2013 Ford Fiesta: sudden loss of power

Filed Dec 19, 2025 · Transmission · 131,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, there was a loud rattling sound coming from the vehicle and the vehicle experienced a loss of power and decelerated. The vehicle was driven to a nearby service station. After restarting the vehicle and shifting to drive(D), the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The vehicle was later towed to the local mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was 131,000.

Filed Dec 9, 2023 · Electrical, Transmission · MO

we broke down in hopskinville kentucky at a gas station. had problems with going into drive and reverse. not wanting to shift. got it going on highway. wouldnt shift into gears lost of power. engine roars loudly and has difficulty shifting to higher gears when we attempt to accelerate. It feels like gears ears slipping or catching when speeding up or slowing down.Unpredictable shifting Trouble shifting into higher gear Trouble downshifting Getting stuck in the same gear. yes it has cause it would not shift and be stuck in the road.. took it to lovegreens in kirksville MO back at home. been nothing but issues and problems. they have lied to us and the ford customer service. they never ran a test on my vehicle they told ford that they havent done a test cause i was trying to get a loaner vehicle,. it has not been inspected. none of the lights came on until we experence the breakdown in kentucky. made it to athens alabama then had it trailered back to kirksville mo due to it almost causins a wreck. lovegreens said they have fixed the recall of the tcm but it was never fixed. i asked ford if i can get a diagnostic test if i can take it to another dealership for the recall... they would not honor it due to lovegreens claiming they fixed the tcm. 2 weeks later i went to pick the vehicle up it was stuck in first gear and it would not shift out of 1st gear. put it in L and then back to drive still would not shift gears. i decided to park it and i havent drove it since.

Filed Sep 14, 2021 · Transmission · 52,000 miles · TN

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while his wife was driving uphill at 5 MPH, the transmission inadvertently lost power and the vehicle rolled back downhill. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated after replacing the battery himself, the warning message "transmission malfunction" appeared on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the federal safety agency. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000.

Filed Jul 10, 2021 · AZ

As I was driving on the highway, my car lost power as if it wasn't in gear anymore. Fortunately, I was in a side lane and was able to coast to the side of the road safely; I doubt I would be as lucky if I was in a middle lane. That being said, the side of the road is still dangerous. Shifting the gear selector did nothing to give me power. I put the vehicle in park and turned it off. I waited a few seconds and tried to turn it back on. It wouldn't start. I tried several more times. I then waited a few minutes and tried to start it again, this time with the car starting. I was able to get to work and drive without any issues. After work, however, my car failed to start and had to be towed. There were zero warning lights or messages displayed during this event.

Filed May 16, 2021 · Engine, Transmission · 144,000 miles · TX

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 the federal safety agency 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

Filed Aug 16, 2020 · Transmission · 49,000 miles · MO

Cars shudders falls out of gear with lost of power. Was repaired in august 2018 and again in november 2019 and it still doing the same thing. Last visit to dealer they said it was not bad enough for another repair.

Filed Nov 8, 2019 · Transmission · 165,000 miles · IL

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.

Filed Oct 30, 2019 · Transmission · 150,308 miles · AR

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.

Filed Sep 26, 2019 · Engine · 117,762 miles · NC

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.

Filed Jul 29, 2019 · Electrical, Transmission · 101,000 miles · NY

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.

Filed Jul 16, 2019 · Transmission · 5 miles · KS

I'm getting u3003, and just driving less then 40 miles per hour my car just shutter-an lose power have to pull off side of road. Then would sit awhile try to restart it give check engine light on. I almost got hit on the road on city street in motion. Had buy another car it sit in parking lot now.

Filed Oct 26, 2018 · Driver assistance · 20 miles · SC

The car randomly does not start this all began after my transmission programming being updated and now my PCM is failing and sometimes they car excellerates and the engine revs higher than normal. On several occasions this car has left me stranded. Random codes appear and disappear. One time my car turned off and I lost power steering.