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The vehicle shakes during shifting. Sometimes there is a loss of power. Other times the car accelerates more than expected. I have taken the car to the dealership and they are not able to repair the vehicle. I feel that if the car does not respond predictably, there is a risk of accident. The internet discussion groups are full of thousands of other people with the same problem, some have already been involved in accidents. Ford has acknowledged that the transmission is faulty by extending the warranty. Despite Ford extended warranty, the safety issue still exists and they will not remedy the situation unless someone forces them. Please help.
Whole front end of vehicle shaking when trying to move forward. Bad transmission fluid burning smell. Once moving every time it shifted between gears it would shake the front end of car. After this incident and starting the car the next day it ran fine until it warmed up. When trying to make appointment to have repaired was told it can take anywhere from 1 - 6 months for this to happening even though I have just have the car in the week before to same issue just not a bad. They did take it in after making many complaints but I don't think I will see it for at least a month and suspect it will have a new trans in it when I get it back. It will fail again and again. Guess it is a good thing I bought the 100,000 mile warranty when I bought the car...
When taking off from a stop light/sign, vehicle shutters. I believe it is coming from the transmission. I have the automatic transmission. After reaching approx. 10 mph, it seems to stop. Appears to be getting worse. Called dealership and they advise they have had numerous complaints. Will not honor any warranty since car was salvaged even though no mechanical damages occurred. (was hit on passenger doors) from what I have read online, this is an ongoing problem with the Fiesta and Focus but yet Ford will not do a re-call. Seems to be a dangerous problem and they are choosing to ignore.
When we bought the vehicle they said there would be some abnormal noises in the transmission during break in (1000 miles) and it should go away. The noises didn't start until around 4500 miles. On July 4, 2014 we took a 600 mile round trip (mileage at this time is 7200). At approximately half way through this trip we start smelling burnt oil. The vehicle then started to shudder and shack while accelerating from first to second and second to third gears and didn't stop. Took the vehicle to the dealer and they reprogrammed the software and said some slipping is normal operation for this transmission. This worked for three days then it went back to shuddering and shaking but worse than before. 2 days later we almost got hit while trying to pull out into traffic because the transmission would not shift and power wasn't there.
Transmission shakes and shudders when changing gear. When going home I have to go up a hill and make a turn to go up another hill. When I slow down to turn and go up the next hill the transmission shudders. If I slow down in traffic and restart while rolling I get the shudder. Several times when at a traffic light I have started to go and the car in front stops suddenly I hit my brakes and the car almost stales and then when I do go I get the shudder. Sometimes I think the drive shaft is going to drop.
- Cohoes, NY, USA
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Upon light acceleration vehicle shudders as if engine drops a cylinder. Former mechanic for 40 years. Problem is in transmission. Positive it is clutch slippage. Have an appointment with Ford dealer in cheshire ct. 10/8/2014. Was told a reprogram would be first try to fix. Then a parts replacement. Which I am sure they meant clutches. I have very little confidence that either repair will fix. Also concerned it will probably be even worse if they open it up to replace parts. No confidence in the technicians these days.
The car slips gear and shudders at low speeds, and when coming from a complete stop or after slowing down. The dual clutches have now been replaced twice. This time around out seems to be worse than it was before.
Transmission shutters when starting from stop and still does at 14,000. Miles. Road tested by beach Ford and verified.and repair invoice no.focs443177 at 10639 miles still have same problems after service.have notified Ford Motor Co.customer service and they have a file I believe on my problems with transmission power shift 6 spd auto trans.help me try to understand if this problem is fixable because my wife will not drive this car.
I was driving down the highway going 60 mph. Then out of nowhere the car shifts down a gear and it just sits like that and doesn't shift back up so I have to do it manually. Also when I was getting up to 60 mph. The car then wouldn't shift in 6th gear like it was just stuck. This took me 5-10 minutes to finally get it to shift properly.
Car jerks and shakes very hard at low and high speeds. Takes off by itself with a fast jerk and rolls backwards when at a complete stop. Car actually has lost power while try to accelerate onto a major high way.I was almost hit by a tractor trailer due to this issue. I'm very scared to drive this car and very much regret my very first purchase of a brand new car.
-transmission is very jerky -car has a lot of hesitation after accelerating from a low speed or a stop -shuddering and grinding noise when stopping and accelerating when I first bought the car these issues were minor and I was told they would go away once the car got used to my style of driving but now they have become more severe and happening more frequently making this car a safety issue. When changing lanes and making turns the car is very unpredictable and may soon cause an accident. I have taken it into Ford numerous times and am always told this is how the car runs and these are normal functions for the transmission. I believe these cars need to be recalled and off the road before something serious happens.
Driving on the highway at 65 mph car looses power you cant accelerate it hesitates and wants to shut off at times it does it wont go up hill and when approaching a stop light hesitates and shuts off you start it back up fine and it wont go transmission fails its automatic transmission does it once transmission warms up.
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- Tehachapi, CA, USA