2013 Ford Fiesta complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED SEVERELY. A WARNING MESSAGE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE SERVICED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROGRAM WAS UPDATED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

AT 18,250 MILES, REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED. DOOR NEEDED TO BE TIED CLOSED IN ORDER TO TRAVEL TO DEALERSHIP ON 09/12/14 FOR REPAIR. ON 9/12/15 FRONT DOOR LATCH WAS REPLACED PER RECALL. OTHER DOORS INSPECTED. ON 1/20/15 THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR LATCH FAILED ON THE CAR WHILE MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO GET HOME, SHE HAD TO REACH ACROSS THE PASSENGER SEAT AND HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE DRIVING. I CAN NOT FOR MY LIFE THINK OF A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A YOUNG DRIVER. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR THE LATCH TO BE REPLACED. THE ONLY DOCUMENTATION THAT I HAVE ARE REPAIR ORDERS FROM THE INCIDENCES. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED TO HAVE THEM SENT TO YOU.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE CAR HESITATES AND THEN LUNGES FORWARD, AND SHUTTERS. WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL OR TURNING CORNERS THE CAR SHUTTERS. WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR MAKES NOISES DUE TO THE SHIFT FORKS. WHEN AT A STOP WITH THE CAR RUNNING AND IN THE DRIVE POSITION, OR WHEN STOPPED ON A FLAT SURFACE THE CAR ROLLS IN REVERSE. AS MY SON WAS WALKING BEHIND THE CAR WHILE IT WAS IN PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE THE CAR ROLLED BACK AND HIT MY SON.

2013 FORD FIESTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WENT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY AND GET A RESOLUTION FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE AND JERK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TCM (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE) SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,500.

WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR IN A LOW GEAR (USUALLY STUCK IN TRAFFIC OR LEAVING A PARKING LOT) IT WILL FLASH SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS AND THE COMPUTER CONSOLE WILL SAY "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, SERVICE NOW." THEN THE CAR WILL STOP RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL ENTIRELY. I CAN USUALLY GET IT TO RESPOND AGAIN BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON AGAIN. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THIS WILL WORK, BUT IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT STALLS OUT AGAIN. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR (STILL UNDER WARRANTY) BACK TO FORD FOR THIS SAME ISSUE 5 TIMES NOW, AND EACH TIME THEY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION MODULE. EACH TIME, AFTER SOME TIME (SHORTEST: 2 DAYS, LONGEST: FOUR MONTHS) THE SAME STALLING OUT PRESENTS IN THE SAME WAY. I'VE BROKEN DOWN/STALLED OUT IN PARKING LOTS, ON SURFACE STREETS, AND ON MAJOR FREEWAYS: EACH TIME IN TRAFFIC. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN AUGUST OF 2015, THEN 12/11/15, 12/15/15, 12/18/15 AND 1/14/15.

I WAS UNAWARE ABOUT THE FORD FIESTAS HAVING A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS. MY CAR HESITATES , JERKS AND HARD TO ACCELERATE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO SCHOOL AND TO WORK AND ALSO IT HAS BEEN AT FORD SERVICE CENTER MANY TIMES FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT'S JUST HOW FORD MADE THE CAR AND JUST ACCELERATE MORE

THIS IS THE 3RD FOLLOW-UP IN REGARDS TO COMPLAINT #'S 10639225 & 10744924. THE FOLLOWING IS MY SPECIFIC EVENT TIMELINE. FIRST EVENT (17SEP2013) 1ST TRANSMISSION SHUDDER...2ND CLUTCH INSTALLED, SECOND EVENT (30SEP2014) 2ND TRANS SHUDDER...CV JOINT LEAKING, THIRD EVENT (10NOV2014) 3RD TRANS SHUDDER...NO DEALER ACTION, FOURTH EVENT (10JUN2015) 4TH TRANS SHUDDER...NO DEALER ACTION, FIFTH EVENT (29JUL2015) 5TH TRANS SHUDDER...FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM REPLACED, SIXTH EVENT (12SEP2015) 6TH TRANS SHUDDER...3RD CLUTCH INSTALLED, SEVENTH EVENT (5JAN2016) TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T SHIFT...TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED. ALL THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS (CONCERNING THIS TRANSMISSION), ALL THE ISSUES I'VE DETAILED ABOVE (FOR A 3 YEAR OLD, NORMALLY OPERATED CAR), AND NOTHING MORE IS BEING DONE HERE? WAS NOTHING LEARNED FROM THE GM DEBACLE?? THIS CARS DESIGN IS FLAWED AND HOLDS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT THAT FORD JUST QUIETLY THROWS PARTS AT AND EVERYONE'S OK! THANK YOU!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE IN PARK, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BUCKLE DOWN IN ORDER TO GET THE SEAT BELT TO LATCH. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS, THE RADIO AND INSTRUMENT DASHBOARD HAVE BEEN FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY AND CAR LOSING POWER. BROUGHT TO FORD DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM DURING TEST DRIVE. IN ADDITION TO THE PROBLEMS LISTED EARLIER, NOW THE TCS OFF KEEPS ON FLASHING EVEN WHEN CAR IS IDLE.

FORD FIESTA (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HAS A TRANSMISSION SHUTTER WITH INITIAL TAKEOFF, AND WHEN SHIFTING GEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHILE, AT A COMPLETE STOP THE TRANSMISSION JERKED VIOLENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE ACCELERATION SLOWLY AND SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

I TOOK MY 2013 FORD FIESTA IN TO GET THE OIL CHANGED AND TO DETERMINE WHY THE CAR WAS MAKING A GRINDING/SHUTTER/TUGGING NOISE/FEELING ON FEBRUARY 16, 2015 TO RANDALL REED'S PRESTIGE FORD, 3601 SOUTH SHILOH ROAD, GARLAND, TX 75041. I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CLUTCH AND THAT IT WOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. PRESTIGE FORD DID THE WORK ON MARCH 6, 2015 AND REPLACED THE CLUTCH. A WEEK LATER THE CAR WAS STILL MAKING THE GRINDING/SHUTTER/TUGGING FEELING . I RETURNED TO PRESTIGE FORD AND THE CLUTCH WAS ON BACK ORDER. PRESTIGE FORD REPLACED THE CLUTCH A SECOND TIME ON MAY 14, 2015. 5 STAR FORD HAS REPLACED THE CLUTCH A THIRD TIME ON DEC. 14, 2015 AND IT IS STILL MAKING THE GRINDING NOISE AND THEY FAILED TO PUT WATER IN THE COOLING RESERVOIR AND THE CHECK ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT IS ON.

THE TRANSMISSION STUTTERS, GRINDS, SLOW TO ENGAGE CAN ALSO POP INTO GEAR HARD WHEN EXCELLERATING OR HESTITATES WHEN EXCELLERATING. IT ALSO ALLOWS THE CAR TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN STATIONARY. TWO TIMES IN THE SHOP AND THE EXPLANATION IS NEEDS NEW PARTS, THEN HAS TO LEARN HOW TO BE A TRANSMISSIONJ AGAIN. WHAT??? IT HAS ONLY 14K MILE ON IT.

HESITATES, GRINDS, SHUTTERS, LURCHES WHEN EXCELLERATING FROM A STOP OR SLOW SPEED. IT ALSO ROLLS BACK FROM A LEVEL STOP SOMETIMES WHEN YOU SWITH YOUR FOOT FROM BRAKE TO GAS. IT HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP AT LEAST TWICE BUT CONTINUES THE SAME THINGS. THE EXPLANATION IS THAT AFTER ITS WORKED ON IT RESETS AND HAS TO LEARN HOW TO SHIFT AS TRANSMISSION AGAIN.

I INITALLY LEASED, AND THEN PURCHASED, A 2013 FORD FIESTA. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD A THE TRANSMISSION PIECES REPLACED ONCE AND THE VEHICLE IS BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE CAN BE SO MANY RECALLS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION BUT NO RECALL OF THE CAR ITSELF. IT LURCHES FORWARD, WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR ALMOST STOPPED CAR. I'VE HAD MANY NEAR MISSES AND FEEL INCREDIBLY UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR ONLY DROVE FOR A FEW THOUSAND MILES BEFORE THE PROBLEMS CREPT BACK UP, POSSIBLY EVEN WORSE THAN BEFORE.

HAVE TAKEN THE 2013 FIESTA INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR LACK OF POWER, NOT ACCELERATING, SLUGGISH FEEL BETWEEN GEARS SHIFTING. EACH TIME IT HAS EITHER BEEN REPROGRAMMED OR I WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND! IT IS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015, WE ARE TAKING IT IN BECAUSE THIS LAST TIME THE CAR NEARLY STALLED ON MY DAUGHTER AS SHE TRIED TO GO AROUND A VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE, AND SHE WAS AT FULL SPEED BUT TRIED ACCELERATING. THIS WILL BE 4 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE JERKS OR STOPS . VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN MOTION, ALL THE TIME ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY ALSO WHEN TURNING

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS WORKED ON IT TWICE WITHOUT REPAIRING IT. IT IS IN FOR A THIRD TIME AND THE PLAN IS TO REPLACE THE SAME PART THEY REPLACED LAST TIME. THE PROBLEM BEGAN AT 10,000 MILES AND REOCCURS EVERY 10,000 MILES. THOUGH THE CAR REMAINS UNDER WARRANTY, THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATIONS THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY FORD IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOME ONE GETS KILLED.

BUZZING, THUMPING, FLUTTERING THROUGH SPEAKERS - EVEN WITH ENGINE OFF. NOISE CAN BE EXTREMELY LOUD AND OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE DEALER STATED THE RADIO TESTED BAD AND THE RADIO WAS REPLACED. ALSO, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE DOOR LATCH. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION, OPENED CAR DOOR AFTER WORK IN PARKING LOT AND HEARD LOUD STATIC COMING FROM RADIO/AUDIO SYSTEM (THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BUT THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS THE WORST). PLEASE NOTE THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING UP THE 55 MILES PER HOUR AND ALSO WHILE THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED - KEY NOT IN IGNITION. I HEAR 'CRACKING AND POPPING' REGULARLY AND SOMETIMES THE VOLUME IS TERRIFYING AND STARTLING. IT COULD ACTUALLY CAUSE AN AUTO CRASH - THINK ABOUT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AUDIO SYSTEM STARTS BLARING STATIC AT 10+ UNEXPECTEDLY... MY RADIO/CD PLAYER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND IF IT DOES WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES, I WILL HEAR LOUD CRACKING AND LOUD POPPING AND THEN THE RADIO/CD CUTS OFF. THE CAR FEELS 'ELECTRIFIED' (THE HAIR ON MY ARMS HAS RAISED). I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE NOTICED HUNDREDS OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS ARE WRITING ABOUT EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. RECALL HELP MUCH APPRECIATED BECAUSE SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT WITH THE FORD CARS EXPERIENCING THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. PLEASE NOTE WHILE THESE ELECTRICAL/AUDIO STATIC PROBLEMS ARE GOING ON, THE SYNC SYSTEM HASN'T BEEN FULLY OPERATIONAL EITHER. MY STATE DOES NOT ALLOW DRIVING WITH CELLPHONES SO AN UNAVAILABLE SYNC SYSTEM IS NOT ONLY A PAIN BUT PREVENTS COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCTOBER 2014. IT WAS A WEEK LATER I NOTICED THE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT I WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL THAT IT WOULD EITHER JERK OR TAKE A SECOND JUST TOO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. I TOOK IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS TERRIBLE AND SAID THEY FIXED IT. HOWEVER WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN SANDY, UTAH ON STATE STREET WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND I HAD TO GET IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY WOULDN'T TAKE ANY OWNERSHIP OF THE ISSUE. THEY SAID IT WAS A "COINCIDENCE". THEY FIXED IT AND I DIDN'T HAVE AN ISSUE UNTIL TWO MONTHS LATER THE ISSUE STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN WITH THE JERKING FORWARD AND FEELING THAT IT WAS LURCHING FORWARD.

TRANSMISSION IS JUNK. JERKING AND SPUTTERING GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. UNSAFE, HAS BEEN TO FORD 3 OR MORE TIMES FOR THIS AND THEY CAN'T FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT ALL DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE CAR ALMOST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN WE TRIED TO CROSS THE ROAD FROM A STOP SIGN. IT FELT LIKE IT HAD NO POWER TO MOVE. WE FINALLY WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE MANEUVER BUT THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT WAS PRETTY HIGH AS THE OTHER CARS WERE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REMAINING LATCHES WOULD NOT BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT ALL LATCHES WOULD NOT BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE ADDITIONAL LATCHES WOULD BE REPLACED IF THEY FAILED. THE PART WAS AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

BUCKING, KICKING, JERKING, HARSH ENGAGEMENT, AND DELAYED ACCELERATION AND LURCHING - ROLLS BACKWARDS ON HILLS - TRANSMISSION REBUILD TWO TIMES AND REPLACED IN 24000 MILES, THESE CARS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. FORD WILL NOT DISCUSS AND JUST KEEPS DENY. THEY WILL NOT RETURN OUR CALLS - PLEASE HELP ALSO, ALL DOOR PAWL SPRING TAB LATCHES HAVE FAILED MORE THEN ONCE.

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, WHERE MY SON SITS IN HIS BOOSTER, STOPPED CLOSING ONE AFTERNOON ON OUR WAY TO HIS SOCCER GAME. I USED A PIECE OF ROPE TO TIE THE DOOR ACROSS THE CAR TO THE DOOR OPPOSITE UNTIL I COULD GET MY CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SAW AN ARTICLE REGARDING OTHER 2013 FORD FIESTA'S HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SINCE I WAS THERE I LET THEM KNOW THAT MY CAR, WHICH ONLY HAD 15K MILES ON IT, HAS A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION. WHEN I ACCELERATE I HEAR AN AIRY SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I LOSE POWER SO THAT I ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ADVISED WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THAT THE LOCK WAS A RECALL ITEM AS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM THAT THEY FIXED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THEY CHECKED FOR THE AIRY SOUND THEY FOUND I HAVE A BAD TRANSMISSION. MY SERVICE REP SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR 30 DAYS. THAT WAS MAY 2015. TODAY IS 11/2/2015 AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL TIMES IF I COULD HAVE A RENTAL CAR OR BORROW A CAR FROM FORD UNTIL MY TRANSMISSION IS FIXED DUE TO THE LOW ACCELERATION AND HAVE BEEN TOLD TIME AND AGAIN THAT THEY CAN NOT "AUTHORIZE" IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR POPPED OPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A MANUFACTURERS RECALL ON THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURES DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

CAR IS STALLING AND CHUGGING AT LOW SPEEDS. CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND WILL JUMP/SKIP. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. CAR WAS ORIGINALLY TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE 09/2014 AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FLUID IN THE CLUTCH WAS LEAKY. PROBLEMS REEMERGED IN 02/2015 & 04/30. DEALER DETERMINED CAR WAS RUNNING TO FORD SPECIFICATIONS. CAR CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT SAME ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHUTTERED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ......UPDATED 04/01/16 *BF CONSUMER STATED CAR HAS SUDDEN JERKY ACCELERATION ALSO PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION CONTINUES. UPDATED 05/22/18*JB

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING CONSTANTLY. WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS PREVENTING ITS FROM CATCHING THE FIRST TWO GEARS. ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT CLOSE. THE DOOR ALL OF A SUDDEN CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE.

THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES THAT MY TRANSMISSION, WHILE IN MOTION, HAS STUTTERED, STALLED, OR BEEN COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. IN LOW GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDS AS IF IT IS GRINDING METAL CANS. WHEN MY CAR STUTTERS OR JERKS SEEMINGLY OUT OF NOWHERE, MY LIGHTS AND DASH WILL FLICKER AS WELL. BOTH MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND FORD ITSELF HAS TOLD ME THESE SAFETY ISSUES ARE NORMAL AND TO BE EXPECTED. TWICE I'VE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH SEMIS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO GET UP TO SPEED PROPERLY DUE TO THE CHUGGING AND STUTTERING. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. I'VE ALREADY HAD MY CLUTCH AND SEALS REPLACED ONCE, TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE I'VE BOUGHT AND I'M SCARED FOR MY SAFETY. FORD AND MY DEALERSHIP WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE HAZARDS AND INSIST THAT I'M NOT DRIVING MY CAR RIGHT. THE GRINDING, STUTTERING, STALLING, AND OUTRIGHT TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE FULL 7 MONTHS I'VE HAD THE CAR. IF MAINTENANCE INVOICES ARE NEEDED, I DO HAVE ACCESS TO THESE.

2013 FORD FIESTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL # 15V246000. *JB

FORD HAS RECALLED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE ON MY CAR, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED A TRANSMISSION CLUTCH IS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE CAR TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM CHANGING GEARS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE, HARM AND DEATH. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR MY CAR AS REQUIRED BY FORD MOTORS COMPANY AS I HAVE REQUESTED A RENTAL CAR WHILE MY CAR IN IN SERVICE. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED IF MY CAR IS NOT REPAIRED THE CAR COULD CAUSE HARM TO ME AND POSSIBLE DEATH AS THE CAR DOES HESTIATE AND STALL WHILE GOING THRU INTERSECTIONS AND AT STOP SIGNS AND TAKE OFF.

THIS CAR HAS HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT LURCHES, DOES NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED, SLIPS GEARS, SHUDDERS, SOMETIMES DROPPING SPEED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE SEVERITY VARIES BUT AT THIS TIME, 9/2015, THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN CONSISTENTLY DRIVABLE. IT CURRENTLY HAS 29K MILES.

LOSS OF POWER..THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE MAY EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAILURES CAUSING LOSS OF TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT, NO START, OR LACK OF POWER..ONLY BEEN DRIVING VEHICLE 6 MONTHS , IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP ALREADY BUT THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIX IT UNLESS FORD GIVES THEM PERMISSION..CONTACTED FORD CASE # CAS7928058..THIS LOSS OF POWER MOST FREQUENTLY HAPPENS AT TAKE OFF..STOPLIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, BUSY INTERSECTIONS...

VEHICLE HAS TRANSMISSION CONDITION ACCORDING TO ALL COMPLAINTS REGARDING SHIFTING, VEHICLE IS AT FORD DEALERSHIP AS OF NOW FOR 7TH TIME FOR SAME CONDITION...CLUTCH PACK HAS BEEN REPLACED AND CONDITION STILL PRESENT, VEHICLE HAS STALLED LAST TIME WE PICKED UP WEEK AGO TO POINT WAS ALMOST T-BONED FROM CITY BUS AS VEHICLE STALLED IN INTERSECTION, LAST TIME THEY TOLD ME WAS IGNITION CONCERN AND REPLACED PLUG WIRES...BACK INTO SHOP AFTER WEEKEND. SAME PROBLEM NO POWER NO SHIFT FEELS LIKE TAKING OFF IN 4TH GEAR OR HIGHER, AS I SAID IN DEALERSHIP NOW FOR WEEK AND UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE...DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR 7TH TIME AND THEY SAY NO TRANSMISSION CODES...I AM TIRED OF THIS CONDITION AND LOOKING FOR FINAL REPAIR,TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND/REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLE. I FEEL AFTER 7 TIMES TO DEALERSHIP IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR SAME CONDITION....BELIEVE THIS FALLS INTO LEMONLAW ABOUT NOW!

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING,CHUGGING,HESITATIG

I THE CAR SHOOK REALLY BAD, WOULD NOT GO UP A HILL OR GOING FROM STOP TO START THE CAR WOULD STALL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AND NOTHING WAS DONE UNTIL LAST YEAR. THE CAR SHOOK AND WAS STILL STALLING. THIS YEAR THERE WAS AN EVEN BIGGER ISSUE WITH THE CAR AND THEY REMOVED THE ENTIRE COMPUTER FROM THE CAR. NOW THERE IS NO ISSUE BUT I WISH THEY WOULD FIX THIS ISSUE BECAUSE AS OF TODAY I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V461000 (EQUIPMENT); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...UPDATED 11/13/15 *BF; UPDATED 4/5/18*JB *TR

REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH TO STAY CLOSED CAUSING DOOR TO SWING OPEN AT ANY TIME.

AFTER DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL SEVERAL TIMES, THE SHIFT CHANGE BECAME ROUGH, AND THE CAR OFTEN SHUDDERED WHEN ACCELERATING AT A LOW SPEED LIKE A POORLY DRIVEN STICK SHIFT VEHICLE. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED ONCE, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10,000 MILES AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED.

2013 FORD FIESTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURERS RECALL BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

THE CAR SHUDDERS AND SPITS AT TAKE OFF. SOMETIMES STALLS BOTH IN FORWARD AND REVERSE WHEN I FIRST GIVE IT GAS.

THE DOOR LATCH OF THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT LATCH/CLOSE THE BACK SEAT DOOR. THE LATCH WAS DETERMINED TO UNCORRECTABLE AND THE DOOR WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETELY CLOSE. HOUSTON'S FORD HELFMAN PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS RECALL, BUT THE CURRENT RECALL WAS NOT RELEASED PUBLICLY. WHEN CONTACTING HOUSTON'S HELFMAN FORD DEALERSHIP THEY PROVED TO BE RUDE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO PROVIDE QUALITY INFORMATION ON CORRECTING THEIR MANUFACTURE'S MALFUNCTIONING PART. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THEIR SHOP, HOWEVER THE STATUS OF RESOLVING THE ISSUE WAS UNKNOWN BY THE END OF THE DAY. A FORMAL COMPLAINT WAS MADE THEN ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND APOLOGIZED FOR HIS TEAM'S UNPROFESSIONAL AND RUDENESS. ADDITIONALLY, HE STATED HE WILL ESCALATE THE ISSUE TO GET IT RESOLVED OR BEGIN THE INSPECTION PROCESS. THE POINT OF THIS COMPLAINT IS THE FACT THAT WE WERE FORTUNATE TO DISCOVER THIS MALFUNCTION IN THE DRIVE WAY. IF WE WERE DRIVING WITH PASSENGERS - YOUNG CHILDREN, CANINES, OR ELDERLY - IN THE BACK SEAT AND THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED AT 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY THEN THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGIC FAILURE.

WHILE TAKING THE BABY TO VISIT THE GRAND PARENTS, WE ARRIVED THERE AND TAKING THE BABY OUT OF THE CAR THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR POPPED OPEN AND WOULD NOT LATCH. WE HAD TO TIE THE DOOR CLOSED. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION, RELY ON ROPES AND BUNGEE CORDS TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED. IT OFFERS NO PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THIS CONDITION SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE CAR OWNERS NOW, THEY SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR DOORS ON THE VEHICLE TO POP OPEN TO FIND OUT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND EMITTED A LOUD NOISE. THE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE DOOR WAS EVENTUALLY CLOSED WITH THE HELP OF A STRANGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT A SPECIAL RECALL LINE NEEDED TO BE REACHED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,400. MA 10/8 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/15/15*JB