NHTSA Complaint #10454776 — 2011 FORD FIESTA

22 DAYS PLUS ADDITIONAL 6 DAYS: TOLD BY FORD DEALERSHIP MECHANIC THAT OIL PAN IS LEAKING OIL, AND WATER PUMP LEAKING. DYE PEN FLUORESCENT LIGHT INSPECTION SHOWS FRONT CRANK SEAL LEAK, INSPECTION OF ENGINE BLOCK DAMAGED THREADS. REPLACED ENGINE PER FORD, REMOVED TRANSMISSION FROM ENGINE, DISASSEMBLE ENGINE FROM ENGINE MOUNT, MOUNT NEW SHORT BLOCK AND INSTALL, RESEAL COMPONENTS, RE-TIME ENGINE, INSTALL ENGINE TO TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY, RECHECKED FOR LEAKS COOLANT AND OIL. FORD FIESTA BROKE DOWN NEXT DAY AFTER I PICKED UP CAR FROM FORD SHOP FOR 22 DAYS, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, REVERSE OR NEUTRAL, CALLED TOW TRUCK FOR HELP TO GET VEHICLE BACK TO FORD MECHANIC, WHO STILL WORKING ON CAR. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE 2011 FORD FIESTA, DOESN'T GET 40MPG, GETS 35MPG, DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN YOU NEED TO KIND OF LAGS, THEN MAKES GURGLING NOISE IN THE WATER PUMP. 2011 FORD FIESTA IS NOT MADE IN THE USA AND IT SHOWS, IT'S A LEMON. *TR