![]() The thing to … remember is that it's not a traditional hydraulic automatic that US consumers crave. I liked the size, safety ,mpg quotes and aggressive styling. I saw the teeth gnashing over the transmission and had to see what all the discourse was about. I ended up getting the '15 for the $3,000 price difference and slightly higher miles. ![]() I researched the Focus extensively before getting involved with one. A great looking car with great potential killed by sloppy American engineering. And no the back of my seat is not tilted way back. I cant look out the window without half of my view being obstructed by the B pillar. I am 6'3" so my seat is all the way back. Why Ford still cannot get it right baffles me. The Germans have been using these transmissions for a long while now and they run beautifully. I never know when the transmission might go. It feels like the transmission is going to slip right out of gear each time and it scares me. Ford, what in god's name possessed you to release a vehicle that drives like this? Every single time you press the … accelerator from a red light or stop sign the transmission kicks, jerks, and vibrates through most of first gear. The main thing that I cannot get over is the transmission. The smart car seemed like a real downgrade from my Hondas but it shines like a gem compared to this piece of garbage. This focus is awful compared to the rest. I have had two Hondas and one Smart Fortwo in my life. Horrible experience, would never purchase another Ford again. Ford Corporate does nothing to rectify the issue. Ford states the law doesn't apply to them. The extended warranty coverage that was sold to me is invalid and the insurer will not honor the coverage because of the bulletins and known issues. Second one about 7,000 miles after that.įord refuses to lemon the car out, they wouldn’t even trade it in with the issues. First clutch was replaced at 7,200 miles. I had purchased a 2015 model in Dec 2015 and at 35,000 miles it was on it's 3 rd clutch replacement. There are multiple class action lawsuits … against Ford for faulty transmissions. A Ford tech told me to no longer drive the car because it was not safe and the issue could not be repaired. Ford refuses to resolve or lemon the car out. New Update: 12/2/22- Car remains in a federal litigation mass action lawsuit with thousands of other consumers with the same issues. No more trying to figure out which position on a dial to use to heat your feet and the windshield at the same time.Īll in all the 2015 hatch is fun to drive, handles and looks great, and has enough room for our two large dogs in the back. The heat/AC controls are great on the 2015 as there is a individual on/off button for everything including each vent/defrost. I like having both the analog and digital gauges on the 2015 (the 2014 only had an analog spedo). Sync voice commands are still a challenge if you don't speak clearly. ![]() I drove others in this class Toyota/Honda/VW and this one is the most fun to drive.Įlectronics work fine and blue tooth and USB work as they should. Longer trips on the highway I get a little better (mid to high 30s) but don't hold back on the speed. I got the 2.0L engine for the power with larger wheels and get a steady 34 mpg around town. The 2015 does seem to shift smoother than the 2014 and has the manual shift paddles which I tried and they work but for me the Focus shift points are fine in automatic so I wont use the paddles much if ever. If you don't like power shifting get a Fusion. You have to realize even though it's an automatic you feel it shift like a standard. Not as smooth as a full size car but it it shifted fine for the 12,000 miles I had on it. I had no problems with the shifting on the 2014. Everything I didn't like on … the 2014 was corrected on the 2015, 12V plug on the dash, lock buttons on the doors, etc. Traded it in for the 2015 SE this year and glad I did. A couple of things I didn't like about the '14 were no 12V plug on the dash and no lock buttons on the doors. Bought a 2014 SE automatic last year and liked it but there were a couple of options I wished I'd gotten with it. First was a 2005 which was very economical to drive.
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