369 problems related to power train 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.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the message "transmission overheating" was displayed, and the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission clutch forks was stuck, and the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Transmission jerks, jumps, skips, etc. , I was scared when trying to accelerate while trying to pass other people, car felt like it was giving out on me, there where no warning lamps, until after the first encounter, and that's when it first appeared. . .
Clutch was replaced already 1 time now it’s bad again also the tmi was replaced 2 times since I’ve had the car it has 126000 miles.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shifted erratically, after which the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to customer satisfaction program: 14m02. 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 unknown.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle a message "starting fault system" was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the instrument panel had completely failed. The contact stated that while at a stop sign, the vehicle stalled in the middle on the intersection, and had to be manually pushed into a parking lot. After several attempts, the vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 156,970.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle shuddered, hesitated to respond, and the transmission was slipping. The contact stated that the failure persisted while driving, and the vehicle jolted while shifting to first and second gear. The contact stated that the failure recurred increasingly while driving 30-65 mph. The contact stated that the vehicle was significantly sluggish while depressing the accelerator pedal and decelerated unintendedly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the transmission fluid was replaced. Additionally, the dealer recommended the transmission clutch replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated while attempting to drive from a complete stop, the vehicle failed to respond while shifting to drive(d) and to reverse(r). The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle had become undrivable. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to Ford campaign number: 19n08. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate while driving up an incline without warning. The contact also stated that the vehicle nearly stalled out upon depression of the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where the contact was informed that the transmission clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.
1. Clutch shudders and hesitates on acceleration 2. Safe driving requires non hesitation when accelerating 3. Yes the dealer confirmed 4. Dealership has inspected, recommends replacement of clutch on automatic transmission at 27,000 miles 5. No warnings indicated, car has been regularly serviced by the dealership from what I am reading, this is a common problem and a design flaw per the dealership.
My oil pressure pump and tensioner are the issues . I need a new engine replacement. Everything that 23s64 Ford describes on there engine replacement claims is what the issue im going through now with my 1. 0 Ford Focus 2015 . I took it to Ford to get it diagnosed already and they are the ones that told me and as well got a second opinion through repairpal and they said the same. I have everything documented. Due to this issue I almost lost my life and my child's while driving my Ford Focus. Lost all pressure while driving with her in the car. Now she's nervous and scared when we get in any car . Due to she saw the car coming rite into her side on passenger side. No warning lights came on till after the issue had already happened . My brake pedal won't go down . Please help me this is my only form of transportation to work and to pick up my daughter. I dont have money to buy a new engine. Thank you so much for any assistance with this issue. This car has been nothing but problems. When my car was first bought from carmax it started having issues 6 months down the line. Under warranty. At the time carmax didn't want to help me and Ford dealership didn't assist me with any help. Under warranty keep in mind . Then it's been issue after issue . I have receipts for everything . Thank you.
When accelerating through 10-15 mph the vehicle shudders more than normal.
[4:00 pm] rosales, denise ctr (NHTSA) the contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle decelerated and shuddered. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle failed to accelerate over 17 mph. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutches and transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired as the clutch was not included in the Ford warranty. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the module and transmission was covered under the warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000. The VIN was not available.
Studdering, won’t shift, stalls out , recall repaired still does the same thing, transmission doesn’t shift right and stalls out in traffic.
Purchased this car used from a family friend about 4 years ago. The car currently has 59,000 miles on it. I recently noticed a shuddering in the transmission when I accelerate the car (mostly in the lowest starting gear). The car was taken to the Ford dealer for diagnosis. The dealer states that the issue is with the transmission clutch and the price to repair the issue is approximately $4,300. The Ford service technician described this transmission as a manual transmission automatically shifted. The prior owner confirmed he had the same issue with the car early in his ownership and had the transmission clutch replaced then. I confirmed with the dealer that the transmission clutch was replaced at 10,178 miles. This is the same exact issue again. The Ford dealership said the transmission clutch issue had caused Ford to extend the warranty to 7 years and 100,000 miles, whichever occurred first. The car is now 8 1/2 years since original purchase, but way under the warranty limit of 100,000 miles. Ford will not honor any warranty or remedy the situation. I believe a $4,300 clutch assembly replacement at least every 50,000 miles or less is horrendous.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at 75<mph with the cruise control engaged the vehicle stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who was unable to assist. The vehicle was towed to anther independent mechanic . Who stated that the transmission belt was the cause of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted who opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
Car has a transmission stutter when pulling out into traffic or at low speeds. Apparently it is a known issue from Ford and the vehicle is outside their 7yr warranty, but only has 67k miles on it so it is not covered.
2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and attempting to hold speed, accelerate, the rpm's increased rapidly however, the vehicle failed to respond. The "transmission overheating - please wait 5 minutes" was displayed. Waited in the middle of the highway for that period and then pulled to shoulder of the roadway, and the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. Vehicle needs to be reported under campaign number: 18v169000 (power train). Manufacturer needs to be informed of the danger this imposes and recall must be imposed. This is a very terrifying scenario to be subjecting customers, to knowing how many vehicles are failing. Owner can’t afford the bill the manufacturer quoted of $7000 for transmission. Unacceptable for a car under 100,000 miles to be in this condition when the manufacture maintenance states a higher mileage capability.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the rpm's increased rapidly however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that the message "transmission overheating - please wait 5 minutes" was displayed. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, and the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v169000 (power train) but the VIN was not included. 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 110,000.
Unknown, vehicle slips out of gear leaving you stranded in the middle of the street.
Ford has been fully aware of its dps6 transmission design flaws and failures for many years. A formal recall was appropriate and they have not done so all this time; therefore, a consumer is not warned of the problem through the tried and true channels of bmv lookups during new registrations, dealer records resulting in notices sent, or other lookup tools. This causes the problem to present itself unexpectedly and progressively, and it causes quite a bad hazard by affecting the ability of the vehicle to accelerate and decelerate as expected. These transmissions slip into neutral unexpectedly as well, and it shouldn't be accepted that that is considered not a hazardous situation. Especially on the interstate, it can cause a crash. Support and responsibility by Ford is very bad. An auto transmission that isn't a flawed design may cost $2,000 to fully replace. The dual-dry clutch in Ford's powershift design is prone to failure. Even despite that Ford says it extended coverage for powershift transmissions, this can result in a $3600 repair bill, promises to cover it defaulted on, and factory warranty dishonored. I've been told by Ford it will make the defect right, but the repair estimate was $6800, twice what the car is valued for and impossible to afford to fix.
Transmission jerking and shaking.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 5 mph and attempting to make a right turn while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond as needed. No warning light was illuminated. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,676.
Drove home from work and stopped at walmart on the way home. Pulled into a parking spot against a curb and when I came out to start my car and reverse out of the spot, it would not move. I got the car pushed out of the parking spot, and when driving out of the parking lot could not go past 1st gear. It has now been sitting at my apartment complex for two days. Couple years ago the transmission was replaced due to manufacturer recall. At the time, I had stopped in the middle of the road and could not go past 1st gear driving all the way home like this. I addressed the recall, and now I would like to believe the same thing is happening again. I have not gone to any mechanic or dealership yet for analysis however will attempt as soon as possible.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving the vehicle, the vehicle shuddered when accelerating. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed with an auto transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired due to cost. The contact referenced technical service bulletin: 16-0109 as a possible solution however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,293.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle jerking, stalling and shaking. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the entire transmission clutch assembly was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 24,000.
Transmission has been jerking and shifts hard into gears. A messaged popped up as well that the transmission was running on hot. Transmission control module was recently replaced by a Ford dealership but problem still persist.
When I left work one evening, my 2015 Focus transmission started slipping and wouldn't stay into gear. The folks at koons automotive (silver spring, MD) indicated that this transmission is habitually problematic and has probably failed.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would suddenly loose power, shutter, not properly accelerate and the check engine light would illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission actuators and clutch were faulty needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 103,500.
Transmission failure, car seized on freeway going 75mph and almost lost control and crashed. Car is locked in park and inoperable.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuttered when the contact depressed the accelerator pedal. The contact also stated that when the vehicle accelerated she heard an unusual noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a scheduled recall repair appointment. The vehicle was diagnosed with a diagnosed with a failed transmission clutch and failed motor mount. The transmission clutch and the motor mount needed replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 39,000.
My car has shuddered and stalled significantly since I purchased it brand new from serramonte Ford on September 6, 2015. The car will lose acceleration quickly when I am on the highway and driving on hills. I have had the clutch replaced by serramonte Ford three times over the last 7 years and I have been informed that it needs to be replaced again. I have only once, on 10/27/2023 had a warning displayed on my dashboard immediately after a shuttering and stalling incident. I was driving up a hill when the car began jerking and shuttering. I pulled the vehicle perpendicular to the hillside and received the message, "transmission fault, service now". The car would not go into reverse to allow me to back up and safely park the vehicle. I immediately had the car towed to serramonte Ford, per the service waring, and have been told that the clutch needs to be repaired again. This car is a ticking time bomb, I have been fortunate not to have had this stalling and shuttering cause a serious accident where myself or others could be seriously or fatally harmed.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that when she shifts the vehicle into drive (d) and depressed the accelerator the vehicle would shudder and not gain forward momentum. The contact stated that the vehicle would eventually slip into gear and gain momentum. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the issue had occurred in the past and that she had been covered under manufacturer customer satisfaction bulletin number: 19n08 transmission clutch shudder (power train) for repairs. The contact had another failure of the transmission and drove the vehicle to a dealer who diagnosed the failure as transmission clutch shudder and that she was no longer under warranty for the repairs. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.
2015 Ford Focus - car has less than 50k miles has 3 transmission codes showing: p07a5, p090c, and p07a5pd. Car will not go into reverse. Car has not been looked at by a technician yet. However, with less than 50k miles the fact that I am having transmission issues is unacceptable. Ford really needs to recall for these issues. After researching these codes that are showing, seems like there are thousands of people complaining about the same thing on different sites.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that he received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 181v169000 (power train). The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the recall repair was completed; however, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started jerking. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the clutch had failed, and the clutch assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised not to take the vehicle back to the same dealer. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Clutch shudder has been an issue with my car since I bought it but I was told that it was going to "adjust" itself after I drove it for awhile. Over the past few years I've seen my rpm randomly jump up and the clutch shudder issues have worsened over the years. Ford knew about this defect in the 2015 Ford Focus and was even part of a class action lawsuit. But I was never notified about the customer satisfaction program that extended the warranty for repairs of the specific problems. Not even the dealership ever provided me with information on recalls or customer satisfaction programs that applied to me. I can't afford to get it fixed now that I am a year late and am stuck driving unsafely because Ford refuses to grant an exception for the repairs. They continue to sell the same makes and models that were part of this lawsuit and don't seem to care about the customer's safety long term.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled and remained in the same gear. The vehicle also shuddered independently. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by a dealer. The contact was informed that the first gear clutch was the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the vehicle was not under warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.