Ford Focus Complaints

22,326 consumer complaints on file.

#11232513July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, IT MOVED FORWARD INSTEAD OF BACKWARDS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JORDAN FORD (13010 IH 35 N, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78233, (210) 653-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. *TR CONSUMER STATED NOT INCLUDED FROM MY VERB STATEMENT IS THE FOLLOWING: CAR HAS HAD FAILURES TO RESPOND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING LISTED ON THE REPORT.(7/2019). CAR HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER SINCE JULY 2017 WHEN IT WAS EXPERIENCING ALL OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS BUT THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AFTER KEEPING IT FOR OVER A WEEK. CAR HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE JAN 2004 AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. TO THIS DATE, CAR CONTINUES TO SLIP OUT OF BOTH REVERSE AND OUT OF DRIVE WHILE IN OPERATION. ACCELERATION IS SLOW AND UNPREDICTABLE, SOMETIMES DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD AT ALL WHEN ACCELERATING, SOMETIMES JUMPS FORWARD AND TAKES OFF AT A RAPID SPEED FROM A DEAD STOP. CAR HESITATES, SHAKES, SHUDDER, JERKS AND MAKES GRINDING NOISES ALL INDICATORS OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I HAVE SCHEDULED ANOTHER SERVICE APPT. WITH JORDAN FORD FOR 9/2/19, WHICH WAS THE FIRST APPT. THEY HAD AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232523July 16, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TO FOLSOM LAKE FORD (LOCATED AT 12755 FOLSOM BLVD, FOLSOM, CA 95630, (916) 353-2000) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V523000 (POWER TRAIN), 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), AND 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232485July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM FORD. THE SALES PERSON TOOK US ON A TEST DRIVE DURING WHICH TIME HE ADVISED THAT HE CAR HANDLED "DIFFERENTLY" BUT THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND THE WAY THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD OPERATE. THE VEHICLE STALLS ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT, HESITATES TO GO JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING AND SKIPS. WHEN SITTING IN TRAFFIC OR ON SURFACE ROADS WITH ALOT OF STOP AND GO THE VEHICLE JERKS, HESITATES AND ATTEMPTS TO STALL OUT. THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE IT HAS JERKED SO BAD IT SEES THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. FORD HAS REPEATEDLY SAID TO DRIVE IT AND IT WILL WORK ITSELF OUT. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE, BUT NO FIX HAS BEEN MADE. THE COST OF REPEATEDLY GOING TO "SERVICE" THESE CONCERNS IS COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING, ESPECIALLY WHEN NO RESOLUTION SEEMS AVAILABLE.WE ARE EXTREMELY FEARFUL THAT THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. NOT AT ALL SAFE! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232528July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY CPO 2012 FOCUS IN 2015. WITHIN DAYS, I EXPERIENCED THE TRANSMISSION LAGGING AND THE CAR EXCESSIVELY ROLLING BACK IN REVERSE ON INCLINES (I LITERALLY HAVE TO DRIVE WITH TWO FEET WHEN BRAKING ON AN INCLINE IN MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAR OR I WILL ROLL BACKWARDS INTO THE NEXT CAR!) I HAD THE CAR RE-FLASHED ONCE AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT IT DID NOT DO ANYTHING. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I WAS HESITANT ON TAKING MY CAR BACK BECAUSE OTHER OWNERS ONLINE SAID WORK PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232532July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR BADLY STUTTERS, MAKES IT HARD TO TAKE OFF AT LIGHTS. VERY DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS. SOMETIMES CAN FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS POWERING OUT. VERY ROUGH WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. YOU CAN EVEN HEAR A GRINDING SOUND AND GREAT VIBRATIONS OF THE CAR. SOME DAYS YOU DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232541July 16, 2019
ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL I BOUGHT MY 2014 FORD FOCUS DURING MY FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE. I STARTED TO NOTICE THE CARS CLUTCH SLIPPING IMMEDIATELY. AFTER PERSISTENTLY TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE ISSUE FOR A YEAR, FORD FINALLY ADMITTED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR AND THAT THEY WOULD GET ME IN THE LIST FOR A NEW CLUTCH. THEY (I ASSUME INTENTIONALLY) PROLONGED THE PROCESS JUST LONG ENOUGH TO ESCAPE THE LEMON LAW. WITHIN A MONTH OF HAVING MY CLUTCH REPLACED I STARTED TO NOTICE IT SLIPPING. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE I FEEL THERE IS NO POINT. I NEED TO SELL MY CAR AND GET A NEW ONE THAT I FEEL SAFE DRIVING, BUT I AM UPSIDE DOWN ON MY LOAN. I WILL NEVER BUY FROM FORD AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232548July 16, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN
REAR DOORS - LATCHES WERE BAD. PASSENGER SIDE OPENED WHILE TURNING. USED BUNGEE CORDS TO KEEP IT SHUT UNTIL LATCHES COULD BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION - CHATTERED UPON DRIVING, LIKE WHEN 1ST LEARNING TO DRIVE STICK SHIFT. SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT SHIFT UNTIL REACHING HIGH RPMS. OCCASIONALLY WOULD MOMENTARILY SEEM TO POP INTO NEUTRAL. THAT HAPPENED JANUARY 25, 2019. WAS PULLING OUT OF A RESTAURANT AFTER DARK, TURNING LEFT ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY. IT PAUSED HALF WAY ACROSS THE NEAR LANE, A CAR WAS COMING DIRECTLY TOWARD ME AND I TURNED TOO SHARPLY AND RAN OVER THE MEDIAN. ENDED UP CRACKING THE OIL PAN, MESSING UP THE STEERING AND CRACKING THE ENGINE. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS LIVID WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS WELL KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AND DON CHALMERS FORD KNOWINGLY SOLD IT TO ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232554July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT CAR NEW TOOK TEST DRIVE ALL SEEMED FINE DID PAPER WORK DROVE HOME, FIRST STOP ON OFF RAMP WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN I GAVE CAR GAS AND IT JUST SAT THERE SLIPPING AND NOT SHIFTING. CANNOT DRIVE IT IN SUMMER MONTHS GETS HOT AND SLIPS AND WILL NOT UP OR DOWN SHIFT RIGHT. NO GOOD TO ME IF I CAN ONLY DRIVE IT IN WINTER. CAR HAS 11,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH DEAD BATTERY. AND MINE WAS A NEW 2017 WITCH WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED,NOW THE DEALER WANTS ME TO TRADE IT IN SO THEY CAN MAKE MORE MONEY.THEY ARE AS BAD AS FORD COS THEY KNOW THERE BAD AND KEEP SELLING THEM TOO!! THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THEN ONE EPISODE WITH THIS CAR, ITS EVEN WORSE WITH TWO ADULTS IN CAR. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ON ANY ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232557July 16, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FOCUS, FROM THE DEALER IN MAY OF 2013. I TOOK IT BACK A WEEK LATER BECAUSE IT WAS "CLUNKY" WHEN ACCELERATING. THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME "THE CAR JUST NEEDS TO LEARN HOW YOU DRIVE, WE WILL RESET THE COMPUTER". SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD IT "RESET" 4 TIMES AND AM ON MY 3RD CLUTCH REPAIR. LAST WEEK WHILE BRAKING MY CAR DECIDED TO ACCELERATE INSTEAD. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IN A YEAR, ONE RESULTING IN A BUMPER ON BUMPER ACCIDENT WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR, I COMMUTE TWO HOURS A DAY. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES! IF THE I HAD BEEN TOLD BACK IN 2013 WHEN I PURCHASED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE I WOULD HAVE TRADED THAT CAR THE FIRST WEEK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232564July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY FOCUS. AFTER NUMEROUS RETURNS TO THE DEALER, TWICE FOR CLUTCH KIT REPLACEMENTS AND AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES FOR OTHER "ADJUSTMENTS" IT STILL HAS PROBLEMS. JERKING, HESITATION, LOSS OF POWER EVEN WHILE DRIVING. I PULLED OUT OF A SHOPPING PLAZA THE OTHER DAY AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. MY CAR WILL FEEL LIKE IT'S DOWNSHIFTING AND DRAGGING, EVEN WHILE I'M DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED. IT JERKS AND SHUDDERS WHEN I ACCELERATE AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. RPM DIAL OFTEN GOES ALL THE WAY TO 8 OR 9 UNTIL THE CAR FINALLY SHIFTS. DEALER CAN NOT SEEM TO FIX THIS. ALSO, AT TIMES WHEN MOVING AGAIN AFTER A STOP, THE CAR WILL FEEL LIKE IT'S "BANGING" UNDERNEATH. HAVE ADDRESSED THIS WITH SERVICE AT THE DEALER, BUT IT STILL DOES IT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING CONSTANTLY FOR THE TWO PLUS YEARS I'VE HAD IT. I HAVE MANY DOCUMENTS AND REPAIR RECEIPTS TO DOWNLOAD, PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN AND IF YOU WILL NEED THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232565July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS THE THIRD SUMMER MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGH WAY AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE ACCELERATION METER WENT UP BUT THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION SCREEN CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO A SHOP. EVER TIME THIS HAPPENED (3 SO FAR) I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT COST ME $1200+ TO REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232566July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SKIPS, LUNGES, AND DOES NOT SHIFT WELL. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR TRANSMISSION FLASH AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CLUTCH REBUILD AT 19,000 MILES. WAS IN FOR CHECK AND TRANS FLASH AT 29,000 MILES WEEK OF JUNE 27TH 2019. WAS IN TODAY, JULY 16 FOR CHECK BECAUSE IT OPERATED WORSE AFTER IT WAS LOOKED AT THREE WEEKS AGO. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS CLUTCH HAS TO BE REBUILT/REPLACED AGAIN...IT HAS ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS WE CANNOT TRUST THE VEHICLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OR MOVE PROPERLY WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PUT DOWN. FORD KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND STILL SOLD DEFECTIVE VEHICLES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232572July 16, 2019
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. AS SHE BEGAN TO DRIVE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAD MINOR INJURIES, HOWEVER, THE OTHER DRIVER CLAIMED TO BE INJURED BUT HER INJURIES WERE NOT DISCLOSED. AN AMBULANCE WENT TO THE SCENE AND TREATED THE CONTACT AND THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSE GIVEN FOR THE VEHICLE FAILURE. AL SERRA AUTO PLAZA 6167 SAGINAW RD, GRAND BLANC, MI 48439 (810) 694-5600 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; A RECALL HAD BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE'S VIN; NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ON 6 OCCASIONS TO 3-4 DIFFERENT DEALERS WHERE THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING AND STALLS WAS SAID TO BE A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. *BF *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11232595July 16, 2019
ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL I CAN FEEL MY CAR JOLTING (ALMOST EVERYDAY NOW) ESPECIALLY AS I TRY TO ACCELERATE OR INCREASE SPEED. I FEEL IT THE MOST WHEN I AM ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT OR SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN AND TRYING TO SPEED BACK UP. MY CAR HAS STALLED TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING DOWN. I CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL OUT FOR MY CAR HOWEVER, THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR! I PURCHASED THE CAR BACK IN JULY OF 2018 AND FELT THE JOLTS AROUND MID-SEPTEMBER. NOW THEY HAVE GOTTEN INCREASINGLY WORSE AND ARE A PART OF MY EVERYDAY DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WOULD BE A SOLUTION EARLY 2019 SO I WAS DETERMINED TO WAIT UNTIL THEN BUT NOW WE'RE IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE YEAR WITH NO SOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232597July 16, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION CLUTCH AND TCM RECALL I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF MY 2012 FORD FOCUS S, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2018. 6 MONTHS LATER, THE CAR STARTED CUTTING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING 50+MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT AND CARS FLYING BEHIND US. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TCM, THEY REPROGRAMMED SOMETHING, AND REPLACED A CANISTER PURGE VALVE, GOT THE CAR BACK A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FOR $1,090. NOW HERE WE ARE 5 MONTHS LATER AND MY CAR IS SHIFTING SO HARD AND HESITATING LIKE I AM A 10 YEAR OLD TRYING TO DRIVE A STICK SHIFT. IT'S HESITATING WHEN I TAKE OFF AND WHILE I'M TRYING TO SLOWLY TAKE OFF THE RPM JUMPS TO 4 AND 5 AND MY CAR JUST TAKES OFF CAUSING ME TO SLAM ON MY BREAKS. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND TWO RECALLS..... THE TCM AND THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH ! BOTH EXTENDED WARRANTY'S. 150,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS FROM THE WARRANTY START DATE, WHICH EVER COMES FIRST.. AND GUESS WHAT? I'M AT 163,000. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A FEW DAYS AGO THEY WANTED $150 JUST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM? THE PROBLEM IS THE RECALL'S THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MY VEHICLE, I DON'T GET WHY THE MILEAGE MATTERS.... IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM IT WAS BEFORE I EVEN REACHED 150,000. I HATE HAVING TO PUT MY DAUGHTER IN THIS VEHICLE. FSA TITLE: TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER / TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT SEAL WARRANTY EXTENSION FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: 14M01 FSA TITLE: TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: 14M02
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232601July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW, FROM THE VERY BEGINNING MY HUSBAND COMPLAINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND LOSING POWER, WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS WITH THE CAR, WHILE TRYING TO ADVANCE FROM A STOP SIGN PULL OUT AND THE CAR LOSES POWER, ALSO PULLING ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE ON RAMP, THE CAR WILL JUST LOSE POWER, AND SHUDDER, WE HAVE TAKEN TO IT TO THE DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM THREE SEPARATE TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE SHUDDER IS WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS, THAT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND WITH A BRAND NEW CAR, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, THE LAST AND FINAL INCIDENTS WAS WHEN WE TOOK OUR GRANDCHILDREN TO A ATTRACTION WHERE YOU STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE AND YOU RIDE THROUGH IT, THE CAR STARTED TO SHUDDER, AND BUCK, AND THEN THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, WE KEPT TRYING TO START IT, IT WOULD START BUT WHEN YOU WOULD PUT IT IN GEAR IT WOULD NOT MOVE, WE ARE SO THANKFUL THAT THE CAR BEHIND US WAS PAYING ATTENTION, AND SAW WE WERE STRANDED IN THE ROAD, WE HAD TO SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR SO THE TRANSMISSION COULD COOL OFF, WE KNEW THAT IT HAD OVERHEATED BECAUSE OF THE ODER, MY SON WHO IS A MACHANIC DROVE IT AND TOLD US THE CAR IS UNSAFE, AND NOW MY HUSBAND HAS FORBIDDEN ANYONE FROM DRIVING IT BUT HIM, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE WE OWE MORE ON IT THEN THE CAR IS WORTH, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET KILLED,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232588July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY IN GEAR ESPECIALLY WHILE IN 1ST GEAR THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND KEEP UP SPEED WITH THE TRANSMISSION JERKING TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS. THIS ALMOST CAUSED MY DAUGHTER TO GET HIT SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMMING. 1 TIME FOR CLUTCH REPLACEMENT AND FINALLY DEALERSHIP SAID THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT THEY COULDN'T DO AMY MORE WARRANTY WORK ON IT. CLUTCH WORE OUT LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER BEING REPLACED. DEALER WANTED PAYMENT UP FRONT BEFORE THEY WOULD REPAIR THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232589July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED FORD FOCUS 2014 IN 2015 BRAND NEW WITH ONLY W FEW MILES ON IT, AFTER 2 MONTHS OF DRIVING I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. THE CAR STARTED TO JERK/ SHUDDER/SHAKE, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO FORD DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT'S HOW THE TRANSMISSION IS MADE AND I WILL GET USE TO IT. FEW MONTHS LATER I TRY TO REVERS FROM A PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING, I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN THEY DID SOFTWARE UPDATE. FEW MONTHS LATER WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR JERK SO HARD, I THOUGHT I WAS HIT BY A CAR. FORD REPLACED THE CLUTCH, AT LEAST THAT WAS I WAS TOLD. IN 2016 THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD SLAMMING INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THE DAMAGE TOTALING TO $23,000. FORD REPLACED THE CLUTCH 3 TIMES AND WITH THE LAST REPAIR THEY TRY TO CHARGE ME FOR THE CLUTCH WHICH I REFUSED TO PAY THE CAR WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM EXTREMELY AFRAID DRIVING THIS CAR EVERY LITTLE JERK I PANIC. THIS CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232610July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THIS VEHICLE STUTTERS UPON ACCELERATION. IT'S FEELS LIKE IT'S BUCKING AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP AND THE PUTTING THE FOOT ON THE GAS IN DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232627July 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION DPS6 ISSUE THAT IS NOTED ALL OVER THE PRESS BUT THE NHTSA REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND PURSUE RECALL. STUTTERS ON ACCELERATION, GOES INTO NEUTRAL GETTING UP TO SPEED ON HIGHWAY. THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE, MILLIONS FEEL UNSAFE IN THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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