2013 FORD FIESTA Complaints

ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, HEADLIGHTS GO OFF, AND THE RADIO GOES OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WARNING COMES ON RANDOMLY (PER THE MESSAGE BOARDS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL). IT'S BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP'S SHOP 3 TIMES AND THEY'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS THEREFORE THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEMS.

ENGINE MALFUNCTION ERROR AND LOSS OF PERFORMANCE DUE TO MANUFACTOR DEFECT IN WIRE HARNESS. FORD CLAIMS THIS IS A ISSUE DONE DURING MANUFACTURING AND THE FIX IS TO RE WIRE THE HARNESS UNDER DASH BUT IS NOT COVERED DUE TO IT BEING A WIRING ISSUE. LOSS OF PERFORMANCE IN VEHICLE IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF DRIVING ON A FREE WAY OR OTHER ROADS AND YOU CAR LOSES MOST POWER. FORD HAS SAID THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT THE WORRY BUT IT IS A VERY KNOWN ISSUE AND CONSUMERS JUST HAVE TO PAY AND HAVE IT FIXED WHICH IS COSTS IN THE THOUSANDS FOR THERE MANUFACTURING DEFECT.THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING OR JUST DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS. IT HAPPENS NON STOP RANDOMLY AND HAS BEEN HAPPENIING FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS WITH NO HELP FROM FORD TO FIX THE ISSUES.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS YOUR CAR DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE IT JOLTS AND STARTS NOT BURING GASOLINE ALL THE WAY IT ALSO WILL CAUSE SMOG ISSUES DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND YOU ALSO NEED TO PULL VEHICLE OVER WHERE EVER YOU ARE AT TO TURN IT OFF WAIT A FEW MINS AND THEN IT BACK ON SO YOU CAN KEEP DRIVING

THIS CAR HAS TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH ISSUES. I'VE TAKEN IT TO FORD AND THEY ARE SAYING IT'S THE BRAKES. THE SOUND THAT MY CAR IS MAKING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BRAKES. MY CAR HESITATES, SHUDDERS, JERKS WHEN DRIVING. IT ALSO HAS A LOUD NOISE THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD ONCE BY FORD THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE CLUTCH. NOW THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION. MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S A STICK SHIFT AND WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL AFTER STOPPING. SOMETIMES I CAN'T GET IT TO REACH THE SPEED I WANT AND IT HAS DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT THAT IS WHY I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD AGAIN. I HAVE VIDEOS WITH THE NOISE IT'S MAKING AND I HAVE EVEN PLAYED IT FOR THE PEOPLE AT FORD. DESPITE HAVING HEARD THE VIDEO AND HAVING DRIVEN MY CAR, THEY SAY IT'S FINE, NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. THE NOISE IS GETTING WORSE AND I FEEL LIKE IF I CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT.

BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW ON 12/22/2013 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM DAY 3 OF OWNING IT. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IT GRINDS, CLICKS AND MAKES HORRIBLY LOUD NOISES. IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNS AND I'VE ALMOST BEEN RAN OVER MANY TIMES. IT JERKS AND ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME EVENING TELLING IT TO. NOW AT APPROXIMATELY 54,000 MILES IT WILL NO LONGER EVEN START AND THE LIGHT SAYS "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW." THE WRENCH LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COME ON AND OFF, PERIODICALLY. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS WELL AWARE THAT THEY PUT BAD TRANSMISSIONS IN ALL OF THESE NEW CARS AND WE HAVE BEEN ROBBED. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE'S DEATH BEFORE SOMEONE DOES THE RIGHT THING IN THIS SITUATION?

I HAVE A 2013 FORD FIESTA SE AND MY CAR WILL NOT GAIN SPEED DUE TO THE CLUTCH ALSO THE CAR SHUTTERS AND SHAKES A LOT TAKING OFF, TURNING OR MOVING FROM A STOP LIGHT. THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE I CANNOT GAIN SPEED ENOUGH OR GO FAST ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF SOMEONES WAY OR FOR ME TO GET ON THE HIGH WAY. WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND ALMOST HAS WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. MY RPMS GO UP TO AT LEAST 4 OR 5 BECAUSE MY CAR WILL NOT SHIFT AND THE LOSE OF POWER IS SO BAD THIS HAPPENS AGAIN ALMOST EACH TIME I MOVE FROM A STOP LIGHT AND I TAKE OFF TO GO UP A HILL. IT TAKES ME LONGER TO MOVE CAUSING PEOPLE TO ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE SENSE I GOT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY OF 2017 AND IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN.

I AM REQUESTING THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE SEVERE SHAKE/SHUDDER OF THE VEHICLE WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE EITHER JERKING FORWARD OR BECOMING SLUGGISH WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ALSO, AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED ON THE TRANSMISSION BECOMING STUCK IN GEARS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THESE COMPLICATIONS HAVE HAPPENED MANY TIMES. FORD CONFIRMS THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN DIFFERENTLY OR THAT THEY COULDN`T FIND A PROBLEM. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AS WELL AS THE INNER AND OUTER SEALS AND THE PCM/TCM HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED. ADAPTIVE LEARNING WAS ALSO PERFORMED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT AFFECTS MY ABILITY TO CONTROL MY SPEED, ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION WHICH IN RETURN COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, JERKING, SHUTTERING, LOSS OF POWER. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT FORD SAYS IS BECAUSE OF THE AUTOMATIC CLUTCH.

2013 FORD FIESTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTION AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR INSTALLATION OF RECALLED DOOR LATCH PART. *SMD *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). AFTER THE REPAIR, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AS THE RECALL REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

2013 FORD FIESTA - CLUTCH PACKAGE REPLACED TWICE - 20,000MILES AND AGAIN AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. "TRANSMISSION FAILURE - SERVICE NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER SECOND REPAIR/REPLACEMENT WHILE DRIVING CAR ON A CITY SIDE ROAD; GOING ABOUT 35 MPH; THREE PEOPLE IN CAR; SIGNAL WENT OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT; TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS CORROSION AND A REPLACEMENT CONNECTOR WAS ORDERED -"WE'LL CALL WHEN IT COMES IN...". SEVERAL DAYS LATER IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION, SAME MESSAGE APPEARED, BUT STAYED ON; DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH ON RESIDENTIAL AREA OF CITY; THEN ENGINE RACED BUT DID NOT SHIFT GEARS; CAR SHUTTERED; BUT DID NOT SEEM TO GET POWER; COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CALLED FOR HELP. CAR TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALER.