NHTSA Complaint #10758556 — 2011 FORD FIESTA

ABOUT A YEAR AGO I WAS GOING UP LOMBARD STREET IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH A FRIEND OF MINE AND 2 YOUNGER SISTERS. WE WERE WAITING IN THE LINE OF CARS, AS THERE IS ALWAYS AN AMOUNT TRYING TO GO UP THE FAMOUS STREET. AFTER 10 MINUTES IN TRAFFIC MY ENGINE LINE CAME UP WITH A WARNING STATING THE ENGINE WAS TO HOT. WHEN THE CARS MOVED UP MINES WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TRIED PUSHING ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO SINCE MY CAR WAS STUCK ON AN INCLINE WITH A HEAVY AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC SO I TOLD MY FRIEND TO TAKE THE WHEEL. HE SOON NOTICED THAT ALTHOUGH THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO GO UP IT WAS ABLE TO REVERSE. SO HIS IDEA WAS TO GO ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET WHERE THERE WERE NO CARS GOING AT THE MOMENT IN REVERSE. WITH MY LITTLE SISTERS FRIGHTEN IN THE CAR WE DECIDED IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO GET OUT OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC INCASE I NEEDED TO CALL A TOE TRUCK. WE REVERSE THE CAR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET ALL THE WAY DOWN AND WAS ABLE TO PARK IT CORNER IN REVERSE. WE DECIDED TO WAIT 20 MINUTES AND SEE IF THE CAR WOULD TURN ON, LUCKILY IT DID. SOON AFTER I TOOK IT TO FORD TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY STATED IT WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION AND CHANGED A SMALL PART IN WHICH THEY CLAIM IT WOULD FIX IT. 2 MONTHS WE WENT TO GET ICE CREAM AND PARK THE CAR ON A HILL IN SAN FRANCISCO, MUCH SMALLER INCLINE. HOWEVER WHEN WE CAME BACK TO THE CAR IT DID TURN ON BUT THEN WHEN I TRY STEPPING ON THE GAS THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE, AGAIN. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED 5 MINUTES AND THEN TRIED AGAIN, THANKFULLY IT MOVED. I AM AFRAID IF DRIVING MY CAR IN ANY TYPE OF INCLINES FEARING MY CAR IS GOING TO STOP AGAIN. IT ALSO HAS THE TENDENCY TO SHAKE AND JERK A LOT. I'VE ALWAYS BROUGHT IT UP TO FORDS ATTENTION BUT THEY TELL ME THAT IS HOW THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED AND THAT IT IS NORMAL.