I don't think I can ever justify owning a Ford vehicle after this. It's absolutely insane and infuriating.
Ford knew Focus, Fiesta models had flawed transmission, sold them anyway
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I don't think I can ever justify owning a Ford vehicle after this. It's absolutely insane and infuriating.
Their SUVs are also giving people carbon monoxide poisoning but they're not really doing anything about it.
My Fiesta had that judder. The transmission legit gave way before the warranty ran out by a month. Got it replaced thankfully and has been much better
My 2012 Focus definitely does this. Just kinda learned to live with it. Won't buy from them again though, that's for sure.
That is completely abhorrent. Companies should be forced to pay much more for defective products and the effects to the consumer (time, frustration, cost). Same thing for the xbox 360 RRoD. Microsoft was outright denying this issue and forcing customers to pay to repair a known decect.
The auto transmission issue was crappy as well as their handling of the situation was really crummy. On the flip side, Ford cars were fantastic with the manual transmissions. Those things were workhroses.
I understand why companies dont come out right away and post a recall as they are not even sure of their failure numbers, but I would expect that they would get ahead of the issue and hopefully quietly fix the issues before an official recall was declared.
The auto transmission issue was crappy as well as their handling of the situation was really crummy. On the flip side, Ford cars were fantastic with the manual transmissions. Those things were workhroses.
I understand why companies dont come out right away and post a recall as they are not even sure of their failure numbers, but I would expect that they would get ahead of the issue and hopefully quietly fix the issues before an official recall was declared.
Yep. My sister was recently in the market for a new car. She said she was considering a Focus. I am aware of the issues from spending time on the personal finance subreddit, and it seems like someone posts about having that issue almost every week. I told her "NOOOOPE," and explained why.
Pretty sure their F-150s and Mustangs are still fine to purchase, but for any other type of car (sedan, SUV, etc.), you should look elsewhere.
Pretty sure their F-150s and Mustangs are still fine to purchase, but for any other type of car (sedan, SUV, etc.), you should look elsewhere.
yeah, had to get my fiesta looked at for that judder a couple of years ago. the a/c has also been shitty pretty much since i got it, and living in florida that is a nightmare in the summer.
Look up Ford Focus valve seats for older models. Literally stopped doing repairs on those cars and sent them down the road because of that issue.
The Focus line is trash and poorly engineered.
The Focus line is trash and poorly engineered.
That's the sad thing. The Fiesta was such a joy to drive when the transmission was fixed
Yeah, I drove an ST for a few years. Great chassis. Awful infotainment. Mediocre ergonomics.
I'm not 100% sure but I'm pretty sure there was a recall for that
Luckily I never had any issues with my 2014 Mustang other than the airbag recall. 6 years, 65k miles, and nothing but routine maintenance. Hopefully my 2019 Mustang will fare just as well.
That's why you buy a manual instead. Sadly, people in the US can barely drive in a straight line let alone operate a clutch pedal
Could have told you that before you wasted your money.
Sad that Ford thinks that people second biggest investment outside of their house is not worth their best effort.
Cars are a simple product to sell too, make a reliable vehicle and folks will buy the shit out of it.
Not the first time they have released a poorly engineered car to the market, hell both Ford and GM did it numerous times during the 60s and 70s(Corvair, Pinto, Vega, etc)
yeah they have been going through a lawsuit on this for a long time. My wife had one, it was awful
2012 was a time when American cars were getting more reliable and Japanese cars were getting less reliable. There were a lot of engine problems in the ~2004 Japanese cars that were starting to surface.
Combined with the fact that the Focus was the best driving hot hatch at the time, it was a very attractive car.
I almost done reading the article and it is crazy how Ford ignored the issue that long and didn't recall the cars.
Was used car shopping several months ago and almost bought a Focus... a pre-shitty transmission model, but still I just feel like I dodged a bullet. Fuck Ford. Ended up getting a Corolla and I don't think I'm ever getting something other than Toyota/Honda ever again.
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I don't think Toyota have yet to fully recover public opinion after their recalls from around 2010
Was choosing between a 2012 Ford Focus and a 2013 Suzuki Swift. The ford has a bigger and nicer interior with more gadgets but thought I better do a quick Google and found this judder problem as well as a few reports of cars just stalling on highways etc. went with the swift, dealer didn't know what I was talking about and thought I was crazy.
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People can't afford cars that are actually well built and grow up in families/social circles that paint foreign cars as bad.
Have they? Good. They avoided even acknowledging it for years.
When I bought my Focus I searched for "ford focus problems" and didn't find the transmission thing. 2016. Dunno how I could've missed it, but I did.
to be fair, the Fiesta and Focus are basically German cars
(and most of the models sold in Germany/Europe didn't suffer from this issue 'cause the auto wasn't popular here.)
I kinda liked the red screen thing, though I barely ever used Sync. I tried the weird voice only navigation setup but was less than impressed. Did take it on several long drives and the car itself held up well enough and was decent enough for road tripping even at 80mph.
I was forced to upgrade in the end - I got rear ended on a residential street, totalled the car (was maybe $7k in repairs, a 2011 Manual Fiesta isn't really worth that). Ford had just announced they were dropping all their sedans/hatchbacks from the US market so I basically said "Well fuck that" and ended up buying a lightly used manual VW GTI. Probably got more from the insurance check than I would have in trade in. So I guess it sorta worked out in the end.