Clutch problems of the 2015 Ford Focus

13 problems related to clutch have been reported for the 2015 Ford Focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2015 Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the 2015 Focus.

1 Clutch problem

Failure Date: 03/03/2025

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 30 mph and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle was able to be restarted; however, the transmission was unable to shift out of park(p). The transmission warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the clutch. The contact was informed that the clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 154,000.

2 Clutch problem

Failure Date: 09/09/2024

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, the vehicle started shaking and shuddering abnormally. The vehicle was driven to the dealer and was diagnosed with transmission clutch shudder. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 91,000.

3 Clutch problem

Failure Date: 06/28/2024

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and coming to a stop, the vehicle stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed as a failure with the clutch assembly. The contact was informed that the clutch assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was unknown.

4 Clutch problem

Failure Date: 07/15/2023

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission was slipping. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the clutch assembly needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 14,500.

5 Clutch problem

Failure Date: 06/10/2023

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the dealer had previously replaced the clutch; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the clutch needed to be replaced a second time. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000. The VIN was unavailable.

6 Clutch problem

Failure Date: 05/22/2023

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that on multiple occasions while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be determined. The contact then stated that on a separate occasion while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated. No warning light illuminated. The vehicle was then taken to a different dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch assembly failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not yet been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not covered under the customer satisfaction program 19n08 and advised to call the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

7 Clutch problem

Failure Date: 07/02/2019

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. While the contact's spouse was driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle started to shudder. The vehicle was taken to tim dahle Ford (located at 2534 n 200 e, spanish fork, ut 84660, (801) 798-3553) where it was diagnosed that the clutch in the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v169000 (power train). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

8 Clutch problem

Failure Date: 06/26/2019

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. While attempting to accelerate after making a complete stop, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle finally accelerated after applying strong pressure to the accelerator pedal. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to bartow Ford (9090 e adamo dr, tampa, FL 33619 (813) 246-3673) where it was diagnosed that the clutch needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and was informed that only part of the vehicle would be covered under warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 29,600.

9 Clutch problem

Failure Date: 01/28/2019

The contact called on behalf of her daughter who owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving 45 mph, while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle started jerking while depressing the accelerator pedal. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle jerked while accelerating from a stop. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the clutch was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, a year later the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that the clutch had been replaced twice however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

10 Clutch problem

Failure Date: 09/10/2018

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact experienced clutch failure with the vehicle and took it to autonation Ford Lincoln union city (4355 jonesboro rd, union city, GA 30291, (770) 674-6075) for repairs. After the repair, the clutch malfunctioned again and the vehicle was taken to a different unknown dealer. The second dealer stated that the vehicle was not covered under a warranty and they would have to charge for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The diagnosis information was unknown. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 90,023.

11 Clutch problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2018

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that when he depressed the accelerator pedal to drive forward, the vehicle seized. The failure occurred intermittently and without warning. When the vehicle was turned off and restarted, it returned to normal. The vehicle was taken to dch Ford of eatontown (67 NJ-36, eatontown, NJ 07725, 732-982-4222) where it was diagnosed that the clutch fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

12 Clutch problem

Failure Date: 09/28/2017

2015 Ford Focus. Consumer writes in regards to defective clutch on vehicle. The consumer stated the clutch shudders on acceleration. The vehicle was repaired.

13 Clutch problem

Failure Date: 11/19/2016

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. While stopped on a hill, the vehicle rolled backwards and then forward before stopping. The dealer (weber harris Ford, 433 baldwin st, meadville, PA 16335, (814) 350-7309) stated that there was no failure; however, the failure recurred. The dealer stated that a diagnostic test would cost approximately $1,500. The failure recurred and the new owner of the dealer diagnosed that the vehicle had dual clutches, which would cost $1,300 to repair. The vehicle was repaired a week later, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The contact was advised to keep the repair records for reimbursement. The failure mileage was 43,000.



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