Clutch problems of the 2013 Ford Focus

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission was shuddering, and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000. The VIN was not included.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the overheat message displayed. The contact pulled over and turned off the vehicle for it to cool down before restarting. Additionally, the transmission failed to reverse. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the clutch had seized and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the clutch was previously replaced in 2019. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the warranty had expired. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission failure message was displayed. The contact's husband pulled over, and the vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the clutch needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced the clutch. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no customer satisfaction program associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced jerking while accelerating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch, kit seal, bearing, and fluid needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently and shifted out of gear independently. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the clutch to be updated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while he was at a stop sign, the vehicle inadvertently started shuddering significantly. The contact was able to continue to drive the vehicle as he was close to arriving at his residence. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the automatic clutch transmission needed to be replaced and that the failure was related to an unknown recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that they could not assist as the vehicle was out of warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph on several occasions, the vehicle lost automotive power. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the clutch assembly needed to be replaced. The independent mechanic suggested that the vehicle be taken to a dealer. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The contact attempted to contact the manufacturer but had not received a response. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Ford issued a recall on the tcm/ clutch in 2019. This recall was to fix the shuttering in shifting. My Focus was repaired by a Ford dealership in 2019 in accordance to the recall. My Focus is shuttering again when accelerating. The car has no warning lamp for this issue. I recently had the car in to a Ford dealership for diagnostics and they confirmed that the clutch is in need of replacement again. I have contacted Ford directly and they refuse to cover the cost of a new clutch. The shuttering affects proper acceleration which is a safety issue.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle decelerated and stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into gear. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch pedal, transmission, canister purge valve, injectors, and spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. While stopping at a yield sign, the vehicle lost acceleration. The contact had to maneuver to the side of the road. There were no warning indicators illuminated. When the contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, it accelerated. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The dealer stated that the clutch plate needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired three times for the same failure. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. While accelerating from a stop, the vehicle jerked and failed to obtain traction for several seconds. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutches needed to be replaced. The vehicle was unable to be repaired due to the parts being on backorder. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was operated. The vehicle was serviced for free per a manufacturer recall with a remedy to replace the clutch assembly. The contact stated that the remedy did not repair the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the recurring failure. The failure mileage was 32,152.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle started shuddering. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle operated as a stick shift despite being an automatic vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the dual clutch assembly; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that the same part was replaced a total of 10 times; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. While driving approximately 30 mph, the transmission warning light illuminated and the clutch made a loud noise while shaking forcefully. The failure was diagnosed by the manufacturer and the clutch was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the manufacturer where it was diagnosed that the clutch needed to be replaced again. The failure mileage was 13,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle independently jerked forward without warning when driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch on the transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after shifting from reverse into drive, the engine vibrated and caused the entire vehicle to shake violently. The contact mentioned that no warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle resumed its normal operation after the vehicle shifted from first to second gear. The failure occurred on two separate occasions. The manufacturer was contacted and did not offer a remedy. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the clutch assembly and transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 15,300.