2014 FORD FIESTA Power Train Problems

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS ON ACCELL, ITS JERS AND SLIPS WHEN GOING UP HILLS AND WHEN GOING INTO PARK, IT BUCKS WHEN DRIVING AND RECENTLY STARTED SWEARING OUT OF OF CONTROL.... MOST BUCKING AND SHUTTERS WHEN ACELLING OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC...IT BUCKS MOST WHEN STOP AND THEN MAKING A TURN

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON SPAN LEADING TO THE GW BRIDGE-MESSAGE STATED TRANSMISSION HOT, TURN OFF VEHICLE FOR 6 MINUTES. SECOND MESSAGE WAS "STOP OR SPEED-UP" I HAD TO NAVIGATE THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER IN RUSH HOUR AND TURN THE CAR OFF. I CALLED THE DEALER SINCE IT HAD BEEN SERVICED A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO. THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO ADDRESS THE RECALL ITEMS AND REPORTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OF EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF THE TRANSMISSION. VERY DANGEROUS!!!!!

THE CAR HAS 17250 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SHUDDERING, SHAKING, JERKING, JOLTING, SUDDEN OR DELAYED ACCELERATION HAVE ALL BEEN PROBLEMS. LOW SPEEDS SEEM TO BE AN ISSUE WITH IT. IT SEEMS TO SHUDDER IN BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. I ALSO HAVE HAD IT STALL WHILE IN REVERSE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, HAVE HAD MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS, AND SAID THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE SOFTWARE TO MAKE THE SHIFT CHANGES MORE SMOOTH. IT IS STILL EXHIBITING THE SAME ISSUES. HARSH SHUDDERING, GEARS SLIPPING, CLICKING AND NOISES. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS VEHICLE KILLS SOMEONE. I WASN'T TOLD THAT THIS CAR WOULD OPERATE ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN ANY OTHER CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT ALL OF THESE SYMPTOMS ARE 'NORMAL' FOR THE KIND OF TRANSMISSION THAT THEY SOLD ME AND THAT IT'S STILL SAFE TO DRIVE....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, FUEL ASSEMBLY, PLATE CYLINDER, CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, AND TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 12/2014. WHEN PURCHASING, IT WAS REPRESENTED AS HAVING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE WINDOW STICKER ALSO IDENTIFIES AS AN AUTOMATIC TRANS. THE CAR HESITATES WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP POSITON. SHIFTING IS IRREGULAR AND THE ENGINE RACES BETWEEN VARIOUS SHIFTS, I.E. OFTEN BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND SHIFT. DURING THIS PERIOD, I LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVING A HIGHER SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MILES/HOUR, WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, IT WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT FOR MORE POWER ACCELERATION. WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THERE IS LIKE A GRINDING NOISE. I HAVE TAKE THIS VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO WHICH THEY TESTED THE COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION AND DISMISS MY COMPLAINT. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES SAY THAT THIS IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BUT INSTEAD A MANUAL SHIFT TRANS. AND THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSMISSION IS...

PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PETAL TO GO, IT TOOK ALMOST A FULL SECOND AFTER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, I WOULD ESTIMATE, BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE INTO 1ST GEAR. I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN BEFORE TO A LESSER EXTENT, ALL RANDOMLY, SO I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL OR WON'T GO WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PETAL. VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU NEED TO CROSS TRAFFIC AND THE CAR JUST SITS THERE THEN DECIDES TO SHOOT YOU OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH SHUDDERING AT LOW SPEEDS, AND HARD SHIFTING FROM 4TH TO 5TH GEAR.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY FROM A RAMP AS I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION SHOOK AND THE CAR SLOWED ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION . THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM NO CONTROL OVER CAR SPEEDING UP OR SLOWING DOWN ON ITS OWN AT TIMES.

CAR STUTTERS AND JERKS WHEN MOVING SLOW, OR COMING FROM S STOP. THE DUAL CLUTCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY.

WE PURCHASED THE CAR LIGHTLY USED AND ARE THE SECOND OWNER. WE BOUGHT IT WITH ABOUT 7,500 MILES ON THE ODO. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AND VIBRATES, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY CAUSING A PAUSE IN THE ACCELERATION WHICH HAS SOMETIMES BEEN PROBLEMATIC IN TOUGH TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. IF STOPPED ON A HILL AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR STRUGGLES BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND TO ACCELERATE. WE VIEW THIS AS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES, THEY COMMON ANSWER IS THAT "IT ACTS THAT WAY BECAUSE IT HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION LINKED WITH AN AUTOMATIC" AND NO ATTEMPT IS EVER MADE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ONLY ONE TIME, THEY DID A COMPUTER UPDATE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED, AND SO WE TOOK IT BACK AND RECEIVED THE ANSWER GIVEN ABOVE. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FUNCTION SAFELY OR APPROPRIATELY,...

THIS VEHICLE HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSES BUCKING, KICKING, JERKING, HARSH ENGAGEMENT, ROUGH SHIFTS, SHUDDERING, DELAYED ACCELERATION, RED-LINING PRIOR TO SHIFTING, AND FEELING LIKE IT IS RETURNING TO NEUTRAL DURING STOP. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER AND FORD MOTOR SERVICE. BOTH CLAIM THERE IS A CLUTCH ISSE THAT IS NOT A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL NOT DAMAGE THE VEHICLE LONG TERM. BOTH CLAIM THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN 3-8 MONTHS.

AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE IN AUG 2014 I NOTICED UPON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR COMING OUT OF A TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE CAR SHUTTERS AND THERE IS A BRIEF HESITATION. I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL A FEW SHORT TIMES TO GET IT TO STOP AND ACCELERATE NORMALLY. ALSO I NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT A FEW TIMES AT AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES THE RPM GOES BACK TO NORMAL.

WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE IT WOULD GRIND AND KICK IT INTO NETURAL, SHIFTING TO 2ND TO 3RD THE STICK SHIFT WOILD MAKE ME GO TO 5TH INSTEAD THEN GO BACK TO 3RD. JERKING WHEN TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAKE A SAFE TURN.

WHILE DRIVING MY CLUTCH SLIPS GIVING A SHUTTER FEELING AND CAUSING MY CAR TO FEEL AS IF IT WILL STOP. IT ALSO, AT TIMES, MAKES A BANGING SOUND AND IT MOMENTARILY WILL STOP. FORD HAS BEEN TOLD OF THESE CONDITIONS BUT STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE CONDITIONS AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I AM AFRAID I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT WILL CAUSE ME TO WRECK.

UPON ACCELERATION, THE CAR SHUTTERS AND THERE IS A BRIEF HESITATION. ON GOING WITH THREE REPROGRAMMING. NAME: [XXX] PHONE: [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HARD EDGE ON THE TRIM OF THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD CONSTANTLY CUT THE CONTACT'S HAND. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE AND A BUZZING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT WHEN IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD GRIND AND INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT IN TO NEUTRAL. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND HILL ASSIST ALSO INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALER, ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE, SENSORS, NVH TAPE, STEERING WHEEL, STEERING MODULE, REPROGRAMMED MAIN COMPUTER, AND AIR BAGS WERE ALL REPLACED. A FORD ENGINEER WAS CONTACTED TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF ALL THESE FAILURES. HOWEVER, ALL FAILURES EXCEPT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND HILL ASSIST LIGHT WERE NOT RECTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE...

ON OCTOBER 9TH 2014, MY NEW FORD FIESTA AT 7500 MILES BEGAN SHUTTERING VIOLENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS. IT JERKED THE CAR BACKWARD WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, AND IT JERKED THE VEHICLE FORWARD WHEN TAKING OFF AT A SAFE AND NORMAL ACCELERATION FROM A RED LIGHT. IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. MY MOTHER AND GIRLFRIEND WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THIS INCIDENT PRESENTED A GREAT SAFETY CONCERN. DUE TO BEING IN THE MILITARY, I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER 2014 TO TAKE MY CAR TO FORD. THEY TESTED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THEY RECOGNIZED THE SHUDDER I COMPLAINED ABOUT AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. ON THE REPORT THEY SAID THE VEHICLE WAS IN FACTORY SPECS, SO AS A RESULT OF THAT REPORT, THEY DIDN'T ORDER NEW CLUTCHES AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE GEARS SHIFTED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND RATTLES THE CAR. ALSO CAUSING WHEEL SPIN WHEN SHIFTING. *TR

2014 FORD FIESTA SE WITH ABOUT 15,000 MILES STARTED HAVING SHUTTERING PROBLEMS THAT ARE EXTREMELY VIOLENT AND COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND IS THOUGHT TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN TO DRIVER AND OTHERS ON ROAD. I HAVE OWNS THIS CAR SINCE BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWERTRAIN AROUND 14000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS A SEVERE SHUTTER PROBLEM WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT IS HAPPENING IS TO LET THE GAS PEDAL OUT OF GIVE IT A LOT MORE GAS. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED FROM 5 MPH TO 50 MPH THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IT. THE SHUTTER JERKS THE DRIVER FORWARD AND BACKWARD VERY FORCEFULLY. I TOOK THE CAR IN UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THIS IS NORMAL AND SENT BACK HOME. AT 15000 MILES I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY SAID THE...

VEHICLE EXHIBITS A CONSTANT SHUTTERING/JARRING EFFECT FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHILE UNDER ACCELERATION AND DURING SHIFTS. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION ISSUE CAUSES INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION WHICH RESULTS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN ENTERED FOR SERVICE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THIS ISSUE, AND HAS YET BE RESOLVED. *TR

2014 FORD FIESTA AUTO WITH 4982 HAS DEVELOPED A SERIOUS JUDDERING AND LOSS OF POWER WHEN MOVING AWAY FROM STAND STILL OR ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEED. THIS HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS ENTERING MAJOR ROADS AND ON TESTING THE PROBLEM I HAD TO MOVE OVER QUICKLY TO A SIDE TURN TO PREVENT AN 18 WHEELER RUNNING IN THE BACK OF THE FIESTA. MOVING OFF FORWARD IS VERY JERKY AND REVERSING HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SERIOUSLY AFFECTS THE ABILITY TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE SAFELY AND IN LESS EXPERIENCED HANDS WILL LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I HAVE MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MOTOR SPORT, ROAD TESTING VEHICLES AND HAVE PASSED THE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED MOTORISTS IN THE UK, ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT DRIVING TESTS IN THE WORLD TODAY. THE FORD FIESTA IN QUESTION IS USED ON THE ROADS OF FLORIDA USA IN MY OPINION THERE SHOULD BE A MAJOR RECALL BEFORE THERE IS...

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR HESITATED AND DID A JUMPING LIKE SHUDDER/SHAKING. IT STOPPED AFTER THE CAR WAS JUST ABOVE THE 20 MPH MARK. SINCE IT DID NOT HAPPENED AGAIN FOR A FEW WEEKS DID NOT TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION, AND DID NOT ATTEMPT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. MOST OF THE TIMES THEY TELL YOU THE HESITATION AND SHAKING NEED TO BE PRESENT WHEN THE INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF IT. I WAS RESEARCHING SOME TSB# AND FOUND OUT THIS SHAKING AND HESITATION WAS A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT WE (MY SPOUSE AND I) THOUGHT AND WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2013 I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING, STALLING, AND JERKING FORWARD. ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2015 AT 8:00 PM I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND THE VEHICLE CLICKS ON AND OFF, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE I ALMOST GOT INTO CAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE. CURRENTLY GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE DEALER EVERY TIME WHO STATES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF VARIATION SUCH AS SHUDDERING AND JERKING IS NORMAL WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS HOWEVER THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT ENOUGH PEOPLE WILL COMPLAIN WHERE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE SOON TO GET THESE CARS INTO OPERABLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

BOUGHT CAR ON JUNE 1 2014. TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS (SLIPS) FROM 1ST TO 3RD GEAR. TRY TO ACCELERATE AND IT SHUTTERS (SLIPS) FROM GEAR TO GEAR. COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS GOING INTO TRAFFIC OR A LIGHT IT HESITATES WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. AFTER READING ARTICLES ON THIS ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION (FIESTA'S & FOCUS'S) THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS A SAFETY ISSUE BY THE NHTSA. FORD SEEMS TO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX CORRECTLY. ADJUST COMPUTER, PUT NEW CLUTCH PADS ON, ETC. SEEMS NO CLEAR FIX TO PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL. *TR

WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND I PUSH THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE AND THERE IS A DELAYED REACTION. WHEN THE CAR FINALLY DOES ACCELERATE, IT DOES IT IN A "HOPPING" MOTION. WHEN THE CAR GETS UP TO 20MPH, IT STARTS SHAKING AND DOESN'T STOP UNTIL I ACCELERATE EVEN FURTHER. SOMETIMES THE CAR HAS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, BUT MOST FREQUENTLY HAS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AT LOWER SPEEDS. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND SOMETIMES THE CAR IS JERKY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I'VE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SEVERAL TIMES NOW FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING AND SLIPPING ISSUE. WHEN TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE, AND ON EVERY SUBSEQUENT VISIT TO A SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I WAS WARNED THAT THE POWERSHIFT 6-SPEED AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION REQUIRES A "BREAK-IN" PERIOD OF SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES AND THAT I MAY NOTICE HARSH SHIFTING OR NOISES. IN REALITY, THE TRANSMISSION HASN'T EVER FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY, AND ON EACH DEALERSHIP TRIP, A LETS-TRY-THE-NEXT-STEP APPROACH IS TAKEN. FIRST A ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP WAS CLEARED FOR A KNOWN FIRMWARE BUG IN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM), FOR A PROBLEM WHOSE FIX WAS NOT YET RELEASED BY FORD. NEXT, THE TCM WAS UPDATED. DRIVEABILITY IMPROVED FOR A WHILE BUT THEN DEGRADED AGAIN, GETTING WORSE DAY BY DAY. NEXT, THE TCM COULDN'T BE UPDATED (IT WAS ALREADY UP TO DATE) SO A NEW CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS ORDERED. FINALLY, THE...

I PURCHASED A 2014 FORD FIESTA IN MAY 2014. IN DECEMBER 2014, THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING SIGNIFICANT SHUDDERING AND WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEEDS AND FROM A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ASSISTANCE, THEY DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED AND OFFERED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A MONTH LATER. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THAT APPOINTMENT. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD ASAP. *TR

I HAVE BEEN TAKING OFF AFTER STOPPING AND THE TRANSMISSION OR FUEL INJECTION MISSES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT ENGAGE THE DRIVE TRAIN JUST RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HESITATES, LURCHES, AND SHUTTERS. THE VIBRATION IS BAD AND I'M WORRIED IF I TAKE OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ENGAGE THE DRIVE TRAIN, I MIGHT BE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE I CANNOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PATH OF TRAFFIC DUE TO THE HESITATION. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JS

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS GOING INTO GEARS. IT SHUDDERS GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND THEN 3RD TO 4TH. WHEN IF FINALLY GOES INTO 4TH GEAR IT LURCHES. TRANSMISSION WILL ALSO SHUDDER WHILE CRUISING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND IF BRAKING THEN ACCELERATING SUDDENLY. WHEN I FINALLY TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. *TR

WHEN WE TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN . THE CAR STUTTERS,LOSES POWER LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. HAS A ROLL BACK ISSUE FROM A STOP ON A HILL. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IF I AM ENTERING AN INTERSECTION AND SOMEONE WERE TO RUN A STOP SIGN I HAVE NO ABILITY TO STEP ON THE GAS AND GET MY CAR OUT OF THE WAY. HAS THE STUTTER BETWEEN THE GEARS IN THE LOWER RANGE. I HAD IT INTO THE FORD DEALER AND HE SAID THEY GET 10 TO 15 COMPLAINTS A DAY ON THIS PROBLEM. AND THEY KNOW IT IS THERE BUT CAN NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE FORD IS TELLING THEM IT IS OK. I HAVE WROTE TO FORD VIE E MAIL AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONDING . I WOULD GIVE UP THE SO CALL EXTRA MILEAGE IT IS SUPPOSED TO CREATE FOR A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. *JS

THE VEHICLE HESITATES, GRINDS AND JUMPS WHENEVER YOU PRESS ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL JUMP AND JUST SLOW DOWN EVEN IF MY FOOT IS ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND WITH THE PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION IS THE ISSUE SINCE I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD NUMEROUS TIMES AND EVERY TIME THE TELL ME THE "GRINDING, JUMPING, HESITATION IS NORMAL FOR AN AUTOMATIC/MANUAL TRANSMISSION". APPARENTLY THIS IS NEW FOR FORD AS THEY HAVE WHAT THEY CALL AN AUTOMATIC/MANUAL TRANSMISSION. MEANING THE CAR DRIVES LIKE IT WOULD BE A STICK SHIFT BUT AUTOMATICALLY DOES IT. IT IS UNSAFE! SOMETIMES THE JERKING IS SO BAD MY HEAD WILL JERK!! I FEEL LIKE I WAS RIPPED OFF WITH THIS CAR AND AM SO MAD THAT I MADE THIS PURCHASE! *TR

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHAKING AND HESITATING ON ACCELERATION SINCE ABOUT 1 1/2 MONTHS AFTER I GOT IT. WHEN IT TRIES TO SWITCH GEARS IT JERKS AND ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO PULL. THE RPM'S WILL REV UP TO ABOUT 4,000 AND THEN DROP DOWN TO ABOUT 1,500 AND I WILL HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS ENTIRELY FOR IT TO STEADY OUT. THE CAR SHAKES AND JERKS SO HARD AT TIMES THAT IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL APART. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT, ALTHOUGH I'VE KNOWN OF SEVERAL PEOPLE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THEIR FIESTA TRANSMISSIONS AND I HAVE READ OF MULTIPLE HAVING ACCIDENTS DUE TO THEIR ACCELERATION ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE GEARS WERE INTERMITTENTLY SLIPPING AND THE FAILURE WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER TO RE-FLASH THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

I BOUGHT A 2014 FORD FIESTA WITH AUTOMATIC/MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN MARCH. IT RAN AWESOME FOR 6 MONTHS, A REALLY FUN CAR. IT JUST RECENTLY STARTED SHIFTING ROUGH, JUMPING, LURCHING, SPUTTERING WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP. ABOUT TO GO TO THE DEALER FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT THE ISSUE. NOT HAPPY. THE REASON WE BOUGHT A NEW CAR WAS TO HAVE SOMETHING ECONOMICAL AND RELIABLE. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. I WISH I WOULD HAVE READ THEM BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS IF ACCELERATION IS NEEDED TO AVOID A COLLISION AND THE CAR HAS NO POWER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30.

WHOLE FRONT END OF VEHICLE SHAKING WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. BAD TRANSMISSION FLUID BURNING SMELL. ONCE MOVING EVERY TIME IT SHIFTED BETWEEN GEARS IT WOULD SHAKE THE FRONT END OF CAR. AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND STARTING THE CAR THE NEXT DAY IT RAN FINE UNTIL IT WARMED UP. WHEN TRYING TO MAKE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE REPAIRED WAS TOLD IT CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 1 - 6 MONTHS FOR THIS TO HAPPENING EVEN THOUGH I HAVE JUST HAVE THE CAR IN THE WEEK BEFORE TO SAME ISSUE JUST NOT A BAD. THEY DID TAKE IT IN AFTER MAKING MANY COMPLAINTS BUT I DON'T THINK I WILL SEE IT FOR AT LEAST A MONTH AND SUSPECT IT WILL HAVE A NEW TRANS IN IT WHEN I GET IT BACK. IT WILL FAIL AGAIN AND AGAIN. GUESS IT IS A GOOD THING I BOUGHT THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE...

THE VEHICLE SHAKES DURING SHIFTING. SOMETIMES THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. OTHER TIMES THE CAR ACCELERATES MORE THAN EXPECTED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT IF THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND PREDICTABLY, THERE IS A RISK OF ACCIDENT. THE INTERNET DISCUSSION GROUPS ARE FULL OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, SOME HAVE ALREADY BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS. FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY. DESPITE FORDS EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE SAFETY ISSUE STILL EXISTS AND THEY WILL NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION UNLESS SOMEONE FORCES THEM. PLEASE HELP. *TR

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT/SIGN, VEHICLE SHUTTERS. I BELIEVE IT IS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER REACHING APPROX. 10 MPH, IT SEEMS TO STOP. APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISE THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. WILL NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY SINCE CAR WAS SALVAGED EVEN THOUGH NO MECHANICAL DAMAGES OCCURRED. (WAS HIT ON PASSENGER DOORS) FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FIESTA AND FOCUS BUT YET FORD WILL NOT DO A RE-CALL. SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE CHOOSING TO IGNORE. *TR

WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THEY SAID THERE WOULD BE SOME ABNORMAL NOISES IN THE TRANSMISSION DURING BREAK IN (1000 MILES) AND IT SHOULD GO AWAY. THE NOISES DIDN'T START UNTIL AROUND 4500 MILES. ON JULY 4, 2014 WE TOOK A 600 MILE ROUND TRIP (MILEAGE AT THIS TIME IS 7200). AT APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY THROUGH THIS TRIP WE START SMELLING BURNT OIL. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO SHUDDER AND SHACK WHILE ACCELERATING FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND SECOND TO THIRD GEARS AND DIDN'T STOP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE SOFTWARE AND SAID SOME SLIPPING IS NORMAL OPERATION FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. THIS WORKED FOR THREE DAYS THEN IT WENT BACK TO SHUDDERING AND SHAKING BUT WORSE THAN BEFORE. 2 DAYS LATER WE ALMOST GOT HIT WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT AND POWER WASN'T THERE. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHAKES AND SHUDDERS WHEN CHANGING GEAR. WHEN GOING HOME I HAVE TO GO UP A HILL AND MAKE A TURN TO GO UP ANOTHER HILL. WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO TURN AND GO UP THE NEXT HILL THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS. IF I SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND RESTART WHILE ROLLING I GET THE SHUDDER. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I HAVE STARTED TO GO AND THE CAR IN FRONT STOPS SUDDENLY I HIT MY BRAKES AND THE CAR ALMOST STALES AND THEN WHEN I DO GO I GET THE SHUDDER. SOMETIMES I THINK THE DRIVE SHAFT IS GOING TO DROP. *TR

UPON LIGHT ACCELERATION VEHICLE SHUDDERS AS IF ENGINE DROPS A CYLINDER. FORMER MECHANIC FOR 40 YEARS. PROBLEM IS IN TRANSMISSION. POSITIVE IT IS CLUTCH SLIPPAGE. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD DEALER IN CHESHIRE CT. 10/8/2014. WAS TOLD A REPROGRAM WOULD BE FIRST TRY TO FIX. THEN A PARTS REPLACEMENT. WHICH I AM SURE THEY MEANT CLUTCHES. I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONFIDENCE THAT EITHER REPAIR WILL FIX. ALSO CONCERNED IT WILL PROBABLY BE EVEN WORSE IF THEY OPEN IT UP TO REPLACE PARTS. NO CONFIDENCE IN THE TECHNICIANS THESE DAYS. *TR

THE CAR SLIPS GEAR AND SHUDDERS AT LOW SPEEDS, AND WHEN COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR AFTER SLOWING DOWN. THE DUAL CLUTCHES HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THIS TIME AROUND OUT SEEMS TO BE WORSE THAN IT WAS BEFORE. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS WHEN STARTING FROM STOP AND STILL DOES AT 14,000. MILES. ROAD TESTED BY BEACH FORD AND VERIFIED.AND REPAIR INVOICE NO.FOCS443177 AT 10639 MILES STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER SERVICE.HAVE NOTIFIED FORD MOTOR CO.CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE A FILE I BELIEVE ON MY PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION POWER SHIFT 6 SPD AUTO TRANS.HELP ME TRY TO UNDERSTAND IF THIS PROBLEM IS FIXABLE BECAUSE MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH. THEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE CAR SHIFTS DOWN A GEAR AND IT JUST SITS LIKE THAT AND DOESN'T SHIFT BACK UP SO I HAVE TO DO IT MANUALLY. ALSO WHEN I WAS GETTING UP TO 60 MPH. THE CAR THEN WOULDN'T SHIFT IN 6TH GEAR LIKE IT WAS JUST STUCK. THIS TOOK ME 5-10 MINUTES TO FINALLY GET IT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. *TR

CAR JERKS AND SHAKES VERY HARD AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. TAKES OFF BY ITSELF WITH A FAST JERK AND ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP. CAR ACTUALLY HAS LOST POWER WHILE TRY TO ACCELERATE ONTO A MAJOR HIGH WAY.I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I'M VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND VERY MUCH REGRET MY VERY FIRST PURCHASE OF A BRAND NEW CAR. *TR

-TRANSMISSION IS VERY JERKY -CAR HAS A LOT OF HESITATION AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A LOW SPEED OR A STOP -SHUDDERING AND GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING AND ACCELERATING WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR THESE ISSUES WERE MINOR AND I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GO AWAY ONCE THE CAR GOT USED TO MY STYLE OF DRIVING BUT NOW THEY HAVE BECOME MORE SEVERE AND HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY MAKING THIS CAR A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN CHANGING LANES AND MAKING TURNS THE CAR IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND MAY SOON CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO FORD NUMEROUS TIMES AND AM ALWAYS TOLD THIS IS HOW THE CAR RUNS AND THESE ARE NORMAL FUNCTIONS FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH CAR LOOSES POWER YOU CANT ACCELERATE IT HESITATES AND WANTS TO SHUT OFF AT TIMES IT DOES IT WONT GO UP HILL AND WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT HESITATES AND SHUTS OFF YOU START IT BACK UP FINE AND IT WONT GO TRANSMISSION FAILS ITS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES IT ONCE TRANSMISSION WARMS UP. *TR