Ford Fiesta Complaints (2012)

617 consumer complaints on file.

#10861413April 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A 2012 FORD FIESTA LAST WEEKEND AND NOTICED THE DAY AFTER THAT AS I DROVE, THE FRONT OF THE CAR WOULD RATTLE. THEN I NOTICED WHEN I WOULD STOP AND GO THE CAR WOULD TAKE AWHILE TO ACCELERATE. I REGISTERED THE CAR ON SYNC (ASSOCIATED BY FORD) AND IT INDICATED 2 ITEMS WERE FAULTY. MADE AN APT WITH FORD WHO WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. ON THE WAY TO DROP OFF THE CAR AFTER I MADE A STOP, I ACCELERATED IT WENT BUT THEN SUDDENLY CAME TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP ON ITS OWN LUCKILY THEN CAUGHT AND ACCELERATED, IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. FORD CHARGED ME $105 TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS THEN SAID THAT IT HAD TO HIT 250 WITH THE SHUDDERING AND MY CAR WAS ONLY AT 180, AFTER PUSHING THE SERVICE GUY WE GOT HIM TO ADMIT HE KNEW IT HAD A PROBLEM BUT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS GOT MY ATTENTION AND WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND SOME HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS OR NEAR ACCIDENTS. DO PEOPLE NEED TO DIE FOR FORD TO TAKE ACTION, WOULD THEIR CEO GIVE THIS CAR TO HIS CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN. I JUST PAID ALL THE MONEY I HAD FOR THIS CAR I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX IT WHICH COULD SAVE MY LIFE OR THE LIFE OF OTHERS. THIS IS A DANGER ON THE ROAD. PLEASE HELP! I HAVE SOME DOCS HERE THAT CAN HELP MY FAULTY TRANSMISSION ERROR THAT PROVES THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861115April 24, 2016
POWER TRAIN
PREVIOUS COMPLAINT #10807331 FOLLOW UP. CAR STILL HAS TRANSMISSIONS SHUTTER THAT WE AT TOLD BY FORD MECHANIC IS UNREPAIRABLE. ON 4/22/16 I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND THE CAR FAILED TO DOWN SHIFT WHEN I TRIED TO STOP. IT PUSHED ME FORWARD WHEN I HAD THE BRAKE APPLIED TO STOP AT A STREETLIGHT. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T DRIVING PROBABLY MORE THAN 20MPH BECAUSE I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSIONS ALLOWED ME TO STOP. PLS MAKE FORD FIX THESE ISSUES, I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 4 YRS, THEY WON'T FIX IT, BUY IT BACK OR EVEN TAKE IT IN TRADE FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT IS UNSAFE & IT SCARES ME WONDERING WHEN IT IS GOING TO ACT UP AGAIN!! THANK YOU IF YOU'RE ABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854590April 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2013 WITH A LITTLE OVER 50K MILES. NOTICED WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS THAT IT DID MAKE SOME STRANGE NOISES (RATTLING, SWITCHING, ETC.) PARTICULARLY WHEN SHIFTING AT SPEEDS UNDER 40MPH. HAD IT CHECKED OUT & NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG AT THE SHOP. FAST FORWARD TO MARCH 2016 & THE NOISES HAVE GOT WORSE & LOUDER, SHIFTING IS IN NO WAY SMOOTH OR NORMAL, & SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING. I HAVE BEEN IN MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS & CANNOT HAVE THE WOOL PULLED OVER MY EYES ON MECHANICAL MATTERS. UNFORTUNATELY THOUGH, I AM NOT EMPLOYED BY ANY FORD ENTITY SO IT IS PROVING VERY DIFFICULT TO ACTUALLY GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. 3 WEEKS AGO I LEFT THE CAR WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ALL DAY TO CHECK OUT THE ISSUES WE'VE BEEN SEEING. WHEN PICKED BACK UP, THEY STATED IT ONLY NEEDED A PROGRAMMING UPDATE. I KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT IT STILL WASN'T LIKE A NORMAL VEHICLE BUT DID NOT SEEM TO BE NEAR AS ROUGH AS BEFORE. ALREADY NOW, IT IS FAR WORSE THAN EVER. WHEN NORMALLY ACCELERATING AROUND TOWN/CITY, THE CAR FEELS COMPLETELY UNSAFE & UN-RELIABLE. I AM AFRAID TO ALLOW MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THIS CAR WHICH IS A TERRIBLE FEELING! I'M TAKING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST OF THIS COMING WEEK HOPING FOR A SOLUTION. WE SPENT QUITE A BIT ON AN EXTRA WARRANTY THAT IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR QUITE A WHILE BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT TO ADMIT SOME COMPONENTS ARE SUB-STANDARD IN QUALITY. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH-FIRST TIME FOR ME. I TRULY HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY & ADDRESS IT BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THE LACK OF QUALITY THAT FORD HAS PROVIDED IN THESE VEHICLES. TO ANYONE CONSIDERING PURCHASING ANY MAKE OR YEAR OF VEHICLE WITH LIKE PARTS-I WOULD SERIOUSLY RECONSIDER (TRULY & HONESTLY). MILEAGE IS NOW AT 93K WITH 90% ALL HIGHWAY MILES SINCE OWNERSHIP (25 MILES EACH WAY DAILY HIGHWAY COMMUTE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853982April 7, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,979.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853199April 4, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR SHE LIVES IN LOS ANGELES. SHE HAD ME FLY OVER FROM FLORIDA TO EVALUATE HER CAR BECAUSE SHE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I WAS SHOCKED WHAT I FOUND. THE AUTO 'POWERSHIFT' TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED SERIOUS STUTTER HESITATION AND GRINDING WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. VEHICLE SOMETIMES FAILED TO ACCELERATE UNLESS FULL THROTTLE APPLIED WHICH WAS TERRIFYING ON THE INTERSTATE. SERIOUS SHUDDER WAS EXPERIENCED AT LOW SPEED GIVING IMPRESSION ENGINE COULD STALL. NO CONFIDENCE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED TWICE BUT IS NOW WORSE THAN EVER WITH ONLY 26000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TWO VEHICLES WITH THE FORD POWERSHIFT BOTH DEVELOPED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH LOW MILEAGE. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT SAFE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853323April 4, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY OF 2012, THE CAR BEGINS TO SHUDDER AND RATTLE AFTER ONLY A FEW MILES OF DRIVING IT. WHEN YOU GO TO TAKE OFF IN THE VEHICLE IT SHUDDERS AND MAKES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES, THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN RESET, THE CLUTCH REPLACED ALTHOUGH THE IT'S AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO ADAPT TO MY DRIVING. AFTER 4 YEARS IT STILL DOES IT AND NO ANSWERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN. THE CAR IS UNSAFE. YOU HAVE TO PUSH DOWN HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THE CAR TO GO WITHOUT IT SHUDDERING TO THE POINT OF FEELING LIKE YOU GET WHIPLASH. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THESE VEHICLES TO 100,000 MILES, AND PROVIDE NO CHARGE FOR SERVICE. THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM AND FORD DOES NOT WANT TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853184April 3, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A 2012 FORD FIESTA AUTOMATIC LITERALLY 3 DAYS AGO. AFTER ONLY 3 SHORT DAYS OF DRIVING IT, IT SAYS "TRANSMISSION SERVICE NOW", AND ALSO HAS SHUTTERING IN ACCELERATION AND DELAY IN ACCELERATION. IT FRIGHTENS ME OFTEN WHEN I AM PULLING OUT, TURNING OR AT A STOP AND GO. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT WILL SHUTTER THEN RECEIVE A HUGE BURST OF SPEED. WHICH WILL THEN CAUSE ME TO SWERVE ALMOST LOSING CONTROL OR WILL CAUSE ME TO ALMOST REAR END THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850754March 21, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
APM CONTROL MODULE ATTACHED TO RADIO WAS EXPLAINED TO ME BY BENNIE AT JOHN BLEAKLEY FORD LITHIA SPRINGS GA.. RADIO WAS MAKING A LOUD STATIC NOISE WOULD EVEN MAKE IT WITH THE CAR IGNITION TURNED OFF. EVEN SETTING OVERNIGHT WOULD BE START MAKING THIS LOUD NOISE FOR NO REASON.B ENNIE TOLD ME THIS MODULE CONTROLED SEVER THINGS ON THIS VEHICLE AND COULD POSSIBLY PUT ME ON THE ROAD SIDE. I TRAVEL ALOT. THIS NOISE CAN NOT BE CONTROLED BY THE ON/ OFF OR VOLUME CONTROL. JOHN BLEAKLEY REPLACED SO CALLED MODULE IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. THEY SAID THAT THE PART THEY PUT ON WAS A BAD PART AND WOULD REORDER ANOTHER ONE. STILL WAITING 3 WEEKS LATER GOING ON 4 FOR PART TO COME IN TO REPLACE. AND OF COURSE I HAVE ALREADY PAID MY 500.00 PLUS DOLLARS FOR REPAIR. CAN YOU HELP ME OR ADVISE ME WHY ITS TAKING SO LONG? I FEEL AS THOUGH I HAVE BEEN SCAMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849900March 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
SHUTTERS AT 20 MPH....JERKING SOMETIMES TILL IT REACHES 30MPH.. HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 4 TIMES....THEY SAID THE CAR HAS TO LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS. ONCE THEY TOLD ME THAT MY RIM WAS DENTED....I FIXED THAT AT A TUNE OF 200.000...IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839481March 2, 2016
POWER TRAIN
INQUIRY FROM CONGRESSMAN COURTNEY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENTS RE A RECALL THAT SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR A 2012 FORD FIESTA. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME A PROBLEM. THERE WAS A SHUDDER COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, AND TRANSMISSION OIL SEAL WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPROGRAMMING OF THE TCM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 13 TIMES SINCE JANUARY 2014 TO ADDRESS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE OR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSMISSION. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE LEFT THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER STRANDED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS UNPREDICTABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839161March 1, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN CAR IS STOPPED OR DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO SLOP. FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. WENT T DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. JERKS AND FEELS LIKE CHOCKING WHEN DRIVING OR STOPPED. WHEN ACCELERATING JERKS AND FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND ISN'T SHIFTING. WENT TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WILL NOT LOOK INTO THIS. LOOKED ONLINE AND NOTICED SEVERAL FORUMS AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLES WITH THE CAR. NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. EXPRESSED. CONCERN WITH DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS HAVING TROUBLES THAT IT WAS EITHER THE TRANSMISSION BUT LOOKED AT ME. LIKE I DID T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE I'M A CHICK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839206March 1, 2016
POWER TRAIN
CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION SHUTTER ISSUES. VEHICLE LUNGING AND FAILING TO ACCELERATE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM A COMPLETE STOP. CLUTCH ENCASED IN A UNVENTED B ELL HOUSING AND SUBJECT OT OVER HEATING RESULTING IN BUCKING. HAVE BEEN IN NEAR ACCIDENTS FROM NOT ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY AND SURFACE STREETS. VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE SITUATION TO BE PLACED IN. HAVE TAKEN CAR IN 5 TIMES AND HAD MODULE REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. UPSHIFT BOGS DOWN AND VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR IN APRIL 2014
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837908February 24, 2016
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IN IDLE, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR UNLATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES ) HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837989February 24, 2016
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE CLUTCH. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837638February 22, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FORD FIESTA 2012 TRANSMITION SHAKES EVERYTIME I GO FROM STOP TO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, IT VIBRATES AND HESITATES HORRIBLE, AND THE DEALERS KEEP SAYING IT IS "NORMAL" EVEN THOUGH I TEST DROVE A NEW FORD FIESTA AND IT DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SELL IT LIKE THIS, AND IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS "NORMAL"!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836933February 18, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT MY FIESTA LAST YEAR IN MARCH. SINCE THE DAY I GOT THE CAR IT HAS VIOLENTLY SHAKEN AND SHUDDERED WHEN PRESSING THE GAS AND MOVING THE CAR FORWARD. IT MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM THAT IT'S NOT THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT "IT'S SUPPOSED TO SOUND LIKE THAT." I DON'T THINK SO AND AFTER READING ALL OF THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DRIVERS, I'M STARTING TO GET FRUSTRATED. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SERIOUS ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT CORRECTED. MY CAR HAD SOMEWHAT STALLED SEVERAL TIMES IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC BOTH IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY AND I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND FEAR FOR MYSELF FINANCIALLY IF THIS VEHICLE DIES BEFORE IT EVEN TURNS 5 YEARS OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836636February 17, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836436February 16, 2016
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826077February 14, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MANY FORD FIESTA AND FORD FOCUS DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSIONS. FORD CLAIMS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 'TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM)' AND IS TELLING ITS VARIOUS DEALERS AND SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES TO TELL CUSTOMERS IT'S 'NORMAL' FOR LOSS OF TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT WHILE DRIVING. I RECEIVED A "SOFTWARE UPDATE PROGRAM 15B22" NOTICE FROM FORD IN AUGUST 2015 AND I FIRST TOOK MY FIESTA TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON SEPT. 22, 2015. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DID NOT REGISTER AS 'SEVERE' AND THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE TCM. ON JAN. 19, 2016, MY CAR WOULD NOT START. FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, THE CAR STARTED, AND A "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW" NOTICE APPEARED. AS I BEGAN TO DRIVE IT, I NOTICED IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS (NEARING EXPLOSION SOUND) AND I HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING AT A LIGHT. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE TCM HAD FAILED AND THEY REPLACED IT. ON FEB. 14, 2016, MY CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN AND I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY THIS TIME. TOOK IT TO A CAR PARTS STORE AND IT WAS. BUT WHEN THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. AFTER ANOTHER TRY IT STARTED ONLY TO FLASH THE "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW" MESSAGE REAPPEARED. ONCE AGAIN WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE IT, I NEARLY RAN OUT INTO THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING TRACTOR TRAILER. IN LESS THAN A MONTH, THE TCM ON MY 2012 FORD FIESTA (LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD) HAS SUPPOSEDLY FAILED, CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO LOSE TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT. TWICE NOW MY VEHICLE HAD A HARD TIME CATCHING THE BRAKE WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND MY FIESTA NEARLY RAN OUT INTO THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING TRACTOR TRAILER IN THE LATTER INSTANCE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY REPLACING ALL TRANSMISSIONS IN THE VEHICLES, NOT JUST THIS SUPPOSED TCM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824669February 6, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY 2012 FORD FIESTA HAS A SERIOUS, ONGOING LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AND CAUSES ME TO LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS NEARLY CAUSED MY ONE-YEAR OLD SON AND I TO BE IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS YET THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR WHICH TELLS ME THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE PRODUCT AND NO MATTER HOW MANY NEW TRANSMISSIONS THEY INSTALL, THE ISSUE WILL ALWAYS EXIST. ONE TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A FREEWAY. I BEGAN MERGING AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE CAR SHUDDERED AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE GAS. I HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS ONCOMING CARS GREW CLOSER AND CLOSER TO HITTING MY SON AND I. IF THE CAR BEHIND ME DID NOT SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES WE WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A GREEN LIGHT AND THE CAR MOVED FORWARD AND TURNED JUST ENOUGH TO PUT MY SON AND I IN HARMS WAY AND THEN STOPPED AND DID THE SHUDDER THING CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND FEEL LIKE I AM PUTTING MYSELF, MY SON AND OTHER VEHICLES AT RISK EVERY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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