2013 FORD FOCUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SWITCHING GEARS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TAKEN TO BLUEBONNET FORD LINCOLN (351 N INTERSTATE 35 FRONTAGE RD, NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130) ON THREE OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED FOR AN UNKNOWN FAILURE AND REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEXT TAKEN TO GRIFFITH FORD SAN MARCOS (2661 INTERSTATE 35 FRONTAGE RD, SAN MARCOS, TX 78666) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, JERKS AND FEELS LIKE ITS SLIPPING AND I'M GETTING A TRANSMISSION FAULT ERROR ON MY DASH, WON'T SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR UNLESS ITS ABOVE 3500RPM. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED MAY 4 2020, IT STARTED ACTING UP WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK I HAD THE VEHICLE.

MY FORD CAR ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHENEVER IT RAINS AND MY FORD CAR STALLS AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT RECALL ISSUES IT HASH LATCH DOOR CHECK LOOK AT THE SALES SERVICE FORD DEALERSHIP!2020 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A MISFIRE AND SPUTTERED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO QUICK LANE AT SAW GRASS FORD LOCATED AT 14501 WEST SUNRISE BLVD, SUNRISE FL 33323, WHERE THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V515000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE AN ADDITIONAL UNKNOWN SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED BUT FAILED TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DAMAGED HOWEVER, THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT REPLACED AS STATED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO RECEIVED A FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING AND A FUEL INDUCTION INJECTION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

CAR JERKS DURING ACCELERATION, CPU WAS UPDATED AT FORD DEALERSHIP BUT JERKING IS PERSISTENT, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING SIGNAL APPEARED, CHECK ENGINE SIGNAL APPEARED, CAR REVERSE GEAR FAULTY. ALL HAPPENED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION IN A BUSY STREET. AFTER CAR SHOWED THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING SIGNAL IT SHUT DOWN AND I WAS CLOSE TO GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR FROM THE REAR END AS IT SHUT DOWN SIMULTANEOUSLY. CALLED TOWING SERVICE RIGHT AFTER BECAUSE CAR WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE WHEN ON GEAR. *TR

WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK OR I?M DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE RADIO WILL ABRUPTLY GO OUT, WITH A LOUD NOISE. THEN IT?S SILENT, AND ABRUPTLY YOU HEAR POPPING AND LOUD STATIC NOISES. IT IS A ROAD HAZARD, BECAUSE THIS LOUD STATIC NOISE COMES AND GOES; AND WHEN IT HAPPENS IT MAKES YOU JUMP. IT TAKE YOU FOCUS OFF THE ROAD, BECAUSE YOU?RE TRYING TO TURN THE RADIO DOWN OR OFF, BUT IT?S ALREADY OFF AND NOTHING WORKING. SO YOU WAIT FOR IT TO STOP. I DID TAKE MY CAR INTO A DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT INSPECTED, THEY SAID IT WAS THE WHOLE FRONT COMPONENT (RADIO/ AC) COST ABOUT $650. THERE?S NO WAY OF JUST DISCONNECTING JUST THE RADIO, BECAUSE IT?S ALSO WIRED WITH SOME DASH LIGHTS AND THE AC. THERE ARE ALSO MANY OTHER PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

FUEL SYSTEM/ GASOLINE: STORAGE-CAMPAIGN #18V735000 (01/19/2019)-FUEL SYSTEM/ GASOLINE: STORAGE-CAMPAIGN #19V515000-(01/29/2019)-LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOOR LATCH-CAMPAIGN #16V643000-01/27/2017)-LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: HATCHBACK: LIFT GATE LOCK CAMPAIGN # 16V698000-(11/16/2016)-STRUCTURE: BODY HATCH BACK/ LIFT GATE CAMPAIGN # 16V691000 (11/16/2016)- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING CAMPAIGN # 15V813000-(01/07/2016)

I REPORTED THIS ISSUE WHEN I HAD MY FOCUS IN 2014....IT WAS DISMISSED. NOW, 4 TIMES IT WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP AND 4 TIMES IT WASN'T FIXED, 4 TIMES I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL FOR 2 WEEKS EACH TIME, COSTING ME A TOTAL OF $2,755 IN ALL FOR NOTHING TO BE RESOLVED. I TRADED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS LITERALLY A SAFETY HAZZARD BUT NO ONE WOULD DESIGNATE IT THAT AT THE TIME.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70MPH MY VEHICLE LOSS POWER ENTIRELY AND STALLED. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME AND FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND INDICATED A CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AND IGNITION ERRORS. I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE DAY IT ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM AT FAULT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED BY FORD IN A TSB FOR THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS CHAFFING ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. OWNERS ARE NOT NOTIFIED THROUGH MAIL ON TSB'S AND THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER SINCE THE TSB WAS ISSUED. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL CONDITION DUE TO THE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL THIS PROBLEM CREATES.

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE STUTTER MY TRANSMISSION IS HAVING WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEE THAT THERE ARE RECALLS ON 2014 AND HIGHER. MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2013 FORD FOCUS.