2017 Ford Focus · symptom sheet
Transmission slips
- 63owner reports
- 47,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Aug 29, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
63 of the 232 reports of transmission shudder on the 2017 Focus describe transmission slipping.
Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (232 reports) · also: jerking or hard shifts, hesitation when accelerating
Tick what matches of 63 reports
Transmission slipping on other Focus years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside transmission shudder for slipping: the engine revs up but the car doesn't pick up speed to match, as if the transmission lost its grip for a moment. The wider sheet also covers jerks and vibration. Here, every report uses the word slip.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the clutch pack (24 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the transmission and drivetrain cover the 2017 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The clutch may fracture, resulting in damage to the transmission assembly and possibly a transmission fluid leak.
The clutch may fracture, resulting in damage to the transmission assembly and possibly a transmission fluid leak.
All 10 recalls on the 2017 Ford Focus, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 24,000 and 68,073 miles, from the 44 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“The transmission is experiencing the following: Difficulty shifting gears, Delayed or harsh, shifting, Transmission slipping. I have a 2015 that experienced the same thing and was recalled and fixed. This is not under recall. The vehicle has under 80K mines.”
Filed Oct 11, 2024
“While on the freeway theTansmission started slipping and not accelerating properly. Dashboard displayed transmission overheat warnings that require the vehicle to be stoped for at least 5 minutes, only to display overheat error again. Informed Ford and was told”
Filed Oct 9, 2024
“The transmission is slipping on my 2017 Ford Focus. There is delayed braking, acceleration and harsh vibrations. There is already a recall on 2011-2016 ford transmissions. 2017 needs to be included!”
Filed Dec 29, 2023
“Hi I have ford focus SEL 2017 which I bought in jan02,2020 and since two week my car not get enough power to run while in drive mode sometimes itâs stop middle of road and when press has paddle it not move forward now since one week it getting transmission is overheating stop for 5 minutes now itâs show engine light on dashboard I think itâs I feel like my car transmission slipping”
Filed Nov 11, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 63 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 207 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 144 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 53 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 48 reports
- Loses power when accelerating 34 reports