2014 Ford Fiesta complaints

VEHICLE SHUDDERS AT SHIFT POINTS, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AND USUALLY ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP. SOMETIMES TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO ACTUALLY SHIFT INTO A GEAR. USUALLY OCCURS AT 10-15 MPH, AND/OR 20 - 25 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES TO HAVE THIS CHECKED; FIRST TIME THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT ANYTHING WRONG. SECOND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE AND RESET THE TCM; BUT IT ONLY GOT WORSE FROM THERE. LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN, THEY SAID IT WAS WITHIN RANGE BUT I DON'T THINK IT WAS SUFFICIENTLY WARMED UP FOR THEM TO HAVE PROPERLY TESTED IT. STILL SHIMMIES AND RUMBLES AT SHIFT POINTS ONCE IT'S WARMED. DATE OF MOST RECENT SERVICE AT THE FORD DEALER IS ENTERED BELOW.

I AM BUYING AND PAYING FOR AN UNSAFE AND WORTHLESS CAR. CAN YOU HELP? I AM 66 WITH LITTLE INCOME. THIS CAR SHUDDERS AND HESITATES OFTEN. I WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER IN HUTTO, TX, THAT I HAVE TO BRING IT IN WHEN IT SHUDDERS AND THEY WILL CHECK IT AND ORDERS PARTS THAT WILL TAKE 2 MONTHS. THE "SHUDDER" HAPPENS ON AND OFF, SO CHANCES OF THIS HAPPENING WHEN I TAKE IT TO DEALER ARE PER CHANCE. THE SERVICE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME MANY PEOPLE ARE JUST LEAVING THESE FIESTAS. I CANNOT DO THAT. I BOUGHT IT USED FROM ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL. THEY WILL NOT RESPOND TO MY EMAILS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING ON THIS VEHICLE. I NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL GO FORWARD WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS OR NOT. PLEASE HELP ME. WHAT CAN I DO? I WAS SOLD A HORRIBLE CAR. *JS

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015 I WAS SITTING IN MY FORD FIESTA (18K) ENGINE RUNNING AND IN PARK AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. I TRIED TO START THE CAR BY PUSHING THE PUSH TO START AND THE FIRST TIME IT DID NOT WORK BUT THE SECOND TIME THE CAR STARTED AND I WAS ON MY WAY. IN OCTOBER 2015 I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM A JOB INTERVIEW AND DOING 40 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD. I WAS GOING TO MAKE A SWEEPING RIGHT TURN AND THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK. I LOST CONTROL AS I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR WENT ACROSS A LANE OF TRAFFIC AND HIT A CURB AT ABOUT 30 MPH. MAJOR FRONT RIGHT DAMAGE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY INTERVIEWED ME TWICE ON WHAT HAPPENED (STATING THAT THEY BELIEVED MY ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED) AND GAVE ME A CAR TO DRIVE WHILE FORD CORP. WAS INVESTIGATING. FORD CAME BACK AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT THERE WERE NO CODES BUT THE TRANSMISSION CODE(A KNOWN PROBLEM) I STATED THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY CODES IF THE IGNITION SHUT OFF BUT MY COMPLAINTS FELL ON DEATH EARS AS THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE FORD CORP MADE THEIR DECISION. I STATED THAT I DID NOT WANT THE CAR BACK (IT WAS A LEASE) THAT I WOULD NOT DRIVE A CAR THAT FORD COULD NOT ASSURE ME THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. FORD KNOWS THEY HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE FIESTA THAT IS WHY THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU EXTRA INCENTIVE $$ TO LEASE SOMETHING ELSE. IN THE END I HAD TO PA

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO A MANUAL TRANSMISSION FUNCTION WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF UP HILL HOLDING FUNCTION AND ROLLS BACK INTO OTHER CARS. THIS HAS OCCURED ON MY CAR AFTER THE RECENT FORD FIX TO THEIR TRANSMISSION DESIGN THAT FIXED THE ROUGH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ON THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. THE SEQUENCE IS: COME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT ON A HILL, CAR HOLDS THE NORMAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FUNCTION OF HOLDING THE CAR'S POSITION, BUT WITHIN 30 SECONDS THE TRANSMISSION ASSUMES A MANUAL TRANSMISSION FUNCTION AND BEGANS TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO THE CAR BEHIND YOU. TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD GARAGE (GILLIS AUTO CENTER, SHELTON, WA 98584) WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A FORD DESIGN (DEFICIENCY) AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO FIX IT. THERE IS NO SAFETY NOTICE PUT OUT BY FORD ON THE PROBLEM.

ALLOW ME TO BE #100 FOR COMPLAINTS ON THE 2014 FORD FIESTA!! MAYBE AFTER 100 COMPLAINTS FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL DO SOMETHING TO HELP US ALL !! PURCHASED THE NEW 2014 FORD FIESTA IN AUGUST 2014. BY THE TIME I WENT IN FOR MY FIRST OIL CHANGE I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHAKING, JERKING, SLIPPING, SHUDDERING UPON LIGHT ACCELERATION ON GAS FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THEN THE CAR IS SLOW TO GAIN SPEED TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. I'VE EXPRESSED MY COMPLAINT/PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND HE SAID IT'S NORMAL, PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ALL THE TIME AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. AS OF TODAY'S DATE THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST, I'VE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN RESOLVED. AND I CAN TELL IT'S GETTING WORSE EVERYDAY. THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION.

THIS 2014 FORD FIESTA VEHICLE HAS SOME MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES: SLIPPING, CLUNKING, CHUGGING, JERKING, SHUTTERING, AND RATTLING WHEN DOING SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE WHEN A TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNS GREEN. THIS ISSUE ALSO OCCURS WHEN I BEGIN TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AND THE ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THAT TIME PERIOD. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO A FORD REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC COMPLETED A REPROGRAMMING OF SOME TYPE. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE REPROGRAMMING TYPICALLY RESOLVES THE ISSUES THAT THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING; BUT THE ISSUES STILL REMAIN, IN FACT, IT'S GOTTEN WORSE. THE HESITATION OF THIS VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE LEAVES ME FEELING UNSAFE. MOTORISTS IN PASSING VEHICLES ARE ZOOMING BY ME AS I AM ATTEMPTING TO GET THIS CAR TO GO. IN ADDITION, WHEN I FIRMLY PRESS THE GAS PETAL, THE CAR HESITATES THEN BEGINS TO ACCELERATE AT A RAPID SPEED. THESE ISSUES OCCUR WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATES, HIGHWAYS, STREETS, DIRT ROADS, ETC. IT ALSO DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM MAKING A TURN, SHIFTING IN DRIVE OR IN REVERSE...THE ISSUES REMAIN THE SAME. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE ISSUES. IT IS TERRIBLE THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CONSUMERS. THESE SAFETY ISSUES WERE NOT MENTIONED ON THE CARFAX REPORT. IF THEY HAD BEEN THEN I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE.

HAVE HAD MY CAR REPAIRED 5 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION (CLUTCH) ISSUES. INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: LUNGING INTO INTERSECTIONS WHEN TRANSMISSION ENGAGES, NOT RESPONSIVE AT TAKE OFF. CHUGGING AT TAKE OFF, MISSED SHIFTS. CAR HAS LESS THAN 31,000 MILES

CAR SHAKES AND SHUTTERS VIOLENTLY WHILE ACCELERATING. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP OR AT LOW SPEEDS. HAS DONE THIS ON THE STREET WHEN LEAVING A STOP SIGN, WHEN ACCELERATING/TURNING INTO A BUSY STREET FROM A PARKING LOT, AND ALSO WHILE GOING ABOUT 15MPH (SLOWED DOWN FOR CAR AHEAD OF ME TO TURN, THEN AS I ACCELERATED I GOT THE SHUDDERING FEELING).

EVERY TIME I TRY TO GIVE MY CAR GAS, IT DOESN;'T MOVE RIGHT AWAY AND STARTS TO SPUTTER BEFORE IT WILL GO ANYWHERE. SAME GOES FOR SLOWING DOWN AND PRESSING THE GAS AGAIN. IVE GOTTEN THIS "FIXED" THREE TIMES AND IT IS NOT SAFE ESPEICALLY WITH A SEVEN MONTH RIDING ALONG WITH ME. IT HAPPENS ANYWHERE, PULLING OUT AFTER PARKING, AT A STOP LIGHT, AND A STOP SIGN, ANYWHERE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT STARTED IT, IT STARTED TO HAPPEN A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT BRAND NEW. ITS TECHNICALLY NOT RECALLED YET BUT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN MOST FIESTAS.

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR WILL SHAKE AS IT GOES INTO FIRST GEAR. AS THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL SHAKE FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN LAUNCH FORWARD IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE DELAY CAUSES ME TO GET HIT, OR THE LAUNCHING FORWARD CAUSES ME TO HIT SOMEONE ELSE. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS ISSUE THAT STARTED HAPPENING IN MY CAR ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, AND HAS GOTTEN CONTINUOUSLY WORSE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN EXTENDED MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY WHERE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 10 MPH AFTER THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SERVICE NOW WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

SHUDDERING, JERKING, NOT ACCELERATING - WILL HAPPEN DURING TAKE OFF AND WHILE IN MOTION

THE CAR SHUTTERS AND LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING AT TAKE OFF OR LOW SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED, BUT DETAILS FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 10/21/16*LJ *THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,600.

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!!!!!

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR WHEN A PERSON MADE AN ILLEGAL U TURN IN FRONT OF ME. THE IMPACT WAS IN THE DEAD CENTER OF MY CAR. THE AIR BAG AT MY FEET DEPLOYED BUT THE ONE IN THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT. I HAD SEVERE BRUISING FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SEAT BELT. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE IMPACT AND THE LOWER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG.

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. EVEN WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO GET REPROGRAMMED FOR THE SHUDDERING, THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT "IT'S STILL GOING TO DO IT." WHAT?! IT WASN'T DOING IT BEFORE AND NOW YOU WANT ME TO DEAL WITH A SHUDDERING VEHICLE? AND YOU SAY YOU STILL CAN'T FIX IT? THAT'S TERRIBLE. I'VE OWNED FORD'S ALL MY LIFE AND THIS IS MY FIRST NEW CAR AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE MADE A TERRIBLE DECISION AND IT'S BARELY GOT 20,000 MILES ON IT. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE SAFETY. I'VE HAD MORE THAN ONE CLOSE CALL WITH TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION NOT RESPONDING IN ENOUGH TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. OPERATES UNLIKE ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN DID NOT SOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE WAY BACK HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,270.

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 NOT PREDICABLE AND I FIND MYSELF ON GUARD HAVING TO CONSTANTLY BE CAUTIOUS OF UNEXPECTED PERFORMANCE SUCH AS HESITATION AND DELAYED RESPONSES.

VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, IT CONTINUES TO HAVE ERRATICALLY ISSUES WHILE SHIFTING GEARS OR WHEN GETTING READY TO TAKE OFF CAUSING TO HAVE DIFFICULT DRIVING AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS FAST ENOUGH WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER AND SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE BEEN MADE OR MODULE INTERFACE HAS BEEN UPDATED. WE HAVE RECORDS ON MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THIS CAR. WE BELIEVE THAT THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER ONLY EMITTED HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V402000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ UPDATED 01/20/16*LJ

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.

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED ON JULY 3, 2013, WHICH IS PAST THE MAY 31, 2013 CUTOFF FOR THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, ACCORDING TO FORD. REPLACING THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE REPLACED PART HAS A PART NUMBER OF AE8A-5421812. .....UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,405.

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, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT HAS CAUSED US A LOT OF STRESS WHEN GETTING ON HIGHWAYS OR MAJOR ROADWAYS BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION (OR LACK OF) ISSUE. PLUS WHEN THE CAR JOLTS, SHAKES, AND VIBRATES VIOLENTLY, YOU FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE CAR IS GOING TO BREAK APART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES)EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

NEW CAR BOUGHT IN FEBRUARY 2014. SUMMARY: DOORS REMAINED LOCKED AFTER IMPACT AND AIR BAG DEPLOY. INVOLVED IN FRONT END COLLISION. AIR BAG UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL DEPLOYED. STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO HOOD, GRILL AND RADIATOR. CAR AUTOMATICALLY PLACED IN PARK. WHEN EXITING CAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER ACCIDENT, KEYS LEFT IN IGNITION AND DOOR WAS CLOSED BY USER AND DOORS REMAINED LOCKED (BY CAR, NOT USER). I WAS THEN LOCKED OUT OF MY CAR AND UNABLE TO ACCESS IT. IF THERE HAD BEEN A CHILD OR PASSENGER IN THE CAR, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN INACCESSIBLE DUE TO THE CAR NOT UNLOCKING THE DOORS UPON IMPACT/ AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IN AN ACCIDENT, THE USER MAY BE TOO FLUSTERED TO THINK OF PRESSING THE UNLOCK DOOR BUTTON PRIOR TO EXITING THE VEHICLE, THIS SHOULD BE DONE AUTOMATICALLY AFTER IMPACT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,500.

OUR DAUGHTER WAS IN A 3 CAR ACCIDENT. THERE WAS BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN TRAFFIC WENT FROM MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED TO STOPPED. DIRECTLY AHEAD OF OUR DAUGHTER WAS A REFRIGERATOR TRUCK. OUR DAUGHTER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH AND STRUCK THE BACK OF THE REFRIGERATOR TRUCK. THE SPEED LISTED ABOVE IS AN ESTIMATE. NO ONE IN THE OTHER VEHICLES WERE HURT, NOR DID THEIR CARS SUSTAIN REPAIRABLE DAMAGE. MY DAUGHTER'S CAR WAS STOPPING STRAIGHT AT THE POINT OF COLLISION AND STRUCK THE BACK OF THE TRUCK SQUARE. THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE SUGGESTED SHE BE CHECKED OUT IN THE ER. MY DAUGHTER SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUES INJURIES AND BRUISES. AFTER SOME TIME WITH THE CHIROPRACTOR SHE SHOULD BE FINE. MY QUESTION/CONCERN DEALS WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE DRIVER KNEE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT. IS THAT POSSIBLE? ARE THERE SITUATIONS WHERE IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE LOWER BAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT DEPLOYING THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG? THE SEAT BELT DID STOP HER, ALTHOUGH IT LEFT A LARGE RED MARK ON HER SHOULDER. IF THE SYSTEM WORKED CORRECTLY THAT IS FINE. WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE WITH EXPERTISE IN THIS AREA TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NOTHING FAULTY IN HER CAR. IF NEEDED WE CAN SUPPLY PHOTOS TO SHOW THE EXACT DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW FOR REPAIRS, SO THE MILEAGE IS A GOOD ESTIMATE. THANK-YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

NEW OWNER

THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AS WELL AS ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN

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.

THE 2014 FORD FIESTA HAS A VERY SLUGGISH SHIFT BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND GEARS AND THE UPSHIFT BOGS DOWN AS IF THE VEHICLE MIGHT STALL. THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT INCLUDES BUCKING, KICKING, JERKING, HARSH ENGAGEMENT, AND DELAYED ACCELERATION AND LURCHING. I HAD AN INCIDENT WHEN CHANGING LANES AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION OF MY VEHICLE JERKED AND WHILE THE OTHER DRIVER WAS ALSO PARTIALLY AT FAULT, THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO A MINOR FENDER BENDER.

THE 2014 FORD FIESTA, 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, HAS A SINGLE POWER DOOR LOCK BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD. IN ORDER TO UNLOCK ALL DOORS, INCLUDING THE TRUNK LATCH, ONE MUST LEAN ALL THE WAY IN TO PRESS THE POWER UNLOCK BUTTON. THERE IS NO WAY TO UNLOCK THE TRUNK USING A KEY. WHEN DOING THIS, THE PERSON UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE IS LEFT VULNERABLE, AND IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK, AND IS OPPOSITE ALL THE SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED BY POLICE AND OTHER SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS: DO NOT TURN YOUR BACK ON YOUR CHILDREN (WHEN HAVING TO LEAN IN TO UNLOCK THE BACK DOORS WHERE THE CHILDREN WILL GO) AND DO NOT LEAN INTO YOUR CAR WHERE YOU COULD BE CARJACKED. IT IS DANGEROUS, AND EITHER THE COMPANY NEEDS TO PURCHASE BACK THE VEHICLES OR FIND A WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE SO THE POWER LOCK IS ON THE DOOR (THERE ARE NO BUTTONS ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOORS, EITHER). THE ENGINEERS WERE WAY OFF ON THIS ONE.

IN JULY 2014, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP ACROSS TRAFFIC IN A 25-MILE-AN-HOUR ZONE AND COULD NOT. THE VEHICLE STARTED THE PROCESS OF ACCELERATION, MOVING ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND THEN HESITATED WHILE I WAS IN THE CROSS HAIRS OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS HESITATION CONTINUED EVEN THOUGH I FULLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND. IN SHORT, I SLAMMED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. I AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT ONLY BECAUSE THE ONCOMING DRIVER TOOK EVASIVE ACTION.

I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ON TO THE HIGHWAY AFTER STOPPING AT A GAS STATION. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND SPEED UP. IT WAS MODERATELY TO SEVERELY SHAKING AND SHUDDERING. BECAUSE THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO SPEED UP IN TIME I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD BY THE ON COMING TRAFFIC ONTO THE THE SHOULDER/GRASS AREA, WITH THE OTHER CAR NEEDING TO DRIVE AROUND ME. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR. THE CLUTCH WAS CHANGED IN OCTOBER 2014 AS PER DEALER, BUT IN APRIL 2015 SAME ISSUES BEGAN DEVELOPING. THIS HAS BEEN THE 3RD NEAR ACCIDENT WITH THIS CAR NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATING ON TO THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE SHIFTING ISSUE AND CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT. OUTSIDE THESE INCIDENTS, THE CAR IS GENERALLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS AS ITS ACCELERATION AND SHIFTING ABILITY CONTINUOUSLY CHANGES AFTER A COMPLETE STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IT'S QUITE CHALLENGING TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFICULTY OF DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR WITH SUCH A POOR CONSISTENCY DURING ACCELERATION. SOME MOMENTS IT WILL MODERATELY JERK FORWARD WITH A SLIGHT TOUCH OF THE PEDAL (ALARMING ESPECIALLY DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC), ANOTHER MOMENT YOU NEED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY ON A FLAT/EVEN SURFACE AND OTHER TIMES IT MODERATELY-SEVERELY SHAKES AND SHUDDERS AS THE CAR TRIES TO CLIMB A MINIMAL HILL/ELEVATION (ALL THESE EVENTS HAPPEN DURING THE SAME 10-15 MINUTE DRIVE). THE CAR DRIVES "TYPICALLY/NORMALLY" APPROXIMATELY 30-35% OF THE TIME, MOSTLY AFTER ACCELERATING TO

CAR DOES NOT SHIFT REGULARLY. SHAKES AND SHUDDERS. LOSS OF POWER WHEN SPEEDING UP. ACCELERATES WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN (AS IN COMMUTER TRAFFIC SITUATIONS). SEVERE GAS USAGE. GETTING 17 MPG CITY, 24.7 MPG HWY.

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.

THE HINGE ON BACK DRIVER SIDE CRACKED FIRST ,,,GOT FIXED ,,NOW BACK PASSENGER SIDE CRACKED AND THEY WONT FIX .. WARRANTY EXPIRED. ALSO MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR DON'T LATCH CLOSED MUST TIE SHUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15.

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