2013 Ford Fiesta Electrical System Problems

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COMPLAINT - Request Ford Dealer to honor recall -to add me on waiting list Airport Ford service personal not helpful and abrupt TCM transmission RECALL 14M02 2013 fiesta it has 57000 miles

The contact's girlfriend owns a 2013 Ford Fiesta. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the headlights were inoperable. Upon inspection, the contact noticed that there was corrosion on both headlight relays after opening the fuse box. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed with headlight relay corrosion. The headlight relays needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000.

BOUGHT THIS CAR USED 2013 ON 12-01-2020 HAD LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AND IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON MY DAUGHTER DRIVING TO WORK, TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID NOTHING THEY COULD FIND, BUT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN FOR NO REASON THE CAR JUST DOWN THANK GOODNESS SHE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY! AGAIN, THE DEALER THAT SOLD US THE CAR DEFENDS THAT THEY HAVE CHECKED IT OUT BUT WE ARE AFRAID GOING FORWARD THE NEXT TIME SHE WONT BE SO LUCKY WE HAVE NO WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WHO SOLD US THE CAR KEPT INSISTING WE PAY AN EXTRA 2000 FOR A WARRANTY I FEEL MAYBE THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG OR ABOUT TO BE FOR THEM TO BE SO PUSHY AGAIN, SHE WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND IT JUST SHUT DOWN LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH AND THEN A NOISE WAS MADE, THE BRAKES WORKED STILL AND THE STEERING WHEEL WORKED BUT NOTHING ELSE

ON THE FREEWAY CAR SPUTTERS WHEN SHIFTING AND ALL DASH LIGHTS FLICKER AND CAR LOZES POWER JERKS LIKE ITS GONNA DIE OUT WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY ON THE FREEWAY. WHILE DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL INTERMITTENT POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD THROUGH THE SPEAKERS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOUND WAS LOUD AND DISTRACTING. THE CONTACT WAS DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. IT APPEARS TO BE CORROSION AT THE RELAY. THE HIGH BEAMS STILL FUNCTION. THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THIS PROBLEM.

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY LIGHT RANDOMLY COMING ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, MAKING ONE BELIEVE THE VEHICLE'S CHARGING SYSTEM IS IN NEED OF REPAIR. WHEN THIS FIRST OCCURRED IT WAS RECOMMENDED SINCE I WAS TRAVELING CLOSE TO 200 MILES EVERYDAY, THAT I HAVE THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AS IT WAS THOUGHT A DIODE WAS GOING OUT. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THIS LIGHT COME ON AND ILLUMINATE, MAKING YOU THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM. EVEN WHEN LIGHT IS ON THE CHARGING SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD. ALL COMPONENTS ARE GOOD. IT RANDOMLY COMES ON AND STAYS ON, UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, SOMETIMES A COUPLE CYCLES OF THE KEY IS NEEDED. I HAVE SEEN ON FORUMS WHERE OWNERS HAVE PAID SOME MAJOR DOLLARS TRACKING THIS ISSUE. PROBLEM IS SINCE IT IS RANDOM, THE CAR'S DRIVER DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER THERE IS AN ISSUE OR NOT. THE ALTERNATOR ITSELF WITHOUT LABOR WAS AROUND $300 (ESTIMATED). ISSUE USUALLY OCCURS AT STARTUP AND REMAINS UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. ISSUE LAST OCCURRED ON THE MORNING OF 02/19/ 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:00 AM

DUE TO LACK OF SEALER PREVENTING OUTSIDE DEBRIS FROM ENTER THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. CORROSION SETS IN AND CAUSES INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH DAY TIME DRIVING LIGHTS WHILE NOT EFFECTING HIGH BEAMS. UNEXPECTED SCENARIOS SHOWED THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, WITH A HIGHER LIKELIHOOD DURING COLD TEMPERATURES WITH FREEZING PARTICIPATION

HEADLIGHTS ON 2013 FORD FIESTA BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE LOW BEAM LIGHT RELAY WAS SO BADLY CORRODED THAT IT HAD BROKEN OFF INSIDE THE FUSE BOX, MAKING THE RELAY IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE. THE CORROSION APPEARS TO BE A RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW ALLOWING MOISTURE IN THE FUSE BOX. CANADA HAS A SIMILAR RECALL REFERENCE NUMBER 19S28 ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHILE WE ATE DINNER. WHEN WE STARTED IT, HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON. DROVE HOME USING HIGH BEAMS. UPON INSPECTION DISCOVERED HEADLIGHT RELAY WAS CORRODED. RESEARCH YIELDED A RECALL IN ATLANTIC CANADA FOR THE SAME ISSUE (19S28) BUT FORD USA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE. WHEN WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE TECH SAID HE'D SEEN THE ISSUE BEFORE. RESOLVED BY REPLACING THE BATTERY JUNCTION BOX AT GREAT EXPENSE.

DOOR LOCK CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MANY. ONLY 1 LOCK TO 4 DOORS THAT LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON IS IN DASHBOARD JUST BEFORE THE RADIO. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. KEY WAS NOT ON IGNITION I GOT IN VEHICLE SHUT THE DOOR AND LOCKED IT. I MISPLACED MY KEYS INSIDE CAR I TRIED GETTING OUT BY PRESSING UNLOCK.WHILE THE IGNITION WAS OFF AND VEHICLE DID NOT UNLOCK NO SOUND NOTHIN. I PANICKED NONE OF THE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN UNTIL I FOUND KEY AND TURNED IGNITION TO OPEN DOORS. SOMETIMES IT DOES OPEN BUT I CAN'T IMAGINE IF MY CHILD WOULD GET STUCK IN THE CAR FOR NOT HAVING DOOR LOCKS

LOW LAMP HEADLIGHTS ON BOTH SIDES WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AT NIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO GET HEAD LAMPS REPLACED, HAD TO HAVE DIAGNOSTIC RUN AND FOUND THAT THE FUSE AND FUSE BOX WERE CORRODED TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET OR OTHERWISE, MY CAR'S ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY JERK AND SLOW DOWN. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL NOT GO OVER 30MPH. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN SLAMMED INTO SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED. I'VE TAKEN IT IN TWICE AND HAD THE GAS PEDAL REPLACED AS THE COMPUTER PICKS UP A PROBLEM BETWEEN THE CHIP AND THE COMPUTER. AND BOTH TIMES THE NEW PART HAS FAILED. I'VE LOOKED INTO THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM ACROSS THE BOARD, AND A DANGEROUS ONE CONSIDERING FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS, INCLUDING THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS, ILLUMINATED AND CONTINUOUSLY FLASHED. ALSO, THE RPMS ERRONEOUSLY REVVED HIGH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. RED HILL FORD (602 MAIN ST, RED HILL, PA) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-24520897. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS CALL AND I HAVE CALLED THE SHEHEEY FORD AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RECORDS ON THE CAR THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AND THE ENGINE IS SLIPPING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FIESTA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE "SERVICE IMMEDIATELY" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MEL HAMBELTON FORD (11771 W KELLOGG AVE, WICHITA, KS 67209, (316) 462-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SENSOR FAILED ON THE THROTTLE BODY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE BODY, ELECTRICAL SENSORS, ACCELERATION PEDAL AND SENSORS WERE ALL REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE NETWORK WIRING. *JS

THE HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING. I WAS OUT SHOPPING AND FINISHED AT JUST ABOUT SUNSET. I WENT TO TURN THE HEADLIGHTS ON BUT NO LIGHTS BUT ALL THE RUNNING LIGHTS WERE ON. I TURNED THE SWITCH ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY STILL NO HEADLIGHTS; TRIED THE HIGH BEAMS, THEY WORKED. I DROVE HOME WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON AND WAS CONSTANTLY FLASHED BY ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED THE FUSES THEN THE RELAYS FOR LOW BEAM. FOUND THE PROBLEM - RELAY R11 HAD A BADLY CORRODED PRONG WHICH BROKE OFF IN THE BOX ITSELF. I CAN NOT PULL THE CORRODED PRONG OUT - NOR CAN I DRIVE A NIGHT UNTIL THE ENTIRE UNIT IS REPLACED. MY WIFE IS ON HOSPICE AND THIS COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AT A WORST TIME. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT SEEMS THAT MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AT ALL, BUT NONE THE LESS IS VERY DANGEROUS.

TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING, REPLACED BULBS WITH NO LUCK. CHECKED FUSES AND IT WAS BLOWN, REPLACED FUSE AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES THEN BLEW THE FUSE AGAIN. EVERY TIME WE REPLACE THE FUSE IT BLOWS WITHIN AN HOUR. RADIO STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD MAKE VERY LOUD POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. WE FINALLY HAD TO PULL THE FUSE FOR THE RADIO TO MAKE IT STOP. SO NOW THERE IS NO WORKING RADIO AS WE ARE AFRAID TO REPLACE THE FUSE. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS LEMON DAILY AS IT IS HER ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. SHE STILL OWES MORE FOR THE CAR THAN SHE COULD GET IF SHE TRIED TO TRADE IT IN ON SOMETHING ELSE. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A LEMON AND TAKEN OFF THE ROADS. SHE HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE SHE BOUGHT IT, BUT SHE DIDN'T GET IT NEW SO BY THE TIME SHE BOUGHT IT OF COURSE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY AND NOW SHE IS STUCK WITH IT. ALSO, SHE PREVIOUSLY HAD TO PUT IT IN THE SHOP DUE TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES. SHE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND ON TAKE OFF THE CAR WOULDN'T GO, RPMS WERE AROUND 3000 AND ALL WARNING/MESSAGE LIGHTS WENT OFF AT THE SAME TIME. FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON HER CAR THAT WE NEVER KNEW ABOUT WHEN WE PURCHASED IT FROM THE DEALER.

SENSOR ON MY CAR IS SAYING MY TRUNK IS OPEN AND IT'S NOT. ALSO, WHEN I UNLOCK MY CAR THE TRUNK POPS OPEN. INTERIOR LIGHTS WONT TURN OFF.