Three problems related to transmission stuck in gear have been reported for the 2013 Ford Focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the 2013 Focus.
The car has had several recalls and transmission problems since the day I got it. It has clutch issues that leaves me stalled stuck in gear in the middle of rush hour traffic. It has left me stuck in my garage and not being able to go in reverse for days at a time.
The car stutters violently when taking off from a stop, and some times stalls. Also the car will on occasion get stuck in first gear. Very dangerous to have the car stall when trying to cross a busy street. Been into the shop three times still no fix, and my understanding is this is a recall and there is no real fix for the problem.
I was driving on the freeway and attempted to accelerate. The transmission hunted for a gear but seemed to get stuck between gears and acted as if it was in neutral. The engine rpms stayed up since I had my foot on the gas. I let off the accelerator and the engine rpms didn't drop, but kind of jumped around. I tried applying the accelerator but it just revved and didn't accelerate. I then stopped applying the accelerator, shifted to neutral, then shifted back to drive and the transmission found a gear and I was able to drive normally.