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

WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR ACCELERATING FROM A VERY SLOW SPEED TO A SPEED ABOVE 40MPH, MY CAR WILL EITHER A.) STALL WHILE ACCELERATING OR B.) WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD IN DECEMBER 2018 ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD TO KEEP THE FUEL TANK ABOVE HALF FULL. THIS ISSUE PERSISTS EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS, AND I'VE TAKEN IT INTO A FORD SERVICE CENTER TWICE AND TWO ROUNDS OF FIXES HAVE NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE DATE ON THIS REPORT IS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OF THIS AFTER THE "FIXES" WERE IMPLEMENTED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND DID NOT IMMEDIATELY CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRANDON FORD (813-246-3673, LOCATED AT 9090 E ADAMO DR, TAMPA, FL 33619) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED. IN ADDITION, WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT HESITATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH AND JERKED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOX FORD OF CADILLAC (1450 N MITCHELL ST, CADILLAC, MI 49601, (231) 775-3448) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO SERRA TRAVERSE CITY (1747 S GARFIELD AVE, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49686) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

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THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 14. TRANSMISSION REPAIRED 4 TIMES, EVEN TAKEN OFF THE ROAD BC IT FAILED FORD'S SAFETY TEST TWICE. CURRENTLY STILL HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THE DPS6. IT SHUTTERS WHEN DRIVING, JERKS AND HESITATES WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP. ALMOST STALLS OUT WHEN TAKING OFF AT TIMES AS WELL. FORD APPARENTLY ISSUES A DIRECTIVE TO REPAIR THE ISSUES RECENTLY FOR A TWO WEEK PERIOD BUT DID NOT MAKE IT PUBLIC. WHEN I CONTACTED MY DEALER ABOUT IT THEY BLEW ME OFF AND SAID THAT I HAD NO COVERAGE FOR MY TRANSMISSION ANYMORE. I HAVE A CAR THAT WAS PURCHASED FOR 23K WITH ONLY 100 MILES ON IT, BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT AND IS NOW ONLY WORTH 4K OR LESS. WE WERE EVEN TOLD BY FORD THAT WELL BC OF THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES THESE CARS AREN'T REALLY WORTH ANYTHING. SO NOW I AM STUCK WITH A VALUELESS CAR, READY TO BREAK DOWN OR CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT YET AGAIN AND NO REMEDY FROM FORD. IT IS A VERY UNSAFE CAR. YOU CANNOT DRIVE IT IN THE SNOW BC THE TRANSMISSION ACTS UP TO BAD. WHEN GOING UP SLIGHT HILLS OR STOPPING ON HILLS AND TAKING OFF IT JERKS SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP A FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO STOP IT IN CASE IT LUNGES INTO TRAFFIC. HOW CAN FORD KNOWINGLY GET AWAY WITH THIS? SELLING CARS FOR 20K PLUS AND KNOWING THAT THERE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT OBVIOUSLY ISN'T REPAIRABLE? 4 TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE. A 5 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES OR THIS MANY REPAIRS ON THE SAME ISSUE.

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TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN DRIVING, JERKING/JOLTING OCCUR WHEN I ACCELERATE ( JUST REACTS SLOW IN RESPONDING AS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE), DIFFICULT TO PUT IT INTO REVERSE AT TIMES IT IS JOLTY. THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE 2014 FORD FOCUS

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MY FORD FOCUS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING STRANGELY. IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY. IT CONTINUALLY FEELS UNDERPOWERED AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL OR STOP MOVING FORWARD. AT TIMES, IT SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE MOVING UP HILLS. PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE CAR IS MOVING. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH ASSEMBLY.

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TRANSMISSION (THE DSP6) COMPUTER (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, OR TCM) IS PRONE TO FAILURE RESULTING IN A CAR THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN RELIABLY ON ROADS WITHOUT POTENTIALLY FALLING INTO AN UNINTENTIONAL NEUTRAL. ON APRIL 6TH, UPON STARTING THE CAR UP I WAS UNABLE TO REVERSE, AND MANAGED TO LIMP TO THE DEALER IN LOW GEAR ONLY. AS AT LEAST ONE GEAR WAS KNOWN TO BE NON-FUNCTIONAL, I COULD NOT ENDANGER MYSELF OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD BY ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS FURTHER FOR CONCERN OF IT FAILING COMPLETELY OR FALLING INTO NEUTRAL IN TRAFFIC.

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TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN AND OUT WITH A CLUNKING WHEN STARTING OFF AT A RED LIGHT

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EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IT HAS LOST POWER DURING ACCELERATION, SLIPS OUT OF GEAR REGULARLY, WHEN STOPED ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK APPROX 3FT BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WILL CATCH ALMOST HITTING VEHICLES BEHIND ME. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD THIS TERRIBLE SHUDDER COMING OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. I WILL NOT LET MY CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE AND IT WOULD NOT BE ETHICALLY RIGHT TO SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE.

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TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP. WENT TO START THE CAR AND TRANSMISSION ISSUE ALERT CAME ON THE DASH. I DROVE ABOUT A MILE THEN COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PULL OVER. I COULD REVERSE BUT NO ACCELERATION IN DRIVE. GOT IT TOWED AND THE MECHANIC AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY BUT I'M STILL HAVING ISSUE WITH CLUTCH SLIPPING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. CAUSES JERKING OF THE CAR SOMETIMES AND LOUD GRINDING NOISES.

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TAKATA RECALL.... ON TAKE OFF CAR VIOLENTLY JERKS AT 2000 RPMS AND CONTINUES TO JERK INTEL 4000-5000 RPMS THEN SHIFTS GEARS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE, HAS BEEN DOING THIS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 01/01/2016 AND IS GETTING WORSE EVERYDAY

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TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING JERKING AND STUTTERING WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2014. MY VEHICLE WILL STUTTER AND JERK UPON PRESSING THE GAS FROM A STANDSTILL IN TRAFFIC, ON A HIGHWAY AND IT IS EVEN WORSE GOING UPHILL. IT IS SLOW TO PICK UP SPEED NO MATTER HOW MUCH PRESSURE I PUT ON THE GAS PEDAL. NOW THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH SOMETHING REVVING UNDER THE HOOD AND ALSO WITH THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE VEHICLES JERKING AND STUTTERING WHEN MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION TO A FORWARD MORTION IN TRAFFIC. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS OF ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW. THE STUTTERING AND JERKING HAPPENS DAILY.

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I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE, LOOKED DOWN AT THE SPOT ON THE DASH WHERE IT SAYS WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN AND IT WAS FLASHING. FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO MOVE INTO A PARKING LOT. I HAS IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING AND IT STARTED SLIPPING GEARS.

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AUTO CLUTCH - JERKS AND LURCHES BETWEEN 0-40 MPH. OCCURS ACCELERATING FROM STOP OR ACCELERATING IN GENERAL. HAS LOCKED MY SEATBELT BECAUSE IT JERKED SO VIOLENTLY. HAS THROWN THE CAR BACK WHEN GOING UPHILL FROM STOP. HAD THERE BEEN A CAR BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. SAFETY ISSUE. FEELS LIKE TIRES ARE SPINNING AND CAR DOESN'T MOVE. THEN IT JERKS 3-4 TIMES THEN LAUNCHES AHEAD. HAPPENS ON TURNS OR STRAIGHTAWAY. CITY STREETS AND LESS THAN 40 MPH. BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW WITH CASH. LESS THAN 1000 MILES WHEN THIS ISSUE STARTED. BEEN IN THE SHOP 2-3 TIMES PER YEAR SINCE THEN. 5 YEARS OF INCONVENIENCE ADJUSTING SCHEDULE TAKING TIME OFF WORK. ONGOING PROBLEM FROM 2014 TO PRESENT.

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OUR FORD FOCUS HAS NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION CLUTCH BURNOUTS (7) AND TRANSMISSION COMPUTER FAILURES (3). WE HAVE BEEN ON THE M14 WHEN IT FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHILE MERGING. WE HAVE BEEN AT THE A STOP LIGHT AND IT TRY TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN WE WERE STOPPED. EVERY 6-9 MONTHS WE NEED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT OUR LOCAL DEALER. THE CAR SHUTTERS UPON ACCELERATION, IF IT ACCELERATES AT ALL. IT LURCHES AND SHUTTERS, CONSISTENTLY EVERY 6-9 MONTHS. WE REACHED OUT TO FORD, DIRECTLY, IN JULY OF 2017, AND RECEIVED NO SUPPORT, NO HELP AND NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT MAYBE, JUST MAYBE WE HAD A BAD CAR. WE'VE BEEN TOLD, CONSISTENTLY, EVERY TIME THEY REPLACE THE BURNT OUT TRANSMISSION CLUTCH AND REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION MODULE THAT "THIS IS THE FIX. THEY HAVE THE "BUGS" WORKED OUT THIS TIME". I HAVE COPIES OF MOST OF THE REPAIRS AND THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH FORD GLOBAL CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM JULY OF 2017

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WHEN TEST DRIVING THIS 2014 FORD FOCUS I FELT THE CAR SHUDDER ON TAKE OFF AND WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC HESITATION. I ASKED THE SALESMAN ABOUT THIS AND JUST SHRUGGED IT OFF AS NO BIG DEAL. AFTER PURCHASING THE AUTO I HAD TO RETURN TO THE DEALER IN PARSONS, KS. AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WAY I WAS ACCELERATING. NO WAY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. AFTER 3 DIFFERENT RETURNS AND WORK DONE IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. I AM 82YRS OLD AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. FORD MOTOR KNEW THEY PUT OUT A FAULTY VEHICLE BUT SOLD IT ANYWAY. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100000 MILES BUT EACH TIME YOU RETURN FOR SERVICE THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. FORD SUPPOSEDLY PUT OUT A NOTICE TO REPAIR THESE CARS WHEN THEY CAME IN ON 7-12-2019 TO 7-19-2019 BUT WHEN I CALLED I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS AND COULD ONLY DO ANYTHING IF TOLD BY FORD. I CONTACTED PITTSBURG FORD ON 7-19-2019 AND ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER BUT UNABLE TO LOCATE HIM SO I LEFT MY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER AND HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM HIM. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING, PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ON OCCASION THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS/

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'TAMARA RECALL' I HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT'S BEEN FIXED 3 TIMES AND IT'S GIVING ME A PROBLEM AND A FEW MONTHS AGO I HAD A LITTLE FENDER BENDER I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BLAME IT ON ME, BUT MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE BUT I SAID I MUST OF LET UP ON IT OR SOMETHING. BUT NOW I AM READING THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

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UNDER ANY ACCELERATION THE CAR JERKS BACK AND FORTH, THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO DRIVE REALLY ROUGH AND WE ONLY HAVE 60,000 MILES!

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THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. A RECALL WAS ADDRESSED AT A DEALERSHIP FOR THE PROBLEM 3 YEARS AGO. NOW THE CAR HAS 89,000 MILES AND THE REVERSE QUIT WORKING AND DRIVE HAS A STALLING PROBLEM AS WELL. I TOOK IT TO A PARTS STORE TO HAVE SOMEONE LOOK UP A COMPUTER TO IT. IT READ CLUTCH "B" ACTUATOR CONTROL CIRCUIT LOW. I WAS WITHIN THE CITY WHEN THE LATEST EVENT HAPPENED AND NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN IT WAS DRIVING POORLY.

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CAR WAS WORKING FINE MOST OF THE DAY. GOT IN MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. I TRIED IT THREE TIMES, NO LUCK. I SHUT EVERYTHING OFF, PULLED THE KEYS, OPENED THE DOOR. I THEN TRIED AGAIN FO TURN ON CAR, CAME RIGHT ON. NOW HOWEVER, THE CAR IS HAVING OVER ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING PROBLEMS WHICH IT DIDNT HAVE TWO HOURS AGO. GOING UP/DOWN ANY TYPE OF HILL IS WHERE ITS THE WORST AT ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES IT OVER ACCELERATING AND I DONT EVEN HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS AT THAT MOMENT. AND IT HAS A HARD BUCKING PROBLEM BETWEEN THE TWO RANDOM ACCELERATING/DECELERATING PROBLEMS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE RUMBLED AND SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CAMELBACK FORD (1330 E CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85014, (602) 635-7551) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO OPERATE IN THAT MANNER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND TCM, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14. *TR*JB

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CAR SHAKES WHEN GOING FROM A STOPPED POSITION THEN PRESSING ON GAS. FEELS LIKE IT JERKS. ALSO MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN FAULTY SINCE 2 YEARS AFTER I GOT MY CAR IN 2014

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WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON A CITY STREET WITH BRAKES EVENLY APPPLIED, MY FORD FOCUS DOWN SHIFTED AND STUTTERED, LURCHING ME AROUND 7 FEET IN TO THE INTERSECTION.

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I BOUGHT MY 2014 FOCUS NEW.ALMOST IMMEDIATELY IT BEGAN HESITATING AND SHUDDERING WHEN YOU BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. AND LOSS OF POWER WHICH IS DANGEROUS.FIRST TWO TIMES I TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER AND MADE EXCUSES THAT IT IS NORMAL AND THE CAR IS LEARNING HOW I DRIVE.THIRD TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION MODULE.DIDN'T HELP.FOURTH TIME REPLACED THE DUAL CLUTCH.STILL HESITATES.NOW MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY SAY IF IT IS THE CLUTCH THEY WON'T COVER IT.IT WILL COST ME $150 TO DIAGNOSE IT TO SEE IF IT IS THE TRANSMISSION MODULE.IF IT IS THAT'S ALL THAT IS COVERED.SO I AM LEFT WITH A CAR THAT DRIVES HORRIBLE.BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE.

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MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS STARTED VERY EARLY ON, MY CAR WOULD SHUDDER WITH I ACCELERATED FROM A DEAD STOP. I WOULD TAKE MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY WOULD ADJUST THE MODULE AND THAT WOULD WORK FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN. AFTER SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS THEY WOULD TELL ME THAT MY CAR WOULD NEED A NEW CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, CLUTCH AND THROW OUT BEARING. MY CAR HAS GONE THROUGH 3 CLUTCHES AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT NEEDS A FOURTH. MY DAUGHTER ATTENDS THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST VIRGINIA AND WE DO NOT TAKE THIS CAR ANYMORE DUE TO THE SHUDDERING ON INCLINES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

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