NHTSA Complaint #10546063 — 2011 FORD FIESTA

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