2013 FORD FIESTA Electrical System Problems

THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES THAT MY TRANSMISSION, WHILE IN MOTION, HAS STUTTERED, STALLED, OR BEEN COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. IN LOW GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDS AS IF IT IS GRINDING METAL CANS. WHEN MY CAR STUTTERS OR JERKS SEEMINGLY OUT OF NOWHERE, MY LIGHTS AND DASH WILL FLICKER AS WELL. BOTH MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND FORD ITSELF HAS TOLD ME THESE SAFETY ISSUES ARE NORMAL AND TO BE EXPECTED. TWICE I'VE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH SEMIS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO GET UP TO SPEED PROPERLY DUE TO THE CHUGGING AND STUTTERING. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. I'VE ALREADY HAD MY CLUTCH AND SEALS REPLACED ONCE, TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE I'VE BOUGHT AND I'M SCARED FOR MY SAFETY. FORD AND MY DEALERSHIP WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE HAZARDS AND INSIST THAT I'M NOT DRIVING MY CAR RIGHT. THE GRINDING, STUTTERING, STALLING, AND...

FORD HAS RECALLED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE ON MY CAR, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED A TRANSMISSION CLUTCH IS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE CAR TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM CHANGING GEARS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE, HARM AND DEATH. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR MY CAR AS REQUIRED BY FORD MOTORS COMPANY AS I HAVE REQUESTED A RENTAL CAR WHILE MY CAR IN IN SERVICE. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED IF MY CAR IS NOT REPAIRED THE CAR COULD CAUSE HARM TO ME AND POSSIBLE DEATH AS THE CAR DOES HESTIATE AND STALL WHILE GOING THRU INTERSECTIONS AND AT STOP SIGNS AND TAKE OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, FAILED TO ACCELERATE, AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

ON THE VEHICLE THERE IS A FLAW IN LOCK OUT SAFETY SYSTEM. WHEN KEY IS IN IGNITION AND CAR RUNNING IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOCK YOUR SELF OUT. HERE'S HOW. WITH KEY IN IGNITION AND DRIVER DOOR OPEN. ENGAGE THE LOCK BUTTON FROM KEY FOB. STEP OUT SIDE VEHICLE AND CLOSE DOOR. YOU OUR NOW LOCKED OUT OF YOUR RUNNING VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE. I ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED THE LOCK BUTTON WHILE TRYING TO ENGAGE THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON FROM KEY FOB. NOTE. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN TRUNK IS FROM KEY FOB AS WELL AS ENGAGING BUTTON LOCATED OUTSIDE AS LONG AS ALL DOORS ARE UNLOCKED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOUR VEHICLE IS IN WEATHER THAT COULD BE HARMFUL TO SMALL CHILDREN OR ANIMALS. *TR

TRANSMISSION JERKS AGGRESSIVELY FROM 1-3 GEAR. SOMETIMES ACCELERATION IS DELAYED AND SLUGGISH. HAS ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ALSO, THE DELAYED REACTION CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD AND THE ENGINE REVS UP HIGH CAUSING THE BREAKS TO FAIL. SO YOU MUST DRIVE WITH MORE DISTANCE THAN NORMAL TO AVOID COLLISION. I HAD ONE CAR COMPLETELY REPLACED. TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY SHOT AFTER 400 MILES. GRINDING, SLIPPING, JERKING, CLUNKING, HESITATION, ETC. THIS TRANSMISSION IS A PIECE OF JUNK. BOTH CARS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

TOOK CAR TO GET ACCELERATOR STICKING, CHUGGING DOWN, LOOSING POWER FOR THE 5TH TIME. WHEN THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE LAST DEALER THAT DID THE AIRBAG RECALL LEFT THE THING UNPLUGGED. WHAT? REALLY? IF WE WOULD HAVE GOT THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK OR CAR DIE WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT AND GOT HIT AND MY HUSBAND WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HURT BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, WHAT WOULD THEIR EXCUSE BE THIS TIME. *TR

MY FORD FIESTA 2013 HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH SHUDDERING, LUNGING, JERKING, AND FAILING TO ENGAGE GEAR SHIFTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND SERVICEMEN THAT I NEED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IF IT WERE A STICKSHIFT AND HESITATION BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. A FORD DEALER HOOKED UP A LAPTOP AND RESET THE VEHICLE TO TSB 13-4-5 "INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER DPS6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION". THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED, SO I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY; COMPLAINT #2989023. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO BRING THE CAR TO A DEALER AND THEY NEED PROOF THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID I NEED TO BE DRIVING THE CAR WHILE FAULTS ARE DOCUMENTED BECAUSE THE CAR HAS AN ADAPTIVE LEARNING PROGRAM THAT RESPONDS TO THE DRIVER'S ACTIONS. I BROUGH THE CAR TO SCHAUMBURGH FORD IN...

I PICKED UP THIS VEHICLE BRAND- NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/2/13. BY 8/5, THREE DAYS AFTER I GOT THE CAR, THE ENTIRE FRONT END HAD STARTED TO SHUDDER AND CHUG, AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT LIKE A DEEP-SEATED TIMING ISSUE (THE ENGINE RPMS HAD BEEN A BIT OFF SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 8/2, AND IT APPEARED TO BE SHIFTING ODDLY, EVEN BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON). THE CLUTCH ALSO ENGAGED AT ODD TIMES (I BOUGHT AN AUTOMATIC), AND IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT THE ENGINE RPMS AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WERE SYNCHING UP CORRECTLY AT ALL. MY DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ROMANO FORD IN SYRACUSE, NY, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY (8/6), I WAS TOLD THAT A "CAM PHASER" HAD FAILED ON THE ENGINE DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND THAT THE ENGINE OIL...

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW MY TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND HILL ASSIST WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

FIRST TIME IT ALMOST COMPLETELY DIED ON ME GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AND TOOK OFF. ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE HIGH WAY ENGINE LIGHTS AND SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON. I GOT TO WORK AND THEY TOWED IT. THEY SAID THEY CHANGED SOME KIND OF WIRING UNDER THE FRONT WINDOW AND DASH. THAT DIDN'T FIX IT. THE NEXT DAY I WAS PULLING OUT OF WENDY'S AND GIVE IT SOME GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ROLLED THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT GUNNED IT AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT HIT. GOT IT HOME AND PARTED IT. TOOK IT IN THE NEXT DAY AND THEY CHANGED THE THROTTLE BODY ON IT. IT STILL HESITATES AS YOU GO DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HAS VERY LITTLE TAKE OFF AND MERGING POWER. THE ONLY THING I AM GLAD I DID WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR WAS I GOT A STRAIGHT...