2013 FORD FIESTA Complaints

THE VEHICLES ENGINE MAKES NOISE AS IF SOMETHING IS CAUGHT IN THE ENGINE OR IS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR JERKS AGGRESSIVELY WHEN YOU BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AS IF IT IS HAVING TROUBLE CHANGING INTO GEARS. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT TIMES IT WILL SEEM AS IF IT LOOSES POWER CAUSING TO ALMOST COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND SHAKING AS IF IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF! NOT THE KIND OF TROUBLE YOU SHOULD BE HAVING WITH A NEW CAR! I HAVE TO STEP OFF THE GAS PEDAL SO THAT IT CAN STOP JERKING. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ALMOST HAVING PEOPLE SLAM INTO ME BECAUSE OF THE ABRUPT STOPS THE CAR HAS, OR ME ALMOST HITTING A CAR BECAUSE IT JERKS TO A SUDDEN TAKE OFF WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

IN FEBRUARY OF 2014 I TOOK MY FIESTA IN COMPLAINING OF GRINDING AND RATTLING NOISES WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. BOTH INNER AND OUTER INPUT SHAFT SEALS WERE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK AS WELL AS THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. IN JULY OF 2014 AT APPROX. 13,104 MILES, MY AVERAGE MILES PER GALLON WAS DROPPING AS WELL AS THE CAR SHUTTERING ON ACCELERATION AND TURNING THE VEHICLE. AGAIN, WITHIN FIVE MONTHS THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, IN MAY OF 2014 A DIFFERENT ISSUE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS TIME DIAGNOSIS WAS THE CATALYST ELEMENT FAILING AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. ANOTHER ISSUE WAS I HAD THE GREEN PHONE ICON LIGHT FLASHING ON THE CENTER DISPLAY, IN WHICH THE FRONT DISPLAY WAS REPLACED. I REALLY LIKE THE MY FIESTA, BUT I DO NOT FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT, TOO MUCH HAS GONE BAD IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. FORD NEEDS TO DO MORE IN ADDRESSING AND FIXING THESE ISSUES. TOO MANY FIESTA OWNERS HAVE THESE ISSUES AND THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS AT THE LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE CAR LUNGED AS I ENTERED AND ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN. I NOW HAVE 9785 MILES.I HAVE ALREADY GOT THEM TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND 590 MILES LATER IT WAS BACK TO THE SAME THING. IT LUNGES. IT GRINDS A TOW SPEED. IT IS A NIGHTMARE. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE DEALER WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. FINALLY IN MAY OF 2014 I HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED. THE CAR WAS ABOUT 75% BETTER, NOT PERFECT BUT BETTER. TODAY THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND SHIFTING THROUGH VARIOUS GEARS RANDOMLY. IT HAS NO ACCELERATION POWER FROM A STOP. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE CARS. *TR

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE WEEKS TWO DOOR LATCHES HAVE FAILED ON MY CAR. BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I MADE A TURN ONE OF THE DOORS CAME FLYING OPEN. FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED ON JUNE 22ND 2014 AND THE SECOND INCIDENT ON JULY 10TH 2014. THIS CAUSED A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IF SOMEONE WAS NOT BUCKLED IN AND COULD FALL OUT OF THE CAR. I HAD TO USE A CARGO STARP TO KEEP THE DOOR SHUT BOTH TIMES WHILE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE DOOR LATCH MODULES ON THESE FORDS ARE A CHEAP PLASTIC AND BECOME BROKEN VERY EASILY WITH NORMAL USE. *TR

FORD FIESTA 2013 (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) - STARTED CAR. PUT CAR IN REVERSE. CAR DID NOT REVERSE AND THERE WERE RATTLING AND GRINDING SOUNDS COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. RESTARTED CAR. CAR REVERSED. HOWEVER, ONCE CAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION WAS RATTLING AND GRINDING AGAIN. ONCE I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, STOPPED AND LURCHED FORWARD AGAIN. THE ACCELERATION WAS NOT SMOOTH, IT FELT LIKE THE CAR MIGHT STALL. THE ENGINE NOISES WERE LOUD AND NOT TYPICAL. UNTIL I REACHED 45 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE DID NOT QUIET DOWN. DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WAS TERRIBLE. I HAD TO LEAVE EXTRA ROOM TO STOP AS I DID NOT TRUST THE CAR TO DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY. I HAD TO LEAVE EXTRA ROOM TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE I COULD NOT PREDICT IF THE CAR WOULD GO AT ALL OR ACCELERATE AT AN UNPREDICTABLE SPEED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT TRUSTWORTHY AND THE CLUTCH KEPT SLIPPING. OVERALL, THE FIESTA'S TRANSMISSION ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE'S DESIGN, AND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. FROM 20,000 MILES ON, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TWICE TO TRY AND FIX THIS DEFECT AND IT CONTINUES TO EXIST. I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE CAR AS IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HAS BEEN FOR 24 DAYS AND COUNTING. THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX THE DEFECTS AND THIS TRANSMISSION DESIGN SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE BBB AUTOLINE TO TRY AND RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

FIRST COMPLAINT FILED 7/13 REFERENCE # 10524870. TRANSMISSION MADE A CLANKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING FROM 10-60 MPH. ALSO JERKS BACK ON OCCASION FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND GOING FORWARD. THE CYLINDER BLOCK, HEX HEAD, AND GASKET AND CLUTCH REPLACED. SINCE MY COMPLAINT I HAVE BEEN IN ARBITRATION AND RECEIVED A 5 YEAR/100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN WARRANTY ON 12/2013. THE CARE STILL MAKES THE CLANKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING "SOUNDS LIKE A LOOSE BICYCLE CHAIN". SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD A OIL LEAK AND ON 4/17/14 THE CAMSHAFT WAS REPLACED. LAST WEEK THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND NOW I HAVE A TRANSMISSION LEAK. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND TURNED AWAY FROM ONE DUE TO 3 WEEK WAIT TIME FOR ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND MOST FORD DEALERS AE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 3-4 WEEKS TO GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR A TRANSMISSION CHECK. *JS

WHEN AT A STOP OR SLOW ROLL AND THEN GIVE IT GAS THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT SLIPPING OR A HESITATION , SO WHEN YOUR BEGINNING TO TAKE OFF OR MERGER INTO TRAFFIC IT FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO STOP. THIS CAN CAUSE ME TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER HE SAID THERE WAS NO SLIPPAGE AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT HAVE A TORQUE CONVERTER . WHAT EVER THE PROBLEM IS IT,S BEEN DOING IT FROM DAY ONE, IM WORRIED THAT MY WIFE MIGHT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT FROM THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, THE CAR SHAKES WHEN IT DOES THIS ALSO ALL AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

THIS IS MY COMPANY CAR. BRAND NEW IN MARCH 2013. AT ABOUT 7500 MILES I STARTED GETTING HESITATION AND SHUDDERING DURING ACCELERATION. TOOK TO DEALER ([XXX]). TRANSMISSION REPAIR TOOK 3 WEEKS. NOW AT 19000 MILE IT IS DOING THE SAME THING. TOOK BACK TO SAME DEALER. THEY SAID FORD NOW HAS A "SHUDDER TEST" AND IF IT IS UNDER 250, NO REPAIRS. IT CONTINUES TO WORSEN. IT CAN BE A REAL PROBLEM WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOUR CAR IS GOING TO TAKE OFF OR JUST SHAKE AND HESITATE LIKE A [XXX]! ARE THEY JUST TRYING TO NURSE UT ALONG UNTIL IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY? MY EMPLOYER THAT ASSIGNED ME THIS CAR OWNS FOUR OF THEM FOR THE SALES STAFF AND ONE OF THE OTHERS HAS BEEN IN TWICE FOR REPAIRS ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DIFFERENT VEHICLES FOR WORK AND PERSONAL REASONS FOR 40 YEARS AND NO ONE CAN CONVINCE ME THIS IS EVEN CLOSE TO NORMAL. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2013 FORD FIESTA SE HATCHBACK HAS ACCELERATION ISSUES I BELIEVE WILL CAUSE ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. WHILE ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE CAN DOWN SHIFT OR "BOG DOWN", CAUSING ME TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND NEARLY CAUSING COLLISIONS. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE DEFENSIVE DRIVING OF THE OTHER DRIVERS I DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR