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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3FADP4EJ9EM••••••2014 Ford FIESTA
This build draws 2.4× more complaints than the average 2014 Ford FIESTA build (12 vs 5).
12on this build
467on the model
94builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
Most reportedLatches/locks/linkages 2Power Train 2Vehicle Speed Control 1Air Bags 1
What owners of this build wrote
Engine And Engine CoolingfireAug 2020
The contact owned a 2014 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speed the contact noticed that the vehicle would become very hot and coming from the engine and interior of the vehicle and temperature gages was going up and down. The contact placed water in…
Air BagscrashJan 2015
Violent left side collision (t bone type) by high powered 400 hp 1995 chevrolet comaro going through a stop sign, accelerating across four lanes, then leaving the scene of the accident. I was not injured. The car was significantly damaged. The car was pushed perpendicular and…
StructureFeb 2025
My car worked perfectly fine, I was out using it and coming back from the place I was at. My door just stopped closing out of nowhere. Realizing my door latch is not working at all anymore. It does not move
SteeringDec 2019
Car has approx 35k miles. Car drove fine to location. Upon starting car to leave location, there was no power steering. Shutting off ignition and restarting resolved the issue, however, leaves concerns regarding the reliability of the power steering as no immediate cause could…
Power TrainAug 2019
Aug. 11, 2019 went out to turn on the car and the battery was dead. I got a boost and the transmission malfunction service now light came on and the wrench light came on. I bought a brand new battery and the lights still didn't turn off. I took it to a ford dealership had the…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3FADP4EJ9EM186587 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.