12 problems related to power train have been reported for the 2008 Ford Focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the 2008 Focus.
While driving down the road my throttle control/transmission light just pops on an I lose a great amount of power and acceleration. I've owned the car for about a month now an had the sensor on the throttle body which seemed to help for about 2 days then the light popped back on. It does this a lot will drive fine for about 25-30 minus at about 50-55 mph the light pops on with about 30mph worth of power. I pull over turn the car off and on it turns the light out an all power is restored. I've looked online and everyone seems to point to the throttle body going bad. The car is in perfect shape and has a fresh all around tune up.
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My Ford Focus only has 61,000 miles and transmission is jumping having trouble shifting and going in reverse smells like something burning. Ford needs to do a recall numerous people are having the same issues I will be calling Ford this is ridiculous I have two different types of cancer and in the hospital and dont have a income and now I dont no what I should do Ford needs to fix it.
~tl the contact owns a 2008 Ford Focus. After the vehicle was parked on a slight incline, it erroneously rolled forward and made contact with a parked vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Tri star motors (151 walnut st, kittanning, PA) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact indicated that the failure previously occurred in 2015 and the shift cable was adjusted. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Transmission began to sputter on the highway. This was the 4th or 5th time the car had this problem. After getting off the highway car struggled to shift into gear. The car would free rev and kick/shake into gear.
2008 Ford Focus se automatic transmission began hard downshifting at about 30,000 miles. Dealership stated it needed"flashing". Left it one day picked it up shifted fine. Had new battery installed approximately 2 years ago, bad shifting started again. Dealership maintains out of warranty. Car now has 58,000 miles on it and bad transmission. Engine flogs at slow speeds ever since purchased. No relief in sight. Warmer it gets outside, worse transmission behaves. These things happen all over town, the car is not choosey!!.
Car tries to drive itself when my foot is on the brake ( stationary) & the malfunction almost caused a accident in the city. Lights have malfunctioned since purchase. No backseat lights working. Car isles randomly and will not stop until stitch to neutral and then it gives me control to drive again. Please look into this issue.
This 2008 Ford Focus has had slipping with the transmission in 4th gear from 30000 miles when I took to dealer they said until it has a complete failure they would not take down and inspect the transmission. It is now out of warranty and I sold car taking a significant loss. At 58,000 the 4th gear completely failed car could not be driven over 30-40 mph . If this happened on a expressway a terrible accident could have happened. I'm am sure I am not a unique Ford owner with this problem. Ford should be held accountable and a recall on this car should have taken place.
The contact owns a 2008 Ford edge. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into drive. The contact mentioned that he was able to shift into the reverse position and the service engine, traction and transmission light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed. The failure occurred on two separate occasions. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was not able to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 98,000 and the current mileage was 98,500.
I have an 08 Ford Focus s that has just under 80,000 miles and the car is horrendous recently it won't accelerate in low gear. You can put the pedal down but the engine rpms go up but won't accelerate until you slightly let the pedal go and it will jolt forward and engage the transmission. This isn't the first case from what im hearing and wanted to file a complaint on Fords transmissions being faulty and or defective.
My wife was cut off on the highway she gave gas to move and the transmission band broke almost got hit. Theres a huge problem with the Focuses transmissions and should demand a recall. Car only has 77000 miles transmission should not break when given gas. Never buy a Ford again.
2008 Ford Focus. Consumer writes in regards to defective transmission. The consumer no longer owns the vehicle.