2013 FORD FIESTA Complaints

I INITALLY LEASED, AND THEN PURCHASED, A 2013 FORD FIESTA. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD A THE TRANSMISSION PIECES REPLACED ONCE AND THE VEHICLE IS BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE CAN BE SO MANY RECALLS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT NO RECALL OF THE CAR ITSELF. IT LURCHES FORWARD, WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR ALMOST STOPPED CAR. I'VE HAD MANY NEAR MISSES AND FEEL INCREDIBLY UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR ONLY DROVE FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES BEFORE THE PROBLEMS CREPT BACK UP, POSSIBLY EVEN WORSE THAN BEFORE.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON IT TWICE WITHOUT REPAIRING IT. IT IS IN FOR A THIRD TIME AND THE PLAN IS TO REPLACE THE SAME PART THEY REPLACED LAST TIME. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AT 10,000 MILES AND REOCCURS EVERY 10,000 MILES. THOUGH THE CAR REMAINS UNDER WARRANTY, THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATIONS THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY FORD IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOME ONE GETS KILLED.

BUZZING, THUMPING, FLUTTERING THROUGH SPEAKERS - EVEN WITH ENGINE OFF. NOISE CAN BE EXTREMELY LOUD AND OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE DEALER STATED THE RADIO TESTED BAD AND THE RADIO WAS REPLACED. ALSO, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE DOOR LATCH. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION, OPENED CAR DOOR AFTER WORK IN PARKING LOT AND HEARD LOUD STATIC COMING FROM RADIO/AUDIO SYSTEM (THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BUT THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS THE WORST). PLEASE NOTE THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING UP THE 55 MILES PER HOUR AND ALSO WHILE THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED - KEY NOT IN IGNITION. I HEAR 'CRACKING AND POPPING' REGULARLY AND SOMETIMES THE VOLUME IS TERRIFYING AND STARTLING. IT COULD ACTUALLY CAUSE AN AUTO CRASH - THINK ABOUT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AUDIO SYSTEM STARTS BLARING STATIC AT 10+ UNEXPECTEDLY... MY RADIO/CD PLAYER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND IF IT DOES WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WILL HEAR LOUD CRACKING AND LOUD POPPING AND THEN THE RADIO/CD CUTS OFF. THE CAR FEELS 'ELECTRIFIED' (THE HAIR ON MY ARMS HAS RAISED). I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE NOTICED HUNDREDS OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS ARE WRITING ABOUT EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL HELP MUCH APPRECIATED BECAUSE SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT WITH THE FORD CARS EXPERIENCING THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. PLEASE NOTE WHILE THESE ELECTRICAL/AUDIO STATIC PROBLEMS ARE GOING ON, THE SYNC SYSTEM HASN'T BEEN FULLY OPERATIONAL EITHER. MY STATE DOES NOT ALLOW DRIVING WITH CELLPHONES SO AN UNAVAILABLE SYNC SYSTEM IS NOT ONLY A PAIN BUT PREVENTS COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2014. IT WAS A WEEK LATER I NOTICED THE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT I WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL THAT IT WOULD EITHER JERK OR TAKE A SECOND JUST TOO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. I TOOK IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS TERRIBLE AND SAID THEY FIXED IT. HOWEVER WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN SANDY, UTAH ON STATE STREET WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND I HAD TO GET IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY WOULDN'T TAKE ANY OWNERSHIP OF THE ISSUE. THEY SAID IT WAS A "COINCIDENCE". THEY FIXED IT AND I DIDN'T HAVE AN ISSUE UNTIL TWO MONTHS LATER THE ISSUE STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN WITH THE JERKING FORWARD AND FEELING THAT IT WAS LURCHING FORWARD.

TRANSMISSION IS JUNK. JERKING AND SPUTTERING GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. UNSAFE, HAS BEEN TO FORD 3 OR MORE TIMES FOR THIS AND THEY CAN'T FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT ALL DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE CAR ALMOST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN WE TRIED TO CROSS THE ROAD FROM A STOP SIGN. IT FELT LIKE IT HAD NO POWER TO MOVE. WE FINALLY WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE MANEUVER BUT THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT WAS PRETTY HIGH AS THE OTHER CARS WERE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REMAINING LATCHES WOULD NOT BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT ALL LATCHES WOULD NOT BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE ADDITIONAL LATCHES WOULD BE REPLACED IF THEY FAILED. THE PART WAS AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

BUCKING, KICKING, JERKING, HARSH ENGAGEMENT, AND DELAYED ACCELERATION AND LURCHING - ROLLS BACKWARDS ON HILLS - TRANSMISSION REBUILD TWO TIMES AND REPLACED IN 24000 MILES, THESE CARS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. FORD WILL NOT DISCUSS AND JUST KEEPS DENY. THEY WILL NOT RETURN OUR CALLS - PLEASE HELP ALSO, ALL DOOR PAWL SPRING TAB LATCHES HAVE FAILED MORE THEN ONCE.