What 1,143 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Ford Focus RS

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY - THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN AFTER A SHORT PERIOD, SLAMMED INTO A LOWER GEAR. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF THERE WAS ANY TRAFFIC AS THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN.

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MY VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND LURCHES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, AND HAS ISSUES WHILE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IT HAS NOT "FAILED", BUT LOOKING ONLINE, THERE ARE SEVERAL BLOGS AND REPORTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. WHEN SENDING A COMPLAINT TO FORD AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I KEEP GETTING TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE PRODUCTION OF THE FORD FOCUS AND ITS TRANSMISSION. I JUST GOT DONE READING AN ARTICLE I FOUND ON FOX NEW, WHERE IT STATES THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INTO THE ISSUE OF FORD KNOWING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A DEFECTIVE OR PROBLEMATIC TRANSMISSION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE POLICE TO THE IMPOUND LOT WHERE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO KOONS FALLS CHURCH FORD (1051 E BROAD ST, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22044) WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V479000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER A STOP, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED. AT SOME POINT DURING THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THEN TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD SANFORD (407-680-0781, LOCATED AT 4911 WAYSIDE DRIVE, SANFORD, FL 32771) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY PURGE VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BUT, WAS NOT NEEDED. SIX (6) MONTHS LATER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO HONOR THE RECALL.*JS

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I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT THE KNOWN DEFECT AT THE TIME OF SALE. SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AFTER PURCHASE, I CALLED IN TO HAVE IT SERVICED. THE CAR HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING MOST TIMES GOING UP HILL BUT ALSO ON FLAT. I WAS TOLD THEN THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND WILL BE AN GOING PROBLEM. WHEN ASKED WHY I WASN'T TOLD PRIOR TO BUYING I WAS TOLD BY THE HEAD OF SERVICE THAT THIS IS BUSINESS. I'VE TRIED TO GET IT FIXED THREE TIMES, EACH TIME HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL . I HAVE ANOTHER SERVICE APPOINTMENT DEC 4. I HAVE CHILDREN AND WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. MY CAR HAS ALSO STALLED THREE TIMES WHEN THE CAR WASN'T ON E. I WAS PARKED EACH TIME IT STALLED. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL.

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TRANSMISSION ELEMENT STUCK ON NEUTRAL, FORD FOCUS 2016 , FORD SOLD THE CARS AND KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. GEAR SIFTS IN NEUTRAL, MY CAR HESITATED IN A CROSSING AND MY CAR WAS HIT IN THE BACK DOOR. .THE CLUTCH SLIPS IN NEUTRAL, FORD USES DRY CLUTCHES IN THIS CAR FOR EFFICIENCY, BUT WET CLUTCHES WOULD BATHE THE FRICTION DISCS. FORD ISSUED DOCUMENTS WITH THE PROBLEM CODE DPS6, AROUND THE WORLD THEY HAVE HAD CLASS ACTION SUITS PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM.

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I BOUGHT THIS FOCUS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND I'VE REPLACED THE CLUTCH 2 TIMES ALREADY. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE FORD FOCUS SE. IT'S ONLY BEEN 8 MONTHS SINCE I REPLACED IT AND IT ALREADY GOING OUT AGAIN. ITS STARTING TO GRIND GOING INTO 1ST,2ED AND 3RD GEAR AND IT GRINDS AS I'M COMING TO A STOP

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AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS I PULLED OVER ON A FLAT PARKING SPOT AND THEN PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME I SWITCHED GEARS BACK IN TO DRIVE LOW THEN BACK TO PARK THEN BACK TO REVERSE AND IT STILL WANTED TO GO FORWARD. AFTER 4 TIMES GOING THROUGH THE GEARS IT FINALLY WENT INTO REVERSE.

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WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IT STARTED MAKING NOISE WHEN I DROVE IT I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEMS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS IT STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISES SO WHEN I HAD TIME A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT MY WARRANTY WAS NOT ACTIVE ANYMORE. IT MADE THE SAME NOISES THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN AND THEY NEVER SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION IT WAS A WHEEL PROBLEM. I'M ASKING FOR HELP ON WHAT TO DO THANKS.

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WHILE DRIVING WITHIN CITY LIMITS ON A DAILY BASIS, MY VEHICLE SHUTTERS FROM THE START AND AT ACCELERATION, SOMETIMES STALLS AS I START TO ECCELERATE FROM RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS, CREATING POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WANT GO OFF, AND SMELLS OF FUEL WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN.

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ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AGAIN ON MY CAR AND THERE APPEAR TO BE CONTINUED ISSUES WITH FORD FOCUS CLUTCHES. MY CAR WON'T SHIFT CORRECTLY AND I WAS TOLD INACCURATE INFORMATION BY TWO SEPARATE FORD DEALERSHIPS. THE CAR WON'T PROPERLY SHIFT WHEN GAINING SPEED AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. MY CAR DOES NOT SHIFT WELL ALL ALL TYPES OF ROADS, INCLUDING CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND AN ONGOING ISSUE, NOT ONE OCCURRENCE. AFTER RESEARCHING FORD FOCUS CLUTCHES, THERE APPEARS TO BE A RECALL ON SOME VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS NOTED IN THE RECALL AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A POOR QUALITY CLUTCH MANUFACTURING ISSUES ON ALL FORD FOCUSES, NOT JUST THE SPECIFIC GROUP THAT WAS INITIALLY LISTED. I FEEL THAT MY CAR ALSO SHOULD BE A PART OF THIS RECALL AND THERE COULD BE MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING THIS AS WELL.

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WHEN CAR WARMS UP ABOUT 25 MINUTES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE CAR JOLTS AND SHUTTERS AND SHAKES YOUR BODY AS YOU'RE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL. SO IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSECTION AND YOUR GO TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR SHAKES YOUR BODY BECAUSE IT'S JOLTING BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

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TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, SHAKES, BANGS, MIS-SHIFTS, ETC. WHILE DRIVING; MOSTLY DURING UP OR DOWN SHIFTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS. DEALER ROMANO FORD IN FAYETTEVILLE, NY HAS GIVEN UP; WE ALL KNOW THERE IS NO REPAIR.

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THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A TRANSMISSION SHUTTER BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS NOT HELPING AND WANTS ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE SOLENOID SEIZED IN THE OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SHUDDER IN THE TRANSMISSION AND HARD SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT, INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE WAS A NEW SYMPTOM THAT OCCURRED ONLY AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,573.

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THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DOES NOT SLOW DOWN PROPERLY WHEN DECELERATING. THIS CONDITION BECOMES WORSE ON HOTTER DAYS AND WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT. ALSO, WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR SHUDDERS THE WORSE. THE CAR ALSO FEELS UNSAFE WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS STAYING IN A HIGHER GEAR WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOT DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHAPMAN FORD (6744 BLACK HORSE PIKE, EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME AT 53,000 MILES. RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED AT 79,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. IN ADDITION, AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM), THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PURGE VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

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TRANSMISSION SHUDDER ISSUES THAT EVERY OTHER 2016 OR OLDER FORD FOCUS HAS BUT FOR SOME REASON MINE IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

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TL* THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE THEY WERE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO JERK AND HESITATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER CALLED SUPERIOR FORD OF PLYMOUTH (9705 56TH AVE N, PLYMOUTH, MN 55442, (877) 735-4755) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME DEALER CALIBRATED THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. *BF *AS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND HESITATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SHIFTED GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES ERRONEOUSLY DOWNSHIFT AND/OR UPSHIFT AND SWITCH INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PUGMIRE FORD (352 N. TENNESSEE ST, CARTERSVILLE, GA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND THE DUAL CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,800.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO ACCELERATE AS IF IT HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AND WORSENED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,500.

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WHEN THE CAR WAS AT 55K, THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION'S CLUTCHES WERE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR FROM 1000-3000 RPM AND PRODUCED EXTREME JERKINESS. IT WOULD HAPPEN FROM A STOP AS WELL AS JUST DRIVING IN THAT RPM RANGE. I HAD TO GET MY INPUT SHAFT SEAL AND CLUTCHES REPLACED AT 56K. MIND YOU CLUTCHES ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST 100K ACCORDING TO FORD. ALSO WHILE BACKING UP THE CAR WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK AS THE CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING, IT WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO GO UPHILL. THE CLUTCH REPAIR MADE IT FEEL BETTER, THE SHUDDER IS COMING BACK IN JUST 1000 MILES AT 57K. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CLUTCHES WILL SLIP AGAIN AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE NO WARRANTY EITHER, I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE EATING A COST OF ALMOST 2000 FOR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NOT EXIST. PLEASE GET A RECALL GOING FOR THIS...

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MY 2016 FORD FOCUS SE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY JERKY AND THE ENGINE STUDDERS AND MAKES LOUD NOISES WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT, YET THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACADEMY FORD SALES (13401 BALTIMORE AVE, LAUREL, MD 20707, (800) 658-7794) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V845000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SLAMMED WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VACHON FORD (455 PROVIDENCE RD, BROOKLYN, CT 06234, (860) 774-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 24492522. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

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