2014 FORD FIESTA Complaints

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

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 , DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT 40 MPH , WITH NO PRIOR WARNING ALL VEHICLE CONSOLE LIGHTS LID UP AND DASH CONSOLE SHOWED AN ERROR "IMMOBILIZER FAILURE". STEERING AND BRAKES BEGAN TO WORSEN MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE.THIS WHILE CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION IN WHICH THANKFULLY THE LIGHT WAS TURNED IN MY FAVOR .THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND COULD HAVE LEAD TO A TRAGIC EVENT . FORTUNATELY I DID NOT PANIC AND WAS ABLE TO USE VEHICLE MOMENTUM TO DRIVE INTO A PLAZA DRIVEWAY . AT THIS MOMENT I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD. I STRONGLY URGE THAT THERE BE AN INVESTIGATION OPENED IMMEDIATELY . YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER IS WITH GREAT URGENCY. REGARDS *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. TEN MINUTES AFTER THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/21/2015 *JS

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

FOLLOWING A LINE OF CARS DOWN A CANYON ROAD AT 50 MPH. SPORT MODE STEERING TURNED OFF. CAR DRIFTED TO RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD. TURNED WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, BUT CAR KEPT DRIFTING RIGHT. RIGHT SIDE WHEELS THEN WERE ON GRAVEL SHOULDER. TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AGAIN. CAR TURNED 30 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND WENT AIRBORN OFF THE ROAD AND DOWN INTO THE CANYON, LANDING FLAT ON A PILE OF BOULDERS, BOUNCED OFF AND BECAME AIRBORN AGAIN, FINALLY STOPPING IN A TANGLE OF THICK BRUSH. UNDERSIDE OF CAR TOTALLY SMASHED. CAR WAS A TOTAL WREAK. DON'T KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. FELT LIKE STEERING LINKAGE SUDDENLY DISCONNECTED. *TR