CarComplaints.com Notes: For the third year in a row, the 3rd generation Focus is experiencing massive transmission problems.
Most notably owners keep complaining about how there's bad hesitation and jerking when starting from a stop. This isn't the result of an old, worn out part. In fact, the average mileage it's reported to us is just over 15k miles.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
51 miles
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The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 mph, a flat bed truck crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. As a result, the contact stated there was an abnormal noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact discovered that the front bumper detached from the vehicle. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 51.
- Southold, NY, USA
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- Southold, NY, USA