CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2015 Ford Focus & its "Powershift" transmission has a defect trend where the car shudders when accelerating, especially when starting uphill.
Most owners have reported their Ford Focus remains driveable while the vehicle is still at low mileage, but the shuddering is annoying & unpleasant & may reduce the resale value of the vehicle.
However, owners of higher-mileage vehicles from earlier 3rd generation Focus model years report transmission failure & a host of other major & expensive transmission-related problems. Potential buyers beware.
I was taking my Ford Focus back to the dealership to inform them of the issues I am having with it already, (this vehicle is was just purchased 10/1/2015), and I was parked at the gas station just down the street from the dealership, and the transmission was stuck in park again, for the fourth time in the 12 days that I've had it. I put it in the service department, they called this morning and said It was good to go, they couldn't find anything wrong with it!
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I was taking my Ford Focus back to the dealership to inform them of the issues I am having with it already, (this vehicle is was just purchased 10/1/2015), and I was parked at the gas station just down the street from the dealership, and the transmission was stuck in park again, for the fourth time in the 12 days that I've had it. I put it in the service department, they called this morning and said It was good to go, they couldn't find anything wrong with it!
- Pearl M., Iberia, MO, US