Complaint 2144183
2012 FORD FIESTA • STRUCTURE:BODY • incident Oct 29, 2025
- Complaint ID
- 2144183
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- FIESTA
- Model Year
- 2012
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- Incident Date
- Oct 29, 2025
- Date Received
- Oct 29, 2025
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STRUCTURE:BODY
Owner Narrative
I was driving to work this morning; the car made a horrible "clunk" when I accelerated to around 20 then lost power and nearly crashed. The car then displayed error lights (yellow CEL, yellow wrench icon, HEAD unit showed "transmission issue service immediately" This is a direct result of the DPs6 transmission put into all 7th gen Ford Focus/Fiesta models. This DCT transmission has been replaced 3 times for this particular car and failed the same manner each time - meaning 3 near accidents have occured because this transmission fails. Across the USA; more than 50 people have been injured as a result of this transmission failing.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.