2014 Ford Focus complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCHES IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,200. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR BRAND-NEW FORD FOCUS SE 2014 IN THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. MORE THAN ONCE THE ENGINE RESPONDS BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOTHING AT ALL! I TOOK MY CAR IN WITH THE ABOVE COMPLAINT WITH ONLY 250 MILES AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED MORE MILES ON THE CAR, 2500, SO THAT THEY COULD LOOK AT TWO DIFFERENT MODULES AND RESET THEM IF NEEDED. WELL THATS WHAT THEY DID. I RETURNED AT A DIFFERENT TIME WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED YET MORE MILES ON THE CAR. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICING WITH 6500 MILES BUT NOW FORD IS SAYING THEY NEED 10,000 MILES BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING AT ALL. WHEN I MENTIONED THEY EARLIER HAD RESET THE MODULES I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT WAS WRONG TO DO WHAT THEY DID BUT I NO LONGER BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT MY PROBLEM. THIS SAME PROBLEM CAN GET MY FAMILY AND I KILLED ESPECIALLY WHEN I PRESS THE GAS AND WANT THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT AND NOTHING HAPPENS! THE ENGINE RESPONDS WITH 6000-7500 RPMS BUT NOTHING MORE. IN ONE INSTANCE WE WERE ALMOST RUN OVER BY A 16 WHEEL TRACTOR TRAILER ON A HIGHWAY GOING ALMOST 70 MPH. I CAN NO LONGER TRUST THE CAR AND FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING AT ALL TO HELP OUR SITUATION AND I AM SURE SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE AND THEN IT WILL BE A DAY LATE. I NEED HELP NOT WE NEED MORE MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I AM HOPING THAT REPORTING MY SITUATION WILL HELP ME GET ACTION TO BE TAKEN AND THAT FORD IS

IN LATE MAY 2015, I NOTICED A BUBBLE IN MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSISTED THAT IT WAS MY FAULT. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE TIRE. NOW, NOT EVEN TWO MONTHS LATER, I NOW HAVE A BUBBLE IN MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE. THE TIRES ARE FROM THE SAME BATCH. THE TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT 215/55R16 93H TIRES. WITH THESE BEING POTENTIAL BLOWOUTS, THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE. THE BUBBLES MUST BE A DEFECT. I NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH THE TIRES ON MY OLD CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION FROM ABOUT 10-25 MPH RANGE WHERE IT EXHIBITS A BUCKING OR VIBRATION. ALSO, IT SEEMS TO HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING AT TIMES AT THE RIGHT TIMES WHERE YOU MAY HEAR A WINDING SOUND, AS IF IT'S NOT GETTING INTO THE RIGHT GEAR PROPERLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONCEDE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING THESE COMPLAINTS. THEY JUST TRIED REPROGRAMMING AS THEY CALL IT, BUT THIS HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. ON GOING ISSUE, WHICH I WILL TELL THEM NEEDS RESOLUTION. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS, SHUTTERS, SLIPS, SINCE THIS SEAMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MOST 2014 FORD FOCUS CARS WHAT CAN WE AS CONSUMERS DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES ROLL FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL AND THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER ADAPTIVE LEARNING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. MA 10/2 UPDATED 11/08/2017*CN

MY 2014 FORD FOCUS, WHICH I PURCHASED A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR AGO, HAS HAD CONSTANT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING. IT SLIPS, SHUDDERS, AND MAKES STRANGE NOISES WHILE ACCELERATING. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE WITH FORD AND THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY "FIXED" IT. THE PROBLEM QUICKLY RETURNS. THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT "NEARLY ALL THE 2014 FORD FOCUSES THEY HAVE SOLD HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM." I THINK THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND I'M PLANNING ON FILING A LEMON CLAIM WITH THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.

WHEN STOPPED UPON ACCELERATION THE CLUTCH SLIPS/CHATTER OCCURS ESPECIALLY WHEN ENGINE/DRIVETRAIN WARM. PROBLEM BECOMES WORSE IN WARMER WEATHER AND MORE CONSISTENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE MESSAGE STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,500. UPDATED 09/14/15*LJ UPDATED 11/3/2017*CN

THE 2014 FORD FOCUS SE. MY MOM AND I TRADED IN ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR THIS CAR. IT WAS WORKING FINE AT THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF HAVING IT, BUT THEN AFTER THE SECOND MONTH, THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR STARTED TO FAIL. IT WOULD START TO SHUTTER AND CAUSE YOU TO HAVE PROBLEMS ACCELERATING TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AFTER EACH FULL STOP, OR DURING TRAFFIC HOURS ON A FREEWAY/HIGHWAY. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WHEN I WAS JUST BARELY GETTING ON THE FREEWAY I TRIED PUSHING THE GAS PEDDLES TO REACH 65MPH, BUT FOR SOME QUESTIONABLE REASON THE GEARS WERE HAVING TROUBLE SWITCHING AND AS I LOOK AT THE METER GAGE IT SHOWED 50MPH. I PUSH MORE ON THE GAS PEDDLE TO GET MORE SPEED AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE HIGHER THAN 55MPH. FOR SOME APPEARENT REASON IT STAYED STUCK AT 50-55MPH. I'M QUITE DISAPPOINTED ON THE DEALERS WHO SOLD US THE CAR WHICH THEY KNEW THE ISSUE OF THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES, AND ALSO THE MANUFACTURERS WHO HAVE CAUSE CONCERN FOR WHO EVER HAD BOUGHT THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THEY WOULD JUST RECALL ANY FORD FOCUS OR ANY OTHER VEHICLES THAT HAVE SUCH MALFUNCTIONING. AMERICA IS SUPPOSE TO BE AT THE TOP, BUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. I'M WAS BORN IN THE PHILIPPINES, BUT I WAS RAISE IN THE USA. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE US WAS ONE TOP NOTCH PLACE TO LIVE. AMERICA IS THE LIFE AND I EXPECT ALOT FROM THEE HIGHER UP'S/BOSSES.. FOR SURE THOUGH, SAFETY FIRST FOR ALL VEHICLES DESIGNED AND CREATED AND MANUFACTURED HERE IN AMERICA OR W

THIS VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING. WHEN AT A STOPPED POSITION OR DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE THE CAR SPUTTERS, JUMPS, AND ALMOST STALLS OUT. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY ARE EITHER VERY INEPT OR JUST AREN'T CONCERNED ABOUT ACTUALLY FIXING THIS ISSUE. MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ONCE AND THEY TOLD HER SHE HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 1000 MILES AND THE CAR CAR WOULD FIX ITSELF. MY SISTER OWNS THIS SAME VEHICLE AND IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE MESSAGE STEERING ASSIST FAILURE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35. UPDATED 8/31/15*CN

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.

I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ON COMING TRAFFIC HAD A GREEN LEFT ARROW ALLOWING THEM TO TURN THEM IN FRONT OF ME. ONCE THE TRAFFIC CLEARED, I STARTED MY RIGHT TURN. THE CAR STUTTERED AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME APPEARED TO ALMOST HIT ME AS MY ACCELERATION WAS ALMOST NOT EXISTENT. I PRESSED THE GAS FURTHER AND FINALLY AROUND 5500 RPM, THE CAR SEEMED TO 'ENGAGE' SINCE IT LURCHED AND THE TIRES CHIRPED A BIT AS THEY GRABBED THE PAVEMENT.

PURCHASED 2014 FOCUS NEW, SHORTLY AFTER THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND SHUDDER. RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TWICE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE DURING THE INITIAL DRIVING DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPUTER LEARNING TO TALK TO ONE ANOTHER. THE SHUDDERING BECAME WORSE. TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER THAN THE ONE WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY "RESET" THE COMPUTER. THE SHUDDERING RESUMED. THE CLUTCHES WERE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS AGAIN STARTED SHUDDERING. THE DEALER HAS AGAIN "RESET" THE COMPUTER. THE HESITATION/SHUDDERING IS BAD ENOUGH UPON ACCELERATION I AM AFRAID OF BEING HIT BY OTHER MOTORISTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE CLUTCH SLIPPED TO DIFFERENT GEARS AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,500. UPDATED 8/27/15*CN

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHUDDERING ON SLOW STARTS. THE CAR HAD TROUBLE DECIDING WHAT GEAR IT NEEDED TO BE IN. SOMETIMES IT WAS VERY SLOW ON TAKE OFF AND OTHER TIMES IT JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GO. RPMS WERE GOING UP AND DOWN WHILE MY FOOT WAS STEADY ON THE GAS PEDAL AND WE WERE CRUISING AT 55 ON FLAT ROAD SURFACE WITH NO WIND. FORD NOW ADMITS THAT THE CLUTCH IS BAD AND WILL DO A WARRANTY REPAIR. ...UPDATED 08/20/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. UPDATED 08/27/15*JB

I BOUGHT MY FORD FOCUS AS A FORD CERTIFIED CAR ON 04/06/2015. CAR IS USED, HAD APPROXIMATELY 22,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF MAY I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SHUTTERING WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE. IT BECAME WORSE AND TOOK IT INTO DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE SERVICE PERSON THAT IT IS THE CLUTCH. HE SAID THAT IT WOULD TAKE 2-3 MONTHS TO GET THE PART AS THE CLUTCH IS ON BACK ORDER DUE TO SO MANY CARS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I ASKED WHY I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT THIS DEFECT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. WHY DIDN'T DEALER FIX IT BEFORE SELLING IT. THE PROBLEM HAS ESCALATED AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE AROUND WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN. I AM ALSO SCARED AS THE SHUTTERING IS AMPLIFIED GOING UP HILL AND WHEN ACCELERATING. I COMPLAINED TO FORD MOTOR BUT THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO ME. I FEEL THAT I WAS SOLD THE CAR UNDER FALSE CIRCUMSTANCES. IF I HAD KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT SOMETHING ELSE. I AM 71, THIS PROBABLY MY LAST CAR AND I CANNOT EVEN ENJOY IT AS AFRAID OF CRASH. THIS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THERE ARE SO MANY CLUTCHES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED; WHY NO RECALL?? THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT FIXED IT AND SAYS THE CAR IS SAFE. I DO NOT AGREE. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNTIL PART IS IN.

I AM TREATING THIS AS A NEW OCCURRENCE, OR AT LEAST FORD TOLD ME I HAD TO START AT THE BEGINNING. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN MARCH 2014. IN OCTOBER 2014, I HAD THE HEATING CORE REPLACED AND THE CLUTCH REPLACED. I WENT THROUGH SEVERAL MONTHS OF TAKING THE CAR BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER WITH SHIFTING ISSUES. THE WOULD HAND ME A PIECE OF PAPER AND TELL ME IT WAS NORMAL. AFTER IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATIONS FAR EXCEEDED THE NORMAL AND THEY WERE AUTHORIZED TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH. AT TIME OF REPLACEMENT, THEY FOUND SHARDS OF METAL IN THE BELL HOUSING. SO I WOULD SAY ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH, IT HAS STARTED TO DO THE EXACT SAME THINGS THAT IT DID BEFORE THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. SOMETIMES YOU CAN HIT THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO, SOMETIMES, THE CAR WILL JERK WHEN BEING BACKED UP SOMETIMES. I HAVE NOW HAD THE CAR LURCH FORWARD AND LURCH BACKWARD AND MY FOOT WAS NOT EVEN ON THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN IT LURCHED FORWARD, I WAS TRAVELING AT A VERY LOW SPEED IN A PARKING GARAGE AND AS PEOPLE WERE CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, MY FOOT WAS NOT EVEN ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. AND THE CAR AGAIN SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GRINDING AS IT SHIFTS GEARS. THE DEALER DID A SHIFT RPMS TEST (AGAIN) AND SAID EVERYTHING IN NEW CLUTCH IS WITHIN SPECS BUT RESET THE COMPUTER. THEY DID THAT SEVERAL TIMES THE LAST TIME. I THINK THAT THIS IS A SERI

THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS VERY BADLY TYPICALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS AND THEN SUDDENLY JOLT FORWARD UNPREDICTABLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL GET STUCK IN AN INTERSECTION WITH VIRTUALLY NO ACCELERATION BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT TO THE CORRECT GEAR. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. FORD DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT MY CAR ON 6/16/2015 AND SAID THEY HAVE TO ORDER A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT IT WILL NOT COME IN FOR 8-12 WEEKS. SO I AM STUCK DRIVING THIS UNSAFE CAR FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL THE NEW PART COMES IN TO FIX THE PROBLEM (IF IT EVEN FIXES THE PROBLEM).

WHEN I TEST DRIVE I FELT THAT CAR FEELS DIFFERENT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS A BIT DIFFERENT. THE SALES PERSON TOLD ME THAT IT'S NORMAL, AND CAR LEARNING ME. IN MY IN NEXT HALF YEAR I START TO EXPERIENCE ROUGH, HARSH SHIFTING, JERKING, GRINDING NOISE, VIBRATIONS, SHUDDERING UPON TAKING OFF AND STOPPING. ALSO CAR WAS ROLLING BACK WHEN DRIVING UP HILL. I TOOK I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THEY REPLACE CLUTCH AND REPROGRAM MY TCM MODULE. FEW MONTHS LATER AFTER REPAIR CAR START TO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM LIKE THE PREVIOUS TIME PLUS ROUGH SHIFTING ON 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, GRINDING NOISE. MY BIGGEST FEAR WAS TO REAR END CAR IN FRONT ON ME OR GET INTRO ACCIDENT BECAUSE CAR WAS ROLLING FORWARD EVEN IF YOU PRESS BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK MY CAR SECOND TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR TWO DAYS, AND THEY SAID THAT THAT IT'S NORMAL AND THEY ONLY REPROGRAM TCM. SURE THING EVEN AFTER THAT I DIDN'T SEE ANY IMPROVEMENT. CAR STILL ROLLING BACK HILL AND HAVE SAME ISSUES. SO I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CENTER. AFTER TWO DAYS TALKING WITH THEM ON THE PHONE AND EXPLAINING THAT MY CAR ITS NOT SAFE TO BE USED ON THE STREET, AND PUT MY LIFE AND OTHER PEOPLE IN DANGER. I NEWER SIGNED UP FOR THAT. FORD REP TOLD ME THAT THEY CANT HELP ME AND THIS IS THE WAY TRANSMISSION WORK. SO PRETTY MUCH I AM STUCK WITH POUR ENGINEERED TRANSMISSION AND A CAR THAT ITS DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD.

THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE CARS ARE HORRENDOUS MAKING THEM SHAKE AND SHUDDER. THEY LURCH FORWARD WHEN THE GEARS ARE SHIFTING BETWEEN 1-2ND GEAR. MY CAR IT YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE. I HAVE TO LEAVE SPACE JUST TO MAKE SURE I DON'T HIT ANYONE.

SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2014, IT HAS BUCKED AT SLOW ACCELERATION AT SPEEDS OF 10-25 MILES PER HOUR. THIS CAUSED VIBRATION OF THE REAR END AND INCONSISTENT ACCELERATION. IT OCCURS MORE OFTEN IN HOT WEATHER. I HAVE HAD IT CHECK TWICE, BUT THE DEALERS SAY THAT IT IS NORMAL WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION. IT ALSO IS MORE PREVALENT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC.

VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHUDDERS AND HESITATES UNACCEPTABLY AT TAKEOFF. IT REQUIRES COMPLETELY TAKING FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN REAPPLYING VERY SLOWLY. OTHERWISE THE CAR JERKS AND HEAVES. I AM A SLOW AND CAUTIOUS DRIVER-I RARELY FIND THE NEED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. IN EITHER CASE THE SAME SITUATION OCCURS. I NOTE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT FOR 2011,2012, 2013, 2014 FORD FOCUS UPON RESEARCHING THE INTERNET.. ASIDE FROM BEING ANNOYING, I FIND THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE WHEN ACCELERATING AROUND VEHICLES AND DURING ACCELERATION WHEN OTHER VEHICLES ARE BEHIND ME. THE VEHICLE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION)APPEARS TO SHIFT FINE IN HIGHER GEARS FOR THE TIME BEING. HOWEVER, WHAT SEEMED TO BE OCCURRING IN TRANSITION FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR NOW SEEMS TO BE CREEPING IN BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. THIS IS NOT A CASE OF THE TRANSMISSION SIMPLY DELAYING THE SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND-IT IS A HIGHLY SPASMODIC EXPERIENCE. I USUALLY START ACCELERATING AND THEN HAVE TO COMPLETELY TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS WHEN THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKES/SHUDDERS. THIS IS HAPPENING CONSTANTLY. IT IS NOT INFREQUENT, BUT CONSTANT. IT USUALLY HELPS TO ACCELERATE VERY GRADUALLY. HOWEVER, THIS SELF IMPOSED REMEDY IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP REMEDY THIS AWFUL PREDICAMENT FOR THOSE OF US UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE CHOSEN TO PURCHASE A CAR FROM FORD. I CONSIDER THE SITUATION VERY UNSAFE. I UNDERSTAND THAT FORD IS REPLACING CLUTCHES BUT THE FIX IS NOT ALWAYS SOLVING THE PROBLEM.

THIS IS THE 2ND INCIDENT INVOLVING CONTINENTAL CONTACT TIRES. WE OWN A FORD FOCUS 2014 WITH THE CONTINENTAL CONTACT TIRES. IN APPROXIMATELY, FEBRUARY 2015 THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A BLISTER. TODAY, 6/11/15, A BLISTER WAS NOTICED ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE. FORD DECLINED TO PAY FOR THE TIRE.

IN LATE JANUARY 2015 A BLISTER WAS NOTICED ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE ABOVE WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT, A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 6/11/2015 ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. A COMPLAINT FOR THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS FILED WITH NHTSA ON 6/11/2015, COMPLAINT NUMBER 10724836.

2 WEEKS AGO THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT AT THAT TIME. TODAY 5-31-15 WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH A SMALL CURVE ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN AND CAUSED MY DAUGHTER TO STRIKE A BRICK MAIL BOX. LUCKILY, SHE IS OKAY. THE CAR HAS SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND WILL HAVE TO HAVE BODY WORK. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I STARTED TO LOOK TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS AND SAW THAT THE FORD FOCUS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER IT IS INCLUDED IN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT BECAUSE OF FORD'S FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND HANDLE THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE AND AM WILLING TO PROVIDE THEM TO YOU IF NECESSARY.

CAR WOULD SHUDDER AND SHAKE WHEN SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH AND THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED AND IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH MORE SHUDDER AND SHAKE. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHUDDER WAS WITHIN TOLERANCES, EVEN THOUGH IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE CAR MADE A LOUD METALLIC NOISE AND HESITATED SEVERELY, THEN SLAMMED INTO THE NEXT GEAR ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF US, WE HAD JUST PURCHASED IT THE DAY BEFORE, GOT THE RUN AROUND FOR 6 WEEKS NOW, DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S WITHIN FORD "SPECS". HAS DONE THIS EVERY DAY, GETS WORSE AND WORS , I HAVE BEEN BEAT UP FROM THE SHAKING, NERVES SHOT FROM THE UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR OF THE CAR, EVERY DAY IS A NEAR MISS OF BAD ACCIDENT, THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE, WHY IS IT FORD NOT RESPONSIBLE? I GUESS WE ARE WAITING ON A LOST LIFE AREN'T WE, SO SAD, WHO'S CHILD? WIFE? FATHER? MOTHER? INNOCENT BYSTANDER? THIS CAR WILL CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT, JUST A MATTER OF TIME, DEFINITELY A LEMON, BUT 3 YEARS NOW! IT ISSSTILL BEING DECEPTIVELY SOLD AT EVERY DEALERSHIP, I WAS A VICTIM, MANY OTHERS, AND MORE TO COME

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2014 FOCUS SKIPS/HESITATES/GRINDS!!! WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE AT LOW SPEEDS MY TRANSMISSION WILL SKIP AND CAUSE THE CAR TO BUCK AND WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE TO GET TO A HIGHER SPEED THE ENGINE WILL REV OUT BUT THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A HIGHWAY. MY OVERALL SATISFACTION WITH THIS CAR IS IF HAD TO GO BUY ANOTHER COMMUTER CAR... I WOULD NOT BUY THIS CAR NOR WOULD I RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE! I HAVE EMAILED THE CEO OF FORD AND CALLED AND HAVE YET (AND DONT EXPECT) A RESPONSE. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? WHAT CAN BE DONE TO GET A RECALL?

WHEN I AM ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR SHAKES AT HIGHER RPMS IN FIRST GEAR AND WHEN IT IS TRYING TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR FROM FIRST. THE CAR HAPHAZARDLY ACCELERATES OR SOMETIMES WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS IS NORMAL, BUT I DISAGREE.

SEVERAL TIMES THE SUN ROOF INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT CLOSE. ONCE IT'S OPEN, IT WILL EITHER NOT STAY OPEN OR WILL NOT CLOSE AT ALL. IT REPEATEDLY OPENS AND CLOSES OVER AND OVER AND STOPS WHEN THE SUN ROOF IS OPEN. SOMETIMES AFTER 10 OR TWENTY TIMES IT STOPS AT OPEN POSITION OR IT WILL CLOSE. THERE IS NO WAY TO CLOSE IT UNLESS TRYING OVER AND OVER UNTIL IT FINALLY CLOSES. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT CLOSE AT ALL NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES OF TRYING AND MUST WAIT UNTIL SOME OTHER TIME TO GET IT TO CLOSE. SPEED OF DRIVING OR WEATHER CONDITIONS SEEM IRRELEVANT TO THE CONDITION. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN RE-STARTED.

EVER SINCE AROUND 10,000 MILES, MY 2014 FORD FOCUS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING DELAYED ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION, GRINDING NOISES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION, SHAKING, ROUGH STARTS, AND SHUTTERING. IT'S CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD RAPIDLY AFTER NOT INITIALLY ACCELERATING, WITH A FEW CLOSE CALLS IN TRAFFIC. FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I'VE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED, ONLY TO HAVE THEM TELL ME THE PART ISN'T AVAILABLE. IT'S BEEN 4 MONTHS, STILL WAITING. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. UPDATED 7/13/15*CN

AFTER DRIVING INTO HOUSTON LAST YEAR, CAME TO A STOP LIGHT ON THE TOLLWAY. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINED REVVED HIGH FOLLOWED BY A METAL "CLAPPING/CLANKING" NOISE WHEN VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, BUT CAR STILL ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I ENDED UP RUNNING INTO A CURB TO KEEP FROM HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. THE NEXT DAY, GOING UP A PARKING GARAGE AT 2-5MPH, TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED ERRATIC MOVEMENT AND HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN REVERSE (GEARSHIFT WAS IN THE "DRIVE" SLOT). A GIRL WAS PASSING BEHIND ME AND WAS STRUCK AS I WAS REACTING TO THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN DIRECTION TRYING TO BRAKE. SHE PUT HER HANDS OUT TO PUSH HERSELF AWAY AND HER RING SCRATCHED MY BACK BUMPER AND HER HAND DENTED IN MY BACK LICENSE PLATE. HER HAND WAS TURNING RED AND BRUISED, BUT SHE REFUSED TO LEAVE HER INFO WITH ME (SHE LOOKED TO BE ABOUT 15). SERVICE DEALERS IN HOUSTON COULD NOT "REPLICATE" PROBLEM AND SAID THIS IS "NORMAL." AFTER THIS INCIDENT, MY HIGHWAY MPG'S HAVE DROPPED FROM 35-42MPG TO NO MORE THAN 27MPG. CITY WENT FROM 26-30 TO NO MORE THAN 24MPG. DROVE TO AUSTIN IN APRIL, STRONG HESITATION AND "STUTTERING" FROM A COMPLETE OR NEAR STOP. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT FEELS JUMPY. VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN BETWEEN 5-20MPH, AND 45-55MPH. I DRIVE ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS WHERE SPEED IS 20MPH AND I WILL HAVE TO PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO KEEP IT FROM ACCELERATING. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AT AROUND 100 MILES - THEY GAVE ME A PRINTOUT

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM BEING STOPPED AT A LIGHT TO COMPLETE A LEFT TURN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATOR AND BEGAN TO SHUTTER EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING THE GAS THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE FROM TRAFFIC AND NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS I NEED MY VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN .I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS ALL SHUTTERING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS TRYING TO SHIFT GEAR. IF IT HAD BEEN DISCLOSED THE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE I WOULD NOT OF PURCHASED IT. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER 1 YEAR (SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW) AND I HAVE BROUGHT TO FORD 4 TIMES AND EACH TIME I AM TOLD IT IS OPERATING WITHIN NORMAL PERAMATORS . THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CLUTCH ONLY AFTER I HAD THE CAR FOR ONLY 3 MONTHS. I ALSO REACHED OUT TO FORD CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER THEY CAN DO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 266. UPDATED 7/10/15*CN THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER MODULE. HOWEVER. 100 MILES LATER, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. UPDATED 05/05/16.*JB

THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS DUE TO JERKY SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION AT TAKE OFF, STARTING AROUND 5,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP EVEN SAID ON INVOICE, "OPERATORS SHOULD READ OWNERS MANUAL FOR CHARACTERISTICS OF OPERATION." THE CAR IS NOW AROUND 11,000 AND THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO PRESENT ITSELF. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE SEVERAL "SOFTWARE UPDATES," WITH NONE EVER WORKING. THEY ARE INCAPABLE OF HANDLING TRANSMISSION WORK AT THEIR SHOP, SO WE HAD IT TOWED 120 MILES TO MIAMI, WHERE THE "HARDWARE WAS UPGRADED." THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP AGAIN.

I HAVE TAKEN THE FOCUS BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING, SOMETIMES VERY VIOLENTLY, NO DOUBT A SAFETY HAZARD. IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD PARTS ARE ON ORDER, BUT NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM IN MONTHS. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED.....

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH IN FIFTH GEAR AND SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE BLEW. I STARTED BLOWING OIL AND SMOKE OUT THE REAR, "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" CAME ON, AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I LOST ALL POWER AND POWER STEERING, SO I MADE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER. I PULLED THE HOOD LATCH AND STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE I WITNESSED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE BAY. I BACKED UP AND WATCHED THE FRONT OF THE CAR FULLY ENGULF INTO FLAMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 62 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN WHEN YOU SPEED UP IT JERKS 5 TO 8 TIME FAILING TO SPEED UP. THE ONLY WAY IT CAN SPEED UP IS IF YOU PRESS THE PEDAL MORE AND TRY TO GO FASTER. ALSO TODAY 5/6/2015 WE WERE AT THE INTERSTATE AND WE WERE IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR DIDN'T WANTED TO PICK UP, ONLY IF YOU PRESS THE PEDAL MORE THEN IS MAKING THE CAR GO FASTER THEN I WANT TO GO. IS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO NO WHERE. THEN ON MY WAY BACK ON THE INTERSTATE I PRESS THE PEDAL AND AT 30 MPH GOING UP THE SLOPE I SLOWED DOWN IT DID A HARD JERK. OTHER THING I NOTICED IS THAT WHEN I USE THE ELECTRONIC MANUAL SHIFT IS DELAYED MAKING THE CAR GO ON A HIGH RPM. CAR PURCHASE DATE 5/1/2015 2014 FORD FOCUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, FUEL LINE PRESSURE SENSOR, AND THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,500. UPDATED 7/14/15*CN UPDATED 10/12/2017*CN

DEATH/SAFETY RISK!! ONCE AGAIN DRIVING MY FOCUS ON RAINY WEATHER, AND IT SPUTTERED AND STALLED. HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID SERIOUS REAR END COLLISION. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MIN. FINALLY STARTED AND ROUGHLY IDLED ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. VERY FRUSTRATING. ESPECIALLY AFTER SPENDING APPX $1300.00 TO GET THIS REPAIRED AND SUPPOSEDLY 100% FIXED. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE- NEVER BUYING A FORD AGAIN. GLAD MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER WASN'T DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. NHTSA PLEASE MAKE FORD RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE AND FIX IT!! CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS - AS A QUALITY ENGINEER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, I KNOW THIS IS WRONG!! A POTENTIAL WALK CONDITION IS THE WORST CONDITION FROM A SAFETY STANCE. *TR

VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON HIGHWAY AND HAD TO PULL OFF TO SHOULDER. TACH RACED AND THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. EMERGENCY PULL OFF TO SHOULDER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AFTER 45 MIN CAR ROUGHLY STARTED, AND I COULD PULL VEHICLE TO A SAFER LOCATION. VERY DANGEROUS! LIMPED THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER 6-7 DAYS AND $1300.00 THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED I HAD A FAILED PUMP ASSEMBLY, SENSOR, AND COIL ASSEMBLY. FUEL INJECTOR #4 WAS REPLACED!! * WEATHER DURING ISSUE WAS RAINY! ** JUST HAPPENED AGAIN - 5/5/2015!! SEE REPORT #2 - SO UNHAPPY WITH FORD FOR MAKING THIS A POTENTIAL WALK CONDITION. PEOPLE CAN DIE FROM THIS! *TR

CAR UNEXPECTEDLY HESITATES, DUE TO TRANSMISSION DESIGN, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS CAUSES VEHICLES BEHIND YOU TO RAPIDLY CATCH UP, MAKING A REAR IMPACT/ACCIDENT MORE LIKELY. ALSO, THIS SAME TRANSMISSION HESITATION CAUSES THE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE OUT OF HARMS WAY WHEN NECESSARY. *TR