Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| AS-21769 | 03/01/2011 | 10039053 | Ready | 07/06/2011 | |
| AS-21769 | 03/01/2011 | 10039053 | Ford: if there is an intermittent lack of power, surge, or hesitation while driving the brakes will override acceleration. *rm | 07/06/2011 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 08-5-8 | 03/01/2008 | 10024825 | 4r27e transaxle no 3rd or 4th gear--built on or before 1/29/08. *nj | 05/30/2008 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| TSB-08-9-3 | 10/23/2008 | 10026384 | Ford: mil on dtc p0128/ delayed 3-4 upshift/improved hill hold. built on or before 4/18/08. vehicles may exhibit a delayed 3-4 upshift/malfunction indicator lamp. *pe | 10/23/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 08/02/2010 | 60000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2008 ford focus. in 2010 my car would jerk badly when i would press on the brakes. i took it in to ford and they said the problem was my transmission. luckily i still had warranty and they gave me a new one. when i got my car back from the repair shop i still noticed some jerkiness to it and told them. i was told to keep driving it and it would go away, it never did. 6 mo.later i notice the car getting worse. the gas pedal is hesitant and the gears hesitate to shift. especially when i drive uphill and turn a corner. it also takes a long time to go up to speed. i took it for service again and they said nothing was wrong with it. note: they did not test drive my car. how can a doctor diagnose a patient if he doesn't give him a check up? i was very disappointed and they had the nerve to charge me $200. if i have a new transmission why is this happening? i service my car on time and have it well kept. it's now 2012 no one can tell me what's wrong with my car. i've had spark plugs, fuel filter, engine oil change, air filter changed and new transmission and the problem still exists. i am very disappointed in ford. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/07/2011 | 67000 | ||
| Got stuck in the snow and ice feb.2011. low gear is out on my transmission at 67,000 miled on my 2008 ford focus. i think it's a coincidence the transmission has never felt like it shifted right. i've been a motor head forever until the computerized motors came out, i know my cars, motors and tranies, this is not right and i am calling ford tomorrow, feb. 14,2011, and have a discussion with them. i feel they need to tke responsability for this especially since i see other people have had trany problems also. | |||
| 05/27/2008 | 13 | 01/31/2008 | |
| Ltr to the potus re a defective 2008 ford focus he co-signed for his grandson, car is a lemon and wants ford to take responsibility/accountability for their product. *kb the consumer stated the vehicle has been to the dealer 13 times for the same problem. different parts in the transmission were constantly being replaced. the consumer complained of smelling burnt transmission fluid, the transmission would not shift, the cooler lines and control valve were replaced. eventually, the entire transmission was overhauled. *jb | |||
| 01/31/2009 | 15000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. the contact heard a loud grinding noise coming from the transmission while traveling at highway speeds. there were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. he took the vehicle to the dealer on numerous occasions and they stated that there was a failure within the transmission, but they could not identify a solution. currently, the vehicle has not been repaired. the manufacturer did not assist. the vin was unknown. the failure and current mileages were 15,000. | |||
| 12/01/2007 | 1 | 11/05/2007 | |
| The transmissions shift points are not calibrated correctly. the shift points are off. starting from a stop the vehicles first shift is 3000rpm. while under normal acceleration from that point the rpm's can go as high as 3500 before the second shift. once in second gear, depending on the engine load the rpm's can go as high as 4000. as i mentioned,engine load. on a slight downgrade the trans shifts normal with lower rpm at all shift points. on a slight upgrade shift points are higher. drive down the highway at a steady speed. the first shift seems ok. in second gear the rpm's will stay at 2500 to 3000. the transmission does no shift until you let of the gas pedal a little. once in third gear the od does not kick in until speeds above 60mph. i had the vehicle to the dealer. they checked for codes and there were none. the shop foreman drove the vehicle then requested we drive another to see if the problem was present. we drove another vehicle that seemed to perform the same. i mentioned to him, if this is a normal operation maybe the computers program is wrong. maybe the transmission needs to be reflashed. he claimed ford would not put out a product like that. example: we had snow a couple of day ago and you naturally had to watch your speed. i drove around at 30mph with the rpm's at 3,000. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 02/16/2010 | 29000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford focus. occasionally when the contact would place the vehicle into the park, the vehicle would continue moving forward as if it was not in gear. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. the contact noticed previously that the emergency brake would not stop the vehicle from moving whenever the failure occurred. the vin was not available. the current and failure mileages were 29000. | |||