Table 1 shows 23 common power train related problems of the 2016 Ford Focus. The number one most common problem is related to the power train (467 problems). The second most common problem is related to the automatic transmission control module (57 problems).
The vehicle is subject to NHTSA safety recall campaign 18v-735 (Ford recall 18s32) regarding a defective canister purge valve (cpv) that causes fuel vapor saturation, excessive fuel tank vacuum, fuel tank deformation, and engine stalling. Read details...
The dps6 transmission started out shuddering in low gears even after clutch replacement early on. This made pulling out into traffic slower than it should be. Received “transmission overheating” message “pull over for 5 minutes” in heavy traffic. Read details...
The clutch has been replaced twice in the car for shuddering and shifting hard, now it is doing it a third time and we have been told its just out of the 1 year warranty of the 2nd clutch assembly installed and we don't qualify for the class action lawsuit. Read details...