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Great ride, but transmission problems right away
reillan, 12/30/2013
2013 Ford Fiesta SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I've owned my Fiesta for 7 months, and have already had the "automatic" transmission repaired after the clutch went out. Unfortunately for me, this went out while I was on vacation and using the cruise control on a wide-open interstate. I had some concerns about the transmission from the moment I got it, since it shifted loudly and had odd hesitations that were very scary (like pulling forward across two lanes while attempting to turn left on a 3-lane road, and suddenly finding a complete loss of power and oncoming traffic). Ford was awesome throughout the repair, however. Crossing my fingers that this is the only repair it will need.
Do not buy this car!!!
avatheps, 07/16/2013
2013 Ford Fiesta SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
Bought it on 1 May 2013 after much looking and online comparing. Wish I had been able to test drive it longer and in more realistic conditions as I would never have bought it. I live on a fairly steep hill and it can barely climb it in 3rd gear. Put 6500 miles on it in in 2 months so have given it a good test. It does get good gas mileage. Went to Florida on $80 and the same coming back. Does fine on flat thruway drives up to 85 mph, but includes lots of down shifting. It skips and bucks during rainstorms or wet weather. On board navigation is worthless even on I81 and I95 where you don't turn for hundreds of miles. To much wrong to report it all. Please reconsider buying this car.
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Transmission fixed 5 times!
Sue, 03/05/2017
updated 09/07/2018
2013 Ford Fiesta SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I really wish I could rate this with ZERO stars! I bought the car with low mileage and was informed the transmission had a recall, but everything had been fixed! That was a total lie! The car now has a little over 60,000 miles and the transmission has been fixed 5 times! The dealership keeps giving me the run around and saying it's fixed or that there is nothing wrong with it! A car shouldn't grind, shudder, jerk, etc. Just going down the highway! This vehicle is absolutely horrible and I would advise everyone to STAY AWAY from it!! Not to mention the seats are seriously uncomfortable on long trips!
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BAD transmissions
wanderinwoods, 05/24/2013
2013 Ford Fiesta SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
I bought the car a week ago and one the way home thought I heard some noise from the car, just told myself its breaking in. well after a few days of the wife driving it I drove it again and the trans is shot. It grinds HORRIBLY. so with only 600 miles exactly on it I took it to a dealer and had the tech ride along to see what the issue was. he said yeah its got a problem but nothing I can do about it. so took it to the dealer that sold it and at first they said they found nothing wrong with it. after I went with as the service writer drove it she decided it was extremely bad and did not want to finish the drive. so now I wait to see what happens.
OK Subcompact, Needs slight changes- Automatic, not 5-speed
commuter247, 01/05/2014
2013 Ford Fiesta SE 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
I bought this car 9/20/12 and have put over 31,000 miles on it, in a mix of city, back roads (northern New England) and highway. Probably 25%/ 40%/ 35% if I had to break it down. I am in this car up to 8 hours a day. I am 5'7" and mostly torso. I have owned all Fords. The car handles great- my favorite roads are empty, curvy back roads. I have driven in all but 1 snow storm since I bought this car and I have every confidence in this vehicle in the weather. The clearance is higher than the Focus by about 1.5", which helps in a storm. I have gotten hung up on an ice shelf once, but it's to be expected in a FWD. I recommend this car for a 1-2 person ride, but expect to make concessions.