55 problems related to automatic transmission control module have been reported for the 2016 Ford Focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the 2016 Focus.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact initially stated that the vehicle would fail start up as needed. The contact also mention that the vehicle would fail to shift gears upon depression of the accelerator pedal as several warning lights appeared on the instrument panel. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer and was informed that the pcm (powertrain control module)needed to be replaced. The contact agreed to the repaired; however, the parts for the repair were on backorder. The contact eventually found the part online which he paid for out of pocket and the dealer was able to install the part and repair the vehicle. The contact expressed concern that the failure with his transmission may occur again. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and referred him to the NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.
The contact called on behalf of her husband who owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at 10-15 mph and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond and the transmission was slipping while driving. The check engine warning light and the battery warning light were illuminated. Additionally, the message “transmission overheating” was displayed. The contact was able to continue driving. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring increasingly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module (tcm) and the transmission clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was undrivable. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v845000 (power train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer. The manufacturer also referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.
In the last 6 months my car has been to rottet Ford in tamaqua. My car failed to start after driven had towed to dealer, replaced tcm, paid $200. 2nd time car system shut off everything and engine while driving. Started after hour, dealer replaced tcm paid $200 3rd time car failed to start after driven, even within 24hours from leaving dealership being fixed, waiting to see why. But assuming tcm again. Ford customer experience specialist blaise sanders 866-631-3788 ext 79746 cas-37260864-r7p2j3:gardner/wright recall on 2016 Ford Focus, but not her VIN. All 3repairs were the tcm (transmission control module) Ford customer service told me to report this and ask it be added to recall list.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was jerking and hesitating. On another occasion while driving approximately 55 mph, the transmission downshifted, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle would no longer accelerate forward and failed to reverse. During the failure, the message "transmission fault" was displayed. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission control module (tcm) 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 local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 70,000.
Transmission. Car on dealership lot. Car stopped running in busy hospital underground parking ramp. Unable to restart. Ford dealership confirmed bad transmission control module tcm. No warning or warning lamps prior.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the vehicle began to stall as the service transmission warning message appeared on the instrument panel. The contact also stated that the vehicle would not accelerate above 35 mph while the rpm would rev up while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer and the vehicle was diagnosed with a defective transmission control module. The contact was also informed that the pcm unit would be reset in order to resume normal driving while they awaited for the transmission control module parts to arrive. Once the parts arrived and the vehicle was repaired, the same failure occurred the moment the contact left the dealer parking lot; the vehicle then remained parked in the contact's driveway. A second diagnostic was performed by the dealer and the contact was given an estimate to replace the clutch. The contact filed a case with the manufacturer to have the cost of the repair covered; however, his case was denied. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the dealer's possession. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph the vehicle began to experience loss of speed, the contact would depress the accelerator and the vehicle would hesitate then jerk and shake into forward motion. The contact heard a sound of grinding metal coming the floor boards. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to an auto parts store where the failure was diagnosed as the "transmission friction element a frozen in the on position. " the contact drove the vehicle to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission clutches had to be replaced and the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle failure reoccurred and drove the vehicle back to the same dealer. The vehicle was diagnosed that the transmission control module needed to be replaced. The contact purchased a non-oem tcm and the vehicle was repaired. The failure occurred again and the contact purchased another non-oem tcm which was installed again. The vehicle failure reoccurred and the vehicle was returned to the same dealer and had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, there was a crunching sound coming from vehicle. The contact felt the gear jumping as she shifted gear and felt like the transmission was failing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing and the mechanic stated that the clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the contact was informed that the tcm needed to be replaced; however, the parts were not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the parts were not available. The failure mileage was 62,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle would shake without warning. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where the seal and clutch assembly were replaced as well as the tcm (transmission control module). Recently, the same failure recurred, and the contact was given the same diagnosis from the dealer. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v845000 (power steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed her that there were no recalls or warranty on the vehicle. The manufacturer agreed to cover half the cost of the repair. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was 24,991.
On at least 5 previous instances (3 instances in which the vehicle was taken to and checked by my local Ford dealership), the vehicles automatic transmission would cease to shift into or out of a gear(s) suddenly during normal driving operations. This would lead to rapid declaration, often times in moderate or greater traffic causing hazardous conditions to both myself and passengers and/or other vehicles and their passengers. The hazard was of possible collision as the vehicle did not perform at the speed of traffic. Additional hazard and safety issue, was during these events, the vehicle would enter a "neutral" gear position and although the accelerator was depressed, their was no torque to the drive train, this would also either decelerate the vehicle rapidly or in the event of cornering, increase the speed instantly during the cornering turn (because of the lack of downshift torque to the drive train). . . On one instance I was unable to control the turn speed quickly enough and the vehicle entered the shoulder of the turn before I was able to regain positive control of the vehicle. Although Ford has a customer satisfaction program (csp) extending the warranties for the transmission clutch and tcm, it appears that Ford service dealers are extremely hesitant to perform the warranty service. To that end, I have taken my vehicle to local Ford dealer with the transmission shudder conditions complaint, and each time they claim their diagnostics were not able to replicate my issue. All these service appts were while vehicle was under the warranty in miles and months. Then, this last week the vehicle had the same instances happen while on the freeway (all previous episodes had been on surface city streets), and it was a very dangerous situation with at least 2 vehicles taking evasive action to avoid rear-ending my vehicle as it decelerated rapidly. I pulled over and vehicle was towed to Ford service, where they say the clutch is worn, as is the tcm.
The contact's son owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but the mechanic did not diagnose nor repair the vehicle. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer and diagnosed as transmission control module (tcm) failure. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer for 10 weeks, awaiting the transmission control module part. The contact stated that the manufacturer had mailed a notification for the extended warranty up to 150,000 miles for the transmission control module. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and had the vehicle towed to the dealer and informed the contact's son that they were working on getting the tcm part to the dealer. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle hesitated to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred increasingly. Additionally, the vehicle would sometimes shudder and stall. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed the contact that there was a failure in communication to the powertrain control module (pcm). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was 143,613.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford fusion. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while driving, she felt an odd feeling while the accelerator pedal was applied. The contact referenced the manufacturer recall number 14m02 (transmission control module). The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact coasted to the shoulder and called a tow truck. The vehicle was towed to bozard Ford located at (540 outlet mall blvd, saint augustine, FL 32084), where it was determined that the transmission control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 189,000.
Tl-the contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated after reversing out of a parking space, the vehicle was shifted to drive and an abnormal noise was heard as the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated the noise continued while driving at low speeds. Once stopped the vehicle was unable to shift into reverse. The vehicle was taken to koons Ford of annapolis (2540 riva rd, annapolis, MD 21401) where the failure was diagnosed that the transmission and clutch needed to be replaced along with the pcm valve. The contact was also made aware that a portion of repairs were covered under warranty. The manufacturer was notified as the contact was awaiting a manager callback. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Aa.
My mother is a senior citizen. Peacock Ford (maitland FL) performed extensive transmission work replacing transmission control module (tcm) & clutches shortly before we purchased in Feb 2019. They did not disclose this to us. May 2019, Ford had to replace the tcm again. July 2019, Ford had to replace the clutches again. Given that my mother is a senior citizen, if the transmission goes out while she's driving, she may panic and cause a serious accident. This situation is not acceptable.
Driving to work all instrument lights came on, rpm and speedometer dropped to 0, milage turned to -----, followed by message steering assist failure, followed by transmission failure service now message, I pulled over to the side of the road. Turned off the engine to see if messages would clear. Would not restart, not in park message came on. I disconnected the battery to try to reset the car, car started and allowed me to shift into park, but would not shift into drive. I turned off the car and disconnected the battery a second time. Started the car put it into drive the car moved all instrument lights except the engine light went off. Drove the car to the dealer. The dealer found the following codes u1013:00:68 & u0101:00:68 replaced the tcm all codes were cleared. They road tested it to verify it was fine. A week later this all happened again, except I was stopped. I turned off the car, it would not start a new message ignition failure came on. I had to have the car towed to the dealer where it has been for 2 days. No update as to what is wrong.
Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into drive or reverse. Also, the transmission warning indicator illuminated followed by the service transmission soon warning indicator. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. Kearny pearson Ford (located at 7303 clairemont mesa blvd, san diego, CA 92111, (858) 560-5544), was contacted and stated that the failure may be due to the transmission control module, and that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed to confirm the failure. The contact was unable to have the vehicle towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the transmission was malfunctioning. The dealer (kearny pearson Ford, 7303 clairemont mesa blvd, san diego, CA 92111, (858) 560-5544) repaired the transmission control module back in October of 2018, but the vehicle stalled in the middle of the road. The contact was able to slowly pull the vehicle over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed back to the dealer. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) after the vehicle was repaired in October. The failure mileage was 97,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the rpm started fluctuating and the vehicle started shuddering. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road before continuing to drive to his destination while continuing to experience the failure. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The dealer picked up the vehicle at his place of employment. The vehicle was diagnosed with needing the clutch pack to be replaced and the tcm updated. The vehicle was repaired but experienced the failure for a second time on January 15, 2023, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the clutch pack to be replaced again. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 11,000.