NHTSA Complaint #10621971 — 2012 FORD FIESTA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATED AS THE CONTACT APPLIED FORCE TO THE PEDAL AND THE SPEED DECREASED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT OBSERVED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THERE WERE NO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS PERFORMED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.