What 2,584 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ford Focus Bev

THIS CAR IS STALLING STALLING CONSTANTLY . IT JUST GETS WORSE AS TIME GOES BY . ONCE IT GETS GOING AT A GOOD SPEED ITS FINE . YET WHEN U TAKE OFF OR PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC IT STALLS AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY 2 MECHANICS AND THEY SAY ITS A PROBLEM WITH THOSE MODEL CARS AND THERE ARE RECALLS ON SOME .. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ITS RECALLED ON THIS CAR BECAUSE I AM VERY AFRAID OF GETTING KILLED BECAUSE OF THE STALLING .. PLEASE HELP BEFORE THIS HAPPENS

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MY 2014 FORD FOCUS SE HATCHBACK HAS A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION THAT ADDS FOR A SPORTY FEEL AND BETTER GAS MILEAGE, THE DCT IS DRY CLUTCH AND THE GASKETS ARE TERIBBLE CUASING OIL TO GET INTO PARTS WHERE THEY SHOULDNT IN THE DCT CUASING THE TRANSMISSION TO STUTTER,LAG,AND BE UNDRIVEABLE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFTEY ISSUES THAT FORD KNEW. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A BACK ROAD.

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THE CAR STARTED EXCESSIVELY JERKING WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. THE CAR SELECTED THE WRONG GEAR AND COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE CAR HAD NEW CLUTCHES THAT ARE 7 MONTHS OLD. THE CAR DROVE HOME BUT WOULD NOT CRANK OR START AT ALL THE NEXT DAY. THERE WAS A RED ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASH. THE TCM AND THE CLUTCH PACK HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THE CAR IS NOT FIXED. IT STILL RIVE THE SAME WAY.

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THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON AUGUST 11, 2019 FROM OURISMAN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF BOWIE. A FEW DAYS AFTER, I STARTED NOTICING ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, AND FUEL GAUGE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT FIXING THE FUEL TANK RECALL AND TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE VEHICLE WILL FIX THE ISSUES. I TOOK OFF A DAY FROM WORK AND TOOK TO OURISMAN FORD & LINCOLN IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF WAITING, I WAS TOLD THAT I WILL HAVE TO DROP IT OFF ANOTHER DAY BECAUSE SOME PART(S) WILL BE ORDERED. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER, I DROPPED IT OFF AND IT STAYED FOR OVER 3 DAYS. I WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. PERHAPS, JUST ABOUT 1000 MILES OF DRIVING IN ABOUT 6 WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE ALMOST SUDDEN STOP ON THE HIGHWAY ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2019. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ALMOST STOPPED WITH THE ALERT 'TRANSMISSION FAULT SERVICE NOW'. I MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURNED OF THE ENGINE AND TURNED IT ON AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND THE ALERT CAME UP AGAIN. I DROVE AT NO MORE 20MPH WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON TO MY HOME. I SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WITH DARCARS FORD IN LANHAM MD TO DROP IT OFF ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2019. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE I HAVE OWNED THIS FOR LESS THAN 90 DAYS BUT I HAVE GONE THROUGH A WHOLE LOT. NOW IT'S BECOMING CLEAR THAT THE DEALERSHIP KNEW, CONCEALED AND SOLD A SEVERELY USELESS VEHICLE THAT ALMOST TOOK MY LIFE. I AM FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THE ABSENCE OF A VEHICLE WILL OBSTRUCT MY WORK, MY SON'S SCHOOL AND ALL OUR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS FOR THE WEEK. I SINCERELY NEED HELP... *TR

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MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED ENGAGING AS I WAS TURNING INTO MY PARKING SPACE AT HOME AFTER A 150-MILE TRIP.I WAS IN MOTION. THE ENGINE RACED. I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, THINKING IT MIGHT BE A SOFTWARE GLITCH. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE SPACE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL.

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WHEN DRIVING MY 2014 FORD FOCUS, WHEN STOP AT A LIGHT AND BEGAN TO START GOING THE CAR STALLS OR OR IT STARTS TO SHAKE LIKE IF I WAS DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WHY HASN'T THE RECALL THEY SAID THEY DID FIXED THE PROBLEM!!! THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK" APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

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CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON YESTERDAY OUT OF NOWHERE. CAR STARTED JERKING BAD AS I TOOK OFF. SLOWLY BUT GETTING WORSE TIL I HAD TO STOP. THEN DIDN'T WANNA CRANK BACK UP. STRANGE. SO WE HEAR A LOUD TICKING NOISE .. THIS IS WITH KEYS OUT OF THE CAR IGNITION.... I PUT KEYS IN , STILL NOTHING. EVENTUALLY IT CRANK BUT NO REVERSE. GOD HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!

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THERE HAD BEEN OVER 30 OCCURRENCES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY SHIFT INTO THE RIGHT GEAR. I HAVE HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED 5 TIMES BUT IT HAS NOT FIXED THE SHIFTING. I'VE RAN INTO ISSUES AT STOP SIGNS AND STOP LIGHTS OF ALMOST GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE MY CAR WON'T PROPERLY GO INTO THE GEAR OR SHIFT CORRECTLY. MORE RECENTLY, 3 MONTHS AGO; MY CAR TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT RUN BACK ON. WHEN TAKING IT INTO FORD THEY STATED THEY HAD NO REASON WHY THIS OCCURRED AND HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR ME.

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SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN 2014 I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. CLUTCH REPLACEMENTS. SENSORS. EVERYTIME GIVEN A DIFFERENT EXCUSE FOR THE SAME SHUTTER AND ISSUES WITH THE CAR STALLING. THIS LAST TIME THE CAR COMPLETELY HAULTED FROM GOING 45MPH ON A 4 LANE ROAD, TRASMISSION LIGHT FLEW ON, RPMS WOULD REV UP, BUT CAR WOULD BARELY CREEP. I WAS ALMOST SLAMMED INTO FROM BEHIND BEFORE I COULD SAFETY MOVE TO THE SLOW LANE AND TRAVEL TO A SAFE STOPPING POINT. YES THE CAR WAS STILL ABKE TO NAVIGATE, BUT THAT DID NOT MATTER WHEN VEHICLES WERE COMING UP ON ME DRIVING 45+MPH TO MY VEHICLE THAT STALLED OUT. I CALLED FORD. IT TOOK DAYS TO GET THE CAR BACK AND IT HAS BEEN RUNNING WORSE THAN EVER! TRANSMISSION IS CONSTANTLY SLIPPING. A NEW CONSTANT SHUTTER HAS NOW DEVELOPED. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES BEGIN TO MOVE FROM A STOP LIGHT, BUT DECIDE TO SUDDENLY DROP TO A CRAWL AND THE RPMS GO HIGH THEN AS IT CORRECTS THE RPMS NO LONGER ADJUST AND THE CAR NO LONGER FEELS IT IS AUTO SHIFTING CORRECTLY. ISSUES OCCUR DURING DRIVING, ON HIGHWAYS, AT STOP LIGHTS/SIGNS. WHEN GOING A STEADY SPEED WHEATHER IS IT 25 OR 65 THE CAR CONSTANTLY SHUTTERS ALL THE TIME NOW. THE TRANSMISSION OR CLUTCH SLIP ANYTIME ANY GIVEN DAY. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. WORSE MORE DANGEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NO HELP FROM FORD.

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PURCHASED USED IN JUNE 2018. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO REVERSE AT ALL. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. WAS TOLD IT WAS A CLUTCH ISSUE AND WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THAT FORD FAILED TO FIX.

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SHUDDERS AND SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN TRYING TO UPSHIFT,HAS DONE THIS SINCE NEW AND BEEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP3 TIMES FOR REPAIR,PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AFTER 61,000 MILES.FORD WAS AWARE OF THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND SOLD CARS ANYWAY.VERY UNHAPPY WITH FMC.

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WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP THE CAR SHUDDERS AND SHAKES. THERE IS ZERO POWER BEHIND IT WHEN PULLING OUT NO MATTER A FLAT ROAD OR HILL. WHEN GOING UP HILL THE CAR STRUGGLES GREATLY. WHEN YOU ADD PASSENGERS TO THE EQUATION IT GETS INCREDIBLY WORSE. WHEN THERE ARE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THE CAR SHAKES BAD AND HAS NO POWER. IT TAKES A LONG PERIOD TO GET TO EVEN 20 MPH WHICH MEANS GETTING ONTO A HIGHWAY IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I AM TERRIFIED TO HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR.

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MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION HAS NOT WORKED CORRECTLY SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2014. THE SALESMAN TOLD ME THAT THE JERKING WHILE ACCELERATING WAS THE COMPUTER GETTING USED TO MY DRIVING STYLE AND WOULD STOP AFTER A FEW WEEKS. THAT NEVER HAPPENED. IT JERKS, STUTTERS, STALLS, SURGES WITHOUT WARNING. IT'S DANGEROUS. I'VE HAD NEAR MISSES AND HE. I PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND IT STALLS OUT. DRIVING AT LOW RPM IS THE WORST. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO. BETTER YET FORD SHOULD NEVER BEEN ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO SELL CARS WITH THE DPS6 TRANSMISSION AFTER THEY KNEW IT WAS DEFECTIVE. I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING

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HELLO I HAVE A 2014 FORD FOCUS AUTOMATIC GEAR WITH ONLY 80K MILES ON IT, I START FEELING A PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO 2ND GEAR ONE MONTH AGO AND NOW I JUST HAD A A ALERT SAYING. " TRANSMISSION FAULT SERVICE NOW " I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE IT TO MUCH PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR I HOPE THERE CAN BE A RECALL TO FIX IT BECAUSE THIS IS JUST A SCAM FROM FORD THERE TAKING OUR MONEY AND GIVING US CARS THAT ARE NOT RELIABLE AT LEAST LOWER THE PRICE OF THE CARS IF YOUR SELLING THEM WITH PROBLEMS THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO MAKE CARS WITH ISSUE THAT WILL COST US MORE MONEY TO FIX IT THAN IT'S ORIGINAL PRICE WHAT TYPE OF SCAM IS THIS WHERE THE CUSTOMERS RIGHT REGARDING GETTING SCAMMED LIKE THIS

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WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AFTER REVERSING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, IT WOULD SHIFT INTO DRIVE BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GO

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WHILE COASTING THE VEHICLE CAN'T DECIDE TO DOWNSHIFT OR GO INTO NEUTRAL. CAR HESITATES FROM A DEAD STOP WHEN THERE IS PASSENGERS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE EVER SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRIVING, THE STALLING BECAME MORE PREVALENT. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT AND OFFERED HIM A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE UPGRADE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO STATE COLLEGE FORD LINCOLN INC (3140 W COLLEGE AVE, STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801, 814-238-5041) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER A RECONSTRUCTED TITLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE CLUTCH TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO HAD TO PAY AN $85 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED THE CONTACT WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND A PROBLEM WITH SHUDDERING WHILE DIVING WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITH THE RPM'S REDLINED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A HESITATION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ON ONE OTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: 19N08 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. JOHN SANG FORD LINCOLN, 195 UPPER RIVER RD, GALLIPOLIS, OH 45631, (800) 272-5179, WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE TO HAVE THE FIELD SERVICE CAMPAIGN PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

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THE CAR HAS BEEN STALLING, JERKING, JUMPING AND SKIPPING EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERS MORE THAN 4 OR 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2014! THEY TOLD ME THOSE CARS WILL DO THAT. WRONG! I HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK OF HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE TAKING IT FOR THE SAME THING. THE CAR CONTINUES TO SHUDDERS AT SLOW SPEEDS, AND JERKS INTO GEAR. WHEN BACKING UP ON INCLINE STREET/DRIVEWAY, ROLLS BACK. WHEN ACCELERATING IN A HIGHWAY IS DANGEROUS AS THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND AND MAKING IT A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN SHIFTING LANES, ENTERING ON INTERSECTIONS OR HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AFTER TAKING IF TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES.

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HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MAJOR JERKING AND STUTTERING WHEN CAR CHANGE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. REALLY HAVE TO PRESS ON GAS FOR IT TO ACCELERATE. VERY DANGEROUS FOR WHEN TRYING TO MERGE LANES ON FREEWAY. IT HAS SHUT OFF TWICE ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND WOULD NOT RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST TURNED ON AT 89,000 MILES. EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH DRIVING IT DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS. THERE WERE OCCASIONS WHERE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CARS WERE CLOSE TO CRASHING INTO ME.

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MY 2014 FOCUS IS PART OF THE GROUP OF CARS THAT HAS A TERRIBLE CLUTCH SLIPPAGE PROBLEM. IT'S SO BAD THAT FORD HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH ON EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. ONLY ONE PROBLEM, BECAUSE MY CAR HAS A RESTORED SALVAGE TITLE, THAT PROGRAM DOESN'T INCLUDE ME. FORD HAS REPLACED THIS CLUTCH ONCE A WHILE BACK, THE CAR HAD A RESTORED TITLE THEN AS WELL. SO THIS CLUTCH THAT IS BAD IS THE REPLACED CLUTCH THAT SHOULD HAVE A WARRANTY REGARDLESS OF THE TITLE STATUS OF THE CAR. IF THIS HAD BEEN LISTED AS A RECALL, IT WOULD HAVE COVERED ME, BUT BECAUSE IT'S CALLED A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" THEY WON'T COVER ME. FORD CLAIMS THEY CAME TO THAT CONSENSUS WITH THE HELP OF THE NHSTA, IF THIS IS SO, PLEASE EXTEND THE CLUTCH COVERAGE TO PEOPLE LIKE ME! WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM CLUTCH AS CARS WITH A CLEAN TITLE, AND THE CLUTCH DIDN'T GO BACK BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT! IT'S A TERRIBLE PRODUCT THAT FORD DISCONTINUED FOR GOOD REASON. PLEASE RECONSIDER AND MAKE THIS A RECALL.......

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NOT SURE WHY BUT CAR STUDURDS GOING IN TO 1ST GEAR AND 2ND. FUEL FOR THIS VEHICLE IS CONSUMED VERY FAST.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V523000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INFORMED VIVA FORD (5550 N DESERT BLVD, EL PASO, TX 79912, 915-834-2800) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VIVA FORD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR SEVERAL UNKNOWN RECALLS AND DEFECTS. REGARDING THE LATEST FAILURE, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

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CAR HAS BEEN IN DEALER AT FRED GRANDE FORD FOR OVER A MONTH FOR RECALLS ON TRANSMISSION AND FUEL TANK NO RESOLUTION RECALL 18 V DASH 735 AND TRANSMISSION SHUTTER DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR A VEHICLE AND IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME A FEE FOR A RECALL

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