2012 FORD FOCUS Power Train Problems

WHENEVER WEATHER IS ABOVE 75 DEGREES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTS GOING UP AND DOWN IN RPM, USUALLY GOING DOWN TO 500 RPM WHILE STATIONARY. AT RANDOM TIMES, IT WOULD GO UP TO 4000 RPM WITH JUST A SHORT ACCELERATION WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION. DURING ONE HOT DAY LAST SATURDAY (8/27/19), IT WAS ABOVE 85 DEGREES AND THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN REVERSE WHEN I WAS AT A DEAD END OF BERKELEY. I HAD TO WAIT FOR MY CAR TO COOL DOWN BEFORE IT EVENTUALLY STARTED REVERSING AGAIN. I ALREADY HAD MY CLUTCH REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO DUE TO ANOTHER RECALL ON THE CAR, BUT NOW THIS CLUTCH HAS FAILED ME. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THEIR REPAIR SPECIALIST INSPECTED MY CAR (WHICH WILL COST ME $200), THEY CONFIRMED THE CLUTCH IS NO LONGER WORKING. MY 2012 FORD FOCUS IS OUT OF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK, RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION. LATER THE SAME DAY, WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V212000 (POWER TRAIN) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V614000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEXUS OF DAYTON (LOCATED AT 1777 LYONS RD, DAYTON, OH 45458, (937) 438-7455), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE IS A DPS6 DUEL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION MADE BY FORD. IT HAS BEEN PULLING CODES FOR FORK POSITION A I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR 2 TIMES IN THREE WEEKS LAST TIME I GOT VEHICLE BACK IT PULLED 4 TRANSMISSION CODES WITHIN 1 HOUR OF GETTING CAR BACK AND NOW WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR AND WHEN IT DOES AND YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE YOU CAN DRIVE FORWARD AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT THEY SAID THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING FORD HAS TOLD THEM TO DO, I HAVE CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND COMPLAINED AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR MY CHILD AND I TO BE IN. IT HAS BEEN PARKED AND NONE RUNNING SINCE 5/29/19.

1) WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. NEVER WORKED AGAIN AFTER THAT. 2) WHILE DRIVING IN CITY AND HIGHWAY POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTING GENERALLY FIXES THIS ISSUE. 3) WHILE DRIVING IN CITY VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND GAVE NOTICE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS SAFELY POSSIBLE AS TRANSMISSION IS OVERHEATING. WAS STUCK ON SIDE OF ROAD FOR 30 MINUTES AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE AND SHUTTING OFF BEFORE COULD START AND COMPLETE DRIVE TO WORK. AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE NOW AS THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES BEFORE THAT. CLUTCH WAS REPLACED ONCE ALREADY AND IS INCLUDED IN THE FORD TRANSMISSION CLASS ACTION.

THE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. TRANSMISSION WAS WORKED ON UNDER WARRANTY BUT CONTINUES TO BE SLUGGISH AND UNRELIABLE ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE JERKS AND SHUTTERS. CLUTCH HAS NOW GONE OUT PER THE DEALER AND FORD REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT. CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE AT NO FAULT OF OURS. FILED A CASE WITH FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT OUR ONLY RECOURSE WAS IF NHSTA PUT OUT A NEW RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL OWNERS TO HAVE VEHICLES REPAIRED AT FORD'S EXPENSE. WE HAVE CONTACTED MULTIPLE NON-FORD REPAIR SHOPS WHO REFUSE TO WORK ON THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR DUE TO THE KNOWN ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH.

11/13/17 MY TRANSMISSION STALLED, MAKING LOUD SHUDDER NOISES AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. FORD REPLACED THE TCM AND REPROGRAMMED THE CLUTCH. THERE WAS RECALL FOR SAFETY LATCHES ON THE DOORS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. 10/24/18 VEHICLE STARTED AND WOULD CUT OFF. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT BUT THEN THE CAR DIED IN THE DRIVE WAY. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED. REPLACED FUEL PUMP MODULE AND GASKETS. TOTAL OF $810.96 NOT INCLUDING TOWING FEE. THE VERY SAME NIGHT I PICKED MY CAR UP AFTER IT BEING FIXED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR FUEL PUMP MODULE FAILURE. FORD REFUSED TO REFUND MY MONEY AND INSISTED THAT SINCE THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT AFFECTED IT WAS NOT RELATED. I HAD TO GO BACK TO FORD 10/3018 TO HAVE FUEL VAPOR AND SEALS REPLACED. SO 2/3 PARTS NEEDED REPLACING OF WHICH COST ME. 5/4/19 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT....

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS/VIBRATES WHEN TAKING OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I UNDERSTAND THAT MOST OF THE FORD FOCUS AND FIESTAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS.

THE CARS TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF WACK. IT DOES NOT SHIFT OR ACCELERATE PROPERLY.

I AM THE SINGLE OWNER OF MY 2012 FORD FOCUS. I ONLY HAVE 54K MILES ON THE VEHICLE BUT IT SHUDDERS, JERKS AND FEELS LIKE IT FALLS OUT OF GEAR AT TIMES. IT HAS BEHAVED THIS WAY SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I THOUGHT THAT IS JUST THE WAY IT WAS. I AM NOW VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AS MY SON NOW DRIVES THE VEHICLE.

MY 2012 FORD FOCUS WITH DUAL CLUTCH, DPS-6 TRANSMISSION HAS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS UNCLUTCHED THE TRANSMISSION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ACROSS A BUSY ROAD. THE UNEXPECTED LACK OF ACCELERATION DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILING TO TRANSMIT POWER TO THE WHEELS HAS NEARLY CAUSED MY WIFE AND I TO BE HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC DESPITE STARTING THE TURN WITH ADEQUATE ROOM TO CROSS TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATE. THANKFULLY, ADEQUATE SPACE AND REACTION BY ONCOMING DRIVERS HAS PREVENTED A WRECK. FORD HAS, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, FLASHED THE COMPUTER AND REPLACED PARTS AND DID EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION SLIGHTLY. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIGHTLY NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH FAILING TO ACCELERATE AND THEN VIOLENTLY SLAMMING INTO GEAR. FORD HAS REFUSED TO COVER FURTHER REPAIR OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION DESPITE CLEAR EVIDENCE OF THE CONTINUED DEFECTIVENESS OF...

COMPLAINT #1 THE CAR OVERHEATED DURING A TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY,HAD TO DETOUR ...A HOSE WAS SPEWING WATER HAVE A PICTURE..I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS!! COMPLAINT #2 VERY SERIOUS, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. THE CAR JERKED VERY HARD AND THEN LOST POWER.THERE WAS NO ROOM TO PULL OVER,IT WAS GRASS AND A SLIGHT DITCH,LATE AT NIGHT NO STREET LAMPS...THE CAR WOULD NOT START THE FUEL LEFT TO E WAS 78 MILES.I CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE...SEMI TRUCK SWERVED TO MISS US AND EVERY OTHER SEMI AND VEHICLE HAD TO CROSS OVER THE YELLOW LINES TO AVOID SMASHING INTO THE STALLED CAR.MY DAUGHTER AND I SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, THE HOUR WAS 11:00 PM. COMPLAINT #3 THE CAR SPUTTERS INTO GEAR TAKING OFF .. BY THE WAY IT WAS A ONE LANE HIGHWAY. FAR FROM ANY TOWN..

TRANSMISSION EXCESSIVE SHUDDER,,,PULLING INTO TRAFFIC YOU DONT KNOW IF CAR WILL STALL OR GO WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED,,BOUGHT CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER,,,FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED

WHILE DRIVING CAR JERKING, RPM GOING HIGH, SPEED SLOWING DOWN. WARNING TRANSMISSION HOT PULL OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AFTER SITTING ON SIDE OF ROAD FOR 30 MINUTES (CAR SAID TO DO SO FOR 8 MINUTES) CAR DIDN'T WANT TO CRANK, REVERSE NOT WORKING AND FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD WARNING AGAIN, ENTIRE TIME SPUTTERING AND JERKING. VERY UNSAFE IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE VEHICLE ACTING AWFUL. THIS FIRST HAPPENED ON MAJOR 4 LANE HWY AND AGAIN ON SECONDARY HWY. AFTER CHECKING ON LINE IT STATES IT MAY BE A VOLUNTEER RECALL AT FORD. AFTER READING MORE INTO IT FOUND OUT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO CLAIM PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION ALTHOUGH THERE ARE OVER 2600 COMPLAINTS. GUESSING IT WILL TAKE AN ACCIDENT AND LAW SUIT TO MAKE THEM WAKE UP AT FORD. THERE HAS BEEN MEMO'S FROM FORD BUT THEY ARE NOW SAYING NOPE...

THIS FOCUS HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CAR STUTTERS AND DOES NOT RELIABLY SHIFT. FORD HAS ATTEMPTED TO SEND LETTERS TO TRADE THE CAR IN FOR PENNY'S BUT I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW OR USED VEHICLE.

FORD TRANSMISSION DPS6 CLUTCH SHUDDER. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. NUMEROUS TIMES I'VE COMPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE CLUTCH SHUDDERS AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF THE INPUT SHAFT SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FINE. NOW THAT THE 100K MILE WARRANTY IS UP (I NOW HAVE 125K MILES), THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $2.5K TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH. ALL BECAUSE THESE SEALS HAVE BEEN BAD AND WASN'T REPLACED WHEN THE WARRANTY WAS VALID. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, I HAVE LOSS OF POWER AND IS DANGEROUS WHEN VOIDING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I'VE CALLED FORD AND THEY WILL NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR THEMSELVES STATING TOO MANY MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY. THE SHUDDER IS INTERMITTENT AND MAKES ME SCARED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOW. FORD KNOWS THIS IS A FAILED PART AND SIMPLY...

MY 2012 FORD FOCUS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY DPS6 TRANSMISSION. THE CLUTCHES IN IT HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND IT'S SLIPPING BADLY, AGAIN. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED, AND WHEN IT DID, I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO MOVE MY VEHICLE. I NO LONGER HAVE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND I'M STUCK WITH AN UNSAFE LEMON. THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO FAIL, EVEN AFTER THE CLUTCHES ARE REPLACED, BECAUSE IT IS A FLAWED DESIGN THAT WON'T WORK PROPERLY. I'VE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR APPROX. 50K MILES, EACH TIME THE CLUTCHES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, UNTIL IT STARTS SLIPPING BADLY, AGAIN. EVEN WHEN THE CLUTCHES AREN'T SLIPPING BADLY, THE CAR DOES NOT OPERATE AS IT SHOULD. I'VE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN TRAFFIC COLLISIONS MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE OF IT, AND FORD STILL REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY...

MY 2012 FORD FOCUS SEL HAS AN ISSUE WHERE A YELLOW ICON WILL COME UP ON THE DASH THEN DISPLAY ANOTHER ICON SAYING THAT THERE IS A STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION AND THAT SERVICE IS NEEDED. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE AND LITERALLY TAKES ALL OF YOUR POWER TO GET IT TO MOVE. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF IT WILL WORK BUT ALWAYS COMES UP WITH THAT ICON AGAIN. THIS HAS EVEN HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! I AM NOT TRYING TO DIE WHILE I DRIVE MY CAR DOWN THE ROAD. FORD ALSO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ON MY CAR ABOUT A YEAR AGO FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL AFTER THE CAR WOULD SHUTTER WHEN GOING INTO FIRST GEAR. NOW, A YEAR LATER THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND JUST AS BAD. WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I WENT TO FORD THEY...

THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS FROM A COMPETE STOP OR ACCELERATING THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. MOST RECENTLY THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING OR IN WORST CASES WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS RAMPED UP TO 6000RPM WHILE BRAKING GOING DOWN HILL. UPON CONTACTING LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, THEY STATED THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE. ADVISED ME TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THEIR FACILITY.

FORD WILL NOT REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FOR NO CHARGE. DROPS OUT OF GEAR, SHUDDERS, STALLS IN MOTION, CITY STREETS, TURNING AND HIGHWAYS. HAVE ASKED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST TO REPAIR. NEEDS A RECALL ON VEHICLES.

MY WIFE PURCHASED HER FOCUS NEW IN 2012. WE HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT TRANSMISSION ISSUES EVER SINCE, ALWAYS BEING TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. FINALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT OUR CAR DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE SOMETHING BROKE BEFORE THE COVERED PIECE. WHILE THINKING OVER OUR OPTIONS, AN ARTICLE CAME OUT IN THE DETROIT FREE PRESS RELATED TO THIS VERY ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ASKED THEIR LOCAL REP TO GET AHOLD OF ME. HE HAS NOT AND IS NOW IGNORING VOICEMAIL AND EMAIL MESSAGES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE CALLED FORD DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD I WOULD GET A CALL BACK. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED MAC HAIK FORD (R0333 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77024, (713) 932-5000). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-2244251-N1M5D1. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL WHILE IN PARK AND JERKED WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CREST FORD (22675 GIBRALTAR RD, FLAT ROCK, MI 48134, (734) 782-2400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH AND SEALS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURES WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT FOUND A LETTER ONLINE STATING THAT FORD WOULD COVER ALL TRANSMISSION DEFECTS FOR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, FORD REFUSED TO HONOR THE LETTER DUE TO THE CONTACT NOT HONORING THE JULY 19, 2019 DEADLINE. THE CONTACT DISPUTED THAT CLAIM, STATING THAT SHE CALLED FORD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TWO WEEKS...

SINCE OWNING MY 2012 FORD FOCUS,I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.ON THREE SEPARATE TIMES THE CAR HAD TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS THAT CAUSED NEAR MISS SITUATIONS OF BEING REAR ENDED CAUSE OF MY ABRUPT CHANGE OF SPEED.ONE TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 10 MPH,ANOTHER TIME IT WAS 20MPH MAX,AND ONE TIME IT DIDN'T MOVE AT ALL.MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT ON TWO OF THOSE OCCASIONS.LUCKILY NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS BUT NEARLY DID CAUSE ACCIDENTS.ONE TIME THE DEALERSHIP COVERED THE COST OF REPAIR,SECOND TIME THE DEALERSHIP COVERED PART OF THE COST,THE THIRD TIME I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE WHOLE $7000 MYSELF.AFTER THE REPLACEMENT A FEW MONTHS LATER THE TRANSMISSION STILL ACTS UP BY SLIPPING STUTTERING AND JERKING.THIS CURRENT PROBLEM IS VERY FRUSTRATING.FORD KNOWING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THERE CONTINUED TO MANUFACTURE AND SELL THESE FORD FOCUS AND FIESTA MODELS WITHOUT CONCERN FOR...

I PURCHASED THE FORD FOCUS ON 05/18/2011. I RETURNED THE CAR TO JIM SNEAD FORD, WAYNESBORO, VA ON 07/06/2011 AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, THE CAR WAS BUCKING, HESITATING ON ACCELERATION AT FULL STOPS THEN JUMPING INTO INTERSECTIONS. THE MECHANIC AGREED THE FOCUS WAS SHIFTING HARD, ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT, COULD NOT AFTER FOLLOWING THE FORD HOTLINE. IT STILL SHIFTED HARDER THAN EXPECTED. THE MECHANIC DECIDED TO DRIVE ANOTHER NEW FOCUS OFF THE LOT AND WROTE ON MY SERVICE INVOICE THAT THE NEW CAR OFF THE LOT DROVE AS ROUGH AS MY CAR. THE FOCUS CONTINUED TO BE A DANGEROUS VEHICLE JUMPING, BUCKING, HESTITATING THEN JUMPING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND I CONTINUED TO TAKE IT BACK TO MR. SNEAD WHO STATED IT WAS MY DRIVING, NOT THE FOCUS. I TOOK THAT FOCUS IN ALMOST EVERY OTHER MONTH W/ THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FOR 2 YEARS 2 MONTHS ONLY...

FORD FOCUS TRANSMISSION JERKS AND SHUDDERS WHILE MOVING AND WHILE ACCELERATING . HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPAIRS WITH NO FIX. HAVE HAD CAR STALL IN THE PAST WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON A CITY STREET WHILE TRAVELING AT ~35 MPH. IT FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION WENT TO 6TH GEAR INSTEAD OF 2ND AND STALLED THE ENGINE. PROBLEMS STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, ~FEBRUARY 2012 STILL HAVE CAR NOW AND STILL DOING THE SHUDDERING AND JERKING WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEMS STARTED NEW ~100 MILES CURRENTLY AT ~85000MILES

VEHICLE IS SHUDDERING, STALLING, AND REFUSING TO ACCELERATE UNDER POWER

VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND MAKES NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS ON BRAKING. OCCASIONALLY SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. PREVIOUSLY REPLACED CLUTCH AND TCM FOR SIMILAR ISSUES, NOW ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT ALSO. HANDLES STEADY INTERSTATE SPEEDS FINE, BUT SPEED CHANGING RESULTS IN VEHICLE LOSING RESPONSIVENESS. CITY DRIVING/TURNING AFFECTED AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED, LUNGED FORWARD, AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT TURNED ON, BUT WAS TOWED BY AAA TO BUTLER COUNTY FORD (400 S MAIN ST, BUTLER, PA 16001, (724) 287-2766). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS22179536. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES UNTIL 150,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.

WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING" ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, AROUND 120,000 MILES. THE CAR SHUDDERS AT LOWER SPEEDS AND WHEN YOU GO TO ACCELERATE FROM A STANDSTILL, IT SHAKES LIKE THE CAR IS GOING IN AND OUT OF NEUTRAL. WE LOOKED UP THE ISSUE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM FOR FORDS EVERYWHERE BUT WE WERE TOLD WE WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER OFFERED TO DO A TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T. OUR NEXT STEP WOULD NEED TO BE A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR BACK IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE WE HAD SEEN A MEMO FROM FORD THAT THEY WERE FIXING CARS LIKE OURS IF THEY SHOWED UP TO A DEALER BETWEEN 7/12-7/19. WE TOOK THE CAR IN ON 7/19. WE CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE (AS DIRECTED BY THE DEALER) TO OPEN A CASE # SO...

I OWN A 2012 FORD FOCUS WHICH HAS HAD BEEN TO FAIRWAY FORD IN PLACENTIA FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALLS. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, DROPS AND LUNGES FORWARD EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS UPDATED PROGRAMS. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AND FUEL TANK AS BOTH WERE DEFECTIVE.

DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR EXPERIENCES SHIFT HESITATION, SHAKING WHEN LAUNCHING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, AND MAJOR TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING. REVERSE GEAR ALSO FAILS TO ENGAGE RANDOMLY. SEEMS AS THOUGH TRANSMISSION TORQUE DISPERSION IS IMPROPERLY FUNCTIONING. DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC LANES. EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION VIBRATION WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. OTHER ISSUES OCCUR WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING ON CITY AND HIGHWAY ROADS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!

FORD HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AS WELL AS REPLACING THE TCM. BUT I CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES. CAR SHUDDERS DRAMATICALLY UNDER INITIAL ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING TURNS. TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES DOES NOT ENGAGE UNDER INITIAL ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE CAR TO SURGE FORWARD WHEN IT DOES ENGAGE. THE FORD FOCUS HAS SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WHEN ACCELERATING, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING THROUGH A WIDE TURN AT LOW SPEED AND THEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE NO FAITH IN THIS FORD FOCUS WHEN MAKING TURNS, AND WILL NOT CONDUCT A TURN THAT REQUIRES PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND RELYING ON THE CAR'S (IN)ABILITY TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID IMPEDING THAT ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

SINCE ACQUIRING THE VEHICLE NEW, I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES WITH TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS. EACH TIME I WAS TOLD "THAT IS HOW THE TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO WORK" OR "YOUR TRANSMISSION IS OFF BECAUSE YOU LET SOMEONE ELSE DRIVE THE CAR AND IT HAS TO READJUST" OR "YOU MUST HAVE MADE A QUICK ACCELERATION". THE TRANSMISSION OFTEN LOSES POWER WHEN SHIFTING AND GRINDS AFTER SWITCHING GEARS. I FEEL AS THOUGH FORD KNEW THERE WERE PROBLEMS BUT TRIED TO EASE MY WORRIES BY OFFERING AN EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, WHICH DOES NOTHING TO FIX THE ISSUES THAT I AM HAVING. THE DATE BELOW IS THE FIRST TIME OF MANY THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED.

I HAVE STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION BEFORE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND IT IS MY ONLY CAR. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WHEN WE STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION. IT CONTINUES TO STALL OR ALMOST STALL DAILY, IT SEEMS TO LOSE POWER AND THEN SPEED UP. IT ALSO JUST STALLED ENTIRELY ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING AND THEN WE HAVE OVER $1,000.00 IN BILLS FROM OUR MECHANIC. ALL OF THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. IT HAS HAPPENED ON LOCAL STREETS AND WHILE TURNING. ALSO I JUST 7/23 AS A DATE, BUT THIS HAPPENS DAILY

TRANSMISSION BOLTS FOWARD AND ALSO LUNGES AT LOW SPEED . WAS PARKING ON A STREET ALMOST HIT A CAR BECAUSE IT BOLTED FOWARD

THE CAR JUTTERS UPON ACCELERATION WITH THE CHANGING OF GEARS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS CARS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND TAKES A SECOND TO GET INTO GEAR AND BEGIN ACCELERATING. PROBLEMS GAINING SPEED TO MERGE WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. GETTING MUCH WORSE BY THE DAY.

THE CAR VIBRATED VIGOROUSLY WHEN ACCELERATES FROM A COMPLETE STOP, FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. THE CAR HAD ONLY 28K MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

2012 FORD FOCUS TITANIUM DPS6 EQUIPPED CLUTCH SHUDDER INSTANCES AND TCM FAILURE -- 2018 ACCELERATION IS UNPREDICTABLE. BEFORE WARRANTY REPAIR, THE CAR WOULD HAVE NOTICEABLE LAG WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS HAS LED TO SEVERAL DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHERE THE CAR IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE, BUT INSTEAD SLOWLY CRAWLS AND SHUDDERS. ONE INSTANCE INCLUDED TURNING LEFT ONTO A HIGHWAY FROM A STOP. THE CAR BOGGED ALONG FOR ROUGHLY 3 SECONDS AND ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING SEMI. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, THE CAR SHOULD ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED; IT SHOULD NOT SHUDDER OR REV AS IF IN NEUTRAL. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT ONTO A FRONTAGE ROAD FROM A STOP, THE CAR SLAMMED INTO GEAR MID-TURN CAUSING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WHEEL HOP, JERKING THE CAR TOWARDS THE CURB. ANOTHER INSTANCE WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN AT A T-INTERSECTION (CROSS-TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP),...

I HAVE A 2012 FORD FOCUS THAT HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCH/TRANSMISSION. I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THE CAR CONSTANTLY SHUTTERS UPON ACCELERATING, HESITATES WHILE DRIVING AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT/STOP SIGN AND HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION AS WELL. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE OCCUR ABOUT 9 TIMES WITH THIS CAR SINCE BUYING IT IN 2012. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ANYMORE, AND IT MAKES ME SICK SEEING THAT FORD WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.

TAKATA RECALL : I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AT ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR HAD A VIOLENT JERK AND ALMOST STALLED OUT. IT NEVER COMPLETELY STALLED OUT AND QUIT, BUT IT THREW THE CODE FOR THE CLUTCH ACTUATOR CIRCUIT LOW AND CONTINUES TO JERK IN THE LOWER GEARS FROM 1ST TO 2ND. AROUND 25-30 AND AGAIN SOME AROUND 40-45..HOWEVER, ONCE IT GETS TO 50+ THE CAR IS FINE.

I HAVE A FORD FOCUS WITH THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ALREADY INSTALLED 2 CLUTCHES AND EVERY TIME I BRING IT BACK NOW THEY JUST REPROGRAM IT WHICH MAYBE LASTS ONE DAY. I SPOKE WITH CORPORATE A FEW YEARS AGO THAT IS WHEN THEY REPLACED THE 2ND CLUTCH. THE CAR WILL JUST DOWN SHIFT AS I'M DRIVING IT OUT OF THE BLUE, BUCKS, CHATTERS LIKE ITS GOING TO BLOW UP AND A DELAY IN STARTING. IT'S NOT A SAFE CAR TO BE DRIVING THEY WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE VEHICLES NOW YOU JUST GET THE BRUSH OFF FROM THE DEALER. WHEN THEY REPLACED THE FIRST CLUTCH THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT IS WAS THE WORST THAT THEY HAVE SEEN.

CONTINUES TO SHUDDER, HESITATION AND ROUGH SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AFTER TWO REPAIRS AND THREE RECALLS.

I'VE EXPERIENCED BOTH HESITATION AND LURCHING FORWARD WITH THIS VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING AND TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS (5-15 MILES PER HOUR) THIS IS SCARY WHEN MERGING ONTO FOUR LANE OR EVEN WHEN CAUGHT IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE OR TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES.

STALL AND SHUDDER EVERY DAY. I BOUGHT USED FROM SERRA DEALER IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN. MILEAGE WAS 80882 ON MAY 27, 2016.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF ANY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VIVA FORD (5550 N DESERT BLVD, EL PASO, TX 79912, (915) 834-2800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,366. *BF *AS *TR*JB

MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN STRANDED TWICE BY THE VEHICLE EITHER GOING INTO NEUTRAL OR THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGING. BOTH TIMES SHE WAS ON A HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. SHE WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT BE REAR ENDED. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE ISSUE & FINALLY BEING TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A VALUE OF WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH FUNCTIONING. IF THE NEW TRANSMISSION IS OF THE SAME DESIGN; FAILURE APPEARS TO BE A GUARANTEE. A FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD USE TO LET THE CAR REST IN PEACE.

THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING CAUSING MY CAR TO OVERHEAT, SLOW DOWN, SLIPPAGE ENGINE REVS BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE....CAR VIBRATES AND SHAKES.

I HAD MY CAR AT THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UNDER WARRANTY. 2 MONTHS AGO I HAD TO PAY OVER $2500.00 TO HAVE REPAIRED OUT OF WARRANTY BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE PURGE VALVE IS ALSO BAD, THEY SENT A RECALL BOT CANCELLED IT. MY GAS GAUGE HAS NOT WORKED IN OVER 3 YEARS, THE SOUND SYSTEM ALSO HAS NOT WORKED IN OVER 3 YEARS. THE DEALER SAID THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS. THE FAN FOR THE HEAT/COOL ONLY WORKS ON HIGH(4). THE IGNITION ALSO IS A PROBLEM, MY MECHANIC SAID THAT HE KNOWS OF MANY IGNITION PROBLEMS ON THE FOCUS AND OTHER FORD MODELS. I DID RECEIVE A LEMON LAW SETTLEMENT A FEW YEARS AGO WHICH WWAS NOTHING COMPARED TO ALL THE PROBLEMS AND EXPENSES.

I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2015 WITH 38,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS BEEN A LEMON EVER SINCE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A DEFECT THAT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS DEFECTIVE. FROM DAY ONE MY TRANSMISSION SHUTTERED WHEN GOING THROUGH GEARS 1-2. IT FEELS LIKE I'M PULLING A TRAILER BEHIND ME. IT MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS WARMED UP. FORD FIRST SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG THEN THEY "REPROGRAMMED" IT, THEN THEY PUT NEW SEALS IN IT AND LASTLY THEY SAID SORRY YOU'RE PAST THE MILAGE FOR THE RECALL, SO NOW I'M DRIVING A DANGEROUS VEHICLE BECAUSE I REFUSE TO PAY FORD $2,000+ FOR THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I WOULD GET A NEW VEHICLE BUT THE RESALE VALUE FOR MY CAR IS JUST A TAD ABOVE SCRAP BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS THESE CARS THAT HAVE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. ALL THEY ARE DOING IS PUTTING BANDAGES ON A GAPING...

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE DPS6 TRANSMISSIONS. THIS INCLUDES THE CLUTCH SLIPPAGE AND "JUDDER" WHEN SHIFTING AND I HAVE ALSO HAD MY TCM FAIL ENTIRELY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION RESULTING IN THE ENGINE BEING SHUT DOWN SUDDENLY SO ALL POWER WAS LOST. BECAUSE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, I HAD NO POWER STEERING. FORTUNATELY, AT THAT TIME, I WAS ON A RURAL HIGHWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RE-START AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER FOR A TCM REPLACEMENT. I HAVE HAD 3 CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION SEAL REPLACEMENTS COMPLETED UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT I AM NOW OUTSIDE THAT EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD SO ANY FURTHER REPLACEMENTS WILL BE AT MY COST. THE MILEAGE INTERVALS BETWEEN THE CLUTCH REPLACEMENTS WERE ONLY 10,000 AND 7,000...