Ford Focus Complaints

22,326 consumer complaints on file.

#11232650July 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I HAD MY CAR AT THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UNDER WARRANTY. 2 MONTHS AGO I HAD TO PAY OVER $2500.00 TO HAVE REPAIRED OUT OF WARRANTY BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE PURGE VALVE IS ALSO BAD, THEY SENT A RECALL BOT CANCELLED IT. MY GAS GAUGE HAS NOT WORKED IN OVER 3 YEARS, THE SOUND SYSTEM ALSO HAS NOT WORKED IN OVER 3 YEARS. THE DEALER SAID THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. THE FAN FOR THE HEAT/COOL ONLY WORKS ON HIGH(4). THE IGNITION ALSO IS A PROBLEM, MY MECHANIC SAID THAT HE KNOWS OF MANY IGNITION PROBLEMS ON THE FOCUS AND OTHER FORD MODELS. I DID RECEIVE A LEMON LAW SETTLEMENT A FEW YEARS AGO WHICH WWAS NOTHING COMPARED TO ALL THE PROBLEMS AND EXPENSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232651July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR SIMPLY STALLS RANDOMLY WHILE IN MOTION, STREETS OR HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION SHAKES RANDOMLY WHILE ACCELERATING MAINLY WHILE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, MAINLY IN CITY STREETS CAR APPARENTLY GOES TO NEUTRAL GREAT RANDOMLY WHILE THE STICK IS IN DRIVE POSITION, BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232649July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
SINCE WE BOUGHT OUR 2014 FORD FOCUS IT HAS HAD A "BUCKING"WITH THE TRANSMISSION ALSO WHEN I HAVE ACCELERATED HARD TO MOVE INTO TRAFFIC IT WILL ACT LIKE ITS IN NUETRAL THEN SLAM INTO GEAR WHEN WE TOOK OUR CAR IN FOR A RECAL IT WAS BROUGHT UP TO THE SERVICE CLERK AND WE WERE TOLD ITS WHAT THEY DO AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO OUR CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232653July 17, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2017 FOCUS THAT THE TRANSMISSION THATS SLUGGISH/SLIPPING. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND AT 13,000 I ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR A CLICKING/STALLING/SLIPPING. WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN AND EXPLAINED THE REASON ITS LIKE THEY ALREADY KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. HAD TO WAIT ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE PART GOT CHANGED. NOW AT 15,000 THE TRANSMISSION ACTING UP AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION REVS HIGH BEFORE SWITCHING GEARS. IT SLUGGISH WHEN MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. EVEN WHEN NEEDING THAT LITTLE BIT EXTRA POWER GOING UP A HILL, IT BOGS DOWN AND I HAVE TO MOVE OVER IN LANES MAKE SURE NO ONE BEHIND ME GETS STUCK. I'M ALREADY THINKING ABOUT TAKING MY CAR BACK IN AGAIN BEFORE MY 30,000 MILE WARRANTY HITS TO TRY AND GET IT REPLACED ONCE AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION IS UNRELIABLE AND NOT EFFECTIVE. I WISH I DIDNT BUY THIS CAR AND WENT WITH A NISSAN OR TOYOTA. BUT IM STUCK WITH THIS UNRELIABLE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232654July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS/ISSUES INCLUDING SHUDDER, SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE MOVING, BUCKING. IN 3 SPECIFIC INCIDENTS, THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN MOTION IN AN INTERSECTION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CAR WAS SOLD AS AN "AUTOMATIC" BUT IT WAS NOT DISCLOSED THAT IT WAS A COMPUTER CONTROLLED MANUAL. DEALER SAYS CAR IS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED PERFORMED SOME NON-SPECIFIC UPDATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232659July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOST ALL POWER AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, HAPPENED IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND PUT MY SAFETY AT AN EXTREME RISK. VEHICLE ALSO SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING EVERY TIME AND SOMETIMES BEGINS TO ACCELERATE AS I AM COMING TO A STOP WHILE MY FOOT IS OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232673July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I PICKED UP MY CAR LAST WEEK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER HAVING THE CLUTCH REPLACED. WHEN I LEFT WORK ON MONDAY 7/15, MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC. IT WAS OVER 5,000 RPMS...I HAD TO GO ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL MY CAR OVER AND WAS HONKED AT SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS ALSO REAR ENDED IN DEC 13, 2016 WHILE ACCELERATING BUT MY CAR SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232671July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2015 WITH 38,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS BEEN A LEMON EVER SINCE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A DEFECT THAT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS DEFECTIVE. FROM DAY ONE MY TRANSMISSION SHUTTERED WHEN GOING THROUGH GEARS 1-2. IT FEELS LIKE I'M PULLING A TRAILER BEHIND ME. IT MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS WARMED UP. FORD FIRST SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG THEN THEY "REPROGRAMMED" IT, THEN THEY PUT NEW SEALS IN IT AND LASTLY THEY SAID SORRY YOU'RE PAST THE MILAGE FOR THE RECALL, SO NOW I'M DRIVING A DANGEROUS VEHICLE BECAUSE I REFUSE TO PAY FORD $2,000+ FOR THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I WOULD GET A NEW VEHICLE BUT THE RESALE VALUE FOR MY CAR IS JUST A TAD ABOVE SCRAP BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS THESE CARS THAT HAVE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. ALL THEY ARE DOING IS PUTTING BANDAGES ON A GAPING HOLE AND THEY'RE GETTING AWAY WITH IT. ALSO, WHEN I HAVE TO STOP GOING UPHILL IN DRIVE, IT ROLLS BACKWARD. NOW TELL ME THAT'S NOT SAFE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT IF NOT ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232664July 17, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2013 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK THAT HAS TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ISSUES. IT'S BEEN RECALLED ONCE AND REPLACED. BUT STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN START TO PUTTING GAS ON THE PEDAL THE VAN STUFFERS AND SKIPS GEARS UNTIL IT REACHES 3RD GEAR. THIS IS MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE AND GAIN SPEED. IT ULTIMATELY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. BUT FORD WON'T REPLACE AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 2500$. IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THEY KNOW OF BUT WON'T REPLACE MORE THAN ONCE. I ALSO CAN'T TRADE IN MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT'S WORTH 93% LESS THAN VALUE. THE CAR HAS OTHER KNOWN RECALLS THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232665July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE DPS6 TRANSMISSIONS. THIS INCLUDES THE CLUTCH SLIPPAGE AND "JUDDER" WHEN SHIFTING AND I HAVE ALSO HAD MY TCM FAIL ENTIRELY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION RESULTING IN THE ENGINE BEING SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY SO ALL POWER WAS LOST. BECAUSE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, I HAD NO POWER STEERING. FORTUNATELY, AT THAT TIME, I WAS ON A RURAL HIGHWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER FOR A TCM REPLACEMENT. I HAVE HAD 3 CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION SEAL REPLACEMENTS COMPLETED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT I AM NOW OUTSIDE THAT EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD SO ANY FURTHER REPLACEMENTS WILL BE AT MY COST. THE MILEAGE INTERVALS BETWEEN THE CLUTCH REPLACEMENTS WERE ONLY 10,000 AND 7,000 MILES. SOME PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR OIL AT A SIMILAR INTERVAL. I AM AGAIN EXPERIENCING A SHUDDER DURING SHIFTING IN THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN AVOIDING DRIVING IT FOR THIS REASON. I HATE TO SPEND THE MONEY ON A NEW CLUTCH AS I THINK IT WILL BE JUST A TEMPORARY FIX AND A VERY EXPENSIVE ONE. NOW I READ THAT FORD KNEW ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE THESE VEHICLES WERE BEING SOLD YET THEY STILL PUT THEM ON THE MARKET. THIS DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THEY NEED TO DO A LOT MORE TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE SADDLED WITH THIS BREACH OF OUR SAFETY AND TRUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232668July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BUT DID NOT STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FAIRLANE FORD (LOCATED AT 14585 MICHIGAN AVE, DEARBORN, MI 48126, (313) 846-5000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, SHE WAS NOT GIVEN THE PROGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE PER A WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V523000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232679July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2014 FORD FOCUS SE. WITHIN THE FIRST 15,000 MILES, I HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS SHUDDERING/STALLING. FORD TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD BE FREE TO FIX. I HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED THREE OTHER TIMES BEFORE HITTING 60,000 MILES FOR THE SAME ISSUES. NOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND NEXT TIME IT WILL COST ME $1500 TO FIX! THESE ISSUES POSE A TRUE SAFETY CONCERN. ABOUT 10,000-ISH MILES AFTER GETTING MY CAR FIXED IT WILL BEGIN TO SHUTTER WHEN I'M PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. OVER TIME THIS SHUTTER BECOMES A HESITATION OR A STALL, MEANING THAT I BECOME A SITTING DUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS OR WHEN ENTERING BUSY ROADS, OR MERGING ONTO INTERSTATES. WHEN DRIVING IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO TIME YOUR ENTRY INTO TRAFFIC, I HAVE TO MAKE SURE TO GIVE MYSELF AN EXTRA BEAT JUST IN CASE MY CAR DECIDES TO HESITATE! USUALLY AFTER A HESITATION OR SHUTTER WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC, MY CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD WHICH ADDS TO THE DANGER. IN ADDITION, MY CAR WILL ALSO ROLL/LURCH FORWARD AT TIMES WHEN I HAVE IT IN REVERSE. I MUST SLAM ON MY BREAK AND OFTEN TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR BEFORE IT WILL ACT AS IT SHOULD. IT ALSO DOES A WEIRD THING WHEN I AM USING MY CRUISE CONTROL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IF I PUSH MY BREAK TO CANCEL THE CRUISE THE ENGINE SOUNDS AS THOUGH IT IS STUCK, THE RPMS STAY REALLY HIGH, AND IT IS AS THOUGH I AM IN NEUTRAL. MY BREAK STILL WORKS BUT I CAN PRESS MY GAS TO THE FLOOR AND IT WON'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.THE AMOUNT OF TIME THIS LASTS WILL VARY. AFTER COMPLAINING, I HAVE BEEN TOLD I'M NOT DRIVING MY AUTOMATIC CORRECTLY, OR I HAVE BEEN OFFERED THE "OPPORTUNITY" TO BUY A NEW FORD. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD ITS NOT A BIG DEAL BECAUSE IT WON'T PUT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHAT I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT IT WILL GET ME KILLED WHILE ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232678July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
FROM STOP THE CAR WILL HESITATE TO ACCELERATE, SOMETIMES IT WON'T BE IN GEAR OTHER TIMES IT WILL BE IN THE WRONG GEAR (I.E. 2ND OR 3RD INSTEAD OF 1ST). AT TIMES IT WILL ALSO LURCH FORWARD, ONE TIME IT WAS SO HARD I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN REAR ENDED. ONCE IN MOTION THE CLUTCH SLIPS CAUSING SLOW ACCELERATION AND SHAKING (SOMETIME VIOLENT). ON HILLS, EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CLUTCH WILL SLIP CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW AND HAVE TROUBLE CLIMBING. I AM ON MY 3RD SET OF CLUTCHES, AND LAST AS NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF WARRANTY, PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE, AND THE COST WILL BE MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH DUE TO THE EXTREME DEPRECIATION DUE TO THE KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT HAS HAD THE TCM (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE) PROGRAMMING UPDATED EIGHT TIMES. ON MY FIRST TWO VISITS TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, ALL THE WAY BACK IN 2013, I WAS SIMPLY MET BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AND TOLD ON VISIT ONE THE TRANSMISSION IS WORKING AS DESIGNED AND GIVEN A PAPER STATING THE BEHAVIOR OF THE TRANSMISSION AND ON VISIT TWO THAT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO RELEARN HOW TO DRIVE FOR THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION. ON MY THIRD VISIT THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TCM MAKING IT WORSE AND IT WENT DOWNHILL FROM THERE. ON ONE VISIT THEY TRIED TO BLAME THE VISIT ON A FICTITIOUS OIL LEAK AND CHARGED ME TO FIX THOUGH THEY COULD NOT SHOW ME THE LEAK NOR HAD THE CAR EVER LEAKED A DROP OF OIL OR USED ANY OIL. BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD CLUTCH REPLACEMENT THE CAR DROVE SO TERRIBLY I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, LET ALONE ALLOW MY WIFE AND CHILDREN TO RIDE IN IT. EVEN NOW I CANNOT PULL ONTO A ROAD WITHOUT HAVING A 100 YARDS OF SPACE BETWEEN TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE 2013 AND CONTINUES TODAY (2019). WHEN I FIRST STARTED CONTACTING FORD THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 16,000 MILES ON IT, IT HAD OVER 50,000 BEFORE THEY DID THE FIRST "REPAIR".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232686July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR, IT HAS SHUDDERED, JERKED, MADE NOISES, LOST ACCELERATION, JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT ME GIVING IT GAS....IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES , REPLACED CLUTCH ONCE ALREADY...CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND BECOME A NUISANCE TO DRIVE....I ALWAYS RENT A CAR NOW WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY....CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN , BUT THEY DO NOT ANSWER OR RETURN MY CALLS....THIS IS THE NEWEST , YET WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED....I NOW OWE WAY MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH DUE TO THIS ISSUE .....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232695July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO AFTER SITTING AT RED LIGHT A LIGHT CAME ON SAYING TRANSMISSION DEFAULT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232696July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THIS 2014 FORD FOCUS OFTEN SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPS THROUGH FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. LITTLE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH A RIGHT HAND TURN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232702July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PERFORMED ABNORMALLY AND THERE WAS A CONSTANT INTERMITTENT HESITATION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE DUE TO THE LAG OF THE TRANSMISSION GEARS CHANGING OVER. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY STALL FROM A LOSS OF MOTOR POWER. BILL BROWN FORD (32222 PLYMOUTH RD, LIVONIA, MI 48150, (734) 399-4244) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION MORE THAN TWICE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE NORMAL CONDITION OF THE POWER TRAIN/TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V523000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232726July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AND STUDDERS. PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC BECOMES DANGEROUS. AT TIMES, STEPPING ON THE GAS DOES NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR, BUT DOES REV THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 20MPH. THIS IS AN ONGOING EVENT, AND YOUR DATE SELECTION BELOW DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232705July 17, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN JULY 2014. IT HAD ABOUT 3,500 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A "SHUDDER" TO IT AND MADE A HORRIBLE SCRAPING SOUND WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS. I TOOK IT TO THE PLACE WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. SINCE THEN, IT'S REALLY BEEN JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SAFETY RECALLS INVOLVING (1) A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO CORRECT ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAILURES, (2) A SIDE DOOR LATCH REPLACEMENT, AND (3) A PROBLEM WITH THE CPV. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT SHOCKS - A VISIT THAT UNCOVERED ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH ORIGINAL PARTS THAT ALSO RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE BEING IMMOBILIZED FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY AND RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL EXPENSES OF A RENTAL VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN VERY DILIGENT IN THE UPKEEP OF THIS VEHICLE WITH OIL CHANGES, FILTER REPLACEMENTS, A NEW BATTERY, AND TIRES. STILL, I AM PRESENTLY EXPERIENCING CHALLENGES WITH THIS CAR ACCELERATING AFTER BRAKING. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS JUMPING GEARS AND IS RELUCTANT TO UP-SHIFT. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE OVERALL "BEHAVIOR" OF THE CAR BEFORE I TOOK IT IN FOR THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAILURE RECALL. I HAVE ALSO, ON OCCASION, NOTED THAT THERE SEEMS A DELAY WHEN I AM BRAKING (BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN JUNE 2019). I FEEL THAT THESE PROBLEMS INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT I WILL GET REAR-ENDED OR PERHAPS REAR-END SOMEONE MYSELF WHEN APPROACHING OR LEAVING STOP LIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232703July 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
2014 FORD FOCUS WITH THE FAULTY DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AT 25K MILES WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT TIME. NUMEROUS TRIPS AFTERWARDS TO THE DEALERSHIP RESULTED IN THEM SIMPLY 'RESETTING IT TO FORD SPECIFICATIONS'. THE DEALER NEVER MADE ANY MORE ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE OR FIX WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. AS THE LATEST REPORT STATES THE DEALERSHIPS WERE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING PAID BY FORD MOTOR CO. WHICH EXPLAINS A LOT. ONCE OUT OF WARRANTY THEY INSTANTLY SAID THE CLUTCH NEEDS REPLACED. THE DEALER COULD NOT STATE THOUGH THAT IT WOULD FULLY FIX THE ISSUE KNOWING IT WOULD MOST LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN. RECALIBRATING THE DIAGNOSTICS NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM OF THE CAR CONSTANTLY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL FROM FIRST. MOST DANGEROUS WOULD BE WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT FACING UP HILL AS IT WOULD SIT THERE SEARCHING FOR 1ST GEAR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. AT LOW SPEEDS THE CAR ALWAYS LURCHED AND HESITATED AS IT COULDN'T FIND WHAT GEAR TO BE IN. THIS HAS BEEN THE DOWNFALL OF A RATHER GREAT CAR AND AN EMBARRASSMENT WHENEVER GIVING SOMEONE ELSE A RIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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