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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the RPM increased with the engine revving; however, the vehicle failed to respond. Additionally, the vehicle also failed to reverse as needed. The contact stated that the vehicle also failed to exceed 10 MPH while driving. No warning light was illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 158,000.
Purchased used on March 2021 dealership somehow made it drive perfect until I drove it for 2 days. Then noticed engine shifting issues, loss of transmission engagement while driving, no-start, or a lack of power. Idles very rough in parked position- spitting and sputtering. Vehicle stalling, losing power while driving, rpms at 4 while on highway @ 65-70 mph as if it never changed out of 2nd or 3rd gear. Called Ford and had the tcm updated April 2021 at gabriel Ford dealership, livingston Texas.the update did not help and I was told that I needed to "drive it like I stole it" but that makes the power-train issues worse. Ford dealership pointed me to NHTSA to write a complaint. As of May 15, 2021 it doesn't matter if its on highway, local in town, low mph or 65 mph the transmission continues to jerk, lose power, sputter, after updating the check engine warning light never came on when transmission issues happened. Vehicle jerking. After driving about 20 miles with rpms at 4 stopping at a light then trying to accelerate the vehicle sputtered and would not gain acceleration, very slow to gain acceleration. Loss of acceleration power will cut out & car will buck & sputter, also makes a grinding or noise then stopped. It's almost caused accidents with my children in the car!. 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 never came on. This vehicle power train transmission is faulty and very dangerous. Highway or street driving, in traffic, presenting a dangerous driving hazard. Current mileage @144,000
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.
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.
6/18/20 car seized up as if hand brake were on. Loud grinding, shaking, barely move on acceleration. Ford dealer said nothing wrong. 6/20/20. Returned to Ford with same complaint but worse. Repaired transmission leak. 8/11/20 towed to aaa recommended mechanic. Said problem was brakes. Made repair. 8/31/20 same symptoms but much worse. Towed to same mechanic. Do not have response yet. Researched symptoms on motorbisquit, carcomplaints, Ford corporate website. All say 2013 Fiesta transmission is a lemon. My car is dangerous to drive.
- Palm Springs, CA, USA
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Engine malfunction service now message appears randomly. Engine loses power, no accelerator pedal function while highway or street driving, in traffic, presenting a dangerous driving hazard. Ford dealer say's" no dtc found upon testing. Cannot determine cause, cannot repair.
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.
There is a recall on this call and I have called the sheheey Ford and they do not have the records on the car the electric system is not working and the engine is slipping.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Transmission constantly slips. Transmission surges and stalls daily. The transmission actually completely went out 2 days after purchase and was replaced - the transmission never worked properly. This car was in for service on 4 occasions and left service with the same or worse symptoms. Earnhardt Ford in chandler, AZ stated it was fixed each time and pretended they did not feel the slips, surges and stalls when test drove with me after service each time. I was told there was nothing more they were going to do. * do not have service dates with me at this time - the date in "when did this happen" is a guesstimate of the time around servicing.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated and stalled. The contact had to turn off and restart the engine in order for the vehicle to operate. In addition, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was initially taken to rokstad Ford Mercury (476600 us-95, ponderay, id 83852, (208) 263-3127) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated and no failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 159,183.
I had to have the transmission replaced after owning the car a few months. At only 30K miles. Thank god it was still under warranty. However, since then, the car has continued to malfunction. I have not taken it into a dealer since because of the other comments and complaints I have seen regarding this car. The car continues to jerk forward when moving from a stop. The car constantly shudders when driving. The car hesitates when accelerating. I even had to pull the fuse out for the radio because the speakers would constantly pop, even with the radio off. I truly believe there is an issue even with new transmissions in this car. If the transmission is replaced, the same problems should not continue. I do not have the time nor the money to keep fixing something that is not fixable. I will continue to drive a car that I feel unsafe in until I cannot anymore. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. On the "when did this happen" field, I put today's date because it happens every day.
Purge valve caused fuel tank to be sucked in 3/4 of an inch. While driving I have surging and when stopped the idle is erratic and bounces between 1000 to 2000 RPM. Causes code P0300 to come and go and also P0497 to come and go. Extremely hard for dealerships to find the problem. I have video and picture proof of issue.
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- Troy, OH, USA