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2013 Ford FOCUS Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1182970
Internal NHTSA #	10716083
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	FOCUS
Model Year	2013
File date	08/10/12
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	First incident 10/8/12: vehicle shuddered violently on acceleration from a stop and shuddered in between gear shifts. Reprogrammed pcm/tcm module, tr sensor relearn, shift drum motor and clutch relearn. Second incident 9/25/13: vehicle vibrates on acceleration. Reprogrammed pcm/tcm per tsb 13-9-4. Third incident 10/29/13: vibration again on acceleration. Ordered parts per tsb 13-9-4. Fourth incident 12/19/13: install 29 parts ordered on 10/29 visit on transmission including clutch assembly and seals. Fifth incident 10/8/14: vehicle started shaking and shifting strange on the highway and check engine light came on. Very scary incident as i was afraid the engine was going to die and i would lose control. Managed to get off the highway and was near ford dealer in downers grove who diagnosed code p090c (transmission) and said he could not get the car in as they were full but said to take it slow and managed to get it back to van drunen ford for service. Service department reprogrammed pcm/tcm and performed pinpoint test per wsw procedure. Sixth incident 4/16/15: check engine light came on, vehicle shuddered and tachometer was fluctuating at steady speed. Replaced tcm, reprogram and perform adaptive learn. Seventh incident 5/12/15: shudder has become worse than when it was repaired the last visit. Vehicle is presently at the dealer after filing complaint with ford customer care. Vehicle has been in seven times for the same problem and ford refuses to replace this transmission . Ford has extended the transmission warranty to 100,000 miles and i was outwardly told this was due to the fact that they know there is a problem with this transmission on this vehicle type. You only have to surf the web to find out how many people are having the same problem with this focus transmission. They need to replace this transmission or extend the warranty indefinitely.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1422
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LANSING, IL
VIN pattern	1FADP3F23DLXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	5
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Ford FOCUS Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Ford FOCUS Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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