What 2,157 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Ford Focus Bev

I JUST HAD TO BRING IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN. TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING, SLIPPING, HESITATING FROM A DEAD STOP THEN LUNGES. SOMETIMES WILL HESITATE WHEN TRYING TO PASS ON FREEWAY.

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I AM BRINGING IN MY VEHICLE FOR SERVICE AS I AM STILL HAVING CLUTCH PROBLEMS. LACK OF POWER FROM STOP, CAR WON'T SHIFT AFTER 40MPH, REVS OUT AT 3K RPM.

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JUST GOT ANOTHER RECALL. TRANSMISSION IS STILL HAVING SAME ISSUES, PARTICULARLY IN HIGH TEMPS. HESITATES, CLUTCH DOESN'T GRAB, STALLS EVEN WHEN FOOT IS ON THE GAS.

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IT WAS SEPT. 16TH, ABOUT 8:15PM. AFTER GETTING OFF WORK, I GOT INTO MY CAR AND STARTED IT UP. THERE CAME A SOUND AND WARNING ON THE DASH THAT A DOOR WAS AJAR. I TRIED MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR BUT THAT DIDN'T EFFECT THE WARNINGS. SO, I GOT OUT, OPENED AND THEN SLAM SHUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR, THE WARNINGS HAD STOPPED, SO I BACKED OUT, THEN PULLED FORWARD TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO GARDEN GROVE BLVD., A FAIRLY BUSY STREET EVEN AT THIS LATER HOUR. WITH MY BLINKER ON AND THE WAY CLEAR, I ACCELERATED INTO THE STREET FOR MY LEFT TURN. I'D JUST GOTTEN INTO THE TURN WHEN THE PASSENGER DOOR SWUNG WIDE OPEN! BY DUMB LUCK, JUST AS THE TURN WAS FINISHED, THERE WAS AN ENTRANCE ON THE IMMEDIATE RIGHT INTO A LIQUOR STORE PARKING LOT. AFTER TRYING TO SECURELY CLOSE IT HALF A DOZEN TIMES, I TOOK OUT A CHUNK OF THICK ROPE FROM THE TRUNK AND TIED THE DOOR HANDLE TO THE CAR SEAT HEADREST POLE. WOW, PRETTY SCARY. IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN UNBUCKLED AND SITTING THERE, THEY'D WOULD DEFINITELY NOT HAVE REMAINED IN THE CAR.

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THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY CAR EARLIER IN THE DAY ON 9/17/19 WHEN I WAS MAKING SOME OF MY ROUNDS FOR WORK. I MADE A STOP AT A BUSINESS, AND WAS ONLY INSIDE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. I GOT BACK IN MY CAR, STARTED IT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO MOVE. I BACKED OUT AND WENT TO A STORE ABOUT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. CHECKED SOME THINGS, BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. STARTED MY CAR AND IT WORKED. LATER THE SAME EVENING MY BOYFRIEND AND I DROPPED OFF OUR KIDS TO GO TO TOWN REAL QUICK. WE WERE ONLY GONE FROM THEM FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES WHEN WE WENT TO HEAD BACK TO GET THEM AND THE STEERING WASN'T WORKING AGAIN. THERE WAS NO NOISE, NO SIGN, NO LIGHT, NOTHING. IT JUST QUIT. WE CHECKED THE FUSE AND IT LOOKED FINE. IT DOESN'T THROW OUT ANY KIND OF CODE. IT SHOWS THAT IT HAS POWER. WE DID MAKE IT HOME, BEING VERY CAUTIOUS. IT'S NOT WORKING TODAY, SO THAT MEANS I CAN'T DO MY JOB. HOWEVER, WHEN WE STARTED SEARCHING THE INTERNET WE BOTH SEE ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS STATING THE SAME PROBLEMS. WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER VEHICLES, BUT NOT THE FOCUS. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO FIX.

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I BROUGHT CAR TO FORD STAR BECAUSE I FEEL SHUDDER AND ALSO I RECEIVED LETTER FROM FORD ABOUT THE RECALL OF THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER 3DAYS THEY RELEASE THE CAR AND TELLING ME THAT SHUDDER AND JERKING ARE IN NORMAL LIMIT. AND THE CHARGE ME FOR THE LABOR OF $195.BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT IT HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR.

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VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY FROM A STOP SIGN OR MAKING A TURN ON TO A STREET. SOMETIMES SHUDDERS WHEN I AM ALREADY MOVING BUT TRYING TO SPEED UP WITH TRAFFIC SUCH AS BEING ON A HIGHWAY. ALSO WHEN IM LOW ON GAS BEFORE IT REACHES E IT COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. NO GAS LIGHT OR SHUDDERING. I HAD CHAMPION FORD IN ERIE PA LOOK INTO THIS BUT THERE WAS NO CODE OR ANYTHING TO GO BY. IM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FRQUENTLY NOW BUT EVERYONE I TALK TO SAYS ITS HARD TO DETERMINE WITHOUT A CODE, BUT WHAT IF MY CONTROL MODULE IS MESSED UP OR SOMETHING? I HAVE 5 KIDS I TRANSPORT EVERYDAY AND WORRIED THAT THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF SOMETHINGS NOT DONE?

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I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD FOCUS SE ON OCTOBER 2014. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED ISSUES WITH CAR SHAKING UPON ACCELERATION. FIGURED IT HAD TO DO WITH THE TORQUE I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER. WASN'T TILL I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING CAR AND IT WAS HESITATING EVERYTIME I STOPPED AT A LIGHT. AFTER FEW MINUTES IT WOULD PICK UP SPEED WITHOUT HESITATING UNTIL I STOPPED AGAIN.( THIS CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC BUT FEELS LIKE A STANDARD.) HAD RECALLS AND REPAIRS DONE IN 2015, A WEEK AFTER THAT HAD TO TAKE CAR BACK AGAIN FOR SAME ISSUES. IT WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. HERE WE ARE SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 AND SAME ISSUES. BUT NOW DEALERSHIP IS SAYING RECALL EXPIRES 7 YRS FROM WHEN CAR WAS MADE. NOT PURCHASED. I WAS JUST A WEEK PAST THE EXPIRATION DATE. NOW I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING FORD COULD NOT GET DONE RIGHT. NOT ONLY THE FIRST TIME, SECOND AND NOW THIRD TIME! THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME I PURCHASE A FORD.

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THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND HESITATES UNDER ACCELERATION.

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I RECENTLY RECEIVED ANOTHER SAFETY RECALL. BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE AN ALL THEY WOULD DO IS DIAGNOSE, BUT NOT FIX COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME. I AM HAVING A CHALLENGING TIME DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY YET THEY TOLD ME IT'S OPERATING AS DESIGNED.

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VEHICLE JERKS AND SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION FROM STOPS. VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES AND LACKS POWER AT TIMES. IT ALSO OVERHEARS AND LEAKS COOLANT.

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AT THIS POINT I REFUSE TO DRIVE MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY. THE SHUDDERING AND JERKING ONLY GET WORSE WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP.

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STILL HAVE LACK OF POWER WITH INTERMITTENT SHUDDERING. HAVE TROUBLE TAKING OFF FROM A STANDSTILL AND ON FREEWAY.

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THE CAR IS OVERHEATED AFTER 5 MINUTES OF IGNITION, THE ENGINE STOPPED WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON

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BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND STEERING WHEEL SIEZED UP. WARNING LIGHT COMES ON SAYING STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE. TAKE IT TO DEALER THEY SAY NEED TO REPLACE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY RACK AND PINION AND SOME MODULE. TOTAL 2647.00 WITH 88000 MILES.

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POWER STEERING ASSIST SEEMS TO HAVE FAILED ,HARD TO STEERWHEN TURNING,ALSO HARD TO DRIVE STREIGHT

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SHUTTERING, RATTLING AND CLUNKING WHEN ENGAGING THE GEARS. VEHICLE WILL JERK WHEN ACCELERATING LIKE IT WILL STALL OUT. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL JUST NOT START.

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THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND MAKES NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. WHEN ACCELERATING AT AROUND 15MPH, THE VEHICLE BOGS DOWN AND LACKS POWER. ENGINE OIL LEAKS ALSO.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

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MY FOCUS IS STILL JITTERING AND SHUTTERING AT TAKE OFF. IT LACKS POWER AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE LIKE IT SHOULD.

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THE VEHICLE IS SHORT SHIFTING AND MISSING GEARS WHEN AT A STOPLIGHT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HOT, THERE ARE MORE ISSUES. THERE IS A LOT OF JERKING AND TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN TAKING OFF; FEELS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO.

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TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS UPON ACCELERATION, SPUTTERS INTO GEARS AND DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. IT ALSO SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 20MPH

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OPENED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TIED THE DOOR CLOSED WITH A CORD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO MIKE FITZPATRICK FORD (238 BULLSBORO DR, NEWNAN, GA 30263) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LATCH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DOOR LATCHES WERE REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY ON AUGUST 3, 2015 AND AUGUST 6, 2017. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

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TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, JERKS AND MAKES RATTLES ESPECIALLY ON ACCELERATION

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CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS, SHUDDERS EXCESSIVELY AND LACKS POWER GOING UPHILL.

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