2013 Ford Focus Power Train

PURCHASED A NEW 13' FOCUS AND WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE MONTHS IT STARTED MAKING THE GRINDING/SHUTTER WHEN SHIFTING. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN A TOTAL OF 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR SAME ISSUE. SINCE THE LAST TIME IT WAS TAKEN IN (10/07/2015) THE NOISE IS STILL PRESENT AND THE GEARS NOW SEEM TO BE SLIPPING WHEN THE CAR ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT AT ANYTHING OVER 3K RPM. DISCOVERED THE ISSUE TRYING TO MERGE ON TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE RPM'S WENT ABOVE 6K BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AS IF TRANSMISSION WAS/IS SLIPPING IN HIGH RPM'S.

WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE, OR DRIVING AND PRESS HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE MAY TAKE OFF AS EXPECTED, OR MAY SPUTTER, AND HESITATE, AND HAVE A JERKY ACCELERATION. I SOME INTERSECTION LEFT TURNS, I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE LEARNED TO BE CAREFUL, AND ASSUME THE WORST, AND TO ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE THE TURN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES THROUGH THE 3 YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER 3-4 TIMES, AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG - THE CARE IS WITHIN THE SPECS IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE WITHIN. NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT IT CONTINUED TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE REMEDY DID NOT RESOLVE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,200.

I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 01/27/2013 WITH 25 MILES ON IT. ON 03/21/2013 I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 904 MILES AND TOLD I THOUGHT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT WAS NOISY AND SHUDDERING WHEN CHANGING GEARS DURING ACCELERATION. THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONCERN AT THIS TIME." IN SEPTEMBER 2014 I RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CLUTCH #14M01. 09/22/14-09/29/14 AT 10683 MILES DEALERSHIP DROVE AND AGREED THERE WAS TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND NOISE. "INSTALLED NEW CLUTCH, SEALS AND HARDWARE." ON 10/22/14 AT 11311 MILES I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK BECAUSE THERE WAS STILL TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND NOISE. THEY ADVISED ME TO "DRIVE BETWEEN 2000 TO 5000 MILES FOR PROPER CLUTCH BREAK-IN PERIOD." ON 08/17/15 AT 19158 MILES I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK WITH TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND NOISE. THEY VERIFIED MY CONCERN STATING "RAW FAILED EVENT #2 333 EVENT 12 504 NO SIGNS OF TRANS LEAKS AT THIS MOMENT." NOTHING WAS DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ON 09/21/15 AT 20143 MILES "EXCESSIVE SHUDDER UNDER ACCELERATION...RAW FAILED READING BOTTOM LEFT OF NO LEAKS AT THIS TIME SOP CLUTCH." I WAS TOLD THE NEW CLUTCH WAS BACK ORDERED AND DROVE MY CAR UNTIL 10/14/15 AT 20709 MILES THEY "REMOVED TRANSMISSION REPLACED BOTH INNER INPUT SHAFT SEALS HALF SHAFT SEALS REPLACED CLUTCH REINSTALLED TRANSMISSION RE PROGRAMMED TCM TEST DROVE OK." SINCE THEN THERE HAS BEEN SOME TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND SOME NOISE, BUT NOT NEARLY AS LOUD AS BEFORE. IT HAS ONLY BEEN APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS SINCE LAST CLUTCH REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

PURCHASED FROM FORD DEALER IN LATE OCTOBER 2014. CAR HAD 29,530 MILES. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CLUTCH REPLACED TCM REPROGRAMMED. CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. JERKING, SHUDDERING, LURCHING AND SOMETIMES FAILURE TO MOVE UNLESS ACCELERATOR PRESSED SEVERAL TIMES. TCM REPROGRAMMED AGAIN AT 37,200 MILES. PROBLEMS STILL CONTINUE. CAR IS BACK IN SHOP AGAIN TWO WEEKS LATER (10/15/2015). PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AGAIN AS CLUTCH ISSUE. RECOMMENDED FIX IS CLUTCH REPLACEMENT AGAIN. CLUTCH IS ON BACK ORDER AND WILL TAKE 4 TO 6 WEEKS. FORD DOES NOT WANT TO PROVIDE LOANER OR RENTAL CAR. REASON THEY SAY IS IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE? CLEARLY WITH HOW THE TRANSMISSION IS PERFORMING, IT IS A SAFETY RISK. SOMEONE IS LIKELY TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. LOOKING UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I WAS OVERWHELMED WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, LEMON LAW FILINGS AND CLASS ACTION SUITS. WHEN IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO ACT BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED? I DO HAVE ALL THE ATTEMPTED REPAIR DOCUMENTS EXCEPT FOR CURRENT. CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER....UPDATED 10/27/15*BF UPDATED 4/20/18*JB *CN

VEHICLE NO LONGER MOVES FORWARD OR REVERSE. WAS PARKED IN A REST STOP. RESTARTED VEHICLE TO LEAVE AND IT DID NOT MOVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.

CAR WILL SLIP CHANGING GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING CAUSING A PAUSE/JERK THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR MAKING A TURN. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE 5 TIMES THIS PAST YEAR. TWICE THEY HAVE REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND 3 TIMES DID AN UPDATE. EACH TIME TELLING US TO GIVE IT 500-1000 MILES TO SETTLE IN. IT ONLY TAKES ONE TIME FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN. LOOKING AT PAPERWORK AND FOUND OUT THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE PURCHASE DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS AND SINCE BUYING IT "USED" (10,000+) WE CANNOT FILE LEMON LAW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

FORD TAURUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION WARRANTY AND ISSUES. CONSUMER HAS ANOTHER VEHICLE CORRESPONDENCE IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A LETTER FOR HIS DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER/TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT SEAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT PERFORM WELL ON HILLS. AFTER, WAITING OVER 90 DAYS FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE, THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY FIXED. HOWEVER, TWO MONTHS AGO, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. *JB

TRANSMISSION SURGES DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. ALMOST LIKE INSUFFICIENT FUEL BEING RECEIVED BY ENGINE. DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS DUE TO FORD "POWERSHIFT" TRANSMISSION AND NOT FUEL LINE. CAUSES CONCERN FOR SAFETY AND FUTURE PERFORMANCE AFTER MORE MILEAGE. THIS HAS EXISTED SINCE PURCHAS OF VEHICLE IN MAY 2013 AND STILL EXISTS NOW AFTER 11000 MILES.

I HAVE A 2013 FORD FOCUS AND TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS THE TRANSMISSION HAS MALFUNCTIONED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES. THE CLUTCH WILL ENGAGE WHICH WILL DISCONNECT THE ENGINE FROM THE DRIVE-SHAFT. YOU HAVE NO POWER TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE CAR STARTS TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY. I HAD TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD BOTH TIMES. ONCE I HAD STOP, THE FOCUS WOULD WORK IN ONLY FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. IF YOU TRIED TO GET THE CAR TO GO INTO A HIGHER GEAR THE CLUTCH WOULD ENGAGE PREVENTING YOU TO MOVE FORWARD. THE FIRST TIME I HAD THE FOCUS REPAIRED, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM AND REPLACED THE ORIGINAL WITH A NEW SOFTWARE PROGRAM. UPON PICKING UP MY FOCUS AFTER THE FIRST REPAIRS, I ASKED THE FORD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, WILL THIS FIX THE PROBLEM? HE WOULD NOT TELL ME THE CAR WAS FIXED, ONLY THAT THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO FORDS SPECIFICATIONS. LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER WHILE TRAVELING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MY FOCUSS TRANSMISSION ONCE AGAIN MALFUNCTIONED WITH THE CLUTCH ENGAGING CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. ONCE AGAIN I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD THROUGH THREE LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER SHIP REPAIRED THE FOCUS; THEY STATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND THE SOFTWARE. WHEN I ASKED FOR THE SECOND TIME IS THE CAR IS FIXED, THEY WOULD NOT SAY THAT THE CARS TRANSMISSION WILL NOT MALFUNCTION AGAIN. WE I TOOK THE CAR BACK FOR THE SECOND TIME THE SERVICE REP INFORMED ME THAT THEIR DEALERSHIP HAD THREE OTHER FOCUSES THAT HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND HAD THE SAME REPAIRS THAT MY FORD HAD THE FIRST TIME. THESE CARS ARE DEATH TRAPS AND FORD SHOULD HAVE A TOTAL RECALL ON THEM.

ON JULY 17, 2013, I BOUGHT A 2013 FORD FOCUS FROM THE FORD DEALER IN MY AREA. ON JULY 18, 2013, I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALER, BECAUSE AS I ACCELERATED FROM EVERY STOP, AND FROM SOME LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS, THE TRANSMISSION PRODUCED VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISES AS THE GEARS SHIFTED AND THE CAR WOULD JERK OR SHUDDER. AT THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPROGRAMMED PER TSB 14 0047. HAVING OWNED THE CAR FOR ONE DAY, IT WAS A SHOCKING REVELATION TO BE TOLD THAT THE CARS BEHAVIOR WAS TYPICAL FOR MY PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT I COULD BRING IT BACK WHENEVER I FELT IT NECESSARY. ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2014, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE FORD DEALER WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THE WORK DONE AT THIS TIME AS WRITTEN ON THE INVOICE WAS AS FOLLOWS: PROGRAMMED PCM AND TCM ROAD TESTED RESET TRANSMISSION STRATEGY. I WAS REASSURED, YET AGAIN, THAT THESE CAR BEHAVIORS WERE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE 2013 FOCUS AND THAT I NEED NOT WORRY ABOUT SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. ALTHOUGH THE REPROGRAMMING MADE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE, MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN WITHOUT SOME GEAR GRINDING, SKIPPING, AND SHUDDERING ON ACCELERATION AND DURING SLOW L AND R TURNS. I HAVE NOT RETURNED FOR SERVICE BECAUSE I WAS ASSURED IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. ESSENTIALLY, I LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2015, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOTIFYING ME THEY WERE PROVIDING A SOFTWARE UPDATE PROGRAM 15B22 FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM14M02. THE LANGUAGE IN THIS LETTER IS, QUITE FRANKLY, ALARMING, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2013 FOCUS IS, IN FACT, A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ALREADY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE UPDATE. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF FURTHER ACTION THAT CAN BE TAKEN.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 FORD FOCUS ST MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION'S FOURTH GEAR FAILED AFTER I HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION. THEN THREE DAYS LATER MY THIRD GEAR FAILED TO ENGAGE AS WELL. CURRENTLY I AM ON MY SECOND GETRAG SIX-SPEED TRANSMISSION AFTER MY FIRST ONE'S SECOND GEAR FAILED AT 19K MILES IN A SIMILAR FASHION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE RE-MOUNTED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM AND TCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,968.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO TRY TO REMEDY THE ISSUE UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

PURCHASED VEHICLE OCT 2013 WITH LESS THAN 400 MILES, WITHIN A FEW DAYS I CALLED DEALER TO SAY I HEARD A GRINDING SHUTTERING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION TO BE INFORMED THAT WAS "NORMAL". CAR BEGAN TO GET LOUDER AND BEGAN HESITATION SO I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD COMPUTER NEEDED RECALIBRATED. RAN OK FOR AWHILE THEN BEGAN TO DO THE HESITATING AND SHUTTERING AGAIN. I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CLUTCH SEAL..TOOK IT IN FOR REPLACEMENT. RAN FINE FOR AWHILE BEGAN HESITATION AND SHUTTERING YET AGAIN AND HAD TO HAVE COMPUTER RECALIBRATED AGAIN. NOW WITH 28000 MILE IT HAS BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD, SHUDDER AND HESITATE YET AGAIN. SERVICE IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY 11/14/15.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

AT 10K MILES I TOOK MY CAR INTO DEALER TO HAVE SERVICE AND ASK ABOUT CONTINUED ISSUES WITH SHUTTERING AND JERKING OF TRANSMISSION. I WAS GIVEN A PIECE OF PAPER FROM FORD STATING THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR AND WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH "BREAK IN PERIOD" AND WOULD GO AWAY; IT DID NOT, WORSENED. AT 20K I WENT TO A DIFFERENT FORD DEALER FOR MY SERVICE AS THE ISSUE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. AT LOW SPEEDS OR COAST INTO ACCELERATION THE CAR WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AT TIMES. A KNOWN SEAL LEAK THAT HAD DAMAGED THE CLUTCH WAS FOUND. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS PROBABLY AN ISSUE FROM TIME-OF-PURCHASE SINCE I THERE WERE SIGNS OF LONG CONTINUED LEAKING AND CLUTCH WEAR. AT 30K I WENT TO A DIFFERENT FORD SERVICE AND ASKED TO GO TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT AGAIN AS I FELT UNSAFE. THE CAR WILL NEED A 2ND NEW CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER... THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER FROM FORD AND WON'T BE AVAILABLE FOR 12 WEEKS!! THAT'S 3 MONTHS WAITING TO REPAIR A NEW CAR UNDER WARRANTY!!! I ABSOLUTELY HATE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO BOLT FORWARD OR SLIP AND NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE NEED IS URGENT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY MANY OTHER FOCUS OWNERS WHO HAVE SIMILAR NIGHTMARES, OUT OF POCKET COSTS FOR RENTALS DURING SERVICE AND LOST DAYS' WORK FOR SERVICE REPAIR. I SKIMPED AND SAVED TO PAY CASH FOR THIS CAR AND IT IS HEARTBREAKING TO BE TOLD I HAVE NO RECOURSE. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE... HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND LEMON OF MODEL TRANSMISSION. THANK YOU! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SHUDDERING, JOLTING, LURCHING, GRINDING OF THE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THIS HAD BEEN THE MAIN ISSUE, I WENT TO FORD 6 TIMES FOR THIS AND IT STILL HAS ISSUES. MOST RECENTLY, MY CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO 2ND GEAR AND WOULD REV VERY HIGH AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR & HAS A VERY INTENSE LURCH FORWARD. IT HAS DONE THIS IN INTERSECTIONS AND PULLING OUT ONTO BUS HIGHWAYS. I WENT TO THE LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE ERROR CODE THEY RECEIVED WAS "P0902 CLUTCH ACTUATOR CIRCUIT LOW".

I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MULTIPLE (4) TRANSMISSION ISSUES OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE CAR HAS 25000 MILES ON IT. THE LAST TIME WAS JULY 17, 2015. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH BUT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE. I WAS TOLD THE CLUTCH WAS BACK ORDERED 4 TO 8 WEEKS BUT THE CAR WAS OKAY TO DRIVE IN ITS PRESENT STATE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO STUTTER AT LOW SPEEDS BUT I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. ON JULY 31ST THE CAR BEGAN TO STUTTER HARSHLY AND THEN COMPLETELY STALLED OUT IN TRAFFIC IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ON BOARD COMPUTER INDICATED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. A SECOND FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THEY REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION BUT NOT THE CLUTCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY INDICATED. THEY ALSO SAID THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. IT IS NOT. IT STUTTERS HARSHLY AND CAN'T BE DEPENDED ON TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC SAFELY. AS OF TODAY, IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY WAITING FOR A NEW CLUTCH. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL FINALLY BE REPAIRED OR IF THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN. IN MY OPINION THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOMEONE TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN KILLED. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES (FOCUS). BOTH ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. ONE OF WHICH IS HAVING HER TRANSMISSION REPAIRED FOR THE THIRD TIME TODAY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

CAR SHAKES AND HESITATES WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. SEEMS LIKE CLUTCH OR TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. THERE IS ALSO SOME TYPE OF VIBRATING/RATTLING NOISE AT THE SAME TIME. ONCE THE CAR SHIFTS PAST 2ND GEAR IT SEEMS TO BE BETTER. BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 35000 MILES AND DIDN'T NOTICE IT RIGHT AWAY. SLOWLY HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND THE CAR NOW HAS 56000 MILES. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT.

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH YESTERDAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED DE-ACCELERATING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE MEDIAN. THE CAR WAS STILL ON AND ALL OF THE OTHER POWER WAS ON BUT WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS, NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. I HAD AN ERROR LIGHT POP UP THAT SAID "PARKING ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" AND THEN ANOTHER ONE ABOUT "HILL ASSISTANCE" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I HAD NOT ATTEMPTED TO USE EITHER OF THOSE FUNCTIONS. I TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON A BIT LATER I WAS ABLE TO GO ANOTHER MILE BACK TOWARDS HOME AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME SO I WAITED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING (HAD TO STOP TWICE ON THE WAY HERE FOR THE SAME REASONS AS YESTERDAY). THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION MODULE HAS TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED IF THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE SERVICE PERSON SAID YES, IT IS AND THAT SOME PEOPLE RECEIVED RECALL LETTERS. I DID NOT RECEIVE ONE. IT'S GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A WEEK TO FIX AND IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. APPARENTLY FORD IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 100K BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT IN WRITING YET. THIS IS INCREDIBLY FRUSTRATING AND SCARY. THIS CAR IS ONLY 2.5 YEARS OLD! WHEN I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT, I WAS SHOCKED AND DISMAYED. I'M WORRIED I'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS AND THAT IT WILL HAVE NO RESALE VALUE.