When starting from a stopped position on a street and the car begins in motion, it has a sluggish and jerky start. I took the car to an auto mechanic and he said it needed a new dual clutch in the transmission.

- Goshen, IN, USA

I have had transmission issues since purchasing this vehicle. The transmission shudders when I accelerate. It also shudders when accelerating and turning simultaneously. This seems to be the exact same issue that affected Ford focuses built in 2012-2016 vehicles. It occurs mostly while accelerating from a stop. It has occured throughout the life of the vehicle (curently ~20K miles driven). This issue is still ongoing.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

The car shake when driving, at times the put new cliches last year but still do it but when you take it back, the say it doesn't show a code.I bout the car brand new 3 yrs. Ago and I have been complaining off and on. They are aware of the problem, they will tell you that, but it have to show a code, that why they replaced new cliches. But is still doing it alone with a noisy sound. Thank you

- Miami, FL, USA

My car drops into neutral between gears when changing gears as I am driving, leading to a lack of acceleration. At times car lurches forward and shifts jerkily. This happens when starting to pull off from a red light and it has happened on the highway going 65 mph.

- Spartanburg, SC, USA

Transmission is slipping. It is a 2017 and this shouldn't be happening. Other 2017 Ford Focus' are under recall for this but my particular car isn't for whatever reason.

- Mount Pleasant, MI, USA

My vehicle has started excessively shaking when trying to accelerate on the highway. The vehicle is only just about 56K miles. This should not be happening to a 3 year old vehicle.

- Kingsville, TX, USA

It's the same transmission that's in the class action lawsuit and I got the same problems in my 2017 Ford Focus SE and Ford is still trying to charge me $2,600 to repair it. Been without a car for 3 months during this pandemic, but ain't missed a payment so paying for it to sit out front the house. Took it to Ford and said its clutch actuator and again $2,600. My battery died and my transmission goes out, beats all I ever heard.

- Birmingham, AL, USA

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while moving off from a stopped position, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle started to jerk. An independent mechanic was contacted and informed of the failure. A dealer was not made aware of the failure. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 19V515000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

- Sunrise, FL, USA

Gas pedal gets stuck when moving forward. I have to get underneath the pedal and return it back to neutral spot with my toes. Engine jerks when fuel gets to 1/4 tank. Once after a trip to the grocery store, gas pedal stayed stuck after placing it in park. RPM's were above 2000.

- West Jordan, UT, USA

While driving my car sputters while accelerating sometimes the engine bogs all the way down which may cause a rear end collision due to the engine not being able to produce power due to the transmission sputtering. I bought the car back in 2017 brand new in the state of Missouri and a couple weeks after I got the car I started seeing those problems I spoke with the dealer and they told me it was nothing they can do about it at this time because there is no pending recalls on my particular vehicle related to my drivetrain. I've had my vehicle for 3 years and it has approximately 28000 miles on it the vehicle still has a manufacturer's warranty on it but I don't want to bother taking it to the dealer to get the runaround how about what is possibly wrong with the vehicle.

- Saint Louis, MO, USA

When accelerating the car shakes and shutters and has cut off before.

- Palm Bay, FL, USA

The transmission in my car is slipping. When I purchased the car new off the lot, I was told the jerking in the car was normal for the type it is. It happens when you try to accelerate. I was told today that my transmission needs to be replaced.

- Lowell, AR, USA

When I go to take off it shudders really bad and trans feels like ots slipping

- Martinsburg, WV, USA

2017 Ford Focus. Consumer writes in regards to defective transmission. The consumer stated the transmission would hesitate and vibrate when in stop and go traffic. There was a grinding noise when accelerating from a stop. The manufacturer was not notified. The dealer could not duplicate the failure.

- Livingston, TX, USA

On our way back from Florida I smelt burning coolant I looked and it was low so I filled it up as we were down the street from our house the smell got worse I attempted to accelerate and the car shook, the transmission warning then came on and I lost steering control and power I pulled over safely and tried to restart the vehicle and would not start. I popped the hood and there was coolant all over the motor and transmission. 2 hr later the vehicle still won't even turn over.

- Fairfield, TX, USA

My 2017 Ford Focus is slipping into neutral at various speeds, hesitating to find the right gear, jolting forward will driving and at a stop, losing power due to slipping into neutral, and revs up to six thousand R.P.M.'s while trying to take off from a stop. It has an automatic transmission in order for my wife to Transport the kids to and from school.

- Saint Matthews, SC, USA

I was accelerating from a stop sign when the car didn't want to go forward, the rpms just idled as the engine revved but I couldn't drive forward, then the vehicle lunges forward, as if the transmission was stuck in neutral. After it jumped forward it began making a terrible grinding noise and lost control, almost driving straight into another car. I then proceeded to pull over and turned off the car, then it made these loud clicking noises and the emergency transmission light flashed red and said 'transmission overheating, stop and turn off the engine.' I left the car sit for 2 am hour, then went to turn it on and it would not start. It only made the ticking noise again. After trying to start it 3 times, it finally turned on, but continued to get stuck as the car would not move even though it was in drive. The next day I took it to the dealership but as I left my house and got on the freeway, the vehicle started rolling backwards on the inclined on-ramp even though it was in drive. Oncoming traffic swerved around my immobile car as I panicked and floored the gas petal. It finally lunged forward, seconds before a semi came barreling through the lane. I got it to the dealer as it flashed the transmission overheating light. The check engine light was on as well each time. The car had already been serviced 4 times prior to this, for transmission issues and multiple recalls. Each time I took it to get serviced, it got worse. When I finally picked it up, I couldn't even get it home because it broke down half a mile away. The dealerships service department refused to do any repairs to the vehicle even though the transmission failed and nearly killed me. They printed me the papers stating the clutch, actuators a & B, the T/O bearing, and another part need to be replaced and it will cost me $1800. In other words, I have to pay them just so I don't die in Ford faulty car

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

Constant shudder noise and has been replaced 3 times and I was told 'I had the best latest and greatest clutch in my car.' I own my car now and I don't want it. Every time you excel from a stop the noise is present.

- South Hadley, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and randomly decelerated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer sunset Ford (11700 gravois rd, St. Louis mo) who diagnosed that the transmission was defective. The transmission clutch was replaced however, the failure persisted. The contact indicated that the clutch was replaced on three separate occasions. Recently while operating the vehicle the air bag warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failures but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 10,000.

- Fenton, MO, USA

My car has a hard time shift automatically and makes a grinding noise and vibrates when shifting gears. It also falls out of park a lot when on an incline and starts to roll backward. I nearly hit a car behind me because of this and the incline wasn't steep. I found out that the 2016 models had the same issue because of the dsp6 transmission. I also have issues with the evap canister now which is causing my car fuel emission issues and performance.

- Decatur, GA, USA