2012 FORD FOCUS Power Train Problems

I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE START. I'VE HAD THE TRANS CONTROL MODULE REPLACED TWICE. PROBLEMS INCLUDE DELAYED STARTS, SHUTTERING WHEN SHIFTING, REVVING HIGH WHEN ABOUT TO SHIFT, OR STICKING IN GEAR AND NOT SHIFTING WHEN IT SHOULD. I KEPT TAKING IT IN, AND EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND A CODE, SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE TCM, WHEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE LANE, DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. I COULDN'T GET IT TO MOVE, SO I SHUT IT OFF, THEN IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. IT TOOK EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO GET ME TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF ALL THE TRAFFIC WHIZZING BY. THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED IT, I WAS ON VACATION, AND MY CAR KEPT STICKING IN GEAR, BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON THIS TIME SO THEY HAD A CODE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND JERKED FORWARD WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 09/06/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED AT LOW RPM'S UPON TAKE OFF. UPDATED 09/08/16.*JB

FROM THE DAY PURCHASED, TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHILE DRIVING, GOING UP A HILL OR TAKING OFF. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT'S NORMAL.

I BOUGHT MY 2012 FORD FOCUS NEW. FORD HAS REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION/SEALS/ CLUTCHES FOUR TIMES THUS FAR. I HAVE HAD TO SCHEDULE THREE APPTS WITH PAUL MILLER FORD IN LEXINGTON KY SINCE TRANSMISSION #4. THE FIRST & SECOND INSPECTION PASSED ALL TESTS, 'IT'S WITHIN PARAMETERS' WAS THE ONLY RESPONSE THE TECHNICIAN WOULD TELL ME. MY THIRD APPT, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED & NOW NEED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. FORD SAYS MY VEHICLE 'SAFE TO DRIVE'. WILL TAKE 2-3 MONTHS FOR PARTS. FOCUS CONTINUES TO: SHIFT ERRATIC, RPM NEEDLE IN 6-7 RANGE, TRANSMISSION SLIPS, JERKS, HESTITATES, BOGGS DOWN, DELAYED ACCELERATION, SHUDDERS, SURGES FORWARD WHEN STOPPING, DECREASED FUEL MILEAGE, AND TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. THE COVER FOR UNDER CARRIAGE IS COVERED/CAKED WITH TRANSMISSION OIL. HOW CAN THIS VEHICLE BE SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN CLEARLY TESTING INDICATES THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED.

TCM PROBLEMS WIFE PULLED OUT TO A RESIDENTIAL INTERSECTION AND THE CAR STALLED, LUCKILY NO CARS WE'RE COMING AT THE TIME SHE CALLED ME AND WAS SCARED SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IT TOOK ME I'M OUT 30 MINUTES TO GET TO HER MEANWHILE CARS WERE BACKING UP AND GOING AROUND HER WE PULLED IT INTO MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'S DRIVEWAY WHICH WAS NEAR AND ASK MY BROTHER-IN-LAW THAT IS A MECHANIC TO CHECK IT OUT AND HE INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE TCM THAT WAS OUT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT NEW IT FINALLY WENT OUT. I USE THIS CAR TO GO TO WORK I AM A STATE CIRCUIT RIDER AND PUT A LOT OF MILEAGE ON MY CAR ILEARN TO DEAL WITH THE SLUGGISH TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THE DEALERS INDICATED THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT JUST TO REPROGRAM THE...

WE PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN AUGUST OF 2012 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. JERKING, STUTTERING, ETC. CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY FORD AT LEAST THREE TIMES UNDER WARRANTY TO ONLY FAIL AGAIN. FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 DUE TO THEIR KNOWN FAULTY DESIGN BUT HAS YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. OWNERS WILL BE LEFT WITH A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE, EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN AND / OR UNUSABLE ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IS CITY DRIVING. CURRENTLY THE CAR WILL NOT GO ABOVE 30 MILES AND HOUR AND NO SUPPORT FROM LOCAL FORD DEALER OR FORD CORPORATE ON GETTING RENTAL CAR UNTIL THEY CAN FINALLY FIT US IN 4 DAYS FROM NOW. MIND YOU THIS CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND IS A KNOWN DEFECT THEY'VE YET TO FIX. WHY AFTER FIVE YEARS OF KNOWN PROBLEMS HAS THIS...

I HAVE HAD MY FORD FOCUS SINCE 2012. BOUGHT NEW. NOTICED ROLL BACK AT STOP SIGNS AND DEFINITELY ON HILLS. HAD IT LOOKED AT, WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED AND AS GOOD AS IT IS GOING TO GET. STILL ROLLS BACK. ONE NIGHT PUT CAR IN REVERSE. IT DIDN'T MOVE. SHUT IT OFF THREE TIMES, IT FINALLY RESET. TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS. SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. HAVE NOTICED A LITTLE JERKING HERE AND THERE. ONE DAY, JUNE 2016, DROVE THE CAR TO DOWNTOWN MADISON, PARKED IN A RAMP. ALL WAS FINE. GOT BACK IN AND STARTED IT UP TO BELLS AND WHISTLES TELLING US THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND TO HAVE IT SERVICED IMMEDIATELY. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. HAD THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, 350 MILES FROM HOME, AFTER PASSING A SEMI, PULLED BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND 10 MINUTES...

EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW, THE VEHICLE HAS SHUDDERED AND HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES. FOR DIS REFUSING TO FIX THE ISSUE. I WAS LEFT STRANDED ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THE TCM HAD TO BE REPLACED. PCM AND TCM HAVE BEEN REPROGRAMMED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED IN IT 3 OR 4 TIMES AS WELL. FORD KEEPS SAYING THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND HOW IT SHOULD OPERATE THE SHUDDER AND JERKIGN HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN TAKING OFF FROMA STOP LIKE AT A STOP LIGHT

FORD FOCUS SE 2012 [XXX] PURCHASED 08/25/2011. SINCE NEW, THE VEHICLE SHUDDER AND SHAKE BECAUSE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WAS AGAIN ON THE DEALER IN MAY 2016 FOR 2 WEEKS, AFTER HAVING TO WAIT 20 DAYS FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE, AT PINES FORD IN PEMBROKE PINES, FL. DURING THIS REPAIR ALSO, ONE OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS WAS FOUND BROKE AND THE DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND THE LABOR, $ 250 DOLLARS TOTAL. REALLY? FOR AN ENGINE MOUNT? THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE ADVISOR REFERRED TO THE ENGINE MOUNT AS A "TEAR AND WEAR" PART. REALLY? THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I HAVE TO REPLACE AN ENGINE MOUNT ON A VEHICLE 65K MILES OLD. WHAT ABOUT ALL THE SHUDDERING AND SHAKING TO THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COMPONENT? SINCE NEW, THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER IN MORE THAN 8 OCCASIONS. IN TWO...

WE HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT SUSPENSION REPAIRED 3 TIMES IN THE FIRST 5,000 MILES. THERE WAS A MAJOR KNOCKING SOUND AND YOU COULD FEEL MOVEMENT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE CAR WAS TRANSISTIONING OVER A SPEED BUMP OR INTO A DRIVEWAY. RIGHT AFTER THIS WAS FIXED, AFTER THE THIRD REPLACEMENT OF THE SAME PARTS, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPAIRED 4 TIMES, 3 TIMES THE CLUTCH PACK FAILED WHICH HAPPENED REGULARLY EVERY 10,000-12,500 MILES. THE CAR WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY DURING START OF MOVING AND THEN THE CLUTCH WOULD SLIP WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED. THE CLUTCH PACK WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE LAST TIME THE TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR, FORWARD OR REVERSE, THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING IN A PARKING LOT. WE ARE AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN DRIVING ON THE STREET, THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, GETTING ON OR DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. THE DEALER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

IN 2012 I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM FUTURE FORD IN SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA. OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, THE CAR HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, PCM MODULE, TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, CLUTCH, STARTER, STEERING WHEEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR REPAIRS. THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS CANNOT REPAIR THE CAR. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY MANY TIMES AND THEY REFUSE TO REFUND MY MONEY AND RECALL THE VEHICLE THE CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND A RISK TO MY LIFE AND SAFETY. UPDATED 07/19/16*LJ *CN

THE CAR HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS HAD 3 OIL LEAKS (1 OIL PAN & 2 HEAD GASKET); I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPLACED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS DUE TO SHUDDERING AND THE SECOND TIME WAS DUE TO A TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION CODE. THE TWO CLUTCHES WERE REPLACED 10,000 MILES APART.

FORD FOCUS RECALL. CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10MPH IN TRAFFIC BUT ELECTRICAL STAYED ON. LUCKILY IT WAS TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE ROADSIDE. HAPPENED FIRST IN NOVEMBER 2015, DEALER SAID IT WAS BATTERY DYING. HAPPENED AGAIN APRIL 27 2016. NOW THEY'RE SAYING IT'S TRANSMISSION ELECTRICAL ISSUES.

NEW 2012 FORD FOCUS B/C I DIDN'T WANT USED CAR REPAIRS. AT 57.2K MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKES NOISES, AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT ON ITS OWN SOMETIMES TO A CRAWL, ROLL BACKWARDS & LURCH FORWARD WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS, NO POWER UP HILLS. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COST $1,000-$1,500 DOLLARS BUT IT DRIVES LIKE A CLUTCH. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME FORD EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 7 YRS OR 100K MILES B/C OF THIS. HE GAVE ME A COPY FROM HOTLINE ARCHIVE 1) FIRST PERFORM THE TRANSMISSION ADAPTIVE RELEARNS USING THE FACTORY OR EQUIVALENT SCAN TOOL 2) IF THESE CODES ARE P2831 AND/OR P2832 RETURN IMMEDIATELY, IT IS LIKELY THERE IS AN INTERNAL CLUTCH ISSUE. NOTE, THERE IS A COMMON CONCERN OF INTERNAL SEALS LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE CLUTCH FORD HAS INCREASED THE WARRANTY ON THE INTERNAL SEALS TO 7YRS OR 100KMILES. POTENTIAL CAUSES: INTERNAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2) TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE...

SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2012 IT HAS NOT OPERATED PROPERLY. I UNDERSTAND IT IS A HYBRID TRANSMISSION AND FEELS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR SHUDDERS AND JERKS FORWARD WHEN YOU STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. YET THERE HAVE BEEN ABOUT THREE RECALL OR TRANSMISSION UPDATES. THE LAST RECALL WAS SERVICED IN JANUARY 2016. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RECENTLY THE CAR'S ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO VALLEY ISLE FORD BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE. THERE RESPONSE AFTER RESETTING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS THAT THE CAR DROVE FINE. I WENT TO PICK THE CAR UP AND I BARELY MADE IT HOME. THE CAR AGAIN NEEDS TO TOWED...

POWERTRAIN IS SLIPPING, CAR LUNGES FORWARD WHEN PRESSES ON BRAKE, ROLLS WHEN GEAR, AND THE POWERTRAIN LIGHT TURNS ON. THIS IS THE SECOND/THIRD TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED.

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO TWO SEPARATE FORD DEALERSHIPS (ELDER FORD AND BILL CURRIE FORD, BOTH LOCATED IN TAMPA, FL) FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION AUDIBLY GRINDING AND THE CAR LITERALLY SHAKING ON TAKE OFF. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO DIE AT ANY MOMENT. EACH TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT IN, I WAS TOLD IT JUST NEEDED TO BE "RE-PROGRAMMED". THEY WOULD DO THAT THEN SEND ME ON MY WAY ONLY FOR ME TO RETURN A MONTH OR TWO LATER WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS PAST TIME, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AGAIN ONLY FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL ONCE MORE. WHILE DRIVING HOME, MY CAR INEXPLICABLY STOPPED RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON A BUSY STREET. THE DASHBOARD SHOWED A TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION AND TO GET IT SERVICED IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE CALLED FORD'S CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME TO SPEAK WITH...

CLUTCH IN TRANS. SKIPPING. THIS HAS AND STILL HAPPENING TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE,.BEEN IN FORD DEALER ( PARK FORD ) WESLEY CHAPEL FL. SEVERAL TIMES, STILL REACTING THE SAME.VERY AGGRAVATING .SOONER OR LATER IT'S GOING TO JAM,CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SOMETIMES UPON CRANKING THE CAR AND TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR IT COMES UP "TRANSMISSION NOT READY" AND WILL NOT ENGAGE. UPON TAKEOFF, IT JERKS AND SHUDDERS EVERY TIME. GOING UP ANY KIND OF INCLINE, IT GRINDS AND SHAKES OR SHUDDERS. IT NEVER TAKES OFF SMOOTHLY AND I AM AFRAID THAT I AM GOING TO GET STRANDED ANY TIME DUE TO THIS. HOWEVER, TECHNICIANS TELL ME ALL THIS IS NORMAL - IT IS NOT!!!!! I AM TOLD THIS IS DUE TO A NEW TYPE OF ENGINE - HOWEVER IT DOES APPEAR TO BE VERY FAULTY. THIS HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS - WHETHER I AM ON THE HIGHWAY, A TWO LANE ROAD OR IN A PARKING LOT. THIS HAS HAPPENED LOTS OF TIMES AND I HAVE RECORDS WHERE I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AROUND SIX TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A HESITATION BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

CAR HESITATES WHEN AT LOW SPEED; TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE WHEN GOING UPHILL ESPECIALLY WHEN STOP START ON A HILL. GEARS SLIP WHILE DRIVING; I HAVE OWNED AND DRIVEN MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AS WELL AS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS THAT CAN SWITCH TO MANUAL BUT NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. TODAY MY CAR WOULD NOT START: ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON JUST FINE- DEFINITELY NOT THE BATTERY. ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAID "PARKING ASSIST MALFUNCTION" - THIS ENDED UP TO BE..... THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WAY THESE TRANSMISSIONS WERE MADE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE STALLED AND DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FIVE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND WILL NOT SHIFT TO GEARS

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN JULY OF 2014 WITH ABOUT 23,000 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE, I EXPERIENCED THE TRANSMISSION MAKING GRINDING SOUNDS AND SHUDDERING DURING ACCELERATION. GENERALLY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP AND BEEN ON A DRIVE. A REPROGRAM WAS DONE AND I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM A FEW WEEKS LATER. AT THIS POINT, WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES, A NEW CLUTCH AND PLATES WERE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED FINE FOR ABOUT 5,000 MORE MILES. THE SHUDDERING AND GRINDING NOISES HAVE RETURNED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED TWICE SINCE THE NEW CLUTCH. I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 45,000 MILES. FORD WILL ONLY REPROGRAM OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE IF THE SHUDDER IS OUTSIDE OF A CERTAIN RANGE AND ATTEMPTS HOW TO EXPLAIN THIS IS NORMAL. I AM STILL UNDER FACTORY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY BUT IT IS LIKE AN ACT OF CONGRESS TO GET THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND "PULL OVER FOR SIX MINUTES" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND MULTIPLE OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF DUAL CLUTCH TECHNOLOGY, BEGINNING WITH 2012 FORD FOCUS MODELS, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED CASES OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AT LEAST TWO RECALLS WERE TO ADDRESS THE SLUGGISH SHIFTING. IN MY CASE THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER FUNCTIONED ADEQUATELY, HOWEVER I NEVER EXPERIENCED TOTAL FAILURE. ON MARCH 15TH, IN HEAVY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT PROPEL FORWARD, EVEN IN DRIVE. I TURNED THE VEHICLES IGNITION TO OFF THEN ON. THAT RESET THE SYSTEM AND I DROVE HOME. NOW JUST YESTERDAY, MARCH 23RD, THE SAME THING OCCURRED, HOWEVER THIS TIME I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO A FORD SERVICE SHOP. IN THESE EVENTS THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE DASHBOARD INDICATORS FLASH. THE CAR THEN IDLES AND SHAKES FAILING TO PROPEL FORWARD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND I AM READING THIS IS A COMMON...

GOT IN MY CAR ON A SATURDAY MORNING TO GO TO WORK. NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING VERY ROUGHLY. AS THE DAY PROGRESSED, I NOTICED THAT WHEN IT SHIFTED INTO 3RD, THE RPM'S WOULD JUMP FROM 3500 AND TAKE A WHILE TO GO BACK DOWN INTO 2000RPMS. IN THE AFTERNOON, CRANKED MY CAR UP AND NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE SHIFTING HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WHAT MAKES THIS EVEN WORSE IS I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED ONCE. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY AFTER NOT DRIVING IT ALL DAY SUNDAY. I NOTICED AS I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP, AS MY CAR SHIFTED INTO 5TH OR 6TH IT WENT FROM 3500 RPM TO 4500 RPM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR! GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY ARE 2 WEEKS BEHIND ON...

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR IS HORRENDOUS! I FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCE SEVERE GRINDING AND SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING AND HAVE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE STALL OUTS WHEN TURNING/MERGING ONTO ROADS AND LANES. IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNSAFE AND HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF FORD DURING MY CURRENT COMPLAINT WITH THEM. THEIR RESPONSE? THAT IT'S MY FAULT FOR HOW I AM DRIVING THE CAR. I AM WAITING MY 3RD CLUTCH REPLACEMENT DUE TO A 3-5 WEEK BACKORDER DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF THIS ISSUE BUT IT'S SOMEHOW MY SPECIFIC DRIVING CAUSING THE PROBLEM. WORST OF ALL IS THAT THEIR OWN SERVICE REP ADMITS TO THIS BEING A PATCH, NOT A SOLUTION. I WILL EXPERIENCE GOOD PERFORMANCE FOR 2-3 MONTHS AND THEN THE PROBLEMS WILL BEGIN AGAIN.

TAKATA RECALL. MY 2012 FORD FOCUS HAS MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. INCLUDING OVERHEATING ISSUES, TRANSMISSION SEIZURE ALL WHILE IN MOTION IN A STRAIGHT DIRECTION ON CITY STREETS AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. CONSTANT VIBRATION, SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND SHIFTING GEARS AT THE WRONG MOMENT. THIS HAS PUT NOT ONLY MYSELF IN GREAT DANGER BUT THE PASSENGERS IN MY CAR AND OF COURSE OTHER DRIVERS NEAR BY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS BEING CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WHICH, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, AS STATED BY THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN BOTH REPROGRAMMED AND IN SOME CASES REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE OF SOME SORT. REPLACEMENT OR REPROGRAMMING THE (TCM) HAS NEVER CURED ANY ISSUES. I'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND MY LAW FIRM WITH THIS NONSENSE TO NO AVAIL TO DATE. MY ATTORNEY HAS WRITTEN A LETTER AND CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY STATING MY CONCERNS AND...

1ST TIME - CAR DIED ON THE HIGHWAY AND WOULDN'T DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS JOE COOPER FORD. SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T COVER A RENTAL AND REPROGRAMMED THE CONTROL MODULE AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. 2ND TIME - CAR DIED AGAIN SO TOOK BACK INTO JOE COOPER BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME. CHECKED IN BY ADAM (RUDE) AND WENT AND GOT RENTAL AGAIN. DEALERSHIP COVERED THIS TIME. CAR WAS THERE FOR 7 DAYS BEFORE I HAD TO CALL TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND I WAS TOLD THAT ADAM WHO CHECKED ME IN TOOK NO NOTES AND IT HAD BEEN SETTING THERE NOT BEING LOOKED AT. FINALLY WAS LOOKED AT AFTER 11 DAYS AND TOLD THE CLUTCH TEST WAS "NOT BAD ENOUGH" TO WARRANT IT TO BE FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AND WE WOULD DO OUT OF POCKET. THEY ALSO...

MY CAR HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. EVERY SINGLE TIME I START AND STOP THE CAR SHUDDERS AND HESITATES. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ALSO THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL BROKE WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR, IT WAS FIXED AND THEN BROKE AGAIN A MONTH LATER. AND HASN'T WORKED IN 2 YEARS. THIS CAR IS JUNK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THREE DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY WOULD TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT WAS THE WAY I DRIVE. EVERY TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL FORD WOULD TELL ME THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CRUISE WAS WORKING THAT DAY, WHEN IT NEVER WORKED FOR ME. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEMS AND I FINALLY RAN OUT OF A WARRANTY AND GAVE UP. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY TO HAVE...

VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE AFTER TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AT 69,359MI AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATIONAL ENOUGH TO MOVE OFF THE HIGHWAY TO PARK IT FOR THE NIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE JUMPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AGAIN AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION MODULE AND CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE KEPT RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, EXTENDED THE WARRANTY, AND PLACED AN EMERGENCY ORDER FOR THE PARTS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE FOR A FEW WEEKS. THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY BECAUSE SHE WAS UNSATISFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,500.

EVEN AFTER REPROGRAMMING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, THE CAR CONTINUES TO PRESENT BUCKING, KICKING, JERKING, HARSH ENGAGEMENT, AND DELAYED ACCELERATION, AS WELL AS LURCHING. TODAY, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE COMPLETELY FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL WORKS.

SHUDDERING OF ENGINE BETWEEN GEAR. LOSE OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. RED LINES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR.

ON 2/25/16, AFTER A SEVERE RAINSTORM, I WENT TO TURN ON MY CAR AND TRIED TO TURN ON THE WIPER BLADES, BUT THEY WOULD NOT COME ON. THE NEXT MORNING THEY DID TURN ON. THAT AFTERNOON, WHEN STARTING MY CAR, THE WIPER BLADES TURNED ON WITHOUT THE CONTROL BEING ACTIVATED. THE BLADES CONTINUED TO RUN EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND NO KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE BLADES WAS TO DISCONNECT THE FUSE FROM THE BOX. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHEN I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS AND MY CAR BATTERY WAS DEAD WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR. I CANNOT USE THE WIPER BLADES AT THIS TIME AS THEY WILL NOT TURN OFF. ACCORDING TO FORD MOTOR CO., THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL ON THE WIPER BLADES SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD MY...

THE FIRST TIME WAS GOING DOWN 93 IN BOSTON AREA WITH MY FAMILY THE CAR WENT INTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHY I WAS IN FAR LEFT LANE THE CAR WOULDNT GO OVER 20 AND I HAD TO CROSS OVER TO THE FAR LEFT LANE TO TREACH THE BREAKDOWN LANE. LUCKILY MY FAMILY WAS NOT IN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT COULD'VE HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE. IT DID THE SAME THING A SECOND TIME WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN 293 AREA GOING TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT. THIS MAY END UP KILLING MY FAMILY IF IT DOESN'T GET RECALLED AND FIX. WE DON'T HAVE EXTRA MONEY TO BE REPAIRING IT OURSELF EVERY TIME IT DECIDES TO DO THIS.

CAR DIES ON HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING. FUEL SYSTEM AND SENSORS SEEMS TO BE FAILING OR FELL APART INSIDE THE VEHICLE IT WILL NOT SHOW APPROPRIATE FUEL LEVELS. IT STUTTERING AFTER FILLING UP TO FULL TANK. VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY TO WORK WHEN FUEL SYSTEM IS FAILING. MANY COMPLAINST HAVE BEEN FILED ON OTHER AUTOMITIVE WEBSITES AND FORUMS ABOUT THIS EXACT FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE. COLLAPSED FUEL SYSTEM / FUEL GUAGE I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR 3 WEEKS AGO AND MY PREVIOUS PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2006 GAVE ME LESS ISSUES THAN THIS FORD FOCUS. SOMETHING REALLY WRONG IS HERE WITH FORD, I THINK THEY HAVE GOTTEN TO A MASSIVE POINT THEY BELIEVE THEY CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THERE MISTAKES OR RECALLS SINCE THEY ARE TOO TIED INTO THE DEPENDECY OF ALL THE PEOPLE.

I'VE ALREADY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION (RECALL ISSUE) THAT CAUSES THE GRINDING AND JERKING OF THE VEHICLE...AND STILL HAVE TO ADDRESS THESE. BUT JUST THIS WEEK MY BLINKERS STARTED COMING ON (WHEN I TURNED OFF MY MOTOR), AND SOME ALARM STARTED SOUNDING UNTIL I STARTED UP THE CAR. REALLY, REALLY CONCERNED AT THIS POINT! NOT A SAFE VEHICLE. MY SECOND FORD FOCUS (MY 2003 WAS A DREAM!)...WONDERING WHAT WENT WRONG IN THE FACTORY!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO RECEIVE A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REMEDY. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE PROGRESSED RANDOMLY FOR LONGER THAN A YEAR. UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND AND THE REAR TIRES LOCKED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT LATER EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO A FUEL STATION AND, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, SHOOK VIOLENTLY, AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAITED LONGER THAN A WEEK FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO FORD SERVICE CENTER MULTIPLE TIMES REGARDING THE RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF MY CLUTCH BECAUSE OF STALLING AND FAULTY ACCELERATION WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS ON 2 OCCASIONS MERGING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND ALSO INCREASING AN INJURY TO MY BACK PROBLEMS BY THE JUMPY ACCELERATION. FORD DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE REPLACEMENTS ARE ON SUCH A HIGH BACK ORDER THAT THEY INFORMED ME TO TRY BACK IN "NOVEMBER 2016" AND JUST RESET THE CLUTCH PROGRAMMING FOR NEW MEMORY AND INSISTS I DRIVE IT HARD AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS . THE SPECIFIC RECALL IS FSA TITLE: TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER / TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT SEAL WARRANTY EXTENSION FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: 14M01

SHUDDERING, AND BUCKING ON TAKE-OFF. HESITATION AND DELAY IN ACCELERATION. CITY STREETS, FROM INTERSECTIONS, AND WORSENS WHILE TURNING A CORNER AND GENTLY ACCELERATING. KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL. PROBLEM IS CONSTANT, AND CONTINUOUS.

MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER IN REGARDS TO ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION ON THE FREEWAY AT THE SPEED OF AROUND 40-45 MPH. I HAD TO COAST OVER TWO LANES AND ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED. THE RPM WOULD REV UP BUT NO POWER. RESTARTED CAR AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NEXT DAY HAD TCM FLASHED AS PART OF RECALL. TWO DAYS LATER HAD THE SAME ISSUE ONLY GOING 60-65 ON FREEWAY. TRANSMISSION WENT HAYWIRE AND HAD TO COAST OVER AND ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED AGAIN. THIS TIME CAR WOULDN'T RESTART FOR ABOUT 2 MIN. NO POWER. ENGINE REVVING AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER TWICE AND I FEEL THIS CAR IS A MAJOR ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHILE DRIVING NOT KNOWING WHY MY CAR IS LOSING POWER EVEN AFTER THE SO CALLED SOFTWARE FIX.

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AND SLIPS AND THE POWER STEERING JUST SHUTS DOWN AT TIMES, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. MY WIFE WAS MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND THE STEERING SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. SHE HAS TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO WORK. THIS HAS HAPPENED AROUND 10 TIMES.

FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, OUR VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL EPISODES OF VIOLENTLY MIS-SHIFTING, INTO A FINAL LOSS OF ACCELERATOR USE. THIS HAPPENS MANY TIMES WHEN WE ARE ON RURAL OR HIGHWAY, AND AT DIFFERING SPEEDS OF UP TO 70 MPH. WE HAVE BROUGHT IT IN FOR ALL REGULAR AND IRREGULAR MAINTENANCE TO LUTHER NORTH COUNTRY FORD IN COON RAPIDS, MN. THEY FIRST SAID IT WAS HOW THE "NEW TRANSMISSION WORKED", THEY THEN SAID IT WAS THE TCM CODES, THEN THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THEN THE ONLY TIME THEY GOT CODES FROM THE CAR, WE HAD TO PAY 1200 DOLLARS BECAUSE IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL, BUT LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, WE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS. EVERY TIME THEY "FIX" THE PROBLEM IT HAPPENS AGAIN, SOMETIMES MONTHS APART, MOST RECENTLY IT WAS LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH. THEY THEMSELVES HAVE ADMITTED THEY HAVE NO...

WHEN YOU DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS, SHAKES, SKIPS GEARS, AND SOMETIMES COMES TO AN ABRUPT HALT MAKING IT FEEL AS IF I HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD OR WARMED UP, AT ALL OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES AND CONDITIONS AND IS A GENERAL SAFETY ISSUE WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE HAD MECHANICS THAT SPECIALIZE IN TRANSMISSIONS WARN AGAINST DRIVING IT AS IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A VERY SEVERE OR LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. NONE OF THESE MECHANICS HAVE A SOLUTION FOR ME. REPLACING IT WOULD JUST PUT AN ALREADY BAD TRANSMISSION DESIGN BACK IN. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING FOR ME. AND I AM FRANKLY AFRAID FOR MY LIFE EVERY TIME I START IT UP. THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WANTS TO EXPLODE. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BRIEFLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS THE TRANSMISSION JERKS FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. THIS IS MY ONLY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHEN PLACING THE CLUTCH IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,300.

ONGOING ISSUE ' ON ACCELERATION CAR SHUDDERS, BOGS DOWN, JUMPS FORWARD, ALSO HEAR A GRINDING/CRUNCHING SOUND. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND I AM ALWAYS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE WRITTEN TO FORD AND THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN REGARD TO THE QUESTION BELOW ' WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? ' IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2012 BUT SINCE I WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER THAT INTO THE BOX I ENTERED THE LAST DATE I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE.

I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT HAS HAD SEALS,CLUTCH TMC REPLACED AND ALSO A INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AT MY EXPENSE SINCE THEY SAID I WAS OUT OF MY 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. I HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT RECEIVING ANY PAPERWORK ONLY TO BE TOLD TRANSMISSION WAS FINE AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE NEW CVT TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. CAR HAS ALWAYS HAS A HEISTATION ON TAKE OFF ROLE BACKWARDS ON INCLINES AND SHUDDERS LIKE CRAZY! MY WIFE WHO OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE CAR COMPLAINING SHE DOESN'T FEEL SAFE IN IT. JUST TOOK IT BACK TO FORD WEEK OF FEBURARY 1ST AND THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THE SEALS AND CLUTCH NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1500.00 TO ME AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER OF...