Automatic Transmission Gear Indicator Problems of Ford Focus

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15-20 mph, the gear shifter became inoperable. The vehicle was rocking forward and backwards. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch assembly needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that the repair was not covered under a warranty or recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

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I was driving on the highway going about 60mph when the car felt like it stopped accelerating. It felt as though the car was put in neutral. The car's prndl also began indicating that the car was in reverse when it was not. The car's screen then indicated that the transmission was faulty and needed to be serviced. I bought this car used from a dealership about two weeks ago.

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Driving the car, pulled in to post office car died. No power steering or brakes. Car would not turn over. Display says parking aid malfunction no prnd indicator this is a major issue that needs to be resolved. If happened going down the highway someone could be seriously injured.

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Trouble with the dual clutch automatic transmission from the first day of ownership. The car now has 6k miles and the problems persist. The following problems are even worse during cold weather: the transmission shifts poorly, roughly, misses shifts, chooses the wrong gear for the vehicle speed, disengages and sends the engine to redline then drops into gear with a bang and either slows the vehicle with engine braking because the gear is too low, or lugs the engine with no acceleration because the gear is too high. The transmission is always shifting, and seems 'confused' as to what gear that it should be in. In city driving, if I need to suddenly brake, when I re-apply the throttle again, the transmission hangs between gears and the engine revs to redline then drops into gear and chirps the tires. The transmission also makes grinding noises when changing from 1st to 2nd gear. Also very slow to drop to a lower gear when throttle is pressed for quick acceleration. Takes about 2 seconds for it to downshift and then accelerate. Also, the gear indicator on the console (prnds) doesn't line up with the shifter or illuminate to show which gear is selected, so it's difficult to tell whether I've selected reverse, neutral, or drive. In addition, the display on the instrument panel that shows the gear selection sometimes takes over 30 seconds to illuminate or 'boot up' to indicate what gear is selected. I often end up in neutral when I think I've chosen reverse or drive while I wait for the instrument panel indicator to 'boot up'. The dealerships say that I have the current software, and, "they all do that. " dangerous, and will probably add up to very expensive repairs as it can't possibly be reliable under these conditions.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Focus. Occasionally when the contact would place the vehicle into the park, the vehicle would continue moving forward as if it was not in gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. The contact noticed previously that the emergency brake would not stop the vehicle from moving whenever the failure occurred. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileages were 29000.

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Gear shift locked without warning. As a result, vehicle became inoperative.

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