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Big mistake ever
Milad shakir, 11/03/2018
updated 11/12/2024
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
10 of 13 people found this review helpful
Car is junk its shame on such international company like ford to manufacturer for such a kind of cars battery location for our industry this car is a joke cannot be real transmission failure always cut off and leave you stranded on the highway with a transmission defect expensive maintenance has a clutch shrudder issues tcm issues and clutch motor B actuater issues and beware of buying this car. Major transmission issues. you've been warned please stay away .
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Ford has stepped their game up
weelman13, 10/07/2012
2013 Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
25 of 35 people found this review helpful
Let me start at my previous vehicle:2006 audi A3 manual. I loved my audi, save the electrical gremlins, interior hardware, $90 oil changes, etc. I wanted a compact car and I like hatches. I did test drive a 2013 Honda Civic SI and 2012 focus hatch SEL. The honda was a nice car, but very vanilla inside. The focus (MFT and sync) is so much content! I have only owned the car for a couple of days, so this is just an initial review: My 2013 automatic titanium has the moonroof and the 18" tire/handling package. The car feels very planted and not too stiff, the 17" do ride alittle smoother. The MFT works pretty good, mostly bug free. The sync is awesome, just need to learn the standard commands.
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Stunning but NOT in a good way
Model T, 08/14/2015
updated 08/16/2019
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
9 of 12 people found this review helpful
25,000 miles, Just picked up from dealership for the 4th time after transmission repair. It will go back for fifth time as soon as they can get a new clutch to install. Told by dealership it will take 4 to 8 weeks for part to come in as Ford has 30,000 on back order. I confirmed the backorder story with another local dealership and my coworker who is also waiting on a clutch. Tried to get Ford to buy back and the Dealership offered me $2900.00 less than Edmunds and NADA say is Fair Market Value. By my count the Dealership had sixteen 2013 and 2014's on their used car lot.......the whole ordeal is just stunning to me. I have read that Ford has no fix for the problem. They have the audacity to say this is not a safety problem yet the car stutters so bad when you try to accelerate it jerks you in your seat like a bumper car at a circus. I guess we will have to wait until people start dying ala the ignition switch issue another American car manufacturer ignored. Do not buy this car if you do you will regret it. UPDATE: 42000+ miles just had 5 clutch replacement. They refused to fix when I brought into the dealership in November 2016...... said it fell within their parameters.....total joke. They finally repaired a few weeks ago, has jerked a couple of times which makes me believe I am headed down the dreaded rabbit hole of repair. I have submitted paperwork to have Ford buy back as part of the class action lawsuit arbitration process. Hopefully I will be rid of this nightmare soon. Ford bought the lemon back in October 2018.....now driving a 2018 Honda Civic and could not be happier. I had such a terrible experience with Ford and customer service I will NEVER buy another. My secretary was also able to get Ford to buy back her Focus, same exact problems. She now drives a Rogue and likes it very much.
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Great Car
angel8050, 10/07/2012
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
Whoever does not give this car at least 4 stars is a [non-permissible content removed]!!!!! We bought this Focus Sedan SE about a month ago, it gives me about 40 miles a gallon on the freeway driving at around 70 mph. I tried the jetta s, did not like it nor has any power, I had a 2011 Toyota Corolla and this focus is smoother than it. I think the new re design focus is a great buy!!! I would say the only bad thing is that sometimes at low speeds, when you first take off I think the transmission gets a little confused, but other than that its perfect. I love the sync, the bluetooth, the voice recognition.
Avoid The 2013 Focus Automatic At All Costs
Realist, 10/08/2015
2013 Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
I almost lost count of the trips to the dealer for warranty work on the infamous dual-clutch transmission. After a recent update, the car stalled out while in slow-and-go traffic on I-95 in Virginia. I traded it two days later. Not safe, not reliable.
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