Ford Fiesta Complaints (2012)
617 consumer complaints on file.
- #10775957September 24, 2015UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON WARMER DAYS, WITH THE A/C ON, VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS COMING TO A STOP. IT STALLS ABOUT EVERY 25-50 STOPS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10766692September 21, 2015ENGINE, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD CONSISTENT TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND ENGINE RATTLE UPON ACCELERATION WHICH AFFECTS THE THE INITIAL ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. THE SPORADIC DELAY IN INITIAL ACCELERATION HAS BEEN AN ONGOING SAFETY CONCERN. MOST RECENTLY THE VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED COMPLETELY AFTER BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE INTO A MERGE. THERE WAS A FEW SECOND DELAY IN ANY MOVEMENT OR POWER TO THE CAR. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE COMING AT THE TIME OR THIS VEHICLE MALFUNCTION WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER 5 TIMES FOR THIS COMPLAINT AND IT IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT FORD KNOWINGLY REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND SEALS IN MY CAR WITH MALFUNCTIONING PARTS. APPARENTLY NEWLY ENGINEERED PARTS WERE PRODUCED AS A PATCH FOR THIS ISSUE. EITHER THE OLD PARTS WERE USED TO FIX MY CAR, WHICH WOULD BE QUITE AN EGREGIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, OR THE NEWLY ENGINEERED PARTS ARE STILL MALFUNCTIONING. EITHER WAY I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY FORD FIESTA IS SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND FORD HAS NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TO RESOLVE THE MATTER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10763299September 12, 2015POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY VEHICLE WAS HAVING TROUBLE CHANGING GEARS AND FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO DIE AT THE INTERSECTIONS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY PERFORMED A "REPROGRAM PCM AND TCM". WITHIN A MONTH OF THIS REPAIR, MY VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME ISSUE! I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN PHOENIX, AZ AND IT TOOK ALMOST 5 WEEKS TO GET THE NEW TRANSMISSION DELIVERED TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE PART BEING OUT OF STOCK WITH THE NUMEROUS REQUESTS FOR NEW TRANSMISSION ON THIS YEAR VEHICLE. I HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO KEEP THE RENTAL CAR I WAS PROVIDED WITH. THEY CONTINUALLY CALLED ME REQUESTING I BRING THE RENTAL CAR BACK ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN HAVING CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR AND TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR YET ANOTHER RECALL ON MY TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS TO PERFORM AND THAT FORD WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE MY REPAIRS ARE BEING PERFORMED. HOW CAN A COMPANY SELL A CAR TO CONSUMERS WITH A KNOWINGLY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND NOT BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE THAT PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN GOOD FAITH? I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THE SAFETY COMMISSION IS NOT HOLDING FORD ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKING THEM REIMBURSE AND RECTIFY THIS SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE MADE MY ENTIRE FAMILY AWARE IN WRITING, SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN TO ME IN THIS VEHICLE, THEY ARE TO PROCEED WITH A LAW SUIT! HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO BE INJURED BEFORE THIS VEHICLE IS RECALLED??????
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10760415August 31, 2015POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY AND JERKED. THE FAILURE REOCCURRED WHEN DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER SPECIAL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM PERTAINING TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER. AFTER THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10760248August 31, 2015POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND JERKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED . HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10759610August 26, 2015UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY BUT MORE FREQUENTLY AS TIME GOES BY. I WILL BE AT A STOP LIGHT/SIGN AND THE RPM'S WILL GO AS HIGH AS 3500; I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER AND IT COMES DOWN; AND THEN STALLS. IT SPUTTERS AND SURGES AND THEN THE POWER WILL ALL BUT GO OFF AND I GET THE WARNING: ENGINE FAILURE: SEE YOUR DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. TWICE, I HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND WILL TOTALLY BE UNABLE TO GO OVER 10 MILES AN HOUR; IF I SHUT IT OFF FOR 5 MINUTES WHEN IT COMES BACK ON IT IS USUALLY OK. I READ THAT FORD AGREED TO FIX 1,600,000 CARS THAT "LIMP HOME". I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE ON MINE AND I HAVE READ THERE WERE 59,807 WARRANTY CLAIMS RELATED TO ETB REPLACEMENTS. A SO-CALLED "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM EXTENDED THE ETB WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR UP TO 10 YEARS. WHEN I TOOK MY IN THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AS THE CONSTANT STALLING IN TRAFFIC ETC.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10749859August 19, 2015UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CLOSED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND IT WOULDN'T SHUT AT ALL. THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE THE VEHICLE. CAN'T BE DROVE BECAUSE IT WON'T STAY SHUT. PRESENTLY AT VALLEY FORD AND FORD SAID WE NEED TO WAIT FOR A LETTER WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. PRESENTLY HAVING TO PAY OUT OF OUR POCKET $48.00 A DAY FOR A RENTAL BECAUSE OUR SON IS AT COLLEGE IN PORTSMOUTH AND NEEDS HIS CAR. FORD HASN'T GIVEN US A DATE OF WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR VEHICLE. THEY SAID THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO REIMBURSE US.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10749237August 17, 2015POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A SHUTTER MOTION AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE CALIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10748735August 14, 2015UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AROUND MAY 1, MY FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. A FEW MINUTES OF INTERNET RESEARCH IDENTIFIED THAT THIS WAS LIKELY DUE TO A RECALL THAT HAD BEEN RECENTLY INITIATED BY FORD (DOOR LATCH REPLACEMENT - NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 15V246 - FORD RECALL NUMBER: 15S16) (THIS FAILURE CONFIRMED LATER BY THE SHOP). I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND MANAGED TO WORK WITH FORD TO SECURE A RENTAL CAR FOR ME UNTIL THE TIME THAT THIS RECALL REPAIR HAD BEEN COMPLETED. SPECIFICALLY, "TO HAVE ALL FOUR DOOR LATCHES REPLACED WITH A MORE ROBUST SERVICE PART." NOW THAT WAS OVER THREE MONTHS AGO. I AM STILL IN THE RENTAL CAR, YET THE RECALL STATUS IS STILL "12 - RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE." FURTHERMORE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PAPERWORK ABOUT THIS RECALL OR INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMEDY. AND FINALLY, I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE "THE ENDING DATE FOR REIMBURSEMENT ELIGIBILITY IS DECEMBER 1, 2015." IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RECALL? IN PHONE CALLS, FORD HAS NOT HAD MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF THIS RECALL. CAN THE NHTSA DO ANYTHING TO MAKE THEM MOVE FASTER?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10748436August 13, 2015UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STALLED ON FULL SPEED OF 65MPH. IT WAS ANOT ISSUE WITH THE ACTUAL BEING ON. THEN AGAIN ON 7/25/2015 SAME THING. CAR STALLED ON FREEWAY I HAD TO EXIT OUT VERY CAUTIOUSLY OUT OF THE FREEWAY. THEN A WEEK LATER 8/1/2015 SAME THING CAR STALLED RIGHT WHEN I WAS TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10748172August 12, 2015STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN
MY DOOR WILL NOT SHUT AND IS CURRENTLY DUCT TAPED SHUT. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE FORD SAYS THAT MY DOORS MAY OPEN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. THERE IS A NOTICE OF A RECALL OUT BUT, I CAN'T GET MY DOOR FIXED BECAUSE FORD DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS. HOWEVER, I WAS STILL NEVER OFFERED A RENTAL OR ANY OTHER FORM OF HELP ON THIS MATTER FROM FORD. I SPOKE TO THEM ON THE PHONE AND EMAILED THEM AND MY CAR IS AT THEIR SERVICE CENTER RIGHT NOW AND I HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED A SOLUTION. ALSO, I HAVE ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I DRIVE A MANUAL AND WHEN I GO TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, ETC. IT WILL OFTEN GRIND. I HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT INTO EITHER FIRST GEAR AND REVERSE. LAST OCTOBER (2014), THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN SO FORD REBUILT MY TRANSMISSION. THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUES THOUGH SO IN MAY OF 2015 I FINALLY EMAILED FORD BUT I NEVER GOT A RESPONSE. NOW, WITH MY DOOR NOT SHUTTING I THOUGHT IT WAS THE PERFECT TIME TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THESE ISSUES. MY CAR IS AT THE SERVICE CENTER NOW, BUT FORD HAS SAID THEY DON'T SEE AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT DOESN'T GRIND EVERY TIME I PUT IT INTO FIRST BUT IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO GET IT INTO FIRST GEAR. THIS MAKES ME REALLY NERVOUS TO TURN LEFT IN FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10748286August 12, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATLY 45 MPH ON ST RT 28 IN MILFORD OHIO AND MY DOOR WAS LOCKED AND THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT FAILED TO INDICATE ANY FAILURE IN SECURING THE DOOR APROPIATLY, WELL AS I BEGAN BRAKING TO REDUCE SPEED MY DOOR FLEW OPEN AND I REACHED OUT TO SHUT IT AS I WAS APPLIEING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AND THEY COMPLETELY FAILED CAUSING ME TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN MY FRONT, UPOUN IMPACT THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVE T SIDE ONLY FAILED TO DEPLOY THERFORE CAUSING A SUSTANTIALLY GREATER AMOUNT AND LONGER LASTING INJUYS. THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON MY WRIST CAUSING DEBILUTATING AND LIFE ALTERING INJURY'S INCLUDING THE LOSS OF MY 5 YEAR CAREER AS A EXTERIOR FINISH CARPENTER DUE TO LOSS OF ABILITY TO PERFORM GENERAL TASKS THAT I WAS ABLE TO NOT ONL PERFORM BUT ACTUALLY MASTER BEFORE MY AUTO ACCIDENT
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10745595August 2, 2015UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RADIATOR AC CONDENSER COOLING FAN WILL SHORT OUT AND CATCH FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE..
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10745668August 2, 2015UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES/SHUDDERS AND TAKES A FEW SECONDS UNTIL IT STARTS TO GO. IT HAPPENS A LOT WHEN MAKING TURNS AT SLOWS SPEEDS OR WHEN STOPPED AND THEN STARTING UP AGAIN. THERE WAS A RECALL DONE FOR THE CLUTCH. IT TOOK THE DEALERSHIP TWO MONTH TO GET THE REPLACEMENT PART BUT THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING AFTER THE FIX. WE HAVE BEEN THERE 3 TIMES SINCE IT HAS BEEN SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AND THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT, "OUR TRANSMISSION HAS LEARNED BAD THINGS AND THEY HAVE RESET IT." THIS IS NOT A SOLUTION NOR APPROPRIATE RESPONSE FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR VEHICLE. TODAY I WENT TO PULL ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY WITH OUR BABY IN THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AS CARS WERE COMING BEHIND US. I HAD TO PRESS HE GAS DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND FLOOR IT AND THE RPM'S SHOT UP TO OVER 5 AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET GOING THEN. THIS IS OUR PRIMARY VEHICLE THAT WE USE TO TRANSPORT OUR CHILD AND IT IS NOT SAFE. WE ARE HOPING SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, OFF THE LOT IN JULY OF 2012.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10744907July 30, 2015STRUCTURE:BODY
THE RIGHT REAR DOOR LATCH QUIT LATCHING. NO ABUSE, RARELY USED. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FIESTAS BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY AFFECTING OTHER VINS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST I WOULD HOPE THAT FORD MAY CONSIDER EXPANDING THAT LIST, BEFORE I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10745171July 30, 2015ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY 2012 FORD FIESTA DURING MAY 2014 WITH 23,279 MILES ON IT. IT HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED ARE: INTERMITTENT SHUDDERING WHEN TAKING OFF, LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, JERKING AND HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE RADIO. I HAVE NEARLY GOTTEN INTO MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE LOSS AND HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN PASSING CARS ON HIGHWAYS AND PULLING OUT INTO INTERSECTIONS. I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK MULTIPLE TIMES TO BE FIXED AND THE ONLY THING THAT HAS BEEN FIXED IS THE INTERMITTENT SHUDDERING DUE TO A NEW CLUTCH THEY PUT IN. I AM STILL EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, ALONG WITH JERKING AND HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE RADIO. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO AS I KEEP BRINGING THE CAR BACK WITHOUT GETTING IT RETURNED FIXED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR, AS I FEAR FOR MY LIFE ALONG WITH THE LIVES OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD. HOWEVER IT IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10744725July 29, 2015POWER TRAIN
I FIRST SUBMITTED A REPORT ON THIS SITE BACK IN DECEMBER 2013 REGARDING ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH. I HAD OWNED THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND HAD ABOUT 36000 MILES ON MY CAR WHEN IT STARTED STALLING BUT THE ISSUES PROBABLY STARTED AROUND 20-25,000 MILES. ALTHOUGH I DO RECALL ONE INSTANCE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR WHEN THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO CUT SHORT ON THE HIGHWAY. MOST OF THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES INVOLVED SHUDDERING/SHAKING AND GROWLING NOISE/STALLING SENSATION WHEN IN 1ST/2ND GEAR.MY MECHANIC (NON-FORD RELATED) MENTIONED IT DIDN'T SEEM NORMAL. A FEW WEEKS LATER MY CAR SEMI-STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION. I TOOK IT TO FORD, THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR A MONTH UNTIL THEY GOT THE PART AND "FIXED" IT. A FEW MONTHS LATER I GOT A LETTER STATING THERE WERE ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. BUT NO FORMAL RECALL WHICH IS SHOCKING....NOW A YEAR AND HALF LATER AND ABOUT 15,000 MORE MILES ON MY CAR I HAVE STARTED FEELING THAT SAME SENSATION WHEN DRIVING. I KNOW THE ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION IS STARTING AGAIN. I RECENTLY MOVED OUT OF STATE, AND THE DEALERSHIP I CALLED IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND WHEN BRINGING IT IN (NO AVAILABLE APPOINTMENTS FOR WEEKS, NO FREE RENTAL CAR WHICH IF IT'S UNDER WARRANTY I SHOULD GET). PLUS THERE IS THE DOOR/LATCH RECALL. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE, I'M SHOCKED THERE HASN'T BEEN MORE RECALLS OR TAKING THE CARS WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION OFF THE ROAD.... ALREADY CONTACTED FORD REGARDING MY FRUSTRATIONS WITH THIS CAR. THEY'VE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BUT WHAT GOOD WILL THAT DO WHEN THE WARRANTY IS UP AND THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING EVERY 20,000 OR MILES OR SO? OR WHEN SOMEONE GETS HURT? THE FAIR THING FOR THEM TO DO IS APOLOGIZE FOR THEIR MISTAKES, TAKE THE CARS OFF THE ROAD, AND REIMBURSE PEOPLE FOR THE CARS. INVESTING IN QUALITY CAR THAT IS SAFE AND RELIABLE IS IMPORTANT. FORD IS NOT IT. ......UPDATED 10/20/15 *BF UPDATED 12/13/2017*CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10735241July 20, 2015ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THIS VEHICLE HAS BECOME DANGEROUS FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. THE TRANSMISSION WON'T ENGAGE PROPERLY WHEN PULLING OUT FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP OF ANY KIND AND I HAVE BEEN ALMOST BROAD SIDED MORE THAN ONCE. I CANNOT MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION JERKING AND THE CAR STOPPING LONG ENOUGH TO BE DANGEROUS. ALSO, IT MAKES A METALLIC SOUND AND FEELS AS IF IT IS GRINDING. I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS SITTING AT A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME. THIS TIME, FORD WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS AND THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THE PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED AND ANOTHER CUSTOMER HAS ALREADY BEEN WAITING FOR TWO MONTHS FOR HIS TO BE FIXED. PLEASE HELP ME GET A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10735025July 19, 2015POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION STARTED VIBRATING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO JUMP AND SHUTTER. AND WEAR MY TIRES DOWN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10735029July 19, 2015TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE WEARING OUT UNDER 30.000 MILES
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0