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Transmission issues will not go away
Distressed Female, 04/18/2018
2014 Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Ford is well aware of the transmission issues with the Focus cars. I realize a recall would be tremendous but how important is customer satisfaction? It's time for me to make a decision about trading my Focua.....I am caught in a bad position. Cannot directly sell to an individual as the transmission bucks too bad. So the dealership has made an offer but I will be upside down in my loan. Can't Ford, in an effort to keep a customer, offer an incentive to help with financing? Do I need an attorney?
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More focus needed on the Focus!
ELaine Wilkesman, 01/16/2018
2014 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Check on recalls, transmission recall on this vehicle. Even though it has been serviced for the poor acceleration it still has issues. Also the focus has a very low resale value. I bought it because I needed a decent mid value car, but even though I have low mileage and its in good shape won’t get much for a trade.
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GREAT car, best I've owned
noahsride, 12/13/2013
updated 12/13/2016
2014 Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
21 of 32 people found this review helpful
I bought this car brand new in Dec 2013 and I've put 92k on it as of Dec 2016. I have not had a single reliability issue with it. I've changed the oil when it notifies me (~ every 10k) and kept up on the scheduled maintenance. The only true repair had been a leaking gasket, which was covered under the ext warranty. I am beyond impressed with this car, solidly built and a pleasure to drive. The MyFord Touch screen and technology is great and easy to use, never had an issue. I have snow tires that I put on in the winter and it makes a world of difference in snow (highly recommend this). Love the hatchback for storage. I couldn't recommend this car enough. Best car I've owned.
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DCT is not your regular Automatic Transmission
gentle_coconut, 05/11/2015
updated 11/14/2016
2014 Ford Focus Titanium 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6AM)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
That being said, Ford and its dealer network should do a lot more to explain to future owners what DCT is. The regular swish-style gearbox is simple in that one bears down on the throttle to go fast and eases to slow. DCT requires one to drive with a manual gearbox mentality. To quickly get to 4th or 5th, stay below 2500 rpm and then once on 4th or 5th one can push beyond 3000rpm to get some speed - I suspect that's when the turbo kicks in. I've found 6th works best in the range between 2200 and 2600rpm. To accelerate, use manual mode but at 160hp from turbo, I dont think this is the horse for that race. update as of 11/2016: upgraded to the focus st - essentially the same car but with more power and a tad worse fuel economy. same comforts as the regular focus, but is easier to live with compared to a wrx. got a 6 year dealer/manufacturer warranty so not worried about ford quality. never had any issues with the regular focus, and none so far with the st.
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Great Little Car,
Michael Lehman, 03/26/2016
2014 Ford Focus SE 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
People are all complaining about the transmission issue that these cars are having. Yes, I understand that's a problem but Ford is well aware and working on taking care of it. My review isn't based on the transmission alone (which I did have to have my clutch replaced) but I am not going to complain if Ford is willing to extend the warranty and keep my car running until they come up with a fix. Overall, amazing little car. I have always wanted one of the new focus sedans and was able to find mine at a dealership pretty decently priced. Fuel economy is amazing, handling is excellent, it's sharp looking and the performance is not like other 4 cylinder vehicles. I think Ford has designed an excellent little car.
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