Ford Fiesta Complaints (2012)

617 consumer complaints on file.

#10882991July 6, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RADIO RANDOMLY POPPED AND HISSED FOR 3 WEEKS, HAD TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART TO GET RADIO WORKING AGAIN. RADIO STARTED POPPING AND SQUEEILNG WITH NO KEYS IN IGNITION AND THEN FINALLY QUIT. RADIO WILL TURN ON BUT NO MUSIC CAN BE PLAYED THROUGH SPEAKERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882331July 3, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
DRIVER SIDE DOORS LOCK. PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT. CAR WON'T START. BATTERY IS GOOD. FUEL IS GOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881710June 30, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE 2012 FORD FIESTA IT IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT, HAS A SHUDDERING, JERKING MOTION, RATTLING SOUND, CAR JERKS DURING SHIFTING ENOUGH TO THROW YOU FORWARD AT TIMES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION SHIFTING IN ALL GEARS MOSTLY 3RD TO 4TH GEAR AND WHEN YOU STOP. UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN CAR IS SHIFTING INTO GEAR. IN PREVIOUS REPAIRS HAS GONE BACKWARDS WHEN AT A STOP. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR AND IS NOW REPLACING CLUTCH FOR THE 5TH TIME. THIS IS THE 3RD VERSION OF THE CLUTCH UNABLE TO FIX AND UNSAFE AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. SEVERAL TIMES HAVE RECEIVED RENTAL CAR FROM FORD SERVICE IN ACTON MA TOLD UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NOW GOING IN FOR 5TH CLUTCH TOLD SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN IT IS NOT. WILL NOT REPLACE CAR ONLY CLUTCH DUE TO LEMON LAWS IN MA. HAS HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR SAME ISSUE APPROXIMATELY 100 DAYS TOTAL SINCE OWED THE CAR. CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881741June 30, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TROUBLE WITH TRANSMISSION MAKING THE CAR SHAKE, JERK BUCK AND DIFFICULT TO STOP. TAKEN TO FORD THREE TIMES THIS YEAR AND TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND THE SAME TRANSMISSION LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHICH DISABLES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881293June 28, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
2012 FIESTA WILL JUST TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT TYPE OF WEATHER, DRIVING UPHILL OR IN REGULAR TRAFFIC AT A STOP. CAR IS BEGINNING TO HAVE PROBLEMS IN TRAFFIC AND THE STOPPING OCCURS MORE DURING STOP AND GO TYPE OF DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ENGINE GOES OUT; LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE IGNITION SWITCH GOES OUT AND SOMETIMES I CAN RESTART IT AND SOMETIMES THE SIGNAL WILL TURN OFF EVERYTHING COMPLETELY, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR IN THE PARKING LOT OF A STORE;IF I'M LUCKY. RECENTLY IT STOPPED ON MY MOTHER AND HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS, ON THE FREEWAY OR JUST DRIVING THROUGH TOWN. THE CAR WILL SHUTTER SOMETIMES BEFORE IT SHUTS OFF, OR JUST STARTS TO STALL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I AM UNABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OR PULL OFF THE ROAD TO RESTART THE CAR. THIS FAILURE OF THE CAR JUST STOPPING WHILE RUNNING HAS A POTENTIAL OF CAUSING AN AUTO ACCIDENT. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS AT ANY TIME AND CANNOT BE PREDICTED. DRIVING UNSURE WHAT MAY HAPPEN. CURRENTLY IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY IT WOULDN'T RESTART AND I HAD TO PAY A TOWING FEE. NEED TO HAVE IT FIXED NOW! AM LOSING TIME AND MONEY WITH NO TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS A FORD MISSTEP AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A RECURRING EVENT WITH THIS VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH THE STALLING AND STOPPING AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, BUT RECENTLY AM STARTING TO GET THE BEHAVIOR THAT MANY OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS ARE REPORTING WITH THE COMPLETE STOPPING ANYWHERE OR ANY TIME; SO I KNOW IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM AND IT'S BEGINNING TO AFFECT ME. I NEED THIS ISSUE RESOLVED NOW. YOU WANT THE PUBLIC TO DRIVE AND USE AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS I CHOOSE FORD AND I'M EXPECTING FORD TO KEEP THEIR MANUFACTURING PROMISE TO ME. "GO FURTHER IS OUR GLOBAL BRAND PROMISE ". REALLY! FORD COME GET MY CAR AND FIX IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881346June 28, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2011, AND SINCE 2012 MY AIR CONDITIONER ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT IT CONTINUES TO BREAK. MY TRANSMISSION, AFTER SEVERAL RECALLS, HAS CONTINUED TO SLIP AND MESS UP. NOW, IN THE 4TH YEAR OF ME HAVING MY NEW CAR, I CANNOT PUMP GAS AT ANY STATION. WHEN THE NOZZLE IS IN THE FUEL TANK, IT CONTINUES TO CUT OFF, CAUSING ME TO TAKE 10X THE AMOUNT TO PUMP GAS AS IT USED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876493June 24, 2016
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR JERKS AND SHUDDERS UNCONTROLLABLY. LURCHES INTO INTERSECTIONS AFTER COMING TO A STOP WHEN CLUTCH FAILS TO DISENGAGE. UNPREDICTABLE SPEED. DOES NOT ACCELERATE ONTO FREEWAY. JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN TAKING FOOT ON OR OFF GAS PEDAL. DANGEROUS AND TERRIFYING. REPLACEMENT CLUTCH HAS BEEN ORDERED BY DEALERSHIP AND IS BACKORDERED 3 MONTHS. THEY MUST BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10874996June 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE CAR HESITATES/STALLS/SHUDDERS THEN LURCHES FORWARD. THERE ARE ALSO SIMILAR INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS IN ALL TYPES OF SITUATIONS. BASICALLY IF THE CAR IS MOVING THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT BECOMES WORSE THE LONGER YOU DRIVE THE CAR. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO COMPLAINTS. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN WORK ON IT SO I HAD TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN IN THE SECOND DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES OVER ALMOST A YEAR NOW BUT THE CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE PARTS ARE ON ORDER BUT EVEN IF THEY DO GET THEM IN THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THEIR "TRANSMISSION GUY" THESE AUTOMATICS, NOW IN MILLIONS OF FORD MODELS OVER MANY YEARS, NEED TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SOMETHING ELSE AS THEY WILL NEVER WORK PROPERLY. I AGREE AND THINK FORD IS JUST IGNORING THE PROBLEM HOPING PEOPLE WILL GIVE UP. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE PERIOD. NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND FORD WILL NOT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. I WOULD TRADE THE CAR BUT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP WON'T GIVE ME ANYTHING FOR IT AS THEY ARE AWARE OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS. SO BASICALLY MY CAR HAS, IN 4 YEARS, DEPRECIATED TO BEING WORTHLESS. I WOULD LIKE MY MONEY BACK SO I CAN AT LEAST BUY ANOTHER CAR THAT I CAN ACTUALLY DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874895June 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY 2012 FORD FIESTA SE HAS THE POWERSHIFT 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IN LESS THAT A YEAR, THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING PROBLEMS STARTED. YOU CAN FEEL AND HEAR THE SHUDDERING IN FIRST, SECOND AND NOW SOMETIMES THIRD GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN IN FOR SOFTWARE UPGRADES 3 TIMES, HAS HAD ONE TRANSMISSION REBUILD, AND I'M NOW THREE WEEKS WAITING ON MY THIRD NEW CLUTCH TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN FIELDING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION FOR SEVERAL YEARS, YET OTHER THAN EXTENDING THE WARRANTY, HAS DONE NOTHING TO ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND WAS HOPING TO GET 200K MILES FROM IT, I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING. IT'S TIME FOR A NATIONAL RECALL ON THESE CARS / TRANSMISSIONS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874192June 14, 2016
ENGINE
MANY TIMES WITH IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS MY FORD 2012 FEISTA WILL JUST TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, IT DOES NOT MATTER IF ITS HOT OR COLD, FLAT DRIVING OR MOUNTAIN DRIVING.THE CAR REALLY DOES NOT PERFORM WELL IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS,AND THE FAILURE OCCURS MORE DURING STOP AND GO TYPE OF DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT WILL TURN ON. AT THAT TIME YOU HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND RESTART THE CAR, SOMETIMES THE SIGNAL WILL TURN OFF, SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS, ON THE FREEWAY OR JUST DRIVING THROUGH TOWN. THE CAR WILL SHUTTER SOMETIMES BEFORE IT SHUTS OFF, OR JUST STARTS TO STALL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I AM ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OR PULL OFF THE ROAD TO RESTART THE CAR. THIS FAILURE OF THE CAR JUST STOPPING WHILE RUNNING WHILE HAS A HIGH POTENTIAL OF ME BEING IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT. SINCE THIS FAILURE HAPPENS AT ANY TIME AND CANNOT BE PREDICTED I TAKE MY LIFE AND MY FAMILIES LIVES IN DANGER EVERY TIME WE GET INTO THIS CAR. I CAN ONLY TAKE GUESSES AT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, IT COULD BE THE FUEL INJECTION, TRANSMISSION, OR SOME TYPE OF ENGINE MISFIRE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH CAR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE WHEN READING REVIEWS. IT IS MY HOPE THIS ISSUE CAN BECOME A RECALL OR THAT FORD WILL TAKE ACTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872753June 6, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871122May 27, 2016
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
MY CAR HAS ATRANSMISSION PROBLEM KNOWN BY FORD. IT SHUTTERS & STALLS & IS SLOW TO CHANGE GEARS TO THE POINT WHERE IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL STALL TO THE POINT WHERE IT COULD BE REARENDED. IT HAS BEEN FIXED ONCE AND NEEDS TO BE AGAIN. I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS AND THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THERE IS ALSO A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN I AM TURNING. THE NEXT QUESTION ASKS WHEN IT HAPPENS AND THE ANSWER IS CONSTANTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870940May 26, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO ME BY THE DEALER AS POTENTIALLY BEING THE CAUSE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT ALONG WITH SHUDDERING IN THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPLACED (FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 12-MONTHS) THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, THE SEALS, THE CLUTCH RELEASE LEVER AND THE CLUTCH SLAVE BUT STATED THAT WHILE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE CLUTCH NOR DID IT CONTRIBUTE TO THE CLUTCH PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED FORD WARRANTEE OF THE CLUTCH. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE SEVERAL MONTHS BACK BUT, BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME, THEY DISMISSED THE ISSUE AS NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE CLUTCH. THE SAME ISSUE WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE INITIAL CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT A YEAR AGO. I PLAN TO PURSUE THE ISSUE OF THE THROTTLE BODY WITH FORD IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THEY ARE ACKNOWLEDGING AND TAKING OWNERSHIP OF ETB ISSUES WITH 1.6M OTHER FORD MODELS IN THE SAME PRODUCTION PERIOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870914May 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN
3 INSTANCES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS OF NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO SEVERE SHUDDERING/HESITATION. ALMOST T-BONED AT 3 DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS. CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE THEN SHUDDERED AND CONVULSED WITH NEAR MISSES. WAITED FOR NEARLY A MONTH TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO CHECK THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. MULTIPLE CLUTCHES REPLACED WITH LONG BACK-ORDERS ON PARTS. CAR IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. FORD IS NOW NOT OFFERING A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I HAVE LODGED A COMPLAINT HERE IN THE PAST FOR THE SAME NEAR DEATH OR INJURY EXPERIENCES. I HAVE TRIED SINCE THE 1ST CLUTCH REPLACEMENT TO GET RELIEF FROM FORD CORP. THEY ARE UNCOOPERATIVE. DOES ANYONE EVEN READ THESE THINGS? FORD JUST POSTED HUGE PROFIT MARGINS. ARE THEY TOO POWERFUL FOR OUR GOV'T TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS LONG OCCURRING SAFETY HAZARD? WARRANTY RUNS OUT ON CAR AT 100,000. I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO GET RID OF THIS CAR, BUT I HAVE TOO MUCH INVESTED AND FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. HOW CAN YOUR AGENCY NOT HAVE DONE AN INTERVENTION? IF YOU WANT SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT THE NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES AND THE CAT LIKE 9 LIVES I MUST POSSESS, PLEASE, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863623May 6, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A FORD FIESTA 2012, I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. DRIVEN IT WELL CHECKED IT OFTEN AND NEVER CRASHED IT. I BOUGHT IT IN MARCH 2014, GOT A LETTER LATER STATING THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND WARRANTY EXTENSION TILL 100K. NOW THAT MY CAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS I TOOK IT IN, IT SHUTTERS AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE WELL AND MAKES A REALLY LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO MALFUNCTION WHEN GOING FROM STOP TO GO OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR WHAT SO EVER AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL THE ISSUE IS COMPLETELY GONE. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. AT TIMES I HAVE HAD A HARD TIME GOING FROM A STOP SIGN. I WOULD STOP AND THEN WHEN I AM ABLE TO GO MY CAR JERKS BACK AND REFUSES TO ACCELERATE. I DO NOT ABUSE MY CAR, I DRIVE SPEED LIMIT AND ONLY ON PAVED HIGHWAYS AND STREETS. I HAVE READ MANY CASES CONCERNING THIS ISSUE IN THIS CAR AND SO I KNOW THE TRANSMISSION IS AT FAULT AND IT IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM NOT THE DRIVERS. FORD HAS RECALLED THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION BUT NOW STATES THEY CANT FIX MY TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY ONLY THE CLUTCH. I DID NOT CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION I SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR PROBLEMS AND FAULT. I WANT FORD TO EITHER REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION FOR FREE OR JUST BUY THE CAR BACK. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND PUTTING MY LIFE AND OTHERS AT STAKE, HAVING NO CONTROL OF MY CARS JERKY MOVEMENTS AND HAVING IT STALL ON ME EVEN THO IT IS A AUTOMATIC CAR. I OFTEN FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING A MANUAL CAR THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OFF, IT IS SCARY! I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AT ALL AND AM CONSTANTLY IN FEAR DRIVING IT FEELING LIKE IT MAY BREAK ON ME ANY SECOND AND CAUSE A CRASH HARMING ME AND POSSIBLY OTHERS. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERS AND I AM TRYING TO CONTACT FORD ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION BUT I WILL NOT PAY 4000 DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN I AM NOT AT FAULT HERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862574May 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN TO MAKE A U TURN AND LOST CONTROL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A GARAGE. A WEEK AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONTUSION, MILD CONCUSSION, A RIB COMPRESS WALL, AND SWELLING. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,863. UPDATED 06/10/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALED AND TOWED TO A GARAGE. UPDATED 06/28/16.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10862595May 2, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RIGHT SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT SHUT. DOES NOT LATCH. CAR WAS PARKED AND LOCKED AND WHEN OPENED FOR A PASSENGER TO ENTER THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862044April 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS TO ADD TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FORD FIESTA TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW, IT BEGAN SHUDDERING IN A FEW MONTHS. I'VE BROUGHT IT IN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES IN 4 YEARS. THE LAST TIME I WAS TOLD THERE IS A LONG, LONG WAIT FOR REPLACEMENT OF A FAULTY CLUTCH WITH ANOTHER FAULTY CLUTCH. THE FORD COMPANY HAS EXTENDED A USELESS WARRANTY UP TO 150,000 MILES, WHICH STRONGLY SUGGESTS THE COMPANY IS GOING TO WAIT OUT THE FUNCTIONAL LIFE OF THE CAR . THE DANGER, IN THIS CASE, IS THE FINANCIAL LOSS INCURRED WHEN TRADING IN A CAR WITH A KNOWN FAULT FOR WHICH THE MANUFACTURER IS TO BLAME, AND RECEIVING FULL VALUE FOR A FAULTLESS TRADE-IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861747April 27, 2016
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED USED IN 2014 W/ 22754 MILES FOR MY DAUGHTER. APPROX. SIX MONTHS LATER, AFTER MOVING OUT OF TOWN, STARTED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CAR - SOUNDS, SHAKING, SUDDEN LACK OF POWER...WHEN SHE DROVE. THIS IS VERY WELL DOCUMENTED IN YOUR ARCHIVED LIST OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET - ALL POINTING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THOUGH SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS TIMES ON THIS ISSUE, AS WELL AS A DOOR LATCH RECALL, THESE SO CALLED SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE STILL LEFT SERIOUS ISSUES. THOUGH SHE SAYS THAT THE SHUDDERING AND LOUD NOISES HAVE ABATED, SHE STILL HAS AT TIMES FELT THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGE. I AM WRITING TODAY BECAUSE THIS HAS BECOME A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE - ONE OF WHICH MY WIFE WHO WAS JUST VISITING OUR DAUGHTER AND AS A PASSENGER OF THIS VEHICLE, WITNESSED FIRST HAND WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS OCCURRED AS THEY WERE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AND WITH THE LOSS OF POWER, CAME CLOSE TO BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS NEVER A WARNING WHEN THE CAR DECIDES TO BEHAVE IN THIS FASHION. I HAVE NOW READ TOO MUCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FRANKLY SHOCKED THAT THIS PROBLEM AS GONE ON THIS LONG. I DO NOT WANT MY DAUGHTER HURT - I DO NOT WANT ANYONE HURT. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INHERENT DESIGN PROBLEM AND FORD'S RECOMMENDED STEPS TO REMEDY HAVE NOT WORKED ENTIRELY. I DO NOT FAULT THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAS TRIED EVERYTHING TO HELP HER - EVEN REPLACING A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). LET'S DO THE RIGHT THING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS GOES WELL BEYOND JUST AN ANNOYANCE PROBLEM OR EVEN THE UNFORESEEN REDUCTION IN THE CARS RESALE VALUE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861226April 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH HAS MAJOR DESIGN FLAWS. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS REPRGRAMMED TWICE AND THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AS WELL. IS GOING BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME ISSUE, FOR WHAT WILL NOW BE THE 4TH TIME, TO POTENTIALLY HAVE ANOTHER CLUTCH REPLACED. THE VECHICLE "SPUTTERS" AND JERKS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR, BUT MOST RECENTLY 4/21/2016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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