NHTSA Complaint #11000192 — 2013 FORD FIESTA

ENGINE MALFUNCTION ERROR AND LOSS OF PERFORMANCE DUE TO MANUFACTOR DEFECT IN WIRE HARNESS. FORD CLAIMS THIS IS A ISSUE DONE DURING MANUFACTURING AND THE FIX IS TO RE WIRE THE HARNESS UNDER DASH BUT IS NOT COVERED DUE TO IT BEING A WIRING ISSUE. LOSS OF PERFORMANCE IN VEHICLE IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF DRIVING ON A FREE WAY OR OTHER ROADS AND YOU CAR LOSES MOST POWER. FORD HAS SAID THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT THE WORRY BUT IT IS A VERY KNOWN ISSUE AND CONSUMERS JUST HAVE TO PAY AND HAVE IT FIXED WHICH IS COSTS IN THE THOUSANDS FOR THERE MANUFACTURING DEFECT.THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING OR JUST DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS. IT HAPPENS NON STOP RANDOMLY AND HAS BEEN HAPPENIING FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS WITH NO HELP FROM FORD TO FIX THE ISSUES.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS YOUR CAR DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE IT JOLTS AND STARTS NOT BURING GASOLINE ALL THE WAY IT ALSO WILL CAUSE SMOG ISSUES DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND YOU ALSO NEED TO PULL VEHICLE OVER WHERE EVER YOU ARE AT TO TURN IT OFF WAIT A FEW MINS AND THEN IT BACK ON SO YOU CAN KEEP DRIVING