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What Ford doesn't Tell you about the transmission
Logan Young, 03/20/2018
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
I've replaced the clutch in my car twice and the transmission module once. I had it back in today because the same problems arose. The guys that was helping me was really great but I asked him if the problem was solved and if I would ever have to bring it back in. He told me that the replacement part that Ford made for the clutch, they just made the materials softer so after about another 20,000 to 30,000 miles the same problems will arise again. Additionally, Ford will not replace the clutch after your car reached 100,000 miles. So if you get a clutch replaced at 80,000 miles and it goes out when your car hits 102,000 miles you will have to pay to replace it. It sounds like a cheap design job to me and that Ford to looking for an easy way out of owning up to their mistake. I would never recommend this car to anyone.
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Lemon, lemon, lemon
sds5858, 09/02/2014
2013 Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
I bought this brand new 2013 focus one year ago three months after I had it I had to put new tires on it because they were almost bald, then it started to shutter like my transmission was going out(they have finally recalled that part) terrible terrible terrible in the snow and now the air conditioning is out.. Mechanically This car is a piece of crap! DO NOT BUY THIS CAR RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN AWAY FROM IT!!!
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Worst transmission ever built. Worst car company.
Mike, 06/21/2016
updated 06/29/2020
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 11 people found this review helpful
Don't buy this car. Ford experimented with a dual-clutch transmission and it was a complete failure. Had a 2012 and 2013 Ford Focus that I bought for my kids and both were in the shop constantly due to the transmission. The 2013 had the clutch assembly replaced twice. Ford would never admit that the transmission was a flop even though they extended the warranty on it for 7 years. I contacted the regional customer service rep and they just gave me the standard line that "Ford will continue to repair the problem." What good is the car if it is always in the shop being repaired. This was my first experience with buying a Ford and it will be my last. Traded in both cars for a Chevy Cruze and a Toyota Corolla. Since Ford won't admit their mistakes and take care of their customers, I will never be a customer of theirs again. I guess the old Ford motto still holds true - Found On Road Dead. Since the time I got rid of both cars there is now a class action lawsuit regarding these transmissions. All they had to do was admit they had a bad product and take the cars back. They could have had a lifetime customer. In 2020 I am still waiting for a settlement from Ford since their transmissions were found to be defective.
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Purchased the Focus Hatchback 2013 in Jan. and was very pleased with everything for the first week but the second week it began making noises upon acceleration and continued to get worse. Brought it into the Dealership and they said I needed to drive it till the 1,000 mile mark. The noise cont. so I brought it back at 1000 miles and Ford stated that this is occuring with other 2013 Focus and
slainte2, 03/24/2013
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 11 people found this review helpful
Have had the Focus Hatchback for 2 months and was very pleased with everything for the first week but by the second week it was making noise when accelerating and cont. to get worse. I brought the car to the Dealership and they said they could not do anything till 1000 miles. I brought it back at 1000 miles but Ford says this problem is occuring on the 2013 Focus but the engineers do not know what the problem is so they can not fix it yet. They returned the car to me and told me to keep driving until the problem is fiqured out. This makes me very nervous, what could happen to it next. I would think about another car until they have fiqured these quirks out.
Ford can't fix it!
Steve R, 02/17/2018
2013 Ford Focus Electric 4dr Hatchback (electric DD)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Drove it for 3.5 years before it died. Ford has had it in the shop for over 2 months, and now needs 3 more weeks to remove the EV battery, ship it to Detroit, get a repaired or replacement back and see if that fixes it. The way it died was scary - notice on dash said "pull over now". Stepped on accelerator and nothing happened. If I'd been on a busy freeway, I could have been in real trouble. I don't trust the car any more, but I can't get the stupid thing back from the shop to be able to sell it and get something I can trust. I will never own another Ford if there is any way I can help it.
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