2013 Ford Fiesta Engine Problems

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.

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!

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. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT START-UP. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BEACH FORD (2717 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452) HOWEVER, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN REPAIR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

HELLO THERE! IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG STORY, BUT MY CAR HAS HAD A HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW ON FORD'S DOLLAR. IT'S BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES NOW AND IT'S EVEN WORSE. IT'S NON DRIVABLE. THERE ARE TWO OPEN RECALLS FOR IT, 14M01 AND 14M02. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH WITH MANUFACTURING, BUT IT'S SO BROKEN THEY CAN'T PULL THOSE CODES. THEY SAY THAT I NEED TO PAY FOR A TEAR DOWN (AT LEAST 1,200) SO THEY CAN DIAGNOSE IT TO SEE IF THEY'LL REIMBURSE ME. I'M OBVIOUSLY NOT GOING TO PAY FOR THAT AND I'D LIKE FORD TO PAY FOR IT, BUT THEY WON'T. I HAVE AN OPEN CASE WITH THEM, BUT REACHED THE END OF THE LINE. CAN YOU HELP?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS SHE WAS STOPPING THE VEHICLE, ANOTHER MOTORIST ALERTED THE CONTACT OF FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AND HER PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT SAFELY. THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF FIRE OR POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, DEALER, OR THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS TO HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,053. ...UPDATED 10/19/17 *BF *JS

CAR WORKS FINE AND THEN SPUTTERS AND COMES ALMOST TO A STOP. STATES THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE PURCHASE AND THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY NEVER CAN FIND A PROBLEM. NOW IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY.

MY 2013 FORD FIESTA SHUDDERS AND OR BUCKS UPON ACCELERATION. MOVING FORWARD THROUGH INTERSECTIONS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE TRANSMISSION. MY 2013 FIESTA HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION WORKED ON BY WAY OF A FORD DEALERSHIP AND PARTS REPLACED. I WORRY EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR THAT IT MAY BE THE ONE TIME I DON'T MAKE IT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I WOULD NOT EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE AGAIN. THE LAST TIME I HAD PROBLEMS WITH SHUDDERING THE DEALERSHIP HAD TESTED MY CAR AND THE SHUDDERING WAS WITHIN GUIDELINES OF PASSING UNDER THE FORD TESTS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT COULD ESSENTIALLY BE A DEATH TRAP AND CONSIDERED UNSAFE.

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

TOO MANY RECALLS ON THIS CAR. ONLY HAVE HAD IT FOR 7 MONTHS. THEY HAVE SENT SEVERAL RECALL SLIPS SAYING THAT DIFFERENT PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT SOME THINGS ARE WRONG WITH THE ENGINE AND NOW I FOUND THAT THE CAR WILL NOT CUT OFF EVEN WHEN THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. MY DAUGHTER IS 4 MONTHS PREGNANT AND SHE HAS A 7 MONTH OLD THAT RIDES IN THE CAR AS WELL AND I WOULD HATE FOR THIS TO TURN INTO A LAW SUIT FOR HONDA AND FORD. HONDA SOLD ME THE CAR AND FORD HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO PAY ATTENTION NO MATTER HOW BUSY THEY ARE. MY GRAND KIDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND SO ARE MY KIDS. THANK YOU, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CAR STOTTERS AND I GET A SHUTTER NOISE BETWEEN 10AND30MPH. IT SCARES ME TO DEATH THAT IT IS GOING TO STOP. I HAVE HAD 4FORDS BEFORE, NEVER NEW AND VERY HIGH MILEAGE AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. FOR A NEW CAR IT ABSOLUTELY CAUSES ME MUCH ANQUISH. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED TWICE. I ONLY HAVE 8,280 MILES ON IT AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW MAY, 2013. I AM 75 AND EXPECTED THIS CAR TO LAST AT LEAST 10 YEARS. WHAT CAN YOU DO?

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

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 THEY ADJUSTED. I NEVER SAW IT ON PAPER SO I THOUGHT THEY WERE TREATING ME WELL AND FIXING THINGS FOR FREE WITHOUT A PAPER TRIAL. AND THEY WERE!! NOW THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEY RESET IT AND DID NOT DO THE RECALLS SENT UP RED FLAGS. THAT IS CONSIDERED MY FIRST DENIAL OF SERVICE ON RECORD, I FOOLISHLY LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THE OTHERS. WILL TAKE IT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP. *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

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES OR SO THERE IS A CRUNCH NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING. I HAVE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THERE ISN'T A PART AVAILABLE FOR THE PROBLEM. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE PAST 13 MONTHS.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHILE ACCELERATING, IT FEELS AS THOUGH CAR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT SPUTTERING. INITIALLY CAR DRIFTED BACKWARD WHILE STOPPED ON A DECLINE. TRANSMISSION WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED, HAD MORE PROBLEMS AFTER REPAIRS, HAD TO REPLACE TWO FRONT TIRES, NOISE CAME FROM FRONT TIRES AND DASHBOARD VIBRATED. NOW TRANSMISSION IS SPUTTERING AGAIN WHILE ACCELERATING

I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND AFTER ONLY 15000 MILES MY CAR HAS MADE A RATTLING NOISE. I NOTICED AS OF LATELY A JERKING/STALLING FEELING AS I ACCELERATE. I WAS CONTACTED BY A LAW OFFICE NOTIFYING ME OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES OF RATTING/JERKING/STALLING/ AND TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED FOR FREE OR TO GET A COMPLETELY NEW VEHICLE. I HAVE ALMOST STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN ALL DIRECTIONS. THIS IS NOT SAFE.

A YEAR AND A HALF AGO I BROUGHT MY CAR, 2013 FORD FIESTA IN FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE AND THE SHOP NOTIFIED ME TO BRING CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY FOR A MAJOR OIL LEAK FIX, WHICH, I HAD THOUGHT WAS THE REASON FOR MY CAR SPUTTERING AND HESITATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP TO ACCELERATION. FORD FIXED OIL LEAK AND REPORT HAD ALSO CLAIMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED TO CLEAN UP "CONTAMINATED CLUTCH". AFTER, MY CAR SEEMED TO RUN SMOOTHER AND ACCELERATION AND SPUTTER WAS ALLEVIATED. A MONTH LATER MY CAR BEGAN INTENSELY SPUTTERING AND IN A COUPLE INSTANCES WOULD BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THEN COMPLETELY STOP EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT SEEMED TO STALL OUT ONE TIME AND I WAS ALMOST T-BONED BY A CAR COMING AROUND THE CORNER, EVEN THOUGH I WOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO TURN IF THE CAR ACCELERATED PROPERLY. MONTHS PASS AND MY CAR WAS STILL ACTING WEIRD, SHAKING WHEN IN A LOW GEAR AND STRUGGLING TO ACCELERATE. AT 35000 MILES I BROUGHT THE CAR IN(STILL UNDER WARRANTY) AND THEY FIXED THE CLUTCH IN THE TRANSMISSION. UPON LEAVING THE SHOP THE CAR FELT BETTER, BUT STILL HAD A SHAKE TO IT, ESPECIALLY ON HILLS. I CALLED COLONIAL FORD AND NOTIFIED THEM IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED AGAIN (THIS WAS FOUR DAYS AFTER I PICKED IT UP FROM BEING FIXED) THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED TO "THEIR STANDARD" AND THE SPUTTER IS "ALWAYS GOING TO KIND OF BE THERE". MY CONCERN IS MY SAFETY, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AT ALL DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND I DO NOT WANT TO ENDANGER ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. IT'S BOTHERSOME THAT I'M PAYING FOR A BROKEN CAR THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN. *TR

ENGINE REVS BUT VEHICLE BARELY SPEEDS UP,TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. TOOK TO FORD DEALER ON 4/11/14, DIAGNOSED AS OIL LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION, 612 RPM SLIP, OIL ON THE CLUTCH. NEEDS WARRANTY TRANSMISSION REPAIR AT 23,179 MILES. FORD TRANSMISSION TECH WAS ON VACATION, SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT FOR 4/21/14 TO RETURN TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS. RETURNED TO FORD DEALER ON 11/03/14 AT 34,540 MILES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AGAIN, LOW SPEED CHATTERING DURING TAKE OFF AND SHIFTS, GEARS NOT ENGAGING,SLIPPING ON ACCELERATION, UNSMOOTH HARSH SHIFTING, LOSS OF POWER, JERKS AND SHUTTERS, ROLLS BACKWARDS ON INCLINES. CAR IS UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AGAIN AS NEEDING TRANSMISSION WARRANTY REPAIRS. CLUTCH PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER POSSIBLY UNTIL 11/28/14. WAS INFORMED THAT FIESTAS HAVE HAD FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS SINCE 2011. FORD REPLACES THE CLUTCH ALONG WITH OTHER RELATED PARTS WITH THE SAME "NEW" FAULTY CLUTCH. FORD HAS NOT FOUND A SOLUTION FOR THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THEY ARE JUST REPLACING WITH SAME FAULTY PARTS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO FAIL AGAIN IN APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES. FORD IS BANDAGE FIXING MY FIESTA TRANSMISSION, LEAVING THE CAR AT HIGH RISK OF UNSAFE TRANSMISSION ISSUES TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD FIESTA IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR FORD, I WISH I KNEW THIS BEFORE I BOUGHT MINE. NOW I HAVE TO DEAL WITH AN UNSAFE CAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO FAIL AGAIN BESIDES FOR DEALING WITH THE HASSLE OF REPAIRS EVERY 10,000 OR SO MILES AND ENDING UP OWNING A CAR THAT AFTER 100,000 MILES CANNOT HAVE FURTHER WARRANTY REPAIRS ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE END RESULT FOR ME IS OWNING A WORTHLESS AND UNSAFE CAR. *TR

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.