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

- Hampton, GA, USA

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.

- Falls Church, VA, USA

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.

- Norlina, NC, USA

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 NHTSA 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.

- Onia, AR, USA

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.

- Aurora, IL, USA

Transmission hard jerking and first and second gear.

- Inglewood, CA, USA

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.

- Carl Junction, MO, USA

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.

- San Marcos, TX, USA

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.

- Fostoria, OH, USA

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.

- Elizabeth City, NC, USA

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.

- Cullman, AL, USA

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.

- Winder, GA, USA

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.

- Cottonwood Heights, UT, USA

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.

- Va Beach, VA, USA

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.

- Oxford, MI, USA

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

- Spearman, TX, USA

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,

- Port St Lucie Florida, FL, USA

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.

- Sumter, SC, USA

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 NHTSA 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.

- Beaver Falls, PA, USA

The car shutters when going from a complete stop. I stop at a stop sign or stop light and when I take off the whole car shutters. When I asked about this I was told it was a common problem in this car modle and to report it. The car has done this since I have owned it and the Ford dealership said there was not a fix for it.

- Stockton, MO, USA