Fiesta went into neutral while moving. It would not return to 'drive' or reverse or 'low' until stopped ( in traffic ) , killed engine, and restarted. Brake peddle felt 'locked' when re-starting. It ran ok until later in day when it failed to drive at all and was towed to dealer. Failure was always when moving in traffic.
2011 Ford Fiesta brakes complaints
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Driving on the freeway going normal speeds the "transmission failure" message popped up on my dash and the car started viscously jerking. The car had trouble stopping as if the brakes couldn't function properly cause the transmission was out. My car would fiercely jerk forward when I was coming to a stop that I then noticed I had to stop further back than normal in fear of the car jerking forward to hard and hitting the car in front of me. When I finally parked and was ready to go to a well lit area the car started up perfectly normal and the transmission failure message was gone. Took it to ford and they couldn't understand the severity of the issue due to the fact that the car basically "fixed itself." I then asked them if it is going to take someone getting into an accident for them to recall the transmission on this car and they only told me "there's nothing they can do about it". They saw an issue and told me it would be approx. 3 thousand dollars to fix the car is only 2 years old. Ford also told me the car isn't safe for me to drive on the road. Yet they don't see that as a reason to not recall the cars to get it fixed since I'm positive my car isn't the only one that has done this. I guess myself almost getting into and accident and causing injury to myself and others is not a good enough reason for them.
Coming to stop you start to speed up why you are pressing on brakes,do to the fact that the brake pedal and gas pedal are to close to each other.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fiesta. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the brakes emitted a very loud noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the noise was caused by dirt and the brakes needed to be cleaned. The remedy failed to repair the problem. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 13,000 and the current mileage was 15,000. ...updated 08-03-12
Gas sticks, brakes make noise too stop car, gas speed control wide open hard too stop car,brakes not working well.......almost killed someone!!!!!!!!!!!.....stupid rent a car from enterprise....
My ford fiesta is a good automobile. However there is a problematic design flaw in the brake lever travel and size and placement of the brake pedal. I have a size 12 foot and there is inadequate space for proper clearance between the brake pedal and the accelerator. Many times my foot must swing completely to the right and hit the center console to clear the brake pedal in stop and go traffic to accelerate the car. Also the brake lever to the master cylinder has way too much travel for such a small automobile. When depressing the brake pedal in a emergency stop the brake pedal depresses past a point where the top of my shoe touches the actual lever arm that the pedal is attached to, thereby resulting in unpredicted sudden increase in braking. The brake pedal itself is too small in width for big feet. I also managed one time while braking to touch the accelerator at the same time. Older ford cars and trucks required only to tap the brake a small distance before complete stop. Why did this change? I have checked the brake level fluids and they are as specified in the owners manual. I feel when using the brake pedal it should not depress past the point of the accelerator pedal if they are located so close. This situation makes one conscious constantly about foot placement while driving. This complaint should be e-mailed to the engineering department at ford asap so they can take corrective action immediately. I would not want to be responsible for not reporting this in the event someone was not acknowledged of this engineering flaw.
You've filed a problem incorrectly. The below complaint was filed under fiesta, but it's clearly an f250 pickup that had the problem. Report date : august 4, 2010 at 04:22 pm search type : vehicle year : 2011 make : ford model : fiesta results : 1 | all records displayed make : ford model : fiesta year : 2011 manufacturer : ford motor company crash : no fire : no number of injuries: 0 odi id number : 10344678 number of deaths: 0 date of failure: june 9, 2010 VIN : [xxx]... Component: service brakes, hydraulic check to request research. Submit below. Get summary. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
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