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

POWER STEERING FAILURE. NEEDS TOTAL REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 46,000 MILES. I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING IT, WHEN IT WENT OUT. I AM GUESSING THE TEMP THAT DAY HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. TEMP WAS 85 THAT DAY.

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TRANSMISSION: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION IN SOME CASES WILL SHIFT VERY RAPIDLY GIVING THE VEHICLE NO ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE FEELS SLUGGISH AND VIBRATES. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING OVER SPEED HUMPS OR THROUGH AN INTERSECTION IN ALMOST EVERY INSTANCE THE VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATE AFTER GOING OVER THE SPEED HUMP OR THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. FUEL PUMP: WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO. THE CAR DID NOT STALL COMPLETELY HOWEVER WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WOULD JUST NOW INCREASE IN RPM'S. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A MECHANICS SHOP AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. I DRIVE THE CAR FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND THIS TIME THE CAR AGAIN STARTED TO SPUTTER. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE FUEL PUMP.

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MY 2014 FORD FOCUS WAS SOLD WITH A DEFECTIVE EVAPORATION EMISSION CONTROL (EVAP) SYSTEM. BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT, RAW FUEL CAN BE SUCKED THROUGH THE EVAP CANISTER THROUGH THE PURGE VALVE DIRECTLY INTO THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OR HESITATE WHILE DRIVING, WHICH CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS. MY CAR IS A 2014 AND HAS APPROX. 27K MILES ON IT. I NOW WILL HAVE TO PAY $1960 IN REPAIRS TO REPLACE THE EVAP PURGE VALVE, THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL PUMP, AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT, WHICH HAVE ALL BEEN DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE VALVE FAILURE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND THE NHTSA GOVERNMENT WEBSITE, INCLUDING COMPLAINTS THAT PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HARMED, AS THEY LOST CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY OR MAJOR ROAD. THERE WAS A LAWSUIT IN 2017 (JON RIVERA, ET. AL., V. FORD MOTOR COMPANY) BUT FORD WON AND THE DEFECT WAS NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANUFACTURING A FAULTY PART AND PUTTING CONSUMERS IN DANGER THAT THEY MAY NOT REALIZE. FORD SHOULD ABSORB THE COSTS THAT ARE RESULTING FROM THE FAILURE OF DEFECTIVE PARTS IN RELATIVELY NEW CARS.

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SOME 2011-2016 FIESTA AND 2012-2016 FOCUS VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DPS6 TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT CONCERNS OF LOSS OF TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT WHILE DRIVING, INTERMITTENT NO SYART OR LOSS OF POWER. THESE SYMPTOMS ARE USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY AN ILLUMINATED CHECK ENGINE LAMP. ADDITIONALLY, SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE MESSAGES IN THE MESSAGE CENTER INDICATING HILL START ASSIST IS NOT AVAILABLE, THAT PARKING AID MALFUNCTION/ SERVICE IS REQUIRED OR THE TRANSMISSION PRNDL/S GEAR SELECTOR ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MAY FLASH. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES DTCS U0100, U0101, U1013 AND/OR P0606 WILL BE PRESENT OR STORED IN THE POWRTTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). I TURNED ON CAR FROM WALMART PARKING LOT. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON SAYING TRANSMISSION FAULT SERVICE NOW AND CHECK ENGINE LAMP CAME ON. AS I DROVE BACK HOME THE CAR PULLS BACK AS I STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. TOOK IT TO CARMAX AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT A PLACE TO CHECK TRANSMISSION. BAUMANN COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR CENTER SAID THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPROGRAMMED. TSB 16-0129.

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MY CAR IS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE IN REVERSE. IT IS NOT ABLE TO GO OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR. IT DOES A JERKING WHILE CHANGING GEARS. IT ALSO DO THIS WHILE IN PARK WITH KEY IN AND WITH KEY OUT. IT IS CURRENTLY AT FORD FOR REPAIRS AND THEY ARE STATING IT DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL. I CALLED YESTERDAY AND EMAILED TO EXPLAINED THE ISSUE AND THEY STATED IT WAS ON THE LIST. NOW THEY ARE STATING IT IS OVER $2000 TO FIX.

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WHENEVER I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, MY CAR HESITATES & "JUMPS" A FEW TIMES BEFORE PICKING UP SPEED. IT HAPPENS VERY RANDOMLY FROM WHAT I CAN TELL. SOMETIMES DOING IT OFTEN AND OTHER TIMES IT ACCELERATES NORMALLY.

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MY CAR WOULD START JERKING AND REVING UP AND THEN I WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO GAS IT. IT JUST BEGAN TO ROLL IN THE DIRECTION IT WAS ALREADY GOING IN.

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THE VEHICLE DOES A STUDDERING AND STALLING. IN 2015, FORD SAID THEY FIXED IT AND THAT SOME OF THE STUDDERING IS BECAUSE IT'S A 4 CYL VEHICLE. IN MAY 2018 I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK STATING THE SAME ISSUE BUT WORST. THEY SAID IT'S THE TCM AND IT WOULD COST ME $1850. I COMPLAINED TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. FORD SAID THEY FIXED IT. THE NEXT DAY I HAD TO BRING THE CAR BACK BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD SAID "TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING PLEASE STOP" THEN IT STALL ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AND ASKED WHAT DID THEY FIXED. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS THEN CALLED ME TO TELL ME IT'S THE CLUTCH AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND IT COSTS $2400. THE CLUTCH IS PART OF THE TRANSMISSION SO WHY ISN'T IT? THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 94000 MILES ON IT THAT IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. WHO BUYS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE FOR IT TO CONK OUT ON THEM AT 94000? THEY WILL NOT FIX MY CAR WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR IT. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT FORD HAS AND THEY REFUSE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE MATTER AND RESOLVE IT. I HAD TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD REGARDING THIS. SEVERAL OTHERS ARE NOW BEING COMPENSATED BUT THEY ARE RESIDENTS OF CA WHICH HAS STRICTER LEMON LAWS. THE SUIT IS NOW ON HOLD.

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CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING, CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE BEFORE FOR THIS PROBLEM, ONCE AT 29000 MILES, 2ND TIME AT 38000 AND NOW DOING IT AT 62000.

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I WAS DRIVING AND WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TAKE A SHARP CURVE WHEN THE IDLE SPEED SPED UP THE SUDDENLY DROPPED AND THEN THE ENGINE DIED. I RESTARTED THE CAR BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT DID THE SAME THING AS I WAS DRIVING BEHIND OTHER TRAFFIC WHICH WAS GOING SLOW. I DROVE TO MY MECHANIC HE TEST DROVE THE CAR AND SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS GOING BAD. HE STATED HE HAD HAD SEVERAL OF THESE CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR ONLY HAD 48,000 MILES ON IT. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL JUST STOP IF I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN OR EVEN STOP FOR A RED LIGHT OR OTHER TRAFFIC. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND THE ROADS ARE NARROW WITH FEW PLACES TO PULL OFF. I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON SOME FORD FOCUS CARS AND MINE SHOULD BE INCLUDED.

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FROM A COMPLETE STOP TO MOVING THE VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF SHAKING WHEN GOING INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR ALSO THE BREAK LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK BUT EVERYTHING ELSE WITH THAT LIGHT WORKS.

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I GOT A LOAN ON THE CAR LAST YEAR OF 2017 AND THE CAR HAD ISSUES ACCELERATING. I DO NOT RECALL THE DATE BUT MY HUSBAND AND WAS ON THE HILL AND I AND IT STATED TRANSMISSION DEFAULT. I TOOK THE CAR TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH. FOR ABOUT 2MTHS IT WAS FINE. THEN IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE PROBABLY. THE CAR THEN STARTS TURNING OFF IN TRAFFIC AND I ALMOST WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I THEN REPLACED THE BATTERY. THEN I FINALLY DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO FORD AND THAT'S WHEN THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED MY ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED. I CAN NOT AFFORD THAT AND I AM UNABLE TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH WILL NOT EVEN COVER THE EXISTING ISSUES EVEN IF I DID PURCHASE IT. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE MY CREDIT ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH TO OBTAIN ANOTHER CAR. I PAY A MORE EVERY MONTH AND I NEED SOME HELP.

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GEARS GRIND/JERK WHEN SHIFTING. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

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THE DUAL CLUTCH POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO FAIL ON ME. IT JERKS SUDDENLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, HAS RPM FLARES AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. WHEN BROUGHT TO SAYVILLE FORD, LENNY TOLD ME THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL 2014 FORD FOCUS WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WOULD THEREFORE COST ME 2200 TO REPAIR. HE DID EXPLAIN TO ME THAT THE TCM WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS WAS APPARENTLY NOT THE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE ISSUES.

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I PARKED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT OF STORE. I RETURNED TO CAR, STARTED THE ENGINE, PUT CAR IN REVERSE, GAVE IT A LITTLE GAS WHILE I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. MESSAGE FLASHED 'STEERING WHEEL ASSIST ERROR'. CAR NOW HAS TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR A REPAIR THAT IS NOT COVERED BY FORD. LUCKY THE STEERING DID NOT GO OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED "POWER STEERING LOSS" AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ECHELON FORD, 4 S WHITE HORSE PIKE, STRATFORD, NJ 08084, 1-(856) 627-8400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED 95 TSBS FOR THE STEERING AND ONE STEERING RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. *TT

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THE WIPERS FREEZE WHEN IN THE INTERMITTENT MODE. IN TOOK MY FOCUS INTO PALM BAY FORD. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WIPERS, THEY WERE JUST DIRTY. THEY CLEANED THEM WITH SOAP AND WATER. THE NEXT IN THE RAIN THE WIPERS FROZE UP AGAIN.

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I HAVE A 2014 FORD FOCUS THAT HAS TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. I DID NOT GET A YEAR OF SAFE SERVICE OUT OF IT. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO THE PLACE I BOUGHT IT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING VERY BAD. THIS WAS AT HOPKINSVILLE KY AT PENNYRILE FORD. THEY WANT ME TO TRADE AGAIN. THIS IS BEEN A RECALL PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. THEY MAKE ALL KINDS OF EXCUSES. I HAVE WRECKER BILLS IT HAS CAUSE ME TO MISS WORK. I WILL INCLUDE MY NAME AND NUMBER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE GEARS WERE MANUALLY SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CROUSE FORD (11 ANTRIM BLVD, TANEYTOWN, MD 21787) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A POSSIBLE FLOOD VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,500.

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I HAVE A 2014 FORD FOCUS THAT HAS A DPS6 TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDS TO HAVE THE CLUTCHES REPLACED. I BOUGHT USED IN DEC 2015 AND IN EARLY 2016 I STARTED TO HAVE SHUTTERING PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER I HAD THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS LEARNING HOW YOU DRIVE AND THIS WAS NORMAL. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THAT MY ENGINE STALLED BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO BETWEEN GEARS. I FINALLY GOT MY CAR STARTED AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REFLASHED MY TCM. MY CAR RAN ALRIGHT FOR AWHILE AND THEN I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AGAIN WITH SHIFTING AND SHUDDERING. TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY CLUTCHES WERE OUT OF SPECS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,000 WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. AT NO TIME DID THE DEALER GIVE ME ANY PAPERWORK. EVEN AFTER I ASKED FOR PAPERWORK. NOW I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SHUDDERING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE GO AWAY AFTER THE CAR SITS OVERNIGHT. WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD EVERYTHING WORKS FINE UNTIL THE ENGINE GETS WARM AND THEN I START HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH. I NOTICE THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 16-0109. HOWEVER FORD WILL NOT FIX. THEY TELL ME MY CAR IS NOT ON THIS LIST. WHATEVER THIS MEANS. I AM TRULY FRUSTRATED WITH FORD AND I AM AFRAID THAT I MAY CAUSE A ACCIDENT. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES? FORD KNOWING KNEW ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND CONTINUED TO SELL THESE VEHICLES AND NOT FORCED TO FIX.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 FORD FOCUS. AFTER SHIFTING THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO THE REVERSE POSITION, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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2014 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL VAPOR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUTTER WHEN STOPPED, THE RPM INCREASES THEN DECREASES. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE GAS TANK WAS DEFORMED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN THE GEARS CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RACE SKILLMAN FORD (1250 US 31 SOUTH, GREENWOOD, IN 46143) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND NEEDED TWO UNKNOWN PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CHS-14864865. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,208.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN THE GEARS CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RACE SKILLMAN FORD (1250 US 31 SOUTH, GREENWOOD, IN 46143) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND NEEDED TWO UNKNOWN PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CHS-14864865. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,437.

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TRAMISSION FAULT SERVICE NOW ERROR RECIEVED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY DURING HEAVY RAIN TRAVELLING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 60 MPH. THE CAR JERKED AND DECELERATED RAPIDLY.

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