Car was traveling on public road at approximately 50mph when transmission shifted to nuetral and engine shut off causing loose of control and car left roadway onto grass shoulder and into ditch. No steering and no brakes. No injuries or property damage. Car has been to dealership 5 or 6 times for transmission repairs since purchase. Currently car will not start or run due to warning on screen saying "parking aid malfunction service required". have contacted dealership and Ford customer service. Haven't gotten much assistance from either concerning this major safety issue. Manufacturer is aware of transmission issues and has issued a service bulletin because of

- Jackson, TN, USA

The transmission doesn't shift right and these dtc's are present. P2831, P2832, P287B. I have ran the tcm adaptive relearn service and these will come back on sooner or later. I have mainly been only warming up my car and they will come back on sometimes in a few weeks. I have changed out the negative battery cable due to corrosion and I'm not sure what to do now" is a tcm module update needed"

- San Diego, CA, USA

Tcm transmission control module error code caused the car to stall and not shift gears when driving.

- Pflugerville, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle hesitated while accelerating. Additionally, the contact stated that it was as if the vehicle was in neutral. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed the catalytic converter failed. The oxygen sensor was replaced however, the repair failed to fix the failure. The contact spoke to an unknown dealer who informed the contact that the warranty had expired. A diagnostic test was not performed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 105,000.

- Hobart, IN, USA

Extreme shuddering and jerking. Clutch is not shifting into gears. This car is a hazard. Complete lemon

- Plant City, FL, USA

The car vibrates when you accelerate from a stop. And it only happens from a stop and now while driving. Several forums show that they are having the same issue. Thinking it's the transmission but they state it's fine.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

The vehicle shudders in first gear and changes hard to second gear. The vehlcle was checked and was diagnosed with clutch problems, in which the company which had the car knew about. It is not clear if the company had the car when there was a recall for that particular part 2 years ago. The Ford company knew about the problem all the time, and issued a warranty which has expired. If the car was worked on under the first recall, the warranty should be valid because it wasnt fixed.

- Fayetteville, NC, USA

While driving, vehicle experienced sudden hard shifting and jerking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a bad tcm and two bad clutches. The bad tcm was covered under an extended warranty by Ford under customer satisfaction program 14M02 (10 yr/150K mile warranty), but the clutches were not eligible under program 14M01 (7 yr/100K mile warranty) because the car was 7 yr 5 mo old. It is a major safety issue to have failed shifting while driving. This is a known issue with this transmission and these clutches need to be recalled and promptly repaired in all affected vehicles.

- Madison, AL, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the transmission overheated. The vehicle was taken to fritts Ford (8000 auto dr, riverside, ca 92504) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.

- Riverside, CA, USA

Riving the car sudenly the car heasites to go on speed like the trans mission is not responding also when you park the car and came back to start the car don't start a few hours later you came back and the car starts, we went to the dealer and they did a diagnosis on the car and told us that the car has a module transmission and clutch problem, we find out days before that the car has a recall in that particular area but the dealer told us the car was in accident and has a rebuilt title and that voids the warranty on the repairs and we have to pay from our pocket I told the technician that we bought the car and we didnd't know that the car has a rebuilt title until this day he told us that we have to pay from our pocket $2,200 for the repairs

- Hampton, GA, USA

I bought this vehicle late January of 2020, I was aware of transmission problems with this model but was assured that those problems were taken care of. Bought the vehicle and after my first trip longer than 1 hour I got an engine light and later a transmission overheating light. When driving the car at 55 miles per hour the car will act like I was flooring the gas pedal and will not do anything when I tried to increase the speed. The Ford dealership said it would cover the issues at first but now they are saying is not part of their warranty. The clutch needs to be replaced and the car is stuck in third gear. It will only start on the second try. The car has 53K miles and bought at 50K miles at 9K dollars.

- Falls Church, VA, USA

Vehicle was in motion on busy highway going 70mph when it abruptly decreased in speed. Rpms moved back and forth until I was able to get off the highway. If I were in the fast lane, it is likely someone would have ran into the back of me. Concerns with shudder relating to transmission control and clutch assembly needed replacing.

- Norlina, NC, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to shift out of first gear. The vehicle was towed to mcclung Ford Inc (707 E main St, mountain view, ar 72560) where the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 19V515000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the failure persisted. The contact was informed that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed in order to discover the cause for the failure. The contact was informed that the clutch and the transmission fork needed to be replaced. A few days later, the contact called back to check on the vehicle and was informed that the replacement parts had not corrected the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000.

- Onia, AR, USA

While driving a fully-charged 2013 Ford Focus bev, the "stop safely now" message appeared, resulting in the steering wheel locking as I slowed the car. Car had difficulty shifting to park once stopped.

- Aurora, IL, USA

Transmission hard jerking and first and second gear.

- Inglewood, CA, USA

Vehicle will not shift correctly. Will often stall out while driving and will not engage gears even when sitting in the middle of a busy road. Will not shift into reverse. Shifts hard when it does shift. Basically been doing this off and on since shortly after buying the vehicle. However Ford simply reset the PCM and charges for this. Vehicle continues to fault after this.

- Carl Junction, MO, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that upon switching gears at various speeds, the vehicle stalled with the transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was initially taken to bluebonnet Ford Lincoln (351 N interstate 35 frontage rd, new braunfels, tx 78130) on three occasions where the vehicle was diagnosed for an unknown failure and repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was next taken to griffith Ford san marcos (2661 interstate 35 frontage rd, san marcos, tx 78666) where the contact was informed that the clutch needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

- San Marcos, TX, USA

Transmission shudders, jerks and feels like its slipping and I'm getting a transmission fault error on my dash, won't shift to next gear unless its above 3500rpm. I bought the car used May 4 2020, it started acting up within the first week I had the vehicle.

- Fostoria, OH, USA

I reported this issue when I had my Focus in 2014....it was dismissed. Now, 4 times it was in the dealership and 4 times it wasn't fixed, 4 times I had to pay for a rental for 2 weeks each time, costing me a total of $2,755 in all for nothing to be resolved. I traded the vehicle because it was literally a safety hazzard but no one would designate it that at the time.

- Elizabeth City, NC, USA

I am concerned about the stutter my transmission is having when I take off from a stop sign. I have researched and see that there are recalls on 2014 and higher. Might want to look into the amount of complaints about this issue with the 2013 Ford Focus.

- Cullman, AL, USA