Used 2013 Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM) Consumer Reviews
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2013 Focus is huge mistake!
hugemistake1, 08/30/2013
Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought a Ford Focus 2013 a couple of months ago being told it had an automatic transmission. It jerked and acted weird during the test drive, but the salesman said it would "learn" my driving style in 2 weeks. After 2 months and 450 miles , took it to service dept for low gas mileage (less than 20 city) and jerky transmission. They said it takes 1,000 - 3,000 to break in. Read the other blogs and asked them to take it back. Ford offered us a lousy deal, so we traded it in and bought a new Camry. Real car with a smooth transmission and gets better gas mileage than the Focus. Ford needs to recall the "automatic" Focus. The transmission doesn't work! Buyer beware!!
What's not to love!!
clintntx, San Angelo, TX, 03/18/2013
Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I researched Mazda 3, Chevy Cruze, Buick Verano, & Ford Focus, & contacted dealers online. Then I test-drove them in that order. When I got to the Ford, the car just felt right for me in a field of very good cars. Ended up buying a Titanium sedan at Cerritos Ford in September 2012. Great service from sales rep Kathy Bailey & service rep Sergio Ortiz. Drove the car across the desert southwest when it had less than 500 miles on it, was pleased at gas mileage of 37 & doubly pleased that the long drive was less tiring than in my 2008 Lincoln. The car is adequately powered, great handling, quiet, smooth, & best of all, fun to drive.
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The self-parking feature works.
Will Elyea, San Diego, CA, 01/08/2017
Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
First the good news: That auto parallel parking feature actually works reliably. That is where the good news ends. I purchased this car in 2012 and it is already on its third set of clutches and those are already starting to slip. The strange "automated manual" transmission has simply been a lemon from the get-go. Luckily the warranty of the transmission was extended so I am not paying for these repairs, but the downtime is a bother. The transmission is the reason the car has no pep from a dead stop. When I turn right from a driveway or parking lot onto a road, I know I need to have at least a block of clear space because the car is going to hesitate very badly turning from a dead stop. If there is a semi coming I would be creamed before I could coax the car to a normal driving speed. Also, at freeway speeds, if I hit the brakes for any reason (say, someone changes lanes too close in front of me) the car reacts like we are stopping and begins to downshift. If I hit the gas again, the transmission dithers and I have to step the pedal to the floor to motivate the car. If fact, in general, a hard stomp to the floor is the only way to speak to this car when it doesn't want to go from first to second gear. This will be the first car, in my lifetime, that I have ever decided to sell before owning it outright.
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bad decision
scubble2, Salt Rock, WV, 09/17/2013
updated 03/17/2016
Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
5 of 21 people found this review helpful
I had a toyotay camry, saw all the great commercials about the gas milage on the focus, and thought wow better than the camry, so i bought a 2013 ford focus titanium flex fuel, wow what a big mistake if i could get rid of this today i would hate everything about this car, gas mileage sucks, sounds and acts weird like it is going to fall appart any minute, will not make this mistake again, going back to toyota,,soon as i can.. this car sucks real BAD......
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Transmission problem
nursesue1, Queensbury, NY, 09/05/2013
Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I am very unhappy with the "new transmission" Ford has put in the new 2013 Focus. My car is 7 months old and has had 4 visits for the same issue. Last month it was in the shop for almost 2 weeks due to a leak of a seal and needing a new clutch. The transmission shifts inappropriatly and puts me at high risk for smashing into a car ahead of me. The answer given by the Ford employees is that I need to learn the car and how to drive it. Unacceptable answer!