While driving only 20 minutes on highway the engine light came on. Pulled over immediately and turned off the car. The car was towed to the nearest shop. They said they need to replace the failed water pump and thermostat. The next day they said that didnt fix the problem and that it needed a head gasket replaced. After opening the engine they said that its warped. The car (se model) has only 84000 miles and was a certified preowned car we bought feb 2016. I will be contacting ford manufacturer on a possible recall #19522 as well as the dealership as this should be covered under the 7 year 100000 warranty.
2013 Ford Focus transmission complaints
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There is a shudder on take off and vibration while accelerating - 2013 ford focus. 2013 ford focus to vibrate upon acceleration. From your description, it describing an engine misfire. Misfires can be caused by many issues, but the most common are spark plugs, coil, fuel pump, fuel injectors, maf sensor, vacuum leaks, or a wiring harness fault.
Car was traveling on public road at approximately 50mph when transmission shifted to nuetral and engine shut off causing loose of control and car left roadway onto grass shoulder and into ditch. No steering and no brakes. No injuries or property damage. Car has been to dealership 5 or 6 times for transmission repairs since purchase. Currently car will not start or run due to warning on screen saying "parking aid malfunction service required". Have contacted dealership and ford customer service. Haven't gotten much assistance from either concerning this major safety issue. Manufacturer is aware of transmission issues and has issued a service bulletin because of it
The transmission doesn't shift right and these dtc's are present. P2831, p2832, p287b. I have ran the TCM adaptive relearn service and these will come back on sooner or later. I have mainly been only warming up my car and they will come back on sometimes in a few weeks. I have changed out the negative battery cable due to corrosion and I'm not sure what to do now? Is a TCM module update needed?
Tcm transmission control module error code caused the car to stall and not shift gears when driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle hesitated while accelerating. Additionally, the contact stated that it was as if the vehicle was in neutral. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed the catalytic converter failed. The oxygen sensor was replaced however, the repair failed to fix the failure. The contact spoke to an unknown dealer who informed the contact that the warranty had expired. A diagnostic test was not performed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 105,000.*dt*jb*dt
Extreme shuddering and jerking. Clutch is not shifting into gears. This car is a hazard. Complete lemon
The car vibrates when you accelerate from a stop. And it only happens from a stop and now while driving . Several forums show that they are having the same issue. Thinking it's the transmission but they state it's fine.
The vehicle shudders in first gear and changes hard to second gear. The vehlcle was checked and was diagnosed with clutch problems, in which the company which had the car knew about. It is not clear if the company had the car when there was a recall for that particular part 2 years ago. The ford company knew about the problem all the time, and issued a warranty which has expired. If the car was worked on under the first recall, the warranty should be valid because it wasnt fixed.
While driving, vehicle experienced sudden hard shifting and jerking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a bad TCM and two bad clutches. The bad TCM was covered under an extended warranty by ford under customer satisfaction program 14m02 (10 yr/150k mile warranty), but the clutches were not eligible under program 14m01 (7 yr/100k mile warranty) because the car was 7 yr 5 mo old. It is a major safety issue to have failed shifting while driving. This is a known issue with this transmission and these clutches need to be recalled and promptly repaired in all affected vehicles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the transmission overheated. The vehicle was taken to fritts ford (8000 auto dr, riverside, ca 92504) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.
Riving the car sudenly the car heasites to go on speed like the trans mission is not responding also when you park the car and came back to start the car don't start a few hours later you came back and the car starts, we went to the dealer and they did a diagnosis on the car and told us that the car has a module transmission and clutch problem , we find out days before that the car has a recall in that particular area but the dealer told us the car was in accident and has a rebuilt title and that voids the warranty on the repairs and we have to pay from our pocket I told the technician that we bought the car and we didnd't know that the car has a rebuilt title until this day he told us that we have to pay from our pocket $2,200 for the repairs
I bought this vehicle late january of 2020, I was aware of transmission problems with this model but was assured that those problems were taken care of. Bought the vehicle and after my first trip longer than 1 hour I got an engine light and later a transmission overheating light. When driving the car at 55 miles per hour the car will act like I was flooring the gas pedal and will not do anything when I tried to increase the speed. The ford dealership said it would cover the issues at first but now they are saying is not part of their warranty. The clutch needs to be replaced and the car is stuck in third gear. It will only start on the second try. The car has 53k miles and bought at 50k miles at 9k dollars.
Vehicle was in motion on busy highway going 70mph when it abruptly decreased in speed. Rpms moved back and forth until I was able to get off the highway. If I were in the fast lane, it is likely someone would have ran into the back of me. Concerns with shudder relating to transmission control and clutch assembly needed replacing.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to shift out of first gear. The vehicle was towed to mcclung ford inc (707 e main st, mountain view, ar 72560) where the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v515000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the failure persisted. The contact was informed that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed in order to discover the cause for the failure. The contact was informed that the clutch and the transmission fork needed to be replaced. A few days later, the contact called back to check on the vehicle and was informed that the replacement parts had not corrected the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000.
While driving a fully-charged 2013 ford focus bev, the "stop safely now" message appeared, resulting in the steering wheel locking as I slowed the car. Car had difficulty shifting to park once stopped.
Transmission hard jerking and first and second gear.
Vehicle will not shift correctly. Will often stall out while driving and will not engage gears even when sitting in the middle of a busy road. Will not shift into reverse. Shifts hard when it does shift. Basically been doing this off and on since shortly after buying the vehicle. However ford simply reset the PCM and charges for this. Vehicle continues to fault after this.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that upon switching gears at various speeds, the vehicle stalled with the transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was initially taken to bluebonnet ford lincoln (351 n interstate 35 frontage rd, new braunfels, tx 78130) on three occasions where the vehicle was diagnosed for an unknown failure and repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was next taken to griffith ford san marcos (2661 interstate 35 frontage rd, san marcos, tx 78666) where the contact was informed that the clutch needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
Transmission shudders, jerks and feels like its slipping and I'm getting a transmission fault error on my dash, won't shift to next gear unless its above 3500rpm. I bought the car used may 4 2020, it started acting up within the first week I had the vehicle.
I reported this issue when I had my focus in 2014....it was dismissed. Now, 4 times it was in the dealership and 4 times it wasn't fixed, 4 times I had to pay for a rental for 2 weeks each time, costing me a total of $2,755 in all for nothing to be resolved. I traded the vehicle because it was literally a safety hazzard but no one would designate it that at the time.
I am concerned about the stutter my transmission is having when I take off from a stop sign. I have researched and see that there are recalls on 2014 and higher. Might want to look into the amount of complaints about this issue with the 2013 ford focus.
Every time I try to even slightly incline the transmission sputters and shakes and continues until I'm not in any upcline at all. I've taken my car many times to multiple dealerships just to be told it's nothing or it's because your vehicle is a flex so the car thinks it's in manual. It's not a problem. Just drive it and itll be fine. Well 6years have past and it just gets worse each time. I've parted the car and drive it occasionally because when it jerks and doesnt go into gear or acceleration is none existant it's only a matter of time before someone hits me from behind on the hyw. But again ford has not honored my 100000 warranty when my catilatic converter went out when I only had 80000 miles on it. Found out a year later that it was covered. Ford is horrible on correcting issues that are a safety matter.at this point like a service tech told me it's their word against mine. They have the power so either deal with it or get rid of your car.
My car keeps flashing the multiple warning lights. I can't get it diagnosed because it only flickers on for a second before turning off. It's the ABS light, the traction control light, the brake light and the information light. This only happens while I'm driving, it doesn't matter what speed I'm going. It will also restart the radio. Once I get to my destination, my whole car will turn off as if my battery died. I've taken my battery to be tested and it's fine. When I try to turn on my car, it won't turn on but it will make clicking sounds like it's trying to restart a connection. When my car finally turned on, it said I had transmission issues. This car is terrible, I don't feel safe when I drive it but I still owe money on it and can't afford to pay it off in order to get a new car. I'll never get a car made by ford again.
While driving after get my ford focus after having a oil change it started to stall out very hosting to drive at any speed. Transmission light came on telling me to service it. I pulled over back to priority ford dealership.the tech came out and tells me that my ford focus was on a recall for my transmission. I had to take it to the service center 3blocks away,with the car in that horrible way driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission started to slip. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to skalnek ford located at (941 s lapeer rd, orion charter township, mi 48362) where it was diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 77,100. *bf
The transmission slips making car jerk during take off and shifting into second, on the highway transmission rpms go up and transmission won't shift gears when accelerating
The driver seat belt gets stuck alot and is very hard to disconnect, the car won't go in reverse and it is part of a clutch recall ford won't honor it it's been replaced twice already,
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle was shuddered. The contact stated that the failure was not experienced at a higher speed. The vehicle was taken to mclaughlin motors inc located at (950 n main st, sumter, sc 29150) where it was diagnosed that the clutch needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 87,131.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated the previous owner took the vehicle to kenny ross ford south located at (3200 library rd, castle shannon, pa 15234) to be repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v813000 (electrical system) however, the failure occurred after the recall repair was performed. The contact stated the engine stalled while driving uphill. The contact stated pulled over and restarted the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was diagnosed with an unknown wiring harness failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 134,000. The VIN was not available.
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