CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2015 Ford Focus & its "Powershift" transmission has a defect trend where the car shudders when accelerating, especially when starting uphill.
Most owners have reported their Ford Focus remains driveable while the vehicle is still at low mileage, but the shuddering is annoying & unpleasant & may reduce the resale value of the vehicle.
However, owners of higher-mileage vehicles from earlier 3rd generation Focus model years report transmission failure & a host of other major & expensive transmission-related problems. Potential buyers beware.
2.6
hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
57,500 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the scarf she was wearing became caught in the driver's side door and was unable to exit the vehicle from the driver's side door. The contact exited through the passenger's side door. The flashers were illuminated. There was an abnormal clicking noise detected. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 72,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 55 mph, the rear passenger door erroneously opened and would no longer lock. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the door latch failed. The door latch was replaced. Gene butman Ford (2105 washtenaw ave, ypsilanti, mi) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 40 mph, the rear driver's door flew open without warning. The door failed to latch closed and had to be physically held shut while driving. The contact called a couple of dealers, including O. C. welch Ford Lincoln, Inc. (843-288-0100, located at 4920 independence blvd, hardeeville, SC 29927) and was informed to call the manufacturer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. While the contact was transporting her grandson and driving 30 mph, the rear driver's side door flew open without warning. The contact also stated that the rear driver's side door failed to close and remained ajar. The contact was concerned that a passenger could be injured. The contact called john L sullivan Chevrolet at (916) 782-1243 (350 automall dr, roseville, ca 95661) and was informed that there were no recalls associated with the VIN. The vehicle was taken to big valley Ford Lincoln (800-871-8112, 3282 auto center cir, stockton, ca 95212) where it was diagnosed that the rear driver's side door latch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 16V643000 (latches/locks/linkages). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 38,000.
- San Andreas, CA, USA
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