Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2013 record →
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHILE WE ATE DINNER. WHEN WE STARTED IT, HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. DROVE HOME USING HIGH BEAMS. UPON INSPECTION DISCOVERED HEADLIGHT RELAY WAS CORRODED. RESEARCH YIELDED A RECALL IN ATLANTIC CANADA FOR THE SAME ISSUE (19S28) BUT FORD USA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE. WHEN WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE TECH SAID HE'D SEEN THE ISSUE BEFORE. RESOLVED BY REPLACING THE BATTERY JUNCTION BOX AT GREAT EXPENSE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED RIGHT AFTER AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE DUE TO A SENSOR OR AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. IT APPEARS TO BE CORROSION AT THE RELAY. THE HIGH BEAMS STILL FUNCTION. THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THIS PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED KOONS FORD OF BALTIMORE LOCATED AT (6970 SECURITY BLVD, WOODLAWN, MD 21244) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.
THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY LIGHT RANDOMLY COMING ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, MAKING ONE BELIEVE THE VEHICLE'S CHARGING SYSTEM IS IN NEED OF REPAIR. WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED IT WAS RECOMMENDED SINCE I WAS TRAVELING CLOSE TO 200 MILES EVERYDAY, THAT I HAVE THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AS IT WAS THOUGHT A DIODE WAS GOING OUT. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THIS LIGHT COME ON AND ILLUMINATE, MAKING YOU THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM. EVEN WHEN LIGHT IS ON THE CHARGING SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD. ALL COMPONENTS ARE GOOD. IT RANDOMLY COMES ON AND STAYS ON, UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, SOMETIMES A COUPLE CYCLES OF THE KEY IS NEEDED. I HAVE SEEN ON FORUMS WHERE OWNERS HAVE PAID SOME MAJOR DOLLARS TRACKING THIS ISSUE. PROBLEM IS SINCE IT IS RANDOM, THE CAR'S DRIVER DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER THERE IS AN ISSUE OR NOT. THE ALTERNATOR ITSELF WITHOUT LABOR WAS AROUND $300 (ESTIMATED). ISSUE USUALLY OCCURS AT STARTUP AND REMAINS UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. ISSUE LAST OCCURRED ON THE MORNING OF 02/19/ 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 AM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER IN THE PARK POSITION, THE WHEELS REMAINED SPINNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRESTIGE FORD OF MOUNT DORA 17701 US-441, MT DORA, FL 32757, (352) 357-5522 TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY THE DEALER AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL AND ALSO THAT THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING FROM A STOP POSITION THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND HESITATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED WOODY SMITH FORD 535 S YELLOWSTONE HWY, REXBURG, ID 83440 (208) 356-3636, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
THE VEHICLE IS STRAINING TO PICK BACK UP SPEED ONCE IT COMES TO A STOP OR SLOWS DOWN. THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION ON THE DRIVER SIDE. IT SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE SWITCHING OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE IT'S A DUAL TRANSMISSION I'M SUSPECTING SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH THE CLUTCH THERE SEEMS TO BE A SHUTTER.
DUE TO LACK OF SEALER PREVENTING OUTSIDE DEBRIS FROM ENTER THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. CORROSION SETS IN AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH DAY TIME DRIVING LIGHTS WHILE NOT EFFECTING HIGH BEAMS. UNEXPECTED SCENARIOS SHOWED THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, WITH A HIGHER LIKELIHOOD DURING COLD TEMPERATURES WITH FREEZING PARTICIPATION
HEADLIGHTS ON 2013 FORD FIESTA BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE LOW BEAM LIGHT RELAY WAS SO BADLY CORRODED THAT IT HAD BROKEN OFF INSIDE THE FUSE BOX, MAKING THE RELAY IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE. THE CORROSION APPEARS TO BE A RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW ALLOWING MOISTURE IN THE FUSE BOX. CANADA HAS A SIMILAR RECALL REFERENCE NUMBER 19S28 ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE.
CAR REMAINS STUTTERING IDILING HIGH THEN LOW ATEMPS TO SHUT OFF FROM TIME TO TIME, I HAVE TAKING VEHICLE TO GET CHECKED AT LOCAL FORD DEALER ONLY WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS TCM FAILURE OR MAL FUNCTION, THEY REPAIR THE PART IF IT'S AVAILABLE BUT NOW CAR STILL DOES THE SAME THING ONLY DIFFERENCE NO ONCHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON NOW ALL REPAIR HAS TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET BECAUSE THEY SAY NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED SONRHWY HAVE TO GUESS WHATBITNIS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FROM THIS MODEL VEHICLE EVEN HAD A CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS WHICH I DIDN'T PARTAKE IN AND FORD JUST WON'T RECALL THIS STUPID VEHICLE. I TRUSTED FORD AND FINANCED THIS CAR FOR WHAT IT EVENTUALLY WILL GET US HURT OR EVEN KILLED.
THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTTERING WHEN DRIVING. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND NOW THE CAR IS SAYING TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION NOW. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 2 MONTHS!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. ROUSH FORD (5575 KEIN CIRCLE, COLUMBUS, OH) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
IM NOT SURE IF I HAVE SELECTED CORRECT OPTIONS. BUT ALL I KNOW IS WHEN I SLOW MY CAR AND THEY TRY TO ACCELERATE THE CAR DOES NOT SPEED UP IMMEDIATELY IT TAKE FEW MINUTES. HENCE I HAVE TO ACCELERATE MORE TO MAKE THE CAR RUNNING. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE. QUITE DIFFICULT WHILE SWITCHING LANES ON HIGHWAYS OR TAKING TURNS. SPECIALLY DRIVING IN WINTER IS SCARY. I FIND THE CAR VERY UNPREDICTABLE. I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICING CENTRE IN TORONTO CA AT DUFFERIN FOR THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED AND THE ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. AFTER INFORMING THEM THEY JUST DISREGARDED SAYING THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL FORD. THINKING IM A WOMEN AND DONT UNDERSTAND MUCH OF CARS I FORGOT ABOUT IT. EVEN WHEN IT RAINS WHILE APPLYING A BRAKE IT STARTLES AND DOESN'T STOP IMMEDIATELY. THIS ISSUE WAS ALSO DISCUSSED WITH THE FORD CENTRE AT DUFFERIN ST IN TORONTO. I SOMETIMES FEAR TO DRIVE MY CAR AS I HAVE MY CHILD AND PETS ALONG WITH ME. THIS IS ONGOING THING DAILY SO CANT SPECIFY WHICH DATE EXACTLY AS WHENEVER WE DRIVE WE HAVE THIS ISSUE.
FORD FIESTAS HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS DUE TO THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION FORD INSTALLED IN THE CARS. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO HAVE MAJOR DELAYED ACCELERATION, SPORADIC JERKING WHILE DRIVING, SHUDDERING UPON ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD TO DROVE OFF THE ROAD MULTIPLE TIMES, INCLUDING TONIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, TO AVOID BEING HIT WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS OR ROADS DUE TO THIS DELAY IN ACCELERATION AND I KNOW IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I'M IN AN ACCIDENT. FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WITH ANOTHER ONE THAT DOES THE SAME THING IN LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER BEING INSTALLED. DON'T WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO GET HURT OR KILLED DUE TO FORD'S NEGLACANCGE IN THEIR TERRIBLE DESIGN OF THESE VEHICLES.
DOOR LOCK CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MANY. ONLY 1 LOCK TO 4 DOORS THAT LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON IS IN DASHBOARD JUST BEFORE THE RADIO. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. KEY WAS NOT ON IGNITION I GOT IN VEHICLE SHUT THE DOOR AND LOCKED IT. I MISPLACED MY KEYS INSIDE CAR I TRIED GETTING OUT BY PRESSING UNLOCK.WHILE THE IGNITION WAS OFF AND VEHICLE DID NOT UNLOCK NO SOUND NOTHIN. I PANICKED NONE OF THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN UNTIL I FOUND KEY AND TURNED IGNITION TO OPEN DOORS. SOMETIMES IT DOES OPEN BUT I CAN'T IMAGINE IF MY CHILD WOULD GET STUCK IN THE CAR FOR NOT HAVING DOOR LOCKS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE REAR DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED, THE "LEFT DOOR OPEN" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED, AND A BEEPING NOISE WAS DETECTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BANNER FORD (6300 FRONTAGE RD, MONROE, LA 71202, (318) 388-3300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCH WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15B246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,393.*DT *DL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KUNES COUNTRY FORD STATELINE SUPERSTORE OF ANTIOCH (847-395-3900, LOCATED AT 104 ROUTE 173, ANTIOCH, IL 60002) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DUAL CLUTCH ACCELERATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000.
THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY ROUGH WHEN SHIFTING, HESITATING, SKIPPING, DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY OR EASILY. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AND BEEN TOLD OTHER TRANSMISSIONS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ON NOVEMBER 3 2019 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THE WARNING MESSAGE SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE SERVICED.
AIR BAG LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY
MY CAR HAS HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES UNDER THE WARRANTY BUT AM STILL HAVING ISSUES, EVEN AFTER ALL THE SERVICES AND NOW I AM OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY & THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS DUE TO THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN THE FORD FIESTAS. I WAS FIRST TOLD IT WAS A LIFETIME WARRANTY BUT TURNS OUT THEY JUST EXTENDED IT TO 150,000 MILES, WHICH I WAS BARELY OVER. I EXPERIENCED LUNGING FORWARD, LOSS OF POWER AND WHAT SOUNDS LIKE METAL SCRAPING AGAINST METAL.
THIS CAR HAS BEEN TRASH EVERY SINCE I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS CAR SERVICED SO MANY TIMES FOR SO MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. MY COMPLAINT TODAY IS THE COMPRESSOR HAS GONE OUT PLUS IT IS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN I TURN ON THE HEATER. ANY SUGGESTIONS? HAS ANY ONE ELSE COMPLAINED? IF YOU CHECK THE HISTORY ON THIS CAR YOU WILL FIND ALL THE TROUBLE I HAVE HAD TO ADDRESS?
4/2019 FOUND OUT ABOUT DOOR RECALL. QUIRK FORD SAID THEY FIXED ALL 4 DOORS BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 9/2016 HOWEVER 4/2019 MY BACK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE AND I COULD NOT LOCK THE DOOR. IT KEPT OPENING WHILE DRIVING. FIXED IT. 10/19 MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND THE CABLE IN THE DOOR BROKE AS WELL. KEPT OPENING WHEN DRIVING EVEN THOUGH I TIED IT WITH A CORD. NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE DOORS PRIOR TO THE LATCHES FAILING. GOT THIS FIXED I AM AFRAID THIS MAY HAPPEN WITH THE OTHER DOORS AND RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I FEEL THEY ARE STILL USING DEFECTIVE LATCHES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS, INCLUDING THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS, ILLUMINATED AND CONTINUOUSLY FLASHED. ALSO, THE RPMS ERRONEOUSLY REVVED HIGH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. RED HILL FORD (602 MAIN ST, RED HILL, PA) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-24520897. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT HAD A BUNGEE CORD ATTACHED TO THE DOOR TO KEEP IT SHUT. ALSO, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPRINGFIELD FORD LINCOLN (50 BALTIMORE PIKE, SPRINGFIELD, PA 19064, (610) 544-0700), BUT WAS DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-[XXX AND XXX], BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.*DT ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB
LOW LAMP HEADLIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AT NIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO GET HEAD LAMPS REPLACED, HAD TO HAVE DIAGNOSTIC RUN AND FOUND THAT THE FUSE AND FUSE BOX WERE CORRODED TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPLACED.
RECEIVED A COSTUMER SERVICE LETTER (15B22/19N07) STATING ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION TCM AND TO BRING CAR INTO DEALER FOR EVALUATION/FIX. ONCE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD WE NEEDED TO PAY $200 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OF THE CAR TO SEE IF IT IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE SUCH AS SKIPPING GEARS, LOSS OF POWER AND THE CAR EVEN STALLING OUT. IF THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE DUE TO DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION I FEEL I AS A CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY A DIME TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM. I AM AWARE OF A LARGE NEWS STORY THAT INVOLVED THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION ISSUES RESULTING IN SEVERAL DEATHS DUE TO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE "SERVICE IMMEDIATELY" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MEL HAMBELTON FORD (11771 W KELLOGG AVE, WICHITA, KS 67209, (316) 462-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SENSOR FAILED ON THE THROTTLE BODY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE BODY, ELECTRICAL SENSORS, ACCELERATION PEDAL AND SENSORS WERE ALL REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE NETWORK WIRING. *JS
STILL HAVING PROBLEMS SHAKING AND SHUDDERING. LACK OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE FREEWAY.
MY VEHICLE KEEP LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THEN SLOWLY BUT SURELY, I WASN'T ABLE TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. THE CAR WOULD "SHUDDER" IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED RUNNING LOUD. FINALLY, I THINK BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE FLUID LEAK DESPITE ME CONTINUOUSLY ADDING FLUID, THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. I HAD ASKED AROUND AND WAS TOLD MY GEARBOX NEEDED TO BE OILED AND HAVE THE OIL CHANGED, GEAR SHIFT NEEDED REPAIR OR THE INPUT OR OUTPUT FOR THE FRONT END NEEDED REPAIRING.
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR SHUTTERS THEN IT LOOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING
THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WITH "ENGINE MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW" MESSAGE APPEARING ON THE DASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT WILL SPORADICALLY COME ON AND GO OFF. IT APPEARS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AFTER READING VARIOUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL OF VEHICLE, BUT YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED, ONLY TSB'S. THERE ARE PENDING LAWSUITS AS WELL - FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE FOR A KNOWN ISSUE AT $350+ THIS NEEDS TO BE CONVERTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS UNSTABLE, AND UNSAFE. IF FORD WON'T FIX THIS, I WILL BE FORCED TO FIND AN ATTORNEY.
I HAVE OWNED MY CAR SINCE 2017 AND I WAS THE 5TH OWNER BY 43K MILES DUE TO THE ISSUES THIS CAR HAS HAD. ITS NOW WORKING ON ITS 4TH CLUTCH REPLACEMENT SINCE 43K MILES AND IT ONLY HAS 99400K MILES ON IT . IT NOW HAS A DISTINCT WHINE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND FORD JUST CONTINUES TO KICK ME OUT THE DOOR LIKE NOTHINGS WRONG . THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME LEFT AND RIGHT FOR SOMETHING THAT ISNT MY ISSUE . I ALSO HAVE INCLUDED THE WARRANTY REPAIR HISTORY ON THE VEHICLE
VEHICLE SHAKES AND SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION. IT HAS LOUD NOISE AND DECREASED SPEED WHILE ON RAMPS OR INCLINES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A LOT AND WOULD OVERHEAT WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. THERE WAS ALSO A FLUID LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE.
LOCKS FLEW OPEN AGAIN WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS TIME THE LOCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DOOR OPENED SUDDENLY AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS CAR. I REPORTED IT BUT IT SEEMS THERE WAS NO FEEDBACK FROM THIS WEBSITE EITHER. NOBODY CALLED OR EMAILED.
TRANSMISSION JERKS AND SHUDDERS WHEN THE CAR GETS HOT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY AND WHEN THE CAR GOES UPHILL IT ROLLS BACKWARDS.
DELAYED SHIFT AT TAKEOFF; SHUDDER AND SLOW SPEEDS AT ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HESITATES TO ACCELERATE; SHUDDERS, AND RATTLES. *RECALL REPROGRAM OF PCM AND TCM TWICE
WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET OR OTHERWISE, MY CAR'S ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY JERK AND SLOW DOWN. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL NOT GO OVER 30MPH. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN SLAMMED INTO SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED. I'VE TAKEN IT IN TWICE AND HAD THE GAS PEDAL REPLACED AS THE COMPUTER PICKS UP A PROBLEM BETWEEN THE CHIP AND THE COMPUTER. AND BOTH TIMES THE NEW PART HAS FAILED. I'VE LOOKED INTO THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM ACROSS THE BOARD, AND A DANGEROUS ONE CONSIDERING FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM
WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY PASSENGER DOOR OPENED AS IT HAD NOT LATCHED. MECHANISM APPARENTLY BROKE FOR NO REASON AND DOOR WILL NOT LATCH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER MAKING A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEWEY FORD (3055 SE DELAWARE AVE, ANKENY, IA 50021, 515-963-9575) WHERE THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED THREE OR FOUR TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND CRACKLES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON.
THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH ON MY 2013 FORD FIESTA SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. THE FORD GARAGE SAID IT WOULD BE $306.83 + TAX TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. THE CURRENTLY BROKEN PART REPLACED A RECALLED DOOR LATCH IN 2016, BUT APPARENTLY ONLY HAD A 2 YEAR WARRANTY. THE DOOR LATCH BROKE FOR THE SAME REASON AS THE 2015-2016 RECALL, BUT THERE IS NO CURRENTLY SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PART. I SHUT THE DOOR AND THOUGHT IT WAS CLOSED. AFTER DRIVING 4 MILES, I OPENED THE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT CLOSE/LATCH PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS BACKING UP WHEN THE ALERT DINGED ON THE DASH SAYING THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPEN. THE ALERT DID NOT SOUND WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED, WHICH CONCERNS ME THAT THE WIND CAUGHT THE OPENING OF THE DOOR WHILE GOING IN REVERSE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS JUST AS FAULTY AS THE RECALLED DOOR LATCH.
THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING. IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AS WELL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE CONTACT FELT AN EXPLOSION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF ANY WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED BESIDES THE AIR BAG INDICATOR, WHICH WAS ALREADY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD OF ORANGE (1350 W. KATELLA AVENUE, ORANGE, CA 92867, 888-697-3989) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, JERKS, FALLS INTO NEUTRAL AT HIGH SPEEDS AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN LESS THAN A YEAR. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESES DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS
DPS6 TRANSMISSION SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL & NOT GOING BACK INTO GEAR ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS STARTING FROM WHEN I PURCHASED THE PRE-OWNED CAR, JANUARY 2019. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD.
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS UNEVENLY IN LOWER GEARS AND CAUSES THE CAR TO SHUDDER WITH SLOWED ACCELERATION, THIS HAPPENS EVERY USE. SOMETIMES, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND IT SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING, UPON PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE REVS BUT THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS IS TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY PERFORMED MAINTENANCE TO THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.
ELECTRICAL FUSE BLOCK INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS RUSTED THROUGHOUT ENTIRE FUSE BLOCK. VEHICLE SPORADICALLY FAILS TO START, DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP DOES NOT WORK, AND AIR CONDITIONING IS BLOWING HOT AIR.
THE CAR HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS AND HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING PROPERLY
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE CAR STALLING WHEN ACCELERATING WHILE TRYING TO COMPLETE TURNS IN TRAFFIC DURING TURN SIGNALS. I HAVE AT ONE POINT A SITUATION AT A STOP LIGHT WHERE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND CAR WENT FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. ADDITIONALLY SINCE ALMOST THE BEGINNING OF THE VEHICLE IT HAS RUN ROUGH, SOMETIMES HAVING DIFFICULTY CHANGING GEARS, MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WHERE IT STALLED WHEN ACCELERATING ON INTERSTATE. HAD 2 DIFFERENT REPAIRS TO REVIEW PROBLEM, INCLUDING FORD COMPUTER FIX THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HELP, BUT DID NOT. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THESE INSTANCES. INSTANCE I DEMOTED ON CALENDAR INVOLVED VEHICLE STALLING AT TURNS WHICH HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AS WELL
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