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2011 FORD FIESTA — POWER TRAIN

crash1 injured · 1383334 · 2017-06-08

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FIESTA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

MY CARS TRANSMISSION JERKS, POWERS DOWN, HESITATES. I HAVE TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, ONE TIME I HAD A COMPUTER UPDATE. I HAD A LOT OF CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THE WAY THIS CAR OPERATES. APRIL 2015 MY LUCK RAN OUT. EVENING TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN THE CAR DID THE HESITATION AND THIS TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. MY DAUGHTER HAD A NECK INJURY AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HER ARMS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10993866
Machine
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