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pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
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Average Mileage:
40,045 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
transmission problem
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2009May 11
Focus ZX3
- Automatic transmission
- 36,000 miles
After buying my ZX3 used from the dealer where it was sold new and traded in, I returned complaining of a "shudder" when shifting in and out of OD on hills. Their tech road tested it, found no problem and serviced the tranny. Now, eight months later, things went from bad to worse in a hurry! On a long hill the cruise was set at 58 MPH when it raced like in neutral with your foot to the floor. I shut the engine off so the engine wouldn't blow. When the RPM's came down I turned the key back on and was surprised that the engine was driving the car down the road. The "OD Off" light was flashing orange instead of it's usual green color. The owners manual says this indicates a severe problem and continued driving can result in big problems. The next day, I nursed it to the closest Ford dealer.
2009Jan 25
Focus
- Automatic transmission
- 34,010 miles
Driving down the road and engine started roaring, as if car was in neutral. Would not catch in upper gears. Resolved quickly at first, but on my way home it was really awful. Could barely go over 30 mph most of the way. I was about 30 miles from home, mostly country driving. I had my thee kids with me 11 yrs, 18 mon, and 7 mon. We did make it home but, it was scary, it is really cold in Illinois now, it this piece of crap were to break down. I have to go to work this AM an have no way to get there, will have to have the car towed. I'm a single mom/foster mom and I don't need the extra expense and headache!!!
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2009Jun 05
Focus ZX5 S/SE/SES
I started have problems with my tramsmission about a month and a half ago complaining that my car (engine/ transmission) feels like it is dragging and no power. That it is having problems shifting gears and then it fells like it will just jerk and stop running. Took it to the ford dealer's and explain the problem to them. The first three times I took it in (a week's span) they kept telling me if I do this it should fix it. This all included oil change, change of spark pulls, filter change, transmission fluid service. Mind you, I keep up with my maintenance on my car and $660+ later. Took it back for the third time explain to them that it still have the same problem, but getting worse. I left it at the dealer's and they call me back telling me that the machine they put it on is nit reading that anything is wong with it. The dealer's hooked up a device stating called a tracker, took the tacker back so they could read it. The same day I am driving on 31W/Dixie hwy and my o/d light starts flashing and I can't go faster than 30 mph. Called the dealer's and told them the problem. The comment I got was "now we should be able to read what is wrong with it". Got my car back on Friday and Monday 50 miles later it is doing the same thing. I had to have a person from the service to ride with me so I could have them feel what it was doing. I was told that it was kicking into over drive too soon, andthat it was down shifting by it self.
I am a single parent and if I can't gat to work then I could loose my job. I have had to get a rental car thee times already.
Andrea W.
Etown, Kentucky, USA
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