The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after refueling, the engine would not immediately start. The failure was only present when refueling more than a half tank of fuel. Also, while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly shutoff and the message transmission not in park would be displayed. The cause of the failures were not determined. The local dealer palmetto Ford located at 1625 savannah hwy, charleston SC 29407 and the manufacturer were notified of the failures but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number 18V735000 (fuel system). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 60,000.

- Hollywood, SC, USA

When accelerating from a stop the car will occasionally shudder. My gear also shifts hard and slips sometimes on the downshift to 1st. The slip on the downshift lurched my car forward in the rain and almost slid me into an intersection that was busy. When I brought the car to Ford they told me they couldn't duplicate my issue and that they couldn't do anything which means I am now stuck terrified to drive my car in the rain. Which is ridiculous considering it only has 49K miles

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

My purge valve stuck on open each full of gas the car idle and die for couple time power train granding at low mpg

- Everett, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while attempting to overtake another vehicle, the vehicle slipped out of gear. The vehicle then decelerated independently. The contact almost got rear ended. The vehicle was taken to crater lake Ford Lincoln (2611 biddle rd, medford, or 97504, 541-887-6176) but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 49,500.

- Grants Pass, OR, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while his wife was driving, the vehicle failed to properly accelerate. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle sputtered, hesitated, jerked, and responded very slowly. There was no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 9,000.

- Maysville, KY, USA

My car is doing the exact same problems the other recalls are having. Problems with the evap system and the transmission stalling I put it in gear and it wont

- Corpus Christi, TX, USA

A full tank is 160 miles. And has a smell when the A/C on. Engine light on but can't find the problem.

- Bronx, NY, USA

Car been defective since purchased September 2019. Haven't did car fax on vehicle since this was my first time at the dealership.

- Bronx, NY, USA

When driving the vehicle from acceleration of 5mph the steering wheel will shake the gas pedal shakes as well as the car. It happens during acceleration from stoplights and while driving in the city limits and turning

- Thomasville, NC, USA

I've owned three different Ford, all of which were the Focus SE (2013,2014, and debated purchasing the 2018) and all of these have had issues with the transmissions slipping. When shifting from first to second gear while driving, the car jolts back and forth and hesitates to shift gears. I test drove the car today and even the dealer admitted that this is not normal for cars but for this car is typical because there are so many issues.

- Minooka, IL, USA

Manual transmission. While in motion, going through gears during acceleration, clutch pushed in, foot off gas, rpms go up anywhere between 500 and 1500 for several seconds before dropping. If you don't clutch in, car continues to pull as though the gas pedal is stuck and the "shift up" light stays on.

- Fountain, CO, USA

After warm, at a red light, in neutral (manual transmission), car will drop RPM and stutter, nearly stalling out. Sometimes only once, and other times repeatedly while sitting there.

- Fountain, CO, USA

Transmission/clutches started slipping or jerking when the car had less than 7000 miles. The slipping is worse when starting out on a hill, or when making turns. It has also slipped when pulling out into traffic. The transmission also fails to hold the car stationary when stopped facing uphill. When starting from a stop light or sign on a hill, the car will slip back. It was reported to the dealership, but they have not been able to fix it for over two months due to "parts being on backorder"

- York, PA, USA

This is the 2nd time I am having the same issue. They replaced the clutches. I drove the car a couple of weeks and am having the same issues with surging/lugging. Now, it is happening in lower gears and when I accelerate to higher gears. It is now happening when I am in reverse, too.

- Benton City, WA, USA

Automatic transmission surges while driving like it is searching for proper gear. Put in park on hill sometimes car will start to roll then transmission catches and holds in place. When go to back in to park take stop take out of drive to neutral then to reverse like it is still in neutral give a little accelerator and it will catch in reverse. These problems are intermittent and not all the time while driving. The driving and parking on hill issue is a couple months. The reverse issue is a year or more.

- Clinton, OH, USA

Vehicle began losing power while accelerating and then when suddenly jerk forward. This happened on a city street, trying to go just 25 mph. Transmission light came on. Upon taking vehicle to the dealership they determined that the clutch was faulty and needed to be replaced. Car currently only has 6,200 miles on it. Not feeling great about this purchase.

- Raytown, MO, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. While attempting to accelerate, the vehicle shuddered, shook, and vibrated. The failure occurred at various speeds, but was more pronounced while accelerating from a standstill. The vehicle was taken to sanes Ford (4721 ayers St, corpus christi, tx) where it was diagnosed that the transmission clutch was faulty. The transmission clutch was replaced, but the failures recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 10,000.

- Corpus Christi, TX, USA

1)when accelerator is pushed engine surges but car doesn't move then all of a sudden, bang, transmission engages with sudden acceleration. 2)pushing accelerator car bogs down instead of accelerating, slowly accelerating up to speed. 3)occasionally turning a corner you push on accelerator nothings there, you have to wait for transmission to finally engage. 4)transmission has overheated twice, the display says to shut off car for five minutes but once I could not get over in traffic and it just shut down in lane two of the freeway where I had to sit until the heat in transmission went down far enough so it would engage again. 5)pushing pedal lightly will cause car to move but it shudders, then it will clank, then shudder, clank then shudder several times as it moves slowly, it will do this until you use the brake to stop. 6)very loud clank when accelerating down to a stop light. 7)yesterday in the morning, 12/11, I backed out of driveway then when I shifted into drive nothing, car did not move. Shifting into neutral and back into drive and low a number of times the transmission finally engaged, you could hear it connecting. 8)transmission is very loud, clanking when downshifting or coming to stop. 9)these problems are not constant but happen throughout the day, every day. 10)there have been various other problems with the transmission that are hard to describe. 11)driving on the street or highway the transmission will all of a sudden disengage as the engine will surge since the transmission is not in gear than bang it will engage again.

- Vancouver, WA, USA

After driving the vehicle continually for approx. 30 minutes, there is a lull in gear switching from stationary to accelerated motion. Upon continued driving, the problem increases and car shakes, jerks and feels like it's going to explode. Car was purchased less than 1 month ago with approx. 37,500 mi. It now has approx. 37,600 miles. Car was taken to dealership today and after diagnostics screening, I was told to bring car back next Monday and they would replace both transmission clutches. I went online this evening to research the Ford Focus transmission and found articles telling about problems with the 2018 models. Articles tell of sudden accelerations that lead to accidents. I am terrified to get behind the wheel of my car now.

- Lakeland, FL, USA

I approached a stop sign, and lost complete power, couldn't even move it out of gear, tried to jump it and nothing. I could've wrecked because of this

- Elkview, WV, USA