2013 Ford Fiesta complaints

REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT CLOSE. *TR

FIESTA SHIFTS HARD, SHUDDERS, HAS ISSUES ACCELERATING, HAS ISSUES BRAKING. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED, NEEDS CLUTCH REPLACED. PART HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR THREE WEEKS WITH NO ETA. *TR

I SLOWED DOWN FOR A TRUCK TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY, WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, AND I HAD TO PULL OVER INTO THE TURN LANE, AND PUT MY CAR INTO LOW TO RE-ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. I CANNOT HELP BUT TO THINK THAT THIS SAME SCENARIO WITH ME SLOWING DOWN IN THE SAME MANNER COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT BEFORE AN ONCOMING CAR. I HAVE HAD IT BOG DOWN AND HESITATE QUITE A FEW TIMES AT LIGHTS, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE SECOND TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR SO I DID NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY FAMILY'S OR MY SAFETY. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PREVIOUSLY, THE DOOR LATCH FOR THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE FAILED AND WERE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I WENT TO CLOSE THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND THE LATCH WOULDN'T CATCH ALL OF A SUDDEN. WITH NO PRIOR INCIDENTS OR INDICATION OF AN ISSUE, THE LATCH JUST BROKE - WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF THESE TYPES OF ISSUES HAPPEN BECAUSE OF FAULTY DEFECTIVE LATCHES FROM THE MANUFACTURER. 3 MONTHS LATER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH DOES THE SAME EXACT THING. AND I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ONE NOTICE ON THIS DEFECTIVE LATCH, BEFORE OR AFTER MY INCIDENT. I WOULD THINK SAFETY WOULD BE A MAJOR CONCERN FOR FORD - WHO WOULD WANT THEIR DOORS NOT BEING ABLE TO SHUT?? SINCE THEY ACKNOWLEDGED OTHER CARS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, I DON'T BELIEVE I JUST RECEIVED A LEMON, BUT I SURE WON'T BE BUYING FORD AGAIN! *TR

TWICE AS I WAS ENTERING INTO AN INTERSECTION DURING A LEFT HAND TURN THE PASSENGER DOOR (FIRST TIME) FLUNG OPEN. I COULD NOT CLOSE IT SO I DROVE WITH THE SEAT BELT TIDE TO THE DOOR FOR 4 MILES TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DRIVERS. THESE LATCHES ARE APPARENTLY DEFECTIVE. FORD ONLY REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH LETTING ME DRIVE OFF WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF OTHER LATCHES FAILING IN THE FUTURE. SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE EASTER THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. SINCE THE DOOR DID NOT CLOSE THE CABIN LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL THEY FINALLY GOT TO FIXING IT. AGAIN THEY CAN ONLY FIX THE BAD DOOR LATCH, AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE OTHER TWO. THIS IS A VERY VERY VERY HAZARDOUS ISSUE WHICH COULD BECOME DEADLY TO BICYCLISTS OR PEDESTRIANS. *TR

CAR WAS PARKED AND I OPENED THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR TO PUT SOMETHING IN, THEN CLOSED THE DOOR. JUST BEFORE BACKING OUT, DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THAT THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPEN. THE BACK DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED CLOSED. WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE IT, IT DOES NOT STAY LATCHED. CURRENTLY THE DOOR IS KEPT CLOSED WITH A BUNGEE CORD AND A ZIP TIE. *TR

THE REAR DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER WOULD NOT CLOSE. I DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DOOR LATCH MECHANISM BROKE CAUSING THE DOOR TO NOT CLOSE. *TR

THE CAR WAS PARKED. I OPENED THE RIGHT REAR DOOR TO PULL SOMETHING OUT AND WHEN I CLOSED THE DOOR IT BOUNCED BACK. THE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH AND IS STUCK OPEN. I MADE SURE THERE ARE NO OBSTRUCTIONS. I TRIED SLAMMING IT, CLOSING IT SLOWLY BUT FIRMLY, I FIDDLED WITH THE LATCH AND THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK BUT HAD NO LUCK. IT JUST WON'T STAY CLOSED. *TR

I GOT OUT OF MY CAR, CLOSED DRIVER'S DOOR, IT WOULDN'T CATCH ON THE LATCH. THE DOOR MECHANISM IS NOT IN THE CLOSED POSITION INDICATING IT WAS STUCK. THE DOOR MECHANISM IS IN THE OPEN POSITION AND WON'T CATCH ON THE LATCH. *TR

FIRST TIME: 10/10/2014 DURING THE MORNING, THE CAR WAS PUT IN MOVEMENT AND THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF AND IT DID NOT CLOSE AGAIN. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THAT IT WAS A LATCH FAILURE, THEY HAD TO REPLACE IT. SECOND TIME: 03/26/2014 DURING THE NIGHT THE CAR WAS GETTING PARK AND THEN THE RIGHT BACK DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF AND IT DID NOT CLOSE AGAIN. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND ANOTHER LATCH FAILURE, THEY HAD TO REPLACE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED INTERMITTENTLY . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THEN GO OUT. ALSO, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. UPDATED 08/20/15*JB

3/27/15 I ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR A YEAR(THE PROBLEM STARTED FROM THE FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASE I CALLED THEY TRY TO BRAIN WATCH ME STATING THE CAR WAS BUILT THAT WAY). AND I'M IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING MY CAR BACK IN FOR SERVICE. I JUST TOOK IT IN A WEEK AGO FOR THE SAME CONCERN. THE VEHICLE HESITATES SEVERELY GEARS AND TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IN TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION WILL STALL AND PULL. I'M IN DANGER OF ANY NORMAL SPEED CAR HITTING ME FROM BEHIND. FORD DEALER WANTS TO PUT ME IN A WAITING LIST FOR A CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION ISSUE. FORD SHOULD BE MORE CONCERN FOR THEIR CONSUMERS!!!! BUT FOR THE LOOK OF IT THEY DO NOT CARE!!! I'M FEAR FOR MY SAFETY. THEY REFUSE TO GET ME INTO A NEW CAR OR EVEN LOAN ME A CAR.(THIS IS FORD IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY) THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD IT IS A HAZARD FOR THE REST OF THE DRIVERS AS-WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I HAVE LESS THAN 15 THOUSAND MILES AND MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I TOOK IT IN AND NOW THEY HAVE TO ORDER THE PART TODAY. I HAVE HAD ENGINE LEAK, A BAD TRANSMISSION, A RECALL ON EMISSION, BAD TRANNY THEY EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHAT NEXT. I BARELY ROAD THE CAR. THEY NEED TO BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR SELLING . THE CAR STILL JERKS EVEN THOUGH THEY ADJUSTED THE TRANNY. *TR

THE DOORS ON MY 2013 FORD FIESTA WILL NOT LATCH. IT CAME UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING AND ALL 3 OF MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INTERIOR CEILING LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE DOOR COULD NOT BE SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,999.

VEHICLE EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS SOFTWARE UPDATES AND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT CONTINUES TO WEAR OUT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CLUTCH. VEHICLE HESITATES SEVERELY DURING 1 AND 2ND AUTOMATIC GEARS AND THE TRANSMISSION "SHUDDERS". FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT ONTO A ROAD. THE SLIPPING TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES DOESN'T ALLOW VEHICLE TO NORMALLY ACCELERATE ONTO TRAFFIC. *TR

REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. LATCH WILL NOT HOLD. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE CLUSTER CAME ON THE ONE WITH THE WRENCH, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE AIRPORT MARINA. I GOT THERE AT 7:45 AM I WAS MET WITH AGITATION WHEN I TOLD HIM MY CHECK ENGINE WARNING CAME ON I NEEDED TO KNOW WHAT IT MEANT. I ALSO INCLUDED COULD HE FIX THE RECALL THAT CAME IN THE MAIL FOR THE 14E08 HE SAID THAT THEY WEREN'T DOING THE TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR ANOTHER 6 WEEKS. I TOLD HIM I WAS UNAWARE OF TRANSMISSION RECALL. BOTH OF OUR ATTITUDES CHANGED HIS OF QUIET MINE OF QUIET AND SHOCK. HE LET ME LEAVE WITHOUT FIXING ANY OF THE RECALLS GAVE ME AN OIL CHANGE, FAILED TO TELL ME OF WHY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER PUT IT IN MY INVOICE. I CALLED HIM BACK AND ASKED HIM WHY HE DIDN'T FIX, TELL ME OR SET ME UP WITH AND APPOINTMENT TO GET MY RECALLS REPAIRED? HE TRIED TO TELL ME OTHER THINGS I NEEDED INSTEAD AT A COST. I WAS UPSET BUT MADE A APPOINTMENT AND CALLED CUSTOMER RELATIONS. HOWEVER AFTER GOING ONLINE I GOT THE REAL PICTURE! WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR I RETURNED IT AFTER TWO WEEKS BECAUSE OF THE VERY THING ON THE INTERNET, THE SHUDDERING, HESITATION IN MOVING FORWARD AND IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THE GAS WAS GETTING TO WHERE IT NEEDED TO GO. SO THE CAR WOULD JERK AND POOT AND SHAKE ALONG WITH RATTLE NOISE. IT ALSO LEAKED IN MY DRIVE WAY. I THOUGHT MAYBE SOMEONE PARKED IN MY STALL AFTER I WENT FOR WORK. NOT THE CASE. I TOOK IT IN, THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL, EACH AND EVERY TIME. THEY EVEN SAID WE WILL LOOK AT IT AND SAID IT WAS A MINOR THING THAT

SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR, IT SHUTTERS AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE CAR FLIPS OUT OF GEAR INTO ANOTHER GEAR WHILE DRIVING. IT'S UNSAFE, AND IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUES SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2013. CAR JERKS AND ACCELERATES SPORADICALLY. WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO PUSHING ON THE GAS, BUT WILL THEN SUDDENLY TAKE OFF. IT MOVES THROUGH THE GEARS IN A CLUNKY MANNER. MAKES GRINDING NOISES UPON ACCELERATION. THE CAR ROLLS BACK ON HILLS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. FORD HAVE NO RESPONDED IN A HELPFUL MANNER TO MY ENQUIRES AND APPEAR NOT TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I UNLOCKED THE DOORS WITH THE AUTO LOCK ON THE KEY. THEN, I PUT SOMETHING IN THE BACK SEAT. WHEN I CLOSED THE DOOR, IT BOUNCED BACK OPEN. I TRIED SEVERAL THINGS TO GET IT TO RESET INCLUDING EVERYTHING MENTIONED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, BUT IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I LOOKED AT THE LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR TO SEE HOW THEY WERE DIFFERENT AND PUSHED THE MECHANISM BACK . THEN IT STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND THAT DOOR WOULDN'T SHUT. I AGAIN TRIED TURNING THE CAR AND THE AUTO-LOCK SYSTEM OFF AND ON, BUT NOTHING WOULD AFFECT THOSE TWO DOORS. I FINALLY HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED BECAUSE I COULDN'T DRIVE IT HOME WITH TWO DOORS THAT WOULDN'T LATCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE LUG NUTS FRACTURED FROM THE TIRE. THE FACTORY TIRE JACK FROM THE DEALER DID NOT WORK TO REPLACE THE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM A TOW TRUCK DRIVER WHO SUPPLIED LUG NUTS AND ASSISTED WITH REPLACING THE TIRE. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

OUR FORD FIESTA WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2013 AND RAN GREAT UNTIL 10K MILES AT WHICH POINT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SELECT A GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A SLOW DOWN. FORD DEALER TOOK CAR IN AND PER THE SERVICE BULLETIN DID A RE-FLASH OF TRANS CONTROL. CAR RAN FINE ANOTHER 1K MILES, THAN ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN , THE CAR NOT SELECTING A GEAR AND CAUSING A HAZARD BECAUSE WE WERE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. DEALERSHIP AT THAT POINT REPLACED CLUTCH PACK BECAUSE THE SAY IT HAD FLUID IN IT, ALSO ANOTHER SERVICE BULLETIN. NOW ANOTHER 2K MILES AND THE CAR DID IT AGAIN DURING A SNOW STORM CAUSING US TO BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A PLOW WHICH NARROWLY MISSED HITTING ARE CAR. FORD HAS NOW HAD THE CAR ANOTHER HALF WEEK AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN FIND WRONG SO THERE IS NOTHING TO DO.THIS IS VERY UNSAFE CAR AND MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS MAJOR HAZARD. HOPEFULLY NO ONE LOSES THERE LIFE BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IS NOT TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY BY FORD MOTOR CO. *TR

2013 FORD FIESTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO STALL, AS IT WOULD SPUTTER AND MAKE NOISES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. *JB

ON AUGUST 12, 2014 HE RIGHT FRONT DOOR LATCH UNIT FAILED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR, IT WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED AFTER THIS. THEN 3 WEEKS LATER (SEPTEMBER 4, 2014) THE RIGHT BACK DOOR LATCH FAILED AND WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. THEN ON MARCH 5, 2015 THE LEFT BACK DOOR LATCH FAILED AND WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. ALSO NOTE IN MARCH 2014 THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO THE TRUNK LATCH. *TR

ON 02/27/2015 MY FORD FIESTA WITH 20,904 MILES WAS TAKEN IN FOR A TRANSMISSION ISSUE THAT BECAME POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. WHEN MY WIFE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND CAME TO A STOP THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND BOG DOWN. THE IDLE PICKED UP BUT THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED MY WIFE ATTEMPTED THE APPLY PRESSURE TO THE THROTTLE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY MOVED FORWARD AT ABOUT 2MPH. WITH MORE TRAFFIC HEADED TOWARD US (35MPH ZONE) ABOUT 50YARDS AWAY. MY WIFE LIFTED TO HER FOOT OFF THE THROTTLE TO APPLY AGAIN, THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD WITH MY WIFE'S FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON WINDY MOUNTAIN ROADS. THE VEHICLE WILL BECOME HESITANT THE LURCH OR BOG DOWN.WE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN FOR THE SAME FIX ON 09/09/2013. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE VEHICLE ON A ROAD TEST AND DIAGNOSED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE CARS TRANSMISSION STILL HAD MINOR PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALERSHIP STATED AS "NORMAL". THE DIAGNOSIS OF MY VEHICLE NOW IS THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT A ROAD TEST WASN'T EVEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE. A FORD "SPECIALIST" DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITH A COMPUTER STATING HE COULD ONLY GET THE ENGINE TO SHUTTER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A PROPER DIAGNOSTIC CAN BE DONE IF THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN ON THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT CANNOT TELL ME WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL BE FIXED AND TOLD I CAN PICK THE CAR UP AND DRIVE IT UNTIL THE CLUTCH COMES IN. OBVIOUSLY NOT CARING ABOUT THE CUS

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT STAY CLOSED AND WILL FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING IF NOT SECURED WITH ROPE. *TR

IN AUGUST OF 2014, THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR FAILED TO LATCH. DEALER FOUND THE LATCH BROKEN AND REPLACED IT. THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WAS 7,040. IN NOVEMBER OF 2014, THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR FAILED TO LATCH. DEALER FOUND THE LATCH BROKEN AND REPLACED IT. THE MILEAGE WAS 7,494. FEBRUARY 24, 2015, THE DRIVER DOOR FAILED TO LATCH, THE CAR NOW HAS 8,300 MILES ON IT. WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AS SOON AS WE CAN GET IT THERE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT WOULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AROUND A MOTORCYCLIST. IT COULD CAUSE CRITICAL INJURY OR DEATH. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND NEITHER THE FORD COMPANY NOR THE DEALER SEEM TO KNOW IF THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED, MAKE GRINDING SOUND AND HESITATED WHEN STARTING UP AND DRIVING. AT EVERY STOP LIGHT, STOP SIGN WHEN STARTING UP AGAIN, THE SAME SOUNDS, AND HESITATING WOULD OCCUR. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER WHO SAID I NEEDED ANOTHER CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION. ABOUT $3000.00. I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL, AND EXACTLY THE SAME SITUATION IS HAPPENING, THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY GAVE US A RENTAL. THE TECH CALLED YESTERDAY TO SAY THEY ARE WORKING IN IT (DAY 2) THEN THEY CALL THIS MORNING TO SAY WHAT IT IS DOING IS NORMAL. I TOLD THEM IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR TO JUST LOSE MOMENTUM THEN WHEN IT DOES GO IT LURCHES FORWARD AND STARTS GOING REAL FAST. THERE IS A PROBLEM EITHER WITH THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED AND I AM DEADLY AFRAID ITS GOING TO BE ONE OF US. FORD JUST DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

WE WERE AT A LIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN WE ACCELERATED TO APPROX. 15 MPH AND SUDDENLY WE LOST MOMENTUM. A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND US LOCKED UP ITS WHEEL AND LUCKILY WE STARTED MOVING AGAIN OR HE WOULD HAVE DRILLED US. *TR

THIS IS AT LEAST THE 12TH TIME WE HAVE TAKEN IN THE CAR OUT WHICH 2 TIMES (NOW A THIRD) THEY HAVE ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM. FORD SENT ME A LETTER ADVISING THEY WERE AWARE OF "POSSIBLE" PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THEY SAY ITS AN AUTOMATIC/MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IT CAN LEAK FROM ONE CHAMBER TO ANOTHER CAUSING GRINDING, LOSS OF MOTION ETC. THEY GAVE ALL OWNERS A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM IS I PAID FOR A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE CAR ALREADY. WE WERE TURNING A (WINDING ROAD) SLIGHT CURVE WHEN IT SOUNDED LIKE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION WAS FALLING OUT OF THE CAR AND WE LOST MOTION. THE CAR BEHIND US SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES HORN BLARING AND SWERVED JUST BARLEY MISSING US. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2013 FORD FIESTA IN AUGUST OF 2013. NOT THREE WEEKS INTO OWNING IT, WE HAD SOME TROUBLES AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. IT TURNS OUT THERE WAS A BAD FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE IT WAS BEING REPLACED, I WAS GIVEN A FORD LOANER TO DRIVE FOR ALMOST A WEEK, WHILE THEY HAD THE CAR TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP.??THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN LOOKED AT 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THE SERVICE REP SAID THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF LIQUID ON SOME PART THAT MAKES IT NOT CHANGE GEARS QUICKLY AND THAT THEY WIPED IT OFF AND IT SHOULD BE GOOD BUT THAT IT CAN COME BACK. THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID THEY REWORKED THE COMPUTER AND THE CAR NEEDS A CHANCE TO ?GET TO KNOW THE WAY I DRIVE? AND THEY SENT ME AWAY. THE THIRD TIME THEY LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT THE LOUD, CRUNCHY, JUMPY THINGS I AM EXPERIENCING ARE CALLED "NORMAL FOR THE CAR" AND THEY SEND ME AWAY. THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE AND SOMEONE HIGHER UP IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PRINTED OUT A NOTICE ABOUT FORD FIESTA TRANSMISSIONS TO ASSURE ME THAT THE SOUNDS AND JERKING I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS NORMAL WHEN WE RECEIVE THE SURVEY FOR OUR EXPERIENCE, OF COURSE WE GIVE A NEGATIVE RATING. WE DID NOT GET A SERVICE THAT WE FEEL WE WERE DUE AND THE CAR DOES NOT DRIVE AS PROMISED. THE NEXT TIME I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE SAME ISSUES, OUR REP, [XXX] TOLD ME THAT ?WE SCREWED HER ON THAT SURVEY AND THAT HER JOB IS ON THE LINE WITH THINGS LIKE THAT ? IF SHE GETS ANYTHING LOWER THAN EXCELLENT?. WE

I AM BRINGING THIS CAR IN FOR THE FIFTH TIME NOW FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. MAIN PROBLEM IS SHUDDERING, JOLTING, AND HESITATING. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 3RD FROM THE CAR HESITATING WHEN PLACING FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. I HAVE TO REPLACE CLUTCH FOR SECOND TIME, AND I ONLY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS. ....UPDATED 04/08/15 *BF *TR

THE REAR DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT LATCH SHUT OR STAY CLOSED. THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME I'M THE ONLY PERSON WHO USES THE CAR, SO I PRIMARILY USE THE DRIVER DOOR. TODAY, I OPENED AND CLOSED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TWICE, AND THE SECOND TIME I ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE IT, IT FAILED TO LATCH AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO LATCH IT SHUT SINCE. *TR

ALWAYS: LATER RESPONSE TO ACCELERATION, ROLL BACK ON HILL, AND GRINDING NOISE. DEALERS WERE NEVER ABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *TR

2013 FORD FIESTA HAS 25K MILES IT STARTED TO SHUDDERING WHEN IN REVERSE AND WHEN IN DRIVE AT ABOUT BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE TAKEN IT(6 TIMES) TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THEY HAD IT THIS TIME FOR TWO DAYS AT THEIR SHOP AND RAN DIAGNOSTICS THE DEALER TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY AS I WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE AND IT STARTED TO SHUDDER VERY HARD SO MUCH THAT I HAD TO STOP AND HAD A GET OF THE CAR. WAITED FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES BEFORE I RESTARTED, I HAVE ASK FOR TO BUY OR TRADE IN THE CAR FOR ANOTHER BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO IT I REALLY AND FED UP AND ABOUT TO KICK THE CAR TO THE CURB....PLEASE HELP *TR

THE FRONT DOORS TO MY 2013 FORD FIESTA WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY AFTER UNLOCKING, GETTING INTO MY CAR AND TRYING TO CLOSE THEM. THE LATCH WOULD NOT CLOSE, THEREFORE LEAVING MY DOORS UNABLE TO CLOSE AND MAKING THE CAR NON-DRIVABLE. TO BE FIXED, THE ENTIRE LOCKING MECHANISM NEEDED CHANGED COSTING $785 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. RECENTLY THIS PAST WEEK, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHILE I WAS GETTING READY TO TURN ONTO THE INTERSTATE TO GO TO WORK. THE DOOR SWUNG OPEN, MAKING IT VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE ON THE ROAD, AND I TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK HOME TO SWITCH TO MY WIFE'S CAR. AGAIN, THE WHOLE MECHANISM NEEDED CHANGED TO REPAIR TO THE COST OF $345 DOLLARS. A CAR THAT IS 2 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 50K SHOULD NOT HAVE BIG AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUES SUCH AS THIS. HOPEFULLY FORD WILL DO THE RIGHT THING A DO A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL. *TR

2013 FORD FIESTA HAS WATER LEAKING INTO TRUNK AREA FROM REAR SEAT TO BACK OF CAR. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER SEVEN TIMES FOR REPAIR AND STILL HAS WATER LEAK IN TRUNK AREA. ALSO VEHICLE HAS A HESITATION WHEN PULLING OUT, TRANSMISSION JERKS AND MAKES GRINDING NOISE. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWO TIMES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED TWO TIMES AND STILL HAS SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. CAR FEELS UNSAFE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, FEELS LIKE ENGINE IS GOING TO STALL. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN IT TRIES TO CHANGE GEARS. THERE IS ALSO GRINDING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE JUMPS. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN FLEMING ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2013 FORD FIESTA COMPLAINTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE PULLED OFF FROM A STOP, OR MADE TURNS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK, AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE COMMAND BUTTON ON THE STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN UPDATE. THE COMMAND BUTTON ONLY WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THE JERKING HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE NEEDED ANOTHER UPDATE AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS NORMAL FOR ONE DAY. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A NEW ISSUE, WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD SQUEAL, WHEN IT WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, OR WHEN SHE MADE TURNS. THE COMMAND BUTTON STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, AND SHE WAS INFORMED A PIN WAS BENT AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE ROTOR, WHICH CAUSED THE SQUEALING NOISE. *JB

REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILS TO STAY CLOSED. DOOR LATCH FAILS TO KEEP DOOR SHUT. *TR

THE NEW* AUTOMATIC CLUTCH SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING AND JUMPING/STUTTERING/SKIPPING THROUGH THE FIRST 1-3 GEARS. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND AM SETTING UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT FIXED/REPLACED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW WITH 7 MILES THE FIRST OCCURRENCES HAPPENED BEFORE 5K AND NOW IT HAS LESS THAN 15K MI AND IS HAPPENING AGAIN. OFTEN THE RESPONSE TO ACCELERATE IS DELAYED MAKING IT UNSAFE TO MERGE, FLOW WITH TRAFFIC, CHANGE LANES ETC. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT REAR DOOR OF MY VEHICLE FLEW OPEN RAPIDLY. I WAS AFRAID OF THE DOOR STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR INJURING MY PASSENGER AND HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER. IN ORDER TO PULL OVER SAFELY, THE PASSENGER WAS FORCED TO GRAB AHOLD OF THE DOOR SO THAT I COULD STEER THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. ONCE I REACHED THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WE EXAMINED THE DOOR, AT FIRST THINKING THAT PERHAPS IT HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY SHUT. WE DISCOVERED, IN FACT, THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THERE WAS SOME DEFECT IN THE CAR THAT CAUSED THE DOOR TO FLY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE AS-IS BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH SO WE HAD TO TIE THE DOOR SHUT FROM THE INTERIOR TO DRIVE IT HOME SAFELY. THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WAS NOT OPEN AT THAT TIME. ONCE HOME, I COULD NOT ACTIVATE THE ALARM SYSTEM SO THE CAR SAT UNLOCKED OVERNIGHT WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON. THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF BECAUSE THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP MECHANIC AS SOON AS THEY OPENED THE NEXT MORNING AND HAD TO MISS HALF A DAY OF WORK BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE. IT TOOK SEVERAL HOURS FOR THE DEALERSHIP MECHANICS TO FIX THE LATCH AND THEY REFERRED ME TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO VOICE MY COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT A DEFECT THAT CAUSED ME TO FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY PASSENGER. I FILED A CLAIM WITH FMC. TWO WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAYING THAT MY CASE HAD BEEN CLOSED. FMC OFFERED ME NO EXPLANATION OF OR RESOLUTI

I ALSO HAVE HAD ENGINE HESITATION WITH MY FIESTA SINCE THE FIRST DAYS WITH MY NEW CAR. FROM A STOP, EITHER ON A INCLINE OR FLAT SURFACE, THE CAR HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING.IT SHAKES AND GIVE YOU A FEELING OF SAFETY CONCERNS THAT IT MIGHT STALL AND NOT MOVE FORWARD. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL TAKE A VERY LONG TIME, IF AT ALL, TO ADD TO YOUR SPEED. MAINTAINING YOUR SPEED WHILE DRIVING IS ALSO IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A UNSAFE CAR AND FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS MAJOR PROBLEM BEFORE A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS. I DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO BE A STATISTIC TO BEGIN ACTION. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO ME TO BE WELL DOCUMENTED IF ALL THE DEALERSHIPS ARE PASSING ON THE COMPANY LINE FROM FORD " THAT THIS IS HOW THE FORD FIESTA OPERATES" TO THE CONSUMERS THAT COME TO THE DEALERSHIPS FOR HELP.THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IF I OR ANY OF THE OTHER AFFECTED DRIVERS WOULD HAVE KNOW WE WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE.I HOPE FORD WILL CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A TRAGEDY. *TR

DELIVERED ON 7/8/13 DEALER: JERSEY CITY FORD. DEAR FORD, WE ARE UPSET OVER THE REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2013 FORD FIESTA, BRAND NEW ON 7/18/2013. THE CAR HAS BEEN BUCKING, GRINDING AND ALMOST STALLING. WHEN WE CALLED TO COMPLAIN OR ASK QUESTIONS WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. THE NEXT CALL AND VISIT FOR REPAIR WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE NEW TRANSMISSION/ POWER SHIFT ON THE FIESTAS & FOCUS. ALSO INFORMED THERE WAS AN "OPEN RECALL" ON A PART THAT IS INVOLVED IN THE CLUTCH OF THESE NEW VEHICLES. THEY SAY IT SOUNDS/DRIVES AND FEELS LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION BUT ITS GOOD ON GAS. WELL, THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS, WE TURNED IN A 2011 FORD FOCUS SE WITH THIS SAME TRANSMISSION THAT IS IN THE 2013 CARS AND NO WAY DID WE HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. HERE ARE THE FOLLOWING TIMES WE WENT TO JC FORD REPAIR: OCT 18, 2013 - SAME DAY STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. MAY 2, 2014 - OIL CHANGE, COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION BUT NOT ON DOCUMENTS. MAY 21, 2014 - LEFT CAR FOR A REBOOT OF ELECTRONICS ON THE CAR AND PICKED THE VEHICLE UP ON MAY 23, 2014. THEY ORDERED PART DUE TO "HESITATION AND SHUTTER" IN TRANSMISSION (THEY SAID IT WAS THE CLUTCH; OPEN RECALL ON A PART). MAY 28, 2014 LEFT VEHICLE AT FORD FOR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS AND REBOOT OF ELECTRONICS, PICKED VEHICLE UP ON JUNE 4, 2014. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE CAR ON JUNE 4TH, 2014, MY WIFE PULLED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WENT 3 BLOCKS AND TURNED BACK TO THE FORD GARAGE. [XXX], THE REPAIR SECTION MANAGER CALLED THE MECHANIC THAT DID THE REPAIR AND HAD HIM

I BOUGHT A NEW 2013 FIESTA IN 6/13. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE 3/14. THE CAR SHAKES, SHIFTS AND LOOSES POWER WHEN TAKING OFF. THESE PROBLEMS ARE A GREAT CONCERN TO ME SINCE I HAVE 2 KIDS AND I AM AFRAID WE ARE NOT SAFE IN THIS CAR. IN ONE INSTANCE CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY REAR ENDED BY SOMEONE. IN OTHER INSTANCE THE CAR SHAKE WHILE WAITING ON A RED LIGHT AND THEN NO POWER TO TAKE OFF. THESE ARE REALLY BIG PROBLEMS THAT PUT A PERSON AT A VERY HIGH RISK FOR ACCIDENTS. I HAVE BEEN TO FORD DEALER IN PITTSBURGH CA MORE THAN 7 TIMES RELATED TO MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND ALL THEY DO IS PUT FLUID/OIL AND CLEAN PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION/ CLUTCH AND HONESTLY IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR TO HAVE A SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY KIDS AND THIS IS NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING. I AM ALWAYS SCARED I AM GOING TO HIT SOMEONE OR THAT I AM GOING TO GOING TO GET HIT BECAUSE THE CAR CANT TAKE OFF . *TR

ON THE VEHICLE THERE IS A FLAW IN LOCK OUT SAFETY SYSTEM. WHEN KEY IS IN IGNITION AND CAR RUNNING IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOCK YOUR SELF OUT. HERE'S HOW. WITH KEY IN IGNITION AND DRIVER DOOR OPEN. ENGAGE THE LOCK BUTTON FROM KEY FOB. STEP OUT SIDE VEHICLE AND CLOSE DOOR. YOU OUR NOW LOCKED OUT OF YOUR RUNNING VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE. I ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE LOCK BUTTON WHILE TRYING TO ENGAGE THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON FROM KEY FOB. NOTE. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN TRUNK IS FROM KEY FOB AS WELL AS ENGAGING BUTTON LOCATED OUTSIDE AS LONG AS ALL DOORS ARE UNLOCKED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOUR VEHICLE IS IN WEATHER THAT COULD BE HARMFUL TO SMALL CHILDREN OR ANIMALS. *TR