2013 FORD FIESTA Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE DOOR POPPED OPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A MANUFACTURERS RECALL ON THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURES DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

I THE CAR SHOOK REALLY BAD, WOULD NOT GO UP A HILL OR GOING FROM STOP TO START THE CAR WOULD STALL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AND NOTHING WAS DONE UNTIL LAST YEAR. THE CAR SHOOK AND WAS STILL STALLING. THIS YEAR THERE WAS AN EVEN BIGGER ISSUE WITH THE CAR AND THEY REMOVED THE ENTIRE COMPUTER FROM THE CAR. NOW THERE IS NO ISSUE BUT I WISH THEY WOULD FIX THIS ISSUE BECAUSE AS OF TODAY I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE.

AFTER DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL SEVERAL TIMES, THE SHIFT CHANGE BECAME ROUGH, AND THE CAR OFTEN SHUDDERED WHEN ACCELERATING AT A LOW SPEED LIKE A POORLY DRIVEN STICK SHIFT VEHICLE. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED ONCE, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 10,000 MILES AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURERS RECALL BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

THE CAR STOTTERS AND I GET A SHUTTER NOISE BETWEEN 10AND30MPH. IT SCARES ME TO DEATH THAT IT IS GOING TO STOP. I HAVE HAD 4FORDS BEFORE, NEVER NEW AND VERY HIGH MILEAGE AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. FOR A NEW CAR IT ABSOLUTELY CAUSES ME MUCH ANQUISH. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED TWICE. I ONLY HAVE 8,280 MILES ON IT AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW MAY, 2013. I AM 75 AND EXPECTED THIS CAR TO LAST AT LEAST 10 YEARS. WHAT CAN YOU DO?

I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET IN MY FIESTA AND WAS AT A STOP. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS TO GO AGAIN THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD MORE QUICKER THEN USUAL AND BUMPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND NO ONE IS FIXING IT. I WAS IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT RECENTLY WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS AND THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE WHILE I WAS TURNING IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, MY CAR WAS HIT DUE TO ME NOT ACCELERATING. *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND AFTER ONLY 15000 MILES MY CAR HAS MADE A RATTLING NOISE. I NOTICED AS OF LATELY A JERKING/STALLING FEELING AS I ACCELERATE. I WAS CONTACTED BY A LAW OFFICE NOTIFYING ME OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES OF RATTING/JERKING/STALLING/ AND TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED FOR FREE OR TO GET A COMPLETELY NEW VEHICLE. I HAVE ALMOST STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN ALL DIRECTIONS. THIS IS NOT SAFE.

TOO MANY RECALLS ON THIS CAR. ONLY HAVE HAD IT FOR 7 MONTHS. THEY HAVE SENT SEVERAL RECALL SLIPS SAYING THAT DIFFERENT PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT SOME THINGS ARE WRONG WITH THE ENGINE AND NOW I FOUND THAT THE CAR WILL NOT CUT OFF EVEN WHEN THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. MY DAUGHTER IS 4 MONTHS PREGNANT AND SHE HAS A 7 MONTH OLD THAT RIDES IN THE CAR AS WELL AND I WOULD HATE FOR THIS TO TURN INTO A LAW SUIT FOR HONDA AND FORD. HONDA SOLD ME THE CAR AND FORD HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO PAY ATTENTION NO MATTER HOW BUSY THEY ARE. MY GRAND KIDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND SO ARE MY KIDS. THANK YOU, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD FIESTA IN JULY OF 2013. THE FIRST TWO WEEKS I WAS DRIVING IT, I NOTICED JERKING, LUNGING, AND SHUTTERING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM LOW SPEEDS OR FROM A STOPPED POSITION. SOON THEREAFTER, A METAL NOISE STARTED FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE "CLUTCH" IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT TOOK A WHILE (11 DAYS) TO GET THE PART IN, BUT THE WORK WAS DONE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I DROVE THE CAR AS IT WAS BECAUSE I NEEDED IT FOR MY BUSY JOB. WHEN I TRANSFERRED TO HOUSTON IN THE FALL OF 2014, I HAD IT SERVICED AGAIN AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND ALL THEY SAID WAS IT...

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, A 2013 FORD FIESTA TITANIUM HATCHBACK ON MAY 28, 2013. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I PURCHASED IT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I JUST RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR THE DOORS. THEY COULD BECOME UNLOCKED ANYTIME. THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS RECALLS AND UPDATES TO THE CAR. HOWEVER THEY HAVE NO PARTS AT THIS POINT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BUT NO PERMANENT FIX. THERE HAS BEEN A CLUTCH ON ORDER SINCE MARCH 7, 2015 AND THE CONVERTER WAS DIAGNOSED ON MARCH 27, 2015 AND THOSE ARE NOT AVAILABLE EITHER. I DRIVE ABOUT 600 MILES A WEEK AND REALLY NEED A DEPENDABLE CAR. WHEN I GO TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION BOGS DOWN SO I HAVE TO GIVE MYSELF AMPLE TIME TO GET OUT. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH...

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.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY MY FORD FIESTA STARTED TO NOT SHIFT UP OR DOWN AND SEEMED A BIT STUCK. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY REPROGRAMMED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS LATER THE CAR STARTED TO HAVING TROUBLE WITH GEAR SHIFTING AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS AND ALSO SEEMS TO SLIP WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT. CAR HAS REPEATEDLY COME CLOSE TO STALLING AND HAS LOST ALMOST ALL POWER AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE CAR DEALER NOW SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW CLUTCH AND IT WILL TAKE 16 WEEKS FOR IT TO ARRIVE. UNTIL THEN I AM NOT TO DRIVE IT LONG DISTANCES. VERY DANGEROUS CAR, I AM AFRAID I WILL BE HIT TRYING TO TURN BECAUSE THE ENGINE WILL LOSE POWER AT THE WRONG TIME.

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR BACK IN JULY OF 2013 IT HAS HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IT FAILS TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, INSTEAD JUST GRINDS GEARS AND VIOLENTLY SHAKES. FORD SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" THIS 6 MONTHS AGO, WITH THE END RESULT BEING ACTUALLY WORSE. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED ANOTHER PART (CLUTCH) AND HAVE BEEN WAITING 6 WEEKS FOR IT, WHICH IS HOW LONG THEY SAID IT WOULD BE. I JUST CALLED AND THEY SAID THIS IS SUCH A BIG ISSUE THAT THERE WERE 35,000 OF THESE PARTS ON BACK ORDER AND IT WOULD BE ANOTHER 12 WEEKS AT LEAST UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS FIXED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! I HAVE 2 LITTLE CHILDREN AND IF A CAR WERE TO SWERVE INTO MY LANE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF THE WAY. I TOLD THIS TO FORD AND WHAT THEY SAID IS THAT "THIS HASN'T HAPPENED YET"...

WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THIS CAR, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED DISPLAYING SIGNS OF DEFECTIVENESS. IT BEGAN EXHIBITING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN IN LOW GEARS. AS MILEAGE INCREASED (~12,000 MI), IT STARTED NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY WITH EITHER HESITATION, SKIPPING OR JOLTING FORWARD. NOW (~25,000MI), THE VEHICLE IS SHUTTERING AND VIBRATING IN LOW GEARS (1 & 2). IN OTHER WORDS, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY VEHICLE AND BOTH MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD ARE IN DANGER. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED TWICE WITH THE PCM AND TCM UPDATED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR 1.5 YEARS WITHOUT ANY POTENTIAL TO BE RESOLVED. I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO GET SERVICED ADDITIONAL TIMES, BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO BUT RUN TESTS ON THE...

I HAVE LESS THAN 15 THOUSAND MILES AND MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I TOOK IT IN AND NOW THEY HAVE TO ORDER THE PART TODAY. I HAVE HAD ENGINE LEAK, A BAD TRANSMISSION, A RECALL ON EMISSION, BAD TRANNY THEY EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHAT NEXT. I BARELY ROAD THE CAR. THEY NEED TO BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR SELLING . THE CAR STILL JERKS EVEN THOUGH THEY ADJUSTED THE TRANNY. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE CLUSTER CAME ON THE ONE WITH THE WRENCH, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE AIRPORT MARINA. I GOT THERE AT 7:45 AM I WAS MET WITH AGITATION WHEN I TOLD HIM MY CHECK ENGINE WARNING CAME ON I NEEDED TO KNOW WHAT IT MEANT. I ALSO INCLUDED COULD HE FIX THE RECALL THAT CAME IN THE MAIL FOR THE 14E08 HE SAID THAT THEY WEREN'T DOING THE TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR ANOTHER 6 WEEKS. I TOLD HIM I WAS UNAWARE OF TRANSMISSION RECALL. BOTH OF OUR ATTITUDES CHANGED HIS OF QUIET MINE OF QUIET AND SHOCK. HE LET ME LEAVE WITHOUT FIXING ANY OF THE RECALLS GAVE ME AN OIL CHANGE, FAILED TO TELL ME OF WHY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER PUT IT IN MY INVOICE. I CALLED HIM BACK AND ASKED HIM WHY HE DIDN'T FIX, TELL ME OR SET...

TRANSMISSION ISSUES SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2013. CAR JERKS AND ACCELERATES SPORADICALLY. WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO PUSHING ON THE GAS, BUT WILL THEN SUDDENLY TAKE OFF. IT MOVES THROUGH THE GEARS IN A CLUNKY MANNER. MAKES GRINDING NOISES UPON ACCELERATION. THE CAR ROLLS BACK ON HILLS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. FORD HAVE NO RESPONDED IN A HELPFUL MANNER TO MY ENQUIRES AND APPEAR NOT TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

ON 02/27/2015 MY FORD FIESTA WITH 20,904 MILES WAS TAKEN IN FOR A TRANSMISSION ISSUE THAT BECAME POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. WHEN MY WIFE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND CAME TO A STOP THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND BOG DOWN. THE IDLE PICKED UP BUT THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED MY WIFE ATTEMPTED THE APPLY PRESSURE TO THE THROTTLE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY MOVED FORWARD AT ABOUT 2MPH. WITH MORE TRAFFIC HEADED TOWARD US (35MPH ZONE) ABOUT 50YARDS AWAY. MY WIFE LIFTED TO HER FOOT OFF THE THROTTLE TO APPLY AGAIN, THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD WITH MY WIFE'S FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON WINDY MOUNTAIN ROADS. THE VEHICLE WILL BECOME HESITANT THE LURCH OR BOG DOWN.WE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN FOR THE SAME FIX ON 09/09/2013. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE VEHICLE ON A ROAD TEST...

TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY GAVE US A RENTAL. THE TECH CALLED YESTERDAY TO SAY THEY ARE WORKING IN IT (DAY 2) THEN THEY CALL THIS MORNING TO SAY WHAT IT IS DOING IS NORMAL. I TOLD THEM IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR TO JUST LOSE MOMENTUM THEN WHEN IT DOES GO IT LURCHES FORWARD AND STARTS GOING REAL FAST. THERE IS A PROBLEM EITHER WITH THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED AND I AM DEADLY AFRAID ITS GOING TO BE ONE OF US. FORD JUST DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR

I AM BRINGING THIS CAR IN FOR THE FIFTH TIME NOW FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. MAIN PROBLEM IS SHUDDERING, JOLTING, AND HESITATING. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 3RD FROM THE CAR HESITATING WHEN PLACING FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. I HAVE TO REPLACE CLUTCH FOR SECOND TIME, AND I ONLY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS. ....UPDATED 04/08/15 *BF *TR

I ALSO HAVE HAD ENGINE HESITATION WITH MY FIESTA SINCE THE FIRST DAYS WITH MY NEW CAR. FROM A STOP, EITHER ON A INCLINE OR FLAT SURFACE, THE CAR HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING.IT SHAKES AND GIVE YOU A FEELING OF SAFETY CONCERNS THAT IT MIGHT STALL AND NOT MOVE FORWARD. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL TAKE A VERY LONG TIME, IF AT ALL, TO ADD TO YOUR SPEED. MAINTAINING YOUR SPEED WHILE DRIVING IS ALSO IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A UNSAFE CAR AND FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS MAJOR PROBLEM BEFORE A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS. I DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO BE A STATISTIC TO BEGIN ACTION. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO ME TO BE WELL DOCUMENTED IF ALL THE DEALERSHIPS ARE PASSING ON THE COMPANY LINE FROM FORD " THAT THIS IS HOW THE FORD FIESTA OPERATES" TO THE CONSUMERS THAT COME TO THE DEALERSHIPS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 01/28/15*LJ UPDATED 9/8/2017*CN

I HAD JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FOUR DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION (STOP LIGHT). IT SEEMED AS THOUGH MY CAR *SKIPPED* AND *JERKED* A LITTLE IN ORDER TO GAIN MOMENTUM. THEN, WHEN I TURNED A CORNER, I HEARD A SLIGHT RATTLING/GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, ESPECIALLY ON THE LEFT SIDE. I CALLED THE DEALER'S ([XXX] IN ALEXANDRIA, KY) SERVICE DEPT TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY'RE SO BACKED UP, THE FIRST AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT IS ON 2/18/15. THE LADY I SPOKE TO MENTIONED THAT MY CAR IS PART OF A RECALL, AND THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SHE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER BEING UNABLE TO BUILD THE PARTS FAST ENOUGH. I'VE NOW HAD THE CAR TEN DAYS. ON THE EIGHTH DAY, THE *SERVICE ENGINE* LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS NOT TURNED...

JERKING, SHUDDERING, LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION. WAS ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE. RECEIVED RECALL FROM FORD FOR TRANSMISSION. TOOK CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM OR ISSUE WITH MY CAR. CAR CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE JERKING, STUTTERING AND LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION. *JS

A YEAR AND A HALF AGO I BROUGHT MY CAR, 2013 FORD FIESTA IN FOR A REGULAR OIL CHANGE AND THE SHOP NOTIFIED ME TO BRING CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY FOR A MAJOR OIL LEAK FIX, WHICH, I HAD THOUGHT WAS THE REASON FOR MY CAR SPUTTERING AND HESITATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP TO ACCELERATION. FORD FIXED OIL LEAK AND REPORT HAD ALSO CLAIMED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED TO CLEAN UP "CONTAMINATED CLUTCH". AFTER, MY CAR SEEMED TO RUN SMOOTHER AND ACCELERATION AND SPUTTER WAS ALLEVIATED. A MONTH LATER MY CAR BEGAN INTENSELY SPUTTERING AND IN A COUPLE INSTANCES WOULD BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THEN COMPLETELY STOP EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT SEEMED TO STALL OUT ONE TIME AND I WAS ALMOST T-BONED BY A CAR COMING AROUND THE CORNER, EVEN THOUGH I WOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO TURN IF THE CAR ACCELERATED...

I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS. I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CAR "SHUTTERING" ISSUE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE GETTING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND HANDED ME A FLYER FROM A STACK THAT THEY HAD READILY AVAILABLE AT THEIR DESK WHICH MENTIONS WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING IS NORMAL AND WILL GO AWAY WITH TIME. EARLIER THIS YEAR I BROUGHT THE CAR IN WITH THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE PARTS IN THE GEARS. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. YESTERDAY, I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT. I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THEN THE CAR STARTED TO MAJORLY SHUTTER. IT CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN TIME THAT IT WOULD NORMALLY TAKE TO MAKE THE TURN WHILE I WAS IN MID TURN AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION WITH APPROACHING TRAFFIC. A...

THE CAR MAKES A TERRIBLE GRINDING SOUND. I NOTICED IT STUTTER AT TAKE OFF AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE FORD FIESTA. AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED, THE GRINDING SOUND REMAINED. EVEN WITH A NEW CLUTCH, THE CAR MAKES ME NERVOUS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, DISSATISFIED WITH THIS SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I DESCRIBED THE GRINDING SOUND TO A SERVICE MANAGER AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. HE TOLD ME THE GRINDING IS NORMAL AND THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. SO I STARTED READING AROUND AND LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF FIESTA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. AND WE ARE BEING TOLD THE SAME THING: IT'S NORMAL, FIXING THE CLUTCH WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT'S AS IF FORD IS TRYING TO RUN OUT THE CLOCK ON THE 60,000 MILE FULL WARRANTY. AT THIS...

HELLO, MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD FIESTA IN MAY OF 2013. WE NOTICED A HESITATION AND STALLING PROBLEM ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE BAD GAS SO WE WAITED AND PUT HIGHER GRADE GAS IN IT AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. AT THIS TIME, WE THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE A RECALL BY FORD SINCE IT WAS HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME SO WE WAITED FOR A RECALL NOTICE. APPROXIMATELY IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 THE CAR WAS STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND FORD SENT US A NOTICE THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE A FIX FOR IT WHICH SHOULD MAKE IT BETTER BUT WOULD NOT STOP THE PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO GET IT SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE. WE SCHEDULED THE VEHICLE AND A FEW WEEKS...

FIRST NOTICED A LEAK STAIN ON MY DRIVE SO TOOK IT IN FORD DEALERSHIP THEY DIDNT PUT IT ON HOIST JUST LAID UNDER IT SAID OH NO ITS FINE SO I DROVE IT LONGER TOOK IT IN TO LOCAL SPEED LUBE TO GET OIL CHANGE AND THEY WOULDNT TOUCH IT SAYING THAT I WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID SO I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO FORD DEALERSHIP FINALLY THEY PUT IT ON HOIST AND SAID OH YEAH IT IS LEAKING I HAVE A LIST OF EVERYTHING THEY DID TO IT ( BUT ITS IN THE CAR AND THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BACK IN SHOP SO I DONT HAVE IT WITH ME) PICKED IT UP SEVERAL DAYS LATER ON THE WAY BACK TO WORK THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN SO I TAKE IT BACK THEY SAY IT WAS THE COMPUTER STUFF NEEDS RESET SO BY THE END OF MY WORKDAY I PICKED...

THE 2013 FORD FIESTA DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND UNSAFE. IT SHIFTS HARD, STALLS, SLIPS, SKIPS, JUMPS AND SHAKES. I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 14 MONTHS AND FORD HAS REPLACED THE CLUTCH 3 TIMES AND TRANSMISSION SEALS ONCE AND IT STILL HAS ALL THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

MY DAUGHTER TOOK HER CAR IN FOR REPAIR END OF JULY 2014, DUE TO VERY BAD SHUTTERING, SHAKING, ACCELERATION AND BRAKE ISSUE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY RESET THE COMPUTER THAT SPEAKS TO THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD HER TAKE CAR BACK ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE. THEY CLAIM THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE THAT SHE NEEDS TO DRIVE AT LEAST ANOTHER 1000 MILES SO THAT COMPUTER CAN REGISTER HER DRIVING HABITS??? I DROVE HER TO WORK THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY AND AS I WAS LEAVING UPHILL PARKING STRUCTURE THE CAR FELT AS IT COMPLETELY STALLED OUT, I HAD THE PEDAL FLOORED AND NOTHING AND THEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE CAR JUMPED AND ACCELERATED FORWARD. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD OF DEFINITELY HIT THEM. I DROVE VEHICLE STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND ASKED SALESMAN TO TAKE FOR A TEST DRIVE. HE STATED THAT THERE...

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN FEBRUARY OF 2014. A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED TO MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISES, WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD SPUTTER AND ALMOST STALL. I TOOK IT IN ON MARCH 05, 2014 AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD IT FOR A WEEK. WHEN I PICKED IT UP, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THE GRINDING WAS "NORMAL". THE GRINDING NOISES, THE SPUTTERING, THE SLOW ACCELERATION, AND OTHER ISSUES ARE STILL HAPPENING WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I CALL TO SEE IF I CAN TAKE IT IN, I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THESE 'NORMAL' ATTRIBUTES SHOULD BE DISCLOSED PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. WHEN I AM AT A STOP AND I START TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AND IT LUNGES AND IT HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GET REAR-ENDED...

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2013 FORD FIESTA WITH ABOUT 43-44,000 MILES ON IT. I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE AUTHORIZED DEALER'S LOT ON YESTERDAY 8/31/2014. THE FIRST THING THAT I NOTICED WAS, AS I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR HAD TROUBLE GETTING UP TO SPEED WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. LATER ON THE SAME DAY PULLING OUT OF AN ESTABLISHMENT TO ENTER THE MAIN ROAD I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR JERKED AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT. THEN IT LUNGED FORWARD INTO THE STREET! HAD THERE BEEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH ME AND MY FAMILY IN THE CAR! THE CAR HESITATES TO SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. THE RPM HAND REVS UP REAL HIGH ON A LIGHT PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL AND DOESN'T COME DOWN EFFICIENTLY SO THE CAR JERKS WHEN IF FINALLY "CATCHES". I'VE HAD THIS CAR FOR ONE...

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS A CERTIFIED USED DIRECTLY FROM FORD DEALERSHIP. SINCE THE SECOND DAY OF OWNING IT, ON ACCELERATION THERE IS A BUZZING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD (SOUNDS LIKE A GO-CART) AND FEELS LIKE IT IS CLOGGED. WILL ACCELERATE SUDDENLY OR WILL HAVE TROUBLE ACCELERATING ESPECIALLY WHEN GETTING ONTO HIGHWAY WHICH HAVE PUT ME IN A FEW DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP YOU CAN HEAR LOTS OF METAL CLANKING AND SOUNDS LIKE ITS CHUGGING. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, SKIPS, LIKE IT IS TRYING TO GET IN GEAR ON ACCELERATION. HAVING TROUBLE FINDING A FORD HOUSE THAT HAS TIME OR WILLINGNESS TO REPAIR. ANY I HAVE CALLED HAVE SAID IT WOULD BE 3-4 DAYS BEFORE IT CAN GET LOOKED AT AND WON'T ISSUE A LOANER IN THE MEANWHILE. I CAN'T GO 3-4 DAYS WITHOUT A CAR. MONDAY MORNING, I AM TAKING IN TO A...

EXTREME TRANSMISSION SHUDDER. JOLTING, JERKING, SHUDDERING, SHAKING, STALLING. HAD "DUAL CLUTCH" REPLACED 3 TIMES THUS FAR. REQUESTED A BUYBACK, BUYBACK DENIED. HAD A COUPLE MORE REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND NOW THE CAN'T ISN'T RUNNING FULLY - SENT IT CERTIFIED LETTER FROM A LAWYER AND TRYING TO GO THROUGH THE BUY BACK PROCESS AGAIN BEFORE GOING TO COURT. HAD 3 NEAR ACCIDENTS. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND EXTREMELY UNSAFE. *TR

THE VEHICLES ENGINE MAKES NOISE AS IF SOMETHING IS CAUGHT IN THE ENGINE OR IS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR JERKS AGGRESSIVELY WHEN YOU BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AS IF IT IS HAVING TROUBLE CHANGING INTO GEARS. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT TIMES IT WILL SEEM AS IF IT LOOSES POWER CAUSING TO ALMOST COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND SHAKING AS IF IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF! NOT THE KIND OF TROUBLE YOU SHOULD BE HAVING WITH A NEW CAR! I HAVE TO STEP OFF THE GAS PEDAL SO THAT IT CAN STOP JERKING. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ALMOST HAVING PEOPLE SLAM INTO ME BECAUSE OF THE ABRUPT STOPS THE CAR HAS, OR ME ALMOST HITTING A CAR BECAUSE IT JERKS TO A SUDDEN TAKE OFF WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

IN FEBRUARY OF 2014 I TOOK MY FIESTA IN COMPLAINING OF GRINDING AND RATTLING NOISES WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. BOTH INNER AND OUTER INPUT SHAFT SEALS WERE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK AS WELL AS THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. IN JULY OF 2014 AT APPROX. 13,104 MILES, MY AVERAGE MILES PER GALLON WAS DROPPING AS WELL AS THE CAR SHUTTERING ON ACCELERATION AND TURNING THE VEHICLE. AGAIN, WITHIN FIVE MONTHS THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, IN MAY OF 2014 A DIFFERENT ISSUE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS TIME DIAGNOSIS WAS THE CATALYST ELEMENT FAILING AND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. ANOTHER ISSUE WAS I HAD THE GREEN PHONE ICON LIGHT FLASHING ON THE CENTER DISPLAY, IN WHICH THE FRONT DISPLAY WAS REPLACED. I REALLY LIKE THE MY FIESTA, BUT I DO NOT FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT, TOO MUCH HAS GONE BAD IN A SHORT PERIOD...

FORD FIESTA 2013 (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) - STARTED CAR. PUT CAR IN REVERSE. CAR DID NOT REVERSE AND THERE WERE RATTLING AND GRINDING SOUNDS COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. RESTARTED CAR. CAR REVERSED. HOWEVER, ONCE CAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION WAS RATTLING AND GRINDING AGAIN. ONCE I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, STOPPED AND LURCHED FORWARD AGAIN. THE ACCELERATION WAS NOT SMOOTH, IT FELT LIKE THE CAR MIGHT STALL. THE ENGINE NOISES WERE LOUD AND NOT TYPICAL. UNTIL I REACHED 45 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE DID NOT QUIET DOWN. DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WAS TERRIBLE. I HAD TO LEAVE EXTRA ROOM TO STOP AS I DID NOT TRUST THE CAR TO DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY. I HAD TO LEAVE EXTRA ROOM TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE I COULD NOT PREDICT IF THE CAR WOULD GO AT ALL OR ACCELERATE AT AN UNPREDICTABLE SPEED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT TRUSTWORTHY AND THE CLUTCH KEPT...

WITHIN 1 MONTH OF DRIVING I KEPT HEARING CRAZY GRINDING NOISES AND IT WOULD BOG OUT BETWEEN 0-30..-RPM WOULD JUMP TO 5 ON SLIGHT ACCELERATION THAN DIVE BACK TO 0; FORD DEALER DID "COMPUTER UPDATE ON ELECTRONICS" - DID NOT FIX PROBLEM; THEY SAID I NEEDED TO "ADAPT TO THE DIFFERENT CLUTCH"; CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS BETWEEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR- TOOK TO DEALER AND ANOTHER "UPDATE" WAS DONE. I WAS DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AND HAD TO DROP SPEED FROM 45 TO 30 TO CROSSOVER TO DIFFERENT HIGHWAY AND THE CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I MANAGED TO GET CAR HOME WITHOUT HAVING A STROKE AND SHUT IT OFF. WHEN I GOT HOME I CALLED DEALER WHO CAME AND TOWED IT- THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH. AFTER ABOUT 2 MOS I NOTICED IT WAS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT AGAIN AND BECAME CONCERNED FOR MY...

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED CAR ON NOVEMBER 10, 2012, AND ON NOVEMBER 13 HEARD A NOISE IN ENGINE. THE CAR WOULD JERK AND SURGE ON TAKE OFF. I RETURNED CAR TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR. THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER, CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND SURGE MORE OFTEN DURING TAKE OFF, AND STICK IN REVERSE. I RETURNED CAR TO DEALER ON JANUARY 8, 2013, BUT THE COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER, CAR SHUDDERED AND SURGED, AND BEGAN STICKING IN DRIVE. I RETURNED TO DEALER AGAIN ON MAY 29, 2014, AND DEALER TOLD ME ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH FORD FIESTAS. I PICKED CAR UP ON JUNE 5, 2015 AND DROVE SHORT DISTANCE AND ALL POWER TO TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT EVENTUALLY 'CAME BACK' AND I WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM...

HARSH SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION, OR OTHER TRANSMISSION SHIFTING COMPLAINTS/PROBLEMS. LOSS OF POWER ON INITIAL TAKE-OFF FROM A STOP OR FROM LOW SPEEDS. THE FEELING OF THE TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING". HARSH OR DELAYED ENGAGEMENT OF TRANSMISSION "JERKING" OR "SHUDDERING" UPON TAKE-OFF FROM A STOP. VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN ON AN INCLINE. VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND YOU TRY AND ACCELERATE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

THE CAR IS JERKING BETWEEN 0 AND 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE JERKING HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE LAST YEAR. ON YESTERDAY 05/03/2014, THE JERKING IS EVEN WORSE. THE DEALERSHIP (TROPICAL FORD OF ORLANDO) HAS INFORMED US THAT FORD MOTORS SAID THIS IS NORMAL AND THEN PROVIDED A ONE PAGE DOCUMENT FOR THE ISSUE. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IS SHAKING UNTIL THE CAR GET TO 15 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2013 FORD FIESTA FROM A DEALERSHIP IN MAY OF 2013, IN OCTOBER OF 2013, MY NOT EVEN 6 MONTH OLD CAR, STARTED TO MAKE GRINDING AND CRUNCHING NOISES IN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOOK IT IN. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND AFTER 8 WEEKS, I PICKED IT UP. THE NOISES WERE GONE, BUT QUICKLY CAME BACK A COUPLE MONTHS LATER, I KEPT GETTING TOLD IT WAS NORMAL, BUT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I AM TRYING TO WORK WITH MY DEALERSHIP NOW TO QUICKLY GET THIS RESOLVED. I AM ALSO ONLY GETTING 25 MPG. *TR

BOUGHT A 2013 FORD FIESTA BRAND NEW AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH IT. IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS GETTING CAUGHT WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THEN WHEN IT DOES ACCELERATE IT JERKS, AND GRINDS AND ALL SORTS OF OTHER NOISES. WHEN I AM IN STOP-GO TRAFFIC IT FEELS LIKE IT IS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN AND AT POINTS I AM BEING JERKED IN MY SEAT ALONG WITH THE CAR. GOING UP A HILL IS THE WORST OF ALL BECAUSE IT MAKES NOISES AND SOUNDS/FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL- SOMETIMES JUST TRYING TO GET UP A HILL FEELS LIKE I AM TRYING TO DRIVE THROUGH THICK MUD. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO FORD SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY TELL ME IT IS NOTHING. ONE TIME THE LADY WHO WAS SCHEDULING THE APPOINTMENT TOLD ME THAT HER CAR DOES IT BUT IT IS NORMAL AND SOMETHING...

I BOUGHT A NEW 2013 FORD FIESTA IN NOVEMBER OF 2012. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN 3 TIMES, ONCE WAS A BROKEN CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THE OTHER TIME WAS A SOAKED CLUTCH, AND ANOTHER TIME WAS TO GET RECALIBRATED. THIS CAR HAS ACCELERATION ISSUES AND ALMOST CAUSES MANY ACCIDENTS FOR ME, IT IS SHAKY AND BUMPYS, AND JUMPY. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH AND THEY ADVISED ME ITS NOT NORMAL FOR NEW CARS, WHEN I READ THE REVIEWS EVERYONE HAS THE SAME ISSUES. THERE IS ALSO A ROLL BACK WHEN YOU STOP AND PRESS THE GAS TO GO, I HAVE ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE CARS IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

FROM A STOP SIGN MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY MY 2013 FORD FIESTA NOW DECIDES TO MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISES FROM THE 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATE TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED HESITATES AND ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED FROM THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO QUICKLY PULL TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD BEFORE MERGING BACK ON THE HIGHWAY . HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR UNUSUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, AND NOISES WAITING ON A BACK ORDER DUAL CLUTCH KIT PART ,1700 HUNDRED ON BACK ORDER WAS TOLD MAY TAKE UP TO 6 MONTHS FOR THIS PART TO ARRIVE. *TR

AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH THE DEALERSHIP OVER A PREVIOUS DEATH TRAP[USED] THE OWNER AGREED TO RECTIFY THAT ISSUE WITH A BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FIESTA.THAT WAS A GREAT THOUGHT TILL THE FIRST ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON,THEY FOUND NO REASON EXCEPT THE GAS TANK HAS NO CAP.I WAS TOLD THIS IS DIRT AROUND THE SEAL AND IT WILL KEEP HAPPENING UNLESS I BUY MY OWN CAP. WELL IT WASN'T LONG AND MY CAR STARTED SPITTING MISSING HESITATING,ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON I TAKE IT BACK IN THEY BELIEVE THERE IS A PINHOLE IN MY GAS LINE.THEY KEEP MY CAR FOR A WEEK THEY DID SUPPLY A LOANER NOT A FIESTA !!!! I TOLD THEM OF THE ISSUES BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING.NOW A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I TOOK IT BACK FOR THESE ISSUES I HAD POINTED OUT TO THEM PREVIOUSLY.I HAD THE SERVICE PERSON RIDE ALONG HE FELT AA OF THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, SHE NOTICED A LOUD GRINDING AND GROWLING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION . THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED FORWARD AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,300.

WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. WENT TO STEP ON GAS TO TURN RIGHT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 7 MPH FOR ABOUT 8 SECONDS, THEN IT SHIFTED HARD INTO SECOND GEAR AND SPED DOWN THE STREET. I COMPLETED 4 MORE TURNS AROUND THE BLOCK OF MY HOUSING TRACK AND AT ALL 4 IT DID THE SAME THING UNTIL I REACHED MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL RATTLING FROM THE ENGINE ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.