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Clanging, Hesitating, Loses Power
2013 Ford Fiesta (Page 1 of 2)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
8.2
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 28,700 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 22 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (17 reports)
- replace transmission (3 reports)
- replace clutch (2 reports)
transmission problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Purchased March 2019 from Dealership in Houston, TX. I was sold a 2013 Ford Fiesta which I feel now is dangerous to be on the roads. I was not aware of the recalls connected with my 2013 Ford Fiesta until after I got it home. Then after pulling the VIN report, I noticed the vehicle had only moved 8 miles in 6-8 months. This car should be recalled.
The dealership somehow made it drive perfect at the dealership until I drove it for 2 days. Then I noticed issues. I contacted the dealership I bought it from and asked why would this car even be for sale on the lot and that you would sell it to a mom with 3 kids knowing it was dangerous?
I have Loss of transmission engagement while driving, no-start, or a lack of power. The vehicle idles very rough - spitting and sputtering. Vehicle stalling, losing power while driving, RPMs at 4 while on highway as if it never changed out of 3rd gear. I found out about the TCM from FORD and I had the TCM updated April 2021 at Ford Dealership in Livingston Texas. The update did not help and I was told that I needed to “drive it like I stole it†but it can’t be driven like that because it makes the powertrain issues worse. The Ford dealership pointed me to NHTSA to write a complaint.
As of May 15, 2021 - Transmission continues to jerk, lose power, sputter, after updating and the CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT NEVER Came on with the powertrain issues. 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'S POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND VERY DANGEROUS. HIGHWAY OR STREET DRIVING, IN TRAFFIC, PRESENTING A DANGEROUS DRIVING HAZARD. Mileage at 144,000
- Jennifer S., Conroe, Tx, US