Cruise Control problems of the 2011 Ford Fiesta

When using cruise control, engine speeds up excessively on small inclines. During city or highway driving. It has happened more than once, but the last time in traffic scared me.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fiesta. The contact received a manufacturers recall on the door. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, when the driver's side air bag deployed without warning or impact. The contact cut the air bag off and drove the vehicle to the residence. There were no injuries reported. The contact stated that the horn, the air bag, and cruise control were no longer operable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70, 000.

This is a 2011 Ford Fiesta was on the freeway with cruise control set at approximately 60 mph. When I attempted to accelerate to change lanes and exit the freeway, the car lost power and it literally felt like the brakes were in use. Since (I assume) the brake lights did not go on, I nearly caused an accident with a truck that was behind me. I was fortunate and traffic the traffic pattern allowed me to get to the side of the road. The engine never shut down, and while sitting on the berm and idling, the accelerator again responded properly. I pushed the cruise control off button and proceeded with no further problem, but have not used the cruise control since. I took the car to the to klaban Ford service in kent ohio the day of the incident. It is still in the shop on may 22 and I do not yet know the result. I was told they will try to duplicate the problem.

All three occurrences requiring my car to be taken to a shop for repairs involved the vehicle moving at hi-way speeds. While travelling at 65mph, the cruise control cut out and engine died, so I had to coast to the side of the road. Eventually it restarted and I got home. The issue was electronic in nature according to the dealership where I bought the car, and took it for service. The part was not immediately available and when asked, the dealership said it was safe to drive until the part came in. The repair was made under warranty. The second problem was very similar to the first occurrence, and the dealership told me it was a different problem, but was nonetheless electronic in nature. The repair was made under warranty. The third and most recent issue involves the transmission. On my daily commute, cruise set at 65mph, the transmission disengaged. There was no power to the drivetrain. When I coasted to the shoulder, no gear could be achieved. When shut off, the car would not restart. After about ten minutes, after many clunking and clicking noises had occurred under the hood, the car started and I continued. It happened again. . . And again. This occurred five times in 30 miles, and finally the car would not restart. This was about five miles from home and my car had to be towed to the dealer for repair. The car is two years old with 85,000 miles. All miles are hi-way miles. All routine maintenance has been performed with receipts. This vehicle is a safety hazard, for intermittent, total loss of power and control on the hi-way, as well as leaving the occupants stranded at risk, on the shoulder of said hi-way. Ford does not seem to want to acknowledge publically that this is a safety problem (I. E. Recall).

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.