Ford Fiesta Complaints (2011)

730 consumer complaints on file.

#10559193January 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGED PROPERLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPLACED BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559262January 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION MAKES BAD NOISES WHEN IT IS SHIFTING. IT JERKS, GRINDS, AND SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH IT IS A REAL ISSUE, IT IS NORMAL. I HAVE BEEN TO FORD DEALERSHIPS AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558241January 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS LIKELY GOING OUT. WAS DRIVING UP MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS STUCK FOR 15 MINUTES WITH THE CAR HALF IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HALF ON STREET. TRIED REVERSE, FORWARD...BUT NOTHING. CAR HAS BEEN SITTING SINCE 12/20. I DID A VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT THRU MY SYNC AND IT CLAIMS EVERYTHING IS "GOOD" BUT YET THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON! NO SURE WHERE TO TURN OR WHAT TO DO NEXT. EXTREMELY DISCOURAGED AND DISAPPOINTED. THOUGHT FORD FINALLY HAD THEIR ACT TOGETHER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557020December 23, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ENGINE SHUTTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555409December 10, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY BOYFRIEND WENT OUT TO START MY CAR UP AND WARM IT UP FOR ME... IT WOULD TURN OVER...THEN AFTER TRYING AGAIN IT STARTED. I WENT OUT TO GO TO WORK AND WENT TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. I THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE AND MOVED UP A LITTLE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AGAIN IT WOULD GO ANY WHERE.IT WAS LIKE THE GEAR GO STUCK. I HAD TO HAVE MY BOYFRIEND PUSH MY CAR BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY.I THEN CALLED JONES JUNCTION WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED INTO THEIR SHOP BECAUSE I HAD COVERAGE ON IT FOR REPAIR FOR THEM TO CALL ME AND SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH MYSELF AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE 2011 FORD FIESTA TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC CONTROLS . I'M FURIOUS THAT ANY DEALER WOULD INFORM ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND BECAUSE NO REPAIRS WERE BEING DONE I HAD A TOWING BILL OF 185.00. I WAS STUCK OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ON A ICY DAY AND COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE GEARS LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT GO IN DRIVE.I HOPE AND WISH THAT FORD WILL RESOLVE THIS MATTER ON THESE CARS BEFORE IT CAUSES A INJURY OR A SOMEONE'S LIFE. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE FORD DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING.THANK YOU *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
#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
#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
#10546952October 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF MY CAR JUST DYING ON THE ROAD. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS MAKING A TURN INTO MY SUBDIVISION IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN I HIT THE GAS MY CAR SLOWLY ROLLED INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. LUCKILY THE ONCOMING DRIVERS WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH TO NOT HIT ME. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. THIS HAPPENED ON AND OFF BUT THE DEALER COULD NEVER FIND AN ISSUE. TO START IT WAS NO MORE THAN ONCE A DAY BUT THIS WEEKEND IT HAPPENED AT ALMOST EVERY STOP. IT CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT RUMBLES AND CUTS OFF. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE DOWN BUSY STREETS. I KEEP MY RADIO OFF JUST SO I CAN BE SURE TO HEAR WHEN THIS HAPPENS OTHERWISE I'LL BE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AGAIN. IN ADDITION TO THIS MOST RECENT ISSUE, THE CAR HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES IN THE PAST. THE FIRST MONTH THAT I PURCHASED THIS CAR IT WOULD JUST NOT TURN ON MOST MORNINGS, OR EVEN AFTER BEING OFF FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546063September 29, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ENGINE STALLED THE FIRST TIME TWO DAYS AGO ON 9/27/2013. THE CAR SHUT OFF ON THE ROAD AND I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR. ALSO IT SHAKES WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THIS HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED. YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS GOING OVER A BRIDGE THE CAR STALLED SO BAD THAT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL TO GO OVER THE BRIDGE, THE RPM GAUGE WIGGLED VERY BAD BACK AND FORTH AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIDE BACK DOWN THE BRIDGE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO FORD AND THEY CLAIM THIS IS HOW THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO ACT. I LIVE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AND BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN GETTING ON AND OFF RAMPS ONTO THE INTERSTATE IS CRUCIAL WHEN MERGING WITH TRAFFIC BUT IF THE CAR STALLS AND DOES NOT ACTUALLY MOVE AND YOU ARE TRYING TO YIELD AND MERGE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ANYONE CAN SEE THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD AND VERY DANGEROUS. MY NEXT STEP IS TO FILE A LEMON LAW LAWSUIT AND GET FORD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK BECAUSE THEY WILL ARE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHILE IT IS IN THEIR REPAIR SHOP AND THEREFORE WILL NOT FIX IT. MY BEST FRIEND HAS THE SAME CAR AND COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. HER CAR SHUTS OFF SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK SO SHE IS GOING TO ALSO FILE A COMPLAINT. BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS CAR I HAD A OLD BEAT UP 1995 FORD RANGER AND I NEVER HAD THESE ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN TO FORD OVER 3 TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY CONTINUE TO SAY "SIR THIS IS HOW THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO ACT" EVEN THE RECEPTIONIST STATED WHEN I CALLED TO SET UP YET ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO HAVE FORD LOOK AT THE CAR "WOW... THAT DOES SEEM VERY DANGEROUS WE NEED TO GET YOU IN HERE ASAP" THIS IS NOT THE ONLY INCIDENT I HAVE HAD WITH FORD.. I WILL NOT EVEN STRESS ON THAT ISSUE. HOWEVER THIS ONE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME DUE TO THE FACT I DO NOT EVEN FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR TO THE LOCAL STORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543789September 16, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY WILL NOT LATCH WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543747September 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH 35000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST THING I NOTICED WAS WHEN STARTING OR STOPPING THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER, LIKE IT WAS GRIPPING AND COULDN'T CATCH A GEAR. I NORMALLY DRIVE HWY, AND I NOTICE NO PROBLEMS WHEN GOING ABOVE 45MPH. HOWEVER I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS GOING TO STALL ON ME NUMEROUS TIME, IT WOULD SHAKE AND MAKE GRINDING SOUNDS. THIS CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC AND I THOUGHT I WAS DRIVING A MANUAL, THAT'S WHAT IT FELT LIKE, LIKE I DIDN'T HAVE THE CLUTCH IN AND WAS COMING TO A STOP. WELL ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN I WAS PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR STALLED COMPLETELY. JUST TURNED OFF, AND IT REALLY SCARED ME. SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS STALLED 3 TIMES, EACH TIME AS I AM COMING TO A STOP. I TOOK IT IN AFTER EACH TIME IT STALLED AND I AM TOLD THAT SINCE NO CHECK LIGHTS CAME ON THERE IS NO WAY THEY CAN DIAGNOSE ANYTHING. I MENTIONED THE SHUDDERING AS WELL, AND THEY GAVE ME A PRINT OUT WITH THE "USUAL" FEELINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION THAT IS ON MY CAR. I AM PISSED AND VERY DISSATISFIED, I LOVE THIS CAR, THE LOOK, THE INTERIOR, THE ELECTRONIC UPGRADES ARE AWESOME BUT THESE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION ARE MISERABLE. I AM SCARED DRIVING MY CAR. I JUST WANT FORD TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND HELP US OUT. WE ARE BUYING THEIR PRODUCT, YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD FIX THESE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537055August 24, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY TOTAL FAILURE THROUGH NORMAL USE. UNABLE TO CLOSE & SECURE DOOR. VEHICLE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY COMPROMISED, EXTREME SAFETY EXPOSURE TO VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS. MANUFACTURER (FORD) DECLINED RESPONSIBILITY TO REMEDIATE PROBLEM DUE TO ACCUMULATED MILEAGE BEYOND WARRANTY (36,000 MILES). FORD DEALER USED "BUNGEE" CORDS TO HOLD DOOR CLOSED. FORD CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE ENCOURAGED FILING COMPLIANT WITH NHTSA SAYING..."GO FOR IT". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536861August 23, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
CLOSED REAR PASSENGER DOOR AFTER PUTTING A BAG IN THE CAR. STARTED TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT WHEN DASH DISPLAY SAID "DOOR OPEN." PULLED DOOR CLOSED...SAME THING. GOT OUT. DOOR LATCH HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. I NOW HAVE DOOR BUNGIED CLOSED FOR THREE WEEKS. CONTACTED FORD AND WAS CONTACTED BY LOCAL DEALER. THAT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO. CALLED BACK ON AUG. 23, THEY KNOW NOTHING OR HAVE DONE NOTHING. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. CANNOT USE BACK SEAT FOR PASSENGERS AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535944August 18, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
2-3" OF SNOW, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE NO POWER TO WHEELS IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, NO WAY TO DISABLE TRACTION CONTROL! COMPLAINED TO FORD AT VARIOUS LEVELS AND GOT NO SATISFACTION BASICALLY TELLING ME "TOO BAD". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535303August 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS BLOWING HOT AIR INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT A NEW FAN BOX NEEDED WAS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE DEFECTIVE AIR CONDITIONER. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPLACE THE FAN. THE CONTACT DID NOT SPEAK TO THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535417August 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON START OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. NO LIGHTS CAME ON AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. STOPPED, RESTARTED AND WORKED FINE NEXT INCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. . THE CAR REVVED UP AND THEN WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATOR. HAD TO COAST OFF HIGHWAY, STOP CAR AND RESTART. . IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOOK TO DEALER WHO DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. YESTERDAY , HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHERE CAR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATOR IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WHILE EXITING HIGHWAY AND LIGHT DID COME ON. THIS CAR MAKES ME FEAR FOR MY LIFE. CAR IS BACK AT DEALERSHIP AND I WILL NEVER DRIVE IT AGAIN AS THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN THIS MALFUNCTION WILL OCCUR. THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE WARNED ABOUT. I WILL BE TRADING MINE ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534756August 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE EXPRESSWAY AT ~4:00AM THROUGH DOWNTOWN DETROIT MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO INSTRUMENT INDICATORS, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL COMPRESSION. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS LIGHTER THAN USUAL TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, BUT NORMALLY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO SAFELY MOVE A DISABLED VEHICLE FROM THE EXTREME LEFT TO THE RIGHT SIDE SHOULDER WITHOUT ENGINE/TRANSMISSION CONTROL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A FMC DEALERSHIP AWAITING INSPECTION/REPAIR. I SUBMIT THIS REPORT BECAUSE I FEEL, BASED ON NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS I'VE READ, THAT THE FIESTA MAY BE A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534556August 9, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION FUNCTION WAS USED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH UPHILL HOWEVER, THE TRACTION FUNCTION COULD NOT BE DISENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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