2015 Ford Focus Power Train

ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IN JUNE OF 2017. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT CLUTCH SHUDDER WAS OVER THE LIMIT. CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ON THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED. THIS WAS AT 49131 MILES. IN JUNE OF 2018 SAME ISSUE WITH SHUDDERING TRANSMISSION RETURNED. VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS SHUDDERING ST 443 AND THE MAX IS 250. WAS AGAIN TOLD THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS AT 71351

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FRIENDLY FORD (2800 N TELEGRAPH RD, MONROE, MI 48162, (734) 243-6000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,888. *TT

I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR A MONTH. STARTED NOTICING THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I TAKE OFF THE CAR SHUTTERS AND ACTS LIKE ITS MISSING GEARS. IT DOES IT FROM A COMPLETE STOP BUT ALSO FROM A SLOW SPEED. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S IN THE CITY OR ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIFT GEARS INDEPENDENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITAL FORD OF CHARLOTTE (5411 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE, NC 28213). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. FROM THERE, THE DEALER WOULD DETERMINE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE CONTACT WAS STILL AWAITING THE DETERMINATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (CAMELBACK FORD, 1330 EAST CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX, AZ 85014), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER HAD PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD CALL BACK; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,275.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BIG MIKE NAUGHTON FORD (150 S HAVANA ST, AURORA, CO 80012, (303) 343-1900), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

PURCHASED MY CAR NEW 2015, WITHIN MONTHS CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND JERK, CAUSING CAR TO SLOW DOWN AND JERK FORWARD. WENT TO CAR DEALERSHIP AND TOLD IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND THEY HAD A PERMANENT FIX FOR IT. TCM CLUTCH PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN BACK 2 MORE TIMES WITH SAME PROBLEM, THIS LAST TIME, DEALERSHIP STATES THEY WILL NO LONGER FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. I STILL OWE ON THE CAR, AND NO OTHER AUTO DEALERSHIP WOULD GIVE ME ANYTHING FOR IT SINCE THE AUTO HAS THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. I AM STUCK WITH THE CAR.

WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WILL BUCKLE MANY TIMES AS IT IS ACCELERATING.

CPSC:THE TRANSMISSION INDEED DOES HAVE A BUCKING FEEL TO IT AFTER IT LEAVES AN UPHILL ASCENT AND GOES BACK TO LEVEL GROUND, YET STILL, SOMETIMES MANEUVERS AS IF IT WAS STUCK IN THE GEAR AND STILL ASCENDING.*DT *JS *TR

CAR BUCKS, LUNGES, CUTS OUT, JUMPS GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING...ESPECIALLY FROM A STOP. THIS CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS HESITATION IN ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. IT ALSO CAUSES A VIOLENT JOLT TO THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS CAUSING MORE AND MORE RATTLES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE DRIVE TRAIN. THE FORD DEALER REFUSES TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE'S EVEN A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED JUST A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING BRAND NEW, AND GETS WORSE WITH TIME. AND INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON.

I CONTACTED FORD REGARDING SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 18S07 / NHTSA RECALL 18V-169 AND ASKED WHY MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. MY FORD FOCUS 2015 WAS MANUFACTURED ON MARCH 20, 2015, IN THE SAME MICHIGAN PLANT AND IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME CLUTCH SHUDDERING AS DESCRIBED IN YOUR RECALL NOTICE. FORD'S ANSWER WAS THAT VIN NUMBERS ARE THE SOLE METHOD FOR DETERMINING RECALLS. THEY CLEARLY DID NOT THROW THE NET FAR ENOUGH TO COVER THEIR QUALITY AND DESIGN ISSUES. AFFECTED VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1.0L FOX GTDI OR 1.6L SIGMA GTDI ENGINES WITH B6 MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MAY EXPERIENCE CLUTCH SLIP WHICH CAN LEAD TO A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER AND SHE EXPERIENCES SHUTTERING WHEN SHE ACCELERATES THE VEHICLE. SHE DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY WHICH COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS SHE PULLS OUT IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME SCARY EXPERIENCE WHILE ACCELERATING AND THEIR FRUSTRATION AND CONFUSION ABOUT WHY THEIR FOCUS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO RE-EXAMINE HOW THEY DETERMINED THE VIN NUMBERS AFFECTED AND WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED SINCE IT CLEARLY HAS THE SAME POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. YOUR HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

THE CAR HAS 101628 MILES ON IT AS MMY WIFE COMMUTES TO WORK ABOUT 1.5 HOURS EACH WAY PER DAY. THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS ON TAKE OFF, DOES NOT KNOW WHEN TO SHIFT GEARS AT TIMES FROM 1ST TO 2ND COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE AND FROM 3RD TO 4TH ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS STOPPED GOING INTO REVERSE AT ALL. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE AND THE WARRANTY HAS ALREADY RAN OUT FROM FORD BUT WE GOT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, SO THE REPAIR WILL BE ON ME THE NEXT TIME. THERE ARE TIMES THAT I WILL EASE ON THE GAS AND IT DOES NOT WANT TO ROLL THEN IT WILL JERK AND TAKE OFF. BY THE WAY THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE 3 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO FRONTIER FORD DEALER (3701 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SANTA CLARA, CA 95051) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,440.

ON OR ABOUT 9/23/2018 AND WHILE DRIVING MY FORD FOCUS HB SE, I RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE ON MY DASH THAT READ "TRANSMISSION FAULT SERVICE NOW". I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND LATER WAITED FOR A TOW TO MY HOME. ON 9/25/2018 I CONTACTED A FORD DEALERSHIP NEAR MY HOME (SUBURBAN FORD OF FERNDALE) IN MICHIGAN. THE CAR WAS TOWED ON 9/28/2018 TO SUBURBAN FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. INITIALLY, THE THINKING WAS THE TRANSMISSION MODULE (TCM) NEEDED SERVICING, HOWEVER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMS ME THAT THE DUEL-CLUTCH COMPONENT IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS REPLACING. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT I'M NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE. THE CAR HAS 62,056 MILES ON THE ROAD AND HAS HAD TYPICAL MAINTENANCE (TIRES, OIL CHANGE, ETC.). WHILE FORD'S EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERS TCM, CUSTOMERS, SUCH AS MYSELF, HAVING ISSUES WITH DEFECTIVE DUAL-CLUTCH ARE HAVING TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIRS. THIS VEHICLE HAS MERELY 62,056 ROAD MILES NOT 162,056 MILES.

WHEN YOU STEP ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE HESITATES, TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN. I BROUGHT THIS CONCERN UP WITH A FORD SERVICE MANAGER ON MY FIRST OIL CHANGE. THIS MANAGER ADVISED ME THEY WERE APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS BEHIND ON RECEIVING TRANSMISSION PARTS FOR THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED THIS MANAGER A FEW MORE TIMES ON THIS MATTER. ON MY NEXT OIL CHANGE, THIS MANAGER ADVISED ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS DUE FOR ITS THIRD OIL CHANGE VERY SHORTLY. MY CONCERN ON THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THIS MAINLY OCCURS ON CITY STREETS, RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, ETC. I TRADED IN MY 2013 FOCUS FOR THIS 2015 MODEL AND THE 2013 DID EXACTLY THE SAME THING. THIS SAME MANAGER ADVISED ME, FORD HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS FOCUS MODEL. THE NAME OF THE SERVICE MANAGER AND DEALERSHIP WILL BE GIVEN AT A LATER DATE.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE OR ALMOST COMPLETE STOP THE CAR JERKS/ HESITATES FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE IN MOTION. WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (GOSCH FORD TEMECULA, 26895 YNEZ RD, TEMECULA, CA 92591, (951) 708-9148) REPLACED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V479000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER ALSO HAD 19 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THE POWER TRAIN. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY, SERVICE CAMPAIGN, OR RECALL TO PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SEAL ASSEMBLY, AND ADDITIONAL REPAIRS MAY BE REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

I BOUGHT A NEW 2015 FORD FOCUS. FOR THE LAST 24 MONTHS THE VEHICLE HAS DRIVEN VERY POORLY ON MANY OCCASIONS. I HAVE HAD THE FORD DEALER KEEP THE VEHICLE DAYS AT A TIME TO FIX IT. THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY DRIVES WORSE THEN EVER, TO THE POINT THAT AT TIMES IT IS DANGEROUS. I AM 68 YEARS OLD AND CANT JUST BUY A NEW CAR ON SS. I AM ATTACHING A CHAT LOG WITH FORD TODAY. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR APPROXMITLY 24 MONTHS. THANK YOU.

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2015 FORD FOCUS IT JERKS AND SLIPS WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THE CLUTCHES ARE BAD INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION. NOT SURE IF IT'S THIS SPECIFIC PART, I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT OTHER FOCUS OW ERA ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE FORD DEALER IS SAYING THIS IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE AND REFUSING TO REPAIR IT UNDER THE WARRANTY, I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE RESEARCHED ON LINE IN MULTIPLE FORD FORUMS, READ MANY ARTICLES AND SPOKE TO OTHER FOCUS OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. IF THIS CAN PLEASE BE REVIEWED FOR SAFETY REASONS AND CORRECTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I AM AWARE THAT THE 2013 AND 2014 FORD FOCUS' HAVE A ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLABLE. MY 2015 FORD FOCUS HAS THE SAME ISSUE. DURING THE TRANSITION FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR THE CAR SHUTTERS WHICH INDICATES A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I AM WORRIED THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT OR CAUSE ME TO WRECK IN THE FUTURE. AGAIN, I DO KNOW THAT PREVIOUS YEAR CARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE RECALLED.

VEHICLE HESITATED/LOST POWER UPON ENTERING 55MPH HIGHWAY. TOOK TO DEALER, WAITING ON CLUTCH. SALES PERSON HAD TOLD ME THIS VEHICLE HAD REDESIGNED TRANSMISSION. AT FIRST IT PERFORMED MUCH SMOOTHER THAN MY 2012 FORD FIESTA. NOT NOW. SERVICE DEPT. CLAIMS NEW CLUTCH IS MUCH BETTER. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD NOW FOR "POWER SHIFT" TRANSMISSION.

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS WHEN TAKING OFF AND WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. A POOR EXCUSE FOR A TRANSMISSION WHEN THE REST OF THE CAR IS GREAT. IM SORRY FORD BUT THIS IS NOT NORMAL! THE NHTSA NEEDS TO QUIT STALLING AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

MY FOCUS HAS ISSUES SHIFTING (JERKS AND REVS HIGH RPMS WHEN TAKING OFF) AND ROLLING BACK AT INTERSECTIONS ON AN INCLINE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THREE TIMES, ONCE THEY "REPROGRAMMED" THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER AND ONE OF THE OTHER TIMES THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH PACK. THE THIRD TIME THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION. BEFORE THE CLUTCH PACK WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE MADE SEVERE GRINDING NOSES LIKE METAL ON METAL. THIS WAS WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS IN A PARKING LOT.

MY 2015 FOCUS SE HAD TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING FROM THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER (PADUCAH FORD) THAT IT WAS NORMAL WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. AFTER WRITING FORD ABOUT THE TREATMENT THAT I RECEIVED FROM THIS DEALER I GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER THAT THEY WOULD NOT SERVICE MY NEW CAR SINCE I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THEN TOLD ME TO START HAVING MY SERVICE DONE AT PENNYRILE FORD. RIGHT BEFORE 30,000 MILES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE SHUTTERING HAD GOTTEN WORSE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AFTER WAITING A WEEK FOR PARTS. NOW AT 33,800 THE TRANSMISSION IS SHUTTERING AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD OVER THE PHONE TODAY THAT IT WILL PROBABILITY NEED TO BE REBUILT AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS ARE UNSAFE AS I HAVE HAD MINE NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AS IS WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATE.

TRANSMISSION SURGES AT LOW SPEEDS