Vehicle Shudder Problems of Ford Focus - part 1

Vehicle shuddering.

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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.

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Starting in October of 2020, exactly one year after purchasing my 2014 Ford Focus from the Ford dealership, my car started to vibrate occasionally. Although I was concerned, I did not worry too much about it because it only did it once in a while. February of this year, the vibrations kept getting worse. Now instead of every once in a while, it would happen every-time I accelerated after a right hand turn. This was more noticeable when there was more people in the car. After doing some research I found out that what I was experiencing was a shudder. Even though it is common for these cars, it is not something I want to drive with everyday, that being said, I called my local Ford dealership, ray price Ford in mount pocono, PA asking if they can fix my clutch being that it's under warranty. They stated that was I was describing sounded like the clutch shudder and they can take care of it no problem. Ford told me that there is nothing wrong with my car. They stated that they test drove it and they tested my clutches and it passed the �safety test�. I told them to test drive it again, it is not safe, and being that I have a 2014, it is only a couple of months until my car goes out of warranty. I'd rather take care of the problem now before it becomes an expensive repair that is difficult to fix and it's out of warranty. Anne hathaway that works there reassured me that my car is not and they would not be fixing it because there is nothing wrong, she stated �the Ford mechanics may just be used to cars like that so there's nothing they can do�. It seems to me as if they are trying to have me wait until I'm out of warranty and then I have to pay thousands to fix the transmission and the clutches, that is not a solid solution for me. I would like for Ford to either have a lifetime warranty for the clutches/transmission or simply take all these cars off the road.

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Vehicle shuddering on acceleration. At an intersection/full stop car would sputter when trying to accelerate through the intersection. At cruising speeds, rpm's would suddenly accelerate.

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From a stop,vehicle seems to shudder as it shifts from 1 to 2, and 2 to 3.

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Already have an open investigation with you guys already. I just wanted to add on another issue. After getting the car serviced for transmission issues,ot seems like the car rides worse than it did before. It idles really rough. The car shakes violently. It's really a gamble ,in my eyes,to drive the car. I rarely feel safe amd try not to take my family anywhere for fear of what might happen. There have been numerous incidents with these issues,the latest afain being on 12/22/20.

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.

My transmission is garbage. My car shakes when I accelerate especially from a stop. I took it to a shop and they confirmed it was the transmission and thst it was made with the bad transmission. They said me getting a new one is pointless because there isn't a good one made for the 2017 Ford Focus because Ford made it that way knowing it was bad. Also I don't know if my adas system is just non existent or what because I've never heard it ever go off before.

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The clutch has been replaced twice in the car for shuddering and shifting hard, now it is doing it a third time and we have been told its just out of the 1 year warranty of the 2nd clutch assembly installed and we don't qualify for the class action lawsuit. The car is not safe to drive and shudders so bad when accelerating that it shakes the whole car. I do not feel safe driving the car and Ford customer service told me there is nothing they can do. We can replace the clutch again for 1500. 00 our cost. . . Why would we pay when its been replaced twice since we purchased the car in 2017. When accelerating at a stoplight the car stutters and tries to shut down going into neutral. . . This caused someone to almost hit our daughter. This happened while accelerating from a stop light on a busy roadway. I am now fearful of it happening again.

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The car shudders when trying to speed up after a stop, this happens on and off, but, very frequently. It also produces a slight clanging sound when this happens. Once the car shudders it will continue shuddering every time you stop for the rest of the drive. This is concerning as the car kind of struggles to jump to the next gear.

Transmission slipping causing the car to shudder when turning right only occassionally when turning left happens more often when raining just under 59500 miles on it.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and accelerating, the vehicle shuddered without warning. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who inspected the vehicle and linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v169000 (power train). The manufacturer was then notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000.

1) battery was replaced. Corrosion surrounding battery & all parts of battery. Took the car to inspection <2 months later and corrosion was just as bad. 2) have taken care in every 2-4 months since purchasing new in 2018. Upon acceleration and turning, car shakes and stutters. Each time it is taken in, there is nothing done because "it's a known problem and there's no fix. ".

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while his wife was driving 20-25 mph, the vehicle shuddered and failed to accelerate. The driver pulled over and continued to drive without warning. The vehicle was taken to world Ford pensacola (6397 pensacola blvd, pensacola, FL 32505, (850) 476-9050) where the contact was informed that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 18v169000 (powertrain). The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,417.

2017 Ford Focus required transmission work at 24,000 miles. Now, at 28000 miles I have to have the same transmission work done again. Car shudders when going from stop. If I stop on a hill I have to hope no car is behind me because the second I take my foot off the brake the car rolls back.

The vehicle shudders in first gear and changes hard to second gear. The vehlcle was checked and was diagnosed with clutch problems, in which the company which had the car knew about. It is not clear if the company had the car when there was a recall for that particular part 2 years ago. The Ford company knew about the problem all the time, and issued a warranty which has expired. If the car was worked on under the first recall, the warranty should be valid because it wasnt fixed.

Car shudders when accelerating. Loses power on freeway and then suddenly shifts and takes off. It is not a safe vehicle to drive in its current state.

My car is shuddering when I go to accelerate.

My car shakes violently whenever I make turns. It shakes and has trouble going forward whenever I drive after a stop light turns green. These things always happen.

The wipers stop working and freeze up in the middle of the windshield constantly!! blocking view from driving. The car shudders every time you go from a stopped position. Worst car I've ever owned. Been to the Ford dealer several times. Never gets fixed.

My check engine light came on and I took it to a local mechanic. The codes were p1450 and po456 which are associated with the safety recall of the canister purge valve. The fuel tank is also deformed. My cars VIN is not associated with the recall so they will not cover it and I am expected to cover it. My car also has vibration at idle and has clutch shudder over 250 rpm. Ford fixed my transmission module in 2018 with a previous recall after it stalled several times. Now I am having issues again. The service advisor said they updated the transmission module in 2018 but the customer care agent tried to tell me they replaced the parts entirely in 2018 and not just updated. I notified her of the service advisors statement and then she went back to saying my VIN wasn't part of an open recall. My vehicle is at 74,563 miles and has already had several major issues regarding transmission and canister purge valve.

While driving the car start shudders and the rev went up; the transmission stopped working and show a error message. Went to the dealer and found that my car was out of warranty. When that happened I almost cause a crash.

Car began to shudder and jerk when in motion. Suddenly after turning the car off for only a couple minutes it wouldn't turn back on. Changed battery in hopes that would fix the issue, car did turn on but would not reverse and would not go over 10 mph. Oroville Ford dealership says the transmission over heated, clutch slipping. Quoting me $3,900 at the very least for repairs in a car with just 70,000 miles and that I've barely had two years. If Ford knew of the issues with its ridiculous transmission systems, why are these cars still being sold to lower income people who can't afford repairs? I am only about 1,000 miles out of warranty and on my own.

Driving on a side road vehicle buckled forward. Had to stop the car. Another time I was trying to drive up a hill and the car would not accelerate, upon pushing the gas pedal, the car would shake and shudder.

The car was serviced fully, it performs perfect as it should whenever the engine is cold however once it heats up the vehicle will shudder in 1st and 2nd gear from a dead stop, I have brought to the attention of the Ford dealership, however they said it's a new and improved transmission however I have done my research and the transmission equipped to my car is the same transmission used in previous models of the Ford Focus with the same faults and issues as the previous models that were recalled and had a lawsuit filed against Ford for selling faulty vehicles.

When accelerating the car shakes and shutters and has cut off before.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle shuddered and hesitated while accelerating. The contact stated that after refueling, the vehicle stalled. The contact would attempt to restart the vehicle 15-20 times and then allowed the vehicle to rev for 2-3 minutes before the vehicle resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the fuel tank had excessive vacuum pressure. The fuel tank need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred. The contact mentioned NHTSA campaign number: 18v845000 (power train) and 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) as possible solutions to the failure however, the VIN was not included. Joe cotton Ford, inc. (5 w. North Ave, carol stream, IL 60188, (630) 682-9200) was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 52,800.

I went to a Ford dealership for a possible transmission issue, uncomfortable gear shifts and acceleration lag, that I have with my 2012 Ford Focus in 9/13/2019. They told me that my car had a field service action (technically is not a recall) that had expired couple months ago, and they could not do anything. They provided me some papers that explains operation characteristics of their faulty transmission. In six months to this date, my issue with the transmission got worse. After 30 minutes of driving, my entire car starts shaking in first and second gears, and becomes unsafe to drive because it sometimes takes dangerously long time to speed up. Today I went to a local mechanic shop and contacted Ford customer service. My mechanic estimates the costs of repair to be $1500, and Ford customer service only tells me that their field service action (14m01) has expired and would not take the responsibility for their faulty transmission anymore.

Power assist failed while driving. Could not turn the wheel properly. Car started shaking and sounded like engine was going to fail. Only 108,000 miles.

At taking off at a red light my car stutters and shakes and it's worse when going uphill it feels like it's going to stall on me in the middle of the road.

Shortly after purchasing this vehicle I noticed the clutch slipping while driving. This includes slipping into neutral at highway speeds, as well as slipping while trying to accelerate, leaving me with no power. The shifts, especially 1st to second are very violent and rough. While shifting the whole car shakes aggressively while also being paired with a shuddering and grinding noise. Ford was notified of this problem at 49,195 miles on November 19th 2019. Ford test drove the vehicle and said that they could not recreate my complaint. I was also told that "this is how this car drives". I believe I was told this as a deterrent from making future complaints. Two thousand miles later I went back to Ford after my car was not driving in reverse. Ford chose to relearn the clutch however this was a problem with the transmission itself as well as the clutch, no further repairs were made. I was then told again that there was no problem with the vehicle. We also made 2 reports to Ford customer service notifying Ford of this problem as I was still under my warranty. Now 9 thousand miles out of warranty (69,000) Ford is telling me there is a problem with my transmission and that the vehicle is unsafe to drive. They are requiring a diagnostic fee of 1200 dollars to investigate the problem and see what needs repairs at my expense. I believe Ford is only acknowledging the problem with this unsafe vehicle now that I am out of warranty.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was taken to downtown Ford sales (525 n 16th st, sacramento, CA 95811, (916)299-3529), where the vehicle was inspected. The contact stated that months later while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered while the accelerator was depressed without warning. The same dealer was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle had a salvage title and the dealer would be unable to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,700.

Ford Focus purchased new for our daughter in 2016. We all noticed a stutter or jerking motion upon acceleration and odd feeling when it shifted gears. . This has been going on for years. This cars is essentially all my daughters. I advised her as well as calling myself to the dealership we purchased it from because she wanted to take it in for an oil change or tire rotation. She advised them of the issue many times,no every time she took it up there. She was always told it was "normal" and nothing was wrong with it. So we trusted them that for some odd reason this is normal. Jan 2020. She was driving and the car began to shudder very badly the check engine light came on and it began to stop in the road like she was breaking . She described it as the car was just breaking on its own type feeling in the middle of a busy road. She brought it slowly to the dealership right away as it was not drivable. Apparently it is an transmission issue. A well known one! I will provide the service record in this for you to see what was replaced the numbers and codes etc . It was at the shop Jan 10-13th . Well they did replace some parts it was still doing the jerking stutter when accelerating after the repairs. Again she assumed that was normal because we have been told that many times and we thought maybe the actual problem she had was fixed. It was not. The transmission issue will never be fixed from what I am learning today in regards to this 2016 Focus in the news . I am reaching out for someone to listen to all of us. It is not a coincidence that so many of us can not seem to get our vehicles fixed at least if they can not fix them take them back! I never knew this was such a huge ongoing problem with essentially defective vehicles. . Ford needs to be held responsible. We will take the car in again next week for them to tell us its "normal". Seat also has stopped adjusting.

Vehicle has known issues thru Ford. Just had clutch assembly replaced was driving car Monday it started shifting erratically my granddaughter was in car it lurched shudders. At Ford dealer said it is some sort of transmission fork 1900. 00 to fix vehicle has recalls but Ford won't honor the transmission by certain dealers.

Dps6 clutch was repaired/replaced at 85,000 miles due to severe shuddering and dangerous driving performance. Severe shuddering returned at 98,000 miles and was not scheduled for service until after 100,000 miles - Ford motor company and dealer now refuses to repair the dangerous and faulty dps6 clutch assembly on my vehicle. Vehicle shudders when shifting from first to second, sometimes violently, occasionally losing power or accelerating suddenly. Has also led to engine stall while in traffic. Ford refuses to fix my car.