Ford Fiesta Complaints

3,175 consumer complaints on file.

#10554917December 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
ITS ROLLS BACKWARDS, AGAIN AS PREVIOUSLY STATED IT HAS DEFINITE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. SOMETIMES IT WON'T SHIFT VERY WELL AT ALL. HESITATING AND FEELS LIKE IT WILL STALL AT ANY MINUTE. HILLS ARE THE WORST, VERY HARD TO GET UP THEM. NOT ONLY DOES IT SPIT AND SPUTTER SHIFTING UP BUT YOU CAN ALSO HEAR THE CLUNKING OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT SHIFTS DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554663December 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAS THE ALL TOO COMMON "LEAKY SEALS" AT THE CLUTCHES ON THE TRANNY. HAD CONTACTED FORD PRIOR-WAS TOLD THAT THE SHUDDERING AND ROUGH SHIFT WAS NORMAL. LITTLE DID I KNOW IT WAS FAILING. THE SEALS HAVE FAILED, CAUSED OIL/FLUID TO GET ONTO THE CLUTCHES. FORD PULLED TRANNY APART, TWICE, PUT BACK TOGETHER AND CAR SHUTTERS SO BAD THEY REFUSE TO RETURN IT TO ME. CLAIM "TOO UNSAFE TO RETURN TO YOU". FORD THEN INSTRUCTED DEALER TO "ORDER NEW REPLACEMENT PARTS (3RD TIME) AND REPLACE-THE REPLACEMENT PARTS USED MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE." BEFORE PARTS ARRIVED, FORD CANCELLED ORDER. INFORMED ME "THERE IS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE IS FIESTA AND FOCUS'S HELD UP AT DEALERSHIPS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. WE CAN PUT YOU IN A RENTAL FOR 6 TO 8 WEEKS AND HOPEFULLY IN THAT TIME FORD WILL FIGURE OUT A WAY TO FIX THIS ISSUE." I ASKED FORD WHY THEY DON'T REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE, WAS TOLD "NO, THE NEW ONES HAVE THE SAME DEFECT AND THEY TOO WILL FAIL AS WELL. FORD HAS HAD MY CAR SINCE MID OCTOBER 2013.....CURRENTLY NO FIX AVAIL......LEMON LAW VEHICLE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553793November 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY CARS TRANSMISSION IS NOISY, IT GRINDS, IT SLIPS, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL AND I'VE HAD IT AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY REFUSE TO TOUCH IT. THEY TELL ME IT'S NORMAL AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT'S NOT SAFE. IT SOUNDS HORRIBLE AND IT DOES SLIP OUT OF GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553801November 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
ON MARCH 30 I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW CAR 2013 FORD FIESTA, THE CAR STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISE THE SECOND DAY UPON TAKEOFF FROM A STOP, AND ALSO WHEN SHIFTING AT SLOWER SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ONLY ONE WEEK AFTER THE PURCHASE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE NOISES WERE NORMAL. ONE MONTH AFTER I HEARD THE GRINDING NOISES MORE FREQUENTLY AT FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, ROUGH GRINDING, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SOME DAYS, AFTER THIS, THEY TOLD ME SOME NOISES ARE NORMAL AND GAVE ME AN EXPLANATION LETTER FROM FORD, THE CHARACTERISTICS THEY TALK ABOUT ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONES I HEARD, BUT THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD WAIT UNTIL 5K MILES. AFTER 6400 MILES, I TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN EXPLAINING THAT THE CAR IS MAKING LOUDER NOISES NOT ONLY FROM 5 TO 15MPH BUT I ALSO HEARD THE SOUND EVEN AT 60MPH, THE CAR SHAKES FROM TIME TO TIME DURING THE LOUDER NOISES AND THIS NOISES SOUNDS DIFFERENT EVERY DAY, DIFFERENT SOUNDS FOR THE SAME SHIFT, AND NOW, THIS SOUNDS ARE LONGER, FROM 3 SECONDS UP TO 50 SECOND OR MORE, THIS IS NOT A SHIFT. I HAVE READ THE LETTER FROM FORD AND THEY SAY A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE, THAT IS NOT THE DESCRIPTION FOR A SOUND WHICH LAST MORE THAN 30 SEC (DISTANCE MORE THAN 1500 FEET WITH A GRINDING NOISES). I ALSO EXPLAIN THAT, I DROVE A FIESTA WITH ONLY 6 MILES, SAME YEAR, TRANSMISSION AND TEMPERATURE BUT DIFFERENT SOUNDS. THIS ONE MADE A LIGHT GRINDING NOISE JUST AS THE FORD LETTER DESCRIBES. THEIR RESPONSE, THE NOISES CAN BE DIFFERENT FROM CAR TO CAR'. BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC TIPS' FROM FORD'S LETTER SAYS; THE CAR HAS TO BE COMPARED WITH A LIKELY VEHICLE, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THE NOISES ARE NORMAL OR NOT'. I BELIEVE THE FORD FIESTA DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME QUALITY. AFTER CHECKING THE CAR BY THE 3RD TIME AND LOADED AN UPGRADE FOR THE SOFTWARE, THEY TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING IS NORMAL, BUT TO DATE, THIS UPGRADE DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553074November 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND EVEN WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE UNTIL THE END. FINALLY, MY CAR IMPACTED THE OTHER CAR. AFTER THAT, WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SIDE, I ALMOST COLLIDE THE CAR AGAIN BECAUSE THIS TIME THE BRAKE WAS BLOCKED AND I HAD TO PUT THE PARKING POSITION QUICKLY. THIS HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE BUT I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, THE SPEED WAS VERY LOW AND I COULD CONTROL THE SITUATION. I DIDN'T PAY TO MUCH ATTENTION IN THAT MOMENT WHEN BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL LAST NIGHT WHEN I HAD THE ACCIDENT. I ALSO HAVE BEEN FACING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING OF THE CAR. I TURNED ON THE CAR AND WHEN I PUT IT IN DIRECT, THE CAR WENT BACKWARD AND THE OPPOSITE, I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE CAR WENT FORWARD. IT HAPPENED LIKE THREE TIMES. DURING THIS YEAR. THIS IS A NEW CAR THAT I BOUGHT ON DECEMBER LAST YEAR, AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552552November 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FROM A STOP SIGN MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY MY 2013 FORD FIESTA NOW DECIDES TO MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISES FROM THE 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATE TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED HESITATES AND ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED FROM THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO QUICKLY PULL TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD BEFORE MERGING BACK ON THE HIGHWAY . HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR UNUSUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, AND NOISES WAITING ON A BACK ORDER DUAL CLUTCH KIT PART ,1700 HUNDRED ON BACK ORDER WAS TOLD MAY TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS FOR THIS PART TO ARRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552575November 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH THE DEALERSHIP OVER A PREVIOUS DEATH TRAP[USED] THE OWNER AGREED TO RECTIFY THAT ISSUE WITH A BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FIESTA.THAT WAS A GREAT THOUGHT TILL THE FIRST ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON,THEY FOUND NO REASON EXCEPT THE GAS TANK HAS NO CAP.I WAS TOLD THIS IS DIRT AROUND THE SEAL AND IT WILL KEEP HAPPENING UNLESS I BUY MY OWN CAP. WELL IT WASN'T LONG AND MY CAR STARTED SPITTING MISSING HESITATING,ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON I TAKE IT BACK IN THEY BELIEVE THERE IS A PINHOLE IN MY GAS LINE.THEY KEEP MY CAR FOR A WEEK THEY DID SUPPLY A LOANER NOT A FIESTA !!!! I TOLD THEM OF THE ISSUES BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING.NOW A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I TOOK IT BACK FOR THESE ISSUES I HAD POINTED OUT TO THEM PREVIOUSLY.I HAD THE SERVICE PERSON RIDE ALONG HE FELT AA OF THE ISSUES HEARD ALL OF THE SOUNDS THE GRINDING ,REVVING.I AM SO AFRAID IN THIS CAR GETTING ON AND OFF RAMPS IT DOESN'T PICK UP SPEED IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE THE GEARS ARE REVERSING.I CANNOT PASS ANYONE,I LIVE IN A HIGHLY TRAVELED AREA FOR TOURISTS WHO DON'T DRIVE THE SAME AS LOCALS ON SINGLE LANE ROADS.A BRAND NEW CAR ISNT SUPPOSE TO MAKE YOU FEEL THAT YOU WERE BETTER OFF NOT HAVING A CAR. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED ...YOU DONT TAKE SHORTCUTS OR RUSH A PRODUCT THAT CAN BADLY AFFECT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. I WANT OUT OF MY CONTRACT I OWE MORE THAN THIS CAR IS WORTH,I DO BLAME THE DEALER ALSO FOR CONTINUING TO SELL THIS DEATH TRAP. JUST SAYING ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND IF ANYONE WHO HAS MADE THIS COMPLAINT ENDS UP IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THESE OBVIOUS ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF FORD ,DEALERSHIPS AND THE NATIONAL SAFETY BOARD I HOPE THESE FAMILIES SUE YOUR PANTS OFF. FORCING YOU OUT OF BUSINESS.UNLESS YOU RECTIFY EACH PERSONS INDIVIDUAL SITUATION AND NOT A GENERAC BRUSHOFF.BEEN THERE DONE THAT.GET ON THE BALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552032November 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR A YEAR. PAST FEW MONTHS HAVING LOTS OF DIFFICULTY GOING FROM STOP TO 1ST GEAR. HESITATES, SHAKES, MAKES GRINDING AND SCARY NOISES WHEN SHIFTING. WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT IN A LOW GEAR WHICH WAS THE REASON FOR GETTING IT IN TO THE DEALER IN A HURRY. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS, IT HESITATES. IT IS SCARY TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC AND NOT HAVE THE CAR GO WHEN IT SHOULD. NOW MY CAR IS SITTING AT THE FORD DEALER FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS AND THEY CANNOT GET THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THEY CANNOT GIVE ME A DATE AS TO WHEN MY CAR WILL BE FIXED. I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR, I WANT MY MONEY BACK. THE CAR SCARES ME AND I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552050November 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WITH A NEW 2013 FIESTA THE TRANS STARTED MAKING GRINDING NOISE AT SLOWER SPEEDS WITH A LIGHT FOOT. FIRST AND SECOND GEAR WOULD BE VERY ROUGH GRINDING AND SLOW TO MOVE. TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY TRIED TO TELL ME SOME NOISE IS NORMAL, SO I MADE THE SERVICE ADVISER DRIVE IT. WELL THEY HAD IT FOR 6 WEEKS TO REBUILD THE TRANS. 3 WEEKS LATER THE NOISE WAS BACK. FORD DID A REPROGRAM ON THE COMPUTER. THIS WENT ON FOR 3 MONTHS OF THEM TELLING ME THE NOISE IS NORMAL. I FINALLY BUGGED THEM ENOUGH THAT THEY TOOK THE TRANS APART AND FOUND THAT THE GEARS WERE CHARRED AND HAD LOTS OF PLAY IN THEM. SO AFTER ANOTHER 4 WEEKS IN THE SHOP THEY REPLACED IT IN OCT '13 A WEEK AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THE CAR STILL HESITATES WHEN STARTING TO MOVE FROM A STOP. FORD'S PEOPLE ARE STILL SAYING ITS "NORMAL" CAR HAD 8000 MILES WHEN TRANS WAS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551727November 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I AM EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY 2013 FORD FIESTA SE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 5 AND ABOVE THAT THERE IS A CRUNCHING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CAR ALSO LUNGES WHEN SHIFTING OR SLOWING DOWN MAKING IT HARDER TO STOP. I HAVE CALLED FORD'S CONSUMER CARE HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A NORMAL TRAIT FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT WHEN I EXPLAINED THAT WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR, IT DID NOT DO ANY OF THIS. THE CAR NOW HAS 1300 MILES ON IT AND IT SEEMS THAT THE CRUNCHING, LUNGING AND HESITATION IS GETTING WORSE. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR NOT BEING ADVISED OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE HAND. I PUT MY TRUST IN FORD AND EVIDENTLY THAT WAS THE WRONG THING TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549509October 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE IN THESE CARS. WE HAVE HAD OUR CLUTCH WORKED ON TWICE SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR. IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 10K MILES AND THEN IT WILL START SHUTTERING AS WE START FROM A STOP. IT WILL ALSO NEARLY STALL OUT AND SHUDDER GOING UP A HILL. FORD SAYS IT IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM YET I HAVE READ A BUNCH OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE ISSUE. I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549600October 25, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR HAS BEEN JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING AND COMING TO A STOP. THERE IS ALSO A SCRATCHING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN. I TOOK MY CAR IN AND THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND: SERVICE APPT. 1: COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED SERVICE APPT 2: A PART OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SERVICE APPT 3: THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG. AND THE CAR IS EVEN WORSE. NOW IT IS ABOUT READY TO STALL ON ME. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THERE IS SIX RECALLS ON THE CAR. 50 PERCENT OF MY WORK WEEK IS SPENT DRIVING IN THE CAR. IN THE PAST FOUR WEEKS THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTREME INCONVENIENCE. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AND THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS NOT SAFE FOR THE OWNER OF THE CAR OR OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. MY CAR IS GOING STRAIGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW AND I AM DEMANDING A REFUND. THIS CAR IS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD. PLEASE RECALL THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS A HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549407October 24, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE THEY SAID MY OIL WAS LEAKING SO I TOOK IT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP PUT SOME DYE IN MY ENGINE FLUID AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK AFTER I DROVE ANOTHER 500 MILES. WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK IN THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION HAD A LEAK. WHILE DRIVING IT FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I'VE ALSO NOTICED IT SPUTTERING WHEN I ACCELERATE. THIS HAS SEEMED TO WORSEN SINCE TAKING IT IN AS WELL. MY CAR IS CONSTANTLY STALLING WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS OR START GOING AFTER BEING STOPPED OR SLOWING DOWN. I AM VERY CONCERNED AND SCARED THAT WHILE I AM DRIVING WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD IN THE BACKSEAT IT WILL STALL JUST A LITTLE TOO LONG AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT HARMING HIM. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CLOSE CALLS ALREADY AND I AM NOT HAPPY TO DISCOVER MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2013 FORD FIESTAS. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548807October 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT FIRST AND THIRD GEAR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548086October 16, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REFERRING TO PREVIOUS COMPLAINT #10546964, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR EXAMINATION AND REPAIR AFTER OPENING CASE # WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND REFERENCING RESEARCH THAT POINTS TO A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH FIESTAS. SHOP HAD VEHICLE FOR THREE DAYS AND REPORTED A REPAIR HAD BEEN COMPLETED, A COMPUTER "UPDATE." CAR WAS RETRIEVED AND AFTER 30 MILES OF DRIVING +/- SAME PROBLEM RETURNED WHEN TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AND NO GEAR COULD BE FOUND. TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF WAS NOT EASILY DONE AND ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR. ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO EMERGENCY LANE SO VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON US 321 WITH NO IMMEDIATE WAY TO MOVE IT TO A SAFE AREA. SINCE IT WAS AFTER 8:00 P.M. TRAFFIC WAS MINIMAL. WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED FINALLY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT HOME BY NOT GOING OVER 30 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT DOES NOT SEEM ISOLATED TO THIS ONE CAR. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MY POSSESSION FOR LESS THAN ONE MONTH. THE RECOMMENDED FIX, AT OVER $100, DID NOT RESULT IN ANY RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM. THERE APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FIESTA TRANSMISSION AND THE COMMUNICATION IT RECEIVES FROM THE COMPUTER RENDERING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY IMMOBILIZED AND UNABLE TO FUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10548111October 16, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, SHE NOTICED A LOUD GRINDING AND GROWLING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION . THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED FORWARD AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547668October 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS IN A JERKING MOTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED CONSISTED OF BOTH SNAP RINGS, REAR SPLENDOR PLATE AND NUTS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547486October 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. WENT TO STEP ON GAS TO TURN RIGHT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 7 MPH FOR ABOUT 8 SECONDS, THEN IT SHIFTED HARD INTO SECOND GEAR AND SPED DOWN THE STREET. I COMPLETED 4 MORE TURNS AROUND THE BLOCK OF MY HOUSING TRACK AND AT ALL 4 IT DID THE SAME THING UNTIL I REACHED MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547444October 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION PARKING LOT INTO TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION SPUTTERED AND PAUSED FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS ALMOST CAUSING THE ON COMING TRAFFIC TO HIT MY CAR. THERE WAS ALMOST NO ROOM FOR THE ON COMING CAR TO GO AROUND ME. NEAR MISS FROM BEING HIT ON THE DRIVERS DOOR FROM THE FRONT OF THE ON COMING CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546964October 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AFTER HAVING CAR FOR LESS THAN 6 MONTHS. TOWED TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK AND THE SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. YESTERDAY, WAS TRAVELING AND, AS BEFORE, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL (GEAR INDICATOR ON DASHBOARD LOOKED LIKE A SLOT MACHINE) AND WHEN I COASTED TO A STOP (MORE THAN ONCE ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO EMERGENCY LANE), IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF, IT THEN HAD TROUBLE STARTING, AND WHEN IT DID RE-ENGAGE INTO GEAR, IT WOULD RANDOMLY GO OUT OF GEAR AND WE "LIMPED" HOME GOING LESS THAN 25 MILES AN HOUR HAVING TO STOP A HALF DOZEN TIMES HOPING THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION WOULD RE-ENGAGE LONG ENOUGH FOR US TO GET HOME. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IT WOULD DISENGAGE AT ANY RATE OF SPEED AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR EVEN ONCE I STOPPED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IN THE RURAL AREA WHERE WE RESIDE, THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE TIME WHEN IT DISENGAGED, WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR, ON A CURVE OF A TWO-LANE ROAD WITH NO EMERGENCY LANE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THE FIESTA HAS HAD THESE PROBLEMS SINCE 2011 WHEN MY PROBLEMS FIRST BEGAN. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT APPEARS TO BE SYSTEMIC TO THE VEHICLE IN MANY CASES. AT THIS POINT, IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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