND WHEN I RESTART IT IT ACCELERATES QUICKLY.
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2015 FORD FIESTA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER THE PARKING DIVIDER. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO THE RENTAL COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,300.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026