While in motion on a highway or street, the vehicle hesitates and shutters as though the transmission isn't engaging correctly, which causes the vehicle to either accelerate too quickly or not accelerate at all sometimes and while stopped at a traffic light this vehicle will and does shutter and hesitate to go forward when the traffic light turns green to go, which in turn allows the vehicle behind it to assume my vehicle is in motion at the correct speed for them to follow when it is not. I have to be careful when pulling onto a highway that there is no other vehicles coming for quite a distance so I can pull onto the highway safely without my vehicle hesitating to go forward or shuttering, which is a huge safety hazard for myself and my passengers. This is a very dangerous situation to be put it, and it scares me to even drive the car. The car has only 40,000 miles on it and should never be doing this. I've had it to different repair shops to see what could be wrong and every one of them have told me to contact the dealership where I purchased it, and I've done that and they say "theres nothing they can do, to contact you". I would like to just trade it off, but, I would feel horrible if someone else got it and ended up in a serious/fatal car accident because of this issue. Please help me figure out what is going on and what to do about it. There has been other similar problems with other Ford Focus vehicles that have been recalled, but I've not received a recall on mine as of yet and I honestly believe that something needs to be done before someone gets seriously injured or dies due to this major malfunction.

- Breezewood, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. While accelerating from a stop or attempting to switch lanes, the vehicle hesitated. The failure recurred and the vehicle shut down, but later restarted. Also, the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact called hall Ford elizabeth city at 877-475-0723 (located at 1310 N road St, elizabeth city, nc 27909) and was informed to bring the vehicle to their facility. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was called, but the representative was difficult to understand. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was not provided.

- Chesapeake, VA, USA

Takata recall

- Arkansas City, KS, USA

Transmission fails to engage, skips gears, accelerator does not move car initially but will rev high then engage. Multiple repair attempts have failed to correct the situation from replaced clutch plates to tcm replacements to reprograms of the module.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

When accelerating the car makes a loud noise when trying to shift and hesitates when giving it gas. Car was purchased in Jan 2019 and had been doing this since we owned the car.

- Holly Springs, NC, USA

Since ive purchased my Ford Focus back in 2013 I have taken the car back to Ford dealership on numerous occasions in relation to the faulty transmission and electrical issues. On my 5th attempt my transmission was replaced. This was around the end of 2017 to 2018. On May 2nd 2019 I was driving to work and as soon as I turned on the car the windsheild wipers started to go off and for some reason I could not turn them off. Once I arrived onto my work campus I turned the cornee to park my car... when all of a sudden my car flashed an error message on my dash stating the following, " transmission failure repair now". I calmly parked the car and within seconds of turning off the car I see smoke and then flames from the bottom of my engine hood. I quickly exited the car abd the flames got bigger and bigger. The fire department was called and the had to smash the back window due to the flames that had over taken the front of the car. Unfortunetly my car is not a total loss. I was at the end of my contract agreement with Ford and inly having to pay 6400 left on my loan. Ive called their customer service to complain and see what can be done and was told I would get a letter in 2 weeks by their legal council. This has caused me to delay my entry into nursing school since now I have to work to handle the car the new car I just had to buy. I need transportation for work and Ford took that from me. Ive now seeked out a lawyer to see what can be done. With all the times I asked for help and I ended up seeing my car go up in smoke. Im just so thankful I was able to get out iof the car in time. But believe me im still shaken and this has caused me to never buy Ford again.

- Thousand Palms, CA, USA

Having issues with the transmission shuttering and delays in response. We were crossing a busy highway not long ago and as we pulled onto the highway the car started vibrating and shuttering uncontrollably and would barely move. We almost got hit trying to get across. We have had this transmission fixed multiple times for the same issue. This car is not safe!

- Knoxville, TN, USA

We bought our 2013 Ford Focus St in feburary 2017. Starting in 2018 sometimes it wouldn't D go in reverse. It also started hesitating while we are driving or pulling out in traffic. Now in 2019 it will completely lose power going down the highway or just the street and leave us stranded. We have replaced the battery and have had other recalls addressed. I have seen a recall for the wiring harness but it doesn't show up with our VIN number. It was manufactured Jan 1st 2013. This car is very unreliable. You never know if will turn on and if it does it may make it a minor or 10+ miles.

- Grove, OK, USA

Im having problems with my car's transmision. I bought it when it had 53K miles on it, now it has 69K. The problem has been there since I purchased it. The car hesitates when shifting through gears, the engine revvs up but the transmision will not respond as normal, it slips/hesitates. While driving on highways it sometimes displays a warning saying "transmision overheating pull over and turn engine off". I believe this is a major safety issue. I spoke with Ford dealership and they said the warranty does not cover this. They are instructing to replace the clucth.

- San Diego, CA, USA

I was driving on a city when I the car shifted gears. I continued to drive it not thinking anything of it. Once I came to a point when I had to reverse, I realized that's my car did not want to move back wards even when I used the gas.

- Winchester, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. While at a stop light, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to coast the vehicle to the side of the road. She waited ten minutes, restarted the vehicle, and was able to drive normally. The contact stated that the vehicle drove very slowly and failed to accelerate. The contact drove the vehicle to kirk auto co (located at 235 state hwy 7 frontage rd, grenada, ms 38901, (888) 480-6177) where it was diagnosed that an unknown switch from the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The contact was informed that the clutch and transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 18V735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 104,704.

- Granada, MS, USA

Couldn't shift, slow shifting, won't go into gear, won't come out of gear. Won't crank, won't move. This happened over a period of 4 years

- Doyline, LA, USA

Transmission clutch shuddering/chattering on acceleration, primarily in 1st and 2nd gear. Worse when ambient temp is warmer. Slams into gear, sometimes breaking tires loose on pavement. Only owned this car for 1 week. Mileage in the 70K range. Especially dangerous pulling out on a turn. Car will jerk sideways and hesitate, leaving you open to being struck by another vehicle.

- Center Valey, PA, USA

I owned the car 3 days and the transmission light came on. Claimed the transmission module was replaced. Two hours after getting the car back it would not start, engine light came on. See photo it would appear the obd2 wires have been tampered with in an effort to disable the light continuing to come on. (picture attached) the car is back in the shop. It has been 2 weeks since purchase I have had the car in my possession for a total of 3 days. The used car place where it was purchased will not take the car back. There is a 90 day warranty that will run out. The car is over the 100K mile warranty for the dealership to fix.

- Litchfield, NH, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that water was found inside the vehicle more than once after it rained. Also, the clutch vibrated when the gears were shifted. The failure occurred every time after shifting out of first gear. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to star Ford and Lincoln (1101 S brand blvd, glendale, ca 91204, (818) 956-0977) where it was diagnosed that a new clutch and fuel tank were needed and the power train control module (PCM) needed reprogramming. The contact stated that the mechanics only installed a new fuel tank and reprogrammed the PCM. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and did not assist. The failure mileage was 59,763.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

The transmission has been slipping badly but warranty is only 100K miles and car has 105K so Ford dealer says I have to pay repairs. This is a know issue. Dashboard display is damage and shows no information - millage - and can not pass emission testing since can not determine millage. Dealer want $800. Vehicle just shut-off in middle of driving - very scary - disconnect and connect battery and worked but scary and dangerous. All these three issues -transmission, display & shutting off- should be a recall because car can not be use.

- Marietta, GA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. While driving various speeds, the gear slipped into neutral. The vehicle shuttered extensively and was extremely difficult to drive. Mankato Ford (1935 madison ave, mankato, mn 56001, (507) 387-3454) diagnosed and replaced the clutch assembly, but the failure recurred. The dealer was aware that there was a warranty campaign for the vehicle and took an extended period of time to provide the clutch assembly. When the failure recurred, the manufacturer took a long time to provide the part for the power train control module replacement. The warranty campaign had since expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was initially serviced for the manufacturer's power train recall campaign number: 16S30, which also failed to provide a permanent remedy. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was not available.

- St Peter, MN, USA

My current problem is after fueling up my car it starts and then stalls, then the next restart it turns over about 5 to 10 seconds and starts and then has a erratic idle and it may stall again, or if I manage to take off it will run ok, unless I have to stop within a 100 yards, and it then may stall again, or have a erratic idle around 2000 rpms, then idles down to the 750 area if I'm lucky, only after fueling up. Every start afterwards starts and runs fine until the next gas up. I have an engine code I believe they said was a evap code, my fuel tank is starting to concave on the bottom. I talked to my dealership and they said I'm not part of the recall, although he said I fit all the parameters of the recall, but my VIN number its in the system. I'm looking for help and hope someone can contact Ford ! ps this is on going and very dangerous! thank you, very disappointed in Ford. Ps ps the transmission is another forty pages of info if you ever have the time to talk.

- Gonic, NH, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 10 mph and switching gears, the vehicle slammed into second gear. The contact stated that the failure occurred everyday for the past month when switching from first into second gear. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

- West Portsmith, OH, USA

Takata recall. The transmission has a shutter/slip in between 1st and 2nd gear and this is a problem with this year and car. Ford had even offered to buy these cars back. My car is a 2013 Ford Focus titanium. It does it every time I take off. Now my car wont start because the clutch is stuck and Ford is telling me I'm out of warranty - clutch has been replaced 3 times already and they want to charge me $2,300 to fix an existing and ongoing issue they know they have.

- Shawnee, KS, USA