When accelerating from a stop, the transmission does not engage right away, but appears to slip, and it makes a noise which I would describe as a grinding noise, and it shudders slightly. It also sounds like the teeth in the transmission gears are not engaging smoothly, thus resulting in the noise referred to. The noise and shudder does not occur in every instance when accelerating from a stop, but it does it often. I took the Focus in to a dealer in my area in November 2017 and the determination was that there were no software updates available and that "no concern was found at this time." I disagreed with that finding, but I had no choice but to continue to drive the vehicle. The problem has been ongoing, and I tried to make an appointment at the dealer in January 2018 to have them look at the vehicle again, but they told me their transmission guy was out for two weeks. My wife is the primary driver of the vehicle, so I am not always aware of what is happening with it, but she told me today that the car was making a grinding noise again, so she and I took it for a short drive and I discovered that it is once again the transmission not engaging properly and shuddering with the grinding, scraping sound. I will be taking it again to the dealer at his next earliest appointment time, which is not until Sept. 4. the problem referred to happens on city streets and highways when the vehicle is stationary, and one begins to accelerate.

- Trenton, MI, USA

Transmission slipping and rattling when shifting between lower gears

- Amelia, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. While accelerating from a stop light, the engine revved, but the vehicle failed to move. The contact was able to drive at a low speed while the vehicle shook while accelerating. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the failure was covered under the vehicle's warranty. The failure mileage was 16,800.

- Manassas, VA, USA

There is a huge issue with the transmission on this cars. The transmission shutters, jugs, vibrate really bad and grinds to the point is frustrating and a lot of people are going thru this. Ford says there is nothing to do about it. I would like to have a good working transmission on my car. This car is only 18 miles and I dont even use it that much as every time gets worst. This happens right after you start driving the car. You need to drive slow so that you dont feel this issue. I really hate my car for that reason. Is really good in gas but that is it! https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Focus/2016/recalls/ also info here https://californialemonlawgroup.com/2017-Ford-Focus-new-look-same-problematic-transmission/ I am possitive I am not the only one and this should be investigated. I wish sometimes I could just retur or get another car.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

Transmission recall and buyback.transmission problems, took to redwood Ford for repairs. Transmission recalled and qualified for buy back after we moved. Case worker sent paperwork and check to sanderson Ford in healdsburg. Sanderson refused to process buyback. Transmission still acting up. Caseworker sent paperwork to redwood Ford in ukiah. 3 weeks later redwood Ford says they have paperwork but no check. Caseworker said she had check sent 3 weeks ago. Messages left with caseworker and other complaint departments in Ford corporation with no response. Transmission worse. Car will not always accelerate when pedal pushed down. Been working with Ford caseworker for many months!

- Roseville, CA, USA

The transmission slips or stops sudden when driving and is not smooth when stopping. Its hard to control the brake too. Makes noise.

- Portland, OR, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. While driving 12 mph, the vehicle shuttered and the engine shut off completely. In addition, the transmission warning indicator illuminated and the transmission responded abnormally when the gears were shifted. The contact placed the gear in neutral and pushed the vehicle to the left emergency lane close to the barrier wall. The vehicle was not towed. The vehicle was eventually able to be driven to chapman Ford scottsdale (3950 N 89th St, scottsdale, AZ 85251, (480) 420-1460) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 12,425.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

On my 2016 Ford Focus sedan automatic, I am experiencing shuddering shifting from a complete stop. I counted the shifting points when I accelerate the car. The car shudders from 1st to 2nd gear. I have tried to let the car shift on its own instead of forcing it to shift but the car will not shift.

- Rockwall, TX, USA

I first noticed when I went up an incline that the transmission seemed to have a slight stutter. Then on a recent trip to North Carolina and was going up a long hill that the transmission shifted out of gear and the RPM reveved up then it slipped back into gear.also in future you might put the trunk button in a different place so it is not hit every time you turn off the head lights. But by the time I got back to Texas the transmission had shuttered, slipped and gone back into gear many times. When I would kick the car down to get into the passing lane and pass someone it would try to stall which can cause accidents if its heavy traffic situations. And these were in highway situations like I-20 in dallas and on the road outside of areas like that. It was less noticeable with intown driving but still there.the lesser problems started approx. Three weeks after I got this car and always at a street by the elementary school here in clyde because its the route I took to take my grandson to school. The major problems I had were on the trip to and from North Carolina where my sister was on her death bed and the doctor told the family to get there.

- Clyde, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle hesitated without warning. The vehicle was taken to roundtree moore Ford (2588 w us hwy 90, lake city, fl), but they were unable to duplicate the failure. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 7,000.

- Lake City, FL, USA

Sometime while accelerating the car will randomly go from 2K RPM to over 6K RPM but you cant here the engine and it loses power and starts to jerk violently. Once you release gas and the RPM's go back down to 2K then you can try to accelerate again. I thought this issue was just because it was cold the 1st time it happened but now it is happening more frequently. I've only had this car for little under a year and it has less then 20K miles on it.

- Madison, VA, USA

2016 Ford Focus. Consumer writes in regards to transmission issues.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

I was driving in slow moving traffic, due to a broken stop light, for about 20 minutes..when the display indicator began alarming, and said "transmission overheating, stop safely" there was no reason for this warning indicator to turn on, and there was no possible way to stop right where I was. I have also smelled burning coming from the engine and notice that at times my car will not accelerate or it seems to shudder and stammer when accelerating from a stop. The gear shift also will not go into drive and instead goes into neutral on its own. I feel very unsafe when driving.

- Valencia, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. While driving unknown speeds, the transmission slipped without warning. The vehicle was taken to stillwell Ford Lincoln (3780 w carleton rd, ste M-99 hillsdale, mi 40242) where it was diagnosed that the clutch and seal kit needed to be replaced at 4,000 miles. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. While driving 30 mph, the transmission slipped and failed while shifting into first and second gear without warning. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch and seal kit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was 40,000.

- North Adams, MI, USA

From a stop, when pressing the gas pedal the transmission starts shuddering and excessive vibration that shakes the whole car, also will not pickup speed so pulling out into traffic is dangerous, this car is dangerous to drive. My wife refuses to drive this car. 2016 Ford Focus SE with only15000 miles on it.....please help

- Strasburg, VA, USA

First problem were the transmission shifting very hard and on a couple of occasions the car would not go into reverse when trying to back out of my driveway. Dealer recoded the transmission. Car is now still shifting very hard, sometimes the rpms will hit 4,000+ before it will hard downshift. Other time I have had to press on the brake to get the rpms down. Also while on cruise control the rpms will also rev to 4,000 when trying to slow down. On a recent trip when I cancelled the cruise control the car actually sped up on two separate occasions. Car continues to shift hard and what other people in the car have described as the transmission slipping. This has been ongoing for almost a year now. Dealer always says they have not heard anyone else complain about the transmission which is funny since I get class action lawsuit mail about every other week about it.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

From a stop, transmission hesitates while shifting through the lower gears. When this happens, I get a shuddering in the vehicle that doesn't stop until the transmission shifts again. Vehicle has 35,000 miles on it.

- Midlothian, VA, USA

When reversing car out of parking spots car hesitates. Car hesitates while driving. Car stops in middle of road. Car shudders and hesitates to pick up speed. Car sometimes will not pick up speed. I have been told to pick up my car three times from Ford auto body shop this week and took it back within minutes after because it is not working still. They replaced my clutch twice and other parts inside of the transmission.

- Parma Heights, OH, USA

The cars steering has on 3 occasions in 2 months lost steering! the steering wheel shudders and locks up and we lose control on a turn! this has happened at 30 miles per hour and at 5 miles. It's been to Ford 4 times the transmission clutch changed twice a new motor mount but they keep stating if there is no code and it doesn't happen in front of them there isn't anything to fix. I also notified Ford Motor Company and received a case number but they denied the claim!

- Valrico, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. When initially starting the vehicle, it failed to accelerate and made a noise as if it were forcing the engine to go into gear. When the vehicle reached 40 mph, it drove smoothly. The failure occurred for approximately twelve days. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 22,000....updated 12/11/17 the consumer stated the vehicle was taken to the dealer twice. The clutch was replaced the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. Updated 12/15/2017

- Panama City, FL, USA