I have a 2014 Focus that had an issue with the tranny at about 80,000 miles. The Ford dealership fixed it under warranty. Then I had the same issue at 120,000 miles. I use this vehicle as a work vehicle, so I put on the mileage fast! Just before I had the second problem I received a recall, or "Customer Satisfaction" issue from Ford about a possible clutch chatter. It said that if I was having a clutch chatter, Ford would replace the clutch at no charge regardless of how many miles, or how many years I've had the vehicle. It also applied to any new owners of the vehicle. Not a bad deal. It did say that the offer would expire on a date six months in the future. I was not having an issue with the clutch at that time, but thought I would wait until the program was about to expire and then tell the dealer that I was having a problem. I thought, "Why not get a new clutch for free?" A month before the date, I did have a problem with the clutch which required a trip to the shop. The dealership confirmed that the tranny needed something called "levers" (?) to fix the shifting problem, but the clutch would be replaced for free. And to make it even better, they said that since they had to take it apart for the clutch anyway, they would only charge me for the "Levers" parts. My total bill was for around $450.00. I now have 134,000 on the vehicle.
I am a die-hard Ford fan, but I am very unhappy with the Focus tranny issues. Other than the transmission, it has been a great vehicle. I've had no other problems with it. I'm still getting around 41 mpg on the highway, and an overall average of 37.5 mpg city and highway. I can't complain about that. I have had a few cosmetic issues, but nothing that I could not take care of myself. It's the great gas mileage that continues to amaze me.
I just this morning discovered a broken air-duct in front of the radiator. I didn't even know there was such a thing under there. I think they were broken when my daughter hit something on the highway. I'll make another post about that in another thread.