2013 Ford Focus Complaint Log

WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. "STEERING ASSIST FAULT. SERVICE REQUIRED." COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL TO GET OFF THE ROAD. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER. *TR

CVT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS, KNOCKS, DELAYS THEN ACCELERATES. DIFFICULT TO PREDICT WHEN. SOMETIMES OK OTHER TIMES IT HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION. WHILE TURNING LEFT WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC DUE TO THE UNPREDICTABLE SHUTTER AND DELAY. FORD DEALER SAYS TRANSMISSION IS NORMAL AND TO EXPECT THAT. THERE IS NO WAY THIS IS SAFE. *TR

MY FORD FOCUS SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AND LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN OR ACCELERATING. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED ONCE AND NEED TO GO BACK AGAIN. HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO GO WITHOUT A CAR BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN HAS MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER TRANSMISSION DEFECT. ALSO, WHAT PREMATURE INTERNAL WEAR IS THIS ALL CAUSING? WILL I NEED TO REPLACE PARTS BEFORE THEY WOULD NORMALLY NEED REPLACING OR FIXING?! I'M WORRIED THE CAR WILL BREAKDOWN OR THERE WILL BE A CRASH WHERE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT FORD KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECT AND CONCEALED THE INFORMATION AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS LAW SUITS OUT THERE FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. I REALLY DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR ANYMORE. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE SPECIFIC DATE OF THE FIRST INCIDENT BUT I CAN FIND OUT FROM THE DEALERSHIP IF NECESSARY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH ON THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN SEPT 2013 BRAND NEW WITH 23 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NO MEDICATION DONE TO MY CAR, AND FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I'VE NOTICED A SMALL MISS EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED GETTING WORSE AT TIMES MY CAR WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT ME PUSHING THE THROTTLE. ON 21 JUNE 2014 THE PROBLEM GOT MUCH WORSE AND STARTED TO STALL WHEN I AM IN NEUTRAL, AND THE THROTTLE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET, WITH QUITE OF FEW 2013 FORD FOCUSES EFFECTED THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE RAISED. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT IF LEFT UNTREATED COULD RESULT IN SOMEONE LOSING THEIR LIFE. *TR

I WAS STARTING TO ACCELERATE UP A HILL AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER AND WAS REVVING AT A HIGH RATE AS THOUGH IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING. IT WAS SCARY. AFTER SHIFTING A FEW TIMES IT EVENTUALLY RECOVERED IN A WEIRD, SLUGGISH WAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (TORRINGTON FORD, LINCOLN AND MERCURY IN TORRINGTON, CT) AND THEY "REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND TCM TO THE LATEST CALIBRATION" AND CLAIMED IT ROAD TESTED OK. HOWEVER, THE CAR STILL SHUDDERED EXCESSIVELY AT TIMES WHEN SHIFTING, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. I BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN TWO MONTHS LATER AND THE DEALER REPORT SAID "THE SHUDDER IS PRESENT BUT NOT BAD ENOUGH TO PERFORM ANY FURTHER REPAIR, CURRENTLY BELOW 250 RPM DIFFERENCE AND NO REPAIRS ARE NEEDED AT THIS TIME." A FEW MONTHS AGO I HAD THE SALESPERSON DRIVE IT AND HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE SHUDDER WAS WAY MORE THAN WHAT IT SHOULD BE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. HE SAID HE WOULD SPEAK WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM HIM UNTIL TODAY WHEN HE SENT ME A "HI, HOW'S YOUR CAR DOING" EMAIL THAT WAS A STANDARD BLAST EMAIL TO ALL HIS CUSTOMERS. I REMINDED HIM OF THE PROBLEM I AM CONTINUING TO HAVE WITH THE FORD FOCUS AND TOLD HIM I DON'T LIKE DRIVING IT. I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM HIM YET. ACTUALLY THE CAR SCARES ME. SOMETIMES, LIKE YESTERDAY, THE SHUDDER LASTS A FULL 3 SECONDS. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. FORD KEEPS SAYING IT IS SUPPOSED TO SHIFT DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHER CARS BUT NOBODY WOULD BUY ONE IF THEY EXPERIENCED THIS KIND OF SHUDDERING DURING TEST A DRIVE. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM AT AROUND 7,500 MILES, MAYBE A LITTLE SOONER BUT I PROBABLY THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION OR THAT I WAS ACTUALLY FEELING A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. *TR

THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION STUTTER WHEN TAKING OFF.

FORD FOCUS ST (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) STALLS REPEATEDLY WHEN COASTING TO A STOP. ONCE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHICH IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. SOMETIMES THE IDLE DROPS VERY LOW (500 RPM) BUT DOESN'T STALL. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CEL). DEALER SAID WITHOUT CEL THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. FROM ONLINE RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH 2013 FOCUS ST. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHCNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS LONG AS THE CHECK ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT WAS NOT FLASHING. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAIURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,787.

THE STEERING PROBLEMS STARTED NEARLY TWO MONTHS AGO. AT FIRST IT WAS A FAINT PULL IN THE WHEEL... I INCORRECTLY ASSUMED IT WAS A TIRE BALANCE ISSUE. THEN THREE WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED THE "PULL" WAS GETTING STRONGER, AND SEEMED TO COINCIDE WITH THE A/C FAN OR RANDOM LIGHT FAILING. TWO WEEKS AGO WAS THE WORST - I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SLOWED DOWN TO STOP AT A LIGHT. MY WHEEL WAS SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT; AND ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP, THE WHEEL ALL OF A SUDDEN YANKED AN EXTRA FORTY DEGREES AND PULLED ME INTO THE TURNING LANE. AFTER GETTING BACK INTO MY OWN LANE, I NOTICED THAT THE A/C FAN ALSO QUIT WORKING. THE CAR HAS ALSO HAD RANDOM ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS/FAILURES. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS NOW, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE/RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE THERE IS A SKIPPING AND/OR SURGING, WITH AN ACCOMPANIED SHUTTERING COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL THE CAR REACHES AS FAST AS 25 MPH. THIS DEFECT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ONE ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TWO DEALERSHIPS TO TRY AND GET THE PROBLEM REPAIRED HOWEVER THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER FOR AS LONG AS 4 MORE WEEKS. THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VARIOUS SERVICE NOTICES ON IT. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT IT IS DUE TO FAULTY SEALS THAT CAUSE LEAKING LUBRICANT. *TR

OUR CAR HAS ONE OF THE DPS6 TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC CLUTCH SYSTEMS. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2013 FOR APPROX. $26,000. WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AT ONLY ABOUT 10,000 MILES. THE CAR TO DATE HAS 68,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS OVER 20 TIMES WITH 6 NEW CLUTCHES AND SEVERAL OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL STALL AND START TO SPUTTER AND BUCK. SOMETIMES IT HAS NO POWER AND SOMETIMES IT SHOOTS FORWARD. ONE TIME IN PARTICULAR WE PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND HAS TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC ON A LEFT TURN. THE CAR STALLED AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT, IT WAS SO CLOSE THAT I STARTED TO CRY AND SCREAM. THIS CAR IS A NIGHTMARE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK TO SEE IF ANYONE HAS DIED BECAUSE OF THESE CARS. AS A REALTOR, BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF DEPENDABILITY, I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR AND AM NOW STUCK WITH TWO CAR PAYMENTS BECAUSE THIS CAR IS WORTHLESS I CAN'T TRADE IT IN. PLEASE HELP. ALL OF MY LIFE I DROVE FORD AND QUITE HONESTLY I CANNOT IMAGING HOW CALLOUS FORD IS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THESE VEHICLES. PEOPLES LIVES ARE IN DANGER... PLEASE DO SOMETHING....

SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IS BEEN HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES WITH CHANGING GEARS,I CALLED AND FORD SAID IT WAS NORMAL.BUT I HAD AN INCIDENT IT WAS VERY SCARY EVERY TIME YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE THE CAR IT GOES HARD AND FAST I ALMOST CRASHED THE PERSON RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.THE OTHER INCIDENT I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND HAD THE CAR ON REVERSE AND THE CAR ACTUALLY WENT FORWARD IT WAS VERY SCARY I WENT ONLY AND SEE MANY CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE TAKING SO LONG TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS MODELS IS VERY DANGEROUS THEY NEED TO AVOID ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT SOMEONE ELSE IN DANGER TO FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD BE AVOIDED. I REALLY PRAY AND HOPE THAT THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT NOW THESE CARS NEED TO BE OFF THE STREET NOW. *JS

AS I WAS WAITING A TRAFFIC LIGHT MY ENGINE REVS DROPPED SO LOW THE ENGINE QUIETLY DIED. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM THE LIGHT I REALIZED THE CAR HAD STALLED AND HAD TO RESTART THE CAR. IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE MORE IN THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF, THEN HAPPENED THREE TIMES YESTERDAY. THE LAST TIME THE CAR STALLED I WAS GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT DURING THE RUSH HOUR COMMUTE HOME. THE CAR DID START UP AGAIN, BUT IT STRUGGLED TO TURN BACK ON AND SOME DASH LIGHTS FLASHED UP ME (I BELIEVE THE CEL FLASHED ON.) I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS WITH A DEAD CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AWAY BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT SHUDDERS AND BOGS DOWN AS I AM ACCELERATING, AND OFTEN LURCHES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CAR MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN IN LOW GEARS, BUT I AM NOW EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AT ALL SPEEDS, INCLUDING LURCHING FORWARD. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. I AM AFRAID THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE GRINDING OF THE GEARS WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

THE CAR STARTED EXPERIENCING VERY ROUGH SHIFTING PROBLEMS AFTER THE IT REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND IT STILL EXPERIENCING SHIFTING ISSUES, HESITATION, SURGING, SHUDDERING, VIBRATING. THE ONLY TIME THE TRANSMISSION IS SMOOTH IS WHEN THE CAR IS AT A CONSTANT SPEED AND IS NOT SHIFTING GEARS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR SO THAT I COULD HAND IT DOWN TO MY DAUGHTER. I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH THESE ISSUES. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER TO OPERATE. *TR

CAR TRANSMISSION WILL HARD SHIFT, OR SHUDDER AT SPEEDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH. THIS CAN CAUSE A DELAY IN SHIFTING AND IS AN ISSUE IN TRAFFIC AND/OR MERGING ONTO FREEWAY. THE CAR BEGAN TO START A DELAY IN SHIFTING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AROUND 24,000 MILES. *TR

JUNE 2014 - PULLED OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY ONTO A SIDE ROAD. ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE CAR STARTED TO SHUTTER SEVERELY BETWEEN THE 1-2 SHIFT BUT CONTINUED TO RUN NORMAL ONCE UP TO SPEED. WHEN I GOT HOME, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH PACK IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND REPROGRAM THE TCM AT 22,700 MILES. OCTOBER 2014 - CAR STARTED SHUTTERING AGAIN DURING 1-2 SHIFT AND HAD A RATTLE SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE TCM AGAIN. APRIL 2015 - RETURNED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE SHUTTER WAS GETTING WORSE. THEY REPROGRAMMED TCM AGAIN. JUNE 2015 - CAR SHUTTERED SEVERELY AND HESITATED AS I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO THE ROAD, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET REAR-ENDED. IT FINALLY SHIFTED AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THE PCM HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED AS WELL AS THE TCM AGAIN, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANY SHUTTER. JULY 1, 2015 - CAR SHUTTERED FROM TAKE-OFF AT A STOP SIGN, THEN HESITATED BEFORE SHIFTING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NO SHUTTER WAS DETECTED BUT THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TCM AGAIN TO RELEARN HOW WE DRIVE. JULY 11, 2015 - 39,000 MILES. TURNING LEFT ON TO A ROAD FROM A STOP SIGN, THE CAR SHUTTERED, HESITATED AND JERKED BUT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. IT DID SHOW THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT THEN. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO KEEP FROM GETTING REAR-ENDED. CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO TRY AND GET THE CAR TO THEM. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TURNED AROUND, HEADED TO THE DEALER. THE CAR SHUTTERED THEN HESITATED AGAIN BEFORE SHIFTING. IT WAS ONLY SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 3RD THEN TO 5TH. AT THE DEALER, I HAD THE SERVICE WRITER DRIVE THE CAR WITH ME IN IT AND IT SHIFTED NORMAL, BUT THE CODE WAS STILL THERE. HE SAID SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE MAY HAVE RESET THE FAULT. THIS NEEDS RECALLED BEFORE INJURIES HAPPEN. RECALL NOW!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING WHILE BRAKING. ALSO, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND SHOOK WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. ALSO, WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY PICKED UP SPEED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PHIL LONG FORD OF DENVER (7887 W TUFTS AVE, DENVER, CO 80123, (303) 557-5913) WHERE THEY INITIALLY REPLACED THE CLUTCH; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY IT DROVE FINE FOR 2 WEEKS. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HESITATING, SHUTTER NOISES, AND VIBRATING. I TOOK IT TO FORD 2 DAYS LATER IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. THE CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. I WAS NOT DISCLOSED THAT INFORMATION WHEN I PURCHASED IT. NOW I HAVE A UNRELIABLE CAR, THANKS FORD! *TR

I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REDONE TWICE ONE AT 58K THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 31K AND AGAIN AT 86K TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME SURGING, JOLTING, LOSS OF POWER IS STILL HAPPENING. FORD MOTOR CO. AND DEALERS ARE HORRIBLE TO DEAL WITH. FORD MOTOR CO. WON'T RESPOND THEY TAKE MESSAGES IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY TALK TO SOMEONE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION WHICH IS CRAP. THEY NEED TO DISCONTINUE USE BECAUSE THE FIX IS NOT A FIX. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STOP FORD FROM PRODUCING UNSAFE CARS. ANY TIME I DRIVE THIS CARE THE JOLTS START AFTER SECOND GEAR THEN IT DOESN' CHANGE GEARS CORRECTLY IT'S SLUGGISH THIS HAPPENS ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND ATTEMPTING TO SPEED UP IT HAS VERY LITTLE POWER AND I END UP WASTING A LOT OF GAS SO THE MPG'S AREN'T CORRECT IN RATING. VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT IN SYN IS A JOKE, IT WILL TELL YOU YOUR BREAKS ARE OK AND THEY AREN'T. IT GOES THROUGH A QUART OF OIL EVERY 6 K MILES. NOW IT'S HARD TO START I JIGGLE THE KEY AND IT SOMETIMES STARTS THERE'S A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AND ALL THE LIGHTS AND ELECTRONICS FLICKER THEN IT FINALLY STARTS. DON'T BUY ANY FOCUS! I'VE SUBMITTED A PREVIOUS COMPLAIN NOT SURE IF THIS IS EVEN BEING READ...I HAVE ALL MY SERVICE RECORDS. DON'T HAVE A SCANNER IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM. DEALERS INITIALLY TOLD ME SEVERAL TIMES I'M NOT "GIVING IT ENOUGH GAS" EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS ALREADY A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND I HAD 30K ON THE CARE.

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, AT LOW RPM'S THE CAR WOULD STUTTER AND STALL. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, I WAS TOLD THIS IS COMMON. ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER THE CAR STALLED LEAVING A GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR END. THE CAR FINALLY LITE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT 3 WEEKS LATER. DEALER CHANGED AN O2 SENSOR AND 4 DAYS LATER IN JULY CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" IN FIRST GEAR AS I WAS LEAVING A RESTAURANT. THE CAR HESITATED AND STALLED IN TRAFFIC, I WAS ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR OF THE CAR AGAIN. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE AN ACTUATOR CONTROLLING THE RADIATOR VENTS IS BAD, BUT THIS SHOULD NO HAVE CAUSED THE CAR TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. FORD HAS A TSB FOR A WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM, THE NUMBER IS TSB 13-9-7 THAT EXPLAINS THE ISSUES OF STUTTERING AND STALLING, BUT UNLESS 2 CODES ARE READ ON THE COMPUTER THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. THE PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON FORDFOCUSST.ORG WEBSITE. HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF CARS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT ONE DAY SOMEONE, IF NOT MANY PEOPLE, WILL BE SERIOUSLY HURT DUE TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

ENGINE STARTED IDLING ROUGH WHILE DOWN SHIFTING, ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED (RPMS) AND THEN STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES, BUT IS INTERMITTENT. ENGINE STARTED IDLING ROUGH WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH A CORNER AND DOWN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND, AT THAT TIME THE CLUTCH WAS PUSHED IN AND THE CAR STALLED. I LOST POWER STEERING AND SLIGHTLY TRAVELED INTO THE ON COMING LANE OF TRAFFIC AT 25 MPH. THE STALLING WHILE DOWN SHIFTING HAS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES, BUT IS INTERMITTENT. ENGINE IDLES ROUGH WHILE AT STOPS OR DOWN SHIFTING, BUT DOES NOT STALL. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST ALL THE TIME, DOES NOT ALWAYS STALL, BUT IS ALSO INTERMITTENT. HILL ASSIST SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT AS TO WHEN IT WANTS TO WORK OR NOT WORK. AFTER PERFORMING A TSB ON MY CAR THE CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR. AFTER I PUMPED THE CLUTCH A FEW TIMES IT STARTED ACTING NORMAL. *TR

I OWN A 2013 FORD FOCUS. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR A WEEK AND I ALREADY FEEL A GRINDING/SHUDDERING IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT ALSO HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND FORD EMPLOYEES KEEP TELLING ME ITS NORMAL AND NOTHING IS WRONG. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS CAR! *TR

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 65 WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF THE ENGINE IS CUTTING OUT OR ENGINE BRAKING IS BEING APPLIED THE RPM'S DROP FROM 2.5 TO 2.25 FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS PULSING. *TR

TRAVELING ON I-80 IN NEW JERSEY AFTER SLOWING/BRAKING DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC AHEAD AND SLOWING TO ABOUT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT THREE MINUTES WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH. VEHICLE WAS SERVICE AT FORD DEALER REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF CLUTCH AND SOFTWARE REINSTALL. SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED A YEAR LATER JUNE 24, 2015 WHILE TRAVELING ON I-77. WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO POLICE ACTION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER SLOWING TO ABOUT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR WAS VERY SLOW TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEED. SCHEDULED A SERVICE CHECK WITH FORD FOR JULY 8, 2015. BUT THE TECHNICIAN "COULD NOT VERITY CONCERN." NOTE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD FOR OTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUES NOVEMBER 4, 2014 AND JUNE 13, 2015: GRINDING, RUMBLING NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION AREA, JUMPING/STUTTERING FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED POSITION AND TENDENCY FOR TRANSMISSION TO SLOW VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING UNDER 30 MPH. TRANSMISSION/ SOFTWARE ISSUES. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED FOR THE NOVEMBER SERVICE DATE AND ONLY SOFTWARE WAS INSTALLED ON THE JUNE 13, 2015 SERVICE DATE. UPDATED 09/09/15*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE VIBRATED AND CAUSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED ITS NORMAL OPERATION AFTER THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,300.

WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE CAR STALLS AND JERKS RAPIDLY WHEN THROWING ITSELF INTO 2ND GEAR. ONCE IT FINISHES THE JERKING AND STALLING MOTION IT MAKES A LOUD RATTLING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN IN GEAR AND ACCELERATED GOING TO 35-55 IT WILL STALL THEN THE RPMS WILL GO HIGHER AND IT WILL JERK BACK INTO GEAR ACCELERATING FASTER THAN I WAS GOING. SOMETIMES IT WILL BARELY GO FROM A STOPPED POSITION TO TRYING TO ACCELERATE THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN JERK INTO GEAR. *TR

JUST PURCHASED A USED FORD FOCUS SE 2013. THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD UPON ACCELERATING AND THEN THE RPMS DECREASE WHILE ACCELERATING, THEN INCREASE FOR A MOMENT, THEN DECREASE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS ANY TIME I ACCELERATE. THE CAR JERKS FORWARD THEN STOPS. WHILE THE RPMS ARE INCREASING, THE CAR MAKES A REVVING SOUND ALMOST AS IF I'M IN THE WRONG GEAR (THOUGH IT'S AN AUTOMATIC), THEN IT SOUNDS AS IF IT'S STOPPING WHILE THE RPMS DROP. I HEAR AN INTERMITTENT GRINDING SOUND THAT SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS BEING OVERTAXED OR DAMAGED. *TR

GOING FOR TRANSMISSION #2 SEE IF THIS ONE CAN LAST MORE THAN 3 MONTHS. LAST FORD I WILL BUY SHOULD HAVE KEPT MY 2008 TAURUS HAD ONE PROBLEM WITH IT THE WHOLE TIME I OWNED IT. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND EVERY THREE MONTHS I HAVE TO HAVE CLUTCHES CHANGED. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED TIME AND TIME WITH NO FIX. THE RECALL FIX WAS A FAILURE AS WELL. TOOK THE TRANSMISSION IN FOR REPAIR THEY STATED THAT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT TRANSMISSION. SOMETIMES IT JETS OFF THEN OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT GO. FORD SHOULD HAVE REPLACED MY CAR OR THAT TRANSMISSION AWHILE AGO. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY GETTING WORSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM WHIPLASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

THE VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH LOWER GEARS. TO AVOID THE ISSUE YOU HAVE TO ACCELERATE AT A FAIRLY HIGH RATE FROM A STOP SIGN. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING CORNERS. HAVE TAKEN INTO THE DEALER ONCE SCHEDULED FOR SECOND TRIP THIS WEEK. THEY SAY IT IS WITH IN THEIR TOLERANCE BOUNDARIES. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WITH A DRAGGING FEELING. VEHICLE LOSSES SPEED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THEN CATCHES WITH A JOLT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING , INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS AND NOTIFICATION LIGHTS BLINKED OFF AND ON 5 TIMES CAR CONTINUED TO RUN NORMAL . ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE TACH AND SPEED NEEDLE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THEN WENT BACK UP TO NORMAL . ALSO STARTING FROM A STOP HESITATION AND JERKING WHILE STARTING OUT FROM STOPPED POSITION AND FROM SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR . AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED WITH ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON IT IN THE SPRING OF 2014. DIDN'T NOTICE DURING INITIAL TEST DRIVE BUT AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF DRIVING FOUND THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE BUT ONLY WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOP. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER ON 7/16/2014 AND THEY DID A RE FLASH THEY SAID SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT WAS OK FOR A DAY OR TWO BUT THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHUDDERING AND GRINDING FROM STOPS AGAIN ONLY NOW IT CONTINUED TO SHUDDER EVEN AFTER IT SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR, BEFORE THE RE FLASH IT ONLY SHUDDERED WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST INTO 2ND GEAR AND THEN IT WAS FINE. ON 8/05/2014 I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN . THEY TESTED IT AND SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY DO FEEL THE SHUDDER I AM STILL COMPLAINING ABOUT IT STILL FALLS WITHIN FORDS GUIDELINES AND IS CONSIDERED NORMAL, THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME IT WILL HAVE TO GET SO BAD THAT THE DASH JUST ABOUT SHAKES ITSELF LOOSE BEFORE FORD WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, LIKE REPLACE THE CLUTCHES. ON THAT VISIT THEY DID NOT GENERATE A REPAIR ORDER OR GIVE ME A RECEIPT PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. ON 6/24/2015 I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AGAIN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT ONLY THIS TIME I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT BESIDES THE SHUDDER THE VEHICLE WILL NOW ACTUALLY BOG DOWN AND STOP MOVING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION FOR A SECOND OR TWO AT TIMES WHILE ITS SHUDDERING. ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID THERE WAS ANOTHER NEWER RE FLASH AVAILABLE THAT MAY HELP THE PROBLEM SO THEY PERFORMED IT . AGAIN IT SEEMED TO SHIFT GOOD FOR ONE DAY BUT AFTER THAT IT STARTED SHUDDERING AND GRINDING ALL OVER AGAIN ON START OUT FROM STOPS JUST AS BEFORE ONLY NOW IT CONTINUES TO SHUDDER IN 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH GEARS ALL THE WAY UP TO HWY SPEEDS AND CONTINUES TO GRIND ALL THE WHILE. THIS CONDITION IS NOT SAFE, FORD KNOWS IT AND NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

THE VEHICLE WILL STALL UPON PRESSING THE CLUTCH IN WHILE IN GEAR OR NEUTRAL REGARDLESS OF SPEED AT RANDOM INTERVALS. I'LL NOTICE THAT COMING TO A STOP WITH THE CLUTCH IN THE CAR HAS A HARD TIME FINDING AN IDLE THEN ULTIMATELY DIES. THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR AWHILE AND THE AC IS ON HOWEVER IT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE AC OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES INCLUDING WHILE DOWN SHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR WHILE TURNING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THIS DESPITE SHOWING VIDEO PROOF OF THE ISSUE. THIS IS AN OVERALL SAFETY CONCERN WHEN THE CAR COULD SHUT OFF AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS, SHAKES, GRINDS AND HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH LOW GEARS AND WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW IN JULY 2013. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PERSON WITH WHOM I SPOKE SAID MOST OF THE ISSUES THEY'VE SEEN LIKE THIS ARE "WITHIN THEIR TOLERANCE LIMITS." THAT IS NOT OKAY! *TR

CAR IS LAGGING AND BOGGING CONSISTENTLY; TURN ACCELERATION IN UNPREDICTABLE, FREQUENT TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING OCCURRING, UN-SMOOTH SHIFTING, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. LOW GAS MILEAGE 20-24. *TR

2013 FORD FOCUS ST HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65+ MPH MULTIPLE TIMES, IN ADDITION TO ON -RAMPS AND WHILE COMING TO A STOP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. MULTIPLE TIMES HAS STALLED WITHOUT GIVING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MEANING THE DEALER WOULDN'T LOOK AT IT DESPITE BEING UNDER WARRANTY. ENGINE'S IDLING SPEED IS WILDLY ERRATIC BEFORE AND AFTER STALLING EVENTS. HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY LUCKY SO FAR BECAUSE THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND A HUGE SAFETY RISK. TERRIFIED OF LOSING POWER AGAIN WHILE TURNING LEFT AHEAD OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY. FORD HAS ISSUED TSB 13-9-7 FOR THOSE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THE ECU STORE A CODE, NOTICE THE ISSUE AND GET IT TO A DEALER WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OUT OF PARK ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL (WHILE DECELERATING/BRAKING) WILL INTERMITTENTLY CAUSE ENGINE RPMS TO RAPIDLY DROP, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE/STALL. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE ARE TYPICALLY SUCCESSFUL, ALTHOUGH OCCASIONALLY REQUIRING MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, DUE TO ENGINE RE-STALLING. KEY FACTORS SEEM TO BE ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE, AND BRAKING/DECELERATING. *TR

CONTINUANCE ISSUES WITH MY FORD FOCUS 2013 FORD FOCUS ?BANGING, JUMPING, SLIPPING, SHAKING AND GRINDING: IT'S HAS NOW BECOME AN ISSUE THAT'S AFFECTS THE DRIVABILITY AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND PASSENGERS. ?BOGGING DOWN ?TAKES OFF IN A LURCH, ACCELERATES RAPIDLY AT TIMES, SAFETY ISSUE ?CARS ROLLS BACKWARD WHEN STOPPED ON A HILL. SAFETY ISSUE ?CAR OCCASIONALLY JOLTS FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING AT LOW GEAR, SAFETY ISSUE ?I?M TOLD ?IT HAS TO LEARN HOW YOU DRIVE.? I DRIVE THE CAR EVERY DAY AND IT STILL HASN'T SO CALLED, LEARNED ?CONCERNED ABOUT EVEN PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC FOR FEAR THE CAR ISN'T GOING TO GO OR WILL NEED TIME TO FIND ITS GEAR. SAFETY ISSUE ?IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IT; SLIPS OFTEN/HESITATING/JERKING/STUTTERING AND GRINDING. ?RPM SPIKES AND DROPS WHEN SHIFTING. ?NOISE WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. ?SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AT ALL; ON 9/9/14 STUCK IN A PARKING SPOT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ONLY MOVED TWO FEET IN REVERSE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO DEALERS BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AT ALL. *TR

FIRST THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2013. THEN AROUND 10,000 MILES THE CAR STARTED TO JERK SHUDDER AND SLIP OUT OF GEAR. . THE CAR JERKS AT STOP AND GO SPEEDS AND WHEN BAKING SLOWLY OUT OUR DRIVEWAY. THE CAR ALSO MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS. LASTLY WHEN RIDING THE BREAKS AT STOP LIGHTS IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS GRINDING. FORD REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THEIR. THE TWO DEALERSHIPS SAID EVERYTHING WOULD BE CORRECTED WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED BUT IT HAS NOT. THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL BECAUSE IT IS A AUTOMATIC MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHY WOULD YOU SELL A CAR THAT PERFORMS LIKE A 30 YEAR OLD PIECE OF JUNK. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS AND SLIPS AND ON LONGER TRIPS IT GETS TO A POINT WHERE THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN YOU TRY TO START MOVING IT WILL BOGG DOWN AND THEN IT WILL TAKE OFF AND JUMP SHUTTER WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID REBUILD THE TRANS IT RUN OK FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND NOW THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR I CAN'T SEE HOW THIS CAN BE SAFE OR NORMAL TO DRIVE A CAR THAT JUMPS SHUTTERS AND WHEN YOU START OUT MOVING YOU CAN'T TELL IF IT'S GOING TO NOSE OVER AND SIT OR TAKE OFF MY WIFE IS SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE THIS CAR ANY MORE AND ALL FORD SAYS IS THIS IS NORMAL I HAVE TALKED TO SOME OTHER FOCUS OWNERS AND MOST OF THEM SAY THE SAME THING THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE

FILLING UP WITH GAS THE GAS PUMP TURNS OFF AFTER ABOUT EVERY 1/2 GALLON. SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE VENTING OF THE GAS TANK.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED OR PLACED 5 TIMES AND IT STILL HAS A SHUTTER IN THE CLUTCH. WHAT THIS DOES UPON TAKING OFF IT START SKIPPING SO YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE IT THRU THE INTERCESION

I WAS GOING TO PICK UP MY WIFE FROM WORK AS USUAL. I AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER ESPECIALLY AROUND CORNERS. I WAS NOT DRIVING MORE THAT15 MPH WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED CAR I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. I WENT UP ON THE DRIVEWAY AREA. I HIT A CONCRETE WALL PORTION OR A DRIVEWAY. TOTALED THE ENTIRE FRONT RIGHT. AXLE IS BROKEN. AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. SEVERAL MONTHS BACK THEY HAD TO PUT IN A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR IS JUST NOW 1 YEAR OLD. IT COULD NOT GO UP HILLS, PARK UP HILLS. TRANSMISSION WOULD TURN OFF. NOW IT ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. MY WIFE TOLD ME FROM THE BEGINNING THIS CAR IS A LEMON. I LIKED IT SO DID NOT WANT TO BELIEVE IT! NOW I HAVE TO. I AM STILL STIFF ALL OVER. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO FORD AUTO BODY AND MY DEALER. I HOPE THEY WILL BE HONEST ABOUT ALL THIS. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD BE MARKED BADLY BY MY INSURANCE OR HAVE MY PREMIUM GO UP WHEN THIS IS NOT MY FAULT. I HOPE FORD WILL AT LEAST HELP ME OUT WITH A NEW REPLACEMENT CAR FOR THIS LEMON THEY SOLD ME! NOW THEY WILL PUT THROUGH A CLAIM ON MY INSURANCE TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE WALL. I HOPE MY INSURANCE PREMIUM WILL NOT GO UP. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WHEN FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND HAS MANY COMPLAINTS. THIS I WAS NOT EVEN AWARE OF! *TR