2013 FORD FIESTA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 38,000.

WITHIN 1 MONTH OF DRIVING I KEPT HEARING CRAZY GRINDING NOISES AND IT WOULD BOG OUT BETWEEN 0-30..-RPM WOULD JUMP TO 5 ON SLIGHT ACCELERATION THAN DIVE BACK TO 0; FORD DEALER DID "COMPUTER UPDATE ON ELECTRONICS" - DID NOT FIX PROBLEM; THEY SAID I NEEDED TO "ADAPT TO THE DIFFERENT CLUTCH"; CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS BETWEEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR- TOOK TO DEALER AND ANOTHER "UPDATE" WAS DONE. I WAS DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AND HAD TO DROP SPEED FROM 45 TO 30 TO CROSSOVER TO DIFFERENT HIGHWAY AND THE CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I MANAGED TO GET CAR HOME WITHOUT HAVING A STROKE AND SHUT IT OFF. WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED DEALER WHO CAME AND TOWED IT- THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH. AFTER ABOUT 2 MOS I NOTICED IT WAS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT AGAIN AND BECAME CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY DUE TO PRIOR HIGHWAY INCIDENT. I TOOK IT IN AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED; ALONG WITH ANOTHER CLUTCH. NOW IT IS MAKING A TICKING SOUND AND I AM CONCERNED OF A GAS ODOR. I WILL BE TAKING IT BACK AGAIN. I FILED LEMON LAW ON IT AFTER THE HIGHWAY INCIDENT. MY GREATEST FEAR IS THAT THIS CAR IS VERY POPULAR FOR MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES LOOKING FOR AN AFFORDABLE CAR FOR THEIR NEW TEEN DRIVER. THE NEW DRIVER WILL NOT BE EXPERIENCED ENOUGH TO REALIZE HOW TO HANDLE THE SITUATION OR KNOW THAT THE CAR IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE 2013 FORD FIESTA NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!! *TR

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS. THIS VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH 1ST TO 3RD GEARS. THE VEHICLE GRINDS SPORADICALLY WHILE MAINTAINING CONSTANT SPEED AT LOW SPEEDS AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER COASTING, THE VEHICLE WILL GRIND AND SHUDDER DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR ON THREE OCCASIONS, ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOSING POWER, GRINDING, AND SHUDDERING FOR UP TO 5 SECONDS BEFORE THE GEAR FULLY ENGAGES WHEN TURNING OR CONDUCTING U TURNS, WHICH CAUSES OTHER MOTORISTS TO NEARLY REAR END MY VEHICLE DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. FORD HAS REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES, WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT, AND INFORMED ME EACH TIME THAT THEY CANNOT VERIFY A DEFICIENCY, AND HAS NOT HONORED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. *TR

VEHICLE SHUTTERS UPON ACCELERATION AND FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNING TO THE LEFT FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE SHUTTERING IS EXTREMELY PRONOUNCED AND FEEL LIKE IT WILL STALL. WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVING UP A HILL, IT WILL SLOW DOWN, SHUTTER, AND FEEL LIKE IT WILL STALL. VEHICLE DOES NOT RUN SMOOTHLY, AND WILL JERK FORWARD DURING ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE UP TO SPEED WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY, AND ALMOST CAUSES ME TO GET HIT FROM BEHIND AS OTHER VEHICLES AND TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED AS WELL. WHEN VEHICLE APPROACHES APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, A CHATTERING GRINDING SOUND DEVELOPS, AND SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE ENGINE AREA. *TR

MERGED ONTO HIGHWAY. CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED (65) AND STARTED JERKING BACK AND FORTH - SEEMED LIKE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. WAS IN DANGER OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY OTHER CARS. JERKING DECREASED IN FREQUENCY AND WAS ABLE TO SPEED UP AFTER ABOUT A 1/2 MILE, BUT BASIC PROBLEM CONTINUED. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. TURNED CAR OFF AND WENT INSIDE TO TALK TO SERVICE TECHNICIAN. HE GOT IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WE DROVE IT FOR A COUPLE OF MILES. THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR ON DRIVE. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A TYPICAL PROBLEM AND THE REMEDY WAS TO TURN THE KEY TO OFF POSITION AND REBOOT THE COMPUTER. I POINTED OUT THAT THIS COULD NOT BE DONE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY! I WAS NOT INFORMED OF ANY RELEVANT SERVICE BULLETINS OR SCHEDULED FOR ANY REPAIRS. *TR

MY 2013 FIESTA IS 1 YEAR OLD WITH 12500 MILES ON IT. WHEN FIRST PURCHASED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DROP OUT, TYPICALLY ON STARTING FROM A STOP OR ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER WAS LEARNING HOW I DRIVE. THIS DID IMPROVE. AS TIME HAS GONE ON HOWEVER, I HAVE NOTICED A SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS SHUDDER HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH THE TRANSMISSION BEING BOGGED DOWN AND REFUSING TO SHIFT IN TIME. THE MORE I DRIVE, THE WORSE IT GETS, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE ENGINE HAS HEATED UP. IT IS LIKE TRYING TO LEARN MANUAL, WHICH I HAVE TRIED! IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO STALL AND DIE. THIS HAPPENS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, WITH A CONTINUOUS FEAR THAT MY ENGINE IS GOING TO STALL IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW CAR TO ELIMINATE THE FEAR OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF POOR CAR CONDITION. TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH A 1 YEAR OLD CAR ARE RIDICULOUS. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED CAR ON NOVEMBER 10, 2012, AND ON NOVEMBER 13 HEARD A NOISE IN ENGINE. THE CAR WOULD JERK AND SURGE ON TAKE OFF. I RETURNED CAR TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR. THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER, CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND SURGE MORE OFTEN DURING TAKE OFF, AND STICK IN REVERSE. I RETURNED CAR TO DEALER ON JANUARY 8, 2013, BUT THE COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER, CAR SHUDDERED AND SURGED, AND BEGAN STICKING IN DRIVE. I RETURNED TO DEALER AGAIN ON MAY 29, 2014, AND DEALER TOLD ME ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH FORD FIESTAS. I PICKED CAR UP ON JUNE 5, 2015 AND DROVE SHORT DISTANCE AND ALL POWER TO TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT EVENTUALLY 'CAME BACK' AND I WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM WAS WORSE THAN WHEN I TOOK IT TO DEALER IN THE BEGINNING. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED CAR. IT HAD 3 MILES ON IT THE DATE OF PURCHASE. I FINANCED 21,049 TO GET CAR, AND CANNOT AFFORD TO TRADE CAR IN AND GO UPSIDE ON PAYMENTS. THE CAR IS A LEMON! I HAVE SPOKEN WITH FORD 3 TIMES ABOUT THE MATTER. I AM SCARED TO RIDE IN THE CAR NOW. I NEED A CAR TO GO DO WORK DAILY. FORD SHOULD RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACE MY CAR WITH A 'BETTER' CAR. IT IS A SHAME THAT A LARGE CONGLOMERATE LIKE FORD CAN SELL A 'LEMON' AND A CONSUMER LIKE ME (SINGLE MOM) WITH LIMITED INCOME HAS TO 'TAKE IT." FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEMS AND FOUND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE TO MY CASE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IN MY STATE ABOUT THE MATTER, AND SPOKE WITH GENERAL MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP. FORD HAS OFFERED TO EXTEND MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY TO 75,000 MILES OR 5 YEARS (NOV. 2017) BUT I AM STILL SCARED TO RIDE IN THE CAR. IT'S DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

HARSH SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION, OR OTHER TRANSMISSION SHIFTING COMPLAINTS/PROBLEMS. LOSS OF POWER ON INITIAL TAKE-OFF FROM A STOP OR FROM LOW SPEEDS. THE FEELING OF THE TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING". HARSH OR DELAYED ENGAGEMENT OF TRANSMISSION "JERKING" OR "SHUDDERING" UPON TAKE-OFF FROM A STOP. VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN ON AN INCLINE. VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND YOU TRY AND ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR