NHTSA Complaint #11289054 — 2012 FORD FIESTA

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11289054
Vehicle	2012 FORD FIESTA
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	September 15, 2018
Date Filed	December 14, 2019
Mileage	58,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OR

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE WILDLY, APPEARING TO BE IN NEUTRAL. CAR WILL THEN POP INTO GEAR. TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS A TRANSMISSION MODULE. THEY FIXED IT AND LESS THAN A MONTH LATER SAME THING HAPPENS. TOOK IT BACK, IT WAS SAME TRANSMISSION MODULE. SERVICE TECH AT FORD SAID TO GET RID OF IT AS IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN

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