2017 Ford Focus transmission problems
16 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2017 Ford Focus, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 106,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 106,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the transmission complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Recall 18s32 I am responding on behalf of [xxx] who has been my sons girlfriend for 16 years. The car was taken to colley ford, 1945 auto center dr. Glendora ca december 19,2018 for the recall. The dealer reprogrammed PCM cleared all cndtcs. Parts were not available at that time. The car was returned to colley ford on november 11, 2019 for the same problem. Colley ford stated they can not repair the car under warranty since under the VIN it shows a repair was already done.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated that his wife was driving the vehicle on the highway at 45 MPH, when upon accelerating the vehicle did not accelerate. The contact stated that his wife then attempted to shift the vehicle into park, and again into drive however the vehicle did not move. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission and the gear shifter were faulty and both would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Ford Focus
- Drivetrain & axles 440 complaints
- Engine 312 complaints
- Fuel system 177 complaints
- Cruise control 37 complaints
- Electrical system 36 complaints
- Steering 20 complaints
- Air bags 15 complaints