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Car shudders and hesitates acceleration between 10-15 mph when vehicle accelerates from a stop. This is a re-occurring issue after the transmission clutch and seal has been repaired multiple times. From September 2014 to present.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fiesta. While driving at a low speed, the vehicle stalled without warning and eventually resumed normal speed. The contact took the vehicle to capital Ford (3660 S carson St, carson city, nv 89701, (775) 882-5353) where it was diagnosed that an update was needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on four occasions, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 30.
Car jerks and shudders when accelerating, and has been this way since shortly after purchase. Sometimes when pushing down on the accelerator, the car doesn't move forward for as long as 7 seconds, when it will finally jerk forward abruptly. The car frequently bucks forward even while braking or coasting. Ford has 'reprogrammed' the car many times and replaced the clutch and entire transmission at least once or twice. This only fixed the issue temporarily, but it returned in a few weeks.
Transmission hesitates when car is in drive and advancing. It is dangerous while trying to make a pass or trying to move from standing on a traffic light
The dsp6 dual clutch transmission in this car is unreliable and dangerous. This is exhibited via frequent shuttering, stalling, lurching forward, and loss of vehicle power when it switches to neutral at highway speeds. In one instance the vehicle lurched forward into an intersection at which point I was almost hit by cross traffic. In another instance, traveling at highway speeds, the transmission switched to neutral on it's own and I was almost hit by a another car from behind.
- Edwardsville, IL, USA
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Clutch fails to catch properly when changing gears. Sometimes when downshifting, it will go into neutral for a second or two, then catch at a high RPM causing a sudden lurch forward potentially causing an accident. When in stop and go traffic, or coming to a red light turning green, the braking and accelerating pattern confuses the transmission, often guessing the wrong gear to shift into, exacerbating the aforementioned issue. Particularly when slowing down for turns, and then accelerating during or after the turn, the gears will grind and fails to properly transmit adequate power, causing potentially causing a T-bone accident when doing a left turn or causing a rear end accident when turning right onto traffic. When changing from forward into reverse, the clutch fails to catch for a second or two, and when it catches at a high RPM for being in neutral so long, it causes a sudden jolt backwards, potentially causing an accident. At lower speeds (<20 mph) the gears grind when shifting, especially when turning. This has been an issue about a year after buying the car, within 20000 miles. The issue has only gotten progressively worse.
After 45000 miles the clutch pedal started to get stuck on occasion. At 47000 miles the transmission failed with the clutch pedal stuck all the way down in traffic and the transmission was leaking fluid. It ended up being the slave cylinder that needed replacing. Given that I do not drive a lot this failed outside of warranty while many other have gotten it replaced under warranty as it appears to fail on 2014 models between 40000 and 50000 miles.
Takata recal 2014 Ford Fiesta SE ever since I purchased this vehicle I noticed that something funny with the transmission. At lower rpms you will hear something like broken parts clanking around in the transmission I assume. When you accelerate it does not keep a steady increase of speed when you apply the same pressure on the gas pedal, in fact it will down shift into a lower gear and rev to a really hi RPM.I would understand this if I was giving it a lot of gas but I am not, and am firm on the gas pedal. This is very unsafe and this piece of junk should not be allowed to be called a vehicle.
The vehicle stalls while driving or turning and the transmission warning keeps coming up on the dashboard also it has made the engine indicator stay on. When the car is parked and on it seems it has no issues then when you take it out of park it starts stalling immediately.
Takata recall - my Ford Fiesta that I bought in October of 2017 only has 47,000 miles and the transmission is already going out. When I accelerate to go on the highway it feels like I'm not moving and my wheel will sometimes jerk to the side. My steering wheel also vibrates when I'm in park or braking. I can also feel the vibration on the pedal. I try to take it easy on the gas but the transmission still jerks when shifting gears. I know these transmissions were recalled July of 2017 and I have not received a recall letter.
I was driving on a road, approaching a 4way intersection; the car engine stopped. The screen stated transmission failure. Service immediately. My car restarted and the screen cleared. I proceeded on and within approximately 100 yards the screen repeated the transmission message. I then turned around to return to my home as the dealer was closed. I attempted to contact Ford Motor Company. But it was Sunday. Monday I again called and was told that I had extended coverage on the transmission, to take it to the dealer. I have had repeated work on this vehicle's transmission since I purchased it in 2015. I have not been charged for these repairs, but the inconvenience and the potential for failure of the vehicle have not been addressed. I had slid through the intersection when the car came to a stop. Luckily there was no oncoming traffic.
Ford company knowingly put faulty a transmission in their vehicles. To remedy the situation they then gave an extended warranty for the transmission, but when take your car to a Ford dealership they refuse to repair things that part of the transmission. This is very misleading to consumers and a hazard for me and my children safety on the road. The gears shift while in motion, which has almost several times caused other vehicles to hit me. When at a stop pulling off it will barely accelerate or give a jerking acceleration, which is awful when pedestrians are near. All of which happens sporadically on the highway or in city traffic. This has been a continuous problem 2 years and thus far I've taken my vehicle to three different Ford dealership and none are willing to uphold the Ford warranty and/or address the issue that Ford knows is a hazard. In closing, I received notice about an settlement regarding this vehicle, I received nothing and I'm stuck with a vehicle no one will repair.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fiesta. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle would jerk without warning. The contact drove to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was later taken to mullinax Ford (located at 1551 E semoran blvd, apopka, fl 32703, (888) 218-7505), but was not diagnosed or repaired due to the fees. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 74,000.
Tcm circuit failure. Faulty transmission the software has been updated on this vehicle twice and I am still as of November 20, 2018, having dificulty with the shift transmission.
Mileage 48000 now on 3rd radiator cooling fan. Fan stops without warning leading to overheating and loss of ac. Transmission- clutches slipping causing erratic acceleration. Unsafe to drive on highways. 3rd set of clutches in car now and reverse is becoming erratic.
Transmission control module not working right, our vehicle wont shift right, trying to merger with trafic creates dangerous situations because vehicle refuses to speed up. Getting on the freeway but unable to accelerate creates huge traffic jam, and people behind you are going 60+ but your car wont go pass 30. People will get hurt if Ford wont fix this issue, now going to dealer they want $1800 to temporary fix the problem, because after part is replaced it last about a year and then goes back again. Dealer also refuses to fix vehicle if it has branded title, but how in the hell branded title has anything to do with faulty module that was not designed properly. The designer of the module should go to jail for endangering our life's. main problem is, when vehicle is a the stop, when trying to go it would shake and stutter, before going. Or when entering freeway, if accelerating car will stutter and will not try to increase speed but its RPM's will sky rocket.
I got vehicle at a well known car dealership - used. It was given '120 point inspection' so the car was in 'good to go' condition. I walked out with luckily some max protection insurance from them, where they would cover any non- ware & tear repairs. Great decision at first, maybe not even a year in at roughly 80K miles the car ac does not get cool, when at a stop or slow speed the car would start to overheat & in stall - this is a manual vehicle so you would have to drop gear in order to gain speed back and cool the engine. The cooling fan wasn't turning over St any point, I replaced the fuse maybe 3-4 times and it kept blowing out. Finally I took it in to get checked out, apparently the fan relay fuse was blown out causing the smaller fuse to blow, all this resulting in damage to the ac compressor having to be replaced, 2,700 in repairs with a deductible of 200 bucks. Can't beat that right? wrong, here I am roughly 9-10 months later with the same issues happening again, car overheating when the ac is on, or at a hault with the fan not kicking over. Ford: You are a multi billion dollar company, you need to make a car / system that can withtand Arizona's 110+ degree weather during the summer. This seems to clearly be a electrical issue, as this isn't the first, second or even third issue I've had with the vehicle. Including maker recalls.
Takata recall the "powertrain" transmission feels really shaky when driving and even when im about to brake you can hear shaky sounds cominf from the car it feels unsae something has to done
Transmission had been slipping and vibrating while driving was repaired under extended warranty since I was at 36,000 miles. A week later the front axle fell apart while driving in motion due to a faulty bolt.
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- Mahomet, IL, USA