2014 Ford Focus complaints

DOOR LATCH RECALL. BEEN TO THE JOHNSON FORD DEALERSHIP IN PITTSFIELD MASS A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW TO GET THE DOOR LATCHES FIX ON MY 2014 FORD FOCUS SE. THE DEALERSHIP ALWAYS SAIDS THE PARTS ARE BEING ORDERED AND WILL BE DELIVERED IN TWO WEEKS. TWO TIMES I'VE BEEN TOLD THIS AND THE PARTS NEVER COME IN. ONE TIME THEY TOLD ME THE LATCHES WOULD BE FIX THAT DAY AND HAD MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER EIGHT HOURS. WHEN I CALLED TO SEE WHAT WAS TAKING SO LONG THAT'S WHEN THEY TOLD THE LATCHES HAD TO BE ORDERED. THEN WHY TAKE AND KEEP MY CAR FOR EIGHT HOURS THEN. THEY ARE OBLIVIOUSLY JUST GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE TO TURN OR WHAT TO DO.

MY CAR HAS HAD MULITPLE ISSUES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS WITH OVER 7 VISITS PERTAINING TO THE TRANSMISSION . FROM THE BEGINNING ITS HAD PROBLEMS WITH STUTTERING AND HESITATING ON ACCELERATION.I'M CURRENTLY WITHOUT MY CAR FOR THE 5TH TIME THIA YEAR DUE TO PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN CAR OF BY WARRANTY BUT IS STILL COATING ME MONEY DUE TO RENTALS .

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH (WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE) BEGIN TO OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON MAIN ROADS WITH A STOP LIGHT THE CAR WOULD JERK WHEN I WOULD BEGIN TO EXCEL. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOTED EVERY TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS THEN NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PART. THE PART WAS THEN REPLACED ONCE THE BACK ORDER SHIPMENT CAME IN. THE MODULE WAS EVENTUALLY UPDATED BECAUSE MY CONCERN WITH THE JERKING CONTINUED. IN JULY, MY CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE WHILE DRIVING AND THEN COMPLETELY CUT OFF WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MODULE WAS REPLACED. TODAY AS I WRITE THIS NOTIFICATION THE PROBLEM WITH THE HESITATION WHILE THE CAR IS PLACED IN REVERSE HAS BEGUN AGAIN. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT I WAS $10,000 UPSIDE DOWN ON THE CAR IF I TRADED IT IN. I DO NOT TRUST DRIVING THE CAR AND DAILY MY COMMUTE TO WORK IS OVER 65 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 30 MPH MY VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST COMPLETE POWER. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT FORTUNATELY THE ALERT DRIVERS AROUND ME WERE ABLE TO BRAKE IN TIME. A FRIENDLY SAMARITAN HELPED TO PUSH MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANKFULLY I WAS PHYSICALLY OKAY, BUT EMOTIONALLY NOT SO MUCH. I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2014 FORD FOCUS OFF OF THE LOT AND HAVE SINCE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES. I'M STILL PAYING ON THE VEHICLE TODAY AND NOW IT IS NOT IN USE UNLESS I CAN COME UP WITH 2,500.00 TO REPAIR THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT ONLY 67,000 MILES. THERE IS AN ISSUED RECALL ON SIMILAR FORD VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM 2013-2015 WHICH IS THE SAME TIME FRAME IN WHICH MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO COME TO A RESOLUTION THROUGH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY WON'T EVEN OFFER INFORMATION ON THE TYPE OF FUEL SYSTEM USED ON THE VEHICLES WITH THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE LIABLE FOR THIS DEFECT. I'M OUT OF A VEHICLE AT 67,000 MILES AND HAVE NO CONSUMER PROTECTION. IT'S SCARY TO READ ABOUT THE 100'S OF PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AT SIMILAR MILEAGE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. IN ADDITION, SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN JERKY AND I CAN'T EVEN ACCELERATE ONTO A HIGHWAY. FORD HAD VEHEMENTLY DENIED THAT IT WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE MANUFACTURER TRANSMISSION AND YET SINCE THEY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL ON TH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (LONGMONG FORD IN LONGMONT, CO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE VALVE AND CANNISTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

I ONLY BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR. NOW, I CANNOT HARDLY STEER IT. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. I HAVE TO FIGHT TO TURN IT. A FEW MECHANICS TOOK A LOOK AT IT, AT A SHOP, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN, THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS ABOUT FORD KNOWING THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. I WANT A CAR THAT IS SAFE. THIS CAR HAS HAD ISSUES, CONTINUOUSLY, SINCE I BOUGHT IT. NOW, I AM STUCK WITH PAYING ALMOST $400/MONTH ON A CAR THAT I CANNOT DRIVE. THIS IS NOT FAIR. BESIDES NOT FAIR, I DO NOT WANT TO END UP DEAD, OR ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS DEAD, BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, SAME FUEL SYSTEM THAT IS UNDER RECALL ON FORD VEHICLES MANUFACTURED THROUGH 2013-2015. IT IS OBVIOUSLY THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I NEARLY LOST MY LIFE DRIVING A 3 YEAR OLD CAR THAT I'M STILL PAYING ON. THE FUEL SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. I HAD JUST SCHEDULED SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE EARLIER THAT MORNING BECAUSE IT WAS NOT READING THE FUEL LEVEL CORRECTLY AND STALLING WHEN I FILLED THE TANK UP. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME 2,500.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED WHEN THEY KNOW THAT THE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURER PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO RESET THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO UPPER MARLBORO FORD (LOCATED AT 5701 CRAIN HIGHWAY, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772, TEL: (301) 627-5600). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME THROUGH THE VILLAGE AT UNDER 30MPH, SLOWING DOWN FROM 30MPH BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC STOP AHEAD, THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE CRASHED DOWN AND CONTROL WAS LOST CAUSING ME TO SIDESWIPE PARKED VEHICLE. THE PIECES OF THE FRONT END APPEAR TO HAVE FAILED AND WERE FALLING ALL OVER THE ROAD.

RECEIVED A WARNING ON THE FREEWAY TO PULL OVER WHEN SAFE. WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF OF THE FREEWAY. A POWER CYCLE OF THE CAR RESTORED POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (PENSKE FORD, LOCATED AT 8970 LA MESA BLVD, LA MESA, CA 91941; (877) 736-8037) WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY UNTIL DECEMBER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ..UPDATED 09/25/17 *BF UPDATED 10/13/2017*JS

THIS VEHICLE SHUTTERS ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP SO BAD YOU HAVE TO HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY. HAS ALREADY HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP. I MARKED THE DATE AS AUGUST 18TH,BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY.

FOCUS WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW WITH 24 MILES ON IT, DECEMBER OF 2013. AROUND 6 MONTHS INTO HAVING IT THE FOCUS STARTED TO SHUDDER ANYTIME THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THEN WILL TAKE OFF LIKE NORMAL AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THIS IS HAPPENING DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR COMING FROM A STOP. WE'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO DELAYS IN INTERSECTIONS. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO FORD MANY TIMES FIRST THEY WOULD TELL US "OH IT IS JUST THE WAY THE ENGINE WORKS, IT'S HOW YOU GET GREAT MILEAGE".. THEN HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL, TOOK IT IN AND THEY REPLACED THE AC CLUTCH TELLING US THAT IS WHY IT SHUDDERED. NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER SAME PROBLEMS STARTED HAPPENING. THEY KEPT REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW, AFTER THE MANUFACTOR WARRANTY IS EXPIRED THEY TELL US THE CLUTCHES NEED TO BE REPLACED , AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER TRANSMISSION WARRENTY.. THIS HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE 2014, IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. ALSO THE HORN STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY FOR NO REASON AT ALL, THEY LOOKED AT THAT IT. THE TECH SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HORN AND THAT ITS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THE FOCUS . THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND FORD NEEDS TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE HORN. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AT CLASSIC FORD OF SMITHVILLE IN NORTH CAROLINA PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V645000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IN FOUR OAKS, NORTH CAROLINA, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

HATCH OPEN WARNING LIGHT CAME WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX 60 MPH. LIGHT HAS COME ON BEFORE WHILE CAR WAS PARKED BUT NEVER WHILE IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAVE OVER 37000 MILES ON IT. REAR HATCH RECALL WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY

I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 FORD FOCUS CAME TO A LIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, CAME TO A STOP, THEN PROCEEDED TO TURN WHEN CAR HESITATE TO DRIVE WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS, IT WAS LIKE THE CAR HAD SHUT DOWN, ENGINE LIKE WAS FLASHING, BUT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A AREA WHERE I WAS SAFE . TURNED IGNITION OFF THEN TRIED TO RESTART, CAR WOULD NOT START .

FOR THE SECOND TIME NOW, MY TRANSMISSION IS JERKING, STUTTERING, AND HESITATING, WITH THE ADDITION OF IT COMPLETELY NOT GOING INTO DRIVE AT ALL THIS TIME, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN KNOWN BY FORD FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND YOU AT THE NHTSA HAVE BEEN INFORMED AS WELL. THE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THIS ONCE, AND I HAVE THAT PAPERWORK, BUT LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS WHO ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND HAD IT SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, IT HAS RETURNED! WHY ARE YOU WAITING UNTIL THIS ACTUALLY KILLS SOMEONE, BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING? MY FIANCE WAS AT AN ONRAMP ENTRANCE THAT WAS RIGHT AT THE GAS STATION WHEN THIS HAPPENED THIS TIME AND BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T EVEN SWITCH TO DRIVE, HE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. IT EFFECTS PEOPLE IN VARIOUS WAYS, AT VARIOUS TIMES, HAS CAUSED SOME PEOPLE TO RECEIVE TICKETS BECAUSE IT REFUSED TO DECELERATE IN SCHOOL ZONES, WHICH COULD HAVE KILLED CHILDREN, IT STUTTERS UPON ACCELERATION AND THEN JERKS INTO SPEED, IT DOESN'T GO INTO GEAR AT TIMES, IT ISN'T SHIFTING PROPERLY, AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF. AND EVEN WHEN THE DEALERSHIP "FIXES" IT, IT IS A TEMPORARY FIX AND IT GOES BACK INTO THE SAME ISSUE WITHIN 40,000 MILES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT ISN'T BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY ENOUGH! IT IS VERY WELL KNOWN BY FORD, AS WHEN I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR THIS THE FIRST TIME, THE GUY (I HAVE ALL HIS INFO AND PAPERWORK) INFORMED ME THAT JUST AT THAT DEALERSHIP ALONE, THEY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND OR WOULD JERK EXCESSIVELY UNTIL THE DESIRED SPEED WAS REACHED. BROADWAY FORD DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD CONTINUE DESPITE A REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT TRADED IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 12381390. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT; HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ONLY RECEIVED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING REGARDING THE FAILURE TWICE RATHER THAN AT LEAST THREE TIMES, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. *JS

WHEN DRIVING VECHICAL IT WILL SOMETIMES SHUTTER WHEN GOING UP AN INCLINE AND WHEN I STOPS AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN AND I ACCELERATE THE CAR TO GO THE CAR WILL LUNG FORWARD AT TIMES. I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 17,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND AS OF AUGUST 7TH 2017 THE CLUCHES HAVE TO BE REPLACED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP.

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE IS TERRIBLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR THE RECALL ON THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY BUT THAT HAS NOT HELPED THE ISSUE. THERE IS MAJOR HESITATION WHEN FIRST APPLY THE GAS PEDAL AT TAKE OFF AND IT CAUSE THE CAR TO "JUMP" OR HESITATE. THIS AS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS ON MAY OCCASIONS AND YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL WHEN PULLING INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I FEEL THAT IT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE FIX IS SINCE THEY HAVE REPAIRED IT ONCE ALREADY. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY, IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT IS THE LAST FORD PRODUCT I WILL EVER OWN, BAD DESIGN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. EDDINS FORD IN MADISON, VIRGINIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE DUE TO ONLY RECEIVING A FEW OF THEM PER MONTH FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE VEHICLE HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY.

2014 FORD FOCUS POWER STEERING ISSUE WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON A BUSY ROADWAY IN A URBAN AREA. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN THE TURNING POSITION AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF. I TURNED THE IGNITION BACK ON AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING FAILED ONCE MORE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED A SECOND TIME. I ONCE AGAIN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVED THE KEY. I WAITED SEVERAL SECONDS AND STARTED THE IGNITION, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN FAILED. I HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THIS VEHICLE HAS AND IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO REPAIR DUE TO THE VOLUME OF REPAIRS THIS DEALERSHIP HAS AT THE MOMENT. I HAD THIS SAME VEHICLE REPAIRED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO FOR THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL. THE CAR PERFORMED FAIRLY WELL AFTER THE REPAIR. THE SAME HESITATION ISSUE BEGAN AGAIN A FEW WEEKS AGO AND NOW THIS ISSUE AROSE AS WELL. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS TOO WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL / WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW IF THE POWER STEERING ISSUE WAS BUT WOULD GET ME AN ANSWER FROM FORD. I'VE READ ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VEHICLES ISSUES AND MY EXPERIENCE IS THE EXACT SAME. THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSU

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS TRANSMISSION SHIMMERS AND THERE IS HESITAION. ALSO WHEN STARING OFF FROM A STOP THE CAR IS SLOW AT ACCELERATING. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHEN SET TO LOW OR HIGH ONLY RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN SWITCH TO INTERMITTENT. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT TODAY TELRAVELING AT 50 MPH BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ISSUE IN A BAD STORM WIPERS STOPPED AND WENT TO INTERMITTENT. THE POWER TRAIN ISSUE STARTED IN 2015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT NORMAL SPEEDS AND IT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CHAPMAN FORD WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER NEW/USED FORD FOCUS INTO TOWN AND THE EPAS--POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CODED AND SHE HAD NO POWER STEERING. SHE WAS GOING ROUGHLY 55 AND SHE COULD NOTICE IT BECOMING HARDER TO STEER. BY THE TIME SHE MADE IT SO A PARKING LOT FOR SAFETY IT WAS CLOSE TO NON-STEERABLE. IT BECAME HARD FOR HER TO STEER AND LUCKILY SHE DID NOT HAVE OR CAUSE AND ACCIDENT WITH THE SUDDEN CHANGE. SHE TRIED TO ASSESS WHAT WAS WRONG WHICH IS WHEN WE LEARNED THERE IS NO POWERSTEERING FLUID AS IT HAS AND ELETRIC STEERING ASSIST INSTEAD. IT DOESN'T WORK NOW AND SHORTLY AFTER THIS CODE FAULTED THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN. IT WON'T START AND IS USELESS--FORD REPLACED A PERFECTLY GOOD STEERING SYSTEM WITH CRAP. I HOPE NOBODY GETS HURT BE THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM.

WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, IT SHAKES AND HESITATES AND JUMPS/SHUTTERS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL IT GETS UP TO A CERTAIN SPEED. THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND BASICALLY EVERYWHERE I AM STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. IT HAS ALSO STARTED HESITATING WHEN PUT INTO GEAR. MY SON DRIVES THIS CAR SOMETIMES AND I'M AFRAID FOR HIS SAFETY BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO GO OR NOT WHEN YOU PULL OFF FROM A STOP.

DELAYED ACCELERATION AND PROBLEMS WITH DOWNSHIFTING RESULT IN UNSAFE MOVEMENT. THESE UNSAFE CONDITIONS OCCUR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, DECELERATING, AND WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND YET THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE DAY I DROVE THE BRAND NEW CAR OFF THE LOT. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS YET, BUT FEEL VERY UNSAFE AND AN ACCIDENT IS INEVITABLE. FORD SERVICE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (PEACOCK FORD IN MAITLAND, FLORIDA) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING CLUTCH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR OTHER TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUN STATE FORD IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

GOT A FLAT TIRE. CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HIS TOOLS WERE NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE BOLTS NOR WAS MY CROWBAR FROM FORD. STRIPPED BOLTS AND SWELLING. TOOK CAR TO DISCOUNT TIRE THEY SAID THIS IS COMMON WITH FORD CARS AND THAT THE MATERIALS USED ON THE BOLTS WERE NOT OF GOOD QUALITY. RECALL SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. I HAD THE FLAT WHILE I WAS AT HOME. BUT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. WHICH IS NOT SAFE. ADVISED TO GET ALL OF THE BOLTS REPLACED.

2014 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHUDDERS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS MANUAL TRANSMISSION DISGUISED AS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WORSENED. THE MAUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE IGNITION WAS IN THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED, STALLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MONACO FORD, 767 NEW LONDON TURNPIKE, GLASTONBURY, CT, 06033,) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE E-VAP CHAMBER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

FORD FOCUS WILL LOSE POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. FORD TOLD ME THAT'S HOW THE CAR IS AND THAT THE CLUTCH ON THE FOCUS AND FIESTA ARE FAULTY FROM THE FACTORY. THE CAR IS A 2014 WITH 62,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE JERKING AND VIBRATION WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER JURGESON FORD LOCATED IN RICH FIELD, UTAH WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED BUT APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS LATER THE FAILURE HAD REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY TMC WHICH CONTROLS MY CLUTCH. THE TMC HAD TO BE RECALIBRATE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND A NEW CLUTCH NEED TO TO BE INSTALLED. WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE THE CAR "SHUDDERS", LOSES SPEED, HAS TROUBLE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR TAKING TURNS. AGAIN MY CAR FELT THE SAME WAY. APPARENTLY THIS TIME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TMC, BUT THE CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, JUST ABOUT 18 MONTHS LATER. TO HAVE MY CLUTCH REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THREE YEARS SEEMS ABSURD. EVEN THE DEALERSHIP NOTES THAT THE CLUTCH PACKAGE PUT IN MY CAR THE FIRST TIME HAD KNOWN ISSUES AND WEREN'T THAT GREAT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I'D HOPE FORD OR SOMEONE LOOKS FURTHER INTO THIS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT IN THE WORKS, BUT I AT LEAST WANTED TO VOICE MY SAFETY CONCERNS. KINDEST REGARDS

ON MAY 6, 2017 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY PROPULSION, AND EFFECTIVELY STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. (IT WAS NOT ON BEFORE). THE VEHICLE SLOWLY LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND SAFELY INTO A PARKING LOT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A NEARBY FIRESTONE, WHICH RAN A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH REVEALED THAT A PORTION OF THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAS RESULTED IN SPLICING OF WIRES, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, #14-0215 BUT THAT FOR IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE STILL IS UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND EFFECTIVELY STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING, AND I'M LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS HARMED. SEE ATTACHED INVOICE FOR REPAIR INFORMATION.

ON ACCELERATING CAR WILL JERK /STUTTER AS IN NOT GO..THIS HAPPENS ALSO AFTER SLOWING TO GO THROUGH A DIP THEN ACCELERATING TO GO AGAIN ,HAPPENS AFTER SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN .ALSO.HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING TO GO UP INCLINES SOMETIMES TO AS IF IT CAN'T DECIDE WHAT GEAR IT WANTS TO BE IN..MY CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ..SOMETIMES SCARED ME CAUSE WILL DO IT WHEN I'M PULLING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC ..AND CAR WON'T GO.I HAVE CONTACTED SERVICE DEPT AT FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THIS YEAR VEHICLE WAS KNOWN FOR THIS ..I AGAIN HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPT FOR IT TO BE CHECKED ..THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I FIRST ACQUIRED MY CAR IN AUG 31 2016 ...

LUG NUTS ARE UNABLE TO BE REMOVED WITH LUG NUT WRENCH. FORD DEALER SAYS THE LUG NUTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO 'SWELLING'. FORD CORPORATE SAYS THESE ARE WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND WILL NOT REPLACE. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM AS THE TIRES ARE UNABLE TO BE REMOVED OR CHANGED TO A SPARE TIRE AFTER A FLAT TIRE OCCURS.

WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION HAS A DELAY AND/OR A 'BUCK' CAUSING HESITATION OR UNWANTED SURGE IN ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD THIS TO THE DEALER SOON AFTER PURCHASE AND THEY DID NOT RESOLVE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN AND REACHED ABOUT 80 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THE TACHOMETER REACHED 8K RPM. THE RPS REMAINED THE SAME EVEN WITH THE FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND WITH THE BRAKES FULLY DEPRESSED. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH THE BRAKES FULLY DEPRESSED AND IT SLOWED TO ABOUT 55 ON THE OFF RAMP THEN ACCELERATED BACK TO 65 MPH. THE HAND BRAKED HAD TO BE USED AND THE FOOTBRAKE WAS DEPRESSED TO STOP AT THE RED LIGHT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING AT MAX RPM SO WE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TURNED BACK ON THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT IDLE IT WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND IT DID THAT SEVERAL TIMES TO THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN TO FULL RPM. WE WERE A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP SO WE TOOK IT IN AND THE SERVICE PERSONNEL SAW HOW IT WAS ACCELERATING AND EVEN TOLD US TO TURN IT OFF IMMEDIATELY FOR SAFETY REASONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FOOTHILL FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND WAS ADVISED TO REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V514000 (STEERING) AS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 08/23/17*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYED A TRANSMISSION FAULT CODE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT AT 4 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AS THE CLUTCH SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAMSEY FORD LOCATED AT 1233 TELEGRAPH RD, RISING SUN, MD 21911 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAMSEY FORD EACH TIME, GIVEN THE SAME DIAGNOSIS, AND GIVEN THE SAME REPAIRS. THE FAILURE THEN RECURRED A THIRD TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER LOCATED AT 1701 BELAIR RD, BEL AIR, MD 21014, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH HAD AGAIN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

UPON STARTUP NO POWER STEERING, MAKING STEERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. DASHBOARD MESSAGE STATING "ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST FAULT NEEDS SERVICE NOW" DIAGNOSIS CAME BACK STEERING GEAR IS BAD. CLASS ACTION HAS BEEN FILED FOR 2012-14 FORD FOCUS AS WELL AS 2010-2014 FORD FUSION SO IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT STILL NO ASSISTANCE BY FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND WHEN THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO SWITCH GEARS, IT FAILED TO DOWN SHIFT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE TO AVOID BEING IN TRAFFIC HOWEVER THE REVERSE FUNCTION FAILED AS WELL. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE KOONS SILVER SPRING FORD DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CLUTCH HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ON JUNE 10, 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED DUE TO THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION WARRANTY WHICH HAD SINCE EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE JC LEWIS FORD DEALER IN SAVANNAH, GA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED DUE TO AGE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FEW YEARS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHEN FILLING WITH CAR AT GAS STATION THE AUTO PUMP SHUT OFF DOES NOT FUNCTION SPEWING FUEL ALL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. FUEL GAUGES ON CAR ARE NOT ACCURATE. TOOK CAR TO FORD THERE IS A TSB 15-0034 FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FUEL TANK WAS DISTORTED/DEFORMED CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO MALFUNCTION OVERFLOWING INTO THE EVAP CANISTER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IS A FIRE HAZARD WHEN FILLING THE CAR WITH GAS. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO FIRE AND SAFETY HAZARDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TRISTAR FORD IN BLAIRSVILLE, PA) WHERE AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000. UPDATED 11/02/17*LJ *TR

BOUGHT A 2014 FORD FOCUS 1/17/16AND 6 MONTHS AFTER OWNING IT, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WHEN TAKING OFF AT A GREEN LIGHT, HAD LOST POWER AROUND CORNERS. GOT A RECALL NOTICE JUNE 2016 GOT A NEW CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION POWER TRAIN. JANUARY 2017 PROBLEM PERSISTED BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID ITS OVER 60,000 WARRANTY AND HAVE TO PAY CASH FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR . COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. BROUGHT IT BACK WITHOUT RECALL NOTICE JUNE 20, 2017, AND THE DEALER SAID THEY WILL FILE A 360 ON REPAIR OF THE CLUTCH. WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO CALL NOW 6/21/17 . I NEED A RELIABLE CAR FOR WORK AND MY FAMILY AND CAN NOT DRIVE THIS CAR. SO SCARED DRIVING IT 3/4 CLOSE CALLS AND REAR ENDS. IT SITS AS I PAY FOR IT EVERY MONTH.