NHTSA Complaint #10915397 — 2011 FORD FIESTA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SPEED DECREASED TO 40 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN, BUT THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.