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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2016 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.

4.0

definitely annoying
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
62,150 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. turning heating off then back on (1 reports)
2016 Ford Focus AC / heater problems

AC / heater problem

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2016 Ford Focus Owner Comments

problem #1

Nov 152019

Focus SE 2.0L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 62,122 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

This issue started last year, when I'd have the defroster on then try to use the regular heating setting, the heating pushbuttons wouldn't respond unless I kept turning everything off then back on.

- sharonfirst14sr, Bolton, US

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