The worst complaints are transmission failure, transmission hesitates, and difficult to shift into gear. The national highway traffic safety administration nhtsa describes recalls as an order issued when a manufacturer or nhtsa determines that a vehicle, equipment, car seat, or tire creates an unreasonable safety risk or fails to meet minimum safety standards. Ford hid focus, fiesta transmission problems then blamed customers. Fords transmission problem ford transmission problems. View recall reports to see if the 2010 focus was recalled for safetyrelated defects or noncompliance with u. Fords fiesta, focus transmission troubles attract nhtsas attention, report says. They revealed that the issues started to escalate in 2015 but the cars. The recall includes the latest versions of the f150 and expedition.
The 2012 ford focus has 3 nhtsa complaints for the power train. They were purchased on the same day as certified ford used vehicles. Dubbed focus was on sale since 1998 on the rest of the world, in a short period it became a star. Get the latest 2000 ford focus recall information 12 incidents. A transmission malfunction message is displayed in a 2012 ford fiesta at the home of michelle hughes of flint on june 26, 2019. Ford focus problems and reliability issues carsguide. What are the common ford focus transmission problems. Originally set an apointment with the dealership due to a recall issue with the fuel system. No private party purchases ford focus transmission problems and owner complaints on 2012 2017 model years.
Ford reaches settlement surrounding faulty fiesta, focus. I have taken the car to the dealership garage 3 times with the clutch being. Violent shuddering in the focus powershift transmission is one of the most common problems in the automotive universe. The ford powershift transmission in question is found in 20112016 fiesta and 20122016 focus cars. I am scared to drive this car and i have 3 children i drive around. For the 14m01, the wording doesnt say all ford focuss within the year range. All the affected cars belonged to focus, fiesta, and ecosport models equipped with a powershift. An airbag mishap during crash tests triggered a safety recall by hyundai for its new santa fe suv, but still scored a five star ancap safety rating. Your vehicle is a 2012 2017, purchased or leased from an auto dealership in california.
It says certain 2012 through 2014 model year focus vehicles with a dps6 and built at the michigan plant from 812010. Check here for updates and information on ford recall and field service actions for your vehicle. Vehicles impacted are the ford fiesta model years 20112016 and the ford focus model years 20122016 equipped with a powershift. Ford knew focus, fiesta had flawed transmission, sold them anyway. Ford motor company ford is recalling certain model year 202017 ford focus hatchback vehicles manufactured february 14, 2012, to august 26, 2016 and equipped with a manual transmission.
Significant number of problems with some ford models. As described by owners of the vehicles, the primary, recurrent issues are a. Ford fiesta problems and reliability issues carsguide. At this point 7915 there was no recall and ford has been repairing the. Ford sued over faulty transmissions in some focus, fiestas. See our lemon odds and nada odds page to see vehicles with no repairs or vehicles with more than three repairs.
What you need to know about fords powershift transmission. It is a sixspeed dual clutch semiautomatic transmission that acts like a. I think the transmission in my 2011 ford fiesta is shot. These issues are so prevalent, and fords reaction to owners. Ford focus car recalls ford focus car recall tracker. I queried ford when i had just bought the car and never heard back from them. I received two letters about two weeks ago for two different recalls for my 2012 ford focus. The complaints focus on fords bestselling model in the world the 20122015 ford focus along with 20112015 fiestas. The better business bureau in asheville has handled what they called an. Site shows graphs of ford models with the most car problems, recalls and investigations. While customers reported transmission problems with the 2011 fiesta 3 complaints were filed with federal regulators, a high number troubles mushroomed with release of the 2012 focus. But this clutch, this transmission that they have now clearly doesnt work. As described by owners of the vehicles, the primary, recurrent issues are a shuddering.
While the vehicle was stopped in traffic at a red light, it suddenly shut off on two separate occasions. Ford motor company ford is recalling certain 202014 ford fusion vehicles equipped with a 1. And now the transmission is hesitating and shuddering again and i cant afford to pay for it to be fixed. Fords fiesta, focus transmission troubles attract nhtsas attention. Ford focus transmission control module recall part 1 youtube. The ford escape is a compact sport utility vehicle first manufactured in 2001. I dont know anything about cars, but i have a 2008 ford focus that my husband and i bought in september 2011. In this video i go over a very common cause of transmission problems on the 20112012 fiesta. I just had my 2000 ford focus 82,000 miles towed to the local ford dealer. The brief history of ford focus transmission problems. The ford focus 20102015 has a major transmission design. Find out if your 2000 ford focus is affected and what to do about it. From the beginning, it would skip when i would accelerate in the lower gears, and more recently it has had issues falling out of gear into neutral and revving while im.
Ford focus transmission problems, overview and recall the 2000 th came and the ford company has decided to refresh the market by replacing the ford escort with an entirely new offering from europe. On april 02, 2012, ford recalled 140,310 ford focus. This website provides information to consumers that can be used to alleviate the problems they may be experiencing with their 20 focus. Ford motor company ford is recalling certain model year 20122015 ford focus, 202015 ford escape and ford cmax, 2015 lincoln mkc and ford mustang, and 20142016 ford transit connect. The ford powershift transmission in question is found in 20112016 fiesta and 2012 2016 focus cars. It concerns the 2012, and 14 ford focus and the ford fiesta. Ford motor company ford is recalling certain model year 20 escape vehicles manufactured january 11, 2012, to april 1, 20, and 202014 focus st.
I am an owner of two ford vehicles a 2002 ford focus and a 2002 ford explorer. From 2011 for the ford fiesta and 2012 for the ford focus, ford have been releasing cars with what they call a powershift dual clutch to replace a traditional automatic setup. Ford motor company ford is recalling certain 2012 and 2017 focus vehicles equipped with 2. Car complaints, car problems and defect information latest news. Ford recalls 350,000 trucks, suvs for transmission problems. Ford focus transmission problems ford focus recall. The issue concerns a problem with the fuel tank that could lead to an engine stall. Also has information on common ford problems such as explorer transmission failure, explorer cracked rear. Like any vehicle, the escape may develop some transmission problems including fluid leaks, erratic shifting and outright. There were transmission issues but the transmission control module was recalled and my. The 2000 th came and the ford company has decided to refresh the market by replacing the ford escort with an entirely new offering from europe. A blue candy metallic 2012 ford focus sel sedan, left, and a lime squeeze. The ford focus transmission problems hit the vehicles marketed between 2010 and 2016.
Significant number of problems with some ford models prompts federal probe. I took fluff in last week to be serviced, and i must say, one of the recalls seems to have made. The worst complaints are shudder and vibration sounds on takeoff, multiple shifting problems, and transmission failure. What you need to know about the settlement for ford powershift owners. Problems with 2014 ford focus transmission duration. Ford is recalling certain model year 2012 focus vehicles manufactured from august 1, 2010, through october 18, 2011. Search for ford, lincoln, and mercury recalls using your vin, or contact our customer relationship center at. To see how frequently 2012 ford focus problems occur, check out our car reliability stats.
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