2013 FORD FOCUS Engine Problems

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.

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 THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF IN FIVE MINUTES DUE TO OVERHEATING. FURTHERMORE, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50 TO 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERB CHAMBERS FORD OF WESTBOROUGH (310 TURNPIKE RD, WESTBOROUGH, MA 01581, (508) 366-8311) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET AND REPLACED AND THAT THE TIRES WERE BALD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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 WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (TITUS-WILL FORD, 3606 S SPRAGUE AVE, TACOMA, WA 98409, 888-600-9734), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,558. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

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 VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL IT STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPED OPERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED PUNDMANN FORD (2727 W CLAY ST, ST CHARLES, MO 63301, (636) 946-6611) AND THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 AND SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 SITUATION, THE ENTIRE CAR MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE , IF MY BOYFRIEND DIDN'T COME AND CONTAIN THE FIRE.

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, COLLIERVILLE, TN 38017, (901) 854-3600) PROVIDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE COMPUTER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED ON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND DEALER (JACK SCHMITT FORD, 1820 VANDALIA ST, COLLINSVILLE, IL 62234, (618) 477-8126) FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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

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 A NORMAL SPEED.

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 DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL AND A WARNING ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION RUNNING HOT CAME ON, I HAD JUST CALLED MY MECHANIC TO CHECK WHY MY ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON, AND HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP. HE CHECKED AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE POWERSHIFT RECALL, AND THAT FORD PLANT SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS, THEY WILL ALSO CLAIM THAT IN COURT IF NECESSARY.

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 (ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO) AND THE 2ND TIME (6/6/2018), I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE DIED DUE TO NO GAS, YET THE GAUGE WAS NOT ON EMPTY. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT AT FORD SERVICE REPAIR SHOP AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM BUT THE SERVICE REPAIRMAN SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THAT HE HAD THE SAME VEHICLE IN THE WEEK BEFORE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. LAST...

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.

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

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 INTO ME BUT SWERVED AT THE LAST SECOND AND CUT A CAR OFF IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME. I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON, BUT IT WOULDN'T START. IT WAS SOOO DANGEROUS TO BE STUCK ON THE ROAD NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING. I HAD TO CALL THE POLICE TO SET UP FLARES BEHIND ME. I HAVE BEEN READING BLOGS AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO.

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.

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.

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 THREE HOURS BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

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.

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 THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BUTCH OSTALET FORD LINCOLN (9274 US 49, GULFPORT, MS 39503, (228) 863-5525) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY PERIOD HAD EXPIRED AND NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 BADLY SHAKEN. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES I REGAINED MY COMPOSURE ENOUGH TO TRY TO RESTART THE CAR. IT TOOK ABOUT 3 TRIES TO RESTART. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE BACK TO NORMAL EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. A HALF HOUR LATER I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT DID IT AGAIN. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. WE LIVE IN ARIZONA. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH. THE AVERAGE SPEED OF CARS ON THE HIGHWAY IS...

ENGINE TENDS TO FALTER WHEN ACCELERATING. ENGINE TENDS TO HESITATE. SHUDDERING AND VIBRATION REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ON CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY.

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 SECOND GEAR PROPERLY. BERTWOLFE FORD IN CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SERIES OF FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

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 DIAGNOSED WITH THE SAME ISSUES FOR THE 3RD TIME, THIS TIME I WAS TOLD ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. I EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THIS ISSUES TWO PRIOR TIMES AND THE CLUTCH SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. I WAS THEN TOLD TO TAKE THE MATTER UP WITH CORPORATE. I ALSO LOCATED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THE SAME ISSUES AM FACING. PLEASE HELP HOLD FORD RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLING DEFECTIVE CLUTCH SYSTEMS IN THEIR VEHICLES.

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 IN ENGINE ALSO DOOR LATCH ON PASSENGER BACK DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK UNLESS I PUSH THE BUTTON UNLOCK 2 OR 3 TIMES

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 CHARTER TWP, MI 48239, (313) 731-6436) REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, AFTER COMPLETING AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL CONCERNING THE DOOR LOCKS, THE HORN, KEY FOB, AND ELECTRONIC LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES PRIOR TO THE DEALER'S REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY CAUSED MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF *TR

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 GEAR,YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLEETE STOP TURN ENGINE OFF RESTART AND PUT IT BACK IN GEAR

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 HAPPENED AGAIN, THE CAR DIED ON THE HIGHWAY.

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 HELP YOU...IT'S NOT ON THE RECALL SINCE ITS NOT AN ST AND YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS IS GARBAGE FORD IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND I AM THE LITTLE GUY. THIS IS THE SECOND RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND THE SE IS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF WITH THE IDENTICAL ISSUE. RUNS FINE WHEN DRIVING, BUT WHEN AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, IT SHAKES, GAUGES GO CRAZY AND THEN SHUTS OFF. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND OF COURSE WHEN I GOT...

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 VISIT THE DEALERSHIP MAINTAIN 6 TIMES. IT HAS HAD TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS ADJUSTED AND THEN REPLACED. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH ADJUSTMENT AND THEN REPLACED. THESE ATTEMPTS ONLY WORK TEMPORARILY. THE DEALER TREATS ME LIKE I AM MAKING THIS UP, HOWEVER, THERE IS PLENTY OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE WITH REGARD TO THIS ISSUE. THERE WAS A RECENT (MARCH 27, 2017) CLASS ACTION SUIT SETTLED IN CALIFORNIA FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE ALL OF MY DOCUMENTATION FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE HAS ADMITTED TO THE ISSUE AND EXTENDED MY WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT...

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 INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

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 WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING REALLY BAD AND GETS UP TO 3,000-4,000 RPMS THEN JERKS REALLY HARD.

PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION RECALL WORK DONE AND STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE

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 LATER SAME THING, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE.

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 BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR BUT ALSO IN OTHER INSTANCES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE.

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 REPLACED, REPROGRAMMED, CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION OIL, THE GASKET AND CLUTCH, IN THE PAST THE SHUDDER WAS JUST IN LOW VELOCITY AND NOW THE SHUDDER AND POWER OF LOST IS AT ANY VELOCITY OR GEAR CHANGE. I BEEN INVOLVED TWO TIMES IN A SEVER RISK OF CRASH WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN A HIGHWAY @ AROUND 40 MILES SUDDENLY THE CAR IN FRONT STOPPED, I HAD TO CHANGE MY LINE TO NOT CRASH , I CHECK THE SIDE MIRROR, PUSH THE GAS CHANGE MY LINE AND THEN THE CAR DO NOT RESPONSE AND THE...

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 BUT NOTHING WAS WORKING TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. THIS TO ME IS UNACCEPTABLE FLAW IN THE SYSTEM THAT PUT ME AT RISK OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND WITHOUT POWER TO THE ENGINE. I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT I WAS ON SIDE STREETS AND NOT ON A HIGHWAY AS THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY MODEL WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. DOING SOME RESEARCH FOUND FORDS RECALL...

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 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,364. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ *TR

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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

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 FREEWAY UNTIL A TOW TRUCK CAME AND TOWED MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY AT RIGHT NOW. THIS IS MY 5TH ATTEMPT FOR THEM TO FIX IT. *TR

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; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE ACCELERATING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS INTENDED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

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 WAS ABOUT TO STALL, WITH THE RPM GAUGE BOUNCING AROUND NEAR ZERO, BUT HAS NOT FULLY STALLED DURING DECELERATION (POSSIBLY DUE TO ME PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PREVENT THE STALL). THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER THIS BEGAN. AT THAT TIME, THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO BEGAN TO "STICK," NOT MOVING FROM POSITION UNTIL THE CAR WOULD BE STOPPED AND RESTARTED, AND MIS-REPRESENTING THE NUMBER OF MILES LEFT BEFORE NEEDING TO REFUEL. I'M CURRENTLY AT A FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH A PUMP,...

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.

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.

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 HILL IT CAN'T ALMOST FEEL LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO DROP OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR AND THE CAR TO ROLLING BACKWARDS.

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.

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 FORD SERVICE DEALER AFTER HAVING MY CAR TOWED THERE FROM A PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE AND EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE PEOPLE THE EXACT ISSUE AS ABOVE BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUE AND SAID MY FOCUS WAS FINE WELL OBVIOUSLY IT IS NOT AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THIS ENGINE. TO BE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND YOUR COMING TO A STOP IS VERY DANGEROUS THANKFULLY I OR MY FAMILY WAS NOT HARMED JUST MENTALLY SHAKEN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AS IT LOOKS AS IF FORD IS...

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 LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 TRY TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT AND DEFINITELY SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS KIND OF A PROBLEM

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 IN A FEW MORE TIMES THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. AUGUST 4, 2014 I TOOK CAR A DEALER 110 MILES AWAY. AFTER DESCRIBING WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY THE CLUTCH WAS NOT ENGAGING. THEY REPAIRED IT AND IT SEEMED TO BE DRIVING MUCH BETTER. BY MID 2015, THE CAR STARTED SHUDDERING AGAIN, SO ON NOVEMBER 11, 2015, SINCE I KNEW WHAT WAS THE PROBABLE PROBLEM WAS I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT THE OTHER DEALER HAD DONE. THEY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND HAD THE CAR...