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09-15-2014, 03:34 PM
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa/) has opened a preliminary investigation on the 2011-2013 Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fiesta/) because the regulator has received 61 complaints from drivers, including one claim of an injury, about the doors on the subcompacts failing to latch and sometimes even flying open while driving. NHTSA has estimated that the problem could affect as many as 205,000 vehicles.
NHTSA is still gathering further data about the problem, but looking at the complaints so far, both front and rear doors appear to be potentially involved with the alleged failures. Among the reports, there are 12 claiming that the door opened while driving. Several also indicate the "Door Ajar" warning illuminating during this problem. The one purported injury happened when someone attempted to shut the door, and it bounced back.
Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) spokesperson Kelli Felker told Autoblog via email, "We are cooperating with NHTSA on this investigation, as we always do." Scroll down (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/15/nhtsa-ford-fiesta-door-latch-investigation/) to read the report from NHTSA.Continue reading NHTSA investigating Ford Fiesta for faulty door latches (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/15/nhtsa-ford-fiesta-door-latch-investigation/)
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa/) has opened a preliminary investigation on the 2011-2013 Ford Fiesta (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fiesta/) because the regulator has received 61 complaints from drivers, including one claim of an injury, about the doors on the subcompacts failing to latch and sometimes even flying open while driving. NHTSA has estimated that the problem could affect as many as 205,000 vehicles.
NHTSA is still gathering further data about the problem, but looking at the complaints so far, both front and rear doors appear to be potentially involved with the alleged failures. Among the reports, there are 12 claiming that the door opened while driving. Several also indicate the "Door Ajar" warning illuminating during this problem. The one purported injury happened when someone attempted to shut the door, and it bounced back.
Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) spokesperson Kelli Felker told Autoblog via email, "We are cooperating with NHTSA on this investigation, as we always do." Scroll down (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/15/nhtsa-ford-fiesta-door-latch-investigation/) to read the report from NHTSA.Continue reading NHTSA investigating Ford Fiesta for faulty door latches (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/15/nhtsa-ford-fiesta-door-latch-investigation/)
NHTSA investigating Ford Fiesta for faulty door latches (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/15/nhtsa-ford-fiesta-door-latch-investigation/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 15 Sep 2014 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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