During a routine oil change with my regular mechanic in dobson, nc, the mechanic noticed the transmission slipping. I began to notice the shudder during shifting had returned. So, I returned to the dealer, parkway Ford in winston salem, nc. On the way to the dealer, a representative called me and said the dealership was interested in buying back my car. I told her that I was represented by an attorney and that her call was very irregular and illegal. When I arrived at the dealership, the service consultant refused to even run a diagnostic on my car saying that he could not since I was represented by an attorney. I reminded him of the 100,000 mile extended warranty I had purchased with the vehicle. He called for the shop foreman to go for a ride with me. The shudder and the slip were noticed by the shop foreman. But, he said that both were normal and that was the way the vehicle saved fuel. When we returned to the dealership, I was presented with a copy of a Ford service bulletin that was no more than propaganda. My mechanic said emphatically that the shudder on shifting and slipping out of gear were not normal in any vehicle and could be dangerous, so, the fourth incident with the dps6 transmission goes unrepaired. I contacted my attorney in novi, mi and he documented the incident for filing with my case in the federal district court. This incident occurred three months after the last clutch replacement.

- Mount Airy, NC, USA

Shuddering continues on shifting from gear to gear. Feeling of transmission slipping out of gear both at city and at highway speeds. Concerns for safety and being stranded continue. I will make note that I am a 68 year old senior citizen with multiple disabilities. I contacted the dealer, parkway Ford of winston salem, nc and scheduled an appointment to determine the problem. After they ran a diagnostic program, it was determined that the clutch needed to be replaced a third time. They never did address the problem of the transmission slipping out of gear. They said this was normal and the way the car was designed. I noted that coasting is not safe, it is also illegal. The clutch was replaced and adjustments made. At this time I was represented by stern law of novi, Michigan in a mass action suit against Ford Motor Company regarding this vehicle. We note that this clutch replacement was five months since the last replacement

- Mount Airy, NC, USA

Shuddering resumed again during city and highway driving between gear shifts. This was the second problem of this type. It was a constant concern if I would get to my destination and back home safely without being stranded along the roadway. When I got back home, I called the dealer, parkway Ford in winston salem, nc to schedule consultation for them to determine the problem. I began doing some research on the Ford dps6 transmission and found there had been some problems. During the consult, it was determined that the clutch would have to be replaced for the second time. This is seven months after the first clutch replacement. The service consultant assured me that this was a new type of clutch and I would not be having any more of these problems. I am represented by stern law of novi, Michigan in a mass action suit against Ford Motor Company regarding this vehicle.

- Mount Airy, NC, USA

I purchased this vehicle on August 12, 2016. I asked to see the carfax and it showed no previous problems whatsoever. The vehicle came with an extended warranty. I had no knowledge at this time there were any problems with this model or the dps6 transmission. When driving this vehicle to fayetteville, nc from my home in mt. Airy, nc, I noticed a distinct shudder when the transmission shifted from gear go gear. I was concerned if this vehicle was going to get me to my destination and back home safely without some type of breakdown on the highway. Fortunately, I was able to get home. I called the dealership, parkway Ford in winston salem, nc and scheduled an appointment to have the problem evaluated. Their diagnostic determined there was a problem with the clutch. The service consultant told me it was just a problem with the clutch needing adjustment which they would take care of. I later discovered that the clutch had been replaced. The service consultant assured me that this would solve the shuddering problem and there would be no future problems along these lines. As you will see from all of my submissions that this is just the first of many. I am represented by stern law of novi, Michigan in my mass action suit against Ford Motor Company

- Mount Airy, NC, USA

My car's dps6 transmission is jumpy, catches, and slips every single time I drive my car. The car violently shakes every time the transmission needs to shift up, and some times will slip when downshifting to a complete stop. This has been persisting since I bought the car right after its initial release and has been unable to be mitigated by repeated trips to mechanics and Ford dealerships. I have repeatedly stopped in the middle of intersections when accelerating because the transmission shifts into neutral and I must come to a stop before it will shift back into gear.

- North Easton, MA, USA

Concern about my safety due to the latest report: Ford knew Focus, fiesta models had flawed transmission, sold them anyway. My car is a used Ford Focus 2013. Two weeks after I bought it, I had problems with the transmission. Ford fix it, but now I wonder if it is safe for me to drive this car?

- Roseville, CA, USA

Dps6 transmission shudder and slipping issue. Vehicle has been serviced under multiple owners and had the clutches replaced as well as the software re-flashed. Ford dealer stated they are aware of the issue told me they would get it fixed under the extended warranty offered by Ford. I was charged for a re-flash I was never called to authorized, that has not fixed the shuddering issue. I was almost in an accident when the card decided to not shift going through a stop light and the vehicle behind me almost rear ended me. I contacted Ford and the service manager stated "you need to drive it more aggressively". Ford opened a case to review the poor service and they have never contacted me again.

- Willis, TX, USA

I bought my Ford Focus hatchback SE starting at 24K miles. At around 50K I began having transmission troubles. The stuttering, while accelerating or coming to a stop, was (and still is) horrible. I have taken this vehicle in on two separate occasions to get the transmission 'fixed', to no avail. I'm still dealing with these problems 80K miles later. The first two winters that I had owned the vehicle my door locks would not engage, in dry, 40 degree temperatures. So I would have to drive and hold my door closed until the car heated up and the locks engaged. I tried wd-40 and sprays meant specifically to unfreeze locks. Neither worked. And the locks would occasionally disengage while driving my morning commute on the highway. No recall until two years later, after complaining countless times. But back to the transmission, I was driving home after a long day at work and ended up stuck in cincinnati, oh. A message popped up on my dash reading 'transmission fault' advising me to take my car to a dealer. Turning off the engine didn't help, and I couldn't drive over 20 miles per hour because the car wouldn't shift over 1st or 2nd gear. Luckily I'm an experienced driver and was able to Dodge multiple cars that almost slammed into me on the street, due to my sudden braking. When contacting Ford it took them 5 hours of going back and forth between dealers to finally send me a tow truck. I get the car back, same problems. Over and over. A mechanic at the dealership told me that they don't actually have a fix for the problem (which it's becoming ever more clear that they still don't, nor will they ever). Ford's compensation for this problem was a terrible deal. Offering a replacement transmission with the exact same trans that gave me problems I'm the first place. I'm glad to see the government is getting involved and hope to see resolve soon.

- Middletown, OH, USA

I have had 3 transmissions in this car in 6 years

- Tallmadge, OH, USA

My car does not always shift into gear properly when it first starts to go.

- Warren, MI, USA

The dps6 dual clutch automatic transmission in this car occasionally exhibits symptoms such as slipping into neutral while driving at speed, sudden acceleration or 'grabbing' while decelerating and when at a stop, and vibration/shuddering when accelerating from a complete stop. These symptoms do not seem to occur with any discernible pattern, I.e it happens when the vehicle is cold or hot, whether driving slowly or faster. The car has approximately 125K miles on it and has already had the clutch pack replaced twice. After each clutch replacement the symptoms abated for a while, only to gradually return after perhaps 20K miles.

- Columbus, OH, USA

Transmission shutters and studders. Pulling out in traffic becomes dangerous. At times, stepping on the gas does not accelerate the car, but does rev the engine. This happened in traffic, and the vehicle would not go over 20mph. This is an ongoing event, and your date selection below does not allow for that.

- Ellijay, GA, USA

I own a 2013 Ford Focus hatchback that has transmission and clutch issues. It's been recalled once and replaced. But still has the same issue. When start to putting gas on the pedal the van stuffers and skips gears until it reaches 3rd gear. This is making it hard to drive and gain speed. It ultimately needs to be replaced again. But Ford won't replace again for another 2500$. it's a known issue that they know of but won't replace more than once. I also can't trade in my vehicle because it's worth 93% less than value. The car has other known recalls that needs to be fixed.

- Rockford, IL, USA

Vehicle was in motion on highway when the transmission lost all power and I could not accelerate, happened in a construction zone and put my safety at an extreme risk. Vehicle also shudders when accelerating every time and sometimes begins to accelerate as I am coming to a stop while my foot is off of the gas pedal.

- Racine, WI, USA

Since we bought our 2014 Ford Focus it has had a "bucking"with the transmission also when I have accelerated hard to move into traffic it will act like its in nuetral then slam into gear when we took our car in for a recal it was brought up to the service clerk and we were told its what they do and there was nothing they could do our car is now out of warranty

- Inwood, WV, USA

Car simply stalls randomly while in motion, streets or highway. Transmission shakes randomly while accelerating mainly while shifting from 1st to 2nd gear, mainly in city streets car apparently goes to neutral great randomly while the stick is in drive position, both city streets and highway.

- Auburn Hills, MI, USA

Brakes are erratic, often feels as if car may not brake in time then shudders on acceleration, slips, jerks, hesitates, suffers delayed accelerstion, delays in downshifting. Stalled just after turning at an intersection, engine simply did not switch on. Electrical circuit drained battery. Inaccurate fuel gauge indication / distance to empty, high fuel consumption.

- Naples, FL, USA

The contact owned a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle began to shake and the contact stopped the vehicle. As she began to drive again, the vehicle began to stall and was hit by another vehicle. The air bags deployed upon impact and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact had minor injuries, however, the other driver claimed to be injured but her injuries were not disclosed. An ambulance went to the scene and treated the contact and the other driver was taken to the emergency room. A police report was filed. There was no diagnose given for the vehicle failure. Al serra auto plaza 6167 saginaw rd, grand blanc, mi 48439 (810) 694-5600 and the manufacturer were made aware of the failure; a recall had been associated with this vehicle's VIN; NHTSA campaign number 18V735000 (fuel system, gasoline). In addition, the contact mentioned that the vehicle was taken on 6 occasions to 3-4 different dealers where the vehicle hesitates while driving and stalls was said to be a normal function of the vehicle. The contact also mentioned that the failure occurred on several occasions. The failure mileage was 112,000.

- Grand Blanc, MI, USA

I took my vehicle in for service at my local Ford dealership due to the transmission shuddering and not accelerating while driving and informed my advisor the transmission is now slipping more often, unexpectedly and more severely and is becoming a real danger while acceleration. This is another instance of several that I have had to have the transmission recalibrated or clutch replaced. During this occasion, I was told the parts needed to be ordered and would be another 6-8 months before the transmission can be serviced and fixed due to having no parts. I don't want to put my 6 month old daughter in danger by driving the car and since the car. When asked for a loaner car until the parts come in I was told Ford could not do that and my only remedy was to wait for the parts to come in. After escalating the issue to Ford leadership through email, my transmission was serviced within the week. However the transmission still shudders and slips upon acceleration.

- Howell, MI, USA

Daily occurrence. It speeds up on it's own. It loses power in intersections and while merging. It sometimes doesn't respond to attempted acceleration. It shutters so bad, and I can't predict what it will do. It's been happening for years, and the dealership says Ford has no long term fix. I was almost hit.multiple times because it stopped accelerating. I almost hit others multiple times because it accelerated on its own. It's been happening since 17000 miles when I bought it.

- Millersburg, PA, USA