Used 2013 Ford Focus Consumer Reviews
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Don't buy this car!!!
Cass, 03/19/2017
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Don't buy this car!! I bought a 2013 ford focus 2 years ago without doing any research on it and it was the biggest mistake I could have made. Within a few days of buying it I noticed a loud grinding noice everytime I accelerated. After calling the dealership I was reassured that it was "normal" because it was a automatic and manuel transmission. Well after a few weeks the grinding only got worse so I took it back in. I was told the clutch was probably going bad but they could reset the computer and it should fix the problem. I was told to try it 1,000 miles and the problem should go away. Well, it didnt. The grinding got worse and the car began to shutter. Took it back in and had the clutch completely replaced and within a few months it did it again. Within the 2 yrs that I owned that car I had the clutch replaced 3 times, 1 new water pump and 2 new fuel pumps(which werent covered under warrenty) this car is nothing but problems after problems!! I just traded the piece of junk in for a 2016 Hyundia and am so much happier! I no longer have to worry about my car breaking down on me every single day!
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Should have stayed with Honda
tamie45, 08/25/2014
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought a pre-owned 2013 Focus SE on June 18th 2014. I was initially impressed by the styling and that it was loaded with tech. Unfortunately, all the tech in the world could not make up for the DCT and how awful it was to drive. Even the tech left a lot to be desired. While I initially liked it, I found the controls for the infotainment system to be very hard to use while driving. The saving grace was that it had voice commands to bypass the very convoluted menu setup. It took less than two months to see the writing on the wall about this car and I traded it in for a Honda Civic. I ended up losing money because I traded it in so soon but it was the best decision ever!!
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Don't buy this car.
Samuel, 03/10/2017
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
The car is one issue after another. I have it in the shop every other month. I pay more in repairs than the payments. I'm getting ride of it next week for a different car. I will never buy ford again.
Dont buy 2012 or newer focus or fiesta from Ford
Alex, 08/31/2016
updated 03/01/2017
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I drive 2013 focus SE and I had been driving it for a about 40,000 miles on it even though the transmission was making noise crank and shudder I figured I will just keep driving it and disregarding the noise as long as it drives but now it is at 59,xxx miles and when i got underneath to do an oil change i noticed transmission leaking. Called dealer and they cannot cover any repairs since the car has branded title. Now i'm stuck with this car that needs lot of time and money to get a repair. Worst of all is that this is a common issue for years 2012-2015 and even after repair people been saying they keep failing after short periods of time. Will never buy another ford and would like to warn anyone from buying these mechanically poorly designed vehicles.
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Please don't buy this car
Cotton Wildbrook, 03/28/2016
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
16 of 21 people found this review helpful
We bought this car used with less than 50K miles on it. We had it serviced twice in the first month of ownership because the transmission studdered while shifting. We were told that was normal behavior for the car and that the transmission was designed to learn your driving style and thus not be suitable as a car for multiple drivers. How foolish is that? They reprogrammed the TCM both times, which did absolutely nothing to fix the problem. The car had to have new wheel bearings put on at 60K miles at a cost of $700! Finally we got a recall notice about the obviously faulty transmission, so back it went for more repairs. Again, this did NOTHING to correct any of the problems. In fact, after we had that done, the car died en route to work with no warning whatsoever. It literally lost 100% power while merging onto a 50 mph road. We had it towed to the dealership where they said it needed a new wiring harness that wasn't covered under warranty and wasn't related to the bad transmission (they said). That was a $500 job. After owning it for only 9 months we traded it in for another vehicle at a loss of $5000.00 Honestly, we're just happy to be rid of it. It was too big of a risk to drive. You never knew if you were going to get to your destination alive.
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