2016 Ford Fiesta Steering Problems

“I picked up this Ford Fiesta 5dr vehicle 9/29/2016 (automatic transmission) new & at that time I noticed that the steering column lock/unlock lever for the tilt/ telescopic wheel was very hard for me to engage/disengage to adjust the height of the steering wheel.. I asked at that time if the lever could be adjusted for ease since I am a 76 y/o female with not much strength in my hands, perhaps if I were a 20 y/o agile male it wouldn't be such an issue.. …”

“I have reported this problem before.. The lever for the engage/disengage for the tilt telescopic wheel is very hard for me to engage I'm 76 & it takes a lot of hand strength to move it up & down. I complained to the service person at the dealer about this but she claimed they couldn't touch that it's a safety issue; well I knew about the safety & I'm not asking to remove the lever just make it easier for me to use... So here I am one year later & my hand & thumb are permanently damaged & the pain is horrendous.. …”

“Transmjtions feels slugish one day normal next revs up at times more than normal makeing vehilce speed up when needing to slow down . Suspension often warps out of place makeing the drive harsh on motar and falls back on place. Steeding collum falls out of place to odften have to bend the wheel to get back alignment”

“Now second occurrance of a problem with the power steering. Power assist fails on startup with car stationary and in motion. Both times the car had been parked in cold weather for a few hours. Unassisted steering is very high effort and renders the car almost unusable. The first time this occurred the dash warning light was on; dealer service follow-up had the car for four days but failed to trace the problem or document the failure code. During last occurrence the warning light did not appear. …”

“Steering wheel plastic cover catches finger at 5 o'clock and 7 o'clock when trying to turn. Placing finger and turning steering wheel catches finger and could lead to an accident. Plastic sticks out from the black back plastic that it touches. In my car it's a gray accent u shaped that starts on the left side of the airbag and goes down and around to the right side of the airbag. The tough part of the u-shaped goes from the left and you have the telephone buttons radio buttons on one side and then your cruise control buttons on the other in the center of the top of the u-shap. …”