On the freeway car sputters when shifting and all dash lights flicker and car lozes power jerks like its gonna die out while driving on freeway on the freeway. While driving
2013 Ford Fiesta electrical complaints
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The car has an issue with the PCM. It has a recall that was never fixed, but a code pops up regarding that issue when I self diagnose the car. Also, my transmission is acting up and a wrench light pops up saying "engine malfunction. Service now." the transmission shudders too when accelerating and now the car drives slow constantly.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Since I bought this car in 2012 it has had problems with the transmission every time I took it to ford they would tell me nothing was wrong with it or that it was something I did. I took it back in a few years ago and it seems like the problem was fixed but it started back up shortly after. So I just stopped complaining about it since it seems it's a wild goose chance. Also my stereo has completely cut out and I've had it checked and my mechanic can't seem to find a anything wrong with or why it has cut out and it's been a year I still have yet to figure out the problem.
Transmission is junk and the radio doesn't work anymore and have an electrical problems with my windows
The headlights quit working. I was out shopping and finished at just about sunset. I went to turn the headlights on but no lights but all the running lights were on. I turned the switch on and off repeatedly still no headlights; tried the high beams, they worked. I drove home with the high beams on and was constantly flashed by on coming traffic. The next morning I checked the fuses then the relays for low beam. Found the problem - relay r11 had a badly corroded prong which broke off in the box itself. I can not pull the corroded prong out - nor can I drive a night until the entire unit is replaced. My wife is on hospice and this couldn't have happened at a worst time. After researching online, it seems that mine is not an isolated problem at all, but none the less is very dangerous.
Turn signals stopped working, replaced bulbs with no luck. Checked fuses and it was blown, replaced fuse and it worked for about 45 minutes then blew the fuse again. Every time we replace the fuse it blows within an hour. Radio stopped working and would make very loud popping noise while driving. We finally had to pull the fuse for the radio to make it stop. So now there is no working radio as we are afraid to replace the fuse. My daughter drives this lemon daily as it is her only transportation to work. She still owes more for the car than she could get if she tried to trade it in on something else. This car needs to be classified as a lemon and taken off the roads. She has had nothing but problems since she bought it, but she didn't get it new so by the time she bought it of course there was no warranty and now she is stuck with it. Also, she previously had to put it in the shop due to transmission issues. She stopped at a red light and on take off the car wouldn't go, rpms were around 3000 and all warning/message lights went off at the same time. Found out there was a recall on her car that we never knew about when we purchased it from the dealer.
Sensor on my car is saying my trunk is open and it's not. Also, when I unlock my car the trunk pops open. Interior lights wont turn off.
Headlights quit working. Brought it to auto parts store. Manager stated that relay fuse for the low beams was fully corroded and one of the prongs broke off in the fuse box. He said the fuse box looks poorly designed and allows sand and water to enter. Prong stuck in fuse box -- not sure how much it will cost to get out - can't reach it with a tweezers or anything else. I live in the midwest where they put salt on the roads which may be the root of the problem. Looks like there may be a recall in canada for this same issue but none in the USA. Internet search shows many people having the same issue.
It was giving a roaring noice and the radio dont work and alot of buuum noice wether it was park in the garage or parking lot it is like a fire work when you lite it. Ford send me a notice of the recall,but becouse I move I cant find the notice of the recall
There are issues with both the radio and the message screen on the dashboard. The radio problems are indeed a safety issues. I purchased this car in february of this year. At first, the radio would just intermittenly go out and would come back on after a short period of time. However, as time went on, extremely loud static would burst from the speakers every time the radio went out, whether or not keys were in the ignitiod. This has happened while driving - which is a terrifying distraction when you least expect it. The radio has been out for weeks now - it has come back once or twice, but always quickly goes back out, with that loud static blast. Beyond that loud blast...there has also been instances where the static simply continues - again this has happened while traveling and it's so distracting it really could cause an accident - I feel lucky that hasn't happened. I also have a few videos of this happening and would be happy to share. In addition to the radio, random messages are displayed on the display screen, I.e driver/passenger door open while not actually open. The "critical engine failure" message has displayed more than once when nothing was actually wrong - again, a terrifying distraction when traveling (especially on the highway as I have been when that message appears.) from what I have seen online, this is an insanely common problem with 2013 ford fiestas. An estimate to replace the radio came in at $280 without labor - that's really insane for a problem that is clearly a design/system flaw specific to this make and model, not simply the vehicle I specifically own. I do have a couple of pictures of the message display (unfortunately not the critical engine failure message) but again, I have multiple videos of the radio issue that I'm happy to provide (also the date below is random - it's happened many times on different occaisions)
I bought this car from a houston honda dealership in may of 2017, I late september 2017, early october 2017, I took my car into the honda dealership because my 'traction control', 'ABS', & 'anti-skid' lights came on. My radio cut in & out, my headlights would cut off and on/dim while driving, causing the gears in my car to shift. I was told to take it to ford. I took it to ford, they diagnosed it, I needed a new 'TCM' which is the computer system inside of the car. The warranty covered it, & I got a new one. After that, I was told I needed a new battery, so I got one, put it in, the car ran good for a month or so. The 'TCM' slipped again, & I was back to square one. November 2017 is then the transmission problems really began; interior dashboard lights began to flicker, & my engine light came on, shortly after exiting the highway, my car stopped accelerating. My foot was pressed down on the gas pedal, but the car wouldn't speed up, all you could hear was the engine running. I had to pull over, turn off, and turn my car back on, to continue driving. After numerous trips to ford, two new batteries, & two new alternators, I am still having the same problems. It has been about a year having this car, & they are still unable to properly diagnose, & fix the problem. In a year span, I have been car-less for about 4 weeks (collectively), have taken multiple uber rides, to and from the dealership(s), and no progress has been made on my 2013 ford fiesta!
On 9/20/18, while stopped at a busy intersection for a red light, upon attempting to move forward when the light turned green the car simply would not move. I placed the car in park, shut it off to restart thinking it would reset itself somehow and instead not only would it not restart but the gear shift would not move out of park so that I could push it out of the traffic. I had to call the local police to wait in the road with lights flashing at the intersection to avoid being rear-ended and until the tow truck could arrive. The "engine malfunction" light comes on so often (which usually gets a "reprogramming" at the dealer) that it has become unnoticeable, but I do not recall seeing it before becoming immobile. It was taken to a local ford dealer, where they said it was covered under the extended warranty ford issued (TCM part, I believe). This car has approximately 70,000 miles on it but has been in the shop for "warrantied" repairs involving reprogramming, throttle, gas pedal sensor, clutches, etc. On many many occasions. In the past, I have taken it in complaining about the returning light and when it has shuddered and lost power momentarily while attempting to enter traffic on the interstate (once even as a tractor trailer approached). Traffic has had to shift lanes to avoid hitting my car. It has shuddered in intersections and onramps before, but never became completely immobile without recovery. If this isn't a safety issue, I don't know what is. I cannot experience the fear and helplessness that occurred last week again, so two days later I went and purchased a new vehicle (not ford) and accepted a huge loss on the trade-in value because I value my family's safety and my life far more. My many services have all been through ford and are available in my service record at ford.
While driving air conditioning, radio and headlights cuts out intermittently and warning lights come on and then go off. Turn tcs system off? Is also displayed when this happens. Since this car has a manual transmission it happens when clutch is being engaged.
Ongoing issue - key was not in the ignition, you hear loud static coming from radio/audio system. Please note this happens randomly while the car is moving or parked - key not in ignition. The radio no longer functions - you hear 'cracking and popping' regularly and sometimes the volume is startling driving down the road and the audio system starts blaring static, you jump reacting to the noise. This causes distracted driving which is illegal in california and many other states. This is a safety issue. There are hundreds of complaints online in many blogs about this product who are experiencing the same problem. Intervention by the federal safety agency is needed before someone is hurt in an accident from being distracted by this blaring noise. Some consumers can not afford to replace or remove the systems. Additionally due to the design of the system you would have to replace it with another ford product since the air vents are attached to the system. 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.
My traction control off keeps coming on with the check engine light also and my blue tooth on the steering wheel won't work . When the traction control off comes on I loose power in my pedal and acts like it doesn't wanna go.
The car slips and suddenly goes off while in motion and all the dashboard lights come up so it has to be left for few minutes and it will start all over again. I got a real notice from a dealership which I took to them and they called me back that it was fixed but to my surprise the problem was still there. I sent several emails to them but got no response back from them.
All warning lights come on, headlights go off, and the radio goes off at random times. Also the transmission warning comes on randomly (per the message boards this is a common issue with this model). It's been in the dealership's shop 3 times and they've not been able to duplicate the problems therefore they have not fixed the problems.
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