2013 Ford Focus: jerking or lurching

Filed May 17, 2026 · FL

While driving home from work, I was attempting to accelerate my RPMs showed 4000. However, my speed did not match the car. He hesitated and was doing a lot of jerking after I got home turned off the car turned it back on my check engine light came on and it threw a code P07A5.

Filed Nov 18, 2025 · Electrical, Transmission · NJ

Our 2013 ford focus has had the shudder clutch replaced 3 times in 4 years. We paid $2500 for them to replace the clutch, forks, and adjust the tcm module. Within a year it went again. They replaced under our warranty from the first fix. Then a year later, it went again, warranty was out but ford sent a letter to replace for free. They did.. and now it’s broke again. It shudders and jerks so bad. My college daughter takes it to and from school and relies on it. I don’t understand how Ford gets away with this as it is an ongoing issue with this year make and model vehicle. It’s dangerous, will stall… and jerk. They charge to fix and all it is a bandaid for an ongoing inevitable failure again. On top of that all the electrical to the radio, speakers and such went as well. The vehicle has less than 98k miles on it. It is well taken care of. This transmission issue is Fords negligence. It’s dangerous, deadly; and I cannot believe they continue to charge for an issue they know about.

Filed Jun 13, 2025 · Transmission · 169,000 miles · OH

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the transmission unexpectedly shifted into neutral(N), and the message “Transmission Overheated - Pull Over for 5 Minutes” was displayed. The contact coasted to the side of the road and waited before continuing to drive. The contact stated that while attempting to restart the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start immediately, causing the contact to make several attempts to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission was hesitating, and the vehicle was jerking while downshifting. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic who diagnosed failures with dual clutch, engine failure, Clutch A failure, and a failure with the Transmission Control Module(TCM). The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 13V523000 (Power Train). The contact drove the vehicle to work and while attempting to restart the vehicle, the vehicle failed to immediately start, and the vehicle became inoperable. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed that VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 13V523000 (Power Train). The manufacturer referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 169,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Feb 19, 2025 · Transmission · NY

I have the DPS6 Transmission from the Michigan plant. My Focus SE started to shudder, jerk, didn't want to shift,. Also, acted like the car was going to stall and when in reverse wouldn't back up. I also had problems with loss of power. I didn't feel safe when driving, what happens when I'm on the road if the car won't shift when in traffic? It's a hazard !! Had a new clutch, seals, gasket, cylinder put in (2023) and now( End of January 2025) it's started again along with shift forks as I was told by the dealership. Ford FIX THE PROBLEM your DPS6 Transmission should be REPLACED !! Are you waiting for deaths to happen ? You've known about this but haven't helped your customers.

Filed Dec 18, 2024 · Engine · CA

The vehicle jerks from gear to gear when getting the car to move, hesitates and feels like it's skips

Filed Nov 19, 2024 · Engine, Transmission · 154,000 miles · GA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle failed to restart. Additionally, the contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped, the vehicle rolled backward. The contact also stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was jerking. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 154,000.

Filed Nov 14, 2024 · Transmission · 174,500 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was jerking abnormally. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was not under recall for transmission failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall for transmission failure. The approximate failure mileage was 174,500.

Filed Sep 16, 2024 · Transmission · 200,000 miles · IL

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that an unknown warning light was illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle jerked and lost motive power and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed clutch and actuator. The contact was informed that the clutch and the actuator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was persistent. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Filed Jun 20, 2024 · Transmission · 74,000 miles · MI

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving from a complete stop and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated while responding and started jerking and shuddering. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to several dealers where the clutch assembly was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

Filed Jan 30, 2024 · Transmission · TX

While making stops and accelerating car would jerk after it just stopped going reverse got a warning on dashboard staying transmission hot over heating made it home turned off the vehicle in will not power on right now and makes weird noises when the driver door opens and closes and I haven't drove the car since

Filed Dec 28, 2023 · Transmission · 199,862 miles · OR

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle started jerking. No warning lights were illuminated during the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but the mechanic stated that he would not repair the vehicle. The vehicle was then taken to a Ford dealer where it was diagnosed with a wiring failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the camshaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The check engine warning light was then illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 199,862.

Filed Nov 7, 2023 · Transmission · 3,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that within 6 months of purchasing the vehicle new, the transmission made an abnormal grinding sound while driving. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times, and the TCM was replaced; however, the failure became more frequent. The contact stated that while accelerating from a complete stop, the vehicle jerked and hesitated to respond. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving at various speeds. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the two internal clutches needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.