2014 Ford Focus complaints

FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION 0-30 SEEMS TO BE WHERE IT'S AT. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS, REVS RPMS, DE-ACCELERATES, SLOW TO ACCELERATE TO SPEED, AND HAS A METAL GRINDING SOUND ON ACCELERATION. THIS IS NOT ONCE OR TWICE THIS IS EVERY TIME THAT THE CAR HAS TO SLOW DOWN AND PICK BACK UP SPEED. I AM AFRAID TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC B/C I DON'T KNOW THAT MY CAR WILL MAKE IT UP TO SPEED FAST ENOUGH TO NOT GET ME REAR-ENDED. THE CAR SHAKES LIKE IT'S GOING TO FALL APART WHEN WE ACCELERATE AND ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO INTO GEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND FORD VEHICLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY FIRST WAS A 2012 THAT HAD A RECALL FORD WOULDN'T HONOR UNTIL THE PART BROKE AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON A BRIDGE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT. THIS IS A 2014 THAT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE AROUND IN WITH ME CHILD B/C IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS GOING TO DROP MY TRANSMISSION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I'M ALSO READING THAT IT HAS PROBLEMS BRAKING WITH THIS ACCELERATION ISSUE AND WILL JOLT OUT INTO TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT. THIS IS FROM EVERY STOP GETTING READY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. MY CAR ONLY HAS MAYBE 10,500 MILES ON IT AND I'VE ONLY HAD IT MAYBE 8 MONTHS. FORD SAYS THEY WILL KEEP FIXING IT IF IT BREAKS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT MY WARRANTY IS ONLY SO LONG THEN I HAVE TO PAY FOR FORDS' MESS UP OUT OF MY POCKET. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.

SHIFTING ISSUES WITH THE 6SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CAR SHIFTING IS ERRATIC WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, OR TRAVELING IN A HIGHWAY CONDITION. CAR REVS, SHUTTERS AND STUTTERS. IT IS VERY UNSAFE. I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT I CANNOT GET MY CAR SERVICED UNTIL 6 MONTHS FROM NOW. IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE, AND WHILE I WAIT TO ADDRESS ISSUE, I FEAR THAT MORE DAMAGE IS HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE. I MAY IMPACT MORE PARTS ON MY NEW CAR THAT WILL COST ME MONEY, OR WORSE IT WILL RESULT IN A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED WHERE I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY, OR THE SAFETY OF A FAMILY MEMBER. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING AND INCREASING SINCE AUGUST 2015

CAR HESITATES, SHUDDERS, FAILS TO MOVE, ENGINE REVS WITHOUT MOVING, SOUNDS TERRIBLE AT TIMES..

PLEASE ASSIST WITH INVESTIGATING THE FORD DSP6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INSTALLED IN THE FOCUS AND FIESTA. THIS TRANSMISSION IS UNSAFE FOR OPERATION. DEFECTS CAN CAUSE LOSE OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING, DELAYED SHIFTING WITH GRINDING AND SHUDDERING, SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL, AND SURGING/ DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS OFFERED SEVERAL "BANDAIDS" NONE OF WHICH HAS PERMANENTLY CORRECTED THE ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION SUFFERS FROM POOR DRIVEABILITY AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I AM AFRAID THAT THE DELAY IN ACCELERATION/ SHUDDER/ POWERTRAIN STUMBLE WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ONE DAY. I HAD MY CLUTCH REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY HOWEVER THE SYMPTOMS HAVE RETURNED. FORD HAS BEEN LESS THAN RESPONSIVE TO ITS CUSTOMERS, DEALER CAN BE DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH AS THE ISSUES ARE NOT ALWAYS IMMEDIATELY REPRODUCIBLE. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT WILL UNFORTUNATELY CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE. PLEASE HEAR THE WARNINGS FROM CONCERNED DPS6 OWNERS AND IMMEDIATELY OPEN AN INVESTIGATION.

WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATES FROM A STOP, THE CAR SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES AND HAS A RATTLING NOISE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR THREE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FORD DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FOCUS. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT'S AN AUTOMATIC WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION.

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP, THE CAR FEELS LIKE ITS SLIPPING, JUMPING AND JERKING. MAKING IT SCARY TO PULL OUT WHEN TRAFFIC IS COMING. THREE SERVICE MANAGERS AT THREE DEALERSHIPS HAVE ALL SAID ITS THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN AND THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T HAVE A FIX OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE CLUTCHES IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION APPROXIMATELY EVERY 12,000 TO 15,000 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN NEUGEBAUER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENTS OF THE 19TH DISTRICT OF TEXAS RE FORD SAFETY ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS SE WITH THE OPTIONAL DPS6 POWER SHIFT TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A SEVERE, ERRATIC MOVEMENT, ALONG WITH SHUDDERING/JERKING, WITH THE MOST SEVERE BEING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, PARK OR DRIVE ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ON TWO OF THOSE OCCASIONS, IT HAPPENED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS; ONCE HITTING A PEDESTRIAN AND LEAVING SCRATCHES ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WITH A DENTED LICENSE PLATE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND APPLYING THE BRAKE DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. LAST YEAR, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO HIT A CURB, IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE LEAKS WHERE SEALS HAD TO BE REPLACED. FIVE DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO PARK WHILE IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING 65 MPH/ THE VEHICLE SHOOK, AND REVVED AND THE RP'S WERE EXTREMELY HIGH, THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THE CONSUMER. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AN ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED THAT SAID TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK. *JB

SHUDDER IN FIRST TO SECOND GEAR LOSING POWER WITH ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION; LOSS OF SPEED AND SHAKING AND NO ACCERLATION FROM STOP TO START; LOSS OF POWER AND AUTO JUMPS UP AND DOWN WITHOUT GOING ANYWHERE.

CONTINENTAL TIRES ON MY 2014 FORD FOCUS SE, ALSO NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR SAME THIN FROM OTHERS. FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAS DEVELOPED BUBBLE IN SIDEWALL UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. BOUGHT VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN RALEIGH, NC. VEHICLE AND TIRES HAVE 30,000 MILES.

PURCHASED A 2014 FORD FOCUS IN AUGUST 2015, FOR OUR DAUGHTER WHO IS CURRENTLY AWAY TO COLLEGE. SHE STATES THAT THE CAR "SHUDDERS" ALL THE TIME WHEN BEING DRIVEN. AS A PARENT THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN, I INVESTIGATED THE FORD FOCUS AND IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG AT ALL TO DETERMINE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND OTHERS IN THE SAME CONDITION, AS STATED EARLIER OUR DAUGHTER IS AWAY AT COLLEGE SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO TAKE CARE OF THIS SITUATION NOW . THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REPORTS STATE THE CAR LOSES EXCELLERATION AND WILL STALL WHEN BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENS !!!!!!!!! FROM WHAT I'M READING FORD IS REFUSING TO TAKE ACTION, ALSO REPORTED THIS TO SIMMONS/ROCWELL WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY STATED THAT OTHER FORD FOCUS CARS THAT WERE PURCHASED HAD TESTS RAN AND "NO ISSUES" WE'RE DETERMINED YET THEY ALL REPORTED TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS!!!! I NEED HELP AS TO WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE !!

TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. MY CAR JUDDERS SEVERELY. FAILED TO GET UP TO SPEED CORRECT. RPM IS 4,500. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE, THEY HAVE FAILED TO EXECUTE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PART BUT THERE IS 6-8 WEEK BACK ORDER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE

I RECEIVED NOTICE OF AN "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN JUNE 2015. I DRIVE 100 TO 150 MILES A DAY FOR WORK. THE DEALERSHIP IS INSTRUCTED NOT TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP UNLESS THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AT LEAST THREE TIMES SINCE JUNE FOR UNRELATED PROBLEMS. SAFETY IS SO IMPORTANT THAT I RECEIVED A REMINDER NOTICE IN NOVEMBER. YET, THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP UNTIL THEY CAN PROVE A PROBLEM EXISTS. I HAVE WRITTEN TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SUPPORT (SEE DOCUMENTS ATTACHED) ONLY TO RECEIVE THE SAME RESPONSE. FORD SAYS THERE ARE LIMITED SUPPLIES OF PARTS AVAILABLE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAINT IS TO PREVENT AN INJURY. FORDS NOTICE IS CLEAR THAT A CAR MAY STALL OR STUTTER WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A CRASH. TO PREVENT A CRASH, INJURY OR DEATH FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD REPLACE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS BEFORE THEY FAIL. YOUR ATTENTION AND INTERVENTION MAY SAVE LIVES. SINCERELY, *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE: P215/55/R16 (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING SOUND. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,088.

VEHICLE QUIT ACCELERATING WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ENGINE DIDN'T DIE BUT COASTED FOR 2-4 SECONDS. SEVERE TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND GRINDING IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

THE CAR WAS DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH.MY DAUGHTER HEAR A LOUD POP SOUND AND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT, CAUSING SEVERE RIM DAMAGE, INNER AND OUTER TIE ROD DAMAGE, DENT TO THE INNER FENDER, AND THE HUB CAP SPLIT. THERE IS A HUGE GAPING FLAP ON OF THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE IS MADE BY CONTINENTAL SOLD BY FORD.

2014 FORD FOCUS SE WITH 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC DUAL CLUTCH (DDG) TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE IS 15 MONTHS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 16,600 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS DEVELOPED SEVERE SHUDDERING HESITATION AND CLUNKING ESPECIALLY IN LOW GEARS AT LOW SPEEDS. VEHICLE ACCELERATION IS UNPREDICTABLE AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAY POSE A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO LOSS OF POWER OR POSSIBLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE ORIGINAL SELLING DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES UNDER WARRANTY WITH NO POSITIVE OUTCOMES. DEALERSHIP HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SERVICED INTERNALLY, BUT THEY STATE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FURNISH THE APPROPRIATE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR OVER A MONTH.

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHAKES, SHUDDERS, OR PULSES ON INITIAL ACCELERATION WITHIN CITY TRAFFIC. MISSES SHIFTS CAUSING CAR TO SURGE OR HESITATE IN TRAFFIC. TWO SOFTWARE UPDATES AND REPLACEMENT OF CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REDUCED BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE THE ISSUE. DRIVABILITY IS EXTREMELY POOR AND UNPREDICTABLE PARTICULARLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.

TAKATA RECALL . I HAVE A 2014 FORD FOCUS BOUGHT MAY OF 14, TODAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED PULLING. PUT IT ON COMPUTER AT AUTO ZONE IT SAYS CLUTCH SENSOR. WON'T EVEN GO IN GEAR NOW. I HAVE 73,000 MILES 13,000 PAST WARRANTY. I AM NOT HAPPY. ALSO MY DRIVERS SEATBELT SOMETIMES WON'T LATCH.

CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT 215/55R16 RECALLS I FIND IT FUNNY THAT WITHIN A 3 MONTH PERIOD 4 OF MY 4 TIRES HAVE AQUIRED SLOW LEAKING PIN HOLES IN THEM. 2 OF THEM ON 9-21-2015 AND 2 TODAY ON DEC 4 2015 I WANT CONTINENTAL TO REPLACE MY TIRES. FORD HAS SAID ITS A MANUFACTURERS ISSUE.

I BOUGHT A 2014 FORD FOCUS LAST MONTH WITH 27K MILES AND IT SHUDDERS IN LOWER GEARS UPON TAKE OFF AND THEN VIBRATES. THE LONGER THE CAR RUNS THE WORSE IT GETS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR LONG DISTANCES OR LONG PERIODS OF TIME FOR FEAR OF MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP RESET THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TO "LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS" BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT FOR 500-1000 MILES BEFORE IT WOULD FIX ITSELF. IT IS STILL DOING IT AFTER THE TCM RESET. I AM TAKING IT BACK AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE OR RELIABLE TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A REPUTABLE DEALERSHIP IN TOWN AS A USED VEHICLE BUT WITH ONLY 20K MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO LET ME TEST DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY CITING DEALERSHIP RULES. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO WORK FINE. ONE WEEK AFTER GETTING CAR HOME IT BEGAN SHUDDERING AND FAILING TO ACCELERATE ONLY TO RAPIDLY SHIFT GEARS ONCE IT FIGURED OUT WHAT IT WANTED TO DO. WHEN TRYING TO ENTER HIGHWAY THE CAR WOULD RUN THROUGH 4 GEARS BEFORE HITTING MPH CAUSING HORRIBLE AND SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE. WHEN FINALLY GET UP TO 55 MPH OR MORE, THE CAR SHUTTERS SO BAD IT IS MAKING OTHER PARTS FALL APART AND COME LOOSE...LIKE THE STEERING AND A/C NOT WORKING PROPERLY...I HAVE TO GO 80 JUST TO GET IT TO REDUCE SLIGHTLY. I CALLED UP DEALER AND DEMANDED THEY REPAIR. DEALER RESET TRANSMISSION TO FACTORY DEFAULTS WHICH FIXED NOTHING. TOOK CAR IN 3 MORE TIMES WHEN FINALLY THEY ADMITTED IT WAS A CLUTCH ISSUE AND PUT ME ON A BACK ORDER LIST. I WAITING 3 MONTHS WHILE HAVING TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE BUT IT FINALLY WAS REPLACED. TO NO ONES SURPRISE THE CAR PERFORMS WORSE NOW THEN IT DID. TOOK BACK TO DEALER 2 MORE TIMES, TO WHICH I WAS TOLD THE CLUTCH HAS A 1000 MILE BREAK IN PERIOD. I ASKED THEN WHY DIDN'T ANYONE SAY THAT WHEN I PICKED IT UP. SPOKE WITH SERVICE MANAGER WHO KEEPS TRYING TO TELL ME THEY CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM...I ASKED WHY IS IT I HAVE THE PROBLEM 100% OF THE TIME I DRIVE IT BUT IT NEVER SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU HAVE IT.... I EVEN TRIED DEMONSTRATING BUT THEY LITERALLY JUST IG

THIS PROBLEM START SINCE I GOT THE CAR THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL BUT THIS IS THE 3 TIME I ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY AND INTERSECTIONS THE CAR ENGINE STALL WHEN THAT HAPPEN THE CAR WONT RESPOND THIS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME IF I AM DRIVING FAST OUR SLOW. I ALREADY TAKE IT TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES TO GET IT FIX AND THE CAR IS GETTING WORSE I ONLY HAVE ONE REPAIR INVOICE THEY WONT GIVE ME ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR THEY ALSO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AND RESTART THE TRANSMISSION A FEW TIMES.

I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW. IT STARTED BOGGING OUT DYING IN SLOW TRAFFIC AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNS. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES FOR SAME ISSUE NOTHING WAS RESOLVED. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN A COUPLE ACCIDENTS WHEN TURNING THE CAR DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF STREET AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN T BONED. I SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO FALL OUT AT TIMES. SOMETIMES WHEN IT STARTS TO DIE IT EXCELERATES AND SEND THE CAR FORWARD AT A FAST SPEED. I HAVE ONLY HAD CAR 18 MONTH. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR!

CAR HAS UNDER 9000 MILES AND BOUGHT BRAND NEW WITH 12 MILES FROM DEALERSHIP 9 MONTHS AGO. DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG DURING SEVERAL TEST DRIVES. EXPERIENCED CRUNCHING/GRINDING SOUND, AND SLIPPING DURING ACCELERATION FROM STANDSTILL, JUMPING/JITTERING EFFECT UNTIL SPEED WAS OBTAINED. MADE TRIP TO DEALERSHIP ON PERSONAL TIME WITH THE SIGNIFICANT OTHER. MET UP WITH SERVICE DEPT. GENERAL MANAGER, TOOK A LITTLE DRIVE AND TOO ONE'S SURPRISE, WAS ABLE TO FULLY REPLICATED THE ORIGINAL ISSUES WITHOUT FAIL. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING FIXED AS OF WRITING THIS. DID FURTHER RESEARCH AND COME TO FIND OUT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BEING FILED AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE. SOME HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION ISSUES AND FEARS OF DRIVING ACCORDING TO DOCUMENTED, READABLE ONLINE COMPLAINTS. HOW MANY HAVE TO DIE BEFORE FORD IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THIS IS A PROACTIVE CONCERN NOT A REACTIVE WHAT HAPPEN ISSUE! WILL NOT BE LOSING OUR FAMILY DUE TO CORPORATE COVER UP.

TRANSMISSION IS HESITANT TO ENGAGE AND JERKS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. FEELS LIKE CAR IS GOING TO STALL OUT WHEN MOVING- EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIP HAS REPROGRAMMED CAR WITH FAULTY FACTORY PARTS/SETTINGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO THE DIRECTION IN WHICH IT WAS BEING TURNED. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB AND SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA *CN

THE CAR SHUDDERS OR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. SO FAR THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT "SOME SHUDDERING IS NORMAL". I JUST DON'T SEE HOW THAT IS NORMAL. NOW NOT ONLY IS THE CAR SHUDDERING BUT IT ALSO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT SHUDDERS. CAR HAS 12,000 MILES ON IT

ON 10/07/15 I TOOK MY 2014 FORD FOCUS IN TO CHECK AIR PRESSURE ON TIRES AFTER THE TPMS LIGHT TURNED ON A COUPLE DAYS PRIOR WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE WAY TO WORK ON NORMAL PAVEMENT. THEY CHECKED THE TIRES AND FOUND LEAKS ON RIGHT FRONT AND REAR TIRES. FORD MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY WERE UNREPAIRABLE. HE TRIED GETTING ME INTO NEW TIRES BUT WHY IF I ONLY HAD 12000 MILES ON THEM. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. WHEN I ASKED IF THE WARANTY COVERED HE SAID THEY DIDN'T BUT IM SURE IT DOES.

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE THEIR IS A SHUTTER WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT FEELS LIKE IT CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT GEAR IS NEXT OR WHAT GEAR IT IS GOING TO SHIFT TOO. HAPPENS WHEN I ACCELERATE AND ALSO WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. I WAS HOPING THAT THIS WASN'T SERIOUS BUT READING ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT SEEMS LIKE IT CAN BE THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUE.

WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS THE CAR DOES NOT GO. IT HESITATES THEN GOES FORWARD SHIFTS HARD AND THE SHUDDERS. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMED THE COMPUTER, DROVE OVER 1000 MILES. NOW I HAVE TAKEN BACK TO DEALER AND IT WILL BE 6 WEEKS BEFORE PARTS COME IN. WORRIED ABOUT GETTING IN A WRECK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE: P215/55R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DEBRIS ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,364.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE CLUTCH PEDAL, BUT IT FAILED TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM WIRING HARNESS TO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS DAMAGED BY RODENTS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,130.

MY CAR HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS, SHAKES, HESISIATES, AND SHUDDERS. WHEN I AM STOPPED, AND THEN I START AGAIN IT FEELS LIKE MY CAR IS GOING TO STALL. THE FREEWAY IS EVEN SCARIER. THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY FIXED MY CAR BUT I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I THINK IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION.

I TOOK MY CAR TO GET FIXED UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE 2014 FORD FOCUS, IT WAS FIXED (SO THEY SAID) BUT A MONTH LATER THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. IT JERKS WHILE ACCELERATING AND IT ALSO STALLS.

VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE (EVEN THOUGH RPMS RISE) UPON TAKE OFF UNTIL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION KICKS IN...IT THEN SHUDDERS AND FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN HILL CLIMBING, ALSO NOTE THAT ITS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT ROLLS BACKWARDS ON ANY DEGREE OF INCLINE. WHEN I BROUGHT THESE ISSUES UP TO THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AFTER WE PURCHASED IT I WAS TOLD THIS WAS "NORMAL" FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND IS BECOMING DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION OR ON A HIGHWAY. WE ARE NOW AT 21000 MILES AND AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. BROUGHT IT UP TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A "WARNING MESSAGE" ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.

THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION JERKS AND JOLTS, ESPECIALLY AT TAKE OFF. I DRIVE LOCALLY 95% OF THE TIME AND THIS IS EXACERBATING MY CURRENT MEDICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY NECK, HEAD, BACK AND HIP. I SEE NOW THAT FORD WITHHELD THIS INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THEY CALLED THEIR NEW AND BETTER TRANSMISSION. HAD THEY TOLD US IT DOES THIS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT. I KNEW THE DAY AFTER WE GOT IT AND I WAS HURTING BAD, AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT TAKE IT BACK, EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THIS CAR WAS HURTING ME. I TOOK IT TO THEM IN AUGUST AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY KNEW NOTHING. WHEN I PICKED IT UP TWO DAYS LATER, THEY SAID THEY MADE A SOFTWARE ADJUSTMENT TO MAKE IT MORE COMFORTABLE FOR ME. THAT LASTED FOR A DAY AND A HALF AND DROPPED THE GAS MILEAGE TO 17MPG IN TOWN WHEN IT HAD BEEN GETTING 25.6MPG. AFTER THE DAY AND A HALF, THE AGGRESSIVE JERKING RETURNED AND GAS MILEAGE WENT BACK UP. ALSO, WHEN I PICKED IT UP, THEY THEN ACTED LIKE THEY KNEW ABOUT IT AND PROVIDED ME WITH A TWO PAGE PRINT OUT OF THAT TRANSMISSION AND HOW IT WORKS, AND THEY CLAIM THIS IS NORMAL. THEY ALSO SAID THE SALESPEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION, YET WE WERE TOLD NOTHING AND IT DIDN'T DO IT ON THE TEST DRIVE. IF THE CAR SITS, IT WON'T DO IT AT TAKE OFF, BUT THE MORE YOU DRIVE IT, THE MORE IT DOES IT AND IT IS NOT OCCASIONAL OR SLIGHT. IT ACTS LIKE IT WON'T EVEN GO SOMETIMES AT A GREEN LIGHT OR LOSES POWER SIGNIFICANTLY. THAT'S HOW IT FEELS TO ME BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT REALLY IS. IT ALSO FEELS LIKE GEARS A

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A DITCH AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

REF NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10787141. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE SPUTTERING AND JERKING ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. IT IS A HAZARD AND I FEAR THAT I COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT WHEN I'M OPERATING THE CAR.

THE VEHICLE HAS WENT INTO REVERSE ON 3 OCCASIONS WHILE THE GEAR STICK SELECTOR IS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. ONE INCIDENT IT WENT INTO REVERSE, STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN CAUSING INJURY. ON ANOTHER IT WENT INTO REVERSE WHILE ON A FREEWAY, THEN CAME TO A CRAWL AND STOPPED. FORD SENT OUT THEIR FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND SAID THAT AN ENGINE CRANKSHAFT SEAL WAS LEAKING (IN ADDITION TO THE CLUTCH SEALS THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED FOR LEAKAGE EARLIER). THE DEALER SAYS THAT THESE LEAKS ARE COMMON AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO EXHIBIT ERRATIC BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING GOING INTO REVERSE. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DISPUTE RESOLUTION DEPARTMENT, THEY COULD FIND NO ABNORMAL CODES IN THE COMPUTER OF THE CAR - WHICH COULD BE A WHOLE OTHER DEFECT IN ITSELF. FORD REFUSES TO PROVIDE ME PAPERWORK ON THE TECHNICIAN'S REPORT/REVIEW OF THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, NOR WILL THEY VERIFY THAT THE FIXES ARE SAFE. FORD WAS "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE" THE TRANSMISSION GOING IN REVERSE DURING THEIR 7 MILE TEST DRIVE. A PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THEY TRY NOT TO DRIVE THE CARS VERY FAR AND WITH A COLD TRANSMISSION SO THAT THE ISSUES ARE NOT PREVALENT AND CANNOT BE DUPLICATED AND THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO DIAGNOSE ANYTHING. THEY ALSO VERIFIED THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND WITH FORD IN GENERAL TRYING TO AUTHORIZE REPAIRS. I FEEL THAT SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE "DUPLICATED" IN ORDER TO HAVE A FIX LOOKED INTO. I WISH WE WER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION JERKED BETWEEN FIRST AND THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON MORE THAN THREE OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SURGED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH FORCE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO OTHER GEARS WHILE IN DRIVE. THREE SEPARATE TIMES IT HAS WENT INTO REVERSE. TWICE WHILE COMING FROM A STOP, ONCE WHILE IN MID DRIVE. MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP A TOTAL OF 57 DAYS SO FAR THIS YEAR, GOT IT BACK ON FRIDAY AFTER A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER CAME TO LOOK AT IT. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE ANY ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BUT WOULD NOT CERTIFY IT AS "SAFE." TODAY, I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH AND THE DASH DISPLAY SHOWED I WAS IN PARK. IT LIMPED TO A STOP ON THE HIGHWAY THEN FLASHED "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK P" BEFORE IT SHUT DOWN. AFTER CALMING MY NERVES JUST A BIT, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABOUT 4 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT (SLOWLY) TO THEM. I WAS ABLE TO SNAP A PHOTO SHOWING THE VEHICLE IN PARK DOING 65MPH WITH AN RPM OF 3500. HOWEVER, FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, THIS IS NOT "PROOF" IF THE ISSUE IS NOT DUPLICATED BY FORD DIRECTLY. SO TO DATE AT 19,970 MILES, THE VEHICLE HAS WENT OUT OF GEAR 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE STOPPING ON A HIGHWAY BY GOING INTO REVERSE AND PARK IS NOT A SAFE CONDITION THAT COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

TRANSMISSION OF THIS CAR HAS INTERMITTENT BUCKING, SLIPPING CONVERSELY WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN LOWER GEARS WHICH HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT TIMES BUT ALWAYS WHEN IT'S IN A STARTING GEAR. ONCE IT IS GOING OVER 35 MPG, IT'S OKAY. I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF A RECALL UNTIL I RAN A VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT ON MY CAR AND THEN I HAD TO CONTACT MY DEALER FOR THIS SERVICE. I TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE TODAY AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (IT'S AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) I HAVE READ ABOUT THESE CARS AND THAT MOST OF THEM HAVE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT FORD ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. FORD, APPARENTLY, KNEW THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND STILL LET DEALERS SELL THEM. HOW DO I JOIN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THEM?

RIGHT AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR, WHEN WE ACCELERATE THE CAR SHUTTERS AND SHAKES. IT WILL ALSO HESITATE WHICH HAS CAUSED US TO ALMOST BE REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. WE CALLED DEALERSHIP WERE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND TOOK IT IN FOR THEM TO TEST DRIVE. WAS TOLD IT NEED TO BE REPAIRED HOWEVER THEY DIDN'T HAVE A OPENING FOR 6 MONTHS . THIS DELAY WAS BECAUSE FORD COULD NOT GET THEM THE PARTS . WE WERE TOLD THAT'S ALL THEY COULD DO AND TO DRIVE IT ANYWAY. THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. WE FINALLY GOT THE CAR IN AND NOW A ONE DAY REPAIR AS WE WERE TOLD HAS TURNED INTO 3 DAYS SO FAR. THE DEALER CONTINUES TO BLAME FORD FOR THE TIMES AND DELAYS. WHEN ASKED WHAT OTHER DAMAGE HAS NOW BEEN DONE TO THE OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR INCLUDING TO ENGINE WE WERE TOLD THEY DIDN'T KNOW AND FORD HAS NO PLANS TO ADDRESS IT. IN TALKING TO A ENGINEER FOR FORD WE WERE TOLD THERE COULD BE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AS WELL AS OTHER PARTS DO TO THE FACT THEY WERE NOT DESIGNED TO BE PUT UNDER THAT CONSTANT STRESSES BY THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION.

THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, WHEN TRYING TO TURN OUT OF A SIDE STREET ONTO AN MAIN INTERSECTION MY CAR HESITATES, JERKS, AND SHAKES CAUSING ME TO BE SLOW PULLING OUT AND ALMOST CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS WHEN I KNOW I HAVE PLENTY OF RUN IF THE CAR DOESN'T HESITATES. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO FORD MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHER USERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

I PURCHASED THE CAR ON 1/13/2015 AS A FORD CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE WITH 6,340 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ON THE WAY HOME THE CAR LURCHED IN TRAFFIC NEARLY REAR ENDING A CAR COMING TO A STOP IN FRONT OF ME AND HAD A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP, AND IT APPEARED TO FUNCTION WELL ENOUGH TO CONTINUE HOME ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF POWER. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON BUT I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD AT THIS TIME THAT THIS "WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN" AND THAT THIS WAS A "SPECIAL TYPE" OF TRANSMISSION. I DID NOT BELIEVE THIS AND ASKED TO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT. ON 1/20/15 IT WAS FOUND THAT SOMETHING HAD "FAILED" IN THE AUTOMATIC CLUTCH AND THAT THE CAR WOULD NEED A NEW CLUTCH. I GOT THE CAR BACK ON 1/22/15 WITH A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR "GREEN CLUTCH BRAKE-IN". THE CAR APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES WHEN I STARTED TO NOTICE SIGNIFICANT SHUDDERING AND REDUCED POWER WHEN ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC, THIS WAS ESPECIALLY SCARY WHEN TRYING TO MERGE WITH FREEWAY TRAFFIC. ON 5/19/15 THE CAR WAS VERIFIED TO HAVE AN ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TO CORRECT THE SHUDDERING. THIS APPEARED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AGAIN AND ALSO APPEARED TO POP OUT OF GEAR WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE UP A HILL. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE TCM AGAIN ON 10/13/15 AND DETERMINED IT SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO. THEN 10/27/15 WHILE TRAVELING A

PURCHASED THE CAR USED WITH ONLY 10K MILES, AFTER LEAVING DEALERSHIP DRIVING HOME ON FREEWAY SPEEDS I NOTICED THE CAR WOULD NOT TRACK CORRECTLY AS IS WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT WITH A JERKING PULL REQUIRING CORRECTION INPUTS THE WHOLE TRIP. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, FIRST THING THEY DID IS ROTATE AND BALANCE TIRES. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. I HAVE READ OF NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. WHEN WILL FORD STAND UP TO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT TAKES SOMEONES LIFE. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING PROBLEMS ARE A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ISSUE. I DO NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE PURCHASE ANY FORD FOCUS UNTIL THIS POOR SYSTEM IS REPLACED, OR A RECALL IS INSTATED TO FIX THIS SERIOUS ISSUE.

TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON THE TOLL ROAD AT 70MPH (SPEED LIMIT) WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED FISH TAILING AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL INTO A GUARDRAIL WHICH TOTAL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST PURCHASED A MONTH PRIOR. I WILL SUBMIT PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTS ON REQUEST.