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2013 Ford Fiesta electronic stability control (esc) problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2013 Ford Fiesta2% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
2%
share of all complaints
median reported mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Im not sure if I have selected correct options. But all I know is when I slow my car and they try to accelerate the car does not speed up immediately it take few minutes. Hence I have to accelerate more to make the car running. This has always been an issue. Quite difficult while switching lanes on…

    filed Dec 19, 2019

  • Takata recall - on tuesday 25th of june, thecar started slowing down and acting a little weird. No matter how much I gave it gas it went into turtle mode and cut off. I towed it to darcars ford in lahnam, md. The two warranties on the vehicle expired so I bought extended warranty. The warranty…

    filed Jul 5, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Fiesta years

YearReportsShare
2019 Fiesta11%
2018 Fiesta13%
2017 Fiesta23%
2016 Fiesta11%
2015 Fiesta10%
2014 Fiesta112%
2012 Fiesta71%
2011 Fiesta182%
Fiesta electronic stability control (esc) problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.