The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that the transmission was not working as designed. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle accelerated abruptly. While changing gears at low speed, the vehicle was shaking and shuddering. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the RPM raised up to 3,000 RPM. While attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle failed to move. Additionally, while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was previously taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that a vapor valve replacement was needed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.
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2016 ford fiesta se has had a transmission/clutch problem. It is doing everything that the recall says it's suppose to cover and Ford is not willing to honor and fix it. It's jerking, shaking, and not accelerating properly.
New vehicle was sold with 2 manufacturing defects: 1) Defective front left shock absorber with made steering unstable. 2) Leaking value cover gasket with created a fire risk. 3) Both defects where confirmed by a dealer. 4) Vehicle has not been inspected by manufacturer, police, insurance representative or others. 5) No warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of problem were presented prior to first dealer inspection. 6) The dealer who discovered the 2 manufacturing defects within the 3 year warranty period, held the vehicle over the weekend and claimed to have fixed both. However the next time I took it to a service center I was told the value cover gasket was leaking. 7) I eventually returned to the original dealer who sold me the vehicle and they confirmed that the value cover gasket was leaking and apparently was not repaired under warranty as expected. 8) The original dealer repaired the value cover gasket off-premise in local parking lot and over charge me based on previous warranty price.
I should have an open recall for the coolant reservoir however it isn’t coming up at any Ford dealerships. There’s an issue with the OEM Khalid reservoir that comes in this vehicle and it’s leaking fluid.
While driving on the highway my cars throttle body stopped functioning. Having to try and pull over I got stuck in the middle of traffic. I shut the car off and started it again and everything seemed fine. During the same trip home I got stuck on a small two lane bridge twice for the same reason. After getting off the bridge it happened a fourth time on the highway again doing 70mph.
I have a 2016 ford fiesta this model car does not come with a gas cap. I've noticed after I filled my car up with gas my car stutters and stalls out and sometimes doesn't start right away this goes away after 3 or 4 times is starting the car back up I took it to the dealership and they told me that my purge valve for the ford fiesta was defective I've already had this repaired and believe this repair has fixed the problem I've read of other people of the same year make and model having similar issues apparently because the has a capless gas tank this creates air pockets in the fuel tank which messes up the purge valve over time.
Leak in coolant reserve tank causing overheating. Tank had to be replaced.
The TCM light comes on when car is started. While the car is moving it seem to slip out of gear. This happens while driving on a straight road or turning or slowing down. The RPM revs up but the car is slowing down. This happens when driving 30 MPH or 50 MPH.
When accelerating after stopping my 2016 fiesta se shudders quite hard moving from 1st to 2nd gear and then also from 2nd to 3rd. I've noticed that the length of time the car shudders is increasing. The shudder is accompanied by a loud rattling sound like if you shook a bunch of screws in a metal container. Sometimes loss of power and high RPM's occur. I will take it back in and this will be the 4th time. The ford dealership tells me that the shudder doesn't harm the transmission. I don 't believe that. Can't even sell the car (I tried) because this car's resale value is zero. Next I'm thinking of pursuing a lemon law resolution.
We tried turning the car on. The lights started blinking rapidly the. It said the traction control was off. Even though we did not turn it off. We jump started the car and it went on but only for the dashboard to say 'transmission malfunction service now'. When driving on the street and freeway to the next exit. It felt and sound like the engine is revving the entire time no matter what speed. The RPM is running high going straight past 3
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford fiesta. The contact stated that the actuators repeatedly failed on the vehicle. In addition, the air compressors malfunctioned, which caused the vehicle to shut off without warning. Furthermore, the vehicle leaked oil from the transmission. The contact took the vehicle to russell and smith ford (3440 s loop w, houston, tx 77025, (713) 230-8368) where it was serviced multiple times for the failures under warranty. On one occasion, while the vehicle was stopped at a red light, it shut off without warning. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle, but the engine began to screech. Upon depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle continue to screech and stalled. The vehicle was towed to randall reed's planet ford (19000 eastex fwy, humble, tx 77338, (866) 844-5995) where the vehicle was repaired for the air compressor and numerous other failures; however, the failures continued. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
When I refuel it takes several tries to get vehicle restarted and need to pump accelerator to keep it from dying. The smell of gas is bad. Come to a red light stalls and hard to restart. Air bag light on dash and never goes out. Rpm surge and car will lunge, very scary. Just started a loud clicking/thumping noise, found out could be actuator. Ac will stop blowing cool and begin again. Repair shop can't figure out why. For a new car has many issues for being out for such a short time.
Engine fluid leak ..add on during repairs found vehicle leaking oil hitting exhaust system. Valve cover gasket found leaking. Replace value cover gasket.
Car stalls, doesn't pick up speed, hesitates to start, engine light is on because the gas valve needs to be replaced. Gas warning comes on when half full. Gas smell throughout car. Has a load humming sound when driving or idled. Jumps when accelerate. I have taken my car to a dealership in saint louis (relocated recently) and they won't touch it.
At 2600 miles my transmission went and was fixed by ford, but the car is so noisy now and the floor boards vibrate, I am afraid to drive this car
My car stalls when I come to a red light ..its like it dont wana move..slow accler ation
Recently at 48,000 miles my check engine light came on for a code p1450 and p0456 which is for the evap system. My vehicle now stalls when gas is filled up and even loses performance at high speeds.
I have a 2016 ford fiesta se and while driving car on freeway it kept trying to turn off on me, it was a very scary experience. And very dangerous.
While idling at stop lights or city driving the car will drop RPM's or stall out on it's own. Has happened while making a u-turn, turning, and idling. It happens randomly and ford will not take the issue seriously
My car has less than 50000 miles and already been to the shop due to not starting. It was determined that the battery had a bad cell. Got the battery replaced and all worked fine. 2 months later the same issues are happening again. Will go to the shop this week. Hopefully they van find out what's wrong.
Tl* the contact owned a 2016 ford fiesta. While driving 60 MPH, flames appeared under the hood of the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. When he exited the vehicle and opened the hood, the contact noticed flames between the battery and the engine. The vehicle was destroyed. There were no injuries. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer and dealer had not been contacted. It was unknown if the fire department was called to extinguish the fire and if the vehicle was towed. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 23,500.
Engine cooling reservoir is cracked (leaking antifreeze fluid)
Hello, I just bought my 2016 ford fiesta st and I have been having problems with it overheating. Please advise. It happen to me three times now while driving.
Has a hesitation when you press the gas pedal almost like too much fuel at one time and then all of the sudden it will launch forward. When this happens while turning it will cause you to redirect your steering quickly or you will end up on someone else's side of the road.and when pulling out from stop signs or signal lights is very scary and is a safety concern for me.not having power when needed is very unsafe for me and the other surrounding drivers.
Manual transmission vehicle seems to have occasional hesitation under load when maintaining speed, all observed speeds, all observed gears (roughly 30mph to 70mph in gears 3-5). Vehicle has done is since new, (december 26, 2016 to present) less than 4,500 miles on it at present. Bringing to dealer in next week or two for first scheduled oil change, will have them check it.
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