2014 Ford Focus complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS/8,000 MILES, I NOTICED A HESITATION WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. I'D STEP ON THE GAS AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN; THEN SUDDENLY I'D BE SPITTING GRAVEL OR LEAVING RUBBER ON THE ROAD. I KNEW THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CAR AND NOT MY DRIVING. BY 12 MONTHS/12,000 MILES, I STARTED GETTING A "CLUTCH SHUDDER," MOSTLY WHEN ACCELERATING AROUND CORNERS. THE SHUDDERING CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. SOON, IT WAS HAPPENING EVEN WHEN ACCELERATING STRAIGHT AHEAD. NOW THE SHUDDER AND/OR HESITATION HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT HIGHER SPEEDS (AROUND 45 MPH) AND/OR IN HIGHER GEARS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING AND GETTING WORSE FOR OVER A YEAR, SO I DO NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN OCTOBER 2013 FROM A LOCAL DEALER. IT WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME AT THE TIME OF PURCHASED THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS CAR WAS ONE THAT WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AND WAS A KNOWN FACT BY FORD MOTOR CO. I STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT HAVE PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE: JERKING, NOISES, NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING, LURCHING FORWARD, STALLING. I HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT IN THE FORD FIESTA AND FOCUS MODELS FOR A FEW YEARS. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, ONLY TO FIND OUT WHAT I ALREADY SUSPECTED, THAT I NEED A NEW CLUTCH. ONE WAS ORDERED BUT I WAS GIVEN MY CAR WITH THE DEFECTIVE CLUTCH TO DRIVE UNTIL THE NEW CLUTCH COMES IN (4-6 WEEKS ESTIMATE). I FEEL CHEATED AND UNSAFE. BIG CORPORATE WINS AGAIN. CONSUMERS ARE OUT ON A LIMB. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR CO.

MY 2014 FORD FOCUS SPUTTERS AND JERKS FROM THE STOP POSITION DURING THE INITIAL ACCELERATION.

MULTIPLE DATES OF INCIDENT, THE ONE LISTED BELOW IS THE MOST RECENT. VEHICLE SHUDDERS, JERKS, AND SHAKES WHILE IN MOTION, OFTEN ON STREETS, SOMETIMES ON HIGHWAYS. CAN OCCUR WHEN EITHER GOING FORWARD, BACKWARD, OR MAKING A TURN. SOMETIMES JUMPS FORWARD WHEN FIRST PLACING FOOT ON GAS (RATHER THAN SMOOTHLY ACCELERATING) AND HAS TWICE STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING. HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE STATION FOUR TIMES, AND EACH TIME HAS HAD IT "ADJUSTED" ONLY TO HAVE PROBLEM RETURN. HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE, BEEN REFERRED TO FORD REGIONAL MANAGER, AND TOLD, BASED ON OUR SERVICE HISTORY, WE DON'T MEET COMPANY "GUIDELINES" FOR A BUYBACK OR REPLACEMENT. WAS TOLD HE COULD NOT LEGALLY TELL ME WHAT THOSE "GUIDELINES" ARE. THIS IS PLAYING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY. DID NOT USE VEHICLE FOR OVER THREE WEEKS, TRIED IT YESTERDAY, SAME PROBLEM. IT IS BACK AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICING BUT WAS TOLD THEY MIGHT NOT "GET TO ME" FOR A FEW WEEKS. USELESS AS A SAFE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.

CAR STOPPED DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 66 NO POWER THOUGH ENGINE WAS RUNNING THIS WAS ONLY TWO WEEKS AFTER HAVING A NEW CLUTCH FOR JUDDERING AND SHAKING AND JUMPING FORWARD THIS INCIDENT WAS LIFE THREATENING

AUGUST 28, 2015. WHILE HEADING WESTBOUND ON A TRAVELED HIGHWAY; A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE WESTBOUND CAR AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEREIN, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY OR THE SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK. VEHICLE WAS DOING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

THIS IS NEW ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED AND DRIVING HOME STARTED LOOSING POWER, SHIFTING HARD, NOT ACCELERATING, JERKING, THE TRANSMISSION SEAMS TO WANT TO FALL APART, SHUTTERING, BANGING. I WAS ALMOST HIT WHEN THE POWER CUT OUT ON HIGHWAY. THEN WHEN I GET IN CITY, THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN LOST POWER, AND I WAS ALMOST HIT, CAR HAD TO SWERVE, THEN JOLTED AND SKIPPED IN INTERSECTION. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND WERE EXTREMELY RUDE AND NEGATIVE. I TOOK IT TO A SECOND FOR DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE OPEN RECALLS AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW CLUTCHES. THEY SAID THEY WILL ORDER AND IT COULD TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS. THE REPROGRAMMING MADE THE VEHICLE SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. UNSAFE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN, THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL THEY GET THE PART. I CONTACTED FORD MANUFACTURE. THEY INFORMED ME THEY WILL CONTACT THE DEALER. IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS AND THE DEALER, I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER 13 TIMES AND THEY INFORM ME IT WOULD BE SEVERAL MORE MONTHS, I CONTACT FORD MANUFACTURE AND THEY SAID THAT WHAT THERE TELLING ME IS INCORRECT AND THEY WILL CALL THEM. AGAIN, MONTHS INTO DRIVING AND UNSAFE CAR, THAT THEY KNOW IS UNSAFE, TWO DEALERS AND FORD INVOLVED I CANNOT GET ANY HELP EVEN WHEN THEY SAY THE CAR IS BROKEN. SO I'M DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED THREE DAYS AGO, TURING LEFT, IN RAIN AND GRAVEL AND THE THE TRANSMISSION SPUTTER, LOSES POWER, THEN JOLTS

CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS CAN OCCUR AT A STOPLIGHT OR AT FREEWAY SPEED.

DRIVING DOWNHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH NEAR PAYSON, AZ, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY REVVED TO 5000 RPM AND MY ACCELERATION WAS LIMITED. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION REACHED THE CORRECT GEAR. THE CAR ALSO SHUDDERS AND THE TRANSMISSION IS UNPREDICTABLE AND JUMPY AT SLOW SPEEDS (DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOTS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS). ACCELERATION IS OFTEN DELAYED AND JERKY. THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "2014 FORD FOCUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES" REVEALS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND MEDIA COVERAGE OF THIS ONGOING ISSUE. PLEASE FORCE FORD TO RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS.

CAR JERKS AND SHAKES. ESPECIALLY WHEN TAKING OFF OR ON TURNING VEHICLE JERKS BADLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT IS WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS. I HAVE HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. THIS CAUSES A HUGE DANGER TO ME BECAUSE IF I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC I NEVER KNOW IF MY CAR WILL GO OR RESIST. SONS DAYS ARE SO BAD THAT I JUST GIVE UP DRIVING BECAUSE IT FEELS AS IF MY CAR WILL STALL. THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU EXPECT A CAR THAT YOU'VE BOUGHT NEW AND PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON TO RUN LIKE DAILY. DEALERSHIP, TODAY, SAYS IT'S FINE. INITIAL ISSUES DATE BACK TO AUGUST 2014.

THIS VEHICLE SHUDDERS AND STALLS OUT ON THE ROAD. WILL DO IT WHILE RUNNING, WHILE BEING STOPPED, WHILE TAKING OFF OR EVEN WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS DONE IT ON THE HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE, SIDE STREETS EVERYWHERE. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND FORD WILL HAS CHANGED THE DUAL CLUTCH ONCE AND HAVE IT SCHEDULED TO CHANGE AGAIN. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT ANSWER PHONE CALLS.

VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL PANEL. IT WAS RESET BY FORD DEALER IN CHAMPAIGN. NOT LONG AFTER PULLING INTO A DRIVE WAY HEARD A LOUD POP AND GAS AND BREAK WOULD NOT WORK. HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO FORD, AND THEY ENDED UP ORDERING A REPLACEMENT PART. THEY THEN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL PANEL. I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES AND MY CAR IS ONLY 13 MONTHS OLD. WHEN I AM AT A STOP SIGN AND PRESS THE GAS THE CAR STARTS KICKING BEFORE IT WILL TAKE OFF. THE CAR MAKES GRINDING SOUNDS AND THE GEAR NEEDLE IS UNSTABLE (TACHOMETER). THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME IT'S FINE AND I HAVE TO DRIVE IT 1,000 MILES BEFORE I WILL KNOW IF PROBLEM IS FIXED. THERE IS A LAWSUIT GOING ON AND APPEARS TO BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND DO NOT WANT TO RISK GETTING HURT/ACCIDENT OVER THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

2014 FORD FOCUS WITH AUTO TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM STARTED FROM DAY 1 WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND CONTINUES TO PRESENT. CAR SHUDDERS UNDER SLOW ACCELERATION - LIKE FROM A STOP OR SLOWLY GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR AFTER MAKING A TURN OR GOING SLOW IN SCHOOL ZONE OR GOING SLOW IN ANY SPEED RESTRICTED AREA. IT IS ALMOST LIKE SOMEONE THAT IS LEARNING HOW TO START OUT FROM A STOP WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION (FEELS LIKE GAS, BRAKE, GAS, BRAKE, GAS BRAKE).

THIS CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. IT GETS STUCK IN GEAR AT TIMES WHERE I TRY TO GET GOING FROM A STOP. DANGEROUS AT TIMES AS I HAVE GOTTEN STUCK TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION WHICH HAS BEEN SCARY. I HAVE ALSO GOTTEN STUCK IN REVERSE. THIS CAR SHUTTERS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND HAS OVERHEATED IN TRAFFIC AS WELL CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER. I'M FED UP AND WOULD DIG MORE INTO IT BUT I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO DO SO WHICH IS FRUSTRATING AS I AM MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS. COMPUTER HAS BEEN RESET 3 TIMES AFTER FORD RECALL.

HAD THE CAR SINCE AUGUST 2014 AND OVER PAST FEW MONTHS (CURRENTLY AT 19K MILES) IT EXPERIENCES A VERY BAD "STUTTER" IN ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEEDS, FROM A STOP, AND/OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE AT FIRST WHEN PRESSING THE GAS, AND YOU CAN FEEL IT STUTTER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE POWER IS APPLIED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR STARTS TO GO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.

THE ENGINE OVERHEATS FOR NO REASON AND AS A RESULT THE CAR SHUTS OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO FORD AND WAS TOLD DUE TO IT BEING A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION THERE IS NOTHING UNDER THE HOOD TO COOL THE ENGINE DOWN AND TO JUST PUT THE HOOD UP FOR 20 MINUTES AND IT IS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) 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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

AUTO HAS BEEN SHUTTERING , SOMETIMES LOUNGING, AND SLOW ACCELERATION. TOOK CAR FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND REPORTED IT. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD BE EXTENDING MY WARRANTY AS THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM. (I KNOW 4 DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR ISSUE). AFTER TAKING CAR IN FOR SERVICE, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS BAD CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. NEXT DAY RECEIVED CALL SAYING FORD MOTOR IS SAYING THIS IS NOT A COVERED CAR FOR THIS ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH IT THE SAME ISSUE MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. CURRENTLY DRIVING A CAR THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS AS IT IS NOT CONSIST ON ACCELERATION.

I HAVE HAD MY CAR TO FORD FOR MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM 3 TIMES! HESITATION/SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING. FORD CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL? SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE WHEN DRIVING. THEY WILL NOT "FIX" THE PROBLEM. A CAR SHOULD NOT OPERATE THAT WAY WITH NO RESOLUTION. MY CONCERN IS THIS HAS A POTENTIAL OF BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC. IT IS DIFFICULT OPERATING THE CAR ON HILLS, CAR ROLLS BACKWARD WHEN ACCELERATING!! CAR IS STILL NEW AND IN WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CHIP NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, LURCHES, STALLS, FAILS TO SHIFT, WILL TAKE OFF, AND THEN SUDDENLY STOP IN TRAFFIC. CURRENTLY 31,000 MILES, ISSUES BEGAN WITH 15,000 MILES. IN FIRST SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, THE CAR WILL EITHER SHUDDER OR LURCH OUT SUDDENLY NO MATTER THE SPEED. AT TIMES IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND COME TO A STOP WHILE TRYING TO UPSHIFT, SUDDENLY, IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND AT STOP SIGNS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO NEARLY REAR-END OTHER DRIVERS, AND OTHER DRIVERS TO NEARLY REAR END ME. IT HAS ALSO CAUSED ME TO COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC AFTER LEAVING A STOP SIGN. YOU MUST COMPLETELY LET OFF THE GAS, AND THEN SLOWLY ACCELERATE UNTIL THE CAR CATCHES A GEAR AND CAN GET MOVING AGAIN. SOMETIMES THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN SOON ENOUGH BEFORE ONCOMING TRAFFIC REACHES ME. MY CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN RE-PROGRAMMED, AND I'M AWAITING AN 8-12 WEEK RECALL FOR A CLUTCH. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I'VE DRIVEN MANUALS ALL MY LIFE, AND THEY DIDNT NEARLY KILL ME. BEFORE THIS CAR, I PURCHASED A 2013 FORD FIESTA, IT HAS THE SAME ISSUES. AFTER REPLACING THE CLUTCHES FAILED TO FIX THE SAFETY ISSUES. I TRADED IT ON THE FOCUS THINKING I HAD A LEMON. NOW I'M HAVING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUES AS BEFORE. I LET THE DEALERSHIP KNOW THIS MORNING THAT THE CAR WAS A DEFINATE SAFETY CONCERN, AND I GOT NO RESPONSE. I WANT THIS ON RECORD IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THAT CAUSES INJURIES. I'M NOT SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE ROAD.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE CAR JERKS AND SHUDDERES VERY HARD. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND I NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR DID NOT DO THIS FOR THE FIRST 20,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPROGRAMED TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE NOW LURCHES FORWARD AND SHUDDERS. I DRIVE THROUGH MANY HIGHWAYS I AM AFRAID THAT CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO GET ME THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS MATTER.

TRANSMISSION SHUTTER CONTINUES AFTER RECALL SERVICE FOR TRANSMISSION RECALL MODULE.

VEHICLE HAS HAD A RED FLUID LEAK FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE MANY TIMES AND CURRENTLY FILING LEMON LAW ARBITRATION. THE CAR HAS BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION FOR 55 DAYS ALTOGETHER SINCE IT'S PURCHASE IN JANUARY THIS YEAR DUE TO THE FLUID LEAK WHICH SEEMS TO BE MORE OF COOLANT THAN ANYTHING ELSE. IT IS BURNING OIL AND OR LOSING IT SOMEWHERE THAT ISN'T VISIBLE. IT ALSO HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH STARTING AS WELL AS THE RADIO CLOCK AND PRESETS ALL RESETTING AFTER SITTING FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE SUNROOF RESALES AFTER IT HAD LEAKED FOR OVER TWO MONTHS AND THE DEALERSHIP WASN'T ABLE TO FIND THE LEAK. THE FRONT END MAKES HORRIBLE NOISES WHEN DECELERATING. IT GRINDS AND WHINES AS IF SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO BLOW UP. I'VE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER FOR ALL OF THESE CONCERNS AND ONLY ONE OF THEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED FULLY. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MY PURCHASE.

THE CLUTCH IN MY 2014 FORD FOCUS HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, WITH THE MOST RECENT TIME BEING THIS WEEK. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN FEB. '14, AND IT HAS 30K MILES ON IT. WHEN THE CLUTCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THE CAR SHUDDERS AND JOLTS COMING OUT OF FIRST GEAR, LEAVING ME UNSURE OF WHETHER IT WILL ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH THE GEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL. ONCE THE VEHICLE MAINTAINS A CONSTANT SPEED, THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED UNTIL I STOP OR SLOW DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IN FACT, IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE. THE FIRST TIME THAT I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED FOR THE SHUDDERING (~11K MILES; AUG '14), IT WAS DISPLAYING PROBLEMS ABOVE 400 RPM. THE SECOND TIME THAT I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM (~23K MILES, MAY '15), I HAD NEARLY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN ATLANTA, GA, AND THE CAR FAILED THE CLUTCH TEST AT 400 RPM. THIS LAST TIME THAT I TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE REPAIRED (30K MILES, SEPT '15), IT WAS FAILING AT 500 RPM. A FORD REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE CAR IS CONSIDERED UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT 550 RPM. NONETHELESS, THEY STILL LEFT ME TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR 3 WEEKS WHILE I WAITED ON THE PART TO COME IN AND THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE AVAILABILITY TO SEE ME. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY FOR THE THIRD CLUTCH TO BE REPLACED, I DROVE ~5 MILES AND HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL AT ALL SPEEDS. I IMMEDIATELY I

2014 FORD FOCUS WITH 78*** MILES. ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO USE, FAR MORE DIFFICULT THAN A HYDRAULIC VEHICLE WITH A POWER STEERING FAILURE. IT FELT AS IF SOMETHING WAS LOCKED UP INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW. AT 45,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH REPLACED! HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE ON A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE? WELL, AGAIN 6 MONTHS LATER, AT 57,000 MILES SURE ENOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS MESSING UP AGAIN. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! MORE THAN A RECALL, THIS IS UNSAFE. FORD NEEDS TO BUY BACK EVERY ONE OF THE FOCUS' EFFECTED BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY SOMEONE COULD SELL THIS CAR!. THE CAR GRINDS, SHUDDERS, AND STALLS.

WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM BEING STOPPED, MY CAR DRAGS WITH A VIBRATION. WHEN I PICK UP SPEED ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR SLIDES TO THE LEFT AND I LOSE THE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. MY PHONE NUMBERS HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO BE SYNC TO MY CAR BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL PART IS DEFECTIVE. MY TIRES LIGHT STAYS ON OFF AND ON. IT FEELS AS IF SOMETHING IS GETTING LOSER UNDER THE REAR OF MY CAR. ON FOX 2 NEWS THIS MORNING, THEY ANNOUNCED A RECALL ON FORD CAR AXLES. TODAY IS OCTOBER 1, 2015. THE DATE OF THE LAST INCIDENT IS GIVEN BELOW. BUT I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR A WHILE. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE LIGHT AND TIRES, THEY JUST RESET IT. THEY DIDN'T TAKE TIME TO TEST DRIVE IT AND REALLY ADDRESS MY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A ACCIDENT OR DIE IN MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THESE PROBLEMS TAKEN CARE OF.

WHEN THE CAR IS AT A STOP, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS WARM, WHEN YOU START TO TAKE OFF THE VEHICLE JERKS AND DOES NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. AT AN INTERSECTION OR WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND PROPERLY AND CAUSE A DANGER TO PASSENGERS AND ALL OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THE LONGER THE CAR IS RUNNING TRANSMISSION SLIPS MORE AND MORE CAUSING CAR TO CONTINUOUSLY SHUTTER AND JERK. SHUTTERING INCREASED WHEN ON THE INTERSTATE FOR AN HOUR . THIS CAR WAS PURCHSED NEW FOR MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES. WE ARE HAVING A HECK OF A TIME GETTING ROUNTREE MOORE FORD IN LAKE CITY, FL TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, THOUGH THEY HAVE REFLASHED IT ONCE. IF MY DAUGHTER ENCOUNTERS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM I WILL SUE THE FORD MANUFACTURER AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. GOD HELP THEM IF ITS FATAL.

PREVIOUSLY, DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING INTO REVERSE WHILE THE GEAR SELECTOR IS IN "D" DRIVE, I BACKED INTO A FEMALE PEDESTRIAN HITTING HER AND ALMOST RUNNING HER OVER. THERE ARE STILL SCRATCHES FROM HER RINGS ON MY BACK BUMPER. FORD HAS PERFORMED NUMEROUS TSB'S AND RECALLS TO "FIX" THE ISSUE. UPON THE MOST RECENT TSB AND RECALL UPDATE, I WAS PROMISED IT WOULD TAKE CARE OF ANY ISSUES, INCLUDING AN ISSUE WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER AND SEARCH FOR A GEAR BEFORE ENGAGING AND SPINNING OUT FROM A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 30 MILES, I NOTICED THE ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, SHAKING, AND SLOWING DOWN WHILE IN IDLE. I STOPPED FOR A REFUEL. I GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND CALCULATED MY MPG'S AS I ALWAYS DO - ONLY 19MPG, WHICH FORD SAYS IS "WITHIN SPEC" AS LONG AS IT IS NOT MORE THAN 8MPG OFF. (THE ON BOARD MPG CALCULATOR SHOWS 22.7MPG - ALWAYS INCORRECT). IT SHOULD BE 26CITY, 36HWY. I PLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR IN "D" DRIVE (AS WAS ALSO REFERENCED IN THE ON BOARD SCREEN). ONCE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE'S IN DASH SCREEN FLASHED THAT I WAS IN "R" REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS. I BRAKED, THEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND WENT AUTOMATICALLY BACK INTO "D." I DROVE 2 BLOCKS, AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH IN "D," IT AGAIN SWITCHED TO "R" REVVING THE ENGINE, THEN SLOWED TO A STOP. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON. THE DRIVE HOME, IT WOULD JUMP BETWEEN GEARS "SEARCHING." I LET IT SIT OVERNIGHT, AND TODAY IT HAS NOT EXHIBITED THESE ACTIO

VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER, ROUGH IDLING AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE 2 CYLINDERS WITH LOW COMPRESSION AND METAL IN ENGINE. FORD CASE#7853581 ENGINE WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP FOR 9 DAYS. FORD REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER DOES NOT RESPOND TO MY EMAILED QUESTIONS. AFTER REPAIR CAR DOES NOT START UP IMMEDIATELY, GRADUAL PROBLEM UNTIL 9 DAYS AFTER ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE CAR DOES NOT START AT ALL. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND HAS NOW BEEN THERE FOR 2 DAYS. I FEAR THAT AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT SAFE.

BOUGHT BRAND NEW. WHEN ACCELERATING, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS IT HESITATES AND SHUTTERS AND GRINDS AND THERE IS CONSIDERABLE DELAY IN ACCELERATION BETWEEN 2ND AND THIRD GEAR. IT THEN SEEMS TO GRAB ONTO A GEAR AND PLUNGE FORWARD. IT IS AN AUTOMATICALLY POWERED MANUAL TRANSMISSION SO I DO NOT SHIFT, IT SHIFTS AUTOMATICALLY.

WHEN THE CAR IS AT A STOP, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS WARM, WHEN YOU START TO TAKE OFF THE VEHICLE JERKS AND DOES NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. AT AN INTERSECTION OR WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND PROPERLY AND CAUSE A DANGER TO PASSENGERS AND ALL OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD

SEVERE SHUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING FORM A STOP. AT TIMES THE TRANSMISSION HAS A LONG HESITATION WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE FREEWAY TO CHANGE LANES. SOMETIMES THERE IS A CLUNK NOISE AFTER STOPPING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A CLUTCH WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND AT A STOP SIGN OR A STOP LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPROGRAMMED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,500.

THE ISSUE I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH IS MY AIR BAG IN THE DRIVE SIDE SEAT, THEY REPLACED IT TWO MONTHS AGO AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS AGAIN SHOWING UP. IF THERE ARE ANY BUYERS OF THE 2014 FORD FOCUS AND YOU ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE NOTIFY THE NHTSA OF THE ISSUE SO THEY CAN USE THE INFORMATION TO IDENTIFY A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE SAFETY SYSTEM.

THE TRANSMISSION IS SHUDDERING, SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I COULD HEAR GRINDING NOISE, LIKE ITS AND BOLTS AND LOOSE.

CAR JERKS AND HESITATES WHEN YOU TAKE OFF. WHEN GEARS CHANGE IT JERKS AND SHUTTERS. WHEN YOU CROSS IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC, YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL MAKE IT OR NOT. HAS BEEN IN SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE IS NO FIX. CLUTCH PLATES BEEN REPLACED AND BEEN WAITING ON MORE FOR THREE WEEKS. AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. CAR JUST SITTING HERE.

I AM AWARE THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL CLUTCH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THOUGH THE BEHAVIOR OF THIS VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE BOUNDS OF SAFETY AND ACCEPTABILITY. THE CAR ACTS, AT RANDOM INTERVALS, LIKE A VEHICLE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN WHICH THE DRIVER "POPPED" THE CLUTCH, TO CAUSE THE DRIVE WHEELS TO SPIN IN PLACE. THIS FORD FOCUS DOES THIS, RANDOMLY, AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. I HAVE NEARLY SMASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME FOUR TIMES. ALSO, AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 18,500 MILES, THE CLUTCH SLIPS, AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED (UNDER WARRANTY). THIS IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT CLEARLY THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW, CREATING MULTIPLE SAFETY CONCERNS IN THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS CAR. IN SUMMARY, THESE ARE: RANDOMLY REVVING HIGH AND POPPING THE CLUTCH (THINK DRAG RACERS) AND PREMATURE WEAR AND SLIPPING SO BAD I AM UNABLE TO SAFELY MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. FORD MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

DPS6 TRANSMISSION CONTAINS ONE OR MORE DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECTS THAT CAUSE PROBLEMS AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SUDDEN LURCHES FORWARD, DELAYED ACCELERATION AND SUDDEN LOSS OF FORWARD PROPULSION FROM 16 SEP 14 TO 25 AUG 15 WE BROUGHT VEHICLE 5 TIMES INTO FIRST FORD FALL RIVER, MA SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS, AND NUMEROUS CAR ISSUE APPOINTMENTS, WE WERE TOLD BY FIRST FORD TECHNICIANS THAT THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR ARE A RESULT OF OUR DRIVING HABITS, AND GAVE US INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DRIVE DIFFERENTLY, AND TO ACCELERATE DIFFERENTLY. THOSE INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT POSSIBLE TO FOLLOW, BECAUSE TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE IS NOT EVEN POSSIBLE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WITHOUT HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. AND ITS ALSO NOT POSSIBLE TO DO THAT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, OR SPEED BUMPS. THOSE INSTRUCTIONS, ALONG WITH THE PROBLEMS/DEFECTS OF THE CAR, HAVE CAUSED IT TO BECOME A HAZARD ON THE ROAD, AND WE ARE OFTEN JUST TRYING TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. IT IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL JUL/AUG14, AND YET THE FIRST FORD TECHNICIANS TELL US THAT IT IS COMPLETELY NORMAL FOR THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO THEM, IT IS COMPLETELY NORMAL FOR THIS CAR TO SHUDDER AND FEEL LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL, AND NORMAL TO FEEL LIKE IT'S IN THE WRONG GEAR, AND FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT ACCELERATING FORWARD. NO ONE WOULD THINK THAT IS NORMAL. IT'S IMPORTANT TO STATE, THAT THE FIRST FORD SERVICE MANAGER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO RESET THE COMPUTER AND REPLACED THE FUEL MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,200.

OUR CAR FORD FOCUS 2014 PURCHASED IN TRACY FORD, CA GENERATES A HORRIBLE SMELL, LOCALIZED IN THE BACK SEAT REGION. WE'VE CLEANED AND SCRUBBED THIS AREA WITH SOAP TWICE, BUT THE SMELL DOES NOT GO AWAY. THE SMELL HAS BEEN THERE FOR MANY MONTHS NOW, STARTING A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. IT IS AN AWFUL STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL. WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE OUR TWO SMALL CHILDREN SIT BACK THERE IN THAT SECTION OF THE CAR. ALSO, NOBODY WANTS TO RIDE IN THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE SMELL. THE LOCAL FORD REPAIR SHOP CONFIRMS THE SMELL BUT CANNOT TELL WHAT IT IS. ONE DEALER (TRACY FORD) THINKS IT IS CHEMICAL FROM PLASTIC, THE OTHER DEALER THAT MADE US PAY 150$ FOR NOT FIXING ANYTHING MUCH, DOESNT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT AND WILL NOT PERFORM ANY WORK OTHER THAN THE BASIC CHECK BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WOULD COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO TAKE APART MORE PARTS THAN THE BASIC LOOK AROUND CHECK. WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THIS SMELL IS, AS IN IS IT DANGEROUS OR NOT. WE ASKED FORD 800 NUMBER TO INVESTIGATE, BUT THEY SAID THE DEALER HAS TO CONFIRM THAT IS A DEFECT FOR THEM TO COVER THE COST. WHILE THE DEALER WOULD NOT PERFORM ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION, UNLESS SOMEONE WILL PAY THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. SO WE ARE STUCK WITH A CAR THAT IS TOO STINKY TO DRIVE, PAID 150$ ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IF WE WANT THEM TO INVESTIGATE MORE, WE HAVE TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THE BRAND NEW CAR IS BOTH TOO STINKY TO DRIVE, AND TOO STINKY TO SELL. IT IS BRAND NEW YET WE COULD NOT DRIVE IT. THE DEALER AND FORD ARE

I PURCHASED MY 2014 FORD FOCUS SE ON FEBRUARY 14, 2014, AND SINCE THEN HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES (TODAY, BEING THE THIRD TIME) TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION WORKED ON. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH; THE SECOND TIME, WHEN I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TIMING AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE RE-CALIBRATED; AND WHEN THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, I TOOK IT IN YESTERDAY AND WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE REPORT READS, "ROAD TEST DIAGNOSE CUSTOMERS CONCERN. PERFORM TSB 150120 MEASURE SHUDDER AFTER RELEARN. TEST PASSED. A 143 OUT OF A MAX ALLOWABLE 250 WAS RECORDED & SENT TO FORD. THE TRANSMISSION IS WORKING WITHIN FORD'S DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS." WELL, FORD'S DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS ARE TERRIBLE. THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD FROM A STOP AND DRAMATICALLY SHUDDERS, NO MATTER HOW LIGHTLY OR HEAVILY I ACCELERATE, AND DURING HIGH SPEEDS IT HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS, OFTEN TIMES EMITTING A GRINDING NOISE. THIS NOISE IS MORE PRESENT AT LOWER SPEEDS, THOUGH. I DO A LOT OF FREEWAY DRIVING AND DEALING WITH TRAFFIC, WHICH MEANS A LOT OF STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, SO THE DRIVE IS UNPLEASANT, AT ITS BEST, AND HAZARDOUS, AT ITS WORST. IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BUT FORD SAYS THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO; THAT THAT'S JUST THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION. I AM AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY. PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN TO HAVE FORD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I'M FED UP WITH THEIR CARELESSNESS. I DID NOT SIGN A CONTRACT FOR A BRONCIN' BUCK, B

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V514000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BUT THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 11/12/15*LJ *CN

THE 6 SPEED DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION IS BECOMING VERY TROUBLESOME OVER PAST 3000 MILE.IT SHUDDERS WHEN TAKING OFF AND GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS.IT SOMETIMES GETS LOST BETWEEN GEARS WHEN SHIFTING DOWN AND WILL LUNG WHEN IT FINALLY CATCHES GEAR.I DO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE,BUT EVERYTHING I HAVE READ CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT SOUND TO ENCOURAGING.SOUNDS LIKE FORD IS IN DENIAL OVER THIS ISSUE BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 5 YEARS. ITS TIME FOR FORD TO DO THE RIGHT THING BY EITHER COMING UP WITH A PERMANENT FIX OR RECALL THESE CARS.