2013 FORD FIESTA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FAMILY FORD (909 PIKE ST, MARIETTA, OH 45750) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED TWICE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLS IN TRAFFIC WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE INTERSTATE. TURNING OFF VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND TURNING IT BACK ON USUALLY TEMPORARILY FIXES THE ISSUE. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT STATIONARY AND ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE NEARLY STALLED WHILE IN MOTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: 14M02-S4 (POWER TRAIN) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED HE ASSISTED HIS FRIEND AND HAD THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM BULB REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED A WEEK AFTER, BOTH FRONT SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HAD BOTH FRONT SIDE LOW BEAM BULB REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIRS THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

BOUGHT THIS CAR USED 2013 ON 12-01-2020 HAD LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AND IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON MY DAUGHTER DRIVING TO WORK, TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID NOTHING THEY COULD FIND, BUT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN FOR NO REASON THE CAR JUST DOWN THANK GOODNESS SHE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY! AGAIN, THE DEALER THAT SOLD US THE CAR DEFENDS THAT THEY HAVE CHECKED IT OUT BUT WE ARE AFRAID GOING FORWARD THE NEXT TIME SHE WONT BE SO LUCKY WE HAVE NO WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WHO SOLD US THE CAR KEPT INSISTING WE PAY AN EXTRA 2000 FOR A WARRANTY I FEEL MAYBE THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG OR ABOUT TO BE FOR THEM TO BE SO PUSHY AGAIN, SHE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND IT JUST SHUT DOWN LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH AND THEN A NOISE WAS MADE, THE BRAKES WORKED STILL AND THE STEERING WHEEL WORKED BUT NOTHING ELSE

LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER WILL CUT OUT & CAR WILL BUCK & SPUTTER. IT'S ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS

I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAR HAD NO KNOWN ISSUES UNTIL 6 MOHTS AFTER PURCHASE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MARCH 26, 2018. CAR STUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING, WHEN I FIRST PUSH THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR ACTS AS IF I’M PUSH BOTH THE GAS AND BREAK IT DOESN’T KNOW IF IT WANTS TO GO OR NOT THE RPM REVS UP REALLY HIGH BUT THE SPEED DOESN’T CHANGE. AT A RED LIGHT MY CAR BEGAN ACTING FUNNY WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE CAR WAS HESITANT TO GO IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING AND ACCELERATING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE NEXT DAY AND THE CODE CAME BACK FOR A CLUTCH SENSOR I HAVE A DUAL TRANSMISSION FORD FIESTA THE CAR WONT TURN OVER SOMETIMES AND HAS TROUBLE STOPPING. WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAVE TO STOP AT A STOPLIGHT MY ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE CAR WILL IDLE ROUGH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE SHIFTING GEARS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KINDLE FORD-LINCOLN (525 STONE HARBOR BLVD, CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ 08210, (800) 678-8320) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHIFTER, INPUT SEAL, AND CLUTCH WHERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,300.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALL POWER WAS LOST AND THE CAR WAS NOT CONTROLABLE. THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LILGHT DID COME ON. I DID HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND IS APPARENTLY A KNOW WIRING ISSUE RELATED TO SERVICE BULLETIN TSB-131115.