Three problems related to transmission not engage 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.
The automatic transmission fails to engage when shifted into any gear. The engine revs but the transmission doesn't go into gear and the car will no move. Sometimes the shifter will not come out of "park". Sometimes the car will not start. Turning the key from "off" to "on" may, or may not, allow the car to start and the go into gear. This can happened after backing out of a parking spot, and then shifting into "d" (drive). It has also happened when stopped at a traffic light, and then the car will not move.
This vehicle is unsafe and should be recalled. Dual transmission cluch is a serious problem disengaging while driving slow or fast and shutters at all speeds. Its electronic throttle body (ecb) is defective just like 1. 6 million 2009-2014 Ford escape and fusion and Mercury mariner and milan vehicles that Ford started a "customer satisfaction program" in lieu of a recall. Of course the ecb is not under warranty (3,000 over) and Ford did not identify the Fiesta as one of the customer satisfaction program cars. $545 plus labor for a car that is 3 years old. No more Ford products for home or work for this cfo.
Going up a steep hill in morning rush hour bumper to bumper. My car stall, stopped and the automatic transmission would not engage. This caused me to graze the bumper of the car next to me and put a few very small scratches on the rear left side of the car. No accident report needed. The damage was so minor it was only visible at a close look. Polish seem to cover it. My car would not start moving until cars a head of me gave me enough safe space to push hard on the accelerator and get the automatic transmission to kick in. This could have caused an accident. Not life threatening but someone could have seriously been hurt.