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.
Still having issue with this car, it has not been fixed right since day one,
issue after issue, fuel and surging are the worst because you do not know if you are gonna go when you step on the gas, it will stall, and or jerk, and or hesitate, This car, is not safe when I go to pull out into traffic, as it may go and it may not go. so far I had to pull over twice from pulling out. and restart the car. had near misses, from other cars trying to pull off on the shoulder. the scary part is my kids are in the car.
Unfortunately it's really a common problem. I've also heard that this car suffers from the clugged converter rather often and you can't prevent it. I've also met the problem a couple years ago (I drive Ford Focus 2015) and the dealer also told me that it was a common thing. Recently I've found an article with good information. I think, if I had come across the article earlier I'd be prepared for this. So, if anybody's interested https://the-cars.net/symptoms-of-a-clogged-catalytic-converter
- lion_9998,
Virginia Beach, VA, US
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Still having issue with this car, it has not been fixed right since day one,
issue after issue, fuel and surging are the worst because you do not know if you are gonna go when you step on the gas, it will stall, and or jerk, and or hesitate, This car, is not safe when I go to pull out into traffic, as it may go and it may not go. so far I had to pull over twice from pulling out. and restart the car. had near misses, from other cars trying to pull off on the shoulder. the scary part is my kids are in the car.
- rrfisher14, Lake Stevens, WA, US