2012 FORD FOCUS Power Train Problems

CLUTCH WAS RECALL AND IT WAS REPLACED BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP INSTALLED NOV 2015, GILLETTE WY, AND NOW TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT, DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT NEEDS AN OVERHAUL.

THIS IS FOR THE SELECTSHIFT TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING ISSUES IN THE PAST, ONCE IN 2013, AND THEN AGAIN IN OCT OF 2014. THE ISSUES WERE "RESOLVED", BUT ON JAN 27TH, MY TRANSMISSION JUMPED AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. JAN 28TH, MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE WITH THE CAR DECELERATING TO A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED THIS TIME, AND THE CLUTCHES WERE SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE CLUTCHES WERE NOT REPLACED LIKE THEY WERE PROMISED AND I AM AWAITING FOR THEM TO GET SCHEDULED AND SENT IN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JUNE 9TH 2012, AFTER A WEEK OF DRIVING I NOTICED A VIBRATION WHEN THE CAR WAS SHIFTING FROM A DEAD STOP TO SECOND OR EVEN SOMETIMES INTO THIRD GEAR AND REPORTED THIS TO BILL KNIGHT FORD. SERVICE MANAGER WENT WITH MYSELF AND WIFE FOR A TEST DRIVE AND SAID THIS WAS NORMAL AND IF IT PERSISTED BRING IT BACK AND THEY WOULD TRY AND RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. WE TOOK THIS BACK TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND WAS TOLD FORD WAS WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM, FINALLY I INSISTED THAT THIS PROBLEM BE REPAIRED. I TOOK MY CAR IN AND BILL KNIGHT REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND THIS RESOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A MONTH, WHEN THE PROBLEM CAME BACK IT WAS MUCH WORSE AND IT EFFECTED MY GAS MILEAGE AND THE VIBRATION TURNED INTO A HEAVY SHUTTER AT TIMES. MY WIFE STARTED GETTING HEADACHES AND WITH HER HAVING SURGERY...

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH MY 2012 FORD FOCUS. WE PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT IT HAD 4 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED. NOT EVEN A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE WE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE GEARS NOT WANTING TO SHIFT PROPERLY. WE SENT CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. IT WAS FIXED FOR A WHILE UP UNTIL RECENTLY AND WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IT FIXED SINCE. I GOT INTO A WRECK BECAUSE MY CAR BOGGED OUT AT A REDLIGHT CAUSING ME TO GET STUCK UNDER A REDLIGHT AND BEING HIT WHILE OCCUPYING THE ROAD. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP EVER SINCE. THEY CALLED US ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER THE WRECK TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION MODULE HAD BEEN FIXED AND THEY DROVE IT AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. SO MY HUSBAND GOES AND GETS THE CAR AND IT...

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. THEY STARTED AROUND 28,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES FOR REPAIRS, INCLUDING FIXING INTERNAL COMPONENTS AND REPLACING SEALS. TODAY I TOOK IT AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THERE IS A 3 MONTH WAIT FOR THE NECESSARY PARTS. THE VEHICLE JERKS AND SPUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING AND HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING IN LOW GEARS IN PARTICULAR. THIS CREATES AN UNPLEASANT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL INVOLVED. AFTER RESEARCHING TODAY I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL FOR YEARS AND THERE HAS STILL NOT BEEN A RECALL, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I FIND IT ABSURD THAT MY REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR HAVE ONLY PROVIDED FOR TEMPORARY, COSMETIC IMPROVEMENTS WHILE LEAVING THE KNOWN DEFECT IN PLACE AND THAT...

SINCE PURCHASED NEW, EVERY 15K-20K TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 5X CHANGES, NOW AT 85K SAME ISSUE, TRANSMISSION JERKS HARD, DOESN'T SHIFT. IN ADDITION, EVEN WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY ARE CLAIMING PART OF THE CLUTCH SYSTEM IS NOT ACTUALLY COVERED ONLY A PORTION OF IT.

HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, HIGHWAY CITY AND RESIDENTIAL ROADWAYS THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITS WHAT APPEARS TO BE SLIPPAGE CAUSING A DELAY OF THE VEHICLE TO MOVE AND ACCELERATE IN A MANNER THAT I WOULD CONSIDER TO BE SAFE. THIS BEHAVIOR GOES BACK TO 06/2012 AT THAT TIME MY TRANSMISSION CLUTCHES WERE REPLACED AND NOW AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON 02/01/2016 I MADE THE DEALERSHIP REP AWARE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE LOOKED INTO. AFTER PICKING UP MY VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THAT THE "TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AT THIS TIME" I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT FORD HAS AN ACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF SLIPPAGE CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE AND MY VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED "NORMAL" I AGAIN EXPLAINED THAT THIS DEFECT OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SO A TECH WAS NOT LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER IT IN A TEST DRIVE. I DO CONSIDER THIS BEHAVIOR A SAFETY CONCERN...

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT IDLE SPEEDS, THE CAR SHAKES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS TURNING IN AN INTERSECTION AND STALLED. IT THEN LURCHED FORWARD AND CONTINUED TO FUNCTION IN A LURCHING AND JERKY MANNER. JUST YESTERDAY, I COULD NOT SLOW THE CAR WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH, DESPITE PRESSING THE BRAKES, DUE TO THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS LURCHING, JERKING, ERRATIC BEHAVIOR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE DEADLY. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION WORKED ON A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. EACH TIME, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED. THIS IS HIGHLY IRRESPONSIBLE FOR FORD TO IGNORE THIS ISSUE AND CONTINUE TO PUT CUSTOMERS IN HARMS WAY. THIS IS AN INAPPROPRIATE WAY TO HANDLE A LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A FAULTY SEAL IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL, IT DRIFTED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE FOR THE SAME FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,324. UPDATED 04/26/16*LJ UPDATED 09/06/16 *LJ *JS

MY CAR HAS BEEN SHUTTERING AND JERKING AND SHAKING DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS AND THE CAR DROPPED AND WILL ACCELERATE BY ITS SELF . THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2014

POWER-SHIFT 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION. ERRATIC CLUTCH CHANGES, GRINDING, HESITATION, UNWANTED GEAR CHANGES IS HEAVY TRAFFIC LOWER GAS MILEAGE. AFTER 3 SOFTWARE UPDATES (JANUARY 2013, DECEMBER 2014, AUGUST 2014, NOV 2015), AND A PARTS CLUTCH REPLACEMENT (DECEMBER 2014), THE CAR STILL DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY. CAR WORKED FINE FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN WENT BACK TO THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD ADMITS THAT THE FOCUS CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE AND ON 12 NOVEMBER, 2015, FORD AGREED TO REPLACE IT. HOWEVER, I AM IN THE 10TH WEEK OF WAITING, AND STILL NO CLUTCH. I MUST USE MY VEHICLE AND IT IS GETTING WORSE EVERY WEEK. FORD SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL, ONLY A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH OTHER FOCUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. EVEN THE MECHANICS AT MY FORD DEALER FEEL THE CARS ARE GETTING MORE DANGEROUS AS THEY AGE. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO...

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE 16-18 TIMES FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SYNC AND THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAVE HAD BOTH THE SYNC MODULE AND THE TRANSMISSION MODULE RESET REPEATEDLY AND FINALLY REPLACED. I HAVE HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED TWICE IN TWO YEARS. THE WORSE INCIDENT AND THE REASON FOR THE SECOND CLUTCH WAS BECAUSE THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 45 MILES AN HOUR DOWN A VERY BUSY TWO LANE CITY ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART THE CAR AND GOT ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME AND IT FAILED AGAIN. I WAS LITERALLY IN THE TURNING LANE FOR MY SUBDIVISION AND IT FAILED AGAIN. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED FROM MY HOUSE. I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. FORD REFUSED TO BUY BACK MY CAR WHEN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE IN A JERKING MOTION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAITING TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WHERE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT HESITATION AFTER THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE REAR EXTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ THE CONSUMER ON A REGULAR BASIS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, PASSENGER HAD A DIFFICULT TIME EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR LOCKS WERE DIFFICULT TO UNLOCK. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS THE DOOR LOCK REPEATEDLY BEFORE THEY WOULD UNLOCK. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT TIMES AT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RANDOM FAILURE IN WHICH THE VARIOUS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MORE THAN FIVE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION TO THE DEALER FOR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. DAYS AFTER THE FAILURE, THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION AND THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. UPDATED 04/20/16*LJ *CN

CLUTCH SLIPPING; 60200 MILES ON THE CAR. CLUTCH IS SLIPPING AS WAS CONFIRMED BY MY MECHANIC. THE CLUTCH HAS TO REPLACED AND FORD WILL NOT FIX IT. NO REASON THE CLUTCH SHOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED THIS SOON. I HAVE HAD OTHER MANUAL VEHICLES WHERE THE CLUTCH LASTED 150K OR EVEN 190K MILES. CLEARLY A FAULTY DESIGN AND OR PRODUCT. BUYER BEWARE

TRANSMISSION IS ERRATIC, YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT MIGHT DO. IT HAS A SHUTTERING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING 20-40 MILES PER HOUR. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT OPEN AND HAVE 'INFORMATION' LIGHT IS ON FOR LOW PRESSURE ON TIRES AND AREN'T CURRENTLY LOW. BRAKES ARE MAKING A GROWLING NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP.

SINCE SEPTEMBER 2014, THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHUDDLERS, AND SHAKES VIOLENLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES, DEACCELERATES OR EVEN IN REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION IS EXTREMELY LOUD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE AS WELL. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO FOUR DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS AT FIVE DIFFERENT FOR THIS ISSUE AND YET THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT REPAIRED. SINCE SEPTEMBER 2014 TO PRESENT THE VEHICLE ISSUES HAS WORSEN BY INCREASED EXCESSIVE NOISE LEVELS AND THE DRIVABILITY AS WELL.

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AND SLIPS WHEN HOT OR WHEN GOING UP STEEP HILLS. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN PRESSING HARDER ON GAS PEDAL.

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN JUNE 2012. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH THREE TIMES DUE TO ISSUES. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ROOF LINER REINSTALLED AS IT HAD COME LOOSE. NOW, ONLY A MONTH AFTER THE $700 REPAIR FOR THE ROOF, I AM NOW TOLD TO PAY $950 TO REPAIR MY BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH AS BROKEN AND MESSED UP THE PRIMARY SHAFT. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ONLY 3.5 YEARS OLD, YET SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I ASKED IF I HAD DONE ANYTHING TO CAUSE THE BRAKE BOOSTER TO FAIL, AND WAS TOLD "NO, IT IS JUST A MECHANICAL FAILURE," THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THE MECHANICS COULD HAVE SEEN THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH IT MYSTERIOUSLY...

I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 30 DAYS NOW WAITING TO HAVE IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION SINCE BIRTH. IT HAS HAD TWO REPROGRAMS OF THE MODULE AS WELL. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT SHUDDERS AND SHIFTS TERRIBLY. IT SEEMS TO WANT TO START IN THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR MANY TIMES, EXPOSING ME TO DANGER WHEN PULLING OUT INTO THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE BOUGHT BACK. I HAD THE TRANS REPLACED IN OCT OF 14 AND IT MADE IT A WHOLE 14 MONTHS BEFORE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BUT "EXPEDITE" PARTS THAT ARE ALREADY ON BACKORDER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER AT OUR DEALERSHIP SAYS ARE FAULTY ANYWAY. FORD CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE THIS WORK AND I AM PAYING THE PRICE. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES ON THIS...

FOCUS HAS BEEN UNDER MANY RECALLS AND AT FORD FOR REPAIR MULTIPLE TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION. EVERY 6 MONTHS ISSUES OCCUR CAUSING ME TO TAKE BACK INTO FORD. LAST COUPLE WEEKS I NOTICED INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN I TAKE FOOT OFF ACCELORATOR, RPMS CONTINUE TO INCREASE, AND CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN, CAUSING ME TO PUMP BREAKS MULTIPLE TIMES TO BE ABLE TO STOP. YESTERDAY DURING A SNOW STORM, I AGAIN TOOK FOOR OFF ACCELERATOR, THIS TIME THE CAR AGAIN WOULD STILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITHOUT MY CONTROL, CAUSING ME TO SPIN OUT, NOT ONCE BUT THREE TIMES. I DID NOT GET HIT BY OTHER CARS AS EVERYONE WAS GOING SLOW, BUT I DID HAVE TO CALL INTO WORK AS MY CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS NOW A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FOCUS, AND MYSELF, AND MY PAYCHECK. SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE AS FORD, HAS OFFERED NOTHING BUT TO KEEP...

I CAN SPEND THE REMAINDER OF MY DAY REGURGITATING ALL THE ISSUES THOSE THAT HAVE PROCEEDED ME HAVE DETAILED OR SAY THIS. I PURCHASED THE 2012 FORD FOCUS TITANIUM (WITH EVERYTHING) IT'S A GREAT CAR ON THE INSIDE AND THE ENGINE FOR A 4 CYLINDER KICKS @$$ SINCE 2012 IT HAS HAD MAJOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT (NOT JUST SOFTWARE UPDATES X3) 4 TIMES.... THAT'S RIGHT 4 MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES, 1 NEW TRANSMISSION AND SEVERAL REBUILDS. THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE WILL ENSURE I NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN...!!!! FINAL STRAW CHRISTMAS 2015 DRIVING DOWN THE STREET LOOKING AT THE LIGHTS ENJOYING THE COLD WEATHER, HOLIDAYS, ETC. CAR SLAMS (I MEAN LITERALLY WE WERE THROWN FORWARD AND OUR SEAT-BELTS LOCKED IN PLACE) AND THE AWESOME SYNC SCREEN DISPLAYED "SEEK IMMEDIATE TRANSMISSION REPAIR"... FAMILY AND I SPENT THE REMAINDER OF THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY IN A RENTAL. ONLY TO BE TOLD "GLAD THAT DID NOT...

I PURCHASED A 2012 FORD FOCUS SEL LAST YEAR. I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. WHEN TAKING OFF (SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR), THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A SHUDDERING NOISE, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE, AND THE CAR BOUNCES AS IT STRUGGLES TO SHIFT GEARS. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN TO FORD SINCE NUMEROUS CONSUMER WEBSITES HAVE CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. SOON AFTER PURCHASE, I HAD IT BACK IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I HAD A TECHNICIAN DRIVE AROUND WITH ME. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AND THAT THE CLUTCH PLATE JUST GETS DIRTY BY TOO "GINGERLY" ACCELERATING. HE WALKED ME THROUGH HOW TO POWER BRAKE (HOLDING DOWN THE BRAKE, FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL, AND THEN RELEASING THE BRAKE TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE THROUGH THE FIRST 3 GEARS). THIS APPEARED TO HELP FOR A DAY OR TWO, BUT I FIND IT HARD...

I PURCHASED A 2012 FOCUS IN 2012 IN DALLAS WITH 7,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS UPON LEAVING A RED LIGHT. I TOOK IT BACK AND FORD TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT MODEL UNTIL THEY CAME UP WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION PROGRAMMING. IT WAS VERY ALARMING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO FORD 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT SEEMED TO BE GETTING WORSE. THEN IN MARCH 2015 THEY CAME UP WITH THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK IT ANOTHER 3 TIMES FOR THEM TO FINALLY DECIDE TO REPROGRAM IT ON MY CAR ALTHOUGH IT WAS A RECALL. FINALLY, WHEN WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING THE WEEK THAT THEY PERFORMED THE UPDATE. NOW THEY ARE QUOTING US WITH $2,200 FOR A NEW CLUTCH TO BE PUT IN A FAULTY TRANSMISSION BY DESIGN. THERE ARE...

THE CAR JUST STARTS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND THE GEARS SLIP OUT OF PLACE

POWTER TRAIN TCM MODULE; REPLACED ON 8/4/15 WITH 49427 MILES. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. ALONG WITH HESITATION WHILE DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE TCM WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. MODULE WAS REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED TO LATEST "STANDARDS" .ON 1/4/2015 POWER TRAIN TCM MODULE REPLACED WITH 55488 MILES. CAR WORKED FINE THE DAY PRIOR THEN WOULD NOT START THE FOLLOWING MORNING IN GARAGE. REMOVED BATTERY AND HAD IT TESTED AT AUTO STORE AND IT TESTED GOOD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPED TO START. THEN WARNING CAME ON DASH SHOWED TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAVE SERVICE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT TCM MODULE WAS BAD. SERVICE DEPT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BAD CELL. THE BATTERY WAS TESTED EARLIER IN THE WEEK AND FOUND TO BE PROPERLY CHARGED. OK'D THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT THEN WAS NOTIFIED THE...

TCM FAILURE, UPHILL ASSIST FAILURE, NO START.

MY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR STARTED THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AND HAVE NOT STOPPED. THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FAN THAT MADE MY ENGINE SOUND LIKE IT WAS CHEWING ROCKS WHENEVER THE AIR/HEAT WAS ON - THIS HAS BEEN FIXED. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND FROM DAY ONE IT HAS BEEN GRINDING, SHUDDERING AND NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE RPM'S SKYROCKETING WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN AND THE RPM'S SKYROCKETING WHEN I'M TRYING TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR ISN'T MOVING. I'VE HAD THE CAR FEEL LIKE IT'S COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THEN "WAKE UP" AND LURCH FORWARD...MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, MY CLUTCH REPLACED TWICE. ONCE I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S A FIGMENT OF MY IMAGINATION AND ONCE I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CLUTCH I HAVE NOW...

CAR HAS CONTINUOUSLY SHUDDERED WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. AT TIMES THE CAR WILL ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS IF IT CAN NOT FIND WHAT GEAR IT NEEDS TO BE IN TO MOVE FORWARD. HAPPENS IN ALL SCENARIOS, COLD WEATHER, WARM WEATHER, AND AT ALL SPEEDS. MORE RECENTLY CAR HAS FAILED TO START AND SHUDDERS HAVE BECOME MORE VIOLENT WHEN DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION, WHICH DID NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY TO REPAIR THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN FIVE TIMES BEFORE NOTIFICATION OF THE MANUFACTURERS RECALLS AND THEY HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE AND PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE CLUTCH FAILING TO CHANGE OVER INTO THIRD GEAR AND THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG HESITATION. THE VEHICLE ALSO RANDOMLY STALLED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PARKING AID MALFUNCTION ERROR: WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A 3 LANE HWY, THE PARKING AID MALFUNCTION ERROR APPEARED WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES WITHOUT ENGINE POWER. PAM MESSAGE KEPT APPEARING AND CAR WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND FIXED THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY VIA TSB# 15-0101 3068 W40. FORD EVEN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TO 10 YEARS 150,000 MILES. TO HAVE A CAR COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY IS VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. ESPECIALLY ON A HIGHWAY WITH CARS WHIZZING BY AT 60-70 MPH. WHY ISN'T THIS TCM PROBLEM UNDER RECALL? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN?

I PURCHASED MY 2012 FORD FOCUS ON SEPT. 25, 2012. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH EVER SINCE PURCHASING. ON 7/16/13 FORD PERFORMED A COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT ON THE TRANSMISSION. ON 7/9/14 FORD INSTALLED A NEW CLUTCH IN THE CAR. ON 9/17/15 THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION. FORD CLAIMS THAT THE PROBLEMS WITH SHUTTERING ON ACCELERATION ARE NORMAL OPERATIONS FOR THE CAR. THEY HAVE ALSO EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE "ON YOUR VEHICLE, IT MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR THE POWERSHIFT 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION. THIS CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY FLUID CONTAMINATION OF THE CLUTCH DUE TO LEAKING TRANSMISSION SEALS." THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE CAR TO A 7 YEAR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION ONLY. ON 12-11-15 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON VERY BUSY FOUR LANE ROAD. I CAME TO A STOP AT A RED...

THE AUTOMATIC CLUTCH SHUTTER, SLIPS, AND CAUSES A VERY JERKY RIDE. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SEEM TO BE IN THE RIGHT GEAR A LOT OF THE TIME.

I CONTINUE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM INVOLVES OTHER SYSTEMS. I FEEL THEIR NEEDS TO A COMPLETE RECALL ON THE POWERTRAIN AND ALSO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OFFERED.

SECOND PROBLEM WAS AT 45,000 MILES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AND LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK AND WAS STUCK IN DRIVE. I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT OR ATTEMPT TO CRANK IT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN DRIVE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO GET IT TOWED AND THEY WOULD NOT TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WOULD BE AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE TCM MODULE AND I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK AFTER 4 WEEKS.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT FORD WOULD NEVER ADDRESS! FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 5,000 MILES WHEN THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN BY ITSELF WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER THEN THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD LIGHT UP. WHEN YOU CRANK THE CAR BACK UP IT WAS AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND LEFT IT FOR A PERIOD OF 25 DAYS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT ANY PROBLEMS. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS A NORMAL THING. BASICALLY THEY BLEW SMOKE UP MY A** ABOUT IT JUST SO I WOULD STOP HARASSING THEM ABOUT IT. THEY WERE NOT EVEN CONCERNED BY THE FACT THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT IT COULD HAVE PUT MY LIFE IN JEOPARDY. THIS PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED BUT LESS FREQUENTLY.

TRANSMISSION/ CLUTCH HAS ALWAYS GIVEN US PROBLEMS. WE HAVE BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS MORE TIMES THEN I CAN COUNT FOR SEALS ON THE CLUTCH, REPROGRAMMING AFTER REPROGRAMMING AND REPLACING THE CLUTCH ITSELF. IT STILL SHUDDERS LURCHES AND DOES NOT DRIVE SAFELY. I HAVE TRIED TO GET HELP AND GIVEN UP A THOUSAND TIMES OVER THE THREE YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THANK GOD IT HASN'T GOTTEN ME KILLED YET. CLUTCH GAVE OUT AGAIN THE OTHER DAY AND IT BUCK AND JERKED HARDER THAN IT EVER HAS. I PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF SOMEONE AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR A WHOLE 1 MIN. WAS GETTING READY WITH MY FLASHERS TO PULL OVER THEN IT BUCKED AND ROLLED ENOUGH TO GET TO MY HOUSE... I'M NOW PAST THE FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY... $1700 QUOTE FROM THE DEALER TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PART THAT WILL MOST LIKELY FAIL AGAIN WITHIN THE YEAR. HOW...

FOR THE FIFTH TIME IN ONLY EIGHT MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION HAS MALFUNCTIONED IN THIS VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO STOP ACCELERATING OR STALL. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY TWICE AND HAS BEEN ON THE STREET IN MOTION THE REMAINING THREE TIMES. EACH TIME WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE AND IT HAS REQUIRED TOWING EACH TIME BECAUSE IT NO LONGER ACCELERATES. THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS (THERE ARE TWO) CONTINUE TO MISFIRE AND FAIL, DESPITE BEING REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2012 AND HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE THE PURCHASE. WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND ANOTHER IS DUE AT THE END OF JANUARY AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, AS IT HAS ALMOST BEEN THE RESULT OF SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WHEN IT STALLS AND SHUDDERS.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IMPROPERLY CAUSING SHUDDER EFFECT. AT IDLE THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AS IF ITS GOING TO DIE OUT. THE SHUDDER HAPPENS MOSTLY ON HIGHWAY DRIVING.

PURCHASED VEHICLE 6 MONTHS AGO FROM AUTO NATION FORD UNION CITY, GA. FIRST THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TIRE, THEN THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH " BRAKE LAMP" THEN THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH " TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION". CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND STOPPED IN MID TRAFFIC. AUTO NATION "SAID" THEY REPAIRED AS A RESULT OF RECALL, BUT I DROVE THE CAR 8 HOURS AFTER I PICKED IT UP FROM AUTO NATION AND CAR STILL HAVING THE SAME " TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION" PROBLEM, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND CAR STOPPED ON HIGHWAY. IN ADDITION, THE " BRAKE LAMP" MESSAGE ALSO FLASHED ON THE DASH. I TOOK CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT REMAINS WITH AUTO NATION FORD, UNION CITY, GA. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FURTHERMORE, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE DISHONEST SERVICE AND SALES PRACTICES AT THIS DEALERSHIP

VEHICLE MOVING TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES GEAR VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED TO RESET TRANSMISSION,VEH STOPPED AT TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE LIGHT, STOP SIGN,RAILROAD CROSSING TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES GEAR. VEH NEEDS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO BE ABLE TO MOVE. VEH IN SAID SITUATION REFUSES TO ACTKNOWLEDGE PARK SIGNAL SO. THAT IT CAN BE RESTARTED.VEH HAS BEEN IN MOTION AND HAD THIS HAPPEN VEH HAS BEEN STOPPED AND THIS HAS HAPPENED THIS IS ON GOING.

TRANSMISSION BUCKS, SHUTTERS, LAGS, LURCHES AND SLIPS. OFTEN CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I ALMOST HIT PEOPLE IN A CROSSWALK ONE DAY WHEN I TRIED TO ROLL FORWARD A FEW FEET TO THE STOP LINE ON THE STREET AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. I HAVE BEEN PULLING OUT IN TO TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES WHERE IT LAGS OR SLIPS AND I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT. FORD TELLS ME THIS IS ALL NORMAL.

THE TRANSMISSION IS SHUTTERING AND THE CARS DOES NOT ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING ON TUESDAY. WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WHILE CAR WAS GOING 50MPH. I HAVE BEEN TOLD NUMEROUS TIMES BY FORD EMPLOYEES THAT THIS IS HOW THE CAR WORKS. SHUTTERING, NOT ACCELERATING, STALLING OUT. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP. I WAS GIVEN THE TIMEFRAME OF 3-4 WEEKS TO BE FIXED, THE BEST TIMEFRAME OF THE 4 DEALERSHIPS I CALLED. 59,800 MILES ON THE CAR.

AFTER DRIVING FOR 40 MINS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND FROM STOP (0 MPH) TO 30 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT VIOLENTLY AND STALL. I WOULD GIVE IT GAS, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP AND LUNGE FORWARD VIOLENTLY CAUSING CARS TO ALMOST HIT ME IN THE REAR. I PUT IN A SIMILAR COMPLAINT A FEW YEARS AGO ABOUT A SHUTTERING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AFTER 40 + MINS OF DRIVING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR COMPANY TO ALLOW THIS CAR OUT ON THE STREETS.

OWNED CAR FOR 2 YEARS, IN SHOP 5 TIMES SO FAR FOR DCT ISSUES. CAR IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE AND GOING TO CAUSE ME TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT! SOMETIMES I HIT THE ACCELERATION AND IT LURCHES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING ME ALMOST TO REAR END SOMEONE. OTHER TIMES I HIT THE GAS EXPECTING IT TO GO AND I GET A REALLY SLUGGISH RESPONSE TO THE POINT WHERE I'M SCARED ANOTHER VEHICLE WILL HIT ME, SO I WILL FLOOR IT TRYING TO GET IT TO MOVE, THIS WILL RESULT IN THE BACK WHEELS LOCKING UP AND FISH TAILING! I HAVE HAD AT LEAST SIX MOMENTS IN THIS WEEK WHERE THE CAR RESPONDED UNEXPECTEDLY AND MADE ME THINK I WAS GOING TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. TONIGHT IN RUSH HOUR I WAS MAINTAINING A SPEED OF ABOUT 20 MPH, THE CAR DECIDED TO DOWNSHIFT AND SEND MORE FORWARD A FEW YARDS. I WANT...

2012 FORD FOCUS, PURCHASED USED IN 2015 WITH 6K MILES, HAS BEEN JOLTING AND FAILING TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING ON STREETS/HIGHWAYS AND HAS BEEN IN FOR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR 2 TIMES; CURRENTLY UNDER REPAIR FOR A 3RD TIME AS OF TODAY (11/11/15).

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUES: DRAGGING, BUCKING, LOSS OF ACCELERATION. I HAD A CLUTCH REPLACED ON NOV. 4TH AND AFTER ONLY DRIVING 100 MILES I LOST ALL TRANSMISSION POWER TO THE CAR AND WAS STRANDED ROADSIDE. THE FORD DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAID FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND NONE OF THE REPAIRS WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM.THE WARRANTY IS ONLY EXTENDED UNTIL 100,000 MILES AND THEN OUT OF POCKET WILL OCCUR. THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND JUST STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. FORD JUST MAKES THE SANE FIXES AND STATES THE CAR IS SUPPOSE TO DRIVE THIS WAY. CARS JUST DON'T STOP RUNNING MID ACCELERATION AND JERK SO HARD THE CAR BUCKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LEFT THE VEHICLE THERE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT STALLED WHITOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,200.

WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING, SUDDENLY NO POWER WAS DELIVERED TO THE WHEELS. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A STOP AT THE CURB. I RETURNED 1-1/2 HOURS LATER AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ABOUT 3 MILES BEFORE THE PROBLEM RECURRED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM WAS A FAILED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, WHICH WAS REPLACED BY AN IDENTICAL UNIT. HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON A FREEWAY, IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IN FACT, I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THERE HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN A NUMBER OF SUCH ACCIDENTS. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IN AUGUST I RECEIVED A NOTICE STATING THAT "THE TCM MAY EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAILURES CAUSING INTERMITTENT SYMPTOMS OF LOSS OF TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT WHILE DRIVING, NO-START, OR A LACK OF POWER." IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT...