2016 Ford FOCUS RS - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"was driving my car and all of a sudden it wouldn’t pull itself wouldn’t takeoff from a stop sign jumps from 3rd to 4th when gearing down it go from 4th to 1st gear bucks and jumps in it never dies however, you press on the gas and the engine just revs up"

"the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. the contact stated while attempting to drive uphill, the vehicle failed to properly shift gear as intended. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact stated that the vehicle had previously been repaired twice under warranty however, the vehicle no longer fell under the criteria for repair under warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the nhtsa hotline for assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 55,000."

"the dual power clutch has gone out in my vehicle, this causes the transmission to overheat and the vehicle cannot move. i’ve experienced this a couple times with my children in the car, on a mountain, and had to be pushed off the road where we were stranded for hours. i had to pay $700 for a tow and getting the transmission fluid changed, which did not solve the problem. i couldn’t afford to pay the car payment as i couldn’t use the car for transportation to and from work and had to pay mechanical bills. i’ve contacted the dealership and initially they said they’d take a complaint but when i made it there, they turned me away and told me to call ford. i called ford and they told me to go to the dealer. neither of them would take a complaint. it’s $150 just for them to look at the car and confirm the problem, however the part doesn’t exist to fix it and i was told it could be til 2025 before it could be fixed as they aren’t making that part. the part would be covered under warranty but it’s not guaranteed that they’ll be able to get it. the transmission light came on right after purchasing the vehicle and i called the dealer to have it looked at but because the light went back off before i made it there, it wouldn’t be covered under warranty. ford had a lawsuit for something similar to this and i was never notified. my car is at risk of repossession, i’m still paying on it and i can’t even use it. it won’t make it 3 miles at this point. i’m not the only one who’s experiencing this and there’s no solution but there’s no recall either. the car will just stop in the middle of the road and it won’t move, leaving you stuck in the line of oncoming traffic on the interstate and you can’t even pull it over. it won’t move once it’s in that state. ford will not doing anything about it. i’ve contacted the attorney general at this point and i don’t know what else to do. we luckily were not hit but we were stranded for hours."

"the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. the contact stated that the vehicle was jolting and hesitating while driving at various speeds. the contact stated that the vehicle was shuddering while shifting gear. the contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. the contact stated that the failure was a recurring failure. the contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. the vehicle had not been diagnosed and was not repaired. the manufacturer was informed of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 47,000."

"the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. the contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to shift out of park(p). the vehicle was towed to the local dealer, but no failure was found. additionally, while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle shuddered and vibrated while reversing and the transmission erroneously shifted into neutral(n). the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed message "pull over, transmission overheated" was displayed. the vehicle was later towed to the local dealer. the cause of the failure was not yet determined. the manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. the contact was informed that the vehicle did not qualify for the s power train extended warranty coverage. the failure mileage was 15,090."

"the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. the contact stated while driving at 50 mph, the contact approached a stop sign and depressed the brake pedal and stopped the vehicle. the light turned green, and the contact proceeded to move forward and the transmission fault service now warning light illuminated. the contact drove to a location and allowed the vehicle to set for several hours because he had an additional two hundred miles to travel to get home from a road trip. the contact stated that the vehicle jerked and idled roughly the remaining drive back to the residence. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to the nhtsa hotline. the failure mileage was approximately 150,000."

"the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. the contact stated that the husband was driving approximately 50 mph before coming to a stop for traffic ahead. while attempting to accelerate the vehicle erroneously began to drive in reverse. during the incident, the check engine light was illuminated. the vehicle was later taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not yet repaired. the manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. the failure mileage was 120,000."

"the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered while shifting gears. the check engine warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to autozone, where it was diagnosed and determined that the tcm needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. the failure mileage was approximately 92,500."

"the contact owns a 2016 ford focus. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle shifted abnormally. the transmission warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. the vehicle was not repaired. after investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to nhtsa campaign number: 18v845000 (power train), but the vin was not included. the manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the nhtsa hotline for assistance. the failure mileage was 148,000."

"my 2016 ford focus se is exhibiting the same powershift issues that are well known with this model of vehicle. i had the transmission replaced in april 2020 at 59,000 miles, as well as the tcm reprogrammed as part of the customer service program. now, in 2023 and at 79,000 miles, my vehicle exhibits the exact same issues. i have contacted ford to try and rectify, however they are saying my vehicle is not within any customer program/recall as it was built in april 2016 (the original scope only covered focus' up to november 2015). i can 100% attest that, after 3 years/20,000 miles since the repair to transmission and tcm was made, this car is exhibiting the same transmission slip issues that now make it extremely dangerous to drive."