2011 FORD FIESTA Power Train Problems

WHILE ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR LOST POWER AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT GOT IT TO RE-ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT IS A BAD TRANSMISSION, THAT I WAS LOOSING ONE OF THE CLUTCHES (THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC, DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION). WHILE FORD OFFERED ME $600 OFF A NEW TRANSMISSION, I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN, AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR. ON MARCH 4TH, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH IN TOWN, THE CAR AGAIN LOST POWER. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER, PARKED THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT. THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT START AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, THE CAR MADE SOME MYSTERIOUS CLICKING SOUNDS AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP...

OVER THE PAST 1 1/2 MONTHS MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON THE FREEWAY 6 TIMES. EACH TIME THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON, THE DISPLAY READ "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" AND "SERVICE NOW". WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN, THE ENGINE TACHOMETER WOULD FIRST DROP TO 1000 RPM AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD BECOME NON-RESPONSIVE. SOON AFTER THAT THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL; THEN "BAM" THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE ABRUPTLY AND MAKE A LOUD BANG NOISE AND LAG WHEN SHIFTING. THIS HAS BECOME A MAJOR CONCERN AS I HAVE HAD PEOPLE ALMOST RUN INTO THE REAR OF ME BECAUSE OF MY DECLINE IN SPEED. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION IS TO COMPLETELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RESTART IT, UNFORTUNATELY BY DOING THIS IT RESETS THE FAULT CODES AND DOES NOT RETAIN...

WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, TRANSMISSION SHUDDERED AND FAILED TO OPERATE CAUSING TRAFFIC TO COME TO A HALT. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. SEVERAL TIMES AFTERWARDS, TRANSMISSION WOULD SHUDDER AND VIBRATE WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 2012 WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED AND THEY UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION PROGRAM. THIS UPDATE DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FEBRUARY 22, 2013 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY'RE REPLY WAS, "THIS IS NORMAL". THIS IS NOT NORMAL, THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP. I ONLY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 9 MILES TO WORK A DAY AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING IT. *TR

NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN DRIVING MY 2011 FORD FIESTA THE RPM'S SHOOT WAY UP AND THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE WHEN I HIT THE GAS. EVEN WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45MPH AND TRY TO GO FASTER THE CAR STALLS AND WONT ACCELERATE AT ALL AND GET QUITE SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ESPECIALLY ON A HIGHWAY WHEN YOU COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND THIS HAPPENS AND I HAVE HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON TO GET IT TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY AGAIN. *TR

VEHICLE: 2011 FORD FIESTA, MANUAL TRANS., FWD. ROAD CONDITIONS: SNOW COVERED 1-2", NO ICE UNDERNEATH, NO SLUSH BUILDUP. INCIDENT: AT STOP SIGN WAITING TO TURN LEFT ONTO ROAD. ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN EITHER DIRECTION IS THRU, NO STOP. NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ACCELERATING ACROSS TWO LANES TO TURN LEFT- DIVIDED 4 LANE MUNICIPAL ROAD 40MPH SPEED LIMIT. MIDWAY ACROSS ROAD, FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SLIP, TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED AND REMOVED POWER. CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. WAS UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE IN 1ST/2ND/3RD GEAR WITHOUT TRACTION CONTROL REMOVING POWER. IN FIRST INSTANCE, ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD TO STOP WHILE I EXITED VEHICLE AND PUSHED VEHICLE INTO MEDIAN WHERE TRACTION WAS FOUND. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. AFTER SECOND OCCURRENCE, DETERMINATION WAS MADE TO ONLY TURN RIGHT TO NOT PLACE SELF AT RISK OF ACCIDENT. FOLLOW-UP RESEARCH: EARLY PRODUCTION FORD FIESTA ARE INCAPABLE OF DEACTIVATING TRACTION CONTROL. LATER MODELS DO AND IN THE 3RD PRINTING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE VEHICLE HAVING A DUAL TRANSMISSION AND THAT AT 3,000 MILES ENGINE POWER WOULD DECREASE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,900.

AFTER HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR THE FIRST 16000 MILES IT NOW JERKS AND THE TRANS FEELS AS IF YOUR DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP; BUMPING AND JERKING. SEEMS LIKE IT CANT SHIFT GEARS AND HAS NO ACCELERATION. THE CAR PERFORMS WORSE THE HOTTER THE ENGINE GETS. THIS CAR RIDES ANYTHING BUT SMOOTH. ALWAYS FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL. *TR

NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING THE 2011 FORD FIESTA STARTED TO STALL, JERK AND BUCK LIKE A BRONCO. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WAS NOT GETTING POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION OR DRIVE TRAIN MOMENTARILY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. WE RECENTLY TOOK IT TO THE SUNRISE FORD DEALERSHIP, FORT PIERCE, FL, AND THE SERVICE REP CLAIMS THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG. THIS VEHICLE IS USED TO TRANSPORT YOUNG CHILDREN AND ADULTS. I EXPECT THE FORD MANUFACTURER TO EITHER REMEDY THE ISSUE OR BUY THE VEHICLE BACK FOR WHAT WE PAID FOR IT!!! IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE WHEN IT BUCKS IT ALSO SLOWS DOWN IN 45-50MPH TRAFFIC, AND THE TRAFFIC IS BUMPER TO BUMPER AT TIMES AND WE COULD GET REAR ENDED!!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY. SHOULD I ALSO FIND AN ATTORNEY THAT WILL REPRESENT US SHOULD...

I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE AND IT CONTINUES. INITIALLY, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING. AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR, THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE SECOND REPAIR CORRECTED THE SHAKING, BUT NOW (AT 15,755 MILES) THE CAR WILL (1) MAKE GRINDING METALLIC NOISES WHEN SHIFTING, (2) FAIL TO SHIFT ON ANY INCLINE (INSTEAD IT REVS TO APPROXIMATELY 2500 RPMS AND "STICKS" THERE), (3) JOLT FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED DOWN, AND (4) ROLL BACKWARDS ON HILLS AS IF IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I UNDERSTAND THAT (4) CAN BE COMMON AMONG NEWER AUTOMATICS THAT ATTEMPT HIGHER FUEL ECONOMY. HOWEVER, NUMEROUS TIMES THE SPEED AT WHICH THE CAR ROLLS BACK HAS INCURRED A SAFETY RISK. THIS SEEMS TO BE ANOTHER INDICATION OF AN ISSUE WITH THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 3 MPH THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUFFERED WHIPLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. MAILED 02/18/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED BECAUSE THE MECHANIC CLAIMED OIL LEAKED ONTO THE INTERNAL CLUTCHED CAUSED SLIPPAGE, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. UPDATED 03/29/16.*JB

THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH. WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN "DRIVE" ANYMORE, AND I HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF CAR, AND RESTART. IT IS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION JUST GOES OUT. THIS CAN HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE DRIVING SESSION AND HAS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY, ON SIDE STREETS, BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, ETC. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON REPEATEDLY EACH TIME. CAR ALSO LURCHES AND SOUNDS AS IF IT MIGHT STALL AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING. EACH TIME, THE DEALER TEST DRIVES AFTER THE "FIX" HAVE BEEN FROM 0 MILES TO 6 MILES, IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE THIS TEST DRIVE IS LONG ENOUGH TO SEE THE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND I HAVE LOST FAITH IN...

TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN SMOOTH WHEN ACCELERATING FORM STOP NOW STUTTERS AND SHUDDERS RAPIDLY WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY FROM A STOP. DOES NOT DO IT EVERY TIME BUT DOES IT FREQUENTLY. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE ADJUSTED IT BUT IT CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT THIS ODD BEHAVIOR. THE CAR DID NOT DO THIS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS "QUIRKY". THE STUTTERING AND SHUDDERING IS NOT, AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, NORMAL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED OR THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FUNCTION AS PROMISED! *TR

POWERTRAIN: HAVE HAD CHATTERING IN LOWER GEARS OF MY 2011 FORD FIESTA SE.....ACTS LIKE IS STRAINING AT TIMES TO GO INTO GEAR.....HAVE HAD IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME IT IS NORMAL....ALSO CONTACTED FORD VIA EMAIL AND THEY CONCUR WITH THE DEALER..THE DEALER DID SOME COMPUTER UPDATES AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK IT STILL CHATTERS...........WHAT HAPPENS IF IT FAILS AND FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM....AS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS ONLY FOR 60,000 MILES AND I TRAVEL 60-90 MILES A DAY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK WHAT KIND OF DEPENDABLE VEHICLE DO I HAVE....... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED AFTER ONLY 17,600 MILES. ALSO 29 PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALL AT ONCE UNDER THE HOOD. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL STORIES ONLINE OF PEOPLE GETTING MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS OR OTHER DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS ON THEIR 2011 FIESTA S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS ADVISED SHE HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK; HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TOOK CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION, ETC. AND WAS TOLD IT HAD AN OIL LEAK AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT (IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY) UNTIL THE LEAK BECAME WORSE! *TR

22 DAYS PLUS ADDITIONAL 6 DAYS: TOLD BY FORD DEALERSHIP MECHANIC THAT OIL PAN IS LEAKING OIL, AND WATER PUMP LEAKING. DYE PEN FLUORESCENT LIGHT INSPECTION SHOWS FRONT CRANK SEAL LEAK, INSPECTION OF ENGINE BLOCK DAMAGED THREADS. REPLACED ENGINE PER FORD, REMOVED TRANSMISSION FROM ENGINE, DISASSEMBLE ENGINE FROM ENGINE MOUNT, MOUNT NEW SHORT BLOCK AND INSTALL, RESEAL COMPONENTS, RE-TIME ENGINE, INSTALL ENGINE TO TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY, RECHECKED FOR LEAKS COOLANT AND OIL. FORD FIESTA BROKE DOWN NEXT DAY AFTER I PICKED UP CAR FROM FORD SHOP FOR 22 DAYS, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, REVERSE OR NEUTRAL, CALLED TOW TRUCK FOR HELP TO GET VEHICLE BACK TO FORD MECHANIC, WHO STILL WORKING ON CAR. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE 2011 FORD FIESTA, DOESN'T GET 40MPG, GETS 35MPG, DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN YOU NEED TO KIND OF LAGS, THEN MAKES GURGLING NOISE IN THE WATER PUMP....

I HAVE A VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT KEEPS HAVING A GRINDING NOISE LIKE IT HAS A HARD TIME GOING INTO GEAR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN TRYING TO QUICKLY STOP AS WELL AS ACCELERATING RIGHT AFTER. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS CURRENTLY KEEPING THE FIESTA IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NORMAL AND THERE IS NO REPAIR IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW NOT ROLLING UP RIGHT. THIS WAS FIXED BUT I THINK THAT OVER TIME IT WILL START TO BE A PROBLEM AGAIN. THE FINAL PROBLEM IS THE SOUND SYSTEM NOT BEING PROPERLY WIRED AS I PLUGGED MY PHONE TO CHARGE AND THE RADIO STOPPED GETTING RECEPTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND HESITATED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO STALL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION AND WOULD OFTEN SURGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY WHILE ACCELERATING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED CORRECTLY AND WAS INSPECTED THREE TIMES BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,086.

AT CROSSROADS FORD,PRINCE GEORGE,VIRGINIA: THIS 2011 FORD FIESTA...SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON..DEALERSHIP CHECKED CAR TSB(POWER TRAIN CENTRAL MODULE-FOR TRANSMISSION) ONLY RE-SET/RE-PROGRAMMED TRANSMISSION COMPUTER.(APRIL 25,2011. ON NOVEMBER 4,2011...I TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO MORGANTON N.C.FORD DEALERSHIP.. MY FIESTA WOULD NOT START AND AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS TO START THE CAR IT HESITATED AND STARTED IT JERKED AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS BADLY MISSING....WHEN DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON...IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY AND THE RPMS WENT TO 3000RPMS BEFORE SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR. DEALERSHIP STATED VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM AND AGAIN RE-PROGRAMMED AND UP-DATED THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. I WAS VERY UPSET. IN DECEMBER 22,2011: TRANSMISSION GEARS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. I TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL MORGANTON,N.C. FORD DEALERSHIP...THEY TESTED THE PCM..IT PASSED.TESTED TCM PASSED ALL CONTROLS. THEN TRIED TO TELL ME...IT WAS ONLY A LOW-BATTERY PROBLEM...BUT HAD TO RE-SET THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER A THIRD TIME.THEN ON...

I BROUGHT THE CAR 6 MONTHS AGO. IN THE BEGINNING THE CAR WAS HESITANT AFTER ACCELERATION AND LACKED POWER ON HILLS. ABOUT A MONTH AGO IT STARTED TO MAKE CLUCKING NOISES. AFTER THE CAR STARTED, IT REFUSED TO ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. I WOULD ABLE TO REVERSE AND THEN FINALLY DRIVE AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP AND NUMEROUS RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND I ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM 3 TIMES AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR ON THEIR DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALERSHIP. FINALLY, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE ISSUE IS THE BATTERY IS LOW. DON'T THINK THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM THROUGH... *TR

AT A COMPLETE STOP TO TURN RIGHT WITH BRAKE PRESSED, THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE STREET TURNING RIGHT UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE. VERY SCARY. *TR

WELL MY FORD FIESTA HAD LESS THAN 1800 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED CHATTERING WHILE HOLDING A STEADY TRAFFIC SPEED OF 30 MPH AFTER IT WARMED UP. NOW IT DOES IT BAD BETWEEN 30 AND 55 MPH, STILL AFTER IT IS WARMED UP. IT?S FINE WHEN IT?S COLD. ALSO TWICE AFTER DRIVING 2900 MILES ON THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. IT DROVE ME THROUGH A RED LIGHT, TWICE. IT WAS AS IF I WAS DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR AND FORGOT TO PUT THE CLUTCH IN. SCARED ME TO DEATH, BUT I?M FORCED TO KEEP DRIVING IT. TOOK IT TO KLINE MOTORS, A FORD DEALERSHIP IN WINFIELD KS. THEY SAID THEY WORKED ON IT FOR 2 HOURS AND CHARGED ME OVER $175 AND DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I COULD TELL EXCEPT OFFER TO REPLACE THE TRANNY FOR $5200. FOR...

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2011 FORD FIESTA. IN THE PAST 5 MONTHS I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM 5 TIMES BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND LURCHES FORWARD WHEN I AM ON A HILL OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY AND GOT THE SAME RESPONSE AS WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY BOTH SAY IT IS "NORMAL". AFTER CONTACTING FORD DIRECTLY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL FORD CONTACTED ME AND WENT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH ME WHERE HE SAID HE BOTH HEARD AND FELT WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. HE THEN TOOK A CAR RIGHT OFF THE LOT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND TOLD ME THAT ONE DID NOT DO ANY OF THE THINGS MINE IS DOING. A COUPLE HOURS LATER I GET A CALL FROM HIM STATING FORD HAS TOLD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE WRENCH AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THAT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL HAD EXPIRED. UPON DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT OVER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS GAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER RESET THE LIGHT. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. UPDATED 02/01/12*LJ UPDATED 02/08/12

THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO FAIL TO GO INTO NEUTRAL WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CAR STARTED WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES INITIALLY WITH THE CAR TRYING TO FIGHT THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES JUST BEFORE STOPPING. AT TIMES THE CAR SIGNIFICANTLY OVERCOMES THE BRAKES. ON ONE INSTANCE THE CAR FAILED TO STOP AT RED LIGHT AND MANAGED TO CREEP INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE STOPPING. THE TRANSMISSION DOES SEEM TO HAVE SAFETY PROBLEMS PARTICULARLY IT MAKES IT HARD TO PREDICT HOW THE CAR WILL COME TO A STOP FROM A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE STOPPING IS JERKY AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS VARIABLE AND INCONSISTENT DUE TO THE "JERKY" BEHAVIOR OF TRANSMISSION. *TR

MAKES LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS ABOUT TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO STALL WHEN DRIVING FROM A FULL STOP. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS. *TR

VEHICLE HESITATES GREATLY UPON ACCELERATION AND STUTTERS LIKE IT IS JUMPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR, THE TRANSMISSION HAS GRINDED. FORD CLAIMS THAT THE GRINDING IS NORMAL. A TRANSMISSION GRINDING IS FAR FROM NORMAL. I HAVE LINKS OF MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD IS BEATING AROUND THE BUSH WITH THE PROBLEM AND NOT DOING A THING ABOUT IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. LINKS ARE AS FOLLOWS: HTTP://WWW.MOTHERPROOF.COM/NEWS-RANTS/STORY/2011-FORD-FIESTA-PREVIEW1 HTTP://FIESTAFACTION.COM/FORUMS/FIESTA-SERVICE-BAY/35272-TRANSMISSION-GRIND-NORMAL.HTML HTTP://FIESTAFACTION.COM/FORUMS/FIESTA-SERVICE-BAY/34826-AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION-NOISES.HTML. *TR

GENTLEMEN: WE ARE ALSO VERY SHOCKED AS THAT IN COLOMBIA THE SUPERVISOR FROM THE DEALER SHIP, EVERY TIME WE CALL HIM ON THE PHONE, HE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR US AND HE JUST SENT US THE REASON THE HAS NO INFORMATION TO GIVE US. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ONE OF YOU AT FORD CAN GIVE US SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ANOMALIES? ON MAY 13TH, 2011, WE BOUGHT TWO VEHICLES FORD FIESTA SEDAN AUTOMATIC FROM THE DEALERSHIP LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA, SOUTH AMERICA,. WITH THE BILL SIGNED ON MAY 13TH, 2011, WE BOUGHT THE CAR FORD FIESTA SEDAN AT, BLACK GALA COLOR, 2011 MODEL, CAR TYPE, AND ALSO THE CAR FORD FIESTA SEDAN AT, WHITE OXFORD COLOR, MODEL 2011, AUTOMOTIVE TYPE, WITH THE ON MAY 23TH, 2011, AS IT IS STATED IN THE DEALER REPAIR ORDER, THE VEHICLE FORD FIESTA SEDAN AT, BLACK COLOR, (WITH LESS THAN 200...

GENTLEMEN: WE ASK YOU TO INTERVENE AND GIVE US A FINAL SOLUTION IN THE CASE WHICH WE ARE GOING TO PROCEED, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FACTS. ON MAY 13TH, 2011, WE BOUGHT TWO VEHICLES FORD FIESTA SEDAN AUTOMATIC FROM THE DEALERSHIP LOCATED IN THE CITY OF MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA, SOUTH AMERICA, AND ALSO THE CAR FORD FIESTA SEDAN AT, WHITE OXFORD COLOR, MODEL 2011, AUTOMOTIVE TYPE, ON THE 24TH OF MAY, AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL POSSIBLE CLAIMS AGAINST THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE DEALER, GAVE US A WRITTEN CERTIFICATION THAT THE CAR HAD UNDERGONE A REPROGRAMMING OF THE POWERTRAIN, AND THERE WAS NO NEED TO REMOVE OR TO DISMANTLE ANY COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO HE TOLD US THAT THE STRANGE SOUND THAT THE CAR WAS HAVING, WAS NORMAL BECAUSE THE DOUBLE CLUTCH THAT BELONGS TO THE AUTOMATIC FORD FIESTA, AND ALSO IT WAS NORMAL IN THE OTHER CAR, THE...

I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT AS I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO THE 2011 FORD FIESTA WITH THE DUAL-CLUTCH 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION (POWER-SHFIT TRANSMISSION). FORD HAS MADE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE POWER-SHIFT TRANSMISSION IT HAS BUILT IN A JOINT VENTURE WITH GETRAG OF MEXICO. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION ON THESE CARS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAN GIVE OUT AT ANY TIME COULD BE A DANGER TO THE CONSUMER. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHOWN TO ACT ERRATICALLY WHICH COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO HARM OR EVEN DEATH TO THE CONSUMER. EXAMPLE: I WAS GETTING READY TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN MY 2011 FORD FIESTA WHEN I BARELY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WAS WHISKED AT BREAKNECK SPEED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY. IT TOOK ME A SECOND TO GRASP WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND I...

WHILE PASSING A CAR VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVVED UP TO HIGH AND CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING WHILE PASSING A CAR ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION. ODOMETER HAS A FALSE READING WHILE DRIVING A SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 500 MILE ROUND TRIP THE CAR RESISTED 1,200 THIS IS A PLOY TO MAKE THE WARRANTY GO OUT FASTER,ALSO NOT GETTING THE MILEAGE THE FORD PEOPLE PROMISE. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED. *TR

OCCASIONAL CLUNKING NOISES WHEN STARTING AND SLOW TO CRANK. AFTER STARTING CAR, IT REFUSED TO ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR--EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE. TURNED CAR OFF, RE-STARTED AND WAS THEN ABLE TO FIND A GEAR. THIS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. WOULD TRY TO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND IT WOULD REV LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. LACKED POWER ON HILLS AND AVG. MPG DROPPED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED IT AS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). ORDERED PART AND REPLACED TODAY. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE COMPLETELY FIXED THE PROBLEM. RUNS GREAT NOW, WITH MUCH MORE POWER AND BETTER GAS MILEAGE THAN SINCE THE FIRST DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE DEALER LOT.

THIS VEHICLE, BOUGHT NEW IN SEPTEMBER, 2010, HAD LOUD SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. FORD HAS PUT 2 NEW TRANSMISSIONS IN IT. THE 3RD REPAIR ATTEMPT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A PROBLEM THAT "ENGINEERING HAS TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION". FORD, ON TWO OF THE 3 REPAIR ATTEMPTS, SENT OUT A FIELD ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST ENGINEER (ON THE 2ND REPAIR ATTEMPT) SAID TO PUT ANOTHER NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE, (THE 2ND NEW TRANSMISSION TO BE PUT IN THE VEHICLE). THIS STILL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER (ON THE 3RD REPAIR ATTEMPT, 2 AT ONE DEALER, AND THIS 1ST ATTEMPT AT ANOTHER DEALER, - THIRD OVERALL) SAID "IT'S THE CLUTCH. WE TOOK OTHER CARS OUT, AND WITH THE LAPTOP, WE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT ON EVERY ONE OF THEM." THE DUPLICATION HE WAS SPEAKING OF INVOLVES THE...