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 pulling out of my daughter's driveway Saturday morning around 9:30am onto a busy road and my car completely dies. I'm worried about being rear ended and can't tell you how much traffic backed up from people having to go around me. I contacted the police when a couple pulled over and pushed my vehicle off onto a side road. My key was turning. You could hear the engine trying to crank over but it just wouldn't. I had lights outside and inside the vehicle and I had 302 miles until E so I knew I wasn't out of gas. I had to wait in my vehicle for 45 minutes for a tow truck with the temps outside being in the high 20's / low 30's. The trip to KenTowery's was $71.00.
Once there he hooked my car up to a jumper box and determined that it wasn't the starter, battery or accelerator. He said that it wasn't getting either fuel or fire. Trying to get ahold of a dealership really tested my patience but eventually I was able to have the car towed to a dealership off of Preston Hwy. I used Ford's Roadside Assistance so that didn't cost me anything.
I didn't get a call on my vehicle until Tues morning to let me know that the fuel pump had gone bad. The fuel pump in a car 2 years old with less than 37,000 miles on it! She said that the PowerTrain warranty would cover the cost of the fuel pump but I am responsible for $105.00 to have the fuel pump reprogrammed.
I noticed there was a recall on the 2014 Ford Focus' fuel pumps for this exact same issue. I wonder if thios should be extended out to the 2015's.
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I was pulling out of my daughter's driveway Saturday morning around 9:30am onto a busy road and my car completely dies. I'm worried about being rear ended and can't tell you how much traffic backed up from people having to go around me. I contacted the police when a couple pulled over and pushed my vehicle off onto a side road. My key was turning. You could hear the engine trying to crank over but it just wouldn't. I had lights outside and inside the vehicle and I had 302 miles until E so I knew I wasn't out of gas. I had to wait in my vehicle for 45 minutes for a tow truck with the temps outside being in the high 20's / low 30's. The trip to KenTowery's was $71.00.
Once there he hooked my car up to a jumper box and determined that it wasn't the starter, battery or accelerator. He said that it wasn't getting either fuel or fire. Trying to get ahold of a dealership really tested my patience but eventually I was able to have the car towed to a dealership off of Preston Hwy. I used Ford's Roadside Assistance so that didn't cost me anything.
I didn't get a call on my vehicle until Tues morning to let me know that the fuel pump had gone bad. The fuel pump in a car 2 years old with less than 37,000 miles on it! She said that the PowerTrain warranty would cover the cost of the fuel pump but I am responsible for $105.00 to have the fuel pump reprogrammed.
I noticed there was a recall on the 2014 Ford Focus' fuel pumps for this exact same issue. I wonder if thios should be extended out to the 2015's.
- Jennifer L., Louisville, US