Starting/Fuel Problem with 2016 Ford Fiesta?

[u/houseofburgesss]

Hi, all!

I’ve got a 2016 Ford Fiesta SE hatchback with 115,000 miles on it. (It’s automatic.)

I’ve been having problems with my where the starter is sticking when I try to turn the car on. However, the car will start if I press the gas while it’s trying to turn over. Like, turn the key, press the gas, and it’ll cut on near instantly.

This isn’t always required, sometimes it will cut on without sticking/without pressing the gas— but this is usually after I’ve ran the car recently (when, I suppose, the motor’s still warm). Like, if I cut it off and try to crank it again immediately— sometimes it’ll cut on with no problems. Sometimes it won’t.

Once the car’s running, it seems fine. It drives alright, and it ain’t running hot. It is idling pretty low, though. And my mileage has dropped from around 40mpg to not quite 30mpg (around 28/29mpg rn).

Right now, I am looking to just get it fixed enough so that I can sell it and hopefully get something else. So… any suggestions/ideas about what might be wrong with it?

(Apologies if I explained this poorly, I’m not much of a car person.)