I bought my ford focus hatchback se starting at 24k miles. At around 50k I began having transmission troubles. The stuttering, while accelerating or coming to a stop, was (and still is) horrible. I have taken this vehicle in on two separate occasions to get the transmission 'fixed', to no avail. I'm still dealing with these problems 80k miles later. The first two winters that I had owned the vehicle my door locks would not engage, in dry, 40 degree temperatures. So I would have to drive and hold my door closed until the car heated up and the locks engaged. I tried wd-40 and sprays meant specifically to unfreeze locks. Neither worked. And the locks would occasionally disengage while driving my morning commute on the highway. No recall until two years later, after complaining countless times. But back to the transmission, I was driving home after a long day at work and ended up stuck in cincinnati, oh. A message popped up on my dash reading 'transmission fault' advising me to take my car to a dealer. Turning off the engine didn't help, and I couldn't drive over 20 miles per hour because the car wouldn't shift over 1st or 2nd gear. Luckily I'm an experienced driver and was able to dodge multiple cars that almost slammed into me on the street, due to my sudden braking. When contacting ford it took them 5 hours of going back and forth between dealers to finally send me a tow truck. I get the car back, same problems. Over and over. A mechanic at the dealership told me that they don't actually have a fix for the problem (which it's becoming ever more clear that they still don't, nor will they ever). Ford's compensation for this problem was a terrible deal. Offering a replacement transmission with the exact same trans that gave me problems I'm the first place. I'm glad to see the government is getting involved and hope to see resolve soon.
2013 Ford Focus transmission complaints
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I have had 3 transmissions in this car in 6 years
My car does not always shift into gear properly when it first starts to go.
The dps6 dual clutch automatic transmission in this car occasionally exhibits symptoms such as slipping into neutral while driving at speed, sudden acceleration or 'grabbing' while decelerating and when at a stop, and vibration/shuddering when accelerating from a complete stop. These symptoms do not seem to occur with any discernible pattern, I.e it happens when the vehicle is cold or hot, whether driving slowly or faster. The car has approximately 125k miles on it and has already had the clutch pack replaced twice. After each clutch replacement the symptoms abated for a while, only to gradually return after perhaps 20k miles.
Transmission shutters and studders. Pulling out in traffic becomes dangerous. At times, stepping on the gas does not accelerate the car, but does rev the engine. This happened in traffic, and the vehicle would not go over 20mph. This is an ongoing event, and your date selection below does not allow for that.
I own a 2013 ford focus hatchback that has transmission and clutch issues. It's been recalled once and replaced. But still has the same issue. When start to putting gas on the pedal the van stuffers and skips gears until it reaches 3rd gear. This is making it hard to drive and gain speed. It ultimately needs to be replaced again. But ford won't replace again for another 2500$. It's a known issue that they know of but won't replace more than once. I also can't trade in my vehicle because it's worth 93% less than value. The car has other known recalls that needs to be fixed.
Vehicle was in motion on highway when the transmission lost all power and I could not accelerate, happened in a construction zone and put my safety at an extreme risk. Vehicle also shudders when accelerating every time and sometimes begins to accelerate as I am coming to a stop while my foot is off of the gas pedal.
Car simply stalls randomly while in motion, streets or highway. Transmission shakes randomly while accelerating mainly while shifting from 1st to 2nd gear, mainly in city streets car apparently goes to neutral great randomly while the stick is in drive position, both city streets and highway.
Since we bought our 2014 ford focus it has had a "bucking"with the transmission also when I have accelerated hard to move into traffic it will act like its in nuetral then slam into gear when we took our car in for a recal it was brought up to the service clerk and we were told its what they do and there was nothing they could do our car is now out of warranty
Brakes are erratic, often feels as if car may not brake in time then shudders on acceleration, slips, jerks, hesitates, suffers delayed accelerstion, delays in downshifting. Stalled just after turning at an intersection, engine simply did not switch on. Electrical circuit drained battery. Inaccurate fuel gauge indication / distance to empty, high fuel consumption.
Tl* the contact owned a 2013 ford fusion. The contact stated while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle began to shake and the contact stopped the vehicle. As she began to drive again, the vehicle began to stall and was hit by another vehicle. The air bags deployed upon impact and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact had minor injuries, however, the other driver claimed to be injured but her injuries were not disclosed. An ambulance went to the scene and treated the contact and the other driver was taken to the emergency room. A police report was filed. There was no diagnose given for the vehicle failure. Al serra auto plaza 6167 saginaw rd, grand blanc, mi 48439 (810) 694-5600 and the manufacturer were made aware of the failure; a recall had been associated with this vehicle's VIN; the federal safety agency campaign number 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). In addition, the contact mentioned that the vehicle was taken on 6 occasions to 3-4 different dealers where the vehicle hesitates while driving and stalls was said to be a normal function of the vehicle. The contact also mentioned that the failure occurred on several occasions. The failure mileage was 112,000. *bf
I took my vehicle in for service at my local ford dealership due to the transmission shuddering and not accelerating while driving and informed my advisor the transmission is now slipping more often, unexpectedly and more severely and is becoming a real danger while acceleration. This is another instance of several that I have had to have the transmission recalibrated or clutch replaced. During this occasion, I was told the parts needed to be ordered and would be another 6-8 months before the transmission can be serviced and fixed due to having no parts. I don't want to put my 6 month old daughter in danger by driving the car and since the car. When asked for a loaner car until the parts come in I was told ford could not do that and my only remedy was to wait for the parts to come in. After escalating the issue to ford leadership through email, my transmission was serviced within the week. However the transmission still shudders and slips upon acceleration.
The engine and transmission stutter when taking off.
Daily occurrence. It speeds up on it's own. It loses power in intersections and while merging. It sometimes doesn't respond to attempted acceleration. It shutters so bad, and I can't predict what it will do. It's been happening for years, and the dealership says ford has no long term fix. I was almost hit.multiple times because it stopped accelerating. I almost hit others multiple times because it accelerated on its own. It's been happening since 17000 miles when I bought it.
When trying to accelerate from a stop, there is a major hesitation/lag. Experience shuttering when accelerating from a stop. Engine revs, but transmission will not engage. Stalled in middle of an intersection when TCM failed. Multiple occasions. All paper work has been attached. Tcm replaced and clutch replaced many times.
I have had to take my vehicle to the shop many times because the transmission surges and loses power. The dealer says they just reset the computer. But a few days later the issues return. Then the dealer says there is nothing wrong. The issues continue. I am afraid that I will get hit in an intersection because the car loses forward drive.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving approximately 65-70 MPH, the vehicle independently shifted into neutral without warning. The contact was unable to place the gear shift back into the drive position. The vehicle was towed to beach ford (located at 2177 virginia beach boulevard, virginia beach, va 23452, 855‑802‑4534) where it was diagnosed that the power train control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 57,714. The VIN was not available. *tr consumer 25 jan 2018 car not shifting properly. New clutch assembly installed under warranty at 42,930 miles by beach ford, 2717 virgnia beach blvd, virginia beach, va 23452 mileage at time of incident was 57,714 the VIN is listed above. This is the 2nd transmission repair completed on this vehicle. The first repair was the replacement of the clutch assembly because of poor shifting. This was done under warranty on 25 january 2018 at beach ford in virginia beach, va. The mileage at that time was 42,930. One final note. Many articles written about these transmission problems consistently cite no imminent danger caused when the car goes into neutral since the vehicle can still steer to the side of the road. However, the sudden loss of power caused by the shift into neutral could be catastrophic in a passing or maneuvering situation. These transmissions are terrible.
Car was sold to me from drive time, I went back and forth with for service many of times with slipping transmission issues. I had to do a repossession on the car do to ford not wanting to buy it back I have documentation of all this.
Dps6 transmission shutter has been attempted to be repaired 4 times. Was told the last time that it should be a permanent fix. It's starting to shutter yet again. Every time I'm told it's okay and have to fight to get it repaired. This worries me as entering a highway via on ramp when you need to build up speed and it shutters it can be very dangerous.
My vehicle uses the dps6 automatic transmission. I have had software updates applied twice, and the clutches replaced twice (may 2016, october 2018). I have also had the transmission control module replaced once (april 2017). All of this has been under an extended warranty, but I am concerned about the future, when the extended warranty runs out. At the moment, the transmission is behaving normally. After the last set of clutches were installed, I was instructed to "drive like a 16 year old". That is: to drive aggressively, to prevent the problem from happening again. Doing so would mean I would be unable to achieve the mpg anywhere close to what the car was advertised as achieving. My answer to the "when did this happen?" question is the date of the first replacement of the clutches.
Vehicle has repeatedly had transmission issues coming in a variety of forms. At times I will be unable to accelerate, with my pedal to the floor, while the car seems to 'coast' and with no explanation. Other times I have had the vehicle's alert lights come on with a warning the transmission has overheated and to pull over 'immediately.' this is difficult to do when on a 55 MPH zone or on the highway; the inability to accelerate has LED to multiple incidences pulling into traffic or attempting to merge where vehicles have had to swerve or stop because I am in their way. In daily driving, there is a constant shudder that makes me believe the vehicle will fail at any moment. This vehicle was the daily driver of my wife and we were forced to lease another vehicle because she did not feel safe. It has been in for a multitude of repairs and requires more. However, no dealership is able to schedule an appointment or provide a loaner, even though it is supposed to be a covered repair. I exceeded my warranty to have it entirely covered simply because no dealer could schedule me. The problems began in 2013 and have persisted since, to this date. The most recent safety-related matter occurred on a winding two lane road a month ago where there was nowhere to pull over safely and the car threatened to shut down due to the transmission overheating
When starting from a stopped point the car sometimes struggles to go. Sometimes while driving the vehicle shuddders for shifting.
"takata recall" initially the car started shaking and making terrible noises. After parking it, the car would not go into reverse. It was towed to a "dealer" facility where they did some "repairs" on the transmission.....$600. The car was transferred to me and I have experienced a loss of forward power several times. After a short wait period it will start. I have been involved in an accident.....pulled onto the 4 lane one way highway and lost power....bam . The car also has the "shudder" issue while idling.. It feels like the engine will stall.
Continued problems with transmission shake and shudder during acceleration for a stopped positions , such as red lights, stop signs etc. Also shake and shudder when accelerating coming out of a left or right turn. Shake or shudder most troublesome when trying to accelerate quickly to merge on a busy road with a short access/ramp. It has been occurring since I purchased the car in 2013. Dealer says they have "tried " "software updates" but no improvement or changes, noticed.
Transmission does not accelerate at times and disengages during driving. Tranmission does not shift properly has shaking condition when starting from a stop.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. While driving various speeds, the vehicle lost acceleration and stalled without warning. The contact drove to jones ford (5757 rivers ave, north charleston, sc 29406, (843) 744-3311) where it was diagnosed that the clutch needed replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000. The VIN was unknown.
I was driving my car and the transmission quit working. A light came on and said transmission overheating pull over. I barely made it to the dealership. When you hit the gas pedal, the card would not go.
I have had my transmission replaced 4 times before hitting 100,000 miles. At 109,000 miles it began the same problems of shuttering upon acceleration, lower fuel efficiency, and stalling when attempting to accelerate. To say this vehicle is unsafe is a major understatement.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal traveled to the floorboard when it was depressed and the vehicle accelerated roughly. There was a brief delay before the vehicle moved forward. The vehicle also hesitated before shifting into gear. Also, the transmission indicator illuminated. The vehicle was driven to donley lincoln ford (1455 coshocton ave, mt vernon, oh 43050, (740) 392-2222) where it was diagnosed that a control module, seals, and the dual clutch needed to be installed. The vehicle was not repaired; however, the control module and seals were covered under warranty. The other part was not. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they would not cover the cost of the dual clutches. The failure mileage was 136,000. The VIN was unknown.
The transmission has been repaired or placed 5 times and it still has a shutter in the clutch. What this does upon taking off it start skipping so you don't know if you are going to make it thru the intercesion
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