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

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 60 FWY WHEN MY 2014 FORD FOCUS TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE.

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MY 2014 FORD FOCUS IS EXHIBITING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SUCH THAT IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE THROTTLE IS PRESSED. IT HAS EXCESSIVE 'SHUDDER' FROM THE CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT AND WILL LURCH OR FAIL TO ACCELERATE WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP SIGN, OR WHEN MAKING LOW-SPEED MOVEMENTS. THIS REPRESENTS A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT MAY FAIL TO ACCELERATE WHEN MERGING, ENTERING TRAFFIC OR MAKING EVASIVE MANEUVERS. THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING, HOWEVER, THE MOST SERIOUS INSTANCE OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 29TH 2018, WHERE MY VEHICLE DRAMATICALLY SHUDDERED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ON NOV 3RD BY A FORD DEALER WHO INDICATED THE CLUTCH AND RELATED PARTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, THEY ALSO NOTIFIED US THAT THIS WAS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 24,000 MILES. AT PRESENT, THE VEHICLE HAS A BIT OVER 79,000 MILES. UPON CONTACTING FORD TO DETERMINE WHETHER MY VEHICLE WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CLUTCH SERVICE RECALL '14M01', THEY INDICATED THAT I WOULD NEED TO CONTACT NHTSA IN ORDER TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FLAGGED AS ELIGIBLE.

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THIS CAR SUFFERS FROM THE POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION ISSUE THAT CAUSES DANGEROUS JERKING AND ACCELERATION ISSUES. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD REGARDING THIS AND THEY STATE THIS CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MYSELF WHICH WILL RUN 2K. THIS CAR WAS JUST PURCHASED USED 3 MONTHS AGO AND IS DANGEROUS. HOW THIS CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCNELLY WHALEY MOTORS (750 DOLLY PARTON PKWY, SEVIERVILLE, TN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, CANISTER PURGE VALVE, CARBON CANISTER, AND FUEL TANK WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM) FOR THE FAILURES DESCRIBED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHO REPAIRED WITH THE SAME PARTS. THE VEHICLE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AND BROKE DOWN WITH THE SAME ISSUE AFTER DRIVING 50 FT. UNTIL TODAY, THE TRANSMISSION IS UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE, AND NOW THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT, LUCKILY I JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND BACK TO WORK WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I'VE SEEM NUMEROUS REPORTS ON BOTH OF THESE ISSUES, AND FORD WANTS $2500 TO REPAIR THE STEERING, AND SAYS THEY CANNOT CHECK THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL THEN. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THEY AREN'T SURE IF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE REPAIRED AGAIN, AND IT WOULD DEPEND ON HOW 'BAD' IT IS. THIS IS A COMPLETELY UNSAFE VEHICLE, WHICH I AM STILL PAYING FOR, AND IS UNUSABLE AT THIS TIME, UNLESS I DECIDE TO DRIVE IT IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS. FORD IS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS OR SAFETY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. DICK SMITH FORD (LOCATED AT 9505 E STATE RTE 350, RAYTOWN, MO 64133, (816) 353-1495) WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS WHEN GOING AROUND TURNS. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THREE CLUTCHES REPLACED BY THE DEALER BARBER FORD OF HAZLETON (1112 N CHURCH ST, HAZLETON, PA 18202, (570) 454-2414). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD EXPIRE NEXT YEAR AND WAS CONCERNED SINCE THE CLUTCHES LAST ONLY A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCEPTING THE CLUTCHES. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY ON A WAITING LIST TO HAVE HER CLUTCH REPLACED FROM IT MALFUNCTIONING BACK IN JULY OF 2018. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

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THERE IS A CLUTCH MALFUNCTION ON THE CAR. CAUSING THE CAR TO HESITATE,SHUDDER, OR RATTLE UPON ACCELERATION.

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A LETTER ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT TRUMP EXPRESSING CONCERNS REGARDING THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IN HER 2014 FORD FOCUS. *AS *JS

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CAR STARTED STUTTERING POWER WITH IN 3 MONTHS OF HAVING IT. JERKS AND HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. CAR ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES. SEPT OF 2018 WHILE CROSSING BRIDGE WITHOUT ANY WARNING CAR JUST STOPPED IN MID DRIVE! VERY SCARY! TOWED TO FORD. WAS CHARGED FOR SOME MALFUNCTION??!! CAR IS STILL SHUTTERING AND HAS DIFFICULTY GETTING TO SPEED. FILED COMPLAINT WITH FORD BACK IN 2016 THAT I DIDN'T FEEL CAR WAS SAFE. NO RESPONSE! AFTER THIS LAST INCIDENT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE VERY FAR FOR FEAR IT WILL JUST STOOP RUNNING MID DRIVE. AVOID ALL HIGHWAYS BECAUSE OF THIS

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BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH 2018, BY MAY 2018, CAR HAD TROUBLE WITH STAYING STARTED AFTER I STARTED IT. IT WOULD SHUT OFF BEFORE REACHING THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY. BUT ONCE IT WAS JUMPED IT WOULD START BACK UP AND DRIVE AGAIN FOR A BIT. BY AUGUST, IT WAS HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THEN IT STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. COULDN'T JUMP IT, REPLACED THE BATTERY, IT DIDN'T HELP, TOOK IT UP TO THE DEALER, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE, TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL CAR SHOP, IT WAS THERE FROM AUGUST TIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE, STILL HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED BUT IT IS CURRENTLY DRIVING ALTHOUGH IT IS HAVING ISSUES AS WELL. DASH WILL GO BLACK, WHEN IDLING IT SHUTTERS, NO SCREEN UNTIL IT'S ACTUALLY STARTED. REAR VIEW CAMERA HAD QUIT THEN STARTED TO WORK AGAIN.

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WHILE DRIVING FROM STORE AND HAVING MY 4 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER. MY REAR LEFT DOOR OPEN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I CLOSE IT BUT YET I DIDN'T SINCE THE CAR SEAT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE. I HAVE THE DOOR TIDE WITH CABLE UNTIL IT GETS REPAIR.

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ON 10/25/18. CAR AT DALE IN NEUTRAL. HEAT ON SETTING SPEED 2. SECOND SETTING FLOOR DASH COMBO. THE VENTS ON DASH WERE HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE BURNS TO HANDS IF TOUCHED. GAUGE FOR ENGINE TEMP SHOWED MID RANGE. CHECK OF ANTIFREEZE SHOWED ADIQUITE LEVEL. WHEN CAR WAS IN MOTION THE TEMP WAS COOLER BUT STILL WARMER THAN IT SHOULD BE.

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TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TURNING LEFT. ALMOST GOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC

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I PAYED $372.24 FOR A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WERE ENGINE WAS STALLING,VAPOR MANAGEMENTVALVE WAS REPLACED.NOW THERE IS A RECALL THAT IS NOT COMPLETE.WHY AM I BEING CHATGED FOR THIS RECALL?I WOULD COME TO A STOP SIGN OR A RED LIGHT AND MY CAR WOULD TURN OFF.THIS IS NOT FIRST TIME I TAKE MY CAR TO FORD I ALSO HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR TRANSMISSION RECALL.

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HORN - BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTEDLY, THEN NOT AT ALL. FIRST NOTICED WHEN LOCKING AND SETTING ALARM, THEN WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED OR AT A STAND STILL

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TAKATA RECALL THERE NO SOUND FOR THE RADIO THE DASH BOARD FOR THE RADIO IS BLANK BEFORE IT WENT BLANK IT WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISY

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CONSTANT SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING . THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT. FORD DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION ON 2014 FORD FOCUS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

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ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYNC SYSTEM HAS SHUT DOWN AND NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. WHILE THE SYNC WAS GOING OUT, THE SPEAKERS WOULD CRACKLE AND MAKE LOUD, STARTLING POP SOUNDS. THIS CAUSED JERKY DRIVING AS THEY WOULD POP WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, EVEN IF THE SYNC SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF. RECENTLY, THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND WERE SPORADICALLY INCREASING/DECREASING IN SPEED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CAR WAS ON (NOT THE ENGINE) AND PARKED WHEN THE WIPERS TURNED ON. ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE CAR OFF, RESET BY OPENING THE DOORS, AND TURNING THE CAR BACK ON. THEY PAUSED AND THEN STARTED UP AGAIN ONCE THE CAR WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. THE SPEAKERS POPPING AND THE RADIO MALFUNCTION OCCURS WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PARKED, WHEN THE CAR IS ON, AND WHEN IT IS OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE OVER THE PAST YEAR.

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WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WILL MAKE A SORT OF STUTTERING, OR HAVE A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES I NOTICE THE RPMS INCREASING WITHOUT REASON, ALMOST AS IF IT SKIPS SHIFTING MAYBE OR HAS A DELAYED SHIFT? I HAVE NOT TRIED IN "SPORT" MODE TO SEE IF MANUALLY SHIFTING SOLVES THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY OTHER COMMON THINGS, SUCH AS A CERTAIN FUEL LEVEL, INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE, OR RATE OF INTENDED ACCELERATION, THOUGH I WOULD NOT RULE OUT ANYTHING. I HAVE NOTICED THIS HAPPENING BOTH IN TOWN DRIVING AND HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE DELAY IN ACCELERATION OR STUTTERING. THERE IS ALSO A DISTINCT SHUDDER THAT HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS AN ISSUE WITH FUEL (FLOODING MAYBE? OR A DELAY IN FUEL INJECTION?) OR AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER TRAIN (ANY ISSUE IN THE TRANSMISSION WITH SHIFTING?) OR MAYBE AN ISSUE IN SPEED CONTROL (A MISSED CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR THROTTLE CONTROL CABLES AND THE NEXT STEP IN THE CHAIN?). I JUST KNOW THAT SOMETIMES I NEED TO ACCELERATE TO GET IN A SPOT IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC AND WHEN THE CAR DOESN'T 'GO' WHEN I NEED IT TO AND IT SHUDDERS OR HAS A STUTTER OR DELAY, IT CAUSES THE CAR I WAS GETTING IN FRONT OF TO HAVE TO BRAKE AND IF THEY DON'T, THEN MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT ARE PUT AT RISK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, NOT JUST THE DATE INDICATED.

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DRIVING AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN AFTER A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF CAR. A BUNCH OF CODES FLASHED ACROSS THE DASH . VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. HAD TO TOW IT HOME. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT STAYS ON NOW WHEN I TURN KEY ON.

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LUG NUTS. I HIT A CURB NEAR MY HOUSE CUTTING THE SIDE WALL OF MY TIRE. TIME WENT FLAT. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE THE TIRE THE LUG WRENCH WOULD NOT FIT ONTO THE LUG NUT. I CALLED FORD FOR HELP THE TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE ALUMINUM COVER ON NUT "SWELLS" MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE WRENCH TO FIT. I HAD TO POUND THE WRENCH ON WITH A RUBBER MALLET, AND KNOCK IT OFF AFTER LOOSENING THE NUT. IF I WAS ON A FREEWAY WITH OUT ACCESS TO A MALLET I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED AND IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. FORD TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL MANUFACTURES, LES SCHWAB WHERE I BOUGHT MY TIRES TOLD ME THEY SEE IT EVERY DAY, A COMMON PROBLEM, THE TIRE SHOP AT COSTCO WHERE I WORK TOLD ME THE SAME. I SOUNDS TO ME YOU ARE PUTTING PEOPLES LIVE IN DANGER BY LETTING CAR COMPANY'S GET AWAY WITH THIS. THEY SHOULD AT LEAST BE SUPPLYING DRIVERS WITH RUBBER MALLETS.

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MY 2014 FORD FOCUS HAS THE WORST SHUDDER AND SHAKE WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOP THE THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHAKES AND SHUDDERS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE GOING TO COME OFF. ONCE YOU GET UP TO SPEED IT NORMALIZES BUT AS ACCELERATING IT IS JUST A PAINT SHAKER OF A CAR. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN 7 TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. TWICE BEFORE THE INITIAL WARRANTY WAS UP AND THEN AGAIN LAST YEAR WHEN THEY EXTENDED THE ONE TIME WARRANTY REPAIR. THE CLUTCH ISSUE IS STILL PERSISTING AND THEY MADE ME PAY FOR A THROW OUT BEARING LAST TIME IT WAS REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THAT PART WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CLUTCH PROBLEM THE CAR HAS HAD SINCE PURCHASE. THE 4 OTHER TIMES I BROUGHT THE CAR IN I WAS JUST TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO SHAKE A LITTLE. I DO T BELIEVE THAT AT ALL AND I AM TIRED OF THIS PIECE A CRAP CAR WITH ITS TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND FORD DOING NOTHING MORE TO HELP THE CONSUMERS OUT WITH THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY FULLY KNOW IT IS THEIR PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. WHEN I GO TO MY FORD APP AND LOOK UP THE SERVICE RECORDS IT IS LISTED AS UNKNOWN WITH A 0 DOLLAR AMOUNT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WERE 'FIXED'.

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I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2018 WITH 34,600 MILES. IT WAS SHIFTING ODDLY WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, CALLED THE DEALERSHIP VALUE MOTORS IN NEW ORLEANS, LAWHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. HE SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION TYPE. A FEW WEEKS LATER I PULLED THE CARFAX REPORT AND SAW THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE.. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE JERK SAND STUTTERS ALL THE TIME. THERES NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED.NOW SHUTTERS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD. RPMS GET REALLY HIGH BEFORE THE CAR ACTUALLY TAKES OFF. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP (ROBINSON BROTHERS BATON ROUGE) TODAY 10/01/2018 WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW CLUTCH. MY CAR HAS 46,417 MILES AND I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACURED SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 . ITS 1692.44 BEFORE TAXES. I CALLED FORDS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY COULDNT DO ANYTHING TO HELP. THIS CAR IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, I HAVE TROUBLE BUCKLING THE REAR DRIVERSIDE SEATBELT AT TIMES &I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN AND I FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS UNSAFE FOR THEM AND ME.

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WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP, THE CAR WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY WHEN I STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AT A GAS STATION TO GET FUEL. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING DID NOT FUNCTION AND I HAD A NOTIFICATION ON THE DASH STATING THIS AS WELL. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 39,900 MILES AND I HAVE BEEN QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF ~$3,000.

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