My 2016 Ford Fiesta Failure
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I'm not concerned about the AT in the car. It shifts very well. I had the ATF fluid replaced. Ford has fixed the AT issues in these cars for the most part.
I agree, the car should be fine when I get this fixed.
Based on this issue alone, this wouldn't be a reason for me to need to replace the car.
I agree, the car should be fine when I get this fixed.
Based on this issue alone, this wouldn't be a reason for me to need to replace the car.
I'm going to have Pop A Lock diagnose it. There's a chance he might be able to replace a switch below the ign lock cylinder for about $100 which would save me over $300. The locksmiths seem to think Ford would be doing overkill by replacing the whole shebang.
Originally Posted by Mr_Luke
My car insurance will not pay for a rental car so I'm going to go without a car until next Wednesday or so ...
Why would car insurance pay for a rental ? Insurance is not a warranty ...
My car insurance will not pay for a rental car so I'm going to go without a car until next Wednesday or so ...
Why would car insurance pay for a rental ? Insurance is not a warranty ...
Originally Posted by KrisZ
If it's an automatic, then dump it and dump it fast. But if it is a manual version, a repair like this is not a sign of impending doom.
Research before making blanket statements like that please:
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Fiesta/
The 2016 Fiesta has very good trans reliability. The 2017's and up are almost perfect. The years to avoid are 2011-2015.
If it's an automatic, then dump it and dump it fast. But if it is a manual version, a repair like this is not a sign of impending doom.
Research before making blanket statements like that please:
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Fiesta/
The 2016 Fiesta has very good trans reliability. The 2017's and up are almost perfect. The years to avoid are 2011-2015.
Exact same thing happened to me about 15 years ago with a Ranger I owned. I called a local Lock Smith and he brought a new cylinder and installed it in under a minute. Charged me $100 even.
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You've got the car now. I believe that you told us you bought this car used. I imagine the former owner had a bunch of keys and other gadgets on their keychain. Too much weight on a keychain will definitely mess one up. Get it fixed and drive on.
Originally Posted by gfh77665
Originally Posted by KrisZ
If it's an automatic, then dump it and dump it fast. But if it is a manual version, a repair like this is not a sign of impending doom.
Research before making blanket statements like that please:
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Fiesta/
The 2016 Fiesta has very good trans reliability. The 2017's and up are almost perfect. The years to avoid are 2011-2015.
LOL, posting car complaint link and calling it research.
Whatever, it's not my car or my money on the line.
Originally Posted by KrisZ
If it's an automatic, then dump it and dump it fast. But if it is a manual version, a repair like this is not a sign of impending doom.
Research before making blanket statements like that please:
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Fiesta/
The 2016 Fiesta has very good trans reliability. The 2017's and up are almost perfect. The years to avoid are 2011-2015.
LOL, posting car complaint link and calling it research.
Whatever, it's not my car or my money on the line.
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Originally Posted by PimTac
That makes sense.
I'm surprised your insurance paid for a tow.
He probably has towing on his policy. We have it on our cars. How ours works,is if we ever need a tow,we pay for it initially and our insurance reimburses us by mailing us a check.
That makes sense.
I'm surprised your insurance paid for a tow.
He probably has towing on his policy. We have it on our cars. How ours works,is if we ever need a tow,we pay for it initially and our insurance reimburses us by mailing us a check.
Originally Posted by KrisZ
Originally Posted by gfh77665
Originally Posted by KrisZ
If it's an automatic, then dump it and dump it fast. But if it is a manual version, a repair like this is not a sign of impending doom.
Research before making blanket statements like that please:
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Fiesta/
The 2016 Fiesta has very good trans reliability. The 2017's and up are almost perfect. The years to avoid are 2011-2015.
LOL, posting car complaint link and calling it research.
Whatever, it's not my car or my money on the line.
That was just the quickest way to illustrate. You can do you own research to see for sure. For a starting point, look where the court order mandated Ford to give extended trans warranties, and when and where it stopped.
Originally Posted by gfh77665
Originally Posted by KrisZ
If it's an automatic, then dump it and dump it fast. But if it is a manual version, a repair like this is not a sign of impending doom.
Research before making blanket statements like that please:
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Fiesta/
The 2016 Fiesta has very good trans reliability. The 2017's and up are almost perfect. The years to avoid are 2011-2015.
LOL, posting car complaint link and calling it research.
Whatever, it's not my car or my money on the line.
That was just the quickest way to illustrate. You can do you own research to see for sure. For a starting point, look where the court order mandated Ford to give extended trans warranties, and when and where it stopped.
Originally Posted by geeman789
Why would car insurance pay for a rental ? Insurance is not a warranty ...
It doesn't hurt to ask. I called and asked them if they'd cover towing and they did, and a tow truck was here within half an hour and they didn't charge me a nickel.
Why would car insurance pay for a rental ? Insurance is not a warranty ...
It doesn't hurt to ask. I called and asked them if they'd cover towing and they did, and a tow truck was here within half an hour and they didn't charge me a nickel.
Failure? I thought the engine or tranny went..A ignition switch? Glad your life is so uneventful.........
Originally Posted by gfh77665
Originally Posted by KrisZ
Originally Posted by gfh77665
Originally Posted by KrisZ
If it's an automatic, then dump it and dump it fast. But if it is a manual version, a repair like this is not a sign of impending doom.
Research before making blanket statements like that please:
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Fiesta/
The 2016 Fiesta has very good trans reliability. The 2017's and up are almost perfect. The years to avoid are 2011-2015.
LOL, posting car complaint link and calling it research.
Whatever, it's not my car or my money on the line.
That was just the quickest way to illustrate. You can do you own research to see for sure. For a starting point, look where the court order mandated Ford to give extended trans warranties, and when and where it stopped.
Oh, you're trying to refute the DCT problems from ford again. Are you one of their lawyers, cause that would make sense? They've already been in several lawsuits and now the NTHSA is investigating the issues. Trans warranties stopped because of the year affected compared to the year the court ordered the extended warranties, there's already been numerous reports of 2017+ powershit transmissions going out. Not to mention numerous "updated" and "fixed" DCTs still having issues. You must have missed the article where Ford knew about the problems and still released the car, as well as the thousands of complaints already pouring in. You can do your own research and see. Please, join us on focusfanatics and say how reliable the powershift trans is.
Originally Posted by KrisZ
Originally Posted by gfh77665
Originally Posted by KrisZ
If it's an automatic, then dump it and dump it fast. But if it is a manual version, a repair like this is not a sign of impending doom.
Research before making blanket statements like that please:
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Fiesta/
The 2016 Fiesta has very good trans reliability. The 2017's and up are almost perfect. The years to avoid are 2011-2015.
LOL, posting car complaint link and calling it research.
Whatever, it's not my car or my money on the line.
That was just the quickest way to illustrate. You can do you own research to see for sure. For a starting point, look where the court order mandated Ford to give extended trans warranties, and when and where it stopped.
Oh, you're trying to refute the DCT problems from ford again. Are you one of their lawyers, cause that would make sense? They've already been in several lawsuits and now the NTHSA is investigating the issues. Trans warranties stopped because of the year affected compared to the year the court ordered the extended warranties, there's already been numerous reports of 2017+ powershit transmissions going out. Not to mention numerous "updated" and "fixed" DCTs still having issues. You must have missed the article where Ford knew about the problems and still released the car, as well as the thousands of complaints already pouring in. You can do your own research and see. Please, join us on focusfanatics and say how reliable the powershift trans is.
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We have, the majority of those cars haven't reached the mileage where the redesigned clutch began to fail, yet. Give them till 3/21 and 80,000 miles or so and get back to us. Driving style also makes a difference, if more of the later cars were bought by the hyper mileage folks they were intended for, they would be driven more conservatively and thus have less failures. Conversely, those that bought these cars in the early years and drove them aggressively and thus had transmission issues almost NEVER bought a second one. Thus their input was correctly eliminated from the buyers making complaints. If the OP is going to drive the car very gently the dry clutch DCT CAN last 120k miles+ in the 2016 cars, but if you drive those cars Fiesta RS or a Miata, you are in for a really bad time with that trans.
I've talked to 2 people with 2012 Fiestas with AT. One of them had AT shuddering issues for a while until Ford fixed it free, and since then it's been fine.
The other one is my roofer and he has 151k miles on it and never had AT issues.
And according to this, 2011, 2013 and 2014 were the worst years for Fiesta complaints. CarComplaints.com
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The other one is my roofer and he has 151k miles on it and never had AT issues.
And according to this, 2011, 2013 and 2014 were the worst years for Fiesta complaints. CarComplaints.com
Originally Posted by edwardh1
could a locksmith have replaced the cylinder?
I was also wondering why they took it to the most expensive place possible to fix it. Probably real cheap to DIY fix, like $20-$25 it cost me to fix the same thing on my 1995 Escort a couple of years ago.
could a locksmith have replaced the cylinder?
I was also wondering why they took it to the most expensive place possible to fix it. Probably real cheap to DIY fix, like $20-$25 it cost me to fix the same thing on my 1995 Escort a couple of years ago.
Originally Posted by Mr_Luke
New key fobs are $150 each and $75 to program them.
$150 from the dealer, but OE keys are often cheaper online.
New key fobs are $150 each and $75 to program them.
$150 from the dealer, but OE keys are often cheaper online.
+1 to everything you just said. Most of us get emotionally invested in cars and that's a bad move financially. I love my 12 g37x sedan as you guys might have noticed from my posts. But the former (reformed) car salesman in my knows to sell it before it hits 95k miles, because a replacement transmission runs 6-10 thousand dollars. Those often fail around 125-140k and unfortunately the AWD version of the 7at has a weaker torque converter. The power steering gear and water pumps and keyless system can also run into big money. Rather then put that money into my car with all those weakspots over the next three to four years, I'm gonna sell it in the spring for a 13-14 GS350 AWD with under 60k miles because I can pick one up for my car plus $6-10,000 and have a very reasonable expectation it will last much longer (200,000+ with BITOG member level maintenance) without needing major repairs. Do I like my foe skyline a little better then the GS? Yeah I do but there is no rational reason to keep it when I do the numbers. I suggest the OP preform a similar analysis of their vehicle, without the emotional involvement.
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