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Ford Focus NOT RECOMMENDED!
franklo, 09/19/2014
2013 Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
51 of 58 people found this review helpful
I disposed of my 2013 Ford Focus on 9-15-14 at a loss. I experienced all of the transmission issues already mentioned including almost getting struck when entering an intersection and the transmission simply stopped giving forward movement. I was always told it is suppose to run like that. At a 35000 mile oil change I was told a seal between the transmission and engine had failed an oil had leaked from the engine. It was repaired and I was then told about a surprise extended warranty on the part and associated parts from Ford only Ford did not say anything until a week after the repair. All of the shuddering eventually started back up again and on 9-14-14 I noticed a burnt rubber smell from
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49warthog49, 02/06/2013
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
21 of 23 people found this review helpful
Bought this car as basic transportation for commuting. It's an SE hatchback with the 5-speed manual transmission (although I was not able to select this model configuration from the review menu) and the 202A package--alloy wheels, power windows/locks, cruise, and SYNC. The car is extremely well-equipped for the price and drives nicely. Have had moderate success with programming the SYNC system to recognize my phone book, and the menus and sub-menus that need to be navigated for basic radio functions is maddening, but after a few weeks I am getting used to it.
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My 2nd Ford Focus
TNugent, 08/02/2015
updated 08/04/2017
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
My 2013 Ford Focus SE hatchback is a terrific vehicle. We still have our 2001 Ford Focus ZX3 hatchback - 250,000+ miles and still a very reliable vehicle. Both are manual 5-speed transmission. The 2013 performs well in acceleration, road handling and on ice/snow. The only complaint i have about the 2013 SE hatchback is the quality of the "cargo cover". It's been falling apart (on the ends/connection) since a few weeks after I purchased the vehicle in August, 2013. I sent a note to Ford Motor Co; never received a response. It gets 28-35 mpg normally; the max mpg was about 50 mpg when driving a country highway for 30-40 miles at 50 mph. Overall, I like the head room/leg room for driver/front passenger, sunroof works well; I purchased the winter package. i have moved 6' tables, a large TV, appliances, etc. and able to close the hatch - wow. Overall satisfaction is 9.5 out of 10.0 (due to a faulty cargo cover; I ended up using duct tape to fix it where it connects to hatchback door on both sides (it's tacky looking but better than paying $$ to replace it).
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Love the car, except............
50somethingtoo, 02/10/2013
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
18 of 20 people found this review helpful
I fell in love with this car the moment I sat in it. For the most part, it is very well designed, the handling is incredible and it is a great value. It is a quiet ride and a very fun car to drive around town. But, there are a couple of opportunities for improvement (see Suggested Improvements). I'm getting about 24MPG on short, in-town trips this winter.
Mediocre car with a fatal flaw
John Serrao, 04/18/2018
updated 04/25/2022
2013 Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Leave it to Ford to get almost everything right about an affordable hatchback and then blow it with this god-awful transmission. The car handles like a dream, outstanding fuel economy (sometimes over 40mpg on the highway), room for days with the hatch and was pretty top-of-the-line tech when I bought it back in '13. Downsides are the car is slow off the line (but has a little go after 3500 rpm), transmission needs a new clutch every 10-15K and the leg room could be better. If you hunt around in the aftermarket, find a cheap 2012-13 because Ford extended the transmission warranty out to 100K on those (but not the 2014 and after). Update 2022-04: Car is at 100K miles. I've had 8 clutch replacements, yowza, plus a slave cylinder replacement in the transmission. To Ford's credit, they've covered all of that. It is clear to me this will never be fixed completely. Other routine maintenance: tires @ 50K, brake job + new air filter @ 60K, new battery @ 70K, inner tie rods on suspension and front wipers needed replacing @ 75K. Headlights and another set of tires at 90K. The car definitely has a rattle or two but no other showstoppers besides the transmission. Overall, it's much the same story: great little city car with outstanding fuel economy but that damn transmission. Get the ST with the manual, wish I had.
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