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2013 Ford Fiesta fuel/propulsion system problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2013 Ford Fiesta2% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
2%
share of all complaints
40,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The vehicle is straining to pick back up speed once it comes to a stop or slows down. There also seems to be a clicking sound coming from the transmission on the driver side. It seems to have trouble switching over the years because it's a dual transmission I'm suspecting something's wrong with the…

    filed Jan 27, 2020

  • I have been experiencing transmission problems including the car stalling when accelerating while trying to complete turns in traffic during turn signals. I have at one point a situation at a stop light where brakes were applied and car went forward unexpectedly. Additionally since almost the…

    filed Jul 25, 2019

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

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Fiesta years

YearReportsShare
2019 Fiesta33%
2018 Fiesta13%
2017 Fiesta1115%
2016 Fiesta116%
2015 Fiesta4116%
2014 Fiesta306%
2012 Fiesta81%
2011 Fiesta152%
Fiesta fuel/propulsion system 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.