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gear whine in 5th gear
ironroad99, 12/02/2011
2012 Ford Fiesta SE 4dr Hatchback (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
25 of 29 people found this review helpful
Like everything about this car except transmission gear whine in 5th gear (manual transmission), like traveling on the highway so not good. Dealer says they will rebuild the transmission but I'm thinking there is too big of downside to that. Waited a long time to get a new car and a Ford so really dissapointing, will probably drive a year and trade.
6 years later Ford finally bought it back!!!!!!!
Rose, 09/05/2015
updated 10/03/2019
2012 Ford Fiesta SEL 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
We have had transmission problems since day 1, they always tell us it is fixed and it never is. It has spend so much time in the garage that Ford should be making some of my payments for me. I don't complain often about vehicles because I know things can go wrong with anything mechanical but please listen when i say don't buy an automatic transmission fiesta from 2012. This vehicle has had so many recalls and they are still attempting to repair the transmission after the 30th time at the garage. Just got it back a week ago and back it goes again next week for the SAME issue. I can say it is very economical on gas when we do have it to drive. The other upside is that i have never been stranded with the vehicle, the transmission just doesn't work right. ****update 9-18-2016 fiesta has been in the shop several times. Mechanics verify issues verbally just not on paper, prompted by Ford Motors, and refuse to remedy this ongoing issue. Drove it for a trip to Boston recently and I can tell you if you think the transmission is horrible to drive for normal driving DON'T drive it in large cities or rush hour because it is horrendous jerking, jolting and skipping of transmission with acceleration!! March2018 as of this week & thanks to the class action law suit against Ford I have received notification that Ford is buying my junk vehicle back. I guess I didn’t realize how much time, accumulatively, my car has been in the garage being repaired until I had to count the days for the buy back. It has been in over 1/2 a year for repairs & that doesn’t count the time I have had to spend running it back & forth to the garage that is 45 mins away. Most recently in August 2017 they refused to continue fixing it at Quirk Ford in Augusta, Me. Hopefully this will be a nightmare that is soon over, never would have had this issue if Quitk Ford would have sold the the standard transmission I wanted but they convinced me this one was a much better deal. Yes a deal for them because they already knew the issues these cars had. Fingers crossed within the next mo th it will be fine because we have emailed confirmation of a buy back & the requisition team is supposed to be contacting us within 2 weeks! October 2018- if you have one of these lemons stick with the class action lawsuit & fight for the buy back. Yes they make you jump through hoops, spend hours filling out paperwork & submit the same informations SEVERAL times but it is worth it. I received a check for 2/3 of what I paid for the fiesta 6 years ago. Pls remember our fiesta is on the extreme issue end therefore we were compensated for the extreme number of days it was at the shop. If you are in the process & feel it is not worth it just remember the extended warranty they gave is running out & then all these issues will be at your expense so hang in there. I have myself a new Hyundai Elantra with 20k miles that i was able to pay cash with from the buy back check. Guess Ford should have bought it back several years ago when I offered it to them for $6k.
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Fun to Drive but Squealing Clutch
cventrice, 03/15/2012
2012 Ford Fiesta S 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
24 of 28 people found this review helpful
Overall, I like the performance and design features of my Ford Fiesta. The base S model is very affordable and it comes with several features such as ABS and stability control that are not normally standard in the base model. The car is a little slow in city driving but handles and accelerates well on the highway. Unfortunately, the car that I bought has had persistent problems with a squealing noise when the clutch pedal is depressed. It started the morning after I purchased the car. The dealer replaced the slave cylinder/throwout bearing assembly after 600 miles. It squealed again the morning after I picked the car up and has been intermittently squealing ever since then.
Fiesta s 5 speed manual Just towed!!!
benchpress777, 07/13/2012
2012 Ford Fiesta S 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
25 of 30 people found this review helpful
I bought a 2012 ford fiesta s for reliability.I am a courier which means i drive alot making deliveries.(o hold on tow truck guy calling.)so anyways driving today the traffic slowed down and i tried to down shift on highway.My clutch would not go into gear. I actually slowed down all the way to 25 mph on the highway till it it went in to gear.A semi was coming fast and almost rear ended me.Later on coming to a traffic light it would not shift into 1st gear.Eventually hardly any gears would work. barley made it home safely and loss money from not being able to make any more deliveries . I am very blessed it happened around midnight with less traffic.You know I was actually hoping this car would be much more reliable than a 2000 mercury sable i had.Theirin which nickled and dimed me after 2500 in repairs.I ended up trading it in on the fiesta .They junked the sable and gave 500 on trade. Who knows about the 2012 fiesta its sure not starting out good.I have driven 90% fords my hole life this one may be my very last.May even get out of it early.This is my honest story.1st tow around 15000 miles. Where did the quality go!
Stutter and Shudder
Deb, 07/15/2016
2012 Ford Fiesta SEL 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
When I first test drove this car I fell in love, but about a month later I sincerely regretted buying this car. The first problem I had was the catalytic converter end out at around 40,000 miles. Then it started shifting really weird when accelerating from a stop, it would stutter and shudder as if driving a manual and bogging down very badly. So I brought it to Ford and they said it was to be expected and they didn't know why it does that but it is normal, but they decided to try and recalibrate the transmission. The recalibration worked for a little while. Then the stuttering came back again so I brought it back into Ford and they put new transmission seals in claiming it might help, and again it stopped for a little while. But of course it came back and then they tried putting a new clutch in, which also helped for a while. So I finally got fed up with my fiesta and decided to trade it in for a new car, the salesman took it for a spin and was VERY concerned but they also didn't know what was going on and were only willing to give me $3,000 for my car when it booked at $7,000. So again I brought it to the Ford dealership and told them I was concerned about my transmission and the service guy was VERY rude he simply shut down my concern and told me I may need a new clutch, and then I told him that within the last year had already replaced that, then he went on saying that it is to be expected for the car to stutter and make noise while shifting. So DO NOT buy this car unless you are willing to put up with poor service and stuttering!!!
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