This 2015 Ford Focus se lurches so bad it will cause you to rear end the car in fornt of you. the clutch in auto burns. you have to balance the brake and gas to keep from lunging. it will dump the clutch so the car will drop below 500 rpms and shudder badly, the brakes will get firm and you can't stop the car & the car has a message pop up saying transmission is over heating. for no reason the transmission will slip. I have taken it to the dealer 8 or 9 times since december every week they can't figure out the issue. they pay for the rental, the car is under warranty, but i did not buy this car to have it in the shop every week. they have it for a week, I get it back and later the car starts to act up again. I take it back to the dealer and they have it for another week and same thing over and over. i am tired of doing this. if they ever fix it properly i am going to get rid of this car and get something different. I will never buy another ford again they are pieces of junk. everyone needs to stay away from ford. I really doubt they will figure out my car cause they have had it 8 times and say they can't find anything.

Purchased the car in Dallas TX as a pre-owned vehicle. Use the car for Uber and not only did I notice the shuttering but had several riders/passengers mention the somewhat skipping of the transmission.

At times I would pull off from being stopped at a light or stop sign and the car felt like the wheel were off the road, I know this sounds weird but this is how it felt to me!

Took it back to the dealership and they had it for a week, replaced the clutch drove the car for another 3 months and it started again. Taking it back again after the Holidays.

I took it in for the first service. Tried explaining to the service guy. He tried telling me it needs to be driven a certain way. But we were cut off by an angry customer busting in the office yelling about something. I am due for the next service and will see what kind of crap I am fed this time.

Overall it is a great little car. But the transmission feels like it is about to jump out the car. It only does it at low speeds and does not do it all the time. Could cause a problem getting into traffic. It may also cause another problem later down the road as something broken.

Bought my daughter a 2015 Focus SE. This car was purchased brand new. Upon the test drive, it accelerated perfect. Hell it only had 5 miles on. Again, my daughter who is 18 drives this car. It's supposed to last her through college and hopefully longer. After about 5,000 miles she told me that it felt like the car was vibrating when she "hit the gas". So I drove it and realized that the transmission felt like it was skipping. Took it to the dealer and they told me that it was normal. What? Wait, normal? This is not normal. Service adviser explained to me that the transmission is supposed to function like a manual transmission. I told him that's great, but this is not normal. So I was like whatever fine. Kept doing it. Took it back and told them, THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!!! Look into the issue please. Called me a few hours later. Nothing is wrong. Our tech drove it and ran a diagnostic test and came back fine. Finally I took it to a Ford dealer that a friend of mine's brother was a transmission tech. He looked at it and said, yep it's not functioning correctly. You need the clutches replaced. "I see it all the time". I'll have it done by tomorrow morning. That was at 9,500 miles. Guess what? 12,000 miles and shifts smooth like butter. Now I have a piece of mind knowing that my daughter won't be stranded because of a faulty clutch. So if you're having this same issue, make them replace the clutch in the transmission. Hope this helps some of you out there.

I was sold this vehicle by Ted Russell Ford in Knoxville, TN., knowing full well that there was a problem with the transmission. It took almost 7 months before I got someone in the service department to acknowledge what was wrong. Since then it has come to light that the 2012-2015 ford focus vehicles are all experiencing the same issue. Since then it has been found that the problem is more bad manufacturing of the clutch with no immediate fix. I have had the clutch replaced twice, and two transmission module updates done, and still no relief. Tried to get Ford corporate involved and they will only acknowledge what the dealership says.

The dealership has done nothing but jerk me around on the issue and no resolution available. I've been told to "keep driving my car like it is until we get a fix". If anyone knows of a lawsuit for the 2015 ford focus I would love to know about it to be included.

On going problem...Port Clinton Ford sold the car knowing there were issues but never mentioned. When I took the car back have been told that I just need to get used to it! I have also been told that it is not their issue, that I need to fight with Ford as the dealership can do nothing.

Took to another dealership, Kistler Ford. They have at least tried - adjusted computer module a couple of times and replaced the clutch. They now say that Ford will no longer allow them to do anything further.

Contacted Ford Customer Service. Was told that it is a European transmission and works fine there. Was told that since it is European, it is not a Ford product so they cannot be held responsible. Was told that it is a Porche' transmission and I need to learn to drive it like a race care. Was told that it was an upgrade the US government required to help save gas. I was told that there is nothing the Senior Leadership at Ford will allow them to do to help fix the problem. And on and on and on....I was told to get an attorney but that I will not win....I was told the Lemon Law won't work in this case because they actually have to service the care 4 times - adjusting the computer module doesn't count as service.

Have been a Ford customer all my life.......never again. By the way, the dealership that sold me the car is owned by a cousin. Wrong in more ways than I can count!

Car shuddering/jerking after the car is stopped. This has been happening on and off for a while, approx. 6 months. It is getting worse so I now have an appointment for Wednesday 9/21/2016. they want the car all day. This will be the first I have taken it in to the dealer. maybe it is a hesitation but feels more like the transmission with the jerking. I will update after it gets serviced. I had car for 1 year & already plan on getting rid of it when I can.

Update from Nov 7, 2016: Had the car at Ford today 11/7/16. They are going to replace the clutch for the shuddering.

Purchased new in July of 2015 with the full understanding of the Dual Clutch transmission behavior, All was well until approx 13k miles then the clutch had started to shudder and slip pulling out from a stop, this had gotten worse to the point where the engine would rev up and then the transmission would slam/ harshly pull out with a nice grinding shift into 2nd gear (embarrassing for a new car, not sure how used car lots can sell these) Didn't bother to get it fixed, had a 2012 Focus SEL with the same issues they kept reoccurring every 10K miles or so (seals, clutch and TCM all replaced under 75k miles!). I traded the 2015 Focus in on a 2016 Mazda 3 couldn't be happier. I have had ford vehicles all my life and this and the 2012 Focus was a total disappointment!

BE WARNED:

Steer clear of the 2012-2016 Focus's with automatic transmissions!!!! the transmission problems only get worse not better.

the shuttering started at 4000 miles. at 5000 miles thhe shuttering is much wore.

Love the car but this is not good at all....Before buying the car I called For and they assured me the problem had been fixed for 2015. I am disappointed to say that this appears not to be true. It happens more often when after an Interstate drive.

there is also a grating noise when turning left and accellerating. that too is probably the transmission

simply disappointing. the car drives beautifully and the gas mileage is terrific, but.....

I have owned this car 11 months. The car has shuddered and jerked and difficult in 1st gear ever since I've owned it. I talked to the dealer that sold it to me and emailed Ford last year and basically I'm told that the transmission has a "unique" response. In researching I see that the Focus transmission has been a problem for several years and supposedly Ford said they fixed the transmission problems for the 2015 model but it didn't happen to my car. The only good side to this, if there is one, is that it is intermittent. The bad and worse side is that when I go through days of the transmission behaving this way I get very stressed. Twice now I have started from a stop light only to have the car jerk so hard almost to a stop, with my foot still on the gas pedal, I thought I was going to get rear ended. It's so dangerous. I've contacted another Ford dealer nearby and I'm taking it into them. They verified the problem and know about it and said they will do their best to make it better for me, but no guarantees. They said the dealer who sold the car to me should have told me about the "manual" transmission with no clutch. I traded in a 2008 Focus that had no problems like this at all. It's such a disappointment. And because the problem IS intermittent I never know what is going to happen when I step on that gas pedal. I don't know how a company as big as Ford can continue to sell these cars knowing the transmissions are problematic! I'm so disappointed in them, I thought they were better than this. My 2008 Focus and the one prior was a 2005 and they were great cars. Everything else about the car is fine, but the transmission (as far as I know).