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

REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING 45MPH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 35 DEGREES .THIS HAPPENED 2 MILES FROM HOME RESIDENCE.SO WITHIN 4 MINUTES OF DRIVING

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CRANK HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

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THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STANDING STOP.

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THE VEHICLE SHIFTS BETWEEN GEARS BAD, SOMETIMES LATE AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. ALSO THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PAST THIRD GEAR. THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME ISSUE, THE CAR CONTINUES TO OPERATE THIS WAY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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12,771 MILES, STARTER REPLACED. 14,207 MILES, FUEL PUMP REPLACED. 18,249 MILES FUEL PUMP REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAM FOR FAILURE. 19,999 MILES REPLACE CLUTCH AND STARTER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. ABOUT 24,000 MILES, CAR NO START, BATTERY REPLACED "BAD BATTERY". 29,975 MILES CAR NO START, JUMPED TO START. 31,500 MILES NO START, BATTERY REPLACED "BAD BATTERY". APPROX 32,750 MILES, REPLACE CLUTCH AND WHATEVER ELSE THEY MAY FIND. THIS CAR STUTTERS IN FIRST GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED IT WAS FINE AND THEN A MONTH LATER IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND STUTTER ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, WHETHER IN TRAFFIC OR IN THE DRIVEWAY. FORD TOLD US THAT IT WAS A "SMART TRANSMISSION" AND THAT IT HAD TO GET USED TO TWO PEOPLE DRIVING THE CAR ALTHOUGH I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER. NEW "CLUTCH PAC" ONLY TEMPORARILY SOLVES THE PROBLEM AND THEN IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN AFTER A MONTH OR SO. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A NO STARTING ISSUE. WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD ABOUT IT, BUT THEY CANT SEEM TO HELP AND WONT REPLACE TCM BECAUSE THEY SAY THE DEALERS CAN'T SHOW THE PART IS MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

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I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED 2014 FORD FOCUS IN AUGUST 2015 WITH 48K MILES. DROVE IT LIKE TWO WEEKS WITHOUT ANY ISSUE, AFTERWARDS THIS TERRIBLE JERKING, GRINDING AND SHUDDER NOISE STARTED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN OR TRY TO SLOW DOWN AND ACCELERATE NEAR SPEED BUMPERS OR WHEN ACCELERATING WHILE GETTING A TURN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND SAID IT NEEDS TO DRIVE 1000 MILES OR SO TO AUTOMATICALLY REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION'S COMPUTER BY UNDERSTANDING MY DRIVING PATTERNS. I FELT SOME IMPROVEMENT COMPARED TO HOW IT USED TO JERK WHILE CHANGING GEARS IN LOW GEARS. BUT STILL SHUDDER (OR GRINDING) NOISE CAN BE HEAR ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR DRIVING LOW SPEEDS AT SPEED BUMPS OR WHILE GETTING A 90 DEG TURN. MOST RECENTLY I FELT A MASSIVE JERKING AND GRINDING NOISE AGAIN DURING A COLD DAY WHEN TEMP BELOW 50F FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE FALL THIS YEAR. THIS TIME IT IS PRETTY BAD AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING SPECIALLY WHEN IT IS SNOWING...!! FORD NEED TO FIX THESE CARS ASAP ..!! *TR

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MY CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD MANY TIMES REGARDING THE CAR JUMPING SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD " OH, ITS THE WAY IT WAS MADE." MY CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED ON ME BEFORE WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN IT. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER RIGHT THEN AND THEY REPROGRAM IT AND TOLD ME IT WAS FINE. I TOOK MY CAR BACK FOR THE BATTERY GOING TO COMPLETELY DEAD WITH A BRAND NEW CAR. TODAY AS I'M PICKING UP MY KIDS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY KIDS HOME AND CALLED MY DAD AND WAS ADVISED TO GET A DIAGNOSIS TEST RAN ON MY CAR. TO MY SURPRISE MY CAR IS GETTING A ERROR CODE P090C? THIS IS AN ELECTRIC PROBLEM THAT IT SEEMS THAT MILLION OF DRIVERS HAVE GOTTEN THAT INVOLVES THE CLUTCH ACTUATOR LOW CIRCUIT. WHY DID I NOT RECEIVE A RECALL FOR THIS? I NEED SOME ANSWERS NOW BECAUSE THIS CAR HAS STOP BEFORE WITH MY CHILDREN WITH ME AND I WILL NOT DIE BECAUSE OF FORD. I NEED THIS ISSUE FIXED. *TR

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I BOUGHT A 2014 FORD FOCUS SE JULY 2015 SINCE ITS BEEN IN AND OUT OF SHOP MY STEERING WHEEL IS GETTING TIGHT WHILE DRIVING WERE I CAN NOT CONTROL PLUS HESITATION ROLLING BACK WORDS SHUTTERING JERKING IT IV HAD THE STEERING RACK REPLACED TIERODS NOTHING WORKED THEN I GOT A RECALL LETTER ON THE TCM IT NEEDED 2 BE UPDATED DID THAT STILL DIDN'T HELP TOOK IT BACK THE TCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SO FORD TOLD ME IT WILL BE A COUPLE WEEKS BUT I CAN DRIVE IT AND THE TCM OR TRANS HAS NOTHING 2 DO WITH THE STEERING FINALLY GOT THE TCM REPLACED FEW WEEKS LATER BUT DIDN'T HELP AND SEEMED WORSE I CALLED FORD CORPORATE THEY WOULD NOT HELP AT ALL I KEPT CALLING BUT SAME RESULTS THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT WITH OUT ME PAYING A LOT OF MONEY AND THEY WOULD NOT BUY IT BACK CUZ IT HAD 70000 MILES I BOUGHT IT WITH 35000 RECENTLY I TOOK IT 2 A LOCAL SHOP BY WORK THEY DROVE IT TOLD ME MY TRANS IS MESSED UP IT IS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT AND THAT WILL CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL THE MESS UP AS WELL I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT RISK MY LIFE AND MY CHILDREN LIVES BUT FORD STILL WILL NOT HELP ME AT ALL THIS CAR HAS HAD 7 RECALLS ON IT I CAN NOT CONTROL THE CAR I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR SINCE IT GETS STUCK AND I FEEL LIKE I GET WHIP LASH AND I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO END UP GETTING IN TO A ACCIDENT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TOLD ME THEY PUT THE WRONG TRANS IN IT THAT THEY BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANS I'M AFRAID I'M A BE ON THE FREEWAY AND ITS JUST GOING TO QUIT WORKING OR I'M A LOOSE CONTROL OR I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET UP TO SPEED FORD SHOULD BE HELPING US OUT SINCE THERE IS PAGES OF PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE THERE IS INVESTIGATIONS IN TO IT LAW SUITS AND MY LAST THING I CAN DO IS TALK TO A LAWYER AND THE NEWS AND FILE THIS COMPLAINT I BEEN FIGHTING WITH FORD CALLING GOING TO DEALERS FOR 6 MONTH NOW AND NO 1 WILL HELP NOT EVEN MY DEALER WHATS IT GOING TO TAKE SOME 1 2 DIE. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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OUR FORD FOCUS HAS BEEN CHUGGING AND SLIPPING ON START FROM A STOP. FORD HAS REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND NOW 5 MONTHS LATER THE CLUTCH NEEDS T BE REPLACED AGAIN. FORD ISN'T HONORING THE EXTENDED POWER TRAIN . THIS IS A NONE DEFECT AND A REAL SAFETY ISSUE

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE AT A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE RPMS INCREASED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AND RECALIBRATED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED FOUR TIMES FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

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I PURCHASED A NEW 2014 FORD FOCUS IN FEBRUARY 2015 WITH 15 MILES ON IT. DROVE THE CAR FOR 5 MONTHS WITH NO ISSUES, THEN IN JUNE I NOTICED A TERRIBLE SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN. IT ALSO MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHILE TRYING TO GET IN GEAR AND TAKE OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE ORIGINATING DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES SO FAR. I''VE HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED 4 TIMES, AND STILL NO FIX. I WILL NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO DRIVE THE CAR, NOR WILL I LET ANYONE RIDE WITH ME IN IT DUE TO THE POOR PERFORMANCE. THE CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO OPERATE AND VERY EMBARRASSING TO MYSELF ON THE ROAD. IT HAS CHANGED THE WAY I DRIVE OTHER CARS AS WELL. I ANTICIPATE A SHUDDER, LURCH, JERK, GRIND FROM OTHER CARS WHILE I'M DRIVING DO TO WHAT I EXPERIENCE ON A DAILY BASIS IN THIS CAR. THE TIME, STRESS AND FRUSTRATION THIS CAR HAS CAUSED ME AND MY FAMILY IS EXHAUSTING AND SO DISAPPOINTING. THIS IS THE FIRST FORD THAT I'VE PURCHASED AND WILL DEFINITELY BE MY LAST. WORD OF MOUTH GOES A LONG WAY TOO. *TR

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TAKATA RECALL

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. ...UPDATED 12/28/16 *BF UPDATED 01/03/17.*JB

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VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STATIONARY POSITION AND WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEED ( 10 MPH)

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES PER WEEK SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

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THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN STARTING UP, EXHIBITS A CLUNKING NOISE. LOSS OF POWER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V514000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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PROBLEMS HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND ONCE IN 3RD SHIFTING PROBLEM GOES AWAY. SAME AS TECHNICAL BULLETIN 14M01 BUT NOT ALL 2014S ARE COVERED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4-5 TIMES PER DAY. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,290. UPDATED 01/10/17*LJ UPDATED 6/25/18*JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO FASTEN THE DOOR WITH A TWINE TO KEEP IT CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). HOWEVER, THE PART 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 39,261.

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