2012 FORD FIESTA Power Train Problems

LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, PROBLEM OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN THE SPAN OF DRIVING 10 MILES, STRUGGLED TO GET HOME. OCCURRED WHILE ON FREEWAY, AT RED LIGHT, AND HIGH SPEED OR SLOW SPEED DID NOT MATTER. CAR WOULD DING THE ALERT SOUND, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS WOULD FLASH, AND I WOULD BE IMMEDIATELY BE FORCED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF ROAD EACH TIME. THREE INSTANCES POSED SERIOUS RISK TO OTHERS AS MY CAR LOST MOMENTUM BEFORE SAFELY MAKING IT OFF THE ROAD, AND OTHER CARS HAD TO MOVE AROUND MY CAR. PROBLEM MATCHES THE MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION BELOW FROM 2015, WHICH MEANS THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TERM DESIGN FLAW. THIS NEEDS TO BE MARKED AS A SAFETY RECALL. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10058725 MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: SB-15B22 SUMMARY ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) HAD DEVELOPED ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAILURES, RESULTING IN AN INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT LOSS WHILE DRIVING OR A LACK...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, LACK OF ACCELERATION, AND SHUDDERED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED PER A MANUFACTURER RECALL. SHORTLY AFTER THE DEALER'S REPAIR, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE CLUTCH AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHUTTERED AND STALLED. THE SERVICE ENGINE AND CHANGE OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE TRANSMISSION ACTS AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES

MANUAL TRANSMISSION : GOES IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON ITS OWN. CLUTCH PEDDLE BECOMES LOOSE AND UNABLE TO PLACE CAR INTO GEAR. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS IF FINALLY GOES INTO GEAR AND RETURNS TO NORMAL USE. NORMAL USAGE LASTS FOR A FEW DAYS THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNS. ENGINE LITE TURNS ON AND OFF AT ALL TIMES. HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO BE CHECKED OUT AND AM INFORMED "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE POWER TRAIN FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAS A REALLY BAD HESITATION WHENEVER IT SWITCHED GEARS. I TOOK IT BACK THE VERY NEXT DAY AND IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. HOWEVER WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK I WAS TOLD THAT THE SHUTTER WOULD NEVER GO AWAY BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THE CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO FUNCTION. LATELY THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK SINCE FEB 2016. THIS LAST TIME I WAS LEAVING FROM MY DRIVEWAY ONTO THE MAIN ROAD. WHEN I SWITCHED GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND PRESS THE GAS THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THERE WERE CARS BEHIND ME WHO HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES WHEN THEY REALIZE I WAS NOT MOVING ANYMORE. I COULD'VE BEEN HIT AND INJURED REALLY BADLY. WHILE EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE DID PICK UP IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE LAG IN THE CAR WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS,...

I HAVE HAD MY 2012 FORD FIESTA SES SINCE SEPTEMBER 2011. MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A TRANSMISSION RECALL AWHILE BACK AND EVER SINCE IT HAS HAD CONSTANT TRANSMISSION ISSUES TO INCLUDE JERKY SHIFTING, SLUGGISH ACCELERATION, FAILURE TO SHIFT GEARS, TRANSMISSION FAILURE MESSAGE APPEARING ON THE RADIO SCREEN AND ALL CONSTANT JERKING WHEN DRIVING COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BEFORE WITH BEING TOLD IT WAS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD. IF THIS IS HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO OPERATE, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD.

MY FIESTA WILL NOT SHIFT PAST SECOND GEAR. I HAVE TO LIGHTLY PRESS THE PEDAL FOR IT TO MOVE AT ALL, IF IT IS PRESSED TOO HARD IT WON'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST. I AM AT 70,900 MILES. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING ON THE TOW TRUCK, HOPING THE ISSUE IS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY EXTENSION.

TRANSMISSION , KEEPS ON SHAKING A LOT WHEN IN DRIVE AND TAKING OFF , AT TIMES IT STOPS AND DOES NOT GO FORWARD ,FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS ON THE ROAD, WHEN THE SEEMS TO SHIFT TO ANOTHER GEAR , IT SHAKES AND IT SEEMS IT DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION,I HAVE ALREADY HAVE TAKEN TO FORD DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS AND NOW I NEED TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN AFTER THANKSGIVING, I HAVE ALREADY SPOKE TO SOMEONE AT THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, THEY SAID NO , GAS MILEAGE IS BAD FOR A SMALL CAR, GETTING TIRED OF IT, IF I TRADE IT IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE , I WILL NOT GET A GOOD DEAL BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD, IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS UPHILL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE MOVED VERY SLOWLY. ALSO, WHEN PARKED ON A HILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

MY WIFE AND I HAVE CONSISTENTLY HAD ISSUES DEALING WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF OUR 2012 FORD FIESTA SE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE ON A REGULAR BASIS. SPECIFICALLY SWITCHING BETWEEN 1 AND 2 GEAR WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO ACCELERATING. ALSO, DECELERATING HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE GEARS NOT WANTING TO PROPERLY SHIFT DOWN. THIS IS AFFECTING MY ABILITY TO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 11-9-16 WHERE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD A RECALL AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REPROGRAMMED/REPLACED. THE CAR IS STILL CONTINUOUSLY FAILING TO SHIFT PROPERLY AND IS ALMOST AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL. LASTLY, THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK/TURN OVER. I HAVE READ MANY INSTANCES OF OTHER FORD FIESTAS USERS CARS NOT STARTING PROPERLY EITHER.

THE CAR JERKS AND HESITATES ON ACCELERATION THE CLUTCH ON THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 6 TIMES AND HAS YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2013 FORD WILL NOT HELP US TRADE IN THE CAR EVEN THOUGH I WAS LIED TO MANY TIMES ABOUT HOW IT IS A CAR THAT IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE DRIVEN BY ONE PERSON AND SO ON AND SO ON BUT IF THAT IS TRUE HOW COULD THE SALE THE CAR USED PLUS NOT TELL THE CONSUMER THIS BEFORE SOMEONE BUYS IT THEY ALSO SAID IT IS PASSED THE LEMON LAW TIME SO I GUESS WE ARE STUCK WITH THIS DANGEROUS CAR WITH MY KIDS JUST LIKE IN OTHER BAD COMPANY THEY WAIT TILL SOMEONE GETS IN A WRECK AND DIES BEFORE THEY HELP ANYONE TRULY ASHAME.

JERKS AND SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING CONSTANTLY - ON HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS. TRANSMISSION MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES WILL TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO ACCELERATE AT ALL - THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAYS BECAUSE THE CAR WILL GET "STUCK" AND NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

I BOUGHT MY 2012 FORD FIESTA IN 9/2015 WITH APPROX.16,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES (ONE OF WHICH FOR 26 DAYS). #1 WAS DUE TO THE DOOR LATCH. MY 10YR OLD WAS SITTING IN THE BACKSEAT WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR SWUNG OPEN WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN. #2 WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS & BEGAN SHAKING, THEN THE LIGHTS INSIDE & OUT STARTED BLINKING AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. #3 WAS FOR THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN, WHICH LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN I75 IN NAPLES THE EVENING OF 12/28/2015. THE CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND HAD TO BE TOWED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. #4 THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON I75 THE CAR STARTED MAKING A STRANGE WHINNY...

THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS, HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION AND ALSO LURCHES YOU INTO TRAFFIC. YOU CAN HARDLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. TERRIFYING TO DRIVE. THIS IS A RECURING ISSUE THAT TYPICALLY HAPPENS AT INTERSECTIONS.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 X SINCE PURCHASE FOR EITHER THE CLUTCH OR TRANSMISSION, IT HAS BEEN IN REPAIR MORE THAN IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I AM GETTING NOWHERE WITH FORD OR THE REPAIR CENTER. THIS CAR HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC,WON'T START,DRIFTED BACKWARDS. THIS HAPPENS ON CITY AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS. IM IN FEAR OF LOSING MY LIFE IN THIS CAR OR HURTING SOMEONE ELSE. I BELIEVE THE DESLER THAT SOLD ME THIS CAR KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECTS.

I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 301 AND WATER COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED A FEW FEET AT FIRST STATION. WATER WAS POURING OUT MY RADIATOR. I GOT A TOW AND TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID MINE WAS THIRD CAR IN A WEEK THIS HAPPENED TO IN STATESBORO GA AREA. PLASTIC FAN BROKE WENT THRU RADIATOR AND BLOWED THE HEAD GASKET. REPAIR MAN SAID PROBABLY IN 3 SECONDS FLAT. TWO WEEKS BEFORE HAD OIL CHANGES AND DAY OF EMERGENCY CHECKED ALL WATER AND OIL BEFORE LEAVING HOME. I AM A WIDOW AND THIS IS GONE COST ME AROUND 2,000 AND I AM IN BANKRUPTCY. I JUST WONDER IF THIS IS A RECALL OR SHOULD BED. MY WARRANTY IS OUT BUT I ONLY HAVE 66,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THOUGHT IT WAS LAST LOTS MORE YEARS. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME. I REALLY LOVE MY CAR BUT...

TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON FORD FIESTA. I HAVE HAD THE THE CURRENT RECALL DONE BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2015. AT THAT TIME I ALSO HAD A CLUTCH INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. SINCE THEN THE TRANSMISSION HAS LOCKED UP AND FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE ONLY FORWARD. I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES ON THE FORD FIESTA ARE FAR WORSE THAN WHAT FORD IS REPORTING. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION STARTED TO FIND OUT WHAT THE UNDERLYING ISSUES WITH THIS AND TO SEE IF FORD IS HIDING ANYTHING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT FORD HAS PUT IN THEIR FIESTAS AND FOCUSES. THE FORD FIESTA HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS VEHICLE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP WILL NOT ACCELERATE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 29 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED A POWER TRAIN FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, A MILD HEART ATTACK, BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA, AND ABDOMINAL CONTUSION FROM BEING RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS FLAT TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TCM WAS UPDATED PREVIOUSLY UNDER A SERVICE BULLETIN; HOWEVER, THE UPDATE FAILED TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

CAR SHUDDERS, JERKS, AND LURCHES. CONCERNED ABOUT IT EVEN BEING SAFE TO DRIVE. DO NOT HAVE THE CONTROL NEEDED TO DRIVE SAFE AT ALL TIMES. THE DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENT TO THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE MORE THAN THREE TIMES. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT IS FIXED EACH TIME AND EACH TIME THE PROBLEM REMAINS. SEEMS LIKE THE NHTSA SHOULD STEP IN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. AFTER RESEARCHING, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FAR FROM UNIQUE. PLEASE SOMEONE GET INVOLVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: TSB-15B22 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

DRIVER SIDE DOORS LOCK. PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT. CAR WON'T START. BATTERY IS GOOD. FUEL IS GOOD.

2012 FIESTA WILL JUST TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT TYPE OF WEATHER, DRIVING UPHILL OR IN REGULAR TRAFFIC AT A STOP. CAR IS BEGINNING TO HAVE PROBLEMS IN TRAFFIC AND THE STOPPING OCCURS MORE DURING STOP AND GO TYPE OF DRIVING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ENGINE GOES OUT; LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE IGNITION SWITCH GOES OUT AND SOMETIMES I CAN RESTART IT AND SOMETIMES THE SIGNAL WILL TURN OFF EVERYTHING COMPLETELY, LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR IN THE PARKING LOT OF A STORE;IF I'M LUCKY. RECENTLY IT STOPPED ON MY MOTHER AND HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS, ON THE FREEWAY OR JUST DRIVING THROUGH TOWN. THE CAR WILL SHUTTER SOMETIMES BEFORE IT SHUTS OFF, OR JUST STARTS TO STALL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I AM UNABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER OR PULL...

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2011, AND SINCE 2012 MY AIR CONDITIONER ONLY BLOWS HOT AIR. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT IT CONTINUES TO BREAK. MY TRANSMISSION, AFTER SEVERAL RECALLS, HAS CONTINUED TO SLIP AND MESS UP. NOW, IN THE 4TH YEAR OF ME HAVING MY NEW CAR, I CANNOT PUMP GAS AT ANY STATION. WHEN THE NOZZLE IS IN THE FUEL TANK, IT CONTINUES TO CUT OFF, CAUSING ME TO TAKE 10X THE AMOUNT TO PUMP GAS AS IT USED IT.

CAR JERKS AND SHUDDERS UNCONTROLLABLY. LURCHES INTO INTERSECTIONS AFTER COMING TO A STOP WHEN CLUTCH FAILS TO DISENGAGE. UNPREDICTABLE SPEED. DOES NOT ACCELERATE ONTO FREEWAY. JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN TAKING FOOT ON OR OFF GAS PEDAL. DANGEROUS AND TERRIFYING. REPLACEMENT CLUTCH HAS BEEN ORDERED BY DEALERSHIP AND IS BACKORDERED 3 MONTHS. THEY MUST BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE CAR HESITATES/STALLS/SHUDDERS THEN LURCHES FORWARD. THERE ARE ALSO SIMILAR INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS IN ALL TYPES OF SITUATIONS. BASICALLY IF THE CAR IS MOVING THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT BECOMES WORSE THE LONGER YOU DRIVE THE CAR. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO COMPLAINTS. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN WORK ON IT SO I HAD TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN IN THE SECOND DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES OVER ALMOST A YEAR NOW BUT THE CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THE PARTS ARE ON ORDER BUT EVEN IF THEY DO GET THEM IN THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THEIR "TRANSMISSION GUY" THESE AUTOMATICS, NOW IN MILLIONS OF FORD MODELS OVER...

MY 2012 FORD FIESTA SE HAS THE POWERSHIFT 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IN LESS THAT A YEAR, THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING PROBLEMS STARTED. YOU CAN FEEL AND HEAR THE SHUDDERING IN FIRST, SECOND AND NOW SOMETIMES THIRD GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN IN FOR SOFTWARE UPGRADES 3 TIMES, HAS HAD ONE TRANSMISSION REBUILD, AND I'M NOW THREE WEEKS WAITING ON MY THIRD NEW CLUTCH TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN FIELDING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION FOR SEVERAL YEARS, YET OTHER THAN EXTENDING THE WARRANTY, HAS DONE NOTHING TO ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND WAS HOPING TO GET 200K MILES FROM IT, I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING. IT'S TIME FOR A NATIONAL RECALL ON THESE CARS / TRANSMISSIONS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,900.

MY CAR HAS ATRANSMISSION PROBLEM KNOWN BY FORD. IT SHUTTERS & STALLS & IS SLOW TO CHANGE GEARS TO THE POINT WHERE IT COULD BE DANGEROUS. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL STALL TO THE POINT WHERE IT COULD BE REARENDED. IT HAS BEEN FIXED ONCE AND NEEDS TO BE AGAIN. I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS AND THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THERE IS ALSO A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN I AM TURNING. THE NEXT QUESTION ASKS WHEN IT HAPPENS AND THE ANSWER IS CONSTANTLY.

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO ME BY THE DEALER AS POTENTIALLY BEING THE CAUSE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT ALONG WITH SHUDDERING IN THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPLACED (FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 12-MONTHS) THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, THE SEALS, THE CLUTCH RELEASE LEVER AND THE CLUTCH SLAVE BUT STATED THAT WHILE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE CLUTCH NOR DID IT CONTRIBUTE TO THE CLUTCH PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED FORD WARRANTEE OF THE CLUTCH. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN WITH THE SAME ISSUE SEVERAL MONTHS BACK BUT, BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME, THEY DISMISSED THE ISSUE AS NORMAL FUNCTIONING OF THE CLUTCH. THE SAME ISSUE WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE INITIAL...

3 INSTANCES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS OF NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO SEVERE SHUDDERING/HESITATION. ALMOST T-BONED AT 3 DIFFERENT INTERSECTIONS. CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE THEN SHUDDERED AND CONVULSED WITH NEAR MISSES. WAITED FOR NEARLY A MONTH TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO CHECK THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. MULTIPLE CLUTCHES REPLACED WITH LONG BACK-ORDERS ON PARTS. CAR IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. FORD IS NOW NOT OFFERING A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I HAVE LODGED A COMPLAINT HERE IN THE PAST FOR THE SAME NEAR DEATH OR INJURY EXPERIENCES. I HAVE TRIED SINCE THE 1ST CLUTCH REPLACEMENT TO GET RELIEF FROM FORD CORP. THEY ARE UNCOOPERATIVE. DOES ANYONE EVEN READ THESE THINGS? FORD JUST POSTED HUGE PROFIT MARGINS. ARE THEY TOO POWERFUL FOR OUR GOV'T TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS LONG OCCURRING SAFETY HAZARD? WARRANTY RUNS OUT ON CAR AT 100,000. I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO GET RID OF...

I OWN A FORD FIESTA 2012, I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF IT. DRIVEN IT WELL CHECKED IT OFTEN AND NEVER CRASHED IT. I BOUGHT IT IN MARCH 2014, GOT A LETTER LATER STATING THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND WARRANTY EXTENSION TILL 100K. NOW THAT MY CAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS I TOOK IT IN, IT SHUTTERS AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE WELL AND MAKES A REALLY LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO MALFUNCTION WHEN GOING FROM STOP TO GO OR TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR WHAT SO EVER AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL THE ISSUE IS COMPLETELY GONE. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. AT TIMES I HAVE HAD A HARD TIME GOING FROM A STOP SIGN. I WOULD STOP AND THEN WHEN I AM ABLE TO GO MY CAR JERKS BACK AND REFUSES...

THIS IS TO ADD TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FORD FIESTA TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER. I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW, IT BEGAN SHUDDERING IN A FEW MONTHS. I'VE BROUGHT IT IN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES IN 4 YEARS. THE LAST TIME I WAS TOLD THERE IS A LONG, LONG WAIT FOR REPLACEMENT OF A FAULTY CLUTCH WITH ANOTHER FAULTY CLUTCH. THE FORD COMPANY HAS EXTENDED A USELESS WARRANTY UP TO 150,000 MILES, WHICH STRONGLY SUGGESTS THE COMPANY IS GOING TO WAIT OUT THE FUNCTIONAL LIFE OF THE CAR . THE DANGER, IN THIS CASE, IS THE FINANCIAL LOSS INCURRED WHEN TRADING IN A CAR WITH A KNOWN FAULT FOR WHICH THE MANUFACTURER IS TO BLAME, AND RECEIVING FULL VALUE FOR A FAULTLESS TRADE-IN.

PURCHASED USED IN 2014 W/ 22754 MILES FOR MY DAUGHTER. APPROX. SIX MONTHS LATER, AFTER MOVING OUT OF TOWN, STARTED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CAR - SOUNDS, SHAKING, SUDDEN LACK OF POWER...WHEN SHE DROVE. THIS IS VERY WELL DOCUMENTED IN YOUR ARCHIVED LIST OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET - ALL POINTING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THOUGH SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS TIMES ON THIS ISSUE, AS WELL AS A DOOR LATCH RECALL, THESE SO CALLED SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE STILL LEFT SERIOUS ISSUES. THOUGH SHE SAYS THAT THE SHUDDERING AND LOUD NOISES HAVE ABATED, SHE STILL HAS AT TIMES FELT THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGE. I AM WRITING TODAY BECAUSE THIS HAS BECOME A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE - ONE OF WHICH MY WIFE WHO WAS JUST VISITING OUR DAUGHTER AND AS A PASSENGER OF THIS VEHICLE, WITNESSED FIRST HAND WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER TO...

TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH HAS MAJOR DESIGN FLAWS. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS REPRGRAMMED TWICE AND THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AS WELL. IS GOING BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME ISSUE, FOR WHAT WILL NOW BE THE 4TH TIME, TO POTENTIALLY HAVE ANOTHER CLUTCH REPLACED. THE VECHICLE "SPUTTERS" AND JERKS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR, BUT MOST RECENTLY 4/21/2016.

PREVIOUS COMPLAINT #10807331 FOLLOW UP. CAR STILL HAS TRANSMISSIONS SHUTTER THAT WE AT TOLD BY FORD MECHANIC IS UNREPAIRABLE. ON 4/22/16 I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AND THE CAR FAILED TO DOWN SHIFT WHEN I TRIED TO STOP. IT PUSHED ME FORWARD WHEN I HAD THE BRAKE APPLIED TO STOP AT A STREETLIGHT. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T DRIVING PROBABLY MORE THAN 20MPH BECAUSE I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME BEFORE THE TRANSMISSIONS ALLOWED ME TO STOP. PLS MAKE FORD FIX THESE ISSUES, I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 4 YRS, THEY WON'T FIX IT, BUY IT BACK OR EVEN TAKE IT IN TRADE FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT IS UNSAFE & IT SCARES ME WONDERING WHEN IT IS GOING TO ACT UP AGAIN!! THANK YOU IF YOU'RE ABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *TR

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2013 WITH A LITTLE OVER 50K MILES. NOTICED WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS THAT IT DID MAKE SOME STRANGE NOISES (RATTLING, SWITCHING, ETC.) PARTICULARLY WHEN SHIFTING AT SPEEDS UNDER 40MPH. HAD IT CHECKED OUT & NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG AT THE SHOP. FAST FORWARD TO MARCH 2016 & THE NOISES HAVE GOT WORSE & LOUDER, SHIFTING IS IN NO WAY SMOOTH OR NORMAL, & SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING. I HAVE BEEN IN MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS & CANNOT HAVE THE WOOL PULLED OVER MY EYES ON MECHANICAL MATTERS. UNFORTUNATELY THOUGH, I AM NOT EMPLOYED BY ANY FORD ENTITY SO IT IS PROVING VERY DIFFICULT TO ACTUALLY GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. 3 WEEKS AGO I LEFT THE CAR WITH THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ALL DAY TO CHECK OUT THE ISSUES WE'VE BEEN SEEING. WHEN PICKED BACK UP, THEY STATED IT ONLY NEEDED...

THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR SHE LIVES IN LOS ANGELES. SHE HAD ME FLY OVER FROM FLORIDA TO EVALUATE HER CAR BECAUSE SHE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I WAS SHOCKED WHAT I FOUND. THE AUTO 'POWERSHIFT' TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED SERIOUS STUTTER HESITATION AND GRINDING WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. VEHICLE SOMETIMES FAILED TO ACCELERATE UNLESS FULL THROTTLE APPLIED WHICH WAS TERRIFYING ON THE INTERSTATE. SERIOUS SHUDDER WAS EXPERIENCED AT LOW SPEED GIVING IMPRESSION ENGINE COULD STALL. NO CONFIDENCE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED TWICE BUT IS NOW WORSE THAN EVER WITH ONLY 26000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TWO VEHICLES WITH THE FORD POWERSHIFT BOTH DEVELOPED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH LOW MILEAGE. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT SAFE!

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY OF 2012, THE CAR BEGINS TO SHUDDER AND RATTLE AFTER ONLY A FEW MILES OF DRIVING IT. WHEN YOU GO TO TAKE OFF IN THE VEHICLE IT SHUDDERS AND MAKES A LOUD RATTLING NOISE. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES, THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN RESET, THE CLUTCH REPLACED ALTHOUGH THE IT'S AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO ADAPT TO MY DRIVING. AFTER 4 YEARS IT STILL DOES IT AND NO ANSWERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN. THE CAR IS UNSAFE. YOU HAVE TO PUSH DOWN HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET THE CAR TO GO WITHOUT IT SHUDDERING TO THE POINT OF FEELING LIKE YOU GET WHIPLASH. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THESE VEHICLES TO 100,000 MILES, AND PROVIDE NO CHARGE FOR SERVICE. THE TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM AND FORD DOES NOT WANT TO FIX...

SHUTTERS AT 20 MPH....JERKING SOMETIMES TILL IT REACHES 30MPH.. HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT 4 TIMES....THEY SAID THE CAR HAS TO LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS. ONCE THEY TOLD ME THAT MY RIM WAS DENTED....I FIXED THAT AT A TUNE OF 200.000...IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS.

INQUIRY FROM CONGRESSMAN COURTNEY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENTS RE A RECALL THAT SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR A 2012 FORD FIESTA. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME A PROBLEM. THERE WAS A SHUDDER COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, AND TRANSMISSION OIL SEAL WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPROGRAMMING OF THE TCM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 13 TIMES SINCE JANUARY 2014 TO ADDRESS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE OR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSMISSION. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE LEFT THE CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER STRANDED. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS UNPREDICTABLE. *JB

WHEN CAR IS STOPPED OR DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO SLOP. FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. WENT T DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. JERKS AND FEELS LIKE CHOCKING WHEN DRIVING OR STOPPED. WHEN ACCELERATING JERKS AND FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND ISN'T SHIFTING. WENT TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY WILL NOT LOOK INTO THIS. LOOKED ONLINE AND NOTICED SEVERAL FORUMS AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLES WITH THE CAR. NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. EXPRESSED. CONCERN WITH DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS HAVING TROUBLES THAT IT WAS EITHER THE TRANSMISSION BUT LOOKED AT ME. LIKE I DID T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE I'M A CHICK.

CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION SHUTTER ISSUES. VEHICLE LUNGING AND FAILING TO ACCELERATE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM A COMPLETE STOP. CLUTCH ENCASED IN A UNVENTED B ELL HOUSING AND SUBJECT OT OVER HEATING RESULTING IN BUCKING. HAVE BEEN IN NEAR ACCIDENTS FROM NOT ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY AND SURFACE STREETS. VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE SITUATION TO BE PLACED IN. HAVE TAKEN CAR IN 5 TIMES AND HAD MODULE REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. UPSHIFT BOGS DOWN AND VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR IN APRIL 2014

FORD FIESTA 2012 TRANSMITION SHAKES EVERYTIME I GO FROM STOP TO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, IT VIBRATES AND HESITATES HORRIBLE, AND THE DEALERS KEEP SAYING IT IS "NORMAL" EVEN THOUGH I TEST DROVE A NEW FORD FIESTA AND IT DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SELL IT LIKE THIS, AND IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS "NORMAL"!

MANY FORD FIESTA AND FORD FOCUS DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSIONS. FORD CLAIMS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 'TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM)' AND IS TELLING ITS VARIOUS DEALERS AND SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES TO TELL CUSTOMERS IT'S 'NORMAL' FOR LOSS OF TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT WHILE DRIVING. I RECEIVED A "SOFTWARE UPDATE PROGRAM 15B22" NOTICE FROM FORD IN AUGUST 2015 AND I FIRST TOOK MY FIESTA TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON SEPT. 22, 2015. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DID NOT REGISTER AS 'SEVERE' AND THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE TCM. ON JAN. 19, 2016, MY CAR WOULD NOT START. FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, THE CAR STARTED, AND A "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW" NOTICE APPEARED. AS I BEGAN TO DRIVE IT, I NOTICED IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS (NEARING EXPLOSION SOUND) AND I HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING AT A LIGHT. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I...

MY 2012 FORD FIESTA HAS A SERIOUS, ONGOING LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AND CAUSES ME TO LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS NEARLY CAUSED MY ONE-YEAR OLD SON AND I TO BE IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS YET THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR WHICH TELLS ME THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE PRODUCT AND NO MATTER HOW MANY NEW TRANSMISSIONS THEY INSTALL, THE ISSUE WILL ALWAYS EXIST. ONE TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A FREEWAY. I BEGAN MERGING AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE CAR SHUDDERED AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE GAS. I HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS ONCOMING CARS GREW CLOSER AND CLOSER TO HITTING MY SON AND I. IF THE CAR BEHIND ME DID NOT SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FIESTA. WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH TRAVELING UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE JERKED HEAVILY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,225.