2013 Ford Focus Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 93
- 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.
Among these 93 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 12 records
- engine light · 7 records
- check engine · 6 records
- several times · 6 records
- without warning · 6 records
- accelerator pedal · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 49 |
| 30–60k mi | 17 |
| 60–100k mi | 11 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The car is experiencing transmission problems. It shudders and bogs down as i am accelerating, and often lurches forward unexpectedly. The car makes a loud grinding noise when shifting through gears. The problems began in low gears, but i am now experiencing problems at all speeds, including lurching forward. I have taken the car back to the dealership twice, only for them to tell me this is a normal occurrence. I…
ODI 10626894
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I purchased the car in may it drove fine for 2 weeks. Then the transmission started hesitating, shutter noises, and vibrating. I took it to ford 2 days later it started all over again. The car has already been repaired before i purchased it. I was not disclosed that information when i purchased it. Now i have a unreliable car, thanks ford! *tr
ODI 10605458
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving at highway speed 65 with cruise control engaged the vehicle feels as if the engine is cutting out or engine braking is being applied the rpm's drop from 2.5 to 2.25 feels like the engine is pulsing. *tr
ODI 10593096
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
When i put the car in drive and begin to accelerate the car stalls and jerks rapidly when throwing itself into 2nd gear. Once it finishes the jerking and stalling motion it makes a loud rattling sound under the hood. When in gear and accelerated going to 35-55 it will stall then the rpms will go higher and it will jerk back into gear accelerating faster than i was going. Sometimes it will barely go from a stopped…
ODI 10606622
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Just purchased a used ford focus se 2013. The car lurches forward upon accelerating and then the rpms decrease while accelerating, then increase for a moment, then decrease again. This happens any time i accelerate. The car jerks forward then stops. While the rpms are increasing, the car makes a revving sound almost as if i'm in the wrong gear (though it's an automatic), then it sounds as if it's stopping while the…
ODI 10595688
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Car is lagging and bogging consistently; turn acceleration in unpredictable, frequent transmission shuddering occurring, un-smooth shifting, i do not feel safe. Low gas mileage 20-24. *tr
ODI 10596273
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I bought my 2013 focus se pre owned with 19500 miles in march of 2014. Within a month the car was shaking horribly at stop and at speeds between 0-30mph, while grinding-like noise came from the transmission. I am in fear of my wife and my safety, i almost got rear ended by a big 1 ton diesel truck because my car would not accelerate from stop. I took it the dealer and the car was "repaired" by the ford dealership…
ODI 10621511
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I first noticed a problem with my transmission the first week i bought my '13 ford focus. I would hear a shuddering and gears grinding when i would accelerate and my transmission would slip when shifting gears. I took it to the dealer and asked them to check it out but was told that it was normal and nothing to worry about and sent me on my way without even taking a look under the hood. I informed them i was worried…
ODI 10585184
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that while traveling 35 mph, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle decelerated to 5 mph. The contact mentioned that no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer nor was it diagnosed. The failure mileage was 10,000,…
ODI 10605882
Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving down the road, i suddenly experienced a loss of power. Was driving about 45 mph but then suddenly the check engine light started flashing and i could not drive faster than about 20 mph despite what gear i was in or how much i pressed on the accelerator. After i turned the car off for a couple of hours, i drove it once again and it seemed to be acting normal and the check engine light was no longer…
ODI 10714208
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on an interstate at highway speeds in a completely flat section of the road and had been approximately 20 minutes in my journey when i noticed my car started slightly shuddering. When slowing down for a merging vehicle, my vehicle went to over 5000 rpm (automatic transmission by the way) and my speed dropped, dangerously dropping my speed in a passing lane to 20 under the speed limit. While making…
ODI 10577231
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact was driving 55 mph when the vehicle decelerated without the brake pedal being depressed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for inspection but no issues were found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure was 15,000. Updated 04/04/14*lj updated 04/11/2014 *js
ODI 10564821
Engine · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle has been very sluggish since day one of the lease. The transmission does not seem to engage accordingly. Upon acceleration the vehicle hesitates and/or sputters, lurching forward and then hesitating again. I have had the vehicle in for service by an authorized ford dealer a few months ago but the problems still remain. I plan on taking the vehicle in again since it continues to display the same issues it…
ODI 10723533
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
When accelerating the car from a stop, the car will shudder often significantly making it difficult to move the vehicle. This happens every time. Have contacted ford and had the ecu updated. This has not helped. Ford says they will replace the clutch as it is leaking fluid (on back order for months) but they have not stated that it will fix the problem
ODI 10764585
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I have owned this car for a very short time and have had numerous interactions where the shifting (and grinding) would cause the car to make a halting/shudder after accelerating. At this time it felt as if i were going to get hit by another car due to how abrupt the whole thing was. I have contacted ford a lot. They don't seem to concerned about the safety issues i have proposed which is why i am here. I live in…
ODI 10667161
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that while in reverse, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and moved forward. The contact also stated that the navigational system could not be activated with the navigational button and the speedometer provided two different speed readings. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for further inspection. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The…
ODI 10549491
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle stutters, jerks, and stalls in low gears. When we press the gas from a stationary position the car fails to move forward on many occasions. If it does move forward then the gears make a grinding sound. It poses a risk to us when we have to move across oncoming traffic, especially on left hand turns at stoplights when we have a yield sign. The car has stalled out on a few occasions leaving us vulnerable…
ODI 10923796
Body · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving into work one morning, i was following behind another vehicle at a low rate of speed, almost to a stop when i then turned into a parking spot, pushed the gas pedal and the vehicle did not accelerate so i then pushed the gas pedal again and the vehicle surged forward at a much faster speed than usual and the vehicle slammed into the wall of the parking structure in the space i was attempting to park in. On…
Crash reported
ODI 10545208
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
For a few months prior i had noticed a shuttering stuttering type feeling when coasting or at at stop, almost like the car was going to stall. On 9/13 i was in stop and go traffic going up a hill into a dodger game when all the sudden a warning popped up on the screen informing me that the transmission had overheated and i needed to pull over, stop the car and wait for 8 minutes. When i attempted to drive the car to…
ODI 10547257
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
We were driving home and had been on the road using cruise control for approximately 2 1/2 hours when the vehicle shut off completely going from 70 mph to no power or electrical. We were fast lane on i-75 north and the car was without any power or hazard lights. We attempted to restart the car several times and finally it started after 5 minutes. Luckily a car stopped and had their hazard lights on. Since then our…
ODI 10593211
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
In august of 2013 i brought my 2013 ford focus into the dealership with transmission issues. I owned the car for 6 months at that point with 6,000 miles on it. Car was shuddering at lower gears, transmission felt like it was slipping, at times rpm would rev up higher than normal, grinding noise could be heard from the engine at times, loss of power and a couple times complete loss of acceleration while trying to…
ODI 10578361
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that while attempting to park and applying the brakes, the vehicle accelerated and crashed into a post. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The failure mileage was 3,000. Updated 9/4/13 *cn
Crash reported
ODI 10532393
Vehicle Speed Control
Purchased car in september of 2012. Car began shaking, sputtering and delaying acceleration after about 6 months. Contacted ford, they told me that it was because the car had to "get used to its driver". Continued sputtering, shaking at lower speeds when accelerating. Began feeling increasingly unsafe and contacted ford again. They did service work in september of 2013 and said there was a leak in the clutches and…
ODI 10714677
Vehicle Speed Control
While slowing down on a turn, the car looses power, as if its going to stall, then recovers when accelerating, this has happened on numerous occasions, much more tricky on icy and wintry days, accelerating in a curve to keep the car from stalling. The second problem is the car rolls back on hills, for an automatic transmission this is not acceptable, nor is it safe. *tr
ODI 10595504
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
First incident ...was making a turn from a stop position and car hesitated(transmission). Second incident .. Parked car on an incline and car rolled back enough to have somebody behind me call it to my attention. Third incident ? Going up on my driveway the car hesitated and shakes a lot when starting from a stop position. Note= when my wife drove the car on a test run.. None of this problems showed up. That is…
ODI 10594963