Jerking upon gears changing.. Grinding sound upon acceleration and when turning left. Took it to the dealership, they determined at 900 miles the car needed a new clutch. This was replaced thinking it would fix the shifting issues and the grinding noise. The grinding noise came back yesterday as well as the car trying to cut off and idling very low at stop signs/stop lights.. The grinding continued through 3rd gear. The dealership is still trying to determine what is causing this sound. Replacing the clutch did fix the jerking and hard shifting issues however the grinding sound is still an issue.
2014 Ford Focus transmission complaints
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Trouble with the dual clutch automatic transmission from the first day of ownership. The car now has 6k miles and the problems persist. The following problems are even worse during cold weather: the transmission shifts poorly, roughly, misses shifts, chooses the wrong gear for the vehicle speed, disengages and sends the engine to redline then drops into gear with a bang and either slows the vehicle with engine braking because the gear is too low, or lugs the engine with no acceleration because the gear is too high. The transmission is always shifting, and seems 'confused' as to what gear that it should be in. In city driving, if I need to suddenly brake, when I re-apply the throttle again, the transmission hangs between gears and the engine revs to redline then drops into gear and chirps the tires. The transmission also makes grinding noises when changing from 1st to 2nd gear. Also very slow to drop to a lower gear when throttle is pressed for quick acceleration. Takes about 2 seconds for it to downshift and then accelerate. Also, the gear indicator on the console (prnds) doesn't line up with the shifter or illuminate to show which gear is selected, so it's difficult to tell whether I've selected reverse, neutral, or drive. In addition, the display on the instrument panel that shows the gear selection sometimes takes over 30 seconds to illuminate or 'boot up' to indicate what gear is selected. I often end up in neutral when I think I've chosen reverse or drive while I wait for the instrument panel indicator to 'boot up'. The dealerships say that I have the current software, and, "they all do that." dangerous, and will probably add up to very expensive repairs as it can't possibly be reliable under these conditions.
Transmission grinds and shudders starting from 0 MPH, into second gear, and also sometimes into third gear. This is not a safe transmission.. The problem is only getting worse, and I can't imagine what the transmission will feel and sound like at 2,000 miles..
Similar to others grinding noise , clutch is slipping . Very bad in the beginning , grinding noise is coming just because the clutch is slipping . It is very annoying to drive this car in the city or on the hwy , will you pass someone with a slipping clutch ? Will you turn somewhere quick like right on red ? No . Is that safe ? No ford has its opinion , sounds like soon all cars will have a slipping clutch soon and that is normal after tbs update its little better but not enough . Your car is learning the way you drive !!!! Mmmmm how often have you seen a dry clutch doing better after it slips , never !!!! 2014 ford focus noticed the problem at 700 miles . Oil leakage maybe the problem , many people said that it is fine after seals replacement in the begging but not after . I am very mechanically included guy and I am thinking that there is something is wrong about the transmission shafts or crankshaft , no matter how many seals they will install , if those mentioned above are bent, not machined correctly or have a play the seals will always leak . In the result the oil will contaminate the clutch .
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford fusion. While the vehicle was on an incline, the contact stated when he released the brake pedal the vehicle began to immediately to roll backwards. The vehicle also sputtered and shook while attempting to increase speed and also sporadically emitted a grinding noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The contact was advised that the clutch was broken in and calibrations were up to date. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 200. The current mileage was 3215.
When the vehicle comes to a complete stop it rolls backwards before you can place your foot onto the accelerator. The vehicle will also pull itself forward or backward from the bottom of a hill and clears the hill without manual acceleration. The transmission slips and causes a jerking movement while pulling off. In essence, the vehicle will continue rolling when the foot is not on the brake which serves as a possible accident risk. The vehicle was taken to the ford dealership in which it was purchased from and I was told by the manager to take it to the service department where I was then told by them that the vehicle is equipped with hill assist and that it is supposed to act in that manner. In the ford car manual it does mention the action of hill assist but it does not state that the car is supposed to roll backward or forward up a hill without hill assist being on.
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