2005 Ford Focus transmission problems
21 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2005 Ford Focus, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 39,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 39,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
The transmission on my 2005 focus was difficult to shift into 1st gear. The dealership replaced it under warranty during 7 - 16 march 2007. While doing the work they nicked the brake line just enough to create a slow leak. The location of the leak was near the front left tire. After one day of driving, all the fluid leaked out and the brakes failed while my wife was driving it. The dealership arranged to pick up the focus with a tow truck. They repaired the brakes (19-23 mar).
I purchased a used 2005 ford focus with exactly 30,000 miles on it, around 40,000 I noticed my transmission started to slip, further research revealed many people complaining of this same thing before they even reach 60,000. Seems to me it is a factory defect in the transmission. Even after being looked at I am going to have to pay lots of money to get it repaired due to the warranty only being at the 40,000 mark.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Ford Focus
- Electrical system 117 complaints
- Latches & locks 52 complaints
- Air bags 51 complaints
- Cruise control 45 complaints
- Body & structure 43 complaints
- Brakes 32 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 28 complaints
- Engine 28 complaints