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.
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Since the focus was first drove there has been a shutter,a noise coming from what we thin is the transmission. We bought this car in ny and took it to the dealership twice and told us that the car needed to be drive and should stop this at a 1000 mi. Moved to ar took it to the dealership they said it was under recall? That the car needed to be reprogrammed concerning drivetrain. Took it back 2 other times was told…
ODI 10668726
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
On sunday june 23, 2013 at approximately 3:00 pm on or about buffaloe rd at southall rd in raleigh, nc, we were heading west bound in the right lane of buffaloe rd. Approaching a green light. Approximately, 700 ft from the limit line, the light changed to yellow and we slowed to stop. Stopping was a little more firm than the slow paced regenerative charging, a noise was from the front was heard, resembling that of a…
ODI 10521459
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While aggressively shifting from 1-2 and even sometimes 2-3 there is a hard thumping bang that occurs when shifting over 3k...multiple ford owners are aware of the issue and state that the problem depends on the build date of the vehicle...supposedly stating its the engine motor mount. Upon reading into the problem ford isn't sure if the are going to make it a recall or not. *tr
ODI 10516202
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
In 2/13, my husband and i purchased a '13 ford focus from brewster ford in ny. Unfortunately, our car has never worked correctly. It randomly loses power. It feels like the gas pedal doesn't respond sometimes when we try to accelerate. Our car is currently in their service center for the 4th attempt to repair the problem without any intervention. 3 of the master mechanics, scotty, carlisle, and anthony, say they…
ODI 10567188
Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle was working fine one moment, and the next i was unable to accelerate over 15 mph. I managed to drive the vehicle with the flashers on until i could safely pull into a parking lot. I called the ford dealership and had it towed to their location. After some hours, i was told that the car checked out fine and could not find what the issue was. Later, the dealership called me back and said that they had…
ODI 10513332
Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. The contact stated that while sitting at a stop sign, she depressed the accelerator pedal to drive but the vehicle hesitated to move for a few seconds before surging and accelerating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that they could not diagnose the cause of failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.…
ODI 10545731
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Total loss of throttle, stalling in traffic, shuddering and erratic shifting with the ford powershift transmission. Since purchasing car new in 2013, i had problems with the powershift transmission, initial problems was a noise that sounded like the muffler was dragging the road, problems got worse as mileage increased. Returned the car to several dealers for diagnosis, was told that the transmission is operating as…
ODI 10641883
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
As i pulled out into the flow of traffic from a gas station, i realized my car would not accelerate beyond 15-20 mph. I immediately pulled over to the right hand lane and proceeded to the stop light, which was about a 100 yards down the road. At the red light i placed the car into neutral and discovered the engine would not go beyond 3500-4000 rpm's. I then turned on the warning flashers, and when the light turned…
ODI 10509290
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated and accelerated rapidly without manual force. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 2,500.
ODI 10526347
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving about 40 mph. Suddenly an error message popped up "service advancetrac". Then the car was disabled. The speed automatically reduced. The speed did not respond or increase at all when i stepped on the accelerator pedal. Luckily, i was able to pull over to safety. Then the car stopped completely. I turned off the car, then turned it on again. The error message "service advancetrac" popped up again. This…
ODI 10510859
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked and reduced in acceleration power. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. The dealer recalibrated the computer however the failure was not corrected. The dealer advised the contact that the vehicle was operating normally. The manufacturer was made aware of the…
ODI 10573477
Vehicle Speed Control
Driving to work traveling at 80 mph my ford focus 2013 hatchback se decelerates to 60 mph. I step on the gas to accelerate, but the rpm goes from 3000 rpm to 4500 rpm with no increase in speed. The car was only going up a slight incline in the road no more than 10 degrees of elevation. I release the gas and then try to step on the brake gently. If there were problems accelerating i wanted to be sure i would be able…
ODI 10498163
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I bought a brand new 2013 ford focus in january 2013 after having previously owned a 2011 ford focus that was having transmission issues. The dealership had told me that the 2013 focus models had a redone transmission that was more expensive and didn't have the "issues" that plagued the 2011 ford focus. Turns out it is the same transmission, except with a computer update which does not fix the issue. Within the…
ODI 10567211
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I understand and appreciate that the automatic transmission in this car revs and tends to behave like a manual transmission. I owned a celica with a manual transmission years ago. However, on several occasions this focus has decelerated, paused and then lurched forward and i was powerless to accelerate it or alter its "lurch". It tends to make a wind up noise on these occurrences. It occasionally hesitates when i…
ODI 10604435
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My vehicle shudders between first and second gears when accelerating from stopped or low speeds. It jolts randomly when driving in lower speeds. There are sounds of grinding and rattling when coming out of turns/accelerating out of a turn. *tr
ODI 10670325
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
This vehicle has had problems since the day we bought it .the transmission has a mind of its own. It jerks ,shudders and slips in and out of gear at random . We have had 4 clutches ,a tcm, 2 purge vale replacements and countless software updates. It has completely lost the ability to propel itself on three separate occasions; once while we were taking it in to the dealer . When we got to the dealer they told us that…
ODI 11235147
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle failed to respond to acceleration attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 5 and the current mileage was 22,600. Updated 06/30/14 ma the consumer stated the vehicle experienced inconsistent transmission…
ODI 10587198
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle ever since about 8 months post purchase and to date has a very uncontrollable, jerky transmission, often times lunging forward and even vibrating during acceleration. It rolls back on hills as well. It shifts unpredictably a lot of the time and sometimes gears will slip and then catch very abruptly. How it's avoided recall for this long is beyond my understanding... *tr
ODI 10588433