What 3,789 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Ford Focus Bev

APRIL 2011 -- ISSUES BEGAN WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTDOWN (CAUSING AIR/RADIO/SYNC SYSTEM TO BE OF NO USE). BROUGHT VEHICLE IN BECAUSE I WAS SCHEDULED TO GO ON ROAD TRIP TO MASS. (SYNC SYSTEM SHUT DOWN IN ROUTE TO MASS.). SOON THEREAFTER, THE JERKING AND SHAKING OF THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME I CALLED OR BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN, I WAS TOLD "WE CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM". BACK AND FORTH MEETING WITH MANAGEMENT AT WALDORF FORD DEALERSHIP AND PHONE CALLS WITH FORD IN DETROIT. CONTINUED ISSUES WITH THE JERKING AND VIBRATING OF VEHICLE; CONTINUED COMPLAINTS THAT THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD RACE UP AND DOWN AND THE ENGINE WOULD REVVED BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING INTO GEAR; MAY 2013 50K MILES -- WHILE IN COLUMBIA, MD WAS STILL HAVING THE JERKING AND "SHIFTING" ISSUES THAT THE DEALERSHIP "COULD NOT" AND I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE VEHICLE THAT SAID TRANSMISSION FAILURE SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UNTIL I ARRIVED AT A FRIEND'S. DROVE HOME HOURS LATER; TRANSMISSION/POWERTRAIN SYSTEM "FIXED"; MAY 2014 74K MILES -- JERKING/VIBRATING/GRINDING SOUNDS; ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF (NOT FLASHING); VEHICLE NOT GETTING INTO GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP AND ABOVE 50 MPH; AUTOZONE PLUGGED INTO VEHICLE SYSTEM AND RECEIVED FOLLOWING MESSAGE/CODE P2862 "SHIFT FORK 'B' ACUATOR CIRCUIT HIGH" UNABLE TO ACCESS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROBLEM; AN ISSUE WHICH FORD CONSIDERS A "COMMON FAILURE" WITH THIS VEHICLE. NOTHING LIKE PUTTING A DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AT RISK AS WELL AS CAUSING ACCIDENTS. WHY ARE THESE VEHICLES STILL ON THE ROAD WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE?? *TR

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MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO THE CORRECT GEAR WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN A CORNER. COMING OUT OF THE TURN IT STALLED INTO NEUTRAL . MY CAR HAS A RATTLE AND JERKING WHEN I'M GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH SOMETIMES. THIS CAR DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS SMOOTHLY! I RECENTLY RENTED A 2013 FOCUS AND IT DRIVES GREAT. MY 2012 FORD FOCUS IS HORRIBLE. *TR

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DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, CAR LOST POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY TO STOP. WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE CAR STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT NEXT TO MY PLACE OF BUSINESS, THE CAR WOULD NOT START UP AGAIN, AND WHEN IT DID, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. SAT IN THE PARKING LOT FOR 30 MINUTES TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO START UP AND GO INTO GEAR. WHEN IT FINALLY DID GO INTO GEAR, I GOT IT TO MY PLACE OF BUSINESS 2 BLOCKS DOWN AND PARKED IT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THE ELECTRIC VERSION OF THIS CAR, BUT NOT THE GASOLINE VERSIONS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON ALL OF THESE MODELS AS THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THESE ISSUES UNLESS THE CAR IS TAKEN TO ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS, WHICH IN PAST EXPERIENCE, THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING AT THE DEALERSHIP EXCEPT OVERCHARGE FOR DIAGNOSING THE CAR, AND FOR THEM TO TELL YOU NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT AND THAT THEY KNOW THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE CARS, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THEM AND THEY CAN CHANGE THE PARTS, HOWEVER THAT WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS BY THE MANAGER AT A DEALERSHIP AND HE HAS STATED THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO TO CHANGE THE SITUATION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO FORD FOR THE SAME ISSUES GM IS HAVING WITH THEIR SMALL CARS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE RESUMING TO NORMAL ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

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I HAVE A FORD FOCUS 2012 SE WITH WINTER AND COMFORT PACKAGES. MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWAPPED UP FROM 79 MPH TO 81 MPH WHEN I PRESSED THE DOWN BUTTON TO SLOW THE CAR. *TR

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THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE FORD FOCUS LATELY THAT INVOLVE THE TRANSMISSION AND I AM INCLUDED IN THOSE COMPLAINING. MY AUTOMATIC CAR EITHER WON'T SWITCH GEARS AND SOUNDS LIKE I'M PRESSING THE GAS WHILE IN PARK THEN VIOLENTLY LUNGES FORWARD OR WHILE DRIVING AT AN AVERAGE SPEED LIKE 40 IT'S JUST STOPS COMPLETELY IN THE ROAD. IT ALSO WILL NOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS TO MERGE ON TO A FREEWAY. LIVING IN LOS ANGELES THIS POSES A HUGE THREAT TO GETTING IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. AFTER 3 NEAR AND SEVERELY CLOSE BUT AVOIDED ACCIDENTS I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A 3-5 WEEK WAITING LIST TO HAVE MY CAR EVEN LOOKED AT TO PROVE THAT IT WAS IN FACT THE PROBLEM ALL OTHER FORDS WERE ENCOUNTERING. AFTER CALLING ROUND TO SEVERAL DEALERS IN A 30 MILE RADIUS I FOUND ONE KIND MAN WHO SAID HE COULD LOOK AT WITHIN 3 DAYS. AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED AS THE CLUTCHES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AS THEY THOUGHT WOULD BE THE ISSUE, I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE UP TO ANOTHER 3-4 WEEKS TIL MY CAR WAS ACTUALLY REPAIRED LEAVING ME ALREADY OUT OF POCKET FOR A WEEK FOR A RENTAL CAR. THE DEALER SUGGEST I OPEN A CASE WITH FORD TO REQUEST A LOANER CAR FOR THE DURATION OF MY REPAIR AS IT SEEMS RIDICULOUS THAT I BE PAYING $ OUT OF POCKET FOR AN ISSUE THAT THEY CAUSED WITH A FAULTY PART. 4 DAYS LATER AND FORD STILL HAS NOT DECIDED WHETHER MY REQUEST IS REASONABLE. EVERYDAY I'M SPENDING MONEY WHILE MY INOPERABLE CAR SITS AT A DEALERSHIP WAITING TO FIND OUT IF I CAN AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE RENTAL WHILE MY DEATH TRAP OF A VEHICLE WAIT S AS FORD DECIDED I'M BEING "REASONABLE". I FIND THIS TREATMENT OF CUSTOMERS OF A FAULTY PRODUCT DISGRACEFUL. *TR

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I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2012 AND BY MAY OF 2013, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR MONTHS. THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE WAS AN ISSUE WITH SPEED CONTROL IN THE CAR WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. AT ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR THE CAR WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY GOING UP TO 40MPH, BUT WOULD THEN JERK UP TO HIGHER SPEEDS AFTERWARD. THE CLUTCH SYSTEM WAS REPLACED IN THE CAR ON MAY 24, 2013 AND SEEMED TO BE FINE, BUT I STILL FILED A CLAIM WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. LAST WEEK ON MAY 14, 2014 THE BEGAN TO HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I CONTACTED FORD AGAIN AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT IN, AS IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE 12 MONTHS/12000 MILES EXTENDED PARTS WARRANTY. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BACK IN THE SHOP AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL NOT BE RESOLVED. I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS ALREADY A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE IN 2012 FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND LITTLE IS BEING DONE NOW TO RECTIFY THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. *JS

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TRANSMISSION ISSUES, JERKING, JUMPING, JOLTING FORWARD, SLUGGISH, LACK OF POWER, FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO CUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS, FAST SPEEDS, AT A STOP, IDLING, ETC. YOU NAME A CONDITION OF THE CAR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND IT HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I TOOK IT TO FORD TO FIX AND THEY SAID IT WAS A "KNOWN" ISSUE, THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND CALIBRATED. IT STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUES, THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

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THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE HESITATES AND SHUTTERS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION. I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS NORMAL, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE, AS IT DID NOT DO THIS FOR THE FIRST TEN THOUSAND MILES. IN MY OPINION IT MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE BECAUSE OF HESITATION FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ALSO FROM A STOPPED POSITION ON A SMALL INCLINE THE CAR WILL SHAKE SOMEWHAT VIOLENTLY DURING TAKE OFF. THE SHAKING IS BAD ENOUGH TO MAKE ME BELIEVE THAT IT COULD BE DOING DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS TO THE DRIVE TRAIN AND COMPONENTS OF ANY OTHER SYSTEMS. ALSO WHO WANTS TO SPEND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND UP FOR A VEHICLE THAT ACCELERATES AND SHIFTS NO BETTER THAN A CAR FROM THE 80'S. I HAVE LOST ALL FAITH IN QUALITY CONTROL. THANK YOU. *TR

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SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR, I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWELVE TIMES. I BOUGHT IT NEW AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, JUMPING, LURCHING. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE ISSUES PLUS ISSUES WITH THE RADIO CONSTANTLY RESETTING ITSELF SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO ME THAT THE REASON MY CAR TIMES BACKWARDS AFTER COMING TO A STOP WAS TO SAVE FUEL, THEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED TO STOP IT. I HAD THIS DONE, BUT IT STILL OCCURS WITH MY CAR. *TR

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I BOUGHT THE FOCUS NEW A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. AT FIRST IT SEEMED TO DO WELL BUT FOR THE PAST YEAR, AND MORE OFTEN RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHUTTERING AND I HEAR A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I HAVE NOTICED IT ONLY HAPPENS AT LOWER SPEEDS(BELOW 15MPH) WHEN IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS FROM A STOP IT SOMETIMES JERKS YOU INTO MOVEMENT OR IF YOU PRESS THE GAS A BIT HARDER IT WILL SHUTTER THROUGH 1ST GEAR AND JUMP INTO 2ND GEAR. I HAVE FOUND IT TO BE A PROBLEM DRIVING AROUND TOWN OR WHEN MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY WHERE SOME ACCELERATION IS NEEDED TO GET TO SPEED. *TR

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ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE INTO MERGE LANE AND ONTO HIGHWAY BUT TRANSMISSION DID NOT RESPOND WITH ENGINE REVVING UP AND SLIPPING. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC OR BEING STRUCK BY TRAFFIC. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS INCIDENT IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE AND THE FORD DEALER HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

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AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES AND COME TO A STOP THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AND CAR ROLLS BACKWARDS. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 2 DAYS. THE DEALER SAYS IT THE WAY I DRIVE. *TR

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THIS CAR HAS BEEN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR RANDOMLY DOES NOT START FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, ABSOLUTELY NO RHYME OR REASON. IT DOES START EVENTUALLY. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL COMES ON, INTERIOR LIGHTS, A/C, HEATER, RADIO, EXTERIOR LIGHTS, JUST NO ENGINE. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS AFTER BEING DRIVEN. IN OTHER WORDS, IT NEVER HAPPENS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT, IT NEVER HAPPENS AFTER A FULL WORK DAY (SITTING 8 HOURS). THE LONGEST PERIOD OF TIME IT HAS SET AND STILL NOT STARTED IS ABOUT 3 HOURS. THE PROBLEM ALSO NEVER OCCURRED UNTIL THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

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GOING FROM A COMPLETE STOP TO ACCELERATION MY CAR IS SHUTTERING & JERKING AS IF IT IS STALLING OUT. IT IS LIKE THE CAR ISN'T TAKING THE GAS AND MY CAR IS STRUGGLING TO GET IN GEAR. I CAN HEAR THE GEAR GRINDING AS THEY SHIFT. THEY HAVE A RECALL ON CERTAIN 2012 FORD FOCUS WITH SAME ISSUE; HOWEVER, MINE IS NOT IN THAT RECALL. THE DEALER SAYS "IT IS THE WAY IT IS MADE". WELL WHY IS THERE A RECALL ON CERTAIN VINS THAT ARE DOING THE SAME THING???? *TR

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I HAVE OWNED MY 2012 FORD FOCUS SINCE NEW, I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY FRIDAY 4/25/14 CRUISING ALONG AT OR AROUND 60 MPH, I WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MY WIFE AND MY INLAWS. AS I WAS CRUISING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE OF SUNRISE HIGHWAY BUT MANAGED TO AVOID TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND ME AND MANEUVERED THE CAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE BUT DID NOT MOVE. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO HEAD TO THE OFFRAMP, THIS ISSUE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE SHOULDER UNTIL I FINALLY REACHED THE OFF- RAMP. I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR 15 MIN THEN PROCEEDED TO TAKE LOCAL ROADS HOME AND CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO MAKE A APPOINTMENT. I HAVE NOW BEEN ADVISED THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DO TO TCM FAILURE WHICH THE 2012 ELECTRIC FOCUS HAD BEEN RECALLED ALREADY. I AM FACED WITH A 1200.00 EXPENSE DO TO A KNOWN ISSUE COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT THE DANGER MY FAMILY ENCOUNTERED. *TR

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CAR TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY, WAS REPAIRED BY FORD BUT STILL DEFECTIVE, HAVE BROUGHT IN FOR MULTIPLE REPAIRS BUT STILL, NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. IM PERSONALLY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND DO NOT TRUST IT WHILE PULLING INTO ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC SITUATION. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,815 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 86,000 MILES.

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THE CAR TEND TO MOVE BACKWARDS WHENEVER I STOP AT A STOPLIGHT WITH A SLIGHT ELEVATION. *TR

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TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS, JERKS, ROLLS BACK IN PARK, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT GOING TO WORK OR JUST LEAVE YOU SITTING. A PIECE OF JUNK!!! DEALER WORKS ON IT AND IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE!! THEY SAY ITS PART OF THE DESIGN. I BET NO FORD EMPLOYEES DRIVE ONE!! *TR

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2012 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE "POWER SHIFT" TRANSMISSION STALLING ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WOULD LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING, AND A METAL NOISE WAS HEARD, AS THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND HESITATED. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED, THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE ON A 30-DAY BACK ORDER. THE CONSUMER STATED 2 MONTHS HAVE PASSED, AND SHE HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OR COMMUNICATION ADDRESSING THE ISSUE.*JB

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WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, I HAVE NOTICED A SHUDDERING WHEN I ACCELERATE. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR, BRAND NEW, IT HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT HAD SOME KIND OF SPECIAL TRANSMISSION THAT HAD TO GET USE TO MY DRIVING STYLE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE 2012 FORD FOCUS AND NOW WHEN I ACCELERATE, THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING TROUBLE GRABBING THE NEXT GEAR AND A SHUDDERING/SHAKING SENSATION WHEN EVER I TRY TO GO UP ANY KIND OF INCLINE. IS THERE SOME KIND OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THE 2012 FORD FOCUS? *TT

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ROAD AS PASSENGER IN THE CAR. GOING FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE CAR HAD HORRIBLE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH. DIDN'T KNOW AN AUTOMATIC HAD A CLUTCH. IT WAS SOLD TO ME AS AN AUTOMATIC. TO ME THAT MEANS YOU STEP ON THE GAS ON THE GEARS MOVE THE CAR FORWARD SO YOU CAN SAFELY GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SERVICE MANAGER CALLED. BASICALLY STATED (ACCORDING TO WHAT I RECALL),THE CAR ISN'T SHUDDERING BUT HESITATING SOME STILL. TRADED THE CAR YESTERDAY. CAN'T SEND MY DAUGHTER TO COLLEGE WITH A CAR THAT HAS SUCH A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. HERE IS THE DEAL : WOULD LIKE TO INVOKE THE LEMON LAW. CAN'T PLAY AROUND THOUGH WITH THE SAFETY OF MY DAUGHTER OR ANYONE ELSE. NOT GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT. TAKING THE CAR BACK 3 MORE TIMES,IN MY OPINION, MAKES NO SINCE BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE. TOOK A FINANCIAL HIT ON THE TRADE IN BUT AT LEAST MY DAUGHTER IS IN A SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLE NOW. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. EVEN IF THEY GAVE ME A NEW CAR OR REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION I WOULD NOT TAKE IT. IT IS STILL THE SAME TRANSMISSION THAT , IN MY OPINION, IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT , BASED ON THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ, FORD MAY NOT HAVE A FIX FOR. (NOT SURE ABOUT THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT WHEN I RODE IN THE CAR). IT WAS WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. MY DAUGHTER DOES NOT RECALL WHEN IT FIRST STARTED. THIS IS HER FIRST CAR. IT DID, HOWEVER, NOT PERFORM LIKE THIS FOR SURE WHEN WE TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *JS

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INTERMITTENT AND SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE HESITATION AND STUTTERING DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION, AND ON HILLS THAT CAUSE SAFETY CONCERN OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND FOR DRIVER. FROM COMPLETE STOP THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION IN RPM 1500 - 2800 WITH LOW PEDAL PRESSURE CREATING STUTTERING AND HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION. AUDIBLE METAL GRINDING IS FAIRLY CONSISTENT. ENGINE LOADS GOING UP HILLS CREATES SIMILAR SHIFTING PROBLEMS. DEALER INDICATES THAT THIS THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION OPERATES STATING SOFTWARE MANAGES THE SHIFTING DECISIONS. FORD UPDATES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. I CURRENTLY HAVE 15000. THE ISSUE WAS NOT EVIDENT IN TEST DRIVE. AT THIS POINT I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED BUT PREVALENT AMONG CURRENT FOCUS MODEL. *JS

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TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING ENGINE REVVING VERY HIGH UPON PULLING AWAY CAR FELT IT WAS STALLING OR JUST LOSING POWER, UNDER NORMAL OPERATIONS OF THE CAR I WOULD HAVE CLEARLY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO PULL OUT OF INTERSECTION BUT BECAUSE IT WASN'T GOING FORWARD AS IT SHOULD IT FELT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DO NOT FEEL THIS TRANSMISSION OPERATES IN A SAFE WAY. *TR

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