Seven problems related to vehicle shudder have been reported for the 2018 Ford Focus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Ford Focus based on all problems reported for the 2018 Focus.
Every so often when I step on the gas to accelerate, the car sort of shudders. I've had this problem with the car before and knew it was the transmission. I've also had transmission problems with the car I had previous to this one which was a 2014 Ford Focus. I have been told that this is normal for transmissions to act this way, but it has happened way too often to be normal.
After you come to a full stop and then you let you foot off the brake and press the accelerator to go forward, the car shakes/trembles. It happens very often. Didn't pay too much mind to it at first, but it keeps happening.
After driving the vehicle continually for approx. 30 minutes, there is a lull in gear switching from stationary to accelerated motion. Upon continued driving, the problem increases and car shakes, jerks and feels like it's going to explode. Car was purchased less than 1 month ago with approx. 37,500 mi. It now has approx. 37,600 miles. Car was taken to dealership today and after diagnostics screening, I was told to bring car back next Monday and they would replace both transmission clutches. I went online this evening to research the Ford Focus transmission and found articles telling about problems with the 2018 models. Articles tell of sudden accelerations that lead to accidents. I am terrified to get behind the wheel of my car now.
Tl the contact owns a 2018 Ford Focus. While attempting to accelerate, the vehicle shuddered, shook, and vibrated. The failure occurred at various speeds, but was more pronounced while accelerating from a standstill. The vehicle was taken to sanes Ford (4721 ayers st, corpus christi, TX) where it was diagnosed that the transmission clutch was faulty. The transmission clutch was replaced, but the failures recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 10,000.
I got the vehicle on 4/30/2019, one month later, the vehicle began with issues. After you come to a full stop and then you let you foot off the brake and press the accelerator to go forward, the car shakes / vibrates. I have already taken my vehicle 3 times to the dealership about the same issue, the issue does get fix but after a month, the same issue begins again. The dealership told me that this problem will happen every month, I was never told about it before I bought/finance the vehicle. Also my vehicle is not getting the proper full mileage it should be getting.
Bought this vehicle August 2018 from prince frederick Ford ever since then I have had nothing but issues with the car making a vibration grinding noise along with a shudder when I let off the gas the car increase speed causing a slam on the breaks vehicle hesitates at times when increasing speed this vehicle scares me so much have been to dealer 3 times just to say can't duplicate issue which is a lie I would love to go to a new car but the rollover amount is insane and don't wanna do that for a pos car I have written Ford but they say go to a dealer we have nothing to do with that when they do they make the crappy unsafe car not to mention the car dash makes noises and it's overall a cheap vehicle that should not be on road highly unsafe.
2018 Ford Focus sel . Vehicle hesitates or shudders when taking off.