NHTSA Complaint #11209665 — 2013 FORD FIESTA

TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, REPLACED BULBS WITH NO LUCK. CHECKED FUSES AND IT WAS BLOWN, REPLACED FUSE AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES THEN BLEW THE FUSE AGAIN. EVERY TIME WE REPLACE THE FUSE IT BLOWS WITHIN AN HOUR. RADIO STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD MAKE VERY LOUD POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. WE FINALLY HAD TO PULL THE FUSE FOR THE RADIO TO MAKE IT STOP. SO NOW THERE IS NO WORKING RADIO AS WE ARE AFRAID TO REPLACE THE FUSE. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS LEMON DAILY AS IT IS HER ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. SHE STILL OWES MORE FOR THE CAR THAN SHE COULD GET IF SHE TRIED TO TRADE IT IN ON SOMETHING ELSE. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A LEMON AND TAKEN OFF THE ROADS. SHE HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE SHE BOUGHT IT, BUT SHE DIDN'T GET IT NEW SO BY THE TIME SHE BOUGHT IT OF COURSE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY AND NOW SHE IS STUCK WITH IT. ALSO, SHE PREVIOUSLY HAD TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP DUE TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES. SHE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND ON TAKE OFF THE CAR WOULDN'T GO, RPMS WERE AROUND 3000 AND ALL WARNING/MESSAGE LIGHTS WENT OFF AT THE SAME TIME. FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON HER CAR THAT WE NEVER KNEW ABOUT WHEN WE PURCHASED IT FROM THE DEALER.