was driving slyphy too, yes it is a good car. My focus vibrates at a stop on brake. Cant pinpoint the Tak Tak sound

yupe, am now stuck at duta toll slow drive stop & move and yes can feel it from inside.

Craving - one question. The jerks, grinding sound and engine vibration. When your car is at around 2,000km to 3,000km mileage, are the jerks and vibration as serious as they are now at 13,000km mileage? Or at that time there are no jerks and vibration?

Do let me know.

jerks, grinding stopped right after 2000km. Came back when i hit 8000km. Vibration and sound when close to 9000km. After first service, grinding n jerks reduced alot but came back after 1000km. Vibration n sound more obvious now then before.

Any Focus owners here with mileage 8,000km and above who experience serious jerks, grinding sound and vibration as Craving? Just to be sure that the issues are not only affecting one(1) unit but the rest as well.

Count me in - current mileage @ 13k and became more apparent after 8k as said.

I know, some people like my wife can take it but i'm very particular about the sound while I'm driving it everyday.

If  the car is having a good  performance  and handling but  come with grinding sound and jerking , I still consider it as defect me. Obviously , the dual clutch system for Focus is not smooth at all when accelerating.

I'm not a professional driver but it's totally  annoying when your car is jerking and come with grinding sound. After driving Focus, I will not recommend any of my  friend to buy Focus unless Focus  improve or change the gear system.
You must be Ford supporter.... LOL 

Same thought, my friend was in my car and was asking " how come the engine sounds like an old car? " i was so sad & dissappointed

3 weeks! am dead! what am i gonna use to move ard?

Personally I think this grinding and jerking is blown out of proportion. It is definitely not a "defect" as you have implied. Otherwise the vehicle would have been recalled by Ford.

The acceleration of the Ford is certainly smooth enough for me. Even at low speeds the Focus rarely exhibits jerk. If it does, the jerk is minimal and not to the point of annoying. Hence i am surprised, and I wonder if the jerk in some models is more serious than some others, or it is due to the variance in driver's expectations. The grinding sound during acceleration is also very soft as the sound levels in the cabin is quiet. So you can hear any rattling or engine sound in the cabin.

To top it off, I think it is suffice to say one man's meat is another man's poison. Even if you don't recommend the FOcus to your friends, he/she might come to love it after a driving experience. I will definitely recommend the Focus to enthusiasts who love a more sporty or thrilling driving experience in comparison to the Japanese makes on offer.

Same thought, my friend was in my car and was asking " how come the engine sounds like an old car? " i was so sad & dissappointed

Well, I apologise beforehand but that's where the inaccuracy in your comment lies in your notion that "nobody would want to buy a car package with grinding sound and jerking even if minimal". I think you are speaking for yourself or a minority who have possibly regretted in getting the Focus for these jerks and grinding sound issues.

As mentioned earlier, these issues are very minimal and only occassionally happen at low speeds. Other more receptive or non-critical owners have considered them as non-issues.

I am not sure if your vehicle is showing more serious jerks than other vehicles that had caused much resentment on your part. If it is, then I hope Sime Darby would fix the problem for you soon. If not, then I suppose the jerks and grinding sound are something that is inherent in the Focus, something that cannot go away. Even worldwide reviews had mentioned about these.

No need to be disappointed, get him behind the steering, and I'm pretty sure your friend will change his/her mind immediately after a short distance drive

I assume your friends are not into car, right?

So far I drove a few friends of mine, who's into car, they simply love this vehicle and they're surprise with this price tag comes along a long list of features in it

If you want a vehicle with smooth acceleration, I would recommend the Nissan Sylphy, my previous car before I changed to the Ford Focus. The acceleration is silky smooth like butter, no jerks even for a tiny bit. The CVT gear is very smooth and refined unlike some inferior CVTs such as the one incorporated in the Proton Preve Turbo.

For me, I don't find the minor jerk an issue. It is very minor and does not occur everytime, even in low speed stop-go-stop-go situtations ie. traffic jam situations. The minor jerks will only happen during 1st to 2nd gear upshift, or 2nd to 1st gear downshift. If one is able to control the footwork, being light or gentle with the pedal, then the jerks will be greatly minimised. If the driver is constantly stepping or tapping on the accelerator with force then the car will surely jerk more seriously.

I am suggesting driving habits. Do you happen to be more active in your footwork?

As for the grinding sound, can't say I have experienced it a lot. In a span of 3 months I think I have only heard it once during uphill. Other than that, nil.

"Tak tak" sound - nothing. Is it from the suspension?