NHTSA Complaint #10606961 — 2011 FORD FIESTA

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT AROUND 55 MPH WHEN THE CAR SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO NEUTRAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK BUT IT WOULD NOT GO, KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH INTO DIFFERENT GEARS. FINALLY GOT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I TURNED ENGINE BACK ON, AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN GEAR, MADE A CLICKING NOISE AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO A GEAR. FINALLY AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF WAITING, CAR FINALLY CLICKED INTO GEAR. TWO DAYS LATER MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR. SHE WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN IT DID THE SAME THING, HOWEVER SHE WASN'T ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WITH 2 KIDS IN THE CAR. I HAD TO GO PICK HER UP. THE CAR WAS DOING THE SAME THING IT HAD TO ME 2 DAYS PRIOR, HOWEVER THIS TIME IT TOOK MUCH LONGER FOR A GEAR TO ENGAGE. I TOOK THE CAR DOWN TO AUTOZONE TO SEE IF ANY CODES APPEARED ON THEIR COMPUTER, BUT THERE WERE NONE. I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS TRANSMISSION AND READ MULTIPLE POSTS ON TRANNY PROBLEMS BUT NO RECALL OR FIXES. THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE TO SEE IF I COULD FIGURE OUT WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENS SO THAT I COULD GET IT INTO THE SHOP. THE CAR DID THE SAME THING 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WITHIN A 10 MILE SPAN, EACH TIME TAKING LONGER TO ENGAGE IN A GEAR. FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ONCE AGAIN I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND THE CODE READ: P06B8 INDICATING A PCM PROBLEM. I AM NOW CURRENTLY WAITING TO GET IT INTO THE SHOP TO HAVE THIS FIXED, HOWEVER I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY FACTOR. MY WIFE AND KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED HAD THEY BEEN DRIVING AT FASTER SPEEDS AND WERE NOT ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE CAR LITERALLY GOES OUT OF GEAR WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT AND ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS. SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD!!! *TR