The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled. Occasionally while driving, the transmission erroneously shifted into neutral and the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the shift control module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet contacted regarding the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000. The VIN was not available.
2013 Ford Fiesta transmission complaints
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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 doesnt 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
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fiesta. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the transmission failed to shift gears as needed. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to family ford (909 pike st, marietta, oh 45750) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired twice however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency to file a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fiesta. The contact stated while at stationary and attempting to depress the accelerator pedal, the vehicle nearly stalled while in motion. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fiesta. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be repaired. The contact referenced manufacturer communication number: 14m02-s4 (power train) as a possible solution. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
Loss of acceleration power will cut out & car will buck & sputter. It's almost caused accidents. Faulty transmissions
I am the 2nd owner of the vehicle. This car had no known issues until 6 mohts after purchase. I purchased this car in march 26, 2018. Car stutters when accelerating, when I first push the gas pedal the car acts as if I’m push both the gas and break it doesn’t know if it wants to go or not the 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 came on the next day and the code came back for a clutch sensor I have a dual transmission ford fiesta the car wont turn over sometimes and has trouble stopping. When I am on the highway and I have to stop at a stoplight my engine warning light will come on and the car will idle rough.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fiesta. The contact stated that at low speeds, the vehicle hesitated while shifting gears with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to kindle ford-lincoln (525 stone harbor blvd, cape may court house, nj 08210, (800) 678-8320) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the shifter, input seal, and clutch where defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the warranty was expired. The failure mileage was approximately 74,300.
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.
Tl* the contact owns 2013 ford fiesta. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle shuddered and jerked while shifting into 1st gear causing the vehicle to stall with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was turned off, restarted, and resumed normal operation after approximately 30 minutes. The vehicle was taken to metro ford (2860 s. Noland rd, independence, mo 64055) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that the transmission was replaced. The vehicle was not drivable. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the warranty was expired. The failure mileage was 30,211.
The car jerks or bucks when changing gears loses speed when changing gears
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.
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.
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 .
Car stutters when accelerating, when I first push the gas pedal the car acts as if I'm push both the gas and break it doesn't know if it wants to go or not the RPM revs up really high but the speed doesn't change
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.
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 came on the next day and the code came back for a clutch sensor I have a dual transmission ford fiesta the car wont turn over sometimes and has trouble stopping
The vehicle doesn't even have 74k on it and the transmission is slipping. You accelerate and it like the whole car shimmies and it just doesn't want to go. Then when ur driving it when switching from 1st gear to 2and you have to watch it because it acts like it doesn't want to kick over. Sometimes it reaches a little over 4k if you have to slow a bit so it will kick to 2nd. Also when you accelerate and go into a turn, it feels like the wheels are trying to go but the whole car shimmies and now a metallic clanging from time to time. The vehicle gets regular oil changes and had a tune up on may 30th 2020.
Transmission problem - defective and faulty transmission firestone 06-08-20.
Ford front axle and defective faulty transmission -2013 ford fiesta two major things went wrong.
Ford faulty transmission problem - ford fiesta.
Tl* the contact called on behalf of her sister who owns a 2013 ford fiesta. The contact stated that while her sister was driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle jerked and failed to immediately stop. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to tindol ford (1901 e franklin blvd, gastonia, nc 28054, 704‑867‑8341) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 143,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fiesta. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and the accelerator was depressed right after and the vehicle hesitated. The contact stated that after several minutes the vehicle started to operate as intended. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure might be due to a sensor or an electrical failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fiesta. The contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped with the gear shifter in the park position, the wheels remained spinning. The vehicle was taken to prestige ford of mount dora 17701 us-441, mt dora, fl 32757, (352) 357-5522 to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced at a cost of $2,000. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted by the dealer and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not subjected to a recall and also that the vehicle warranty was expired. The failure mileage was 66,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fiesta. While driving from a stop position the accelerator pedal was depressed however the vehicle shuddered and hesitated. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called woody smith ford 535 s yellowstone hwy, rexburg, id 83440 (208) 356-3636, but the vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 134,000.
The vehicle is straining to pick back up speed once it comes to a stop or slows down. There also seems to be a clicking sound coming from the transmission on the driver side. It seems to have trouble switching over the years because it's a dual transmission I'm suspecting something's wrong with the clutch there seems to be a shutter.
Car remains stuttering idiling high then low atemps to shut off from time to time, I have taking vehicle to get checked at local ford dealer only when check engine light comes on and says TCM failure or mal function, they repair the part if it's available but now car still does the same thing only difference no oncheck engine light comes on now all repair has to come out of my pocket because they say no check engine light displayed sonrhwy have to guess whatbitnis. This is a known problem from this model vehicle even had a class action lawsuits which I didn't partake in and ford just won't recall this stupid vehicle. I trusted ford and financed this car for what it eventually will get us hurt or even killed.
Ford fiestas have received numerous complaints due to the powershift transmission ford installed in the cars. This causes the car to have major delayed acceleration, sporadic jerking while driving, shuddering upon acceleration. I have had to drove off the road multiple times, including tonight on my way home from work, to avoid being hit while merging onto highways or roads due to this delay in acceleration and I know it's only a matter of time before I'm in an accident. Ford refuses to do anything other than just replacing the transmission with another one that does the same thing in less than a month after being installed. Don't wait for people to get hurt or killed due to ford's neglacancge in their terrible design of these vehicles.
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.
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.
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