Six problems related to transmission solenoid have been reported for the 2005 Ford Focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the 2005 Focus.
Transmission started slipping at around 80,000 miles to the point where 2nd and 3rd gear were nearly non existent. When od light started blinking autozone told me that solenoids/transmission were shot. After replacing the solenoids as well as the transmission itself with an identical transmission from an identical vehicle, it is apparent that these transmissions are indeed faulty. It is still slipping and slamming into gear. Overdrive rarely functions properly and tends to shut itself off.
Bought the car for my mother it had 91,000 miles on it and ran fine. It now has 106,000 miles on it and the automatic transmission has failed with a broken intermediate band, looked up the problem and found lots of complaints about the same problem again and again. It will show up as a shift solenoid "d" problem but if you fix it, it will not help. The band is broken and must be replaced. Car would not shift smoothly from 2 - 4 gear.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Focus wagon. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, he depressed the accelerator pedal but the vehicle failed to accelerate properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the solenoid in the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileage was 68,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the transmission would not shift into second or third gear. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who inspected the failure and advised that the shift solenoid and transmission needed to be replaced. The dealer was notified of the failure who informed her to bring the vehicle in and they will perform a full diagnostic test at her expense. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 43,000.
Automatic transmission was in drive and under way when rpms raced up. It seemed to be out of gear. Transmission indicated it was in drive. I thought that the od gear had malfunctioned. After disengaging the od the vehicle seemed to be locked in 2nd gear (as engine rpm & sound indicated). After taking it to the repair shop it was determined the shift solenoids were ok & it required the transmission to be torn apart for inspection. Mazda provides the automatic to Ford. The transmission should not fail at this mileage. According to the repair shop it was the 4th low mileage vehicle in a week requiring a complete rebuild of the transmission.
O/d light came on. Automotive shop ran a test and retrieved code p0767. Shop replaced the solenoid and car would still not shift into 2nd gear. Shop wanted to replace the transmission but I declined as the car only had 52,000 miles. Took the car to a Ford dealership and they said there was no 2nd or 4th gear. Dealership said it was a possible broken band or failed band apply piston. They removed the pan and verified broken band. They replaced the 2-4 band and installed new band apply piston at a cost of $931. 22 plus the cost of a rental car at $101. 16. No car should have a transmission fail at 50,000 miles. I feel there was a defect in the parts used in the transmission. When I asked about installing a new transmission, I was concerned that they would install the same transmission that failed in my car. The shop said not to worry because the transmission has all updated parts! the response leads me to believe that the parts in my transmission were defective and I should be reimbursed the cost of my repairs. I called Ford motor company and since there was not a recall they could not help me. Again, no car should have a transmission fail at 50,000 miles.