NHTSA Complaint #11491040 — 2013 FORD FIESTA

The contact’s daughter owns 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while his daughter was driving at 40 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact was unsure whether there were warning lights illuminated. The contact’s daughter was able to continue driving. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module (TCM) had failed and needed to be replaced; however, the parts had been on national back order. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the parts were not available. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.