NHTSA Complaint #10671022 — 2011 FORD FIESTA

VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ALTERNATELY SURGE AND EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, SLIPPING BADLY BETWEEN GEARS. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE NEARLY STALLED WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. FORD DEALERSHIP STATED ENGINE CODE INDICATED A BAD CLUTCH ACTUATOR. THIS IS A CVT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THERE ARE SEVERAL TSBS ON THIS TRANSMISSION FOR A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TCM/PCM, CLUTCH PLATES, CLUTCH ACTUATORS, AND SEALS. FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS BUT IS APPARENTLY ONLY FIXING THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM AT TIME OF BREAKDOWN INSTEAD OF REPLACING ALL KNOWN DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS WHEN ONE OF THESE PARTS FAIL IS DANGEROUS, CAUSING THE CAR TO SHUDDER, JERK, EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER WHEN SHIFTING, OR EXPERIENCING SUDDEN THROTTLE SURGES. ALL KNOW PROBLEM PARTS SHOULD BE REPLACED. A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR