In july 2014, i attempted to accelerate from a stop across traffic in a 25-mile-an-hour zone and could not. the vehicle started the process of acceleration, moving me into oncoming traffic, and then hesitated while i was in the cross hairs of another vehicle. this hesitation continued even though i fully depressed the accelerator in an attempt to get the vehicle to respond. in short, i slammed the accelerator to the floor and the vehicle did not respond. i avoided an accident only because the oncoming driver took evasive action.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford fiesta. while driving approximately 35 mph, the engine rpms increased without warning. the contact also stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be duplicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vin was unknown. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
I bought a brand new 2014 ford fiesta february 14th, 2014. great car, great mpg, ect... i started having a jerking motion whenever i accelerated about 3 months into owning my car. i've brought my car in to get the transmission module and clutch fixed 4 times already and have gotten nowhere. penske ford kept telling me it was "within factory limits" and the clutch was backordered and that i "didn't need it anymore". i return my car to service about a month ago to be told that i really need a clutch and have for some time! again, clutch is backordered with no eta. my car now is unable to accelerate at all when i am merging into on coming traffic and it is now a safety concern. ford refuses to take responsibility for their vehicle that i am paying monthly on. as far as i'm concerned they've lost a customer and will be confronted with many law suits on this issue. i feel that anyone with this year make and model feel the same way. thanks for caring about your customers safety ford...
The 2014 ford fiesta has a very sluggish shift between the first and second gears and the upshift bogs down as if the vehicle might stall. the transmission defect includes bucking, kicking, jerking, harsh engagement, and delayed acceleration and lurching. i had an incident when changing lanes at slow speeds when the transmission of my vehicle jerked and while the other driver was also partially at fault, the faulty transmission also contributed to a minor fender bender.
Transmission shutters and stalls when driving in traffic (lots of start and stop)
The vehicle hesitates to accelerate as well as accelerates on its own
2014 ford fiesta se with about 15,000 miles started having shuttering problems that are extremely violent and could cause loss of control and is thought to be a safety concern to driver and others on road. i have owns this car since brand new from the dealership. i started having problems with the powertrain around 14000 miles. the problem is a severe shutter problem when you accelerate. the only way to stop this problem when it is happening is to let the gas pedal out of give it a lot more gas. this can happen at any speed from 5 mph to 50 mph that i have experienced it. the shutter jerks the driver forward and backward very forcefully. i took the car in under warranty and was told that the this is normal and sent back home. at 15000 miles i took the car in and they said the dual clutch seal was leaking and therefore ruined the clutch. they replaced all parts and called to say it was complete. they left voicemail, and when i called dealership back they said the new parts had broke while on the test drive and they had to order exact parts again. dealership took another few days to fix and then i received the car. now feb 2015 car is doing exact same thing and has 24000 miles on. the shuttering is a safety concern as it could result in my wife or i loosing control of the vehicle when it does this at high speed. i do not understand how this does not cause a safety violation? thanks for your time. *js
A couple months after buying my new car, i noticed the transmission would start to shudder and/or buck when accelerating after a stop. contacted the dealership and have brought it in 3 times with no one at the dealership being able to "recreate" the problem and therefore they couldn't fix it. they also said that because of the type of transmission, the problems i was describing are to be expected. how could a company release a transmission that is "supposed" to buck and shudder? problem has continued to get worse and i have now experienced several incidents that i feel are very dangerous. one occurs when i approach a stop and i am applying the brakes, the car will rev up and accelerate on its own, almost causing me to go into traffic. another incident is when i am at a yield and don't come to a complete stop, then accelerate to merge with traffic, the transmission skips/stutters/shudders delaying my acceleration and making the merge dangerous. the problem is intermittent, and does not occur at every stop/yield. i am afraid to drive my car because i never know what or when it will happen again. *tr
I purchased my ford fiesta new in december 2014. within a few weeks it lags, sputters, grinds and seems to want to quit upon acceleration in low speeds. it has consistently done this for the year that i have owned it. i am worried that it will quit while accelerating into traffic. *tr
Ford fiesta 2014 engine excessively trembles/jumps when i accelerate from a stopped position. the car does accelerate on itself at times mostly when i have ac on or after turning it off. ford should recall this car now. or fix this car and provide customer with a paid rental car while this one is being fixed. *tr