CarComplaints.com Notes: Ford changed a lot of things for its 3rd generation, just none of them were a good idea.
The transmission tends to hesitate and jerk when accelerating. The new electronically-driven power steering can fail suddenly and without warning. Even Ford's SYNC can be a headache. Actually, scratch that last one — it's always been a headache.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
14 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
8 / 1
Average Mileage:
37,884 miles
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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle would hesitate upon the depression of the accelerator pedal without warning. The contact also stated that the passenger-??s side air bag was defective and would not recognize an occupant seated in the passenger-??s seat. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where they inspected the vehicle and made repairs; however, both failures returned soon after the repairs. The contact stated that she had sent a letter to the manufacturer for assistance but had not received a response. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 66,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate upon the depression of the accelerator pedal without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where repairs to the transmission were performed; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
Transmission. The check engine light came on. After I shut it off it wouldn't start again. If I put it in natural it would start. Brought it to a garage and they said i needed newTransmission. This happened in June. The garage looked it up and said there was a recall on on 2013 focus. Called holt motors in cokato, mn and they said there was no recalls on them.
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the vehicle started to shudder. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer but was unaware of the diagnostic result. The contact was also unaware of what repair was performed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle to a second local dealer, Bill Pierre Ford Service & Parts Department (12531 30th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125: (206) 364-1095) on 1/1/2018 but was unaware of the diagnostic test results. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Approaching the George Washington bridge, I was in very very heavy traffic, stopping, starting, going super slowly. Warning light came on telling me to get off the road safely and let the transmission rest for 5 minutes. I followed directions then it happened again, stopped, waited, and it happened again. It is a dangerous area to pull off the road, very narrow breakdown lanes, big trucks, etc etc. Apparently, this is a chronic problem with the Ford Focus of certain years. There are some situations when one cannot get off the road safely, so this is potentially very dangerous. If one doesn't follow the directions one can have an even more serious transmission failure.
- Westport, CT, USA
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On this 2013 ford focus titanium.,the transmission would shutter and go into neutral i almost got smashed by a semi truck when my focus would not move forward it went into neutral, NY friend has a ford Fiesta and he and his girl friend was hit from behind by a large diesel truck and suffered back head and leg injuries u have kids so we would have been seriously hurt or dead anyway my car is in the ford repair and they did the tcm and since rhe clutch recall ended July 31 and my appointment was made before rhat but ford didn't have openings and I was told to come in August and now they want me to Pay for the repair I can't afford it recall should fix it anyway that is a dangerous transmission now I'm forced to leave my car there until I can save money to have it fix that's crap now I have no car and no money pandemic is making it hard
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to reverse. The check transmission message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where service was denied. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that there was bearing slipping, grinding and the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. The VIN was not available.
After driving my vehicle it stalls once it is stopped and I try to press the gas. This can cause a collision. This can either be the fuel system which they did have a recall on my car but the dealership decided it wasn't needed at the time. It could also be the power train. This incident has occurred multiple times since 2017.
Check engine light came on. Before I had a chance to get it checked, the engine wouldn't start after refueling until trying on the fourth time. Took the car to a parts store and the code read P1450. An October 25, 2018 recall acknowledged a problem with 2012-18 Ford Focuses with a 2.0L engine. Although this problem is clearly acknowledged with this same year, model, and engine, my VIN is allegedly not covered in the recall. Dealer will not service the car under the recall.
HMM...there was not an incident to report per say but the next button stated incident report. I am more or less reporting a complaint due to my 2013 Ford Focus has been at AutoNation Ford since 5/17/21 for three recalls but only one has been taken care of and according to the advisor Susan Lee on Recall # 14M02 for TCM, that once they perform the reset procedure that my car may have 50/50 chance of starting due to the dual clutch transmission causing me to replace the clutches at my expense out of pocket. This I do not understand since my car was running before I took it in for the recall. I simply was Secondly, the system haven't confirmed the other two recalls because the mechanic apparently never completed them while having my car for the past two weeks which I thought he would. I am filing this complaint for safety reason because I was advised that I could just take my car without having the TCM reset and take a chance of my car still being able to start or not and I would like to know if the repair of the recall may stop my car from starting then why should I be held responsible for a replacement of the dual clutches for my transmission?
When i press the gas in my car my car starts to shake when it goes into gear it is a transmission issue i have been checking recalls and it matches the transmission recall but it says their are no active recalls on my car what do i
I purchased my vehicle April 2020. Drove fine for a while and then started to shutter and shake when taking off from a stop. I literally have to floor it to get it to quit. This seems to be getting worse.
The dps6 powershift transmission used in the 2013 Ford Focus has well known problems with shuddering and jerking while accelerating in low gears. During rain when the streets are wet it jerks enough to cause the car to lose traction making it impossible to safely accelerate through an intersection.
I need the control module for the transmission system and the part is only available at the Ford dealership. I was unable to get the part because they have 20,000 on back order because this has been a common issue. This part causes my transmission to go haywire at times. Often sending my rpms to high levels as soon as I attempt to accelerate. The last time this happened I was dropping my son off at daycare and the car jolted forward as soon as I hit the gas to leave my driveway and as I started to accelerate to the speed limit of 45 mph I could hear my engine working really hard and the rpms were all the way up at 3. my car was struggling to switch gears.
While driving the transmission fault service light comes on and the engine revels and transmission has no power. It is unsafe because it happens while in traffic. Vechickebwas taken to Ford dealership and they claimed they could not find issue because the light was not on at the time the vehicle was taken in.
Doesn't accelerate half the time when I hit gas. Doesn't go reverse half the time I put it in reverse. Shuts off randomly. Shakes, shutters. Had codes P07A3 and P2872 show up and Ford said they aren't transmission related even tho both codes have the word " transmission in the code summary. Couldn't get involved in 55mill lawsuit because I haven't had 2 repairs on it. Been in shop since 50K miles getting seniors and stuff replaced. Car has never improved even tho I keep spending money. It's been in shop 3 weeks now. They said might be trans issue now but the radiator is messed up and they can't proceed without 600 dollars. Help before car kills some1. Millions of youtube videos show same issues I have. Ford don't do anything but deny cause 1.8 cars out there from the same assembly plant mine is from with same issues
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while the vehicle was stationary, the vehicle failed to respond when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact also stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shook abnormally and shuddered. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to todd judy Ford East (7891 maccorkle ave SE, charleston, wv 25315) where it was diagnosed with the radiator needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
I was driving on the freeway at the posted speed of 65 mph when the car engine RPM dropped to 2000 and then back up to 4000 the car immediately slowed to 50 mph causing traffic behind me to slam in their brakes. The car wouldn't shift to speed up causing me to pull over and creep to a gas station.
My 2013 Ford Focus would not randomly start the other evening, after a couple tries it started. On the way home it would not shift properly and acting like it was going to stall. My engine light came on, which never had before. So the next morning I went to go take it to auto zone to have them do a diagnostic and my vehicle started right up, however it would not go into reverse. I have read there have been several issues with the Focus' transmission.
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- Stuart, FL, USA