NHTSA Complaint #11222484 — 2013 FORD FIESTA

WHILE ON STREETS, TRANSMISSION NOISES LIKE ROCKS, CLICKING, AND JERKING OCCURS CONSTANTLY CONTRIBUTING TO FAILURE TO PROCEED SMOOTHLY FROM A STOP AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN IN PREPARATION OF STOPPING. AT TIMES, THERE IS A SUDDEN SLIPPING WITH JERKING FORWARD, ESPECIALLY IF TRAFFIC AHEAD IS SUDDENLY SLOWING DRAMATICALLY. AT TIMES, WHILE SLOWING TO A FULL STOP, THE VEHICLE "JUMPS" FORWARD THEN STOPS. WHILE SLOWLY TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT OR A U-TURN, THE CAR DELIBERATELY BUCKS AND HESITATES BEFORE COMPLETING THE TURN. THESE CONDITIONS ARE A DAY TO DAY COMMON OCCURRENCE. SPEED OR THE LENGTH OF DISTANCE OR TIME IN USE DOES NOT CHANGE THE STATED CONDITIONS, SOUNDS, OR OCCURRENCES. IT HAS BECOME SCARY TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY AFTER DRIVING AN HOUR OR MORE ON THE FREEWAY AND WHEN I EXIT THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION AND BRAKING CONDITIONS ARE SO MAGNIFIED THAT SLOWING AT THE END OF A RAMP TO STOP IS FORCEFUL. NOT NORMAL. I HAVE HAD THE BEGINNING OF THESE PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 6/17/15. OF COURSE THE PROBLEMS, THE DETECTION OF NOISES AND SUDDEN UNUSUAL MOVEMENTS DID NOT OCCUR ALL AT ONCE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO KINGMAN'S FORD DEALER FOR ALL MAINTENANCE WHILE IN AZ AND TO A FORD DEALER IN CA. I ASKED THAT MY DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEMS I HEARD AND FELT BE WRITTEN IN THE REPORT OR COMPLAINT SECTION OF EVERY SERVICE REPAIR FORM BUT IT WAS NEVER DONE. ON 4/8/2016, FORD DEALER IN KINGMAN, AZ CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THAT THEY HAD JUST RECEIVED THE NECESSARY PARTS TO CORRECT ALL THE TRANSMISSION AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS I WAS EXPERIENCING AND GAVE ME A 2 PAGE POWERSHIFT 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS FORM DATED 9/27/2012 AND IT CONTAINED THE "COMMON SOUNDS A DRIVER MAY NOTICE" REGARDING: DOUBLE CLICKING METAL SOUNDS, COAST DOWN WHINE, CLICKING WHEN ENGINE TURNED OFF, LOW SPEED GRINDING. DOCUMENTATION IS WITH FORD.