When vehicle is in motion, it shutters, and slips gears. I experience power loss while driving, and have also experienced trouble trying to get it to switch gears properly when accelerating. When I initially purchased the vehicle (first time car buyer) and took it for a test drive, I was told these are normal, and would not be cause for concern, but have since become a huge concern.
2015 Ford Focus transmission complaints
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Numerous transmission problems. Stalling when pressing on accelerator and lurching forward when not pressing on accelerator often are main issues. Transmission clutch and and TCM replaced previously under warranty without successful repair. Most recently my vehicle at 83,000 miles was diagnosed as needing a new clutch again and ford refused to cover repair because my vehicle was built after their warranty cutoff date and I was charged almost $2,700 by ford dealership to replace clutch (documentation attached). Not even 1 week after receiving vehicle back from ford after repairs vehicle began exhibiting same issues which usually progress as time goes on. I felt unsafe in the vehicle after so many repairs and having to pay for the most recent transmission so purchased a new vehicle instead. I can also provided documentation if needed from all the previous repairs by ford.
My husband was driving the car in rush hour traffic, on the highway, and the car suddenly made 3 clunks and then the car suddenly started losing power, almost died out.he could not get the car to accelerate, even though he was stepping on the gas pedal. He almost got hit. This is not the first time that the car has done this. The first time, it stalled out completely and left him stranded on the highway. Ford is aware that there is a stall risk, but they can not repair the car. I have contacted ford headquarters regarding this safety issue. I have not heard back from them. The 2015 ford focus has a bad transmission and the vehicle is not safe to drive because of the stall risk. The dealership that has had my 2015 ford focus will not try to repeat the behavior that caused the car to completely lose acceleration. They keep trying to give the vehicle back to me and it is not fixed!! Ford motors needs to be held accountable for knowingly selling the 2012-2016 ford focus when they knew that all of these cars had bad transmissions. We do not want the car back. These vehicles should not be allowed to be driven because of the stall risk.
Car hesitates when attempting to accelerate from stop, hesitation when coasting and applying throttle, shuddering (sometimes severe) after each gear shift from stop to first, first to second, second to third. Clutch feels like it's slipping mid-gear in first, second and third gear. Car went into limp mode on freeway and caused a jam while I nursed it over to the right shoulder to get out of the way of traffic.
We started having issues with the car bucking upon acceleration, not shifting correctly, when you slow down and then start again it hesitates. We almost got stranded in bumper to bumper traffic because the car was acting like it wanted to stall out. My husband was also driving it slow one day on a really bumpy back road and lost use of the car. He was not able to use drive or reverse. He had to turn the car off and then on just to be able to get home. Although our car is out of it's normal warranty, our mechanic told us that ford extended the warranty because of all the issues with this car, but unfortunately when I took it to the dealer they said it was our clutch and right now ford is not covering the clutches even though it is their faulty transmissions that are causing the clutches to go. I called ford customer support and they seemed very disinterested in the problem. When I asked the service man why we weren't told about these issues upon our purchase he said, well then they wouldn't make money. I am very upset that ford is allowed to get away with this. I have checked tons of websites and it's the same problem time after time.
I paid $2,373.20 for repairs to the clutches/transmission for our daughter's 2015 ford focus. According to the detroit free press, ford has instructed its dealers to pay for these exact repairs, after we had already paid for our repairs. So, I am asking for a reimbursement for the amount we paid to repair the 2015 ford focus. Https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2019/07/18/ford-focus-dps-6-transmission-fiesta/1766990001/
After driving like for 30 minutes if I make complete stop and when I press gas paddle my car starts shaking and hard to get pick up. It shakes for couple of time and then goes normal. And while driving also I can feel the same.
The car is slipping when taking off from a red light or stop sign causing it to stall and creating what could possibly be a dangerous situation. This is the 3rd time in the 3 years of owning this vehicle that we have had to deal with this exact issue and the dealership has replaced a 'part' on the transmission which evidently isn't the solution to the problem seeing that it continues to happen. This car belongs to my daughter and she is enrolled in college which 2 hours away from home and the car only has 57,205 miles on it. The extent of this issue, the fact that it could result in an unnecessary accident or leave her stranded on the side or middle of a highway or interstate leaves me very concerned for her safety. I would feel better as a parent knowing that my child was in a safe vehicle, which I thought she was when we purchased the car but now I'm questioning this decision.
The vehicle was stopped but when I tried to accelerate it hesitated and started to shudder. Problem was the clutch in the automatic transmission. This has been replaced 5 times and ford still has no fix for this defective transmission. This was on a side street attempting to pull out onto a busy numbered roadway. This almost resulted in a collision.
Transmission went into to neutral at highway speed. Was forced to drift onto the shoulder, shut off vehicle and restart. Happened twice today.
Ford's automatic transmission has constantly shuddered when starting and shifts in a jerking, hesitating manner. Ford replaced the clutch plates which provided minimal improvement. Ford has said the warranty on this transmission has been extended to 100,000 miles. I believe this is a safety issue.
I picked up my car last week from the dealership after having the clutch replaced. When I left work on monday 7/15, my car would not shift while I was accelerating in traffic. It was over 5,000 rpms...I had to go across lanes of traffic to pull my car over and was honked at several times. I was also rear ended in dec 13, 2016 while accelerating but my car slipped into neutral.
This vehicle stutters upon acceleration. It's feels like it's bucking after coming to a full stop and the putting the foot on the gas in drive.
Shortly after purchasing my ford owned used focus I noticed a shudder in the transmission. I took it back to the dealer and was told the clutch needed repalced under warranty but parts weren't available I waited 6 weeks for parts. The repairs took about a week. After about 3 thousand miles while traveling on an interstate the car lost power. I discovered it would only go in 1st or second gear using manual shifting. I was able to eventally get to my local ford dealer and was told clutch needed replacing. Another three week wait on parts. Immediatly after getting the car back I noticed the shudder was back. I returned to my local deler where I was told another part in the transmission was broken. It was replaced. I drove the car another 15,000 miles when the shudder came back. Again I returned to the dealer where I was told the clutch woulkd need to be replaced at a cost of $2,600 because it was now out of warranty. I complained and was eventually charged $1,100 for the clutch replacement. I have owned nearly 30 ford vehicles in my life but I have never had an experience like this with any other. I am perplexed that ford seems oblivious to the problems this car has caused.
Took it to the dealer a year after I bought it new, trans problems ( shuttering ) they fixed it , a year and a half later it is shuttering again. I also had a 2014 focus ,did the same thing. Ford knew about this because my neighbor is a prototype mechanic in dearborn, and he said they never fixed the problem. I have always owned fords, never again, in fact I bought a toyota, and when I get rid of this pos, I will buy another toyota.
Vehicles lurches and shimmies when trying to take of , in town traffic , it won't hardly pull itself , shimmies very hard and make grinding noises, lurches so hard I am afraid it is going to lurch in from of other moving traffic or lurch into someone in front of me
Car jerks and shutters pulling out or at a red light. In the mountains it wouldn't even pull up a big hill to the cabin. I'd have to get a head start and couldn't just drive normal, it would just jerk! This is disturbing since I was on the side of a giant hill! Started rolling backwards. Works on your nerves! Ford should buy back this car! I've been complaining since the first year I got the car. Even to the tennessee lemon law!! This has soured me on a ford vehicle! It's junk!
Clutch replaced twice then car quit (wouldn't accelerate when gas was pushed) in an intersection.
2015 ford focus has severe shuddering and hard shifting after stopping. When first moving from a stop sign or stop light the vehicle shudders and shifts hard. Ford told me that the only thing I can do is to file a complaint with the federal safety agency
First, from a full stopped or stationary position then accelerating or in motion the car started to putting or slipping with this auto transmission gear or was having a issue shifting from 1st to 2nd gear while driving or hesitating badly, and the check engine light came on, I got the check engine light checked by auto zone and a personal mechanic and the hand held device showed each time "no data found" hmmm, second, while the check engine light was on and placing the car in park, I then had to place the car in reverse and the car would not move in the reverse position! But after turning the car off in the park position and letting it set for 5-10 mins, the car started and I placed it in the reverse position and it worked hmmm. And these two issues has happened to many times (6) for me to feel safe driving this vehicle while merging into highway traffic and driving in city stop and go traffic now or at this time and I'am taking it to a ford dealer to address this problem today. Note: I only have pictures of when the check engine light came on in my cell phone with the different mileage when the check engine light came on.
The car shuddered and jerked when stopped and on acceleration from a stop. A metal grinding can be heard from the engine while driving during this jerking from acceleration. The car would lose power while driving. One time, the car stalled, resulting in lose of power, while I was turning left through an intersection. I have brought the car into the dealership for repair many times with no resolution of these symptoms.
When putting auto trans. From park to drive, trans. Did not engage, put it in rev. With same results, had to put back in park then back to drive for trans. To engage. This has occurred about 4 separate times.
Takata recall I just bought this car in 03-08-19 I notice the car wheels, transmission shakes its like it didn't want to go when you hit the gas. I thought maybe its out of liniment but something is not right. In motion in city and highway, turning. I have not taken to dealer ship I saw that they are some recall on this car. If so what next do I?
I was driving 70 miles an hour on the expressway. The car without warning stopped accelerating and reduced to 40 MPH in seconds as if someone slammed on the brakes. The car would not accelerate. Additionally, this same car has the air conditioning that went out. I am told its the air compressor which is expensive. The rear camera is broken as well for no obvious reason. That went out in the first year. I took it in and was told the cause was unknown. This car is not safe.
Have had 5 different occasions were car would jurk violently on take off . Each time the ford dealer would just reset timing that would last 3mo than I have to take it back to dealer to have it fixed again have appt to go back to dealer for the 6th time in 2years . Never getting it fixed for good .. They told me ford will not replace my transmission. All they can do it recalibrate it ... I am now taking it back every 6mo to get fixed . Were it last for maybe 2 to 3 3mo. On take off it jurks so violent and stauls out . I have all papers work for every time I've had to take it in becouse of the violent take off . Dealer told me the ford focus was defective when made n should have never been sold . Im afraid to drive it any more . It happened on city streets n any time I have to take off so that is all the time. .. Please help
I purchased my car new from ryan ford in sealy tx and immediately started having transmission problems. I took my car back and they adjusted my clutch. That same day, the car made a loud noise and felt like the bottom was coming out as I was driving on the toll. I took my car back again and they kept my car for a week. They said they could not find anything wrong with it. Fast forward, I contacted ford and they asked me to call ford relations. I told ford relations that it was jerking and hesitating. So I took my car to autonation ford here in katy, tx. They replaced the battery and the clutch. I took my car back to autonation ford and explained to the transmission gentleman that my dad and my boyfriend had driven my car and said the transmission was slipping. The service man drove in the neighborhood, nottingham, and said there was nothing wrong with it. So I then received a recall notice and I called to schedule an appointment and the lady who schedules appointments told me that my car will always have "shuttering" problems not matter how many adjustments or how many times they change my clutch. She said ford has extended their warranty to I believe 60k miles. My first brand new car was a ford explorer sport which I loved. I never had a problem. I have purchased 2 ford explorers, a f150, a focus (but I did not have a transmission problem), and I leased a flex. My car has under 40k miles and I am very frustrated that the car will always have a problem. I financed $25k and I am ready to drop off my car at the dealership with the keys! I do not want to put anymore money into this car!!!!! I will never buy another ford again. I filed a claim with ford but they said there was nothing they could do because I waited too long. Nobody ever told me that what was really going on with the clutch. They made me feel to be a stupid lady. I will send further documentation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 ford focus. The contact stated that the transmission would sputter when the vehicle was stopped and started. Also, the vehicle would stall between switching gears. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that a new clutch needed to be installed. The vehicle was repaired with a used part. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number. The failure mileage was 60,002.
Extreme shaking while stopping and starting to accelerate, will sometimes suddenly start to move forward at a stop with brake lightly applied, this is a known problem and has had clutches in dps6 transmission replaced twice, while at other times dealer informed repairs were not in the parameters of repair
My 2015 ford focus has had it's clutch completely replaced 2 times so far. Over the years the car has frequently jerked forward when accelerating from a braking position, often times misses gears when accelerating and is already in motion, and the entire car noticeably shudders while waiting at stop lights. The dealer told me for years that these were all normal car occurrences and I needed to accelerate harder to break in the car. Eventually, one rep relented and explained it was a faulty design with no solution and that I'd need to come back in and have the clutch replaced every 10k miles. Unfortunately, it's now that time again as all of the signs have manifested once again. Sadly, I haven't even hit 30k miles and a fourth clutch is already needed.
Car sputters, hesitates, makes clinking noises when accelerating. Entire front end including steering wheel shakes and vehicle hestitates when given gas. When stopped car randomly idles without using gas pedal, even completely loses power as if out of gas requiring car to be restarted. Engine also shifts gears late in RPM sequence. I have already paid for out of pocket the issue related to the gas cyclinder which is the open recall and these problems continue to persist. Problem has persisnted every day since date selected whihc is when I purchased vehicle.
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