NHTSA Complaint #10927727 — 2015 FORD FIESTA

FORDS POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT CORRECTLY BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. THE CAR SHUDDERS, SHAKES, AND GROANS WITHING THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AS ALMOST ALL FORD DEALERSHIPS WILL TELL YOU FORD REALLY HAS NO FIX FOR THEIR DANGEROUS DESIGN OF THIS TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MEET FORDS SELF-IMPLEMENTED TEST TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FIXED. INSTEAD THEY REFLASH THE TCM TO RETRAIN THE COMPUTER, THIS DOES NOTHING BUT PROLONG THEIR DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS, AS YOU THEN HAVE TO DRIVE VEHICLE ANOTHER 1000 MILES BEFORE THEY WILL ALLOW DEALERSHIPS TO LOOK AT VEHICLE AGAIN. FORD IS TRYING TO AVOID A RECALL ON THIS DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN FORCED BY THE NHTSA TO RECALL AND REPLACE ALL FORD FIESTA AND FOCUS WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION. THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS TRANSMISSION FAILING ARE SURGING OF VEHICLE, LOSS OF DRIVE POWER, SHUDDER, HARSH ENGAGEMENT OF ENGINE POWER, LACK OF VEHICLE CONTROL DUE TO ENGAGEMENT/DISENGAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC ACTIVATE CLUTCHES.