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My vehicle was serviced by elk grove ford service dept only 250 miles ago and the vehicle is back in for more service. time before did the same thing said the problem was this and when they repaired they called and said this is now wrong, i keep asking why no answer. Now the vehicle had to be taken in and i believe because i have put in complaints before that they are f with me and messing with me i told them elk grove ford randy bapatista that the engine light came on and the wrench light on the engine came on, they called me and told me around march 30th that it needed this and that, they came back now and said the power train control moduel is needed and they cant find any part for it i found a part the advisor said the parts person looked half a day i dont believe them as see that the pcm can maybe reset they have not said to me if they tried reseting the pcm and i would like the part number. i feel i am being set up for more charges as if they would have check the wrench lamp i would not have two charges, they keep repairing items that i believe did not need to be replacement as the plugs were working find.
My 2014 Ford Fiesta started to "Smoke". There was a smoldering Electrical short emitting smoke from fusebox. The car would not Start after this incident. I have a letter from Ford indicating the Fusebox had a recall on this Issue due to a corrosion defect. I took it to local Ford dealer who Confirmed recall/defect
My 2014 Ford Fiesta has a manuel clutch that has malfunctioned since I purchased the car new in September, 2013. The problem began when there was approximately 20,000 miles on the vehicle. The car would sometimes stall out and other times it would not properly go into gear. I would have to shut down the engine to get it into gear. I called the Ford dealership and they informed me to bring the vehicle into the dealership. They said they found nothing wrong. The clutch has continued to malfunction occasionally up until the last 6 months. Now it has become dangerous. The car will not go into gear properly most of the time. While running, the clutch will keep pulling even though it is pushed all the way down to the floor of the car. I was in a line of traffic and almost hit the vehicle in front of me because it kept pulling. I had to shut the car off and restart it to stop the pulling. There are no warnings of any kind prior to the failure or during the failure. This is putting my life and others at risk. I only have 94,000 miles on it and it is too dangerous to continue to drive. There should have been a recall on this problem by Ford. It is available for inspection. I have not had it repaired as of now.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, she started to hear an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to continue driving to her residence. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the transmission and a clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called a local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The contact stated that the clutch was replaced three years prior by the local dealer. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving at vehicle speeds, the transmission would shutter upon the depression of the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but the dealer failed to diagnose the failure. As the failure worsened, the vehicle would not accelerate above 20 MPH and would not operate while in reverse(R). The contact also stated the transmission warning light had appeared on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and this time the vehicle was diagnosed with a defective TCM(Transmission Control Module). The manufacturer was also notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000.
- Wytheville, VA, USA
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At the time of this complaint, the Ford Fiesta that's the subject of this complaint has received 1 whole new transmission and 1 TCM replacement within 2.5 years. The first two times there were warning lights, but now no warnings are showing. To put this issue into perspective, I have only owned this car for 2.5 years, and it was purchased from a dealership used (however the dealership never mentioned the rampant transmission issues or informed me of the recent lawsuits about the Ford Fiesta). The replacement of the TCM was completed on September 16, 2021. This repair took a month to complete. Now, after being repaired for a mere 2 months, the car is exhibiting the exact same behaviors as both previous occurrences. Both previous repairs were completed by professionals, and should have fixed the issue. However, the transmission issues continue to reoccur. At this point, the car has become a major safety concern. The transmission issues are becoming extremely frequent after the "repairs" and "replacements", and are sudden in occurrence while driving. There is no warning the gear will slip into what seems to be "neutral", or that it will fail to accelerate. Additionally, the car will randomly fail to respond to gas pedal presses, especially at intersections or on hills. I fear that this car is dangerous to drive, as the issues are so sudden in nature. I have tried to settle the issue with Ford directly, but they have ignored me every step of the way. At one point, they said they would try to start a buy-back process, but then refused to return my follow-up calls.
The DSP6 transmission is slipping out of gear and into neutral. This causes the car's momentum to fall below safe advised speeds on highways, and also can cause the car to jerk suddenly at intersections. Ford knows about this issue but is refusing to repair it.
While I was driving on the interstate I was needing to shift into 5th gear, but it wouldn-€™t take the shift. I had to drive in the lower gears and it caused backup because I was on a toll road but couldn-€™t pick up speed. When I got to my destination, I realized I no longer had reverse. Mechanic says the transmission needs to be replaced bc it-€™s too expensive and difficult to fix, but we can-€™t find a transmission to fix it. He said he got it to go into 5th and reverse, but they don-€™t work.
Clutch pedal intermittently depresses but does not return to raised position. Clutch pedal can manually be returned to standard position but is then sometimes -€œsticky-€ after being depressed. Vehicle is a 2014 with less than 60,000 miles and is the 4th vehicle with a standard transmission I have owned. After reading on forums for this vehicle it appears that many people are having this exact same issue with the car and I suspect that it is a design defect.
From a dead stop at 2045 hrs central time as. I was coming home from work I was stopped at a stop sign on northland avenue on the way to Florida avenue to my sons house. When I went to take a left hand turn onto meade street (located in appleton wis) I pressed the accelerator my engine reved but my car would not move. It lurched suddenly grabbing power then stopped in the middle of the intersection. I checked to see that it was in drive and not in any other gear. As I pressed the gas again the transmission and car struggled to engage what I could only imagine was the clutch. Finally I the car engaged and jerked me forward. I was very worried I was going to get hit stranded in the middle of an intersection ! this car was bought new off the lot!! it has 61,750 miles on it! I'm a 64 year old little old lady who takes care of her car! this is absolutely outrageous and uncalled for! please conduct an investigation into Ford 'non-serviceable' transmission! you can't even add fluid or check the level of the transmission fluid. I've told my son at times as well I've smelled what I thought was hot transmission fluid. The smell was distinct. This car has been maintained. I've never heard of a car you have to go to the dealer to get service for the transmission because it's sealed. Absolutely ridiculous and dangerous !!
Clutch pedal won't raise. At rest when pushing in the pedal it goes to the floor and will only raise about an inch. When disengaging, the clutch slips. Appears to be a failure of the clutch slave cylinder. This occured at about 66,000 miles. I had it repaired and after fewer than 5000 miles it's happened again.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving in third gear, the vehicle failed to disengage to shift into gear. The contact restarted the vehicle and the vehicle performed as designed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,000. The consumer stated on a daily basis, when the clutch was depressed, it would engage into gear without releasing the clutch.
When driving my vehicle the clutch pop out of gear. When on the highway it automatically pops out of gear and slows down. If my car is on cras como tell it will come out of gear. When shifting gears it becomes difficult and it seems to speed up and slow down while driving. Several times I have almost been rear ended and have had to pull off road to avoid being hit. My car has been in garage due to fear of being hit. Took to repair and they told me there was no recall notice for my vehicle. So I dismissed the repair but still have issues looking for mechanic to fix it.
According to the deal a bearing came lose inside the transmission and shot through the casing. The transmission, clutch, and flywheel all need to be replaced for a total of $4700 plus tax. Vehicle was in motion when it happened. The car has 75K miles on it and should definitely not be having these issues.
While driving on a onramp I shifted from 3rd to 4th gear and the clutch pedal was then stuck to the floor and did not come back up, I had to manually pull it back up. While driving down city street I shifted from 2nd to 3rd and the clutch pedal once again stuck to the floor and had to be manually pulled up. All fluids are topped off and not above the maximum line.
The transmission on this Ford Fiesta was defective from the day it was built. Ford has been sued and must take care of the billions of customers who bought these vehicles. The engine is not equipt to handle this transmission and eventually blows the engine, before all that happens the transmission stalls, and leaves you on the side of the road. I have been treated horribly by the dealer who sold me the car. They know this is a lemon and yet they continued to sell this car. Look at the vargas vs Ford transmission case
I've had this vehicle for 10 months. Lately I?ll be sitting at a stoplight or drive through and the light that says it's overheating comes on and if I don't turn it off it will shut off itself. The fluids are all full. Also, the transmission has been giving me trouble for a few months and it's getting worse. I'll press the gas slowly and the car jumps. I have 4 more years to pay on this car! I'm very disappointed on this car's performance
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- Sacramento, CA, USA