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.
1.5
hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
113,000 miles
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The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. Prior to a road trip, the contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the lug wrench would not fit the lug nuts because they were swollen. The vehicle was taken to al packer Ford West palm beach (located at 1530 N military trl, West palm beach, fl 33409, (561) 689-6550) where it was diagnosed that the lug nuts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified and provided case number: Cas25082526. The failure mileage was 113,000. The VIN was not available.
- Wellington, FL, USA
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- Wellington, FL, USA