NHTSA Complaint #11240937 — 2012 FORD FIESTA

THE CAR IS A 2012 FORD FIESTA THAT I PURCHASED FROM A DEALERSHIP IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR -2019. THE CAR ACCELERATES UNEXPECTANTLY WHEN YOU START IT OR AFTER A STOP. WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY JERK (OFTEN VIOLENTLY WHICH CAUSES MY ENTIRE BODY TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACK). THE CAR SHUDDERS AND KICKS WHEN DRIVEN. THE CAR SHAKES AND MAKES LOUD NOISE WHILE IDLING. THE CAR ROLLS BACKWARD WHILE AT A STOP AND AFTER RELEASE OF THE BRAKES. THESE PROBLEMS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR AND FEAR THAT IT POSES A DANGER TO MYSELF, OTHER DRIVERS, AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL. I HAVE DRIVEN MANY YEARS AND HAD A NUMBER OF CARS. THIS IS FIRST TIME I FEEL COMPELLED TO VOICE A CONCERN ABOUT A VEHICLE. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THESE CARS CAN BE SOLD WITHOUT ANY WARNING OF THE PROBLEMS TO BUYERS AND THAT SUCH CARS ARE EVEN ON THE ROADS.