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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 3 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 30,632 miles
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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.
- Kelso, WA, USA
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.
- Duffield, VA, USA
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- Laguna Beach, CA, USA
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.
- Santa Teresa, NM, USA
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.
- Danbury, CT, USA
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.
- Jacksonville, NC, USA
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
- Granbury, TX, USA
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
- Lakeland, FL, USA
I just paid $2,333 for a transmission because the bearings were out and it made a loud roaring noise.
- Beckley, WV, USA
My transmission seems to be off, I'm having trouble when driving with it "skipping" its harder for it to accelerate when driving. You hear a few thuds and then my rpms will go up before the car will move. I don't really know the proper terms. It can happen anytime regardless if I'm at a stop light or just driving down the road. It has happened on multiple occasions. I've never had a transmission do this. It can be scary when I start to drive and then my car doesn't move but instead makes the thudding noise before eventually taking off faster than expected. I can feel it in the car when the thudding happens
- Syracuse, NY, USA
The bearings in the transmission need replaced. The transmission makes a roaring noise.
- Beckley, WV, USA
We bought the car February, 2016. As we drove the car more, we began to notice shuttering and chattering. An ase certified mechanic test drove our car. He said it had a bad torque converter shutter that gets worse the more you drive the car. When in sport mode, when you shift from 1st, it skips 2nd, and goes straight to 3rd. There was loud clattering noise while driving. The transmission slipped when gearing down and trying to accelerate, especially uphill. March 1, 2016, the transmission was worked on at ramey Ford, princeton, wv. May 31, 2016, the transmission was worked on at ramey Ford, princeton, wv. May 9, 2017, the transmission was worked on at Mountaineer automotive, beckley, wv. November 28, 2017, the transmission was worked on at Mountaineer automotive, beckley, wv. March 3, 2020, I took the car to my mechanic at act auto, beckley, wv because the car had been making a whining sound that continued to get louder. I was told that the front pump of the transmission needed replaced. My wife and I are afraid to drive, for fear that the car will stall out or cause us to have an accident.
- Beckley, WV, USA
I have a 2014 Ford Fiesta with 88,000 miles on it and it has the faulty dps6 transmission that slips out of gear and shudders so bad under accelerating that it sometimes barely moves, this is a major safety issue and Ford knows it!, I have taken my vehicle to Ford to asses the transmission and they agreed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be repaired under the new extended warranty that they offer, the problem is my vehicle has a rebuilt title and they refuse to do the warranty work even though this is a serious problem and Ford know it since they are in arbitration for it. Just because my vehicle has a rebuilt title doesn't mean that it should not get repaired under the warranty. This issue needs to be made a factory recall so they will have to fix it!
- La Porte, IN, USA
Vehicle displayed inaccurate fuel info (mpg, miles til empty) and would stall after fueling; dealership noted that defective canister purge valve was the cause
- Taylorsville, UT, USA
When driving and come to a stop, the car won't shift into gear. I have to turn the car off to be able to shift into neutral. It does this when sitting at a stop or trying to take off or back up.
- Hillsboro, MO, USA
Manual transmission pops out of the first gear upon initial take off/acceleration rendering vehicle motionless, sometimes twice in a row - creating a safety hazard when vehicle moved across traffic lines with other vehicles approaching from the side.
- Laguna Hills, CA, USA
Still have intermittent shaking and the car rolls back when on an incline like a standard. Also, after making turns there is a hesitation when accelerating.
- Oceanside, CA, USA
Shudder and delayed acceleration
- Redlands, CA, USA
After getting a letter offering a clutch replacement, I brought my vehicle in to the dealership and all they did was diagnose it. Still lurches forward at lower speeds and there's a lack of power if you get on it like sea doo in deep water.
- Murrieta, CA, USA
- Leavenworth, KS, USA