NHTSA Complaint #10790470 — 2012 FORD FIESTA

I'VE ALREADY REPORTED ON THIS SITE BEFORE REGARDING MY 2012 FORD FIESTA WITH CLUTCH FAILURE (IN DECEMBER 2013 AT JUST OVER 32,000 MILES). RECENTLY MY CAR WAS ACTING SLUGGISH AND I MADE AN APPOINTMENT A FEW WEEKS FROM WHEN I CALLED (WHEN AN APPOINTMENT WAS AVAILABLE). THEN ONE MORNING WHILE TRYING TO START MY CAR IT DIED AND REFUSED TO START. I HAD IT TOWED TO FORD, AND IT HAD A TRANSMISSIONAL CONTROL MODULE (TCM) FAILURE WHICH I GUESS CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO FAIL/ENGINE NOT TO START. THIS WAS AT 48,000 MILES. THEY FIXED IT AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME ON 11/7 BUT THE CLUTCH STILL DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT. MY CAR SHUDDERS, SHAKES, AND HAS TROUBLE KICKING INTO GEAR WHICH MAKES IT FEEL DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY IN CITY TRAFFIC OR IN THE HILLY AREAS OF COLORADO. I JUST HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED AT JUST OVER 32,000 MILES AND NOW AT 48,000 MILES IT'S GIVING OUT AGAIN!? IT'S CRAZY AND IT WAS JUST AT FORD. I'M ABOUT TO TAKE NEGATIVE EQUITY ON MY CAR AND GET A SAFER CAR FOR MY COMMUTE AND FOR WINTER. I FEEL BAD FOR WHO BUYS IT NEXT BUT I NEED A CAR THAT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I'VE BEEN HOLDING OUT HOPING FOR NHSTA AND FORD TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THE CARS/BUY THEM BACK SINCE FORD STILL DOES NOT HAVE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THESE ISSUES (3-4 YEARS LATER AND THEY STILL MANUFACTURE THE CARS THE SAME WAY SO LATER MODELS HAVE ISSUES TOO!). I'M SHOCKED THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. AFTER MY LAST SCARE AND FEARING THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET A GOOD TRADE IN VALUE ON MY CAR FOR A NEW ONE IF I WAIT I THINK I'M DONE. MY NEXT CAR DEFINITELY WON'T BE A FORD