Transmission Not Go Into Gear Problems of Ford Focus - part 1

The car displays the p0902 obii code. The engine stalls and wont change gears properly. This is specially dangerous when turning since the cars behind you can't see you're stalling and may crash into you. Some times it gets so bad that the dashboard displays a message that the transmission has heated up and I have to pull over immediately. The car won't even run or change gears at that point. This problem happens randomly when driving. Specially when the vehicle is idle for a while.

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Extreme shuddering and jerking. Clutch is not shifting into gears. This car is a hazard. Complete lemon.

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I was driving about 25 mph on a narrow winding mountain road when the car shifted out of gear into neutral and displayed the "transmission problem service no" message. I coasted to a stop in the middle of the road as there was no shoulder. Moving the snifter did not get back in gear. I shut the car off and restarted. I then had control of the car but it would not shift into into high gear. It would go neutral to first with a jerk, then shift smoothly into 2nd but not shift into high gear at all. I drove it home at 3300 rpm at 55 mph. The car only has 40000 miles on it. Had I been pulling out into traffic when this occurred I would have caused a crash. Like ralf nader said about the corvair. . . . "unsafe at any speed". I have read the horror story of this car and your lack of action. You should be ashamed! would you let you loved ones drive this car? I think not. It deserves a total recall and buyback from Ford. Please do your duty and make it happen. Ps, I have had it in the shop multiple times for slow speed shifting issues which resulted in "reprogramming" to resolve the issue which of course it didn't.

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This is the second time this car gets a p0299 failure. I was on the freeway, trying to speed up, when the engine revved up quickly, but did not change gear. Instead, the car started slowing down. After a few seconds, the car started speeding up at a sluggish rate. The car now has a wheezing noise when in operation as it accelerates.

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1)when accelerator is pushed engine surges but car doesn't move then all of a sudden, bang, transmission engages with sudden acceleration. 2)pushing accelerator car bogs down instead of accelerating, slowly accelerating up to speed. 3)occasionally turning a corner you push on accelerator nothings there, you have to wait for transmission to finally engage. 4)transmission has overheated twice, the display says to shut off car for five minutes but once I could not get over in traffic and it just shut down in lane two of the freeway where I had to sit until the heat in transmission went down far enough so it would engage again. 5)pushing pedal lightly will cause car to move but it shudders, then it will clank, then shudder, clank then shudder several times as it moves slowly, it will do this until you use the brake to stop. 6)very loud clank when accelerating down to a stop light. 7)yesterday in the morning, 12/11, I backed out of driveway then when I shifted into drive nothing, car did not move. Shifting into neutral and back into drive and low a number of times the transmission finally engaged, you could hear it connecting. 8)transmission is very loud, clanking when downshifting or coming to stop. 9)these problems are not constant but happen throughout the day, every day. 10)there have been various other problems with the transmission that are hard to describe. 11)driving on the street or highway the transmission will all of a sudden disengage as the engine will surge since the transmission is not in gear than bang it will engage again.

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The transmission seems like it is slipping and not going into gear. When I try to put I put the car into reverse and push gas peddle it does not go, but when I put in drive it moves. The car only has 45,xxx miles. When I start the car a bunch of clicking sounds come from the motor, and when I turn the car off it makes a bunch of weird clicking sounds also.

When shifting down from drive to park, my shift gets stuck in neutral or when I am shifting from park to reverse, I am unable to move the car into another gears. When I am at a stop light and the light turns green my car seems to stalls to take off. When I drive down the street the car acts like it wants to shut off. A Ford truck almost hit me because the light was already green and my car stalled and would not go. I had my hazard lights and he swerved into another lane where the traffic was headed toward the truck. This very dangerous.

The 2012 Ford Focus has had transmission problems for years. We have taken the vehicle to the dealership numerous times only to have issues return in 6 to 10 months. There is no fix for this issue. This vehicle rolls backwards when stopped, shudders and shakes during acceleration, inability to move forward on an incline, and vibration during acceleration. When taking it in for repair I was told the warranty extended and there would be no worries about having the car fixed in the future. Unbeknownst to me this was the case until we reached 100,000 miles. We have felt trapped in this car due to the fact that it has limited value as a trade in or as scrap. Recently, the car would start but would not shift into gear. While on the road it would drop out of gear and the shift would be frozen. I would have to coast to the side of the road and through a series of turning the car off and on it would eventually work. Over the course of short trips (5 to 10 miles) we had this happen on several occasions over the course of our drive. The car was taken to a local car repair shop and they referred us to a Ford dealership. At this point we decided to invest no more into this automobile. It now sits in my driveway and cannot be driven on the road.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift into gear when attempting to accelerate. The contact also stated that the vehicle stalled while driving various speeds. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 19v515000 (power train) regarding a stuck canister purge valve. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously included in an unknown recall for the same failure. The contact scheduled a diagnostic appointment in two weeks with tasca automotive group (1300 pontiac Ave, cranston, ri 02920, (800) 788-2114). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Transmission was not shifting into gears, then the reverse went out. . Talked to 3 different Ford dealers. . Asked about my warranty then said no recalls on this and out of warranty would be out of pocket. . So I did have an outside warranty for repairs but they said nothing was covered. . So I paid aamco to fix it. . 3500. 00 and 2 months later I am at another aamaco (because of their warranty) the new aamaco place says transmission shot need a new one. . About 5 grand. . So. . No we drove it back home and put her to pasture. . I have all paperwork on all work done. . And not done. . But we travel for my husband's job. . So my paperwork is home in TX. . We are now in TN. . For a few weeks. My car acted up badly , hot transmission, had to stop several times just to get it to the shop. . Also. . Would be great if it at least had a dip stick to check your fluids. Also on first transmission work. . We had to rent our motel room for 3 extra days waiting on the car repair to be completed. This after he had it a week already. . I also have phone numbers and quotes from 2other people that would have worked on my car if they had the tools to work on a dual transmission.

My Focus has had numerous transmission problems over the past few years. My car would randomly not be able to shift into second gear and would leave stranded. While driving my car would randomly not shift gears, allowing me to go a max of 10 mph with my children in my car. Many times my car would not start at all. Sometimes when it did start, I could not even turn my wheel. I had the computer chip reset and within 4 months my car became inoperable. I took it to the shop and they said multiple service bulletins were found for my transmission that came back in the diagnostics and told me to take it to the Ford dealership. When I went there I was told it would be minimum $2k to get the internal clutch fixed, if that was the issue, upwards of $5k for the other transmission issues. I felt extremely unsafe with two kids and had to go out and lease a new car. I am furious now that I am reading that Ford knew it was selling 2012 Focuses with faulty transmissions. I still have the car in my possession. I cannot even count the number of times my car would not shift or start, and while driving with my children in the car this happened. It caused me to almost be rear ended or stuck in intersections. The only thing that saved me on many occasions was quickly turning on my hazard lights/blinkers. I am outraged that this has happened. Prior to owning my 2012 Focus, I had a 2002 Focus and never ran into any of these issues and loved the car so much I bought another one. If I could go back in time I would never have bought the 2012 knowing what I know now. I am hoping a class action lawsuit is filed, and if not, I may find my own lawyer and go after Ford.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, while at a stop light and to go making a left turned, the gear shifter failed to shift gears, the vehicle stalled. The transmission warning light illuminated. The contact coasted to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and was able to drive normal, however the failure recurred a few miles down the road. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer and did not offer further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 130,510. Aw.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the transmission would not shift into gear and the vehicle jerked. Occasionally, the vehicle would jerk after switching gears. Previously, the vehicle accelerated on its own and without warning while idling at a stop light. The contact had to depress the brake pedal with excessive force to stop the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to paul cerame Ford (11400 new halls ferry road, florissant, mo 63033, (314) 838-2400) where it was diagnosed that a new transmission needed to be installed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was unknown.

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2102 Ford Focus - have transmission skipping and also could not get the gear shift to go from park to drive . Was stick for 2 hours in the winter months until tow arrived.

Vehicle automatic transmission fails to shift gears causing stall, severe shudder, inability to accelerate through intersections and onto highway on-ramps. Dealers refuse warranty service to repair clutch assembly. Dealers acknowledge fault due to precisely same mechanical problems with 2012 Ford Focus models that are subject to recall, but for this 2013 model dealers require repair cost of $1,300 to $1,600 for parts and labor. Vehicle has only about 65,000 miles. Problem started circa 11/5/2018 and persists intermittently. Review of Ford Focus blogs and owner comment websites indicate problem well-known and ubiquitous.

Ford Focus 2016 is transmission is still experiencing problems as previous Fords models in category, including engine slips, shuddering , stalling and not changing gears properly, create hazards, im constantly battling to drive this vehicle, and it doesn't even have more than 20,000 miles on it, I have almost been in a numerous amount of recks on the highway, or even leaving my house because of this car, I constantly fear for my safety within this vehicle, and I know its a matter of time before something happens, im stuck in this vehicle and nobody has the answers. Today for example I was leaving my house I stoped at a stop sign to take a left it was morning traffic, I take a turn in an appropriate manner, but the rpms jump to 4 almost 5, and the car starts to violently shake and it stalls briefly in the middle of both lanes and makes a shuddering noise as I accelerate more to get out of the way, it shakes more and jumps forward in a jerking motion, I was almost hit by a car!! this car has a clean record, no recks or anything and properly taken care of!.

Tl- the contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving the fuel gauge warning light illuminated and failed to provide the accurate reading. In addition, the contact stated that while driving the vehicle failed to shift gears. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called sheehy Ford of warrenton dealer at (540) 423-0904, located at 6443 lee hwy, warrenton, va 20187, and it was informed part was not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer and did not offer further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. VIN tool confirms part not available. Aw.

The vehicle was in motion, on a highway when the vehicle jutted. Later, on a country road the transmission failure notification popped up. When sitting in a drive thru a hill start assist mode not available notification popped up and the vehicle would not move. It was as if the vehicle could not switch gears. I had to restart my car for it to move. This happened again when I had to stop again and I had to turn my car off and on a couple times before I could get my car to move.

Can't reverse. Does not shift gears properly. Randomly stops sending power to the wheels. Rpms bounce rapidly (high and low). Has happened in intersections and highways, putting me and others in immediate danger.

Transmission malfunction light on, car not going into gears properly. Lurching, hesitating. Vehicle was stationary when light came on.

While driving at 45 mph on a city street entering a highway. The car reved and would not shift out of gear but was still running. I tried turning it off but then it would not start back up and the display is showing it's in drive but the gear is in park.

The transmission has obvious issues. I have to gun it from a stop so it doesn't chug every single time I stop. One time I really feared for my life was when I was on a major thoroughfare and someone slammed their brakes on in front of me. I, in turn, slammed my brakes on to avoid an accident, which happened to be in the middle of an intersection. My car would not go back into gear immediately and take off. I was stalled and helpless. I felt like a sitting duck ready to be ran over. I fear for anytime I have to slam my brakes on to avoid an accident that I will again be sitting waiting to be hit. I bought my car used. I took it in to a dealership for recall work that I assumed would resolve the problem only to be told that no it didn't cover my issue. I was also told that it was a known issue by Ford, and that the previous owner had gotten the tramsmission fixed while it was still under warranty but that the warranty time for the fix was now up and it would cost $1200 to fix. They told me even if I paid to have it fixed, it would inevitably happen again as they see this problem everyday. I do not have the money to get a new car. In fact, it is now the only car in our household as my husband is disabled. I feel I've been betrayed and left out to dry. I'm thoroughly disappointed in Ford. I do not make a lot of money as a school secretary. I regret putting my trust in a company that had a great reputation before this issue. I wish I could get my money back and rethink my purchase.

My 2015 Focus se had transmission shuttering from the first day I bought it. I was told by the dealer (paducah Ford) that it was normal with the transmission in the car. After writing Ford about the treatment that I received from this dealer I got a call from the dealer that they would not service my new car since I filed a complaint with Ford. Ford customer service then told me to start having my service done at pennyrile Ford. Right before 30,000 miles I took it to the dealer because the shuttering had gotten worse. The transmission was rebuilt after waiting a week for parts. Now at 33,800 the transmission is shuttering again and I was told over the phone today that it will probability need to be rebuilt again. The transmissions in these cars are unsafe as I have had mine not shift into gear as is was merging onto the highway almost causing a accident. I have also had the transmission go out of gear and the engine accelerate.

Car fails to shift into gear when accelerating, car will not 'go' in some instances when the gas pedal is pushed, 'grinding' noise come from engine when shifting gears, will hesitate or 'shudder' when you accelerate, rpm's will go very high in the 7000 range before shifting into gear, will fail to go into gear when shifting from reverse to drive and car will continue to roll backwards until you stop and it finally fines a gear. Have pulled out from a spotlight, 4-way or from a parking lot and car would not go. This has caused us to almost be rear-ended several times. This has happened to both my husband and I. Had to pull over on the shoulder of an entrance ramp when attempting to get on highway because the car would not shift and go. This issues are a hazard and we have taken it in 3 times to two different dealerships and their response is they can't duplicate the concern. We bought the vehicle at the of March 2017 brand new and it has been in the shop and not in our possession for a total of 25 days so far. We will no longer put our children in this car for the fear of being injured or killed. Dealership has never provided us any type of paperwork and we have a current case with corporate, but they refuse to help in any way until they get a diagnosis of some kind.

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At 19,459 miles, car hesitates and sputters while pulling out from a stopped position. Dealer attempted a fix: (faulty clutches) at 38,712 miles, same problem. . . Same attempt at a fix. (faulty clutches) at 57,662, same problem. . . Dealer replaced "clutches". On July 9,2017 at 66,558, car stopped on the street while being driven, would not go in to gear at all. The problem escalated from difficulty pulling out into traffic to car stopping in traffic. I have invoices for "repairs" to clutches. Vehicle towed to dealer . Faulty clutches ?.

The transmission is not shifting gears properly. We took it to the mechanic and he said that it is a computer problem. The only thing that can solve the problem is a master reset. The mechanic said that that it is not something that can be fixed and the vehicle should be recalled.

Just purchased a used 2014 Focus with only 012755 miles on it, two days later returned to dealer to report drivers side mirror light falling off and unit hesitating and jerking lurching forward and grinding noise from dead stop, dealer didn't seem to think it was a big issue, was told they will look at it when I return to have mirror blinker r/r (part on order) almost hit house when parking that evening. Unit also lost power at 60 miles per hour when driving but motor continues to run, had to pull over in a panic, unit would not move when put in gear even when giving fuel, lights blinking (prdl lights) engine light blinking, seems to be ok after it sits for awhile. Unit also seems to not engage gears as speed picks up (stuck in low gears?). Help us please, we just purchased this car used from a Ford dealer why would they sell us a car so dangerous? it also is a Ford certified unit, we have put less than 100 miles on the car and afraid to drive it. We are senior's living on a fixed income and are a scared to drive the car. Someone is going to get hurt, we need this fixed soon, no way to get to the doctor. The car has been sitting out front for over a week now no contact from the dealer yet. Please help us, I have over two million miles safe driving record (awards. . . . ) with the largest trucking company in the us when I retired 4 years ago, I know how to drive and I know when something is not safe!.

Takata recall. When driving computer or transmission does not change gears on time. Sometimes stays in first gear past 20mph. Problem when driving on freeway and need to speed up. Takata recall. Also seatbelts will not release sometimes when I need to get out of car. It will partially unlock but seatbelt will still be locked in place. I must push seatbelt back in place to totally lock it again the press red button to release. Very dangerous.

I was on my way home via typical city streets and the car's transmission would not catch gear after coming to a stop at a stop sign. It felt like the car was in neutral. I was able to pull into a parking lot to look under the car and see if there was any visual damage. Nothing visual but there was a slight burning smell coming from under the hood. I tried to drive the car again but this time it would not shift out of first gear. A warning appeared "transmission malfunction service now" I put the car in neutral to get down the street to a safe parking spot and before coming to a stop the "transmission overheating" warning appeared. This is the second time in 2 years that the car has had this problem. There were several TSB's issued by Ford for the transmission on the Focus and I had my car serviced accordingly so I was assuming the problems were fixed.

Car is slow at accelerating from a complete stop and shakes as it accelerates. Car has trouble turning on and when it does it shakes. It does that regardless if the engine is cold or warm. As you merge into a hwy it is slow at getting to speed and the engine sounds like is not in gear.

Check engine light is constantly on and the engine leaks oil. The transmission does not change gears, shudders excessively and lacks power going uphill.

Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving various speeds the vehicles shifted into another gear on multiple occasions without warning. The vehicle was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.

The powershift transmission is junk. This car has left my daughter on the side of the road several times. There is a class action lawsuit against Ford for this problem. Unfortunately it protects the first owner more than the used car owner. The care will not go into gear at all or only in first. The check engine light comes on for overheating. Since we have had the car it has been in the shop 3 times and we have had the clutch replaced and the previous owner had the same thing happen, which we didn't know until we bought the car and it started having problems.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift gears without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was repaired; however, the diagnosis and repair were unknown. In addition, upon purchasing the vehicle, the tire pressure warning indicator illuminated. The technician stated that the indicator would eventually turn off; however, the contact mentioned that the indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that an unknown chip needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 44,000.

While driving the vehicle on the highway in a 55mph speedzone, the transmission would not shift gears, and then my car would not go over 35 mph. After taking it into the dealership, they simply said I was "driving the car incorrectly" and performed some kind of software reboot. Now, when traveling around town, my car (which is an automatic) sputters when changing gears after it is stopped like at a stop sign, red light, or in stop-and-go traffic, or going up steeper hills. It acts like it is a manual transmission when a gear is missed or its being choked.