2011 Ford Fiesta: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Feb 14, 2020 · Transmission · 96,396 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fiesta. The contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped, the vehicle lunged forward with the brake pedal depressed. The check engine light illuminated while the failure occurred. The contact regained control of the vehicle and cycle the ignition off and back on. The vehicle was restarted and shuddered uncontrollably. The contact drove the vehicle to lake shore ford (244 melton rd, burns harbor, in 46304) where the transmission control module was replaced. The clutch assembly also needed to be replaced but was not covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but, offered no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 96,396.

Filed Oct 30, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 57,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fiesta. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle experienced a period of unintended acceleration and abnormal shaking. The failure occurred three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed as a clutch failure and that it needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however there was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

Filed Jun 13, 2015 · Transmission · 104,965 miles · VA

While the AC is running and the car is idling the car will surge forward and will then cut off.

Filed Jun 4, 2015 · 47,000 miles · NC

As I was merging into traffic on a major highway, at around 35 MPH my car suddenly bogged down and almost stalled before regaining power and I barely avoided getting run over by other vehicles. This transmission is very erratic and has since stalled and surged forward without cause. I am pretty much afraid to drive it in traffic. Some days, it does pretty good, but on others, it can be very tricky and dangerous to drive. I have to back out into the highway from my driveway and it has just stayed in a neutral gear when I had it in drive at times. This car is very unsafe and I don't see how ford motor company can get away with such unsafe issues.

Filed Apr 26, 2013 · Transmission · 33,000 miles · CA

Car accelerated forward while in reverse gear. The car was put into reverse gear to back into a parking space in a drive way on a slight,15 degree ( approximate ) incline. As the accelerator was pressed the car lunged forward instead reverse.

Filed Mar 8, 2012 · Transmission · 3,000 miles · NV

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fiesta. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle surged forward and hesitated as if the vehicle was going to stall. In addition, the vehicle was slow to respond to acceleration and would often surge forward abnormally while accelerating at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised the contact that there was a leak in the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired correctly and was inspected three times but the dealer was not able to provide a permanent remedy for the failure. The failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 4,086.

Filed Jul 11, 2011 · Acceleration · 8,900 miles · FL · crash

I was pulling into my parking space at home. I had my foot on the break as I was slowing down. The car then sped up and lunged forward, jumped over the cement bumper and slammed into some potted plants. I was trying to stop the car, but it would not stop until I hit the pots.

Filed May 16, 2011 · Transmission · 100 miles · TX

Transmission shift erraticly when slowing down or while driving in heavily congested traffic. Sometimes it will make vehicle lunge forward with very light fuel pedal application. Transmission is also making an audible "clunk" when this happens. Maybe a PCM re flash could correct the problem? This has been an ongoing issue since day one starting in december 2010.

Filed Jan 20, 2011 · Acceleration · 8,000 miles · AR

Tl*the contact owns a 2011 ford fiesta. While driving with the cruise control set at 40 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 60 MPH and the rpms increased to over 500 rpms. The contact shut the cruise control off and the speed resumed its normal state. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the computer was reprogrammed. The failure occurred again and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The manufacturer had not been notified. The failure mileage was 8,000.