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Ford Fiesta Power Train Safety Report | Dec 10, 2012
Reported on Dec 10, 2012
| WITHIN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS OF OWNING THIS CAR, I NOTICED A GRINDING RUBBING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR AS I WOULD ACCELERATE, GENERALLY IT WOULD STOP AFTER 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. MY HUSBAND MADE SURE NOTHING WAS RUBBING UNDER THE CAR BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED. AS WE DROVE MORE MILES, NEW SYMPTOMS APPEARED SUCH AS LURCHING WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND DEPRESSED, SHUTTERING UPON ACCELERATION TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR BARELY MOVES, WHILE IDLING AT A STOP IT SOMETIMES LURCHES AND BUCKS, AND DOWN SHIFTING WHILE ACCELERATING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV TO 2500RPM WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE CAR WILL DOWNSHIFT AND REV WITHOUT PROVOCATION JUST DRIVING ON A FLAT STRAIGHT HIGHWAY. MY HUSBAND DRIVES ME TO WORK SOMETIMES BECAUSE THE CAR IS SO UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS, I'M AFRAID I WILL GET STUCK IN AN INTERSECTION AND GET BROADSIDED OR I'LL LURCH INTO ANOTHER CAR. *TR | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Fiesta |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | PLANTATION FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3FADP4BJ1DM |
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| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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