Things you dislike about your Fiesta ST...

[Kip2MyLou]

They got rid of it a long time ago. It's completely eliminated for me and many other members.

 

[westcoaST]

I've fixed most of what I didn't like, but I will list my gripes here.

Needs a bigger brake kit.
Needs autodimming rear view mirror. Should have homelink
Needs a longer shift lever and a shorter shift throw
Needs HIDS
I don't know if its the shape of the front end, but the front glass is covered with rock chips, after only 14K miles. I do have a clear bra, so maybe the rocks are bouncing off of that, and onto the windshield.
Needs lighter wheels and better strut rebound. Really bouncy ride stock
Needs a longer center arm rest.
Needs a dead pedal
Rear view camera

 

[Ronbo]

They got rid of it a long time ago. It's completely eliminated for me and many other members.

Which tune completely eliminated it?

 

[Tokendog]

Which tune completely eliminated it?

I know with Mountune you can select the options and choose to have it disabled if I recall (when ordering the AP from them).

 

[BlueBomber]

This is purely subjective but after a year of ownership, here is my list.

1. The steering wheel stitching, it hurts my thumb. I wonder if the Focus ST steering wheels swaps right in..

2. Not dislike, but wish more lumber support on the Recaros.

3. Cheap plastic trim on the lower half of the dash and door panel.

4. 2 switches for operating the sunroof...

5. Washer fluid sprayer too strong? Always gets my driver side window wet.

6. No hood strut (granted it can be remedied)

7. Media touch screen reach is a bit far.

8. Random rattles in the trunk area.

9. Cheap looking/feeling HVAC controls.

10. No factory HID option.

Share your dislikes!

1. No factory projectors (fixed that myself with OEM FoMoCo bits)
This one pissed me off the most, because you can see it in marketing materials WITH PROJECTORS, and it's sold elsewhere with them, yet not here. Huge slap in the face. Like REALLY, you couldn't be bothered to add projectors which I would've gladly paid an extra $2k to have stock? Great thinking Ford, instead of a $2k option, I had to order $600 of headlights from Europe myself. $1400 of lost profit there.

2. OEM Ride is Excessively Harsh/Bouncy. Heavy wheels + shocks. yuck. coilovers were a major improvement in ride quality. So much more comfortable. Girls complain about the bounce hurting their boobs. Not a good thing. Some female FiST owners have echoed that sentiment.

3. Door cards could use some cushioning or something to make them less cheap looking.

4. Armrest is HARD.

5. No Hood strut. I forgot I was holding it up once and reached for something. OW.

6. OE roll resistor too soft.

7. Can't turn on/off interior lamps (primary, NOT map lamps) - cannot turn them on or off manually. This is surprisingly annoying.

8. No factory boost gauge. wtf man.

9. Needs a dead pedal.

10. No Rear camera option. Adding it is as simple as changing a value from 0 to 1. Come on Ford.

11. Door sill plates. We have front ones yet no rears... the rear doors DO get opened.

12. No Autodim mirror option.

 

[airjor13]

This car needs auto dim mirror so bad!!

 

[westcoaST]

This car needs auto dim mirror so bad!!

I added an auto dimming rear view mirror with homelink. Check out my build for a how-to. Its pretty simple.

 

[Hypntick]

Paint chips, couldn't clear bra before I had to take a small road trip.

 

[FistSt215]

Sometimes I feel cramp in the driver seats . I'm on 5'11" close to 6 feet tall.

 

[westcoaST]

Sometimes I feel cramp in the driver seats . I'm on 5'11" close to 6 feet tall.

That cramped feeling may be due to the shifter location. Check out Airjor13's post on a shift lever extension rod. Really allows you to move your seat back to a more comfortable position. Also allows one to use and M12 x 1.25 shifter knob.

 

[12elentless]

How every time I get in the xm is frozen and I have to switch to fm and back or use voice activation to make it come on.

 

[MmerleST]

Nothing!

 

[gray_nic]

only a few minor things but not really to do with the car exactly. Sync acts up periodically, but that's a Sync issue. Disappointed ford didn't put a aux gauge cluser like they did in the focus st, but that's about it right now. Brake dust is an issue too

 

[Hijinx]

How every time I get in the xm is frozen and I have to switch to fm and back or use voice activation to make it come on.

I do dislike that this happens occasionally. However, the easiest way is to hit the power button twice; off and on. It's more simple than going into the entertainment menu.

 

[D1JL]

It should have FREE.
That way it would be easer to accept the little things that it didn't come with or could have been better.



Dave

 

[MmerleST]

Nothing!

Oh, I did think of one thing... that little cup holder bump on the front door panels. Never had a use for them and I always hit it with my foot getting out.

 

[wrongwheeldrive]

Drivers window goes all the way down on its own.
Turbo lag.
The back is always so dirty.
2nd gear needs to be longer.
I think it locks me out sometimes...
HVAC could be better (although it's awesome to use voice commands to set the temp).
Arguing with the voice command lady.
Losing argument with voice command lady.
Pulling over to type in an address.


But my "like" list is a lot bigger. What a car! Still makes me smile every single day.

 

[TheStig]

Pulling over to type in address is standard in almost all cars to cut down on distracted driving.

Also Turbo Lag? Ive never had that issue lol, with the teeny tiny little turbo im on boost constantly.

 

[Tokendog]

Yeah, turbo lag isn't a downside on this car, it's a part of how a turbo works. This car has very little lag compared to others. If you want no lag and torque, might want to look at cars w/ superchargers.

 

[Sourskittle]

Stock, the car does have kind of a lot of lag built into the tune. With a pro-tune ? It doesn't get anymore instant than this,
Minus a high compression NA V8 or nitrous car.