Ford Focus Equipment Adaptive/Mobility Problems
- 14
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 8
- Years with records
- 2002–2015
- Stored years
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.
Complaints by year
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Vehicle Speed Control
When accelerating the transmission is stuttering, grinding and performing poorly. Ford said that this is happening because "i drive too carefully, the transmission is designed to be driven aggressively and will get stuck between gears unless you 'floor it'".
ODI 10762078
Engine · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Vehicle Speed Control
This is the second time that my car accelerated on its own, once while stopped, the second time while driving. The first occurrence of occurred while stopped at 0 miles per hour at a drive-through, i had to push on the brakes harder to prevent the car from hitting the car ahead of me. A second occurrence occurred yesterday on february 14 of 2014. I was driving at 35 miles per hour in a 45 miles per hour zone when…
ODI 10683539
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Power Train
When taking off tranny stutters and slips in know about to dry clutch you guys should recall before some gets hurt then al least ford would fix problem. *tr
ODI 10702271
Electrical System · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Traction Control System · Vehicle Speed Control
Traction control issue.... During snowstorm , trying to drive up a hill with a left hand turn , tires lost traction and car electronically reduced rpm speed... Loss of speed almost sent car sideways into ditch. Had to turn around and get run at hill 4 more times.... Each time when traction with tires was broken ...rpms were dropped to nothing leaving car stopped near stalling in middle of hill. Will be dealing with…
ODI 10668535
Electrical System · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Vehicle Speed Control
While i am driving (this has occurred three times) the check engine light comes on and the gears keep slipping. I take it in and they reset the computer or whatever they do and it works fine right after but continues to drive like the gears are slipping. *tr
ODI 10597708
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Steering
2/21/14 to whom it may concern, my name is [xxx]and i would like to raise an awareness to an issue that is reoccurring without any permanent solution. I set out in this endeavor to get a car in 2009 and needless to say the rocky road that had lead to this point in time has been rough. The car in question is the 2010 ford focus that i was told, at the time, would be a suitable vehicle to fit the required…
ODI 10565315
Electrical System · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Rear taillight bulb blows out as if an electrical short in wiring. Bulb will look black, even the socket has black discoloration. This has been an on-going problem since we purchased car in 2009 with both the left and right rear tail lights. To date i have replaced about 15-20 bulbs to the extent i purchased two (2) boxes of bulbs a socket wrench and correct socket to keep in car to replace bulbs each time it…
ODI 10659228
Electrical System · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Power Train
May 1st: significant vibration, vehicle shutters when shifting 4th: no changes in performance. Shutter and vibration continues; no work performed. Advised all of this is a ?normal characteristic? Of a dual clutch transmission. 10th: significant shaking at idle continues 17th: vibration continues; transmission continues to buck and stall. Vehicle does not respond well to sudden stops? Significant shuddering and rpm…
ODI 10533964