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Bad Hesitation/Jerking When Starting From A Stop Position
2014 Ford Focus (Page 1 of 7)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
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.
7.9
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $1,510
- Average Mileage:
- 25,200 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 137 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (65 reports)
- recall on transmission (21 reports)
- no solution (18 reports)
- clutch replacement (11 reports)
- install new clutch shaft (7 reports)
- transmission control module recall (6 reports)
transmission problem
Helpful websites
- FORD Powershift Transmission Problems July 2019 - Current news story on Ford transmission and clutch issues and lawsuits
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
It's just getting worse - even when I'm just taking off from a stop light the jerking is getting worse and I've read that's there's a recall on them. What do I need to do so I can get it fixed without me having to pay for it, and where do I need to go?
- Robin S., Oklahoma City, OK, US