What 2,644 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ford Focus RS

VEHICLE SHUTTERS ALMOST STALLS IN FIRST GEAR BETWEEN 1000 AND 3000 RPMS AFTER 3000 RPMS CAR RUNS SMOOTH SHIFTS EASY ALMOST AS IF CAR HAS NOT ENOUGH FUEL OR TOO MUCH AIR , BUT ONLY WHEN CAR FIRST STARTS MOVING. CAR JERKS AS IF YOU WERE LEARNING TO DRIVE STICK SHIFT FOR THE FIRST TIME. COMMON FOCUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

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NOISE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING; SHUTTERING; STRUGGLING TO ACCELERATE; TRANSMISSION STALLED OUT ON A HILL; REMOTE LOCK BUTTON FOUND NON FUNCTIONAL AT TIMES; BLUETOOTH NON FUNCTIONAL.

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CAR SPUTTERS AND LAGS WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL FROM A STOPPED POSITION. FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS NOT GOING TO GO. DELAYS AND SPUTTERS. IT DOES THIS DAILY; OFTEN.

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I'M STILL HAVING DAILY SHUDDERING AND STALLING ISSUES, I HAVE TO BRING IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN.

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TRANSMISSION JUMPS AND SLIPS RANDOMLY. NEXT DAY, IT'S FINE. IT'S GENERALLY BETWEEN 1-3 GEARS.

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TRANSMISSION WAS JERKING LIKE A MANUAL WHEN SHIFTING OUR 2014 FORD FOCUS WITH 47,706 MILES. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SUCH AN ISSUE. I AM ATTACHING MY INVOICE FOR REPAIRS.

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PURCHASED CAR IN APRIL 2019. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER A FEW TIMES NEEDS A WHOLE NEW CLUTCH

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VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE FORD DPS6 TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION SHIFT ROUGH, STUTTERS AND HESITATES. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ROBINSON BROTHERS FORD IN BATON ROUGE, LA. SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE CLUTCHES AND SEALS IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

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THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED ON ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER AND JERK AND IT WOULD LOSE POWER.

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2014 FORD FOCUS JERKS ON TAKE OFF WHEN ACCELERATING. DANGEROUS IN WET CONDITIONS. NUMEROUS TIMES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER AND FINALLY HAVE HAD A CLUTCH REPLACED AND ISSUED PERSISTED. DEALER SAID THIS CONDITION IS NORMAL AND STILL HAPPENS EVERYDAY.

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MESSAGE OCCURRED ON 8/8/2019 'TRANSMISSION OVER HEATING PULL OVER AND ALLOW COOLING'. I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON CLEMENTS FERRY ROAD, CHARLESTON SO PULLED OFF THE ROAD AT TRUVALUE HARDWARE. I HAD BEEN GOING INTO PALMETTO FORD TO SATISFY RECALLS OUTSTANDING. THERE WAS CONCERN WHEN I TOOK MY CAR INTO PALMETTO FORD WHEN PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER RECALLS. AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR FOR RECALL, I RETURNED FOR THE NEXT RECALL AND MENTIONED THAT THE CAR HAD BEGUN JERKING WHEN PULLING ONTO ROADS AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND ONLY BEGAN AFTER THE FIRST RECALL REPAIRS. THERE WERE A FEW TIMES WHEN THE CAR JUST SAT THERE NOT MOVING UNTIL THE JERK WOULD HAPPEN. MR. MOUNT AT PALMETTO FORD SAID THAT WAS HOW THE TRANSMISSION WORKED TO CHANGE GEARS. I WAS STILL CONCERNED AND TOOK THE CAR TO O'REILLY FOR DIAGNOSTIC READING. ATTACHMENT 1 IS A COPY OF THE MESSAGE ON O'REILLY'S DIAGNOSTIC SCREEN. THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THAT MESSAGE BEFORE.

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2014 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND THE ENGINE REVVED HIGHLY AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. *LD *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. EVERY TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONG LEWIS FORD (2551 JOHN HAWKINS PKWY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35244) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH CLUTCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

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WAS INFORMED BY FORD IN 2017 THAT THERE WERE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH MY MAKE/MODEL. TOOK IT IN TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID YES, THE CLUTCH OF MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED FIXED, WHICH THEY DID. NOW, 2 YEARS LATER, IT'S BROKEN AGAIN. THERE ARE COUNTLESS INSTANCES OF CLUTCH ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY MAKE/MODEL, HOWEVER, FORD SAYS THAT THE EXTENSION OF 10 YR/100,000 MILE IS ONLY FOR THE COMPUTERIZED PORTION OF THE TRANSMISSION. EVEN THOUGH CLEARLY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH SINCE IT'S THE SAME ISSUE FROM BEFORE. THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME ISSUE AND I'M ONLY AT 66,000 MILES.

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MY CAR'S CLUTCH SLIPS. THIS IS A 2014 FORD FOCUS WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT HAS GIVEN FORD SO MANY PROBLEMS. IT STUTTERS AND JUTTERS AND MAKES ME WORRIED THAT IT WILL GIVE OUT IN AN INTERSECTION. TO FURTHER COMPLICATE THINGS, IT HAD A SALVAGE TITLE WHEN I PURCHASED IT, UNRELATED TO THE CLUTCH. SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE FORD HAS REPLACED THE CLUTCH, TRANSMISSION AND TCM. I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE, THEN, 14000 MILES LATER, THE CLUTCH STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT BACK TO FORD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE CLUTCH BECAUSE IT WAS A "SALVAGE TITLE" AS IF THE RESTORED STATUS OF THE TITLE MAKES THE VEHICLE UNWORTHY OF REPLACING A SAFETY ISSUE. I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS SALVAGE THE LAST TIME THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING, THEY STILL REFUSED TO FIX IT. TO ME, THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE. THE LAST TIME IT GOT THIS BAD, THE CAR LURCHED AND BUCKED AND THREW AN ENGINE CODE, ALMOST STALLING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. FORD SWEARS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, IT REALLY WORRIES ME. THIS STUTTERING AND JUTTERING OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING IN FIRST GEAR SHIFTING INTO SECOND. IT DOES IT MORE WHEN HOT, BUT OCCURS ALL THE TIME. THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH THAT WAS REPLACED HAD A 12K MILE WARRANTY, OF COURSE WHEN IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN, I WAS OVER THAT AMOUNT.

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CAR HAS HAD HESITATION AND ROUGH IDLING... CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO DEALER TO HAVE ISSUES WITH RECALL 18S32 FIXED. FOR SOME REASON.. NO PARTS (INCLUDING CPV VALVE OR EEV CANISTER) WERE REPLACED. AFTER A DAY OF GETTING THE CAR BACK, THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. DIFFERENT DEALER IS STATING THE STARTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR ALMOST 800.00. CUSTOMER SERVICE AT FORD HAS BEEN OF NO HELP AND FOR SOME REASON I AM ALWAYS DISCONNECTED WHEN TALKING TO SOMEONE.

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ON AUGUST 02 2019 TOOK MY FOCUS TO A MECHANIC SHOP FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS BRAKE PROBLEMS AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THE MECHANIC MENTION A RECALL FOR FOCUS TRANNI THAT'S HOW I START READING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES ON FORD FOCUS PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT MY CAR GOT 85000 MILES, THE CLUCTHES WERE REPLACE IN 2016,I CALL THE NEIREST FORD DEALER THE SAY THEY NEED TO INSPECT THE CAR BUT THERE IS GARANTY?

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT DID NOT MOVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GEORGE WAIKEM FORD (330-478-1801, LOCATED AT 4321 LINCOLNWAY E, MASSILLON, OH 44646) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,500.

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AT 11/25/15, 15,490 MILES FORD DEALERSHIP CHECKED VEHICLE FOR OUR COMPLAINT OF INCREASING HESITATION ISSUES AT ACCELERATION. FOUND NO CODES. SECOND REPORT AT 8/10/16, 22,896 MILES. WE TOLD DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION OR CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING. NO CODES. 3RD REPORT AT 8/29/16, 23,057 MILES-- DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND SEAL KIT. AT ABOUT JULY 2019, 50,000 MILES SAME PROBLEMS RESURFACED. 8/6/19 FORD DEALER CONFIRMED CAR AGAIN NEEDS A NEW CLUTCH, BUT NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. CAR IS STUTTERING AT TAKE OFF FROM BUSY INTERSECTIONS, ACCELERATION RAMPS, ETC ALMOST CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE A CLUTCH EVERY 25000 MILES. AFFORDABILITY IS ISSUE AND SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF AFFORDABILITY.

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SHUDDERING, JERKING, FAILING TO ENGAGE FROM A STANDSTILL. THIS HAS CONTINUED FROM TIME THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY TO SEVERAL YEARS LATER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE, AND NOW I HAVE GOTTEN A ENGINE SERVICE WARNING AND THE CAR HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING TO HIGHER GEARS.

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I HAVE HAD TWO PARTICULAR INCIDENTS OF WORRY, NOT INCLUDING DAILY ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. ONE WAS THE WINTER OF 2018 AND ONE WAS THE FALL OF 2018. WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH MY FORD IS THINGS SUCH AS, GETTING STUCK ON HILLS WHEN IT SNOWS BECAUSE MY CAR CANNOT GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR TO MOVE. WHEN DRIVING, EVEN ON FLAT AREAS, IT WILL CHUG AND JOLT AS YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE AND GET OUT OF FIRST GEAR GOING INTO SECOND. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHEN IT GETS LOUD AS IF IT IS STRUGGLING TO MOVE OR PARTS ARE GIVING OUT. I HAVE HAD A CHIP IN MY CAR REPLACED DUE TO IT LOSING ABILITY TO DRIVE PROPERLY AND INABILITY TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. THIS CAUSED IT TO NEED TO BE FLAT BEDDED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. I SPECIFICALLY WORRY ABOUT DRIVING DURING THE WINTER IN THE SNOW AND ICE BECAUSE THE JOLTING ISSUE IS SO BAD I AM AFRAID I WILL GET STUCK ON ANOTHER HILL OR IN ACCIDENT. THIS DOES CAUSE FEAR WHEN I AM DRIVING AS TO WHAT MAY HAPPEN WHEN THE WEATHER GETS BAD OUTSIDE AND NOT KNOWING HOW MY CAR WILL RESPOND AND DRIVE.

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THE CAR RAN OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH THE GAUGE INDICATED THE CAR HAD ABOUT 60 MILES TO GO BEFORE EMPTY. NOW, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE GOING OUT. WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS ABOUT TO STALL OUT.

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2014 FORD FOCUS SE SEDAN. FORD PROCRASTINATED FIXING THE TRANSMISSION MODULE. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM REPEATEDLY BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION. FINALLY I THREATENED TO CONTACT NHTSA AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REPLACED THE MODULE AT 13,000 MILES AND AGAIN AFTER 26,000 MILES. THEY DELAYED AGAIN AND NOW AT 62,000 THEY SAY I NEED A NEW CLUTCH. MY DAD WAS A MECHANIC AND I TAKE CARE OF OUR VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THAT THE DELAY IN REPAIRING THE MODULE LEAD TO WEAR ON THE CLUTCH. IT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES AND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE 2015 MODEL IS COVERED FOR THIS PROBLEM.

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TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS AND HESITATES WHEN STARTING OFF. AT 4000 MILES DEALERS SAID THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS, AT 12000MILES THEY REPLACED THE TCM. AT 20000 MILES THEY REPLACED THE TRANS SEALS BECAUSE OIL WAS LEAKING ON TO THE CLUTCH, AT 40000 THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH PLATES, AT 80000 THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH PLATES AGAIN, AT 100000 THE SHUDDERING IS BACK BUT THEY WANT $1900 TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH PLATES, WHAT A MESS!

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TRANSMISSION STUTTERS AND STALLS WHEN I ACCELERATE. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT IT CONTINUES TO STUTTER AND STALL. IT HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHER PASSENGERS.

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