1. Ford Focus
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  3. 2006
  4. Automatic Transmission

2006 Ford Focus Automatic Transmission Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi2
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • June 30, 2011 · 56,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Transmission problems. Transmission intermittently does not kick into gears when accelerating. I went to get on the high way,(speed limit 65mph), got up to 55 and the transmission just started revving as if i was locked in neutral, almost caused 2 accidents from moving traffic, as my car was driving considerably slower than the rest going the speed limit). Very dangerous and very scary. Pulled off at next exit(was…

    ODI 10410278

  • December 11, 2010 · 84,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Key would not remove from ignition. After a couple of weeks noticed that the transmission was not locking when in park. You didn't have to push in the safety button for it to go into gear. This is a major safety issue to me since many focus owners have simply gone to leaving the key in the ignition after it sticks there and find out the cost from the dealer to fix. *tr

    ODI 10384611

  • June 7, 2007 · 60,253 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Ford 2006, focus zxw, when parking the car, the moving the automatic transmission stick to park does not lock in all the time. It does seems to park, car does not roll, but trans mission stick easily move away and fll into other gears, and the car moves. When it does not lock unable to remove the key. Most of the time after about up to 3 min later you hear a ting sound then it locks. Once it locks key can be…

    ODI 10224250