Ford FOCUS transmission problems
5,794 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
22,068 owner complaints analyzed
36 distinct recall campaigns
59,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1999 to 2018 model years. Data snapshot: . 14,854 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
5,794 of 22,068 complaints match this topic (26.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10170348 · 2006-10-10 (October 10, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS RESTARTED BUT STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND LATER DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/14/2006 - THE FAILURE A AY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CODES INDICATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR, VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR, AND O2 SENSOR WAS OUT, AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SWITCH WAS OUT OF RANGE. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 166,508 miles reported. Look up ODI 10170348 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10001491 · 2003-01-08 (January 8, 2003)
CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS OCCASIONAL GRINDING NOISES WHEN BRAKING SUDDENLY, THE BRAKE PEDALS SQUEAK, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, THERE ARE PROBLEMS WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 55 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE, AND VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *JG *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10001491 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10004985 · 2003-01-30 (January 30, 2003)
WHEN THE CAR HAD 15000 MILES ON IT AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY THE THIRD GEAR WAS MAKING A GRINDING SOUND. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED IT. 30,000 MILES LATER( MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES) THIRD GEAR STARTED MAKING THE SAME SOUND AGAIN.THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST ME 900 DOLLARS TO FIX IT SINCE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION, AND ONLY THIRD GEAR IN A MANUAL FIVE SPEED IS ONLY GOOD FOR 30,000 MILES, MOST OF WHICH IS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIRD GEAR IS NOT USED MUCH.I BELIEVE THAT IS A DEFECT WIT…
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10004985 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10009077 · 2003-02-24 (February 24, 2003)
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB
Owner-reported narrative. 34,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10009077 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10010708 · 2003-03-18 (March 18, 2003)
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 64,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10010708 at NHTSA ↗