NHTSA Complaint #10995638 — 2012 FORD FIESTA

LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, PROBLEM OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN THE SPAN OF DRIVING 10 MILES, STRUGGLED TO GET HOME. OCCURRED WHILE ON FREEWAY, AT RED LIGHT, AND HIGH SPEED OR SLOW SPEED DID NOT MATTER. CAR WOULD DING THE ALERT SOUND, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS WOULD FLASH, AND I WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY BE FORCED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF ROAD EACH TIME. THREE INSTANCES POSED SERIOUS RISK TO OTHERS AS MY CAR LOST MOMENTUM BEFORE SAFELY MAKING IT OFF THE ROAD, AND OTHER CARS HAD TO MOVE AROUND MY CAR. PROBLEM MATCHES THE MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION BELOW FROM 2015, WHICH MEANS THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TERM DESIGN FLAW. THIS NEEDS TO BE MARKED AS A SAFETY RECALL. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10058725 MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: SB-15B22 SUMMARY ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) HAD DEVELOPED ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAILURES, RESULTING IN AN INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT LOSS WHILE DRIVING OR A LACK OF POWER OR NO START AND SOFTWARE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED