Ford Fiesta warning lights comes on

Filed Apr 7, 2024 · Engine, Fuel system · CA

For as long as I've had my car - 2017 till now - it's had what I term a "hiccup" after receiving gas. The engine would slightly shudder for the first 5-10 minutes after I filled the car with gas. This was not from overfilling the tank as I never max out the tank. I didn't think much about this until a few months ago. A few minutes after filling my car with gas, the engine shuddered severely and the RPM dropped to zero. This caused the engine to die and left me unable to exit from the turn lane. No warning lights appeared on my dash. I turned on the hazard lights and rolled down the window, but eventually all the lights inside the car died. I was stuck in a left turn lane, unable to move. I had to stick my hand out the window to direct other cars to drive around me. I requested a tow via my car insurance company and the drive arrived within ~15 minutes. The tow truck driver was able to restart my car and we towed it to the local Ford Service center. I explained the issue to the service department, but they were unable to replicate the issue and thus did not resolve it. Since then, the same issues has occurred every time I refill the gas tank. Regardless of how much gas is added or how full the tank was after receiving gas. After adding gas, I have begun immediately parking at the gas station to wait out the engine shudders. They do stop after ~10 minutes, but during that time they have caused the engine to die again. In the past weeks, I've also begun to observe a minor engine shudder even when stopped at a red light. I have never observed a warning light. Online research has shown a number of other people experiencing this issue. It seems the likely cause is a faulty fuel vapor purge valve. This valve may be allowing liquid fuel to flow to the engine, causing the engine to shudder and die. I will be taking my car to a different service center in hopes of the issues being resolved and not getting stranded again. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Mar 3, 2024 · Transmission · TX

This car literally almost got me killed when it suddenly began jerking like I was hitting the brakes while driving or like suddenly downshifting into first if it was a standard which it isn’t. All the dash lights flickered and the gages went up and down right before this happened. It jerks, stalls, lurches and I have literally just parked it and don’t drive it because my children were inside the car when it began doing this on the highway and stalled causing us to almost be hit by a semi when this happened. I had it towed home out of fear of attempting to drive it. You can’t even drive it a few blocks before it begins lurching and jerking. It feels like something to do with the transmission and the traction control light is now on as well.

Filed Nov 12, 2021 · CA

Since early Friday morning on 11/5/21, my Ford Fiesta has been having an intermittent involuntary braking issue associated with all of the lights flickering on/off and the gauges swiping back/forth on the cluster/dashboard while driving. I also noticed the “Hill Assist Control” alert pops up on the radio monitor with the involuntary braking. As well as the sound of the door being open with the key in the ignition will come on while the involuntary braking occurs. Additionally, the windows were resisting being rolled up while driving but will roll up when in park. I also noticed this braking problem tends to reoccur with accelerating quickly or making a turn. On friday afternoon on 11/5/21, I had cautiously drove with my hazards on, while the intermittent involuntary braking problem continued to persist, to my local Autonation Ford to ask about a safety recall associated with this involuntary braking problem and they told me there was no safety recall associated with this problem at this time. They told me that I would need to pay $1100 to replace and reprogram my cluster/dashboard computer. This is unacceptable given the inherent safety risks associated with this intermittent and involuntary braking problem. I believe I should be able to replace and reprogram my cluster/dashboard computer for free due to the safety risks. Thank you for reviewing and considering my proposal of my safety issue.

Filed Sep 25, 2020 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · NV

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

Filed Dec 9, 2019 · Engine · 50,000 miles · FL

I was driving on interstate 95 at 70 miles per hour when my vehicle just turned off. I was driving during normal conditions, on 12/09/2019 in florida. All of the dash lights remained on and the vehicle gave no indications that the engine was going to cut off. I had just had my battery tested a few days prior and it was in good working order. I was able to safely pull my vehicle to the side of the interstate this time and the vehicle started again when I tried. It stalled a second time before I was able to merge back into traffic. It restarted again and I was able to make it to my destination. I have looked at the recall lists for ford and the 2014-2015 ford fiesta is on the list with the issue my vehicle experienced but my VIN is not included in that recall. Will there be a recall on my VIN? The current recall deals with the fuel pump stalling the vehicle. The recall number relating to the fuel pump plating is 14s30. The federal safety agency campaign number is 15v005000

Filed Jul 18, 2019 · Transmission · 97,554 miles · VA

Went out to the car last night 17 july 2019 and tried to start the car and it just chimed and all the lights blinked on and off. Went out in the morning 17 july 2019 @0630 tried to start the vehicle and the car made loud clicking sounds around the transmission area. Also there is a message in the cluster center that reads "transmission malfunction service now"

Filed Mar 27, 2018 · Transmission · 62,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fiesta. The contact stated that when returning to the vehicle, an attempt was made to start the vehicle but the vehicle failed to start as all the warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic whom informed the contact that the failure was due to the transmission needing repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure nor was the dealer contacted. The VIN search revealed no recalls associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was 62,000.

Filed Oct 11, 2017 · Electrical · 87,000 miles · TX

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.

Filed Sep 5, 2017 · Electrical, Transmission · 20,338 miles · CA

Car parked, battery dead. Jump started car. Car started. All warning lights lit on dash. Online search recommended driving car to reset the programs. Drove car around block, car lost acceleration. Felt as though transmission was in neutral. The engine revved while giving gas but would not move. Transmission malfunction warning light came on. Had car towed to dealership.

Filed Jun 21, 2017 · Electrical, Transmission · 4 miles · KS

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.