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My car has been under recall now for the transmission or chip in the transmission. The car keeps jerking, stalls randomly and sometimes won't work. It's been confirmed by the Palatka FL Ford dealership. I originally took it to the Ford in Ocala FL, but they keep refusing to fix it. Now the Palatka one is saying they can't because they don't have a chip. They're refusing to buy it back or work with me on it. I am the original owner, bought it strait off the lot and it was made in 2015. It's only 8 years old, but I've stalled now multiple times on the highway, in traffic on the way to work, and at gas stations. I want this fixed ASAP, according to the laws they have to work with me on this. I just don't know how to get them to work with me.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that the rear driver-€™s side door failed to latch securely when closed. The contact stated that the door would only lock when the latch was manually pushed down. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V177000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages). The failure mileage was approximately 12,000.
Dealer replaced a faulty TCM, After receiving the vehicle back it still doesn't shift correctly or seem to acknowledge input from the gas pedal. will occasionally shift into neutral before going into the correct gear. At 45 MPH the RPM was 5000
The clutch pedal sticks to the floor after driving on the highway for 30 minutes or so. The clutch pedal can be brought back up by lifting it with my foot. The clutch pedal has a very minimal amount of travel in it when this happens and can be pumped to bring back normal operation for a few minutes. There doesnt seem to be a fluid leak in the system. My local dealer inspected the clutch slave cylinder and it appeared to be operational and otherwise fine. The risk this poses is that i need to be able to shift gears and otherwise operate the car properly in case of an emergency. a sticking clutch pedal prevents me from being able to select the correct gear for my road speed, and it affects the ability for a controlled takeoff from a stop, this potentially affects my ability to react to an emergency as well. The dealer was not able to recreate the problem because it takes too long or a certain set of circumstances to replicate the issue. The car does not have a warning light or message for this.
- Vacaville, CA, USA
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Since early Friday morning on 11/5/21, my Ford Fiesta has been having an intermittent involuntary braking issue associated with all of the lights flickering on/off and the gauges swiping back/forth on the cluster/dashboard while driving. I also noticed the -€œHill Assist Control-€ alert pops up on the radio monitor with the involuntary braking. As well as the sound of the door being open with the key in the ignition will come on while the involuntary braking occurs. Additionally, the windows were resisting being rolled up while driving but will roll up when in park. I also noticed this braking problem tends to reoccur with accelerating quickly or making a turn. On friday afternoon on 11/5/21, I had cautiously drove with my hazards on, while the intermittent involuntary braking problem continued to persist, to my local Autonation Ford to ask about a safety recall associated with this involuntary braking problem and they told me there was no safety recall associated with this problem at this time. They told me that I would need to pay $1100 to replace and reprogram my cluster/dashboard computer. This is unacceptable given the inherent safety risks associated with this intermittent and involuntary braking problem. I believe I should be able to replace and reprogram my cluster/dashboard computer for free due to the safety risks. Thank you for reviewing and considering my proposal of my safety issue.
My transmission has been having problems since the day I drove my vehicle off the lot. I made several attempts to bring it back within warranty; however, I was told nothing was wrong and departed home. Since then, I brought it back about 2 more times & was told again and again, the transmission fell 'within working capabilities'. not long after, I received a recall in the mail regarding the transmission. When I brought the car back again and showed the representative(s) the letter, I was reassured everything would be taken care of. I left paying a $100 diagnostic fee and nothing was done to the vehicle. At this point, the vehicle isn't reliable at all. I've already invested $1,200 into fixing a HVAC blend door actuator issue that appeared shortly after its' purchase. I informed Ford margate about this issue as well; but as many times as I call, the issues get overlooked and forgotten about on their end. I only have 65K miles on the car & it rolls backwards if I'm on a hill. This happens as soon as I take my foot off the break and I anticipate hitting the gas. Before I can ever do that, the car starts rolling backwards as if it's a manual. The transmission consistently shutters and the gears don't automatically shift properly. Is there any way you can look into these issues?
This is not mine. I had leased it for 3 years and I turned it back in to autonation Ford (bradenton, fl) in October 2017. I'm sure they can tell you who has it now.
Occasionally while driving and stopped at stop signals the car shuts off. The car also occasionally shuts off when slowing down. The car always shuts off shortly after fueling, this may occur between 1-4 times after fueling. There has also been oil slowly accumulating around the engine block near the top of the block near the valve cover.
Every time gas is fill (and vehicle is off), once done pumping gas, the vehicle will not want to start right away, it will turn off while driving. This only occurs literately after pumping gas. 1/30/20 was the last time it was filled with gasoline. But every week gas is pumped it always happens. This started when mileage was about $20,000 I believe, I immediately called and was informed to call a toll. I also spoke to the salesperson and informed him. I was informed then to change gas type. Also been taking the vehicle for same place (Ford) for oil changes, all the sudden there is an oil leak as well. Unsure how, when exactly it happened. It'F very minor, but interesting being that the vehicle is not that old. On another note just to inform, the suspension or something like that needed to be completely replace due to being factory defected. At the time, vehicle was still under warranty. For both issues.
Replacing ignition switch on 2015 Ford Fiesta 23 Jan 2020 and was notified by the Ford service manager at fairway Ford in evans, ga, that the steering wheel locking system was not installed on vehicle. This also did not lock gear shifter. We are now having to have it installed and paying to have it installed. Lucky the vehicle was not in any accidents.
My car likes to decelerate when my foot is on the gas. Sometimes it will stop while I am driving it on the road I have repeatedly taken it in to the dealership where I purchased my vehicle. They keep saying nothing is wrong. I know for a fact that a car should never stop unless your foot is on the brake. Also my check engine light is always on and the dealership where I purchased my car has turned it off for me and it will just turn back on.
For about a year in a half now when I put gas in my car and go to start the car, it will sputter and shut off. It will do this for about 5 mins after getting gas. Then I will drive away. When waiting to pull out of the gas station it will shut off. Recently when the car is in park it will sputter a little rpms will go from 1 to almost 0. today 9/12/2019 I was slowing down to a red light and the car just shut off. I coasted up to the light put it in park and started it again. It sputtered and as I came up to the next red light it did it again. This does this no matter how much gas is in the car when I fill up. The dealer won't do anything about it cause it's not under recall. This is very unsafe. I have kids in my car. Not what I want going on with them in the car and in traffic daily.
After filling the vehicle with fuel, the car will not start for at least 5 minutes. Once driving the rpms will fluctuate rapidly while I have my foot on the gas. The car will have trouble accelerating and then speed up and I have to be careful to stop it. If I have to stop and start too many times in traffic this will also cause the rpms to fluctuate and then the car will stall. I have to throw it in park and then try to restart real fast and when I restart it it accelerates quickly.
I received a recall notice about a year ago warning my vehicle may randomly stall due to a defect with this vehicle. About 6 months later I started experiencing random stalls mainly while stopped at red lights. I have lost my recall notice and when I contacted my local Ford dealer they said the VIN associated with my vehicle was not on the recall list. However, Ford has a public recall relating to a fuel pump warning the exact problem my vehicle is experiencing and it is a huge safety concern. Ford refuses to repair the vehicle.
Driver side doors. Both latches broke. The door wont stay closed. They open well I'm driving. The back door latch went out 2 weeks ago and the front went out 2 days ago. They have a recall on the same model from 2012 to 2014. I bought my car in July of 2014 so I'm pretty sure they were using the same latches. It happen at my house at 6601 eucalyptus spc 358 bakersfield
While stationary and in neutral my car will stall and not turn back on. I've had the battery tested and that isn't the issue. This happens on city streets, mostly while waiting at lights. On multiple occasions, I've had to push the car out of an intersection, through a light. The car will not turn on until an hour or more has past. This happened for the first time on September 2nd 2018. I took the car to a Ford dealership and they weren't able to tell me what was wrong with it or correct the issue. Since then it's happened multiple times.
In the past one year every time I refuel my car works weird for a couple of miles. While I'm driving and stops at intersections or whatever reasons, it feels like the engine wants to stop (RPM drops to/below 500). After a few miles the problem is gone until the next refueling. All system is normal as per the computer / dealership diagnostics, and I couldn't figure out what is the reason.
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- Fort Mc Coy , FL, USA