2014 Ford Focus complaints

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS FROM START TO 2ND GEAR. WHILE MOVING AT LOW SPEEDS (5MPH) AND ACCELERATING THE CAR JERKS THAT EVERYONE IN THE CAR NOTICES. THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED 4 TIMES. CAR HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. THE BALL JOINT HAS BEEN REPLACED AT 27,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURES STALLING AND SHUTTERING WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED BACK WHEN OPERATED ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH PACK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. UPDATED 09/22/16*LJ UPDATED 10/4/16.*JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, ROUGH START, GRINDING NOISE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED NUMEROUS TIME. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HUB AND LOWER ARM REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE OF A BEARING. VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR THE SLIPPING/ ROUGH START, THE CLUTCH IS ON BACK ORDER. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISER THAT APPROXIMATELY 38,000 CONSUMERS NATIONWIDE ARE WAITING FOR THE SAME PART FOR THE SAME ISSUE. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ALWAYS HAVE THIS ISSUE FROM HAVING A DUEL CLUTCH SYSTEM, AND THAT FORD WILL NOT COVER ANY COSTS PAST THE WARRANTY 36K/50K

FORD FOCUS 2014 TITANIUM. FAULTY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER 15,000 MILES. NOW I'M APPROACHING 29,000 MILES, THE POWER TRAIN IS JERKING AGAIN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE POWER TRAIN JERKS WHILE IN FORWARD AND REVERSE.

CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW BY ME IN AUGUST 2014 WITH 34 MILES ON IT. AT 5,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHUTTERING WHEN ACCELERATED FROM A STOP AND NOW SHUTTERS FROM A STOP AND WHEN ACCELERATED IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS ABOUT 14,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR THE CAR TO SHAKE AND SHUTTER WHEN ACCELERATED.

HAVE HAD VEHICLE FOR 1 YEAR & FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, JERKY, & FEEL UNSAFE IN CAR. HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR COMPUTER UPDATES & IS JUST GETTING WORSE. NO LONGER WANT CAR & VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE CAR JERKING & I FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN ANY MINUTE.

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. I OPENED THE DOOR YESTERDAY AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR IT WILL NOT LATCH. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WILL COST APPROX. $450 TO FIX.

I HAVE REPORTED TO MY DEALERSHIP AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY 2014 FORD FOCUS IT HAS BAD HESITATION, AND JERKS AND SHUDDERS AND EVEN ROLLS BACKWARDS ON A VERY SMALL INCLINE AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN YOU TRY TO PASS A VEHICLE IT WILL START CUTTING OUT WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL GET ME AND MY FAMILY HURT AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW LESS THEN A YEAR AGO FOR OVER $20,000.00 AND NOW MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY WOULD ONLY GIVE $14,000.00 FOR IT AND THEY SOLD IT TO ME KNOWING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ALREADY 5 OR 6 TIMES NOW THEY TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE ORDERED ANOTHER CLUTCH PACK THIS WILL MAKE THE SECOND ONE THEY PUT IN IT SINCE I BOUGHT LESS THEN A YEAR AGO BUT IT IS BACK ORDERED FOR 2 MONTHS. THEIR MECHANIC ALREADY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS ANOTHER TEMPORARY FIX. PLEASE HELP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE RECALIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, WHILE DRIVING, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND CURRENTLY HAS 29,000 MILES ON IT. THE AIR BAG HOUSING WAS LOOSED AND HAS PLAY ON IT, WHEN REPORTED TO A FORD DEALER IN MERCED CA, I WAS TOLD THEIR WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE TRANSMISSION, IT SLIPS. I RECENTLY RECIEVED NOTICES IN THE MAIL FROM 3RD PARTY LAWYERS STATING THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FOCUS, AND "SHUTTERING" MAY ALSO APPEAR. THE LOWER ARM, ROTOR HOUSING WAS RECENTLY REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE BEARINGS FAILING DUE TO "FREEZING UP." FORD REPRESENTATIVES ARE DOWN PLAYING THE SHUTTERING AND SAYING IT IS DUE TO A PROGRAM ISSUE, AND "WHEN" IT OCCURS, TO BRING IT IN.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, OR A SLOWED SPEED (SUCH AS IN A TRAFFIC JAM), THE VEHICLE JUMPS/LURCHES DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TIMER ON THE AUTOMATIC STANDARD TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO FORD AND MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS AND BEING PLACED IN UNSAFE SITUATIONS. I PAID GOOD MONEY (AS DID EVERYONE ELSE) FOR A CAR THAT IS KNOWN TO BE UNSAFE AND FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING.

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AT APPROXIMATELY 22000 MILES CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, IT HAD A BAD VIBRATION. DEALER DID A REBOOT ON COMPUTER, IT DID NOT HELP. THEY THEN REPLACED CLUTCH IN TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM SOLVED. THAT WAS JULY 2015. NOW JUNE 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 37000 MILES I HAVE SAME PROBLEM. I BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED COMPUTER, THEY SAID THEY WOULD ORDER PARTS. I PICKED MY CAR UP WHILE PARTS WERE ON ORDER. I WAITED A WEEK AND CALLED DEALER TO FIND OUT STATUS, AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT ORDER PARTS THAT THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH CAR. THEY NEED IT IN SHOP TO RUN MORE TESTS. I DROPPED CAR OFF AND THEY REBOOTED THE COMPUTER AND IT IS ALL FIXED,THEY SAID. I PICKED CAR UP AND THE NEXT DAY I TOOK CARE FOR A LONG RIDE,AND STILL SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK CARE BACK AND I I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING IS GOOD. I SAID NO ITS NOT. WE WENT BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THEY TOLD MECHANIC TO TEST DRIVE. WITHIN 300 FEET OF DRIVE THE MECHANIC SAID THAT I NEED A CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. THEY TELL ME THEY WILL ORDER PARTS BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THEM. CAR IS VERY HARD TO DRIVE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DO TO THE HESITATION AND BUCKING. I SPOKE TO MECHANIC HE SAID THEIR IS NO PERMANENT FIX FOR PROBLEM. ALSO I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PAPERWORK FROM DEALER WHEN THEY REPAIR CAR. WHEN I LOOK UP MY CAR SERVICE REPORT IT SAYS AIR-CONDITIONING HEATING REPAIRS. NOTHING IN REPORT ABOUT TRANSMISSION

TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND ACTUALLY FAILS TO MOVE THE CAR ESPECIALLY STARTING FROM A STOP OR ON AN INCLINE. CAN'T BE SURE WHEN I STEP ON GAS THAT IT WILL MOVE. WHEN IT DOES IT SOUNDS LIKE A RACE CAR AND AND YOUR HEAD HITS THE HEADREST BECAUSE IT JERKS FROM SUDDEN ACCELERATION. SCARY TO DRIVE. STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ON A HILL FRIDAY6/17/2016 TRIED TO CONTINUE WHEN LIGHT CHANGED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE THEN IT LEARCHED FORWARD. BEEN IN 2 TIMES TO DEALER.

WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR SHUDDERING, HESITATION AND OTHER ISSUES INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE HAD THE SENSORS ADJUSTED, THE SOFTWARE UPDATED, AND THE DEALER HAD HAD A CLUTCH PART ON ORDER FOR 4 MONTHS AT THIS POINT. WE FIRST TOOK CAR IN DURING FEBRUARY FOR THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOW JUNE. THEY TOLD US THEY WILL NEED TO REPLACE SOME CLUTCH ASSEMBLY PART, WHICH IS TAKING A LONG TIME FOR PARTS TO BE OBTAINED. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT GIVE US A TIME WHEN THIS WILL BE RECEIVED TO PERFORM REPAIR. CONCERNED ABOUT THE DRIVING SAFETY FOR MY DAUGHTER. CAR JUMPS AND HESITATES IN LOWER GEARS. SAME COMPLAINTS MANY HAVE ALREADY MADE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. .

SHUTTERING AND VIBRATIONS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND, SHIFTING HICCUPS, SLIPPING CLUTCH, SHAKING, LURCHING.

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 2 YEARS. I PURCHASED IT ON 5/3/2014 AND TOOK IT HOME TO NOTICE 2 DAYS LATER THAT THE TRIM OF THE BODY FRAME WAS COMING UNDONE AND ALSO THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DETACHING (IT WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE). I TOOK IT BACK AND GOT THE PARTS FIXED. THEN A MONTH LATER I RETURNED IT BACK TO THE SHOP FOR STALLING, HESITATION, RPM'S GOING UP TO 5, VIBRATION OF CAR AND GOT THE PCM/TCM REPROGRAMMED. THIS WAS ALL GOING ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN ANY ROAD AND GOING ON THE GAS FROM A LIGHT/STOP SIGN. I'VE HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED (TOOK 3 MONTHS OF CAR IN SHOP TO DO THAT). HAD THE PCM/TCM REPROGRAMED ABOUT 8-9 TIMES. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 11 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. I JUST PICKED IT UP LAST NIGHT FOR ANOTHER REPROGRAM OF THE TRANS AND ITS STILL HESITATING, HAS A RATTLING NOISE WHEN GOING ON THE GAS AND A VERY SERIOUS SHAKE TO THE WHOLE CAR. BUT I GET TOLD THE CAR IS FIXED OR NOTHING IS WRONG. OPEN YOUR EYES BECAUSE THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THESE CARS......... I HAVE DOCUMENTS AND PICTURES TO PROVE IT.

TRANSMISSION STUTTERS THRU FIRST AND SECOND GEARS FROM A STOP OR SLOW ROLL. WILL LOSE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING TO FREEWAY SPEEDS AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT IN THE LOWER GEARS. CLUTCHES RATTLE AS IF NOT ENGAGING. HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SEAL REPLACED FOR OIL ON CLUTCHES. DID NOT FIX THE STUTTERING THROUGH THE GEARS OR THE RATTLING CLUTCHES. THE TRANSMISSION UPDATES ARE CURRENT. NONE OF THE UPDATES FIXED THE PROBLEM OR IMPROVED ACCELERATION THROUGH THE LOWER GEARS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW-HAS ONLY 10K MILES.

POWER STEERING FAILURE AND HESITATION, SHUDDERING IN TRANSMISSION. REPORTED ON 6/17/16 FOR PREVIOUS FAILURE INCIDENT ON 5/13/16. DEALER HAD REPAIRED VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY BUR REPAIRS FAILED TO WORK . NEW INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON 6/14/16. INTERNET SEARCH INDICATED CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST FORD FOR BOTH THE STEERING PROBLEM AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, NHTSB APPEARS TO HAVE ALREADY OPENED AN INVESTIGATION. STILL WAITING FOR REPAIRS TO BE MADE.

ON 5/13/16 POWER ASSISTED STEERING FAILED. VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTO DEALER. ALSO TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING, CHOKING ETC.NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THESE AT THAT TIME BUT ELEVATED RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. REPAIRS FOR BOTH MADE BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY.

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED STALLING GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, RPM'S HIGH WITHOUT VEHICLE GOING FORWARD. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER ON 05/10/16 AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE CLUTCH INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2016 FOR MY DAUGHTER AND WAS NEVER TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER TRAIN AND I TOLD THEM I HAD SAFETY CONCERNS. THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THEY REPROGRAMMED IT AND SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR A BIT. THE FIX DID NOT WORK. WE WENT THERE TODAY. 06/15/16 AND WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON 06/22/16 FOR THEM TO TEAR DOWN THE TRANSMISSION AND TO CLEAN IT UP TO KEEP IT RUNNING. WE WERE TOLD IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO GET THE PART IN THAT WAS NEEDED. I COMPLAINED TO THE MANAGER THIS TIME. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY DAUGHTER'S SAFETY WITH THIS VEHICLE STALLING AND THEN PICKING BACK UP WITH THE RPM'S AT A HIGH RATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND DOWN SHIFTED SUDDENLY TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. IN ADDITION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE SERVICED AND THE CLUTCH REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES WITHIN A YEAR AND HALF TIME FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

I HAVE HAD MY FOCUS IN TO BE REPAIRED FOUR TIMES FOR THE CLUTCH PLATE ASSEMBLY SHUDDERING/JUMPING/HESITATING UPON STARTING UP FROM A STOPPED POSITION.THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN WAS MARCH OF 2016, AND IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING IN JUNE 2016. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICED AT 12000 MILES, BUT NOT ADDRESSED UNTIL THE MILAGE WAS 15500. THIS DISQUALIFIED IT FOR THE BUY BACK WITH FORD THROUGH THE BBB AUTOLINE. THE CLUTCH PLATE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ADJUSTED THE SENSOR TWO OTHER TIMES. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN IN THE EVENT OF PULLING ONTO THE INTERSTATE OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND DOES NOT GIVE THE ACCELERATION NEEDED. I HAVE ASKED A COUPLE OF TIMES FOR A BUY BACK, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD NO. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER CONSUMERS TO HAVE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED AND FIXED.

HEARD NOISE IN STEERING AND TIRES TOOK CAR TO BE CHECKED OUT WAS NOTHING WRONG THAT IS HOW IT SOUNDS AND DRIVES. THIS WAS 2 MONTHS AFTER GETTING THE CAR. IN MARCH 2016 TURNING A CURVE CAR STEERING GOT HARD AND LOCKED UP HIT CURVE BUSTED AXLLE AND STEERING COMPONENT. REPLACED AXLE THOUGHT THAT WAS ALL. THEN HAD CAR TAKEN TO FORD I WAS THEN INFORMED OF $3000.00 IN DAMAGES AND LABOR TO FIX IT. I DID NOT PROCEED TO GETTING FIXED . THE SERVICE MANAGER PROCEEDED TO THROW THE KEYS AT ME AND GOT PISSED BECAUSE I WOULDN'T GET CAR FIXED RIGHT THEN.I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE ISSUES ON THE INTERNET LOOKING INTO THE CAR PARTS AND ANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION.

FOUND 2 INCHES STANDING WATER IN PASSENGER BACK SEAT ... HAS BEEN INTO DEALER OVER 8 TIMES FOR OVER 40 TOTAL DAYS AND THE CARPET REMAINS WET. NOW CAUSING MOLD. THEY SEND IT OUT TO A SPECIAL WATER REMEDIATION VENDOR AND INSIST THAT THE ISSUE IS CORRECTED BUT WHEN YOU PUT YOUR HAND UNDER THE CARPET, EVEN AFTER IT HAS NOT RAINED FOR A COUPLE WEEKS AND YOUR HAND WILL COME OUT DRIPPING WATER. WITH HOW MANY TIMES THE CARPET HAS BEEN PULLED OUT AND REPLACED IT IS NOW ALL STRETCHED OUT AND PANELS WHERE THEY HAVE GONE INTO THE DOORS AND DASH FALL OFF TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH SHUDDERING AND LOSING POWER , DEALERSHIP REPAIRED BUT ISSUE IS STARTING AGAIN. LOSES POWER GOING UP VERY SLIGHT HILLS, WILL LUG DOWN ON THE FLAT LIKE IT HAS BEEN DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR. NO POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE NAVIGATION HAS GONE OUT AND REQUIRES YET ANOTHER TRIP INTO THE SERVICE CENTER CAR CURRENTLY HAS LESS THEN 8000 MILES ON ODOMETER.

TRANSMISSION IS JERKY, DIFFICULT/SLOW TO ACCELERATE MAKING FOR UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE CAR HAS OTHER IS ISSUES BUT THIS IS THE WORST. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND FAILS TO ACCELERATE WITH POWER OR SPEED WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP, CHANGING LANES, GETTING ONTO A FREEWAY, OR DURING TYPICAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. FORD MAKES EXCUSES - FIRST IT WAS THE COMPUTER, NOW IT IS THE CLUTCH. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I LEASED IT AS A BRAND NEW CAR DEC. 2014.

CAR REPORTS STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE REQUIRED SOMETIMES AT STARTUP, SOMETIMES WHILE IN MOTION, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. RESTARTING THE CAR RESULTS IN NORMAL OPERATION FOR A TIME, SOMETIMES A DAY SOMETIMES WEEKS. NO OBD2 CODE PRESENT.

THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SINCE THE 1ST WEEK I OWNED IT. THE PROBLEM GETS MUCH WORSE THE LONGER IT IS DRIVEN. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OF DRIVING IS WHEN THE HESITATION FEELS MORE LIKE THE VEHICLE EITHER CAN'T SHIFT PROPERLY OR THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO DIE. WHEN THERE ARE 4 ADULTS IN THE VEHICLE THIS ISSUE IS AMPLIFIED. I HAVE TO TAKE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A STOPPED POSITION DUE TO THE MAJOR HESITATION WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND I AM ALWAYS WORRIED WHEN MAKING LEGAL TURNS CROSSING IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LASTLY MY VEHICLE IS GAS NOT ELECTRIC.

TRANSMISSION SKIPPING AT SLOW SPEED AND START UP

WE'VE TAKEN OUR 2014 FORD FOCUS IN MANY TIMES FOR THE CLUTCH/SHUTTERING/SHAKING ISSUE WE'VE HAD. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT IN THEY STATED THAT THEY ADJUSTED THE SENSOR, GAVE ME SOME PRINTED OUT TRANSMISSION INFORMATION AND DID NOT DOCUMENT THE FACT THAT I EVEN TOOK IT IN. THE CAR SEEMED FINE FOR ABOUT TWO DAYS AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. WE TOOK IT IN TO THAT SAME DEALER ABOUT A WEEK LATER AND ONCE AGAIN ADJUSTED THE SENSOR AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS IN MANUFACTURER STANDARDS. I'M PRETTY SURE WHEN I BUY A CAR I BUY IT FOR A SMOOTH RIDE, NOT SOME STUTTERING LOUD ENGINE MAKING CAR. IT'S LOUD ENOUGH PEOPLE STARE AT MY CAR. WE GOT THE RECALL NOTICE AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND THE SENSOR AND IT'S BEEN FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND NOW THE LOUD NOISE IS BACK SO I'M ASSUMING THAT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE SHAKING/STALLING COMES BACK. WE'VE ALMOST BEEN IN A COUPLE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE CAR STUTTERS SO BAD THAT WE CAN'T MOVE FROM THE START. OH, AND ONE FUNNY NOTE, WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER NOT TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MORE THAN 30% OF THE WAY DOWN WHEN DRIVING FROM A STOP. SO I GUESS I NEED TO MEASURE HOW FAR I PUT MY FOOT DOWN. THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST AND MOST UNSAFE CAR I'VE EVER HAD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE "ENGINE FAULT, SERVICE NOW'' MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS FAULTY. THE PCM AND TCM WERE REPROGRAMMED AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

EVEN AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS BY FORD WHEN TURNING THE STEERING CRACKS AND POPS LOUDLY, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO BREAK. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS HAD 4 CLUTCH ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED AND HAS A CREAKING SOUND IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR THAT (ACCORDING TO THE DEALER) IS BECAUSE THERE IS A BAD WELD IN A "SUPPORT" COLUMN LOCATED BEHIND THE FRONT FENDER.

I HAVE HAD MY CAR NOW FOR 18 MONTHS AND IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR CLUTCH ISSUES THE CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED NOW TWICE AND THEY UPDATED MY COMPUTER TRYING TO FIX THE CLUTCH AS WELL. MY CAR IS STILL NOT RUNNING PROPERLY. IT HAS A ROUGH IDOL WORSE THAN WHAT IT WAS BEFORE I GOT MY CLUTCH REPLACED YESTERDAY AND IT JERKS WHEN STARTING OUT ( THIS JERKING IS NOT BAD RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I JUST HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED BUT ITS STILL THERE) I HAVE REQUESTED THIS VEHICLE TO BE BOUGHT BACK MULTIPLE TIMES AND I GET A NO AND THEY WONT TELL ME WHY AND DONT RETURN MY EMAILS. I HAVE JUST REQUESTED ANOTHER BUY BACK AND WAITING ON A RESPONSE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME OUT.

TRANSMISSION "STUTTERS" AND CAR SHAKES WHEN ACCELERATING - ESPECIALLY FROM A STOP. THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE RPMS ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING; HOWEVER, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN ACCELERATING - ESPECIALLY FROM A STOP - THE CAR "HESITATES" AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER, 2015, AND OCCUR AT VARYING SPEEDS.

DESPITE TAKING MY CAR IN MULTIPLE TIMES FOR REPAIR (INCLUDING SOFTWARE UPDATES AND A NEW CLUTCH AT 19466 MILES), THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHUTTERING, SHAKING, SLIPPING, AND HAS A HESITANT/ DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION (E.G. MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC). I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE A DELAYED RESPONSE TRANSFERRING POWER TO THE REAR WHEELS DESPITE PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR AND WILL CONTINUALLY SHUTTER, SLIP, AND SHAKE WHILE GETTING UP TO SPEED THUS MAKING A SLOW AND UNCERTAIN ACCELERATION. THIS CAN SEVERELY LIMIT MY ABILITY TO MOVE MY CAR OUT OF HARMS WAY.

FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE CAR SHUDDERING AND JERKING. FORD GARAGE, REPAIR SOME TRANSMISSION SEALS, PROGRAMMING,REPLACED FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP AND ENGINE WIRE HARNESS REPAIR. SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ABILITY TO MOVE WHEN ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE RPM'S WOULD REV AND VEHICLE HAD LITTLE POWER TO MOVE. FORD GARAGE REPLACED CLUTCH AND DID PROGRAMMING. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THAT REPAIR, OUR CARE SUFFERED THE SAME SYMPTOMS IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AND WE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN WHAT WE WILL GET BACK.

TRANSMISSION STARTED SHUDDERING NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASE. FORD ACTED LIKE THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS EVEN THOUGHT WE NOW FIND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED FOR YEARS. MULTIPLE TRIPS TO 2 DEALERSHIPS HAVE NOT FIXED PROBLEM. THE SHUDDERING TAKES PLACE WHILE IN MOTION, SOMETIMES DRIVING STRAIGHT, OFTEN WHEN TURNING. LONGER TRIPS OR HILLY TERRAIN EXASPERATE PROBLEM. DRIVING IN WINTER CONDITIONS ( SNOW, ICE)MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO TELL IF IT IS THE TIRES OR TRANSMISSION THAT IS SLIPPING. VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. WONDERING WHY NHTSA IS SO SLOW IN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM.

I PURCHASED MY 2014 FORD FOCUS 1/1/16. WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND ALWAYS IF ACCELERATING AT 10MPH THE CAR JERKS AND SPUTTERS. I TOOK BACK TO THE FORD DEALER AND HAD WHAT THEY SAID WAS AN ADJUSTMENT DUE TO A RECALL. DIDN'T FIX ANYTHING, TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THE ANSWER IS ITS THE DESIGN DUE TO A 5 SPEED WITHIN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IT HAS TO ADJUST ITSELF. THIS CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN A LIGHT TURNS RED TURNING LEFT AND I NEED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, IT JERKS AND SPUTTERS, SAME PROBLEM AT ANY STOP. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF I CAN'T ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY I'M GOING TO GET HIT, AT A LIGHT, STOP, ON THE FREEWAY. FORD TOLD ME THAT'S THE WAY ALL OF THEM DRIVE. THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE SINCE I PURCHASE THE CAR.

CLUTCH REPLACED AT 18K MILES DUE TO SHUDDERING, HESITATION AND ROLLING BACKWARDS ON HILL IN DRIVE. AT 38K ISSUES ARE STARTING AGAIN. SEVERAL ALMOST ACCIDENTS WHEN ON HILL AND TURNING IN TRAFFIC. PURCHASED A YEAR AGO AND DEVALUED $10K SINCE.

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME MY CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING.DRIVING AND THE CAR CUTS COMPLETELY OFF. I HAVE TO GET TOWED BECAUSE IT WILL NOT START. IT ALSO HESITATE AFTER I STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND/OR STOP. MOSTLY IT STALLS OUT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY

THE TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN STARTING OFF AND SHIFTING GEARS. I'VE HAD IT IN 3 TIMES FOR "SOFTWARE UPDATES" AND EACH TIME THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT ALL FORD FOCUS EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING AND THAT IT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY.

WHEN I ACCELERATE MY CAR HESITATE, JERK LIKE IT IS GETTING WORST. SLOW DOWN WHEN TAKE OFF AND WHILE DRIVING

I BOUGHT MY 2014 FOCUS IN AUGUST OF 2014, IT WAS A LIGHTLY USED RENTAL FROM LATE 2013 TO AROUND THE SPRING OF 2014 AND ONLY HAD A LITTLE OVER 14,000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN (INCLUDING THIS MOST RECENT APPOINTMENT IN A FEW DAYS) 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN I AM ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE CAR WILL SHUTTER, HESITATE TO SHIFT, OFTEN GRIND UNTIL IT REACHES A HIGHER GEAR. AFTER I TAKE THE CAR IN THE PROBLEM IS GONE FOR ABOUT A MONTH BUT THEN SLOWLY STARTS TO COME BACK THE MORE I DRIVE IT. THE PROBLEM IS MUCH MORE PREVALENT WHEN I AM DRIVING AROUND RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITH A LOT OF HILLS AND STOP SIGN INTERSECTIONS. I AM WORRIED THAT IF THIS ISSUE CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF MY CAR IT WILL EITHER CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, OR AT LEAST PUT ME IN DANGER OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, AND IT WILL ALSO COST ME A FORTUNE TO MAINTAIN IF I HAVE TO CONTINUALLY TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIRS EACH YEAR!

2014 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HIGH RPM SYMPTOMS AND TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER WANTS DEALERSHIP TO BUY BACK VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN HIS OPINION, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AFTER THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE ENGINE IS FALLING OUT. THE WHOLE CAR VIBRATES. LIKE ITS STALLING OUT WHEN YOU TAKE OFF AND IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET UP AND GOING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO LAKELAND FORD FOR A SEAL KIT THAT WAS BACK ORDERED 6-8 WEEKS IN 2015 IN 2016 I HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER SEAL KIT ALSO BACK ORDERED 6-8 WEEKS THEY DID TRANSMISSION MODULE REPLACEMENT AND MUCH MORE I'VE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK FOR THE SAME ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES ANDHAVEBEEN TOLD IT'S NOT A LEMON L!

CAR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING, ESPECIALLY FROM A SLOW OR STOP. CANNOT TELL IF ITS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE OR FUEL RELATED. VERY DANGEROUS, CAUSING CAR TO BUCK & JERK. MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE. SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE THE HIGHER THE MILEAGE.

THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT USED WITH 22218 MILES ON IT ON 12/29/2015. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. BY THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY 2016, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. BEFORE WE MADE FIRST PAYMENT ON 2/9/2016, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND SHUDDERING GOING INTO SECOND GEAR. HERE IT IS 5/5/2016 AND WE ARE SUPPOSEDLY STILL WAITING ON A PART TO COME IN, WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE BOUGHT THEIR PROBLEM AND WE ARE ON OUR OWN, AND THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE IN SAFETY WHEN YOUR CAR WILL NOT GO. FROM DEAD STOP, SHIFTING FROM FIRST, GOING INTO SECOND IT SHUDDERS, HESITATES, IN TRAFFIC, IT'S REALLY BAD. THIS WAS BOUGHT FOR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER TO GO TO COLLEGE, NOW I'M WORRIED ABOUT HER SAFETY IN IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR SHUDDERS AND DOESN'T WANT TO GO INTO GEAR, HAVE HAD IT INTO SERVICE DEPT SEVERAL TIMES FOR KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUE! THE PROBLEM STARTED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT'S BEEN 2 1/2 MONTHS NOW AND STILL WAITING FOR NEW CLUTCH TO ARRIVE AND NOW MY VEHICLE WILL NOT DRIVE AT ALL!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE DETAILS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR TWO MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

STALLING, GRINDING, SHUDDERING, VIBRATIONS, MISS SHIFTS, BOGGS AT ACCELERATION IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR.