2007 Ford Focus

2007 FORD FOCUS 3 DOOR W/AUTO TRANSMISSION. 130,000 MILES. CAR IS SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. RPM SUDDENLY RISES FOR NO REASON. STRONG VIBRATION ON THE HILLS. MECHANIC REPLACED THE OVERDRIVE SENSOR AS IT WAS THROWING A CODE. FORD WANTS $3700 TO REPLACE WITH NEW TRANSMISSION. I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT IT ISN'T A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS COMPUTER OR WIRING. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF SIMILAR STORIES ABOUT THESE FORD FOCUS TRANSMISSIONS. ITS NOT A WELL BUILT UNIT. FORD KNOWS THESE TRANSMISSION ARE NOT RELIABLE AND SHOULD REPLACE AND REMANN THEM ALL! *TR

THERE ARE TWO RECURRING PROBLEMS THAT REALLY CONCERN ME: 1) TRANSMISSION/POWERTAIN LIGHT HAS FLICKERED ON-AND-OFF AND THEN GOES OFF COMPLETELY. INITIALLY I ASSUMED IT WAS A FUSE OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL EPISODES, THE SCARIEST TO DATE ON 2-20-12 THE CAR SEEMED TO "LOSE GEARS," SHUTTERED A LITTLE, AND SUDDENLY FELT IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT ON A SHORT INCLINE. MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER (WITH LEARNER'S PERMIT) WAS AT THE WHEEL. IT WAS FRIGHTENING AS THE CAR FELT IT WOULD ROLL BACKWARD WITH TRAFFIC STACKED UP BEHIND HER. 2) BRAKES: ON TWO OCASSIONS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR (3.5 MONTHS) THE BRAKES, WHEN APPLIED (NORMAL FASHION) COMPLETELY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT FUNCTIONING: THERE WAS NOTHING THERE. A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER, AND ONLY AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES, DID THE "BRAKE FUNCTION RETURN." MY MOTHER HAD WARNED ME ABOUT THIS - SHE ALSO PROVIDED ME WITH A FILE FOLDER OF ALL REPAIRS SHE HAD MADE ON THE CAR. TWICE; SHE HAD THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER REPLACED! SHE COMPLAINED TO THE FORD DEALER IN HER HOMETOWN, WHO "BRUSHED IT OFF" AND ASSURED HER THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN - AND AGAIN, MY 15 YEAR OLD WAS AT THE WHEEL. I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW FRIGHTENING THIS WAS - IF NHTSA IS AWARE OF MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT A DESIGN FAILURE; WHY HASN'T FORD ISSUED A RECALL TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK ABNORMALLY BEFORE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE ROTATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,668.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ENGINE WOULD REV UP AND NOT SHIFT GEARS, ONCE IT DID SHIFT CAR LURCHED FORWARD. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID TRANSMISSION WAS BURNING OUT. TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO CONFIRMED. FORD STATED THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR ALMOST $3000. FORD PAYED $500. CAR ONLY HAD 27,027 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. THE SUDDEN LURCH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND/OR THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME CONDITIONS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND SUDDEN LURCHING ON THE FOCUS. THE RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION CARRIES A HIGHER MILEAGE WARRANTY THAN THE ORIGINAL ONE WHICH MAKES ONE WONDER IF FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND CORRECTING IT ON THE SLY AS FAILURES OCCUR AND TRANSMISSIONS ARE REPLACED. *TT

2007 FORD FOCUS PZEV MODEL. ONLY WHEN ENGINE IS COLD, WHEN TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN REVERSE, IT WILL SUDDENLY SURGE AND MOVE MUCH FASTER THAN THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR WOULD CAUSE. IT BEGAN HAPPENING WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR BUT ONLY SPORADICALLY, IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN A LOT MORE NOW THAT THE CAR IS OLDER. IN THE PAST I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG SO I AM JUST VERY CAREFUL WHEN I AM BACKING THE CAR UP. *TR

MY 88 YEAR OLD MOTHER WAS PULLING INTO HER GARAGE WHEN GRABBING THE SHIFING LEVER TO PUT IT IN PARK IT CAME UP OUT OF THE COLUMN ALONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FORWARD AND HIT THE BOXES. THE KEY WAS LOCKED IN PLACE AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHUT OFF. PISS POOR DESIGN OF SCREW HOLDING THE SHIFTER ON AND THE CONNECTION FOR THE POWER. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL AND EXCESSIVE INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPROGRAMMED THE PCM TO THE LATEST COLLABORATION. THE DEALER FURTHER TESTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED HOWEVER WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,600. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO IT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAD OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND BECAME MORE FREQUENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

VEHICLE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFTER WAS PUT IN PARK AND COULD MOVE TO REVERSE WITHOUT PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON ON SHIFTER. THE KEY DID NOT RELEASE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, SO THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFTER WAS REPLACED AT DEALER. APPROX 47,000 MILEAGE ON VEHICLE AT A COST OF 200 DOLLARS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE ME BACK THE OLD PART. *TR