Transmission Noise problems of the 2013 Ford Fiesta

The transmission feels like it is slipping. It makes a grinding noise as well.

Bought this car new on 12/22/2013 and have been having transmission problems from day 3 of owning it. This car is not safe to drive. It grinds, clicks and makes horribly loud noises. It stalls in the middle of turns and I've almost been ran over many times. It jerks and accelerates on its own without me evening telling it to. Now at approximately 54,000 miles it will no longer even start and the light says "transmission malfunction service now. " the wrench light and engine light also come on and off, periodically. Ford motor company is well aware that they put bad transmissions in all of these new cars and we have been robbed. Is it going to take someone's death before someone does the right thing in this situation?.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. While the accelerator pedal was depressed, an abnormal noise was heard from the front of the vehicle. The contact also heard a grinding noise when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 101,000. The VIN was not provided.

On-going issue w/ chugging,gringin and jerking-front derivers side of car. Started in 2014- told dealership steven Ford(patchogue,NY) they stated no issue. Noise got repeadetly worse over time. Had missouri dealership look at when I foundout there was recall on the transmission- stated reset computer all repaired. Came back to NY with extended issue took to tower Ford (great neck, NY) kept for a week stating they had to diagnosis w/ 260 fee. Was then told it was a part in the transmission - not covered under warranty and will cost $ 5,000. 00 to fix. Was told I could drive off lot-took to outside garage in glen oaks, NY where they informed me I had a hole in my transmission that by looking at could have been noted w/ no diagnostic needed. Tower charged me for the 260 diagnostic and sent me on my way. Ford corporate had been notified of all issues and refuses to help. I am 8 months pregnant- drove this car across the country and no one connected to Ford wants to help- it is a 2013! tower Ford told glenoaks garage that we did this to the transmission when we drove it 6 miles from one location to the other. This car has been a danger to drive and no one advised me of this extensive transmission issue!.

2013 Ford Fiesta. Consumer writes in regards to transmission problems. The consumer stated it felt as though the vehicle was going to stall, as it would sputter and make noises. The dealer informed the consumer the parts were on back order.

The transmission makes a terrible grinding noise. It shutters upon accelerating from a stop, especially when lightly accelerating. When accelerating from a stop, the car may hesitate causing no response in throttle for a second or two, or it may by surprise spring you forward unexpectedly. This is a safety concern that I believe Ford needs to address for vehicles with this transmission.

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 on more than one occasion. There has been a couple of times where I am driving on the highway at a steady speed and when I try to accelerate, it does not accelerate and the rpms just shoot up. The transmission of this vehicle has too many bugs in it and it is causing a safety concern. If I would have known that these things were 'normal' prior to purchasing the vehicle, I never would have bought it. Something needs to be done about this. I have seen numerous complaints that are very similar to mine and it truly is a safety concern that needs to be addressed.

2013 Ford Fiesta has water leaking into trunk area from rear seat to back of car. Car has been to dealer seven times for repair and still has water leak in trunk area. Also vehicle has a hesitation when pulling out, transmission jerks and makes grinding noise. Car has been to dealer two times to have transmission checked. Transmission has been reprogrammed two times and still has same problem. Dealer says this is normal operation for this transmission. Car feels unsafe when pulling out into traffic, feels like engine is going to stall.

Makes noise while driving between 30-50 ml/h from day one. Many times, from stationary to move, it will suddenly jump, accelerate, hard to control. Has known transmission problem and sometime will not start.

The transmission makes all kind of noises, jerks, bogs down, and has even almost stalled going up a hill I've taken it to Ford and they said its "normal".

Transmission made distracting grinding noises and dangerous lunging lurching unsteady intermittent movements during city driving.

When changing lanes, which required me to accelerate while merging into faster-moving traffic, the car's transmission made a lot of noise and the rpm's were high, but the car did not accelerate (this occurred twice in one day). Oncoming traffic came close to hitting me, and it was frightening.

Two problems: 1) when trying to accelerate gently from a stop (as in a 4-way stop situation) the vehicle engages violently and surges forward. I have to react quickly in this situation and slam on the brakes to avoid hitting the car in front of me. 2) when trying to accelerate to merge into traffic, the car revs (transmission makes a lot of noise) but does not accelerate. I have had dangerous situations when I could not accelerate and cars were coming up on me quickly.

I pulled into a parking space, immediately put the car in reverse, still had my foot on the brake, started to move my foot to step on the gas and the car lurched forward. The lurch was strong enough to go over a speed bump. I was able to stop the car (it had gone approximately 10 feet). I put the car into drive and was able to drive forward out of the area. It started to do the same thing again yesterday but I was prepared for it and slammed down on the brake stopping it. Reverse is a long way from drive so I am not sure what is happening. I had the car into the dealer where I bought the car earlier because of the loud grinding noise coming from the front left side, first they told me it was a cable then they told me it was the transmission and nothing to worry about, that the noise was normal. Also the car rolls back on even the slightest incline and you have to keep your foot on the brake or you will hit the car behind you. The transmission does not seem to be operating correctly, slipping or something. I now have a note in the car and whenever I put it into reverse I am monitoring it because I would like to know exactly what is happening and at what point. It happened so quickly the first time that I was more in shock than anything else and just relieved that I was able to stop it and that it caused no damage to anyone or anything, even the car itself.

With in 2 days of driving my new car off the lot I recognized a rattle/grinding noise coming from the left front drivers side of the car. It varies in loudness and is primarily heard at low speeds with ac and radio off. I took it into the dealer shortly after and the service guy took it for a test drive with me present to determine if it was a quick fix or normal for the car. He heard the noise and wrote a ticket for repair. Next day they called me and said it was normal noise coming from the transmission.

Bought 2013 Ford Fiesta on 5/16/13 with 40 miles on it. After the second day driving it started hearing a grinding and rubbing type noise from front left side of car. Took it to one dealer who told me it definitely has something wrong with the transmission but since I did not buy it there they cant help me. So the next day took it to the place I bought it. The more the car was driven the worse this condition got! with 700 miles on the car the dealer at first told me there was nothing wrong, but after a ride along the story changed fast. After 4 days I contacted Ford about a buy-back since they did not know what the issue was. At 1 week in the shop I was told they wont do a buy back but fix the car when they know what the issue is. Now I got a call that its a known issue with the car and has a TSB on it. We will see if this works I guess.

When I first drove the car it was so smooth and quiet; but that didn't last very long. After about a week a heard a grinding noise in the transmission, and the car began stuttering when I tried to accelerate. The grinding noise began to get worse as the week went on. I hear it when I am slowing down, and beginning to accelerate again. I took it to the Ford dealership where it was bought, and they told me it was normal and did not even attempt to fix it. I took it that exact same day to another Ford dealership, because it was still making the exact same grinding sound. The mechanic there test-drove it and said that it was not normal to be hearing that sound. He said it sounded like something was about to fall out. I read online about many problems with the Fiesta transmission; and I want to know what Ford is going to do about it. A sound like that and stuttering does not leave me to feel safe while driving.

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 that you have to get used to because of the transmission. When I get my sheet back after I have had it in the shop they barely and vaguely acknowledge how they checked the problem and state they couldn't find anything. There is no way that it is normal to be apprehensive when driving your brand new car because you are not sure that you are going to be able to accelerate in time to pull out into traffic.

This was a brand new 2013 Ford Fiesta purchased on April 2013 that has always intermittently stuttered / bogged on acceleration with sometimes a metal noise. I was told this was due to the "new" type of double clutch transmission designed to improve gas mileage. Clutch was already replaced once and I was told yesterday clutch needs to be replaced again. I took the car in to the shop a month ago as the car was stuttering on acceleration fairly badly and told then they couldn't find a problem.

Transmission makes rattling noise I took it back to the dealer where I bought car I was told it was normal which I have a hard time accepting it . Has anyone complained about this problem before . ## VIN failed ##.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. While driving 10 mph, an abnormal rattling noise emitted from the transmission. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 6,600.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated while driving various speeds the transmission made a clanking noise and responded with slight hesitation. The failure recurred whenever driving between 10-60 mph. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer twice. The transmission cylinder block, gasket and hex head were replaced. The failure recurred the same day the vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was not been repaired for the recent defect. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100.

Within the first weeks of owning this new car - I was disturbed to hear a gear change rattle/noise on take off up to at least 30 mph. The car also hesitates on start when in stop and go traffic and this is actually frightening when in heavy traffic on the highway. I contacted the dealership within the first two weeks and was told "OH the computer is adjusting to the way you drive - by the time you reach 500 miles on the clock it will be all right" !!! I thought that was a bit of !!! but gave it the chance. By the time I reached 500 on the clock it was still a worsening problem. . And I took back to the dealership. On pick up I was told they couldn't find anything and all in order. The problem seemed get worse and a family member drove it and thought it may be transmission related. I took it back to the dealership. They replaced several parts and I was told 'this should fix the problem'. . . It didn't. I have less than 2500 miles and it is 6 months old now. I have told the dealership there is still a problem and I consider it unsafe when in busy commute traffic. I am waiting for them to respond.

We purchased 2013 Ford Fiesta in November 2012. Since then we have experienced grinding noise from left side of vehicle, plus burning smell. Most noticeably at city speeds and from takeoffs. Thought maybe it was snow tire issue but when we took in for first service, Ford service recognized the was an issue with the automatic transmission, but gave no explanation or fix. We were told that Ford knows there is an issue but have been kept in the dark since, no followup at all. They added 'you do have roadside assistance' as a response. Are we to wait for the vehicle to completely fail or get in an accident before they do something.