Used 2013 Ford Focus Sedan Consumer Reviews
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A Big Waste of Money
puffinalong, 03/22/2013
2013 Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
The Focus Ti I have looks sharp,but it's not dependable technology wise . I have been locked out of it twice.The 8 inch display has frozen on me so as I couln't call to get help.The phone unpairs three times a week as Ford after 5years hasn't got syncing their cars right yet. Just Google all the complaints by owners who bring their cars back and the service people blame the phone or the weather. Served my country and got screwed and tried to belive in an American car and got screwed again. Not the dealers fault or the poor mechanic who's not a techie,Ford is in one big mess. I'll have my German car by 2015. What a waste of $25,585 sticker price I had to pay excise tax on.
A car designed with contempt for its purchasers
henrywoulldbeashamed, 10/17/2021
2013 Ford Focus S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought a 2013 Ford Focus as a new car eight years ago. Prior to purchasing, I had read some favorable reviews about the Focus and it seemed to be a good value. At first, I loved the vehicle but soon noticed that it shifted strangely which improved a little after a computer adjustment was done at the dealership. After owning the car for about a year or so, I started to learn that many other Focus owners were having transmission problems. I also discovered that it the transmission was sealed so the fluid could never be changed. This sounded absurd to me and certainly an indicator of planned obsolescence. As someone who normally keeps vehicles as long as possible, I realized then that buying the Focus was a terrible mistake. Since I no longer have a daily commute, I have put little mileage on the vehicle in the past four years. Due to limited driving, I managed to get eight years out of the vehicle. A few months ago, the clutch had to replaced at around 60K miles. Last month, the transmission control module failed and the car has been sitting at the shop due to the part being on back order. If it ever gets out of the shop, I plan to sell the vehicle although it really should be taken to the scrap yard since it is likely to have endless transmission issues. Like the exploding Ford Pinto back in the 1970's, the Focus was a car designed with contempt for its purchasers. I have absolutely zero confidence in the Ford Motor Company and will never consider buying one of their products again.
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Pass the blame!
Amy , 06/23/2021
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
My 2013 Focus had the severe “shuttering” issue when I purchased it used in 2016. My salesman told me” it’s supposed to drive like that. Just drive it like it hot”!! I had it looked at on 3 separate occasions because I knew the shuttering wasn’t normal. Each time I I was told ( by the Ford dealership) that the transmission was running “normally “. Finally, in 2019, the transmission was recalled and Ford fixed the transmission and clutch. So now, a little over two years later, the shuttering is back. I’m told by a Ford dealership that the clutch needs replaced…again. But because it’s been over 24 months since the last replacement, I am responsible for the clutch replacement now. So essentially, their products can’t be expected to last more than 2 years!? My car has under 100k miles and isn’t driven rough so I don’t think it’s acceptable for Ford to expect me to pay $3k to replace their junk work/materials that were recalled???
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Beware of transmission
John Murphy, 10/07/2015
2013 Ford Focus S 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Ford admits to "shuddering" and "rough shifting" vehicle is not comfortable the head seats can not be removed to clean seat the gas mileage is around 19 city for me with 87 octane and around 15 with Ethanol. Don't believe me? Test drive today.
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Disappointed!!!!
finnigan1, 11/12/2014
2013 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Horrible purchase. I previously owned a 2001 Ford Escape and experienced no issues, so I figured I would stick with a Ford vehicle. I have a long commute and decided the 2013 Ford Focus would be a practical choice. 3 months after purchasing it, the heater needed to be replaced. Ford also decided to replace the clutches in the transmission as well since it was very noisy when accelerating and shifting gears. Vehicle was returned to me and the transmission problems still existed. As of right now, it's sitting at the dealership waiting to have the power steering rack replaced...I've owned this car for 18 months, and have driven 54000km....brutal.