2014 FORD FIESTA Complaints

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

ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE BEGAN AS SOON AS WE GOT IT. CAR CONSTANTLY STUTTERS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO STALL (WAS TOLD BY SALESMAN THAT IT WAS BECAUSE CAR WAS BRAND NEW AND ONCE WE "BROKE IT IN' THAT WOULD GO AWAY). IT HAS NOT. DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN IT SHOULD AND DOESN'T DECELERATE WHEN IT SHOULD, NO MATTER HOW HARD OR SOFT YOU PRESS THE PEDALS. CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF IT'S OWN. LIKES TO ACCELERATE WHEN HAVE BRAKE PRESSED, HAVE ALMOST REAR-ENDED CARS IN FRONT BECAUSE OF IT'S LURCHING FORWARD. WHEN USING SPORT MODE, CAR WOULD NOT HAVE ANY MORE POWER, BUT ENGINE WOULD REDLINE. STRONG BURNING SMELL ALSO. ONCE CAR FINALLY GOT MOVING, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. YOU CAN PUSH BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT CAR IS STILL GOING - AND FIGHTING YOU TO KEEP GOING. DEALER UPGRADED SOFTWARE - WHICH SEEMED TO HELP FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS - AND TOLD US NOT TO USE THE SPORT MODE ANYMORE, WHICH WE DO NOT. DEALER STATED ALL COMPLAINTS WERE NOT ISSUES, THAT IS HOW THE CAR WORKS DUE TO THE TYPE OF ENGINE IT HAS IN IT. FIRST TIME FORD BUYER, FIRST BRAND NEW CAR IN A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. CAR IS DRIVEN TO AND FROM WORK 56 MILES EVERYDAY, PLUS LEISURE. FEEL VERY INSECURE DRIVING CAR. CAR IS NOT SAFE AND FORD NEEDS TO BE PRESSURED TO FIX THESE ISSUES OR STOP MAKING THESE TYPE OF ENGINES!

-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

WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE WHEN GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY TO GO HOME FROM WORK IT WILL NOT LET ME AND TRY TO STALL AND IT WILL TAKE IT QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO FINALLY LET ME PUSH ON THE GAS AND GET GOING AGAIN. IT HAS DONE THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW AND A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN LEAVING AN INTERSECTION AFTER STOPPING AT EITHER A STOP SIGN OR A STOP LIGHT. *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

MY DAUGHTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE, RAN OFF ROAD. OVER CORRECTED. VEHICLE OVER TURNED END OVER END SEVERAL TIMES LANDING ON SIDE. SHE HAD TO BE REMOVED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SHE HAS A BADLY BROKEN LEFT ARM REQUIRING SURGERY TO REPAIR. SHE SUFFERED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND A CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

VEHICLE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF DURING LOW SPEED (15MPH) RIGHT HAND TURN. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT THE SAME TIME. RECYCLING IGNITION RESETS STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. VEHICLE IS BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 40 MILES. HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO INCIDENTS WITHIN LAST 10 MILES. *TR

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK I NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE DOES NOT EXTEND OUT TO THE OUTER BODY LINE. MATTER OF FACT THE TAIL PIPE IS LOCATED OVER 20 INCHES INSIDE THE OUTER BODY LINE. COULDN'T EXHAUST GASES LEAK INTO THE TRUNK AND PASSENGER CABIN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING. I AM MORE CONCERNED IN THE WINTER TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLES MORE AND THE WARMER EXHAUST GASES RISE BECAUSE OF TEMPERATURE. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THE OTHER FORD FIESTA HAD THE SAME EXHAUST LOCATION, AND IT DID. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE OTHER FORD MODELS EXHAUST TAIL PIPES DO EXIT TO THE OUTER BODY LINE. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ON MY CONCERN. THANKS !!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH HANCOCK OPTIMA H426 TIRES, TIRE SIZE 195/50/16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 5MJTPDLH613. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE SIDEWALL EXHIBITED A BULGE. THE DEFECTIVE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 672.

2014 FORD FIESTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NAVIGATION SYSTEM DEFECT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE COMMANDS AND INFORMATION COULD NOT BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM USING THE TOUCH SCREEN. THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED SO THAT ORAL COMMANDS OR INSTRUCTIONS COULD BE MADE. HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM DID NOT UNDERSTAND ORAL DESTINATIONS. *JB