18 problems related to automatic transmission 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 stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle downshifted with the check engine warning illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch actuator failed and needed to be repaired to verify if the transmission also may have failed. The contact stated the dealer provided the contact following error codes p07a4, p2701, and p0805 after the vehicle had been diagnosed the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and referred the contact to the nhsta hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while attempting to merge onto the highway at approximately 30 mph the vehicle all of a sudden switched from first to third gear, the contact stated that her vehicle took off suddenly and she was able to stop in the median of the highway by throwing her vehicle into park. No warning lights were illuminated. There was no crash and nobody was injured. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed. The contact was advised that her vehicles clutch and transmission was broken, and that she would have to replace them both. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 74,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus . The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator did not function as intended. The contact stated that when depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle did not accelerate and the vehicle stalled. In addition, the service transmission warning light illuminated. The contact was advised that the failure would not be able to be diagnosed without the check engine warning light being illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at 50 mph, the contact approached a stop sign and depressed the brake pedal and stopped the vehicle. The light turned green and the contact proceeded to move forward when the transmission fault service now warning light illuminated. The contact stated that he drove to a location and allowed the vehicle to set for a couple hours because he had an additional two hundred miles to travel to get home from a road trip. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked and idled roughly the remaining travel time to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle was shaking. The contact stated when she depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle did not accelerate. The vehicle lost motive power and would not restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and diagnosed with failed transmission clutch and transmission control module. The transmission clutch and transmission control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 139,000.
The contact owns 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 50 mph the vehicle jerked and the warning message "transmission fault" display. The vehicle was diagnosed, and the diagnosis was that the transmission had malfunction and the transmission sensor was reprogramed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but no failure was found but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic that stated that the transmission had failed and reprogramed the transmission sensors but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent that stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included under no recalls and advised to contact NHTSA. The failure mileage was 60,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that when attempted to start the vehicle, the engine failed to engage. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact stated that the dealer declined to repair the vehicle due to the warranty was expired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was transferred to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at 40 mph the transmission warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact pulled over and waited until the vehicle cool down. She stated when she started the vehicle up it would not accelerate, after a couple a minutes the vehicle started to operated normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and they stated that the vehicle needed a new clutch. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and they stated that there was nothing they could do because the VIN was not under a recall. The failure mileage was 106,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while at a stop light, when the contact accelerated the vehicle would not accelerate, after a couple minutes the vehicle launched forward, and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dependent mechanic for diagnosis and stated that (code p07a5) friction element b stick on and transmission fault and advised to contact the local dealer. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle needed to be diagnose. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 82,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while at a traffic light and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle started shuddering while shifting gear. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the dps6 clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 79,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while her daughter was stopped at a traffic light or traffic sign as she started to accelerate the vehicle would lurch forward. Additionally the vehicle would shift with a loud thumping noise. The contact stated her daughter did not notice any warning lights illuminated. The vehicle had been taken to a dealer but had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at 30 mph, the vehicle shifts abnormally hard and the transmission made a loud banging sound. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, where it was determined that several transmission clutches had to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the transmission was experiencing the recurring issue with loud bangs when shifting gears. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
The contact called on behalf of a friend who owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after the driver refueled the vehicle, the vehicle inadvertently stalled. The contact stated while driving 3 mph, the transmission was slipping. The contact stated that the check engine and transmission warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph when they noticed that the transmission would give a grabbing sensation with a lunge forward whenever the vehicle was shifting gears. The red transmission service now warning light had illuminated. The clutch eventually failed. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer who diagnosed that the clutch and shift/ release forks needed to be replaced. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The manufacturer was made aware. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 mph, the accelerator pedal was difficult to depress. In addition, the contact noticed that there was an error message warning stating that the transmission was hot. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was pushed to be moved however, the steering wheel and brake pedal had ceased operating. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.
I'm the very last owner of this car/VIN. It is black Ford Focus 2016 se. I had purchased this vehicle on November 23rd, 2020. I didn't have the car for a whole year. Just recently the car(sat July 3rd,2021)transmission light came on after I got an oil change. Next day the car started to jerk as you accelerate, that same day the transmission started to over heat. Now mind you the dashboard informed me about it, but also says to pull over for exactly 5 mins for to cool down. I had to travel across town to get home, mind you it takes 15 to 20 mins, it literally took me 45 to get home. Since day one I've kept up with my car. Even my mechanic (who also work at koons Ford) told me this would be on going problem and get rid of it. I tried to search for other options as well. I only work from this car and go home.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 25 mph and when she accelerated the vehicle started stalling and rumbling after a several minutes the vehicle continued to operate normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and they stated that the clutch assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they informed the contact to contact NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked abnormally. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked more violently while accelerating. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the purge valve failed and needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the failure persisted and the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the clutch actuator needed to be replaced. On another occasion the contact was unable to start the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an unauthorized dealer and the contact was informed that the clutch assembly, transmission control module, and transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The contact was referred to the NHTSA for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 67,500.