2013 FORD FOCUS Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Fiesta, 2013-2014 Fusion, 2015 Mustang, 2013-2015 Escape and C-Max, 2012-2015 Focus, 2014-2016 Transit Connect, 2013-2014 Lincoln MKZ, and 2015...
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 and 2017 Focus vehicles equipped with 2.0L GDI gasoline engines and 2013-2014 Focus ST vehicles equipped with 2.0L GTDI engines, previously recalled...
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Ford Focus vehicles with a 2.0L GDI or 2.0L GTDI engine. The Canister Purge Valve (CPV) may malfunction, possibly causing excessive vacuum in ...
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Ford Focus hatchback vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 26, 2016 and equipped with a manual transmission. The hatch...
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Ford Focus, 2013-2015 Ford Escape and Ford C-MAX, 2015 Lincoln MKC and Ford Mustang, and 2014-2016 Ford Transit Connect vehicles. A...
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured January 11, 2012, to April 1, 2013, and 2013-2014 Focus ST vehicles manufactured May 03, 2012, to October 14...
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Escape vehicles manufactured October 5, 2011, to April 1, 2013, and equipped with 2.0 liter engines and Focus ST vehicles manufactur...
Ford is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Focus BEV vehicles equipped with High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlights, manufactured September 15, 2011, through May 6, 2013; and model year 2013 Foc...
Ford is recalling certain model year 2013 Focus and C-Max vehicles built from November 16, 2012, through November 21, 2012; and model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured from November 14, 2012, thr...
This recall involves aftermarket parts sold by Yakima Products, Inc. for use on model year 2012 and 2013 Ford Focus vehicles. This recall is being conducted by Yakima, not by Ford. Certain combined...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V331000 (Latches/Locks/Linkages) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. T...
Our 2013 ford focus has had the shudder clutch replaced 3 times in 4 years. We paid $2500 for them to replace the clutch, forks, and adjust the tcm module. Within a year it went again. They replaced under our warranty from the first fix. Then a year later, it went again, warranty was out but ford se...
Our 2013 ford focus has had the shudder clutch replaced 3 times in 4 years. We paid $2500 for them to replace the clutch, forks, and adjust the tcm module. Within a year it went again. They replaced under our warranty from the first fix. Then a year later, it went again, warranty was out but ford se...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled, the RPM decreased, and the vehicle turned off independently. While attempting to restart the vehicle, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that a dealer was contacted....
Mileage: 178,391
The reverse Camera assist and alerts are faulty. The camera when you put the car into Reverse is upside down all of a sudden. The alerts continue to beep when I put the car in reverse as well. It's very dangerous because you think something is behind you even though there is nothing. Because the cam...
erratic shifting and eratic slipping gears , first happened while on highway and then it wouldnt go in any gear besides reverse and would say transmission overheat wait 5 min . caused another veihcal behind me to slam on there brakes and they ended up getting rear ended from the car behind them .......
erratic shifting and eratic slipping gears , first happened while on highway and then it wouldnt go in any gear besides reverse and would say transmission overheat wait 5 min . caused another veihcal behind me to slam on there brakes and they ended up getting rear ended from the car behind them .......
erratic shifting and eratic slipping gears , first happened while on highway and then it wouldnt go in any gear besides reverse and would say transmission overheat wait 5 min . caused another veihcal behind me to slam on there brakes and they ended up getting rear ended from the car behind them .......
While driving, the electric power steering went out. I purchased this vehicle on Aug 15 2025 and the Carfax report did not have any information pertaining to an issue with EPAS. To have this repaired will cost me over $3k which I was not prepared for. Being that other Ford vehicles have this EPA...
While driving, the electric power steering went out. I purchased this vehicle on Aug 15 2025 and the Carfax report did not have any information pertaining to an issue with EPAS. To have this repaired will cost me over $3k which I was not prepared for. Being that other Ford vehicles have this EPA...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway, where the failure persisted. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an in...
Mileage: 105,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH on two occasions, the vehicle lost motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was steered to the side of the roadway and restarted. The contact stated that after the first failure...
Mileage: 60,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal before the vehicle lost automotive power. The vehicle was shifted into park and restarted. The transmission warning light w...
Mileage: 70,000
Transmission not shifting properly
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a stop, the transmission was slipping, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the trans...
Mileage: 126,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a stop, the transmission was slipping, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the trans...
Mileage: 126,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle shuddered and hesitated. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The contact stated that the check engine warning ...
Mileage: 103,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle shuddered and hesitated. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The contact stated that the check engine warning ...
Mileage: 103,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly shifted into neutral(N), and the message “Transmission Overheated - Pull Over for 5 Minutes” was displayed. The contact coasted to the side of the road and waited before continuing to ...
Mileage: 169,000
The car shows a warning transmission fault service now
The car shows a warning transmission fault service now
Power steering randomly stops working when vehicle is running. It happens most often right after I start the vehicle. I can turn the vehicle off and back on a couple times to get it to work. I am worried that it will happen while active driving. Power steering light comes on dashboard. It has happen...
When I drive my car it takes time before it kicks in to drive correctly
When I drive my car it takes time before it kicks in to drive correctly
When I drive my car it takes time before it kicks in to drive correctly
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that occasionally upon starting up the vehicle, the transmission was difficult to shift into gear. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact shifted into neutral and was able to push the vehi...
Mileage: 130,000
Power train or speed control. The transmission acts up and it’s a common problem in this model and it’s almost caused an accident and I haven’t had a reliable source of transportation since this issue arose.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the transmission was slipping, and the vehicle lost motive power. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the cl...
Mileage: 180,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V735000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); and the vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the recall repair was performed. The conta...
Mileage: 103,000
The transmission seems like it doesn’t want to go right away. It gives off a twitch which doesn’t allow me to start up right away and causes my tires to spin.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated after driving approximately 35 MPH, the contact attempted to shift to reverse; however, the vehicle failed to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined...
Mileage: 59,000
I have a current recall on my transmission I notify for it. I went up there to get the recall fixed. They plugged it up to the machine to see about my transmission, and they said it came back with a cold that was not associated with the recall for my transmission, but it did say something was wrong ...
I have a current recall on my transmission I notify for it. I went up there to get the recall fixed. They plugged it up to the machine to see about my transmission, and they said it came back with a cold that was not associated with the recall for my transmission, but it did say something was wrong ...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle briefly lost motive power before suddenly jolting forward. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The check engine warning light was illu...
Mileage: 24,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle briefly lost motive power before suddenly jolting forward. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The check engine warning light was illu...
Mileage: 24,000
My car randomly puts itself in 2nd gear and wont go more than 25 mph
I have the DPS6 Transmission from the Michigan plant. My Focus SE started to shudder, jerk, didn't want to shift,. Also, acted like the car was going to stall and when in reverse wouldn't back up. I also had problems with loss of power. I didn't feel safe when driving, what happens when I'm on the ...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the transmission hesitated while upshifting to the next gear. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and heard an abnormal ticking sound coming from the transmission. The contact was able to get the vehicle back to...
Mileage: 137,000
The vehicles power steering assist has failed and there are active recalls from the same manufacturer and year but not my specific VIN.
The vehicles power steering assist has failed and there are active recalls from the same manufacturer and year but not my specific VIN.
My transmission went out on me and I was stuck right in the middle on the highway. That puts everyone’s safety at risk. These Automatic transmission’s are faulty from factory and Ford is refusing to “FIX” them. They will only accept to update the TCM and that’s not a fix when it has intern...
Power steering malfunction. Wheel not working on low temperature.
Has a bad electrical problem and the transmission is got right
Has a bad electrical problem and the transmission is got right
The vehicle jerks from gear to gear when getting the car to move, hesitates and feels like it's skips
The vehicle jerks from gear to gear when getting the car to move, hesitates and feels like it's skips
I started experiencing intermittent (what seems like transmission) Issues about a little over a year ago. It would randomly occur and usually after the engine was warmed up and I had been driving a lot that day. It would only occur from a dead stop and then starting to accelerate from 1st to 2nd gea...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and shut off at a red light. The contact stated that after ten attempts the vehicle restarted. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer...
Mileage: 196,666
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and shut off at a red light. The contact stated that after ten attempts the vehicle restarted. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer...
Mileage: 196,666
There is an issue with the vehicle not receiving gasoline and the car has left me stranded
There is an issue with the vehicle not receiving gasoline and the car has left me stranded
I am experiencing a significant issue with my 2013 Ford Focus that aligns with known recall symptoms. When I accelerate from a stop, the car shakes violently, similar to a washing machine off balance, and struggles to gain momentum. This issue impacts the vehicle's performance and safety, and I beli...
Mileage: 150,546
I am experiencing a significant issue with my 2013 Ford Focus that aligns with known recall symptoms. When I accelerate from a stop, the car shakes violently, similar to a washing machine off balance, and struggles to gain momentum. This issue impacts the vehicle's performance and safety, and I beli...
Mileage: 150,546
I am experiencing a significant issue with my 2013 Ford Focus that aligns with known recall symptoms. When I accelerate from a stop, the car shakes violently, similar to a washing machine off balance, and struggles to gain momentum. This issue impacts the vehicle's performance and safety, and I beli...
Mileage: 150,546
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH on several occasions, the vehicle lost automotive power. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the clutch assembly needed to be replaced....
Mileage: 70,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle failed to restart. Additionally, the contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped, the vehicle rolled backward. The contact also stated that while driving at an un...
Mileage: 154,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle failed to restart. Additionally, the contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped, the vehicle rolled backward. The contact also stated that while driving at an un...
Mileage: 154,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was jerking abnormally. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was not un...
Mileage: 174,500
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND TPMS LIGHT ON. VEHICLE EXHIBITS OVERHEATING WARNING LIGHT ON. FOUND CODES: PO7A3 - Transmission Friction Element 'A' Stuck On P2872 - Clutch 'A' Stuck Engaged the transmission takes off in 1st okay, stutter felt in 2nd and 3rd when shifting. when shifting from 3rd to 4th ...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle drove rough. The contact stated that the vehicle was idling rough. In addition, the fuel gauge was moving erratically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with canister pu...
Mileage: 60,000
P0236 , p0238, p007d, p0456, charged air sensor A fault, boost sensor range/performance fault, and other faults , crank car engine service now pops up everytime, clear codes pops rite back up, car stumbles ,misfires , no boost, no throttle shuts off . Only had this car a week . Performed wire splice...
P0236 , p0238, p007d, p0456, charged air sensor A fault, boost sensor range/performance fault, and other faults , crank car engine service now pops up everytime, clear codes pops rite back up, car stumbles ,misfires , no boost, no throttle shuts off . Only had this car a week . Performed wire splice...
P0236 , p0238, p007d, p0456, charged air sensor A fault, boost sensor range/performance fault, and other faults , crank car engine service now pops up everytime, clear codes pops rite back up, car stumbles ,misfires , no boost, no throttle shuts off . Only had this car a week . Performed wire splice...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop and depressing the accelerator pedal, there was a 5-10 seconds hesitation before the vehicle accelerated as needed. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring...
Mileage: 142,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle lost motive power. The contact stated that the vehicle was restarted, and the vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an ind...
Mileage: 98,819
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that an unknown warning light was illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle...
Mileage: 200,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that upon shifting the vehicle into reverse, the vehicle had no motive power. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission solenoids. The contact ...
Mileage: 147,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving and attempting to stop, the vehicle hesitated and shifted out of gear independently. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission control module needed to be replaced. The ve...
Mileage: 88,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed, however the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. In addition, the contact stated that the transmission was slipping and shifted hard. The vehicle was towed to the d...
Mileage: 64,000
The Transmission Control Module (TCM) failed while driving. The car's engine began revving at high RPM while not accelerating and forcing the vehicle to slow down, creating a dangerous driving environment as I tried to get the car to a repair facility. An error message appeared stating that there wa...
Not shifting into gear properly, slipping out of gear into what seems like neutral, downshifting. Also electrical problems, radio not functioning, speakers popping and static sounds even with vehicle completely off.
Not shifting into gear properly, slipping out of gear into what seems like neutral, downshifting. Also electrical problems, radio not functioning, speakers popping and static sounds even with vehicle completely off.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. In addition, the contact stated that the clutch vibrated when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle wa...
Mileage: 154,000
Electrical Power Steering. While driving the steering suddenly locked up. There was no prior indication. Upon having a Master Mechanic check the vehicle, it was stated that it is a common problem seen by mechanics and after researching online searches, the Ford Focus vehicles from 2010-2014 have ...
Electrical Power Steering. While driving the steering suddenly locked up. There was no prior indication. Upon having a Master Mechanic check the vehicle, it was stated that it is a common problem seen by mechanics and after researching online searches, the Ford Focus vehicles from 2010-2014 have ...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle had been experiencing transmission failures. The contact stated that the transmission failed to shift as intended and was downshifting unexpectedly while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times, where the TCM ...
Mileage: 100
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle briefly hesitated and shuddered. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. ...
Mileage: 96,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the message "Transmission Overheating" was displayed, and the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission clutch...
Mileage: 80,000
This is the second failure of the door latch we’ve had. 1st time was drivers door. Today was passenger door. Ford dealers refuse to fix it. Carthage ford sold me the parts and I paid my mechanical c to fix the drivers door. $200 for the door latches $200 to install. Now I have to do the...
Power steering assist pump stopped intermittently, than stop completely
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed the contact noticed a failure when he attempted to switch gears. The contact stated that his shift gear remained in neutral with the transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the deale...
Mileage: 176,294
For some reason the recall doesn't show up on the last page, but my TCM went out. The car failed to sshift at a stop sign. I brought the car to a Ford dealer, who confirmed the part was covered by recall. That was 2 years ago. It's bene sitting in their parking lot ever since. I've emailed them twi...
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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that on several occasions, the vehicle shuddered and then stalled. The contact stated that the failure also recurred while reversing. There was no warning light illumina...
Mileage: 200,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that on several occasions, the vehicle shuddered and then stalled. The contact stated that the failure also recurred while reversing. There was no warning light illumina...
Mileage: 200,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that on several occasions, the vehicle shuddered and then stalled. The contact stated that the failure also recurred while reversing. There was no warning light illumina...
Mileage: 200,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving from a complete stop and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated while responding and started jerking and shuddering. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to several dealers where the...
Mileage: 74,000
[XXX], around 11am, I was driving and the driver door was wide opened. I tried to shut it but no way. I managed to find a parking where I parked. I called AAA but they couldn't do anything. While trying to find out what was going on, we came to cross the recall. I called FORD CS. She advised to to...
Mileage: 163,009
I have had multiple instance of losing power with my car, I completed Customer Satisfaction Program 14M02 and the known issue was not solved. I then went to a mechanic to have a diagnostic test performed due to the check engine light being on and they concluded that the issue was the Canister Purge ...
I have had multiple instance of losing power with my car, I completed Customer Satisfaction Program 14M02 and the known issue was not solved. I then went to a mechanic to have a diagnostic test performed due to the check engine light being on and they concluded that the issue was the Canister Purge ...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving 70 MPH, the engine began revving intermittently. The contact stated that his daughter observed the “Service Transmission” message displayed. The vehicle was taken to the residence. The contact stated that ...
Mileage: 126,023
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the fa...
Mileage: 115,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission was shuddering, and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed t...
Mileage: 75,000
Vehicle struggles to accelerate from a stop or climb a hill at low speed. Many owners of the same year, make and model have discovered TCM and clutch problems with the same exact systems.
Dual transmission going out
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, the vehicle was not able to be diagnosed when connected to the diagnostic machine. The vehicle was not repaired. ...
Mileage: 214,525
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle was losing motive power. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle failed to respond and stopped with the e...
Mileage: 154,000
The washer fluid pump leaks causing liquid to make its way along the electrical wires leading to the Body Control Module (BCM) and causing corrosion on the electrical connections and rendering the vehicle either inoperable or causing it to stall in some cases.
Duel clutch transmission is bad, has trouble shifting and accelerating with a small leak.
Ford has a CSP for the Transmission Control Module on this vehicle, which will be replace the TCM. My vehicle had a TCM replaced in 2016, but it has still caused the transmission to prematurely fail. I am currently being quoted nearly $4,000 to replace the clutch pack/transmission in my vehicle, eve...
My car has a transmission problem because when I run the car it goes from and back and is takes time to speed it feel like if I’m forcing the car to move I don’t run the car to much since I got it it has 48538 it also makes a lot of noise on the engine we noticed since we buy the car from car ma...
My car has a transmission problem because when I run the car it goes from and back and is takes time to speed it feel like if I’m forcing the car to move I don’t run the car to much since I got it it has 48538 it also makes a lot of noise on the engine we noticed since we buy the car from car ma...
My car has a transmission problem because when I run the car it goes from and back and is takes time to speed it feel like if I’m forcing the car to move I don’t run the car to much since I got it it has 48538 it also makes a lot of noise on the engine we noticed since we buy the car from car ma...
While making stops and accelerating car would jerk after it just stopped going reverse got a warning on dashboard staying transmission hot over heating made it home turned off the vehicle in will not power on right now and makes weird noises when the driver door opens and closes and I haven't drove ...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after shifting from first to second gear, the vehicle was shuddering and vibrating and failed to shift smoothly into third gear. Additionally, the vehicle failed to respond after being shifted into reverse. The failure was intermittent, and...
Mileage: 90,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle started to overheat. The contact's son was able to drive the vehicle to a safe location off the roadway. The contact's son allowed the vehi...
Mileage: 52,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the check engine warning light had been illuminated. The canister purge valve had been replaced; however, the warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the canister purg...
Mileage: 160,000
The rear backup camera is malfunctioning and is unsafe when backing up.
The rear backup camera is malfunctioning and is unsafe when backing up.
I have been an owner of a Ford vehicle for 3 generations. My 2013 Ford Focus has only 95K Miles and has had serious Transmission problems. The vehicle has been well taken care of and has been serviced at the dealership several times for regular service maintenance. All recalls have been taken care ...
Swollen lug nuts. They corroded and were almost impossible to remove. Lug nuts were destroyed during removal and had to be replaced. Apparently some two piece lug nut Ford used. They were original equipment.
Swollen lug nuts. They corroded and were almost impossible to remove. Lug nuts were destroyed during removal and had to be replaced. Apparently some two piece lug nut Ford used. They were original equipment.
While driving on busy street, car gave sudden warning light 'stop safely now’, car then slowed and shut down on its own, not giving enough time to find a safe place to pull over, posing risk of serious injury to myself, my son, and my wife, as this happened to all of us while driving this vehicle.
While driving on busy street, car gave sudden warning light 'stop safely now’, car then slowed and shut down on its own, not giving enough time to find a safe place to pull over, posing risk of serious injury to myself, my son, and my wife, as this happened to all of us while driving this vehicle.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle started jerking. No warning lights were illuminated during the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but the mechanic stated that he would not repair the vehicle. The v...
Mileage: 199,862
I bought the car in November, 2021. I had it immediately start to shudder, noticed that for example when I tried to accelerate especially in the midst of turning in the middle of a busy road at an intersection I would stall and lose the ability to move the car, then the hazard lights would never tur...
I bought the car in November, 2021. I had it immediately start to shudder, noticed that for example when I tried to accelerate especially in the midst of turning in the middle of a busy road at an intersection I would stall and lose the ability to move the car, then the hazard lights would never tur...
I bought the car in November, 2021. I had it immediately start to shudder, noticed that for example when I tried to accelerate especially in the midst of turning in the middle of a busy road at an intersection I would stall and lose the ability to move the car, then the hazard lights would never tur...
MY VEHICLE HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED BY NHTSA BUT MY VIN DOES NOT APPEAR ON DATABASE BUT YET I OWN THIS ITEM WITH ALL DEFECTS. THIS IS PROBABLY MY THIRD REQUEST TO APPEAL BUT I NEVER RECEIVE ANY POSITIVE RESPONSES. FOR EXAMPLE MY LAST REPLY WAS NOT AN ANSWER OR SOLUTION BUT IN...
My Ford Focus has a Steering Assist Fault. It failed in October 2022, and now I'm having to pay for replacement of the system because there is no recall on it for the Focus, unlike other models.
My Ford Focus has a Steering Assist Fault. It failed in October 2022, and now I'm having to pay for replacement of the system because there is no recall on it for the Focus, unlike other models.
After the Stop Safely Now alert flashed I tried to get off a really busy street and my car turned off in the middle of traffic. I was blocking traffic and cars were trying to pass me on both sides forcing them to drive around my car using the oncoming lane. 3 men helped me by stopping traffic on b...
After the Stop Safely Now alert flashed I tried to get off a really busy street and my car turned off in the middle of traffic. I was blocking traffic and cars were trying to pass me on both sides forcing them to drive around my car using the oncoming lane. 3 men helped me by stopping traffic on b...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact's daughter turned off and restarted the vehicle. The contact's daughter heard an abnormal sound coming from the transmission and turned off the vehicle...
Mileage: 200,000
The contact's mother owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after coming to a complete stop and then attempting to accelerate, the vehicle failed to respond when the accelerator pedal was depressed. There was no warning light illuminated during the failure. The vehicle was taken to the deal...
Mileage: 64,812
The canister purge valve has failed. Was not defective when recall #19S22 was performed. Car failed to start repeatedly and would not idle after refilling the tank from low (fuel light on) to approximately 75%. Eventually, the car did start and after keeping the RPMs at 2000 for a few minutes, the c...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that within 6 months of purchasing the vehicle new, the transmission made an abnormal grinding sound while driving. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to...
Mileage: 3,000
This is the second time my 2013 Ford Focus EV has just shut down while traveling. This time in the middle of an intersection. A Stop Safely Now warning came on first and then, in the middle of a stop sign, after getting off a late afternoon busy highway, the car shut down and refused to move. I ...
This is the second time my 2013 Ford Focus EV has just shut down while traveling. This time in the middle of an intersection. A Stop Safely Now warning came on first and then, in the middle of a stop sign, after getting off a late afternoon busy highway, the car shut down and refused to move. I tu...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the trunk independently unlatched. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 88,00...
Mileage: 88,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 35-70 MPH, the vehicle shuddered, and the steering wheel was vibrating while depressing the accelerator pedal. Additionally, the contact stated that the RPMs were high, but the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The check en...
Mileage: 101,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 35-70 MPH, the vehicle shuddered, and the steering wheel was vibrating while depressing the accelerator pedal. Additionally, the contact stated that the RPMs were high, but the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The check en...
Mileage: 101,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate, causing the vehicle to jump. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was due to a faulty transmissio...
Mileage: 40,000
I drove this car for intervals and then purchased it on 6/05/23 from a used car lot. It had no problems and ran very well. About a month or two later the transmission started to slip so I contacted the Goodyear shop we take our cars to. They told me that Ford had a recall on a transmission problem s...
The intermittent power steering issues are now permanent and it is extremely difficult to turn the wheel.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to start. The transmission fault warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that while shifting the transmission into drive (D), the vehicle transmission stayed in neutral (N)...
Mileage: 157,000
Transmission shuddered on takeoff every time. It made it difficult on takeoff. It quit on a single lane road. It was at the dealership on 8-18-23. It was driven 356 miles. No fault lights ever come on until the transmission quit pulling. The lady at the dealership told me it might be the clutch and ...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while shifted into drive(D), the engine revved but the vehicle failed to accelerate. Additionally, the contact stated that while shifted into reverse(R), the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that the message displayed on the in...
Mileage: 76,000
The seatbelts in these cars do not retract. After it is buckled, it sits loose on the person wearing it. Is an accident, the seatbelt will provide no help, causing me, or one of my passangers to be hurt. 3 of the 4 belts in my car are basically useless. This is not only an issue in my car. I've noti...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving and shifting gear, the vehicle hesitated. While in third gear, the vehicle failed to shift. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The "Take to the Dealer" message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dea...
Mileage: 120,000
My car will intermittently lose power, such as in the middle of an intersection, or turning in front of another vehicle, which puts me and my children at risk. The transmission is throwing a code for overheating and malfunctioning, and there is an open customer satisfaction bulletin for the transmis...
My car will intermittently lose power, such as in the middle of an intersection, or turning in front of another vehicle, which puts me and my children at risk. The transmission is throwing a code for overheating and malfunctioning, and there is an open customer satisfaction bulletin for the transmis...
Car was inspected by a Ford certified mechanic after issues arose. My car only has 24,000 miles on it. Was informed that it was the clutch in the transmission that needs replaced. Investigation into the problem I saw a recall referring to the clutching, but was not associated with the car I have....
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started driving rough with the transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with a clutch judder. The contact was informed that the transmission ...
Mileage: 64,533
I'm not repeating everything for your website to erase it again. Duel clutch replacement every 20k miles and unsafe bad TCM behavior.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering column became inoperable; however, the contact's son was able to safely drive the vehicle to his residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic...
Mileage: 140,000
As I was driving down the highway, my car stopped accelerating. I was able to pull over on the side of the road and waited about 5 minutes before cranking the car again. After I started back driving, the car started to jerk every time it shifted. I took it to the mechanic and was informed that is wa...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the "transmission overheating" warning light illuminated. The contact stated that he was able to drive the vehicle to the shoulder of the road and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that after ...
Mileage: 141,605
I was driving when my power steering went out on the highway. Ford knows this is a problem. That was the first time I seen the warning light while driving
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power. No warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road, restart the vehicle, and drive to the residence. The contact stated that several weeks later after ...
Mileage: 86,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power. No warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road, restart the vehicle, and drive to the residence. The contact stated that several weeks later after ...
Mileage: 86,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that during acceleration and takeoff, the vehicle shuddered and jumped forward. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that a reset was needed. The vehicle was repaired, but th...
Mileage: 80,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that during acceleration and takeoff, the vehicle shuddered and jumped forward. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that a reset was needed. The vehicle was repaired, but th...
Mileage: 80,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power without warning. The contact was able to pull over on the side of the roadway and the vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the powertrain control modul...
Mileage: 110,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power without warning. The contact was able to pull over on the side of the roadway and the vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the powertrain control modul...
Mileage: 110,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while making a left turn, she heard an unknown alert chime, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact then started to lose control of the vehicle but was able to park on the side of the road. The vehicle was not drivable. The ...
Mileage: 69,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into gear. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was d...
Mileage: 80,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into gear. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was d...
Mileage: 80,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into gear. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was d...
Mileage: 80,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle shuddered and jerked abnormally. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred increas...
Mileage: 10
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle shuddered and jerked abnormally. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred increas...
Mileage: 10
In Jan/Feb 2023, my 16 year old was driving her 2013 ford focus which we have had problems after problems… this particular time she was at a red light and it would not go! She quickly put in park and switched back to drive and it went… a day or 2 passed and it did it again and started shifting g...
We bought a used car,as is, and had no problem. Approx 6 wks later it had trouble going into park and were told (by our technician) there was a recall on a computer. Made an appt. with the dealer and on the day it was to go in husband went to get gas the transmission failed so we had AAA tow it to t...
We bought a used car,as is, and had no problem. Approx 6 wks later it had trouble going into park and were told (by our technician) there was a recall on a computer. Made an appt. with the dealer and on the day it was to go in husband went to get gas the transmission failed so we had AAA tow it to t...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. Additionally, the vehicle occasionally stalled while at a stop light and while decelerating. The vehicle was taken to the loc...
Mileage: 10,000
The transmission and the clutch are faulty from when they were originally made. I had it diagnosed at a ford dealership. I have taken it into the shop 3+ times and have spent thousand to fix it. My car is an automatic, but it shifts gears like it’s a manual. The “faulty transmission” alert wil...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle started shuddering and lost motive power. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled off the roadway and the vehicle stalled. The contact did not att...
Mileage: 61,000
I was driving and all of a sudden a loud bang was heard which made me shocked and frightened. I realized after I pulled over that my moonroof had shattered completely. Knowing nothing had fallen on it or was thrown. I called Ford about the issue and they refuse to do anything about it. I also made a...
On 5/25/23, I came out of my work’s office building on my lunch break. My car seemed to not accelerate, however I was able to pull out and proceed on to the roadway. Unbeknownst, my car would not accelerate past 5 MPH. I tried to turn around as I was entering a busy highway, and I was unable to re...
My daughter-in-law's 2013 Ford Focus SE started experiencing hesitations and slow/no acceleration. As she was driving, the car suddenly would not go above 30mph and the "check engine" light illuminated. OBD codes P2831, P2832, and P287b are present. She is the 2nd owner and the car only has 56,00...
On 4/20/23 while driving home from work on the highway my car stalled and after pulling over would not start. The check engine ight had come one. On 4/21/23 I took my car to a mechanic who found the p0456 fault in the PCM which was tied to an active recall on my vehicle. The mechanic printed ou...
Clutch Assembly
There was a past recall for the purge valve canister and the fuel pump and I was never notified from Ford about the recall when it was open. Now they are asking me to pay out of pocket for these repairs the dealership is asking $1400 to repair. Ford shoild honor there recalls even if the recall is c...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while his son was driving 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled in the middle of the intersection with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that his son was able to restart the vehicle; however, the vehicle would not acceler...
Mileage: 52,000
While driving at approximately 60 mph on a highway in the passing lane, the engine shut off without warning, and the following lights appeared on the dash: check engine, ABS, and traction control. The speedometer needle also went down to zero. I was in the process of passing a tractor trailer, and a...
While driving at approximately 60 mph on a highway in the passing lane, the engine shut off without warning, and the following lights appeared on the dash: check engine, ABS, and traction control. The speedometer needle also went down to zero. I was in the process of passing a tractor trailer, and a...
Driving on the highway car started to make a loud noise when I tried to accelerate I couldn’t then I lost power, lucky I was near the breakdown lane. I pulled over no warning lights ever came on started up again put gear in drive and it wouldn’t move only worked in reverse. I just found out that...
The steering wheel wants to lock up as you make a turn either left or right
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 80 MPH, the contact became aware of a delay while shifting gear. The contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle; however, there was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The vehi...
Mileage: 114,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the accelerator pedal was depressed, and the vehicle started sputtering and hesitating. The vehicle was repaired under an unknown recall. The contact stated that five times between 2016 and 2018, while driving at...
Mileage: 63,503
Faulty door latch/ car not registering door is closed Dealer did not recognize this as part of the recall for cars of the same year and model because of the difference in vin
On Monday March 27th 2023 at about 7:00 pm I was leaving the parking garage where I work in Rosslyn, VA: I started the car as usual and notice that I couldn't put the car in Reverse using the clutch (it's an automatic Ford Focus 2013): Luckily, the parking garage was empty on the level where I was...
On Monday March 27th 2023 at about 7:00 pm I was leaving the parking garage where I work in Rosslyn, VA: I started the car as usual and notice that I couldn't put the car in Reverse using the clutch (it's an automatic Ford Focus 2013): Luckily, the parking garage was empty on the level where I was...
The contact owned a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, she lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll over twice and ended up in a ditch. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated the front driver's side and the front passenger dashboard air ...
Mileage: 110,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle would not shift gear and would not accelerate as needed. The hill assist, and parking brake fault warning light illuminated. The contact was able to pull over on the side on the road and waited for the vehicle t...
Mileage: 53,611
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the “Engine Overheated” message was displayed. The contact pulled over and turned off the vehicle and waited for the engine to cool down before restarting the vehicle. Additionally, the transmissio...
Mileage: 118,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the “Engine Overheated” message was displayed. The contact pulled over and turned off the vehicle and waited for the engine to cool down before restarting the vehicle. Additionally, the transmissio...
Mileage: 118,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated after refueling the vehicle, the vehicle restarted after several attempts. However, the vehicle stalled while attempting to accelerate from a complete stop at the traffic light. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was tak...
Mileage: 84,000
Reoccurring shuttering and vibration from the automatic transmission when driving car. Specifically the issues occurs after transmission warms up. Most notable when shifting from 1-2 gear. Occasionally happens at higher speeds too.
The vehicle had a recall on the clutch that is faulty AGAIN, only after 2.5 years from the last repair. This part has been replaced 2 times and now needs to be replaced a third time. The vehicle frequently and unexpectedly stalls during acceleration and is a tremendous safety issue; however Ford is ...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the powertrain failed to properly shift gears while driving at approximately 15 MPH. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked while abruptly shifting gear. The contact stated that the vehicle veered into the driveway of her residence. The...
Mileage: 149,000
I had my engine on in park and it stalled left me stranded and dashboard said engine fault service now when I tried starting the car it would turn over and I heard a bunch of clicking and the lights were flickering the dash and radio had no power and my wipers wouldn’t go off. I had to abandon my ...
I had my engine on in park and it stalled left me stranded and dashboard said engine fault service now when I tried starting the car it would turn over and I heard a bunch of clicking and the lights were flickering the dash and radio had no power and my wipers wouldn’t go off. I had to abandon my ...
I had my engine on in park and it stalled left me stranded and dashboard said engine fault service now when I tried starting the car it would turn over and I heard a bunch of clicking and the lights were flickering the dash and radio had no power and my wipers wouldn’t go off. I had to abandon my ...
Electric power steering goes out without any warning. I took my car to the dealership to get rotors and tire rods put on.Go pick up my car, soon as I pull off the lot get down the road my car is pulling to the pulling to the right. I keep driving, it's pulling to the left. I took the car back and to...
Electric power steering goes out without any warning. I took my car to the dealership to get rotors and tire rods put on.Go pick up my car, soon as I pull off the lot get down the road my car is pulling to the pulling to the right. I keep driving, it's pulling to the left. I took the car back and to...
I've had several recalls due to the transmission/clutch issues. MY clutch has gone out AGAIN and as I merged onto the freeway last Nov I was almost wiped out by a semi as my car didn't speed ahead but shuddered and juddered before it finally decided to speed up. It's at the shop AGAIN to replace the...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was shuddering. The contact stated that over time, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who performed a diagnostic test and determin...
Mileage: 160,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while her son was driving at 30 MPH, he ran a red light and hit the passenger side of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. No injuries were reported at the scene and a police report was vehicle. Due to the failure, the ...
Mileage: 74,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the doors failed to stay locked, and the trunk failed to unlock as needed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file ...
Mileage: 143,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle started shuddering, and lost motive power. The contact attempted to depress the brake pedal however, the pedal was firm. The contact pulled over and used the parki...
Mileage: 115,670
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while pulling out a parking space, the vehicle started to shake abnormally without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer replaced the transmission control module, but the failure continued. The dealer was contacted, and the...
Mileage: 55,000
In 2017 a Ford mechanic shop accepted my 2013 automatic transmission Ford Focus Titanium due to a factory transmission recall. They paid to have the entire transmission replaced (supposedly), which at that time it was at about 70-78k miles. I haven’t driven it over 59k miles at most since then. Th...
I've had issues with this vehicle for years. It hesitates when accelerating and occasionally stalls. The problem advanced to where it would no longer shift into drive. Took in for repairs as it is no longer drivable. It was difficult to find a place to evenwork on it. Finally found a place, $3200 l...
Transmission Control Module (TCM) The transmission Is a known problem to Ford. Auto shops won’t even look at the vehicle because it’s an unfixable problem. Ford dealers have no answer other then replace TCM and maybe you’ll get some more miles out of the car, but of course the part is backord...
The contact owned a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that she left her dog in the vehicle with the engine off and the windows partially open, as she entered her workplace. Approximately 30 minutes later, she was alerted that there was a vehicle on fire. She rushed outside to discover that her ve...
Mileage: 133,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, the vehicle would not immediately start-up with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was stalling while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and...
Mileage: 150,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The transmission warning light then became illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to respond as ...
Mileage: 144,247
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The transmission warning light then became illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to respond as ...
Mileage: 144,247
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The transmission warning light then became illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to respond as ...
Mileage: 144,247
Transmission failed. Yes it is available for inspection upon request. The car was in a stalled out mode. Unable to drive the vehicle. No warning lights, symptoms or messages. Simply got in the car at the store and put it in gear car would not go forward or backwards. The motor would only raise as if...
Transmission, there is a recall on the computer mounted outside the trans, we were never told there was a recall on it. Started making a loud noise and had trouble going onto reverse. Made appt. to take to dealer and day before went to fuel up and trans. went. AA A towed it to dealer and were told c...
Transmission, there is a recall on the computer mounted outside the trans, we were never told there was a recall on it. Started making a loud noise and had trouble going onto reverse. Made appt. to take to dealer and day before went to fuel up and trans. went. AA A towed it to dealer and were told c...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 50-55 MPH, the vehicle began to jerk. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact then refilled the fuel tank, however, he noticed that there was a significant amount of pressure ...
Mileage: 120,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 50-55 MPH, the vehicle began to jerk. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact then refilled the fuel tank, however, he noticed that there was a significant amount of pressure ...
Mileage: 120,000
At approx 01-05-2023 while driving at a speed of 30 to 35 mph Transmission quit with no notice. Dealer says it needs a total rebuild with a cost of approx $3500.00 to $3900.00 The dealer or Ford refuses to make things right with me. Ford told me to make payment arrangements with the dealer and suc...
At approx 01-05-2023 while driving at a speed of 30 to 35 mph Transmission quit with no notice. Dealer says it needs a total rebuild with a cost of approx $3500.00 to $3900.00 The dealer or Ford refuses to make things right with me. Ford told me to make payment arrangements with the dealer and suc...
At approx 01-05-2023 while driving at a speed of 30 to 35 mph Transmission quit with no notice. Dealer says it needs a total rebuild with a cost of approx $3500.00 to $3900.00 The dealer or Ford refuses to make things right with me. Ford told me to make payment arrangements with the dealer and suc...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while her daughter was reversing to park the vehicle, the vehicle lunged forward. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The driver shifted back into reverse and was able to park the vehicle. The contact stated she had also experie...
Mileage: 60,684
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated and flashing. While driving at an unknown speed, the engine misfired and the vehicle was chugging. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the powertrain control module ...
Mileage: 113,659
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated and flashing. While driving at an unknown speed, the engine misfired and the vehicle was chugging. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the powertrain control module ...
Mileage: 113,659
There have been several lawsuits filed and settled for the vehicle in question previously. Most recently, Ford was having so many issues with models 2011-2016 Ford Focus cars that they were taken to court over the matter related to the transmission control module in the vehicle. This was settled and...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle hesitated to respond and started shuddering. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact released the accelerator pedal and slowly depressed the peda...
Mileage: 32,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the RPMs revved up, but the vehicle hesitated to respond and then lunged forward. The contact was able to continue driving. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while driving in 2nd and 3rd gear. ...
Mileage: 116,458
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission was slipping. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle would fail to respond while attempting to drive from a complete stop or while shifting into gear. The transmission warning light w...
Mileage: 130,000
Tire lost pressure impossible to get lug nuts off . Tire dealer said all lugs nuts were defective and needed to be replaced. Couldn’t be done middle of road very dangerous 12/12 2022
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the fuel gauge indicated that there was fuel in the tank. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was inf...
Mileage: 100,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated the vehicle stalled after the initial start-up, causing the contact to release and then depress the accelerator pedal for the transmission to properly select the desired gear while accelerating. Additionally, while accelerating uphill, the vehic...
Loss of power when engaged, transmission slips to lower gear causing u to slow down and will not engage back in to drive then jerks when gas is applied. I have eluded several accidents and cause others to swerve to miss me. Check engine light is on. When taken in to dealer they have changed the TCM ...
Transmission car will not shift gears stuck in 1st gear .. pulling code . P.O.7A5.(1/3) stored. Hood latch keeps saying open. Alarm keeps going off. Driver assist doesn't work.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 15-20 MPH with his daughter in the front passenger's side seat, the front passenger's side door opened inadvertently. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road and closed the door; however, ...
Mileage: 130,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 15-20 MPH with his daughter in the front passenger's side seat, the front passenger's side door opened inadvertently. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road and closed the door; however, ...
Mileage: 130,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the driver's side door failed to close and remained ajar because the door would not latch securely. The contact used a rope to keep the door closed while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the door lock assembly...
Mileage: 77,671
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission failure message was displayed. The contact's husband pulled over, and the vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the clutch needed to be replaced....
The power steering randomly fails (it was raining each time) making it difficult to control the car. It lasts from 2-15 seconds.
Car Mileage is 67K. Noticed the car is shuddering and little jerk upon moving the car, upon calling the ford customer service, was being told there is a recall for transmission control module, went to a service center and was been told it needs a full transmission replacement and there was no contr...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle started shuddering with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the transmission control module (TCM) needed to be replaced;...
Mileage: 40,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle shifted into neutral unintendedly and the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact was able to veer to the side of the road. The contact stated that she was able to restart the vehicle after waiting...
Mileage: 80,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the vehicle started jerking with an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that transmission module needed to be repl...
Mileage: 152,000
While accelerating from a stop or low speed the engine revs and does not shift gears. Impossible to increase speed above about 30 mph. After taking my foot off the gas pedal and trying, again it sometimes works fine for awhile. Intermittent, but dangerous, since I never know when pressing the gas pe...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH and at various speeds, the vehicle started to shudder and vibrate. The contact stated that she pulled off the road and turned off and restarted the vehicle which seemed to reset the transmission. The contact st...
Mileage: 75,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after shifting into drive, the vehicle started to jerk abnormally. The contact stated that after accelerating to 40 MPH, the vehicle started to operate normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the clut...
Mileage: 15
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 10 MPH, the power steering became inoperable. The message to pull over safely was displayed. The red critical warning indicator light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where ...
Mileage: 92,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undetermined speed, the vehicle would shudder while shifting gears. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the transmission module had caused the ...
Mileage: 46,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undetermined speed, the vehicle would shudder while shifting gears. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the transmission module had caused the ...
Mileage: 46,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to coast the vehicle off the road. The engine fault service light illuminated. The contact stated that she was able to res...
Mileage: 130,000
The vehicle sputters and shakes when pulling out. I try not to pull out if someone is coming because I am not sure if the car will stale out or not. The vehicle shuts off sometimes. It has been overheating a lot lately.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the transmission failed to shift as designed. The contact stated that whenever the vehicle was shifted into gear, the vehicle failed to respond as needed. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken ...
Mileage: 159,000
I purchased a 2013 Ford Focus in the spring of 2020. I have taken my car to the dealership three times (it's about to be a fourth time) for the same Transmission Control Module issue. They keep replacing the part because it is recalled, and each time the new module stops working after roughly 5,000 ...
I have a 2013 Ford Focus Titanium with 92k miles and have been experiencing problems with my electric steering rack. It’s making noises when turning the steering wheel. I have not had it replaced yet as I fill this something that should recalled and covered through Ford. It has not locked on me ye...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure...
Mileage: 82,000
Car acted like the battery was dead, then when the car started the Check Engine Light engaged. The car did not have to be jumped. Put the car in Drive and accelerated. The Transmission changed gears rather rough. After a couple miles the car, although in reverse or drive had, zero acceleration power...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and lost motive power. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and the vehicle operated normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed th...
Mileage: 33,000
Like me and countless others, the transmission shutters at low speed causing a safety issue, apparently people have been having this issue even out the door when their cars had 100 miles on them, I just got mine and it has this issue, I'm gonna go see how much it is to get fixed but I'd like it if I...
Horn stopped working three times. Was replaced by a certified mechanic both times and once again horn stopped working. Horn is getting wet because of its placement from what the mechanic he also said it’s a safety issue that does needs to recall
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while at a stop light and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle failed to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dual clutch was replaced; however, the failure continued and the dual clutch w...
Mileage: 75,000
There is a shudder in the transmission when accelerating, upshifting and occasionally downshifting as well. It has not posed any safety risk yet. My car has not (to my knowledge) been inspected by a dealership, service center, insurance representative, etc. but there have been previous recalls for ...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the RPM revved up and the vehicle started shuddering. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure would stop after driving for an extende...
Mileage: 25,042
Lost power while driving on highway. Ford dealership identified problem with TCM. Car has not been repaired at this time. Waiting for back ordered TCM.
Could not get tires rotated due to "swollen"lug nuts. Also the tool to fix a flat tire will no longer fit the lug nuts due to the swelling of the lug nuts. I feel like this is a very serious safety issue and we, the owners should not have the burden of having this situation fixed!! Please help!! Tha...
Faulty canister purge valve caused vehicle to stall and shut down while driving on public roads. Canister purge valve is also causing check engine code P0420. Catalytic converter is also giving out while operating causing a lot of white smoke from the exhaust and catalytic converter.
Bought my car from a dealer Ford and it was fine to start out then the battery died put a new one in kept doing what it was took it in to Ford They said it was the battery so I bought a new battery I asked them to check the alternator starter and the electrical wiring and things to see if they were ...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed, the RPM revved 6,000 RPM and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated he was unable to shift out of first and second gear however, the transmission independently shifted to fourth gear. Th...
Mileage: 184,000
The 2013 Ford focus has a manufacturer defect that the ford has been aware of. The vehicle has slowed down to 15 mph while I driving the expressway making it very unsafe. When I took it back to the dedealership I was told that I could not drive the car but no rental car would be provided to me. It ...
Dual clutch recall with actuators and TCM, FORD won't fix recall because it's on a national back order.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the catalytic converter and vacuum hose needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repair...
Mileage: 180,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the catalytic converter and vacuum hose needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repair...
Mileage: 180,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at 50-60 MPH, the vehicle was emitting abnormal loud whining sounds. The check engine warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that upon refilling gas in the vehicle and starting the vehicle, the vehicle exp...
My Transmission Control Module went out on my 2013 Ford Focus SE and is supposed to be covered by the Transmission Control Module Extended Warranty Coverage provided by Ford but the part has not been delivered and Ford has not fixed the issue and is causing more damage to my vehicle and it’s capab...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently and shifted out of gear independently. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the clu...
Mileage: 16,000
I was driving 65mph on CA highway 880 in the left carpool lane. Suddenly my transmission slipped and my car ended up in neutral. I was forced to park in whatever space there was between the concrete barrier and the carpool lane. After the car stopped, the transmission would not re-engage for another...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while stopped, the vehicle lost motive power; however, the windshield wipers were still activated. The contact replaced the battery and the vehicle restarted, but the vehicle would not accelerate as needed. The vehicle was towed. The contact sta...
Mileage: 142,000
Ford extended the warranty for the Transmission Control Module to 150,000 miles. Mine has failed at 160,000 miles but there is possibility for extension through Ford, they stated that this mileage is set by NHTSA. I don't mind repair cost, but to add insult the part is not available for 2 months as ...
The stereo has faulty mosfet components IT SOUNDS LIKE MACHINE GUN SHOTS I almost hit another car and drove off the road. Even when the car is off it does this! this is a MAJOR safety issue no one is doing ANYTHING about. Half my dashboard is on my floor in order to make this stop! I can’t lock or...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the fuel quickly evaporated soon after refueling. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact also stated that an abnormal sputtering sound ...
Mileage: 135,000
My daughter has a 2013 Ford Focus SE and has had numerous issues with her transmission which of recent has presented some serious safety concerns. She had driven her car to work and when attempting to leave after work was unable to get her car to move . She put the car in drive and reved the engine ...
My daughter has a 2013 Ford Focus SE and has had numerous issues with her transmission which of recent has presented some serious safety concerns. She had driven her car to work and when attempting to leave after work was unable to get her car to move . She put the car in drive and reved the engine ...
A few times i have been driving, or sometimes just started my car to drive and my steering would be hard. Contacted Ford and was told that was normal. I Was driving a couple months with everything working properly and suddenly the Electronic steering is gone. Nearly caused an accident with my grandc...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced jerking while accelerating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch, kit seal, bearing, and fluid needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not r...
Mileage: 113,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH on the highway, the vehicle was bouncing. The contact was able to pull over safely to the side of the roadway. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagno...
Mileage: 80,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated she was able to park on the side of the road. The contact stated her uncle arrived ...
Mileage: 125,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after refueling, the vehicle failed to restart immediately. The contact stated that after several attempts, the vehicle started but then lost motive power and stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact linked the f...
Mileage: 129,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and depressing the accelerator pedal, the RPM would increase however, the vehicle would not properly accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and a diagnostic trouble code presented an ev...
Mileage: 206,000
The transmission on our 2013 has now failed. We brought it to Ford’s attention back During the Covid shut down before The Focus reached the 100,000 mile expiration. Ford said there’s nothing they can do about it. We gingerly drove the car to make the transmission last as long as possible and i...
Power steering assist failure. On the freeway. Hard to steer. Then when I made it home (thankfully) turned into the driveway, turned the car off. Then when I tried to start it later, the wheel had completely locked up. Couldn't move the car. If it would have done that on the freeway, I would have di...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact was able to shift gears and drive the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken t...
Mileage: 74,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact was able to shift gears and drive the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken t...
Mileage: 74,000
This message is a complaint about my local car dealership and the car manufacturer of my vehicle. I will try to follow the general guidelines as much as possible. First off, I have a 2013 Ford Focus with numerous recalls. I recently dropped the vehicle off at my local car dealership the have those ...
This message is a complaint about my local car dealership and the car manufacturer of my vehicle. I will try to follow the general guidelines as much as possible. First off, I have a 2013 Ford Focus with numerous recalls. I recently dropped the vehicle off at my local car dealership the have those ...
This message is a complaint about my local car dealership and the car manufacturer of my vehicle. I will try to follow the general guidelines as much as possible. First off, I have a 2013 Ford Focus with numerous recalls. I recently dropped the vehicle off at my local car dealership the have those ...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while accelerating between 1st and 2nd gear as well as between 3rd and 4th gear, the vehicle shuddered. The failure occurred at various speeds. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer to be dia...
Mileage: 69,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would hesitate upon the depression of the accelerator pedal without warning. The dealer was notified of the failure and scheduled an appointment to diagnose the vehicle. Upon investigation, the c...
Mileage: 68,950
June 2021 I purchased a car from a Ford dealership in North Carolina. when buying the seller had assured me that the vehicle was in good condition and had not informed me that there was a recall concerning the transmission. However, I had clearly explained to this seller that I had to make a long ...
During startup after refilling tank with fresh gas it will putter and hesitate to stay stay on. Engine light came on had codes ran came back as codes P0171 system to lean secondary DTC P1450 unable to bleed up fuel tank. Was told that was caused by the EVAP so I needed that replaced. Then it’s st...
During startup after refilling tank with fresh gas it will putter and hesitate to stay stay on. Engine light came on had codes ran came back as codes P0171 system to lean secondary DTC P1450 unable to bleed up fuel tank. Was told that was caused by the EVAP so I needed that replaced. Then it’s st...
Sometimes the engine will not start. I have to continue attempting start until I hear a noise on the motor then it starts. Then if it goes in gear it will drop out of gear while driving. Most of the time I have to shut the vehicle off and restart multiple times to get it working again. I may be on t...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start after multiple attempts with the transmission warning message displayed on the instrument panel. The contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer where a diagnostic test determined that the powertrain control module...
Mileage: 99,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 50 MPH, she heard a sound like metal breaking coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that the "Transmission Fault, Service Now" warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over safely and left th...
Mileage: 172,455
I just found out about the recall after the fire. Everyone in the car was okay it is currently parked as I am finding somewhere open to be able to look at my car the fire department looked at the car and said it looked to be electrical and there were no warning signs or anything it just caught fire ...
Steering rack failed while driving. Leaving parking lot steering started to make a grinding noise and almost immdeiatly locked in place when on the road.
This vehicle was brought into jiffy lube and we inspected the vehicle. We noticed rust on the passenger rear of the car and we looked at the brakes on the passenger rear and there is little to almost no rotor left maybe a fingernail thin and it is not attached to the wheel anymore it has been cut fr...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contacted that after driving her vehicle an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact asked a person nearby what the warning light meant and was informed that there was a failure with the transmission. The contact then became aware that it was difficult t...
Mileage: 36,900
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shuddered, vibrated, and lost motive power. During the failure, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of t...
Mileage: 90,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shuddered, vibrated, and lost motive power. During the failure, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of t...
Mileage: 90,000
I have had my car in at the ford dealership and I have been waiting on parts to come in. The recalls on the car which are the transmission control module and the gas tank deformation recall have not been completed on my vehicle but is showing up in the system as repaired. I have been waiting for ove...
I have had my car in at the ford dealership and I have been waiting on parts to come in. The recalls on the car which are the transmission control module and the gas tank deformation recall have not been completed on my vehicle but is showing up in the system as repaired. I have been waiting for ove...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle started shuddering. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle operated as a stick shift despite being an automatic vehic...
Mileage: 24,000
The transmission/clutch shutters between gears and has gotten progressively worse. I had the transmission fluid flushed at 30,000. Car now has 34,000 miles. The shutter/slip is now dramatic enough that I feel the car is not safe to drive.
There's an extended warranty on the TCMS on the fiestas and focuses from Ford from like 2011 to 16. I took advantage of them to replace the TCM but due to the TCM I guess malfunctioning the clutch itself has went out and now that's like dollars so the transmission control module in the clutch I feel...
There's an extended warranty on the TCMS on the fiestas and focuses from Ford from like 2011 to 16. I took advantage of them to replace the TCM but due to the TCM I guess malfunctioning the clutch itself has went out and now that's like dollars so the transmission control module in the clutch I feel...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that since owning the vehicle, the transmission would either slip out of gear, hesitate upon depression of the accelerator pedal, or stall without warning. The contact had previously taken her vehicle to the dealer and had the vehicle serviced u...
Mileage: 6
Latch on hatchback doesn't latch, or unlatches, in cold temperatures. Has happened multiple times, and results in rapid cycling of the door locks on the rest of the vehicle as a result of the auto-unlocking configuration.
There are multiple issues going wrong with my car and I have 5 children and this makes me angry and scared to drive it 1. Vehicle completely shuts down if you go under 1/4 tank and NOT on red at all! No gas light or anything 2. The hesitation from stop to go is getting worse" mechanics tell me thi...
There are multiple issues going wrong with my car and I have 5 children and this makes me angry and scared to drive it 1. Vehicle completely shuts down if you go under 1/4 tank and NOT on red at all! No gas light or anything 2. The hesitation from stop to go is getting worse" mechanics tell me thi...
There are multiple issues going wrong with my car and I have 5 children and this makes me angry and scared to drive it 1. Vehicle completely shuts down if you go under 1/4 tank and NOT on red at all! No gas light or anything 2. The hesitation from stop to go is getting worse" mechanics tell me thi...
transmission keeps slipping
Car won't go in gear when you come to stop, or in middle of driving on beltway and you can't get over. I almost caused several accidents, cause got stuck in middle of rd for 20 minutes. lucky I had cones.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while accelerating from a stop, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle hesitated. The contact stated that the front-end of the vehicle was shaking abnormally. The shaking ceased after exceeding an unknown speed. The contact st...
Mileage: 56,000
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Radio makes loud popping noises on occasion. This is available for inspection upon request assuming a fix is not made. This loud noise could put the driver and others at risk because loud popping noises could scare dive. This problem has been inspected and confirmed by an audio shop. The radio w...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the transmission fault failure service now warning light illuminated. The contact continued driving to her residence and then the engine fault failure service now warning light also illuminated. The contact towed the vehicl...
Mileage: 122,015
I’ve seen multiple recalls on the electric power steering with ford and recently I lost all power steering in my 2013 Ford Focus SE and know it’s been a problem for other fords like mine. My vehicle has 119,000 miles. I want to know why there are recalls for other ford cars for the exact same is...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving, the trunk would automatically open. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The dealer was contacted several times to have the failure repaired however he was advised that the parts to repair the trunk was not available. ...
Mileage: 131,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would shudder and would not accelerate as designed. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing the dual-clu...
Mileage: 120,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer to be repaired under an unknown transmission recall, and he was informed that it would be two months before the vehicle could be repaired. However, the contact stated that 4 months later, the vehic...
Mileage: 100,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer to be repaired under an unknown transmission recall, and he was informed that it would be two months before the vehicle could be repaired. However, the contact stated that 4 months later, the vehic...
Mileage: 100,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled without warning. The contact stated that the fuel gauge was incorrectly showing that there was a specific amount of fuel to empty ratio on the instrument panel. ...
Mileage: 100,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled without warning. The contact stated that the fuel gauge was incorrectly showing that there was a specific amount of fuel to empty ratio on the instrument panel. ...
Mileage: 100,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at 20-30 MPH, the vehicle started jerking. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact drove to a stop sign and waited for traffic to subside before crossing to the other side of the road as the vehicle was unsafe to d...
Mileage: 82,637
This car has a bad clutch/Auto transmission problem. It shudders and has to be replaced. I had mine replaced at 67,206 miles. Now 15,000 miles later, it has to be replaced again. Ford knows of this problem. Just about everyone who owns this car has had at least 1 replaced if not 3. Ford knows of...
While driving the vehicle the power steering completely failed and it became impossible to steer (except with great effort). If this had happened on the highway at speed it could easily have caused a major accident. I have seen hundreds of complaints about this problem on the internet, but there h...
My Ford Focus Electric has been experiencing sudden loss of power and then getting "stop safely now" messages. After a while it will run again. I brought it to Phil Long Ford of Denver back in August and they hooked up a testing unit and said they found nothing. During September, the car experienc...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that his vehicle would stall soon after filling up as the check engine light would illuminate on the instrument panel. The vehicle had been serviced prior to the failure under NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V515000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). Both the dea...
Mileage: 43,000
The system has not failed yet, but the exterior lights of this car are a safety concern to me and my family. There is no visibility at night, when it is raining, or any tough conditions on the road. With no proper illumination, the risk for an accident is higher. These exterior lights need to be rep...
On the freeway and I received an error message stating to put the transmission on park on the interstate and the car shut down and almost hit several vehicles. This is very unsafe and don’t want anyone else to experience this. It was telling me to put it in park and I couldn’t shift it to par...
Power steering assist failed while driving on the highway. I pulled over and turned off the car to investigate and the steering wheel locked up.
I have a 2013 Ford Focus 4 Door Hatchback, It is at 70k miles and has been giving problems taking off from first gear. I took to Ford dealer to be evaluated and it’s the dul clutch system going bad which they have had many issues with. I feel is a safety issue I’m getting ready to have a baby an...
Check engine light came on Saturday morning on my way to work, When checked it comes up as fault codes P0420, with secondary codes of P144A - EVAP Emission System Purge Vapor Line Restricted/blocked, P1450 - Unable to bleed up fuel tank vacuum, and P0131 - O2 Circuit Low Voltage (Bank 1, Sensor 1), ...
Check engine light came on Saturday morning on my way to work, When checked it comes up as fault codes P0420, with secondary codes of P144A - EVAP Emission System Purge Vapor Line Restricted/blocked, P1450 - Unable to bleed up fuel tank vacuum, and P0131 - O2 Circuit Low Voltage (Bank 1, Sensor 1), ...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the windshield wipers were inadvertently activated. The windshield wipers failed to operate when the contact attempted to activate the wipers. The contact was unable to drive the vehicle when it rained...
Mileage: 140,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while he was at a stop sign, the vehicle inadvertently started shuddering significantly. The contact was able to continue to drive the vehicle as he was close to arriving at his residence. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle...
Mileage: 80,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the warning light illuminated indicating that the transmission was hot. The contact was forced to stop and allow the transmission to cool down before proceeding whenever the warning light was illuminated. T...
Mileage: 150,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the warning light illuminated indicating that the transmission was hot. The contact was forced to stop and allow the transmission to cool down before proceeding whenever the warning light was illuminated. T...
Mileage: 150,000
Daughter's car has hesitation when driving, took to son who is mechanic. He said it has hesitation, cough idle, loss of power and the gas tank is malformed. He said he looked up the vin and it showed recall 18532-51. I looked on fords website and see that this is recall for their reference numb...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that she was unable to add more than 3 gallons of fuel to the vehicle. The contact also stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they stated that the vapor canister needed replacement. The contact stated that for the failure was rel...
Mileage: 65,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering assist fault warning message was displayed. The vehicle lost power steering and the vehicle was difficult to steer. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle and the failure was cor...
Mileage: 105,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle would hesitate upon the depression of the accelerator pedal without warning. The contact also stated that the passenger’s side air bag was defective and would not recognize an occupant seated in the p...
Mileage: 66,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle would hesitate upon the depression of the accelerator pedal without warning. The contact also stated that the passenger’s side air bag was defective and would not recognize an occupant seated in the p...
Mileage: 66,000
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate upon the depression of the accelerator pedal without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where repairs to the transmission were performed; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer had be...
Mileage: 70,000
This car started to make loud engine noises which caused the car to shut off then it restarted on it's on I finally got it to parking lot when I cut it off it still was rattling and clacking like I was cranking it up on the left side of engine so I waited till about 30 minutes what ever it was it ki...
This car started to make loud engine noises which caused the car to shut off then it restarted on it's on I finally got it to parking lot when I cut it off it still was rattling and clacking like I was cranking it up on the left side of engine so I waited till about 30 minutes what ever it was it ki...
This car started to make loud engine noises which caused the car to shut off then it restarted on it's on I finally got it to parking lot when I cut it off it still was rattling and clacking like I was cranking it up on the left side of engine so I waited till about 30 minutes what ever it was it ki...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to drive to his residence at 40 MPH but felt that the vehicle was running out of fuel. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manu...
Mileage: 93,783
Transmission. The check engine light came on. After I shut it off it wouldn't start again. If I put it in natural it would start. Brought it to a garage and they said i needed newTransmission. This happened in June. The garage looked it up and said there was a recall on on 2013 focus. Called holt mo...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the vehicle started to shudder. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer but was unaware of the diagnostic result. The contact was also unaware of what repa...
Mileage: 100,000
Approaching the George Washington bridge, I was in very very heavy traffic, stopping, starting, going super slowly. Warning light came on telling me to get off the road safely and let the transmission rest for 5 minutes. I followed directions then it happened again, stopped, waited, and it happened ...
- Steering rack and pinion failed while driving and is currently being repaired at dealership - Safety was out at risk due to the malfunctioning occurring while car was being driven. Steering became extremely difficult and felt as if wheel was locking-up. - Car was taken to dealership twice regar...
Transmission stalled on highway. Have had this car three days and already have stalling out and no power problems! This car is a dangerous vehicle! My 17 year old grandson was almost hit by a truck. The dealership said no problems with the transmission on this car, but after reading all the informat...
Powertrain loss and loss of engine power, power control module. Engine failure on a busy highway. Putting me at risk of an accident. The car has been serviced by an independent service center. Has not yet been inspected by the manufacturer. Check engine and other warning lamps appeared
Powertrain loss and loss of engine power, power control module. Engine failure on a busy highway. Putting me at risk of an accident. The car has been serviced by an independent service center. Has not yet been inspected by the manufacturer. Check engine and other warning lamps appeared
Powertrain loss and loss of engine power, power control module. Engine failure on a busy highway. Putting me at risk of an accident. The car has been serviced by an independent service center. Has not yet been inspected by the manufacturer. Check engine and other warning lamps appeared
On September 25, 2021 around 11:30pm, I was driving and the steering wheel happened to lock out of nowhere and I’m not able to turn correctly. It was a very dangerous situation and I couldn’t turn and the car was going straight. I was very close to get into a car accident. I bought car without a...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving in a parking garage, the accelerator pedal was depressed, and the engine just revved as the vehicle failed to move forward while in drive. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled backwards as she then depressed the brake pe...
Mileage: 78,000
Size p215/55r16 Tire blew out on the freeway. After close inspection discovered that the blown out tire had severe tread separation. After closer inspection of the other tires on the car, I discovered another tire identical to the blown out tire also has tread separation. The tires on the vehicle ...
The power of the car (a 2013 Ford Focus Electric) simply STOPPED within a few seconds of the warning message. A red triangle appeared on the dash with the message Stop Safely Now. I was surprised and pulled over. My safety was at risk because had I been making a left turn in traffic, I would likely...
As I was driving down the road my power steering went out. I pulled over and tried to turn the car off and on and had no luck. I then got a warning that said my power steering malfunctioned. I do not know what I would have done if I were on the interstate as I had been 2 minutes earlier. I cannot be...
When accelerating the vehicle pulls back to shift and then will release when going up in RPM’s. After filling car with gas and when on the break the car will stall and takes time to restart the car. Had to pay out of pocket for recall 18S32 due to initially having it looked out and Ford closed ou...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled on multiple occasions. The contact indicated that during the failure there was fuel in the fuel tank. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure ...
Mileage: 120,000
When pulling out on a hill or incline the car hesitates and seems to fall on its face for a short time then it finally picks up and has power. It just feels like it only has ten percent of power. It puts myself and others at risk of being in an accident , especially when pulling out into traffic. It...
Our Ford focus is in the shop for its third transmission module problem.
On this 2013 ford focus titanium. ,the transmission would shutter and go into neutral i almost got smashed by a semi truck when my focus would not move forward it went into neutral, NY friend has a ford Fiesta and he and his girl friend was hit from behind by a large diesel truck and suffered back h...
The car stalled several times while driving. After a mechanics evaluation it was determined that there was a fuel delivery problem. After further evaluation it was confirmed that the problem was a defective purge solenoid. This item was recalled by Ford. However, they did not include this vehicle (b...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to reverse. The check transmission message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where service was denied. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be ...
Mileage: 70,000
I was driving down the road and getting ready to stop at a red light but all of a sudden my car died completely. Lost all power including electrical and mechanical. Luckily there was no one in front of me so there was no accident but I was forced to push the car out of the middle of the intersection...
The transmission control module (TCM) failed on my 2013 Ford Focus again. This resulted in me loosing the ability move my car while in an intersection putting my safety and other drivers safety at risk. This required me to get out of my car in an intersection to push it to the side of the road with ...
I was driving and all of a sudden my car just shut down. Completely. It has not electrical power or anything.
Was driving and had stoppedat a red light. Car died andwould not start again. Has not started since
Transmission fault service now It has a recall but for will not doing it with out me paying for it they told me 10 year or 150000 miles the last owner had it done 3 times in the last 2 years
Clutch and actuators , car only has 80,000 miles. $3500 transmission repair .
After driving my vehicle it stalls once it is stopped and I try to press the gas. This can cause a collision. This can either be the fuel system which they did have a recall on my car but the dealership decided it wasn't needed at the time. It could also be the power train. This incident has occurre...
After driving my vehicle it stalls once it is stopped and I try to press the gas. This can cause a collision. This can either be the fuel system which they did have a recall on my car but the dealership decided it wasn't needed at the time. It could also be the power train. This incident has occurre...
Check engine light came on. Before I had a chance to get it checked, the engine wouldn't start after refueling until trying on the fourth time. Took the car to a parts store and the code read P1450. An October 25, 2018 recall acknowledged a problem with 2012-18 Ford Focuses with a 2.0L engine. Altho...
Check engine light came on. Before I had a chance to get it checked, the engine wouldn't start after refueling until trying on the fourth time. Took the car to a parts store and the code read P1450. An October 25, 2018 recall acknowledged a problem with 2012-18 Ford Focuses with a 2.0L engine. Altho...
Check engine light came on. Before I had a chance to get it checked, the engine wouldn't start after refueling until trying on the fourth time. Took the car to a parts store and the code read P1450. An October 25, 2018 recall acknowledged a problem with 2012-18 Ford Focuses with a 2.0L engine. Altho...
I had a recall for door latches to the ford focus My back passenger door automatically open while my son was sitting in his car on when I was making a left on a street Took my vehicle to Riverside ford an their technician told me they couldn't repair the door latches because the recall expired
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact’s daughter stated that while driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled with a message stating that the transmission was overheating. The vehicle was towed and was awaiting a diagnostic test and repair. The manufacturer was informed of the failure, and the ...
Mileage: 155,000
Ford issued a recall on the TCM/ clutch in 2019. This recall was to fix the shuttering in shifting. My focus was repaired by a Ford dealership in 2019 in accordance to the recall. My focus is shuttering again when accelerating. The car has no warning lamp for this issue. I recently had the car in to...
This is car is in low mileage. But the transmission has been not worked twice
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while reversing out of the garage, the power steering malfunctioned causing the steering wheel to become very difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the steering rack and pinion...
Mileage: 64,000
Two weeks after purchasing vehicle from a used car dealer, started having severe transmission shudders and car shut down stating the transmission was in need of repair. Had vehicle towed to dealership where diagnosis determined transmission needs replacing. Upon researching on line,, cars.com states...
The contact's mother owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated without warning while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer and was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V515000 (Fuel System, Gasolin...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the check engine and service now warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with nee...
Mileage: 75,000
HMM...there was not an incident to report per say but the next button stated incident report. I am more or less reporting a complaint due to my 2013 Ford Focus has been at AutoNation Ford since 5/17/21 for three recalls but only one has been taken care of and according to the advisor Susan Lee on Re...
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 73 mph, the contact heard a loud knocking sound and received an electrical shock from the steering wheel. The contact sustained a numb left arm due to the electrical shock but medical attention was not sought. There was no warning ...
Mileage: 142,938
When i press the gas in my car my car starts to shake when it goes into gear it is a transmission issue i have been checking recalls and it matches the transmission recall but it says their are no active recalls on my car what do i do
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the trunk inadvertently opened. The contact stated that on several occasions the trunk failed to open as needed. The contact also stated that the vehicle occasionally stalled while stopped at a stop sign or red l...
I TOOK MY FORD FOCUS 2013 INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 2020. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE DOOR LATCHES 20S30 CODE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY TOOK CARE OF IT. I JUST CHECKED ONLINE AND ITS HASNT BEEN FIXED. ITS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR AND WEVE BEEN DRIVING IT WITH A NEWBORN BABY NOT KNOWING THAT...
I TOOK MY FORD FOCUS 2013 INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 2020. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE DOOR LATCHES 20S30 CODE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY TOOK CARE OF IT. I JUST CHECKED ONLINE AND ITS HASNT BEEN FIXED. ITS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR AND WEVE BEEN DRIVING IT WITH A NEWBORN BABY NOT KNOWING THAT...
I TOOK MY FORD FOCUS 2013 INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 2020. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE DOOR LATCHES 20S30 CODE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY TOOK CARE OF IT. I JUST CHECKED ONLINE AND ITS HASNT BEEN FIXED. ITS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR AND WEVE BEEN DRIVING IT WITH A NEWBORN BABY NOT KNOWING THAT...
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE APRIL 2020. DROVE FINE FOR A WHILE AND THEN STARTED TO SHUTTER AND SHAKE WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. I LITERALLY HAVE TO FLOOR IT TO GET IT TO QUIT. THIS SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE.
Mileage: 124,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER MOTHER WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND LOSS MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE DRIVER CONTINUED DRIVING TO THE RESIDENCE WITH THE VEHICLE CONTINUING TO SHUDDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BEECHM...
Mileage: 220,000
I NEED THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND THE PART IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE PART BECAUSE THEY HAVE 20,000 ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON ISSUE. THIS PART CAUSES MY TRANSMISSION TO GO HAYWIRE AT TIMES. OFTEN SENDING MY RPMS TO HIG...
Mileage: 174,000
THE DPS6 POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION USED IN THE 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS WELL KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH SHUDDERING AND JERKING WHILE ACCELERATING IN LOW GEARS. DURING RAIN WHEN THE STREETS ARE WET IT JERKS ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE CAR TO LOSE TRACTION MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAFELY ACCELERATE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION.
Mileage: 62,900
STEERING FELT A LITTLE STICKY. LAST NIGHT I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND AN ALERT CAME UP THAT SAID 'STEERING FAULT SERVICE NOW' AND THIS MORNING I STARTED IT AND IT SAID 'STEERING LOSS PARK SAFELY' AND THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL. ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD WHEN I LOST POWER STEERING LAST ...
Mileage: 131,000
MY CAR WHEN AT IDLE OR DRIVING AT LOW RPM (900-2000) WILL STALL OUT AND NOT START FOR A WHILE. IVE REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE SENSORS AND THE INJECTION PUMP, AND IT STILL STALLING.
Mileage: 141,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CHECK ENGINE AND INFORMATION WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE F...
Mileage: 115,000
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAULT SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE REVELS AND TRANSMISSION HAS NO POWER. IT IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WHILE IN TRAFFIC. VECHICKEBWAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT FIND ISSUE BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 162,930
DOESN'T ACCELERATE HALF THE TIME WHEN I HIT GAS. DOESN'T GO REVERSE HALF THE TIME I PUT IT IN REVERSE. SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY. SHAKES , SHUTTERS. HAD CODES P07A3 AND P2872 SHOW UP AND FORD SAID THEY AREN'T TRANSMISSION RELATED EVEN THO BOTH CODES HAVE THE WORD " TRANSMISSION IN THE CODE SUMMARY. COULDN'...
Mileage: 119,000
DOESN'T ACCELERATE HALF THE TIME WHEN I HIT GAS. DOESN'T GO REVERSE HALF THE TIME I PUT IT IN REVERSE. SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY. SHAKES , SHUTTERS. HAD CODES P07A3 AND P2872 SHOW UP AND FORD SAID THEY AREN'T TRANSMISSION RELATED EVEN THO BOTH CODES HAVE THE WORD " TRANSMISSION IN THE CODE SUMMARY. COULDN'...
Mileage: 119,000
DOESN'T ACCELERATE HALF THE TIME WHEN I HIT GAS. DOESN'T GO REVERSE HALF THE TIME I PUT IT IN REVERSE. SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY. SHAKES , SHUTTERS. HAD CODES P07A3 AND P2872 SHOW UP AND FORD SAID THEY AREN'T TRANSMISSION RELATED EVEN THO BOTH CODES HAVE THE WORD " TRANSMISSION IN THE CODE SUMMARY. COULDN'...
Mileage: 119,000
CAR FILING HARD, STALLING OUT WHEN ACCELERATING. COMPLETE STALL/FAILURE UNABLE TO RESTART WHILE DRIVING AT 55+ MPH. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. MORE ISSUES THE LESSGAS THE CAR HAS.
Mileage: 114,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK ABNORMALLY AND SHUDDERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE C...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK ABNORMALLY AND SHUDDERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE C...
Mileage: 120,000
WHEN I DRIVE IN THE RAIN MY CAR WILL SPUTTER AND LOSE SPEED. THE OIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT TURNS ON AND IT DIES. I CAN GET IT TO TURN OVER BUT IT IMMEDIATELY DIES.I HAVE HAD TO GET IT TOWED TWICE. STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM.
Mileage: 148,000
WHEN I DRIVE IN THE RAIN MY CAR WILL SPUTTER AND LOSE SPEED. THE OIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT TURNS ON AND IT DIES. I CAN GET IT TO TURN OVER BUT IT IMMEDIATELY DIES.I HAVE HAD TO GET IT TOWED TWICE. STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM.
Mileage: 148,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER EITHER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) OR 19V515000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AT JACKY JONES FORD LINCOLN, INC. (714 NEW HWY 68, SWEETWATER, TN 37874, (423) 337-5066). THE CONTA...
Mileage: 50,997
I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET WHEN MY STEERING GOT REALLY HARD AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO A POLE. UNABLE TO STEER SAFELY.
Mileage: 99,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 2000 AND THEN BACK UP TO 4000 THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO 50 MPH CAUSING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO SLAM IN THEIR BRAKES. THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT TO SPEED UP CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER AND CREEP TO A GAS STATION.
Mileage: 187,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 2000 AND THEN BACK UP TO 4000 THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO 50 MPH CAUSING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO SLAM IN THEIR BRAKES. THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT TO SPEED UP CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER AND CREEP TO A GAS STATION.
Mileage: 187,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 2000 AND THEN BACK UP TO 4000 THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO 50 MPH CAUSING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO SLAM IN THEIR BRAKES. THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT TO SPEED UP CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER AND CREEP TO A GAS STATION.
Mileage: 187,000
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS WOULD NOT RANDOMLY START THE OTHER EVENING, AFTER A COUPLE TRIES IT STARTED. ON THE WAY HOME IT WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH NEVER HAD BEFORE. SO THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO GO TAKE IT TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE THEM DO A ...
Mileage: 141,700
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS WOULD NOT RANDOMLY START THE OTHER EVENING, AFTER A COUPLE TRIES IT STARTED. ON THE WAY HOME IT WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH NEVER HAD BEFORE. SO THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO GO TAKE IT TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE THEM DO A ...
Mileage: 141,700
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS WOULD NOT RANDOMLY START THE OTHER EVENING, AFTER A COUPLE TRIES IT STARTED. ON THE WAY HOME IT WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH NEVER HAD BEFORE. SO THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO GO TAKE IT TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE THEM DO A ...
Mileage: 141,700
STEERING ASSIST ON VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED TO ME WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE COLD. DASH READ "STEERING ASSIST FAULT. SERVICE REQUIRED." THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. FORD HAS CLAIMED IT IS SOFTWARE RELATED. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MORE THAN ...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED MAKING THE VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO COLLEY FORD (1945 AUTO CENTRE DR, GLENDORA, CA 91740) WHERE IT WA...
Mileage: 112,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER PRIORITY FORD (3420 N MILITARY HWY, NORFOLK, VA 23518, (757)583-3673)...
Mileage: 145,000
THE FUEL GAUGE AND MILES TILL EMPTY IS ALWAYS WRONG SO I CONSTANTLY RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE. WHEN I PUT THE FUEL NOZZLE IN MY TANK IT MAKES A HISSING NOISE (COMPRESSED AIR) OR IT SPRAYS FUEL OUT OF THE TANK. I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT WON'T GO OFF.
Mileage: 130,000
WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR. THE STEERING FAULT MESSAGE COMES ON AND I CAN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON. THEN IT WORKS.I'M AFRAID THAT IT MAY LOCK WHILE DRIVING.
Mileage: 155,000
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY PARENTS DRIVE WAY AND AS SOON AS I TURNED MY WHEEL STRAIGHT THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING AND WOULD NOT STOP I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND TOOK THE KEY OUT AND THEY STILL WOULD NOT STOP AND THEN THEY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THEY WORKED FOR 3 DAYS LIKE USUAL AND THEN THEY...
Mileage: 111,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL DUE TO A ...
Mileage: 134,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL DUE TO A ...
Mileage: 134,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL DUE TO A ...
Mileage: 134,000
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. WITHIN MY 10 MILES TO WORK AND BACK THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES ABOUT 6 TIMES AND NEED TO HIT THE BUTTON ON SIDE OF SHIFT KNOB. RADIO SHORTED OUT MAKES A HORRIBLE SOUND EVEN WHEN NOT TURNED ON OR CAR NOT STARTED. HAD TO REMOVE FUSES
Mileage: 140,000
CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. WITHIN MY 10 MILES TO WORK AND BACK THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES ABOUT 6 TIMES AND NEED TO HIT THE BUTTON ON SIDE OF SHIFT KNOB. RADIO SHORTED OUT MAKES A HORRIBLE SOUND EVEN WHEN NOT TURNED ON OR CAR NOT STARTED. HAD TO REMOVE FUSES
Mileage: 140,000
WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE TO PARK THE CAR IN MY GARAGE, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THERE IS AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE CONSOLE THAT SAYS 'STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED'. I CHECKED IT THE FOLLOWING DAY, AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.
Mileage: 77,271
TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION THE CAR JERKS AND THE CLUTCH IS MESSED UP. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH, REPEATED RECALLS.
Mileage: 95,000
TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION THE CAR JERKS AND THE CLUTCH IS MESSED UP. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH, REPEATED RECALLS.
Mileage: 95,000
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SINCE I GOT IT 5 YEARS AGO. I WAS LEAVING TO TAKE MY SON TO A DR APPOINTMENT. I GOT ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SERVICE ENGINE NOW POPS UP. A LOUD POP SOUND CAME THRU MY SPEAKERS AND THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING. THEN I STARTED LOSING RPMS AND POWER TO...
Mileage: 247,000
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SINCE I GOT IT 5 YEARS AGO. I WAS LEAVING TO TAKE MY SON TO A DR APPOINTMENT. I GOT ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SERVICE ENGINE NOW POPS UP. A LOUD POP SOUND CAME THRU MY SPEAKERS AND THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING. THEN I STARTED LOSING RPMS AND POWER TO...
Mileage: 247,000
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SINCE I GOT IT 5 YEARS AGO. I WAS LEAVING TO TAKE MY SON TO A DR APPOINTMENT. I GOT ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SERVICE ENGINE NOW POPS UP. A LOUD POP SOUND CAME THRU MY SPEAKERS AND THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING. THEN I STARTED LOSING RPMS AND POWER TO...
Mileage: 247,000
TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING AS IF THE GEARS ARE NOT CATCHING DURING CERTAIN TIMES OF SHIFTING. ENGINE SEEMS TO LOSE COMPRESSION. MECHANIC AFTER MECHANIC SEEMS TO HAVE A HARD TIME DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING ISSUES.
Mileage: 140,000
TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING AS IF THE GEARS ARE NOT CATCHING DURING CERTAIN TIMES OF SHIFTING. ENGINE SEEMS TO LOSE COMPRESSION. MECHANIC AFTER MECHANIC SEEMS TO HAVE A HARD TIME DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING ISSUES.
Mileage: 140,000
FORD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WONT GO AWAY!! TRANSMISSION SHUTTER AND POOR INITIAL ACCELERATION. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND TCM TWICE BY FORD DEALER. AFTER THE LAST TCM REPLACEMENT IN 2016 PROBLEMS CONTINUED AND I WAS TURNED AWAY BY FORD DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THA...
Mileage: 100,000
FORD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WONT GO AWAY!! TRANSMISSION SHUTTER AND POOR INITIAL ACCELERATION. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND TCM TWICE BY FORD DEALER. AFTER THE LAST TCM REPLACEMENT IN 2016 PROBLEMS CONTINUED AND I WAS TURNED AWAY BY FORD DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THA...
Mileage: 100,000
FORD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WONT GO AWAY!! TRANSMISSION SHUTTER AND POOR INITIAL ACCELERATION. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND TCM TWICE BY FORD DEALER. AFTER THE LAST TCM REPLACEMENT IN 2016 PROBLEMS CONTINUED AND I WAS TURNED AWAY BY FORD DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THA...
Mileage: 100,000
I HAVE SEEN MANY VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE ON WHAT COULD OF BEEN WRONG AND THEY ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH WAS THE STEERING RACK AND PINION VERY EXPENSIVE AND UNSAFE FIX MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR WHILE WE WAS DRIVING WHEN MINE BROKE ONLY 28 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR NOT VERY HAPPY
Mileage: 5
I HAVE SEEN MANY VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE ON WHAT COULD OF BEEN WRONG AND THEY ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH WAS THE STEERING RACK AND PINION VERY EXPENSIVE AND UNSAFE FIX MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR WHILE WE WAS DRIVING WHEN MINE BROKE ONLY 28 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR NOT VERY HAPPY
Mileage: 5
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 76,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WOULD OCCASIONALLY SLIP EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE INITIAL PURCHASE. A FEW DAYS BEFORE TRANSMISSION FAILURE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND WOULD HAVE INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION ISSUES. ULTIMATELY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AN...
Mileage: 76,000
VEHICLE SHUDDERING ON ACCELERATION. AT AN INTERSECTION/FULL STOP CAR WOULD SPUTTER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. AT CRUISING SPEEDS, RPM'S WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE.
VEHICLE SHUDDERING ON ACCELERATION. AT AN INTERSECTION/FULL STOP CAR WOULD SPUTTER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. AT CRUISING SPEEDS, RPM'S WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE.
THE CAR ISN'T DRIVABLE. WHEN I START IT IT MAKES CLICKING NOISE AND HARD TO START. IF DRIVING IT, IT DOESN'T GIVE ANY GAS OR GO OVER 20 MILES. IT SOMETIMES SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES HAVE A HARD TIME DRIVING FOWARD. CODES P0087, P0783, P2872, COMES UP ON A DIAGNOSTIC. THAT'S DRIVING ON A STREET AND CAN'...
THE CAR ISN'T DRIVABLE. WHEN I START IT IT MAKES CLICKING NOISE AND HARD TO START. IF DRIVING IT, IT DOESN'T GIVE ANY GAS OR GO OVER 20 MILES. IT SOMETIMES SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES HAVE A HARD TIME DRIVING FOWARD. CODES P0087, P0783, P2872, COMES UP ON A DIAGNOSTIC. THAT'S DRIVING ON A STREET AND CAN'...
THE CAR ISN'T DRIVABLE. WHEN I START IT IT MAKES CLICKING NOISE AND HARD TO START. IF DRIVING IT, IT DOESN'T GIVE ANY GAS OR GO OVER 20 MILES. IT SOMETIMES SHUT OFF AND SOMETIMES HAVE A HARD TIME DRIVING FOWARD. CODES P0087, P0783, P2872, COMES UP ON A DIAGNOSTIC. THAT'S DRIVING ON A STREET AND CAN'...
THE STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN. THERE IS NO LIGHT OR CODE. IT'S VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT FORD WILL BE HEARING FROM OUR LAWYERS. THIS SHOULD'VE HAVE BEEN RECALLED ALONG WITH THE OTHER MODELS AND YEARS THAT HAD THE SAME ELECTRIC POWER...
WHEN I GO AROUND CURVES IT'S JERKY AND HARD TO GET TO TURN. COULD BE DANGEROUS AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT.
Mileage: 127,000
2013 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. *JS *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND PARKED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR FIVE MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, AND CONTINUED DRIVIN...
Mileage: 97,232
GOT IN MY CAR TO GO WORK STARTED DOWN ROAD AND THE ADA'S IT SHOWED UP ON MY DASH THAT IT WAS THE TRANS FAULT SERVICE NOW I TURNED AROUND AND COME HOME. I CALLED THE SERVICE MAN AT FORD PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED THE CAR WAS TAKING TO THEM BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT PULLING RIGH...
GOT IN MY CAR TO GO WORK STARTED DOWN ROAD AND THE ADA'S IT SHOWED UP ON MY DASH THAT IT WAS THE TRANS FAULT SERVICE NOW I TURNED AROUND AND COME HOME. I CALLED THE SERVICE MAN AT FORD PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED THE CAR WAS TAKING TO THEM BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT PULLING RIGH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO UNLOCK WHILE DEPRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD STORE MORGAN HILL (17045 CONDIT RD, MORGAN HILL, CA 95037) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY...
Mileage: 150,000
CAR IS LESS THAN 6 YEARS OLD, STEERING COMPLETELY FAILS IN VERY COLD WEATHER DESPITE A FULLY ELECTRIC EPAS STEERING SYSTEM (NO POWER STEERING FLUID). IN ADDITION TO THE RADIATOR AND FUEL PUMP NEEDING REPLACEMENT WITHIN THE FULL LIFESPAN OF THIS CAR, IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND NOT ROAD WORTHY.
CAR IS LESS THAN 6 YEARS OLD, STEERING COMPLETELY FAILS IN VERY COLD WEATHER DESPITE A FULLY ELECTRIC EPAS STEERING SYSTEM (NO POWER STEERING FLUID). IN ADDITION TO THE RADIATOR AND FUEL PUMP NEEDING REPLACEMENT WITHIN THE FULL LIFESPAN OF THIS CAR, IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND NOT ROAD WORTHY.
CAR IS LESS THAN 6 YEARS OLD, STEERING COMPLETELY FAILS IN VERY COLD WEATHER DESPITE A FULLY ELECTRIC EPAS STEERING SYSTEM (NO POWER STEERING FLUID). IN ADDITION TO THE RADIATOR AND FUEL PUMP NEEDING REPLACEMENT WITHIN THE FULL LIFESPAN OF THIS CAR, IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND NOT ROAD WORTHY.
THE VEHICLE WILL STRUGGLE TO START OR FAIL TO START ONCE REFUELED. WHEN IDLE THE CAR WILL INCREASE TO 1,500-2000 RPM WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. AT TIMES WHILE IDLE, THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO FLUTTER AROUND 400-500 RPM THREATENING TO STALL (HAS DONE MORE THAN ONCE). THE FUEL GAUGE READS INACCURATE MEASURING A Q...
Mileage: 72,000
THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL ACTUAL FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS AS IF THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR. WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WOULD ONLY REV THE RPMS HIGH AND FALL BACK DOWN, NO REACTION BY THE TRANSMISSION WHATSOEVER. I WAS ALMOST ...
Mileage: 114,000
THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL ACTUAL FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS AS IF THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR. WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WOULD ONLY REV THE RPMS HIGH AND FALL BACK DOWN, NO REACTION BY THE TRANSMISSION WHATSOEVER. I WAS ALMOST ...
Mileage: 114,000
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY USING MY CRUISE CONTROL AND THE MOTOR REVVED UP REALLY HIGH AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I TOOK IT OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T GOING INTO TO ANY GEAR. I HAD TO START OFF IN LOW GEAR AND WHEN I GOT TO 15-20MPH PUT IN DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION JERKS SO HARD IT FE...
Mileage: 126,000
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY USING MY CRUISE CONTROL AND THE MOTOR REVVED UP REALLY HIGH AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I TOOK IT OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T GOING INTO TO ANY GEAR. I HAD TO START OFF IN LOW GEAR AND WHEN I GOT TO 15-20MPH PUT IN DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION JERKS SO HARD IT FE...
Mileage: 126,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE AND JERK FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER - GWINNETT PLACE FORD (3230 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GA 30096; (404) 418-68...
MY VEHICLE GIVES A "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH A RED TRIANGLE ICON. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOSS OF POWER AND A SUDDEN STALL OR INABILITY TO EVEN START. IT HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WHILE IT WAS STOPPED.
Mileage: 55,000
MY POWER STEERING WONT WORK AT ALL. I JUST BARELY GOT THE CAR AND HAD IT FOR 3 WEEKS AND THIS HAPPENED. I WAS LITERALLY DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NOW FORD WANTS TO CHARGE ME $2200 THAT I CANNOT AFFORD RIGHT NOW.
Mileage: 102,000
MY POWER STEERING WONT WORK AT ALL. I JUST BARELY GOT THE CAR AND HAD IT FOR 3 WEEKS AND THIS HAPPENED. I WAS LITERALLY DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NOW FORD WANTS TO CHARGE ME $2200 THAT I CANNOT AFFORD RIGHT NOW.
Mileage: 102,000
WIRING HARNESS IN TRUNK ALL WIRES ARE EITHER BROKEN OR EXPOSED CA'T ACCESS MY TRUNK HAVE TO PUT DOWN BACK SEAT AND GO TO TRUNK TO OPEN
Mileage: 86,511
I HAVE HAD MY FOCUS IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION. EACH TIME THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCHES & SEALS. NOW THEY SAY IT NEEDS THE CLUTCHES, SEALS, THROW OUT BEARING AND FORKS AT A COST OF $2231.00 & IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT...
WE JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR HAS 87,000 MILES ON IT. JUST QUIT DRIVING WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACK AND FOUND OUT IT HAS HAD 4 CLUTCHES REPLACED. HAVE HAD IT AT HUNT FORD IN FRANKLIN,KY. SAID THEY COULD FIX IT FOR $4,000, I SAID CANNOT AFFORD THAT, TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC HIS TRANSMISSION GUY COULD N...
CAR IN MOTION IN A STREET AND SUDDENLY STOPPED AND MY WIFE COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. UNTIL SHE MANAGED SOMEHOW TO PARK IT. (POWER STEERING PROBLEM). SPEED PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING, CAR SLOWED DOWN IN HIGHWAY SUDDENLY WHILE OTHER CARS BEHIND ME. IT DID IT 5 TIMES IN DIFFERENT DAYS. (TRANSMISSION PRO...
Mileage: 110,815
CAR IN MOTION IN A STREET AND SUDDENLY STOPPED AND MY WIFE COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. UNTIL SHE MANAGED SOMEHOW TO PARK IT. (POWER STEERING PROBLEM). SPEED PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING, CAR SLOWED DOWN IN HIGHWAY SUDDENLY WHILE OTHER CARS BEHIND ME. IT DID IT 5 TIMES IN DIFFERENT DAYS. (TRANSMISSION PRO...
Mileage: 110,815
POWER ASSIST FAULT FAILED. IT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON ALL OTHER FORD MODELS EXCEPT 2013 FORD FOCUS. I STARTED MY CAR AND POWER ASSIST FAULT APPEARED NEEDING SERVICE. I COULD NOT MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL. LUCKILY THE CAR WAS PARKED AS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF I WERE DRIVING. SINCE OTHER FORD MODELS WERE ...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UP HILL AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC RETRIEVED FAULT CODE: P1450 (FUEL...
Mileage: 143,595
I WAS DRIVING INSIDE TOWN WHEN I BEGAN TO FEEL THE STEERING GETTING STIFF. I STOPPED TO GET GAS TO ONLY FIND OUT THAT THE STEERING GOT MUCH STIFFER AND WAS MAKING SQUEAKY SOUND. AFTER THAT IT WAS VERY TOUGH TO DRIVE BACK HOME. AFTER REACHING AND STOPPING THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL HAS COMPLETELY GON...
Mileage: 116,000
THE CAR SHUDDERS WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP AFTER A STOP, THIS HAPPENS ON AND OFF, BUT, VERY FREQUENTLY. IT ALSO PRODUCES A SLIGHT CLANGING SOUND WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ONCE THE CAR SHUDDERS IT WILL CONTINUE SHUDDERING EVERY TIME YOU STOP FOR THE REST OF THE DRIVE. THIS IS CONCERNING AS THE CAR KIND OF STR...
Mileage: 122,000
STEERING FAULT ALERT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING IN COMMUNITY TO PICK UP MAIL I.E APPROXIMATELY 15MPH. WENT TO FORD DEALERSHIP VIA THE HIGHWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED ALMOST CAUSING A PILE UP!! THAT'S AT 60MPH! DIAGNOSTIC DONE SHOWED THE ENTIRE STEERING UNIT, GEAR, COMPUTER UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED...
Mileage: 30,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HIS DAUGHTER STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE MESSAGE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ...
Mileage: 80,720
I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN AUGUST OF 2017 IN BASTROP, TEXAS AT BENNY BOYD USED CAR SALES. IT BROKE 20 DAYS LATER , WHERE IT WENT TO BASTROP FORD , UNKNOWN AS TO WHAT RECALL THEY REPAIRED BUT IT RETURNED TO THE SHOP ABOUT LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER WITH ANOTHER RECALL ISSUE , I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES SE...
Mileage: 134,000
I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN AUGUST OF 2017 IN BASTROP, TEXAS AT BENNY BOYD USED CAR SALES. IT BROKE 20 DAYS LATER , WHERE IT WENT TO BASTROP FORD , UNKNOWN AS TO WHAT RECALL THEY REPAIRED BUT IT RETURNED TO THE SHOP ABOUT LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER WITH ANOTHER RECALL ISSUE , I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES SE...
Mileage: 134,000
I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN AUGUST OF 2017 IN BASTROP, TEXAS AT BENNY BOYD USED CAR SALES. IT BROKE 20 DAYS LATER , WHERE IT WENT TO BASTROP FORD , UNKNOWN AS TO WHAT RECALL THEY REPAIRED BUT IT RETURNED TO THE SHOP ABOUT LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER WITH ANOTHER RECALL ISSUE , I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES SE...
Mileage: 134,000
I STARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT ALERT CAME UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THERE WAS NO LONGER AN ISSUE. THE CAR ALSO JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE REPAIRED.
Mileage: 104,672
I STARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT ALERT CAME UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED IN PLACE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THERE WAS NO LONGER AN ISSUE. THE CAR ALSO JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE REPAIRED.
Mileage: 104,672
I PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS SE FROM MCCARTHY FORD IN ILLINOIS IN 2015. SINCE HAVING THE CAR, I'VE CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCED JERKING WHILE ACCELERATING, LACK OF ACCELERATION, WHICH WAS DANGEROUS, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, OR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH TRUCKS SPEEDING BY YOU BECAUSE MY CAR WO...
I PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS SE FROM MCCARTHY FORD IN ILLINOIS IN 2015. SINCE HAVING THE CAR, I'VE CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCED JERKING WHILE ACCELERATING, LACK OF ACCELERATION, WHICH WAS DANGEROUS, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, OR ON THE HIGHWAY WITH TRUCKS SPEEDING BY YOU BECAUSE MY CAR WO...
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REPAIRED ONES AND BROCKE AGAIN. 2 TIMES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND HAD THE CLUCH REPLACED. AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR RUBBER SEAL KEEPS FALLING OFF
Mileage: 35,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SOON AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE HESITAT...
Mileage: 90,000
THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDER ISSUE. THIS ISSUE WAS RESOLVED THROUGH A COMPLETE REBUILD OF MY TRANSMISSION, BUT THIS ISSUE THAT SHOULD NO LONGER EVEN EXIST, DUE TO NEW PARTS IS STILL THERE. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING. I THINK THAT MY CAR SHOULD BE REPLAC...
I HAVE BEEN HAVING COOLING PROBLEMS FOR MONTHS. IT WOULD RUN HOT WITHOUT ANY SIGNAL OF IT GETTING TO HOT. NOW IT WONT CRANK. I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND SMELLED BURNING PULLED OVER AND WOULDN'T CRANK AGAIN.
Mileage: 175,000
I HAVE BEEN HAVING COOLING PROBLEMS FOR MONTHS. IT WOULD RUN HOT WITHOUT ANY SIGNAL OF IT GETTING TO HOT. NOW IT WONT CRANK. I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND SMELLED BURNING PULLED OVER AND WOULDN'T CRANK AGAIN.
Mileage: 175,000
I HAVE BEEN HAVING COOLING PROBLEMS FOR MONTHS. IT WOULD RUN HOT WITHOUT ANY SIGNAL OF IT GETTING TO HOT. NOW IT WONT CRANK. I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND SMELLED BURNING PULLED OVER AND WOULDN'T CRANK AGAIN.
Mileage: 175,000
WHEN I WENT TO WARM UP MY CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T WORK RIGHT. IT TAKES A WHILE TO ENGAGE THE GEAR AND WON'T GO PAST 30 MPH. IT SHIFTS VERY ROUGH. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE NOW EVERY TWO DAYS NOW. I HAVE DONE THE TCM ADAPTIVE LEARNING SERVICE IN FORSCAN ...
Mileage: 40,730
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR OUT OF THE GAS STATION AND I TURNED LEFT AND HONKED THE HORN BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS STILL SITTING AT THE GREEN LIGHT. AS I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL BACK STRAIGHT THE WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES AND WOULDN'T GO BACK OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR. THEY TURN ON BY THEMSELVES...
Mileage: 115,000
THE STEERING ASSIST KEEPS FAILING ON THIS CAR THAT I BOUGH FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MAKING IT NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. LUCKILY THE ONE TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT WAS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON START UP. FOR H...
Mileage: 106,000
I JUST BOUGHT IS CAR WEDNESDAY THE 09TH 2020 AND ON THURSDAY THE 17TH I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE GARAGE AFTER GETTING IT INSPECTED, I GO BACK TO WORK AND LEAVE AROUND 730PM I WENT TO DROP MY FRIEND OFF AT HER HOUSE, HER HOUSE IS LOCATED ON A HILL, ONCE I TURNED THE CORNER AND HIT THE GAS, THE CAR B...
Mileage: 145,000
I JUST BOUGHT IS CAR WEDNESDAY THE 09TH 2020 AND ON THURSDAY THE 17TH I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE GARAGE AFTER GETTING IT INSPECTED, I GO BACK TO WORK AND LEAVE AROUND 730PM I WENT TO DROP MY FRIEND OFF AT HER HOUSE, HER HOUSE IS LOCATED ON A HILL, ONCE I TURNED THE CORNER AND HIT THE GAS, THE CAR B...
Mileage: 145,000
I JUST BOUGHT IS CAR WEDNESDAY THE 09TH 2020 AND ON THURSDAY THE 17TH I PICKED MY CAR UP FROM THE GARAGE AFTER GETTING IT INSPECTED, I GO BACK TO WORK AND LEAVE AROUND 730PM I WENT TO DROP MY FRIEND OFF AT HER HOUSE, HER HOUSE IS LOCATED ON A HILL, ONCE I TURNED THE CORNER AND HIT THE GAS, THE CAR B...
Mileage: 145,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED BOB ROHRMAN SCHAUMBURG FORD (815 E GOLF RD, SCHAUMBURG, IL...
Mileage: 60,000
CAR WAS RUNNING AND THEN JUST DIED. CAR WAS STATIONARY.
Mileage: 160,000
I TOOK CAR TO DEALER BACK LAST YEAR FOR A FUEL PROBLEM RECALL AND WHEN I WAS TAKING CAR TO DEALER THE CAR SHUTTERED AND DIED AND I ABOUT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.I CALLED ALLEN VIGIL FORD.THEY SAID THEY DID THE RECALL BUT THEY REPLACED CLUTCH AND NOW ENGINE LIGHTS BEEN ON EVER SINCE.BEFORE I PICKE...
Mileage: 103,300
I TOOK CAR TO DEALER BACK LAST YEAR FOR A FUEL PROBLEM RECALL AND WHEN I WAS TAKING CAR TO DEALER THE CAR SHUTTERED AND DIED AND I ABOUT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.I CALLED ALLEN VIGIL FORD.THEY SAID THEY DID THE RECALL BUT THEY REPLACED CLUTCH AND NOW ENGINE LIGHTS BEEN ON EVER SINCE.BEFORE I PICKE...
Mileage: 103,300
I TOOK CAR TO DEALER BACK LAST YEAR FOR A FUEL PROBLEM RECALL AND WHEN I WAS TAKING CAR TO DEALER THE CAR SHUTTERED AND DIED AND I ABOUT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.I CALLED ALLEN VIGIL FORD.THEY SAID THEY DID THE RECALL BUT THEY REPLACED CLUTCH AND NOW ENGINE LIGHTS BEEN ON EVER SINCE.BEFORE I PICKE...
Mileage: 103,300
POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK. BEGAN HAVING ISSUES SEVERAL MONTHS AGO BUT RE-CRANKING WOULD FIX ISSUE. NOW POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT. WHAT A DRIVING HAZARD THIS IS AND IT'S OBVIOUS A BIG ISSUE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. WHY NO RECALL? THIS IS A 2013 FORD FOCUS WITH 70,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS STATI...
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE DRIVING ONLY 20 MINUTES ON HIGHWAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SHOP. THEY SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE FAILED WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. THE NEXT DAY THEY SAID THAT DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT NEEDED A HEAD G...
Mileage: 84,329
WHILE DRIVING ONLY 20 MINUTES ON HIGHWAY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SHOP. THEY SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE FAILED WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. THE NEXT DAY THEY SAID THAT DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT NEEDED A HEAD G...
Mileage: 84,329
THERE IS A SHUDDER ON TAKE OFF AND VIBRATION WHILE ACCELERATING - 2013 FORD FOCUS. 2013 FORD FOCUS TO VIBRATE UPON ACCELERATION. FROM YOUR DESCRIPTION, IT DESCRIBING AN ENGINE MISFIRE. MISFIRES CAN BE CAUSED BY MANY ISSUES, BUT THE MOST COMMON ARE SPARK PLUGS, COIL, FUEL PUMP, FUEL INJECTORS, MAF SE...
Mileage: 74,000
CAR WAS TRAVELING ON PUBLIC ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NUETRAL AND ENGINE SHUT OFF CAUSING LOOSE OF CONTROL AND CAR LEFT ROADWAY ONTO GRASS SHOULDER AND INTO DITCH. NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 5 OR 6 TIMES FOR TR...
Mileage: 78,000
I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING LIGHT AND ALSO POWER STEERING THAT'S COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. IT FIRST WENT OUT AND WHEN THE CAR WAS TURN OFF AND BACK ON, IT WORKED BUT WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN INOPERABLE SINCE THE SECOND LOST OF STEERING.
Mileage: 69,000
TCM TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE ERROR CODE CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL AND NOT SHIFT GEARS WHEN DRIVING.
Mileage: 73,400
FORD FOCUS 2013 TITANIUM IN MARCH 2020 ON INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN ST CHARLES MN AND EYOTA MN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT 70 MPH AND HAD 32 MILES TO EMPTY READING ON GAUGE. VEHICLE FLATBED TOWED TO HOME 35 MILES AWAY AND GAS WAS ADDED AND VEHICLE RAN FINE. AUGUST 2020 SAME VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNI...
Mileage: 121,976
FORD FOCUS 2013 TITANIUM IN MARCH 2020 ON INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN ST CHARLES MN AND EYOTA MN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT 70 MPH AND HAD 32 MILES TO EMPTY READING ON GAUGE. VEHICLE FLATBED TOWED TO HOME 35 MILES AWAY AND GAS WAS ADDED AND VEHICLE RAN FINE. AUGUST 2020 SAME VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNI...
Mileage: 121,976
THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT AND THESE DTC'S ARE PRESENT. P2831, P2832, P287B. I HAVE RAN THE TCM ADAPTIVE RELEARN SERVICE AND THESE WILL COME BACK ON SOONER OR LATER. I HAVE MAINLY BEEN ONLY WARMING UP MY CAR AND THEY WILL COME BACK ON SOMETIMES IN A FEW WEEKS. I HAVE CHANGED OUT THE NEGATI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY PAST 85 MILES UNTIL EMPTY. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDED TO READ HALF TANK IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPER...
Mileage: 152,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE CATA...
Mileage: 105,000
THE CAR VIBRATES WHEN YOU ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. AND IT ONLY HAPPENS FROM A STOP AND NOW WHILE DRIVING . SEVERAL FORUMS SHOW THAT THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THINKING IT'S THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY STATE IT'S FINE.
Mileage: 61,357
EXTREME SHUDDERING AND JERKING. CLUTCH IS NOT SHIFTING INTO GEARS. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD. COMPLETE LEMON
Mileage: 136,013
WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN ON. THEN THEY CAN ON BY THEMSELVES, FUNCTIONED IRRATIONALLY AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY.
Mileage: 150,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AND AN ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND INSTANTLY POWER STEERING STOPPED WHILE I WAS IN MOTION. I HAD TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO THE HOUSE WHICH WAS 10 MINS AWAY AND PARK IT WHICH OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT EASY CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES. FORD STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECA...
Mileage: 120,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AND AN ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND INSTANTLY POWER STEERING STOPPED WHILE I WAS IN MOTION. I HAD TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO THE HOUSE WHICH WAS 10 MINS AWAY AND PARK IT WHICH OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT EASY CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES. FORD STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECA...
Mileage: 120,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AND AN ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND INSTANTLY POWER STEERING STOPPED WHILE I WAS IN MOTION. I HAD TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO THE HOUSE WHICH WAS 10 MINS AWAY AND PARK IT WHICH OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT EASY CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES. FORD STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECA...
Mileage: 120,000
THE TRANSMISSION STICKS AND VEHICLE IS HARD TO GET UP TO SPEED. TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED DEALER AND IT'S THE AUTOMATIC CLUTCH AND SAID THEY SEE THE FORDS AND FIESTAS DOING THIS A LOT!
Mileage: 91,000
THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS IN FIRST GEAR AND CHANGES HARD TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHLCLE WAS CHECKED AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CLUTCH PROBLEMS, IN WHICH THE COMPANY WHICH HAD THE CAR KNEW ABOUT. IT IS NOT CLEAR IF THE COMPANY HAD THE CAR WHEN THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT PARTICULAR PART 2 YEARS AGO. THE FORD COM...
Mileage: 87,000
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN HARD SHIFTING AND JERKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD TCM AND TWO BAD CLUTCHES. THE BAD TCM WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY FORD UNDER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 14M02 (10 YR/150K MILE WARRANTY), BUT ...
Mileage: 92,200
STEERING FAULT CAN TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FORD SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SELL THIS KIND OF CAR. I HAVE HAD ISSUES AFTER ISSUES WITH THIS 2013 FORD I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR OUT OF POCKET AND NOW THIS LESS THAN 47K THIS CAR MODEL IS A LEMON!! AS MUCH TRO...
Mileage: 47,000
"STEERING ASSIST FAULT".. "STEERING LOSS". VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STEERING LOSS WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND NEARLY CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST CAN FAIL WITH OUT WARNING, WHICH RESULTS IN LOSS OF STEERING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION POTENTIALLY ENDANGERING THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AS...
Mileage: 197,452
I WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH MY 3 CHILDREN WHEN MY FORD EXPLORER 2011 SUDDENLY TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AND WAS INFORMED THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED AND CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE PROBLEMS.
Mileage: 107,000
I WENT TO HAVE MY TIRES ROTATED ON MY 2013 FORD FOCUS SE AND I WAS TOLD THAT ALL MY LUGNUTS NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY CHANGED FORM FROM THE HEAT. IN ALL THE CARS THAT I HAVE HAD THIS HAS NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE. NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE.
RECALL PERFORMED ON PURGE VALVE....STILL CANT BREATH INSIDE THE CABIN FROM THE FUMES...WAS TOLD IT THE CAT CONVERTER..... 1550 BEFORE TAX
RECALL PERFORMED ON PURGE VALVE....STILL CANT BREATH INSIDE THE CABIN FROM THE FUMES...WAS TOLD IT THE CAT CONVERTER..... 1550 BEFORE TAX
RECALL PERFORMED ON PURGE VALVE....STILL CANT BREATH INSIDE THE CABIN FROM THE FUMES...WAS TOLD IT THE CAT CONVERTER..... 1550 BEFORE TAX
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRITTS FORD (8000 AUTO DR, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE...
Mileage: 108,000
MY CAR IS CONSTANTLY HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES THE RADIO WILL CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF PLAYING IT WON'T TURN BACK ON MY CAR LITERALLY HASS TO BE TURNED OFF FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE RADIO WILL COME BACK ON AT ALL AND THEN IT DISCONNECTS AND MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND LIKE SOMETHINGS GOI...
Mileage: 25
MY CAR IS CONSTANTLY HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES THE RADIO WILL CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF PLAYING IT WON'T TURN BACK ON MY CAR LITERALLY HASS TO BE TURNED OFF FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE RADIO WILL COME BACK ON AT ALL AND THEN IT DISCONNECTS AND MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND LIKE SOMETHINGS GOI...
Mileage: 25
MY CAR IS CONSTANTLY HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES THE RADIO WILL CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF PLAYING IT WON'T TURN BACK ON MY CAR LITERALLY HASS TO BE TURNED OFF FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE RADIO WILL COME BACK ON AT ALL AND THEN IT DISCONNECTS AND MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND LIKE SOMETHINGS GOI...
Mileage: 25
RIVING THE CAR SUDENLY THE CAR HEASITES TO GO ON SPEED LIKE THE TRANS MISSION IS NOT RESPONDING ALSO WHEN YOU PARK THE CAR AND CAME BACK TO START THE CAR DON'T START A FEW HOURS LATER YOU CAME BACK AND THE CAR STARTS, WE WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSIS ON THE CAR AND TOLD US THAT THE CAR...
Mileage: 52,000
RIVING THE CAR SUDENLY THE CAR HEASITES TO GO ON SPEED LIKE THE TRANS MISSION IS NOT RESPONDING ALSO WHEN YOU PARK THE CAR AND CAME BACK TO START THE CAR DON'T START A FEW HOURS LATER YOU CAME BACK AND THE CAR STARTS, WE WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSIS ON THE CAR AND TOLD US THAT THE CAR...
Mileage: 52,000
I WAS DRIVING IN MY CITY AND WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT NOT TOO FAR FROM MY HOUSE. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN TO TURN, AND AS I WAS MID TURN, MY CAR SORT OF STALLED. IT KEPT LURCHING AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS IT WAS LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND REVVED UP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT WHEN IT REVVED U...
Mileage: 126,000
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE LATE JANUARY OF 2020, I WAS AWARE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL BUT WAS ASSURED THAT THOSE PROBLEMS WERE TAKEN CARE OF. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND AFTER MY FIRST TRIP LONGER THAN 1 HOUR I GOT AN ENGINE LIGHT AND LATER A TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING LIGHT. WHEN DRIVING THE CA...
Mileage: 53,000
POWER STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF CITY STREET - WITH NO WARNING. THE ENTIRE STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO REPLACE A FAILED SENSOR MODULE!!!! *TR
Mileage: 60,000
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON BUSY HIGHWAY GOING 70MPH WHEN IT ABRUPTLY DECREASED IN SPEED. RPMS MOVED BACK AND FORTH UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. IF I WERE IN THE FAST LANE, IT IS LIKELY SOMEONE WOULD HAVE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ME. CONCERNS WITH SHUDDER RELATING TO TRANSMISSION CONTROL AND...
Mileage: 28,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MCCLUNG FORD INC (707 E MAIN ST, MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR 72560) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V515000 (FU...
Mileage: 132,000
WHILE DRIVING A FULLY-CHARGED 2013 FORD FOCUS BEV, THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED, RESULTING IN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING AS I SLOWED THE CAR. CAR HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING TO PARK ONCE STOPPED. *TR
Mileage: 31,000
WHILE DRIVING A FULLY-CHARGED 2013 FORD FOCUS BEV, THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED, RESULTING IN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING AS I SLOWED THE CAR. CAR HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING TO PARK ONCE STOPPED. *TR
Mileage: 31,000
TRANSMISSION HARD JERKING AND FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. *TR
I WAS WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN AND THEN BOOM I GET REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK GOING AT LEAST 60 MPH AND DID NOT HIT THE BRAKES AT ALL AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR
Mileage: 137,000
MY RADIO IN MY CAR DOES NOT WORK BUT BEFORE THAT IT STARTED POPPING AND CRACKLING REALLY LOUD WITH THE IGNITION ON OR OFF MOVING DOWN THE ROAD OR STOPPED. WHENEVER IT WANTED TO IT DID IT. IT WAS SO LOUD IT WOULD SCARED ME TO THE POINT I WOULD JUMP AND ALMOST GO OFF THE ROAD. BUT NOW IT JUST DOESN...
Mileage: 180,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LEO KAYTES FORD (145 NY-94, WARWICK, NY 10990) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AS A PART OF THE RECALL. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE VE...
Mileage: 45,260
POWER TO DASHBOARD WENT OFF, NO EXTERIOR LIGHTS INCLUDING HEAD LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, FLASHERS, SPEEDOMETER, DIRECTIONAL S. THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED WAS THE AC. CAR WAS STATIONARY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE CREATED A HAZAR...
Mileage: 68,531
POWER TO DASHBOARD WENT OFF, NO EXTERIOR LIGHTS INCLUDING HEAD LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, FLASHERS, SPEEDOMETER, DIRECTIONAL S. THE ONLY THING THAT WORKED WAS THE AC. CAR WAS STATIONARY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE CREATED A HAZAR...
Mileage: 68,531
VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. WILL OFTEN STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT ENGAGE GEARS EVEN WHEN SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. WILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. SHIFTS HARD WHEN IT DOES SHIFT. BASICALLY BEEN DOING THIS OFF AND ON SINCE SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER FORD SIMPLY...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HIS WIFE ENTERED THE VEHICLE, SHE BECAME AWARE THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR FAILED TO LATCH SECURELY WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE CONTACT USED A STRAP TO TIE THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TOGETHER IN ORDER TO SECURE...
Mileage: 144,188
MY ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM FAILED, I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM DOING ERRANDS, PULLED INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THE YELLOW LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ERROR CODE CAME ON, MY STEERING LOCKED UP COULDN'T TURN STEER WHEEL, LUCKY I WAS GOING SLOW PULLED IN PARKING SPACE..THIS HAS COME ON BEFORE BUT T...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SWITCHING GEARS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TAKEN TO BLUEBONNET FORD LINCOLN (351 N INTERSTATE 35 FRONTAGE RD, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130) ON THREE...
Mileage: 60,000
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, JERKS AND FEELS LIKE ITS SLIPPING AND I'M GETTING A TRANSMISSION FAULT ERROR ON MY DASH, WON'T SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR UNLESS ITS ABOVE 3500RPM. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED MAY 4 2020, IT STARTED ACTING UP WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK I HAD THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 110,015
MY FORD CAR ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHENEVER IT RAINS AND MY FORD CAR STALLS AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT RECALL ISSUES IT HASH LATCH DOOR CHECK LOOK AT THE SALES SERVICE FORD DEALERSHIP!2020 *TR
Mileage: 70,000
MY FORD CAR ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHENEVER IT RAINS AND MY FORD CAR STALLS AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT RECALL ISSUES IT HASH LATCH DOOR CHECK LOOK AT THE SALES SERVICE FORD DEALERSHIP!2020 *TR
Mileage: 70,000
MY FORD CAR ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHENEVER IT RAINS AND MY FORD CAR STALLS AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT RECALL ISSUES IT HASH LATCH DOOR CHECK LOOK AT THE SALES SERVICE FORD DEALERSHIP!2020 *TR
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A MISFIRE AND SPUTTERED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO QUICK LANE AT SAW ...
Mileage: 97,000
CAR JERKS DURING ACCELERATION, CPU WAS UPDATED AT FORD DEALERSHIP BUT JERKING IS PERSISTENT, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING SIGNAL APPEARED, CHECK ENGINE SIGNAL APPEARED, CAR REVERSE GEAR FAULTY. ALL HAPPENED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION IN A BUSY STREET. AFTER CAR SHOWED THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING SIGNAL IT...
Mileage: 145,000
CAR JERKS DURING ACCELERATION, CPU WAS UPDATED AT FORD DEALERSHIP BUT JERKING IS PERSISTENT, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING SIGNAL APPEARED, CHECK ENGINE SIGNAL APPEARED, CAR REVERSE GEAR FAULTY. ALL HAPPENED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION IN A BUSY STREET. AFTER CAR SHOWED THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING SIGNAL IT...
Mileage: 145,000
CAR JERKS DURING ACCELERATION, CPU WAS UPDATED AT FORD DEALERSHIP BUT JERKING IS PERSISTENT, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING SIGNAL APPEARED, CHECK ENGINE SIGNAL APPEARED, CAR REVERSE GEAR FAULTY. ALL HAPPENED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION IN A BUSY STREET. AFTER CAR SHOWED THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING SIGNAL IT...
Mileage: 145,000
WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK OR I?M DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE RADIO WILL ABRUPTLY GO OUT, WITH A LOUD NOISE. THEN IT?S SILENT, AND ABRUPTLY YOU HEAR POPPING AND LOUD STATIC NOISES. IT IS A ROAD HAZARD, BECAUSE THIS LOUD STATIC NOISE COMES AND GOES; AND WHEN IT HAPPENS IT MAKES YOU JUMP. IT TAKE YOU FOCUS ...
Mileage: 115,000
WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK OR I?M DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE RADIO WILL ABRUPTLY GO OUT, WITH A LOUD NOISE. THEN IT?S SILENT, AND ABRUPTLY YOU HEAR POPPING AND LOUD STATIC NOISES. IT IS A ROAD HAZARD, BECAUSE THIS LOUD STATIC NOISE COMES AND GOES; AND WHEN IT HAPPENS IT MAKES YOU JUMP. IT TAKE YOU FOCUS ...
Mileage: 115,000
FUEL SYSTEM/ GASOLINE: STORAGE-CAMPAIGN #18V735000 (01/19/2019)-FUEL SYSTEM/ GASOLINE: STORAGE-CAMPAIGN #19V515000-(01/29/2019)-LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOOR LATCH-CAMPAIGN #16V643000-01/27/2017)-LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: HATCHBACK: LIFT GATE LOCK CAMPAIGN # 16V698000-(11/16/2016)-STRUCTURE: BODY HATCH...
Mileage: 69,000
FUEL SYSTEM/ GASOLINE: STORAGE-CAMPAIGN #18V735000 (01/19/2019)-FUEL SYSTEM/ GASOLINE: STORAGE-CAMPAIGN #19V515000-(01/29/2019)-LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOOR LATCH-CAMPAIGN #16V643000-01/27/2017)-LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: HATCHBACK: LIFT GATE LOCK CAMPAIGN # 16V698000-(11/16/2016)-STRUCTURE: BODY HATCH...
Mileage: 69,000
FUEL SYSTEM/ GASOLINE: STORAGE-CAMPAIGN #18V735000 (01/19/2019)-FUEL SYSTEM/ GASOLINE: STORAGE-CAMPAIGN #19V515000-(01/29/2019)-LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOOR LATCH-CAMPAIGN #16V643000-01/27/2017)-LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: HATCHBACK: LIFT GATE LOCK CAMPAIGN # 16V698000-(11/16/2016)-STRUCTURE: BODY HATCH...
Mileage: 69,000
I REPORTED THIS ISSUE WHEN I HAD MY FOCUS IN 2014....IT WAS DISMISSED. NOW, 4 TIMES IT WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP AND 4 TIMES IT WASN'T FIXED, 4 TIMES I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL FOR 2 WEEKS EACH TIME, COSTING ME A TOTAL OF $2,755 IN ALL FOR NOTHING TO BE RESOLVED. I TRADED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS LITER...
I REPORTED THIS ISSUE WHEN I HAD MY FOCUS IN 2014....IT WAS DISMISSED. NOW, 4 TIMES IT WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP AND 4 TIMES IT WASN'T FIXED, 4 TIMES I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL FOR 2 WEEKS EACH TIME, COSTING ME A TOTAL OF $2,755 IN ALL FOR NOTHING TO BE RESOLVED. I TRADED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS LITER...
I REPORTED THIS ISSUE WHEN I HAD MY FOCUS IN 2014....IT WAS DISMISSED. NOW, 4 TIMES IT WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP AND 4 TIMES IT WASN'T FIXED, 4 TIMES I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL FOR 2 WEEKS EACH TIME, COSTING ME A TOTAL OF $2,755 IN ALL FOR NOTHING TO BE RESOLVED. I TRADED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS LITER...
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70MPH MY VEHICLE LOSS POWER ENTIRELY AND STALLED. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME AND FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND INDICATED A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AND ...
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70MPH MY VEHICLE LOSS POWER ENTIRELY AND STALLED. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME AND FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND INDICATED A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AND ...
Mileage: 60,000
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE STUTTER MY TRANSMISSION IS HAVING WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEE THAT THERE ARE RECALLS ON 2014 AND HIGHER. MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2013 FORD FOCUS.
Mileage: 21,000
EVERY TIME I TRY TO EVEN SLIGHTLY INCLINE THE TRANSMISSION SPUTTERS AND SHAKES AND CONTINUES UNTIL I'M NOT IN ANY UPCLINE AT ALL. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR MANY TIMES TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS JUST TO BE TOLD IT'S NOTHING OR IT'S BECAUSE YOUR VEHICLE IS A FLEX SO THE CAR THINKS IT'S IN MANUAL. IT'S NOT A PROB...
Mileage: 32,455
MY CAR KEEPS FLASHING THE MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS. I CAN'T GET IT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT ONLY FLICKERS ON FOR A SECOND BEFORE TURNING OFF. IT'S THE ABS LIGHT, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE INFORMATION LIGHT. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHILE I'M DRIVING, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M GO...
MY CAR KEEPS FLASHING THE MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS. I CAN'T GET IT DIAGNOSED BECAUSE IT ONLY FLICKERS ON FOR A SECOND BEFORE TURNING OFF. IT'S THE ABS LIGHT, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE INFORMATION LIGHT. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHILE I'M DRIVING, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M GO...
THE VEHICLE DISPLAYS "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY. NOT ABLE TO START THE CAR NOR CHARGE THE MAIN HV BATTERY. FORD SERVICE AT CERTIFIED FORD DEALER REPROGRAMMED SOME OF THE MODULES BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.
Mileage: 43,000
I WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM MY BOYFRIENDS HOUSE HEADING TO THE INTERSTATE 95 . AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD, I THE CAR AROUND AND HEADED BACK TO MY BOYFRIENDS HOUSE, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND JUMPED OUT, MY BOYFRIEND CAME OUTSIDE AND HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT...
Mileage: 125,000
I WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM MY BOYFRIENDS HOUSE HEADING TO THE INTERSTATE 95 . AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD, I THE CAR AROUND AND HEADED BACK TO MY BOYFRIENDS HOUSE, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND JUMPED OUT, MY BOYFRIEND CAME OUTSIDE AND HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT...
Mileage: 125,000
I WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM MY BOYFRIENDS HOUSE HEADING TO THE INTERSTATE 95 . AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD, I THE CAR AROUND AND HEADED BACK TO MY BOYFRIENDS HOUSE, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND JUMPED OUT, MY BOYFRIEND CAME OUTSIDE AND HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT...
Mileage: 125,000
I HAVE A NOTIFICATION ON MY CAR THAT SAYS TRANSMISSION FAULT AND MY CAR IS DRIVING LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL.
Mileage: 68,140
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT HAD TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE. THE CON...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT HAD TO JUMPSTART THE VEHICLE. THE CON...
Mileage: 80,000
THE CAR SHAKES WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS AN TAKE OFF TODAY IT DID IT BAD IN TRAFFIC AN WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE AN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.. I TOKE IT TO SEE WHY THE LIGHT CAME ON AN IT WAS THE CODE P080D WITCH IS THE SAME AS MANY OTHER HAVE REPORTED CLUTCH MOTOR TCM I JUST HOPE THAT'S IT ...
Mileage: 80,000
OK SO FOR ONE, THE SCREEN (I THINK IT'S CALLED THE CLUSTER) IN BETWEEN MY ODOMETER AND MY SPEEDOMETER HAS OFFICIALLY GONE ALL THE WAY OUT. ONE DAY LAST WEEK IT STARTED TO HAVE LINES GOING THROUGH IT AND THEN ALL OF THE IMAGES WENT AWAY BUT I COULD STILL SEE A BACK LIGHT, IT JUST WASN'T TELLING ME AN...
Mileage: 9,200
WHILE DRIVING AFTER GET MY FORD FOCUS AFTER HAVING A OIL CHANGE IT STARTED TO STALL OUT VERY HOSTING TO DRIVE AT ANY SPEED. TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON TELLING ME TO SERVICE IT. I PULLED OVER BACK TO PRIORITY FORD DEALERSHIP.THE TECH CAME OUT AND TELLS ME THAT MY FORD FOCUS WAS ON A RECALL FOR MY TR...
Mileage: 85,758
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SKALNEK FORD LOCATED AT (941 S LAPEER RD, ORION CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MI 48362) WHERE IT WAS...
Mileage: 77,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SKALNEK FORD LOCATED AT (941 S LAPEER RD, ORION CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MI 48362) WHERE IT WAS...
Mileage: 77,100
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS MAKING CAR JERK DURING TAKE OFF AND SHIFTING INTO SECOND, ON THE HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION RPMS GO UP AND TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING
Mileage: 30,000
THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK! THANK GOD I WAS LEAVING MY HOME AND NOTICED IT.. AND ALSO I HAD TO GET THE METER FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS GIVING ME THE WRONG GAS MILEAGE
THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK! THANK GOD I WAS LEAVING MY HOME AND NOTICED IT.. AND ALSO I HAD TO GET THE METER FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS GIVING ME THE WRONG GAS MILEAGE
THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK! THANK GOD I WAS LEAVING MY HOME AND NOTICED IT.. AND ALSO I HAD TO GET THE METER FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS GIVING ME THE WRONG GAS MILEAGE
THE DRIVER SEAT BELT GETS STUCK ALOT AND IS VERY HARD TO DISCONNECT, THE CAR WON'T GO IN REVERSE AND IT IS PART OF A CLUTCH RECALL FORD WON'T HONOR IT IT'S BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY,
Mileage: 130,000
THE DRIVER SEAT BELT GETS STUCK ALOT AND IS VERY HARD TO DISCONNECT, THE CAR WON'T GO IN REVERSE AND IT IS PART OF A CLUTCH RECALL FORD WON'T HONOR IT IT'S BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY,
Mileage: 130,000
THE DRIVER SEAT BELT GETS STUCK ALOT AND IS VERY HARD TO DISCONNECT, THE CAR WON'T GO IN REVERSE AND IT IS PART OF A CLUTCH RECALL FORD WON'T HONOR IT IT'S BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY,
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS SHUDDERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT EXPERIENCED AT A HIGHER SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCLAUGHLIN MOTORS INC LOCATED AT (950 N MAIN ST, SUMTER, SC 29150) WHER...
Mileage: 87,131
I BOUGHT A 2013 FOCUS ST IN FEBRUARY 2020. IT WAS HAVING STALLING ISSUES REPORTEDLY DUE TO A WIRE HARNESS TSB/RECALL CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR DONE. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO CORWIN FORD IN NAMPA IDAHO AFTER TWO WEEKS OF THEM HAVING THE CAR THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND TO...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KENNY ROSS FORD SOUTH LOCATED AT (3200 LIBRARY RD, CASTLE SHANNON, PA 15234) TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPA...
Mileage: 134,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER FRIEND WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED HER FRIEND HAD TO PUT ON HER EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHTS ON TO SAFELY DRIVE TO A GAS STATION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN N...
THE CAR SHUTTERS WHEN GOING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. I STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT AND WHEN I TAKE OFF THE WHOLE CAR SHUTTERS. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THIS I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS CAR MODLE AND TO REPORT IT. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID TH...
Mileage: 150,000
THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE CAR WAS SHAKING WHEN I WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS. THERE WAS A DELAY WITH EXCELERATION. I WAS DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AND THE CAR WOULD NOT EXCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT CHANGING GEARS. I HAD TO COAST DOWN THE STREET TO MAKE IT TO...
Mileage: 119,000
THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE CAR WAS SHAKING WHEN I WOULD PUSH ON THE GAS. THERE WAS A DELAY WITH EXCELERATION. I WAS DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AND THE CAR WOULD NOT EXCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT CHANGING GEARS. I HAD TO COAST DOWN THE STREET TO MAKE IT TO...
Mileage: 119,000
WHEN THE OUT SIDE TEMPERATURE DROPS TO ABOUT 32 DEGREES OR LOWER THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILS. THIS CAN HAPPEN FROM A PARKED SITUATION AS WELL AS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING.. IT WILL LOCK UP. HAS OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS.
Mileage: 160,000
SAME ISSUE WITH PREVIOUS DOOR LATCH RECALL, IT IS BROKEN AGAIN AND SINCE IT HAS ALREADY "BEEN REPAIRED" THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AGAIN. DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR WILL GET STUCK IN A LOCKED POSITION AND WILL NOT CLOSE.
THE FUEL TANKED IS DEFORMED AND THE FUEL GAUGE REFLECTS ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF OF A TANK OF FUEL WHEN IT IS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE RECALL NOTICE INDICATED THE FUEL TANK COULD BE REPLACED IF DEFORMED. MY FUEL TANK IS DEFORMED AND I MENTIONED THAT TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR. HE DIDN'T SEEM INTERESTED IN MY ...
Mileage: 123,934
MY FORD FOCUS 2013, HAS BEEN FIXED TWO TIMES AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. I HAVE CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WEREN'T VERY HELPFUL AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO REACH THEM. THE CAR SHUTTERS UPON ACCELERATING. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS STATED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WARRANTY IS EXPIR...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED AND JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ADDED FUEL TO THE VEHICLE. THE ...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED AND JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ADDED FUEL TO THE VEHICLE. THE ...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT FAILING TO STAY STRAIGHT. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KOONS FALLS CHURCH FORD (1051 E BROAD ST, FALLS CHURCH, VA 220...
Mileage: 94,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM AN AUTOMATIC SIX SPEED TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THERE WERE NO CONSEQUENCES THE CONT...
Mileage: 29,000
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT CAUSES A STUTTERING MOVEMENT FROM A STOP. WHEN PRESSING THE GAS FROM A STOPPED POSITION IT STARTS TO SHAKE UPON ACCELERATION. THE CAR ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I FEEL THAT I AND MY CHILDREN ARE UNSAFE WHEN THIS HAPPE...
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT CAUSES A STUTTERING MOVEMENT FROM A STOP. WHEN PRESSING THE GAS FROM A STOPPED POSITION IT STARTS TO SHAKE UPON ACCELERATION. THE CAR ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I FEEL THAT I AND MY CHILDREN ARE UNSAFE WHEN THIS HAPPE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON WHICH FAILED TO RESUME BACK TO NORMA...
Mileage: 131,297
ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM WENT OUT. I WAS GETTING READY TO HEAD HOME WHEN THE STEERING WAS LIKE A LEAD BRICK, LUCKILY I WAS STILL IN MY WORK PARKING LOT OF NEWCASTLE HEATED STORAGE 7115 132ND PLACE SE NEWCASTLE WA 98059 WHEN IT WENT BAD. I COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING UNLESS I WAS A BODY BUIL...
Mileage: 72,671
WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT ON A BUSY STREET MY CAR JERKS AND THEN GETS QUIET, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGES TO GREEN I HIT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE, NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS, I TURN ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND AFTER ABOUT 3 MINS THE CAR FINALLY MOVES BUT WHILE DRIVING ONCE AGAIN I HIT ON THE ...
Mileage: 158,000
WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT ON A BUSY STREET MY CAR JERKS AND THEN GETS QUIET, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGES TO GREEN I HIT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE, NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS, I TURN ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND AFTER ABOUT 3 MINS THE CAR FINALLY MOVES BUT WHILE DRIVING ONCE AGAIN I HIT ON THE ...
Mileage: 158,000
WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT ON A BUSY STREET MY CAR JERKS AND THEN GETS QUIET, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGES TO GREEN I HIT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE, NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS, I TURN ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND AFTER ABOUT 3 MINS THE CAR FINALLY MOVES BUT WHILE DRIVING ONCE AGAIN I HIT ON THE ...
Mileage: 158,000
THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FEATURE FAILED WHEN I WAS 100 MILES FROM HOME.IT OCCURRED AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. PRIOR TO THIS IT WAS WORKING OK. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONE TIME BEFORE. WHEN IT HAPPENED BEFORE I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND CLEANED THE TERMINAL. I CHARGED THE BA...
Mileage: 42,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE S...
Mileage: 95,000
I HAVE BEEN CALLING MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP (TAMIAMI FORD IN NAPLES, FLORIDA) TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL 18S32 FOR MONTHS NOW AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH ME. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TAKES DOWN MY INFORMATION AND TELLS ME THEY WILL CALL ME BACK TO SCHEDULE AN APPO...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED VEHICLE WITH DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING NEEDING AN INTERIOR GEAR REPLACEMENT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPAIRED OUT OF POCKET THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 89,000
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CODE THAT WAS READ IS P1450. THE WHEEL LOCKED ON ME ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A TURN WHILE GOING ACROSS TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MEDIAN AND HAD TO COMPLETELY TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN FOR IT TO UNLOCK.
Mileage: 107,000
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE CODE THAT WAS READ IS P1450. THE WHEEL LOCKED ON ME ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A TURN WHILE GOING ACROSS TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MEDIAN AND HAD TO COMPLETELY TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN FOR IT TO UNLOCK.
Mileage: 107,000
AT TAKING OFF AT A RED LIGHT MY CAR STUTTERS AND SHAKES AND IT'S WORSE WHEN GOING UPHILL IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
Mileage: 157,000
ON MY WAY FROM WORK WENT TO LEAVE AND PRESS GAS PADDLE CAR. ACT LIKE IT SPEED UP HILL . CAR START STUTTERING MAKING A GRINDING NOISE JERKING. GOT HALF WAY HOME IT START SMOKING. . WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT CAR I HAD TO PUT IN SHOP BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IT ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER IVE DONE ALREA...
Mileage: 154,000
ON MY WAY FROM WORK WENT TO LEAVE AND PRESS GAS PADDLE CAR. ACT LIKE IT SPEED UP HILL . CAR START STUTTERING MAKING A GRINDING NOISE JERKING. GOT HALF WAY HOME IT START SMOKING. . WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT CAR I HAD TO PUT IN SHOP BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IT ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER IVE DONE ALREA...
Mileage: 154,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION FAULT WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE SERVICE VEHICLE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT CALLED. SIMI VALLEY FORD 2440 FIRST ST, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065 (...
Mileage: 107,000
FAULTY TRANSMISSION DEFECT RELATING TO THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE IN THE DPS6 TRANSMISSION. LOSS OF CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT, LOSS OF POWER AND NO START FROM ENGINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY FAILED TO DETERMINE MY CAR TO QUALIFY FOR A CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACEMENT. FOR...
MY CAR IS HAVING ISSUES SHIFTING. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC CAR. THERE IS ISSUES ACCELERATING. WHEN STOPPED I HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND ITS FINE UNTIL IT SHIFTS, THEN THE CAR STALLS FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN CATCHES UP. IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME IT GOES TO SHIFT GEARS UNTIL ABOUT 35 MPH. IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY T...
Mileage: 165,000
MY RADIO HAS VERY HIGH STATIC AND I CANNOT USE MY PHONE SYSTEM. MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING PROPERLY. MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. WHEN I PULL OFF THE ENGINE STALLS. THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ON GOING EVERY SINCE I OWNED THE CAR. IT IS A COMPLETE LEMON.
Mileage: 189,000
MY RADIO HAS VERY HIGH STATIC AND I CANNOT USE MY PHONE SYSTEM. MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING PROPERLY. MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. WHEN I PULL OFF THE ENGINE STALLS. THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ON GOING EVERY SINCE I OWNED THE CAR. IT IS A COMPLETE LEMON.
Mileage: 189,000
MY RADIO HAS VERY HIGH STATIC AND I CANNOT USE MY PHONE SYSTEM. MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING PROPERLY. MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. WHEN I PULL OFF THE ENGINE STALLS. THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ON GOING EVERY SINCE I OWNED THE CAR. IT IS A COMPLETE LEMON.
Mileage: 189,000
WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS, SHAKES AND JERKS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME, NO MATTER WHETHER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IDLE FOR NO SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF TIME AND EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN DECEMBER 2013 AND HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND LOST POWER, WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE JOHNSON CITY FORD DEALER, LOCATED AT 207 PRINCETON RD, JOHNSON CITY, TN 37601, WHERE THE CLUTCHES AND TRANSMISSION WERE...
Mileage: 300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPING GEARS AND AN ABNORMAL SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGE TITLE AND TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO CARUSO FORD LINCOLN LOCATED AT (3500 CHERRY AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90807, (...
Mileage: 65,000
I HAD MY TRANSMISSION RECALL WORKED ON AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND EVERY TIME AFTER THAT ANYTIME I GET GAS MY CAR STALLS AND HAS ISSUES STARTING. I HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT FOR 20 OR 30 MINS BEFORE MY CAR WILL START. IF I TRY TO DRIVE OFF I HAVE TO PUSH DOWN ON THE ACCEL...
Mileage: 114,000
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT CAUSES A STUTTERING MOVEMENT FROM A STOP. WHEN PRESSING THE GAS FROM A STOPPED POSITION IT STARTS TO SHAKE UPON ACCELERATION. THE CAR ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I FEEL THAT I AM UNSAFE WHEN THIS HAPPENS.
Mileage: 61,500
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT CAUSES A STUTTERING MOVEMENT FROM A STOP. WHEN PRESSING THE GAS FROM A STOPPED POSITION IT STARTS TO SHAKE UPON ACCELERATION. THE CAR ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I FEEL THAT I AM UNSAFE WHEN THIS HAPPENS.
Mileage: 61,500
THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH IS IMPAIRED. THE DOOR APPEARS TO BE CLOSED BUT DOES NOT LATCH TO SEAL THE DOOR IN PLACE. THIS WAS RECENTLY NOTICED BY A PROFESSIONAL DETAILING SERVICE IN JANUARY 2020. IT APPEARS THIS IS THE SAME RECALL ISSUE FROM THE 2017 RECALL REGARDING LATCH/LINKAGE ISSUES.
Mileage: 110,000
FORD HAS SOLD A CAR TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THAT IS UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OF FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHERE IT WILL SUDDENLY NOT ACCELERATE, CAUSING UNDUE DANGER MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. THIS CAR SHOULD BE FULLY RECALLED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN ITS ENTIRETY. THE FA...
Mileage: 105,000
MY TRANSMISSION,JERKS AND STOP WHEN DRIVING,DOESNT GO UP HILLS VERY GOOD.WHEN TAKING OFF AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHTS,IT DOESN'T WANT TO PULL OFF,IT KINDA STALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THROUGH AN INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITH THE POWER TRAIN ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER, TURN...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THROUGH AN INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITH THE POWER TRAIN ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO VEER TO THE SHOULDER, TURN...
Mileage: 82,000
I STARTED THE CAR AND WHILE IT WAS STILL IN PARK, COMPLETELY UNMOVING, AN ALERT CAME UP ON THE SCREEN SAYING 'STEERING FAULT SERVICE NOW' AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO MOVE.
Mileage: 125,000
IVE CALLED NOT ONE BUT TWO DEALERSHIPS AND THEY KEEP SAYING THEY CAN ONLY FIX THE DOORS ON MY CAR BUT THE FUEL HAS HAD A RECALL ON IT FOR JUST AS LONG I CAN NOT CONTINUE TO BE AFRAID TO PUT MY 4 MONTH OLD SON IN MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO FIX OR EVEN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE ISSUE MY VEHICLE CONTIN...
Mileage: 140,000
I HAVE OWN A 2013 FORD FOCUS AND WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE, IT SEAMS THE CAR REVS UP BUT DOESN'T GO ANY FASTER. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES IT'S SCARY TO THINK THAT I MIGHT GET REAR-ENDED WHEN I'M SWITCHING LANES ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR ALSO SWITCHES GEARS A LITTLE ROUGH. SOMETH...
Mileage: 120,000
MY POWER STEERING SEIZED AND WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY CHILD. WE ARE SO LUCKY THAT WE DID NOT CRASH AND DIE! I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2013 FORD FOCUS! I JUST WANTED A SAFE CAR FOR MY CHILD AND I. EVEN AFTER I FIX IT AND PAY OVER $2000.00 I WILL NEVER FEEL SAFE IN ...
Mileage: 87,000
MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND I HAD TO PAY $6000.00 TO GET IT FIXED! YET AGAIN ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS 2013 FORD FOCUS! I AM SO ANGRY RIGHT NOW. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE!
Mileage: 85,000
POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ALERT FOR POWER STEERING. THE RACK AND PINION HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME. WAS TOLD BY REPAIR SHOP THAT THIS WAS LOW MILEAGE FOR THIS TYPE OF REPAIR. CAR IS DRIVEN MAINLY ON HIGHWAY. CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED. BOUGHT VEHICLE TWO ...
Mileage: 61,000
DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING
Mileage: 75,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL GO ERRATIC FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. WHEN THE WIPERS FINALLY TURN OFF THEY WONT COME BACK. CURRENTLY THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL AFTER THIS LAST INCIDENT.
Mileage: 138,000
WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHTS COME ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR STOPS AUTOMATICALLY AND THE CAR DOESN'T TURN ON FOR WHILE,THEN AFTER TWO HOURS IT TURNS ON AND I DRIVE IT FOR ANOTHER FIVE DAYS AND THAT HAPPENS AGAIN ALMOST AN IN CRASH OR I WAS VERY LUCKY FOR A VERY BAD ACCIDENT AND I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO...
WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHTS COME ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR STOPS AUTOMATICALLY AND THE CAR DOESN'T TURN ON FOR WHILE,THEN AFTER TWO HOURS IT TURNS ON AND I DRIVE IT FOR ANOTHER FIVE DAYS AND THAT HAPPENS AGAIN ALMOST AN IN CRASH OR I WAS VERY LUCKY FOR A VERY BAD ACCIDENT AND I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO...
VERY HARD SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS WHEN FIRST STARTING TO DRIVE. AFTER CAR IS WARMED UP AND DRIVEN FOR A TIME. THERE IS A SHUDDERING IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. THE HARD SHUDDERING MAKES IT SEEM LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FAIL.
Mileage: 104,050
2013 FOCUS HATCH WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH 69K MILES, CURRENTLY HAS JUST OVER 100K. GREAT VEHICLE, VERY HAPPY WITH IT FOR THE MOST PART. HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES SINCE PURCHASE. FORD RECALL NUMBER 16C13 FOR THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE BODY CONTROL MODULE TO REQUIRE 2 PRESSES OF...
Mileage: 100,886
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND AND THE WHEEL LOCKED, WHILE THE CONTACT MADE A TURN. THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT COULD NO LONGER TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER JIMMY...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COGGIN FORD JACKSONVILLE LOCATED AT 9650 ATLANTIC BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32225, PHONE NUMBER: 904-747-8996, TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 120,000
MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT CAME TO A STOP FROM LOSING POWER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHOOK ABNORMALLY WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROCHESTER FORD 4900 US-52, ROCHESTER, MN 55901, (507) 288-7564, WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED NI...
Mileage: 45,084
VEHICLE HAS KNOWN ISSUES THRU FORD. JUST HAD CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED WAS DRIVING CAR MONDAY IT STARTED SHIFTING ERRATICALLY MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS IN CAR IT LURCHED SHUDDERS. AT FORD DEALER SAID IT IS SOME SORT OF TRANSMISSION FORK 1900.00 TO FIX VEHICLE HAS RECALLS BUT FORD WON'T HONOR THE TR...
VEHICLE HAS KNOWN ISSUES THRU FORD. JUST HAD CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED WAS DRIVING CAR MONDAY IT STARTED SHIFTING ERRATICALLY MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS IN CAR IT LURCHED SHUDDERS. AT FORD DEALER SAID IT IS SOME SORT OF TRANSMISSION FORK 1900.00 TO FIX VEHICLE HAS RECALLS BUT FORD WON'T HONOR THE TR...
VEHICLE HAS KNOWN ISSUES THRU FORD. JUST HAD CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED WAS DRIVING CAR MONDAY IT STARTED SHIFTING ERRATICALLY MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS IN CAR IT LURCHED SHUDDERS. AT FORD DEALER SAID IT IS SOME SORT OF TRANSMISSION FORK 1900.00 TO FIX VEHICLE HAS RECALLS BUT FORD WON'T HONOR THE TR...
I'M JUST HAVING SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT
Mileage: 95,400
I'M JUST HAVING SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT
Mileage: 95,400
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FOLLOWING FORD ERROR OR FAULT CODES WERE IDENTIFIED: U3000:49-48 AND U3000:53-C8. FORD DEALERSHIP ADVISED REPLACEMENT COST WOULD BE APPROX. $2,600. VEHICLE IS A 2013 FORD FOCUS EV WITH APPROX. 60K MILES. BASED ON REPORTS READ ON NHTSA WEBSITE AND OTHER NOTABLE RES...
Mileage: 60,000
AT 9:30PM ON MAY 12TH 2016 I WAS DRIVING ON I-5 THROUGH DOWNTOWN SEATTLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AN HOUR IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, WHEN THE GAS PEDAL DROPPED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I COMPLETELY LOST POWER. I HAD TO CHANGE ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STEADILY LOSING POWER TO...
Mileage: 34,078
DPS6 CLUTCH WAS REPAIRED/REPLACED AT 85,000 MILES DUE TO SEVERE SHUDDERING AND DANGEROUS DRIVING PERFORMANCE. SEVERE SHUDDERING RETURNED AT 98,000 MILES AND WAS NOT SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE UNTIL AFTER 100,000 MILES - FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND DEALER NOW REFUSES TO REPAIR THE DANGEROUS AND FAULTY DPS6 CL...
Mileage: 98,000
EL VEHCULO EMPESO A JOLONEARSE EN CARRETERA Y FUE PERDIENDO LA FUERZA Y A OTRO DA YA NO AGARRO LA REVERSA Y PARA ENFRENTE VELOSIDAD QUE AGARRABA ERA A 5
Mileage: 74,000
EL VEHCULO EMPESO A JOLONEARSE EN CARRETERA Y FUE PERDIENDO LA FUERZA Y A OTRO DA YA NO AGARRO LA REVERSA Y PARA ENFRENTE VELOSIDAD QUE AGARRABA ERA A 5
Mileage: 74,000
EL VEHCULO EMPESO A JOLONEARSE EN CARRETERA Y FUE PERDIENDO LA FUERZA Y A OTRO DA YA NO AGARRO LA REVERSA Y PARA ENFRENTE VELOSIDAD QUE AGARRABA ERA A 5
Mileage: 74,000
TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING ,ROWS BACKWARDS ON A INCLINE,TRY TO MERGE IN TRAFFIC WILL NOT MOVE FAST ENOUGH VERY DANGERS ,CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID IT WOULD BE COVERED ONCE I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP I WAS CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTIC THEN WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED AND SAID IT WOULD COST ME $16...
Mileage: 162,000
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT IT IS A MALFUNCTION INVOLVING THE PURGE VALVE AND FUEL PUMP. DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION, THE O2 SENSOR AND FUEL TANK NEEDS REPLACED AND THE PCM NEEDS REPROGRAMMED. THE M...
Mileage: 99,000
THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN IT STARTS. SEAMS LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S VERY TROUBLESOME IN THE SIGNAL LIGHT IN THE HIGHWAY.
Mileage: 76,300
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP REPEATEDLY EVERY SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2012 CAR NOT ACCELERATING WHEN IT SHOULD. IT HESITATES AND SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY WHEN TAKING OFF IN FIRST GEAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I MUST HAVE A NEW CLUTCH SYSTEM PUT IN A TRANSMISSION AT MY EXPENSE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COOL IT...
Mileage: 135,000
VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. RPM'S ROSE BUT CAR WOULDN'T GO. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION WITH CROSS TRAFFIC! THIS COULD GET SOMEONE KILLED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 78,000 MILES AND HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST ONE OTHER TIME AT AROUND 53,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMIS...
Mileage: 78,900
I OWN A 2013 FORD FOCUS THAT IS EXPERIENCING DOOR LATCH FAILURES. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THEIR IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FORD FOCUS DOOR LATCHES BUT BASED THE VIN FOR MY VEHICLE MY VEHICLE IS APPARENTLY NOT COVERED. (SAFETY RECALL 16S30) THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE OF T...
Mileage: 86,000
WHILE STARTING TO ACCELERATE MY CAR LEAPED FORWARD AND I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO PREVENT ME FROM REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY CAR THEN STARTLING STUTTERING FROM THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY.
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, LOST POWER, AND THE CLUTCH SHUDDERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RUSS MILNE FORD (24777 HALL RD, MACOMB, MI 48042, (586) 948-7700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO ...
Mileage: 119,050
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED POSITIONS LIKE WAITING TO TURN, THE CAR WILL HESITATE BADLY WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND WILL NOT TAKE OFF VERY FAST. THIS OCCURS ON LEVEL AS WELL AS UNLEVEL GROUND. WE HAVE HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 2 YEARS AND CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES. THIS OCCURS ...
Mileage: 50
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED POSITIONS LIKE WAITING TO TURN, THE CAR WILL HESITATE BADLY WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND WILL NOT TAKE OFF VERY FAST. THIS OCCURS ON LEVEL AS WELL AS UNLEVEL GROUND. WE HAVE HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 2 YEARS AND CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES. THIS OCCURS ...
Mileage: 50
PURCHASED CAR NEW AND FROM DAY ONE IT WAS EVIDENT THERE WE'RE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. HAD BACK TO THE DEAL SEVERAL TIMES THE SAID THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT DID NOT HELP, MAYBE EVEN MADE IT WORSE? WHEN DRIVING OR PULLING OUT THE CAR WOULD SHAKE AND SHUTTER VERY BAD. THIS WAS A CONSTANT I...
Mileage: 25
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS DURING TAKE OFF AND SLIPS GEARS EVERY SO OFTEN, USUALLY WHEN LAUNCHING FROM A FULL STOP OR WHEN DRIVING IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS.
Mileage: 81,000
THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. IT SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT TIMES. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS WITH NO FIX IN PLACE.
Mileage: 68,391
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEBB FORD (219-924-3400, LOCATED AT 9809 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD, HIGHLAND, IN 46322), BUT WAS NOT DIAGN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEBB FORD (219-924-3400, LOCATED AT 9809 INDIANAPOLIS BLVD, HIGHLAND, IN 46322), BUT WAS NOT DIAGN...
I'VE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. TWO DAYS AGO THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - IT WAS STUCK IN THE GARAGE AT THIS TIME. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO REVERSE AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF A FEW HOURS LATER. YESTERDAY THE CAR, AGAIN, WOULD NOT R...
Mileage: 47,800
I'VE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. TWO DAYS AGO THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON - IT WAS STUCK IN THE GARAGE AT THIS TIME. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO REVERSE AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF A FEW HOURS LATER. YESTERDAY THE CAR, AGAIN, WOULD NOT R...
Mileage: 47,800
WHEN STARTING THE CAR RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING ERROR "STEERING ASSIST FAULT". THE CAR HAS NO POWER STEERING AND IS UNDRIVABLE. TURNED CAR ON AND OFF TRYING TO RESET IT BUT IT WILL NOT RESET. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY LOCATED IN A PARKING LOT.
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, SHOOK, AND STALLED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACADEMY FORD SALES (13401 BALTIMORE AVE, LAUREL, MD 20707, (800) 658-7794) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TA...
Mileage: 1,025
WHEN DRIVING CAR AND COME TO A STOP, IT SPLITTERS WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN FUEL GETS LOWER THAN HALF OF A TANK, THE CAR LOSES POWER, SPUTTERS AND ENGINE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. THIS HAPPENS ONLY WHEN DRIVING UPHILL OR FROM STOPPED POSITION.
Mileage: 140,000
WHEN DRIVING CAR AND COME TO A STOP, IT SPLITTERS WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN FUEL GETS LOWER THAN HALF OF A TANK, THE CAR LOSES POWER, SPUTTERS AND ENGINE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. THIS HAPPENS ONLY WHEN DRIVING UPHILL OR FROM STOPPED POSITION.
Mileage: 140,000
WHEN DRIVING CAR AND COME TO A STOP, IT SPLITTERS WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN FUEL GETS LOWER THAN HALF OF A TANK, THE CAR LOSES POWER, SPUTTERS AND ENGINE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. THIS HAPPENS ONLY WHEN DRIVING UPHILL OR FROM STOPPED POSITION.
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. FORD COUNTRY (280 N GIBSON RD, HENDERSON, NV 89014, (888) 360-8509) WAS CONTACTED A...
Mileage: 104,142
COUNTRY FORD STATED THAT THEY FIXED THE ISSUE. I CALLED THEM THE SAME DAY THAT THE ISSUE WAS STILL ON GOING. THEY STATED THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE RESET OF THE COMPUTER. I'M VERY CONCERN THE ISSUE WAS NOT FIX BECAUSE THE NEEDED PART WASN'T AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. THE CAR STILL STALLS WHEN IT'S AT H...
COUNTRY FORD STATED THAT THEY FIXED THE ISSUE. I CALLED THEM THE SAME DAY THAT THE ISSUE WAS STILL ON GOING. THEY STATED THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE RESET OF THE COMPUTER. I'M VERY CONCERN THE ISSUE WAS NOT FIX BECAUSE THE NEEDED PART WASN'T AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. THE CAR STILL STALLS WHEN IT'S AT H...
CAR BEGAN TO STALL AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. WHILE IN DRIVE, WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE AT A RED LIGHT A ERROR CODE FLASHED ON DASH " TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK" AND THEN IT SHUT OFF. CAR STALLED 4 MORE TIMES IN A MATTER OF A HOUR, TWICE WHILE IN PARK AND CAR WAS JUST RUNNING. LAST TIME AT A RED LIGHT IN...
Mileage: 49,557
CAR BEGAN TO STALL AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. WHILE IN DRIVE, WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE AT A RED LIGHT A ERROR CODE FLASHED ON DASH " TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK" AND THEN IT SHUT OFF. CAR STALLED 4 MORE TIMES IN A MATTER OF A HOUR, TWICE WHILE IN PARK AND CAR WAS JUST RUNNING. LAST TIME AT A RED LIGHT IN...
Mileage: 49,557
MY CAR SHUDDERS WHEN I TRY TO DRIVE AND GET UP TO SPEED OR PULLS SOMETIME I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE CAR FLOOR TO GO WHEN I TRY TO PULL OUT A FRIEND IF MINES RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT HER CAR DOING THIS HER CAR IS A A YEAR OR SO OLDER THAN MINES BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANYTH...
MY CAR SHUDDERS WHEN I TRY TO DRIVE AND GET UP TO SPEED OR PULLS SOMETIME I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE CAR FLOOR TO GO WHEN I TRY TO PULL OUT A FRIEND IF MINES RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT HER CAR DOING THIS HER CAR IS A A YEAR OR SO OLDER THAN MINES BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANYTH...
WHEN DRIVING MY CAR IT STUDDERS AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE MY PROBLEM WAS ENTERED.
Mileage: 131,000
THE CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY I GOT IT. IT HAS CLUTCH ISSUES THAT LEAVES ME STALLED STUCK IN GEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT HAS LEFT ME STUCK IN MY GARAGE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GO IN REVERSE FOR DAYS AT A TIME.
Mileage: 103,000
THE CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY I GOT IT. IT HAS CLUTCH ISSUES THAT LEAVES ME STALLED STUCK IN GEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT HAS LEFT ME STUCK IN MY GARAGE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GO IN REVERSE FOR DAYS AT A TIME.
Mileage: 103,000
THE CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY I GOT IT. IT HAS CLUTCH ISSUES THAT LEAVES ME STALLED STUCK IN GEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT HAS LEFT ME STUCK IN MY GARAGE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GO IN REVERSE FOR DAYS AT A TIME.
Mileage: 103,000
THE CARS TRANSMISSION WILL SHUDDER AND HESITATE FROM A STOPPED CONDITION. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED 2 TIMES AND ABOUT TO TAKE IT IN FOR A 3RD. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION
Mileage: 50,000
MY CAR WAS ON RECALL ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE GAS THEY ONLY FIX THE GAS LEAK BUT THEY SAY THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART FOR THE TRANSMISSION
MY CAR WAS ON RECALL ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE GAS THEY ONLY FIX THE GAS LEAK BUT THEY SAY THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART FOR THE TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT TO MAKE A TURN, IT LOST STEERING ABILITY AND "STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND "SERVICE RDQ,D" APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTOMAX FORD (3301 E CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY, KILLEEN, TX 76543) WHERE IT W...
Mileage: 147,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) ON JANUARY 2, 2019. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART AFTER BEING FUELED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER A WHILE, BUT FAILED TO START A...
Mileage: 90,153
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHICH HAS TO DO WITH TRANSMISSION CLUTCH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHUDDERED WHILE DEPRES...
Mileage: 147,000
WITH NO CAUSE OR WARNING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NOTIFIED ME THAT "HILL ASSIST IS UNAVAILABLE". ALSO, WHEN STATIONARY, THERE APPEARS TO BE NO POWER STEERING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT. THIS PROBLEM STOPS WHEN ROLLING FORWARD OR REVERSE. AFTER MOVING, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT REOCCUR (STOP SIGNS, ST...
Mileage: 90,000
WITH NO CAUSE OR WARNING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NOTIFIED ME THAT "HILL ASSIST IS UNAVAILABLE". ALSO, WHEN STATIONARY, THERE APPEARS TO BE NO POWER STEERING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT. THIS PROBLEM STOPS WHEN ROLLING FORWARD OR REVERSE. AFTER MOVING, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT REOCCUR (STOP SIGNS, ST...
Mileage: 90,000
WITH NO CAUSE OR WARNING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NOTIFIED ME THAT "HILL ASSIST IS UNAVAILABLE". ALSO, WHEN STATIONARY, THERE APPEARS TO BE NO POWER STEERING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT. THIS PROBLEM STOPS WHEN ROLLING FORWARD OR REVERSE. AFTER MOVING, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT REOCCUR (STOP SIGNS, ST...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" MESSAGE APPEARED AND THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO BRADLEY FORD LINCOLN (1690 INDUSTRIAL BLVD, LAKE HAVASU, AZ 86403) AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILUR...
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE WIPERS WILL GO OFF NON-STOP. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND IT WAS STILL ON. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE OFF TO GET TO MY DESTINATION. AT THIS TIME, IT'S STILL HAPPENING. ALL AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING.
Mileage: 7
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED IN APRIL 2019. RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER OF FUEL PUMP RECALL ON MY 2014 FORD FOCUS VIN [XXX]. MY 2013 FORD FOCUS DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL BUT IS HAS THE SAME ENGINE, BUILT AT THE SAME PLANT, AND BUILT WITHIN THE SAME YEAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE MOVED IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORRIS FORD (901 MERRITT BLVD, BALTIMORE, MD 21222, (410) 285-0200) WHERE IT ...
Mileage: 39,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE MOVED IN REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORRIS FORD (901 MERRITT BLVD, BALTIMORE, MD 21222, (410) 285-0200) WHERE IT ...
Mileage: 39,000
SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, RANDOM, SUDDEN THUDS BEGAN TO OCCUR ON WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE ROOF OF THE CAR; SOMETIMES A SINGLE THUD, SOMETIMES TWO OR THREE. THIS WAS WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION; AND NOT WITH THE RADIO ON. IT HAPPENED DAILY, UNTIL THIS PAST WEEKEND, THROUGHOUT THE EVENING ON FRIDAY 10/11 AND...
Mileage: 56,000
ALL DASH LIGHTS SUCH AS TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF STEERING ASSIST TURNS OFF ETC ALL APPEAR ON THE DASH AND THE CAR USUALLY STALLS AND VARIOUS MESSAGES POP UP SUCH AS ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW AND TRANSMISSION FAULT SERVICE NOW THIS HAS BEEN AN ON AND OFF PROBLEM AND IT WILL COME AND GO WHICH MEANS MY C...
Mileage: 108,990
THE TRANSMISSION FAIL COMES ON AND SAYS GET IT FIXED AND I JUST GOT THE CAR BACK FOR GETTING THE RECALLS FIXED ON IT NOW I'M HAVING THIS PROBLEM.
Mileage: 64,386
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARTIN DODGE JEEP CHRYSLER (2209 SCOTTSVILLE RD, BOWLING GREEN, KY 42104, (270) 216-5185) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY NEEDED TO BE REP...
Mileage: 140,000
MY BATTERY UNEXPECTEDLY DIED. UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS MY BATTERY IS CHARGE AND IS FINE. CAR CODE READER INDICATES TCM POWER LEVEL LOW. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT WHERE I RECIEVED A JUMP.
Mileage: 141,000
MY BATTERY UNEXPECTEDLY DIED. UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS MY BATTERY IS CHARGE AND IS FINE. CAR CODE READER INDICATES TCM POWER LEVEL LOW. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT WHERE I RECIEVED A JUMP.
Mileage: 141,000
MY BATTERY UNEXPECTEDLY DIED. UPON FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS MY BATTERY IS CHARGE AND IS FINE. CAR CODE READER INDICATES TCM POWER LEVEL LOW. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT WHERE I RECIEVED A JUMP.
Mileage: 141,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING AN ERROR WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. POTENTIALLY RELATED TO RECALL ID 298189. CPV WAS REPLACED.
Mileage: 74,000
THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL DONE 8 MONTHS AGO AND RECENTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS OF THE RECALL SUCH AS THE GAS TANK ISSUE AND THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE STILL A PROBLEM N WENT TO FORD N TOLD WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT JUST 2 WEEKS AGO BEFORE I TOOK IT TO FORD ON A FRIDAY NIGHT ...
Mileage: 61,000
THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL DONE 8 MONTHS AGO AND RECENTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS OF THE RECALL SUCH AS THE GAS TANK ISSUE AND THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE STILL A PROBLEM N WENT TO FORD N TOLD WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT JUST 2 WEEKS AGO BEFORE I TOOK IT TO FORD ON A FRIDAY NIGHT ...
Mileage: 61,000
THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL DONE 8 MONTHS AGO AND RECENTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS OF THE RECALL SUCH AS THE GAS TANK ISSUE AND THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE STILL A PROBLEM N WENT TO FORD N TOLD WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT JUST 2 WEEKS AGO BEFORE I TOOK IT TO FORD ON A FRIDAY NIGHT ...
Mileage: 61,000
STARTING TO DRIVE CAR HESITATES AND VIBRATES.
I WAS DRIVING ON A NORMAL STREET I HADE THE GREEN LIGHT TO TURN LEFT AND AS I WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL GOT REALLY HARD I ALMOST CRASH TO A POLE...THEN A (POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON) THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT LIGHT CAME ON I WAS LOOKING FOR SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE POWER STEERIN...
Mileage: 93,463
MY SON HAD JUST DRIVEN TO ALTOONA, PA FROM WASH DC, PARKED THE CAR, AND WENT INTO HOUSE. CAME OUT OF HOUSE, GOT INTO CAR TO DRIVE TO STATE COLLEGE , PA WHERE HE IS A STUDENT AT PSU. WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. LUCKILY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE HE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO STUC...
Mileage: 40,000
THE CAR, IS NOW , BEGINNING TO NOT START,. WHICH I SUPPOSE THAT DOESN'T MATTER SINCE THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL COMPLETELY OUT, I WISH FORD WOULD FIX IT, OR GO AHEAD AND ALLOW ME TO COLLECT ON THE SETTLEMENT
Mileage: 101,222
THE CAR, IS NOW , BEGINNING TO NOT START,. WHICH I SUPPOSE THAT DOESN'T MATTER SINCE THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL COMPLETELY OUT, I WISH FORD WOULD FIX IT, OR GO AHEAD AND ALLOW ME TO COLLECT ON THE SETTLEMENT
Mileage: 101,222
THE CAR, IS NOW , BEGINNING TO NOT START,. WHICH I SUPPOSE THAT DOESN'T MATTER SINCE THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL COMPLETELY OUT, I WISH FORD WOULD FIX IT, OR GO AHEAD AND ALLOW ME TO COLLECT ON THE SETTLEMENT
Mileage: 101,222
CAR STALLED ON 99 HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOSING ALL POWER AND UNABLE TO RESTART. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED TANK WAS NOW DEFORMED DUE TO THE VAPOR SYSTEM LOCK OF THE CPV SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 18S32 TECHNICIANS HAVE SENT PICTURES THAT THEY ARE IN POSSESSION OF AND SAID THEY COULD NOT...
Mileage: 90,000
CAR STALLED ON 99 HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOSING ALL POWER AND UNABLE TO RESTART. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED TANK WAS NOW DEFORMED DUE TO THE VAPOR SYSTEM LOCK OF THE CPV SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 18S32 TECHNICIANS HAVE SENT PICTURES THAT THEY ARE IN POSSESSION OF AND SAID THEY COULD NOT...
Mileage: 90,000
CAR STALLED ON 99 HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOSING ALL POWER AND UNABLE TO RESTART. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED TANK WAS NOW DEFORMED DUE TO THE VAPOR SYSTEM LOCK OF THE CPV SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 18S32 TECHNICIANS HAVE SENT PICTURES THAT THEY ARE IN POSSESSION OF AND SAID THEY COULD NOT...
Mileage: 90,000
THE CAR, STARTED JERKING REALLY HARD. IT WAS NOT SHIFTING WELL, THEN NOT AT ALL, IT SLUNG ME INTO TRAFFIC EVEN WITH MY BRAKES PRESSED. THE CAR BEGAN TO JUST IDLE ALMOST AS IF IN NEUTRAL THEN IT SAID WARNING TRANSMISSION HOT
Mileage: 101,000
THE CAR, STARTED JERKING REALLY HARD. IT WAS NOT SHIFTING WELL, THEN NOT AT ALL, IT SLUNG ME INTO TRAFFIC EVEN WITH MY BRAKES PRESSED. THE CAR BEGAN TO JUST IDLE ALMOST AS IF IN NEUTRAL THEN IT SAID WARNING TRANSMISSION HOT
Mileage: 101,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SLOWED DOWN WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SLOWED DOWN WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...
Mileage: 37,000
MY SON(I AM ON CAR LOAN ALSO) RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD FOR THE PURGE VALVE. HE TOOK IT TO HOPKINS FORD IN ELGIN, IL WHERE WE PURCHASED VEHICLE. THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE PURGE VALVE AND DID A FLASH PCM INSTEAD AND 3 DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR AN EVAPORATION LEAK-DIRECTLY ...
Mileage: 100,000
RECALL ON MY CAR HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR. IT HAS BEEN 11 MONTHS
I JUST HAD TO BRING IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN. TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING, SLIPPING, HESITATING FROM A DEAD STOP THEN LUNGES. SOMETIMES WILL HESITATE WHEN TRYING TO PASS ON FREEWAY.
Mileage: 48,000
I AM BRINGING IN MY VEHICLE FOR SERVICE AS I AM STILL HAVING CLUTCH PROBLEMS. LACK OF POWER FROM STOP, CAR WON'T SHIFT AFTER 40MPH, REVS OUT AT 3K RPM.
Mileage: 55,000
JUST GOT ANOTHER RECALL. TRANSMISSION IS STILL HAVING SAME ISSUES, PARTICULARLY IN HIGH TEMPS. HESITATES, CLUTCH DOESN'T GRAB, STALLS EVEN WHEN FOOT IS ON THE GAS.
Mileage: 60,000
IT WAS SEPT. 16TH, ABOUT 8:15PM. AFTER GETTING OFF WORK, I GOT INTO MY CAR AND STARTED IT UP. THERE CAME A SOUND AND WARNING ON THE DASH THAT A DOOR WAS AJAR. I TRIED MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR BUT THAT DIDN'T EFFECT THE WARNINGS. SO, I GOT OUT, OPENED AND THEN SLAM SHUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. WHEN I GOT...
Mileage: 70,000
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY CAR EARLIER IN THE DAY ON 9/17/19 WHEN I WAS MAKING SOME OF MY ROUNDS FOR WORK. I MADE A STOP AT A BUSINESS, AND WAS ONLY INSIDE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. I GOT BACK IN MY CAR, STARTED IT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO MOVE. I BACKED OUT AND WENT TO A STORE ...
Mileage: 130,000
I BROUGHT CAR TO FORD STAR BECAUSE I FEEL SHUDDER AND ALSO I RECEIVED LETTER FROM FORD ABOUT THE RECALL OF THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER 3DAYS THEY RELEASE THE CAR AND TELLING ME THAT SHUDDER AND JERKING ARE IN NORMAL LIMIT. AND THE CHARGE ME FOR THE LABOR OF $195.BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT IT HAS NO PROBLEM W...
Mileage: 74,000
VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY FROM A STOP SIGN OR MAKING A TURN ON TO A STREET. SOMETIMES SHUDDERS WHEN I AM ALREADY MOVING BUT TRYING TO SPEED UP WITH TRAFFIC SUCH AS BEING ON A HIGHWAY. ALSO WHEN IM LOW ON GAS BEFORE IT REACHES E IT COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. NO GAS LIGHT OR SHUDDER...
Mileage: 114,000
VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY FROM A STOP SIGN OR MAKING A TURN ON TO A STREET. SOMETIMES SHUDDERS WHEN I AM ALREADY MOVING BUT TRYING TO SPEED UP WITH TRAFFIC SUCH AS BEING ON A HIGHWAY. ALSO WHEN IM LOW ON GAS BEFORE IT REACHES E IT COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. NO GAS LIGHT OR SHUDDER...
Mileage: 114,000
I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD FOCUS SE ON OCTOBER 2014. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED ISSUES WITH CAR SHAKING UPON ACCELERATION. FIGURED IT HAD TO DO WITH THE TORQUE I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER. WASN'T TILL I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING CAR AND IT WAS HESITATING EVERYTIME I STOPPED AT A LIGHT. AFTER FEW MINUTES IT WO...
Mileage: 90,000
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND HESITATES UNDER ACCELERATION.
Mileage: 24,810
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND HESITATES UNDER ACCELERATION.
Mileage: 24,810
I RECENTLY RECEIVED ANOTHER SAFETY RECALL. BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AN ALL THEY WOULD DO IS DIAGNOSE, BUT NOT FIX COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME. I AM HAVING A CHALLENGING TIME DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY YET THEY TOLD ME IT'S OPERATING AS DESIGNED.
Mileage: 41,807
VEHICLE JERKS AND SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION FROM STOPS. VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES AND LACKS POWER AT TIMES. IT ALSO OVERHEARS AND LEAKS COOLANT.
Mileage: 66,509
VEHICLE JERKS AND SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION FROM STOPS. VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES AND LACKS POWER AT TIMES. IT ALSO OVERHEARS AND LEAKS COOLANT.
Mileage: 66,509
AT THIS POINT I REFUSE TO DRIVE MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY. THE SHUDDERING AND JERKING ONLY GET WORSE WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP.
Mileage: 94,000
STILL HAVE LACK OF POWER WITH INTERMITTENT SHUDDERING. HAVE TROUBLE TAKING OFF FROM A STANDSTILL AND ON FREEWAY.
Mileage: 23,000
THE CAR IS OVERHEATED AFTER 5 MINUTES OF IGNITION, THE ENGINE STOPPED WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON
THE CAR IS OVERHEATED AFTER 5 MINUTES OF IGNITION, THE ENGINE STOPPED WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON
BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND STEERING WHEEL SIEZED UP. WARNING LIGHT COMES ON SAYING STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE. TAKE IT TO DEALER THEY SAY NEED TO REPLACE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY RACK AND PINION AND SOME MODULE. TOTAL 2647.00 WITH 88000 MILES.
Mileage: 88,342
POWER STEERING ASSIST SEEMS TO HAVE FAILED ,HARD TO STEERWHEN TURNING,ALSO HARD TO DRIVE STREIGHT
Mileage: 94,500
SHUTTERING, RATTLING AND CLUNKING WHEN ENGAGING THE GEARS. VEHICLE WILL JERK WHEN ACCELERATING LIKE IT WILL STALL OUT. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL JUST NOT START.
Mileage: 14,590
THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND MAKES NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. WHEN ACCELERATING AT AROUND 15MPH, THE VEHICLE BOGS DOWN AND LACKS POWER. ENGINE OIL LEAKS ALSO.
Mileage: 19,164
THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND MAKES NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. WHEN ACCELERATING AT AROUND 15MPH, THE VEHICLE BOGS DOWN AND LACKS POWER. ENGINE OIL LEAKS ALSO.
Mileage: 19,164
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND...
Mileage: 99,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND...
Mileage: 99,000
MY FOCUS IS STILL JITTERING AND SHUTTERING AT TAKE OFF. IT LACKS POWER AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE LIKE IT SHOULD.
Mileage: 23,000
THE VEHICLE IS SHORT SHIFTING AND MISSING GEARS WHEN AT A STOPLIGHT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HOT, THERE ARE MORE ISSUES. THERE IS A LOT OF JERKING AND TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN TAKING OFF; FEELS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO.
Mileage: 59,961
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS UPON ACCELERATION, SPUTTERS INTO GEARS AND DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. IT ALSO SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 20MPH
Mileage: 26,019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OPENED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TIED THE DOOR CLOSED WITH A CORD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO MIKE FITZPATRICK FORD (238 BULLSBORO DR, NEWNAN, GA 30263) WHERE IT...
Mileage: 103,000
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, JERKS AND MAKES RATTLES ESPECIALLY ON ACCELERATION
Mileage: 12,630
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS, SHUDDERS EXCESSIVELY AND LACKS POWER GOING UPHILL.
Mileage: 45,207
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS, SHUDDERS EXCESSIVELY AND LACKS POWER GOING UPHILL.
Mileage: 45,207
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS, SHUDDERS EXCESSIVELY AND LACKS POWER GOING UPHILL.
Mileage: 45,207
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT A NEARBY FUEL STATION AND THEN DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 88,000
NEEDS ANOTHER CLUTCH REPLACEMENT AND TCM STILL SHUDDERING.
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE CONTACT'S SON STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S SON DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE CANISTER PURGE VALVE (CPV). LATER THAT DAY, THE VEHICL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE CONTACT'S SON STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S SON DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE CANISTER PURGE VALVE (CPV). LATER THAT DAY, THE VEHICL...
PRIOR TO INCIDENT, VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUDDER ON TAKE-OFFS. INCIDENT INVOLVED VEHICLE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF A LARGE METRO AREA WHEN ALL POWER TO WHEELS WAS LOST. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. ENGINE WOULD REV WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, BUT ...
Mileage: 81,582
WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR USED FEBRUARY 2017 AT 70,000 MILES, I WAS GIVEN A CARFAX STATING THE ONLY ISSUE WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH. LESS THAN A MONTH IN, I SEEMED TO BE LOSING POWER SO I TOOK IT TO TOWN & COUNTRY FORD IN MADISON, TN. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE AFOREMENTIONED RECALL ISSUE AND I ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WRAY FORD (2851 BENTON RD, BOSSIER CITY, ...
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WRAY FORD (2851 BENTON RD, BOSSIER CITY, ...
Mileage: 160,000
TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE IN USE. TRANSMISSION WILL LAG, HARD SHIFT, VEHICLE WILL GET "STUCK" WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND SHUDDER GOING AROUND SLOW TURNS OR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. IN TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATION LA...
Mileage: 75,000
WRAY FORD IN BOSSIER TESTED IT, SAID IT WAS A PCM SOFTWARE AND THAT IT WILL COST ME 1600 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I GAVE FORD THE RECALL NUMBER. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR IS OVER 150,000 MILES AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. NOW THIS IS MY SECOND RECALL ON MY CAR, THE FIRST RECALL WAS THE LATCH...
Mileage: 161,000
TRANSMISSION MAKES A METAL TYPE NOISE CONSISTENTLY AND SURGES WHEN WARM. THERE IS A RANDOM CLICKING NOISE UNDER HOOD. TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING.
Mileage: 18,255
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY MAXWELL FORD (5000 S IH 35 FRONTAGE RD, AUSTIN, TX 78745, (512) 443-5000). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUM...
Mileage: 122,000
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STUTTERING WHILE DRIVING. AC IS OUT. MULTIPLE ELECTRIC ISSUES
Mileage: 64,000
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STUTTERING WHILE DRIVING. AC IS OUT. MULTIPLE ELECTRIC ISSUES
Mileage: 64,000
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION STUTTERING WHILE DRIVING. AC IS OUT. MULTIPLE ELECTRIC ISSUES
Mileage: 64,000
WHILE TURNING A CORNER MY CAR VIBRATES AND SHAKES AND HEAR AS IF METAL IS HITTING UNDERNEATH. WHEN PUSHING ON GAS TO GO, THE CAR WILL JERK. DOESN'T WANT TO REV LIKE IT NEEDS TO. WILL SHAKE AGGRESSIVELY WHEN BRAKING. HAVE TO LET OFF GAS THEN PUSH BACK DOWN ON IT TO MAKE IT STOP SHAKING. ALSO VIBRATES...
Mileage: 82,000
WHILE TURNING A CORNER MY CAR VIBRATES AND SHAKES AND HEAR AS IF METAL IS HITTING UNDERNEATH. WHEN PUSHING ON GAS TO GO, THE CAR WILL JERK. DOESN'T WANT TO REV LIKE IT NEEDS TO. WILL SHAKE AGGRESSIVELY WHEN BRAKING. HAVE TO LET OFF GAS THEN PUSH BACK DOWN ON IT TO MAKE IT STOP SHAKING. ALSO VIBRATES...
Mileage: 82,000
WHILE TURNING A CORNER MY CAR VIBRATES AND SHAKES AND HEAR AS IF METAL IS HITTING UNDERNEATH. WHEN PUSHING ON GAS TO GO, THE CAR WILL JERK. DOESN'T WANT TO REV LIKE IT NEEDS TO. WILL SHAKE AGGRESSIVELY WHEN BRAKING. HAVE TO LET OFF GAS THEN PUSH BACK DOWN ON IT TO MAKE IT STOP SHAKING. ALSO VIBRATES...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND SHUDDERED WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED A FEW TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO CRANE FORD (4601 COLONEL GLEN PLAZA DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK, AK 72210) WHERE IT WAS D...
Mileage: 118,000
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS IN EXCESS ON TAKE- OFF, WHEN COMING OFF A STOP AND JUMPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING.
Mileage: 25,057
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRAND PRAIRIE FORD (LOCATED AT 701 E PALACE PKWY, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75050, (972) 975-9621) TO BE DIAGNOSED, B...
Mileage: 114,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRAND PRAIRIE FORD (LOCATED AT 701 E PALACE PKWY, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75050, (972) 975-9621) TO BE DIAGNOSED, B...
Mileage: 114,000
JUST PICKED UP YESTERDAY AFTER 4TH TRANSMISSION VISIT. CAR WAS HARD SHIFTING IN LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND LUNGE. WON'T DRIVE DISTANCE OR ON FREEWAY ONLY GOOD FOR LOCAL SMALL ROUTES.
Mileage: 75,000
WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE CAR SHUTTERS/JERKS. FEELS LIKE STRONG TUMBLE STRIPS. ALSO ALMOST LIKE WHEELS ARE LOCKING AND TRYING TO GRIP. I HAVE BEEN SCARED AT I INTERSECTIONS AS WITH HESITATION THE CAR DOESN'T HAVE MUCH POWER. ONCE IT SHIFTS (I HAVE AUTOMATIC) IT'S FINE. DOESN'T HAPPEN EV...
Mileage: 60,000
WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE CAR SHUTTERS/JERKS. FEELS LIKE STRONG TUMBLE STRIPS. ALSO ALMOST LIKE WHEELS ARE LOCKING AND TRYING TO GRIP. I HAVE BEEN SCARED AT I INTERSECTIONS AS WITH HESITATION THE CAR DOESN'T HAVE MUCH POWER. ONCE IT SHIFTS (I HAVE AUTOMATIC) IT'S FINE. DOESN'T HAPPEN EV...
Mileage: 60,000
BOLT SHEARED OFF IN THE TRANSMISSION WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OUT & BE UNABLE TO GO INTO ANY GEAR, GATES FOR THE GEARS SEEMED TO BE GONE AS SHIFTER KNOB COULD MOVE FREELY AROUND. IT DID RE-START ONCE, JUST LONG ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, THEN IMMEDIATELY STOPPED WORKING AGAI...
Mileage: 88,103
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF PARK, THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND FAILED TO FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HUNTINGTON BEACH FORD (18255 BEACH BLVD, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92648, 714-842-6611) WHERE IT WAS DIAGN...
Mileage: 27,906
DAILY DRIVER AFTER MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS STILL SHUDDERING EVERY TIME, JERKY TRANSMISSION HESITATES WITH LACK OF POWER.
Mileage: 50,000
CAR STILL SHUDDERING INTERMITTENTLY, IN ALL SCENARIOS.
Mileage: 66,000
HESITATION ON ACCELERATION AND GRINDING SOUND; TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACK; CLUTCH HAS EXCESSIVE SHUDDERING AT LOW SPEED. VEHICLE WILL NOT START
Mileage: 12,900
VEHICLE HESITATES, SHAKES, AND SHUDDERS WHILE MOVING FORWARD AND STOPPING. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE CAR IS DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. STALLED COMPLETELY IN AN INTERSECTION.
Mileage: 47,065
VEHICLE HESITATES, SHAKES, AND SHUDDERS WHILE MOVING FORWARD AND STOPPING. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE CAR IS DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. STALLED COMPLETELY IN AN INTERSECTION.
Mileage: 47,065
2013 FORD FOCUS JERKS WHILE ACCELERATING, WAS TOLD RECALL WAS FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY VIA KINDLE FORD. ALSO THE TRUNK NO LONGER OPENS, BUT BEEPS WHEN CAR IS ON SAYING THE TRUNK IS OPEN. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A RECALL IN 2017 THAT WAS FIXED BEFORE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, BUT NOW IT'S UP TO US TO P...
Mileage: 62,000
2013 FORD FOCUS JERKS WHILE ACCELERATING, WAS TOLD RECALL WAS FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY VIA KINDLE FORD. ALSO THE TRUNK NO LONGER OPENS, BUT BEEPS WHEN CAR IS ON SAYING THE TRUNK IS OPEN. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A RECALL IN 2017 THAT WAS FIXED BEFORE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, BUT NOW IT'S UP TO US TO P...
Mileage: 62,000
TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING; LIGHT COMES ON WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE CAR SHIFTS HARSHLY, MAKES GURGLING NOISES, HESITATES AND JERKS. ROARING AND CLUNKING COMING FROM ENGINE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING.
Mileage: 62,905
TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING; LIGHT COMES ON WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE CAR SHIFTS HARSHLY, MAKES GURGLING NOISES, HESITATES AND JERKS. ROARING AND CLUNKING COMING FROM ENGINE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING.
Mileage: 62,905
MY STERLING GET STUCK AND MY TRANSMISSION MAKING NOISE AND MY CAR DONT GO INTO REVERSE
MY STERLING GET STUCK AND MY TRANSMISSION MAKING NOISE AND MY CAR DONT GO INTO REVERSE
MY STERLING GET STUCK AND MY TRANSMISSION MAKING NOISE AND MY CAR DONT GO INTO REVERSE
CAR HAS HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES SINCE WE BOUGHT IS NEW. WE TOOK THE CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR HESITATION, SLOW TO CATCH GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING AND STUTTERING. REPLACED SENSOR AND TOLD US TO PUSH THE GAS TO THE FLOOR AND LET IT GO THROUGH THE GEARS TO REST THE SYSTEM (DO AS NEEDED). WE FIND OUR SELVE...
Mileage: 45,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE RPMS INCREASED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REP...
Mileage: 80,000
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND STUTTERING. CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE IN MOTION PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ONLY TO HAVE CAR SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND NOT MOVE ANYMORE. CAR HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ON HIGHWAY MANY TIMES WHILE IN MOTION
Mileage: 120,000
ALL RECALLS WERE CORRECTED. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS A LIGHT, WHEN DECODED IT SAYS IT IS THE VACCUM SYSTEM AND EPA REGULATIONS. WHEN HAS IS PUT IN THE CAR, IT STALLS AND STRUGGLES TO START. TO START IT, GAS PEDAL MUST BE PUSHED FIRST. IF GAS PEDAL IS NOT PUSHED, CALL STALLS FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. IT DOES ...
Mileage: 109,446
RECALL 18V735 WAS ISSUED ALMOST A YEAR AGO. HOWEVER, FORD SEEMS UNINTERESTED IN CORRECTING THE ISSUE. SAFECAR.GOV REPORTS: "RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE." I'M STILL WAITING AND WAITING ON A FIX., DRIVING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE IN THE MEANTIME.
Mileage: 43,000
CAR WOULD NOT START WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR GO IN REVERSE HAD IN FORD DEALERSHIP 16 TIMES STILL HAD ISSUES ALSO CAR RUSTED IN LEAST THEN A YEAR HAD IT IN DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION AND RUSTING . TRANSMISSION SITTING OR MOVING CITY OR HIGHWAY OR TURNING DEALERSHIP WAS SU...
CAR WOULD NOT START WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR GO IN REVERSE HAD IN FORD DEALERSHIP 16 TIMES STILL HAD ISSUES ALSO CAR RUSTED IN LEAST THEN A YEAR HAD IT IN DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION AND RUSTING . TRANSMISSION SITTING OR MOVING CITY OR HIGHWAY OR TURNING DEALERSHIP WAS SU...
CAR WOULD NOT START WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR GO IN REVERSE HAD IN FORD DEALERSHIP 16 TIMES STILL HAD ISSUES ALSO CAR RUSTED IN LEAST THEN A YEAR HAD IT IN DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION AND RUSTING . TRANSMISSION SITTING OR MOVING CITY OR HIGHWAY OR TURNING DEALERSHIP WAS SU...
THIS CAR REPEATEDLY THRUSTS FORWARD AT LOWER GEARS WHILST IN TRAFFIC AND WHILE IN MOTION. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE WITHIN A 6-MONTH TIME-FRAME FOR THE FAULTY DPS6 TRANSMISSION. THE CAPLESS GAS TANK IS ALSO PRESENTING A CONSTANT ISSUE, INVOLVING A LEAK OF SOME SORT THAT CONTINUES TO REOCCUR. I HAVE...
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOWEN SCARFF FORD-LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 1157 CENTRAL AVE N, KENT, WA 98032, (800) 5...
Mileage: 175,000
TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR. I WAS TURNING LEFT, CAR WAS STATIONARY WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO PASS. THANKFUL I THINK IT QUIT IN NEUTRAL ALTHOUGH DASHBOARD WAS BLACK & GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO ANY GEAR; COULD BE PUSHED INTO CORNER BUSINESS PARKING LO...
Mileage: 73,531
TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR. I WAS TURNING LEFT, CAR WAS STATIONARY WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO PASS. THANKFUL I THINK IT QUIT IN NEUTRAL ALTHOUGH DASHBOARD WAS BLACK & GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO ANY GEAR; COULD BE PUSHED INTO CORNER BUSINESS PARKING LO...
Mileage: 73,531
TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR. I WAS TURNING LEFT, CAR WAS STATIONARY WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO PASS. THANKFUL I THINK IT QUIT IN NEUTRAL ALTHOUGH DASHBOARD WAS BLACK & GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO ANY GEAR; COULD BE PUSHED INTO CORNER BUSINESS PARKING LO...
Mileage: 73,531
THIS IS A CONSUMER PROTECTION ISSUE, BUT MOREOVER THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE. I NEED HELP. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FOR MY DAUGHTER TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL, GO TO COLLEGE, AND START HER CAREER. SO I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED EVERY 5K BY A FORD DEALER AND EVERY REPAIR SUGGESTED...
VEHICLE JERKS/STUTTERS THROUGH 1ST AND SECOND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. TAKEN VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE FORD DEALERS AT LEAST SIX TIMES.
Mileage: 900
I WAS ENTERING THE ON RAMP FOR THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH. HOWEVER, THE RPM'S WENT UP TO 4-5. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED WHEN TRY TO ACCELERATE AFTER EACH STOP SIGN AND LIGHT ON CITY STREETS..
Mileage: 40,000
I WAS ENTERING THE ON RAMP FOR THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH. HOWEVER, THE RPM'S WENT UP TO 4-5. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED WHEN TRY TO ACCELERATE AFTER EACH STOP SIGN AND LIGHT ON CITY STREETS..
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE BRAKING. ALSO, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND SHOOK WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. ALSO, WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY PICKED UP SPEED. THE CONTACT TO...
Mileage: 38,000
SHUDDERING CLUTCH WHILE ACCELERATING IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROYAL OAK FORD HAS SERVICED THE CAR FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE AND THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THE ISSUE RETURNS. THE LAST SERVICE APPOINTMENT COST US $116 FOR ROYAL OAK FORD TO TELL US ITS THE SAME ISSUE AND TH...
Mileage: 40,598
DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T LATCH AND EVEN CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING
Mileage: 85,000
I WAS BACKING UP AT A GAS STATION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST QUIT STEERING. I WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY SO WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH MY BRAKES, BUT IT WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS A SHUDDERING AND OTHER KNOWN SHIFTING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DPS6 CLUTCH ISSUES. THE DETROIT FREE PRESS HAS OUTLINED THESE KNOWN ISSUES WITH FORD AND I AM EXPERIENCING THEM AS WELL. THESE TRANSMISSION ISSUE OCCUR WHEN I ACCELERATE AND MAY ALSO HAPPEN WHEN I AM STATIONA...
Mileage: 131,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SKALNEK FORD (941 S LAPEER RD, ...
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SKALNEK FORD (941 S LAPEER RD, ...
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BLOOMINGTON LINCOLN (1001 CLOVER DR S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55420, (9...
MY VEHICLE HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH THAT IS A KNOWN FACT TO FORD! IT'S BEEN FIXED TWICE BUT STILL HAVING ISSUES! WHEN I CALLED THEY TOLD ME NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD NOT FIX AGAIN! THE CAR HESTITATES WHEN U EXCELLERATE WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN MERGING ONTO...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY CALLED J.C. LEWIS FORD (9505 ABERCORN ST, SAVANN...
Mileage: 90,000
WE HAD HAD THIS CAR IN AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE LAST VISIT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THERE IS ALSO A WARNING LIGHT THAT IS CONSTANTLY ON. THEY TOLD US IT HAS TO DO WITH A SENSOR BY WHERE THE GAS IS PUT INTO THE CAR BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE T...
WE HAD HAD THIS CAR IN AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE LAST VISIT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THERE IS ALSO A WARNING LIGHT THAT IS CONSTANTLY ON. THEY TOLD US IT HAS TO DO WITH A SENSOR BY WHERE THE GAS IS PUT INTO THE CAR BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE T...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GARY SMITH FORD (1 BEAL PKWY NW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548, (888) 814-7437) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V515000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) REGARDING THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED,...
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. ALSO, WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED, THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL AND THE MILEAGE WAS INCORRECT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ...
Mileage: 117,402
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. ALSO, WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED, THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL AND THE MILEAGE WAS INCORRECT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ...
Mileage: 117,402
VEHICLE HAS ONGOING ISSUES THROUGH IT'S LIFE, ALL DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION RELATED. THESE INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH 3 TIMES, UPDATES TO THE PCM AT VARIOUS TIMES. WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. SIGNIFICANT SHUDDERING AND LACK OF ACCELERATION, ETC IS ONGOING - FORD CANNOT FIX. VEHICLE ONLY SL...
Mileage: 56,091
HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE UNIT. ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND NOT APPLYING POWER WHILE IN INTERSECTIONS, ISSUES WITH THE CAR CREEPING FORWARD. HAVE HAD ISSUES FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES ONLY FOR IT TO RETURN AGAIN WITHIN A MONTH OR TW...
Mileage: 58,684
THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED,IT HAD A BATTERY BOIL OVER ISSUE,THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED,THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START.
Mileage: 68,395
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND SHIFTS ERRATICALLY IN LOW GEARS. SOMETIMES UNANTICIPATED ACCELERATIONS FROM LOW GEARS AND SOMETIMES TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO LOW GEARS WHILE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REV UP AND LOOSE ACCELERATIONS INTERMITTENTLY.
Mileage: 78
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER TO MY GAS AND BRAKE SYSTEM... BEFORE THIS EVERY TIME I PUT GAS INTO IT ....IT ACTS LIKE GOING TO STALE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER TO MY GAS AND BRAKE SYSTEM... BEFORE THIS EVERY TIME I PUT GAS INTO IT ....IT ACTS LIKE GOING TO STALE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, LUNGED FORWARD, AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORLAN-SHELL FORD (1824 PORTER WAGONER BLVD, WEST PLAINS, MO 65775, (417) 256-3193) WHERE MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC...
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT IDLED, BUT DID NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAVE SINCLAIR FORD (7466 S ...
Mileage: 79,000
DRIVING MY 2013 FORD FOCUS, I HAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE WARNING "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" FLASHED AND THEN THE CAR TURNED OFF. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS I GOT THE CAR STARTED, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND "TRANSMISSION FAULT SERVICE N...
Mileage: 125,000
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE SOON AFTER PURCHASE. IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO MULTIPLE FORD DEALERSHIPS IN CARBON COUNTY PA SINCE BEING PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2013. THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION AND PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST. WE ARE TRYING TO RETRIEVE THE ATTEMPTED REPAI...
MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE SEPTEMBER 2018 DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. THE CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING FOUR TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT HOME. I I HAD IT TOWED TO BILL COLLINS FORD THE NEXT DAY. I WAS TOLD IN SEPTEMBER THE TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED YET THE CAR NEVER DROVE RIGH...
Mileage: 52,014
MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE SEPTEMBER 2018 DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. THE CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING FOUR TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT HOME. I I HAD IT TOWED TO BILL COLLINS FORD THE NEXT DAY. I WAS TOLD IN SEPTEMBER THE TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED YET THE CAR NEVER DROVE RIGH...
Mileage: 52,014
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT .THE TRANSMISSION HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. IT JERKS ,SHUDDERS AND SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR AT RANDOM . WE HAVE HAD 4 CLUTCHES ,A TCM, 2 PURGE VALE REPLACEMENTS AND COUNTLESS SOFTWARE UPDATES. IT HAS COMPLETELY LOST THE ABILITY TO PROPEL ITSELF O...
Mileage: 500
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT .THE TRANSMISSION HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. IT JERKS ,SHUDDERS AND SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR AT RANDOM . WE HAVE HAD 4 CLUTCHES ,A TCM, 2 PURGE VALE REPLACEMENTS AND COUNTLESS SOFTWARE UPDATES. IT HAS COMPLETELY LOST THE ABILITY TO PROPEL ITSELF O...
Mileage: 500
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT .THE TRANSMISSION HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. IT JERKS ,SHUDDERS AND SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR AT RANDOM . WE HAVE HAD 4 CLUTCHES ,A TCM, 2 PURGE VALE REPLACEMENTS AND COUNTLESS SOFTWARE UPDATES. IT HAS COMPLETELY LOST THE ABILITY TO PROPEL ITSELF O...
Mileage: 500
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS
Mileage: 84,000
CAR WAS SITTING IDLING FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES WITH THE AC ON, THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE SLOWLY OUT OF PARKING LOT AS SOON AS I GOT OUT OF PARKING LOT, ABOUT 500 FT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, NO WARNING THAT I WAS AWARE OF IT JUST WENT OUT. I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF...
Mileage: 104,974
SOON AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IN THE EARLY YEARS OF OWNING MY CAR I TOOK IT INTO FORD FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WHICH DID NOTHING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR. AFTER ABOUT 3 OR 4 FAILED ATTEMPTS TO HAVE MY CAR PROPERLY FIXED I STOPPED TAKI...
SOON AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IN THE EARLY YEARS OF OWNING MY CAR I TOOK IT INTO FORD FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WHICH DID NOTHING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR. AFTER ABOUT 3 OR 4 FAILED ATTEMPTS TO HAVE MY CAR PROPERLY FIXED I STOPPED TAKI...
SOON AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IN THE EARLY YEARS OF OWNING MY CAR I TOOK IT INTO FORD FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WHICH DID NOTHING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR. AFTER ABOUT 3 OR 4 FAILED ATTEMPTS TO HAVE MY CAR PROPERLY FIXED I STOPPED TAKI...
ALTHOUGH WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION OPERATION PREVIOUSLY, THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE. "ON 08/12/2019 AT 67,331 MILES,WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE AFTER THE RESTART OF...
Mileage: 67,331
MULTIPLE DEALER VISITS TO REPAIR SLIPPING AND SHUDDERING TRANSMISSION. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THIS WAS NORMAL. STILL OWN THE CAR AND THE ISSUE REMAINS TO DATE. TRANSMISSION STILL SLIPS AND SHUDDERS
Mileage: 100
THE VEHICLE STARTED SHUDDERING BADLY BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS AND TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR AT HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING SPEEDS. RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, PARKWAY FORD IN WINSTON SALEM, NC FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR. THIS WAS THE 8TH INCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE. THEY RE...
Mileage: 65,959
FAULTY TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING AND THE CAR WOULD COME TO A HALT. WE TOOK IT IN ONCE TO HAVE IT FIXED AND HAD TO PAY $1500 FOR THEM TO REPLACE PARTS IN THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. OUR CAR STILL SHUD...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED RANDOM JERKING AND UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER CROSS ROAD FORD(4510 WHITEHILL BLVD, PRINCE GEORGE, VA) WAS NO...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE 'STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE REQUIRED' MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VE...
Mileage: 108,604
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT START DUE TO A FAULTY TCM. WE DO NOT MAKE RIGHT-HAND TURNS ON RED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOES ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND SHIMMERS AND SHAKES WHEN ACCELERATING. WE HAVE ADVISED FORD OF THIS ISSUE AND WAS ADVISED THIS IS NORMAL ...
Mileage: 53,000
VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE DPS6 POWERSHIFT DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM FORD DEALERSHIP IN DECEMBER OF 2016 WITH ABOUT 44,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE IT STARTED EXHIBITING SOME MINOR SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. OVER TIME ...
Mileage: 67,000
VEHICLES TRANSMISSION BUCKING LOSING POWER SLIPPING ALSO STALLING OUT THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE I'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES STILL NO FIX
VEHICLES TRANSMISSION BUCKING LOSING POWER SLIPPING ALSO STALLING OUT THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE I'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES STILL NO FIX
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND/OR MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ARLINGTON HEIGHTS FORD (...
Mileage: 52,269
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND/OR MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ARLINGTON HEIGHTS FORD (...
Mileage: 52,269
SINCE I DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT, TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, JERKS, VIBRATES, ROUGH UP/DOWNSHIFTS, SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL, WONT SHIFT INTO REVERSE, TRANSMISSION FAULT WARNINGS, TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT WARNINGS. THE CAR DOES NOT RELIABLY ACCELERATE/DECELERATE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. ON MULTIPLE...
Mileage: 95,265
HELLO I'M WRITING THIS COMPLAINT REGARDING TWO THINGS. MY TRANSMISSION & MY RADIO. FIRST MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN TOOK TO A FORD DEALERSHIP LOCATE IN MICHIGAN TO HAVE AN DIAGNOSTIC RAN ON IT AND IT WAS NOTED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY CAR HAS TWO FIELD ACTIONS ON IT WHICH BOTH HAVE TO DO WITH THE FA...
Mileage: 115,000
HELLO I'M WRITING THIS COMPLAINT REGARDING TWO THINGS. MY TRANSMISSION & MY RADIO. FIRST MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN TOOK TO A FORD DEALERSHIP LOCATE IN MICHIGAN TO HAVE AN DIAGNOSTIC RAN ON IT AND IT WAS NOTED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY CAR HAS TWO FIELD ACTIONS ON IT WHICH BOTH HAVE TO DO WITH THE FA...
Mileage: 115,000
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN 'FIXED' MULTIPLE TIMES. SHAKING AND RUMBLING WHEN SHIFTING IN THE TRANSMISSION, LACK OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING AND RATTLING WHEN AROUND 50 MPH.
Mileage: 3,000
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN 'FIXED' MULTIPLE TIMES. SHAKING AND RUMBLING WHEN SHIFTING IN THE TRANSMISSION, LACK OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING AND RATTLING WHEN AROUND 50 MPH.
Mileage: 3,000
POWER SHIFT DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION IS JUMPING AND SEEMING TO GO IN AND OUT OF GEAR. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE ALREADY BUT NOW STARTING TO DO IT AGAIN AFTER 25000 TO 35000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A SHUTTER MORE AND MORE LATELY. FORD KNEW ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND DID NOTHING ABOUT IT AND NO...
Mileage: 88,000
SUNDAY JULY 21ST, I NOTICED THE CAR WAS LURCHING ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING NO MORE THAN 35 MPH AND FROM STOPS. I REALLY DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THE CAR HAS ALWAYS DRIVEN LIKE CRAP. ON THE 22ND, I NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. I TOOK MY CHANCES AND STARTED TO ...
Mileage: 43,000
I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2015 AND EVER SINCE THEN THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL HESITATE WHEN DOING THRUWAY AND CITY DRIVING. WHEN THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT THIS PROBLEM (THAT IS WHO I USE TO SERVICE THIS CAR) ON MANY OCCASIONS, THEY SAY IT IS JUST THEY WAY THE TRANSMISSION FEELS AND IT IS NOT A S...
TRANSMISSION, SHUDDERS FROM A STOP, FORD REPROGRAMMED PCM AND TCM AND SENT TO HOTLINE, 07/17/15 TRANSMISSION, TAC WILL REV UP, BUT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD, FORD REPLACED TCM PER TSB: 15-0121. RT 11/03/15 TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE WILL REV UP AND HESITATE, FORD REPLACED CLUTCH ASY,SEAL ASY-OIL,...
Mileage: 18,048
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON AUGUST 12, 2016. I ASKED TO SEE THE CARFAX AND IT SHOWED NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. THE VEHICLE CAME WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE AT THIS TIME THERE WERE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL OR THE DPS6 TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE TO FAYETTEV...
Mileage: 27,840
SHUDDERING RESUMED AGAIN DURING CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. THIS WAS THE SECOND PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE. IT WAS A CONSTANT CONCERN IF I WOULD GET TO MY DESTINATION AND BACK HOME SAFELY WITHOUT BEING STRANDED ALONG THE ROADWAY. WHEN I GOT BACK HOME, I CALLED THE DEALER, PARKWAY FORD...
Mileage: 35,044
SHUDDERING CONTINUES ON SHIFTING FROM GEAR TO GEAR. FEELING OF TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR BOTH AT CITY AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONCERNS FOR SAFETY AND BEING STRANDED CONTINUE. I WILL MAKE NOTE THAT I AM A 68 YEAR OLD SENIOR CITIZEN WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, PARKWA...
Mileage: 43,072
DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WITH MY REGULAR MECHANIC IN DOBSON, NC, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE SHUDDER DURING SHIFTING HAD RETURNED. SO, I RETURNED TO THE DEALER, PARKWAY FORD IN WINSTON SALEM, NC. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, A REPRESENTATIVE CALLED ME AND...
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, MY VEHICLE STOPPED COMPLETELY. THERE WAS NO POWER WHATSOEVER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST ON TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I CALLED FOR VEHICLE ASSISTANCE. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL HOURS, THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE. IT ...
Mileage: 53,054
HERE WE GO WITH DPS6 FAILURE #5. SHUDDER AND TRANSMISSION SLIP BECAME MORE SEVERE. SO, WE SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC VISIT TO THE DEALER, PARKWAY FORD IN WINSTON SALEM, NC. THE TEST REVEALED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED REPLACING AGAIN. THE SERVICE CONSULTANT TOLD ME THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM WAS THERE W...
Mileage: 55,216
WHILE DRIVING AT CITY SPEED IN ELKIN, NC, THE TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. HERE I AM STRANDED IN TRAFFIC. NOT THE SAFEST POSITION TO BE IN. I SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTARTED IT IN THE HOPES THAT THIS MIGHT REBOOT THE FAULT AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM OR AT LEAST LET ME ...
Mileage: 61,807
MY CAR'S DPS6 TRANSMISSION IS JUMPY, CATCHES, AND SLIPS EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKES EVERY TIME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO SHIFT UP, AND SOME TIMES WILL SLIP WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS BEEN PERSISTING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR RIGHT AFTER ITS INITIAL REL...
I BOUGHT MY FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK SE STARTING AT 24K MILES. AT AROUND 50K I BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. THE STUTTERING, WHILE ACCELERATING OR COMING TO A STOP, WAS (AND STILL IS) HORRIBLE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION 'FIXED', TO NO AVAIL. I'M...
Mileage: 56,000
I BOUGHT MY FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK SE STARTING AT 24K MILES. AT AROUND 50K I BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. THE STUTTERING, WHILE ACCELERATING OR COMING TO A STOP, WAS (AND STILL IS) HORRIBLE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION 'FIXED', TO NO AVAIL. I'M...
Mileage: 56,000
I BOUGHT MY FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK SE STARTING AT 24K MILES. AT AROUND 50K I BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. THE STUTTERING, WHILE ACCELERATING OR COMING TO A STOP, WAS (AND STILL IS) HORRIBLE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION 'FIXED', TO NO AVAIL. I'M...
Mileage: 56,000
DPS6 TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND SLIPPING ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED UNDER MULTIPLE OWNERS AND HAD THE CLUTCHES REPLACED AS WELL AS THE SOFTWARE RE-FLASHED. FORD DEALER STATED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE TOLD ME THEY WOULD GET IT FIXED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED BY FORD. I WAS CHARGED FO...
Mileage: 86,000
DPS6 TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND SLIPPING ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED UNDER MULTIPLE OWNERS AND HAD THE CLUTCHES REPLACED AS WELL AS THE SOFTWARE RE-FLASHED. FORD DEALER STATED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE TOLD ME THEY WOULD GET IT FIXED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED BY FORD. I WAS CHARGED FO...
Mileage: 86,000
DPS6 TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND SLIPPING ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED UNDER MULTIPLE OWNERS AND HAD THE CLUTCHES REPLACED AS WELL AS THE SOFTWARE RE-FLASHED. FORD DEALER STATED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE TOLD ME THEY WOULD GET IT FIXED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED BY FORD. I WAS CHARGED FO...
Mileage: 86,000
CONCERN ABOUT MY SAFETY DUE TO THE LATEST REPORT: FORD KNEW FOCUS, FIESTA MODELS HAD FLAWED TRANSMISSION, SOLD THEM ANYWAY. MY CAR IS A USED FORD FOCUS 2013. TWO WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. FORD FIX IT, BUT NOW I WONDER IF IT IS SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE THIS CAR?
Mileage: 32,717
BRAKES ARE ERRATIC, OFTEN FEELS AS IF CAR MAY NOT BRAKE IN TIME THEN SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION, SLIPS, JERKS, HESITATES, SUFFERS DELAYED ACCELERSTION, DELAYS IN DOWNSHIFTING. STALLED JUST AFTER TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION, ENGINE SIMPLY DID NOT SWITCH ON. ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT DRAINED BATTERY. INACC...
Mileage: 20,391
BRAKES ARE ERRATIC, OFTEN FEELS AS IF CAR MAY NOT BRAKE IN TIME THEN SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION, SLIPS, JERKS, HESITATES, SUFFERS DELAYED ACCELERSTION, DELAYS IN DOWNSHIFTING. STALLED JUST AFTER TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION, ENGINE SIMPLY DID NOT SWITCH ON. ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT DRAINED BATTERY. INACC...
Mileage: 20,391
BRAKES ARE ERRATIC, OFTEN FEELS AS IF CAR MAY NOT BRAKE IN TIME THEN SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION, SLIPS, JERKS, HESITATES, SUFFERS DELAYED ACCELERSTION, DELAYS IN DOWNSHIFTING. STALLED JUST AFTER TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION, ENGINE SIMPLY DID NOT SWITCH ON. ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT DRAINED BATTERY. INACC...
Mileage: 20,391
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD(M53) IN MICHIGAN, THE CAR LOST POWER, GOT A MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAYING TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING, PULL OVER WAIT 5 MINUTES. ONCE IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. AFTER $1200 REPAIR, I INVESTIGATED AND FOUND OUT ABOUT ALL OF THE ISSUES ...
Mileage: 115,000
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.
Mileage: 84,000
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 ...
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 ...
Mileage: 149,000
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 ULTIMAT...
Mileage: 80,000
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 ULTIMAT...
Mileage: 80,000
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 ULTIMAT...
Mileage: 80,000
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 ...
Mileage: 50,000
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 PRO...
Mileage: 39,300
THE DPS6 DUAL CLUTCH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR OCCASIONALLY EXHIBITS SYMPTOMS SUCH AS SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED, SUDDEN ACCELERATION OR 'GRABBING' WHILE DECELERATING AND WHEN AT A STOP, AND VIBRATION/SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THESE SYMPTOMS DO NOT...
Mileage: 125,000
AS OTHERS DESCRIBED. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPS. PULL OVER AND RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE STEERING ASSISTS COMES BACK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A YEAR INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT 6-8 WEEKS APART. THIS WEEK IT HAPPENED BUT THE STEERING ASSIST HAS NOT RETURNED.
Mileage: 138,000
MY CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS SHIFT INTO GEAR PROPERLY WHEN IT FIRST STARTS TO GO.
Mileage: 75,000
WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM STOP POSITION THE CAR SHAKES AND SOMETIMES LUNGES TOWARD . YOU NEVER KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION
Mileage: 1
I HAVE HAD 3 TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS CAR IN 6 YEARS
Mileage: 63,000
SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2013, IT HAS HESITATED AND SHUDDERED BADLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN BEGINNING TO MOVE FROM A STOP AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. PEOPLE WHO RIDE IN THE CAR ALWAYS ASK ME WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALER REPEATEDLY, BUT THE SERVICE MANA...
Mileage: 35,000
WHILE DRIVING, MY POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT, LUCKILY I WAS PARKING WHEN IT DID, BUT THE MESSAGE POPS UP AS -STEERING ASSIST FAULT-. NOW I WOULD HAVE BEEN WORRIED IF IT WASNT FOR THE FACT THAT IT WOULD WORK FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME THEN RANDOMLY CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, GOT ME ONCE O...
Mileage: 127,000
WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POINT THE CAR SOMETIMES STRUGGLES TO GO. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUDDDERS FOR SHIFTING.
Mileage: 70,000
VEHICLE HAS REPEATEDLY HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES COMING IN A VARIETY OF FORMS. AT TIMES I WILL BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, WITH MY PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, WHILE THE CAR SEEMS TO 'COAST' AND WITH NO EXPLANATION. OTHER TIMES I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE'S ALERT LIGHTS COME ON WITH A WARNING THE TRANSMISSION HAS OVER...
Mileage: 12,000
VEHICLE HAS REPEATEDLY HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES COMING IN A VARIETY OF FORMS. AT TIMES I WILL BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, WITH MY PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, WHILE THE CAR SEEMS TO 'COAST' AND WITH NO EXPLANATION. OTHER TIMES I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE'S ALERT LIGHTS COME ON WITH A WARNING THE TRANSMISSION HAS OVER...
Mileage: 12,000
VEHICLE HAS REPEATEDLY HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES COMING IN A VARIETY OF FORMS. AT TIMES I WILL BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, WITH MY PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, WHILE THE CAR SEEMS TO 'COAST' AND WITH NO EXPLANATION. OTHER TIMES I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE'S ALERT LIGHTS COME ON WITH A WARNING THE TRANSMISSION HAS OVER...
Mileage: 12,000
TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING LIGHT COMES ON, SAYING STOP SSAFELY, WAIT 5 MINUTES, JERKING FROM STOP, SHIFTING LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WITH A PERSON WHO DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO USE THE CLUTCH.. FRONT END NOISE, VERY LOUD.TOOK TO DEALER, WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT.
Mileage: 50,000
MY VEHICLE USES THE DPS6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD SOFTWARE UPDATES APPLIED TWICE, AND THE CLUTCHES REPLACED TWICE (MAY 2016, OCTOBER 2018). I HAVE ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED ONCE (APRIL 2017). ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ...
Mileage: 28,114
DPS6 TRANSMISSION SHUTTER HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED TO BE REPAIRED 4 TIMES. WAS TOLD THE LAST TIME THAT IT SHOULD BE A PERMANENT FIX. IT'S STARTING TO SHUTTER YET AGAIN. EVERY TIME I'M TOLD IT'S OKAY AND HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET IT REPAIRED. THIS WORRIES ME AS ENTERING A HIGHWAY VIA ON RAMP WHEN YOU NEED TO BU...
Mileage: 74,000
CAR WAS SOLD TO ME FROM DRIVE TIME, I WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH FOR SERVICE MANY OF TIMES WITH SLIPPING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I HAD TO DO A REPOSSESSION ON THE CAR DO TO FORD NOT WANTING TO BUY IT BACK I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF ALL THIS.
CAR WAS SOLD TO ME FROM DRIVE TIME, I WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH FOR SERVICE MANY OF TIMES WITH SLIPPING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I HAD TO DO A REPOSSESSION ON THE CAR DO TO FORD NOT WANTING TO BUY IT BACK I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF ALL THIS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT BACK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BEACH FORD (LOCATED AT 2177 VIRGINIA BEACH BOULEVARD, V...
Mileage: 64,000
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A SHUTTER AND POOR INITIAL ACCELERATION. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND TCM ONCE WHILE IN MY OWNERSHIP. I WAS JUST TOLD THAT BECAUSE I AM NOW OVER 100, 000 MILES THE CLUTCH IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE TCM IS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE THE CAR LOS...
OUR CAR HAS ONE OF THE DPS6 TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC CLUTCH SYSTEMS. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2013 FOR APPROX. $26,000. WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AT ONLY ABOUT 10,000 MILES. THE CAR TO DATE HAS 68,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS OVER 20 TIMES WITH 6 NEW CLUTCHES AND SE...
Mileage: 15,000
I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP MANY TIMES BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SURGES AND LOSES POWER. THE DEALER SAYS THEY JUST RESET THE COMPUTER. BUT A FEW DAYS LATER THE ISSUES RETURN. THEN THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE ISSUES CONTINUE. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL GET HIT IN AN INTERSEC...
Mileage: 70,000
WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THERE IS A MAJOR HESITATION/LAG. EXPERIENCE SHUTTERING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. ENGINE REVS, BUT TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE. STALLED IN MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN TCM FAILED. MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ALL PAPER WORK HAS BEEN ATTACHED. TCM REPLACED AND CLU...
Mileage: 44,615
THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION STUTTER WHEN TAKING OFF.
THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION STUTTER WHEN TAKING OFF.
THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION STUTTER WHEN TAKING OFF.
DAILY OCCURRENCE. IT SPEEDS UP ON IT'S OWN. IT LOSES POWER IN INTERSECTIONS AND WHILE MERGING. IT SOMETIMES DOESN'T RESPOND TO ATTEMPTED ACCELERATION. IT SHUTTERS SO BAD, AND I CAN'T PREDICT WHAT IT WILL DO. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS, AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS FORD HAS NO LONG TERM FIX. I WAS ...
Mileage: 70,000
I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING AND NOT ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING AND INFORMED MY ADVISOR THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING MORE OFTEN, UNEXPECTEDLY AND MORE SEVERELY AND IS BECOMING A REAL DANGER WHILE ACCELERATION. THIS IS ANOTHER IN...
Mileage: 77,000
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 DESTROYE...
Mileage: 112,000
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 DESTROYE...
Mileage: 112,000
CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SHAKE AND SHUDDER DURING ACCELERATION FOR A STOPPED POSITIONS , SUCH AS RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS ETC. ALSO SHAKE AND SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING COMING OUT OF A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. SHAKE OR SHUDDER MOST TROUBLESOME WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO MERGE ON A BUS...
Mileage: 50
WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON I GOT AN ALERT THAT SAID "STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED". I TRIED TO BACK UP BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY STIFF SO I TURNED MY CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE ONLINE, AND I A...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE...
"TAKATA RECALL" INITIALLY THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING TERRIBLE NOISES. AFTER PARKING IT, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IT WAS TOWED TO A "DEALER" FACILITY WHERE THEY DID SOME "REPAIRS" ON THE TRANSMISSION.....$600. THE CAR WAS TRANSFERRED TO ME AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF FORW...
Mileage: 80,000
"TAKATA RECALL" INITIALLY THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING TERRIBLE NOISES. AFTER PARKING IT, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IT WAS TOWED TO A "DEALER" FACILITY WHERE THEY DID SOME "REPAIRS" ON THE TRANSMISSION.....$600. THE CAR WAS TRANSFERRED TO ME AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF FORW...
Mileage: 80,000
"TAKATA RECALL" INITIALLY THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING TERRIBLE NOISES. AFTER PARKING IT, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. IT WAS TOWED TO A "DEALER" FACILITY WHERE THEY DID SOME "REPAIRS" ON THE TRANSMISSION.....$600. THE CAR WAS TRANSFERRED TO ME AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF FORW...
Mileage: 80,000
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ACCELERATE AT TIMES AND DISENGAGES DURING DRIVING. TRANMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY HAS SHAKING CONDITION WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP.
Mileage: 74,000
DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND RPM'S SHOT UP TO 5 AND I HAD NO POWER AND WHEN I STOP AND THEN TRY TO TAKE OFF THE CAR JERKS AND THERES NO POWER, CAR ALSO SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE CAR IS ON INTERSTATE DAILY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON.
Mileage: 57,400
MY TRANSMISSION IS GREAT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE JUDDER, SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, DECELERATION WHEN I NEED TO ACCELERATE, AND THE RANDOM BUCKLING OF CAR IS GETTING TOO HORRIBLE TO IGNORE ANYMORE. MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I WAS WRONG. I AM READI...
Mileage: 54,000
MY TRANSMISSION IS GREAT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE JUDDER, SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, DECELERATION WHEN I NEED TO ACCELERATE, AND THE RANDOM BUCKLING OF CAR IS GETTING TOO HORRIBLE TO IGNORE ANYMORE. MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I WAS WRONG. I AM READI...
Mileage: 54,000
MY TRANSMISSION IS GREAT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE JUDDER, SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, DECELERATION WHEN I NEED TO ACCELERATE, AND THE RANDOM BUCKLING OF CAR IS GETTING TOO HORRIBLE TO IGNORE ANYMORE. MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I WAS WRONG. I AM READI...
Mileage: 54,000
DPS6 TRANSMISSION CONTINUOUSLY CAUSING PROBLEMS TO CAR FROM GEARS BEING SKIPPED, TAKES A SECOND FOR THE CAR TO GET GOING WHEN PRESSING GAS THEN WHEN IT GOES IT'S LIKE A ROCKET BLAST. STUTTERING WHEN IDLE. WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS BUT THEN NEEDING TO STEP ON...
Mileage: 90,000
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR IS JUMPING. I ONLY HAVE 17,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER HE SAID IT IS BAD AND ALWAYS WAS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I DO NOT DRIVE IT MUCH SO IT IS OUT OF WARRENTIY. HE SAID FORD KNEW ABOUT IT WHEN THEY SOLD IT TO ME. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT...
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED OR PLACED 5 TIMES AND IT STILL HAS A SHUTTER IN THE CLUTCH. WHAT THIS DOES UPON TAKING OFF IT START SKIPPING SO YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE IT THRU THE INTERCESION
Mileage: 4,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ROUGHLY. THERE WAS A BRIEF DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. ALSO, THE TRANSM...
Mileage: 136,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AND LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED AND LOOKED AT BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP SINCE THE FORD DEALERSHIPS WERE TOO BUSY TO LOOK AT A VEHICLE THAT WAS 3 HOURS AWAY FROM ...
Mileage: 88,700
I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED 4 TIMES BEFORE HITTING 100,000 MILES. AT 109,000 MILES IT BEGAN THE SAME PROBLEMS OF SHUTTERING UPON ACCELERATION, LOWER FUEL EFFICIENCY, AND STALLING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. TO SAY THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE IS A MAJOR UNDERSTATEMENT.
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING. A LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING PULL OVER. I BARELY MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS PEDAL, THE CARD WOULD NOT GO.
Mileage: 58,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DROVE TO JONES FORD (5757 RIVERS AVE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406, (843) 744-3311) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...
Mileage: 95,000
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR WAS JUST CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV. THEN THE CAR SHIFTED INTO GEAR AND SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD. IT THEN DROPPED OUT OF GEAR AND LOST POWER AGAIN. CAR CONTINUED TO SHIFT RANDOMLY, DROP OUT...
Mileage: 73,000
THE VEHICLE STUTTERS, SHAKES, SHUDDERS, GRINDS, AND JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STAND STILL OR ACCELERATING OUT OF A A LOWER TURN. I HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED A YEAR AGO BUT THAT ONLY SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS. NOW IT'S WORSE THAN EVER AND I DRIVE IT EXACTLY HOW THE FORD MECHANIC PEOPLE D...
Mileage: 78,000
THE VEHICLE STUTTERS, SHAKES, SHUDDERS, GRINDS, AND JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STAND STILL OR ACCELERATING OUT OF A A LOWER TURN. I HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED A YEAR AGO BUT THAT ONLY SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS. NOW IT'S WORSE THAN EVER AND I DRIVE IT EXACTLY HOW THE FORD MECHANIC PEOPLE D...
Mileage: 78,000
ALONG WITH THE MYRIAD OF FORD DPS6 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND REPAIRS OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS, I ALSOY HAD AN EVENT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATALITY DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE POWER TRAIN AND ENGINE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LIGHT ACCELERATION FOR A CITY GREEN TRAFFIC SIGNAL FOR A L...
ALONG WITH THE MYRIAD OF FORD DPS6 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND REPAIRS OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS, I ALSOY HAD AN EVENT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATALITY DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE POWER TRAIN AND ENGINE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LIGHT ACCELERATION FOR A CITY GREEN TRAFFIC SIGNAL FOR A L...
ALONG WITH THE MYRIAD OF FORD DPS6 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AND REPAIRS OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS, I ALSOY HAD AN EVENT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATALITY DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE POWER TRAIN AND ENGINE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LIGHT ACCELERATION FOR A CITY GREEN TRAFFIC SIGNAL FOR A L...
1. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED AT INTERSECTION ONCE. THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SWITCH FROM PARK TO DRIVE ONCE. THE SOFTWARE WAS RE-CONFIGURED SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT STILL NOT RUNNING SMOOTHLY AT LOW SPEED. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NEW. 2. THE FUEL TANK INDICATOR DID NOT SHOW CORRECT F...
Mileage: 111,000
1. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED AT INTERSECTION ONCE. THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT SWITCH FROM PARK TO DRIVE ONCE. THE SOFTWARE WAS RE-CONFIGURED SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT STILL NOT RUNNING SMOOTHLY AT LOW SPEED. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NEW. 2. THE FUEL TANK INDICATOR DID NOT SHOW CORRECT F...
Mileage: 111,000
VEHICLE STALLS ERRATICALLY DUE TO A FUEL DELIVERY ISSUE. LEAVES DRIVER STRANDED WITH NO MEANS OF STARTING THE CAR. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE VIA NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 18V735 BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED YET.
Mileage: 100,900
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FOCUS IN JUNE 2013, I BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR LURCHING AND SHUDDERING IN FALL 2014. WHEN I APPLY MY FOOT TO THE GAS, THE CAR HESITATES AND THEN LURCHES AND SHUDDERS BEFORE FULLY ACCELERATING. THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN GOING UPHILL, THE CAR HESIT...
Mileage: 12,544
"TAKATA RECALLS" TOOK IN FOR RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVEN, ABOUT TO STALL WHEN IT SLOWS DOWN, LIKE AT STOP, IT SOUNDS LIKE A LITTLE GAS BEING TAKEN WHILE IN MOTION, CITY STREET, COUNTRY ROAD, THEN HIGHWAY
THIS FOCUS HAS GAVE ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS . I'VE HAD IT FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS IN JANUARY. AND IT'S LEFT ME STRANDED NUMEROUS TIMES MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DELERSHIP LETS NOT GET STARTED ON HOW AWFUL THEY ARE. I'M GOING TO TRADE IT IN . NEVER WILL I BUY ANOTHER FORD !!
THIS FOCUS HAS GAVE ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS . I'VE HAD IT FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS IN JANUARY. AND IT'S LEFT ME STRANDED NUMEROUS TIMES MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DELERSHIP LETS NOT GET STARTED ON HOW AWFUL THEY ARE. I'M GOING TO TRADE IT IN . NEVER WILL I BUY ANOTHER FORD !!
THIS FOCUS HAS GAVE ME NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS . I'VE HAD IT FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS IN JANUARY. AND IT'S LEFT ME STRANDED NUMEROUS TIMES MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE DELERSHIP LETS NOT GET STARTED ON HOW AWFUL THEY ARE. I'M GOING TO TRADE IT IN . NEVER WILL I BUY ANOTHER FORD !!
I HAVE A 2013 FORD FOCUS SE. I BOUGHT IT USED AT 84K MILES FROM A DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY OF 2019. FIRST TIME I GOT GAS AFTER BUYING THE CAR IT HAD TROUBLE STARTING AFTERWARDS. HAD THAT FIXED AND IT DOESN'T STALL BUT THE MILES TO EMPTY READS INCORRECTLY NOW. ALSO STARTED MAKING A GRINDING SORT OF NOI...
Mileage: 90,000
I HAVE A 2013 FORD FOCUS SE. I BOUGHT IT USED AT 84K MILES FROM A DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY OF 2019. FIRST TIME I GOT GAS AFTER BUYING THE CAR IT HAD TROUBLE STARTING AFTERWARDS. HAD THAT FIXED AND IT DOESN'T STALL BUT THE MILES TO EMPTY READS INCORRECTLY NOW. ALSO STARTED MAKING A GRINDING SORT OF NOI...
Mileage: 90,000
I HAVE A 2013 FORD FOCUS SE. I BOUGHT IT USED AT 84K MILES FROM A DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY OF 2019. FIRST TIME I GOT GAS AFTER BUYING THE CAR IT HAD TROUBLE STARTING AFTERWARDS. HAD THAT FIXED AND IT DOESN'T STALL BUT THE MILES TO EMPTY READS INCORRECTLY NOW. ALSO STARTED MAKING A GRINDING SORT OF NOI...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT CALLED GREAT AMERICA FORD LINCOLN(580-338-8423, LOCATED AT 906 U S 54, GUYMON, OK 73942) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. TH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ZIEMES FORD (3004, 5700 E MAIN ST, FARMINGTON, NM 87402, (888) ...
WE HAD TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES REPLACED THROUGH RECALL. THIS DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING, CAR WILL START FLASHING TRANSMISSION ERROR, HILL ASSIST ERROR, BREAKING ERROR , ETC.. THEN THE CAR WILL STALL. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER 3 TIMES NOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BUSY CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY.
Mileage: 60,000
WE HAD TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES REPLACED THROUGH RECALL. THIS DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING, CAR WILL START FLASHING TRANSMISSION ERROR, HILL ASSIST ERROR, BREAKING ERROR , ETC.. THEN THE CAR WILL STALL. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER 3 TIMES NOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BUSY CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY.
Mileage: 60,000
WE HAD TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES REPLACED THROUGH RECALL. THIS DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING, CAR WILL START FLASHING TRANSMISSION ERROR, HILL ASSIST ERROR, BREAKING ERROR , ETC.. THEN THE CAR WILL STALL. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER 3 TIMES NOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BUSY CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY.
Mileage: 60,000
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM ON DASH DOESN'T RECOGNIZE CAR IS IN PARK OR ANY CHANGES IN GEAR. IT REFUSES TO START (OR EVEN CRANK).
Mileage: 170,000
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM ON DASH DOESN'T RECOGNIZE CAR IS IN PARK OR ANY CHANGES IN GEAR. IT REFUSES TO START (OR EVEN CRANK).
Mileage: 170,000
SIDE DOOR LATCH
Mileage: 80,000
STUDDERING, SHAKING UPON ACCELERATION
Mileage: 98
STUDDERING, SHAKING UPON ACCELERATION
Mileage: 98
STUDDERING, SHAKING UPON ACCELERATION
Mileage: 98
DROVE TO WORK FINE, ON MY WAY HOME, ALERT COMES ON STEERING WHEEL FAULT AND THEN I CAN BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. I PANIC AND PULL INTO AUTO ZONE, WHICH THEY SAY I MAY NEED POWER STEERING FLUID SO I BUY A BOTTLE. LOOK IN THE CAR BOOK TO SEE WHERE TO PUT IT, TURNS OUT THIS CAR ISNT EQUIP WITH THAT, I HAV...
Mileage: 59,600
DROVE TO WORK FINE, ON MY WAY HOME, ALERT COMES ON STEERING WHEEL FAULT AND THEN I CAN BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. I PANIC AND PULL INTO AUTO ZONE, WHICH THEY SAY I MAY NEED POWER STEERING FLUID SO I BUY A BOTTLE. LOOK IN THE CAR BOOK TO SEE WHERE TO PUT IT, TURNS OUT THIS CAR ISNT EQUIP WITH THAT, I HAV...
Mileage: 59,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN MAKING TURNS OR COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT CALLED DAVE SINCLAIR FORD (7466 S LINDBERGH BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63125, (...
Mileage: 113,762
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN MAKING TURNS OR COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT CALLED DAVE SINCLAIR FORD (7466 S LINDBERGH BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63125, (...
Mileage: 113,762
VEHICLE SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY AT TIMES FROM STOP UP TO 10 MPH. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR. BUT HAS BECOME A PROBLEM AS IT LOOSENED THE HEAT SHIELD. I HAD WARRANTY WORK DONE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018 AND THEY MENTIONED THIS SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT HASN'T.
Mileage: 95,000
CAR WOULD NOT START. JUMP STARTED BATTERY. DASHBOARD REFERENCE TRANSMISSION ERROR. PRESS OK TO CLEAR THE MESSAGE. SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE INTERMEDIATE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. FOR...
Mileage: 92,200
CAR WOULD NOT START. JUMP STARTED BATTERY. DASHBOARD REFERENCE TRANSMISSION ERROR. PRESS OK TO CLEAR THE MESSAGE. SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE INTERMEDIATE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. FOR...
Mileage: 92,200
THE WARNING IN THE ATTACHED PICTURE CAME UP AND POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. WARNING GOES OUT WHEN YOU TURN CAR OFF BUT IT'S RIGHT BACK ON WHEN YOU START THE CAR.. I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND STARTED THE CAR AND WENT TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. SO I PARKE...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT WAS CALLING ON BEHALF HER CLIENT WHO OWNED A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND DECREASING TO 15 MPH IN ORDER TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE CRASHED A TREE. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN...
TL* THE CONTACT WAS CALLING ON BEHALF HER CLIENT WHO OWNED A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND DECREASING TO 15 MPH IN ORDER TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE CRASHED A TREE. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ART HILL FORD LINCOLN (901 W LINCOLN HWY, MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410...
AFTER STARTING MY VEHICLE, AND PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND I GET AN ERROR STATING "STEERING FAULT ASSIST SERVICE REQUIRED". TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AGAIN FIXED THIS ISSUE A FEW TIMES BEFORE, BUT IT WORRIES ME THAT THE POWER STEERING COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME. THERE AR...
Mileage: 131,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL;...
Mileage: 85,000
I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT 30,000 MILES ON IT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT FORD HAD TO REPLACE DUE TO THE FAULTY ORIGINAL ONE THE CAR CAME WITH. A YEAR AFTER BUYING THE CAR OFF A FORD DEALERSHIP LOT THE TRANSMISSION DIES AGAIN AT 70,000 MILES. TWO TRANSMISSIONS NEEDING REPLACED IN THIS VEHICLE AND FOR...
Mileage: 70,000
I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT 30,000 MILES ON IT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT FORD HAD TO REPLACE DUE TO THE FAULTY ORIGINAL ONE THE CAR CAME WITH. A YEAR AFTER BUYING THE CAR OFF A FORD DEALERSHIP LOT THE TRANSMISSION DIES AGAIN AT 70,000 MILES. TWO TRANSMISSIONS NEEDING REPLACED IN THIS VEHICLE AND FOR...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND HESITATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO FORD OF SAN LEA...
Mileage: 82,774
THIS REGARD THE AIR PURGE VALVE RECALL FOR MY FOCUS ST. HAVE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AND TODAY I WAS TOLD THE SOFTWARE IS NOT READY. THIS IS HARD TO BELIEVE IN VIEW OF HOW BOEING HAS FIXED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE 737 ISSUE. THERE SEEMS TO B...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BAILEY FORD OF MALONE (11 STATE ST, MALONE, NY 12953, (518)...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BAILEY FORD OF MALONE (11 STATE ST, MALONE, NY 12953, (518)...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR, IT FAILED TO LATCH AND CLOSE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEA...
Mileage: 90,000
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS AN ISSUE WITH A STUTTERING/SHUDDERING TYPE FEELING. WHEN I AM STOPPED AND THEN BEGIN TO TRY AND ACCELERATE IS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. THIS HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS AT TIMES WHEN I AM ENTERING TRAFFIC AFTER BEING STOPPED. MY CAR DOES NOT GET TO PROPER SPEED QUICKLY ENOUGH.
Mileage: 115,000
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS AN ISSUE WITH A STUTTERING/SHUDDERING TYPE FEELING. WHEN I AM STOPPED AND THEN BEGIN TO TRY AND ACCELERATE IS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. THIS HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS AT TIMES WHEN I AM ENTERING TRAFFIC AFTER BEING STOPPED. MY CAR DOES NOT GET TO PROPER SPEED QUICKLY ENOUGH.
Mileage: 115,000
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS AN ISSUE WITH A STUTTERING/SHUDDERING TYPE FEELING. WHEN I AM STOPPED AND THEN BEGIN TO TRY AND ACCELERATE IS WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS. THIS HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS AT TIMES WHEN I AM ENTERING TRAFFIC AFTER BEING STOPPED. MY CAR DOES NOT GET TO PROPER SPEED QUICKLY ENOUGH.
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, HESITATE, AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SWITCH INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD AUTONATION (2 AUTO CENTER DR, TUSTIN, CA) W...
Mileage: 129,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, HESITATE, AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SWITCH INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD AUTONATION (2 AUTO CENTER DR, TUSTIN, CA) W...
Mileage: 129,000
BRAKE LAMP BULB FAULT, REPLACE BOTH BRAKE LAMP BULBS WITH NEW ONES, THEY BOTH WORK BUT EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED SAME MESSAGE COMES UP
Mileage: 94,438
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. LARSON MOTORS (1801 F...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. LARSON MOTORS (1801 F...
FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS MY FORD FOCUS 2013 HAS HAD THE RADIO SYSTEM GO OUT ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. TYPICALLY THERE WOULD BE A LOUD POP, THEN IT WOULDN'T WORK UNTIL I RESTARTED THE CAR. THIS WASN'T A BIG DEAL TO ME-- I DON'T MIND DRIVING WITHOUT MUSIC. THE PAST MONTH IT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. IN...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT LEASES A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE HATCHBACK INDEPENDENTLY OPENED AND THE TRUNK AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT DROVE ...
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT LEASES A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE HATCHBACK INDEPENDENTLY OPENED AND THE TRUNK AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT DROVE ...
Mileage: 78,000
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL IN DEC. 18 FOR CPV VALVE AND DEFORMED GAS TANK. THEY SAID PARTS WOULD BE IN BY END OF MARCH 2019 AS PER LETTER FROM FORD. I CALLED FORD TODAY AND THEY ARE APPARENTLY STILL WORKING WITH THEIR PARTS SUPPLIER AND THEY HAVE NO DATE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A FOCUS S...
Mileage: 42,000
I JUST GOT THE CAR FROM DEALERSHIP WITH FINANCING IT, THEY DIDN'T KNOW NOTIFY ME, THAT THERE WAS AN UNFIXIBLE RECALL!!! I AM A SINGLE MOM, IT WAS MY LONG WAY TO GETTING A CAR, I WANT IT BE SAFE FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER, I DON'T, IT WON'T EVEN LAST 6 YEARS, I AM REALLY UPSET!!!! PLEASE FIX INGEEN LIGHT...
I JUST GOT THE CAR FROM DEALERSHIP WITH FINANCING IT, THEY DIDN'T KNOW NOTIFY ME, THAT THERE WAS AN UNFIXIBLE RECALL!!! I AM A SINGLE MOM, IT WAS MY LONG WAY TO GETTING A CAR, I WANT IT BE SAFE FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER, I DON'T, IT WON'T EVEN LAST 6 YEARS, I AM REALLY UPSET!!!! PLEASE FIX INGEEN LIGHT...
I JUST GOT THE CAR FROM DEALERSHIP WITH FINANCING IT, THEY DIDN'T KNOW NOTIFY ME, THAT THERE WAS AN UNFIXIBLE RECALL!!! I AM A SINGLE MOM, IT WAS MY LONG WAY TO GETTING A CAR, I WANT IT BE SAFE FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER, I DON'T, IT WON'T EVEN LAST 6 YEARS, I AM REALLY UPSET!!!! PLEASE FIX INGEEN LIGHT...
ON FRIDAY, MAY 30. 2019, AROUND 5:00PM, I WAS DRIVING TO A FAMILY EVENT. I HAD JUST STOPPED FOR GAS ABOUT 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT HAPPENING. AS IBWAS DRIVING AND I CAME TO A STOP. JUST AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, SIGNALING FOR ME TO GO, AND I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND BEGAN TO ACCE...
Mileage: 131,000
ON FRIDAY, MAY 30. 2019, AROUND 5:00PM, I WAS DRIVING TO A FAMILY EVENT. I HAD JUST STOPPED FOR GAS ABOUT 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT HAPPENING. AS IBWAS DRIVING AND I CAME TO A STOP. JUST AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, SIGNALING FOR ME TO GO, AND I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND BEGAN TO ACCE...
Mileage: 131,000
AUDIO CONTROL MODULE FAILURE CAUSING EAR PIERCING NOISES AT ANY RANDOM MOMENT THAT TOTALLY DISRACTS THE DRIVER. ATTEMPT TO FILE THIS SAFETY CONCERN WAS NOT ACCEPTED BY AINSWORTH AND LEWIS AS IT WAS NOT ALREADY ON THEIR LISTING. THIS WAS REFERRED TO AS A COSMETIC PROBLEM BY LEWIS. IT IS MY UNDERSTAND...
Mileage: 47,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED BRANDON FORD AT 813-246-3673 (LOCATED AT 9090 E ADAMO DR, TAMPA, FL 33619) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE M...
Mileage: 50,000
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN GIVING US PROBLEMS SINCE WE GOT THE VEHICLE. RIGHT NOW, IT IS AGAIN IN THE SHOP. IT IS REPAIRED AND THEN THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE SAME SYSTEM. WHEN WE TAKE IT INTO THE SHOP, NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SHOW UP. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ONLY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR SO IT ...
Mileage: 75,000
FOR AWHILE MY SPEAKERS WOULD MAKE A WEIRD POP NOISE ALMOST AS IF SOMEONE WAS DISCONNECTING AN AUX CORD AND THEN THE ENTIRE RADIO WOULD STOP WORKING. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT WORK AGAIN WOULD BE TO TURN THE CAR ALL THE WAY OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. AS TIME WENT ON IT GOT WORSE. IT USED TO RANDOMLY M...
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE RAIN, FRONT WIPERS STOPPED WORKING CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES. REAR WIPERS CONTINUED TO WORK CORRECTLY. AFTER PARKING, WE TRIED THE WIPERS AGAIN, STILL WOULD NOT WORK. TRIED WIPERS AGAIN LATER IN DAY IN A GARAGE, THEY STILL WOULD NOT WORK. CHECKED FUSE, FUSE IS ...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OPENED. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND HAVE THE PASSENGER HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUNRISE FORD (5435 US-1, FT PIERCE, FL 34982) WHERE I...
Mileage: 77,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL. ALSO, WHEN THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL TANK GAUGE WOULD NOT MOVE. CURRE...
Mileage: 141,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL. ALSO, WHEN THE CONTACT FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL TANK GAUGE WOULD NOT MOVE. CURRE...
Mileage: 141,000
FIRST SIGN OF AN ISSUE WAS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING IN OCTOBER OF 2018. SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE RANDOMLY STARTED LOSING POWER AND SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY AT RANDOM INTERVALS. IT COULD EITHER BE WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. I GO TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICE THE ENGINE HAS SHUT O...
Mileage: 65,000
PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS OUT (BRAKE LIGHT BULB FAULT WARNING LIGHT IS ON). AFTER SEVERAL BULB CHANGES, THE BRAKE LIGHT EITHER DOES NOT COME ON OR IT BURNS OUT VERY QUICKLY. AN ON-LINE SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS SAFETY CONCERN. I DO NOT KN...
Mileage: 30,000
PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS OUT (BRAKE LIGHT BULB FAULT WARNING LIGHT IS ON). AFTER SEVERAL BULB CHANGES, THE BRAKE LIGHT EITHER DOES NOT COME ON OR IT BURNS OUT VERY QUICKLY. AN ON-LINE SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS SAFETY CONCERN. I DO NOT KN...
Mileage: 30,000
PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT IS OUT (BRAKE LIGHT BULB FAULT WARNING LIGHT IS ON). AFTER SEVERAL BULB CHANGES, THE BRAKE LIGHT EITHER DOES NOT COME ON OR IT BURNS OUT VERY QUICKLY. AN ON-LINE SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS SAFETY CONCERN. I DO NOT KN...
Mileage: 30,000
FORD HAS NOT ACTED ON THEIR RECALL (FORD RECALL #) 18S32, FOR OVER 7 MONTHS.
Mileage: 86,000
THE CAR JERKS AND SHUTTERS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS WORSE WHEN THE A/C IS ON. WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR WILL JERK BETWEEN SHIFTING GEARS CAUSING THE CAR TO MOVE SLOWER AT TAKE OFF WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS.
Mileage: 68,721
ONE DAY WHILE FILLING CAR UP.. I NOTICED A FEW DROPS OF GAS ON THE GROUND AFTERWARDS. TODAY I WANTED TO ADD $8 TO MY GAS TANK. THE MOMENT I STARTED PUMPING THE GAS STARTED COMING OUT. I TRIED A FEW TIMES TO CONTINUE BUT I KEPT COMING OUT.
Mileage: 134,000
ONE DAY WHILE FILLING CAR UP.. I NOTICED A FEW DROPS OF GAS ON THE GROUND AFTERWARDS. TODAY I WANTED TO ADD $8 TO MY GAS TANK. THE MOMENT I STARTED PUMPING THE GAS STARTED COMING OUT. I TRIED A FEW TIMES TO CONTINUE BUT I KEPT COMING OUT.
Mileage: 134,000
ONE DAY WHILE FILLING CAR UP.. I NOTICED A FEW DROPS OF GAS ON THE GROUND AFTERWARDS. TODAY I WANTED TO ADD $8 TO MY GAS TANK. THE MOMENT I STARTED PUMPING THE GAS STARTED COMING OUT. I TRIED A FEW TIMES TO CONTINUE BUT I KEPT COMING OUT.
Mileage: 134,000
POWER STEERING FAULT NUMEROUS TIMES AND CAR HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET POWER STEERING TO WORK SO THE CAR IS DRIVEABLE
Mileage: 175,000
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK POWER STEERING STOP WORKING! THIS IS NOT GOOD BECAUSE NOW I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO HIT SOMETHING BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER MANEUVER AROUND IT. THE CAR IS HARD TO STEER AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON ANY VEHICLE! LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED HOURS AFTER GETTING HOME FROM WORK. NOW I HAVE...
Mileage: 179,200
WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY OR STREET, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND SHUTTERS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION ISN'T ENGAGING CORRECTLY, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO EITHER ACCELERATE TOO QUICKLY OR NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL SOMETIMES AND WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THIS VEHICLE WILL AND DOES SHUTTER AND HES...
Mileage: 100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, BUT LATER RESTARTED. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED HALL FORD ELIZABETH CITY AT 877-475-0723 ...
I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH FILLING MY CAR WITH GASOLINE. IT CAN TAKE ME UP TO 20 MINUTES TO PUT $10 WORTH OF GAS IN THE CAR. THE GAS NOZZLE CONSTANTLY WILL CLICK OFF WHEN I AM FILLING THE TANK. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM DOING IT MANUALLY OR IF I SET THE GAS NOZZLE TO THE AUTOMATIC FEATURE. I HAVE TO...
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTED LAGGING AND THE RPM WAS GOING UP TO 60. STOP AT RED LIGHT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL CAUGHT A FIRE. BRAKE CALIBER LOCKED
Mileage: 81,780
STALLING
Mileage: 70,000
STALLING
Mileage: 70,000
WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT AND HESITATES WHEN GIVING IT GAS. CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JAN 2019 AND HAD BEEN DOING THIS SINCE WE OWNED THE CAR.
Mileage: 57,000
WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT AND HESITATES WHEN GIVING IT GAS. CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JAN 2019 AND HAD BEEN DOING THIS SINCE WE OWNED THE CAR.
Mileage: 57,000
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE, SKIPS GEARS, ACCELERATOR DOES NOT MOVE CAR INITIALLY BUT WILL REV HIGH THEN ENGAGE. MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION FROM REPLACED CLUTCH PLATES TO TCM REPLACEMENTS TO REPROGRAMS OF THE MODULE.
Mileage: 44,000
TAKATA RECALL
Mileage: 45,000
TAKATA RECALL
Mileage: 45,000
TAKATA RECALL
Mileage: 45,000
SINCE IVE PURCHASED MY FORD FOCUS BACK IN 2013 I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN RELATION TO THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. ON MY 5TH ATTEMPT MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THIS WAS AROUND THE END OF 2017 TO 2018. ON MAY 2ND 2019 I WAS DRIVING TO W...
Mileage: 63,000
SINCE IVE PURCHASED MY FORD FOCUS BACK IN 2013 I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN RELATION TO THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. ON MY 5TH ATTEMPT MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THIS WAS AROUND THE END OF 2017 TO 2018. ON MAY 2ND 2019 I WAS DRIVING TO W...
Mileage: 63,000
SINCE IVE PURCHASED MY FORD FOCUS BACK IN 2013 I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO FORD DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN RELATION TO THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. ON MY 5TH ATTEMPT MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THIS WAS AROUND THE END OF 2017 TO 2018. ON MAY 2ND 2019 I WAS DRIVING TO W...
Mileage: 63,000
MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER18S32 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER18V735 OUR VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK COLLAPSED OVER A YEAR AGO AND WE ARE UNABLE TO FULLY USE THE VEHICLE. FORD DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE PROVIDING NECESSARY PARTS TO DEALERS FOR REPAIR. WE ARE GETTING NOWHERE AND THE CAR IS UNSAFE. PERHAPS YOU CAN COMPEL FO...
WE BOUGHT OUR 2013 FORD FOCUS ST IN FEBURARY 2017. STARTING IN 2018 SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T D GO IN REVERSE. IT ALSO STARTED HESITATING WHILE WE ARE DRIVING OR PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. NOW IN 2019 IT WILL COMPLETELY LOSE POWER GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR JUST THE STREET AND LEAVE US STRANDED. WE HAVE REP...
Mileage: 57,000
I'M AT THE TAIL END OF A BUYBACK FOR MULTIPLE RECALL ISSUES THAT SEEM TO BE UNFIXABLE. THEY HAD ALSO REPLACED A WEEK ENGINE MOUNT THAT IS FAILING NOW THEY HAD TO REPLACE A SAFETY RECALL FOR GAS FUEL. ALL OF WHICH IN THE PAST DOWNTOWN FORD IN SACRAMENTO DID FOR FREE AND NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ...
Mileage: 89,000
I'M AT THE TAIL END OF A BUYBACK FOR MULTIPLE RECALL ISSUES THAT SEEM TO BE UNFIXABLE. THEY HAD ALSO REPLACED A WEEK ENGINE MOUNT THAT IS FAILING NOW THEY HAD TO REPLACE A SAFETY RECALL FOR GAS FUEL. ALL OF WHICH IN THE PAST DOWNTOWN FORD IN SACRAMENTO DID FOR FREE AND NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ...
Mileage: 89,000
I'M AT THE TAIL END OF A BUYBACK FOR MULTIPLE RECALL ISSUES THAT SEEM TO BE UNFIXABLE. THEY HAD ALSO REPLACED A WEEK ENGINE MOUNT THAT IS FAILING NOW THEY HAD TO REPLACE A SAFETY RECALL FOR GAS FUEL. ALL OF WHICH IN THE PAST DOWNTOWN FORD IN SACRAMENTO DID FOR FREE AND NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ...
Mileage: 89,000
HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING AND DELAYS IN RESPONSE. WE WERE CROSSING A BUSY HIGHWAY NOT LONG AGO AND AS WE PULLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING AND SHUTTERING UNCONTROLLABLY AND WOULD BARELY MOVE. WE ALMOST GOT HIT TRYING TO GET ACROSS. WE HAVE HAD THIS TRANSMISSION F...
Mileage: 90,000
THE CAR TENDS TO SHUDDER AS IT ACCELERATES, SOMETIMES MORE, SOMETIMES LESS. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO FOR THE CAR WHICH MIGHT BE RELATED TO THIS (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 18V735), BUT THERE IS STILL NO AVAILABLE REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM, WHICH SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM IN ITSELF.
IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR'S TRANSMISION. I BOUGHT IT WHEN IT HAD 53K MILES ON IT, NOW IT HAS 69K. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE CAR HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS, THE ENGINE REVVS UP BUT THE TRANSMISION WILL NOT RESPOND AS NORMAL, IT SLIPS/HESITATES. WHILE DRIVING...
Mileage: 55,000
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL , NOTICE# 16S30/NHTSA RECALL 16V-643 MAY, 2017 AND IN DOING SO I NOTIFIED THE VICKSBURG FORD DEALERSHIP HERE AND SCHEDULED A APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY VEHICLE CHECKED, AND THE PART MADE IT HERE TUESDAY 5/30/17) AND IT WAS REPAIRED I WAS TOLD. NOW YESTERDAY AS I TR...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AS THE POWER STEERING AND OIL WARNING INDIC...
Mileage: 120,000
RADIO WILL CUT OUT AND THEN SOUND LIKE WIRES ARE SIZZLING AND WONT PLAY.THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.AND EVEN WHEN ITS TURNED OF THE SIZZLING SOUND IS STILL THERE.
Mileage: 163,498
POWER STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAD SUDDENLY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY FOR A SMALLER PERSON, THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN.
Mileage: 85,640
I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY WHEN I THE CAR SHIFTED GEARS. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT NOT THINKING ANYTHING OF IT. ONCE I CAME TO A POINT WHEN I HAD TO REVERSE, I REALIZED THAT'S MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO MOVE BACK WARDS EVEN WHEN I USED THE GAS.
Mileage: 150,000
MY FUEL LINE AND FUEL NECK WENT OUT ON ME I WAS DRIVING AND ANOTHER PERSON WAIVED AT ME AND SAID THEY SAW SPARKS COMING FROM THE CAR I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THEN THE CALL STOP I WAS LOW ON GAS SO I THOUGH I RAN OUT OF GAS GOT GAS AND THE GAS RAN THROUGH TO THE GROUND I HAD NO WARNING IT ...
Mileage: 129,435
MY STEREO HAS DECIDED TO TERRORIZE ME WITH LOUD POPPING, CRACKLING, AND WHITE NOISE. IN THE BEGINNING MY STEREO WOULD MAKE A LOUD POP AND THEN NOT EMIT ANY SOUND. THE DISPLAY WOULD WORK, AND I COULD CHANGE THE STATIONS, INPUTS, AND VOLUME, BUT NO NOISE WOULD COME OUT OF THE SPEAKERS. I WOULD SIMPLY ...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE WAITED TEN MINUTES, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DROVE VERY SLOWLY ...
Mileage: 104,704
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE WAITED TEN MINUTES, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DROVE VERY SLOWLY ...
Mileage: 104,704
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR DID NOT CLOSE AND "FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT CALLED TOM PECK FORD OF HUNTLEY AT 847-669-6060 (LOCATED AT 13900 AUTOMALL DR, HUNTLEY, IL 60142) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED...
Mileage: 78,000
COULDN'T SHIFT, SLOW SHIFTING, WON'T GO INTO GEAR, WON'T COME OUT OF GEAR. WON'T CRANK, WON'T MOVE. THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF 4 YEARS
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER MANAGED TO STEER THE VEHICLE HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE REC...
Mileage: 61,000
TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDERING/CHATTERING ON ACCELERATION, PRIMARILY IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. WORSE WHEN AMBIENT TEMP IS WARMER. SLAMS INTO GEAR, SOMETIMES BREAKING TIRES LOOSE ON PAVEMENT. ONLY OWNED THIS CAR FOR 1 WEEK. MILEAGE IN THE 70K RANGE. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS PULLING OUT ON A TURN. CAR WILL JER...
Mileage: 70,000
THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE CAR, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS.
Mileage: 84,000
I OWNED THE CAR 3 DAYS AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. CLAIMED THE TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS REPLACED. TWO HOURS AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK IT WOULD NOT START, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SEE PHOTO IT WOULD APPEAR THE OBD2 WIRES HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH IN AN EFFORT TO DISABLE THE LIGHT CONTINUING TO ...
Mileage: 105,000
THE RADIO/SPEAKERS WILL SUDDENLY MAKE A LOUD POPPING SOUND/CRACKLING SOUND OUT OF NOWHERE. THE POPPING/CRACKLING IS OFTEN LOUD ENOUGH TO WHERE IT STARTLES THE DRIVER, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY SO THE DRIVER CANNOT BE PREPARED FOR THE LOUD, STARTLING NOISE. TSB ISSUED FOR ST...
Mileage: 90,000
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING BADLY BUT WARRANTY IS ONLY 100K MILES AND CAR HAS 105K SO FORD DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO PAY REPAIRS. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE. DASHBOARD DISPLAY IS DAMAGE AND SHOWS NO INFORMATION - MILLAGE - AND CAN NOT PASS EMISSION TESTING SINCE CAN NOT DETERMINE MILLAGE. DEALER WANT...
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING BADLY BUT WARRANTY IS ONLY 100K MILES AND CAR HAS 105K SO FORD DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO PAY REPAIRS. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE. DASHBOARD DISPLAY IS DAMAGE AND SHOWS NO INFORMATION - MILLAGE - AND CAN NOT PASS EMISSION TESTING SINCE CAN NOT DETERMINE MILLAGE. DEALER WANT...
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING BADLY BUT WARRANTY IS ONLY 100K MILES AND CAR HAS 105K SO FORD DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO PAY REPAIRS. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE. DASHBOARD DISPLAY IS DAMAGE AND SHOWS NO INFORMATION - MILLAGE - AND CAN NOT PASS EMISSION TESTING SINCE CAN NOT DETERMINE MILLAGE. DEALER WANT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS FOUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE MORE THAN ONCE AFTER IT RAINED. ALSO, THE CLUTCH VIBRATED WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME AFTER SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. TH...
Mileage: 69,763
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS FOUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE MORE THAN ONCE AFTER IT RAINED. ALSO, THE CLUTCH VIBRATED WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME AFTER SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. TH...
Mileage: 69,763
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS FOUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE MORE THAN ONCE AFTER IT RAINED. ALSO, THE CLUTCH VIBRATED WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME AFTER SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. TH...
Mileage: 69,763
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING ON SURFACE ROAD MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SAFELY STEER OUT OF TRAFFIC. FAILURE CAME ON SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING.
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED EXTENSIVELY AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. MANKATO FORD (1935 MADISON AVE, MANKATO, MN 56001, (507) 387-3454) DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, BUT THE FAILURE ...
MY CAR GOT ON FIRE WHILE IT'S WAS PARKED
MY CURRENT PROBLEM IS AFTER FUELING UP MY CAR IT STARTS AND THEN STALLS, THEN THE NEXT RESTART IT TURNS OVER ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS AND STARTS AND THEN HAS A ERRATIC IDLE AND IT MAY STALL AGAIN, OR IF I MANAGE TO TAKE OFF IT WILL RUN OK, UNLESS I HAVE TO STOP WITHIN A 100 YARDS, AND IT THEN MAY STAL...
MY CURRENT PROBLEM IS AFTER FUELING UP MY CAR IT STARTS AND THEN STALLS, THEN THE NEXT RESTART IT TURNS OVER ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS AND STARTS AND THEN HAS A ERRATIC IDLE AND IT MAY STALL AGAIN, OR IF I MANAGE TO TAKE OFF IT WILL RUN OK, UNLESS I HAVE TO STOP WITHIN A 100 YARDS, AND IT THEN MAY STAL...
MY CURRENT PROBLEM IS AFTER FUELING UP MY CAR IT STARTS AND THEN STALLS, THEN THE NEXT RESTART IT TURNS OVER ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS AND STARTS AND THEN HAS A ERRATIC IDLE AND IT MAY STALL AGAIN, OR IF I MANAGE TO TAKE OFF IT WILL RUN OK, UNLESS I HAVE TO STOP WITHIN A 100 YARDS, AND IT THEN MAY STAL...
COMPLETE FAILURE OF POWER STEERING MAKING CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. PER DEALER RACK / BOLT FAILURE. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR $2200. COULD HAVE CAUSED CAR CRASH. WHAT HAPPENED WARNING LIGHT TO PULL OVER GET SERVICE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE LOCKING OF STEERING. EVEN THE TOW TRUCK PERSON COULD BAR...
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND SWITCHING GEARS, THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERYDAY FOR THE PAST MONTH WHEN SWITCHING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGN...
Mileage: 130,000
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS TIRE ROD "SLIPPED OUT" AND WAS REPLACED. THE PART WAS NOT BROKEN BUT THE THREADS ON THE MALE BOLT SLIPPED OUT AND BECAME DISCONNECTED WHILE EXITING A PARKING. THE PART CAME OUT DURING THE TRANSITION FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHILE STOPPED AND STRAIGHTENING THE WHEEL. THE FEMALE PART ...
Mileage: 84,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MIRACLE FORD (1394 NASHVILLE PIKE, GALLATIN, TN 37066, (615) 442...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THERE REALLY WAS NONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KISTLER FORD SALES INC. (5555 CENTRAL AVE, TOLEDO, OH 43615)...
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THERE REALLY WAS NONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KISTLER FORD SALES INC. (5555 CENTRAL AVE, TOLEDO, OH 43615)...
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), 16V698000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), AND 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIVE STAR FORD (6618 NE LOOP 820, NORT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), 16V698000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), AND 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIVE STAR FORD (6618 NE LOOP 820, NORT...
THERE IS AN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON MY DASH BORD AND WHEN I DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF TWO TIMES BY THIS WK. AND ALSO WHEN I DRIVING UP HILL THE CAR FORCE BECOMIN WEAK
Mileage: 69,870
LESS THAN 24 HRS AGO I STARTED FOCUS AND THE DASHBOARD THAT TELLS ME HOW MUCH FUEL, AND HOW FAST I'M GOING DIDN'T WORK PULLED OVER TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IS STILL NOT WORKING. WENT TO CHANGE FUSES AND THAT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. TALKED TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO HAS SEEN THE ISSUE AND SAYS IT CO...
TAKATA RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A SHUTTER/SLIP IN BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND CAR. FORD HAD EVEN OFFERED TO BUY THESE CARS BACK. MY CAR IS A 2013 FORD FOCUS TITANIUM. IT DOES IT EVERY TIME I TAKE OFF. NOW MY CAR WONT START BECAUSE THE CLUTCH IS STUCK AND FOR...
Mileage: 146,000
TAKATA RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A SHUTTER/SLIP IN BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND I HEAR THAT IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. MY CAR IS A 2013 FORD FOCUS TITANIUM HATCHBACK. IT DOES IT EVERYTIME I TAKE OFF
Mileage: 113,000
FORD DEALER IN MELBOURNE, FLORIDA REFUSES TO PERFORM RECALL WORK. TOOK THE CAR IN--IT FAILED INSPECTION. THE MANAGER REFUSED TO ORDER PARTS OR WORK ON THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THE MECHANIC WAS ON VACATION. I WENT BACK AGAIN TO HAVE THE OTHER RECALL ITEMS WORKED ON, THE MANAGER SAID IT WAS STILL A "NO...
Mileage: 87,000
FORD DEALER IN MELBOURNE, FLORIDA REFUSES TO PERFORM RECALL WORK. TOOK THE CAR IN--IT FAILED INSPECTION. THE MANAGER REFUSED TO ORDER PARTS OR WORK ON THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THE MECHANIC WAS ON VACATION. I WENT BACK AGAIN TO HAVE THE OTHER RECALL ITEMS WORKED ON, THE MANAGER SAID IT WAS STILL A "NO...
Mileage: 87,000
FORD DEALER IN MELBOURNE, FLORIDA REFUSES TO PERFORM RECALL WORK. TOOK THE CAR IN--IT FAILED INSPECTION. THE MANAGER REFUSED TO ORDER PARTS OR WORK ON THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THE MECHANIC WAS ON VACATION. I WENT BACK AGAIN TO HAVE THE OTHER RECALL ITEMS WORKED ON, THE MANAGER SAID IT WAS STILL A "NO...
Mileage: 87,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMB...
Mileage: 90,000
THE STEERING FAILURE WAS NOTICED DRIVING AT HIGH WAY SPEED AS IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT LINE OF TRAVEL. ONCE I DETERMINED SOMETHING WAS WRONG I PULLED OVER TO RUN THE CARS BUILT IN DIAGNOSTIC. THE DIAGNOSTIC CLAIMED THERE WAS A STEERING FAULT AND SERVICE WAS NEEDED BUT APPEARED...
Mileage: 90,814
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE RECEIVED A WARNING 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT- SERVICE REQUIRED'. NEARLY WRECKED, BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER, WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THE ERROR WENT AWAY AND POWER STEERING WAS BACK. MADE IT HOME (CAUTIOUSLY) AND NOW THE ERROR COMES UP EVERY TIME I ...
Mileage: 112,000
TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY, BROUGHT INTO FORD TO HAVE RECALL OF PART OF TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. NEVER SHIFTED CORRECTLY INTO NEXT GEAR, SOMETIMES JERKED AND SPUTTERED AND MAKES GRINDING NOISE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE ENGINE WAS 4 CYLINDER. EARLY IN 2018, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT ...
Mileage: 65,000
TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY, BROUGHT INTO FORD TO HAVE RECALL OF PART OF TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. NEVER SHIFTED CORRECTLY INTO NEXT GEAR, SOMETIMES JERKED AND SPUTTERED AND MAKES GRINDING NOISE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE ENGINE WAS 4 CYLINDER. EARLY IN 2018, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT ...
Mileage: 65,000
TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY, BROUGHT INTO FORD TO HAVE RECALL OF PART OF TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. NEVER SHIFTED CORRECTLY INTO NEXT GEAR, SOMETIMES JERKED AND SPUTTERED AND MAKES GRINDING NOISE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE ENGINE WAS 4 CYLINDER. EARLY IN 2018, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT ...
Mileage: 65,000
INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT OUT, UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST YOUR GOING OR IF LIGHTS ARE ON, OR BLINKERS. UNABLE TO DETERMINE MILEAGE OF VEHICLE
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE WAITING FOR THE RED LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND LOSE ACCELERATION. ALSO, THE "TRANSMISSION FAULT" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TEAM FORD/LINCOLN (905 BRADY AVE, STEUBENSVILLE, OH 43952) ...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE WAITING FOR THE RED LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND LOSE ACCELERATION. ALSO, THE "TRANSMISSION FAULT" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TEAM FORD/LINCOLN (905 BRADY AVE, STEUBENSVILLE, OH 43952) ...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING FORWARD AND REVERSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROBERT HORNE FORD (3400 TOMAHAWK RD, APACHE JUNCTION, AZ 85119) AND TH...
Mileage: 107,112
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FAULTY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREEN WAY FORD (9001 E COLONIAL D...
Mileage: 104,900
2013 FORD FOCUS SE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PERFORM THE RECALL.--MY VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO MULTIPLE ITEMS, ACCORDING TO THE VIN REPORT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO...
2013 FORD FOCUS SE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PERFORM THE RECALL.--MY VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO MULTIPLE ITEMS, ACCORDING TO THE VIN REPORT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO...
2013 FORD FOCUS SE. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PERFORM THE RECALL.--MY VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO MULTIPLE ITEMS, ACCORDING TO THE VIN REPORT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO...
TAKATA RECALL. ON FRIDAY MARCH 1 2019 AS I WAS DRIVING MY AIR BAG EXPLODED. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OCCURRED.
Mileage: 133,132
TAKATA RECALL. ON FRIDAY MARCH 1 2019 AS I WAS DRIVING MY AIR BAG EXPLODED. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OCCURRED.
Mileage: 133,132
COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN YOU TURN ON THE CAR.... ON THE SCREEN APPEARS A MESSAGE SAYING 'STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM, PLEASE CONTACT SERVICE' AND THE WHEEL TURNS TO BE REALLY HARD TO MOVE, VERY DANGEROUS..... THE ONLY WAY TO FIXED ON THE MOMENT IS TO STOP.... TURN OFF THE CAR AND ON AGAIN. THIS...
Mileage: 96,000
TAKARA RECALL MY CAR IS SHIFTING WEIRD THE EVAP CANISTER FOR FUEL IS CLICKING AND MY CAR IS GETTING BAD MPG MY CAR CLUNKS WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THE FRONT END CLICKS WHEN YOU TURN AND FEELS LIKE SOMETHING MIGHT BREAK I DONT THINK THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS WORKING RITE
Mileage: 124,790
TAKARA RECALL MY CAR IS SHIFTING WEIRD THE EVAP CANISTER FOR FUEL IS CLICKING AND MY CAR IS GETTING BAD MPG MY CAR CLUNKS WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THE FRONT END CLICKS WHEN YOU TURN AND FEELS LIKE SOMETHING MIGHT BREAK I DONT THINK THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS WORKING RITE
Mileage: 124,790
TAKARA RECALL MY CAR IS SHIFTING WEIRD THE EVAP CANISTER FOR FUEL IS CLICKING AND MY CAR IS GETTING BAD MPG MY CAR CLUNKS WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THE FRONT END CLICKS WHEN YOU TURN AND FEELS LIKE SOMETHING MIGHT BREAK I DONT THINK THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS WORKING RITE
Mileage: 124,790
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED TO FIRST GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRENENGEN FORD (615 S BLACK RIVER ST, SPARTA, WI 54656, (608)-269-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIR...
Mileage: 107,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED TO FIRST GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRENENGEN FORD (615 S BLACK RIVER ST, SPARTA, WI 54656, (608)-269-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIR...
Mileage: 107,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO BE SLOWLY D...
Mileage: 52,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO BE SLOWLY D...
Mileage: 52,000
WHILE WAITING IN TRAFFIC ON A HILL OR ACCELERATING UPHILL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS ON AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS LEFT ME ROLLING TO A STOP ON THE FREEWAY AND EVEN ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWNHILL UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON. TODAY I BARELY PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF TH...
Mileage: 100,000
2013 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING. *LD *TR
STEREOR ISSUES - LOUD POPPING, CRACKLING, WHITE NOISE, HIGH FREQUENCY THAT HURTS YOU EARS. THE VOLUME CONTROL DOES NOT HELP. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY AND IT'S SO LOUD IT IS DANGEROUS. THE SPEAKERS CAN EVEN MAKE NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPORTING ABOUT...
Mileage: 73,000
I CALLED WASHINGTON FORD IN WASHINGTON, PA ON 1/17/2019 REGARDING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DUE TO FORD FOCUS RECALL (PURGE VALVE). THEY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 1/30/2019 TO FIX THE RECALL. TOOK MY CAR IN ON THE EVE OF 1/29/2019 AND DROPPED IT OFF. THEY CALLED ME THE FOLLOWING DAY TO SAY THEY DID...
Mileage: 95,000
I CALLED WASHINGTON FORD IN WASHINGTON, PA ON 1/17/2019 REGARDING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DUE TO FORD FOCUS RECALL (PURGE VALVE). THEY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 1/30/2019 TO FIX THE RECALL. TOOK MY CAR IN ON THE EVE OF 1/29/2019 AND DROPPED IT OFF. THEY CALLED ME THE FOLLOWING DAY TO SAY THEY DID...
Mileage: 95,000
I CALLED WASHINGTON FORD IN WASHINGTON, PA ON 1/17/2019 REGARDING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DUE TO FORD FOCUS RECALL (PURGE VALVE). THEY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR 1/30/2019 TO FIX THE RECALL. TOOK MY CAR IN ON THE EVE OF 1/29/2019 AND DROPPED IT OFF. THEY CALLED ME THE FOLLOWING DAY TO SAY THEY DID...
Mileage: 95,000
"TAKATA RECALL" WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON RANDOMLY, THEY WILL SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN. THEY WILL NOT TURN OFF EVEN WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND KEY IS OUT OF IGNITION. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT IS NOT RAINING AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSE...
Mileage: 139,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE STRENGTH TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DIEHL'S FORD SALES (11782 NATIONAL PIKE, GRANTSVI...
Mileage: 58,000
FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL REGARDING THE FUEL TANK DEFORMATION BUT THEY STATE THAT THE CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY ISSUE WHEN IT'S ABOVE 1/2 OF A TANK. I HAVE EXPERIENCES THE CAR STALLING AROUND 3/4 OF A TANK MULTIPLE TIMES NOW. THE CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, THE DASHBOARD LIGHT...
Mileage: 59,550
FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL REGARDING THE FUEL TANK DEFORMATION BUT THEY STATE THAT THE CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY ISSUE WHEN IT'S ABOVE 1/2 OF A TANK. I HAVE EXPERIENCES THE CAR STALLING AROUND 3/4 OF A TANK MULTIPLE TIMES NOW. THE CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, THE DASHBOARD LIGHT...
Mileage: 59,550
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 84,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 84,000
WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR MY VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2018 FROM FORD. WE WERE TOLD THAT AS LONG AS THE GAS TANK IS FILLED AT 1/2 A TANK, THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. SINCE WE RECEIVED THE LETTER, MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY THREE SEPARATE TIMES, EACH TIME RESULTING IN THE CAR HAVIN...
Mileage: 120,000
WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR MY VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2018 FROM FORD. WE WERE TOLD THAT AS LONG AS THE GAS TANK IS FILLED AT 1/2 A TANK, THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. SINCE WE RECEIVED THE LETTER, MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY THREE SEPARATE TIMES, EACH TIME RESULTING IN THE CAR HAVIN...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS EQUIPPED WITH VELOZZA ZXV4 TIRES, SIZE: 235/45ZR17 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL OF THE TIRES EXPERIENCED BLOW OUTS, TREAD SEPARATION, AND TREAD FLATTENING. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON SIX DIFFERENT FRONT AND REAR TIRES. THE VEHI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRUNK OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SECURED THE TRUNK, AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIA...
Mileage: 63,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRUNK OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SECURED THE TRUNK, AND RESUMED DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIA...
Mileage: 63,000
MY FOCUS IS UNDER FORD RECALL...IT IS EXPERIENCING STALLING AND LOSS OF POWER AND DIFFICULTY STARTING. FORD SAYS IT WILL BE FINE IF I KEEP A HALF TANK OF FUEL IN TANK, BUT ALL THE SYMPTOMS ARE HAPPENING WITH OVER HALF A TANK OF FUEL. THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE A LOANER/RENTAL VEHICLE AND THE LOCAL DEAL...
Mileage: 68,000
MY FOCUS IS UNDER FORD RECALL...IT IS EXPERIENCING STALLING AND LOSS OF POWER AND DIFFICULTY STARTING. FORD SAYS IT WILL BE FINE IF I KEEP A HALF TANK OF FUEL IN TANK, BUT ALL THE SYMPTOMS ARE HAPPENING WITH OVER HALF A TANK OF FUEL. THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE A LOANER/RENTAL VEHICLE AND THE LOCAL DEAL...
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER ASSIST STEERING MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND SEIZED. WESTLAND FORD (3450 WALL AVE, OGDEN, UT 84401, (801) 629-5500) WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE AND A MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN B...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING LOST, DO NOT DRIVE". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTUR...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM,...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM,...
Mileage: 60,000
FORD HAS DECLARED A RECALL IN OCTOBER OF 2018. AS OF JANUARY 22 2019, NOTHING HAS BEEN REMEDIED.
FORD HAS DECLARED A RECALL IN OCTOBER OF 2018. AS OF JANUARY 22 2019, NOTHING HAS BEEN REMEDIED.
MY VEHICLE HAS DIED ON ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND AFTER GETTING GAS IT DOES NOT WANT TO START AND WILL SPUTTER AND ACT LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE, OR DIE OR IT WILL BE VERY HARD TO START. THE CAR WILL JUST DIE AT STOP SIGNS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. YOU CAN NOT TELL IF THERE IS GAS OR NOT BECAUSE ...
Mileage: 98,201
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JARRETT SCOTT FORD OF PLANT CITY (2000 E BAK...
Mileage: 102,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JARRETT SCOTT FORD OF PLANT CITY (2000 E BAK...
Mileage: 102,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JARRETT SCOTT FORD OF PLANT CITY (2000 E BAK...
Mileage: 102,000
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR SAID TO GET OUT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING. THE DEALERSHIP EVENTUALLY FIXED THE CAR AND CLAIMED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION ISSUE IS STILL CAUSING ISSUES.
Mileage: 80,000
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL DUE TO THE DEFORMED FUEL TANK. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL CONFIRMED THAT MY FUEL TANK READINGS WILL BE INACCURATE DUE TO THIS ISSUE WITH THE DEFORMATION. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AND TH...
Mileage: 95,000
SIX WEEKS AGO, WHILE MY CAR WAS STATIONARY AND WHEN MY CARE WAS BEING TURNED ON, MY CAR TRUNK STOPPED OPENING. THE KEY (FULL BATTERY) WILL NOT OPEN IT, THE INTERIOR CAR RELEASE WILL NOT OPEN AND THE TRUNK LATCH WILL NOT OPEN IT. ADDITIONALLY, THE WARNING LIGHT AND BEEPING NOISE IS CONSTANTLY ON WH...
Mileage: 92,000
I WENT TO LEAVE ONE DAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. IT CAME UNLOCKED ITSELF. WHILE WE WERE DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS OF 70-75 MPH THE POWER ASSIST LIGHT COMES ON AND LOST POWER STEERING. NO STEERING WHATSOEVER. MECHANIC CHECKED OUT AND ITS THE RACK AND PINION. NO RECALLS BUT AL...
Mileage: 97,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE...
Mileage: 127,853
MY DOOR FLEW OPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO PAY QUITE A BIT TO GET IT FIXED NOT TO MENTION IT WAS A PRETTY SCARY EXPERIENCE. SINCE I'M SEEING THIS ISSUE WAS A RECALLED PART, I'D LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED. HOW DO I GO ABOUT THAT?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NEW JERSEY FROM A USED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM MAY 10, 2013 OR UP TO 60,000 MILES THAT HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, THERE WAS A...
Mileage: 10,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NEW JERSEY FROM A USED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM MAY 10, 2013 OR UP TO 60,000 MILES THAT HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, THERE WAS A...
Mileage: 10,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NEW JERSEY FROM A USED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM MAY 10, 2013 OR UP TO 60,000 MILES THAT HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES, THERE WAS A...
Mileage: 10,000
SHUDDERING BETWEEN I BELIEVE FIRST AND SECOND GEARS 63000 MILES ON IT PAPER WORK FROM APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES AGO
Mileage: 63,000
2013 FORD FOCUS, WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM DEALERSHIP AND HAS HAD CLUTCH ISSUES FROM BEGINNING. THE CAR STUTTERS ON ACCELERATION, SHIFTS HARD, AND OCCASIONALLY THERE IS A DELAY WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. A RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THIS CAR AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED, BUT STILL HAD SAME ISSUE. THIS CAR...
Mileage: 118,000
2013 FORD FOCUS, WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM DEALERSHIP AND HAS HAD CLUTCH ISSUES FROM BEGINNING. THE CAR STUTTERS ON ACCELERATION, SHIFTS HARD, AND OCCASIONALLY THERE IS A DELAY WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. A RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THIS CAR AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED, BUT STILL HAD SAME ISSUE. THIS CAR...
Mileage: 118,000
2013 FORD FOCUS, WAS BOUGHT NEW FROM DEALERSHIP AND HAS HAD CLUTCH ISSUES FROM BEGINNING. THE CAR STUTTERS ON ACCELERATION, SHIFTS HARD, AND OCCASIONALLY THERE IS A DELAY WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. A RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THIS CAR AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED, BUT STILL HAD SAME ISSUE. THIS CAR...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V350000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITOL CITY FORD (8623 E WASHINGTON ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219) AND A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE UPDATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED ...
Mileage: 80,000
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHUDDERS EVEN AFTER CLUTCH PACK REPLACEMENT
ON OCTOBER 25, 2018 MY CAR POPULATED A CEL CODE P0087 AFTER IGNITION WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. THE CAR TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO START HALF THE TIME. THE TURBO IS DISABLED AND HAD REDUCED ACCELERATION, WHICH THE DEALER SAID WAS CRAWL MODE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THE CODE WAS CAUSE...
Mileage: 68,000
CAR IS DRIVEN IN MODERATE RAINING CONDITIONS IN VA. SUDDENLY WHILE MANEUVERING IN A WALMART PARKING LOT A FAULT 'ENGINE FAUL SERVICE CAR NOW' SHOWED UP ON THE DASHBOARD SCREEN. DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING DIFFERENT AT FIRST AND CONTINUED DRIVING BACK HOME. ABOUT 2 MILES LATER IN THE MIDDLE OF ROUTE 28 THE...
Mileage: 35,000
CAR IS DRIVEN IN MODERATE RAINING CONDITIONS IN VA. SUDDENLY WHILE MANEUVERING IN A WALMART PARKING LOT A FAULT 'ENGINE FAUL SERVICE CAR NOW' SHOWED UP ON THE DASHBOARD SCREEN. DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING DIFFERENT AT FIRST AND CONTINUED DRIVING BACK HOME. ABOUT 2 MILES LATER IN THE MIDDLE OF ROUTE 28 THE...
Mileage: 35,000
CAR IS DRIVEN IN MODERATE RAINING CONDITIONS IN VA. SUDDENLY WHILE MANEUVERING IN A WALMART PARKING LOT A FAULT 'ENGINE FAUL SERVICE CAR NOW' SHOWED UP ON THE DASHBOARD SCREEN. DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING DIFFERENT AT FIRST AND CONTINUED DRIVING BACK HOME. ABOUT 2 MILES LATER IN THE MIDDLE OF ROUTE 28 THE...
Mileage: 35,000
VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 2015 WITH LESS THAN 20K MILES. 1ST PROBLEM, EXPLODED TIRE CAUSING MINOR BODY DAMAGE AND SENSOR DAMAGE. THANKFULLY JUST CAME FROM A STOP SIGN AND NOT TRAVELING FAST, NO INJURY. 2ND PROBLEM, DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT APPROX 35MPH WHEN AIRBAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. WONDERED IF HIT SMALL AN...
Mileage: 40,000
VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 2015 WITH LESS THAN 20K MILES. 1ST PROBLEM, EXPLODED TIRE CAUSING MINOR BODY DAMAGE AND SENSOR DAMAGE. THANKFULLY JUST CAME FROM A STOP SIGN AND NOT TRAVELING FAST, NO INJURY. 2ND PROBLEM, DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT APPROX 35MPH WHEN AIRBAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. WONDERED IF HIT SMALL AN...
Mileage: 40,000
VEHICLE PURCHASED IN 2015 WITH LESS THAN 20K MILES. 1ST PROBLEM, EXPLODED TIRE CAUSING MINOR BODY DAMAGE AND SENSOR DAMAGE. THANKFULLY JUST CAME FROM A STOP SIGN AND NOT TRAVELING FAST, NO INJURY. 2ND PROBLEM, DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT APPROX 35MPH WHEN AIRBAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. WONDERED IF HIT SMALL AN...
Mileage: 40,000
THE STEERING ASSIST BECAME IN OPERABLE MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE CAR. IT WAS PARKED AT THE TIME. BUT LEFT MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER STRANDED
Mileage: 139,000
THIS CAR SHUDDERS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. ESPECIALLY BAD GOING UP AN INCLINE
Mileage: 67,000
WELL HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, BUT HERE IS THE LATEST. I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES AND THEN IT SPUTTED LIKE GOING TO DIE OUT, AND GET REALLY ROUGH DRIVING. I PARKED THE CAR GOT TO WORK, AND WHEN LEAVING IT WOULD NOT START. BATTERY IS NEW, SO NOT THAT. AFTER AB...
WELL HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, BUT HERE IS THE LATEST. I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES AND THEN IT SPUTTED LIKE GOING TO DIE OUT, AND GET REALLY ROUGH DRIVING. I PARKED THE CAR GOT TO WORK, AND WHEN LEAVING IT WOULD NOT START. BATTERY IS NEW, SO NOT THAT. AFTER AB...
WELL HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, BUT HERE IS THE LATEST. I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES AND THEN IT SPUTTED LIKE GOING TO DIE OUT, AND GET REALLY ROUGH DRIVING. I PARKED THE CAR GOT TO WORK, AND WHEN LEAVING IT WOULD NOT START. BATTERY IS NEW, SO NOT THAT. AFTER AB...
THE VEHICLE SOUND SYSTEM, RADIO, IS MAKING A LOUD POPPING NOISE, EVEN WHEN THE RADIO IS OFF AND THE RADIO IS NOT WORKING. MY MOTHER, OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IS 79. THIS LOUD POPPING NOISE, IS STARTLING, WHICH CAUSES HER TO PANIC, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY FACTOR. I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT...
THE VEHICLE SOUND SYSTEM, RADIO, IS MAKING A LOUD POPPING NOISE, EVEN WHEN THE RADIO IS OFF AND THE RADIO IS NOT WORKING. MY MOTHER, OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IS 79. THIS LOUD POPPING NOISE, IS STARTLING, WHICH CAUSES HER TO PANIC, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY FACTOR. I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR WEEKS FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AND WAS NOT PROVIDED...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR WEEKS FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AND WAS NOT PROVIDED...
Mileage: 118,000
MY CAR START SHUTTERING ON ACCERALTION AND SHIFTING FUNNY. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CLUTCH. I CALLED FORD IMMEDIATELY FOR SCHEDULE FOR THE RECALL BUT THEY TOLD ME IT'S NOT LONGER A RECALL. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT RECALLS WERE GOOD FOR 10 Y...
Mileage: 110,000
STEERING WAS CATCHING WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO PUSH HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL PAST CERTAIN POINTS AS IT GOT CAUGHT AT CERTAIN POINTS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THAT ISSUE STOPPED BUT THE WHEEL MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECT...
Mileage: 93,000
MY TRUCK POPS OPEN AFTER HAVE BEEN DRIVING SEVERAL MILES USUALLY 7 OR 8..WHILE I AM DRIVING...SOMETIMES IN TOWN, OTHER TIMES WHEN GOING 55 MPH..THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR PAST 6 MO, ALMOST EVERYTIME I DRIVE
Mileage: 63,000
TRANSMISSION STUTTERED, JERKED UPON RECEIPT OF OWNERSHIP. NORTHGATE FORD SERVICEMAN, UPON REPORT, ASSURED ME THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION BROKE AFTER THE WARRANTY AND I WAS STUCK WITH ALL THE COST OF REPAIR PLUS RENTAL CAR UNTIL THE FOTRD FOCUS WAS REPAIRED. I WILL ACCEPT NOTHING BUT ...
THE FOCUS DPS6 TRANSMISSION CONTINUOUSLY SHUDDERS AND STALLS WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN STARTING OUT AND SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. AFTER ALL OF THE INCIDENCES I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION, I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE AN OFFICIAL RECALL THAT ALLOWS FOR REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT OF THE...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE DEALER (MIKE BURCH FORD, 304 WARE ST, BLACKSHEAR, GA 31516, 912-449-4446) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. TH...
TAKATA DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND MY CAR JERKED AND EXCELLER RATED ON ITS OWN CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER
Mileage: 100,100
TAKATA DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND MY CAR JERKED AND EXCELLER RATED ON ITS OWN CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER
Mileage: 100,100
THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE, AS I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES IN A CAR WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. I HAD MY CLUTCH PACK REPLACED FOR SLIPPING AND SHUDDERING TWICE WITHIN A TWO MONTH/2,000 MILE PERIOD. INITIALLY THE PROBLEMS WENT AWAY, BUT THEY CAME BACK AND ARE WORSE NOW. THERE H...
Mileage: 50,000
THE CAR IS STALLING. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY FORD BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT. THE STALLING HAS HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY.
Mileage: 59,000
CAR WAS NOT IDLING CORRECTLY WOULD HESITATE OR RUNNING EFFICIENTLY. FIST DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW PCM. AFTER $1300 AND A NEW PCM, 6 MONTHS GO BY, SAME PROBLEM CAME UP. 2ND DEALER DIAGNOSED A P2626 TO BE A CHAFFED WIRE IN A WIRE HARNESS. $700 REPAIR TO REPLACE TWO WIRES. THERE I...
Mileage: 75,000
MY CAR IS MISSING/STUTTERING, THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T SHOW THE ACCURATE MILES TO EMPTY, AND MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING BOTH LOCALLY AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN TWO WRECKS BECAUSE THE CAR KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. WHEN I PUT GAS IN THE VEHICLE THE CAR WON'T IMMEDIATELY CRANK. I HAVE T...
MY CAR IS MISSING/STUTTERING, THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T SHOW THE ACCURATE MILES TO EMPTY, AND MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING BOTH LOCALLY AND ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN TWO WRECKS BECAUSE THE CAR KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. WHEN I PUT GAS IN THE VEHICLE THE CAR WON'T IMMEDIATELY CRANK. I HAVE T...
ELECTRIC STEERING RACK MALFUNCTIONS, FAILING TO COME ON, AND DISPLAYS 'STEERING FAULT' ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY. LATELY IT FAILS TO TURN ON EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE, ONLY WORKING AFTER I TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR, BUT UNTIL RECENTLY IT WAS INFREQU...
Mileage: 82,000
WHILE IN MOTION, RADIO / NAVIGATION SYSTEM NOTIFIES OF ERROR IN "911 ASSIST" SYSTEM AT WHICH POINT ALL AUDIO QUEUES FROM SYSTEM GO IN ACTIVE, INCLUDING NAVIGATION PROMPTS, RADIO, PHONE (IF CONNECTED) ETC... THIS RANDOMLY MAY OCCUR AND TYPICALLY WILL NOT RESOLVE ITSELF TILL AFTER A SHUT DOWN PERIOD ...
Mileage: 40,000
THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING LOT. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, PUT IT IN PARK, AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON WITH CODE P144A. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE PURGE VALVE. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL FOR THE PURGE VALVE ...
Mileage: 55,000
TAKATA RECALL VEHICLE ONLY HAS 72,000 MILES N THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR CLANKS CAN'T REPLACE MOTOR HAVE TO REPLACE WHOLE RACK SYSTEM N AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING IT CAN LOCK UP N CAUSE A ACCIDENT
Mileage: 72,000
STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT. LUCKY WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT FORWARD BACK INTO SPOT. STEERING FLUID AT APPROPRIATE LEVEL, MORE THAN JUST A FAIL IN POWER STEERING. TWENTY-FOUR HOURS LATER CAR WILL START AND EVEN GO INTO GEAR, BUT STEERING LOCKED.
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. STEERING EFFORT WAS EXTREMELY HIGH DURING THIS PERIOD (FAR HIGHER THAN OLD MANUAL STEERING CARS). POWER ASSIST RECOVERED AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND RE-STARTING.
Mileage: 105,000
STEERING IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT TURN. MESSAGE APPEARED THAT STATED STEERING LOSS STOP SAFELY. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE, IF I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 74000 MILES ON IT.
Mileage: 74,000
I HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WENT TO FORD DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD IT WAS CANNISTER PURGE VALVE, HAD IT REPAIRED OUT OF WARRANTY. RECENTLY FORD HAS NOW RECALLED THE VEHICLE FOR THE SAME PART, RECALL #18S32. FORD HAS REFUSED TO REFUND COST OF REPAIR BECAUSE"CODE" WAS NOT THE SAME AS ONES ON RECALL, BUT ...
Mileage: 66,102
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL, "SERVICE ENGINE NOW", AND "HILL ASSIST IS NOT SUPPORTED" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRE...
Mileage: 55,364
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL, "SERVICE ENGINE NOW", AND "HILL ASSIST IS NOT SUPPORTED" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRE...
Mileage: 55,364
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL, "SERVICE ENGINE NOW", AND "HILL ASSIST IS NOT SUPPORTED" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRE...
Mileage: 55,364
BATTERY CHARGER OVER HEATED AND MELTED CHARGER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CHARGER UNABLE TO USE AND TO MY OUTLET.
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN/ LIGHT, THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I'VE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE THE INFORMATION ON THE BILL STATES "CLUTCH MISFIRE". THE FIX IS TEMPORARY, LASTING A MONTH OR TWO, AND THEN THE PROBLEM IS BACK. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND THIS HAS BEEN A R...
Mileage: 131,000
TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN FORWARD GEARS, WILL NOT STAY IN REVERSE.
Mileage: 59,163
VEHICLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS CAUSING STALL, SEVERE SHUDDER, INABILITY TO ACCELERATE THROUGH INTERSECTIONS AND ONTO HIGHWAY ON-RAMPS. DEALERS REFUSE WARRANTY SERVICE TO REPAIR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE FAULT DUE TO PRECISELY SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH 2012 FORD ...
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN LOCKING UP. I WAS DRIVING 75 ON A HIGHWAY AND MY WHEEL LOCKED UP. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, SPINNING SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE LANDING IN A DITCH WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD IN THE BACKSEAT. WE WERE NOT HURT THANKFULLY, BUT IT HAS CAUSED SOME EMOTIONAL TRAUMA FOR MY ...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE RPMS DECREASED. THE CONTACT SWITCHED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE NOT...
Mileage: 99,000
THE RADIO/ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM OF CAR HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. APPROX. 4 MONTHS AGO, RADIO/ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. PRIOR TO THE SHUTDOWN, A VERY LOUD CRACKING NOISE WOULD WAS HEARD THROUGH SPEAKERS. ONLY AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON WOULD THE SERVIC...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEAL...
Mileage: 85,900
WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO . THE RPMS WENT WAY HIGH AND I COULD NOT GO OVER 15 MILES PER HOUR IN MY CAR. ALSO MY AUTOMATIC CLUTCH WAS BAD AND MY STEREO ALSO HAS STOPPED WORKING.
Mileage: 67,000
WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO . THE RPMS WENT WAY HIGH AND I COULD NOT GO OVER 15 MILES PER HOUR IN MY CAR. ALSO MY AUTOMATIC CLUTCH WAS BAD AND MY STEREO ALSO HAS STOPPED WORKING.
Mileage: 67,000
WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO . THE RPMS WENT WAY HIGH AND I COULD NOT GO OVER 15 MILES PER HOUR IN MY CAR. ALSO MY AUTOMATIC CLUTCH WAS BAD AND MY STEREO ALSO HAS STOPPED WORKING.
Mileage: 67,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES W...
Mileage: 115,000
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON A CITY STREET MY CAR JUST QUIT ON ME THE DASH INDICATED STEERING WHEEL DEFAULT, I STARTED THE CAR UP HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE FOUR WEEKS AGO HE DID THE SAME THING MY CAR HAD 77,767 MILES AT THE TIME.
Mileage: 77,767
RACK AND PINION PARTS GIVE OUT AT 60,000 MILES RESULTING IN POWER STEERING FAILURE. GAVE OUT WHILE STATIONARY.
Mileage: 63,000
INITIALLY, ONCE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND RADIO IS TURNED ON, CRACKLING SOUNDS ARE HEARD ACROSS ENTIRE DASH OF CAR. RADIO STOPS WORKING. SOME DAYS RADIO WORKS, OTHER DAYS LONG STRETCHES OF CRACKLING AND THEN RADIO STOPS. RECENTLY, RADIO DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN BACK DOOR IS OPENED, SPEAKER IN REAR DR...
Mileage: 98,878
INITIALLY, ONCE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND RADIO IS TURNED ON, CRACKLING SOUNDS ARE HEARD ACROSS ENTIRE DASH OF CAR. RADIO STOPS WORKING. SOME DAYS RADIO WORKS, OTHER DAYS LONG STRETCHES OF CRACKLING AND THEN RADIO STOPS. RECENTLY, RADIO DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN BACK DOOR IS OPENED, SPEAKER IN REAR DR...
Mileage: 98,878
HILL START ASSIST LIGHT UNAVAILABLE LIGHT AND SKID LIGHT CAME ON. CAR JOLTS IN IT'S OWN DIRECTION ALL OF A SUDDEN. CLUTCH PROBLEM ALSO. CAR ISN'T DRIVING PROPERLY OR SHIFTING IN GEARS PROPERLY. DRIVING CAR ON STREET. WHEN TURNING CAR WANTS TO GO IN IT'S OWN DIRECTION. SCARY.
Mileage: 84,000
HILL START ASSIST LIGHT UNAVAILABLE LIGHT AND SKID LIGHT CAME ON. CAR JOLTS IN IT'S OWN DIRECTION ALL OF A SUDDEN. CLUTCH PROBLEM ALSO. CAR ISN'T DRIVING PROPERLY OR SHIFTING IN GEARS PROPERLY. DRIVING CAR ON STREET. WHEN TURNING CAR WANTS TO GO IN IT'S OWN DIRECTION. SCARY.
Mileage: 84,000
HILL START ASSIST LIGHT UNAVAILABLE LIGHT AND SKID LIGHT CAME ON. CAR JOLTS IN IT'S OWN DIRECTION ALL OF A SUDDEN. CLUTCH PROBLEM ALSO. CAR ISN'T DRIVING PROPERLY OR SHIFTING IN GEARS PROPERLY. DRIVING CAR ON STREET. WHEN TURNING CAR WANTS TO GO IN IT'S OWN DIRECTION. SCARY.
Mileage: 84,000
AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE WHEN MY SON HAD AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE HE WENT INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY 40 ON OCTOBER 12
Mileage: 71,568
CAR SHUDDERS AT VARYING SEVERITIES--SOMETIMES MORE MILD THAN OTHERS, MOSTLY SEVERE OTHERWISE DURING ACCELRATION, AND VARIOUS MOMENTS WHILE DRIVING, AND DURING THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF TURNING. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO GEORGE WALL FORD LINCOLN IN SHREWSBURY NJ TWICE FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. FIRST T...
CAR SHUDDERS AT VARYING SEVERITIES--SOMETIMES MORE MILD THAN OTHERS, MOSTLY SEVERE OTHERWISE DURING ACCELRATION, AND VARIOUS MOMENTS WHILE DRIVING, AND DURING THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF TURNING. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO GEORGE WALL FORD LINCOLN IN SHREWSBURY NJ TWICE FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. FIRST T...
CAR SHUDDERS AT VARYING SEVERITIES--SOMETIMES MORE MILD THAN OTHERS, MOSTLY SEVERE OTHERWISE DURING ACCELRATION, AND VARIOUS MOMENTS WHILE DRIVING, AND DURING THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF TURNING. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO GEORGE WALL FORD LINCOLN IN SHREWSBURY NJ TWICE FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. FIRST T...
AFTER FUELING UP A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND STARTING MY CAR RIGHT AFTER, CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. WOULD STALL IMMEDIATELY. ONLY COULD START CAR IF I GAVE IT GAS WHEN TURNING IT OVER. THEN, WHEN IDLING AT A STOP, RPM'S WOULD BOTTOM OUT TO WELL UNDER WHERE IT SHOULD (500 OR LESS RPM). CAR SHAKES AND RATTLES...
Mileage: 97,000
POWER STEERING GOING OUT WITH NO WARNING. IT WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME.I STOPPED FOR COFFEE ON ANY TO WORK. AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING IT SEVERAL TIMES IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I WAS TOLD NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE FIRST OC...
Mileage: 87,000
MANY PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM WITH THE 2013 FORD FOCUS THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH MY FORD FOCUS THAT I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUEL TANK COLLAPSING AND NEEDIN...
Mileage: 110,000
MANY PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM WITH THE 2013 FORD FOCUS THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH MY FORD FOCUS THAT I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUEL TANK COLLAPSING AND NEEDIN...
Mileage: 110,000
MANY PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM WITH THE 2013 FORD FOCUS THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH MY FORD FOCUS THAT I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUEL TANK COLLAPSING AND NEEDIN...
Mileage: 110,000
MY WIFE RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WHEN THE GAUGE SAID SHE HAD MANY MORE MILES TO GO UNTIL EMPTY. SHE DID NOT EXPECT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL AND DOING SO CAUSED A GREAT RISK OF PERSON AL INJURY AND EVEN GREATER INCONVENIENCE. THE DEALER MAY WANT TO CHARGE MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT...
Mileage: 80,000
MY WIFE RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY, AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WHEN THE GAUGE SAID SHE HAD MANY MORE MILES TO GO UNTIL EMPTY. SHE DID NOT EXPECT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL AND DOING SO CAUSED A GREAT RISK OF PERSON AL INJURY AND EVEN GREATER INCONVENIENCE. THE DEALER MAY WANT TO CHARGE MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND FAILED TO MOVE. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE...
Mileage: 100,000
TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES. THIS TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP AND STAYING IN FIRST GEAR TO LONG, AND THEN WHEN IT DOES FINALLY SHIFT, IT SKIPS GEARS AND GOES DIRECTLY INTO HIGH GEAR. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 77,356 MILES ON IT. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL TR...
Mileage: 77,328
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STALLED AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (JONES FORD CASA GRANDE, 1932 N PINAL AVE, CASA GRANDE, AZ 85122) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE VEH...
Mileage: 81,972
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STEREO STARTING TO POP AND HAVING STATIC SOUND. THE POP SOUND IS VERY LOUD AND ALWAYS UNEXPECTED. WHILE DRIVING THE POPS SOUND CAN MAKES YOU TURN THE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL TO A SIDE.
Mileage: 130,000
CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND WHEN WE WENT TO LEAVE WE DID NOT HAVE ANY STEERING. CAR WAS FINE BEFORE WE PARKED IT.
Mileage: 81,972
I HAVE HAD MY FORD FOCUS IN EIGHT TIMES FOR A TRANSMISSION SHUDDER. THE FIX WORKS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THEN REAPPEARS. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE HESITATION HAPPENS UPON ACCELERATING AND MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY OR INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THERE IS ...
Mileage: 23,730
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE, THE STEERING WHEEL IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY.
Mileage: 113,750
THIS CAR'S FUEL GAUGE READS IN ERROR. CAR RUNS OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE READS OVER 100 MILES TO EMPTY. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES BEFORE I REALIZED EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. TWICE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH. MY CAR JUST DIEDZ THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED AMPLE GAS WHEN THE CAR WAS NEARLY E...
Mileage: 25,000
'TAKATA RECALL' I HAVE A 2013 FORD FOCUS SE HATCHBACK. I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT HEAD ON AND ONLY ONE AIRBAG ENGAGED. IT ENGAGED FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVING SEAT OF THE VEHICLE... ~
Mileage: 89,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNINTENTIONALLY UNLATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATEL...
Mileage: 193,000
ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO, UPON STARTING MY CAR AFTER BEING LEFT OVERNIGHT RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE OF "STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE ERROR MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE STEERING WAS NORMAL AGAIN. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN...
Mileage: 78,000
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. I BELIEVE ITS AT NUMBER 12 NOW. I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES REPLACED 2 TIMES, PROGRAMMED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DRIVER PREDICTOR COMPUTER TWO TIMES. THE DANGER OF THE PRODUCT STILL AFTER ALL THIS IS THAT WHEN I PULL ONTO THE ROAD IT JERKS, ...
Mileage: 12,000
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A VACATION IN FLORIDA ON 9-15-18 (SATURDAY), I WAS DRIVING I75N IN THE THIRD OF FOUR LANES GOING 75-80 MPH. SUDDENLY MY CAR SLOWED DOWN ABRUPTLY, I HELD THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO LOSE SPEED. I QUICKLY TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND TURN SIGNAL...
Mileage: 43,500
BOUGHT THIS CAR - HAD LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WERE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. STEERING ASSIST FAULT/MALFUNCTION WAS HAPPENING. YOU'D SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD FIX ITSELF. THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT COME ONE WHILE MY DAUGHTE...
Mileage: 100,000
BOUGHT THIS CAR - HAD LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WERE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. STEERING ASSIST FAULT/MALFUNCTION WAS HAPPENING. YOU'D SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD FIX ITSELF. THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT COME ONE WHILE MY DAUGHTE...
Mileage: 100,000
STEERING STARTED OFF STIFF. WHEN STARTING CAR HAD TO TURN WHEEL TO RIGHT FOR IT TO START WITHOUT FAILING. THEN JUST FROZE.
Mileage: 69,000
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE JUTTED. LATER, ON A COUNTRY ROAD THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE NOTIFICATION POPPED UP. WHEN SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU A HILL START ASSIST MODE NOT AVAILABLE NOTIFICATION POPPED UP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE COULD NOT SW...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT STIFF AND THE POWER ASSIST FAILURE MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM PECK FORD (13900 AUTOMALL DR, HUNTLEY, IL 60142, (877) 841-2409) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO ...
Mileage: 58,000
THIS IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE DANGEROUS AND PUT ME AT RISK DRIVING THIS CAR. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSIONS. IT'S UNSAFE
Mileage: 134,000
THE CAR SHUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING (NOTABLY AFTER MAKING A TURN). THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO PRIME FORD IN AUBURN, MA ON AUGUST 17TH, 2018 FOLLOWING A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS CAR, WHERE THE VEHICLE OWNER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND NO FIX TO THE CAR WAS MADE.
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR VIVA 3 TIRES, SIZE: 215/55R16 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH AND THE CHANGE ENGINE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT ...
Mileage: 97,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR VIVA 3 TIRES, SIZE: 215/55R16 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH AND THE CHANGE ENGINE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT ...
Mileage: 97,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR VIVA 3 TIRES, SIZE: 215/55R16 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH AND THE CHANGE ENGINE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT ...
Mileage: 97,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR VIVA 3 TIRES, SIZE: 215/55R16 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH AND THE CHANGE ENGINE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT ...
Mileage: 97,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE POWER STEERING SENSOR ALSO ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 106,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE POWER STEERING SENSOR ALSO ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 106,000
VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH AND STALLS AT IDLE AND LOW SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT FUEL TANK IS COLLAPSING DUE TO DEFECTIVE PURGE VALVE.
Mileage: 130,000
VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED BATTERY VEHICLE STARTS BUT SHUTS RIGHT OFF ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE ALSO STARTED ON ITS OWN WITH KEYS JUST IN THE ON POSITION.
Mileage: 140,000
VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED BATTERY VEHICLE STARTS BUT SHUTS RIGHT OFF ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE ALSO STARTED ON ITS OWN WITH KEYS JUST IN THE ON POSITION.
Mileage: 140,000
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65-70MPH, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED FROM 6TH GEAR TO 3RD THEN TO 1ST, FOLLOWED BY FREE SPUN IN NEUTRAL. VEHICLE WAS NEARLY HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES DUE TO EXTREME DECELERATION DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. LUCKILY WE WE ARE ABLE TO GET SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT BEING INJ...
Mileage: 34,838
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) FAILED TO FUNCTION. ALSO, THE "STEERING ASSIST FAILED" MESSAGE FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER O...
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED WHILE ACCELERATING. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN AND FAILED TO SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE OUT OF GEAR. THERE WERE NO WA...
Mileage: 28,558
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED WHILE ACCELERATING. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN AND FAILED TO SHUT OFF. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE OUT OF GEAR. THERE WERE NO WA...
Mileage: 28,558
DRIVING TO WORK MY DOOR (DRIVER) SUDDENLY FLEW OPEN WHILE I WAS TURNING ONTO HARRISON DR. CORNER OF PATRICK AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THROUGH THE SUDDENNESS. I REMEMBER FEELING UNABLE TO REACT OR THINK OF THE RIGHT THING TO DO, AS IF IN A PANIK. I HAVE TRIED TO GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIR...
Mileage: 72,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IT SHUTTERED EXTENSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND SLOWED DOWN WITH A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. CAPITAL FORD (4900 CAPITAL BLVD, RALEIGH, NC 27616, 919-878-48...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IT SHUTTERED EXTENSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND SLOWED DOWN WITH A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. CAPITAL FORD (4900 CAPITAL BLVD, RALEIGH, NC 27616, 919-878-48...
I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. COULDN'T EVEN PULL OFF THE ROAD. ENDED UP PUSHING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE POLICE CALLED A TOW TRUCK. TOW COST ME $140.00 TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A FORD GARAGE.
Mileage: 67,000
TOUGTH DIRECTION.
Mileage: 30,000
WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS OR SO, THE STEREO WILL EMIT A LOUD POP (WHICH IS QUITE ALARMING WHILST DRIVING) AND THEN GO OUT. IT IS NOW FOLLOWED BY WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS ELECTRICAL CURRENT RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE CAR AND SPEAKERS. THIS LAST SATURDAY, WHILE AT WORK, A CUSTOMER CAME IN AND ASKE...
Mileage: 44,904
THE VEHICLE- WHETHER STATIONARY, IN MOTION, OR DRIVING- EMITS RANDOM LOUD CRACKS AND POPS FROM THE SPEAKERS. EVEN IF MY RADIO IS TURNED OFF- THE RANDOMNESS OF IT IS SO SCARY THAT IT IS A DRIVING HAZARD. I REACHED OUT TO FORD AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT.
Mileage: 57,000
STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. LOST POWER STEERING WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. STOPPED THEN TURNED VEHICLE OFF THEN ON AGAIN AND THE FAULT WENT AWAY.
Mileage: 89,000
LOSS OF POWER STEERING, WHEEL HARD TO TURN AND I HAVE TO USE MUSCLE POWER TO STEER
Mileage: 101,000
I HAVE A 2013 FORD FOCUS SE HATCHBACK AND AS I WAS GETTING GAS YESTERDAY ( 8/8/2018) AFTER I COMPLETED PUTTING GAS IN MY CAR AND GO TO START THE CAR UP IT STARTED BEEPING AND THEN I GOT A MESSAGE THAT SAID TRANSMISSION FAULT SERVICE NOW. SO I TOOK IT TO MY HOUSE AND NOTICED AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ...
Mileage: 80,164
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED...
Mileage: 125,000
THIS CAR HAS A FAULTY POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION. IT HAS BEEN "FIXED" UNDER THE RECALL 4 TIMES AND NOW NEEDS TO HAVE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPAIRED OR REPLACED. FORD HAS 2 DIFFERENT EXTENDED WARRANTY CATEGORIES FOR THIS PROBLEM. ONE THAT COVERS THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND ONE THAT COVERS JUST THE TRANSMI...
Mileage: 81,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEH...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEH...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM THE IDLE POSITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBURBAN FORD OF STERLING HEIGHTS (40333 VAN DYKE AVE., STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313, 586-434-0943) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH A...
Mileage: 64,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM THE IDLE POSITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBURBAN FORD OF STERLING HEIGHTS (40333 VAN DYKE AVE., STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313, 586-434-0943) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH A...
Mileage: 64,000
ON THURSDAY AUGUST 2, 2018 AROUND 8:30. THE WIRES IN THE DASH BOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CARD BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. I COULD SMELL THE BURNING AND I WASN'T SURE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I COULD HEAR A SPARK SOUND AND I COULD TELL THAT THE WIRES WHERE BURNING. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATIO...
Mileage: 80,000
ON THURSDAY AUGUST 2, 2018 AROUND 8:30. THE WIRES IN THE DASH BOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CARD BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. I COULD SMELL THE BURNING AND I WASN'T SURE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I COULD HEAR A SPARK SOUND AND I COULD TELL THAT THE WIRES WHERE BURNING. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATIO...
Mileage: 80,000
ON THURSDAY AUGUST 2, 2018 AROUND 8:30. THE WIRES IN THE DASH BOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CARD BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. I COULD SMELL THE BURNING AND I WASN'T SURE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I COULD HEAR A SPARK SOUND AND I COULD TELL THAT THE WIRES WHERE BURNING. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATIO...
Mileage: 80,000
THE GAS GAUGE IS INCORRECT . NOW I CANT PUMP MORE THAN 2-3 GALLONS AT A TIME. I NOTICED YESTERDAY THAT THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING GAS. TODAY MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO WIRING ISSUES , AND IF THE FIRE FROM THE WIRES WOULD HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE LEAKING GAS , THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL.
Mileage: 80,000
WE PARKED AT A GAS STATION FOR GAS AND WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, IT SHOWED "STEERING ASSISTANT FAULT" AND IT'S SO HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. WE ALMOST CALLED SOMEONE TO TOW THE CAR. WE WENT TO A AUTO SHOP AND THE GUY SAID NOTHING CAUSED THIS, IT'S FORD'S PROBLEM AND WE NEED TO GO TO A DEA...
Mileage: 57,206
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DECELERATED TO A LOW RATE OF SPEED EACH TIME THE INDICATOR FLASHED. THE DEALER (LANDERS FORD, 2082 W POPLAR AVE, COLLIERVILL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DECELERATED TO A LOW RATE OF SPEED EACH TIME THE INDICATOR FLASHED. THE DEALER (LANDERS FORD, 2082 W POPLAR AVE, COLLIERVILL...
1FADP3N29D[XXX] FORS FOCUS 2013 HATCHBACK TITANIUM HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE TCM TRANSMISSION MODULATOR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN BABIED AND HAS IN MY OPINION A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
Mileage: 35,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE STEERING FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE...
Mileage: 55,000
THE CAR'S FUEL GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING, CAUSING THE CAR TO RUN OUT OF GAS. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF (VERY DANGEROUS). IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND WE ARE TOLD THE FUEL TANK AND PUMP HAVE COLLAPSED. HOW CAN THIS BE A NORMAL THING? WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE REPAIR...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPRING FRACTURED ON THE LATCH. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...
Mileage: 100,000
FORD MOTOR COMPANY / BRIGHTON FORD, REFUSING TO COVER VEHICLE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH CAR FALLS WITHIN ALL PARAMETERS AND EXHIBITS NOT ONLY ONE, BUT BOTH CONDITIONS COVERED UNDER TWO SEPARATE PROGRAMS AT FORD, (14MO1 ? TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUTTER) AND (14MO2 TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT OR LOSS OF POWER) WIT...
Mileage: 53,000
THE CAR ROLLED DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY WHILE PARKED WITH PARKING BREAK ON. THERE WERE NO KEYS IN THE CAR. WE WERE IN THE HOUSE WHEN IT HAPPENED.
Mileage: 39,394
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE STEERING FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. JIM CHARLON FORD, INC (269 SOUTH CHINA LAKE BLVD, RIDGECREST, CA) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED SINCE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A...
Mileage: 104,000
AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE STEERING BECOMES UNPREDICTABLE. AT TIMES THE STEERING WILL HAVE A 'LOOSE' FEELING WHERE INPUTS ARE MADE WITH NO RESPONSE CAUSING MORE INPUT TO BE MADE THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE WILL TURN CAUSING AN OVER CORRECTION AND INPUT NEEDING TO BE MADE TO CORRECT THE VEHICLES PATH WHICH B...
Mileage: 80,000
MY STEERING GEAR HAS GONE OUT WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON CAR. I HAVE BEEN READING AND THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I ALSO ALMOST HIT A CAR DURING A TURN WHEN THE STEERING STOPPED WORKING. NOT SAFE AND IS A LEMON DUE TO ONGOING TRANSMISSIONS ISSUES AS WELL.
Mileage: 97,000
BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN MAY 2017. THE PREVIOUS OWNER JUST HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED WHICH COST HIM $700.00. HAD IT ONE WEEK AND IT RAN OUT OF GAS, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE GAUGES, I SHOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF GAS. MY SON CAME AND PUT GAS IN AND HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND NOTICED THAT MY GAS TANK ...
Mileage: 60,000
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK AND HAVE A NEW ALIGNMENT - $2500.00 AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. CAR HAS ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT.
Mileage: 65,000
THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVE, BUT WENT OFF AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON. THE LIGHT CAME BACK OFF AND ON THE NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING HOME THE NEXT DAY, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE CAR BECAME REALLY HARD TO TURN. ONCE I GOT THE CAR HOME PARKED, THE WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON ME. NO...
Mileage: 182,000
AT 38,500 MILES RADIO WOULD RANDOMLY MAKE LOUD POPPING AND STATIC NOISES NOW A FEW MONTHS LATER THE RADIO QUIT ALL TOGETHER. FUSES ARE GOOD
Mileage: 39,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICE...
Mileage: 47,000
EVAP CHECK VALVE (OR PURGE VALVE) STOPPED WORKING CAUSING THE PLASTIC GAS TANK TO BEGIN TO IMPLODE ON ITSELF. DAMAGING THE ENTIRE CANISTER SYSTEM. TO THE TUNE OF AN ESTIMATED $1,800 PARTS AND LABOR TO GET IT FIXED.
FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. GOING UPHILL ON A HIGHWAY A SPEED OF APPROX. 35 MPG, (NORMAL SPEED FOR AREA I WAS IN), HAD A HESITATION FELT LIKE I WAS LOSING ACCELERATION. ONCE UPHILL, PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND PUT IN REVERSE TO TURN AROUND, CAR WOULD NOT GO REVERSE, WOULD GO FORWARD, INTO PA...
Mileage: 163,850
THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER WHATEVER THE PART WAS OUT TO 150K MILES. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS THE RADIO/SYNC SYSTEM QUIT WORKING. AND AS OF TODAY JULY 7 A STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING IS COMING UP ON THE DASH. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THE PROBLEM...
Mileage: 71,461
THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER WHATEVER THE PART WAS OUT TO 150K MILES. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS THE RADIO/SYNC SYSTEM QUIT WORKING. AND AS OF TODAY JULY 7 A STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING IS COMING UP ON THE DASH. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THE PROBLEM...
Mileage: 71,461
THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER WHATEVER THE PART WAS OUT TO 150K MILES. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS THE RADIO/SYNC SYSTEM QUIT WORKING. AND AS OF TODAY JULY 7 A STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING IS COMING UP ON THE DASH. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THE PROBLEM...
Mileage: 71,461
2013 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AND THE CLUTCH REPAIRED. *JS
TRANSMISSION SHUDDER THEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY HAPPENED BEFORE TOOK TO SHOP AND SAID THE REAR MAIN SEAL WENT OUT WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION AND MAKING THE CLUTCH SLIP
Mileage: 80,000
TRANSMISSION SHUDDER THEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY HAPPENED BEFORE TOOK TO SHOP AND SAID THE REAR MAIN SEAL WENT OUT WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION AND MAKING THE CLUTCH SLIP
Mileage: 80,000
TRANSMISSION SHUDDER THEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY HAPPENED BEFORE TOOK TO SHOP AND SAID THE REAR MAIN SEAL WENT OUT WHICH CAUSED OIL TO LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION AND MAKING THE CLUTCH SLIP
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DECELERATED AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JORDAN FORD LTD. (13010 I-35, LIVE OAK, TX) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ...
Mileage: 117,000
AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN IT IS WARM OUTSIDE WITH NO WARNING FROM THE VEHICLE POWER WILL BE REDUCED TO THE POINT THAT SPEED CAN NOT BE MAINTANED.I HAVE TO DRIVE WELL UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON UNTIL I CAN FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PARK AND RESTART THE CAR.ONCE RESTARTED I CAN CONTINUE ON ...
Mileage: 99,000
STARTING FEBRUARY 2018 THE CAR WAS JERKING AND IT HAD TURNED OFF ON ME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY 3 TIMES. I HAVE CHANGED OXYGEN SENSORS AND PURGE VALVE (I HAVE RECEIPTS) AND IT HAD INITIALLY HELPED. AS OF JUNE 2, 2018, IT IS JERKING AND TURNING OFF AGAIN AND THROWING CHECK ENGINE CODE P0805 AND P080A. TH...
Mileage: 100,000
STARTING FEBRUARY 2018 THE CAR WAS JERKING AND IT HAD TURNED OFF ON ME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY 3 TIMES. I HAVE CHANGED OXYGEN SENSORS AND PURGE VALVE (I HAVE RECEIPTS) AND IT HAD INITIALLY HELPED. AS OF JUNE 2, 2018, IT IS JERKING AND TURNING OFF AGAIN AND THROWING CHECK ENGINE CODE P0805 AND P080A. TH...
Mileage: 100,000
POWER STEERING RACK BEGAN TO FAIL, TOOK INTO SHOP AND AS THEY REMOVED IT TO REPLACE IT IT FELL APART. I WAS ADVISED BY THE SHOP THAT SHOULD THIS HAD FAILED ON THE FREEWAY I COULD HAVE DIED DUE TO HAVING ZERO STEERING ABILITY.
Mileage: 71,836
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE GEAR INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED TO ANOTHER GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHIFTED TO VARIOUS RATES OF SPEED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SALE FORD (1145 US-258, KINSTON, NC 28504, (252) 522-3673) WHERE ...
Mileage: 62,000
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A POWERSHIFT RECALL ON ALL 2013 FORD FOCUS CARS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MY CAR FALLS UNDER THAT RECALL AND I WANT THIS TAKEN CARE OF . I PLAN ON RETAINING AN ATTORNEY SO I CAN GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THE FACT THAT I AM DRIVING AND PAYING ON A DEFECTIVE CAR. I WAS DRI...
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A POWERSHIFT RECALL ON ALL 2013 FORD FOCUS CARS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MY CAR FALLS UNDER THAT RECALL AND I WANT THIS TAKEN CARE OF . I PLAN ON RETAINING AN ATTORNEY SO I CAN GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THE FACT THAT I AM DRIVING AND PAYING ON A DEFECTIVE CAR. I WAS DRI...
AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK WITH GAS, THE VEHICLE STUTTERS AND FEELS LIKE IT'S JUMPING WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND START TO GO. THE GAS GAUGE GOES UP WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS RANDOMLY. I WAS PARKED AT MY HOUSE AND IT WOULDN'T CRANK WHEN I RAN OUT OF GAS THE 1ST TIME (ABOU...
Mileage: 89,000
AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK WITH GAS, THE VEHICLE STUTTERS AND FEELS LIKE IT'S JUMPING WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND START TO GO. THE GAS GAUGE GOES UP WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS RANDOMLY. I WAS PARKED AT MY HOUSE AND IT WOULDN'T CRANK WHEN I RAN OUT OF GAS THE 1ST TIME (ABOU...
Mileage: 89,000
AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK WITH GAS, THE VEHICLE STUTTERS AND FEELS LIKE IT'S JUMPING WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND START TO GO. THE GAS GAUGE GOES UP WHILE I AM DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS RANDOMLY. I WAS PARKED AT MY HOUSE AND IT WOULDN'T CRANK WHEN I RAN OUT OF GAS THE 1ST TIME (ABOU...
Mileage: 89,000
THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AFTER RECEIVING AN ALERT MESSAGE THAT READ 'STOP SAFELY STEERING DISABLED'. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION BEING LEFT WITH NO ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND POWER STEERING RACK REPLACED
Mileage: 60,000
FORD FOCUS 2013 STEERING ASSIST FAULT. AS I WAS DRIVING MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I WAS VERY RATTLED AS THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE RIGHT AND I COULD NOT STEER IT BACK TO NORMAL. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO MAKE IT WORK AGAIN. NOW WHENEVER I TURN MY CAR ON IT COMES UP WITH A...
Mileage: 70,000
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTS JERKING AND SKIDDING AND SLOWING DOWN. I WAS SCARED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I CALLED MY TECHNICIAN AND HE SAID THAT A CODE CAME UP ON MY CAR P087A. HE SAID THAT THE CODE HAS TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AS THE ...
Mileage: 77,348
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTS JERKING AND SKIDDING AND SLOWING DOWN. I WAS SCARED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I CALLED MY TECHNICIAN AND HE SAID THAT A CODE CAME UP ON MY CAR P087A. HE SAID THAT THE CODE HAS TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AS THE ...
Mileage: 77,348
BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, MY STEERING LOCKED AND "STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. SERVICE NEEDED" APPEARED THEN DISAPPEARED. I ALMOST HIT A TREE BEHIND ME. WHEN I GOT THE CAR TO THE SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING COMPOUND GEAR ASSEMBLY UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST ME $1700. ...
Mileage: 96,000
I HAVE A 2013 FORD FOCUS SE THE FUSE IS OK BUT THE HORN DOES NOT WORK. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. IS THIS COVERED UNDER MY WARRENTY?
CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR SHUDDER BAD AT TAKE OFF TURNING INTO TRAFFIC. FORD IS TELLING ME SHUDDER AND JERKING IS WITHIN NORMAL AND ACCEPTABLE RANGE. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS SHUDDER IS ACCEPTABLE. I'VE HAD THE CLUTCHES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CAR IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE THE UPDATE CLUTCHES B...
Mileage: 65,000
AUTO STOP WORKING AND SUDENLY SHIFT OFF UN HIGHWAYS WITH UNKNOWN RASONS OR CAUSE. THIS IS EXPRIENCE AT LEASE 2 OR 3 TIMES DAILY. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON. THEN YOU NEED TO STOP AND RESTART. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS IN HIGHWAYS.
Mileage: 47,600
AUTO STOP WORKING AND SUDENLY SHIFT OFF UN HIGHWAYS WITH UNKNOWN RASONS OR CAUSE. THIS IS EXPRIENCE AT LEASE 2 OR 3 TIMES DAILY. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON. THEN YOU NEED TO STOP AND RESTART. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS IN HIGHWAYS.
Mileage: 47,600
AUTO STOP WORKING AND SUDENLY SHIFT OFF UN HIGHWAYS WITH UNKNOWN RASONS OR CAUSE. THIS IS EXPRIENCE AT LEASE 2 OR 3 TIMES DAILY. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON. THEN YOU NEED TO STOP AND RESTART. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS IN HIGHWAYS.
Mileage: 47,600
THE CAR IS STALLING AND HAS A ROUGH IDLE. WITHIN 2 WEEKS MY CAR STALLED AND THEN SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT RESTART OR STAY ON ONCE I GOT IT PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ONE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME ON THE ROAD OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BEE...
Mileage: 165,000
THE CAR IS STALLING AND HAS A ROUGH IDLE. WITHIN 2 WEEKS MY CAR STALLED AND THEN SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT RESTART OR STAY ON ONCE I GOT IT PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ONE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME ON THE ROAD OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BEE...
Mileage: 165,000
I TRY TURNING ON MY CAR IT DOES NOT START. IT TURNS ON BUT DOESN'T FULLY POWER UP. I'VE HEARD MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AS WELL
ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT ON FORD FOCUS MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. MY FOCUS IS A 2013 WITH ONLY 15000 MILES AND ONLY USED FOR 20 MILES TRANSPORTATION A DAY 5 DAYS A WEEK. INITIALLY WAS MOVING AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. IT HASN'T WORKED SINCE.
Mileage: 15,000
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR STARTED ON FIRE 39MINS AFTER I STARTED THE VEHICLE . THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND I HAD AN ENGINE FIRE
Mileage: 140,000
I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2013. ON 5/16/2018 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR IN THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE I GET A NOTIFICATION THAT SAYS "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW". THEN THE ENGINE CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. THE PERSON BEHIND ME ALMOST SMASHED IN...
Mileage: 79,450
I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2013. ON 5/16/2018 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR IN THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE I GET A NOTIFICATION THAT SAYS "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW". THEN THE ENGINE CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. THE PERSON BEHIND ME ALMOST SMASHED IN...
Mileage: 79,450
THE CAR IS STALLING WHEN ACCELERATING WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT FROM THIS YEAR FOCUS OWNERS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP BUT THEY TOO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. SOME OF THE READING IS SHOWING THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ISSUE WHICH IS CAUSING THIS.
Mileage: 32,000
THE CAR IS STALLING WHEN ACCELERATING WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT FROM THIS YEAR FOCUS OWNERS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP BUT THEY TOO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. SOME OF THE READING IS SHOWING THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ISSUE WHICH IS CAUSING THIS.
Mileage: 32,000
THE CAR IS STALLING WHEN ACCELERATING WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT FROM THIS YEAR FOCUS OWNERS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP BUT THEY TOO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. SOME OF THE READING IS SHOWING THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ISSUE WHICH IS CAUSING THIS.
Mileage: 32,000
MY CAR SMELL LIKE GAS AND AFTER IPUT GAS IN THE CAR IM UNABLE TO START IT. MY FRONT DOOR ITS CLOSING AS IF THE LATCH HAS BROKEN, BUT IT LOOKS OK
MY CAR SMELL LIKE GAS AND AFTER IPUT GAS IN THE CAR IM UNABLE TO START IT. MY FRONT DOOR ITS CLOSING AS IF THE LATCH HAS BROKEN, BUT IT LOOKS OK
DURING A RIGHT TURN, LOST POWER STEERING. DASH WARNING CITING ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. ALMOST STRUCK CAR AT CROSS STREET WAITING AT LIGHT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH RECALL ON PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS AND OTHER MODELS OF THE SAME YEAR. PER FORD DEALER, REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AT $1952...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STATE COLLEGE FORD LINCOLN (3140 WEST COLLEGE AVE, STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801, (814) 238-5041) WHERE IT...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STATE COLLEGE FORD LINCOLN (3140 WEST COLLEGE AVE, STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801, (814) 238-5041) WHERE IT...
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE WIRING HARNESSES FOR OTHER FORD FOCUSES WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT MINE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST BE HIT SEVERAL TIMES AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN.
Mileage: 116,000
STEERING POWER ASSIST FAULT MESSAGE WILL COME UP AND STEERING WILL BECOME VERY HARD. HAPPENED WHILE BACKING FROM MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL FULLY TO THE RIGHT OR TO THE LEFT. DIAGNOSIS IS CALLING FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING RACK WITH ABOUT $2500 FEE. UPON REQUEST, FORD DECIDED TO N...
Mileage: 41,000
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING JUST RANDOMLY WENT OUT ON MY FOCUS. DROVE TO THE BUS STOP AND IT WAS WORKING FINE. GOT IN IT TO GO TO WORK AND THE STEERI G WHEEL WOULDN'T BUDGE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRIC POWERING HAS TO BE REPLACED. $1600!!! THERE ...
Mileage: 107,000
ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT, FORD RECALLED OTHER MODELS, LIKE FUSION FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE FOCUS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ONCE SYSTEM FAILS, CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE, AND CAN CRASH IF IT FAILS WHILE DRIVER IS ON THE ROAD. IT HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS PULLING OUT FROM MY DRIVEWA...
Mileage: 103,000
WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. I GOT A WARNING ON THE DASH THAT SAID STEERING ASSIST FAULT. THIS IS CRAZY! THE CAR ONLY HAS 63000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE HAVE FORD INCLUDE THESE FOCUS CARS IN THE SAFETY RECALL ALSO. THIS FAILURE WHILE DRIVING COULD KILL PEOPLE.
Mileage: 63,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO A PARKING LOT AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY T...
Mileage: 67,000
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, RPMS DROP AND CAR LOSES POWER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ERROR CODE SAYS CHECK GAS CAP (THERE ISN'T ONE). VACUUM EFFECT SO STRONG THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO ADD GASOLINE TO VEHICLE. WILDLY VARYING GAS GAUGE READINGS.DEALER DIAGNOSTIC REVEALS FAILED PURGE VALVE HAS RESULTED IN...
Mileage: 120,000
MY FORD FOCUS ST 2013 SUDDENLY FAILED AND SHOWED THE MESSAGE "STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED". STEERING WHEEL GOT VERY HEAVY AND NOT POSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THERE WERE NOT PREVIOUS WARNINGS, A NOISE OR FEELING OF IT WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, IT JUST HAPPENED FROM NIGHT TO M...
Mileage: 37,000
WHILE TAKING OFF FROM STOP LIGHTS IN THE CAR SHIFTS FROM FIRST GEAR INTO SECOND GEAR I GET A BUNNY HOP VIBRATION OUT OF THE FRONT END OF MY CAR SERVICE AT THE FORD DEALER TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE BUT YET MY VEHICLE KEEPS DOING THIS I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE MIGHT BE A RECAL...
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S POWER SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GALPIN FORD (15505 ROSCOE BLVD, VAN NUYS, CA 91343), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTU...
Mileage: 143,358
WHEN THE CAR STARTS MOVING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING CAUSING A LOSS IN MOMENTUM. THIS HAPPENS IN THE FIRST TWO GEARS.
Mileage: 83,000
I'VE HAD THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED TWICE. THE CAR STILL DOESN'T DRIVE PROPERLY. MY CAR LOCKS, AUXILIARY, AC NOBS NEED TWEAKING TO WORK. THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT. WHEN I'M ON AN INCLINE THE BRAKE ALERT COMES ON. AND NOW THERE IS A POWER STEERING ISSUE. THE STEERING...
I'VE HAD THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED TWICE. THE CAR STILL DOESN'T DRIVE PROPERLY. MY CAR LOCKS, AUXILIARY, AC NOBS NEED TWEAKING TO WORK. THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT. WHEN I'M ON AN INCLINE THE BRAKE ALERT COMES ON. AND NOW THERE IS A POWER STEERING ISSUE. THE STEERING...
I'VE HAD THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED TWICE. THE CAR STILL DOESN'T DRIVE PROPERLY. MY CAR LOCKS, AUXILIARY, AC NOBS NEED TWEAKING TO WORK. THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY GO OUT. WHEN I'M ON AN INCLINE THE BRAKE ALERT COMES ON. AND NOW THERE IS A POWER STEERING ISSUE. THE STEERING...
TAKATA RECALL- I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING. ONE AFTERNOON I STARTED TO CAR AND NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS STUCK. AFTER A WHILE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. THE NEXT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND COULDN'T BECAUSE THE STEE...
Mileage: 67,000
TAKATA RECALL- I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING. ONE AFTERNOON I STARTED TO CAR AND NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS STUCK. AFTER A WHILE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. THE NEXT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND COULDN'T BECAUSE THE STEE...
Mileage: 67,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...
Mileage: 115,600
INSTURMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING. NOTICED IT WHEN I STARTED UP THE CAR SEVERAL DAYS AGO
Mileage: 65,000
CAR STARTED SHIFTING FUNNY SO I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER THEY SAID SOMETHING ELECTRONIC ON THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED CHANGED SO THEY DID SOMETHING DID NOT CHARGE ME FOR ANYTHING BUT IT'S STILL SHIFTS DIFFERENTLY THEY SAID IT HAD TO GET USED TO THE WAY I WAS DRIVING ONE MONTH LATER MY STEERING UNIT W...
Mileage: 86,587
CAR STARTED SHIFTING FUNNY SO I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER THEY SAID SOMETHING ELECTRONIC ON THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED CHANGED SO THEY DID SOMETHING DID NOT CHARGE ME FOR ANYTHING BUT IT'S STILL SHIFTS DIFFERENTLY THEY SAID IT HAD TO GET USED TO THE WAY I WAS DRIVING ONE MONTH LATER MY STEERING UNIT W...
Mileage: 86,587
WIPERS WILL NOT WORK WHEN RAINING. THEN THEY WILL COME ON ON THEIR OWN. THEN GO OFF AGAIN THEN COME ON AND NOT TURN OFF EVEN AFTER THEN ENGINE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES BY SEVERAL PEOPLE. 2012 WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY ...
Mileage: 80,000
WIPERS WILL NOT WORK WHEN RAINING. THEN THEY WILL COME ON ON THEIR OWN. THEN GO OFF AGAIN THEN COME ON AND NOT TURN OFF EVEN AFTER THEN ENGINE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES BY SEVERAL PEOPLE. 2012 WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY ...
Mileage: 80,000
DESIGN FAILURE IN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS THE WIRES WITH IN THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS RUB TOGETHER WITH THE VIBRATION OF AN IGNITED ENGINE. AS FRICTION OCCURS BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL ENCASED WIRES, THE CASING WEARS DOWN, THE WIRES RISK BECOMING FUSED TOGETHER WITHIN THE HARNESS. THE CONSEQUENCES OF ...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, JERKED, AND SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (COCONUT POINT FORD, 22400 S TAMIAMI TRL, ESTERO, FL 3...
Mileage: 24,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, JERKED, AND SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (COCONUT POINT FORD, 22400 S TAMIAMI TRL, ESTERO, FL 3...
Mileage: 24,000
FORD FOCUS SHUTS OFF WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKES. IT CRANKS BACK UP FINE BUT WHENEVER YOU PULL OFF AND STOP OR TRY TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN. IT IS HAPPENING CONSTANTLY NOW.
FORD FOCUS SHUTS OFF WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKES. IT CRANKS BACK UP FINE BUT WHENEVER YOU PULL OFF AND STOP OR TRY TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN. IT IS HAPPENING CONSTANTLY NOW.
FORD FOCUS SHUTS OFF WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKES. IT CRANKS BACK UP FINE BUT WHENEVER YOU PULL OFF AND STOP OR TRY TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN. IT IS HAPPENING CONSTANTLY NOW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING, AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE RADIO. IN ADDITION, THE RADIO FAILED TO OPERATE AND THEN OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO THE LOCK THE DOORS WHILE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 86,000
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 WHEN A STEERING FAILURE WARNING POPPED UP ON THE SCREEN WE DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO A GAS STATION BY THEN THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY GONE. WE DID LEAVE THE GAS STATION JUST TRYING TO LIMP IT HOME NOT FAR OUT OF THE GAS STATION THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKS UP. HAD...
Mileage: 89,000
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 WHEN A STEERING FAILURE WARNING POPPED UP ON THE SCREEN WE DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO A GAS STATION BY THEN THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY GONE. WE DID LEAVE THE GAS STATION JUST TRYING TO LIMP IT HOME NOT FAR OUT OF THE GAS STATION THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKS UP. HAD...
Mileage: 89,000
STEERING QUIT COMPLETELY. VERY VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. ALMOST HIT A TELEPHONE POLE.
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT T...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT T...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT UNDISCLOSED SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT T...
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE TRAVELING ON A SURFACE STREET, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ENGINE DECELERATED VERY QUICKLY. THE DASH INSTRUMENTATION SHOWED "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW!" THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING AND SHAKING AS I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I DID GET OVER SAFELY. MY WIFE AND I WERE VERY...
Mileage: 114,707
RIGHT NOW, FORD IS REBUILDING THE HYBRID TRANSITION FOR MY 2013 FORD FOCUS FOR AT LEAST THE 4TH OR 5TH TIME. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL, SO MANY COMPLETE SHUT DOWNS (SOMETIMES AS I AM GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY) AND SO MANY SERVICE APPOINTMENTS THAT IT'S ASTONISHING THERE ARE NO OF...
Mileage: 50,000
RIGHT NOW, FORD IS REBUILDING THE HYBRID TRANSITION FOR MY 2013 FORD FOCUS FOR AT LEAST THE 4TH OR 5TH TIME. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL, SO MANY COMPLETE SHUT DOWNS (SOMETIMES AS I AM GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY) AND SO MANY SERVICE APPOINTMENTS THAT IT'S ASTONISHING THERE ARE NO OF...
Mileage: 50,000
I PURCHASE A 2013 FORD FOCUS JULY OF 2013. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT STARTED TO JERK AS I WOULD PRESS THE GAS TO ACCELERATE THE AUTO. I'VE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 6 TIMES SINCE. THEY'VE RESET THE SYSTEM AND ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE CARD WOULD JERK AGAIN. THIS PAST SUMME...
I PURCHASE A 2013 FORD FOCUS JULY OF 2013. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT STARTED TO JERK AS I WOULD PRESS THE GAS TO ACCELERATE THE AUTO. I'VE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT 6 TIMES SINCE. THEY'VE RESET THE SYSTEM AND ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE CARD WOULD JERK AGAIN. THIS PAST SUMME...
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WAS STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT AND HILL ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON, WARNING ON INFO CENTER SCREEN SAYING HILL ASSIST UNAVAILABLE. WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD CAR REVED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, INFO CENTER SHOWING "D". MOVED SHIFT LEVER TO PARK, NO CHANGE ON INFO SCREEN, REVERSE A...
Mileage: 44,210
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 74 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DISPENSERS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DISPENSERS WOULD NOT DISPENSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID TO CLEAR THE DEBRIS FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS OCCURRED ONLY IN CO...
Mileage: 7
UPON TAKE OFF MY CAR HAS SHUDDERING, JERKING, AND FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE AT TIMES. MY CAR HAS BEEN TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. MY TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT IS NOW OWN, AND THE SHUDDERING, JERKING, AND SLOW TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT IS WORSE. MY TRANSMISSION NE...
Mileage: 50,000
WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS TO FIRST GEAR THE CAR SHUDDERS, SHAKES AND JERKS AFTER CAR MOVES FROM A STATIONARY POSITION. IT HAS STOPPED WHILE PARKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. HAVE TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. SAME DAY HAD TO RETURN CAR BECAUSE IT STOPPED AGAI...
THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED TIME AND TIME WITH NO FIX. THE RECALL FIX WAS A FAILURE AS WELL. TOOK THE TRANSMISSION IN FOR REPAIR THEY STATED THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT TRANSMISSION. SOMETIMES IT JETS OFF THEN OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT GO. FORD SHOULD HAVE REPLACED MY CAR OR THAT TRANSMISSION AWHI...
Mileage: 1,000
(1) GOOGLE FORD TRANSMISSION SETTLEMENT. INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH DESIGN. THAT'S THE BIGGEST PROBLEM AND ALTHOUGH I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY "FIXED" IT I HAVE NO FAITH. (2) I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER THIS MORNING FOR ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST FAILURE. LOST STEERING WHILE D...
Mileage: 51,000
(1) GOOGLE FORD TRANSMISSION SETTLEMENT. INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH DESIGN. THAT'S THE BIGGEST PROBLEM AND ALTHOUGH I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY "FIXED" IT I HAVE NO FAITH. (2) I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER THIS MORNING FOR ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST FAILURE. LOST STEERING WHILE D...
Mileage: 51,000
MY POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE WAS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016. FINALLY IN DECEMBER 2016 IT DECIDED TO FAIL COMPLETELY. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE ROAD, IT FAILED AFTER PARKING THE CAR AND HAS BEEN UNDRIVABLE EVER SINCE. I CAN START IT, ROLL IT FORWARDS AND BACK IN A STRAIGHT ...
Mileage: 39,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEAL...
Mileage: 119,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEAL...
Mileage: 119,000
WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE I RECEIVED A "STEERING ASSIST FAULT" NOTIFICATION ON MY DASHBOARD. I HAD TO MISS ANOTHER DAY OF WORK FOR THIS ISSUE. I SAY ANOTHER BECAUSE I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP OVER 20 TIMES FOR OTHERS ISSUES ON TOP OF THIS. I PURCHASED MY FOCUS IN 2013 BRAND NEW AND 4 YEA...
Mileage: 69,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSORS INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE...
Mileage: 71,000
RECEIVED A "STEERING ASSISTANCE FAULT" WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH DISPLAY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT EXTREME EFFORT.. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR, IT RESET AND BEGAN FUNCTIONING. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED ONCE MORE AFTER S...
Mileage: 78,951
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER (CROWN FORD, 555 CYPRESS AVE, REDDING, CA 96001) DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 55,000
ENGINE TENDS TO FALTER WHEN ACCELERATING. ENGINE TENDS TO HESITATE. SHUDDERING AND VIBRATION REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ON CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY.
ENGINE TENDS TO FALTER WHEN ACCELERATING. ENGINE TENDS TO HESITATE. SHUDDERING AND VIBRATION REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ON CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY.
ENGINE TENDS TO FALTER WHEN ACCELERATING. ENGINE TENDS TO HESITATE. SHUDDERING AND VIBRATION REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ON CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY.
WHEN TAKING OFF FROM IDLE, IT SHUTTERS AND JERKS, ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION ALLSO ALLOWS ROLE BACK ON A HILL.
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRUNK OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER THE CONTACT CLOSED THE TRUNK, A MESSAGE APPEARED INDICATING THAT THE TRUNK WAS STILL OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL KAY FORD (14633 S CICERO AVE, MIDLOTHIAN, IL 60445) WHERE IT WA...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRUNK OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER THE CONTACT CLOSED THE TRUNK, A MESSAGE APPEARED INDICATING THAT THE TRUNK WAS STILL OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL KAY FORD (14633 S CICERO AVE, MIDLOTHIAN, IL 60445) WHERE IT WA...
Mileage: 60,000
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS A HESITATION AND JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. AND HAS A LOW RUMBLING SOUND. WHEN I START TO PULL OUT IN FRONT OF CARS, IT HESITATES AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. TOOK IT TO CRAIN FORD FOR SERVICE, AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. AND THIS IS BS!!!!!
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND 'ASSISTED STEERING FAILURE' NOTICE CAME UP ON DASHBOARD
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING UPON ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH BECAME UNLATCHED AND THE DOOR OPENED. FURTHERMORE, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE INABILITY TO SHIFT TO...
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING UPON ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH BECAME UNLATCHED AND THE DOOR OPENED. FURTHERMORE, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE INABILITY TO SHIFT TO...
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING UPON ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH BECAME UNLATCHED AND THE DOOR OPENED. FURTHERMORE, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE INABILITY TO SHIFT TO...
Mileage: 20,000
MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2013 FORD FOCUS ON A CITY STREET AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THANK GOODNESS HE OR NO ONE ELSE WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR HOME. TURNS OUT THE POWER STEERING MODULE WENT OUT. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN OCCURRING PROBLEM IN PRIOR YEAR MODELS AND HAD RECALLS...
Mileage: 16,112
WE HAD HE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME. A CHECK OF THE CODE SHOWED A FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM PROBLEM. WE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN TRYING TO FUEL THE VEHICLE WHEN PLACING THE FUEL NOZZLE INTO THE FUEL FILL A RUSH OF AIR WOULD ESCAPE. AFTER FUELING THE CAR WOULD NOT START. ONCE WE GET THE CAR STARTED IT WOUL...
Mileage: 86,000
WE HAD HE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME. A CHECK OF THE CODE SHOWED A FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM PROBLEM. WE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN TRYING TO FUEL THE VEHICLE WHEN PLACING THE FUEL NOZZLE INTO THE FUEL FILL A RUSH OF AIR WOULD ESCAPE. AFTER FUELING THE CAR WOULD NOT START. ONCE WE GET THE CAR STARTED IT WOUL...
Mileage: 86,000
ALL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND HAZING IN MOVEING AND THE ELECTRIC WITH THE TRUNK AND LIGHTS AND THE DOORS AND THE ALARM. BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
Mileage: 125,000
ALL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND HAZING IN MOVEING AND THE ELECTRIC WITH THE TRUNK AND LIGHTS AND THE DOORS AND THE ALARM. BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
Mileage: 125,000
ALL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND HAZING IN MOVEING AND THE ELECTRIC WITH THE TRUNK AND LIGHTS AND THE DOORS AND THE ALARM. BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
Mileage: 125,000
LOUD CRACKLING/POPPING/STATIC SOUND COMES FROM RADIO AT RANDOM INTERVALS, RADIO THEN STOPS PRODUCING SOUND, HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, OPEN & SHUT DOOR, THEN TURN CAR BACK ON THEN RADIO STARTS WORKING AGAIN. SAFETY CONCERN IS THE LOUDNESS OF THE SOUND COMING AT RANDOM TIMES IS STARTLING AND CAN CAUS...
Mileage: 90,563
LOUD CRACKLING/POPPING/STATIC SOUND COMES FROM RADIO AT RANDOM INTERVALS, RADIO THEN STOPS PRODUCING SOUND, HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, OPEN & SHUT DOOR, THEN TURN CAR BACK ON THEN RADIO STARTS WORKING AGAIN. SAFETY CONCERN IS THE LOUDNESS OF THE SOUND COMING AT RANDOM TIMES IS STARTLING AND CAN CAUS...
Mileage: 90,563
RADIO MAKES LOUD POPPING NOISES AND LOUD STATIC DISCHARGE SOUNDS. NOISE COMES FROM NOWHERE AND CONTINUES EVEN IF THE CAR IS SHUT OFF OR WITH THE CAR RUNNING. CAN'T ADJUST VOLUME ON RADIO TO LOWER SOUND. SOUND LIKE A GUN BEING SHOT NEAR YOUR EAR. VERY ANNOYING ESPECIALLY WHEN IN TRAFFIC.
TAILGATE HATCH HAS OPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD FOR 16C13 TAILGATE RELEASE SOFTWARE UPDATE TO BOBY CONTROL MODULE, MADE APPT AND TOOK CAR IN ON OCT. 4, 2017 TO FREMONT FORD FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL AND ALSO 16S30 SIDE DOOR LATCH REPL...
Mileage: 48,129
VEHICLE HAS MANUAL/AUTO TRASMISSION AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION NO LONGER WORKS. WHEN IN AUTO, THE CAR HESITATES WITH ACCELERATION, BEFORE JOLTING FORWARD AND HAS STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE.
Mileage: 132,000
I PURCHASED THE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FORD IN 2014 AND IN 2016 HAD TO IT IN FOR SERVICE ON A CLUTCH ASY- SENSOR TURBI ISSUE. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED. THE AFOREMENTIONED HAPPENED AGAIN AND WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE 2ND TIME FOR THE CLUTCH ASY-SENSOR TURBI ISSUE. ON 11/17/2017 IT WAS DIAG...
I PURCHASED THE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FORD IN 2014 AND IN 2016 HAD TO IT IN FOR SERVICE ON A CLUTCH ASY- SENSOR TURBI ISSUE. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED. THE AFOREMENTIONED HAPPENED AGAIN AND WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE 2ND TIME FOR THE CLUTCH ASY-SENSOR TURBI ISSUE. ON 11/17/2017 IT WAS DIAG...
UPON BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO DIRECT MY VEHICLE IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT EASILY TURN, AND A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AS I PULLED FORWARD THE STEERING WOULD STICK, RESISTING CHANGES I...
Mileage: 169,000
MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHILE DRIVING FOR A LONG TIME AND NOW HAS GONE OUT. WHEN I WOULD DRIVE IT WOULD SKIP IN FIRST GEAR.
Mileage: 81,000
CAR HAS ALREADY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING TWICE ,A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I TOOK IT TOPATRICK ST. FORD, IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN IN PARKING LOT, HAD TO PUSH IT INTO GARAGE. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED A SENSOR RECALL. DID NOTHING TO THE UNBELIEVABLE SHAKING AND SHUTTERING RECALL. 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN I LEFT WORK, I NOT...
Mileage: 69,000
CAR HAS ALREADY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING TWICE ,A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I TOOK IT TOPATRICK ST. FORD, IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN IN PARKING LOT, HAD TO PUSH IT INTO GARAGE. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED A SENSOR RECALL. DID NOTHING TO THE UNBELIEVABLE SHAKING AND SHUTTERING RECALL. 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN I LEFT WORK, I NOT...
Mileage: 69,000
CAR HAS ALREADY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING TWICE ,A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I TOOK IT TOPATRICK ST. FORD, IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN IN PARKING LOT, HAD TO PUSH IT INTO GARAGE. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED A SENSOR RECALL. DID NOTHING TO THE UNBELIEVABLE SHAKING AND SHUTTERING RECALL. 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN I LEFT WORK, I NOT...
Mileage: 69,000
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND SERVICE IS REQUIRED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING START UP. TURNING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 52,749 MILES
Mileage: 52,749
WARNING THAT POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS FAILED AND SERVICE IS REQUIRED. COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. HAPPENED WHEN STARTING THE CAR. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON. NO MESSAGE AND STEERING WAS WORKING. I MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME BUT NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.
Mileage: 62,000
I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT IS ON FOUND OUT ITS A EVAP LEAK GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING RAN OUT OF GAS CAN NOT PUT GAS ON GAS TANK WITH A GAS CAN IF I TRY IT POURS OUT THE BOTTOM WHEN I START VEHICLE IT SHUDDERS AND WANTS TO DIE OUT ON ME LACK OF POWER WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND TICKING SOUND ...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT IS ON FOUND OUT ITS A EVAP LEAK GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING RAN OUT OF GAS CAN NOT PUT GAS ON GAS TANK WITH A GAS CAN IF I TRY IT POURS OUT THE BOTTOM WHEN I START VEHICLE IT SHUDDERS AND WANTS TO DIE OUT ON ME LACK OF POWER WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND TICKING SOUND ...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT IS ON FOUND OUT ITS A EVAP LEAK GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING RAN OUT OF GAS CAN NOT PUT GAS ON GAS TANK WITH A GAS CAN IF I TRY IT POURS OUT THE BOTTOM WHEN I START VEHICLE IT SHUDDERS AND WANTS TO DIE OUT ON ME LACK OF POWER WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND TICKING SOUND ...
Mileage: 80,000
VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY TURN OFF WHILE RUNNING. HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THAT ALMOST CAUSE ACCIDENTS, EVEN ON STREET FROM THE STOP LIGHTS IT WOULD JUST TURN OFF. ONE IS ISSUE IS THE FAULTY FUEL GAUGE, IT WOULD SAY THAT THE FUEL TANK IS FULL BUT HALFWAY EMPTY OR EMPTY. DID SOME RES...
Mileage: 75,000
FOR OVER A YEAR NOW MY CAR HAS RANDOMLY STOPPED GOING INTO REVERSE, SHUTTERING WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT, HARD SHIFTING (OR SLAMMING INTO GEAR), LURCHING AND OR JUMPING FORWARD (OR BACKWARDS), SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, FAILING TO ENGAGE IN A GEAR, AND ALSO HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY/ FREEW...
Mileage: 70,000
I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS SHUTTERING WHILE UP SHIFTING AT SLOW SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC DURING THE LAST WEEK. NOW THE TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT IS ON AND IT HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO HIGH GEAR. I READ ONLINE THAT FORD EXTENDED IT'S WARRANTY ON THIS MODEL FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM BUT WHEN I CALLED THE SE...
Mileage: 67,000
I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS SHUTTERING WHILE UP SHIFTING AT SLOW SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC DURING THE LAST WEEK. NOW THE TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT IS ON AND IT HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO HIGH GEAR. I READ ONLINE THAT FORD EXTENDED IT'S WARRANTY ON THIS MODEL FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM BUT WHEN I CALLED THE SE...
Mileage: 67,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HEMBORG FORD (1900 HAMNER AVE, NORCO, CA 92860) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ...
Mileage: 114,000
WHEN LEAVING THE REST AREA I HAD SEVERE SHUTTERING AND CRUNCHING SOUNDS FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I LOST THE USE OF GEAR 2 AND GEAR 6. I HAD TO GO 200 MILES TO GET HOME WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD NOT GO INTO THE LAST GEAR. MY ENGINE WAS REVVING JUST TO GO 65MPH. THE NEXT DAY ON THE WAY TO THE DEALE...
Mileage: 55,000
TAKATA RECALL
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE INDICATED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FULL LOSS OF ANY STEERING ASSIST. STEERING REQUIRES/REQUIRED LOTS OF MUSCLE TO MAINTAIN ANY FORM OF ACTIVE DRIVER INTENDED STEERING CHANGES. RESULTED IN NO INJURY, BUT VERY FRIGHTENING OCCURRENCE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO ...
Mileage: 90,000
BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT, THE POWER STEERING DEFAULT LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST. MY CAR HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. I AM MORE THAN TICKED OFF BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. LAST YEAR IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION COMPUTE...
Mileage: 80,000
THE FUEL GAGE ON MY FORD FOCUS DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. I'VE RAN OUT OF GAS MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE MILES TO E READ 40,72 AND EVEN 88. SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR THE GAS LIGHT NEVER COMES ON BEFORE I RUN OUT OF GAS. I CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A $90 FEE FOR THEM JUST TO ACCESS WH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ADD FUEL TO THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REGAIN POWER. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNO...
Mileage: 89,000
COUPLE WEEKS AGO I GOT INTO MY CAR TO COME TO WORK AND I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. SO I LOOKED DOWN AND I SAW "STEERING ASSIST FAULT - SERVICE REQUESTED". UNTIL THIS DAY MY FIANCE AND I HAVE ADJUSTED OUR SCHEDULES TEMPORARILY SO THAT HE CAN DRIVE ME TO WORK. I DON'T HAVE THE STRENGTH TO EVEN TURN TH...
Mileage: 81,930
I DROVE MY CAR TO PICK MY GRANDSON UP CAME PARKED CAR WENT TO GET BACK IN IT TO LEAVE STEERING ASSIST FAILURE FLASHED ON AND I HAD A HARD TIME STEERING IT AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THE STEERING IS ALL MESSED UP AND IT'S GOING TO COST OVER 2000 TO FIX.IVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 4 MONTHS AND THIS MAKES TH...
Mileage: 89,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SKIPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (AUTONATION FORD WOLFCHASE, 7625 STAGE RD, MEMPHIS, TN 38133) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIGITAL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ...
Mileage: 76,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SKIPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (AUTONATION FORD WOLFCHASE, 7625 STAGE RD, MEMPHIS, TN 38133) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIGITAL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ...
Mileage: 76,000
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE INDICATED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FULL LOSS OF ANY STEERING ASSIST. STEERING REQUIRES/REQUIRED LOTS OF MUSCLE TO MAINTAIN ANY FORM OF ACTIVE DRIVER INTENDED STEERING CHANGES. IT MAY FAIL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 70 OR ON VEHICLE STARTUP. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAI...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY PURCHASED, THERE WAS A SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE CLUTCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SHUTTERED AND AFFECTED THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE. YEARS LATER, THE DEALER (PAT MILLIKEN FORD, 9600 TELEGRAPH RD, REDFORD ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY PURCHASED, THERE WAS A SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE CLUTCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SHUTTERED AND AFFECTED THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE. YEARS LATER, THE DEALER (PAT MILLIKEN FORD, 9600 TELEGRAPH RD, REDFORD ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY PURCHASED, THERE WAS A SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE CLUTCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SHUTTERED AND AFFECTED THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE. YEARS LATER, THE DEALER (PAT MILLIKEN FORD, 9600 TELEGRAPH RD, REDFORD ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PROGRESSED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LANDMARK FORD, 2401 PRAIRIE CROSSING DR, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62711, (21...
Mileage: 40,000
VEHICLE CONSTANTLY HAD SHUTTERING DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO CATCH GEARS WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND WOULDN'T SHIFT DOWN. WHILE COASTING THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN AT THE SAME RPM'S AND WOULDN'T SHIFT DOWN.
Mileage: 113,000
FOCUS ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE RUNNING OR AT THE STOP LIGHT/SIGN, FUEL SAYS 50+ BEFORE EMPTY BUT IN ALREADY OUT OF GAS. FOCUS SOMETIMES WOULD NOT TURN ON WHEN IT SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF. ALSO WOULD EXPERIENCE LOSE OF POWER OR BAD ACCELERATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO THIS ISSUE OF FUEL RAIL...
Mileage: 68,000
WHILE DRIVING AND PRESSING THE GAS THE CAR WILL DO A LOT OF JERKING THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WHENEVER I PRESS ON THE GAS TO GO FASTER(SPEED LIMIT). IT DOESN'T PICK UP THE SPEED LIKE IT SHOULD AND THIS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THIS IS DRIVING IN THE CITY AND HIGHWAYS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (TALLAHASSEE FORD IN TALLAHASSEE, FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE AND AIR MASS SENSOR WERE FAULTY AND NEE...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND WENT INTO MANUAL MODE. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (CAUSEWAY FORD LINCOLN, 375 NJ-72, MANAHAWKIN, NJ, 08...
Mileage: 54,000
THIS CAR EXCELARATED ON MY WIFE JUMPED A CURB AND SHE ENDED UP ON A STEEP EMBANKMENT IN A PILE OF LANDSCAPING ROCKS.KNOCKED A HOLE IN OILPAN AND DAMAGED AIRCONDITIONER AND COMPRESSOR.IT ALSO JUMPS OUT OF GEAR GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.HAPPENED 2 TIMES THE VEHICLE WASON THE HIGHWAY AND JUMPED OUT OF GEA...
Mileage: 83,000
THIS CAR EXCELARATED ON MY WIFE JUMPED A CURB AND SHE ENDED UP ON A STEEP EMBANKMENT IN A PILE OF LANDSCAPING ROCKS.KNOCKED A HOLE IN OILPAN AND DAMAGED AIRCONDITIONER AND COMPRESSOR.IT ALSO JUMPS OUT OF GEAR GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.HAPPENED 2 TIMES THE VEHICLE WASON THE HIGHWAY AND JUMPED OUT OF GEA...
Mileage: 83,000
THIS CAR EXCELARATED ON MY WIFE JUMPED A CURB AND SHE ENDED UP ON A STEEP EMBANKMENT IN A PILE OF LANDSCAPING ROCKS.KNOCKED A HOLE IN OILPAN AND DAMAGED AIRCONDITIONER AND COMPRESSOR.IT ALSO JUMPS OUT OF GEAR GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.HAPPENED 2 TIMES THE VEHICLE WASON THE HIGHWAY AND JUMPED OUT OF GEA...
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BOLTON FORD (1500 E COLLEGE STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70607) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR FAILED AN...
Mileage: 93,000
THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE MOVING AND WILL NOT TURN AT ALL.. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS LOCKED IN A STRAIGHT FORWARD POSITION.. CITY STREET GOING THRU LIGHT
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A POWER SHIFT DUAL CLUTCH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHICH ALLOWED THE COMPUTER TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND SHUTTER WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO...
Mileage: 69,573
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILU...
Mileage: 86,850
2013 FORD FOCUS AUDIO SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. CRACKS AND POP AT EXTREME VOLUMES EVEN WHEN SYSTEM VOLUME IS FULLY TURNED DOWN AND/OR OFF. ISSUE OCCURS EVEN PRIOR TO VEHICLE BEING STARTED, DOESN'T MATTER IF CAR IS RUNNING, DRIVING, AT A STOP, IN PARK, ETC. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. EXTREMELY DA...
Mileage: 64,000
2013 FORD FOCUS AUDIO SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. CRACKS AND POP AT EXTREME VOLUMES EVEN WHEN SYSTEM VOLUME IS FULLY TURNED DOWN AND/OR OFF. ISSUE OCCURS EVEN PRIOR TO VEHICLE BEING STARTED, DOESN'T MATTER IF CAR IS RUNNING, DRIVING, AT A STOP, IN PARK, ETC. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. EXTREMELY DA...
Mileage: 64,000
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPORTED FAILED EPAS. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES AND HAS BEEN RECALLED ON CERTAIN MODELS, BUT NOT THE FORD FOCUS.
Mileage: 53,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE I- 5 SAN DIEGO, CA AND MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, I DROVE IT ONCE AGAIN AND IT SEEMED TO BE NORMAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER FLASHING. THEN, AFTER A WEEK IT HAPPEN...
Mileage: 73,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE I- 5 SAN DIEGO, CA AND MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, I DROVE IT ONCE AGAIN AND IT SEEMED TO BE NORMAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER FLASHING. THEN, AFTER A WEEK IT HAPPEN...
Mileage: 73,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE I- 5 SAN DIEGO, CA AND MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, I DROVE IT ONCE AGAIN AND IT SEEMED TO BE NORMAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER FLASHING. THEN, AFTER A WEEK IT HAPPEN...
Mileage: 73,000
MY VEHICLE IS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH. IT HAS BEEN CALLED AS A CLUTCH SHUDDER ISSUE BY FORD. THE VEHICLE DOES SHAKE AS ACCELERATING FROM GOING THROUGH GEARS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD MOTOR CO. BUT THEY REFUSE TO OFFER ANY RESOLUTION DUE TO THE VEHICLE GOING OVER 100,000 MI...
Mileage: 97,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE THAT CONTINUED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER (REYNOLDS MOTOR CO, 1900 AVENUE OF THE CITIES, EAST MOLINE, IL 61244, 1 (888) 602-3869) WAS...
MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD WITH ME AND MY 7 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. I WAS GUIDED TO THE SIDE BY THE POLICE AND HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION HAS FAILED AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY $1800 FOR REPAIRS. AFTER RESEARCHING,...
Mileage: 106,000
I HAVE READ MANY RECALLS ON THE WIRING ISSUE OF THE 2013 FORD FOCUS ST MODEL WITH IT STALLING OUT DUE TO FAULTY WIRING. MY 2013 FORD FOCUS SE IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING PUTTING MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE AT RISK EVERY TIME SHE GETS IN IT AS WELL AS MY OWN AND WRAY FORD IN SHREVEPORT LA SAYS SORRY CANT ...
Mileage: 120,000
I HAVE READ MANY RECALLS ON THE WIRING ISSUE OF THE 2013 FORD FOCUS ST MODEL WITH IT STALLING OUT DUE TO FAULTY WIRING. MY 2013 FORD FOCUS SE IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING PUTTING MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE AT RISK EVERY TIME SHE GETS IN IT AS WELL AS MY OWN AND WRAY FORD IN SHREVEPORT LA SAYS SORRY CANT ...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHUCK STEVENS FORD (1304 US-31, BAY MINNETTE, AL 36507) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TH...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHUCK STEVENS FORD (1304 US-31, BAY MINNETTE, AL 36507) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TH...
Mileage: 86,000
CAR CANNOT ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE PROPERLY. THE CAR HAS HAD THREE CLUTCHES AND TWO TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULES, AND STILL EXHIBITS THE SAME DANGEROUS CHARACTERISTICS. IT HESITATES ON TAKE OFF, WILL ACCELERATE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION (GO FORWARD IN REVERSE AND VICE VERSA) . THE RPMS WILL RANDOMLY S...
CAR CANNOT ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE PROPERLY. THE CAR HAS HAD THREE CLUTCHES AND TWO TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULES, AND STILL EXHIBITS THE SAME DANGEROUS CHARACTERISTICS. IT HESITATES ON TAKE OFF, WILL ACCELERATE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION (GO FORWARD IN REVERSE AND VICE VERSA) . THE RPMS WILL RANDOMLY S...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (HARPER MOTORS, 4800 N US HIGHWAY 101, EUREKA, CA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AND FOUND NO ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACE...
Mileage: 90,124
CLUTCH IN TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES BY FORD DEALERSHIPS UNDER THE 36K MILE WARRANTY. CAR STILL HAS THE SAME SHUTTERING AND JERKING TRANSMISSION WHILE ACCELERATING PROBLEM IT ORIGINALLY HAD.
Mileage: 50,000
THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION IS JUNK. THIS CAR HAS LEFT MY DAUGHTER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THIS PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY IT PROTECTS THE FIRST OWNER MORE THAN THE USED CAR OWNER. THE CARE WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ALL OR ONLY IN FIRST....
Mileage: 58,125
ON WAY TO WORK,STREETS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP. CALLED ME BACK TOLD ME THE FUEL TANK, PURGE VALVE, CHARCOAL CANISTER,FUEL PUMP, AND NOZZLE FOR FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. CALLED WARRANTY AND THEY STATED QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HAD SAME ISSUE WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL/Y...
Mileage: 39,600
POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE - THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF MAKING THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT FORD MODELS, AND THEY HAVE RECALLED CERTAIN MODELS DUE TO THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2013 FORD FOCUS. A QUICK INTERNET SEAR...
Mileage: 1
THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR HAD BEEN COMING ON AND OFF A DIFFERENT INTERVALS. WHEN I WOULD COME ON THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP AND GO INTO MANUAL MODE AND WOULD HAVE TO ME MUSCLED WHILE DRIVING UNTIL THE INDICATOR WHEN OFF. MOST OF THE TIME THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LAST T...
Mileage: 76,000
HORN BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY FAILING, WHEN DOUBLE LOCKING THE CAR THE HORN CHIRP WOULD EITHER NOT SOUND OR WOULD SOUND BUT QUIETLY AS IF IT WAS DYING. THE SAME THING OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO ENGAGE THE HORN BY DEPRESSING THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. SOMETIMES IT WORKED OTHERS IT DIDN'T AND SOMETIME...
Mileage: 32,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, THE TRUNK OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AT PHONE NUMBER: 323-838-6920 AND STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED ...
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE PENNS...
THERE IS A GROUP OF ELECTRICAL CABLES IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT CONTROLS ALL THE LIGHTS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE TRUNK LID. THIS INCLUDES THE BRAKE LIGHTS. WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE TRUNK, THIS GROUP OF CABLES RUBS UP AGAINST A METAL BAR. EVENTUALLY THIS CAN CAUSE THE...
Mileage: 25,000
THERE IS A GROUP OF ELECTRICAL CABLES IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT CONTROLS ALL THE LIGHTS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE TRUNK LID. THIS INCLUDES THE BRAKE LIGHTS. WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING THE TRUNK, THIS GROUP OF CABLES RUBS UP AGAINST A METAL BAR. EVENTUALLY THIS CAN CAUSE THE...
Mileage: 25,000
THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 6 TIMES AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING ON PARTS TO FIX IT FOR THE 7TH TIME FOR THE TRANS SHUDDERING PROBLEM. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO TAKE OFF FORM A STOP. FORD HAS REDESIGNED THESE PARTS ATLEAST 4 TIME, EVEN HAS REPROGRAMED OR FLASHED THE COMPUTER. TH...
Mileage: 87,000
THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. THE CAR HAS HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICE AT FOUR FORD SERVICE CENTERS FOR SEVEN VISITS. WHILE MOVING, THE CAR HAS LOST POWER, FAILED OR MISSED SHIFTS, SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SHOWN VARIOUS DASH WARNINGS CONCE...
Mileage: 130,000
FORD FOCUS 2013 SE - WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION), DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR UNLATCHED AND SWUNG OPEN, AND WOULD NOT CLOSE, HORN STOPPED WORKING, INTERIOR DISPLAYS AND LIGHTS FLICKERED, WHEN PULLED OVER, CAR WOULD NOT START. IF WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUSLY DANGEROUS. LATER CAR DID ST...
Mileage: 33,800
FORD FOCUS 2013 SE - WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION), DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR UNLATCHED AND SWUNG OPEN, AND WOULD NOT CLOSE, HORN STOPPED WORKING, INTERIOR DISPLAYS AND LIGHTS FLICKERED, WHEN PULLED OVER, CAR WOULD NOT START. IF WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUSLY DANGEROUS. LATER CAR DID ST...
Mileage: 33,800
FORD FOCUS 2013 SE - WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION), DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR UNLATCHED AND SWUNG OPEN, AND WOULD NOT CLOSE, HORN STOPPED WORKING, INTERIOR DISPLAYS AND LIGHTS FLICKERED, WHEN PULLED OVER, CAR WOULD NOT START. IF WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUSLY DANGEROUS. LATER CAR DID ST...
Mileage: 33,800
WHILE DRIVING A LOUD STATIC AND POPPING NOISE STARTED HAPPENING COMING FROM THE SPEAKERS. IT STARTLED ME AND I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT WAS SO LOUD AND HURT MY EARS AND MY CHILD'S EARS. WHEN I PULLED OVER I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE RADIO BUT THE NOISE KEPT ON GOING. I THEN...
THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR WHILE I WAS IN DANGEROUS TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. IT SCARES ME TO KNOW THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, DURING ANY DRIVING CONDITION. YET IT IS WHAT I OWN. I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN I PU...
Mileage: 32,000
CAR WON'T START AFTER REFUELING.... TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CRANK BEFORE BARELY FIRING UP, RANDOM ROUGH IDLE AND RPMS WILL DROP AND THE CAR WILL STALL FOR NO REASON. ALL PROBLEMS WITH IDLE WILL COME AND GO, IT WILL RUN FINE FOR A BIT, THEN THE IDLE PROBLEM WILL COME BACK. THE PROBLEM CRANKING THE...
Mileage: 72,000
CAR WON'T START AFTER REFUELING.... TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CRANK BEFORE BARELY FIRING UP, RANDOM ROUGH IDLE AND RPMS WILL DROP AND THE CAR WILL STALL FOR NO REASON. ALL PROBLEMS WITH IDLE WILL COME AND GO, IT WILL RUN FINE FOR A BIT, THEN THE IDLE PROBLEM WILL COME BACK. THE PROBLEM CRANKING THE...
Mileage: 72,000
TRANSMISSION LAGS, SHIFTS ROUGH, JERKS, AND HESITATES ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING FROM A LIGHT OR TURNING INTO ENTER ROADWAY. DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH. RECENT CLASS ACTION SUITES SETTLED ON THIS WITH FORD CO. NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. I HAD PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM THE DEALER IN 2014. I HAVE HAD TO ...
Mileage: 32,316
I RECEIVED A "STEERING ASSIST FAULT" WHILE TURNING ON MY CAR (IT WAS PARKED AT THE TIME) STEERING ASSIST FAULT. THE MILAGE IS 64K AND THE REST OF THE CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE. HOWEVER, WITHOUT WARNING NOR FORESEEABLE CAUSE TO THIS ISSUE. WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, I HAD LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE STE...
Mileage: 64,369
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHIC...
MY DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL WHEN I GET OUT. I FEEL LIKE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF IT DOESN'T RETRACT WHEN I UNBUCKLE IT WON'T RESTRAIN IN A CAR ACCIDENT. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD GET WHIPLASH. THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO SAYS IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER MY BASIC...
TRANSMISSION/DUAL CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED. GOING IN FOR A SECOND ASSESSMENT. CAR SHUTTERS SEVERELY DURING ACCELERATION AND HAS A DELAY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS INTENDED WHEN CHANGING LANES, MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE, ETC. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE GOES FR...
Mileage: 95,000
AT 19,459 MILES, CAR HESITATES AND SPUTTERS WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOPPED POSITION. DEALER ATTEMPTED A FIX: (FAULTY CLUTCHES) AT 38,712 MILES, SAME PROBLEM...SAME ATTEMPT AT A FIX. (FAULTY CLUTCHES) AT 57,662, SAME PROBLEM...DEALER REPLACED "CLUTCHES". ON JULY 9,2017 AT 66,558, CAR ST...
Mileage: 66,558
VEHICLE HESITATES TO GO AFTER COMING TO A STOP. IT JERKS SHUDDERS AND DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT HAS ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AFTER IT STOPS.
THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED. AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS AND 53K MILES ON THE ROAD THE BCM SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR WAS NOT SHOWING ANY OF THE SIGNS OF A FAILING BCM (ELECTRICAL GLITCHES, ENGINE ISSUES, ETC.). AS FAR AS I KNEW, UNTIL THE COMPONENT FAILED THE CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION. TH...
Mileage: 53,500
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS A BAD TRANSMISSION SHUDDER THAT HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A DEAD STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR . AT TIMES IT SHUDDERS AND SHAKES SO BAD WHEN STARTING OUT THE VEHICLE WILL ACTUALLY DELAY AND STOP MOVING MOMENTARILY WHILE THE TRANSMISSIO...
Mileage: 17,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME GOING ABOUT 65 MPG IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR LOST PROPULSION, STARTED DECELERATING. I PULLED OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS FAST AS POSSIBLE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS, AND STALLED (LIKE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T DEPRESS THE CLUTCH). THIS IS THE SEC...
Mileage: 94,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME GOING ABOUT 65 MPG IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR LOST PROPULSION, STARTED DECELERATING. I PULLED OF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS FAST AS POSSIBLE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS, AND STALLED (LIKE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T DEPRESS THE CLUTCH). THIS IS THE SEC...
Mileage: 94,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO OTHER SYMPTOMS, DEALER REPLACED PURGE VALVE. ONE YEAR LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, BUT OCCASIONALLY TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN (EVERY FEW DAYS) BETWEEN APPOINTMENTS WITH DEALER. PURGE VALVE REPLACED AGAIN AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS LEAVI...
Mileage: 72,000
MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IS BEGINNING TO MAKE NOISE. IT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AND CAUSE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MODULE. TO FIX IT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION AT CONSIDERABLE COST. I NOTICED THAT FORD RECALLED MORE EXPENS...
Mileage: 88,000
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT ENGAGE LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN AT ALL TIMES.
Mileage: 69,000
AFTER TAKING MY CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION TROUBLE SHOOTED. THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO REPAIR THE JERKING THE TRANSMISSION DOES DURING THE COURSE OF OPERATION. ALSO I WAS TOLD I HAVE A RECALL ON LATCHES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS FOR TO PREFORM THE RECALL.
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD SCRAPING SOUND FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORTH BROTHERS FORD (33300 FORD RD, WESTLAND, MI 48185) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MUFFLER DETACHED FROM THE REST...
Mileage: 19,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES, WITH NO INPUT FROM ME. CANNOT TURN THEM OFF WITH THE SWITCH. THEY STAY ON EVEN AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY IS REMOVED.
Mileage: 107,000
CAR LATCH ON FORD FOCUS2013 WONT LET CAR DOOR CLOSE. I LEFT THE STORE AND NOTICED THAT THE AIR WAS COMING INTO THE CAR AS IF A WINDOW WAS OPEN. WHEN I GOT HOME MY DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE.
Mileage: 32,000
I BOUGHT MY CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2014, CERTIFIED PREOWNED. AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR NOT EVEN A FULL MONTH, I RECEIVED A CALL THAT I HAD A CLUTCH THAT CAME IN TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAD NOT ORDERED ONE, NOR DID I KNOW THE CAR NEEDED ONE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN THROUGH 3 CLUT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FOUR TRANSMISSIONS AND THR...
Mileage: 49,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE TRUNK DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE TRUNK DOOR DID NOT CLOSE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAI...
Mileage: 45,000
EXPERIENCED CLUTCH SHUDDERING ISSUE. HAVE HAD THE TCM REFLASHED AT LEAST TWICE AND HAVE HAD THE DUAL CLUTCH REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN 10K MILES.
Mileage: 53,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO EDD ROGERS VALLEY FORD (LOCATED AT 111 AUTO LN, SPARGA, TN 38583, (931) 738-2311) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION CONTROL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO EDD ROGERS VALLEY FORD (LOCATED AT 111 AUTO LN, SPARGA, TN 38583, (931) 738-2311) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION CONTROL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CONTINUED TO STAY ON EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AN ELECTRICAL S...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) THAT DIRECTLY APPLIED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WE...
Mileage: 36,000
MOON/SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING- NO VEHICLES, ROCKS OR OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS WERE NEAR
Mileage: 52,000
WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER BEING COMPLETELY STOPPED VEHICLE HAS A DELAYED ACCELERATION. AT TIMES WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD LIKE I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I HAVE HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE RECALL AND ITS NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM AND NOW FORD IS REFUSING...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAI...
Mileage: 70,000
AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2013, THE CAR WOULD STALL/JERK/GRIND WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, OR JUST ACCELERATING TO INCREASE SPEED. HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPAIRED AND EVEN AFTER THIS WAS PERFORMED, IT STILL...
AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2013, THE CAR WOULD STALL/JERK/GRIND WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, OR JUST ACCELERATING TO INCREASE SPEED. HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPAIRED AND EVEN AFTER THIS WAS PERFORMED, IT STILL...
AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2013, THE CAR WOULD STALL/JERK/GRIND WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, OR JUST ACCELERATING TO INCREASE SPEED. HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPAIRED AND EVEN AFTER THIS WAS PERFORMED, IT STILL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUCKLE RECEIVER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIF...
Mileage: 82,000
THIS CAR EXPERIENCES SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER LEADING TO THE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR EVEN MOVE THE VEHICLE FOR VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME. THIS IS LEFT ME STRANDED IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS THREE TIMES. TWICE I WAS IN TRAFFIC (COMING OFF THE I-95 NORTH AND NEEDING TO MERGE MY EXIT, THEN WHEN STOPPED AT A...
Mileage: 43,990
THIS CAR EXPERIENCES SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER LEADING TO THE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR EVEN MOVE THE VEHICLE FOR VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME. THIS IS LEFT ME STRANDED IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS THREE TIMES. TWICE I WAS IN TRAFFIC (COMING OFF THE I-95 NORTH AND NEEDING TO MERGE MY EXIT, THEN WHEN STOPPED AT A...
Mileage: 43,990
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 2,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 2,000
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT .THE CAR GAVE ME ABOUT A 60 SECOND WINDOW TO ACT ON IT. THE MESSAGE SAID "TRANSMISSION FAULT ACT NOW" THEN WENT OUT ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND SHUTTERED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT INDICAT...
Mileage: 72,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND SHUTTERED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT INDICAT...
Mileage: 72,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND SHUTTERED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT INDICAT...
Mileage: 72,000
AS I WAS WAITING FOR LIGHT TO TURN GREEN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION MY CAR STALLS. IT WAS ACTING AS IF I HAD PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND ACCELERATE THE GAS. ON MY DASH BOARD I NOTICE THE SYMBOL AS IF MY TRACTION WAS ON. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND TRIES TO RESTART IT. IT WILL NOT TURN OVER. NOT EVEN MAKING A...
Mileage: 59,780
AS I WAS WAITING FOR LIGHT TO TURN GREEN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION MY CAR STALLS. IT WAS ACTING AS IF I HAD PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND ACCELERATE THE GAS. ON MY DASH BOARD I NOTICE THE SYMBOL AS IF MY TRACTION WAS ON. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND TRIES TO RESTART IT. IT WILL NOT TURN OVER. NOT EVEN MAKING A...
Mileage: 59,780
AS I WAS WAITING FOR LIGHT TO TURN GREEN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION MY CAR STALLS. IT WAS ACTING AS IF I HAD PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND ACCELERATE THE GAS. ON MY DASH BOARD I NOTICE THE SYMBOL AS IF MY TRACTION WAS ON. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND TRIES TO RESTART IT. IT WILL NOT TURN OVER. NOT EVEN MAKING A...
Mileage: 59,780
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE...
VEHICLE IS BACK AT DEALERSHIP FOR 5TH TIME FOR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CLUTCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE CURRENT FAILURE IS AN ACM MODULE. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THEIR IS NOT A PERMANENT FIX FOR THE ISSUES THAT HAVE PLAGUED THIS VEHICLE. THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT,...
Mileage: 73,000
ENGINE STOPS AT DRIVING SPEED, RENDERING THE STEERING VERY DIFFICULT. THE DEALER MECHANIC SAID THE FUEL TANK COLLAPSED AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR . SOMEHOW THIS IS NOT DEEMED BY FORD A SAFETY ISSUE.
Mileage: 95,000
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS STALLING A BIT AND/OR LOSING POWER. THE VERY NEXT DAY, I FILLED UP MY CAR W/ 11 OR 12 GALLONS OF GAS THEN MY ENGINE IMMEDIATELY HAD TROUBLE STARTING. I KNEW MY BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS I HAVE OWNED THE ...
Mileage: 75,000
CLUTCH KIT REPLACEMENTS, ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION MODULE REPLACEMENTS (THREE TIMES), AFTER ALL THIS I STILL HAVE A CAR THAT SHUDDERS THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE THEY PUT THERE MACHINE THAT TELLS YOU WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT ON AND THE ERROR CODE IS P090C WHICH IS THE CLUTCH...
Mileage: 100,000
EXCESSIVE REAR TIRE WEAR: THE VEHICLE MADE A TRIP FROM GREENVILLE TX. TO LOUISVILLE KY AND BACK (APPROX. 1400 MILES) IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016 (WITH HIGH AMBIENT AND ROAD TEMPERATURE). THE INSIDE SHOULDER OF BOTH REAR TIRES WERE WORN DOWN TO THE CORDS. THE TIRES HAD ONLY AROUND 5000 MILES WHEN IT BEGAN ...
Mileage: 27,111
WIRES IN THE REAR RIGHT LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT HAVE BECOME EXPOSED AND/OR BROKEN FROM REGULAR OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT LID. THE WIRES ARE RESTRICTED IN MOTION SUCH THAT THEY BEND WITH EVERY OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THIS LEAD TO A BREAKING OF WIRES WHICH CAUS...
Mileage: 60,000
DRIVER'S DOOR WON'T LATCH. USED THE CAR NORMALLY THE PREVIOUS DAY. CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, AND WHEN I GOT IN TO DRIVE, THE DOOR WOULDN'T SHUT, WITH NO APPARENT CAUSE.
Mileage: 25,000
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN BY ANYONE BUT ME. NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN HURT OR INJURED IN MY CAR. ANY REPORTS LIKE THE ONE THAT ON YOUR SITE UNDER VIN#[XXX] IS FALSE, AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED *SEARCH OF COMPLAINT DATABASE ON APRIL 24, 2017, SHOWS THAT THIS...
THE VEHICLE'S CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IT STUTTERS/HESITATES, MAKES GRINDING NOISES, ETC. AND STILL DOES SINCE SECOND REPAIR, RADIO MADE POPPING, STATIC SKRECKING SOUNDS THAT GOT WORSE OVER TIME TO THE POINT OF HAPPENING ALL THE TIME AND MADE RADIO USELESS, PURGE VALVE FAILED AND COULD HAVE DE...
Mileage: 49,000
THE VEHICLE'S CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IT STUTTERS/HESITATES, MAKES GRINDING NOISES, ETC. AND STILL DOES SINCE SECOND REPAIR, RADIO MADE POPPING, STATIC SKRECKING SOUNDS THAT GOT WORSE OVER TIME TO THE POINT OF HAPPENING ALL THE TIME AND MADE RADIO USELESS, PURGE VALVE FAILED AND COULD HAVE DE...
Mileage: 49,000
THE VEHICLE'S CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IT STUTTERS/HESITATES, MAKES GRINDING NOISES, ETC. AND STILL DOES SINCE SECOND REPAIR, RADIO MADE POPPING, STATIC SKRECKING SOUNDS THAT GOT WORSE OVER TIME TO THE POINT OF HAPPENING ALL THE TIME AND MADE RADIO USELESS, PURGE VALVE FAILED AND COULD HAVE DE...
Mileage: 49,000
AS I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND BEGAN DRIVING UP THE STREET, I REALIZED MY DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY, AND THE DASH SAID "DOOR AJAR." OF COURSE I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR AND CAN'T DRIVE IT NOW. I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. AFTER RESEARCHING POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ON ...
Mileage: 52,467
VEHICLE SHUDDERS AT TAKE OFF OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN WHEN INITIALIZING GAS. ISSUE WAS FOUND TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH. SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR HAVE BEEN GIVEN EXTENDED WARRANTY# 14M02 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE VIN#'S BEING C...
Mileage: 65,200
I'VE RESEARCHED AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIO HEAD IS BAD. WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS A RIDICULOUSLY LOUD STATIC NOISE THAT PULSES AT ANY GIVEN TIME. EVEN WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION OFF, IT STILL STATICS LOUDLY - YOU CAN HEAR IT WHILE WALKING AWAY AND THE WINDOWS ARE UP
Mileage: 40,000
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING REALLY BAD AND GETS UP TO 3,000-4,000 RPMS THEN JERKS REALLY HARD.
Mileage: 52,000
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING REALLY BAD AND GETS UP TO 3,000-4,000 RPMS THEN JERKS REALLY HARD.
Mileage: 52,000
MY 75 YEAR OLD MOTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING THIS CAR (HER CAR) ON 4/4/17 IN BELLMEAD, TEXAS. SHE WAS HIT AT ABOUT 40 MPH IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL/WHEEL AREA BY A 1998 HONDA SEDAN. SHE WAS DRIVING ON A PAVED FEEDER ROAD IN CLEAR SUN SHINY WEATHER. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE ...
Mileage: 52,000
MY 75 YEAR OLD MOTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING THIS CAR (HER CAR) ON 4/4/17 IN BELLMEAD, TEXAS. SHE WAS HIT AT ABOUT 40 MPH IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE QUARTER PANEL/WHEEL AREA BY A 1998 HONDA SEDAN. SHE WAS DRIVING ON A PAVED FEEDER ROAD IN CLEAR SUN SHINY WEATHER. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE ...
Mileage: 52,000
THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY, FROM A STOP WHEN THE CAR IS ACCELERATING THERES A VERY DISTINCT STUTTERING WHERE THE CAR FEELS LIKE ITS BUCKING OR MOVING BACK AND FORTH AS IF IT CAN'T GET INTO GEAR. OCCASIONALLY THIS WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS ABOUT TO STALL. WE'VE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP FOR SERV...
Mileage: 25,600
IN MOTION REAR BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK. IN MOTION . TRUNK UNLATCHES UNINTENTIONALLY FORCING MYSELF TO STOP AND PULL OVER AND CLOSE THE TRUNK LID.IN BOTH SITUATIONS THE VEHICLE HAS WARNING THAT CORRECTLY WARNS OF THE OCCURRING ERROR. ON MORE THAN 3 OCCASIONS RECENTLY IN MARCH OF 2017.
Mileage: 53,000
IN MOTION REAR BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK. IN MOTION . TRUNK UNLATCHES UNINTENTIONALLY FORCING MYSELF TO STOP AND PULL OVER AND CLOSE THE TRUNK LID.IN BOTH SITUATIONS THE VEHICLE HAS WARNING THAT CORRECTLY WARNS OF THE OCCURRING ERROR. ON MORE THAN 3 OCCASIONS RECENTLY IN MARCH OF 2017.
Mileage: 53,000
WE HAVE HAD THE TCM REPLACE ONE, THE CLUTHES REPLACED TWICE AND THE SHUTTERING, NON SHIFTING, SHFTING WHEN NOT SUPPOSED TO ARE STILL HAPPENING. AFTER MULTIPLE VISITS TO TWO FORD DEALERS, FORD IS UNABLE TO FIX THESE DANGEROUS PROBLEMS.MY WIFE WAS ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 70MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENL...
Mileage: 75,000
"TAKATA RECALL": ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO THE HORN STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE CEASING TO WORK AT ALL. IT WILL NOT WORK WHERE THE CAR IS PARKED OR IN DRIVE. I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. IN GENERAL IT HAS HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONICS IN THE CAR, ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE ...
Mileage: 53,000
I TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. THEY REPLACED MY CLUTCH UNDER THE WARRANTY BUT SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PURGE VALVE WHICH IS CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL AND HAVE A ROUGH IDLE. FORD IS STATING THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT A...
WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN THOROUGHFARE AT 50MPH MY 2013 FORD FOCUS ENGINE SHUTDOWN. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE ON THE ROAD. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CAR SHOP I WAS NOTIFIED THE ELECTRICAL WIRES HAD FRAYED, KILLING TH...
Mileage: 45,000
I PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS IN 2013 AND CURRENTLY HAVE 28,300 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND IS DRIVEN SOLELY BY ME. HOWEVER, RECENTLY I HAD A MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEM THAT COULD VERY EASILY BE FATAL FOR ANY DRIVER. THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AND LOCKED UP THE S...
Mileage: 28,300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES BECAME FLAT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE SWOLLEN AND UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 70,000
STEERING RACK AND PINION CONTROL MODULE IS PRONE TO FAILING AND WHEN THIS DOES FAIL THE CAR CANNOT TURN AND THIS IS A HUGE HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND EVERYONE ON THE ROAD.
Mileage: 54,322
I'M CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTING OF GEARS. IT FEELS LIKE A MILD CASE OF WHIPLASH WHEN IT HAPPENS. SOMETIMES I START TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR DOESN'T GO IT BUCKS SLIGHTLY AND SOMETIMES JUST DOESN'T ACCELERATE AT THE SPEED IT SHOULD AND IT SCARES ME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ON THE HIGH...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) FOR THE DOOR LATCH, BUT THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REP...
COMPLETE AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING (ERROR MESSAGE: POWER STEERING FAULT). EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN WHEEL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FOR REPAIR. LESS THAN 30,000 MILES.
Mileage: 25,000
MY TEENAGE SON WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED (BELOW 20MPH) IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN A BUSY CITY SHOPPING AREA, THE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKED AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER LEFT OR RIGHT. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT WITH TREMENDOUS EFFORT. WHE...
Mileage: 89,700
OVER THE PAST 1 + YEARS MY RADIO WOULD RANDOMLY MAKE A HISSING AND CRACKING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A LOUD POP AND STOP WORKING. BOTH THE RADIO AND BLUE TOOTH CAPABILITIES WERE DISABLED. RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO UPDATE THE SYNC/RADIO, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN SUCC...
Mileage: 2
PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION RECALL WORK DONE AND STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE
2013 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RATTLING NOISES AND LEAKING FLUIDS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP, FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
MY FAMILY HAS ALWAYS HAD FORD'S GROWING UP. FOR THE MOST PART I ALWAYS REMEMBER THEM BEING RELIABLE AND GREAT VEHICLES. IN 2005 I BOUGHT A 2003 F-350 WITH THE 6.0 DIESEL ENGINE. ANYONE THAT IS FAMILIAR WITH THE 6.0 POWERSTROKE KNOWS IT WAS A MONEY PIT FROM THE START. IT WAS A POOR DESIGN FROM FORD....
STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN WHEN I HAD TO ACCELERATE TO TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WAS STUCK IN LOW GEAR. LUCKILY THERE WAS AN EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH! RESTARTED MY CAR AND IT WORKED FINE. BUT THEN 5 MINUTES...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE PROGRESSING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE GEARS WERE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AND CHANGE OVER. THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER A DEALER'S REPAIR FOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS I...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 98,000
TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ERRATICALLY, CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THESE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE, WHY ELSE WOULD FORD KEEP EXTENDING THE WARRANTIES ON THESE TRANSMISSION. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT FIXABLE AND VERY UNSAFE. THERE ARE N...
Mileage: 30,000
TRANS SLIP OR HESITATES UPON TAKE OFF,, JERKING 3OR 4 TIMES THEN 2ND GEAR IS OK,,NEW CLUTCHES WAS DENIED BECAUSE OF SALVAGE REBUILT TITLE..THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RE-CERTIFIED TO OPERATE IN HAWAII..VERY SLIGHT DAMAGE, LIGHT HIT
Mileage: 40,000
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE AND WOULD NOT MOVE EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. FORTUNATELY I WAS STOPPED FOR THE SIGNAL. I HAD TO THINK ABOUT WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO ABOUT HOLDING UP TRAFFIC. FINALLY I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I WAITED APPROX 10 TO 15 SEC...
Mileage: 92,991
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I'VE HAD THE CLUTCH STRUM REPLACED SIX TIMES, MOST RECENTLY MY CAR EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION ELECTRICAL AND ACTUAL FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE ON A HIGHWAY BRIDGE. IT HAS BEEN HAVING SHIFTING ISSUES SINCE I GOT IT AND MAKES A NOISE AND STUTTERS, USUALLY BETWE...
Mileage: 48,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I'VE HAD THE CLUTCH STRUM REPLACED SIX TIMES, MOST RECENTLY MY CAR EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION ELECTRICAL AND ACTUAL FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE ON A HIGHWAY BRIDGE. IT HAS BEEN HAVING SHIFTING ISSUES SINCE I GOT IT AND MAKES A NOISE AND STUTTERS, USUALLY BETWE...
Mileage: 48,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I'VE HAD THE CLUTCH STRUM REPLACED SIX TIMES, MOST RECENTLY MY CAR EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION ELECTRICAL AND ACTUAL FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE ON A HIGHWAY BRIDGE. IT HAS BEEN HAVING SHIFTING ISSUES SINCE I GOT IT AND MAKES A NOISE AND STUTTERS, USUALLY BETWE...
Mileage: 48,000
VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH. I AM STILL HAVING THE ISSUE. THE SHUDDERING HAPPENS EVERYDAY.
Mileage: 87,000
"TAKATA RECALL"MY 2013 FORD FOCUS AT 75,000 MILES THE CAR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WOULD SHUDDER WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND EVENTUALLY PROGRESSED TO RAPIDLY SLIPPING OUT OF ACCELERATION AND ACTING AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. FORD REPLACED THE CLUTCHES UNDER WARRANTY, PROBLEM SOLV...
Mileage: 150,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE ...
POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING TURNED ON. THEY WILL STILL RUN EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THEY WILL NOT TURN ON A...
Mileage: 90,000
POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING TURNED ON. THEY WILL STILL RUN EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THEY WILL NOT TURN ON A...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND OPERATED CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED TH...
Mileage: 92,300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND OPERATED CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED TH...
Mileage: 92,300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND OPERATED CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED TH...
Mileage: 92,300
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS THE SAME TRANSMISSION AND THEREFORE THE SAME ISSUES THAT ARE COVERED BY FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 14M01 BUT FOR SOME INEXPLICABLE REASON MY VEHICLE WAS OMITTED FROM THE PROGRAM. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE SAME. THE ISSUE IS AN...
Mileage: 7,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN AN ICE STORM, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED...
Mileage: 43,000
2013 FORD FOCUS POWER STEERING TOTALLY WENT OUT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. CAR WOULD STILL STEER BUT TOOK A TREMENDOUS PHYSICAL EFFORT. DEALER DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY STEERING EPAS. FORD HAS RECALLED OTHER MODELS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT NOT THE FOCUS.
Mileage: 68,794
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFAC...
ABOUT 1 AM THIS MORNING I LEFT WORK AND STARTED DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH THE GAS GAUGE READING 44 MILES TO EMPTY. SINCE IT WAS RATHER LATE I DECIDED TO GO HOME AND JUST GET GAS IN THE MORNING BUT ABOUT HALFWAY HOME IT IT DROPPED ALL THE WAY FROM 44 DOWN TO 17 AND THEN ABOUT A MILE LATER RAN OUT OF GAS....
Mileage: 69,707
ABOUT 1 AM THIS MORNING I LEFT WORK AND STARTED DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH THE GAS GAUGE READING 44 MILES TO EMPTY. SINCE IT WAS RATHER LATE I DECIDED TO GO HOME AND JUST GET GAS IN THE MORNING BUT ABOUT HALFWAY HOME IT IT DROPPED ALL THE WAY FROM 44 DOWN TO 17 AND THEN ABOUT A MILE LATER RAN OUT OF GAS....
Mileage: 69,707
CAR FEELS LIKE IT SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE REVS. JERKS FORWARD WHEN GOING BACK INTO GEAR. HAD IT TO DEALER 2X IN 2 WEEKS. THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. GET THE CAR BACK AND DOES IT AGAIN. HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TELL ME TO CONTACT SERVICE MGR AT THE DEALER. CAR F...
Mileage: 82,550
TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING INCORRECTLY UNTIL FINALLY LOSING ALL POWER LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE PASSING LANE GOING UPHILL ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED AFTER THE FORD DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION. REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE AND TH...
Mileage: 98,000
TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING INCORRECTLY UNTIL FINALLY LOSING ALL POWER LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE PASSING LANE GOING UPHILL ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED AFTER THE FORD DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION. REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE AND TH...
Mileage: 98,000
I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE, 2013 FORD FOCUS. I HAVE CONTACTED VARIOUS DEALERS IN MY LOCAL AREA, WHO HAVE GIVEN ME VARIOUS EXCUSES TO NOT FIX MY TRANSMISSION WHICH IS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP DEPARTMENT, AND THEY ARE ADVISING ME THAT ...
Mileage: 62,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAIL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE SERVICE ...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE SERVICE ...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR WERE UNKNOWN. IN ADDITION, UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ...
Mileage: 44,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR WERE UNKNOWN. IN ADDITION, UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ...
Mileage: 44,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOOR, THE DOOR FAILED TO LOCK. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR INADVERTENTLY OPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: ...
Mileage: 111,092
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 60,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK VEH TO FORD DEALER, FOUND CANISTER PURGE VALVE FAILED,INSTALLED BV6Z 9D2890 B, FUEL ASY, COST $250.00
Mileage: 50,147
THE FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK THAT I PURCHASED FROM AUFFENBERG DEALER GROUP, 1708 NEW CAR DRIVE, O'FALLON , ILLINOIS ON DECEMBER 13, 2016 CONSTANTLY JERKS WHEN I ACCELERATE. THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, AS IF IT IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS. (STRANGELY, I DID NOT SENSE THIS WHILE TEST DRIVING THE ...
Mileage: 63,300
THE FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK THAT I PURCHASED FROM AUFFENBERG DEALER GROUP, 1708 NEW CAR DRIVE, O'FALLON , ILLINOIS ON DECEMBER 13, 2016 CONSTANTLY JERKS WHEN I ACCELERATE. THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, AS IF IT IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS. (STRANGELY, I DID NOT SENSE THIS WHILE TEST DRIVING THE ...
Mileage: 63,300
THE FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK THAT I PURCHASED FROM AUFFENBERG DEALER GROUP, 1708 NEW CAR DRIVE, O'FALLON , ILLINOIS ON DECEMBER 13, 2016 CONSTANTLY JERKS WHEN I ACCELERATE. THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, AS IF IT IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS. (STRANGELY, I DID NOT SENSE THIS WHILE TEST DRIVING THE ...
Mileage: 63,300
NEWLY PURCHASED 2013 FORD FOCUS SE.1. INITIAL INCIDENT AT 23000 MILES SHOWING ERROR CODE ON DASHBOARD DISPLAY WITH SUBSEQUENT VEHICLE STALLING (CAR SHUTTING OFF). ISSUE SIMILAR TO ALTERNATOR OR BATTERY FAILURE. 2. NOW-PERSISTENT DASHBOARD ALARM LIGHT WITH MESSAGE: STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE REQU...
Mileage: 23,000
NEWLY PURCHASED 2013 FORD FOCUS SE.1. INITIAL INCIDENT AT 23000 MILES SHOWING ERROR CODE ON DASHBOARD DISPLAY WITH SUBSEQUENT VEHICLE STALLING (CAR SHUTTING OFF). ISSUE SIMILAR TO ALTERNATOR OR BATTERY FAILURE. 2. NOW-PERSISTENT DASHBOARD ALARM LIGHT WITH MESSAGE: STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE REQU...
Mileage: 23,000
UPON PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT MOVE NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAD BEEN IN SERVICE AT FORD DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS TWICE BEFORE.
Mileage: 87,000
MY CAR HAS DIED IN POWER 2 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ONCE BEFORE I KNEW ANYTHING IT BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND LURCH THEN WHILE GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAR DIES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SINCE I WAS GOING SO FAST AND I HAVE NO CONTROL I ALMOST GET HIT BY A LOG TRUCK. I GET CAR HOME TAKE TO FORD THEY REPAI...
Mileage: 90,000
RADIO SHORT -- THE RADIO HAS STOPPED WORKING AND MAKES A VERY LOUD POPPING SOUND. IT BEGAN AS ONE LOUD POP. IF YOU RESTARTED THE CAR THE RADIO WOULD WORK. NOW, EVEN WITH THE RADIO OFF, THE SPEAKERS WILL MAKE AN EXTREMELY LOUD POPPING SOUND. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, AND CAN HAPPEN OUT OF THE BLUE. ...
Mileage: 60,000
CAR HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.TCM AND PCM REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED.CAR WAS BOUGHT 4/25/15 AND WAS IN SHOP 4/27/15 AND 3 CONSECUTIVE MONDAYS AFTER WITH ENGINE LIGHTS AND JERKING..AS OF 01/01/17 MY STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING IN A SNOW STORM.ALMOST WRECKED..VERY DISAP...
Mileage: 61,000
CAR HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.TCM AND PCM REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED.CAR WAS BOUGHT 4/25/15 AND WAS IN SHOP 4/27/15 AND 3 CONSECUTIVE MONDAYS AFTER WITH ENGINE LIGHTS AND JERKING..AS OF 01/01/17 MY STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING IN A SNOW STORM.ALMOST WRECKED..VERY DISAP...
Mileage: 61,000
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION. OVER THE COURSE OF 107000 MILES THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED SHUDDING, LURCHING AND BAD SHIFT CHARACTERISTIC AND FRANKLY IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IT HAS HAD IT'S CLUTCHES CLEANED AT 37736 MILES IN OCT 2014, REPLACED AT 38396 MILES I...
Mileage: 105,651
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMEMBER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAN...
Mileage: 68,000
STEERING ASSIST CODE IS COMING ON AND OFF I LOSE STEERING WHILE I'M DRIVING AT ANY SPEED HWY RESIDENTIAL ECT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY OFFERED TO FIX FOR 2 GRAND BUT WEREN'T SURE IF ITS 100 PERCENT GOING TO FIX THE STEERING. SO I DRIVE IT HOME THE VIDE HAS BEEN COMING ON AN OFF ITS VERY UNSAFE I LIVE...
Mileage: 54,358
MY CAR IS INVOLVED IN RECALL 14M01, THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31100 MILE THE PROBLEM IS A POWER LOSE AND A SEVER VIBRATION WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED IN A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS ISSUE IS GETTING WORST EVERY DAY AND THE CAR WAS FIXED 4 TIMES FOR TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS IN WHICH THE TCM WAS REPL...
Mileage: 15,000
MY CAR IS INVOLVED IN RECALL 14M01, THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31100 MILE THE PROBLEM IS A POWER LOSE AND A SEVER VIBRATION WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED IN A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS ISSUE IS GETTING WORST EVERY DAY AND THE CAR WAS FIXED 4 TIMES FOR TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS IN WHICH THE TCM WAS REPL...
Mileage: 15,000
SIDE DOOR LATCHING (SAFETY RECALL) STILL NOT REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR TWO TIMES ALREADY SINCE OCT 2016 BUT THEY ONLY SAY THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
SIDE DOOR LATCHING (SAFETY RECALL) STILL NOT REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR TWO TIMES ALREADY SINCE OCT 2016 BUT THEY ONLY SAY THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
TRANSMISSION CAUSES CAR TO STUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING AND GOING UP HILLS. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2015 TO REMEDY THIS, BUT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT CLUTCH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONT...
Mileage: 17,336
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE UP SHIFTED, RPMS WERE IN 4500-5000. COULD NOT GET TO SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND WE STOPPED TO HAVE IT CHECKED BUT STORE WAS NOT OPEN. PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN GIV...
Mileage: 68,000
ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR FROM TRANSMISSION. SOMETIMES TAKES OFF QUICK AND SOMETIMES SLOW ALL WITH THE SAME INPUT. SHUDDERS AND SEARCHES FOR GEARS ESPECIALLY ON HILLS AND IN TURNS RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. MOST RECENTLY IT HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A GEAR AND NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT...
Mileage: 39,000
SEAT BELT BEGAN TO BE DIFFICULT TO LATCH AND UNLATCH AND AFTER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 8MONTHS TO 1 YEAR IT FAILS TO LATCH AT ALL LEAVING THE DRIVER UNABLE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE BELT TO THE LATCH. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFAC...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HORN, THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
WHILE DRIVING I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND AS I STARTED TO LET OUT THE CLUTCH AND MOVING ROUGHLY 10 MPH MY CAR ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE STILL FUNCTIONAL BUT WHEN I WENT TO START UP THE CAR AGAIN IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THIS IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION ...
Mileage: 62,000
WHILE DRIVING I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND AS I STARTED TO LET OUT THE CLUTCH AND MOVING ROUGHLY 10 MPH MY CAR ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE STILL FUNCTIONAL BUT WHEN I WENT TO START UP THE CAR AGAIN IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THIS IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION ...
Mileage: 62,000
WHILE DRIVING I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND AS I STARTED TO LET OUT THE CLUTCH AND MOVING ROUGHLY 10 MPH MY CAR ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE STILL FUNCTIONAL BUT WHEN I WENT TO START UP THE CAR AGAIN IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THIS IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION ...
Mileage: 62,000
CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING NOW 5 TIMES IN 9 DAYS. THE FIRST TIME DRIVING FROM DENVER TO CASPER, I WASN'T TOO FAR FROM HOME THE STEERING ASSIST SERVICE NEEDED WARNING CAME ON, AND ABOUT 5 MILES LATER I RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED WARNING, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE SERVICE NOW ...
Mileage: 62,000
CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING NOW 5 TIMES IN 9 DAYS. THE FIRST TIME DRIVING FROM DENVER TO CASPER, I WASN'T TOO FAR FROM HOME THE STEERING ASSIST SERVICE NEEDED WARNING CAME ON, AND ABOUT 5 MILES LATER I RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED WARNING, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE SERVICE NOW ...
Mileage: 62,000
FILLING UP WITH GAS THE GAS PUMP TURNS OFF AFTER ABOUT EVERY 1/2 GALLON. SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE VENTING OF THE GAS TANK.
Mileage: 1,000
THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. THE ODOMETER WAS ONLY AT 31,870...
Mileage: 31,870
AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 AM THIS MORNING 12/31/16, OUR FORD FOCUS BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT. THANK GOD WE AND OUR 11 MONTH OLD WERE NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR INTO THE SHOP AT LEAST TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THEN OUR ENTIRE MULTI INFORMATION SCREEN ...
Mileage: 63,000
AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 AM THIS MORNING 12/31/16, OUR FORD FOCUS BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT. THANK GOD WE AND OUR 11 MONTH OLD WERE NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR INTO THE SHOP AT LEAST TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THEN OUR ENTIRE MULTI INFORMATION SCREEN ...
Mileage: 63,000
AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 AM THIS MORNING 12/31/16, OUR FORD FOCUS BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT. THANK GOD WE AND OUR 11 MONTH OLD WERE NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR INTO THE SHOP AT LEAST TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THEN OUR ENTIRE MULTI INFORMATION SCREEN ...
Mileage: 63,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE IDLING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE WAS FAULTY WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO MALFUNCTION. THE FUEL TANK BECAME DEFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 86,364
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE IDLING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE WAS FAULTY WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO MALFUNCTION. THE FUEL TANK BECAME DEFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 86,364
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE FROM A STOP OR WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. T...
Mileage: 49,067
I HAD ALREADY BEGUN NOTICING THE SHUDDERING AND LURCHES WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2015. DURING THIS FIRST VISIT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE CLUTCHES, CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SEAL, AND FLUIDS AS ALLOWED BY THE RECALL. I BROUGHT THE VEHI...
TRANSMISSION JERKS.,HESITATES,SLIPS REVS UP,STALLS OUT,MODULE FOR TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED,REPLACED,CLUTCHES REPLACED,STILL SAME PROBLEM.THEY CANNOT REPAIR,WILL SIT PARKED IN DRIVEWAY.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH AND THE HOOD FLEW OPEN SHATTERING THE WINDOW.THE LATCH THAT WAS HOLDING IT DOWN CAME LOOSE AND ONE SIDE WAS NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING. THE TOP OF THE CAR WAS ALSO DENTED. I HAD A WINDSHIELD GUY COME TO REPAIR IT AND HE SAID THAT THIS IS THE THIRD FORD C...
Mileage: 76,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH AND THE HOOD FLEW OPEN SHATTERING THE WINDOW.THE LATCH THAT WAS HOLDING IT DOWN CAME LOOSE AND ONE SIDE WAS NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING. THE TOP OF THE CAR WAS ALSO DENTED. I HAD A WINDSHIELD GUY COME TO REPAIR IT AND HE SAID THAT THIS IS THE THIRD FORD C...
Mileage: 76,000
WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY IN DALLAS THE STEERING DEFAULT WARNING CAME ON. SHORTLY THEREAFTER NUMEROUS OTHER WARNINGS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD, MY CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE DEFAULT LIGHT CAME ON CAUSING ME TO COMPLETELY STALL. I ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ...
Mileage: 103,000
WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY IN DALLAS THE STEERING DEFAULT WARNING CAME ON. SHORTLY THEREAFTER NUMEROUS OTHER WARNINGS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD, MY CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE DEFAULT LIGHT CAME ON CAUSING ME TO COMPLETELY STALL. I ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ...
Mileage: 103,000
TRANSMISSION MAKES NOISE, DELAYED ACCELERATION, HARD SHIFTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES BUT NO ATTEMPTS TO FIX HAVE BEEN SATISFACTORY.
Mileage: 5,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY TO A LOWER GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR WHILE THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED T...
Mileage: 18,209
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS SHUDDERS, HESITATES AND SURGES WHEN SHIFTING. TODAY IT IS IN FORD'S DEALERSHIP GETTING THE FIFTH AUTO TRANS DUAL CLUTCH INSTALLED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN. YESTERDAY THE CAR SHIFTED HARD 1-2 AND AGAIN SHIFTED HARD 2-3 AND THEN WOULD NOT COME OUT OF...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SHUDDERING AND THEN STALLED WHILE BEING OPERATED AT A LOW SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE...
Mileage: 14,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SHUDDERING AND THEN STALLED WHILE BEING OPERATED AT A LOW SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE...
Mileage: 14,000
THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT STAY IN. IT DOES NOT "BLOW" AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE NO SPEEDOMETER,HEAT OR GAS GAUGE,TURN SIGNALS, ECT. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VALID SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THIS FUSE DOES NOT ALLOW THE CURRENT TO GET TO THE INSTRU...
Mileage: 55,540
THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT STAY IN. IT DOES NOT "BLOW" AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE NO SPEEDOMETER,HEAT OR GAS GAUGE,TURN SIGNALS, ECT. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VALID SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THIS FUSE DOES NOT ALLOW THE CURRENT TO GET TO THE INSTRU...
Mileage: 55,540
THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT STAY IN. IT DOES NOT "BLOW" AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE NO SPEEDOMETER,HEAT OR GAS GAUGE,TURN SIGNALS, ECT. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VALID SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THIS FUSE DOES NOT ALLOW THE CURRENT TO GET TO THE INSTRU...
Mileage: 55,540
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING ENGINE REVS UP THEN IT ENGAGES AGAIN. CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD AND IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS REPEATEDLY. PULLED OFF ROAD ONLY TO FIND OUT NO REVERSE AS WELL. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WI...
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH ON A CITY STREET MY VEHICLE STALLED RESULTING IN LOSE OF CONTROL. THE FUEL VAPOR SEPARATOR MALFUNCTIONED ALLOWING FUEL INTO THE FUEL VAPOR CANISTER. ALSO I CAN NOT PUT MORE THAN 2 GALLONS OF FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE OR IT WILL NOT START. IT ALSO STALLS WHEN COMING TO A...
Mileage: 48,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND FAILED TO OBTAIN TRACTION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE PARTS BEING...
Mileage: 64,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PART THAT HELD THE CLUTCH TO THE TRANSMISSION FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY RE...
Mileage: 68,000
THE DOOR NO LONGER LATCHED, THEY REFUSED TO FIX IF FOR 3 WEEKS. THEN FINALLY FIXED IT, WHEN I WENT MY SEAT BELT ALSO STOPPED LATCHING AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT STOPPED LATCHING. THEY WILL NOT FIX UNTIL IN BECOMES AND ACTUAL RECALL. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT TH...
Mileage: 97,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
Mileage: 8,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ...
Mileage: 38,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAIL...
Mileage: 128,000
ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER WE BOUGHT THIS CAR, I RAN OUT OF GAS ON A CITY STREET, ABOUT ONE MILE FROM A GAS STATION AND THE DASH STILL SHOWED 8 MILES UNTIL EMPTY. I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. AFTER THAT I WAS CAREFUL TO TRY NOT TO LET IT GET THAT LOW AGAI...
Mileage: 70,000
ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER WE BOUGHT THIS CAR, I RAN OUT OF GAS ON A CITY STREET, ABOUT ONE MILE FROM A GAS STATION AND THE DASH STILL SHOWED 8 MILES UNTIL EMPTY. I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. AFTER THAT I WAS CAREFUL TO TRY NOT TO LET IT GET THAT LOW AGAI...
Mileage: 70,000
VEHICLE DOES NOT START WITH WARNING PARKING AID FAULT. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT STARTS BUT THEN STOPS. VEHICLE SHUDDERS FROM START, GEARS MAKE NOISES AND DOWN SHIFTS UNEXPECTEDLY.
Mileage: 37,100
VEHICLE DOES NOT START WITH WARNING PARKING AID FAULT. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT STARTS BUT THEN STOPS. VEHICLE SHUDDERS FROM START, GEARS MAKE NOISES AND DOWN SHIFTS UNEXPECTEDLY.
Mileage: 37,100
I HAVE HAD MY PRE-OWNED VEHICLE FOR 1 1/2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH MY TRUNK POPPING OPEN RANDOMLY. IT OPENS ANYWHERE AND AT RANDOM TIMES. I'VE HAD IT OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD, POTENTIALLY HAVING THINGS FROM TRUNK FLY OUT AND HIT ANOTHER M...
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE HAD MY PRE-OWNED VEHICLE FOR 1 1/2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH MY TRUNK POPPING OPEN RANDOMLY. IT OPENS ANYWHERE AND AT RANDOM TIMES. I'VE HAD IT OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD, POTENTIALLY HAVING THINGS FROM TRUNK FLY OUT AND HIT ANOTHER M...
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE HAD MY PRE-OWNED VEHICLE FOR 1 1/2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH MY TRUNK POPPING OPEN RANDOMLY. IT OPENS ANYWHERE AND AT RANDOM TIMES. I'VE HAD IT OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD, POTENTIALLY HAVING THINGS FROM TRUNK FLY OUT AND HIT ANOTHER M...
Mileage: 60,000
THIS RECALL BEGAN IN AUGUST AND STILL HAS NOT BEE REMEDIED. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO BUY A NEW CAR AND WERE TOLD THE CAR IS UNSALABLE UNTIL THIS RECALL IS SATISFIED. WE NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY ON THE CAR AND EVERY DAY WE DRIVE IT WILL CAUSE A LOSS TO THE CURRENT VALUE AND THE RISK OF REPAIRS. THERE ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...
Mileage: 74,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...
Mileage: 74,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, USUALLY BETWEEN 20-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD UNDER THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSI...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE EXTREMELY SLOW TO CHANGE OVER AND SUDDENLY THE GEAR ENGAGED AND CAUSED A JERKING MOTION. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS RELEASED AND FRACTURED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED AT LEAST THREE DEALERS AND ONE OF THEM INDICATED T...
Mileage: 37,000
I'M ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE EPAS POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILING. IT FAILED ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T BRING IT INTO A DEALERSHIP ON SEPTEMBER 30TH. TWO DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. DESPITE THE WELL-KNOWN OCCURRENCES OF THE EPAS / GEAR ASSEMBLY F...
Mileage: 36,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE APPROACHING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT SWERVED OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND TH...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE APPROACHING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HEAD ON. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT SWERVED OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND TH...
I PURCHASED MY USED 2013 FORD FOCUS ON AUGUST 4TH 2015. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES TO ADDRESS THE DUAL CLUTCH SYSTEM BEING FAULTY. THE CAR WILL SHUTTER BETWEEN GEARS, STRUGGLE TO ACCELERATE, IT WILL ROLL BACKWARDS/FORWARDS AT STOPS WHILE THE CAR IS STILL IN DRIVE AND WHEN I AM GOI...
Mileage: 75,000
I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD FOCUS 2013 SE HATCHBACK. I'VE HAD IT FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO STUTTER. WHEN STARTING AT AN INTERSECTION FROM A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE CAR STRUGGLES TO ACCELERATE. AT SLOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT FOR EXAMPLE IT DOESN'T ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE STOPPING AT A YIELD SIGN, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO T...
Mileage: 75,000
I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD FOCUS SE FOR MY DAUGHTER BACK IN 2012, AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SHE STARTED EXPERIENCING SOME ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH. WHENEVER SHE STOPS AT A STOP LIGHT AND TRIES TO ACCELERATE AT TAKE OFF, SHE FEELS JERKING, AND HESITATION WHEN DRIVING. WE ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO NOT OPERATE IN REVERSE OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE TRANSMISSI...
Mileage: 1,700
I WAS LITERALLY LEAVING THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR "SHUT DOWN ISSSUES AND SHUDDERING ISSUES" WHEN THEY SUPPOSEDLY COULDN'T "VERIFY THE PROBLEM" I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A FIVE LANE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION GOING 70MPH AND WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREE...
Mileage: 54,600
I WAS LITERALLY LEAVING THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR "SHUT DOWN ISSSUES AND SHUDDERING ISSUES" WHEN THEY SUPPOSEDLY COULDN'T "VERIFY THE PROBLEM" I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A FIVE LANE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION GOING 70MPH AND WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREE...
Mileage: 54,600
I WAS LITERALLY LEAVING THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR "SHUT DOWN ISSSUES AND SHUDDERING ISSUES" WHEN THEY SUPPOSEDLY COULDN'T "VERIFY THE PROBLEM" I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A FIVE LANE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION GOING 70MPH AND WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREE...
Mileage: 54,600
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND HAVE ONLY OWNED IT SINCE JULY OF 2014. THE COMPUTER MODULE IN MY TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SHUDDERING, GEARS SHIFTING INCORRECTLY, AND EVENTUALLY DYING WHILE DRIVING. NOW MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP, AGAIN. THIS TIME FOR CODE P0456...
Mileage: 52,000
I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND HAVE ONLY OWNED IT SINCE JULY OF 2014. THE COMPUTER MODULE IN MY TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SHUDDERING, GEARS SHIFTING INCORRECTLY, AND EVENTUALLY DYING WHILE DRIVING. NOW MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP, AGAIN. THIS TIME FOR CODE P0456...
Mileage: 52,000
THE VEHICLE STUTTERS, JERKS, AND STALLS IN LOW GEARS. WHEN WE PRESS THE GAS FROM A STATIONARY POSITION THE CAR FAILS TO MOVE FORWARD ON MANY OCCASIONS. IF IT DOES MOVE FORWARD THEN THE GEARS MAKE A GRINDING SOUND. IT POSES A RISK TO US WHEN WE HAVE TO MOVE ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY ON LEFT...
Mileage: 10,000
THE VEHICLE STUTTERS, JERKS, AND STALLS IN LOW GEARS. WHEN WE PRESS THE GAS FROM A STATIONARY POSITION THE CAR FAILS TO MOVE FORWARD ON MANY OCCASIONS. IF IT DOES MOVE FORWARD THEN THE GEARS MAKE A GRINDING SOUND. IT POSES A RISK TO US WHEN WE HAVE TO MOVE ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY ON LEFT...
Mileage: 10,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VAPOR MA...
Mileage: 70,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE VALVE WAS STUCK, WHICH CAUSED TOO MUCH VACUUM TO THE FUEL TANK. THE FU...
Mileage: 4,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT MALE CONNECTORS WOULD NOT CONNECT AND LOCK WITH THE FEMALE CONNECTOR. THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TH...
Mileage: 55,000
THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION CONTAINS ONE OR MORE DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS THAT CAUSE PROBLEMS AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SUDDENLY LURCHING FORWARD, DELAYED ACCELERATION, AND SUDDEN LOSS OF FORWARD PROPULSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A VERY SLUGGISH SHIFT BETWEEN T...
THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION CONTAINS ONE OR MORE DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS THAT CAUSE PROBLEMS AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SUDDENLY LURCHING FORWARD, DELAYED ACCELERATION, AND SUDDEN LOSS OF FORWARD PROPULSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A VERY SLUGGISH SHIFT BETWEEN T...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS MISFIRE COMING FROM THE COIL PACK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOW...
Mileage: 36,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS MISFIRE COMING FROM THE COIL PACK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOW...
Mileage: 36,000
INACCURATE DISTANCE TO EMPTY & INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR. WHEN I PUT GAS IN THE CAR IT WON'T START UP AT FIRST, I HAVE TO RECRANK AND REVE UP THE ENGINE. WHEN I MAKE TURNS OR IDLE FOR TOO LONG, THE BATTERY LIGHT BLINKS AND THE CAR SHUDDERS, THE BATTERY IS NEW. ALSO MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE ...
Mileage: 68,000
AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR SPUTTERS FROM A STOP AND SOMETIMES STALLS. LIKEWISE, AFTER RE-FUELING THE TANK THE CAR STALLS 2-3 TIMES IN A ROW ON IGNITION BEFORE STARTING AND STAYING ON. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, THE CAR HAS SOMETIMES HAD THE OTHER DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS COME UP AND FELT LIKE IT WA...
Mileage: 59,500
AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR SPUTTERS FROM A STOP AND SOMETIMES STALLS. LIKEWISE, AFTER RE-FUELING THE TANK THE CAR STALLS 2-3 TIMES IN A ROW ON IGNITION BEFORE STARTING AND STAYING ON. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, THE CAR HAS SOMETIMES HAD THE OTHER DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS COME UP AND FELT LIKE IT WA...
Mileage: 59,500
AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR SPUTTERS FROM A STOP AND SOMETIMES STALLS. LIKEWISE, AFTER RE-FUELING THE TANK THE CAR STALLS 2-3 TIMES IN A ROW ON IGNITION BEFORE STARTING AND STAYING ON. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, THE CAR HAS SOMETIMES HAD THE OTHER DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS COME UP AND FELT LIKE IT WA...
Mileage: 59,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SID...
Mileage: 94,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SID...
Mileage: 94,000
PASSENGER REAR DOOR UNLATCHED DURING DRIVING IN A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT. WOULD NOT LATCH BACK UNTIL REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP. *TR
Mileage: 51,995
DRIVER'S DOOR CAME UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STREET. DOORS WOULD NOT LATCH BACK UNTIL BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE DOOR HAD TO BE HELD SHUT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 53,638
WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED(55MPH) ON A HIGHWAY, THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" CAME UP ON THE DASH SCREEN. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE STEERING WAS TIGHT TO TURN. WHILE TURNING TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE TIGHTNESS GOT WORSE. IT TOOK A LOT OF STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL. I A...
Mileage: 53,000
THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPROGRAMMED ON 11/14/14 AT 14,219 MILES. THE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ON 3/23/15 AT 16,784 MILES AFTER WAITING 1 MONTH FOR THE PARTS. ON 7/5/16 THE ASSEMBLY WAS TESTED AND FAILED. IT WAS REPLACED ON 9/1/16 AT 25,262 MILES AFTER WAITING FOR THE PARTS. WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK AF...
Mileage: 14,219
VEHICLE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND LURCHES. OFTEN, NOT BEING REACTIVE TO DEPRESSION OF GAS PEDAL. I HAVE BEEN LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION MULTIPLE TIMES WITH A CAR THAT WILL NOT GO, BUT RATHER SHUDDERS AND DOESN'T GAIN PROPULSION.
Mileage: 73,000
TIMING COVER LEAKS 1-QUART OF OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE FOR ALL 2012-2014 FOCUS'. FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT.
Mileage: 73,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED DOWNSHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT AV...
Mileage: 38,000
MY 2013 FOCUS TITANIUM ELECTRONIC RACK & PINION FAILED. IT OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. MIRACLE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. 49,000 MILES. I HAVE NO WARRANTY.. MY RESEARCH SHOWS MANY WITH SIMILAR STORIES AND NO RECALL? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.QUOTED $1800 TO REPAIR. SO THA...
Mileage: 49,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE AND INDEPENDENTLY OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND LATCH WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PAS...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFAC...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Mileage: 22,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Mileage: 22,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CO...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, A WARNING MESSAGE WOULD DISPLAY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. T...
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ...
PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION HAS A VERY DELAYED SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR AND IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. CAN HEAR THE GEARS SLIP AND GRIND WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE LOWER GEARS ... ESPECIALLY GOING UP ANY TYPE OF HILL.COULD CAUSE A WRECK WHEN PULLING OFF A SIDE STREET TO MAIN ROAD OR WHEN GOING UP A HIL...
Mileage: 84,000
PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION HAS A VERY DELAYED SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR AND IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. CAN HEAR THE GEARS SLIP AND GRIND WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE LOWER GEARS ... ESPECIALLY GOING UP ANY TYPE OF HILL.COULD CAUSE A WRECK WHEN PULLING OFF A SIDE STREET TO MAIN ROAD OR WHEN GOING UP A HIL...
Mileage: 84,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER A MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 75,235
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER A MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT...
Mileage: 75,235
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHENEVER THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND MADE A TICKING NOISE BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN A RECALL THAT CAUSED A SIMILAR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ...
Mileage: 61,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES, LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...
Mileage: 61,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER CHIP, AND REPROGRAMMING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 37,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A CRASH OCCURRED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES, LOCKS, LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER W...
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN A MONTH THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE LIGHT HAS COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR TO RESET IT. THANKFUL I (AND EVERYONE ELSE) WAS SAFE AND IN A SECLUDED AREA WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENING ON THE FREEWAY OR NEIGH...
Mileage: 115,000
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT ON TWO OCCASIONS TODAY MY WIFE'S 2013 FORD FOCUS HAD NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND AM VERY CURIOUS AS TO WHY FORD HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT? WILL SOMEBODY HAVE TO CRASH AND DIE FOR THE MOTOR COMPANY TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY? T...
Mileage: 61,217
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...
MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN HIS CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED IN HIS HOT CAR TILL WE COULD GET THERE BECAUSE HE WAS UNSURE OF THE SAFETY OF THE AREA. A FRIEND OF HIS DADS TOWED IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. T...
Mileage: 69,000
AS I WAS DRIVING THIS MORNING MY DOOR FLEW OPEN AND WOULD NOT SHUT BACK CLOSED, I CHECKED THE LATCH AND SURE ENOUGH IT WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSE NOR LOCK, I HAD TO TIE MY DOOR SHUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR FOR IT TO REMAIN SHUT, THANKFULLY A CAR DID NOT HIT MY DOOR WHEN IT FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING,TH...
TCM UPDATED 3 TIMES DIE TO CEL. 4TH CAR WOULDN'T START OR EVEN ENGINE TURN OVER. TOWED TO DEALER, AFTER 9 DAYS NEW TCM PLACED IN CAR. BACK AT DEALER FOR ANOTHER 7 DAYS. CAR DRIVING SLUGGISH AND ONLY GETTING 20MPG. FORD DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING WRONG. CAR FEELS LIKE A PICKUP TRUCK.
TCM UPDATED 3 TIMES DIE TO CEL. 4TH CAR WOULDN'T START OR EVEN ENGINE TURN OVER. TOWED TO DEALER, AFTER 9 DAYS NEW TCM PLACED IN CAR. BACK AT DEALER FOR ANOTHER 7 DAYS. CAR DRIVING SLUGGISH AND ONLY GETTING 20MPG. FORD DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING WRONG. CAR FEELS LIKE A PICKUP TRUCK.
TCM UPDATED 3 TIMES DIE TO CEL. 4TH CAR WOULDN'T START OR EVEN ENGINE TURN OVER. TOWED TO DEALER, AFTER 9 DAYS NEW TCM PLACED IN CAR. BACK AT DEALER FOR ANOTHER 7 DAYS. CAR DRIVING SLUGGISH AND ONLY GETTING 20MPG. FORD DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING WRONG. CAR FEELS LIKE A PICKUP TRUCK.
RECEIVED A "STEERING ASSIST FAULT" NOTIFICATION WHILE MID-TURN TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. IT FELT AS IF I'D HIT A SLIPPERY SPOT IN THE ROAD OR HAD HIT A SMALL BUMP ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. WHILE STRAIGHTENING OUT OF THE TURN, I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STEERING FEEL, AND STEERING ...
Mileage: 39,000
MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS FORD FOCUS.1ST PROBLEM I HAD WAS A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING.I NOTICE BECAUSE MY CAR WAS PARKED AND IT SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE.2ND INCIDENT HAPPENED A YEAR LATER. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN CAR JUST SHUT OFF ON THE ROAD....
Mileage: 50,000
MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS FORD FOCUS.1ST PROBLEM I HAD WAS A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING.I NOTICE BECAUSE MY CAR WAS PARKED AND IT SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE.2ND INCIDENT HAPPENED A YEAR LATER. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN CAR JUST SHUT OFF ON THE ROAD....
Mileage: 50,000
MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS FORD FOCUS.1ST PROBLEM I HAD WAS A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING.I NOTICE BECAUSE MY CAR WAS PARKED AND IT SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE.2ND INCIDENT HAPPENED A YEAR LATER. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN CAR JUST SHUT OFF ON THE ROAD....
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LOCKS/LATCHES/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFAC...
I HAVE HEARD THERE IS A RECALL ON THE DOOR LATCH ON THE BACK DOOR. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THE COMPANY I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE STOP WORKING IN MID WIPE. THIS MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY.
Mileage: 24,000
I DID A COMPLAINT BEFORE ON MY DOOR LATCH DRIVER SIDE MALFUNCTIONED AND WON'T STAY CLOSED. I AM DOING ANOTHER COMPLAINT BECAUSE NOW THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2013 AND THE DOOR LATCHES SHOULD NOT BE MALFUNCTION THIS WAY . I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPAIR THE...
I DID A COMPLAINT BEFORE ON MY DOOR LATCH DRIVER SIDE MALFUNCTIONED AND WON'T STAY CLOSED. I AM DOING ANOTHER COMPLAINT BECAUSE NOW THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2013 AND THE DOOR LATCHES SHOULD NOT BE MALFUNCTION THIS WAY . I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET TO REPAIR THE...
CAR WAS IN MOTION IN RUSH HOUR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT SPEED OF 55 MPH WHEN ENGINE WENT TO NEUTRAL REVVING AND WOULD NOT MOVE. ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS. CAR WOULD SHOW DRIVE ON THE LCD PANEL BUT BE IN PARK. YOU COULD NOT MOVE THE SHIFTER EITHER. I HAD JUST LEFT (5 MINUTES) AN AUTHORIZED F...
Mileage: 50,323
CAR WAS IN MOTION IN RUSH HOUR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT SPEED OF 55 MPH WHEN ENGINE WENT TO NEUTRAL REVVING AND WOULD NOT MOVE. ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS. CAR WOULD SHOW DRIVE ON THE LCD PANEL BUT BE IN PARK. YOU COULD NOT MOVE THE SHIFTER EITHER. I HAD JUST LEFT (5 MINUTES) AN AUTHORIZED F...
Mileage: 50,323
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A QUARTER OF A TANK. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO A FUEL STATION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE FUEL STATION FOR FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN HOME. THE ...
Mileage: 91,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED OR JERKED BEFORE ACCELERATING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH AND SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MAD...
Mileage: 19,366
ONE DEC 24 2015 DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY MY CAR HAD FULL LOSS OF STEERING, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE PEDALS STOPPED WORKING AND I NEARLY CRASHED THE CAR. AFTER PULLING OFF THE FREEWAY I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP. MOMENTS LATER I COULD START THE CAR, I RAN A VEHICLE HEALTH...
Mileage: 37,000
ONE DEC 24 2015 DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY MY CAR HAD FULL LOSS OF STEERING, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE PEDALS STOPPED WORKING AND I NEARLY CRASHED THE CAR. AFTER PULLING OFF THE FREEWAY I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP. MOMENTS LATER I COULD START THE CAR, I RAN A VEHICLE HEALTH...
Mileage: 37,000
ONE DEC 24 2015 DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY MY CAR HAD FULL LOSS OF STEERING, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE PEDALS STOPPED WORKING AND I NEARLY CRASHED THE CAR. AFTER PULLING OFF THE FREEWAY I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP. MOMENTS LATER I COULD START THE CAR, I RAN A VEHICLE HEALTH...
Mileage: 37,000
CAUSE: UNKNOWN. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A NORMAL SPEED, WITH NO KNOWN DEBRIS OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD, I HEARD A LOUD POP. SUDDENLY, MY REAR WINDOW STARTED CAVING IN, CRUMBLING FROM THE TOP-MIDDLE OF IT, BREAKING OFF GRADUALLY FROM THERE. I WAS DRIVING SAFELY (NO SWERVING, NO COLLISIONS), AND LATER ...
Mileage: 57,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS W...
Mileage: 30,000
ON THE EVENING OF SEPT. 8, 2016 WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON LEE JACKSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY IN FAIRFAX, VA AT ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR, POWER STEERING FAILED WITH NO WARNING. POWER ASSIST CUT OUT AND A WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON. THIS RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE CHALLENGE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I...
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT REVERSE PROPERLY. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, THE POWER STEERING REGAINE...
Mileage: 16,000
PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR OPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDERWAY AND LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY. WILL NOT CLOSE OR LATCH. LATCH MOVES SMOOTHLY BY HAND, BUT DOES DOT CATCH AND LATCH AGAINST FRAME MOUNTED PIECE, NOR DOES IT MOVE WHEN DOOR HANDLE IS OPERATED.
Mileage: 42,000
MY WIFE AND I WERE OUT FOR THE DAY, STOPPED TO HAVE LUNCH. WHEN SHE GOT OUT AND SHUT THE DOOR IT WOULD NOT LATCH, THE LATCH HAD BROKEN INSIDE AND WOULDN'T STAY SHUT. HAD TO TIE THE DOOR SHUT TO GET IT HOME. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, LUCKILY IT HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE STOPPED AND DIDN'T COME OPEN WHEN ...
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, MOST NOTICEABLY THE LOWER GEARS BUT IT HAS HAPPENED WITH HIGHER GEARS ON OCCASION. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALSO "SPUDDERS" OR "CHUGS" WHEN ACCELERATION IS APPLIED, AND DOES NOT MATTER HOW AGGRESSIVELY OR GENTLY THE ACCELERATION IS APPLIED, IT ...
Mileage: 37,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60MPH WHEN THE CAR FELT LIKE IT STOPPED ACCELERATING. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR'S PRNDL ALSO BEGAN INDICATING THAT THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE WHEN IT WAS NOT. THE CAR'S SCREEN THEN INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED ...
Mileage: 54,265
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A MECHANIC WHO D...
Mileage: 100,400
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH SHUT. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Mileage: 39,000
I WAS TRYING TO TRADE IN MY CAR AND WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE TO START IT UP IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. IN ADDITION, I HAVE ALWAYS EXPERIENCED IDOLING AND JERKING WHEN TAKING OFF WHICH SEEMS LIKE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BECAUSE I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THAT IS...
I WAS TRYING TO TRADE IN MY CAR AND WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE TO START IT UP IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. IN ADDITION, I HAVE ALWAYS EXPERIENCED IDOLING AND JERKING WHEN TAKING OFF WHICH SEEMS LIKE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BECAUSE I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THAT IS...
MY VEHICLE HAS 67K MILES AND WAS PURCHASED CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FOUR MONTHS AGO. ON WEDNESDAY 8/17/16 I FILLED MY TANK, AND WHEN I TRIED TO START THE IGNITION RIGHT AFTER FUELING, THE CAR SPUTTERED BUT WOULD NOT TURN ON. AFTER A FEW MORE TRIES THE CAR TURNED ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AND TURN THE CA...
Mileage: 67,000
REAR DOOR LATCH AND LOCKING SYSTEM FAILS TO LATCH OR LOCK DOORS. SAFETY ISSUE AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO DOORS NOT LATCHING SHUT REAR DOORS FLYING OPEN.
Mileage: 44,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE, SURGED FORWARD, AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE, SURGED FORWARD, AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V085000 (L...
Mileage: 57,580
DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR LATCH FAILED, CAUSING DOOR TO NOT STAY CLOSED. FULL RANGE OF MOTION OF DOOR IS NOT HAMPERED; DOOR CAN BE CLOSED FULLY, HOWEVER DOOR OPENS WITH NO EFFORT, EVEN WHEN LOCK IS ENABLED.
Mileage: 73,000
MOON-ROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD FROM FULLY CLOSED POSITION, TRAVELING ON I-5 N, 4:42PM SAT 8/20/16 AT DUPONT WA. GLASS EXPLODED OUTWARD AND GLASS DEBRIS WAS WITNESSED EXITING OUT AND AWAY FROM THE ROOF THROUGH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED ANY ROAD DEBRIS TO...
Mileage: 28,752
TAKATA RECALL: WHILE I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL STOPPED RESPONDING. IT JUST STIFFED UP AND I HAD LITTLE CONTROL OF IT AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO MAKE TURNS. ALSO I NOTICED SOME TYPE OF MALFUNCTION MESSAGE ON THE LCD DISPLAY SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPE...
Mileage: 29,000
I PARKED THE CAR AND REMOVED SOME BELONGINGS FROM THE BACK SEAT, TRIED TO SHUT THE DOOR AND LOCK THE CAR WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT LOCKING DUE A DOOR BEING AJAR. THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT, I TRIED TO MANUALLY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE THE CHILD LOCK IN ADDITION TO LOCKING AN...
Mileage: 34,000
PASSENGER DOOR LATCH BROKE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT. NOW IT WILL NOT CLOSE.
Mileage: 58,000
DRIVER'S DOOR WON'T LATCH. HAD TO DRIVE TO DEALER WHILE HOLDING DOOR CLOSED. OPENED WHILE MAKING TURN, DOOR ALMOST HIT CAR IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION WAITING FOR LIGHT.
Mileage: 35,000
DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY BROKE AND WILL NOT LATCH OR ENGAGE TO KEEP DOOR CLOSED. WAS STATIONARY SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT FOR APPROXIMATELY 9 HOURS. TEMP OUTSIDE THAT DAY WAS 99 F. OPENED THE DOOR TO PLACE MY WORK BAG IN BACK SEAT AND DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE (OR LATCH) AFTER. ACTIVE RECALL FOR THE SAME TY...
DOOR WON'T LATCH. THE DRIVER DOOR LATCH IS BROKEN. THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. THERE IS A RECALL FROM FORD ABOUT THE LATCH. I CANNOT FIND THE RECALL NUMBER, BUT HERE IS A LINK TO A MEDIA REPORT FROM FORD. HTTPS://MEDIA.FORD.COM/CONTENT/FORDMEDIA/FNA/US/EN/NEWS/2016/08/04/REGIONAL-SAFETY-RECALL....
Mileage: 47,875
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 116,090
THE DRIVER DOOR WON'T STAY CLOSED. I HAVE TO HOLD THE CAR SHUT WHILE DRIVING AND IT'S VERY UNSAFE. I WAS TOLD BY YUCCA VALLEY FORD THE REPAIR IS AROUND 500$. THIS CAR IS STILL NEW AND SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS SAFETY CONCERN AT THIS TIME.
THE DOOR LATCH SYSTEM WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH AND MADE A TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT AND MY VEHICLE DOOR FLEW OPEN ALMOST CAUSING ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW THAT THIS ISSUE IS EFFECTING OTHER FORD VEHICLES BUT THE DEALERSHIP WILL ONLY REPAIR THIS IF I PAY OUT OF POCKET. VEHICLE I...
Mileage: 81,000
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND A REAL CONCERN SHOULD ONE BE IN AN ACCIDENT!!
Mileage: 54,000
I OWN A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE DEALER REPLACED TCM MODULE AND UPDATES AS NEEDED DUE TO RECALL. MY CAR HAS 60K MILES AND EVERY SINCE DEALER COMPLETED WORK, MY STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT TURN ONCE YOU FIRST CRANK THE CAR. AFTER IT IDLES FOR AWHILE, I CAN DRIVE OFF. AS OF THIS MORNING, MY "STEERING ASSIST D...
Mileage: 63,000
THE DRIVER DOOR OPENED WHEN THE LATCH FAILED. TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE LATCHES FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED I UNLOCKED WITH ELECTRONIC KEY AND THE DOOR THEN FAILED TO LATCH SHUT
Mileage: 44,700
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND THE "PULL OVER" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN UNKNOWN SOFTWARE UPDATE...
Mileage: 22,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND THE "PULL OVER" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN UNKNOWN SOFTWARE UPDATE...
Mileage: 22,000
I PURCHASED MY 2013 FORD FOCUS SE BRAND NEW IN JUNE OF 2013. I NOTICED THE SHUDDERING DURING ACCELERATION IMMEDIATELY AND MENTIONED IT TO SOMEONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL FOR IT BEING BRAND NEW AND THAT IT WOULD STOP AFTER AWHILE. WE ARE NOW OVER 3 YEARS LATER AND IT HAS NOT STO...
Mileage: 10,000
I PURCHASED MY 2013 FORD FOCUS SE BRAND NEW IN JUNE OF 2013. I NOTICED THE SHUDDERING DURING ACCELERATION IMMEDIATELY AND MENTIONED IT TO SOMEONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL FOR IT BEING BRAND NEW AND THAT IT WOULD STOP AFTER AWHILE. WE ARE NOW OVER 3 YEARS LATER AND IT HAS NOT STO...
Mileage: 10,000
AFTER ENTERING CAR, THE DRIVER FRONT DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY MALFUNCTION WITH THE DOOR LATCH. DRIVER DOOR REQUIRED TO BE BUNGEE CORDED IN ORDER TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP. THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPLACED BY FORD AT A COST ON $697.00 TO OWNER.
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR SWUNG OPEN INDEPENDENTLY. THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH FAILED. THE VE...
Mileage: 41,000
NOV 2015, EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION SHUDDER ON TAKE OFF. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 14M01, 14M02. SOFTWARE UPDATE PROGRAM 15B22. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAILURES (CLUTCH REPLACED, TCM UPDATED). JUNE 2016, EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION ON TAKE OFF, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON, WO...
Mileage: 100,000
I HAVE THE CAR PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT GIVES ME THE MESSAGE "STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED". THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CAR HAS 48,288 MILES WHICH I'VE ONLY PUT 12,088 OF IT. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 14 MONTHS WHEN THIS OCCURRED I'VE CONTACT...
Mileage: 48,288
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN... CANTON, TEXAS. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHEN TURNING RIGHT. MY 85 YEAR OLD MOTHER WAS SITTING NEXT TO THE DOOR, IN A SEAT-BELT THANK GOD. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED CLOSING THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. IT WOULD NOT CATCH ON THE STRIKER. USI...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE, WHEN MAKING A STOP OR A TURN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND A SIGNAL OR DTC TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAIL...
Mileage: 27,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE, WHEN MAKING A STOP OR A TURN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND A SIGNAL OR DTC TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAIL...
Mileage: 27,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISS...
Mileage: 13,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING ...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING ...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,...
Mileage: 35,000
SINCE THE FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASE THE CAR HAS HAD TRANS FAILURE. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES FOR REPAIRS WITH NO AVAIL.. THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISES, STALLS, LOSES POWER THEN VIOLENTLY JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING. BECAUSE OF THIS MANY TIMES I HAVE NARRO...
Mileage: 52,000
SINCE THE FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASE THE CAR HAS HAD TRANS FAILURE. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES FOR REPAIRS WITH NO AVAIL.. THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISES, STALLS, LOSES POWER THEN VIOLENTLY JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING. BECAUSE OF THIS MANY TIMES I HAVE NARRO...
Mileage: 52,000
THE CAR HAS JERKED, SHUTTERED, AND SHOOK FROM ALMOST THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, I HAVE BATTLED THESE ISSUES FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. IT WON'T ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. THE FLASHERS COME ON WHEN I UNLOCK MY DOOR, MY HORN DOESN'T ...
THE CAR HAS JERKED, SHUTTERED, AND SHOOK FROM ALMOST THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, I HAVE BATTLED THESE ISSUES FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. IT WON'T ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. THE FLASHERS COME ON WHEN I UNLOCK MY DOOR, MY HORN DOESN'T ...
THE CAR HAS JERKED, SHUTTERED, AND SHOOK FROM ALMOST THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, I HAVE BATTLED THESE ISSUES FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. IT WON'T ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. THE FLASHERS COME ON WHEN I UNLOCK MY DOOR, MY HORN DOESN'T ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER DOOR FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY IN A SECURED POSITION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V085000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPLAC...
Mileage: 23,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER DOOR FAILED TO LATCH PROPERLY IN A SECURED POSITION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V085000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPLAC...
Mileage: 23,000
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH, CANNOT SHUT DOOR, HAD TO HOLD IT DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP. HUGE LIABILITY EXPOSURE. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS SAFETY RECALLS, BUT WAS TOLD BY SERVICE THIS VEHICLE NOT ONE OF THEM? EXCUSE ME, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES OVER...
Mileage: 75,000
THE TRANSMISSON STUDERS, GRIND, LAGS, AND IS UNSAFE. THE CAR HAS DONE THE SENCE IVE HAD IT AND ITS BEEN TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT AND IT WILL GET BETTER WITH TIME AND GUESS WHAT IT GETS WORST. HEADING TO THE DEALER TO LET THEM LOOK AT THE FORD FOCUS AGAIN WEDNESDAY. I ALREADY KNOW WHAT IM...
Mileage: 10,000
I SHUT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND TOOK OFF DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE DOOR AJAR CAME ON AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN , I CAUGHT THE DOOR , BUT IT WILL NO LONGER LATCH SHUT .
Mileage: 42,829
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. "STEERING ASSIST FAULT" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. T...
Mileage: 50,000
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR THE CAR WILL SHUDDER LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN THE MOST WHEN THERE IS ANY KIND OF EXTRA WEIGHT IN THE CAR, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, AND WHEN GOING UPHILL. IT WILL BE FINE FOR A WHILE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL DO THIS EVERY TIME I ...
Mileage: 40,000
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR THE CAR WILL SHUDDER LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN THE MOST WHEN THERE IS ANY KIND OF EXTRA WEIGHT IN THE CAR, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, AND WHEN GOING UPHILL. IT WILL BE FINE FOR A WHILE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL DO THIS EVERY TIME I ...
Mileage: 40,000
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR THE CAR WILL SHUDDER LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN THE MOST WHEN THERE IS ANY KIND OF EXTRA WEIGHT IN THE CAR, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, AND WHEN GOING UPHILL. IT WILL BE FINE FOR A WHILE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL DO THIS EVERY TIME I ...
Mileage: 40,000
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE AND DOOR OPENED UP WHILE DRIVING. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE HOLDING MY DOOR SHUT AND CLUTCH SHIFTING IN ORDER TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO SERVICE IT UNTIL AUGUST 25TH 2016 (RED MCCOMBS FORD WEST). SO, I WAS FORCED TO D...
Mileage: 66,000
ON OCTOBER 6, 2012 I PURCHASED THIS NEW AUTOMOBILE. FEBRUARY 27, 2013, THE AUTO WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THERE SEEMED TO BE A SHUDDERING/DRAGGING WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED FROM A COMPLETE STOP. AN INSPECTION WAS DONE AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND (IT WAS HAPPENING SPORADICALLY). AFTER TAKING IT...
THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT THAT I'M FILING ON YOUR WEBSITE AS I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM MY FIRST COMPLAINT. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A DOOR LATCH PROBLEM WITH MY 2013 FORD FOCUS. PLEASE READ AND REVIEW THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT WHICH DESCRIBES THE PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING AND WHAT HAS BEEN DON...
Mileage: 42,100
A LIGHT CAME ON WHILE WE WERE DRIVING SAYING THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPEN. SINCE WE WERE COMING TO A STOP, IT THANKFULLY DID NOT FLY OPEN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT EASILY COULD HAVE. I ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE IT REPEATEDLY AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH. I WAS FORCED TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED UNTIL W...
Mileage: 39,556
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I GOT IN AND CLOSED THE DOOR. I DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG. I STARTED THE CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, BUT MY CAR INFORMED ME THAT MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED. I PUSHED ON THE DOOR (WITHOUT PULLING THE LATCH) AND THE DOOR OPE...
Mileage: 64,000
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 20 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OPENED.GOT OUT TO CLOSE DOOR AND IT WILL NOT CLOSE.LATCH DOES NOT CATCH.HAD TO TIE DOOR CLOSED TO DRIVE BACK HOME 3 MILES.I FOUND ON THIS SITE THAT FORD FUSION, LINCOLN MKZ AND FORD FIESTA HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR REP...
Mileage: 28,036
I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR THE DAY IT FROM ENTERPRISE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM FIRST AND SECOND JUNKS FORWARD WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE HAD IT AT FORD DEALER 4 TIMES IN A YEAR THEY TRIED TO FIX IT 3 TIMES BUT STILL DOING THE SAME THING NOW I HAVE TO WAIT 8/11 WEEKS FOR THEM TO FIX IT AGAIN,THESE ...
Mileage: 38,000
DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LATCH
Mileage: 25,083
MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAME OPEN WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHILE DRIVING. IT DOES NOT LATCH [XXX] AND I HAD TO USE A BELT TO KEEP IT FROM OPENING SO I COULD GET HOME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 37,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE TRANSMISSION AND POWER CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APP...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE TRANSMISSION AND POWER CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APP...
Mileage: 60,000
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND COULD NOT CLOSE THE DOOR AS WELL AS DOOR AJAR SIGNAL BEEPING. I HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WITH ONE ARM AND DRIVE WITH THE OTHER, VERY UNSAFE AND SCARY. I NORMALLY DRIVE A HIGHWAY TO AND FROM WORK, BUT I HAPPENED TO BE IN MY TOWN WHEN IT...
Mileage: 71,000
2013 FORD FOCUS LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED SUDDENLY DURING DRIVE. WILL NOT STAY SHUT AND IS IN OPEN UNLOCKED POSITION. MAY BE RELATED TO CHILD SAFETY LOCK MECHANISM, AS A CHILD IS OFTEN IN BACKSEAT. CURRENTLY TIED SHUT SO NOT TO OPEN. SIMILAR CARS ARE UNDER CURRENT RECALL FOR SIMILAR ISSUE. AL...
Mileage: 83,000
I RETURNED HOME FROM WORK AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DRIVERS DOOR. IT WOULD NOT STAY SHUT, I EXAMINED THE DOOR TO LOOK FOR AN OBSTRUCTION AND FOUND NONE. THE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE TO KEEP THE DOOR SHUT. I TIED A ROPE BETWEEN THE TWO FRONT DOO...
Mileage: 55,300
REAR DRIVER'S SIDE FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TO TIE IT DOWN TO STAY CLOSED. TWO DAYS LATER, THE REAR SIDE PASSENGER DOOR CAME OPEN AND WILL NOT CLOSE. HAVE TO TIE THIS DOOR TO STAY CLOSED AS WELL. THE INDICATOR LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF, STATING THE DOORS ARE OPEN.
Mileage: 77,002
BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED AT ALL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER SINCE AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT REPAIR. TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $1793.43. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 49K MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE.
Mileage: 49,995
AFTER 57,000 MILES THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY FAILED ON MY 2013 FORD FOCUS ST. THE ACTUATOR ROD IS PLASTIC AND IT JUST SNAPPED OFF. THE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PART HAS A METAL ACTUATOR ROD, SO THE COMPANY MUST KNOW THAT THE ORIGINAL PART WAS DEFECTIVE. I COULD PICTURE THIS CAUSING A CRASH WHEN THE CLUT...
Mileage: 57,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR UN-LATCHED INDEPENDENTLY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPRO...
Mileage: 53,973
2012 HATCHBACK FORD FOCUS AUTOMATIC THE VEHICLE STALLS WHENEVER ACCELERATED. IT FEELS AS IF THE COMPUTER SENDS THE SIGNAL TO MAINTAIN THE SPEED OR SPEED UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION CAN NOT KEEP UP WITH IT, THEREFORE IT STALLS. IT DOES IT WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AND ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SP...
Mileage: 30,000
2012 HATCHBACK FORD FOCUS AUTOMATIC THE VEHICLE STALLS WHENEVER ACCELERATED. IT FEELS AS IF THE COMPUTER SENDS THE SIGNAL TO MAINTAIN THE SPEED OR SPEED UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION CAN NOT KEEP UP WITH IT, THEREFORE IT STALLS. IT DOES IT WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AND ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SP...
Mileage: 30,000
2012 HATCHBACK FORD FOCUS AUTOMATIC THE VEHICLE STALLS WHENEVER ACCELERATED. IT FEELS AS IF THE COMPUTER SENDS THE SIGNAL TO MAINTAIN THE SPEED OR SPEED UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION CAN NOT KEEP UP WITH IT, THEREFORE IT STALLS. IT DOES IT WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AND ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SP...
Mileage: 30,000
CAR SHUDDERS AND JERKS WHEN DRIVING, PARTICULARLY WHEN SHIFTING AUTOMATICALLY BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THIS IS PROBLEMATIC WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO FAST-MOVING TRAFFIC, GOING UP HILL (WHICH IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE), AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN STOP-AND-GO HEAVY TRAFFIC. CAR IS SLOW TO AC...
I WAS TAKING A TURN IN MY FORD FOCUS ABOUT 35 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN. I PULLED OVER TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE DOOR TO PREVENT IT FORM STAYING CLOSED, I FOUND NOTHING. I STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND HAD TO DRIVE HOLDING MY PASSENGER DOOR CLOSED. I BROUGHT IT IMMEDI...
Mileage: 48,000
IN FEBRUARY 2016 CLUTCH TCM AND SEALS WERE REPLACED IN MAY 2016 VEHICLE STARTED TO ACT UP AGAIN WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY VEHICLE RPM WOULD GO TO 6K CAR WOULD NOT MOVE CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE IN REVERSE BACKING THIS CAR WILL END GETTING SOMEONE HURT OR KILLED ON 7/5/16 TRANS OVERHEAT MESSAG...
Mileage: 21,000
THIS PAST MONDAY, JULY 4TH, I ARRIVED HOME FROM HOUSE SITTING AND UNLOADED THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR. I CLOSED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, LOCKED THE CAR AND TURNED THE ALARM ON. I WENT OUT TO MY CAR 1/2 HOUR LATER TO RUN AN ERRAND AND I BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND STARTED TO...
Mileage: 41,200
I PURCHASED THIS CAR SEPTMEBER OF 2015 WITH 39,000 MILES, JUST ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THIS CAR HAS BEEN ACTING CRAZY AND IT'S DANGEROUS. WHEN I SEEMED TO TURN IT ON AND PUT IT IN REVERSE IT DOES NOT WANT TO GO JUST STAY STUCK. SO THEN I TURN IT OFF TO RESTART EVERYTHING AND IT DOES NOT WANT TO TURN ON....
DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. WHEN WE TRY TO CLOSE IT, IT BOUNCES BACK OPEN.
Mileage: 45,000
I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, GOING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 5-10MPH (ACCELERATING) WHEN I WAS T-BONED BY A CAR RUNNING THEIR RED LIGHT AT ABOUT 40MPH. SHE STRUCK THE DRIVER DOOR AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE IMPACT WAS ENOUGH TO MAKE THE DRIVER DOOR UNOPENABLE AND BEND TH...
Mileage: 30,500
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE DRIVERS DOOR OPENED. MY SON TRIED TO RE-SHUT THE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT SECURE.
Mileage: 73,900
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY MAKING SWEEPING RH TURN STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY TURNED TO THE LEFT ENOUGH THAT I CROSSED INTO ANOTHER LANE. GOT OFF HIGHWAY, NO WARNING INDICATORS. WENT THROUGH TOWN AND ON BUMPY PAVEMENT OR LOW SPEED TURNS STEERING WHEEL WOULD FIGHT MY EFFORTS TO TURN. CALLED DEALER AND ...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED T...
Mileage: 95,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PAWL SPRING TAB WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 39,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING THE DOOR TO OPEN INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE M...
Mileage: 90,000
DROVE OUT OF STATE FOR A WEDDING, PARKED CAR AT A REST STOP TO USE THE BATHROOM CAME BACK OUT STARTED THE CAR TO FIND A WARNING LIGHT "STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AMBER COLORED [I] APPEARED ON THE DASH AND UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE DRIVERS SEAT TO DRIVE TO THE NEXT EXIT WHERE...
Mileage: 67,000
FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. "DOOR AJAR" ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT AFTER TRYING TO CLOSE IT.
Mileage: 51,000
DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED WHILE DRIVING AND NOW WILL NOT LATCH. GRAND DAUGHTERS CAR SET FLEW OUT OF CAR - LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT IN IT. APPARENTLY THE IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SO FAR NO RECALL FORD HAS OTHER MODELS WHICH USE TEH SAME PART NUMBER THAT HAVE A RECALL IF THOSE EXACT PARTS A...
Mileage: 52,460
DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED WHILE DRIVING AND NOW WILL NOT LATCH. GRAND DAUGHTERS CAR SET FLEW OUT OF CAR - LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT IN IT. APPARENTLY THE IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SO FAR NO RECALL FORD HAS OTHER MODELS WHICH USE TEH SAME PART NUMBER THAT HAVE A RECALL IF THOSE EXACT PARTS A...
Mileage: 52,460
TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH PROBLEM. CONSISTENTLY GRINDS, LUNGES FORWARD, SPUTTERS WHEN TAKING OFF, TURNING & SLOWING DOWN. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL OUT. WORST WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM! I HAVE READ THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT ...
Mileage: 29,800
TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH PROBLEM. CONSISTENTLY GRINDS, LUNGES FORWARD, SPUTTERS WHEN TAKING OFF, TURNING & SLOWING DOWN. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO STALL OUT. WORST WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM! I HAVE READ THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT ...
Mileage: 29,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V085000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Mileage: 87,000
ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CAR WILL NOT BACK UP, DRIVING CAR WILL HESITATE GOING FORWARD, AND SOMETIMES AS DRIVING HESITATES TO CHANGE GEARS. TOOK TO FORD THREE TIMES INCLUDING A FREE RECEIVING RECALL LETTER. HAD TO BUY A BATTERY FOR THEM TO CHECK CAR! NO PROBLEM STARTING EVER! IDLING CAR WILL CAUSE CAR...
CAR WILL DIE WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. CAR WILL DIE AFTER PUTTING GAS IN TANK. CAR DIED WILL DRIVING AT A SPEEDS OF 20MPH-65MPH ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WAS FORCED TO MAKE DANGEROUS MANEUVERS TO GET OFF HIGHWAY AND ON 2 OCCASIONS CAR DIED IN MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. WAS TOLD BY...
Mileage: 79,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR FREE PER A MANUFACTURER RECALL WITH A REMEDY TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY....
Mileage: 32,152
FRONT DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. IT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LATCH. IT DOES NOT LATCH CLOSE. THE DOOR WILL OPEN FREELY.
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND IT CONSTANTLY SHUDDERS. EACH TIME I GO TO FORD THEY DO A "SOFTWARE" UPGRADE BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MORE RECENTLY MY CLUTCH WENT OUT AND NEARLY KILLED SOMEONE WHEN IT JUMPED BACK INTO GEAR. THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH BUT NOT THE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED IT. SO WH...
Mileage: 54,672
VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I WENT TO TURN ON THE CAR, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THE ELECTRIC STEERING RACK AND PINION HAS FAILED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 1,497.00. IN ADDITION, THE CAR HAS ALSO H...
VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I WENT TO TURN ON THE CAR, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THE ELECTRIC STEERING RACK AND PINION HAS FAILED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 1,497.00. IN ADDITION, THE CAR HAS ALSO H...
VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I WENT TO TURN ON THE CAR, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THE ELECTRIC STEERING RACK AND PINION HAS FAILED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 1,497.00. IN ADDITION, THE CAR HAS ALSO H...
THE 6-SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION, WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS THAT THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH CAUSES HESITATION AND SHUTTER ON TAKE OFF. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND THE ELECTRONIC CLUTCH HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED ON RECALLS. THE ELECTRONIC CLUTCH E...
Mileage: 21,000
HORRIBLE TRANSMISSION SHUDDER / SLIPPAGE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THROUGH THE FIRST FEW GEAR CHANGES. ONGOING ISSUE.
Mileage: 113,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK PLEASE SELECT (P)" MESSAGE APPEARED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY IN PARK. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WH...
Mileage: 25,000
WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD MY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME VERY TIGHT AND FELT AS IF IT LOCKED UP. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND THEN THE LIGHT WENT ON SAYING POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE CAR BECAUSE EXTREAMLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN I WOULD TRY TO TURN THE WHE...
Mileage: 48,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CLUTCH MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE SHAKING FORCEFULLY. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 13,000
ON 6/2/16 I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET IN MY 2013 FORD FOCUS AND THE DRIVERS DOOR FLEW OPEN. AFTER BEING INSPECTED IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THE DOOR LATCH HAD BROKEN. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE HEARD FROM MULTIPLE OTHERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AS WELL
Mileage: 48,259
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH DID NOT LATCH WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO SANTAN FORD IN GILBERT AZ. THEY CHARGED ME $618.37 TO REPAIR THE CAR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT ON A RECALL AS OTHER FORD VEHICLES ARE BEING RECALLED. THE CAR HAS 42K MILES.
Mileage: 41,342
I DROVE THE CAR AS USUAL TO WORK AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I HAD A CHEK UP APPOINTMENT TO GO TO AND I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE WORK. WHEN I WAS LEAVING I NOTICED MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS OBSTRUCTING IT BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT PREVENTED THE DOOR TO FULLY CLOSE ...
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, AND HAD NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WAS KIND OF TIGHT, AND MAKING LITTLE ADJUSTMENTS DIDN'T FEEL NORMAL. I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, AND THE CAR COULDN'T MAKE A SMALL CURVE, I HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE NEXT LANE, ALMOST HIT THE CONCRETE WALL. MY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON STEER...
Mileage: 50,000
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RECEIVER BROKE. IT WILL NOT ACCEPT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. FORD IS CHARGING ME $250.00 TO FIX THIS. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING TO HAVE A SEATBELT FIXED.
Mileage: 73,000
REAR MAIN SEAL FAILURE CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ENGINE OIL, THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SEIZE UNEXPECTEDLY,LEAKAGE NOTICED AND THIS HAS REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF SEAL AND CLUTCH 3 TIMES IN PAST 15 MONTHS
Mileage: 19,613
I HAVE HAD 5 TRANSMISSION FAILURES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE LAST 3 FAILURES OCCURRED IN LESS THAN 3 WEEKS (AND LESS THAN 30 MILES ON THE ROAD!) AND, WHEN THE LAST ONE HAPPENED, MY WIFE AND I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED. WE WERE DRIVING DOWNHILL ON A VERY STEEP ROAD AND SUDDENLY THE CLUTCH DISENGAGED AND ...
Mileage: 24,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. AFTER SHIFTING INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND THE RPMS REVVED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH MODULE AND CLUTCH PACKAGE FAILE...
Mileage: 35,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS T...
Mileage: 79,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS T...
Mileage: 79,000
STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAUSED STICKING STEERING AND A DRY GROUNDING SOUND. PROBLEM OCCURED WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC SAID IT COULD SEIZE UP THE STEERING.
Mileage: 90,000
DRIVERS DOOR LATCH JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED AND FORD SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL AT THIS TIME. IT IS AN ESTIMATED $700 FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH I FEEL IS OUTRAGEOUS SINCE THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE MULTIPLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
Mileage: 68,000
DRIVERS DOOR LATCH JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY CLOSED AND FORD SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL AT THIS TIME. IT IS AN ESTIMATED $700 FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH I FEEL IS OUTRAGEOUS SINCE THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE MULTIPLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
Mileage: 68,000
THE CAR SHUDDERS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!
Mileage: 68,000
THE CAR SHUDDERS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!
Mileage: 68,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 37,000
RIGHT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH DOESN'T STAY LATCHED ANYMORE. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS IS CLEARLY UNASAFE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PART.
Mileage: 56,950
RIGHT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH DOESN'T STAY LATCHED ANYMORE. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS IS CLEARLY UNASAFE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PART.
Mileage: 56,950
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING IN A LOW GEAR, THE CAR WILL HESITATE, SHUDDER, SHAKE, JUMP VIOLENTLY, STALL, GRIND GEARS, AND/OR MAKE OTHER NOISES AT VARYING LEVELS. WAS FIRST NOTICED WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM A STOP SIGN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY FRONT DRIVERSID...
Mileage: 29,000
WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ENGINE STALLED, AND JERKED ESPECIALLY IN CONGESTED HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SUCH AS STOP AND GO SPEEDS. AFTER A NEW CLUTCH WAS INSTALLED BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, THE ENGINE NOW SURGES AND HESITATES AT SLOW SPEEDS AND WHEN IN THE PASSING MODE AT HIGHW...
Mileage: 52,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND NOTICED A SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER TO TRANSMISSION VIA THE GAS PEDAL. THE NEXT MORNING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON I-20 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN IT SEEMED TO CATCH ENOUGH FOR ME TO PULL TO THE SIDE. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND RES...
Mileage: 54,000
TRANSMISSION MOUNTS AND PASSENGER SIDE MOUNT NEED TO BE REPLACED,CAR IS JERKING WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO PICK UP A LIITLE MORE SPEED.
Mileage: 56,984
AFTER HAVING THE CAR FROM NEW FOR 3 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS, THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND REPAIRS MULTIPLE TIMES AND WITH A COMPUTER FAILURE FOR THE SHIFTING. THE COMPUTER FAILURE LEFT US STRANDED 80 MILES FROM HOME AND WITH OUT OF STATE FAMILY. IT TOOK 4 COMPLAINTS INITIA...
Mileage: 48,000
SINCE I TOOK THE CAR OFF THE LOT IT SHUDDERED WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IT NEVER FELT COMPLETELY RIGHT BUT SINCE IT IS A NEW CAR I ASSUMED THAT'S HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO FEEL. WELL THE SHUDDERING PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND TURNED INTO GRINDING. I GOT NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CLEANED O...
Mileage: 65,000
AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN 2013 WE FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT HAVE A TORQUE CONVERTER. THEREFORE, THE TRANSMISSION SHAKES, MAKES NOISES, AND SEEMS TO GRAB, FEELING LIKE THE VEHICLE MIGHT STALL ALTHOUGH IT NEVER HAS. WE HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TWO TIMES AND BOTH TIMES...
Mileage: 3,680
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NINE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE ...
TROUBLE SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS, WHEN TURNING A CORNER WON'T STAY IN GEAR, FEELS ROUGH AND STUDDERS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FORD TECHNICIAN TO DRIVE THE CAR "LIKE I WAS AN 18 YEAR OLD" OR TOLD TRANSMISSION IS WORKING AS SHOULD BE.
TROUBLE SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS, WHEN TURNING A CORNER WON'T STAY IN GEAR, FEELS ROUGH AND STUDDERS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FORD TECHNICIAN TO DRIVE THE CAR "LIKE I WAS AN 18 YEAR OLD" OR TOLD TRANSMISSION IS WORKING AS SHOULD BE.
TAKATA RECALL PURCHASED CAR TOOK TO DEALER A WEEK AFTER BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE UPON REVERSE IN DRIVEWAY TWO WEEKS LATER I HEAD A LOUD POP AND IT BROKE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY DID NOT FIX IT NOW MY LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF IT SAYS MY TRUNK IS OPEN WHILE IT'S CLOSED AND MY...
TAKATA RECALL PURCHASED CAR TOOK TO DEALER A WEEK AFTER BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE UPON REVERSE IN DRIVEWAY TWO WEEKS LATER I HEAD A LOUD POP AND IT BROKE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY DID NOT FIX IT NOW MY LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF IT SAYS MY TRUNK IS OPEN WHILE IT'S CLOSED AND MY...
MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT THIS LEMON NEW. SHE HAS HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP JUST FOR TRANSMISSION 5 TIMES. IT HAS STALLED OUT ON HER MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING, AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGNS, ETC... WE'VE HAVE HAD TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO NO AVAIL. I'VE TRIED TO CALL FORD MOTOR CO DIRECTLY, ...
NEW DEALER MAINTAINED 2013 FOCUS TITANIUM FOCUS 6 MONTHS OLD ABOUT 18000 MILES HAD BAD WHEEL BEARING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AT 46000 TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED DUE TO POOR SHIFTING,AT120000 CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED,AT136000 CAR DIED DUE TO BAD WIRING HARNESS AND FRIED SEVERAL SENSORS, AT 143000 TRA...
Mileage: 136,000
NEW DEALER MAINTAINED 2013 FOCUS TITANIUM FOCUS 6 MONTHS OLD ABOUT 18000 MILES HAD BAD WHEEL BEARING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AT 46000 TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED DUE TO POOR SHIFTING,AT120000 CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED,AT136000 CAR DIED DUE TO BAD WIRING HARNESS AND FRIED SEVERAL SENSORS, AT 143000 TRA...
Mileage: 136,000
NEW DEALER MAINTAINED 2013 FOCUS TITANIUM FOCUS 6 MONTHS OLD ABOUT 18000 MILES HAD BAD WHEEL BEARING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AT 46000 TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED DUE TO POOR SHIFTING,AT120000 CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED,AT136000 CAR DIED DUE TO BAD WIRING HARNESS AND FRIED SEVERAL SENSORS, AT 143000 TRA...
Mileage: 136,000
SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN UPSHIFTING (AUTOMATIC). SHUDDERS & GRINDS WHEN SHIFTS. HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO LATE SHIFTING OR GOING INTO NEUTRAL. THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS AND EXPRESSWAYS. ON THIRD CLUTCH AND STILL HAPPENING.
Mileage: 9,000
I HAVE HAD TWO DOOR LATCHES COMPLETELY FAIL ON MY 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE FIRST WAS THE BACK LEFT DOOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. THIS MORNING MY DRIVER DOOR FLUNG OPEN AS I WAS TURNING RIGHT OUT OF A GAS STATION ALMOST HITTING THE CAR NEXT TO ME. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN PARTICULARLY SEEING THAT THIS IS COM...
Mileage: 47,000
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR HAS FAILED 7 TIMES SINCE 7/15/2014. THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AND CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK, SHUDDER, LAG AND JUMP IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE NEARLY REAR-ENDED MANY VEHICLES AND WAS NEARLY HIT 3 TIMES BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE T...
Mileage: 37,584
2013 FORD FOCUS WITH 39000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOTICED THE SHUDDER ON ACCELERATION. RETURNED IT TO DEALER, THEY RESET COMPUTER. THE SHUDDER HAS RETURNED.
Mileage: 39,000
WE BOUGHT OUR 2013 FOCUS BRAND NEW AT CARL GREGORY FORD IN AUBURN,AL FOR MY DAUGHTER AS HER FIRST CAR IN 2013. SOON AFTER THAT WE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING BADLY AND THE CAR ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OR LOOSE POWER WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY FOR HER. WE T...
Mileage: 8,000
TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WITH VARYING PERFORMANCE IN GEAR SHIFTS AND ACCELERATION SPEED. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT, MAKING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT . THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS ...
Mileage: 34,000
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS 60K MILES OR LESS AND THE RACK AND PINION WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND OTHER THAN THAT I GOT THE CAR AT 36K MILES AND HAS HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE BECAUSE OF SHUTTERING IN BETWEEN GEARS WHICH IS SCARY SOMETIMES. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED TWICE AND CLUTCH WAS...
Mileage: 60,000
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS 60K MILES OR LESS AND THE RACK AND PINION WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND OTHER THAN THAT I GOT THE CAR AT 36K MILES AND HAS HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE BECAUSE OF SHUTTERING IN BETWEEN GEARS WHICH IS SCARY SOMETIMES. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED TWICE AND CLUTCH WAS...
Mileage: 60,000
THE CLUTCH ON THE CAR IS VERY JERKY AND DELAYED ACCELERATION. SEEMS AS IF THE CLUTCH IS SLIPPING WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH...BUT I'M STILL HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS "NEW" CLUTCH.
I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN 2014, FORD VALIDATED THE PROBLEM AND PUT A PART ON ORDER IN MAY OF 2015. IN OCTOBER OF 2015 THE PART WAS SCHEDULED TO BE PUT IN BUT THEY RAN OUT OF PARTS SO THE APPOINTMENT WAS POSTPONED. A WEEK OR SO LATER THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE TR...
Mileage: 40,000
I WENT TO START MY 2013 FORD FUSION AND ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL CONTROLS IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WORK,GAUGES,READOUT SCREEN,TACH,SPEEDOMETER,TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHTS. AS I HAVE PANCREATIC CANCER(STAGE 4) IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TOCRAWL AROUND UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT TO...
Mileage: 50,000
I PURCHASED A USED 2013 FORD FOCUS SE FROM CROSSROAD FORD FUQUAY VARINA ON NOVEMBER 2015. THE CAR WAS DISPLAYED ON CLEARANCE. (27000 MILES). I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD ON GAS FOR TRAVELS BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. YES, IT IS GOOD ON GAS. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHUDDERING AND RATTLING AT 10 ...
Mileage: 44,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE RPMS FLUCTUATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO ...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE RPMS FLUCTUATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO ...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED WHILE PARKED AND THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR WAS SHUT, THE DOOR NEVER LATCHED. THE DOOR WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED. WHEN THE DOOR FINALLY CLOSED AND LATCHED, THE CONTACT COULD PULL ON IT WITHOUT USING THE HANDLE AND IT WOULD FLY OPEN. THE V...
Mileage: 34,000
THE CAR SHIFTS ROUGHLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHILE IN MOTION. IT SHUDDERS AND JERKS WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. IT ALSO HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE FORD DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL PROBLEM...
Mileage: 50,000
THIS CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2015. TRANSMISSION MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISES, LOSS OF POWER, STALLING, LOSS OF ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES TO ONLY BE TOLD WE'VE UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION AND IT SHOULD BE OK.....JUST DRIVE THE CAR, LET IT GET ...
Mileage: 45,000
TRANSMISSION SHUDDER, ROUGH SHIFT, HESITATION, GRINDING NOISE ON ACCELERATION. UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS
Mileage: 8,000
WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR ON 11/16/12. WE EXPERIENCE SUDDEN LURCHES FORWARD WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL, DELAYED ACCELERATION WHEN TAKING OF, SUDDEN LOSS OF FORWARD PROPULSION, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT, HARD OR ERRATIC SHIFTS AND TRANSMISS...
Mileage: 5,690
TRANSMISSION JERKS AND HESITATES WHEN PULLING OUT SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT 2 YRS AGO. TALKED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. HAD A COMPUTER UPDATE DONE AND STILL THE THE SAME. AS OF RECENTLY THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. I WAS AT A RED LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THE LIGHT CH...
Mileage: 63,000
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FAILS TO LATCH
Mileage: 81,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED, STALLED, AND LOST POWER. THE FAILURE BEGAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL DEALER FOR THE TCM/PCM CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLAC...
Mileage: 17,858
I PURCHASED THE CAR IN QUESTION USED FROM CARMAX IN BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA ON THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH 2016. THE FORD FOCUS HAD APPROX. 29,200 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. DURING THE FIRST 200 MILES, I NOTICED THE CAR SHIFTING ROUGHLY FROM FIRST TO SECOND, AND SECOND TO THIRD GEARS. THE ERRATIC OPERATION W...
Mileage: 29,200
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS AS IT SHOULD ,NO POWER GOING UP HILL.SOUNDS LIKE MOTOR GOING TO FALL OUT WHEN YOU PARK.THESE HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES AND AT DIFFERENT PLACES
Mileage: 10,000
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS AS IT SHOULD ,NO POWER GOING UP HILL.SOUNDS LIKE MOTOR GOING TO FALL OUT WHEN YOU PARK.THESE HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES AND AT DIFFERENT PLACES
Mileage: 10,000
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS AS IT SHOULD ,NO POWER GOING UP HILL.SOUNDS LIKE MOTOR GOING TO FALL OUT WHEN YOU PARK.THESE HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES AND AT DIFFERENT PLACES
Mileage: 10,000
THE SO CALLED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION , SLIPS AND CHATTERS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. THE ISSUE IS WORST WHEN TRYING TO START FROM A STOP ON ANY INCLINED ROAD OR TRYING TO MAKE A TURN, THE CAR HAS BEEN REFLASHED IN FEB 2016 AS PER THE TSB, I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD TO DRIVE IT FOR A MI...
Mileage: 30,000
70 AMP FUSE BLOWS WHILE DRIVING, SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS FUSE FEEDS POWER TO A FUSE PANEL LOCATED IN TRUNK. WHEN THIS FUSE BLOWS THE RADIO, POWER WINDOWS, POWER LOCKS, POWER SEATS AND HEATED SEAT FUNCTION, PARKING AID SYSTEM, AND SMART KEY SYSTEM DO NOT FUNCTION. DUE TO THE SMART KEY NOT WOR...
Mileage: 34,350
DURING A ROAD TRIP WHILE ON A HIGHWAY ONRAMP GOING MOSTLY STRAIGHT AT GRADUAL ACCELERATION, EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BEGINNING WITH ERRATIC CHANGING OF GEARS ROCKING ME BACK AND FORTH IN MY SEAT, TO INFOTAINMENT DISPLAY SHUTDOWN, TO ENGINE STOPPING. HAD TO EXIT HIGHWAY AN...
Mileage: 4,000
DURING A ROAD TRIP WHILE ON A HIGHWAY ONRAMP GOING MOSTLY STRAIGHT AT GRADUAL ACCELERATION, EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BEGINNING WITH ERRATIC CHANGING OF GEARS ROCKING ME BACK AND FORTH IN MY SEAT, TO INFOTAINMENT DISPLAY SHUTDOWN, TO ENGINE STOPPING. HAD TO EXIT HIGHWAY AN...
Mileage: 4,000
DURING A ROAD TRIP WHILE ON A HIGHWAY ONRAMP GOING MOSTLY STRAIGHT AT GRADUAL ACCELERATION, EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BEGINNING WITH ERRATIC CHANGING OF GEARS ROCKING ME BACK AND FORTH IN MY SEAT, TO INFOTAINMENT DISPLAY SHUTDOWN, TO ENGINE STOPPING. HAD TO EXIT HIGHWAY AN...
Mileage: 4,000
ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS OR WHILE TURNING OFF OF A HIGHWAY. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY WILL DIE AT A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE HAS A ROUGH AND ERRATIC IDLE WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. SOMETIMES IDLING SO LOW AS TO ALMOST DIE. OTHER TIMES IDLING AT 1400 OR 1500 ...
Mileage: 51,000
ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS OR WHILE TURNING OFF OF A HIGHWAY. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY WILL DIE AT A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE HAS A ROUGH AND ERRATIC IDLE WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. SOMETIMES IDLING SO LOW AS TO ALMOST DIE. OTHER TIMES IDLING AT 1400 OR 1500 ...
Mileage: 51,000
I HAVE A 2013 FOCUS AND ON 3/14/16 ON MY WAY HOME ON THE FREEWAY, MY OIL & BATTERY LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF AT THE SAME TIME AND AS IT DID THE CAR WAS STALLING OUT. I PUT MY 4-WAY FLASHERS ON, SLOWED DOWN AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE AS A SAFETY MEASURE. AFTER ANOTHER FEW MILES BOTH LIGHTS...
Mileage: 57,600
I HAVE A 2013 FOCUS AND ON 3/14/16 ON MY WAY HOME ON THE FREEWAY, MY OIL & BATTERY LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF AT THE SAME TIME AND AS IT DID THE CAR WAS STALLING OUT. I PUT MY 4-WAY FLASHERS ON, SLOWED DOWN AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE AS A SAFETY MEASURE. AFTER ANOTHER FEW MILES BOTH LIGHTS...
Mileage: 57,600
I HAVE A 2013 FOCUS AND ON 3/14/16 ON MY WAY HOME ON THE FREEWAY, MY OIL & BATTERY LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF AT THE SAME TIME AND AS IT DID THE CAR WAS STALLING OUT. I PUT MY 4-WAY FLASHERS ON, SLOWED DOWN AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE AS A SAFETY MEASURE. AFTER ANOTHER FEW MILES BOTH LIGHTS...
Mileage: 57,600
THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR LATCH STOPPED WORKING. THE DOOR WILL NO LONGER REMAIN CLOSED. I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP AND NOTICED THE WARNING LIGHT ABOUT THE DOOR BEING AJAR. I TRIED TO CLOSE IT BUT IT WOULD NOT LATCH AND THE WARNING WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I HAD TO TIE THE DOOR SHUT SO I...
Mileage: 47,000
I CAN'T START THE CAR OR IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START. I LEAVE HEADING TO WORK EVERYTHING IS OK, CAR STARTS NO PROBLEM. WHEN I GET BACK INTO THE CAR AND TRY TO DRIVE HOME OR STORE. CAR WILL NOT START, DASHBOARD SAYS CAR IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. WHEN I TURN KEY TO THE ON POSITION, I MOVE THE GEAR SH...
Mileage: 86,000
I CAN'T START THE CAR OR IT RANDOMLY WILL NOT START. I LEAVE HEADING TO WORK EVERYTHING IS OK, CAR STARTS NO PROBLEM. WHEN I GET BACK INTO THE CAR AND TRY TO DRIVE HOME OR STORE. CAR WILL NOT START, DASHBOARD SAYS CAR IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. WHEN I TURN KEY TO THE ON POSITION, I MOVE THE GEAR SH...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WA...
Mileage: 51,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WA...
Mileage: 51,000
PURCHASED A USED 2013 FOCUS IN JANUARY OF 2014. DROVE FINE FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTH BUT SINCE THEN HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALERSHIP 3 SEPARATE TIMES FOR TRANSMISSIONS ISSUES (IN UNDER 9 MONTHS) EACH TIME FORD CLAIMING IT FIXED THE ISSUE. NEW HARDWARE FORD IS CLAIMING TO HAVE PUT IN THE CAR IS FAILING AGAI...
CPSC: 2013 FORD FOCUS: CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRYING TO SHUT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE LATCH FAILED AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO BOUNCE BACK. *SS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NE...
WHILE ON A HIGHWAY (AUGUST 2015), VEHICLE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP FOLLOWED BY THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AND LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. NOVEMBER 2015, WHILE DRIVING ALONG FREEWAY, CAR TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP, CAUSING...
Mileage: 40,750
WHILE ON A HIGHWAY (AUGUST 2015), VEHICLE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP FOLLOWED BY THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AND LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. NOVEMBER 2015, WHILE DRIVING ALONG FREEWAY, CAR TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP, CAUSING...
Mileage: 40,750
HAVE HAD CAR IN FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION ISSUE'S. DROPPED OFF TO DEALER WAS TOLD CLUTCH WAS BAD AND PART IS ON BACK ORDER.THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH CLUTCH INSTALLED HAVE TALKED TO FORD AND THE BBB NO HELP.THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILE BEEN THROUGH FOUR CLUTCHES AND TWO TCM'S. EVERY FOUR MONTH CAR...
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. IT ALSO SHUDDERS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE TWICE IN LESS THAN A MONTH. THE FIRST TIME THEY UPDATED THE COMPUTER AND IT STILL SHUDDERED ON THE WAY HOME. THE SECOND TIME FORD REPORTED THAT THE VEHICLE "HAS ...
Mileage: 24,000
I PURCHASED MY USED 2013 FORD FOCUS IN 2015 WITH NO NOTICE OF THE POTENTIAL CLUTCH/POWERSHIFT RECALL BY THE DEALER. IN DECEMBER I RECEIVED THE NOTICE OF RECALL AND BROUGHT IT TO A DEALER. THEY RAN THE SOFTWARE FIX. IT DID NOT FIX THE CLUTCH SHUDDER, HOWEVER THEY REMOVED THE OPEN RECALL OFF OF TH...
Mileage: 38,000
FORD FOCUS PURCHASED IN 2013. TRANSMISSION IN FOR REPAIRS TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES. TWO OF THOSE FIVE TIMES, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALER. FIRST TOW: VEHICLE STARTED SHUDDERING VIOLENTLY WHILE GOING 70 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY," TRANSMISSION FAULT" LIGHT CAME ON, (TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR UNDER THE AGE...
Mileage: 61,500
FORD FOCUS PURCHASED IN 2013. TRANSMISSION IN FOR REPAIRS TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES. TWO OF THOSE FIVE TIMES, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALER. FIRST TOW: VEHICLE STARTED SHUDDERING VIOLENTLY WHILE GOING 70 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY," TRANSMISSION FAULT" LIGHT CAME ON, (TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR UNDER THE AGE...
Mileage: 61,500
ON DECEMBER 26, 2015 I BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER A USED 2013 FOCUS FOUR DOOR SEDAN WITH 46882 MILES FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. THE CAR DROVE VERY NICE WITH NO OBVIOUS PROBLEMS. IN EARLY FEBRUARY THIS YEAR MY DAUGHTER NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD RATTLING, SHUTTERING NOIS...
THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 15V813000, RECALL# 14S17- S1. I CONTACTED FORD WHO STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS MANUFACTURER DURING THE DATES COVERED BY THE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE HAS HESITATED AND ALMOST STALLED W...
Mileage: 52,000
THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 15V813000, RECALL# 14S17- S1. I CONTACTED FORD WHO STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS MANUFACTURER DURING THE DATES COVERED BY THE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE HAS HESITATED AND ALMOST STALLED W...
Mileage: 52,000
CAR MAKES NOISE. CAR SLUGGISH WHEN I GIVE GASOLINE. WENT TO DEALER ABOUT 5 TIMES BEFORE DEALER DECIDED I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DEALER TOLD ME WOULD ONLY REPAIR TRANSMISSION. WAITED FOR PART. WENT BACK TO DEALER TO SAY CAR ALMOST STALLED. WAS APPLYING BRAKES AT THE TIME ON HIGHWAY. OUT OF ...
Mileage: 39,400
CAR MAKES NOISE. CAR SLUGGISH WHEN I GIVE GASOLINE. WENT TO DEALER ABOUT 5 TIMES BEFORE DEALER DECIDED I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DEALER TOLD ME WOULD ONLY REPAIR TRANSMISSION. WAITED FOR PART. WENT BACK TO DEALER TO SAY CAR ALMOST STALLED. WAS APPLYING BRAKES AT THE TIME ON HIGHWAY. OUT OF ...
Mileage: 39,400
CAR MAKES NOISE. CAR SLUGGISH WHEN I GIVE GASOLINE. WENT TO DEALER ABOUT 5 TIMES BEFORE DEALER DECIDED I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DEALER TOLD ME WOULD ONLY REPAIR TRANSMISSION. WAITED FOR PART. WENT BACK TO DEALER TO SAY CAR ALMOST STALLED. WAS APPLYING BRAKES AT THE TIME ON HIGHWAY. OUT OF ...
Mileage: 39,400
THE CAR SHUDDERS - AND IS WORSENING AND WILL SOON BE INOPERABLE - VERY DANGEROUS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A NEW CLUTCH BUT IT WOULD BE 3 MONTHS OR LONGER AS THEY ARE OUT OF STOCK. FORD ISSUED AN FSA AND THAT IS 14M01. DO THEY EXPECT ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS.
Mileage: 48,000
I WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING GOT HARD, SO I KEPT DRIVING IT TO WORK. IT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT STEERING FAULT. I STEPPED INTO A PLACE TO GET COFFEE, AND THEN TURNED MY CAR ON AND THE SCREEN SAID POWER LOSS. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING WITH 60K ON IT... ITS ONLY A 2013..
Mileage: 60,790
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING STOPS WORKING, UNABLE TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. I WAS TURNING RIGHT AT A CORNER AND STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. TRAFFIC STOPPED BECAUSE OF THIS AND THIS COULD'VE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.
Mileage: 52,000
I HAVE A 2013 FORD FOCUS AND HAD TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION MODULE REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY, AND WITH INCREASING REGULARITY, REFUSING TO START. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE IN A SAFE PARKING LOT WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING. IN THE DEAD OF WINTER THIS CAN BE A REAL PROBLEM, AND DEPENDING...
Mileage: 57,500
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS WHILE TURNING.
Mileage: 54,200
I HAVE FORD FOCUS FOR 2 YEARS FROM THE FIRST WEEK ON DRIVING THERE IS VIBRATING FEELING AND GRINDING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN AM AT THE STOP LIGHT OR IN TRAFFIC WHEN MOVING HE VIBRATION FELT AS IF THE ENGINE IS GOING FALL OUT THE CAR. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A SERVICE DONE ON IT ...
Mileage: 17
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE CANISTER ...
Mileage: 59,916
WHEN I STOP AT STOP LIGHTS THE ENGINE VIBRATES AND STOPS WHEN I COME TO A STOP AT TIMES. ALSO THE ENGINE VIBRATES WHEN I CONTINUE TO DRIVE AND ALSO SOMETIMES THE ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS AND CAN ALSO RESULT IN A CRASH. I JUST WANT FORD DO A RECALL AND FIX EVERYBODY'S...
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DISENGAGED WITH A LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSING IMMEDIATE SLOWDOWN. UNABLE TO RE-ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. BARELY AVOIDING MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENT. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS BY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS...
Mileage: 47,000
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR COME OPEN DRIVING DOWN THE STREET BY ITSELF!!!
Mileage: 69,000
TRUNK OPENS RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. NO BUTTONS ARE PUSHED, OPENS ON ITS OWN WHILE MOVING, EVEN AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 MONTHS, AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE AUTO DEALER (BOB HURLEY FORD IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA. CURRENTLY HAS 86,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, PURC...
Mileage: 86,000
DOOR LATCH FAULTY AND FLIES OPEN WHEN DRIVING.
Mileage: 49,000
DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 96 NEAR MILFORD MILE MARKER 175, PASSING IN THE LEFT LANE ABOUT 75 MPH THE ENGINE DIED AND THE ENGINE FAULT LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE SHOULDER, COULD NOT RESTART, HAD TOW TRUCK TAKE TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP TO TROUBLESHOOT, 3 DAYS L...
Mileage: 136,000
DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 96 NEAR MILFORD MILE MARKER 175, PASSING IN THE LEFT LANE ABOUT 75 MPH THE ENGINE DIED AND THE ENGINE FAULT LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE SHOULDER, COULD NOT RESTART, HAD TOW TRUCK TAKE TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP TO TROUBLESHOOT, 3 DAYS L...
Mileage: 136,000
THE TRUNK DOESN'T REMAIN CLOSED. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ALMOST A YEAR. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE TRUNK WILL RANDOMLY OPEN. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT TYPE OF ROAD I'M TRAVELING ON, I.E. RESIDENTIAL STREETS, MAJOR STREETS, THE FREEWAYS. I HAVE REMOVED ALL ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK AND THE P...
THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AND SLIPS AND ON LONGER TRIPS IT GETS TO A POINT WHERE THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN YOU TRY TO START MOVING IT WILL BOGG DOWN AND THEN IT WILL TAKE OFF AND JUMP SHUTTER WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID REBUILD THE TRANS IT RUN OK FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THE PROBLE...
Mileage: 30,000
MAY 0F 2015 ON A HIGHWAY CAR LOST POWER EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT TAKE MY FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR THEN IT BUCKED BACK AND FORTH AS I MADE MY WAY TO BREAKDOWN LANE TOOK IT TO FORD SERVICE AND NO INCIDENT WAS REPORTED IN COMPUTER. CAR HAD GIVEN ME THE MESSAGE "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW!". THIS HAS SINCE HA...
Mileage: 47,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE AND FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE...
I AM NOT AN EXPERT SO HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MAY BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED CAR IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2015. EARLY ON I NOTICED THAT WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO STALL. VERY ROUGH RUNNING AT SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. MY DRIVEWAY IS AT BLIND CURVE OF A H...
Mileage: 28,000
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Mileage: 95,000
LOST POWER AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. COULD NOT START THE CAR AGAIN AFTER SHUTTING IT OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND SOME WAITING, IT RESTARTED, GOT AROUND THE CORNER AND DIED AGAIN. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO FORD AND BEING TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT, DROVE 2 HOURS AWAY AND ON THE RETURN TRI...
Mileage: 65,000
LOST POWER AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. COULD NOT START THE CAR AGAIN AFTER SHUTTING IT OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND SOME WAITING, IT RESTARTED, GOT AROUND THE CORNER AND DIED AGAIN. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO FORD AND BEING TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT, DROVE 2 HOURS AWAY AND ON THE RETURN TRI...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR FAILED TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITAT...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR FAILED TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITAT...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR FAILED TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITAT...
Mileage: 60,000
SINCE PURCHASE I HAVE NOTICED A SHUTTERING OR HESITATION WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND NOTICED MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR I ALSO BOUGHT ADDITIONAL WARRANTY, IN WHICH MY DEALERSHIP SAYS WILL COVER THE FAULTY PART IN MY TRANSMISSION. IF I DO NOT USE...
Mileage: 51,520
I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REDONE TWICE ONE AT 58K THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 31K AND AGAIN AT 86K TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME SURGING, JOLTING, LOSS OF POWER IS STILL HAPPENING. FORD MOTOR CO. AND DEALERS ARE HORRIBLE TO DEAL WITH. FORD MOTOR CO. WON'T RESPOND THEY TAKE MESSAGES IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY TALK TO...
Mileage: 30,000
I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REDONE TWICE ONE AT 58K THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 31K AND AGAIN AT 86K TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME SURGING, JOLTING, LOSS OF POWER IS STILL HAPPENING. FORD MOTOR CO. AND DEALERS ARE HORRIBLE TO DEAL WITH. FORD MOTOR CO. WON'T RESPOND THEY TAKE MESSAGES IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY TALK TO...
Mileage: 30,000
I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REDONE TWICE ONE AT 58K THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 31K AND AGAIN AT 86K TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME SURGING, JOLTING, LOSS OF POWER IS STILL HAPPENING. FORD MOTOR CO. AND DEALERS ARE HORRIBLE TO DEAL WITH. FORD MOTOR CO. WON'T RESPOND THEY TAKE MESSAGES IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY TALK TO...
Mileage: 30,000
2013 FORD FOCUS, BOUGHT NEW, IN SHOP FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASE. TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING AND JERKING AS I PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC. ALSO DIES WHEN IN REVERSE. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY ITS NORMAL. ITS NOT NORMAL TO BE OUT IN ON COMING TRAFFIC AND NOT ABLE TO MOVE AND KIDS ARE SCREAMING "GO MOM GO. W...
Mileage: 20
2013 FORD FOCUS, BOUGHT NEW, IN SHOP FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASE. TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING AND JERKING AS I PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC. ALSO DIES WHEN IN REVERSE. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY ITS NORMAL. ITS NOT NORMAL TO BE OUT IN ON COMING TRAFFIC AND NOT ABLE TO MOVE AND KIDS ARE SCREAMING "GO MOM GO. W...
Mileage: 20
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTUR...
Mileage: 48,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER AND HESITATE TO PICK UP SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH OF THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 25,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER AND HESITATE TO PICK UP SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH OF THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 25,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 144 ON FLAT GROUND AND A NOTIFICATION CAN NOT DRIVE UP HILL CAME ACROSS THE SCREEN AND THEN CAR JUST STOPPED NO LONGER MOVED EVEN THOUGH FOOT WAS ON THE GAS.. SO I PUT IT IN PARK AND KILLED THE ENGINE AND TRIED TO RESTART IT AND IT DID NOTHING .. MIND YOU I'M STILL IN THE MIDD...
Mileage: 59,450
HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 2013 FORD FOCUS. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE A RATTLING NOISE EMERGED, THIS DEVELOPED INTO A SEVERE GRINDING WHICH SHAKES/JERKS THE ENTIRE CAR. FIRST VISIT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD I NEED TO LEARN TO DRIVE THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS WITHIN FORD S...
CAR WILL SLIP CHANGING GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING CAUSING A PAUSE/JERK THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR MAKING A TURN. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE 5 TIMES THIS PAST YEAR. TWICE THEY HAVE REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND 3 TIMES...
Mileage: 35,000
THE CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT DID NOT START AGAIN. I HAD TO BE TOWED. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND IT JUST STALLED AND DID NOT START UP AGAIN. IT WAS ON A BUSY STREET. THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, IT WAS VERY SCARY AS THERE WERE A LOT OF CARS ON THE ROAD SINCE I...
Mileage: 34,000
THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE DPS6 CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WILL LAUNCH IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE STANDING OR MOVING. CLUTCH WILL ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE AT WILL. VEHICLE WILL HAVE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STARTING OUT FROM A STOP RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. CLUTCH WILL SHUDDER AT PULL ...
Mileage: 36,451
TRANSMISSION ISSUES: CLUTCH REPAIRS X3 (DROVE OFF LOT WITH ISSUES. MY MISTAKE. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH IT DURING TEST DRIVE, WAS REASSURED IT WAS NEW TECHNOLOGY.) 1 CLEANING, 1 REPLACING OF PARTS, THEN TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET, GOING FORWARD 25+ M...
Mileage: 40,000
TRANSMISSION ISSUES: CLUTCH REPAIRS X3 (DROVE OFF LOT WITH ISSUES. MY MISTAKE. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH IT DURING TEST DRIVE, WAS REASSURED IT WAS NEW TECHNOLOGY.) 1 CLEANING, 1 REPLACING OF PARTS, THEN TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET, GOING FORWARD 25+ M...
Mileage: 40,000
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN COLUMBUS GA IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A FORD BEFORE. BUT DOING THE TEST DRIVE THE CAR WOULD ROLL BACK ON HILLS, AND IT ALSO DID IT AFTER PARKING WITH THE CAR IN GEAR AND SWITCHED OFF. THE SALESMAN EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR TH...
Mileage: 26,456
CAR VIOLENTLY STUTTERS AND SHAKES ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR AT LOW SPEEDS. NO ACCELERATION WHEN GOING UP A HILL. CAR WAS SERVICED, BUT THE PROBLEM WASN'T FIXED. PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DIED AND A LIGHT SAYING THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAME ON. THE ENTIRE TCM WAS RE...
Mileage: 42,000
CAR VIOLENTLY STUTTERS AND SHAKES ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR AT LOW SPEEDS. NO ACCELERATION WHEN GOING UP A HILL. CAR WAS SERVICED, BUT THE PROBLEM WASN'T FIXED. PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DIED AND A LIGHT SAYING THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAME ON. THE ENTIRE TCM WAS RE...
Mileage: 42,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED AND RE-CALI...
Mileage: 29,000
I HAVE HAD MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES WITH TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. THE FIRST 4 TIMES I BROUGHT IT IN, I KEPT BEING TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION. IT WORKS AS DESIGNED. I KEPT HAVING MY CAR SHUTTERING AND LACK OF POWER, IT WAS EXTREMELY NOTICEABLE WHEN I NEEDED TO ACCELERAT...
Mileage: 71,000
PURCHASED 2013 FORD FOCUS 11/8/15 USED. 56K MILES. DROVE TWO DAYS THEN SHUTTERING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER. DEALER WILL REPLACE CLUTCH. TAKES 4-6 WEEKS FOR PART. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO HIGHWAY. THIS...
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Mileage: 67,000
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR OF MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HAVE SWUNG OPEN WHILST DRIVING DUE TO A FAULTY DOOR LATCH. IT OCCURS AFTER I HAVE CLOSED THE DOOR FULLY WITH NO HAZARD LIGHTS ON THE DASH TO WARN OF ANY PROBLEMS, SUCH AS THE DOOR AJAR MESSAGE. DU...
Mileage: 51,000
THE CAR STUTTERS VIOLENTLY WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP, AND SOME TIMES STALLS. ALSO THE CAR WILL ON OCCASION GET STUCK IN FIRST GEAR. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE CAR STALL WHEN TRYING TO CROSS A BUSY STREET. BEEN INTO THE SHOP THREE TIMES STILL NO FIX, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS A RECALL AND THE...
Mileage: 40,000
ON 10 NOV 15 AT 0900HRS I PICKED UP MY 2013 FORD FOCUS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF AN IGNITION COIL/SPARK PLUG AND THE REPROGRAMMING OF MY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (FORD RECALL 15B22). AT 0930HRS WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON HWY 295 AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON A STRAIGHT PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY, ALL MY WARNING LIGH...
Mileage: 38,000
ON 10 NOV 15 AT 0900HRS I PICKED UP MY 2013 FORD FOCUS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF AN IGNITION COIL/SPARK PLUG AND THE REPROGRAMMING OF MY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (FORD RECALL 15B22). AT 0930HRS WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON HWY 295 AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON A STRAIGHT PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY, ALL MY WARNING LIGH...
Mileage: 38,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE...
Mileage: 82,000
PURCHASED VEHICLE OCT 2013 WITH LESS THAN 400 MILES, WITHIN A FEW DAYS I CALLED DEALER TO SAY I HEARD A GRINDING SHUTTERING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION TO BE INFORMED THAT WAS "NORMAL". CAR BEGAN TO GET LOUDER AND BEGAN HESITATION SO I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD COMPUTER NEEDED RECALIBRATED. RAN OK...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND SHIFTED IRREGULARLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUTTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED,...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR AND MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT, BUT REQUIRED NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CON...
Mileage: 30,000
LETTER FROM SENATOR BURR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2013 FORD FOCUS ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, HE NOTICED DEAD SPOTS IN THE STEERING FUNCTION, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DRIFT IN A DIRECTION AND WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT IT, NOTHING HAPPENED RIGHT AWAY. THEN...
LETTER FROM SENATOR BURR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2013 FORD FOCUS ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, HE NOTICED DEAD SPOTS IN THE STEERING FUNCTION, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DRIFT IN A DIRECTION AND WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT IT, NOTHING HAPPENED RIGHT AWAY. THEN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE M...
Mileage: 54,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHEN THE GEAR WAS SWITCHED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CON...
Mileage: 36,000
THE WEATHERSTRIPPING CAME LOOSE ON THE PAAENGERSIDE REAR DOOR, THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT REGLUED IT BACK ON AND TOLD ME NOT TO OPEN THAT DOOR FOR 24 HRS. THIS I DID, BUT WHEN I PICKED MY WIFE UP AT THE DAYCARE AND SHE GOTMIN THE PAAS. SIDE FRONT THE WEATHERSTRIP CAME LOOSE AGAIN AND THE GLUE SMELL MAD...
Mileage: 48,000
THE WEATHERSTRIPPING CAME LOOSE ON THE PAAENGERSIDE REAR DOOR, THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT REGLUED IT BACK ON AND TOLD ME NOT TO OPEN THAT DOOR FOR 24 HRS. THIS I DID, BUT WHEN I PICKED MY WIFE UP AT THE DAYCARE AND SHE GOTMIN THE PAAS. SIDE FRONT THE WEATHERSTRIP CAME LOOSE AGAIN AND THE GLUE SMELL MAD...
Mileage: 48,000
2013 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THREE TIMES, WITHIN THE PAST 16 MONTHS FOR TRANSMISSION SHUTTER PROBLEMS. *JB
THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WHILE GOING 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WARNING (HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE). I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD GARAGE, WHERE THEY REPLACE THE TCM. THIS WAS AFTER MANY TRANSMISSION REPROG...
Mileage: 51,700
I PURCHASED MY FORD FOCUS 2013 TITANIUM FROM ROYAL OAK FORD IN MICHIGAN, IT WAS MADE TO ORDER. ALL OF ITS REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED AT A CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP AND I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CLUTCH FROM THE START HOWEVER AND AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ITS RELIABI...
Mileage: 59,936
PURCHASED A NEW 13' FOCUS AND WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE MONTHS IT STARTED MAKING THE GRINDING/SHUTTER WHEN SHIFTING. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN A TOTAL OF 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR SAME ISSUE. SINCE THE LAST TIME IT WAS TAKEN IN (10/07/2015) THE NOISE IS STILL PRESENT AND THE GEARS NOW SEEM TO BE SLIPPING WHEN...
Mileage: 45,000
WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE, OR DRIVING AND PRESS HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE MAY TAKE OFF AS EXPECTED, OR MAY SPUTTER, AND HESITATE, AND HAVE A JERKY ACCELERATION. I SOME INTERSECTION LEFT TURNS, I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE LEARNED TO BE CAREFUL, AND ...
Mileage: 250
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS R...
Mileage: 37,000
DRIVING HOME ON THE 15 OCTOBER 2015 AND THE POWER ASSIST FEATURE FAILED. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OR KNOW SAFETY ISSUE.UNSAFE DUE TO HIGHWAY DRIVING - SPEED AND POTENTIAL MERGING ISSUES!
Mileage: 62,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT IT CONTINUED TO STALL INTERMIT...
Mileage: 7,200
I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 01/27/2013 WITH 25 MILES ON IT. ON 03/21/2013 I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 904 MILES AND TOLD I THOUGHT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WAS NOISY AND SHUDDERING WHEN CHANGING GEARS DURING ACCELERATION. THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID THEY...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY INTERMITTENTLY AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED T...
Mileage: 3,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY INTERMITTENTLY AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED T...
Mileage: 3,000
SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN 2013, IT HAS HAD A PERSISTENT TRANSMISSION SHUDDER THAT IS DANGEROUS, AND FORD TRIES TO STICK BAND-AIDS ON THE PROBLEM WITH SOFTWARE UPDATES AND EVEN A REPLACEMENT CLUTCH -- NONE OF WHICH FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE CAR TO SHUDDER VIOLENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING...
Mileage: 34,000
PURCHASED FROM FORD DEALER IN LATE OCTOBER 2014. CAR HAD 29,530 MILES. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CLUTCH REPLACED TCM REPROGRAMMED. CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. JERKING, SHUDDERING, LURCHING AND SOMETIMES FAILURE TO MOVE UNLESS ACCELERATOR PRESSED SEVERAL TIMES. TCM REPROGRAMMED ...
I WAS DRIVING AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE INFORMATION LIGHT CAME ON NOTIFY ME THAT THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT LIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN
Mileage: 700,334
VEHICLE NO LONGER MOVES FORWARD OR REVERSE. WAS PARKED IN A REST STOP. RESTARTED VEHICLE TO LEAVE AND IT DID NOT MOVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.
Mileage: 46,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Mileage: 78,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHAFT SEALER FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FA...
Mileage: 9,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHAFT SEALER FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FA...
Mileage: 9,600
I HAVE A 2013 FOCUS WITH ABOUT 48,500 MILES. WHEN I ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION RATTLES AND SOMETIMES STUTTERS. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. FIRST TIME THE TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, SECOND TIME REPLACED PARTS, THIRD TIME REPROGRAMMED THE COMP...
VEHICLE SHUTTERS ON ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CAR LOSES POWER. DEALER HAS REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE NUMEROUS TIMES BUT VEHCILE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT SAME PROBLEMS. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCHES IN TRANSMISSION A FEW MONTHS AGO. VEHICLE WORKED PROPERLY BUT HAS NOW BEEN IN THE DE...
Mileage: 4,000
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CARS TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK VIOLENTLY WHILE MOMENTARILY LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR AND RUNNING OFF THE ROAD.
Mileage: 36,000
THE VEHICLE LOST TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT (SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN) WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE/CROSS THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION. THIS LEFT ME WITHOUT ANY POWER TO THE WHEELS AND NO WAY TO MOVE OUT OF THE PATH OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY QUICKLY SHIFTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN ...
Mileage: 66,000
I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN A FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED FIVE TIMES. TWO INVOLVING RECALLS ON MY TRANSMISSION, DUE TO SHUTTERING AND HESITATION TO SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE IS HIGHLY UNSAFE SINCE I NEVER KNOW IF MY CAR WILL BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHILE CHANGING LANES. THIS HAP...
Mileage: 40,000
I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN A FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED FIVE TIMES. TWO INVOLVING RECALLS ON MY TRANSMISSION, DUE TO SHUTTERING AND HESITATION TO SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE IS HIGHLY UNSAFE SINCE I NEVER KNOW IF MY CAR WILL BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHILE CHANGING LANES. THIS HAP...
Mileage: 40,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUF...
Mileage: 28,000
TRANSMISSION SURGES DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. ALMOST LIKE INSUFFICIENT FUEL BEING RECEIVED BY ENGINE. DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS DUE TO FORD "POWERSHIFT" TRANSMISSION AND NOT FUEL LINE. CAUSES CONCERN FOR SAFETY AND FUTURE PERFORMANCE AFTER MORE MILEAGE. THIS HAS EXISTED SINCE PURCHAS OF...
THE CAR MAKES HORRIBLE NOISES WHEN IN LOW A LOW SPEED. IT HESITATES. IT MAKES HORRIBLE CRUNCHING NOISES. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES. THEY ALWAYS SAY THAT THEY HEAR IT, BUT THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. NOW, IN SEPTEMBER 2015, I HAVE RECE...
Mileage: 616
THE CAR MAKES HORRIBLE NOISES WHEN IN LOW A LOW SPEED. IT HESITATES. IT MAKES HORRIBLE CRUNCHING NOISES. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES. THEY ALWAYS SAY THAT THEY HEAR IT, BUT THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. NOW, IN SEPTEMBER 2015, I HAVE RECE...
Mileage: 616
THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. IT HAS HAPPENS WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. THE RPMS DROP DOWN BELOW 500 AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE STALLS. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL JUST WAIVER AT LOW RPMS AND REGAIN IDLE.THE CAR HAS ALSO STALLED AT HIGH SPEED ON THE FREEWAY, WITH TRAFFIC BACKED UP, I DEPRES...
Mileage: 35,400
THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. IT HAS HAPPENS WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. THE RPMS DROP DOWN BELOW 500 AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE STALLS. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL JUST WAIVER AT LOW RPMS AND REGAIN IDLE.THE CAR HAS ALSO STALLED AT HIGH SPEED ON THE FREEWAY, WITH TRAFFIC BACKED UP, I DEPRES...
Mileage: 35,400
THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. IT HAS HAPPENS WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. THE RPMS DROP DOWN BELOW 500 AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE STALLS. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL JUST WAIVER AT LOW RPMS AND REGAIN IDLE.THE CAR HAS ALSO STALLED AT HIGH SPEED ON THE FREEWAY, WITH TRAFFIC BACKED UP, I DEPRES...
Mileage: 35,400
2013 FORD FOCUS WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED BUBBLES AFFECTING DRIVER AND PASSENGER VISIBILITY. BUBBLES PRESENT IN A EVENLY DISTRIBUTED PATTERN THROUGHOUT THE WINDSHIELD. BUBBLES ARE ROUGHLY 2-5MM IN DIAMETER. THE PRESENCE OF THE BUBBLES COULD AFFECT DRIVER VISIBILITY, WHICH COULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFEC...
Mileage: 35,000
I HAVE A 2013 FORD FOCUS AND TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS THE TRANSMISSION HAS MALFUNCTIONED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES. THE CLUTCH WILL ENGAGE WHICH WILL DISCONNECT THE ENGINE FROM THE DRIVE-SHAFT. YOU HAVE NO POWER TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE CAR STARTS TO SLOW DOWN RAPID...
Mileage: 34,000
ON JULY 17, 2013, I BOUGHT A 2013 FORD FOCUS FROM THE FORD DEALER IN MY AREA. ON JULY 18, 2013, I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALER, BECAUSE AS I ACCELERATED FROM EVERY STOP, AND FROM SOME LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS, THE TRANSMISSION PRODUCED VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISES AS THE GEARS SHIFTED AND THE CAR WOUL...
CAR JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING. AFTER BEING STOPPED AND STEPPING ON THE GAS, CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT TO THE POINT WHEN IT BEGINS TO MOVE AGAIN IT JERKS YOU BACK IN THE SEAT. MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. ALSO, WHEN TURNING THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE, IT IS HESITANT TO ST...
Mileage: 27,292
CAR JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING. AFTER BEING STOPPED AND STEPPING ON THE GAS, CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT TO THE POINT WHEN IT BEGINS TO MOVE AGAIN IT JERKS YOU BACK IN THE SEAT. MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. ALSO, WHEN TURNING THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE, IT IS HESITANT TO ST...
Mileage: 27,292
WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 FORD FOCUS ST MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION'S FOURTH GEAR FAILED AFTER I HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION. THEN THREE DAYS LATER MY THIRD GEAR FAILED TO ENGAGE AS WELL. CURRENTLY I AM ON MY SECOND GETRAG SIX-SPEED TRANSMISSION AFTER MY FIRS...
Mileage: 37,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE RE-MOUNTED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURR...
THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE HAS LET GO FOUR TIMES. ONE OF THOSE INCIDENTS OCCURRED 24 HOURS AFTER THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT (LAST WEEK). THE CAR FAILS TO SHIFT, SLOWS DOWN OR STOPS WHILE DRIVING OR ROLLS WHILE THE CAR IS AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR ALSO FAILS TO REACH SPEEDS QUICKLY AND RE...
Mileage: 6,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM AND TCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTUR...
Mileage: 28,968
WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR FROM A STOP, THE CAR WILL SHUDDER OFTEN SIGNIFICANTLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME. HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND HAD THE ECU UPDATED. THIS HAS NOT HELPED. FORD SAYS THEY WILL REPLACE THE CLUTCH AS IT IS LEAKING FLUID (ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS)...
WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR FROM A STOP, THE CAR WILL SHUDDER OFTEN SIGNIFICANTLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME. HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND HAD THE ECU UPDATED. THIS HAS NOT HELPED. FORD SAYS THEY WILL REPLACE THE CLUTCH AS IT IS LEAKING FLUID (ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS)...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE...
Mileage: 48,000
I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN, HAD NOT HAD ANY INDICATION PREVIOUS TO THIS THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. AS I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION, PULLING AWAY FROM A FULL STOP, THE CAR JUST QUIT. 100% WOULD NOT MOVE ANOTHER INCH EVEN WITH COAXING ETC. AFTER TRYING TO START THE CAR A FEW MORE TIMES I REALI...
Mileage: 60,082
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BU...
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE REVERSING AT A LOW SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...
THE SAME WEEK I PURCHASED MY NEW FORD FOCUS, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHUDDER UPON ACCELERATION BUT IT WASNT EVERY TIME I DROVE IT. IT WOULD DO IT FOR A DAY OR TWO THEN STOP FOR SEVERAL WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS. THEN IT STARTED DOING IT EVERY TIME I DROVE IT.. I CONTACTED FORD, TOOK IT IN AND THEY ...
Mileage: 50
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED REDUCED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CLUTCH, THE T...
Mileage: 16,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED REDUCED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CLUTCH, THE T...
Mileage: 16,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS UPHILL OR ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED AS IF THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED....
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS UPHILL OR ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED AS IF THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED....
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS UPHILL OR ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED AS IF THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED....
MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS CAR. SHE CALLED ME TO TELL ME THE STEERING CONTROL WOULD NO LONGER WORK AND COULD BARELY CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE CAR. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN OPERATION AND BEING DRIVEN DOWN A HIGHWAY I ADVISED HER TO PULL OVER AND GIVE ME HER LOCATION. WHEN I GOT THE CAR, I...
Mileage: 65,000
MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS CAR. SHE CALLED ME TO TELL ME THE STEERING CONTROL WOULD NO LONGER WORK AND COULD BARELY CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE CAR. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN OPERATION AND BEING DRIVEN DOWN A HIGHWAY I ADVISED HER TO PULL OVER AND GIVE ME HER LOCATION. WHEN I GOT THE CAR, I...
Mileage: 55,000
ON SEPTEMBER 2ND WHILE DRIVING TO WORK NEAR THE EXIT OF THE 22 FWY EASTBOUND THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND JOLTING SEVERELY WITH LOSS OF POWER. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT AND MANAGED TO DRIVE IN TO THE WORK PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. HERE IS THE REPORT FROM THE DEALERS...
Mileage: 28,822
DRIVING TO WORK TO THE PENTAGON, WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE SLIPPED THEN STUTTERED BEFORE MOVING UP A NOTCH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT IT INTO SERVICE. THEY LET ME KNOW THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO RELEARN MY DRIVING HABITS. THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE F...
Mileage: 39,000
DRIVING ON I80 WEST BOUND AND MY RPMS SHOT UP TO 5,000/6,000. I PROCEEDED TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO LET THE TRANSMISSION CATCH, HOWEVER, WHEN I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE GAS MY RPMS SHOT UP AGAIN. MY TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD NO ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE R...
Mileage: 60,000
DRIVING ON I80 WEST BOUND AND MY RPMS SHOT UP TO 5,000/6,000. I PROCEEDED TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO LET THE TRANSMISSION CATCH, HOWEVER, WHEN I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE GAS MY RPMS SHOT UP AGAIN. MY TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD NO ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE R...
Mileage: 60,000
DRIVING ON I80 WEST BOUND AND MY RPMS SHOT UP TO 5,000/6,000. I PROCEEDED TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO LET THE TRANSMISSION CATCH, HOWEVER, WHEN I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE GAS MY RPMS SHOT UP AGAIN. MY TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD NO ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE R...
Mileage: 60,000
WAS TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGH, VEHICLE SHUDDERED ENHINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES
Mileage: 48,000
STOPPED IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE VEHICLE FLASHED A WARNING WHICH SAID "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" AND THE ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY. I LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS AND LOST POWER STEERING, WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE THE CAR ...
Mileage: 17,003
STOPPED IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE VEHICLE FLASHED A WARNING WHICH SAID "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" AND THE ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY. I LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS AND LOST POWER STEERING, WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE THE CAR ...
Mileage: 17,003
STOPPED IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE VEHICLE FLASHED A WARNING WHICH SAID "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" AND THE ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY. I LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS AND LOST POWER STEERING, WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE THE CAR ...
Mileage: 17,003
I JUST PURCHASED A 2013 FORD FOCUS THREE DAYS AGO. TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I COME TO COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT JERKS AND THE ACCELERATION FEELS SLOW. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I SEEN THOUSANDS OF BUYERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME P...
Mileage: 52,725
I JUST PURCHASED A 2013 FORD FOCUS THREE DAYS AGO. TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I COME TO COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT JERKS AND THE ACCELERATION FEELS SLOW. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I SEEN THOUSANDS OF BUYERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME P...
Mileage: 52,725
I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, STOP AND START, AND WHEN I RE-ACCELERATED AFTER GOING VERY SLOWLY THE CAR DID NOT GO AND THEN IT JUST DIED. I TURNED CAR OFF, GOT IT STARTED WITHIN 200 YARDS IT DIED AGAIN. I ONCE AGAIN TURNED CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. IN THE MEANTIME, PEOPLE BE...
Mileage: 49,000
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN,A FEW SECONDS AFTER TAKING OFF FROM THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THE LIGHT WENT OUT AROUND MY D GEAR AND THE CAR SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL,I PUT THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE WHERE IT LOCKED UP,I TURNED THE IGNITION SWITH OFF AND A MINUTE LATER TURNED THE CAR BACK ON,THE GEAR LIGHT REAPPEARED AN...
Mileage: 80,000
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN,A FEW SECONDS AFTER TAKING OFF FROM THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THE LIGHT WENT OUT AROUND MY D GEAR AND THE CAR SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL,I PUT THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE WHERE IT LOCKED UP,I TURNED THE IGNITION SWITH OFF AND A MINUTE LATER TURNED THE CAR BACK ON,THE GEAR LIGHT REAPPEARED AN...
Mileage: 80,000
I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MULTIPLE (4) TRANSMISSION ISSUES OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE CAR HAS 25000 MILES ON IT. THE LAST TIME WAS JULY 17, 2015. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH BUT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. I WAS TOLD THE CLUTCH WAS BACK ORDERED 4 TO 8 WEEKS BU...
Mileage: 17,000
SHUDDERING, JOLTING, LURCHING, GRINDING OF THE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THIS HAD BEEN THE MAIN ISSUE, I WENT TO FORD 6 TIMES FOR THIS AND IT STILL HAS ISSUES. MOST RECENTLY, MY CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO 2ND GEAR AND WOULD REV VERY HIGH AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR & HAS A VERY INTENSE LURCH FOR...
Mileage: 20,000
CAR SHAKES AND HESITATES WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. SEEMS LIKE CLUTCH OR TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. THERE IS ALSO SOME TYPE OF VIBRATING/RATTLING NOISE AT THE SAME TIME. ONCE THE CAR SHIFTS PAST 2ND GEAR IT SEEMS TO BE BETTER. BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 35000 MILES AND DIDN'T NOTICE IT RIGHT AWAY. SLOWLY HAS ...
Mileage: 40,000
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH YESTERDAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED DE-ACCELERATING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE MEDIAN. THE CAR WAS STILL ON AND ALL OF THE OTHER POWER WAS ON BUT WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS, N...
LAST NIGHT I HIT A DEER GOING 70 MILES PER HR. ON THE HIGHWAY. MY LEG AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT MY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT ONLY THE CLIPS CAME OUT. DUE TO KNEE AIRBAGS I HAVE HUGE BRUISES ON BOTH LEGS. I FEEL THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SINCE IT DID NOT DEPLOY. IF I HAD HIT A TREE INST...
Mileage: 43,000
LAST NIGHT I HIT A DEER GOING 70 MILES PER HR. ON THE HIGHWAY. MY LEG AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT MY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT ONLY THE CLIPS CAME OUT. DUE TO KNEE AIRBAGS I HAVE HUGE BRUISES ON BOTH LEGS. I FEEL THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SINCE IT DID NOT DEPLOY. IF I HAD HIT A TREE INST...
Mileage: 43,000
LAST NIGHT I HIT A DEER GOING 70 MILES PER HR. ON THE HIGHWAY. MY LEG AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT MY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT ONLY THE CLIPS CAME OUT. DUE TO KNEE AIRBAGS I HAVE HUGE BRUISES ON BOTH LEGS. I FEEL THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SINCE IT DID NOT DEPLOY. IF I HAD HIT A TREE INST...
Mileage: 43,000
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM, DRIVING THE CAR HOME FROM WORK THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND ALERT FLASHED SAYING THE STABILIZER CONTROL HAD A PROBLEM, THEN ANOTHER LIGHT FLASHED WITH AN EXCLAMATION MARK. THE ENGINE REVVED AND IT PICKED UP SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. TURNE...
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES, ONE OF WHICH TOOK OVER MONTH TO GET THE PART. MY TRANSMISSION IS CLEARLY FAULTY AND WHENEVER I ACCELERATE TO 20MPH OR 45MPH MY TRANSMISSION ISN'T PROPERLY SHIFTING. ON 8/18 MY TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DROP OUT WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ...
Mileage: 5,000
BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED WITH 34,869 MILES ON JULY 8, 2015. AFTER HAVING FOR ABOUT A WEEK, NOTICED SHAKING, GRINDING NOISES, SEEMS TO BE "MISSING" IN THE TRANSMISSION. TOOK TO DEALER ON 7/21/2015 AND THE REPROGRAMMED THE TCM. VEHICLE STILL MADE SAME ISSUES SO I TOOK TO A DIFFERENT FORD DEALER 7/...
Mileage: 35,714
BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED WITH 34,869 MILES ON JULY 8, 2015. AFTER HAVING FOR ABOUT A WEEK, NOTICED SHAKING, GRINDING NOISES, SEEMS TO BE "MISSING" IN THE TRANSMISSION. TOOK TO DEALER ON 7/21/2015 AND THE REPROGRAMMED THE TCM. VEHICLE STILL MADE SAME ISSUES SO I TOOK TO A DIFFERENT FORD DEALER 7/...
Mileage: 35,714
I HAVE BEEN HAVING CONTINUOUS AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING ISSUES WITH THE SHIFTING OF THIS CAR. LAST NIGHT AS I WAS LEAVING HOME AT LOW SPEED, THE CAR FELT LIKE IT CAME OUT OF GEAR...SEVERAL TIMES AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I HAD TO TURN AROUND AND LUCKILY MADE IT HOME. OF COURSE, I COULD NOT ACCOM...
Mileage: 64,000
THE DASH UNIT WILL CEASE TO WORK AND ALL SPEAKERS IN THE CAR WILL UNEXPECTEDLY EMIT AN EARSPLITTING, HIGH FREQUENCY SQUEAL. THIS SOUND IS INTERMITTENT WITH A LOUD CRACKLING AND POPPING WHICH CANNOT BE STOPPED. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE VEHICLE DOOR IS OPENED AND THE ENGINE IS N...
Mileage: 42,000
THE DASH UNIT WILL CEASE TO WORK AND ALL SPEAKERS IN THE CAR WILL UNEXPECTEDLY EMIT AN EARSPLITTING, HIGH FREQUENCY SQUEAL. THIS SOUND IS INTERMITTENT WITH A LOUD CRACKLING AND POPPING WHICH CANNOT BE STOPPED. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE VEHICLE DOOR IS OPENED AND THE ENGINE IS N...
Mileage: 42,000
THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS VEHICLE, IT JERKS AND SOMETIMES ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. I'M NOT SURE AS TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THESE, THEY JUST NEED TO RUN MORE SMOOTHLY AND NOT SEEM LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO BREAK DOWN-WHICH IS HOW I FEEL...
Mileage: 15,000
THE CAR SHUDDERS & HESITATES UPON TAKE OFF FROM A STANDING START. IT FAILS TO PICK UP SPEED AFTER STARTING & HESITATES INSTEAD OF MOVING OFF. IT JERKS FORWARD THEN HESITATES. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, BUT THEY ONLY DO WHAT FORD HAS DICTATED THAT THEY DO WHICH DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLE...
Mileage: 22,000
THIS CAR STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. AT THE TIME THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL FUNCTION AND THAT THE CAR WAS EXPECTED TO SHUDDER SLIGHTLY AND TO RUN IT FOR A 1,000 MILES TO ALLOW THE CAR TO ADJUST TO MY DRIVING.WHEN THE SHUDDER SLOWLY BECAME WORSE, I FINALL...
Mileage: 4,700
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FOCUS SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2013. THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, VIBRATES, GOES BACK ON HILLS AND RATTLES. I FINALLY GAVE UP AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET IT FIXED AND BEING TOLD ITS ALL NORMAL. MY FRUSTRATION WITH FORD AND ITS DEALERS IS THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ...
MY FORD FOCUS IS HAVING TRANSMISSION AND STALLING ISSUES AS REPORTED MANY TIMES BEFORE MY 2013 FOCUS HAS HAD A RECALL AND WAS TO BE CORRECT, A YEAR LATER IT SEEMS I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING STOP AND GO OR JUST DRIVING MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO FIGHT TO SHIFT, CAUS...
Mileage: 20,000
MY FORD FOCUS IS HAVING TRANSMISSION AND STALLING ISSUES AS REPORTED MANY TIMES BEFORE MY 2013 FOCUS HAS HAD A RECALL AND WAS TO BE CORRECT, A YEAR LATER IT SEEMS I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING STOP AND GO OR JUST DRIVING MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO FIGHT TO SHIFT, CAUS...
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE ...
Mileage: 33,000
AS I WAS DRIVING EAST ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY PRIOR TO EXIT 41S THE CARS NOTIFICATION LIGHTS KICKED ON SEVERAL MESSAGES CAME UP WHICH INCLUDED REAR PARK ASSIST, HILL START ASSIST AS WELL AS BATTERY INDICATOR, OIL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ETC. I ATTEMPTED TO PUSH ON THE GAS HOWEVER NOTHING OC...
Mileage: 52,456
AS I WAS DRIVING EAST ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY PRIOR TO EXIT 41S THE CARS NOTIFICATION LIGHTS KICKED ON SEVERAL MESSAGES CAME UP WHICH INCLUDED REAR PARK ASSIST, HILL START ASSIST AS WELL AS BATTERY INDICATOR, OIL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ETC. I ATTEMPTED TO PUSH ON THE GAS HOWEVER NOTHING OC...
Mileage: 52,456
FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION WARRANTY AND ISSUES. CONSUMER HAS ANOTHER VEHICLE CORRESPONDENCE IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A LETTER FOR HIS DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER/TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT SEAL. THE CO...
2012 FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL # 15V040000. *SMD
THE DRIVERS DOOR CAME UNLATCHED AND OPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS TURNING. 2013 FORD FOCUS WAS CHECKED OUT BY FORD DEALER AND SAID THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON OTHER FORD LATCH PROBLEMS BUT NONE ON THIS VEHICLE , ALTHOUGH IT HAS A SIMILAR LATCH AS THE FIESTA AND FUSION, LUCKILY MY SON HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON O...
Mileage: 86,000
SOON AFTER BUYING THE CAR IT STARTED STALLING WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING LEADING TO RISK OF THE CAR STALLING AT INTERSECTIONS. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD AND I HAVE BEEN VERY CLOSE TO CRASHING SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR FOR SERVICE ABOUT 4 TIMES AND IT WORKS FINE FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS BEFO...
Mileage: 15,000
IN AUGUST 2013 AFTER OWNING CAR SHORT TIME TOOK TO DEALER AND SERVICE MANAGER DROVE IT WITH US AND SAID MANY PEOPLE THINK THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH SHUDDERING AND DELAYED ACCELERATION BUT IT'S JUST THE HIGH PERFORMANCE TRANSMISSION.. NOT TO WORRY. THE CAR CONTINUALLY GOT WORSE OVER TIME AND WE GOT A R...
Mileage: 13,500
IN AUGUST 2013 AFTER OWNING CAR SHORT TIME TOOK TO DEALER AND SERVICE MANAGER DROVE IT WITH US AND SAID MANY PEOPLE THINK THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH SHUDDERING AND DELAYED ACCELERATION BUT IT'S JUST THE HIGH PERFORMANCE TRANSMISSION.. NOT TO WORRY. THE CAR CONTINUALLY GOT WORSE OVER TIME AND WE GOT A R...
Mileage: 13,500
IN AUGUST 2013 AFTER OWNING CAR SHORT TIME TOOK TO DEALER AND SERVICE MANAGER DROVE IT WITH US AND SAID MANY PEOPLE THINK THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH SHUDDERING AND DELAYED ACCELERATION BUT IT'S JUST THE HIGH PERFORMANCE TRANSMISSION.. NOT TO WORRY. THE CAR CONTINUALLY GOT WORSE OVER TIME AND WE GOT A R...
Mileage: 13,500
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED. LAST OCTOBER WAS THE FIRST. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR RPM GAUGE RACED BUT THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. THE CAR JERKS HARD. FIRST TIME MECHANIC (DON CHALMERS CAPITOL FORD) TOLD ME THAT THESE ISSUES WERE NORMAL, THAT ALL OF THESE CARS HAVE ...
Mileage: 84,000
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED. LAST OCTOBER WAS THE FIRST. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR RPM GAUGE RACED BUT THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. THE CAR JERKS HARD. FIRST TIME MECHANIC (DON CHALMERS CAPITOL FORD) TOLD ME THAT THESE ISSUES WERE NORMAL, THAT ALL OF THESE CARS HAVE ...
Mileage: 84,000
I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ON MY 2 YEAR OLD FORD FOCUS FLEW OPEN. IT ALMOST HIT AN ONCOMING CAR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. NOW THE DOW WILL NOT CLOSE AT ALL.
Mileage: 50,000
WENT TO GET TIRES ROTATED. I WAS CALLED TO MY VEHICLE TO SHOW EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON REAR TIRES. ESPECIALLY RIGHT REAR .I WENT TO FORD DEALER AS THIS VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY CHECKED AND SAID IT WAS WITIIN LIMITS. I WAS TO ROTATE MORE OFTEN. I ROTATE ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE AND ALSO RUN NITR...
Mileage: 31,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY GOING AROUND 70 MPH THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. I PULL OVER AND CALL FORD ROAD SIDE ASSISTANTS. 2 HOURS LATER RSA BRINGS GAS AND I PAY THEM $50 BECAUSE I'M OUT OF THE WARRANTY THAT COVERS RSA. AS THE GENTLEMEN POURS GAS IN MY TANK THE GAS POURS RIGHT OUT. I CALL MY INSURANCE...
Mileage: 68,420
OWNED 2013 FORD FOCUS FOR 9 MONTHS WHEN WE NOTICED CAR WAS "SHUDDERING" AND "SLIPPING " INTO GEAR WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE. WE WERE PULLING ONTO A BUSY STREET AND OF COURSE HAD TO ACCELERATE. IT LUGGED AND DELAYED SHIFT INTO 2ND. THIS CAUSED LOWER THAN EXPECTED ACCELERATION AND BECAUSE WE COULD N...
Mileage: 5,263
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS THE 2.0 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC, DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM. BUT WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR IN WARM TO HOT WEATHER, THIS CAR WILL GET YOU KILLED!!!!!!!! AFTER DRIVING AROUND 10 MILES AND COMING TO A STOP EVERYTHING IS FINE. BUT WHEN YOU GET READY TO ACCELERATE FROM THAT STOP THE ...
Mileage: 45,250
BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW ,HAD A SLIGHT JERKING BUNNY-HOP,LEAP,AT ACCELERATION DEALER SAID IT WOULD ADJUST.. AFTER 33000 MILES DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION... NOW SAME IS HAPPENING AGAIN WITH A ADDED TWIST.. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH MY FORD FOCUS HAS DECIDED TO DOWNSHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR AND CAU...
Mileage: 53,000
I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN 2013, NEW FROM THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS WE NOTICED THE SHUDDERING ON ACCELERATION. IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS BREAK IN TIME. A FEW MONTHS INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WE BROUGHT IT INTO T...
Mileage: 40,000
I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN 2013, NEW FROM THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS WE NOTICED THE SHUDDERING ON ACCELERATION. IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS BREAK IN TIME. A FEW MONTHS INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WE BROUGHT IT INTO T...
Mileage: 40,000
THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS/VIBRATES WHEN SHIFTING. THE TRANSMISSION IS AN AUTOMATIC BUT SHIFTS LIKE A STICK. THERE WOULD BE TIMES WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS POWERING DOWN WHEN IT WOULD GO BETWEEN GEARS. DUE TO DEALER SERVICE ISSUES, IT TOOK MORE THAN A MONTH TO FIX THE ISSUE. NOW, IN 7/2...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE STOPPED MOMENTARILY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...
Mileage: 4,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,800.
Mileage: 66,800
TRANSMISSION CAUSES CAR TO CONSISTENTLY LURCH, SPUTTER, AND STALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE FIRST THREE GEARS. IT'S ANNOYING, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S DANGEROUS ON HILLS, IN INTERSECTIONS, ETC. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S NOT SOMETHING I CAN "FIX," AS IT IS NORMAL FOR FOCUS MODELS IN MY YE...
Mileage: 35,000
SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS BEEN DISABLED WHILE DRIVING TWICE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE CAR SHAKES IN THE LOWER AND HIGHER GEARS. WHEN I ACCELERATE IT HESITATE...
Mileage: 34,000
I HAVE ONLY 11,000 MILES ON MY BRAND NEW CAR. I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT A WEIRD GRINDING NOISE AND A SHUDDERING OF MY ENGINE WHEN GOING THROUGH FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. I TOOK IT IN TWICE TO CHECK (WAS CHARGED) AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. FINALLY, I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE TH...
Mileage: 3,000
FIRST STARTED EXPERIENCES TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING/HESITATION SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPROGRAMMED TCM TWICE. THEN, IN OCTOBER 2013, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR LOCKED INTO 1ST GEAR, RED-LINED THE RPM AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH. ATTEMPTS TO PUT THE ...
Mileage: 10,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Mileage: 33,000
TRAVELING ON I-80 IN NEW JERSEY AFTER SLOWING/BRAKING DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC AHEAD AND SLOWING TO ABOUT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT THREE MINUTES WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH. VEHICLE WAS SERVICE AT FORD DEALER REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF CLUTCH AND SOFTWARE REINSTALL. SIMILAR ...
Mileage: 13,143
JUNE 2014 - PULLED OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY ONTO A SIDE ROAD. ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE CAR STARTED TO SHUTTER SEVERELY BETWEEN THE 1-2 SHIFT BUT CONTINUED TO RUN NORMAL ONCE UP TO SPEED. WHEN I GOT HOME, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH PACK IN THE ...
Mileage: 22,700
AS I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER I HAD TURNED A CORNER GOING A LOW SPEED LIKE 10MPH AND THE STEER ASSIST FAULT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS I WAS TURNING AND I HAD TO FORCE MY CAR STRAIGHT. I MOVED OFF TO THE SIDE AND I WAS SO SCARED.MY DAUGHTER WHO IS AUTISTIC ALSO...
Mileage: 44,885
AS I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER I HAD TURNED A CORNER GOING A LOW SPEED LIKE 10MPH AND THE STEER ASSIST FAULT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS I WAS TURNING AND I HAD TO FORCE MY CAR STRAIGHT. I MOVED OFF TO THE SIDE AND I WAS SO SCARED.MY DAUGHTER WHO IS AUTISTIC ALSO...
Mileage: 44,885
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 10,000
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT, THEN A SLIGHT DRIFT TO THE LEFT. WHEN I TRIED TO BRING IT BACK TO THE CENTER THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE RIGHT. I NOTICED IF I TURN IT TO THE LEFT A LITTLE, WHICH COULD TAKE ME LEFT OF CENTER OF THE ROAD, I WAS ABLE T...
Mileage: 43,483
I HAVE HAD ISSUES SINCE THE CAR WAS ONE YEAR OLD. THE ISSUE THAT HAS JUST HAPPENED ON THURSDAY 2ND OF JULY. I HAD JUST COME OFF THE HIGH WAY AND WAS HEADING HOME AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED DRIVING! NOW THEY ARE SAYING IT IS THE TCM (ALL PART OF THE TRANSMISSION/SHIFT GEAR). I HAVE HAD THE SHIFT GEARS ...
Mileage: 12,000
FORD FOCUS S 2013 HORN WAS NOT WORKING STARTING IN APRIL 2015. CAR WAS PURCHASE NEW IN JULY 2013. IN MID APRIL HORN WAS WORKING AGAIN, BUT ONLY FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. HORN WAS INOPERATIVE ENTIRE MONTH OF APRIL AND BEGAN WORKING AGAIN IN MID-MAY. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER, STARTING IN JUNE, HORN WAS AGAIN INOPE...
Mileage: 20,000
BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED WITH ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON IT IN THE SPRING OF 2014. DIDN'T NOTICE DURING INITIAL TEST DRIVE BUT AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF DRIVING FOUND THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE BUT ONLY WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOP. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER ON 7/16/2014 AND TH...
Mileage: 15,000
MY VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT AND HAD ERRATIC LUNGING AS WELL AS LOSS OF PROPULSION. IT SPENT MORE THAN 3 MONTHS AT THE DEALER IN TOTAL AND NOW THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE COMING BACK. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO BE FIXED MORE THAN 7 TIMES AND NOW WILL NEED TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN. THE PROBLEMS STARTED AROUND 20K MILE...
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER TRAIN FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE SWITCHED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED FOR A F...
Mileage: 35,000
RENEUE TO THE DEFECTIVE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION I WAS ALMOST IN A WRECK. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES DUE TO A TRACTOR TRAILER COMING IN MY.LANE OF TRAFFIC. WHEN I APPLIED THE BREAKS SUDDENLY, MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT SAFELY MOVE AWAY FROM THE TRACTOR TRAILER. THEN WHEN I TRIED TO APPL...
Mileage: 30,000
NOTICED THAT THE POWERTRAIN WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNING THE FORD FOCUS WAS NOT RIGHT. SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. THE CAR SHAKES IN THE FIRST AND SOMETIMES SECOND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY COULD RESET THE COMPUT...
Mileage: 102
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A REAR BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NO...
Mileage: 21,500
MY CAR STALLED GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE REVVED TO THE RED LIMIT, AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET MYSELF AND MY CHILD TO SAFETY BY ROLLING IN NEUTRAL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS HAD THOU...
Mileage: 44,000
MY CAR STALLED GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE REVVED TO THE RED LIMIT, AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET MYSELF AND MY CHILD TO SAFETY BY ROLLING IN NEUTRAL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS HAD THOU...
Mileage: 44,000
MY CAR STALLED GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH UPON ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE REVVED TO THE RED LIMIT, AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GET MYSELF AND MY CHILD TO SAFETY BY ROLLING IN NEUTRAL. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS HAD THOU...
Mileage: 44,000
WHEN CLOSING FRONT PASSENGER DOOR CLOSES, DOOR LATCH WILL NOT KEEP DOOR SECURELY CLOSED. DOOR WILL OPEN ON THE SLIGHTEST PUSH AND WILL OPEN WHEN TURNING VEHICLE. IF PASSENGER IS NOT WEARING SEAT BELT OR IF SEAT BELT IS NOT FULLY PENSIONED, A PASSENGER MAY FALL FROM MOVING VEHICLE. ENGAGING DOOR L...
Mileage: 44,235
THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WE ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WITH THE OTHER CAR GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. CAN'T PULLOUT SAFELY.
Mileage: 1,500
MY CAR SHUDDERED AND RECEIVED RECALL LETTER TO HAVE CLUTCH REPLACED WORK COMPLETED 10/3/14. MAY 23,2015 HAD 22,500 SERVICE COMPLETED CAR HAD 19,795 MILES AT THIS SERVICE JUNE 8, 2015 SERVICE FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON JUNE 16,2015 TRANSMISSION FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON RETURNED TO DEALER AWAITING OUT...
Mileage: 15,078
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INCIDENT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT TYPE OF VEHICLE WITH A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF...
Mileage: 45,500
TRYING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED. THE SHIFTER DIDN'T ENGAGE BUT THE SHIFTING LEVEL MOVED. THE INFORMATION ON THE CAR SCREEN SAID THAT THAT HILL ASSIST ISN'T WORKING. THE SECOND TIME WHEN DRIVING IN A INTERSECTION THE SAME INFORMATION POPPED UP AND THE TRANSMISSION STALLED GO...
Mileage: 41,896
THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION LOST DRIVE (NO WARNING LIGHTS) AND STARTED TO COAST WITH MY SPEED REDUCING RAPIDLY. I WAS FORCED TO CROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AND MOVED SHIFTER TO "P" BUT THE CAR'S INFORMATION SYSTEM SAID THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK...
Mileage: 70,450
[XXX] ; MY NEWLY PURCHASED USED 2013 FORD FOCUS SE. HAD A SERIES OF THINGS GONE WRONG WITH IT. AND I KNOW IT FALLS UNDER THE STATE "LEMON LAW." ALTHOUGH I HAVE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE SEEM TO FIND MYSELF STRANDED WITH NO VEHICLE TO DRIVE TO WORK NOR GO TO AND FROM SCHOOL WITH? THIS I...
Mileage: 61,575
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND WHEN TRYING TO INCREASE SPEED, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHUTTERS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GAIN SPEED. THIS IS PARTICULARLY UNSAFE WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS IS A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ..... BUT IT FEELS LIKE I AM DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND THE ...
Mileage: 7,000
I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AT ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN I NOTICED IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. THE STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS NOW DIFFICULT TO MAKE TURNS. IT FELT LIKE MANUAL STEERING FROM THE 1960'S. THERE WAS NO WARNING; IT JUST HAPPENED. I TOOK THE FORD FOCUS TO MY MECHANI...
Mileage: 40,050
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY SLUGGISH SINCE DAY ONE OF THE LEASE. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SEEM TO ENGAGE ACCORDINGLY. UPON ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND/OR SPUTTERS, LURCHING FORWARD AND THEN HESITATING AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BY AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER A FEW MONTHS AG...
Mileage: 1,000
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY SLUGGISH SINCE DAY ONE OF THE LEASE. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SEEM TO ENGAGE ACCORDINGLY. UPON ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND/OR SPUTTERS, LURCHING FORWARD AND THEN HESITATING AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BY AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER A FEW MONTHS AG...
Mileage: 1,000
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY SLUGGISH SINCE DAY ONE OF THE LEASE. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SEEM TO ENGAGE ACCORDINGLY. UPON ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND/OR SPUTTERS, LURCHING FORWARD AND THEN HESITATING AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BY AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER A FEW MONTHS AG...
Mileage: 1,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SIX SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MECHANIC STATED THA...
Mileage: 100
MONDAY JUNE 1ST AFTER CLEARING THE CODES FROM THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT 2 DAYS PRIOR AND TAKING A FEW SHORT DRIVES AROUND TOWN ON SUNDAY THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY SO MONDAY I DROVE TO AUBURN AT 5 AM AND HAD NO ISSUES. COMING HOME AT ABOUT 1:30 IT STARTED TO EXHIBIT THE SA...
Mileage: 40,470
AUTOMATED MANUAL 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN EXHIBITING CLUTCH SHUDDERING FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS, DEALER ORDERED NEW CLUTCHES 3 MONTHS AGO AND ARE STILL ON BACK ORDER. SATURDAY MAY 30TH 2015 WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROX 5-10 MPH THE RPM WENT TO AROUND 5000 LIKE...
Mileage: 40,400
SAME COMPLAINT AS MANY OTHERS. SHIMMYS, SHAKES WHEN GOING INTO 2ND. NOT ALL THE TIME. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN NOT ENOUGH EXCELLERATION. FROM A COMPLETE STOP.
Mileage: 15,000
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FIRST GEAR AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...
Mileage: 11,000
CAR STUTTERS, STALLS, JERKS, WHENEVER YOUR UNDER ACCELERATION. IN THE 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. IT SHAKES, SHIMMIES, AND RATTLES HORRIBLY AND IS A HAZARD TO TURN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, EVEN WHEN THEY ARE FAR AWAY (IT WILL BOG DOWN). FORD SAYS THIS CAR DOES THIS FOR THE NEW DUAL CLUTCH CAR. HA...
WE HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ON THE CAR. SOMETIMES WE START IT AND WE GET AN ERROR MESSAGE "ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION". WHEN WE TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART THE PROBLEM CLEARS ITSELF. LATELY IT HAS ADDED A NEW DIMENSION THAT CAUSES CONCERN. WHILE...
Mileage: 21,700
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DOOR WILL NO LONGER STAY SHUT. THE LATCH TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSE WOULD NO LONGER LATCH IN PLACE, SO YOU COULD PULL THE DOOR OPEN WITHOUT ANY FORCE. WE HAD TO TIE THE DOOR CLOSED IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR...
Mileage: 9,980
THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AROUND 15K, ON JULY 13TH, 2013 I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY TRIED A REPROGRAM WHICH MADE IT WORSE AND THEN REPLACED THE CLUTCH. I GOT MY CAR BACK ON AUGUST 1ST, 2014 THE CAR WAS OUT OF MY POSSESSION FOR 18 DAYS. THEN IT STARTED SLIPPING AGAIN I BR...
Mileage: 15,000
WHILE TRAVELLING ON AN INTERSTATE IN THE PASSING LANE, THE CHECK ENGINE LITE CAME ON AND THERE WAS AN INSTANTANEOUS AND COMPLETE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, RESTART CAR, AND HAD A COUPLE OF GEARS, BUT SAME THING HAPPENED 3 MILES LATER. FORD WARRANTY SIMPLY RESET THE TRANSMISSION C...
Mileage: 41,692
WHILE TRAVELLING ON AN INTERSTATE IN THE PASSING LANE, THE CHECK ENGINE LITE CAME ON AND THERE WAS AN INSTANTANEOUS AND COMPLETE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, RESTART CAR, AND HAD A COUPLE OF GEARS, BUT SAME THING HAPPENED 3 MILES LATER. FORD WARRANTY SIMPLY RESET THE TRANSMISSION C...
Mileage: 41,692
MY CAR IS BARELY THREE YEARS OLD, AND THE FIRST YEAR IT LEFT ME ON FOOT, DUE TO A POWER FAILURE, WHEN I GOT IT TOWED TO QUIKS IN QUINCY, THEY EXPLAINED SOMETHING ABOUT A SENSOR AND OR POWER TRAIN, I HAVE THE RESULTS OF WHAT THE WORK THAT WAS DONE ON THAT DAY, NOW ON 5/26/2015, AGAIN, MY CAR STARTS T...
Mileage: 4,846
I PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS VIN #: [XXX] ON 2-23-2013. MAGUIRE FORD S. MAIN ST. PO BOX 39 DUNCANNON PA 17020 I FIRST CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT GRINDING SOUNDS AND HESITATION WHEN PULLING OUT IN LOW GEAR WHEN THE CAR HAD 18,000 MILES. THEIR INITIAL EXPLANATION WAS THAT THE ?NEW FORD ? TRANSMIS...
Mileage: 19,459
TRANSMISSION HESITATION AND SHUDDERING ON ACCELERATION TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON I95, VEHICLE FAILED TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE FORCING ME TO PULL OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT BEING HIT BY SEMI TRUCK THAT WAS COMING UP BEHIND ME. THIS AND SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE ...
Mileage: 7,500
THIS CAR STUTTERS, STALLS, JERKS, LOSES ACCELERATION IN THE 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. IT SHAKES, SHIMMIES, AND RATTLES HORRIBLY AND IS A HAZARD TO TURN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, EVEN WHEN THEY ARE FAR AWAY (IT WILL BOG DOWN). FORD CLAIMS THIS IS "NORMAL" FOR THE NEW DUAL CLUTCH CAR. IT IS NOT N...
Mileage: 3,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED VIOLENTLY WHEN ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED TH...
Mileage: 24,000
THE STEERING SEEMED VERY DIFFICULT THEN A MESSAGE ON THE MESSAGE BOARD SAID STEERING FAULT TURN ENGINE OFF.I HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD GARAGE WHO SAID THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
Mileage: 44,000
AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SEALS LEAK, EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE CAR TO HESITATE BADLY DURING ACCELERATION. PRIMARILY HAPPENS FROM A STOP, WHICH HAS CAUSED "CLOSE CALLS" ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CLUTCH AND SEALS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 8000 MILES.
Mileage: 18,491
I HAVE A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CAR REMAINS UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE MANUFACTURE HAS PAID FOR THE CLUTCH TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED TWICE DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE CAR STALLING WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT (IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT IS CONTROLLED BY A COMPUTER SYSTEM AND FUNCTION...
Mileage: 10,760
CAR'S TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AND JOLTS. HESITATES TO ACCELERATE. DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY OR MAKING A TURN. SENT IT TO FORD TO FIX AS PER THEIR FSA ON THE TRANSMISSION SEAL. BOTH DEALERSHIPS SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT IT STILL HESITATES, SHUTTERS, SHAKES AND JOLTS. THIS IS A...
Mileage: 19,900
CAR'S TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AND JOLTS. HESITATES TO ACCELERATE. DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY OR MAKING A TURN. SENT IT TO FORD TO FIX AS PER THEIR FSA ON THE TRANSMISSION SEAL. BOTH DEALERSHIPS SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT IT STILL HESITATES, SHUTTERS, SHAKES AND JOLTS. THIS IS A...
Mileage: 19,900
CAR'S TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AND JOLTS. HESITATES TO ACCELERATE. DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY OR MAKING A TURN. SENT IT TO FORD TO FIX AS PER THEIR FSA ON THE TRANSMISSION SEAL. BOTH DEALERSHIPS SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, BUT IT STILL HESITATES, SHUTTERS, SHAKES AND JOLTS. THIS IS A...
Mileage: 19,900
VEHICLE HAS BAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS LURCHES AND BUCKS. FORD WILL ONLY WARRANTY TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE BELOW 30% THROTTLE ANY SLIPPAGE ABOVE 30% IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. THIS IS SAFETY HAZARD WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. AND DOES NOT MAKE FOR A VERY NICE TO DRIVE CAR. NO OTHER...
Mileage: 36,000
THE CAR WILL NEARLY STALL (AS IF TRANSMISSION SLIPPED/DISENGAGED), ENGINE SPUTTERS, TRANSMISSION GRINDS AND JERKS THEN GEARS CATCH AND CAR LURCHES FORWARDS AND SPEEDS OFF AS IF IT IS POSSESSED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER MOVING TRAFFIC AND ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING MULT...
Mileage: 320
THE CAR WILL NEARLY STALL (AS IF TRANSMISSION SLIPPED/DISENGAGED), ENGINE SPUTTERS, TRANSMISSION GRINDS AND JERKS THEN GEARS CATCH AND CAR LURCHES FORWARDS AND SPEEDS OFF AS IF IT IS POSSESSED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER MOVING TRAFFIC AND ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING MULT...
Mileage: 320
THE CAR WILL NEARLY STALL (AS IF TRANSMISSION SLIPPED/DISENGAGED), ENGINE SPUTTERS, TRANSMISSION GRINDS AND JERKS THEN GEARS CATCH AND CAR LURCHES FORWARDS AND SPEEDS OFF AS IF IT IS POSSESSED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER MOVING TRAFFIC AND ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING MULT...
Mileage: 320
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE PCM. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE PCM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Mileage: 31,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE PCM. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE PCM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Mileage: 31,000
VEHICLE SHUDDERS, BUCKS & HESITATES UPON TAKE OFF AND ACCELERATION. FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL. MAKES GRINDING NOISE WHEN CHANGING GEARS. HAVE HAD IT "REPAIRED" TWICE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED FOR SAME ISSUE. FIRST TIME ON 9/8/2014 & 2ND TIME ON 5/4/2015.
Mileage: 18,257
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS DEMONSTRATED JERKY SHIFTING, ENGINE SPUTTERING AND STALLS RELATED TO INEFFECTIVE SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION SINCE IT WAS FIRST PURCHASED. HOWEVER, AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SPUTTERING AND STALLING EXCESSIVELY. AT THAT TIME, WE WERE NOTIFIED OF A R...
Mileage: 55,000
FIRST INCIDENT 10/8/12: VEHICLE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP AND SHUDDERED IN BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. REPROGRAMMED PCM/TCM MODULE, TR SENSOR RELEARN, SHIFT DRUM MOTOR AND CLUTCH RELEARN. SECOND INCIDENT 9/25/13: VEHICLE VIBRATES ON ACCELERATION. REPROGRAMMED PCM/TCM PER TSB 13-9-4....
Mileage: 1,422
I BOUGHT THE 2013 FORD FOCUS BRAND NEW AND IT HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST HEADACHE. THE TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD! THE CAR WILL HESITATE TO TAKE OFF AND THEN TAKE OFF REALLY FAST AFTER REVVING UP TO OVER 7500 RPM BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR AND TAKING OFF VERY FAST. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE TO ME AND ...
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS A WARNING ALARM AND THE POWER STEERING DEFAULT CRITICAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE ...
Mileage: 20,000
PURCHASED CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012. CAR BEGAN SHAKING, SPUTTERING AND DELAYING ACCELERATION AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS. CONTACTED FORD, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR HAD TO "GET USED TO ITS DRIVER". CONTINUED SPUTTERING, SHAKING AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN ACCELERATING. BEGAN FEELING INCREASINGLY UNSA...
Mileage: 8,000
FORD IS EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT REPAIR OBLIGATIONS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THEIR CLUTCH/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT ON THEIR 2013 FORD FOCUS MODELS. THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS A TENDENCY TO STALL AT INTERSECTIONS AND AT HIGHWAY ENTRY LANES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD ...
I WAS STARTING TO ACCELERATE UP A HILL AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND WAS REVVING AT A HIGH RATE AS THOUGH IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING. IT WAS SCARY. AFTER SHIFTING A FEW TIMES IT EVENTUALLY RECOVERED IN A WEIRD, SLUGGISH WAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (TORRINGTON FORD, L...
Mileage: 9,200
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH BUT THEN SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND I COULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN ABOUT 20 MPH DESPITE WHAT GEAR I WAS IN OR HOW MUCH I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF FO...
Mileage: 10,000
CLUTCH SHUDDERING - VIBRATING AT 13,648 MILES - TOOK IN FOR REPAIR - CAR WAS NEVER QUITE RIGHT AFTER THAT - NOW AGAIN AT 29,000 MILES ITS SHUDDERING AND VIBRATING AGAIN - FORD TELLING ME THE PARTS MAY ARRIVE SOMETIME BETWEEN 8 TO 12 WEEKS FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 13,648
PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS IN 2013 AND HAVE HAD CONSISTENT ISSUES SINCE PURCHASE. AM CURRENTLY ON THE WAITLIST (PARTS ARE BACK-ORDERED AND NOT EXPECTED FOR 3-4 MONTHS) FOR THE SECOND CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. CAR SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING. FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS I CAN'T PREDICT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. THI...
Mileage: 100
I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE OF THE INCIDENT, BUT I STARTED THE CAR AND SHIFTED IT INTO D (DRIVE), AND THE VEHICLE REVVED, JERKED, AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE THE CAR HOME CAREFULLY, PULLED IT IN THE GARAGE, AND WENT TO ADJUST IT BY PUTTING THE CAR IN R (REVERSE), AND THE TRANSMI...
Mileage: 14,000
MY VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM APPROX 60 MPH- 20MPH IMMEDIATELY AND UNEXPECTEDLY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFICS. I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL AND ALMOST RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD RT. 7 TRAVELING NORTH TOWARDS WINCHESTER AND ALMOST WAS HIT BY A ...
Mileage: 36,500
MY VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM APPROX 60 MPH- 20MPH IMMEDIATELY AND UNEXPECTEDLY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFICS. I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT BACK UNDER CONTROL AND ALMOST RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD RT. 7 TRAVELING NORTH TOWARDS WINCHESTER AND ALMOST WAS HIT BY A ...
Mileage: 36,500
THE CAR ABRUPTLY SHUDDERS/JOLTS BETWEEN 0-20 MPH. THIS OCCURS MAINLY DURING ACCELERATION. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, I WAS PROVIDED A PIECE OF PAPER FROM FORD EXPLAINING THAT THIS WAS A TYPICAL, AND NORMAL, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TRANSMISSION WITHIN THE 2013 FORD FOCUS MODELS. ...
Mileage: 3,164
TRANSMISSION CLUTCH MAKES VIBRATION NOISE, SLIPS, ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN ON HILL WHEN YOU FIRST START, CLUTCH AND ASSOCIATED PARTS HAVE BEEN FIXED OR REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES, WAS TOLD AT LAST INSPECTION BY DEALER THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO WITH IT AND WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT DUE TO FORD MOT...
Mileage: 2,000
CAR SHUTTERED, GRINDED AND RPMS WENT UP AND DOWN, AND HAVE TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER. TOOK INTO FORD AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION. AFTER BREAKING IN THE TRANSMISSION, IT HAS STARTED TO SHUTTER AND GRIND AGAIN ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP. CAR HAD GRINDED EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED IT AND WAS TOLD BY FORD MANY TIME...
Mileage: 64,800
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO FORD SERVICE FOR A CONTINUOUS OIL LEAK FROM THE TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES, 8/5/13, 8/25/14, 1/13/15, AND 4/15/15. THE TRANSMISSION OIL IS LEAKING ONTO THE CLUTCHES CAUSING VIOLENT SHUTTERING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING. *TR
Mileage: 20,736
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR IS NON STOP BUGGING DOWN LIKE SOMEONE GRABS THE CAR AND PULLS IT BACK. THEN WHEN I TRY TO TAKE OFF THE CAR DROPS TO ALMOST ZERO RPMS AND DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR 3MINS AND THEN START BUT ACTS LIKE IT HAS ZERO POWER AND JUMPS BACK AND FORTH TRYING TO GO. VERY ...
Mileage: 23,530
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR IS NON STOP BUGGING DOWN LIKE SOMEONE GRABS THE CAR AND PULLS IT BACK. THEN WHEN I TRY TO TAKE OFF THE CAR DROPS TO ALMOST ZERO RPMS AND DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR 3MINS AND THEN START BUT ACTS LIKE IT HAS ZERO POWER AND JUMPS BACK AND FORTH TRYING TO GO. VERY ...
Mileage: 23,530
CAR WOULD NOT START, WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. CAR SHUTTERING ON ACCELERATION IN LOW GEARS AND HESITATES WHEN CHANGING GEARS AND SOMETIMES LURCHES. *TR
Mileage: 38,000
DRIVING FROM HOME, MADE TWO TURNS WITH THE STEERING SOMEWHAT "GRABBING" BOTH TIMES, BUT AFTER GETTING TO MAINTAIN SPEED AT ABOUT 50 MPH IT SEEMS TO BE FINE, UNTIL I WENT TO MAKE A SMALL ADJUSTMENT IN DIRECTION, STARTED GETTING A STEERING FAILURE AND THE STEERING JUST STUCK, SO I TURNED HARD TO OVER ...
Mileage: 69,165
AT 10K MILES I TOOK MY CAR INTO DEALER TO HAVE SERVICE AND ASK ABOUT CONTINUED ISSUES WITH SHUTTERING AND JERKING OF TRANSMISSION. I WAS GIVEN A PIECE OF PAPER FROM FORD STATING THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED ...
Mileage: 10,194
UPON ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND MERGING INTO THE PASSING LANE TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK, CAR LOST ALL TRANSMISSION GEARS AND ENTERED "TRANSMISSION FAULT MODE" RESEMBLING A NEUTRAL TRANSMISSION SELECTION. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED TOWARDS A CLOSELY FOLLOWING SEMI TRUCK IN THE FAST LANE. THIS HAS OCCUR...
Mileage: 71,200
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS & MAKE A GRINDING SOUNDS & SOMETIMES JUMPS FORWARD. *TR
Mileage: 24,300
WHEN TURNING CAR SOMETIMES HESITATES WHEN GAS IS PUSHED, COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT WHEN THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (OR DRY CLUTCH) ALSO GRINDS LOUDLY OFTEN, AND CAR JERKS AND SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR, TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE. STILL MESSED UP AND ...
Mileage: 24,000
WHEN TURNING CAR SOMETIMES HESITATES WHEN GAS IS PUSHED, COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT WHEN THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (OR DRY CLUTCH) ALSO GRINDS LOUDLY OFTEN, AND CAR JERKS AND SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING. BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR, TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE. STILL MESSED UP AND ...
Mileage: 24,000
I WAS IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. EVERY TIME I WOULD START TO GO THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER, BUCK AND STUMBLE. IT ACTUALLY STALLED IN TRAFFIC. I CONTINUED TO STUMBLE, SHUDDER AND BUCK SHIFTING GEARS UNTIL I GOT TO FREE FLOWING TRAFFIC. I HAD BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO REPROGRAM THE TRANSM...
Mileage: 16,600
AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED FOR LEAKS YESTERDAY AT RIZZA FORD, THEY TOLD ME A NEW CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS ORDERED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEN. ON 355 THIS MORNING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I CAN'T GET THE CAR IN REVERSE AND CAN ONLY DRI...
Mileage: 28,000
I OWN A 2013 FORD FOCUS. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR A WEEK AND I ALREADY FEEL A GRINDING/SHUDDERING IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT ALSO HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND FORD EMPLOYEES KEEP TELLING ME ITS NORMAL AND NOTHING IS WRONG. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR! *TR
Mileage: 3,000
I FILLED UP MY CAR WITH GAS AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON TO GET A FAILURE MESSAGE THAT MY EPS POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE, IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN CORNERS OR TURN IT AT ALL. I TRIED DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ONCE THERE, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY ...
Mileage: 45,622
I FILLED UP MY CAR WITH GAS AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON TO GET A FAILURE MESSAGE THAT MY EPS POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE, IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN CORNERS OR TURN IT AT ALL. I TRIED DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ONCE THERE, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY ...
Mileage: 45,622
I FILLED UP MY CAR WITH GAS AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON TO GET A FAILURE MESSAGE THAT MY EPS POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE, IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN CORNERS OR TURN IT AT ALL. I TRIED DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ONCE THERE, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY ...
Mileage: 45,622
BOUGHT ON 2/23/15 AND REPORTED PROBLEM WITH CAR HESITATING/SHUTTERING AT START OF MOVING AND AT STOPPING. SET UP APPOINTMENT. WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND SUGGEST TO ME I WAS UNDER WARRANTY NOT TO WORRY. A WEEK LATER IT IS NOW SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND. I FOUND A LETTER FROM FORD T...
Mileage: 18,860
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WA...
Mileage: 15,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WA...
Mileage: 15,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INPUT SHAFT NEEDED ...
Mileage: 39,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INPUT SHAFT NEEDED ...
Mileage: 39,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INPUT SHAFT NEEDED ...
Mileage: 39,000
PULLING FROM RED LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION STALLING, SHUTTERING, GRINDING. VERY EASILY TO GET INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE STALLING IN TRANSMISSION. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE A LOT OF FAMILIES ARE NOT SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR
PULLING FROM RED LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION STALLING, SHUTTERING, GRINDING. VERY EASILY TO GET INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE STALLING IN TRANSMISSION. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE A LOT OF FAMILIES ARE NOT SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR
PULLING FROM RED LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION STALLING, SHUTTERING, GRINDING. VERY EASILY TO GET INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE STALLING IN TRANSMISSION. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE A LOT OF FAMILIES ARE NOT SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR
CAR WILL NOT SHIFT,SPUTTERS, STALLS, JERKS. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. *TR
Mileage: 15,000
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH BEHIND A PICKUP TRUCK, I CAME OVER THE TOP OF A HILL AND DOWN TO BOTTOM WHERE ROAD IS FLAT AND WAS ABLE TO PASS THE TRUCK. I SLOWED DOWN TO 30 MPH WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE THE PASS (I HAD MY FOOT OFF GAS AND BRAKE BOTH). I COULD START THE PASS WITHOUT PUSHING ON GAS AT THIS TIME....
Mileage: 28,643
FOR THE 3RD TIME IN A 3 MONTH SPAN, MY 2013 FORD FOCUS SE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. THIS CREATED AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHERE I WAS STUCK WITH A DISABLED VEHICLE. 1ST FAILURE INSTANCE OCCURRED WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT 2N...
Mileage: 49,500
FOR THE 3RD TIME IN A 3 MONTH SPAN, MY 2013 FORD FOCUS SE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. THIS CREATED AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHERE I WAS STUCK WITH A DISABLED VEHICLE. 1ST FAILURE INSTANCE OCCURRED WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT 2N...
Mileage: 49,500
PURCHASED THE 2013 FORD FOCUS ON 02/25/2013 WITH 5 MILES. ON 6/15/13, I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER TSB 13-4-5 WAS RELEASED AND PRESENTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL SHIFTING AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE ISSUE. JANUARY 2014, I TOOK IT ...
Mileage: 4,672
PURCHASED THE 2013 FORD FOCUS ON 02/25/2013 WITH 5 MILES. ON 6/15/13, I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER TSB 13-4-5 WAS RELEASED AND PRESENTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL SHIFTING AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE ISSUE. JANUARY 2014, I TOOK IT ...
Mileage: 4,672
FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, LAGS, AND ACTS INTERMITTENTLY LURCHING. VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN APPLYING GAS, ONE NEVER KNOWS IF THE VEHICLE WILL GO FORWARD SMOOTHLY, OR INSTEAD LURCH OR SHUDDER POTENTIALLY CAUSING TO BE REAR-ENDED BY SOMEONE OR HIT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOESN'T...
Mileage: 10,000
FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, LAGS, AND ACTS INTERMITTENTLY LURCHING. VERY DANGEROUS. WHEN APPLYING GAS, ONE NEVER KNOWS IF THE VEHICLE WILL GO FORWARD SMOOTHLY, OR INSTEAD LURCH OR SHUDDER POTENTIALLY CAUSING TO BE REAR-ENDED BY SOMEONE OR HIT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOESN'T...
Mileage: 10,000
PULLING FROM RED LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION STALLING, SHUTTERING, GRINDING, ETC. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 WEEKS AND I AM BEYOND MAD THAT I TRADED A GREAT TRUCK FOR SOMETHING I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE. *TR
Mileage: 37,000
THE 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS AN ONGOING SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AS THERE IS A PLETHORA OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS/SHUTTERS/JUMPS/VIBRATES ETC. WHEN SHIFTING, MOSTLY BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND GEARS 1 THROUGH 3. THIS IS MOST PREVALENT WHEN ...
Mileage: 17,000
POOR DURABILITY OF THE NEW OCCIPITAL WIPER BLADES ON MY 2013 FORD FOCUS. I LIVE IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THE WINTER WEATHER AND THE CONSTANT FREEZING AND EVEN ZERO TEMPERATURES HAS CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THESE NEW FANGLED WIPERS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO HUG THE WINDSHIELD AND REMOVE WATER BETTER. THE C...
POOR DURABILITY OF THE NEW OCCIPITAL WIPER BLADES ON MY 2013 FORD FOCUS. I LIVE IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. THE WINTER WEATHER AND THE CONSTANT FREEZING AND EVEN ZERO TEMPERATURES HAS CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THESE NEW FANGLED WIPERS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO HUG THE WINDSHIELD AND REMOVE WATER BETTER. THE C...
THIS VEHICLE IS HORRIBLE. BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN APRIL OF 2013 AND BEFORE THE YEAR WAS UP IT WAS IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES (BEEN IN THERE 2 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN) FOR TRANSMISSION GRINDING, SHAKING, STUTTERING, BOGGING DOWN AND STALLING. FORD TRIES TO SAY THIS IS "NORMAL" FOR THIS DUAL SYSTEM TRANSMISSI...
Mileage: 5,000
TRANSMISSION IS CAUSING CAR TO HESITATE WHEN GIVING IT GAS WITCH MAKING IT PRETTY SCARING TURNING AT OPEN INTERSECTIONS AND JUST DRIVING IT STARTS VIBRATIONS BAD ALSO ITS LIKE IT PUTS ON BRAKES BE DRIVING AND CAR SLOW DOWN AS IF LIKE SOME ONE WAS GEARING DOWN DOES ALL ON ITS ON!! NEEDS FIXING THE PR...
Mileage: 42,400
2013 FORD FOCUS WAS GOING 35 MPH, SAW A LATE 1990'S FORD RANGER STOP SHORT IN FRONT OF A FIRE STATION AND TRIED TO BRAKE. COULDN'T STOP IN TIME AND REAR ENDED THE FORD RANGER. THE DRIVER OF THE FOCUS GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND TO SPEAK TO THE OTHER DRIVER AND THE ENGINE OF THE FOCUS CAUGHT FIRE ABOU...
Mileage: 10,500
I OWN A 2013 FORD FOCUS.WHEN STOPPED, THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. WHEN ACCELERATING, VEHICLE SHUTTERS VIOLENTLY WHILE SHIFTING. I HAD THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AT THE FORD DEALER IT WAS PURCHASED FROM ON 2/7/13. THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IN THE TRANSMISSION...
Mileage: 3,084
HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO FAIRVIEW FORD SAN BERNARDINO. WERE I BOUT THE CAR. WITH TRANS PROBLEM UNDER EXTRACARE WARRANTY AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT. ITS BEEN 3 TIMES THAT I'VE TAKEN IT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW A NEW PROBLEM WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING WITH THE DASH AND RADIO TURNING ON BUT THE ENGINE. I DON...
Mileage: 5,100
HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO FAIRVIEW FORD SAN BERNARDINO. WERE I BOUT THE CAR. WITH TRANS PROBLEM UNDER EXTRACARE WARRANTY AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT. ITS BEEN 3 TIMES THAT I'VE TAKEN IT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW A NEW PROBLEM WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING WITH THE DASH AND RADIO TURNING ON BUT THE ENGINE. I DON...
Mileage: 5,100
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEEMED A "LEMON" PURSUANT TO COLORADO BBB AUTO COMPLAINT. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUDDER, LAG, OR INTERMITTENTLY LURCH FORWARD. IT IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. *TR
Mileage: 2,700
THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEEMED A "LEMON" PURSUANT TO COLORADO BBB AUTO COMPLAINT. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUDDER, LAG, OR INTERMITTENTLY LURCH FORWARD. IT IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. *TR
Mileage: 2,700
2013 FORD FOCUS RECALL....UPDATED 02/12/15*BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED ON OCTOBER 13, 2014, THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NOT REACHED 10,000 MILES. IN DECEMBER 2014, THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE, WHEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED HER TO JUMP THE CURB ...
MY 2013 FOCUS STARTED EXPERIENCING A LOUD POP, CAUSING ME TO JUMP AND SWERVE, THRU THE SPEAKERS AND THE RADIO WOULD STOP WORKING. IT WOULD HAPPEN ONCE IN A WHILE. I COULD RESET THE RADIO BY RESTARTING THE CAR. IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. IT PROGRESSED TO INCLUDE A VERY LOUD CRACKLING/P...
Mileage: 46,000
THE SEATBELT LATCH ON THE DRIVER SIDE MALFUNCTIONED AFTER MONTHS OF WORKING PERFECTLY. INITIALLY, IT LATCHED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. LATER IT WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS PRESSED. FINALLY, IT STOPPED LATCHING COMPLETELY. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO RESTRAIN MYSELF USING THE PASSENGER SIDE L...
BEGINNING IN MARCH 2013, ONLY 4 MONTHS AFTER ITS PURCHASE, I NOTICED MY CAR HESITATED TO ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY. I BROUGHT IT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD A BAD TANK OF GAS. THE ISSUE APPEARED TO HAVE GONE AWAY AFTER A WHILE, BUT RETURNED IN 2014. IN 2014, I BROUGHT MY CAR ...
Mileage: 5,000
MY CAR SHUTTERS AND HESITATES WHEN PULLING OFF, RPMS REV UP AND GAS MI IS NOT AS ADVERTISED. IT ALSO MAKES NOISES THAT I THOUGHT WERE THE DOOR LOCKS CLICKING WHEN CAR IS OFF, LATER TO BE TOLD ITS THE TRANSMISSION IS RE-SETTING? BESIDES THAT I HAVE HAD 3 FLAT TIRES ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE CAR, FROM R...
Mileage: 10,000
MY CAR SHUTTERS AND HESITATES WHEN PULLING OFF, RPMS REV UP AND GAS MI IS NOT AS ADVERTISED. IT ALSO MAKES NOISES THAT I THOUGHT WERE THE DOOR LOCKS CLICKING WHEN CAR IS OFF, LATER TO BE TOLD ITS THE TRANSMISSION IS RE-SETTING? BESIDES THAT I HAVE HAD 3 FLAT TIRES ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE CAR, FROM R...
Mileage: 10,000
MY CAR SHUTTERS AND HESITATES WHEN PULLING OFF, RPMS REV UP AND GAS MI IS NOT AS ADVERTISED. IT ALSO MAKES NOISES THAT I THOUGHT WERE THE DOOR LOCKS CLICKING WHEN CAR IS OFF, LATER TO BE TOLD ITS THE TRANSMISSION IS RE-SETTING? BESIDES THAT I HAVE HAD 3 FLAT TIRES ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE CAR, FROM R...
Mileage: 10,000
ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE YOU WILL EXPERIENCE GRINDING,SHUTTERING AND HESITATION USUALLY AT LOWER TRAFFIC SPEEDS , WHICH IS SOMETIMES UNSAFE WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE HESITATION. *TR
Mileage: 9,500
ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE YOU WILL EXPERIENCE GRINDING,SHUTTERING AND HESITATION USUALLY AT LOWER TRAFFIC SPEEDS , WHICH IS SOMETIMES UNSAFE WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE HESITATION. *TR
Mileage: 9,500
I WAS ENTERING A CAR PORT THAT HAS A SLIGHT 2 DEGREE DOWNWARD SLOPE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR PORT. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SEEMED TO ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND GO THROUGH THE CAR PORT FRONT OVERHANG. THE CURRENT DRIVING CONDITIONS ADEQUATE (THE WEATHER -VERY COLD, SNOWING BUT CAR...
Mileage: 7,200
I WAS ENTERING A CAR PORT THAT HAS A SLIGHT 2 DEGREE DOWNWARD SLOPE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR PORT. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SEEMED TO ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND GO THROUGH THE CAR PORT FRONT OVERHANG. THE CURRENT DRIVING CONDITIONS ADEQUATE (THE WEATHER -VERY COLD, SNOWING BUT CAR...
Mileage: 7,200
EVERY RECALL EVENT FOR MY 2013 FORD FOCUS, I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. AFTER A YEAR AND HALF OF CONTINUED TRIPS TO AND BEING WITHOUT MY CAR FOR SERVICE. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES STILL NOT RESOLVED ALONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE STEREO DISPLAY GOES BLANK, AT TIMES SHOWS INCORRECT DATE AND CLOCK JUMP...
EVERY RECALL EVENT FOR MY 2013 FORD FOCUS, I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. AFTER A YEAR AND HALF OF CONTINUED TRIPS TO AND BEING WITHOUT MY CAR FOR SERVICE. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES STILL NOT RESOLVED ALONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE STEREO DISPLAY GOES BLANK, AT TIMES SHOWS INCORRECT DATE AND CLOCK JUMP...
EVERY RECALL EVENT FOR MY 2013 FORD FOCUS, I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. AFTER A YEAR AND HALF OF CONTINUED TRIPS TO AND BEING WITHOUT MY CAR FOR SERVICE. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES STILL NOT RESOLVED ALONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE STEREO DISPLAY GOES BLANK, AT TIMES SHOWS INCORRECT DATE AND CLOCK JUMP...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH ON THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE ...
Mileage: 5,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REBUILT AND SEALED THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,815.
Mileage: 9,815
WE HAVE A 2013 FORD FOCUS AND WHILE WE LOVE THE CAR, THERE IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH MULTIPLE FORD DEALERSHIPS (4 RENTAL CARS) TRYING TO RESOLVE WHY OUR CAR HAS BEEN STUTTERING AND JERKING IN LOW GEAR. WE HAVE YET TO HAVE ANY ANSWERS WITH THE PR...
Mileage: 14,035
THE SHIFTING ON THIS 2013 FOCUS HAS HAD THE USUAL JERKING, SHUDDERING, SUDDEN BURSTS WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGHOUT THE TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. IN NOVEMBER 2013 WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS UNABLE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC UNTIL I LET UP ON THE GAS AND TRIED AGAIN STEPPING ON THE GAS. IT HAPP...
Mileage: 12,665
THE CARS TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS, I FEEL UNSAFE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIRS THAT EITHER WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OR NONE AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 1
EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY TO HAVE ONE SINCE THE TRANSMISSION "SLIP" AND THEN CAR LOOSES POWER, SO THE DRIVER WILL ACCELERATE AND SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AGAIN AND YOUR CAR WILL MAKE A SUDDEN MOVEMENT. THIS CARS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A NOISY TRANSMISSION AND NOW ...
Mileage: 24,012
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND CAR ACTS AS IF STARVED OF FUEL AND RAPIDLY DECREASES SPEED. THERE WAS NO POWER, BUT VEHICLE WAS ON. THERE HAVE NOW BEEN THREE INCIDENTS WHILE ON FREEWAY AT SPEED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS AND EACH TIME I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF ONTO SHOULDER (ALMOST GETTING HIT BY TRA...
Mileage: 32,000
EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE IN THE CITY AND TAKE OFF THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AND SKIPS. IT SOUNDS LIKE A DUMP TRUCK TAKING OFF. IT FEELS VERY UNSAFE AND LIKES TO DO THINGS ON ITS OWN. A CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE TYPES OF ISSUES AT THAT LOW OF MILES. I HAVE TO MUCH MONEY IN THIS CAR FOR FORD TO SALE ...
Mileage: 39,700
HAD TO BUY TWO NEW FRONT TIRES DUE TO WEAR AT ONLY 24,000. TIRE PERSON SAYS THEY WERE JUST DISCUSSING THIS RASH OF 2013 FORD FOCUS OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE SHAKES, AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY UPON ACCELERATION. TAKING OFF SLOWLY IS THE MOST NOTICEABLE. I FIND THAT IF I PUNCH THE A...
Mileage: 25,000
HAD TO BUY TWO NEW FRONT TIRES DUE TO WEAR AT ONLY 24,000. TIRE PERSON SAYS THEY WERE JUST DISCUSSING THIS RASH OF 2013 FORD FOCUS OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE SHAKES, AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY UPON ACCELERATION. TAKING OFF SLOWLY IS THE MOST NOTICEABLE. I FIND THAT IF I PUNCH THE A...
Mileage: 25,000
MY FORD FOCUS SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AND LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN OR ACCELERATING. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED ONCE AND NEED TO GO BACK AGAIN. HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO GO WITHOUT A CAR BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN HAS MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER TR...
Mileage: 38,000
MY FORD FOCUS SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AND LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN OR ACCELERATING. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED ONCE AND NEED TO GO BACK AGAIN. HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO GO WITHOUT A CAR BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN HAS MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER TR...
Mileage: 38,000
MY FORD FOCUS SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AND LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN OR ACCELERATING. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED ONCE AND NEED TO GO BACK AGAIN. HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO GO WITHOUT A CAR BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN HAS MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER TR...
Mileage: 38,000
WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR FROM WORK AND ON THE WAY HOME SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST THE POWER STEERING, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND A WARNING TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN STATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM. SHE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE R...
Mileage: 5,960
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHER...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHER...
WHILE PARKED, STEERING LOCKED, MAKING ANY STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. AFTER RETURNING TO NORMAL OPERATION, CAR WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED, BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. STEERING FELT AS IF THERE WAS A GEAR CLASH, WHEEL HAD TO BE HELD WITH FORCE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. WITHOUT EFFORT, VEHICLE WANTED TO VEER EI...
Mileage: 39,827
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND STALLED CONTINUOUSLY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION WAS F...
Mileage: 25,000
I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY CAR SHIFTS AWKWARDLY AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND AND SOMETIMES THIRD GEAR. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL BOG DOWN AND THEN GET A SURGE OF POWER AND LEVEL OFF. SOMETIMES I WILL START GOING AND BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR IT WILL BOG AND CAUSE ME TO JERK FORW...
Mileage: 3,000
I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY CAR SHIFTS AWKWARDLY AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND AND SOMETIMES THIRD GEAR. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL BOG DOWN AND THEN GET A SURGE OF POWER AND LEVEL OFF. SOMETIMES I WILL START GOING AND BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR IT WILL BOG AND CAUSE ME TO JERK FORW...
Mileage: 3,000
MY VEHICLE SHUDDERS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED OR LOW SPEEDS. IT JOLTS RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING IN LOWER SPEEDS. THERE ARE SOUNDS OF GRINDING AND RATTLING WHEN COMING OUT OF TURNS/ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN. *TR
Mileage: 10,000
MY VEHICLE SHUDDERS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED OR LOW SPEEDS. IT JOLTS RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING IN LOWER SPEEDS. THERE ARE SOUNDS OF GRINDING AND RATTLING WHEN COMING OUT OF TURNS/ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN. *TR
Mileage: 10,000
MY VEHICLE SHUDDERS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED OR LOW SPEEDS. IT JOLTS RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING IN LOWER SPEEDS. THERE ARE SOUNDS OF GRINDING AND RATTLING WHEN COMING OUT OF TURNS/ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN. *TR
Mileage: 10,000
SINCE THE FOCUS WAS FIRST DROVE THERE HAS BEEN A SHUTTER,A NOISE COMING FROM WHAT WE THIN IS THE TRANSMISSION. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NY AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND TOLD US THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE DRIVE AND SHOULD STOP THIS AT A 1000 MI. MOVED TO AR TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID I...
Mileage: 330
SINCE THE FOCUS WAS FIRST DROVE THERE HAS BEEN A SHUTTER,A NOISE COMING FROM WHAT WE THIN IS THE TRANSMISSION. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NY AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND TOLD US THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE DRIVE AND SHOULD STOP THIS AT A 1000 MI. MOVED TO AR TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID I...
Mileage: 330
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOOK AND SHUDDERED WHEN IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH SHAFT SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE...
Mileage: 13,900
CAR TRANSMISSION WILL HARD SHIFT, OR SHUDDER AT SPEEDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH. THIS CAN CAUSE A DELAY IN SHIFTING AND IS AN ISSUE IN TRAFFIC AND/OR MERGING ONTO FREEWAY. THE CAR BEGAN TO START A DELAY IN SHIFTING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AROUND 24,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 17,000
I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INTERACTIONS WHERE THE SHIFTING (AND GRINDING) WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO MAKE A HALTING/SHUDDER AFTER ACCELERATING. AT THIS TIME IT FELT AS IF I WERE GOING TO GET HIT BY ANOTHER CAR DUE TO HOW ABRUPT THE WHOLE THING WAS. I HAVE CONTACTED...
Mileage: 32,000
I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR A VERY SHORT TIME AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INTERACTIONS WHERE THE SHIFTING (AND GRINDING) WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO MAKE A HALTING/SHUDDER AFTER ACCELERATING. AT THIS TIME IT FELT AS IF I WERE GOING TO GET HIT BY ANOTHER CAR DUE TO HOW ABRUPT THE WHOLE THING WAS. I HAVE CONTACTED...
Mileage: 32,000
WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND AT IDLE SUCH AS AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE SHAKES AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE CAR HESITATES AND DOES NOT WANT TO MOVE AND FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. ONCE SPEED IS UP TO ABOUT 10-15MPH ACCELERATION IS FINE WITH NO VIBRATION OR SHAKES. THIS ISS...
Mileage: 15,000
WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND AT IDLE SUCH AS AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE SHAKES AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE CAR HESITATES AND DOES NOT WANT TO MOVE AND FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. ONCE SPEED IS UP TO ABOUT 10-15MPH ACCELERATION IS FINE WITH NO VIBRATION OR SHAKES. THIS ISS...
Mileage: 15,000
WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND AT IDLE SUCH AS AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE SHAKES AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE CAR HESITATES AND DOES NOT WANT TO MOVE AND FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. ONCE SPEED IS UP TO ABOUT 10-15MPH ACCELERATION IS FINE WITH NO VIBRATION OR SHAKES. THIS ISS...
Mileage: 15,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE, THE BATTERY, AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERA...
Mileage: 47,000
CAR WENT FROM 60 MPH TO 40MPH TO 20MPH TO ZERO AND STALLED AND DIED IN LESS THAN TEN SECONDS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE NORTH OF ATLANTA,GA ON NOV 23, 2014. CAR CAME TO COMPLETE HALT WHEN I TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND ACCELERATE. I ALMOST DIED. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT FORD DEALER...
Mileage: 23,900
CAR WENT FROM 60 MPH TO 40MPH TO 20MPH TO ZERO AND STALLED AND DIED IN LESS THAN TEN SECONDS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE NORTH OF ATLANTA,GA ON NOV 23, 2014. CAR CAME TO COMPLETE HALT WHEN I TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND ACCELERATE. I ALMOST DIED. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT FORD DEALER...
Mileage: 23,900
CAR WENT FROM 60 MPH TO 40MPH TO 20MPH TO ZERO AND STALLED AND DIED IN LESS THAN TEN SECONDS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE NORTH OF ATLANTA,GA ON NOV 23, 2014. CAR CAME TO COMPLETE HALT WHEN I TRIED TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND ACCELERATE. I ALMOST DIED. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP AT FORD DEALER...
Mileage: 23,900
AS MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE MENTIONED, MY FORD FOCUS HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATING AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I DO THE BEST I CAN TO PLAY WITH THE GAS PEDAL, TRYING TO FIND A SWEET SPOT SO THE CAR BEHAVES BUT IT'S PRETTY IMPOSSIBLE. THE CAR IS GREAT ON THE HIGHWAY BUT FOR STOP A...
Mileage: 41,585
FIRST THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2013. THEN AROUND 10,000 MILES THE CAR STARTED TO JERK SHUDDER AND SLIP OUT OF GEAR. . THE CAR JERKS AT STOP AND GO SPEEDS AND WHEN BAKING SLOWLY OUT OUR DRIVEWAY. THE CAR ALSO MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS. LASTLY WHEN ...
Mileage: 12,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 8,000
I WAS TRAVELING A LOCAL HIGHWAY, 195 EAST, AND OVER A BRIDGE WHEN THE TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME HIT THEIR BRAKES AND STARTED TO SPIN OUT - THE ROADS HAD APPEARED WET, BUT THE BRIDGE HAD BECOME ICY AND A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM HAD ALREADY SPUN OUT. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND THE VE...
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH I REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I DECELERATED FROM BETWEEN 60 AND 65 MPH TO 0 MPH IN JUST A FEW SECONDS, WITH FRONTAL IMPACT BEING MADE WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME PROBABLY SOMEWHERE AROUND 30 MPH OR LESS. MY KNEE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IMMEDIATELY (I HAVE TH...
Mileage: 33,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IT WAS RAINING, AS I PULLED OFF THE LIGHT, THE CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. I MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH CRITICAL ENGINE FAULT, AND A FEW OTHERS, THE CAR STALLED AND I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 30 MINS. I MANAGED TO GET HOME THA...
Mileage: 60,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IT WAS RAINING, AS I PULLED OFF THE LIGHT, THE CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. I MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH CRITICAL ENGINE FAULT, AND A FEW OTHERS, THE CAR STALLED AND I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 30 MINS. I MANAGED TO GET HOME THA...
Mileage: 60,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IT WAS RAINING, AS I PULLED OFF THE LIGHT, THE CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. I MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH CRITICAL ENGINE FAULT, AND A FEW OTHERS, THE CAR STALLED AND I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 30 MINS. I MANAGED TO GET HOME THA...
Mileage: 60,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH HAD BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, DIAGNOSI...
Mileage: 38,000
THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK ENGAGES WHEN THE CAR IS IN GEAR AND MOVES FORWARD OR REVERSE. WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING, AT ANY SPEED, INCLUDING MAXIMUM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE DOORS CAN BE OPENED BY PULLING IN THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. ALL DOORS CAN BE OPENED THIS WAY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. ESPECIALLY ...
Mileage: 26,000
WAS IN THE FAR LEFT HAND LANE ON I-15 IN THE MIRA LOMA, CA AREA GOING ABOUT 10-15 MPH IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AS TRAFFIC STARTED TO CLEAR I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 20 MPH. I PULLED OFF TO THE LEFT HAND SHOULDER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE ...
Mileage: 55,000
WAS IN THE FAR LEFT HAND LANE ON I-15 IN THE MIRA LOMA, CA AREA GOING ABOUT 10-15 MPH IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AS TRAFFIC STARTED TO CLEAR I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO INCREASE SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 20 MPH. I PULLED OFF TO THE LEFT HAND SHOULDER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE ...
Mileage: 55,000
I HAD TO REMOVE MY SEAT BELT WHILE DRIVING TO READJUST IT TO FIT BETTER AND IT WOULD NOT RELATCH. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED AGAIN AND AFTER MANY TRIES, THE BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, ADJUSTED THE SEAT AND THEN IT WOULD RELATCH. IT CONTINUES TO SOMETIMES LATCH, SOMETIMES NOT. OTHER TIM...
Mileage: 39,450
SUDDEN STUTTERING POWER LOSS WHEN MAKING A TURN NEARLY CAUSED A REAR AND HEAD-ON COLLISION. LACK OF ACCELERATION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS LEFT VEHICLE IMMOBILE. CONSTANT SHUDDERING UNDER DIFFERENT LOADS OF ACCELERATION WITH NO PASSENGERS, MULTIPLE PASSENGERS, ON DIFFERENT ROAD GRADES AND CONDITIONS OCCUR...
Mileage: 45,680
GRINDING/RATTLING NOISE AND HEAVY SHUDDERING/SHAKING/LURCHING OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS. NOT NORMAL SOUNDS. I DROVE MANUAL VEHICLES FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS OCCURRENCE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FIRST LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE A MANUAL. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR A RECALL (THAT THIS SITE...
Mileage: 22,900
GRINDING/RATTLING NOISE AND HEAVY SHUDDERING/SHAKING/LURCHING OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS. NOT NORMAL SOUNDS. I DROVE MANUAL VEHICLES FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS OCCURRENCE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FIRST LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE A MANUAL. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR A RECALL (THAT THIS SITE...
Mileage: 22,900
A FEW DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM IT WAS STUTTERING ON TAKE OFF. I WAS TOLD "THIS IS NORMAL, THE CAR WAS GETTING USE TO A DIFFERENT DRIVER, TO SAVE ON GAS, AND THAT IT SHOULD GET BETTER THE LONGER I DROVE IT". IT DID NOT GOT BETTER, BUT WORSE. BROUGHT...
Mileage: 35,900
BOUGHT THE CAR ON 11/06/13, NOTICED HESITATION WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP. BROUGHT THE CAR IN 12/04/13 TO HAVE THE BUCKING CHECKED. THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK FOUND AND FIXED, AND HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED. SECOND TIME I BROUGHT IT IN ON 07/28/14 WITH THE BUCKING AGAIN, THIS TIME THEY SAID THER...
Mileage: 12,940
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. THE GRINDING NOISE OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS AS ONE ACCELERATES FROM ZERO MPH. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD IT IS NORMAL. THE NOISE DOESN'T SOUND NORMAL AND THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY MANY O...
Mileage: 21,557
SIMILAR TO MANY POSTS: CONSISTENT SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP; ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS ANY KIND OF INCLINE. THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE. *TR
Mileage: 100
HOWEVER IT DOES TAKE 1000 MILES FOR IT TO LEARN HOW YOU DRIVE, WELL WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YRS NOW AND IT IS STILL LEARNING, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE, FROM THE BEGINNING OF PURCHASING THIS CAR WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT, WE HAVE HAD PASSENGER SIDE S...
Mileage: 9,000
MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 31K MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES IN THE 2 YEARS SINCE I PURCHASED IT WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. AT LOW SPEEDS IT SHAKES/SHUDDERS/RATTLES/HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. I UNDERSTAND IT'S A MANUAL TRANSMISSION BUT I DON'T BELIEVE FOR A SECOND THAT T...
Mileage: 5,000
THE CAR STARTED EXPERIENCING VERY ROUGH SHIFTING PROBLEMS AFTER THE IT REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND IT STILL EXPERIENCING SHIFTING ISSUES, HESITATION, SURGING, SHUDDERING, VIBRATING. THE ONLY TIME THE TRANSMISSION IS SMOOTH IS WHEN THE CAR IS AT A CONSTAN...
Mileage: 11,000
I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL (CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 14M01), YET WHEN I CALL MY DEALERSHIP'S (BLUE BONNET FORD IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS) SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY SAY, OH A CUSTOMER SAT--WELL, YOU HAVE TO TALK TO THIS LINE AND THEY TRANSFER ME TO AN UNATTENDED NUMBER WHERE I LEAVE A MESSAGE AND NEV...
Mileage: 25,000
AFTER OWNING MY 2013 FOCUS SE HATCH FOR 20 MONTHS I FINALLY BIT THE BULLET, PAID OFF MY LEASE EARLY, TURNED IT IN AND WALKED AWAY. THE CAR IS NOW ONLY WORTH $10,500 (50% OF ORIGINAL VALUE) SO THAT TELLS YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE REPUTATION OF THIS CAR IS DOING TO ITS VALUE. WHAT A SHAME BEC...
Mileage: 25,700
TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL, PULLED OVER RESTARTED, CAR DROVE IN LOWER GEAR, THEN WENT INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD. PULLED OVER ONCE AGAIN. RESTARTED, THEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. AGAIN WENT INTO NEUTRAL, THEN INTO LOWER GEAR ABLE TO LIMP CAR INTO NEAREST DEALER. THIS ...
Mileage: 89,127
TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL, PULLED OVER RESTARTED, CAR DROVE IN LOWER GEAR, THEN WENT INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD. PULLED OVER ONCE AGAIN. RESTARTED, THEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. AGAIN WENT INTO NEUTRAL, THEN INTO LOWER GEAR ABLE TO LIMP CAR INTO NEAREST DEALER. THIS ...
Mileage: 89,127
THERE IS AN OBVIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR FROM A STOP IT SHUDDERS AND NEARLY STALLS. THIS IS A CONSTANT EVERY DAY ISSUE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THERE IS NO OFFICIAL RECALL FORD IS ...
Mileage: 20,000
THERE IS AN OBVIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR FROM A STOP IT SHUDDERS AND NEARLY STALLS. THIS IS A CONSTANT EVERY DAY ISSUE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THERE IS NO OFFICIAL RECALL FORD IS ...
Mileage: 20,000
VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR DURING TURN IN AN INTERSECTION. ENGINE REVS BUT TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR, THEN IT FORCEFULLY ENGAGED INTO GEAR. VEHICLE REPEATEDLY AND FORCEFULLY ENGAGES GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING TO IT JERK FORWARD ABRUPTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. TRANSMISSION HAS CONTINUO...
Mileage: 15,150
THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS DURING ACCELERATING AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO FIR THE PAST 18 MONTHS. THE ISSUE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. *TR
Mileage: 30
THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS DURING ACCELERATING AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO FIR THE PAST 18 MONTHS. THE ISSUE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. *TR
Mileage: 30
TRANSMISSION LURCHES ON ACCELERATION SHUDDERS AND SHAKES. *TR
Mileage: 1,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND JERKED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROGRAM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, ...
Mileage: 11,000
WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2013, THE CAR WOULD JERK AND SHAKE WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP AND WAS ALSO VERY LOUD. I TOOK IT TO BE SERVICED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL. I TOOK IT BACK A FEW MONTHS LATER BECAUSE I DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT WAS NORMAL. THEY FIXED IT. BUT NOW IT'S STARTING TO...
Mileage: 61,000
WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2013, THE CAR WOULD JERK AND SHAKE WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP AND WAS ALSO VERY LOUD. I TOOK IT TO BE SERVICED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL. I TOOK IT BACK A FEW MONTHS LATER BECAUSE I DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT WAS NORMAL. THEY FIXED IT. BUT NOW IT'S STARTING TO...
Mileage: 61,000
WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2013, THE CAR WOULD JERK AND SHAKE WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP AND WAS ALSO VERY LOUD. I TOOK IT TO BE SERVICED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL. I TOOK IT BACK A FEW MONTHS LATER BECAUSE I DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT WAS NORMAL. THEY FIXED IT. BUT NOW IT'S STARTING TO...
Mileage: 61,000
NO REVERSE ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND LOUD NOISES WHEN ON DRIVE POSITION. *TR
Mileage: 19,262
VEHICLE BUCKED OR SHUDDERED WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR IF COASTING AND THEN GAS APPLIED. ISSUE WAS SAID TO BE FIXED AT THIS TIME 4/30/14, WHICH IT DID RUN BETTER UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 9/6/14 WHEN I POINTED OUT THE SAME ISSUE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE ...
Mileage: 10,750
VEHICLE BUCKED OR SHUDDERED WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR IF COASTING AND THEN GAS APPLIED. ISSUE WAS SAID TO BE FIXED AT THIS TIME 4/30/14, WHICH IT DID RUN BETTER UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 9/6/14 WHEN I POINTED OUT THE SAME ISSUE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE ...
Mileage: 10,750
VEHICLE BUCKED OR SHUDDERED WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR IF COASTING AND THEN GAS APPLIED. ISSUE WAS SAID TO BE FIXED AT THIS TIME 4/30/14, WHICH IT DID RUN BETTER UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 9/6/14 WHEN I POINTED OUT THE SAME ISSUE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE ...
Mileage: 10,750
VEHICLE SHUDDERS, JERKS, SHAKES UPON LAUNCH. ALSO WHEN GOING UPHILL VEHICLE JERKS (SIMILAR TO HOW A STANDARD ENGINE WOULD JERK WHEN TAKING OFF IN THE WRONG GEAR). ALSO WHEN PARKING, VEHICLE "JUMPS" INTO PARK AFTER CAR AFTER ENGINE IS OFF OR FOOT IS TAKEN OFF BRAKE. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM??? *TR
Mileage: 22,891
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER T...
Mileage: 31,000
THE TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR STARTED TO BEHAVE ERRATICALLY ONCE WE HAD ~2500 MILES. IT WAS MAKING HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISES WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. IT WAS SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS (UP/DOWN/UP/DOWN) WHILE ASCENDING HILLS LIKE IT COULDN'T DECIDE WHAT GEAR TO BE IN. IT SEEMED TO HAVE LOST POWER SUCH THAT PR...
Mileage: 2,500
THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVER'S VIEW THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I'VE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. THE FIRST DEALER AND WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, (CRONIN, FORD IN HARRISON, OH) SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BOTH TIME...
Mileage: 1,000
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND YOU ARE NOT IN PARK WARNING LIGHTS. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND YOU ARE NOT IN PARK WARNING LIGHTS. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND YOU ARE NOT IN PARK WARNING LIGHTS. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HIP...
Mileage: 33,000
BEEN HAVING THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDER FOR THE PAST FEW MOUTHS AND LAST WEEK I WENT TO PUT MY SEATBELT ON AND IT WOULDN'T LOCK .DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BROKE ON THE FEMALE END. *TR
Mileage: 49,121
BEEN HAVING THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDER FOR THE PAST FEW MOUTHS AND LAST WEEK I WENT TO PUT MY SEATBELT ON AND IT WOULDN'T LOCK .DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BROKE ON THE FEMALE END. *TR
Mileage: 49,121
PURCHASED FOCUS IN MARCH OF 2013 SOON AFTER PURCHASE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LURCH AND HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING ALMOST TO THE POINT VEHICLE WOULD STALL GETS VERY SCARY WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED I NEEDED A CLUTC...
Mileage: 33,602
PURCHASED FOCUS IN MARCH OF 2013 SOON AFTER PURCHASE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LURCH AND HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING ALMOST TO THE POINT VEHICLE WOULD STALL GETS VERY SCARY WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED I NEEDED A CLUTC...
Mileage: 33,602
PURCHASED FOCUS IN MARCH OF 2013 SOON AFTER PURCHASE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LURCH AND HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING ALMOST TO THE POINT VEHICLE WOULD STALL GETS VERY SCARY WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED I NEEDED A CLUTC...
Mileage: 33,602
THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND VIBRATES; A NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION; AND THE TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE AND ALMOST HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. *TR
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING SLOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND JERKED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...
Mileage: 33,000
FROM DAY 1, THE TRANSMISSION HAS EXCESSIVELY SLIPPED THROUGH 1ST GEAR AS THOUGH THE CLUTCH IS NOT BEING PROPERLY ENGAGED (DUAL CLUTCH TRANSAXLE). AT ONE POINT, THE CAR BUCKED UPON ACCELERATION FORCEFULLY AS THOUGH IT STALLED. THE PROBLEM IS MOST SEVERE WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES ARE OVER 90 DEGREES ...
Mileage: 23
WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND NEEDING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND THEN THRUSTS/JERKS INTO GEAR. *TR
Mileage: 27,800
WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND NOTICED A LOUD RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD JUST HAD MY FOCUS SERVICED LESS THAN THREE WEEKS AGO. SEEMS THE LONGER I DRIVE THE WORSE THE TRANSMISSION GETS. HESITATION AND SLIPPING FOLLOWED BY LOUD NOISES FROM TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 29,300
VEHICLE SHUDDERS BETWEEN SHIFT POINTS, HESITATES AS THOUGH STALLED AND SUFFERS FROM POWER TRAIN RATTLING. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE POWER TRAIN HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED MULTIPLE TIMES AS WELL AS CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT THE ISSUES RETURN. *TR
Mileage: 2,000
I HAVE A 2013 FOCUS WITH 28600 MILES. ON A DAILY BASIS I WHEN I ACCELERATE IT RATTLES AND HESITATES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A SMART TRANSMISSION AND IS JUST WHAT IT DOES. ON OCT 3RD 2014 I WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CAR ...
Mileage: 28,600
I HAVE A 2013 FOCUS WITH 28600 MILES. ON A DAILY BASIS I WHEN I ACCELERATE IT RATTLES AND HESITATES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A SMART TRANSMISSION AND IS JUST WHAT IT DOES. ON OCT 3RD 2014 I WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CAR ...
Mileage: 28,600
TOTAL LOSS OF THROTTLE, STALLING IN TRAFFIC, SHUDDERING AND ERRATIC SHIFTING WITH THE FORD POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION. SINCE PURCHASING CAR NEW IN 2013, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION, INITIAL PROBLEMS WAS A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE MUFFLER WAS DRAGGING THE ROAD, PROBLEMS GOT WORSE...
Mileage: 200
TOTAL LOSS OF THROTTLE, STALLING IN TRAFFIC, SHUDDERING AND ERRATIC SHIFTING WITH THE FORD POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION. SINCE PURCHASING CAR NEW IN 2013, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION, INITIAL PROBLEMS WAS A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE MUFFLER WAS DRAGGING THE ROAD, PROBLEMS GOT WORSE...
Mileage: 200
ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, AFTER DISPLAYING TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK. HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. CAR JUST HAD TSB 14-013..PCM/TCM REPROGRAMMED. THEY ALSO REPLACED CLUTCH AND SEALS UNDER SAME TSB. *TR
Mileage: 12,000
LIKE MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE MY FOCUS HESITATES AND STUTTERS. THERE WAS ALSO A FLUTTERING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF THAT HAPPENED RIGHT AWAY AFTER PURCHASING. I TOOK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP A WEEK LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL AND THAT THE STUTTERING W...
JUST LIKE 100S OF OTHERS, CAR STUTTERS AND HESITATES. TOOK TO FORD DEALER IN MACON, GA. AND PROBLEM CONTINUES AND WE ALL WONDER WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. DOES NO ONE CARE ABOUT SAFETY AND DOING WHAT IS RIGHT???????????????????? *TR
Mileage: 16,309
JUST LIKE 100S OF OTHERS, CAR STUTTERS AND HESITATES. TOOK TO FORD DEALER IN MACON, GA. AND PROBLEM CONTINUES AND WE ALL WONDER WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. DOES NO ONE CARE ABOUT SAFETY AND DOING WHAT IS RIGHT???????????????????? *TR
Mileage: 16,309
JUST LIKE 100S OF OTHERS, CAR STUTTERS AND HESITATES. TOOK TO FORD DEALER IN MACON, GA. AND PROBLEM CONTINUES AND WE ALL WONDER WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. DOES NO ONE CARE ABOUT SAFETY AND DOING WHAT IS RIGHT???????????????????? *TR
Mileage: 16,309
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND SHIFTED INTO THE WRONG GEARS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERS FOR DIAGNO...
Mileage: 6,000
MY WIFE PULLED OUT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THE CAR BOGGED DOWN,STUTTERED, HESITATED. LONG ENOUGH THAT SHE WAS SCARRED BY THE APPROACHING TRAFFIC. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE STUTTERING, BOGGING DOWN OCCURS ALL THE TIME! WE HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO KENDALL FORD TWICE ALREADY AND HAVE ANOTHER A...
Mileage: 33,000
SHIFTS ROUGH (HARD),SLIPS WHEN GOING UP HILL, PUT IT IN PARK YOU HAVE TO USE E BRAKE, CLICKS LOUD IF SITTING ON A HILL ROLLS BACK SOME AND MAKES LOUD NOISE AS IF PARK IS NOT HOLD THE CAR STILL ENGINE MAKES STARTING NOISE FOR HOURS AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF. *TR
Mileage: 500
SHIFTS ROUGH (HARD),SLIPS WHEN GOING UP HILL, PUT IT IN PARK YOU HAVE TO USE E BRAKE, CLICKS LOUD IF SITTING ON A HILL ROLLS BACK SOME AND MAKES LOUD NOISE AS IF PARK IS NOT HOLD THE CAR STILL ENGINE MAKES STARTING NOISE FOR HOURS AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF. *TR
Mileage: 500
MY FORD FOCUS SE HATCHBACK HAS DELAYS IN SHIFTING GEARS AT LOW SPEEDS AND FROM STOPS. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE REVS HIGHER BUT DOES NOT SHIFT UNTIL A FEW SECONDS LATER WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY OR AT A 4-WAY...
MY FORD FOCUS HAD A JERKY RIDE FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. I MENTIONED AFTER THE TEST DRIVE THAT IT SEEMED A BIT JERKY ON SHIFTING AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. A WEEK LATER I TOLD THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL BECAUSE OF THE NEW DESIGN. IT GOT WORSE TO THE POINT THAT TWICE WHEN TURNING ...
Mileage: 11
VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES FOR ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. HESITATES OR JUMPS WHEN SHIFTING. SOMETIMES ALMOST STALLS OUT. DEALER HAS DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN AND STATE THAT FORD IS NOT ALLOWING THEM TO SERVICE THE VEHICLES. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE 25 FORD FOCUS CURRENTLY IN FOR SAME ISSUE...
Mileage: 10,000
SHUTTERING, HESITATION, GRINDING, POWER LOSS, ROLL BACK, STALLS IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Mileage: 9,500
I'VE REPORTED THIS ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES. IT IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT!! WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR WANTS TO KEEP MOVING, EVEN THOUGH HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE IS BEING APPLIED. WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN TO MOVE FORWARD, THE CAR HESITATES TO MOVE, CA...
Mileage: 7,500
I'VE REPORTED THIS ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES. IT IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT!! WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, OR STOP SIGN, THE CAR WANTS TO KEEP MOVING, EVEN THOUGH HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE IS BEING APPLIED. WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN TO MOVE FORWARD, THE CAR HESITATES TO MOVE, CA...
Mileage: 7,500
LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM A BRAND NEW FORD FOCUS. BEING TOLD THAT THE SOUND IS NORMAL. I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR A VEHICLE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S DRAGGING METAL DOWN THE STREET ONLY TO BE TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLES DUAL TRANSMISSION.. *TR
Mileage: 7,000
CONTINUANCE ISSUES WITH MY FORD FOCUS 2013 FORD FOCUS ?BANGING, JUMPING, SLIPPING, SHAKING AND GRINDING: IT'S HAS NOW BECOME AN ISSUE THAT'S AFFECTS THE DRIVABILITY AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND PASSENGERS. ?BOGGING DOWN ?TAKES OFF IN A LURCH, ACCELERATES RAPIDLY AT TIMES, SAFETY ISSUE ?CARS R...
CPSC: I1490081A. 2013 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER STATED THE CAR STALLS, STUTTERS AND ALSO LURCHES BETWEEN SHIFTS. *LN
CPSC: I1490081A. 2013 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER STATED THE CAR STALLS, STUTTERS AND ALSO LURCHES BETWEEN SHIFTS. *LN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK, AND DECELERATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER A MINUTE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF VEH...
Mileage: 28,676
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO SHUTTER AND ON AN INCLINE, HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THEY HAVE TOLD ME EACH TIME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRA...
Mileage: 500
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO SHUTTER AND ON AN INCLINE, HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THEY HAVE TOLD ME EACH TIME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRA...
Mileage: 500
AN ENTERPRISE BRANCH PUT ME IN A DEFECTIVE RENTAL. THE BRAKES WERE BAD. THE ENTERPRISE EMPLOYEE WHO PUT GAS IN IT ADVISED THE BRANCH MANAGER THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT HE PUT ME IN THE CAR ANYWAY. I HAVE TRIED FOR A WEEK TO GET A REGIONAL MANAGER TO RETURN MY CALL. THERE WERE TWO COMMENTS MADE BY INDI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT N...
Mileage: 50
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEH...
Mileage: 8,000
CAR TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SLIPS/LURCHES AND GRINDS. DEALER SAYS THIS IS "NORMAL". CAR HAS BEEN CLOSE TO SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/LURCHING AT INTERSECTIONS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR
Mileage: 3,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAG...
Mileage: 10,000
WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS THE CAR HESITATES THEN MAKES A GRINDING SOUND AND LURCHES AS THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES, EACH TIME WE GET IT BACK THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AS WE USE IT FOR...
Mileage: 200
THE TRANSMISSION SHAKES, JERKS, MISS-SHIFTS, AND MAKES NOISES ON STARTS FROM DEAD STOP. IT IS HORRIBLE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. I'VE HAD IT SERVICED TWICE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, AND THE CAR RUNS WELL LEAVING THE SHOP, ONLY TO RETURN TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROBLEMS WITHIN A VERY SHORT PE...
Mileage: 400
WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE IN ABOUT 5 INCHES OF SNOW, THE TRACTION/STABILITY CONTROL KICKED IN AND MADE MY CAR GO ABOUT AN 1 INCH A MINUTE. EVER SINCE THAT INCIDENT, WHENEVER I START FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE CAR WILL STUTTER AND SOMETIMES SLOW DOWN AFTER STARTING EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS...
Mileage: 10,000
WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE IN ABOUT 5 INCHES OF SNOW, THE TRACTION/STABILITY CONTROL KICKED IN AND MADE MY CAR GO ABOUT AN 1 INCH A MINUTE. EVER SINCE THAT INCIDENT, WHENEVER I START FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE CAR WILL STUTTER AND SOMETIMES SLOW DOWN AFTER STARTING EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS...
Mileage: 10,000
WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE IN ABOUT 5 INCHES OF SNOW, THE TRACTION/STABILITY CONTROL KICKED IN AND MADE MY CAR GO ABOUT AN 1 INCH A MINUTE. EVER SINCE THAT INCIDENT, WHENEVER I START FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE CAR WILL STUTTER AND SOMETIMES SLOW DOWN AFTER STARTING EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS...
Mileage: 10,000
THE FORD FOCUS 2013 SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT OF ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR ABOUT 8 TIMES NOW TO FIX THE GRINDING PROBLEM WHEN IT CHANGES GEAR. A SOFTWARE FIX WAS MOSTLY DONE WHICH SOLVES THE ISSUE (MAY BE) FOR A WEEK AND THEN IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. THEY CHANGED THE CLUTCH OR SOMETHI...
Mileage: 5,000
THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT SHUDDERS AND BOGS DOWN AS I AM ACCELERATING, AND OFTEN LURCHES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CAR MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN IN LOW GEARS, BUT I AM NOW EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AT ALL SPEEDS, INCLUDING LURCHIN...
Mileage: 20,153
THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT SHUDDERS AND BOGS DOWN AS I AM ACCELERATING, AND OFTEN LURCHES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CAR MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN IN LOW GEARS, BUT I AM NOW EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AT ALL SPEEDS, INCLUDING LURCHIN...
Mileage: 20,153
THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT SHUDDERS AND BOGS DOWN AS I AM ACCELERATING, AND OFTEN LURCHES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CAR MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN IN LOW GEARS, BUT I AM NOW EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AT ALL SPEEDS, INCLUDING LURCHIN...
Mileage: 20,153
THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT SHUDDERS AND BOGS DOWN AS I AM ACCELERATING, AND OFTEN LURCHES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CAR MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN IN LOW GEARS, BUT I AM NOW EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AT ALL SPEEDS, INCLUDING LURCHIN...
Mileage: 20,153
WE PURCHASED THE 2013 FOCUS AT APPLE FORD IN RED LION PA. WE HAD THAT CAR APPROX 1 MONTH AND IT WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE, WE WERE TOLD THE JERKING GRINDING HESITATIONS WERE ALL "NORMAL". AFTER OVER A WEEK IN THE GARAGE IT WAS DETERMINED BY DEALER THEY WOULD SWAP OUT FOR ANOTHER FOCUS SAME YEAR, BUT...
SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL (WHILE DECELERATING/BRAKING) WILL INTERMITTENTLY CAUSE ENGINE RPMS TO RAPIDLY DROP, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE/STALL. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE ARE TYPICALLY SUCCESSFUL, ALTHOUGH OCCASIONALLY REQUIRING MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, DUE TO ENGINE RE-STALLING. KEY FACTORS SEEM TO BE ...
Mileage: 2,000
SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL (WHILE DECELERATING/BRAKING) WILL INTERMITTENTLY CAUSE ENGINE RPMS TO RAPIDLY DROP, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE/STALL. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE ARE TYPICALLY SUCCESSFUL, ALTHOUGH OCCASIONALLY REQUIRING MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, DUE TO ENGINE RE-STALLING. KEY FACTORS SEEM TO BE ...
Mileage: 2,000
ALARMS WENT OFF, LOSS OF INSTRUMENT PANEL, COMPLETE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION POWER AND ENGINE CUT OUT. "TRANSMISSION FAULT, SERVICE TRANSMISSION NOW" WAS THE MESSAGE RECEIVED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD SERVICE CENTER. ON AUGUST 17, 2014 AT 60 MILES AN HOUR IT HAPPENED AGAIN. HAVE HAD CAR TOWED TO SER...
Mileage: 11,066
WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE THERE IS A SKIPPING AND/OR SURGING, WITH AN ACCOMPANIED SHUTTERING COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL THE CAR REACHES AS FAST AS 25 MPH. THIS DEFECT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ONE ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TWO DEALERSHIPS TO TRY AND GET THE PROBLEM REPAIRED HOWEVER THE...
Mileage: 19,000
EXPERIENCING SHUDDERING WITH ACCELERATION FROM A STOP POSITION. MY CAR MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE ALONG WITH VIBRATIONS, TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION SAID IT WAS FINE, THEY TEST DROVE IT AND OF COURSE SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT IT DIDN'T DO IT. I WAS TOLD THIS IS ...
Mileage: 26,000
2 CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL BUBBLES ON MY 2013 FORD FOCUS. FEAR I WILL HAVE A BLOWOUT ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
2 CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES HAVE SIDEWALL BUBBLES ON MY 2013 FORD FOCUS. FEAR I WILL HAVE A BLOWOUT ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF INITIAL PURCHASE I NOTICED A RATTLE/CRUNCHING/GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE IS PREVALENT DURING REVERSE AS A RATTLE AND DURING LEFT TURNS AS CRUNCH AND SOMETIMES GRINDING NOISE. *TR
Mileage: 600
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING ISSUES ARE INTERMITTENT BUT PROGRESSIVE I.E., GETTING WORSE. ERRATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS: (1) LAGS (OPPOSITE OF #2 NEXT) DURING ACCELERATION FROM FULL STOP. (2) SUDDEN HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION THAT IS OUT OF PROPORTION FROM FORCE APPLIED TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM FULL STOP I.E....
Mileage: 26,700
BOUGHT A NEW FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM THE START. HESITATES AND JERKS WITH GRINDING SOUNDS. TOOK TO DEALER TWICE AND THEY DID NOTHING. *TR
Mileage: 500
I BOUGHT MY 2013 FOCUS SE PRE OWNED WITH 19500 MILES IN MARCH OF 2014. WITHIN A MONTH THE CAR WAS SHAKING HORRIBLY AT STOP AND AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 0-30MPH, WHILE GRINDING-LIKE NOISE CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I AM IN FEAR OF MY WIFE AND MY SAFETY, I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A BIG 1 TON DIESEL TRUCK B...
Mileage: 19,500
I BOUGHT MY 2013 FOCUS SE PRE OWNED WITH 19500 MILES IN MARCH OF 2014. WITHIN A MONTH THE CAR WAS SHAKING HORRIBLY AT STOP AND AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 0-30MPH, WHILE GRINDING-LIKE NOISE CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I AM IN FEAR OF MY WIFE AND MY SAFETY, I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A BIG 1 TON DIESEL TRUCK B...
Mileage: 19,500
I BOUGHT MY 2013 FOCUS SE PRE OWNED WITH 19500 MILES IN MARCH OF 2014. WITHIN A MONTH THE CAR WAS SHAKING HORRIBLY AT STOP AND AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 0-30MPH, WHILE GRINDING-LIKE NOISE CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I AM IN FEAR OF MY WIFE AND MY SAFETY, I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A BIG 1 TON DIESEL TRUCK B...
Mileage: 19,500
MY FOCUS HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES TO KEEP FIXING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND NOW IT IS GOING BACK IN TO THE SHOP FOR THE FOURTH TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS ON SHUDDERING, JERK S AND SLIPS OUT OF GEAR. IT HAS ROLLED BACK ON TAKE OFF. THE ENGINE GOES BUT THE TRANSMISSI...
Mileage: 260
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM STANDING POSITION (AT STOP LIGHT PENDING GREEN LEFT TURN) I HEAR GRINDING AND A POP NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE WHEN TRANSMISSION APPARENTLY SLIPPED (DISENGAGED) SO THAT THE FORWARD DRIVE WILL NOT OPERATE. CAR'S MOMENTUM KEPT CAR MOVING FORWARD BUT WITHOUT POWER FROM DRIVETRAIN....
Mileage: 24,408
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF ABOUT 65+ MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WILL HAVE A NOTCHY FEEL WHEN YOU TRY AND TURN IT FROM THE CENTER TO CORRECT DIRECTION, WHICH RESULTS IN A JOLT* THAT OVER CORRECTS CAUSING YOU TO HAVE TO CORRECT AGAIN, WHERE THE ISSUE COMES INTO PLAY ONCE AGAIN. DOING SO MAKE IT FEE...
Mileage: 1,300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED WITH LITTLE ACCELERATION AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A...
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PE...
Mileage: 17,328
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PE...
Mileage: 17,328
THIS IS A FOLLOW ON TO AN ORIGINAL COMPLAINT SUBMITTED. THIS FIRST TIME THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACE AND FIXT THE ISSUE FOR 10,000 MILES. THE NEW TRANSMISSION AGAIN STARTED TO HESITATE WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS OVER 80 DEGREES. SEVERE SHUDDER WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST INTO 2ND. THEN THE VE...
Mileage: 24,916
GOING FOR TRANSMISSION #2 SEE IF THIS ONE CAN LAST MORE THAN 3 MONTHS. LAST FORD I WILL BUY SHOULD HAVE KEPT MY 2008 TAURUS HAD ONE PROBLEM WITH IT THE WHOLE TIME I OWNED IT. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND EVERY THREE MONTHS I HAVE TO HAVE CLUTCHES CHANGED. *TR
Mileage: 7,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH GREAT FORCE TO GAIN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN FIVE TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER REB...
Mileage: 15,109
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH GREAT FORCE TO GAIN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN FIVE TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER REB...
Mileage: 18,000
MY CAR HAS HAD THE STEERING FIXED, THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND THE CLUTCH FIXED 5-6 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS. MY TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IN THIS CAR AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET RID OF IT SO I AM FORCED TO PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER EVERY DAY. I HAVE A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY ...
Mileage: 7,000
MY CAR HAS HAD THE STEERING FIXED, THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND THE CLUTCH FIXED 5-6 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS. MY TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IN THIS CAR AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET RID OF IT SO I AM FORCED TO PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER EVERY DAY. I HAVE A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY ...
Mileage: 7,000
MY CAR HAS HAD THE STEERING FIXED, THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED AND THE CLUTCH FIXED 5-6 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS. MY TRANSMISSION/CLUTCH IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IN THIS CAR AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET RID OF IT SO I AM FORCED TO PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER EVERY DAY. I HAVE A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY ...
Mileage: 7,000
CVT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS, KNOCKS, DELAYS THEN ACCELERATES. DIFFICULT TO PREDICT WHEN. SOMETIMES OK OTHER TIMES IT HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION. WHILE TURNING LEFT WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC DUE TO THE UNPREDICTABLE SHUTTER AND DELAY. FORD DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION IS NORMAL AND T...
Mileage: 20,095
UPON ACCELERATION, FROM STOP OR MOVING, THE VEHICLE SHAKES, JERKS, AND RATTLES VIOLENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION WILL GRIND AND WILL HESITATE TO ENGAGE. TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO MOVING TRAFFIC, I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THE ENGINE PROPERLY "REVVING UP" BUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILING T...
Mileage: 14,000
SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IS BEEN HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH CHANGING GEARS,I CALLED AND FORD SAID IT WAS NORMAL.BUT I HAD AN INCIDENT IT WAS VERY SCARY EVERY TIME YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE THE CAR IT GOES HARD AND FAST I ALMOST CRASHED THE PERSO...
Mileage: 9,000
SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IS BEEN HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH CHANGING GEARS,I CALLED AND FORD SAID IT WAS NORMAL.BUT I HAD AN INCIDENT IT WAS VERY SCARY EVERY TIME YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE THE CAR IT GOES HARD AND FAST I ALMOST CRASHED THE PERSO...
Mileage: 9,000
VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR (DRY TYPE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND THERE IS NO CONTROL UNDER POWER. I HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT AND HOPE THAT THE TRANSMIS...
Mileage: 220
I PURCHASED MY 2013 FOCUS TITANIUM, AUTO TRANSMISSION, IN SEPTEMBER 2013. AFTER A FEW DAYS, I NOTICED HESITATION/SHUDDERING, JERKING, AND GRINDING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STAND-STILL/"OFF THE LINE" AS WELL AS WHEN THE CAR WAS DOWNSHIFTING FROM HIGHER GEARS. I CALLED MY DEALER, NAZARETH FORD IN NAZA...
Mileage: 200
WHEN TURNING A CORNER AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE CARE SHUDDERED AND MADE LOUD NOISES. IT PROGRESSED TO SHUDDERING EVERY TIME I ACCELERATED...CLIMBING SMALL GRADE, CHANGING SPEED ZONES ETC. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC CAR. I HAD IT INTO SHOP WHERE THEY CLEANED CLUTCHES AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND NO...
Mileage: 3,000
I WAS STOPPED IN LINE AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED I PUSHED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE- IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THAT'S WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES AS THE CAR WOULD NOT MOV...
Mileage: 50,301
AT 15,583 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING VERY HARD AND AT RANDOM TIMES CHANGING GEARS. THE DEALER SAID THE DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND I HAD TO WAIT THREE WEEKS FOR THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID THEY HAD SO MANY CARS AHEAD OF ME TO JUST DRIVE THE CAR AS THE TRA...
Mileage: 15,583
COMPLAINED TO SERVICE WRITER WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN WITH THE STUTTERING PROBLEM WHEN I START TO DRIVE. WAS TOLD THAT IT IS BECAUSE FORD HAD REDESIGNED A MANUAL TRANSMISSION TO MAKE IT AUTOMATIC TO INCREASE THE GAS MILEAGE. WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK IF GOT WORSE. IT HAS AND MUCH WORSE, NOW IT NO...
Mileage: 1,000
MY CAR HAS A VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE WHEN IT SHIFTS, TOOK TO DEALER,FLANDERS AND PATCH IN LEBANON NH ON 07/22/13 THEY LOOKED AT IT, AND SAID ITS THE TRANSMISSION, {SOME PART} ? WAS TOLD IT WAS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST, AND I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. WILL VERY LIKELY TRY MY HARDEST TO , TELL EVERY...
Mileage: 18,320
AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, AT LOW RPM'S THE CAR WOULD STUTTER AND STALL. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, I WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON. ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER THE CAR STALLED LEAVING A GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I WAS AL...
Mileage: 9,850
AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, AT LOW RPM'S THE CAR WOULD STUTTER AND STALL. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, I WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON. ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER THE CAR STALLED LEAVING A GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I WAS AL...
Mileage: 9,850
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT A STOP OR SLOW SPEED WILL NOT PROPERLY GO TO THE 1ST GEAR SPEED TRIES TO JERK AND STOP ALSO ROLLS BACK ON A SMALL INCLINE WHEN STOPPED ON A HILL FOR A RED LIGHT .MUST STEP ON GAS ALOT SO I DON'T ROLL BACKWARDS WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN. VERY BAD JERKIN...
Mileage: 45
I HAVE HAD MY 2013 FORD FOCUS SEVERAL TIMES IN THE DEALER, FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THEIR DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION INCLUDING EXCESSIVE NOISE DURING ACCELERATION, THE GEAR SHIFT AROUND ON THE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC EVEN WITH 5 MPH SPEED, HESITATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, AND J...
Mileage: 10
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 1 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECU...
Mileage: 18,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEH...
Mileage: 36,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEH...
Mileage: 36,000
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS, JERKS, LUNGES, SOMETIMES DANGEROUSLY FORWARD LIKE SOMEONE "POPPED THE CLUTCH". QUESTIONED DEALER AT PURCHASE AND WAS TOLD "BREAK IN". QUESTION DEALER PRIOR TO 10K SERVICE WAS TOLD "NORMAL". AT 10K SERVICE REQUESTED COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING AND UPDATES TO TRANSMISSIO...
Mileage: 1,000
I HAVE HAD MY 2013 FORD FOCUS AT THE DEALER THREE TIMES NOW FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THEIR DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION INCLUDING EXCESSIVE NOISE DURING ACCELERATION, HESITATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, AND JERKY ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THEY HAVE REPLACED ...
TRANSMISSION IS GRINDING CAR IS SHIMMING ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO STALL. I HAVE HAD IT TO BERT WOLF 2 TIMES THIS YEAR AND ITS STILL NOT FIXED. IM AFRAID CAR WILL STALL WHEN TURNING IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Mileage: 13,000
TOOK DELIVERY OF A 2YR OLD CERTIFIED 2013 FORD FOCUS SE A WEEK AGO. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE CAR TRANSITION SLIPS SIMILAR TO A DRIVER LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN ACCELERATING AND TURNING A CORNER THE CAR WITH STUDDED AND JUMP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THI...
Mileage: 25,500
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FOCUS I NOTICED AT ACCELERATION FROM A STOP THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS "SLIPPING" (SHUDDERING, LURCHING INTO GEAR ETC.). I CONTACTED MY SALESMAN ABOUT THE ISSUE AND HE TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS "JUST BREAKING IN" AND IT WOULD GO AWAY. THIS PROBLEM DID NO...
Mileage: 300
AS I WAS WAITING A TRAFFIC LIGHT MY ENGINE REVS DROPPED SO LOW THE ENGINE QUIETLY DIED. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM THE LIGHT I REALIZED THE CAR HAD STALLED AND HAD TO RESTART THE CAR. IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE MORE IN THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF, THEN HAPPENED THREE TIMES YESTERDAY. THE LAST TIME ...
Mileage: 9,000
AS I WAS WAITING A TRAFFIC LIGHT MY ENGINE REVS DROPPED SO LOW THE ENGINE QUIETLY DIED. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM THE LIGHT I REALIZED THE CAR HAD STALLED AND HAD TO RESTART THE CAR. IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE MORE IN THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF, THEN HAPPENED THREE TIMES YESTERDAY. THE LAST TIME ...
Mileage: 9,000
AS I WAS WAITING A TRAFFIC LIGHT MY ENGINE REVS DROPPED SO LOW THE ENGINE QUIETLY DIED. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM THE LIGHT I REALIZED THE CAR HAD STALLED AND HAD TO RESTART THE CAR. IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE MORE IN THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF, THEN HAPPENED THREE TIMES YESTERDAY. THE LAST TIME ...
Mileage: 9,000
APPROXIMATELY 1/4/-1/3 OF THE TIME, UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE CAR WILL EITHER SHUDDER INTO GEAR WITH LITTLE ACCELERATION, OR WILL LURCH INTO GEAR SO BADLY THAT THE CAR ALMOST COMES TO A STOP DURING ACCELERATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FIRST TI...
Mileage: 2,000
TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. CAR WAS JERKING BACK AND FORTH AT LOW SPEEDS. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND NOTICED SEALS WERE LEAKING. WE ALSO OWN A 2014 FOCUS AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THAT TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 12,000
WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. "STEERING ASSIST FAULT. SERVICE REQUIRED." COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL TO GET OFF THE ROAD. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER. *TR
Mileage: 13,400
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION INDEPENDENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED BACK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 17,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THAT EMITTED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT MANEUVER. THE MANUFACTURER WA...
ENGINE STARTED IDLING ROUGH WHILE DOWN SHIFTING, ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED (RPMS) AND THEN STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES, BUT IS INTERMITTENT. ENGINE STARTED IDLING ROUGH WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH A CORNER AND DOWN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND, AT THAT TIME T...
Mileage: 7,100
ENGINE STARTED IDLING ROUGH WHILE DOWN SHIFTING, ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED (RPMS) AND THEN STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES, BUT IS INTERMITTENT. ENGINE STARTED IDLING ROUGH WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH A CORNER AND DOWN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND, AT THAT TIME T...
Mileage: 7,100
ENGINE STARTED IDLING ROUGH WHILE DOWN SHIFTING, ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED (RPMS) AND THEN STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES, BUT IS INTERMITTENT. ENGINE STARTED IDLING ROUGH WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH A CORNER AND DOWN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND, AT THAT TIME T...
Mileage: 7,100
THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND IT CONTINUOUSLY BOGS DOWN EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AT TIMES WHEN IN A STOPPED POSITION AND I GO IT WILL LURCH FORWARD. WHEN DRIVING NORMALLY IT WILL PULL BACK AND NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD ABOUT 5 TIMES IN...
Mileage: 11,000
FORD FOCUS ST (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) STALLS REPEATEDLY WHEN COASTING TO A STOP. ONCE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHICH IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. SOMETIMES THE IDLE DROPS VERY LOW (500 RPM) BUT DOESN'T STALL. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CEL). DEALER SAID WITHOUT CEL THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM....
Mileage: 10,293
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND WHEN THE GEARS ENGAGED THE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR CONTINUOUSLY OVER A PERIOD ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHN...
Mileage: 34,037
CLUTCH FIXED 3 SEPARATE TIMES. NEEDS REPAIRED AGAIN. SEATBELT WILL NOT LATCH FOR THE SECOND TIME. WANT TO SWITCH CARS, NOT A FORD. WAS TOLD AT HERRINGTON-YOAK FORD THAT THEY WOULD FIND ME A TOYOTA RAV4, HONDA CRV OR HONDA CIVIC. NEVER RECEIVED A CALL, HAD TO CALL THEM AND WAS DENIED. *JS
Mileage: 20,000
CLUTCH FIXED 3 SEPARATE TIMES. NEEDS REPAIRED AGAIN. SEATBELT WILL NOT LATCH FOR THE SECOND TIME. WANT TO SWITCH CARS, NOT A FORD. WAS TOLD AT HERRINGTON-YOAK FORD THAT THEY WOULD FIND ME A TOYOTA RAV4, HONDA CRV OR HONDA CIVIC. NEVER RECEIVED A CALL, HAD TO CALL THEM AND WAS DENIED. *JS
Mileage: 20,000
ERRATIC SHIFTING DURING A COLD START RESULTING IN RIDICULOUS JOLTING OF THE CAR. MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE FORCES APPLIED DUE TO THE ERRATIC SHIFT PROGRAMMING. THE SEAT BELT KEEPS MY BODY FROM IMPACTING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE RESULTING MOVEMENT EACH AND EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE FR...
Mileage: 35,720
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INCREASE IN SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY FOR SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ...
Mileage: 8,000
THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THE 2013-2014 FORD FOCUS ST WHERE THE CAR WILL IDLE ROUGH AND SOMETIMES STALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND HAS HAPPENED TO ME 2X ALREADY, BOTH DURING LEFT TURNS. I WAS ABLE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDE...
Mileage: 7,600
WE PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING IT SHIFTED VERY ROUGH AND RATTLED SKIPPING FROM 1ST TO 2ND VERY HARD AND WE HEARD A SOUND LIKE DRAGGING CARDBOARD. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY SAID "IT WAS NORMAL" AND THAT THE CAR HAD TO GET ADJUSTED TO OU...
WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE CAR STALLS AND JERKS RAPIDLY WHEN THROWING ITSELF INTO 2ND GEAR. ONCE IT FINISHES THE JERKING AND STALLING MOTION IT MAKES A LOUD RATTLING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN IN GEAR AND ACCELERATED GOING TO 35-55 IT WILL STALL THEN THE RPMS WILL GO HIG...
Mileage: 38,530
WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE CAR STALLS AND JERKS RAPIDLY WHEN THROWING ITSELF INTO 2ND GEAR. ONCE IT FINISHES THE JERKING AND STALLING MOTION IT MAKES A LOUD RATTLING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN IN GEAR AND ACCELERATED GOING TO 35-55 IT WILL STALL THEN THE RPMS WILL GO HIG...
Mileage: 38,530
THE STEERING PROBLEMS STARTED NEARLY TWO MONTHS AGO. AT FIRST IT WAS A FAINT PULL IN THE WHEEL... I INCORRECTLY ASSUMED IT WAS A TIRE BALANCE ISSUE. THEN THREE WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED THE "PULL" WAS GETTING STRONGER, AND SEEMED TO COINCIDE WITH THE A/C FAN OR RANDOM LIGHT FAILING. TWO WEEKS AGO WAS ...
Mileage: 19,500
THE STEERING PROBLEMS STARTED NEARLY TWO MONTHS AGO. AT FIRST IT WAS A FAINT PULL IN THE WHEEL... I INCORRECTLY ASSUMED IT WAS A TIRE BALANCE ISSUE. THEN THREE WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED THE "PULL" WAS GETTING STRONGER, AND SEEMED TO COINCIDE WITH THE A/C FAN OR RANDOM LIGHT FAILING. TWO WEEKS AGO WAS ...
Mileage: 19,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 5 MPH. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MAN...
Mileage: 10,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE VIBRATED AND CAUSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED ITS NORMAL OPERATIO...
Mileage: 15,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE VIBRATED AND CAUSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED ITS NORMAL OPERATIO...
Mileage: 15,000
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN SEPT 2013 BRAND NEW WITH 23 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NO MEDICATION DONE TO MY CAR, AND FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I'VE NOTICED A SMALL MISS EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED GETTING WORSE AT TIMES MY CAR WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE THROTTLE. ON 21 JUNE 2014 T...
Mileage: 13,258
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN SEPT 2013 BRAND NEW WITH 23 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NO MEDICATION DONE TO MY CAR, AND FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I'VE NOTICED A SMALL MISS EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED GETTING WORSE AT TIMES MY CAR WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE THROTTLE. ON 21 JUNE 2014 T...
Mileage: 13,258
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN SEPT 2013 BRAND NEW WITH 23 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NO MEDICATION DONE TO MY CAR, AND FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I'VE NOTICED A SMALL MISS EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED GETTING WORSE AT TIMES MY CAR WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE THROTTLE. ON 21 JUNE 2014 T...
Mileage: 13,258
I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY IT DROVE FINE FOR 2 WEEKS. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HESITATING, SHUTTER NOISES, AND VIBRATING. I TOOK IT TO FORD 2 DAYS LATER IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. THE CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. I WAS NOT DISCLOSED THAT INFORMATION WHEN I PURCHASED IT....
Mileage: 9,500
I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY IT DROVE FINE FOR 2 WEEKS. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HESITATING, SHUTTER NOISES, AND VIBRATING. I TOOK IT TO FORD 2 DAYS LATER IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. THE CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. I WAS NOT DISCLOSED THAT INFORMATION WHEN I PURCHASED IT....
Mileage: 9,500
2013 FORD FOCUS ST HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65+ MPH MULTIPLE TIMES, IN ADDITION TO ON -RAMPS AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. MULTIPLE TIMES HAS STALLED WITHOUT GIVING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MEANING THE DEALER WOULDN'T LOOK AT IT DESPITE BEING ...
Mileage: 9,974
2013 FORD FOCUS ST HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65+ MPH MULTIPLE TIMES, IN ADDITION TO ON -RAMPS AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. MULTIPLE TIMES HAS STALLED WITHOUT GIVING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MEANING THE DEALER WOULDN'T LOOK AT IT DESPITE BEING ...
Mileage: 9,974
2013 FORD FOCUS ST HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65+ MPH MULTIPLE TIMES, IN ADDITION TO ON -RAMPS AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. MULTIPLE TIMES HAS STALLED WITHOUT GIVING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MEANING THE DEALER WOULDN'T LOOK AT IT DESPITE BEING ...
Mileage: 9,974
I UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR REVS AND TENDS TO BEHAVE LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I OWNED A CELICA WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS FOCUS HAS DECELERATED, PAUSED AND THEN LURCHED FORWARD AND I WAS POWERLESS TO ACCEL...
Mileage: 3,930
I UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR REVS AND TENDS TO BEHAVE LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I OWNED A CELICA WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS FOCUS HAS DECELERATED, PAUSED AND THEN LURCHED FORWARD AND I WAS POWERLESS TO ACCEL...
Mileage: 3,930
CAR HESITATES AT TAKE OFF AND TAKE OFF WHEN MAKING TURNS. *TR
CAR HESITATES AT TAKE OFF AND TAKE OFF WHEN MAKING TURNS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND MADE A RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND ERRONEOUSLY ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION AND I...
Mileage: 10,000
VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 3 TIMES, FIRST TIME WHEN THE CAR WAS 2 DAYS OLD (TO ME). VEHICLE LAGS, GRINDS, OVER-REVS, UNDER-REVS AND STUTTERS ON HILLS AND SOMETIMES FLAT LAND TOO. PARTICULARLY BAD WHEN TURNING. 3 ATTEMPTED FIXES, NO REAL IMPROVEMENTS, ONLY DIFFERENT ISSUES GOT BETTER WHILE OTHERS G...
Mileage: 100
I NOTICED A LARGE BUBBLE - THE APPROXIMATE SIZE OF A TENNIS BALL - IN MY PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL. HAD TO CALL NUMEROUS DEALERS TO FIND A TIRE IN STOCK. TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THE TIRE WAS ABOUT TO BLOW. $170.00 FOR A NEW TIRE. NOT EVEN TWO MONTHS LATER, DRIVING ...
Mileage: 14,000
I NOTICED A LARGE BUBBLE - THE APPROXIMATE SIZE OF A TENNIS BALL - IN MY PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL. HAD TO CALL NUMEROUS DEALERS TO FIND A TIRE IN STOCK. TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID THE TIRE WAS ABOUT TO BLOW. $170.00 FOR A NEW TIRE. NOT EVEN TWO MONTHS LATER, DRIVING ...
Mileage: 14,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHCNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS LONG AS THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT WAS NOT FLA...
Mileage: 23,787
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS A HESITATION AND VIBRATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED...
Mileage: 18,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THERE WAS A HESITATION AND VIBRATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED...
Mileage: 18,000
CAR IS LAGGING AND BOGGING CONSISTENTLY; TURN ACCELERATION IN UNPREDICTABLE, FREQUENT TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING OCCURRING, UN-SMOOTH SHIFTING, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. LOW GAS MILEAGE 20-24. *TR
Mileage: 8,000
CAR IS LAGGING AND BOGGING CONSISTENTLY; TURN ACCELERATION IN UNPREDICTABLE, FREQUENT TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING OCCURRING, UN-SMOOTH SHIFTING, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. LOW GAS MILEAGE 20-24. *TR
Mileage: 8,000
CAR IS LAGGING AND BOGGING CONSISTENTLY; TURN ACCELERATION IN UNPREDICTABLE, FREQUENT TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING OCCURRING, UN-SMOOTH SHIFTING, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. LOW GAS MILEAGE 20-24. *TR
Mileage: 8,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SURGED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT EXTREMELY LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFE...
Mileage: 12
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SURGED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT EXTREMELY LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO DEFE...
Mileage: 12
WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON A TURN, THE CAR LOOSES POWER, AS IF ITS GOING TO STALL, THEN RECOVERS WHEN ACCELERATING, THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, MUCH MORE TRICKY ON ICY AND WINTRY DAYS, ACCELERATING IN A CURVE TO KEEP THE CAR FROM STALLING. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE CAR ROLLS BACK ON HILLS, F...
Mileage: 600
JUST PURCHASED A USED FORD FOCUS SE 2013. THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD UPON ACCELERATING AND THEN THE RPMS DECREASE WHILE ACCELERATING, THEN INCREASE FOR A MOMENT, THEN DECREASE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS ANY TIME I ACCELERATE. THE CAR JERKS FORWARD THEN STOPS. WHILE THE RPMS ARE INCREASING, THE CAR MAKES A REV...
Mileage: 22,400
JUST PURCHASED A USED FORD FOCUS SE 2013. THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD UPON ACCELERATING AND THEN THE RPMS DECREASE WHILE ACCELERATING, THEN INCREASE FOR A MOMENT, THEN DECREASE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS ANY TIME I ACCELERATE. THE CAR JERKS FORWARD THEN STOPS. WHILE THE RPMS ARE INCREASING, THE CAR MAKES A REV...
Mileage: 22,400
FIRST INCIDENT ...WAS MAKING A TURN FROM A STOP POSITION AND CAR HESITATED(TRANSMISSION). SECOND INCIDENT .. PARKED CAR ON AN INCLINE AND CAR ROLLED BACK ENOUGH TO HAVE SOMEBODY BEHIND ME CALL IT TO MY ATTENTION. THIRD INCIDENT ? GOING UP ON MY DRIVEWAY THE CAR HESITATED AND SHAKES A LOT WHEN START...
Mileage: 300
FIRST INCIDENT ...WAS MAKING A TURN FROM A STOP POSITION AND CAR HESITATED(TRANSMISSION). SECOND INCIDENT .. PARKED CAR ON AN INCLINE AND CAR ROLLED BACK ENOUGH TO HAVE SOMEBODY BEHIND ME CALL IT TO MY ATTENTION. THIRD INCIDENT ? GOING UP ON MY DRIVEWAY THE CAR HESITATED AND SHAKES A LOT WHEN START...
Mileage: 300
THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS, SHAKES, GRINDS AND HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH LOW GEARS AND WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW IN JULY 2013. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PERSON WITH WHOM I SPOKE SAID MOST OF THE ISSUES THEY'VE SEEN LIKE THIS ...
Mileage: 5,000
1. THE SPUTTERING, HESITATION WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR 2. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, THE EXTRA "JOLT" SEEMS AS IF IT COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN/ISSUE 3.YEAR LATER ALL THIS GOT WORSE AND I HAD THE CAR TOWED IN TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 38 DAYS OF "FIXING" THE PROBLEMS OF...
1. THE SPUTTERING, HESITATION WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR 2. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, THE EXTRA "JOLT" SEEMS AS IF IT COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN/ISSUE 3.YEAR LATER ALL THIS GOT WORSE AND I HAD THE CAR TOWED IN TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 38 DAYS OF "FIXING" THE PROBLEMS OF...
1. THE SPUTTERING, HESITATION WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR 2. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, THE EXTRA "JOLT" SEEMS AS IF IT COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN/ISSUE 3.YEAR LATER ALL THIS GOT WORSE AND I HAD THE CAR TOWED IN TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 38 DAYS OF "FIXING" THE PROBLEMS OF...
THE CARS TRANSMISSION STUTTERS, SHAKES, AND HESITATE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF POWER , GRINDING NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION, THE CAR ALSO WILL ROLL BACK WHEN ON ANY TYPE OF HILL. *TR
Mileage: 500
THE VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH LOWER GEARS. TO AVOID THE ISSUE YOU HAVE TO ACCELERATE AT A FAIRLY HIGH RATE FROM A STOP SIGN. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING CORNERS. HAVE TAKEN INTO THE DEALER ONCE SCHEDULED FOR SECOND TRIP THIS WEEK. THEY SAY IT IS WITH IN THEIR TOLERANCE BOUN...
Mileage: 5,192
THE VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH LOWER GEARS. TO AVOID THE ISSUE YOU HAVE TO ACCELERATE AT A FAIRLY HIGH RATE FROM A STOP SIGN. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING CORNERS. HAVE TAKEN INTO THE DEALER ONCE SCHEDULED FOR SECOND TRIP THIS WEEK. THEY SAY IT IS WITH IN THEIR TOLERANCE BOUN...
Mileage: 5,192
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 65 WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF THE ENGINE IS CUTTING OUT OR ENGINE BRAKING IS BEING APPLIED THE RPM'S DROP FROM 2.5 TO 2.25 FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS PULSING. *TR
Mileage: 5,250
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 65 WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF THE ENGINE IS CUTTING OUT OR ENGINE BRAKING IS BEING APPLIED THE RPM'S DROP FROM 2.5 TO 2.25 FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS PULSING. *TR
Mileage: 5,250
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 65 WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF THE ENGINE IS CUTTING OUT OR ENGINE BRAKING IS BEING APPLIED THE RPM'S DROP FROM 2.5 TO 2.25 FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS PULSING. *TR
Mileage: 5,250
WE WERE DRIVING HOME AND HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD USING CRUISE CONTROL FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 HOURS WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY GOING FROM 70 MPH TO NO POWER OR ELECTRICAL. WE WERE FAST LANE ON I-75 NORTH AND THE CAR WAS WITHOUT ANY POWER OR HAZARD LIGHTS. WE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR SEV...
Mileage: 1,400
WE WERE DRIVING HOME AND HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD USING CRUISE CONTROL FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 HOURS WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY GOING FROM 70 MPH TO NO POWER OR ELECTRICAL. WE WERE FAST LANE ON I-75 NORTH AND THE CAR WAS WITHOUT ANY POWER OR HAZARD LIGHTS. WE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR SEV...
Mileage: 1,400
WE WERE DRIVING HOME AND HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD USING CRUISE CONTROL FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 HOURS WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY GOING FROM 70 MPH TO NO POWER OR ELECTRICAL. WE WERE FAST LANE ON I-75 NORTH AND THE CAR WAS WITHOUT ANY POWER OR HAZARD LIGHTS. WE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR SEV...
Mileage: 1,400
THE FOCUS WAS STOPPED AT THE SCENE OF ANOTHER ACCIDENT WHEN IT WAS REAR ENDED AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55 MPH APPROXIMATELY) BY A DRIVER WHO DID NOT SEE IT STOPPED. THE CAR WAS PUSHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF IT. THE REAR HATCH OF THE CAR WAS PUSHED IN PAST THE REAR AXLE AND THE ...
Mileage: 38,000
THE FOCUS WAS STOPPED AT THE SCENE OF ANOTHER ACCIDENT WHEN IT WAS REAR ENDED AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55 MPH APPROXIMATELY) BY A DRIVER WHO DID NOT SEE IT STOPPED. THE CAR WAS PUSHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF IT. THE REAR HATCH OF THE CAR WAS PUSHED IN PAST THE REAR AXLE AND THE ...
Mileage: 38,000
VEHICLE'S POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING AT LOWER SPEEDS. TRANSMISSION ALSO SURGES +/- 200 TO 300 RPMS DURING PERFECTLY STEADY ACCELERATOR POSITION. VEHICLE HAS ATTEMPTED TO STALL NUMEROUS TIMES IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITS UNPREDICTABLE POWER RESPONSE (IE VERY L...
THE VEHICLE WILL STALL UPON PRESSING THE CLUTCH IN WHILE IN GEAR OR NEUTRAL REGARDLESS OF SPEED AT RANDOM INTERVALS. I'LL NOTICE THAT COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH IN THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME FINDING AN IDLE THEN ULTIMATELY DIES. THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR AWHILE AND TH...
Mileage: 3,900
THE VEHICLE WILL STALL UPON PRESSING THE CLUTCH IN WHILE IN GEAR OR NEUTRAL REGARDLESS OF SPEED AT RANDOM INTERVALS. I'LL NOTICE THAT COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH IN THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME FINDING AN IDLE THEN ULTIMATELY DIES. THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR AWHILE AND TH...
Mileage: 3,900
THE VEHICLE WILL STALL UPON PRESSING THE CLUTCH IN WHILE IN GEAR OR NEUTRAL REGARDLESS OF SPEED AT RANDOM INTERVALS. I'LL NOTICE THAT COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH IN THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME FINDING AN IDLE THEN ULTIMATELY DIES. THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR AWHILE AND TH...
Mileage: 3,900
THE VEHICLE WILL STALL UPON PRESSING THE CLUTCH IN WHILE IN GEAR OR NEUTRAL REGARDLESS OF SPEED AT RANDOM INTERVALS. I'LL NOTICE THAT COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH IN THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME FINDING AN IDLE THEN ULTIMATELY DIES. THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR AWHILE AND TH...
Mileage: 3,900
THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE ABOUT 8 MONTHS POST PURCHASE AND TO DATE HAS A VERY UNCONTROLLABLE, JERKY TRANSMISSION, OFTEN TIMES LUNGING FORWARD AND EVEN VIBRATING DURING ACCELERATION. IT ROLLS BACK ON HILLS AS WELL. IT SHIFTS UNPREDICTABLY A LOT OF THE TIME AND SOMETIMES GEARS WILL SLIP AND THEN CATCH VE...
Mileage: 12,000
THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE ABOUT 8 MONTHS POST PURCHASE AND TO DATE HAS A VERY UNCONTROLLABLE, JERKY TRANSMISSION, OFTEN TIMES LUNGING FORWARD AND EVEN VIBRATING DURING ACCELERATION. IT ROLLS BACK ON HILLS AS WELL. IT SHIFTS UNPREDICTABLY A LOT OF THE TIME AND SOMETIMES GEARS WILL SLIP AND THEN CATCH VE...
Mileage: 12,000
WE PURCHASED A 2013 FORD FOCUS WITH THE DCT. BY 1200 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WAS GRINDING AND STUTTERING TO THE POINT OF ALMOST STALLING DURING ACCELERATION. FORD PERFORMED A REPAIR AFTER FINDING THE CLUTCHES BURNED UP AND BEARING FAILURE. THIS FIX LASTED FOR AWHILE BEFORE THE PROBLEM RETURNED. ...
Mileage: 1,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM WHIPLASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MA...
Mileage: 57,000
WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME IT WOULD NOT SHIFT BUT RAISED A RED FLAG. AFTER TURNING OFF IGNITION AND TRYING AGAIN IT FINALLY ENGAGED, ALL OTHER SHIFTER SELECTIONS WERE FINE; N, D. SOON THEREAFTER I BEGAN NOTICING A STRANGE GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END ACCOMPANIED...
Mileage: 1,800
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WITH A DRAGGING FEELING. VEHICLE LOSSES SPEED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THEN CATCHES WITH A JOLT. *TR
Mileage: 23,840
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRE...
Mileage: 5
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRE...
Mileage: 5
WHILE DRIVING , INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS AND NOTIFICATION LIGHTS BLINKED OFF AND ON 5 TIMES CAR CONTINUED TO RUN NORMAL . ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE TACH AND SPEED NEEDLE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THEN WENT BACK UP TO NORMAL . ALSO STARTING FROM A STOP HESITATION AND JERKING WHILE STARTING OUT FROM STOP...
Mileage: 5,000
WHILE DRIVING , INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS AND NOTIFICATION LIGHTS BLINKED OFF AND ON 5 TIMES CAR CONTINUED TO RUN NORMAL . ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE TACH AND SPEED NEEDLE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THEN WENT BACK UP TO NORMAL . ALSO STARTING FROM A STOP HESITATION AND JERKING WHILE STARTING OUT FROM STOP...
Mileage: 5,000
I AM LEASING THIS CAR AND GOT IT IN MARCH 2013. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES ALREADY AND THE DEALERS, 2 DIFFERENT ONES, KEEP TELLING ME IT IS JUST NORMAL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A LONG TIME AND EVEN DROVE A 5 SPEED, BUT NEVER HAVE I HAD THESE ISSUES. GRINDING, SHUDDERING, JERKING IN LOWER SPEED...
Mileage: 300
THIS VEHICLE HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT HAS IT HESITATING AND LURCHING FORWARD IN THE SLOWER GEARS. IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE WHEN STARTING OUT AND I HAVE NEARLY HIT SEVERAL CARS, SEVERAL TIMES. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE...
Mileage: 35,000
I WAS GOING TO PICK UP MY WIFE FROM WORK AS USUAL. I AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER ESPECIALLY AROUND CORNERS. I WAS NOT DRIVING MORE THAT15 MPH WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED CAR I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. I WENT UP ON THE DRIVEWAY AREA. I HIT A CONCRETE W...
Mileage: 15,995
I WAS GOING TO PICK UP MY WIFE FROM WORK AS USUAL. I AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER ESPECIALLY AROUND CORNERS. I WAS NOT DRIVING MORE THAT15 MPH WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED CAR I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. I WENT UP ON THE DRIVEWAY AREA. I HIT A CONCRETE W...
Mileage: 15,995
I WAS GOING TO PICK UP MY WIFE FROM WORK AS USUAL. I AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER ESPECIALLY AROUND CORNERS. I WAS NOT DRIVING MORE THAT15 MPH WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED CAR I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. I WENT UP ON THE DRIVEWAY AREA. I HIT A CONCRETE W...
Mileage: 15,995
I WAS GOING TO PICK UP MY WIFE FROM WORK AS USUAL. I AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER ESPECIALLY AROUND CORNERS. I WAS NOT DRIVING MORE THAT15 MPH WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED CAR I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. I WENT UP ON THE DRIVEWAY AREA. I HIT A CONCRETE W...
Mileage: 15,995
I PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS IN MAY 2013 BRAND NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP. FOR THE FIRST 6-8 MONTHS THE CAR DROVE FINE. STARTING IN JANUARY 2014 I NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION WAS GRINDING THROUGH OUT EACH GEAR WHICH IS ODD BECAUSE I DRIVE AN AUTOMATIC. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOUR TIMES FOR REPAIRS COVERED IN MY 3600...
Mileage: 7,385
I FIRST NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION THE FIRST WEEK I BOUGHT MY '13 FORD FOCUS. I WOULD HEAR A SHUDDERING AND GEARS GRINDING WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE AND MY TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT OUT BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL AN...
Mileage: 49,400
I FIRST NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION THE FIRST WEEK I BOUGHT MY '13 FORD FOCUS. I WOULD HEAR A SHUDDERING AND GEARS GRINDING WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE AND MY TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT OUT BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL AN...
Mileage: 49,400
I FIRST NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION THE FIRST WEEK I BOUGHT MY '13 FORD FOCUS. I WOULD HEAR A SHUDDERING AND GEARS GRINDING WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE AND MY TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT OUT BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL AN...
Mileage: 49,400
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE CONTINUOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER VEHICLE DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR DURING DECELERATION. THE VEHICLE WA...
Mileage: 560
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Mileage: 24,000
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR MOVING POSITION IN MY CAR I GET A CRUNCHING, GRINDING NOISE AND SUDDEN JERKING. SEEMS TO COME FROM THE TRANSMISSION BUT EVERY TIME I TAKE MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE THEY REFUSE TO EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR AND SAY IT'S NORMAL AND HAND ME PAPERWORK SAYING IT'S FINE. SOMETIMES T...
Mileage: 22,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE ON A HILL, IT ROLLED AWAY IN REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...
Mileage: 14,000
THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO DAYS OR SO AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. HEARD GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR AS IF METAL WAS DRAGGING ON ASPHALT. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT WAS NORMAL. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN A TEST AND ...
Mileage: 150
THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO DAYS OR SO AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. HEARD GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR AS IF METAL WAS DRAGGING ON ASPHALT. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT WAS NORMAL. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN A TEST AND ...
Mileage: 150
TL* THE CONTACT 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ACCELERATED FROM A COMPLETE STOP WHEN HE FELT THE TRANSMISSION SLIP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MAN...
Mileage: 35,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,700.
Mileage: 8,700
ON MY 2013 FORD FOCUS ST I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A STALLING ISSUE WHILE MOVING. CAR WILL STALL WHEN CLUTCH IS PRESSED WHILE SLOWING DOWN. FORD HAS A TSB ISSUED, BUT WILL NOT PERFORM REQUIRED WORK DUE TO NO CODE BEING PRESENT. THE ISSUE WILL COME AND GO. UPON BROWSING INTERNET THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ...
Mileage: 7,000
ON MY 2013 FORD FOCUS ST I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A STALLING ISSUE WHILE MOVING. CAR WILL STALL WHEN CLUTCH IS PRESSED WHILE SLOWING DOWN. FORD HAS A TSB ISSUED, BUT WILL NOT PERFORM REQUIRED WORK DUE TO NO CODE BEING PRESENT. THE ISSUE WILL COME AND GO. UPON BROWSING INTERNET THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ...
Mileage: 7,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEALS AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPL...
Mileage: 6,500
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS WANTS TO STALL WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND OR THE GEARS SLIP AND THE CAR STUTTERS LOSING SPEED SUDDENLY. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE MANUAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INITIALLY IT WAS ALSO DOING IT WHILE TRYING TO REVERSE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WITH IN TWO MONTHS OF PURCHASE AND...
Mileage: 1,500
2013 FORD FOCUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INCLUDE NOISE, GRINDING, SHUDDERING, LURCHING. DEALER CLAIMS THEY ARE NORMAL BUT REPRESENTS SAFETY AND FINANCIAL ISSUE (I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO SELL THE CAR) AND I DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. *JS
Mileage: 5,000
ENGINE STALLS AND SHUTS OFF WHILE COASTING OR COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH IN. *TR
Mileage: 18,000
ENGINE STALLS AND SHUTS OFF WHILE COASTING OR COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH IN. *TR
Mileage: 18,000
IN AUGUST OF 2013 I BROUGHT MY 2013 FORD FOCUS INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I OWNED THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AT THAT POINT WITH 6,000 MILES ON IT. CAR WAS SHUDDERING AT LOWER GEARS, TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING, AT TIMES RPM WOULD REV UP HIGHER THAN NORMAL, GRINDING NOISE COUL...
Mileage: 6,000
IN AUGUST OF 2013 I BROUGHT MY 2013 FORD FOCUS INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I OWNED THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AT THAT POINT WITH 6,000 MILES ON IT. CAR WAS SHUDDERING AT LOWER GEARS, TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING, AT TIMES RPM WOULD REV UP HIGHER THAN NORMAL, GRINDING NOISE COUL...
Mileage: 6,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HE DROVE 65 MPH THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ...
Mileage: 350
UPON STARTUP, THE CAR IDLES ROUGH AND THE RPMS DROP UNTIL THE ECU CATCHES IT AND THE RPMS INCREASE. THE PROBLEM BECOMES MORE FREQUENT AS THE CAR IS DRIVEN. AT TIMES, THE RPMS WILL DROP SO FAR THAT THE CAR WILL STALL. THE PROBLEM TENDS TO GET WORSE AS THE CAR HEATS UP. IT HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES W...
Mileage: 26,000
UPON STARTUP, THE CAR IDLES ROUGH AND THE RPMS DROP UNTIL THE ECU CATCHES IT AND THE RPMS INCREASE. THE PROBLEM BECOMES MORE FREQUENT AS THE CAR IS DRIVEN. AT TIMES, THE RPMS WILL DROP SO FAR THAT THE CAR WILL STALL. THE PROBLEM TENDS TO GET WORSE AS THE CAR HEATS UP. IT HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES W...
Mileage: 26,000
I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN A COMPLETELY FLAT SECTION OF THE ROAD AND HAD BEEN APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES IN MY JOURNEY WHEN I NOTICED MY CAR STARTED SLIGHTLY SHUDDERING. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A MERGING VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE WENT TO OVER 5000 RPM (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BY THE WA...
Mileage: 15,267
I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN A COMPLETELY FLAT SECTION OF THE ROAD AND HAD BEEN APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES IN MY JOURNEY WHEN I NOTICED MY CAR STARTED SLIGHTLY SHUDDERING. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A MERGING VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE WENT TO OVER 5000 RPM (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BY THE WA...
Mileage: 15,267
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. CAR HANDLED ERRATICALLY ON WET / SLICK SURFACES. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS TRACTION CONTROL RELATED. BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND FORD SERVICE (ALL AMERICAN FORD, HACKENSACK, NJ) SAID THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS OPERATIONAL. WE SPECIFICALLY SUGGESTED ...
Mileage: 5,000
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. CAR HANDLED ERRATICALLY ON WET / SLICK SURFACES. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS TRACTION CONTROL RELATED. BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND FORD SERVICE (ALL AMERICAN FORD, HACKENSACK, NJ) SAID THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS OPERATIONAL. WE SPECIFICALLY SUGGESTED ...
Mileage: 5,000
I AM EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH MY 2013 FORD FOCUS THAT IS MAKING ME SO NERVOUS AND SCARING ME. I AM SO AFRAID IT IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I STOP AT A STOP SIGN, LOOK BOTH WAYS, SEE A VEHIC...
WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ITSELF TO NEUTRAL. IT DID THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT IN THE REAR END WHEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. APPARENTLY, IT WAS A FAULTY COMPUTER CODE. *TR
Mileage: 5,000
WHEN I DRIVE IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS GRINDING AND/OR A RATTLING IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS MAKE THIS NOISE HOWEVER WHEN IT DOES IT SOUNDS LIKE MY TRANSMISSION IS GONNA FALL OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE I AM DRIVING. I CAN ALSO FEEL A VIBRATION IN MY FOOT PEDDLE. ON JUNE...
WHEN I DRIVE IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS GRINDING AND/OR A RATTLING IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS MAKE THIS NOISE HOWEVER WHEN IT DOES IT SOUNDS LIKE MY TRANSMISSION IS GONNA FALL OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE I AM DRIVING. I CAN ALSO FEEL A VIBRATION IN MY FOOT PEDDLE. ON JUNE...
VEHICLE JUST STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED WHEN COMING TO A STOP. SOMETIMES IDLE IS ERRATIC IF THE VEHICLE STAYS RUNNING. IT HUNTS TO IDLE PROPERLY. *TR
Mileage: 3,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND REDUCED IN ACCELERATION POWER. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER RECALIBRATED THE COMPUTER HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORREC...
Mileage: 6
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. AFTER TH...
Mileage: 26,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROZE IN PLACE WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO THE RIGHT SIDE WIPER BUT YESTERDAY (3/12/14) NEITHER WIPER WOULD WORK AFTER A 20 MILE HIGHWAY DRIVE DURING A MODERATE SNOWFALL. THE CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1.) THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP AND THE WIN...
Mileage: 14,000
ON FRIDAY 2/14/2014 @ 1100, I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH, WHEN MY CAR, WITHOUT LIFTING FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, SUDDENLY LOST POWER GOING FROM 65MPH TO 30 MPH, IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. A LOW SWOOSH SOUND FROM MOTOR OCCURRED AT SAME TIME. I HAD TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AT SEA WORLD DRIVE EXIT FROM T...
Mileage: 15,548
ON FRIDAY 2/14/2014 @ 1100, I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH, WHEN MY CAR, WITHOUT LIFTING FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, SUDDENLY LOST POWER GOING FROM 65MPH TO 30 MPH, IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. A LOW SWOOSH SOUND FROM MOTOR OCCURRED AT SAME TIME. I HAD TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AT SEA WORLD DRIVE EXIT FROM T...
Mileage: 15,548
IN 2/13, MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A '13 FORD FOCUS FROM BREWSTER FORD IN NY. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR CAR HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. IT RANDOMLY LOSES POWER. IT FEELS LIKE THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T RESPOND SOMETIMES WHEN WE TRY TO ACCELERATE. OUR CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THEIR SERVICE CENTER FOR THE 4TH ATTEMP...
IN 2/13, MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A '13 FORD FOCUS FROM BREWSTER FORD IN NY. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR CAR HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. IT RANDOMLY LOSES POWER. IT FEELS LIKE THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T RESPOND SOMETIMES WHEN WE TRY TO ACCELERATE. OUR CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THEIR SERVICE CENTER FOR THE 4TH ATTEMP...
IN 2/13, MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A '13 FORD FOCUS FROM BREWSTER FORD IN NY. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR CAR HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. IT RANDOMLY LOSES POWER. IT FEELS LIKE THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T RESPOND SOMETIMES WHEN WE TRY TO ACCELERATE. OUR CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THEIR SERVICE CENTER FOR THE 4TH ATTEMP...
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FOCUS IN JANUARY 2013 AFTER HAVING PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2011 FORD FOCUS THAT WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TOLD ME THAT THE 2013 FOCUS MODELS HAD A REDONE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS MORE EXPENSIVE AND DIDN'T HAVE THE "ISSUES" THAT PLAGUED THE 2011 FORD FO...
Mileage: 150
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FOCUS IN JANUARY 2013 AFTER HAVING PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2011 FORD FOCUS THAT WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TOLD ME THAT THE 2013 FOCUS MODELS HAD A REDONE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS MORE EXPENSIVE AND DIDN'T HAVE THE "ISSUES" THAT PLAGUED THE 2011 FORD FO...
Mileage: 150
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FOCUS IN JANUARY 2013 AFTER HAVING PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2011 FORD FOCUS THAT WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TOLD ME THAT THE 2013 FOCUS MODELS HAD A REDONE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS MORE EXPENSIVE AND DIDN'T HAVE THE "ISSUES" THAT PLAGUED THE 2011 FORD FO...
Mileage: 150
AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES ARE SLIPPING CAUSING MODERATE TO SEVERE (INTERMITTENT) HESITATION. DEALER SAYS THAT THE WAY ITS SUPPOSED TO BE WHEN I TOOK IT IN. WENT TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND FLUID IS LEAKING IN REAR MAIN SEAL, DEALER DIDN'T EVEN CHECK. REPLACED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AT 12000 MI...
Mileage: 3,500
AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES ARE SLIPPING CAUSING MODERATE TO SEVERE (INTERMITTENT) HESITATION. DEALER SAYS THAT THE WAY ITS SUPPOSED TO BE WHEN I TOOK IT IN FIRST WEEK WE HAD IT. WENT TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR SECOND OIL CHANGE AND FLUID IS LEAKING IN REAR MAIN SEAL, DEALER DIDN'T EVEN ...
Mileage: 300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE ...
Mileage: 15,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE ...
Mileage: 15,000
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM FORD OF MAYAGUEZ. I SOON NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WHEN WET OR FOGGY WAS MOTTLED OUTSIDE THE GLASS. THINKING IT NEEDED CLEANING I RETURNED TO DEALER WHO COULD DO NOTHING. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CLEAN IT HAVE FAILED EXCEPTING A SLIGHT WEAR OF THE MOTTLING WHERE TH...
Mileage: 58
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT MIDNIGHT 2/8/2014 AT ABOUT 75MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO BECOME STIFF IN THE STEERING AND LOST SPEED RAPIDLY. I DOWN SHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 4TH GEAR THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WITH MY FOOT PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, I SHIFTED DOWN TO 3RD BECA...
Mileage: 13,286
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT MIDNIGHT 2/8/2014 AT ABOUT 75MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO BECOME STIFF IN THE STEERING AND LOST SPEED RAPIDLY. I DOWN SHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 4TH GEAR THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WITH MY FOOT PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, I SHIFTED DOWN TO 3RD BECA...
Mileage: 13,286
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT MIDNIGHT 2/8/2014 AT ABOUT 75MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO BECOME STIFF IN THE STEERING AND LOST SPEED RAPIDLY. I DOWN SHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 4TH GEAR THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WITH MY FOOT PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, I SHIFTED DOWN TO 3RD BECA...
Mileage: 13,286
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON MARCH 30TH, 2013 AND HAVE HAD CONSTANT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS, LURCHES, ROLLS BACKWARDS ON HILLS, ON SOME OCCASIONS REFUSES TO SHIFT GEARS, SQUEAKS AND RATTLES. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE INTO DAVIES FORD IN CHARLEROI, PA (WHICH IS DOCUMENTED...
Mileage: 3,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHE DROVE AT 70 MPH, THE PLACE TRANSMISSION IN PARK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER TO RESTART THE ENGINE...
Mileage: 3,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHE DROVE AT 70 MPH, THE PLACE TRANSMISSION IN PARK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER TO RESTART THE ENGINE...
Mileage: 3,000
MY CAR LIKE THE REST OF THE COMPLAINTS DOES NOT SHIFT RIGHT. IT JERKS AND SHUDDERS AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN IT SHIFTS. I TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT MEET FORDS GUIDELINES TO FIX. THEY SAY IT IS IN NORMAL OPERATING STANDARDS BUT I DONT THINK A BRAND N...
MY CAR LIKE THE REST OF THE COMPLAINTS DOES NOT SHIFT RIGHT. IT JERKS AND SHUDDERS AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN IT SHIFTS. I TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT MEET FORDS GUIDELINES TO FIX. THEY SAY IT IS IN NORMAL OPERATING STANDARDS BUT I DONT THINK A BRAND N...
WHEN GOING UP HILLS THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION REFUSES TO SHIFT INSTANTLY AND MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISE. IT WOULD EVENTUALLY SHIFTS BUT THE SPLIT SECONDS OF NOT SHIFTING CAUSES ME ANXIETY AND IMPLIES A SAFETY ISSUE. I BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF FORD OF KIRKLAND'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE ...
Mileage: 1,700
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS REST ON A PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT IS NOT HEATED. AFTER HAVING FULLY CLEARED MY WINDSHIELD OF SNOW AND ICE BEFORE MY TRIP, I WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO FIND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS NON-FUNCTIONAL WHEN I WENT TO USE THEM TO CLEAR ROAD SPRAY FROM MY WINDSHIELD. WHAT HAD HAPPENED...
Mileage: 8,000
WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR FROM 5 - 20 MINUTES AND WHEN YOU REMOVE THE SEATBELT - THERE IS NO ALARMING SOUND AND NO LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. BUT, WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND START AGAIN, YOU CAN HEAR THE ALARM AND THE LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN YOU REMOVE THE SEATBELT. CONCERNS: ...
Mileage: 10,000
WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR FROM 5 - 20 MINUTES AND WHEN YOU REMOVE THE SEATBELT - THERE IS NO ALARMING SOUND AND NO LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. BUT, WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND START AGAIN, YOU CAN HEAR THE ALARM AND THE LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN YOU REMOVE THE SEATBELT. CONCERNS: ...
Mileage: 10,000
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR JUST DIED. ENGINE SHUT OFF, HOW EVER ALL THE ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR WERE STILL WORKING. ONCE PULLING OFF THE FREE WAY, THE CAR STARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT THEN DIED SHORTLY AFTER. THE CAR THEN WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER GETTING THE CAR TOWED TO QUIRK FORD IN Q...
Mileage: 8,700
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR JUST DIED. ENGINE SHUT OFF, HOW EVER ALL THE ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR WERE STILL WORKING. ONCE PULLING OFF THE FREE WAY, THE CAR STARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BUT THEN DIED SHORTLY AFTER. THE CAR THEN WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER GETTING THE CAR TOWED TO QUIRK FORD IN Q...
Mileage: 8,700
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, THEN COMPLETE LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION WHILE IN TRAFFIC LANES. DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS COMMON AND THERE IS A TWO WEEK WAITING LIST FOR REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 19,899
THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT RIGHT. IT HESITATES, JERKS AND SURGING. AT LOWER GEARS OR SPEED UNDER 40, THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IT SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR WHEN THE SPEED IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH FOR THE GEAR. THIS CAUSES POOR ACCELERATION AND DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING INTO HIGHWAY FROM RAMP. *TR
Mileage: 282
THIS CAR CONSTANTLY GRINDS AND SHUTTERS BETWEEN THE FIRST FEW GEARS EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST 8 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON FEB 2013 AND IT ONLY DROVE GOOD FOR 2 MONTHS AND THE REMAINING TIME I'VE HAD IT, HAS BEEN ON THE SHOP OVER 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME EXACT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SYMP...
Mileage: 12,000
AS WITH OVER 100 OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY UNSTABLE. HESITATION AND ALMOST DYING AT A STOP OR IN SLOW BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC IS A SAFETY HAZARD. ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON HIGHWAYS AND ATTAIN HIGHER SPEEDS FROM A STOP OR SLOW (10-20 MPH). GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT END AT LOW SPEEDS.. ...
Mileage: 13,667
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 12,552
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 12,552
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ...
Mileage: 12,552
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ON 12/23/2013 AND ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR SAID ENGINE FAULT CHECK SYSTEM NOW LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN ON ME ON THE EXPRESSWAY I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES CRANKING MY CAR BUT IT WOULDN'T START SO I CALL IDOT TO HELP ME THEY CAME AND TOWED ME TO THE NEAR...
Mileage: 12,377
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS SE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPRO TIRES, SIZE 215/55/R16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS CNB3WBPC0913. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES HAD LIMITED TRACTION AND FAIL TO GRIP THE ROAD. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING LIMITED CONDITIONS. THE VE...
Mileage: 6,000
I'VE DRIVEN OVER 5,000 MILES ON THIS NEW FOCUS. THE FIRST 5K WERE OK BUT LATELY THE TRANSMISSION HAS BECOME EXTREMELY ERRATIC IN ITS BEHAVIOR. IT SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY AND FREQUENTLY AFTER SHIFTING IN TO 2ND GEAR AND THEN HESITATES TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HAS STARTED MAKING A CLANKING SOUN...
Mileage: 5,600
THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE CAR THAT I AM DRIVING (ANOTHER FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC). MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO SCHOOL AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROSEVILLE PARKWAY AND DOUGLAS BOULEVARD, IN ROSEVILLE, CA TO DAY AT ABOUT 7:15 AM FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE CAR STOPPED. SHE WAS WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO T...
Mileage: 4,215
THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE CAR THAT I AM DRIVING (ANOTHER FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC). MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO SCHOOL AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROSEVILLE PARKWAY AND DOUGLAS BOULEVARD, IN ROSEVILLE, CA TO DAY AT ABOUT 7:15 AM FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE CAR STOPPED. SHE WAS WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO T...
Mileage: 4,215
I GENERALLY DO NOT HAVE BACK SEAT PASSENGERS, I PICKED UP MY TWO NEPHEWS AND I MADE THEM PUT THEIR SEAT BELTS ON. UPON ARRIVING AT OUR DESTINATION THE BOYS WERE HAVING TROUBLE RELEASING THE BELTS AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF STRUGGLING WITH THE BELTS WE FINALLY GOT THE BOYS RELEASED BUT NOW THE SEAT BEL...
TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT I WENT AND TOOK IT FOR A MAINTENANCE OIL APPOINTMENT, ON DECEMBER 3 AS I STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START, IT KEPT MARKING CHECK ENGINE, IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE MIDDLE OF MY STREET BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WOULD START BUT NOT GET T...
Mileage: 2,045
AS WITH OVER 100 OTHER COMPLAINTS, THE TRANSMISSION IS A COMPLETE FAILURE. HESITATION AND ALMOST DYING AT A STOP OR IN SLOW BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC IS A SAFETY HAZARD. ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON HIGHWAYS AND ATTAIN HIGHER SPEEDS FROM A STOP OR SLOW (10-20 MPH) HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK SEVERAL TI...
Mileage: 300
STEERING AND COMPUTER AIDED SYSTEMS ALONG WITH TIRES THAT WERE NOT DISCLOSED TO BE USED UNDER 40 DEGREES CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING INPUT AND CONTROL WHICH LEAD TO HITTING A CURB AND DAMAGING SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AS WELL AS THE DRIVE-ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE IS WORSE THAT BEFORE. THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES ...
Mileage: 1,000
STEERING AND COMPUTER AIDED SYSTEMS ALONG WITH TIRES THAT WERE NOT DISCLOSED TO BE USED UNDER 40 DEGREES CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING INPUT AND CONTROL WHICH LEAD TO HITTING A CURB AND DAMAGING SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AS WELL AS THE DRIVE-ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE IS WORSE THAT BEFORE. THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES ...
Mileage: 1,000
STEERING AND COMPUTER AIDED SYSTEMS ALONG WITH TIRES THAT WERE NOT DISCLOSED TO BE USED UNDER 40 DEGREES CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING INPUT AND CONTROL WHICH LEAD TO HITTING A CURB AND DAMAGING SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AS WELL AS THE DRIVE-ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE IS WORSE THAT BEFORE. THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES ...
Mileage: 1,000
I HAVE OWNED THIS FORD FOCUS TITANIUM FOR 11 MONTHS NOW. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS AND JUST TAKING OFF FROM A STOP POSITION. SOMETIMES, THE CAR WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. THERE IS ALSO GRINDING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTING FORM 1...
Mileage: 17,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE MAIN SEAL, CLUTCH PACK AND FRONT SEALS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 10,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ON AN INCLINE. THE FAILURES WERE RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER...
Mileage: 900
DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL WITH MY GRANDSON AND THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AS WE CREPT IN THE LINE OF TRAFFIC. ALMOST SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS READY TO STALL! THIS CAR HAS JUST OVER 5000 MILES ON IT AND I ENJOY DRIVING IT BUT THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS JERKING MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO ...
Mileage: 5,562
DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL WITH MY GRANDSON AND THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AS WE CREPT IN THE LINE OF TRAFFIC. ALMOST SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS READY TO STALL! THIS CAR HAS JUST OVER 5000 MILES ON IT AND I ENJOY DRIVING IT BUT THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS JERKING MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO ...
Mileage: 5,562
DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL WITH MY GRANDSON AND THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AS WE CREPT IN THE LINE OF TRAFFIC. ALMOST SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS READY TO STALL! THIS CAR HAS JUST OVER 5000 MILES ON IT AND I ENJOY DRIVING IT BUT THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS JERKING MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO ...
Mileage: 5,562
I HAVE ONLY HAD TO CAR FOR A DAY. THE CAR MAKES AN AWFUL RATTLING NOISE AND HESITATES WHEN GOING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, TODAY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND WHEN I WAS IN DRIVE I PUSHED THE GAS TO GO FORWARD AND THE CAR WENT IN REVERSE! PLEASE RECALL THIS CAR. IT'S SO UNSAFE AND S...
Mileage: 301
I HAVE ONLY HAD TO CAR FOR A DAY. THE CAR MAKES AN AWFUL RATTLING NOISE AND HESITATES WHEN GOING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, TODAY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND WHEN I WAS IN DRIVE I PUSHED THE GAS TO GO FORWARD AND THE CAR WENT IN REVERSE! PLEASE RECALL THIS CAR. IT'S SO UNSAFE AND S...
Mileage: 301
I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD FOCUS TITANIUM IN OCTOBER OF 2012. SHORTLY AFTER, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE AND SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING OR DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, INCLUDING PULLING INTO AND OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME. IT THEN BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS ON INCLINES. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AUTOMATI...
Mileage: 6,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATED PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE RPMS EXHIBITED ABNORMAL READINGS. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE RECALIBRATED EVERY TH...
Mileage: 10,600
WHILE DRIVING MY FORD FOCUS IT "STUTTERED", I.E. WHILE I WAS PUSHING ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING AND JERKED AS THOUGH I HAD SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT DIDN'T REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO IT UNTIL THE 15 OCT. INCIDENT. I MENTIONED IT TO MY WIFE WHO ALSO JUS...
Mileage: 3,250
THIS INCIDENT HAS NOW OCCURRED TWICE IN ONE WEEK. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THE CAR JUST DIED. THE FUEL LIGHT NEVER WENT ON AND STILL SAID I HAD ABOUT 30 MORE MILES UNTIL E. WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY PUT GAS IN IT AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I...
Mileage: 19,000
THIS INCIDENT HAS NOW OCCURRED TWICE IN ONE WEEK. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND THE CAR JUST DIED. THE FUEL LIGHT NEVER WENT ON AND STILL SAID I HAD ABOUT 30 MORE MILES UNTIL E. WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY PUT GAS IN IT AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I...
Mileage: 19,000
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS PUTTING SOME GAS ON TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE DEEP SNOW TO THE CENTER OF THE ROAD WHERE THE SNOW WAS COMPACTED. I WOULD HAVE MADE IT TO THE CENTER; HOWEVER THE TRACTION CONTROL REDUCED THE POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS GETTING ME STUCK IN THE SNOW, BLOCKING HALF OF ...
Mileage: 2,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WHEN DRIVING 20-30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A ROUGH JERK, WHEN SHIFTING INTO LOWER GEARS,...
Mileage: 7,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SLOWING TO EXIT OFF THE INTERSTATE, VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM, THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT OR SERVICE MY VEHICLE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I HAD ALREADY TAKEN IT TO THEM ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR A NOISE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT ...
Mileage: 200
I HAVE OWNED THIS FORD FOCUS FOR APPROX. 1 YEAR. 10 MONTHS INTO OWNING IT, I NOTICED THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS, OR PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY WHICH HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL UNLESS I GAVE IT A LOT OF GAS TO KEEP IT MOVING. THERE IS A...
Mileage: 21,755
MY VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING, AND ONCE I DID GET IT STARTED, I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. THE REVERSE GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CAR COULD OPERATE IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION, HOWEVER, ISSUES WERE NOTED WHEN THE CAR CHANGED GEARS (FROM 1ST TO 2ND, AND 2ND TO 3...
Mileage: 1,200
I JUST BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FOCUS TITANIUM ON FRIDAY 10/25/2013 AND IT HAD 107 MILES. I DROVE AROUND YESTERDAY. WHILE GETTING ON RAMP TO 85 SOUTH FREEWAY FROM FREMONT BLVD, I HEARD THIS LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, AS I ACCELERATED THE NOISE GREW LOUDER. I HAD NO CHO...
Mileage: 124
CAR: FORD FOCUS EV (ALL ELECTRIC) - SECOND REPORT ON NHTSA WEBSITE ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE FAILURE: INCIDENT: WHILE BACKING OUT OF PACKING SPACE IN COSTCO PARKING, I STARTED TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. ALL OF SUDDEN, THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. I COULD NOT MOVE TH...
Mileage: 1,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND MOVED FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM COULD NOT BE ACTIVATED WITH THE NAVIGATIONAL BUTTON AND THE SPEEDOMETER PROVIDED TWO DIFFERENT SPEED READINGS. TH...
Mileage: 100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND MOVED FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM COULD NOT BE ACTIVATED WITH THE NAVIGATIONAL BUTTON AND THE SPEEDOMETER PROVIDED TWO DIFFERENT SPEED READINGS. TH...
Mileage: 100
THE ENGINE AND FORD SELECTSHIFT DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSIONS ARE DANGEROUS. THEY ARE VERY UNPREDICTABLE.THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, GRINDS AND BUCKS IN TRAFFIC. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO NEARLY HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BEFORE. THE ENGINE'S ELECTRONIC THROTTLE IS ALSO VERY UNPREDICTABLE. SOMETIMES WHEN I...
Mileage: 10,000
VEHICLE GOING ON LOWER GEAR (1ST TO 3RD GEAR) WILL SLIP. THE TRANSMISSION WILL JERK AND CHOKE. WHEN IT CHOKES THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND SLOWS DOWN CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ALMOST HIT ME. ALSO THERE IS A DRY RATTLE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. BROUGHT IT BACK TO FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID ALL TEST IS NORMA...
Mileage: 20,000
WITH 9100 MILES ON IT...WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE RPMS REVVED TO OVER 7000 AND THEN DOWN TO ZERO. ALL GEARS WERE LOST AND HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER. TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE TO IT AND SAID IT WAS FINE. *TR APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES LATER THE SAME THING H...
Mileage: 9,100
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT ANY POINT IN TIME THE CAR STARTS TO SOUND LIKE ITS GOING TO DIE ALMOST LIKE I'M DRIVING A STANDARD BUT I'M NOT. I MOSTLY NOTICE IT WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN. YET I HAVE NOTICED IT WHEN GOING FASTER AS WELL. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS BEING...
Mileage: 1,500
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT ANY POINT IN TIME THE CAR STARTS TO SOUND LIKE ITS GOING TO DIE ALMOST LIKE I'M DRIVING A STANDARD BUT I'M NOT. I MOSTLY NOTICE IT WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN. YET I HAVE NOTICED IT WHEN GOING FASTER AS WELL. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS BEING...
Mileage: 1,500
AFTER COASTING AROUND A CORNER AT 30MPH I PRESSED ACCELERATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND THEN CAUGHT AND THE CAR LAUNCHED FORWARD. IT DID THIS THREE TIMES AND NOW ITS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. *TR
Mileage: 6,401
CAR JERKS ALOT! ALWAYS JERKING AT LOW SPEEDS AND USUALLY THROUGH GEARS 1-4. VERY UNRELIABLE IN CITY DRIVING AND FEELS VERY UNSAFE. I TOTALLY REGRET PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. TAKEN IT SEVERAL TIMES TO THE FORD CAMELBACK IN PHX AZ AND THEY JUST SAY ITS THE WAY THE MANUFACTURE BUILT THE CAR AND HOW THE ...
Mileage: 20,000
CAR JERKS ALOT! ALWAYS JERKING AT LOW SPEEDS AND USUALLY THROUGH GEARS 1-4. VERY UNRELIABLE IN CITY DRIVING AND FEELS VERY UNSAFE. I TOTALLY REGRET PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. TAKEN IT SEVERAL TIMES TO THE FORD CAMELBACK IN PHX AZ AND THEY JUST SAY ITS THE WAY THE MANUFACTURE BUILT THE CAR AND HOW THE ...
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS IN A JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES WHERE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED ON EACH OCCASION. THE FAILURE CONTIN...
Mileage: 9,000
VEHICLE STOPS MIDDLE OF NO WHERE ABRUPTLY. *TR
Mileage: 6,000
WAS DRIVING UP MY DRIVEWAY WHICH IS FAIRLY STEEP, THE ENGINE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL, THE ENGINE WAS REVVING/REDLINING AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND STEPPED ON THE GAS. THE CAR WAS STILL NOT IN GEA...
Mileage: 9,000
WAS DRIVING UP MY DRIVEWAY WHICH IS FAIRLY STEEP, THE ENGINE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL, THE ENGINE WAS REVVING/REDLINING AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. I QUICKLY APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND STEPPED ON THE GAS. THE CAR WAS STILL NOT IN GEA...
Mileage: 9,000
FOR A FEW MONTHS PRIOR I HAD NOTICED A SHUTTERING STUTTERING TYPE FEELING WHEN COASTING OR AT AT STOP, ALMOST LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING TO STALL. ON 9/13 I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC GOING UP A HILL INTO A DODGER GAME WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN A WARNING POPPED UP ON THE SCREEN INFORMING ME THAT THE TRANSMIS...
Mileage: 14,664
FOR A FEW MONTHS PRIOR I HAD NOTICED A SHUTTERING STUTTERING TYPE FEELING WHEN COASTING OR AT AT STOP, ALMOST LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING TO STALL. ON 9/13 I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC GOING UP A HILL INTO A DODGER GAME WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN A WARNING POPPED UP ON THE SCREEN INFORMING ME THAT THE TRANSMIS...
Mileage: 14,664
WHEN DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS, I OFTEN FEEL MY 2013 FORD FOCUS STALL OR JERK. OFTEN TIMES THERE ARE GLITCHES IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OF LOCKS AND ALSO IN THE RADIO. THE DOOR WILL STAY LOCKED AFTER HITTING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE INSIDE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN ON, UNLESS I TURN ...
Mileage: 6,000
WHEN DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS, I OFTEN FEEL MY 2013 FORD FOCUS STALL OR JERK. OFTEN TIMES THERE ARE GLITCHES IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OF LOCKS AND ALSO IN THE RADIO. THE DOOR WILL STAY LOCKED AFTER HITTING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE INSIDE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN ON, UNLESS I TURN ...
Mileage: 6,000
WHEN DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS, I OFTEN FEEL MY 2013 FORD FOCUS STALL OR JERK. OFTEN TIMES THERE ARE GLITCHES IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OF LOCKS AND ALSO IN THE RADIO. THE DOOR WILL STAY LOCKED AFTER HITTING THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE INSIDE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN ON, UNLESS I TURN ...
Mileage: 6,000
THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. TOOK TO DEALER WITH PROBLEM ABOUT 1,000 MILES. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT HAS A PROBLEM AND SAID THEY NEEDED TO KEEP IT OVERNIGHT. THEN I FIND OUT ALL THEY DID IS RESET THE COMPUTER. THAT DID NOT WORK AND NOW AT 7,000 MILES THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. ENGINE HES...
Mileage: 1,000
THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. TOOK TO DEALER WITH PROBLEM ABOUT 1,000 MILES. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT HAS A PROBLEM AND SAID THEY NEEDED TO KEEP IT OVERNIGHT. THEN I FIND OUT ALL THEY DID IS RESET THE COMPUTER. THAT DID NOT WORK AND NOW AT 7,000 MILES THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. ENGINE HES...
Mileage: 1,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MANUAL INTERNAL SHIFTING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN REVERSING. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER AND CLEANED THE CLUTCH HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. ...
Mileage: 2,000
TRAVELING AT 40 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND CAR SLOWED AND ONLY REVVED. STOP AT STOP SIGNED, TRIED TO ACCELERATE ENGINE ONLY REVVED THEN TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND CAR JERKED. THIS CONTINUED THE 3 MILES LEFT TO MY HOUSE. *TR
Mileage: 8,012
IN OCTOBER OF 2012 I PURCHASED A NEW 2013 FORD FOCUS SE. WITH LESS THAN 100 MILES ON THE CAR I NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE CAR WAS SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS IN EXCESS OF TWO FEET WHEN ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR FROM A STILL POSITION ON AN E...
Mileage: 1,000
I OWNED MY BRAND NEW CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 DAYS, WHEN THE PROBLEMS BEGAN! IT HAD 4 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT NEW! I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45-55 MPH, WHEN THE STEERING STARTED TO FEEL STICKY, I FELT LIKE I WAS LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IT FELT AS THOUGH I WAS IN...
Mileage: 50
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO DRIVE BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE SURGING AND ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE...
Mileage: 80
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO DRIVE BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE SURGING AND ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE...
Mileage: 80
FORD FOCUS 2012-2013 HAVE DANGEROUS TRANSMISSIONS. FORD SELLS YOU AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT ACTUALLY IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH DUAL CLUTCHES AND A COMPUTER. MY CAR LUNGES, SURGES, LUGES, GRINDS, AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY, IT IS LIKE DRIVING A BUCKING BRONCO. FORD INITIALLY SAID THESE ...
Mileage: 203
BACK IN MAY MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND NOTICED THAT MY BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FOCUS SE WAS GRINDING AND MAKING HORRIBLE NOISES WHILE SHIFTING. ESPECIALLY SHIFTING IN LOWER GEARS. AS I REMIND YOU... THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC. AS OF TODAY THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THAT IT HAS BEEN B...
Mileage: 4,000
CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH VOICE COMMAND. WHEN I USE VOICE TO TURN ON HEAT OR AC, I WILL SAY FOR EXAMPLE, CLIMATE 68. THE CAR WILL RESPOND, SETTING CLIMATE 68. THEN IT DOES NOT TURN ON. IF I TOUCH THE CLIMATE TOUCH SCREEN IT THEN COMES ON AT 68, EVEN IF IT WAS PREVIOUSLY SET AT 75. BEEN TO THE DEALER REPE...
Mileage: 164
WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR FROM FIRST TO SECOND, A VERY LOUD BANGING SOUND WAS HEARD. CHECKED ONLINE FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FOUND THAT FORD HAD ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM ON JUNE 10, 2013. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THEM OF MY PROBLEM AND THE TSB. WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO EXPERIENC...
Mileage: 164
MY CAR HAD TO GO IN FOR SERVICE TWICE. THE ISSUE AS I DESCRIBED IT WAS THAT THE CAR BOGS DOWN, SHUDDERS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE, MAKES A RATTLING NOISE, AND SHIFTS INCORRECTLY INTO THE WRONG GEAR. THEY APPLIED A SOFTWARE UPDATE ON 9/14 THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT IT DID NOT. I BROU...
Mileage: 5,500
DRIVING INTO WORK ONE MORNING, I WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, ALMOST TO A STOP WHEN I THEN TURNED INTO A PARKING SPOT, PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE SO I THEN PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AT A MUCH FASTER SPEED T...
Mileage: 9,676
DRIVING INTO WORK ONE MORNING, I WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, ALMOST TO A STOP WHEN I THEN TURNED INTO A PARKING SPOT, PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE SO I THEN PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AT A MUCH FASTER SPEED T...
Mileage: 9,676
DRIVING INTO WORK ONE MORNING, I WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, ALMOST TO A STOP WHEN I THEN TURNED INTO A PARKING SPOT, PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE SO I THEN PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AT A MUCH FASTER SPEED T...
Mileage: 9,676
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND JERKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND TO A MECHANIC, WHO BOTH STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAI...
Mileage: 210
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LOCK CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LOCK WOULD NOT ALLOW THE SEAT BELT TO CLICK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE SEAT BELT LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA...
Mileage: 210
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW AUTOMATIC FORD FOCUS 2013 AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND ANGRY. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THE CAR TENDS TO STALL IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, KEEP IN MIND IT IS AUTOMATIC. BESIDES STALLING IT DOES NOT SWITCH GEARS PROPERLY BETWEEN FIRST AND 2ND. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN I...
Mileage: 200
VEHICLE WARNING "STOP SAFELY NOW" APPEARED AND THE EV LOST ALL ITS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FAILED.
Mileage: 4,500
VEHICLE WARNING "STOP SAFELY NOW" APPEARED AND THE EV LOST ALL ITS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FAILED.
Mileage: 4,500
VEHICLE WARNING "STOP SAFELY NOW" APPEARED AND THE EV LOST ALL ITS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FAILED.
Mileage: 4,500
THIS APPLIES TO A FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC, NOT A GASOLINE MODEL. WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN "STOP SAFELY NOW" INDICATOR APPEARED. VEHICLE SLOWED AND CAME TO STOP WITHIN A FEW SECONDS WHILE STILL IN TRAFFIC LANES. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND SWITCHED THE SYSTEM OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. IT...
Mileage: 1,350
THIS APPLIES TO A FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC, NOT A GASOLINE MODEL. WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN "STOP SAFELY NOW" INDICATOR APPEARED. VEHICLE SLOWED AND CAME TO STOP WITHIN A FEW SECONDS WHILE STILL IN TRAFFIC LANES. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND SWITCHED THE SYSTEM OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. IT...
Mileage: 1,350
THIS APPLIES TO A FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC, NOT A GASOLINE MODEL. WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN "STOP SAFELY NOW" INDICATOR APPEARED. VEHICLE SLOWED AND CAME TO STOP WITHIN A FEW SECONDS WHILE STILL IN TRAFFIC LANES. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND SWITCHED THE SYSTEM OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. IT...
Mileage: 1,350
CAR:2013 FORD FOCUS EV. NOTICED "STOP SAFELY NOW" LIGHT ON AT STOP LIGHT JUST AFTER EXITING FREEWAY OFF WINCHESTER RD IN TEMECULA, CA. WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE TO GET ONTO WINCHETER ROAD TRAVELING WEST GOING DOWN HILL AND NERVOUSLY COASTED DOWN HILL NOTICING THE STEERING BECOMING DIFFICULT. THANKF...
Mileage: 500
CAR:2013 FORD FOCUS EV. NOTICED "STOP SAFELY NOW" LIGHT ON AT STOP LIGHT JUST AFTER EXITING FREEWAY OFF WINCHESTER RD IN TEMECULA, CA. WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE TO GET ONTO WINCHETER ROAD TRAVELING WEST GOING DOWN HILL AND NERVOUSLY COASTED DOWN HILL NOTICING THE STEERING BECOMING DIFFICULT. THANKF...
Mileage: 500
TRAVELING AT APPROX. 35 M.P.H. ON COUNTY ROAD, PULL OVER SAFELY LIGHT CAME ON, UNABLE TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY DUE TO TRAFFIC, TRAVELED A SHORT DISTANCE IN ATTEMPT TO FIND A SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO, CAR DIED IN A CURVE. NO POWER AT ALL. *TR
TRAVELING AT APPROX. 35 M.P.H. ON COUNTY ROAD, PULL OVER SAFELY LIGHT CAME ON, UNABLE TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY DUE TO TRAFFIC, TRAVELED A SHORT DISTANCE IN ATTEMPT TO FIND A SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO, CAR DIED IN A CURVE. NO POWER AT ALL. *TR
TRAVELING AT APPROX. 35 M.P.H. ON COUNTY ROAD, PULL OVER SAFELY LIGHT CAME ON, UNABLE TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY DUE TO TRAFFIC, TRAVELED A SHORT DISTANCE IN ATTEMPT TO FIND A SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO, CAR DIED IN A CURVE. NO POWER AT ALL. *TR
THIS IS FOR THE FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC. I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD GOING APPROX 50 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER AND HAD NO ACCELERATION A MESSAGE CAME ON THE DISPLAY THAT SAID STOP SAFELY NOW IN RED WITH A EXCLAMATION POINT INSIDE A TRIANGLE AT THAT POINT I WAS A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS AS T...
Mileage: 1,245
THIS IS FOR THE FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC. I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD GOING APPROX 50 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER AND HAD NO ACCELERATION A MESSAGE CAME ON THE DISPLAY THAT SAID STOP SAFELY NOW IN RED WITH A EXCLAMATION POINT INSIDE A TRIANGLE AT THAT POINT I WAS A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS AS T...
Mileage: 1,245
THIS IS FOR THE FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC. I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD GOING APPROX 50 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER AND HAD NO ACCELERATION A MESSAGE CAME ON THE DISPLAY THAT SAID STOP SAFELY NOW IN RED WITH A EXCLAMATION POINT INSIDE A TRIANGLE AT THAT POINT I WAS A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS AS T...
Mileage: 1,245
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CAR QUIT RUNNING AND DISPLAYED "STOP SAFELY NOW". *TR
Mileage: 1,024
THIS IS REGARDING FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC VEHICLE 2013 MODEL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. WHILE DRIVING IT SUDDENLY BEEPS AND DISPLAYS MESSAGE "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND CAR JUST STALLS AND STOPS RUNNING. QUITE DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND ...
Mileage: 6,744
THIS IS REGARDING FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC VEHICLE 2013 MODEL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. WHILE DRIVING IT SUDDENLY BEEPS AND DISPLAYS MESSAGE "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND CAR JUST STALLS AND STOPS RUNNING. QUITE DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND ...
Mileage: 6,744
THIS IS REGARDING FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC VEHICLE 2013 MODEL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. WHILE DRIVING IT SUDDENLY BEEPS AND DISPLAYS MESSAGE "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND CAR JUST STALLS AND STOPS RUNNING. QUITE DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND ...
Mileage: 6,744
I LEASE TWO FORD FOCUSES; ONE FOR ME AND ONE FOR MY DAUGHTER (UNDER MY WIFE'S OWNERSHIP). THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME TWICE AND ONCE ON MY DAUGHTER. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AT SPEED OF 35 MILES PER HOUR IN JUNE 2013 AND THE SECOND TIME AT LESS THAN 2 MILES HOUR IN AUGUST 2013. THE FIRST TIME,...
Mileage: 4,530
I LEASE TWO FORD FOCUSES; ONE FOR ME AND ONE FOR MY DAUGHTER (UNDER MY WIFE'S OWNERSHIP). THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME TWICE AND ONCE ON MY DAUGHTER. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AT SPEED OF 35 MILES PER HOUR IN JUNE 2013 AND THE SECOND TIME AT LESS THAN 2 MILES HOUR IN AUGUST 2013. THE FIRST TIME,...
Mileage: 4,530
I LEASE TWO FORD FOCUSES; ONE FOR ME AND ONE FOR MY DAUGHTER (UNDER MY WIFE'S OWNERSHIP). THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME TWICE AND ONCE ON MY DAUGHTER. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AT SPEED OF 35 MILES PER HOUR IN JUNE 2013 AND THE SECOND TIME AT LESS THAN 2 MILES HOUR IN AUGUST 2013. THE FIRST TIME,...
Mileage: 4,530
I WAS COMING BACK FROM SCHOOL TO MY HOUSE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ASKING ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I DID THAT, THE CAR STALLED. I FREAKED OUT, AND CALLED MY DAD. HE SAID NOT TO WORRY AS IT HAD HAPPENED TO HIM IN HIS FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC TOO. HE ASKED ME TO WAIT FOR TWO MINUTES AND THEN RESTART T...
Mileage: 2,935
I WAS COMING BACK FROM SCHOOL TO MY HOUSE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ASKING ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I DID THAT, THE CAR STALLED. I FREAKED OUT, AND CALLED MY DAD. HE SAID NOT TO WORRY AS IT HAD HAPPENED TO HIM IN HIS FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC TOO. HE ASKED ME TO WAIT FOR TWO MINUTES AND THEN RESTART T...
Mileage: 2,935
I WAS COMING BACK FROM SCHOOL TO MY HOUSE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ASKING ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY. I DID THAT, THE CAR STALLED. I FREAKED OUT, AND CALLED MY DAD. HE SAID NOT TO WORRY AS IT HAD HAPPENED TO HIM IN HIS FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC TOO. HE ASKED ME TO WAIT FOR TWO MINUTES AND THEN RESTART T...
Mileage: 2,935
CAR STALLED WITH SOME WARNING MESSAGES FOR NO REASON. AFTER COMPLETE TURN-OFF RESTARTED NORMALLY. HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AND COULD RESULT WITH ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 2,900
THIS IS A FOCUS ELECTRIC. WHILE STOPPED IN AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN LEFT, THE STOP SAFELY NOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND GET THE CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. AFTER A FEW CYCLES OF THE START/STOP BUTTON THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND RESUMED NOR...
Mileage: 150
THIS IS A FOCUS ELECTRIC. WHILE STOPPED IN AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN LEFT, THE STOP SAFELY NOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND GET THE CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. AFTER A FEW CYCLES OF THE START/STOP BUTTON THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND RESUMED NOR...
Mileage: 150
1ST INCIDENT: WIFE WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON ROUTE 30 BYPASS WEST IN DOWNING TOWN WHEN THE CAR STALLED AND GAVE A WARNING TO STOP SAFELY NOW. ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT MY WIFE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN THEN DROVE HOME WITH NO ISSUE. 2ND INCIDENT: TODA...
Mileage: 1,000
- WHILE IN DRIVE AND MOVING FORWARD AT 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND NO POWER WAS TRANSMITTED TO THE WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS ALSO HAPPENED AT 15 MPH GOING AROUND A TURN FOR 4 SECONDS BEFORE POWER TO THE WHEELS RESUMED. DURING THESE TWO OCCURRENCES ...
Mileage: 4,000
I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH AND NOTICED THE STOP SAFELY NOW ICON ALERTING ON THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT TO PROCEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE CAR WAS STALLED WITH THE STOP SAFELY NOW LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. I TRIED TO RESTART THE V...
Mileage: 1,800
TRIED TO TELL DEALERSHIP ABOUT STUTTERING OF CAR WHEN IT IS SHIFTING, RESPONSE WAS NOT ENOUGH MILES ON IT, NOTHING WAS CHECKED OUT. ALSO CALLED DEALERSHIP AGAIN ABOUT THE STUTTERING, HAD THE FEELING THEY THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY. OIL CHANGE AT 5000 MILES, WAS ASKED ABOUT HOW I LIKED THE NEW STANDARD AUTO...
Mileage: 650
TRIED TO TELL DEALERSHIP ABOUT STUTTERING OF CAR WHEN IT IS SHIFTING, RESPONSE WAS NOT ENOUGH MILES ON IT, NOTHING WAS CHECKED OUT. ALSO CALLED DEALERSHIP AGAIN ABOUT THE STUTTERING, HAD THE FEELING THEY THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY. OIL CHANGE AT 5000 MILES, WAS ASKED ABOUT HOW I LIKED THE NEW STANDARD AUTO...
Mileage: 650
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT GEARS AND SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 1,000
VEHICLE STUTTERS AND GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO SHIFT SOON ENOUGH AND FREQUENTLY WILL LOSE POWER TO THE POINT OF ALMOST STALLING OUT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO PULL OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, SO I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM IN CASE I...
Mileage: 3,000
I HAVE A FORD FOCUS EV 2013. TWICE THE CAR HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND THE MESSAGE APPEARS ASKING YOU TO PULL OVER AND STOP. THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. FURTHER, THE SYNC SOFTWARE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE GPS SHOWS WRONG LOCATION, INCLUDING THAT THE CAR IS AT THE MICHIGAN ASSEMBLY PL...
Mileage: 1,600
VEHICLE GRINDS GEARS FREQUENTLY. FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR VEHICLE WILL SHAKE, LOOSE POWER AND ALMOST STALL BEFORE ENGINE REGAINS POWER AND SHIFTS TO GO FORWARD. TAKEN TO FORD 4 TIMES. THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL AND JUST NEEDS TO BE BROKEN IN. AT ONE VISIT, THEY GAVE ME A 2 PAGE HANDOUT ON HOW DUAL CLUTCH...
Mileage: 3,296
VEHICLE GRINDS GEARS FREQUENTLY. FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR VEHICLE WILL SHAKE, LOOSE POWER AND ALMOST STALL BEFORE ENGINE REGAINS POWER AND SHIFTS TO GO FORWARD. TAKEN TO FORD 4 TIMES. THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL AND JUST NEEDS TO BE BROKEN IN. AT ONE VISIT, THEY GAVE ME A 2 PAGE HANDOUT ON HOW DUAL CLUTCH...
Mileage: 3,296
THE CAR HAS LOCKED ME OUT THREE TIMES WHEN I HAD THE KEYS IN MY POCKET THE ELECTRICAL WENT OUT THE CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO CALL FOR HELP AND THE BLUE TOOTH WAS OUT. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED THE DEALER 25 MILES AWAY . I GOT THE CAR STARTED AND DROVE TO DEALER AND THEY PUT A NEW SD CARD IN TH...
Mileage: 2,230
THE CAR HAS LOCKED ME OUT THREE TIMES WHEN I HAD THE KEYS IN MY POCKET THE ELECTRICAL WENT OUT THE CAR STALLED AND I HAD TO CALL FOR HELP AND THE BLUE TOOTH WAS OUT. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED THE DEALER 25 MILES AWAY . I GOT THE CAR STARTED AND DROVE TO DEALER AND THEY PUT A NEW SD CARD IN TH...
Mileage: 2,230
MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER REAR OF THE FORD FOCUS EV (2013) IN A BOOSTER SEAT (BOTTOM ONLY, NO BACK). HE MANAGED TO WRAP THE SEAT BELT AROUND HIS TORSO. WHEN MY WIFE ARRIVED HOME AND PARKED, MY SON UNHOOKED THE SEAT BELT, BUT THE BELT HAD LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE BELT...
Mileage: 1,200
THIS VEHICLE SHUTTERS, JERKS AT EACH STOP. IT FEELS LIKE IT GETS NO POWER WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. SOMETIMES ITS LIGHT SHUTTERING/JERKING, OTHER TIMES ITS VIOLENT SHUTTERING AND JERKING TO THE POINT WHERE IT JERKS SO BAD THE CAR SHUTS OFF. WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEEP TELLING US...
Mileage: 250
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STOP SAFELY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTU...
Mileage: 1,900
I WENT AND TRADED IN MY MUSTANG FOR SOMETHING WITH BETTER GAS MILEAGE WHICH ENDED UP BEING A 2013 FORD FOCUS (MANUAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FIRST ONE I GOT WAS IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR GRINDING NOISES WHEN IT TRIED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE FIRST TIME THEY BARELY HAD IT A DAY AND TOLD ME THERE WA...
Mileage: 1,000
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR NEW 2013 FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC HOME FROM SCHOOL AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE STARTED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT BEFORE SHE COULD GET SAFELY TO THE CURB, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET...
Mileage: 1,378
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR NEW 2013 FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC HOME FROM SCHOOL AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE STARTED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT BEFORE SHE COULD GET SAFELY TO THE CURB, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET...
Mileage: 1,378
LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED - AS I WAS DRIVING THE HIGHWAY TO GO HOME, THE CARS MOTOR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, AFTER BARELY MAKING IT TO THE SHOULDER (INCHES FROM TRAFFIC) I LOOKED AT THE ESTIMATED MILES TO EMPTY, WHICH STATED 17 MILES TO EMPTY - YET I WAS OUT OF FUEL. SEEMS FORD FOCUS HAS A INCORRECT READ...
Mileage: 6,500
AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT, AN ALERT CAME ON INSTRUCTING ME TO "STOP SAFELY NOW!" AND THE POWER TRAIN LOST ALL POWER. *TR
Mileage: 3,184
STOP SAFELY NOW (SSN) CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH. THIS CAUSED POWER TO BE CUT AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ANY FURTHER DRIVING OF THE CAR, WHICH ONLY ALLOWED FOR COASTING TO A STOP WHILE IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Mileage: 785
THIS IS AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE. WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" LIGHT CAME ON. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, BUT REALIZED I HAD NO POWER. I COASTED TO A STOP AT THE CURB. THERE WAS A HAZARD SYMBOL DISPLAYED, BUT I COULD NOT BRING UP ANY OTHER IN...
Mileage: 4,093
THIS IS AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE. WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" LIGHT CAME ON. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, BUT REALIZED I HAD NO POWER. I COASTED TO A STOP AT THE CURB. THERE WAS A HAZARD SYMBOL DISPLAYED, BUT I COULD NOT BRING UP ANY OTHER IN...
Mileage: 4,093
STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GETS 'STICKY' IN CENTER POSITION AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE TRACKS REASONABLY WELL BUT AS IT DRIFTS SLIGHTLY IN THE LANE IT IS NORMAL TO MAKE SMALL CORRECTIONS. IN EVERY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED BEFORE THIS REQUIRES NO EFFORT OR THOUGHT. IN THIS ONE IT TAKES CONCENTRA...
Mileage: 500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN ...
Mileage: 889
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT TIE ROD FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FRON...
Mileage: 1,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UPHILL. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED WHEN SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION POWER WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T...
Mileage: 3,000
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE 3RD TIME IN A MONTH THIS OCCURRED. THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING COMES UP. 1ST TIME ON 7/29, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL DISPLAYED. TURNED OFF AND TRIED AGAIN 5 MINUTES LATER, AND THE CAR WORKED FINE. THE NEX...
Mileage: 3,637
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE 3RD TIME IN A MONTH THIS OCCURRED. THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING COMES UP. 1ST TIME ON 7/29, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL DISPLAYED. TURNED OFF AND TRIED AGAIN 5 MINUTES LATER, AND THE CAR WORKED FINE. THE NEX...
Mileage: 3,637
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE 3RD TIME IN A MONTH THIS OCCURRED. THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING COMES UP. 1ST TIME ON 7/29, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL DISPLAYED. TURNED OFF AND TRIED AGAIN 5 MINUTES LATER, AND THE CAR WORKED FINE. THE NEX...
Mileage: 3,637
THE 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS A DUAL CLUTCH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH IS A DESIGN DEFECT. THE VEHICLE STALLS, BUCKS, JERKS AND ROLLS BACKWARDS ON INCLINES. HAD I KNOWN THESE ABOUT ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS SURROUNDING THIS VEHICLE, I NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED IT. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD AND NEEDS...
Mileage: 3,000
WAS TOLD BY DEALER TRANSMISSION WAS NORMAL IF IT JERKS HARD AND GRINDS AND KNOCKS,DEALER WAS CHECKING TRANSMISSION THE WHOLE TIME. TRANSMISSION HAD A SEAL LEAK( DEALER STATED YOU CAN RUN THOSE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT FLUID), DEALER FIXED SO THEY SAY, DEALER LEFT RATCHET THE SIZE OF MY FOREARM ON TRANSM...
Mileage: 6,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WITH AN ACCOMPANYING RATTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND THE TCM. THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ON A SEPARATE VISIT. AFT...
Mileage: 17,042
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE W...
Mileage: 1,400
THIS APPLIES TO THE FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOAD CLUNK. I INSTANTLY FELT THE POWER STEERING FAIL AND THE MOTOR CEASE FUNCTION (LOST ALL POWER RENDERING ME IMMOBOLIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET). THE DASH DISPLAYED THE WARINING "STOP SAFELY NOW". THIS I...
Mileage: 1,123
THIS APPLIES TO THE FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOAD CLUNK. I INSTANTLY FELT THE POWER STEERING FAIL AND THE MOTOR CEASE FUNCTION (LOST ALL POWER RENDERING ME IMMOBOLIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET). THE DASH DISPLAYED THE WARINING "STOP SAFELY NOW". THIS I...
Mileage: 1,123
WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS OR IF YOU TURN ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES, GET "VERY DIM". WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNED TO OFF, ALL OF THE GAGE LIGHTS GET BRIGHTER. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND SEE THE SPEEDOMETER DURING THE DAYTIME. I WOUL...
Mileage: 500
WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS OR IF YOU TURN ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES, GET "VERY DIM". WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNED TO OFF, ALL OF THE GAGE LIGHTS GET BRIGHTER. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND SEE THE SPEEDOMETER DURING THE DAYTIME. I WOUL...
Mileage: 500
WHEN YOU TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS OR IF YOU TURN ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES, GET "VERY DIM". WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNED TO OFF, ALL OF THE GAGE LIGHTS GET BRIGHTER. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND SEE THE SPEEDOMETER DURING THE DAYTIME. I WOUL...
Mileage: 500
WHILE DRIVING AN ALERT COMES ON STATING "STOP SAFELY NOW", THEN THE VEHICLE STARTS TO LOSE POWER, GIVING THE DRIVER LITTLE TIME TO PULL OVER. IF YOU ARE IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, IT COULD BE A REALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP ONCE BEFORE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED AND I...
Mileage: 2,328
WHILE DRIVING AN ALERT COMES ON STATING "STOP SAFELY NOW", THEN THE VEHICLE STARTS TO LOSE POWER, GIVING THE DRIVER LITTLE TIME TO PULL OVER. IF YOU ARE IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, IT COULD BE A REALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP ONCE BEFORE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED AND I...
Mileage: 2,328
BRAND NEW 2013 AUTOMATIC. APPARENTLY, MY AUTOMATIC HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION TO IMPROVE FUEL EFFICIENCY. AROUND MAY MY VEHICLE STARTED ACTING UP WHEN I WOULD PULL FORWARD OR BACK UP - THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHUDDER CAUSING A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO DID A SOFTWARE UPDA...
Mileage: 6,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS RE-CALIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MAN...
Mileage: 15,000
MAY 1ST: SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION, VEHICLE SHUTTERS WHEN SHIFTING 4TH: NO CHANGES IN PERFORMANCE. SHUTTER AND VIBRATION CONTINUES; NO WORK PERFORMED. ADVISED ALL OF THIS IS A ?NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC? OF A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. 10TH: SIGNIFICANT SHAKING AT IDLE CONTINUES 17TH: VIBRATION CONTINUES...
Mileage: 536
MAY 1ST: SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION, VEHICLE SHUTTERS WHEN SHIFTING 4TH: NO CHANGES IN PERFORMANCE. SHUTTER AND VIBRATION CONTINUES; NO WORK PERFORMED. ADVISED ALL OF THIS IS A ?NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC? OF A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. 10TH: SIGNIFICANT SHAKING AT IDLE CONTINUES 17TH: VIBRATION CONTINUES...
Mileage: 536
MAY 1ST: SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION, VEHICLE SHUTTERS WHEN SHIFTING 4TH: NO CHANGES IN PERFORMANCE. SHUTTER AND VIBRATION CONTINUES; NO WORK PERFORMED. ADVISED ALL OF THIS IS A ?NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC? OF A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. 10TH: SIGNIFICANT SHAKING AT IDLE CONTINUES 17TH: VIBRATION CONTINUES...
Mileage: 536
I WAS ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM CHICAGO TO OHIO. ABOUT AN HOUR INTO THE TRIP MY STEERING STARTED GETTING STIFF AND HARD TO CONTROL. I HAD TO HOLD ON WITH BOTH HAND TIGHTLY. IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING WAS LOCKING UP. LIKE A CLICK. IF I MOVED IT EVER SO SLIGHTLY IT STUCK AND I HAD TO MOVE IT BACK QUICKL...
Mileage: 8,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POST. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED...
Mileage: 3,000
DECEMBER 2012 - WHILE STOPPED ON HILL CAR PUT ITSELF INTO A HARD REVERSE WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT - COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE - MARCH 1, 2013 NEAR 8700 MI ON OD WHILE DRIVING CAR IN TRAFFIC CAR QUIT COMMUNICATING WITH TRANSMISSION - CAR DASH LIT UP WITH EVERYTHING MESSAGE: TRANSMISSION FAULT, THEN MADE ...
Mileage: 3,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE ACTION WAS NORMAL FOR A 2-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION WITHIN THE FIRST 5000-6000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED FOR AN ADDITION...
Mileage: 20
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE...
Mileage: 2,500
WHILE DRIVING RESIDENTIAL STREETS AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, THE CAR SOUNDED AN UNFAMILIAR WARNING TONE ALONG WITH THE MESSAGE "STOP SAFELY NOW" - AT WHICH POINT, I COASTED THE CAR TO A STOP (UNFORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION). EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO THROTTLE CONTROL AT...
Mileage: 2,740
WHILE DRIVING RESIDENTIAL STREETS AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, THE CAR SOUNDED AN UNFAMILIAR WARNING TONE ALONG WITH THE MESSAGE "STOP SAFELY NOW" - AT WHICH POINT, I COASTED THE CAR TO A STOP (UNFORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION). EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO THROTTLE CONTROL AT...
Mileage: 2,740
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND STOP AND GO SITUATIONS, THE AUTO TRANSMISSION HAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR BUCKS, SHUTTERS AND FEELS LIKE IT WILL STALL OUT. THE CAR ROLLS BACK IMMEDIATELY ON HILLS EVEN THOUGH IT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A HILL START ASSIST SYSTEM THAT HOLDS THE CAR IN PLACE FOR ...
Mileage: 1,156
"STOP SAFELY NOW" INDICATOR CAME ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. AT A STOP LIGHT APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER IN FRONT OF INTERSECTION. THIS IS AN ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLE. I PLACED TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO POWER CYCLE CAR WITH NO SUCCESS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES. ...
Mileage: 922
"STOP SAFELY NOW" INDICATOR CAME ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. AT A STOP LIGHT APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER IN FRONT OF INTERSECTION. THIS IS AN ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLE. I PLACED TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO POWER CYCLE CAR WITH NO SUCCESS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES. ...
Mileage: 922
THE SAME AFTERNOON AFTER PICKING UP MY NEW CAR I NOTICED JERKINESS WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP TO AROUND 30 MPH. I BLEW IT OFF AND THOUGHT THEY MAYBE IT WAS BAD GAS THAT WAS MAKING CAR RUN FUNNY. IT ONLY GOT WORSE FROM THERE. SO BAD I WAS SCARED TO EVEN PULL ONTO A HIGHWAY CAUSE IT WOULD ACT AS T...
Mileage: 532
THIS COMPLAINT APPLIES TO THE FOCUS ELECTRIC. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, GOING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOST POWER, THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND I COASTED THE CAR TO A HALT AT THE SIDE OF THE LOT ENTRANCE. NO OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ALTHOUGH TH...
Mileage: 298
THIS COMPLAINT APPLIES TO THE FOCUS ELECTRIC. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, GOING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOST POWER, THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND I COASTED THE CAR TO A HALT AT THE SIDE OF THE LOT ENTRANCE. NO OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ALTHOUGH TH...
Mileage: 298
VEHICLE WONDERS OR DRIFTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SEEMS LIKE YOUR ALWAYS OVER CORRECTING THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE MAKES A ZIG ZAG MOTION ON CERTAIN ROAD SURFACES LIKE YOUR CAUGHT IN THE WIND BEHIND A SEMI.VEHICLE ALIGNMENT AS OF THIS DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED 4 TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 300
I RECENTLY PURCHASE THIS 2013 FORD FOCUS SE 6SPD POWERSHIFT WITH APPEARANCE PACKAGE ON JUNE 8 2013. WHEN I TOOK IT ONLY HAD 7 MILES. AS I DROVE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS I HEARD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND THIS HAPPENS BETWEEN 5 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR AS...
Mileage: 1,183
PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LAST SATURDAY JUNE 22. ABOUT 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING NOISE SHIFTING GEARS. SOUNDS LIKE ROCKS IN A ALUMINUM COKE CAN. IT HESITATES AND SHIFTS HARD SOMETIMES. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD IF IT SHOULD MESS UP I AM COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS TO ME IS ...
Mileage: 250
TRAVELING ON A ROAD. STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE CAR SHOWED AN ERROR OF "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND REFUSED TO MOVE. THE CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED AROUND THE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION WHILE VEHICLES TRIED TO PASS. *TR
Mileage: 1,088
TRAVELING ON A ROAD. STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE CAR SHOWED AN ERROR OF "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND REFUSED TO MOVE. THE CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED AROUND THE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION WHILE VEHICLES TRIED TO PASS. *TR
Mileage: 1,088
TRAVELING ON A ROAD. STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE CAR SHOWED AN ERROR OF "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND REFUSED TO MOVE. THE CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED AROUND THE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION WHILE VEHICLES TRIED TO PASS. *TR
Mileage: 1,088
ON SUNDAY JUNE 23, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM ON OR ABOUT BUFFALOE RD AT SOUTHALL RD IN RALEIGH, NC, WE WERE HEADING WEST BOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE OF BUFFALOE RD. APPROACHING A GREEN LIGHT. APPROXIMATELY, 700 FT FROM THE LIMIT LINE, THE LIGHT CHANGED TO YELLOW AND WE SLOWED TO STOP. STOPPING WAS A...
Mileage: 1,425
ON SUNDAY JUNE 23, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM ON OR ABOUT BUFFALOE RD AT SOUTHALL RD IN RALEIGH, NC, WE WERE HEADING WEST BOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE OF BUFFALOE RD. APPROACHING A GREEN LIGHT. APPROXIMATELY, 700 FT FROM THE LIMIT LINE, THE LIGHT CHANGED TO YELLOW AND WE SLOWED TO STOP. STOPPING WAS A...
Mileage: 1,425
ON SUNDAY JUNE 23, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM ON OR ABOUT BUFFALOE RD AT SOUTHALL RD IN RALEIGH, NC, WE WERE HEADING WEST BOUND IN THE RIGHT LANE OF BUFFALOE RD. APPROACHING A GREEN LIGHT. APPROXIMATELY, 700 FT FROM THE LIMIT LINE, THE LIGHT CHANGED TO YELLOW AND WE SLOWED TO STOP. STOPPING WAS A...
Mileage: 1,425
VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOST DRIVETRAIN POWER AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP IN THE LEFT-HAND LANE OF A MAJOR SURFACE STREET IN SAN JOSE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DISPLAYED THE WARNING 'STOP SAFELY NOW". ATTEMPTS TO RESTART OR REBOOT THE CAR FAILED LEAVING US DANGEROUSLY STRANDED IN MODERATE TRAFFIC FOR OVER 20...
Mileage: 3,200
VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOST DRIVETRAIN POWER AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP IN THE LEFT-HAND LANE OF A MAJOR SURFACE STREET IN SAN JOSE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DISPLAYED THE WARNING 'STOP SAFELY NOW". ATTEMPTS TO RESTART OR REBOOT THE CAR FAILED LEAVING US DANGEROUSLY STRANDED IN MODERATE TRAFFIC FOR OVER 20...
Mileage: 3,200
VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOST DRIVETRAIN POWER AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP IN THE LEFT-HAND LANE OF A MAJOR SURFACE STREET IN SAN JOSE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DISPLAYED THE WARNING 'STOP SAFELY NOW". ATTEMPTS TO RESTART OR REBOOT THE CAR FAILED LEAVING US DANGEROUSLY STRANDED IN MODERATE TRAFFIC FOR OVER 20...
Mileage: 3,200
THE CAR IS A BRAND NEW 2013 FORD FOCUS WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 450 MILES, THE CAR STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE IN THE LOWER GEARS - SIMILAR TO ONE MIGHT HEAR IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE CAR STUTTERS/SHUDDERS AT THE START IN ...
Mileage: 455
TRANSMISSION SPUTTERING, HICCUPING GOING THROUGH LOW GEARS. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS FINE. *TR
Mileage: 500
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55-65 MPH) FOR PERIODS OF TIME GREATER THAN 30 MINUTES, THE STEERING BEGINS TO BECOME JERKY AND STICKY. THE VEHICLE STARTS TO WANDER AS IF THE FRONT WHEELS ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO MAKE MANY VERY SMALL STEERING CORRECTIONS. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRE...
Mileage: 1,200
DRIVING ON FREEWAY, STOP SAFELY NOW TRIANGLE SHOWS UP....CAR COMPLETELY POWERS DOWN. PULL TO SIDE, HAVE TO WAIT 45 MINUTES TO DRIVE AGAIN. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. *TR
Mileage: 5,077
WHILE AGGRESSIVELY SHIFTING FROM 1-2 AND EVEN SOMETIMES 2-3 THERE IS A HARD THUMPING BANG THAT OCCURS WHEN SHIFTING OVER 3K...MULTIPLE FORD OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATE THAT THE PROBLEM DEPENDS ON THE BUILD DATE OF THE VEHICLE...SUPPOSEDLY STATING ITS THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT. UPON READING ...
Mileage: 1,179
WHILE AGGRESSIVELY SHIFTING FROM 1-2 AND EVEN SOMETIMES 2-3 THERE IS A HARD THUMPING BANG THAT OCCURS WHEN SHIFTING OVER 3K...MULTIPLE FORD OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATE THAT THE PROBLEM DEPENDS ON THE BUILD DATE OF THE VEHICLE...SUPPOSEDLY STATING ITS THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT. UPON READING ...
Mileage: 1,179
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING WAS DISPLAYED. THIS VEHICLE IS THE FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE HIGHWAY PATROL PROMPTLY...
Mileage: 1,140
WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING WAS DISPLAYED. THIS VEHICLE IS THE FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE HIGHWAY PATROL PROMPTLY...
Mileage: 1,140
AFTER AN ACCIDENT, TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AND THE CAR KEPT STALLING OUT WHILE TRYING TO GIVE IT GAS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY REPAIRED THE BODY WORK AND SAID THAT THE SWITCH FOR THE GAS TO SHUT OFF HAD TO BE RESET. PICKED UP FROM DEALER AND THE CAR KEPT STALLING OUT AND SHAKING W...
Mileage: 7,000
MY PERFORMANCE CONCERN STARTED WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP. I HAD REPORTED WHAT I PERCEIVED AS A PERFORMANCE ISSUE TO THE DEALER BUT OPTED TO GIVE A NEW CAR TIME TO "BREAK IN". 4 WEEKS INTO MY OWNER EXPERIENCE, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HELD AND DROVE THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND HAD DETERMINED THAT ...
Mileage: 100
MY PERFORMANCE CONCERN STARTED WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP. I HAD REPORTED WHAT I PERCEIVED AS A PERFORMANCE ISSUE TO THE DEALER BUT OPTED TO GIVE A NEW CAR TIME TO "BREAK IN". 4 WEEKS INTO MY OWNER EXPERIENCE, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HELD AND DROVE THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND HAD DETERMINED THAT ...
Mileage: 100
MY PERFORMANCE CONCERN STARTED WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP. I HAD REPORTED WHAT I PERCEIVED AS A PERFORMANCE ISSUE TO THE DEALER BUT OPTED TO GIVE A NEW CAR TIME TO "BREAK IN". 4 WEEKS INTO MY OWNER EXPERIENCE, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HELD AND DROVE THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND HAD DETERMINED THAT ...
Mileage: 100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND HESITATE TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOFTWARE FOR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE W...
Mileage: 100
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK, IN THE DAYTIME YOU CAN NOT READ THE SPEEDOMETER GAGE IN THE CLUSTER PANEL. THE GAGE LIGHTING NEEDS TO BE BRIGHTER. THE SPEEDOMETER GAGE IS SET BACK IN THE DASH AND THE DIM LIGHTING MAKE IT VERY HARD TO SEE HOW FAST YOU ARE TRAVELING. WE LIVE IN SUNNY FLORIDA AND THE B...
Mileage: 500
MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK, IN THE DAYTIME YOU CAN NOT READ THE SPEEDOMETER GAGE IN THE CLUSTER PANEL. THE GAGE LIGHTING NEEDS TO BE BRIGHTER. THE SPEEDOMETER GAGE IS SET BACK IN THE DASH AND THE DIM LIGHTING MAKE IT VERY HARD TO SEE HOW FAST YOU ARE TRAVELING. WE LIVE IN SUNNY FLORIDA AND THE B...
Mileage: 500
I PURCHASED THE 2013 FORD FOCUS BRAND NEW ON 2-09-13. CAR BARELY HAS 1800 MILES ON IT. WHILE SLOWING DOWN IN A SCHOOL ZONE TO 15MPH, I NOTICED THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE POWER, AND FEEL SHAKY. ONCE PAST THE SCHOOL ZONE I ACCELERATED TO 20MPH AND CAR SHIFTED ROUGHLY INTO GEAR WITH A BUMPING NOISE. I PUL...
Mileage: 1,802
I PURCHASED THE 2013 FORD FOCUS BRAND NEW ON 2-09-13. CAR BARELY HAS 1800 MILES ON IT. WHILE SLOWING DOWN IN A SCHOOL ZONE TO 15MPH, I NOTICED THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE POWER, AND FEEL SHAKY. ONCE PAST THE SCHOOL ZONE I ACCELERATED TO 20MPH AND CAR SHIFTED ROUGHLY INTO GEAR WITH A BUMPING NOISE. I PUL...
Mileage: 1,802
I PURCHASED THE 2013 FORD FOCUS BRAND NEW ON 2-09-13. CAR BARELY HAS 1800 MILES ON IT. WHILE SLOWING DOWN IN A SCHOOL ZONE TO 15MPH, I NOTICED THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE POWER, AND FEEL SHAKY. ONCE PAST THE SCHOOL ZONE I ACCELERATED TO 20MPH AND CAR SHIFTED ROUGHLY INTO GEAR WITH A BUMPING NOISE. I PUL...
Mileage: 1,802
THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING FINE ONE MOMENT, AND THE NEXT I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 15 MPH. I MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE FLASHERS ON UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT TOWED TO THEIR LOCATION. AFTER SOME HOURS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR C...
Mileage: 1,989
VEHICLE HAS HAD OIL LEAKING INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT SINCE PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2012. AT 3000 MILES, REAR ENGINE SEAL REPLACED - LEAKS CONTINUED. REAR MAIN ENGINE SEAL REPLACED AGAIN AT 8000 MILES - ENGINE COMPARTMENT LEAKS CONTINUED. AFTER TWO MORE VISITS TO DEALER AND TWO ADDITIONAL TRIP TO DI...
Mileage: 11,251
VEHICLE HAS HAD OIL LEAKING INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT SINCE PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2012. AT 3000 MILES, REAR ENGINE SEAL REPLACED - LEAKS CONTINUED. REAR MAIN ENGINE SEAL REPLACED AGAIN AT 8000 MILES - ENGINE COMPARTMENT LEAKS CONTINUED. AFTER TWO MORE VISITS TO DEALER AND TWO ADDITIONAL TRIP TO DI...
Mileage: 11,251
FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC VEHICLE STOPS SUDDENLY WITH "STOP SAFELY NOW". WHEN THIS OCCURS DRIVER (ME) LOOSES ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THIS EVEN OCCURRED TODAY AND LEFT US IN DANGER ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE WE NERVOUSLY WAITED FOR PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE. MANY REPORTS OF THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL...
Mileage: 1,800
FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC VEHICLE STOPS SUDDENLY WITH "STOP SAFELY NOW". WHEN THIS OCCURS DRIVER (ME) LOOSES ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THIS EVEN OCCURRED TODAY AND LEFT US IN DANGER ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE WE NERVOUSLY WAITED FOR PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE. MANY REPORTS OF THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL...
Mileage: 1,800
VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. (2) FORD DEALERSHIPS HAVE ATTEMPTED REPAIRS MULTIPLE TIMES TO STOP ENGINE OIL LEAK(S), ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. WAS UNDER VEHICLE ON 5/12/13 AND NOTICED THERE IS STILL ENGINE OIL LEAKING FROM AREA AROUND ENGINE/TRANSMISSION. DEFEC...
Mileage: 11,200
VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEAKING OIL SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. (2) FORD DEALERSHIPS HAVE ATTEMPTED REPAIRS MULTIPLE TIMES TO STOP ENGINE OIL LEAK(S), ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. WAS UNDER VEHICLE ON 5/12/13 AND NOTICED THERE IS STILL ENGINE OIL LEAKING FROM AREA AROUND ENGINE/TRANSMISSION. DEFEC...
Mileage: 11,200
WE WERE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON 290 AT 1ST AVE.OUR VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. WE CALLED THE FORD 1-800 NUMBER AND REQUESTED TOW SERVICE AND THAT AN ILLINOIS TROOPER BE CALLED. WE ALSO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE BRAND NEW CAR. THE PERSON AT THE DEALER...
Mileage: 300
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH. SUDDENLY AN ERROR MESSAGE POPPED UP "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". THEN THE CAR WAS DISABLED. THE SPEED AUTOMATICALLY REDUCED. THE SPEED DID NOT RESPOND OR INCREASE AT ALL WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SAFETY. THEN THE CAR STOPPED CO...
Mileage: 1,600
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH. SUDDENLY AN ERROR MESSAGE POPPED UP "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". THEN THE CAR WAS DISABLED. THE SPEED AUTOMATICALLY REDUCED. THE SPEED DID NOT RESPOND OR INCREASE AT ALL WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SAFETY. THEN THE CAR STOPPED CO...
Mileage: 1,600
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH. SUDDENLY AN ERROR MESSAGE POPPED UP "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". THEN THE CAR WAS DISABLED. THE SPEED AUTOMATICALLY REDUCED. THE SPEED DID NOT RESPOND OR INCREASE AT ALL WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SAFETY. THEN THE CAR STOPPED CO...
Mileage: 1,600
THE CAR SPUTTERS AND RATTLES WHEN LETTING THE FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WHEN IT IS AT A STAND STILL. IT FEELS AS IF IT IS TRYING TO START IN 2ND GEAR. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING INCREASINGLY WORSE. I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WHERE THE CAR WOULDN'T GO PAST 15 MPH. I TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND THE SPEED...
Mileage: 500
AS I PULLED OUT INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC FROM A GAS STATION, I REALIZED MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 15-20 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND PROCEEDED TO THE STOP LIGHT, WHICH WAS ABOUT A 100 YARDS DOWN THE ROAD. AT THE RED LIGHT I PLACED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND DISC...
Mileage: 2,200
AS I PULLED OUT INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC FROM A GAS STATION, I REALIZED MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 15-20 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND PROCEEDED TO THE STOP LIGHT, WHICH WAS ABOUT A 100 YARDS DOWN THE ROAD. AT THE RED LIGHT I PLACED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND DISC...
Mileage: 2,200
AS I PULLED OUT INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC FROM A GAS STATION, I REALIZED MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 15-20 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND PROCEEDED TO THE STOP LIGHT, WHICH WAS ABOUT A 100 YARDS DOWN THE ROAD. AT THE RED LIGHT I PLACED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND DISC...
Mileage: 2,200
PURCHASED MY CAR NEW TRANSFERRED FROM A LOCAL DEALER. HAD 40 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. AFTER DRIVING 160 MILES NOTICED TRANSMISSION BANGING AND STUTTERING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. TOOK TO APPLE FORD IN RED LION PA, IS IN SVC CTR TOLD ME TRANSMISSION NEEDS PULLED OUT OF CAR AND PARTS REPLACE...
Mileage: 160
CPSC: I1340028A. 2013 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER STATED AFTER FIVE DAYS OF PURCHASING THE CAR IT STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *LN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE A YAKIMA BIKE RACK ON THE ROOF OF HIS VEHICLE BUT THE FRONT AND REAR CLIPS FAILED TO CONNECT PROPERLY. THE RETAILER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MANUFACTURER ENSURED THAT THE RACK WAS ADEQUATE EN...
I WAS STOPPED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IMMEDIATELY A WARNING TONE WENT OFF, AND A WARNING LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH SAYING "STOP SAFELY NOW." THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT A "YELLOW WRENCH" ICON WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE C...
Mileage: 1,100
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING BECOMES "STICKY". WHEN ATTEMPTING TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE THE STEERING STICKS IN ITS CURRENT POSITION AND TO MAKE A SLIGHT MODIFICATION I HAVE TO PUT MORE EFFORT INTO TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE THE STEERING RELEASES THE CAR OVER CORR...
Mileage: 1,000
VEHICLE HAS LEAKED ENGINE OIL SINCE NEW, WHICH WAS FIRST DISCOVERED AT 500MI. ENGINE OIL CONTAMINATED CLUTCH DISCS IN AUTOMATIC TRANMISSION, WHICH RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF REAR MAIN ENGINE SEAL, TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES, ETC. WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. ATTEMPTED REPAIR TOOK PLACE AT APP...
Mileage: 7,800
VEHICLE HAS LEAKED ENGINE OIL SINCE NEW, WHICH WAS FIRST DISCOVERED AT 500MI. ENGINE OIL CONTAMINATED CLUTCH DISCS IN AUTOMATIC TRANMISSION, WHICH RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF REAR MAIN ENGINE SEAL, TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES, ETC. WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. ATTEMPTED REPAIR TOOK PLACE AT APP...
Mileage: 7,800
BOUGHT THE CAR ON SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY, NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO NOTICED TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN GEARS. CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE CORRECTLY AND DOES NOT SHIFT LIKE IT SHOULD. WHEN ON A DECLINE, THE CAR DRIFTS BACKWARDS IF YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE. TOO...
Mileage: 600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN 70 DEGREE AND WEATHER AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTH...
Mileage: 1,000
I BOUGHT A 2013 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK ON MARCH 22, 2013, LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. ALL SUDDEN MY CAR DIED WOULDN'T START. I CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, THE GUY CAME AND JUMP START MY CAR 5-6 TIMES IN ORDER TO GET CAR STARTED, BUT THE HOOD/ AND DASHBOARD HAD BURNING SMELLS AND IT WENT DARK COMPLETEL...
Mileage: 220
2013 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POOR DEALERSHIP SERVICE IN GETTING SECURITY CODE CHANGED ON CAR KEYS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED PARTS WERE MISSING FROM THE HATCHBACK AND FOR THE REAR TRAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STUTTER ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CENTRAL COMPUTER ...
Mileage: 500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT HEADREST BLOCKED THE REARVIEW MIRROR VISIBILITY WHEN REVERSING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT AN ADJUSTMENT AVAILABLE FOR THE HEADREST BEC...
Mileage: 100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT HEADREST BLOCKED THE REARVIEW MIRROR VISIBILITY WHEN REVERSING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT AN ADJUSTMENT AVAILABLE FOR THE HEADREST BEC...
Mileage: 100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT HEADREST BLOCKED THE REARVIEW MIRROR VISIBILITY WHEN REVERSING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT AN ADJUSTMENT AVAILABLE FOR THE HEADREST BEC...
Mileage: 100
NOTED JERKY MOVEMENT OF CAR DURING TURNS AND IMMEDIATELY UPON ACCELERATION. WAS MINOR AT FIRST, BUT APPEARED TO INCREASE IN DURATION AND INTENSITY WITH ADDITIONAL MILEAGE. QUALITY OF SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS VERY POOR - SURGING AND LURCHING NOTICED. SLIGHT OIL LEAK DETECTED TOWARDS FRONT END OF ENG...
Mileage: 7,200
NOTED JERKY MOVEMENT OF CAR DURING TURNS AND IMMEDIATELY UPON ACCELERATION. WAS MINOR AT FIRST, BUT APPEARED TO INCREASE IN DURATION AND INTENSITY WITH ADDITIONAL MILEAGE. QUALITY OF SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS VERY POOR - SURGING AND LURCHING NOTICED. SLIGHT OIL LEAK DETECTED TOWARDS FRONT END OF ENG...
Mileage: 7,200
THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2013 FORD FOCUS ST, A SPORTY VERSION OF THE STANDARD FOCUS IS WITH THE GOODYEAR 235/40/18" SUMMER ONLY TIRES AS A STANDARD TIRE FOR ALL ST'S. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE, THEY OPENED A CASE NUMBER ([XXX]). I CALLED THE SALES MANAGER AT ASKING IF HE...
Mileage: 125
VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH WITH NO WARNING. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART FOR 10-15 MINUTES, THE CAR DID RE-START, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP ON 2/22. AWAITING INFORMATION FROM DEALER. *TR
Mileage: 3,800
VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH WITH NO WARNING. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART FOR 10-15 MINUTES, THE CAR DID RE-START, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP ON 2/22. AWAITING INFORMATION FROM DEALER. *TR
Mileage: 3,800
DRIVING TO WORK TRAVELING AT 80 MPH MY FORD FOCUS 2013 HATCHBACK SE DECELERATES TO 60 MPH. I STEP ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE RPM GOES FROM 3000 RPM TO 4500 RPM WITH NO INCREASE IN SPEED. THE CAR WAS ONLY GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE IN THE ROAD NO MORE THAN 10 DEGREES OF ELEVATION. I RELEASE...
Mileage: 3,288
I OWN A 2013 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK TITANIUM MODEL. PURCHASED THE CAR IN JANUARY 2013. CURRENTLY HAS 1100 MILES ON IT. CAR HAS A SIX-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT FORD HAS DUBBED "POWERSHIFT". TRANSMISSION IS VERY JITTERY AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHILE ACCELERATING. IT IS ALSO HESITANT TO...
Mileage: 1,000
I OWN A 2013 FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK TITANIUM MODEL. PURCHASED THE CAR IN JANUARY 2013. CURRENTLY HAS 1100 MILES ON IT. CAR HAS A SIX-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT FORD HAS DUBBED "POWERSHIFT". TRANSMISSION IS VERY JITTERY AT ALL SPEEDS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WHILE ACCELERATING. IT IS ALSO HESITANT TO...
Mileage: 1,000
THIS IS A COPY OF COMPLAINT SENT TO FORD... "THE HOOD ON MY ONE MONTH OLD FOCUS HAS POPPED FOUR (4) TIMES. TODAY I BROUGHT IT IN TO MY DEALER (RT 23 AUTO MALL, BUTLER, NJ) AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT "MAY" BE MY FOOT ACTIVATING THE HOOD LATCH. IF MY FOOT CAN OPEN THE CAR...
Mileage: 1,000
THIS IS A COPY OF COMPLAINT SENT TO FORD... "THE HOOD ON MY ONE MONTH OLD FOCUS HAS POPPED FOUR (4) TIMES. TODAY I BROUGHT IT IN TO MY DEALER (RT 23 AUTO MALL, BUTLER, NJ) AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT "MAY" BE MY FOOT ACTIVATING THE HOOD LATCH. IF MY FOOT CAN OPEN THE CAR...
Mileage: 1,000
APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO TRIP TO WORK FROM HOME THE POWER ASSIST STEERING ON MY 2013 FORD FOCUS FAILED AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE BECAME SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. LUCKLY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT PATH, HAD THIS HAPPENED IN A TURN, AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY OCCURED. AT THE POINT WHERE...
Mileage: 3,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE EXTERIOR DOORS WERE OPENED, AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSM...
Mileage: 564
DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY ~50MPH THE CAR SEEMED TO BE DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT AS THOUGH BEING BLOWN BY HEAVY WINDS, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS LITTLE/NO WIND THAT DAY. I APPLIED A TYPICAL, SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT TO THE LEFT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL RESISTED MY INPUT, AS THOUGH SOMEBODY WAS HOLDING ONTO THE STE...
Mileage: 60
WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND THEN HAVE TO ACCELERATE IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR HESITATES OR STUTTERS TO GET INTO THE NEXT GEAR. IF SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC, AND THEN ACCELERATING THE CAR HESITATES TO GO FORWARD, THE ENGINE REVS BUT HESITATES TO GO FORWARD. IT IS LIKE BE...
Mileage: 661
INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE IN PARK - STOPPED THE CAR AND PLACED IT IN PARK (THOUGHT I DID) SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LOCKED THE VEHICLE AND ENTERED THE STORE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS OBVISIOUSLY NOT IN PARK BUT ALLOWED ME TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND LOCK THE DOORS WHI...
Mileage: 5,200
INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE IN PARK - STOPPED THE CAR AND PLACED IT IN PARK (THOUGHT I DID) SHUT THE CAR OFF AND LOCKED THE VEHICLE AND ENTERED THE STORE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS OBVISIOUSLY NOT IN PARK BUT ALLOWED ME TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND LOCK THE DOORS WHI...
Mileage: 5,200
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER TRAVELING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER SWITCHING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TH...
Mileage: 500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINT WERE NOT ADJUSTABLE AND WOULD PUSH HIS HEAD FORWARD TO THE POINT WHERE HE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT PURCHASE THE ADJUSTABLE HEAD RE...
Mileage: 300
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION HUNTED FOR A GEAR BUT SEEMED TO GET STUCK BETWEEN GEARS AND ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE RPMS STAYED UP SINCE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE RPMS DIDN'T DROP, BUT KIND OF JUMPE...
Mileage: 273
AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 AM, ROADWAY WAS WET (PREVIOUSLY RAINED), TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN LANE 3 OF 3 AND CHANGING LANE INTO LANE 2 OF 3 WHILE MILDLY ACCELERATING AND THEN LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR LIGHTLY AS CHANGING LANE (APPROACHING REAR OF VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME). AS I TRIED TO ACCELERA...
Mileage: 550
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES ARE HARD TO READ ON A SUNNY DAY. THE VISION OF THE SPEEDOMETER, WHILE DRIVING ON A SUNNY DAY IS VERY HARD TO READ. IT IS A DISTRACTION TO STARE AT THE SPEEDOMETER, TO SEE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS ARE SET AT THE BRIGHTEST SETTING. TH...
Mileage: 340