Engine Stall problems of the 2013 Ford Fiesta

Two problems related to engine stall have been reported for the 2013 Ford Fiesta. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Ford Fiesta based on all problems reported for the 2013 Fiesta.

1 Engine Stall problem

Failure Date: 09/22/2015

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. While driving 15 mph, the vehicle shook violently without warning and the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000.

2 Engine Stall problem

Failure Date: 09/09/2013

On 02/27/2015 my Ford Fiesta with 20,904 miles was taken in for a trasmission 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 and diagnosed the trasmission needed a software upgrade. The cars trasmission still had minor problems that the dealership stated as "normal". The diagnosis of my vehicle now is that the clutch needs to be replaced but a road test wasn't even done to the vehicle. A Ford "specialist" diagnosed the problem with a computer stating he could only get the engine to shutter. I don't understand how a proper diagnostic can be done if the car is not driven on the road. The dealership service department cannot tell me when the vehicle will be fixed and told I can pick the car up and drive it until the clutch comes in. Obviously not caring about the customers safety and the fact we told the service department about the potentially deadly situation that occured a rental vehicle was not offered cause they feel the car is safe to drive.




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