2016 Ford Focus Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 16
- 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 16 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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.
ODI 11278798
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced and reprogrammed. Robert horne ford (3400 s tomahawk rd, apache junction, az 85119, [redacted]) diagnosed the failure and was currently repairing the vehicle. The manufacturer stated that there were no recalls and suggested the contact call nhtsa. The cause of the failure was not disclosed. The failure mileage was…
ODI 11234218
Engine · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Canister purge valve, engine stall recall. I have been having this issue since i recieved the car febuary 2017. The issues was when i would step on the gas to drive, it would stall slowly the speed from its original speed and can feel a pull and push from the car trying to speed up even when i step on the gas pedal; the car moves slow, its like its trying to go up a hill with effort but tireless when its not even…
ODI 11231711
Engine · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
When it's driving up a hill it's makes a sound where as the speed stays the same and do want increase. I believe it's the clutch is scraping when it runs. When driving same level does the same but sometimes unexpected.
ODI 11166680
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
When i am in park my driver side floor is shaking and when i'm at a stop light and begin to go my car jerks going from 1 to 2 and it also jerks when i try to pick up speed on the highway.
ODI 11121796
Engine · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Transmission failure loss of complete power jerking shaking complete shutdown of power while driving on freeway. Dangerous
ODI 11074635
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
The transmission doesn't allow for speed that is needed on an interstate. It's sluggish, slow, doesn't respond when given gas.
ODI 11065823
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
First problem were the transmission shifting very hard and on a couple of occasions the car would not go into reverse when trying to back out of my driveway. Dealer recoded the transmission. Car is now still shifting very hard, sometimes the rpms will hit 4,000+ before it will hard downshift. Other time i have had to press on the brake to get the rpms down. Also while on cruise control the rpms will also rev to…
ODI 11048612
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. When initially starting the vehicle, it failed to accelerate and made a noise as if it were forcing the engine to go into gear. When the vehicle reached 40 mph, it drove smoothly. The failure occurred for approximately twelve days. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to take…
ODI 11033997
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. After depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. The failure occurred without warning. The contact shifted the vehicle into park and was able to operate the vehicle. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted regarding the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 6,000.
ODI 11011643
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
When going from 1st gear to 2nd gear the engine/transmission struggles to change gear. Leaving you with a delay to accelerate which can cause injury & somewhat of a stall out while attempting to turn into traffic. It sounds as if the engine/transmission is going to drop out of the front of the vehicle. It feels as if someone is playing tug of war & can't hold onto the rope when it is shifting gears; so it feels like…
ODI 11151134
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact stated that the transmission failed to function properly because the gears were slow to change over. When the gears finally changed over, the vehicle lunged forward. The dealer (fremont ford, [redacted], newark, ca 94560, [redacted]) stated that the condition was not severe enough to replace the transmission and clutch assembly. The contact was uncertain if the…
ODI 10995579
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power and would not accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. Also, the overheating warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle entered into "limp home" mode, which allowed the use of the vehicle but not over 5 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle…
ODI 10980144
Vehicle Speed Control
East-bound on freeway traveling approx 65 mph. On 3 different occasions the cruise control spontaneously turned on by itself. On those occasions i touched the brakes and the issue stopped. Shortly thereafter i exited the freeway for a 2 lane highway . Did not experience further cruise issues on 2 lane highway
ODI 10947361
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I am writing to report a problem with delays in gas pedal responsiveness. This has caused several potentially dangerous conditions in the following scenarios: (1) the car continues to accelerate after the gas pedal is let off (2) there is a delay between pressing the gas pedal and receiving acceleration (this is not a problem with the car being under powered, it can accelerate fine at the same rpm. Here, it will…
ODI 10940360
Vehicle Speed Control
I bought my new car ford focus 2016 the vehicle was stopped completely and the car was in drive i did not hit the gas pedal, but the car started going back and forth, the car moved forward about 10 feet and i caused a crash. Miles 9,498 the car was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and nothing wrong was found.
Crash reported
ODI 10877036