Ford Focus Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 794
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 19
- Years with records
- 2000–2018
- 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.
Among these 794 stored complaint records:
- 77 indicate a crash
- 25 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Accelerator Pedal · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 251 |
| 30–60k mi | 144 |
| 60–100k mi | 144 |
| 100–150k mi | 46 |
| 150–400k mi | 25 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Manual transmission. While in motion, going through gears during acceleration, clutch pushed in, foot off gas, rpms go up anywhere between 500 and 1500 for several seconds before dropping. If you don't clutch in, car continues to pull as though the gas pedal is stuck and the "shift up" light stays on.
ODI 11307362
Vehicle Speed Control
Manual transmission- when i push clutch in engine rpms increase by 3000. When letting off clutch engine stay increased and car jumps this happens going down the road and parked unknown cause
ODI 11299916
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle has known issues thru ford. Just had clutch assembly replaced was driving car monday it started shifting erratically my granddaughter was in car it lurched shudders. At ford dealer said it is some sort of transmission fork 1900.00 to fix vehicle has recalls but ford won't honor the transmission by certain dealers
ODI 11298007
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
When first accelerating from 0 mph, the car will struggle to shift out of first gear. It constantly jumps and jerks between 10-20 mph. It feels like someone who is newly learning how to drive a stick shift is shifting the car. As an automatic, it should not be having these problems. This is the second time this has occurred with the car. The first time the computer had to be completely replaced.
ODI 11301892
Power Train · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
My vehicle accelerated when i was slamming full pressure on the brake and caused me to hit a store, thank the lord i had full coverage and it only did cosmetic damage to the vehicle, i've also had times where it will say the traction control is out or it has no uphill start, my model doesn't have that. I would like a refund on my vehicle but it has issues already.
Crash reported
ODI 11287694
Vehicle Speed Control
The issue happens off and on when you use the accelerator pedal the throttle keeps accelerating up to several minutes after you completely take your foot off it. I first noticed the issue a month aft buying the car brand new and it's been consistently happening for over a year now. I have taken it to ford twice already and they tell me there is nothing wrong with it. I noticed the problem the first time on a highway…
ODI 11288760
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The car slipped to neutral without any warning while driving 65 mph. I was lucky that no one was behind me or i would have got rear ended and get killed or maybe the other driver would have been killed.
ODI 11282891
Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
I have gotten my car to the dealer for the various recalls and my car still is unsafe five separate instances my car has slowed to near stopping and three of those instances where on a major highway with children in the car of those three times i've been lucky that i have stayed and continued to drive on the right near the emergency lane. This car is unsafe to drive i have the same instance and every recall is…
ODI 11282955