10.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$1,903.00
Average Mileage:
57,558 miles
Total Complaints:
6 complaints
Most common solutions:
- had to replace tramission (4 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
- overhaul the transmission (1 reports)
transmission problem
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2007Sep 24
(reported on)Focus SE 2.0L4cyl
- Automatic transmission
- 62,000 miles
Worst car I have ever seen. 79 year old bought it from a church, had 57441 miles, at 59000 rack had to be replaced. Now at 62000 transmission had to be replaced for the second time. This will be the 3rd transmission since production!!! Only driven about 900-1000 miles per year for the last four years. What a piece of junk!
2004Feb 06
(reported on)Focus LX
- 80,000 miles
OKay first of all i would never recommend someone getting a ford in their life again. My car has been nothing but trouble from the time i drove it off the lot. I bought it with 16.7 miles on it and have had nothing but problems. I've replaced the brakes 4 times, windshield once, and i recently got a recall in the mail saying that if the car stalls there could be a problem with the fuel injector. It stated if your problem seemed serious then to bring it in and they would replace it with a new one. When i brought mine in they said that they needed to hook it up to the diognostic system which would cost me around $100. How screwed up is that? So i've been driving my car around stalling at the turn of a corner. Now i go into the mall the other day for a half hour and when i returned to my car my key would not turn in the ignition. I was FURIOUS!!!! I called a locksmith who told me that that is a common occurence with ford focus's. I decided to call the dealership where i bought the car and they said that it is a common occurence but not enough of one for a recall. Now what kind of response is that? So i blew it off and called for more assistence. Finally i needed to get my car out of the Mall parking lot so i called AAA who towed my car from the mall to my house. When I explained to the man what was wrong with my car he told me that AAA get 3-4 focus's a week with the same problem. 3-4 A WEEK I THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM. Yet there is nothing i can do about it. I am so out raged. I just want everyone to know how aweful the ford focus is and i strongly recomend that no one buys one. All they are, are problems and although they are cheap cars you will eventually dump in more money than it's worth. If anyone knows who i could write to about this to make sure i'm heard i would love to know so i can put these people down. I'm sick of these asses thinking they can screw you because they know you don't know about the car of saying that you should have spent more money so your car is covered longer under the warranty. IT'S RIDICULOUS!!!!!
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2006Jul 18
(reported on)Focus LX
- 63,000 miles
How is it possible to need a new transmission at only 63,000 miles. This is just a crappy car!!! I will never buy a Ford product again
2006Nov 08
(reported on)Focus ZX3
- Automatic transmission
- 45,000 miles
My car's automatic transaxle/cooling system light came on and the car started to overheat. I took it to the dealer and the cooling system was fine but it needed a complete overhaul of the transmission and a "band assembly, gasket, gear gaiter" and transmission fluid and this required 13.8 hours of work at $149.50 per hour.
2003Nov 08
(reported on)Focus SE
- 42,227 miles
THE TRANSMISSION WOULD CHIRP WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR. ON 12/26/01 AT 41,594 MILES THE DEALERSHIP ADDED A FRICTION MODIFIER TO TRAMISSION. THEN ON 01/21/02 LESS THAN 1 MONTH LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED
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2007May 14
(reported on)Focus SE DOCH
had 53120 miles on my focus SE, this sucks
I WILL NEVER BUY FORD AGAIN.................
Mihret D.
Manassas, VA, USA
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