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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING AND A STOP SAFELY WARNING MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. A HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE TO ASSIST WITH MOVING THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MICROCHIP CONNECTED TO THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V514000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT LATER WENT TO LARRY H. MILLER SUPER FORD (1340 500 W, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84115) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

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WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE HOUSING FOR THE PCM BROKE AND THE WHOLE THING FELL HITTING THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE AND DRAGGING ON THE WHILE ABLE TO STOP. THE CAR THEN SHUT OFF AND AND HAD ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ERROR CODES. TOOK THE CAR TO SHOP TO BE FIXED. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CAR STARTS SHIFTING HARD AND SOMETIMES NOT SHIFTING PAST 3RD GEAR THROUGH OUT THE DAY BY THW END OF THE DAY REVERSE QUITS WORKING. THE NEXT DROVE CAR 15 MILES TO TOWN SHUT IT OFF AND HAS NOT STARTED SINCE. WAITING ON DEALERSHIP TO HAVE AVAILABLE TIME SLOT TO REPAIR.

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CONTINUES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES EVEN AFTER BEING ASSESSED BY 2 MECHANICS. SHUTTERS IN FIRST GEAR ON TAKEOFF. LOSES POWER WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING MALFUNCTION WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

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MY CARS STEERING WHEEL DEFAULT WARNING CAME UP AND MY WHOLE CAR FROZE.IT WAS UN DRIVABLE. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING I WAS I'M MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED

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WHILE TURNING IN A ALDIS PARKING LOT THE 'STEERING ASSIST FAULT' WARNING POPPED UP ON MY DASHBOARD AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I STOPPED THE CAR TO TURN IT ON/OFF AGAIN TO SEE IF IT WOULD RESET. IT DID NOT AND I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING.

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TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER

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FORD SOLD ME A LEMON, A 2014 FOCUS IT HAS 97960 MIKE'S ON IT AND IN 5 YEARS I'VE OWNED THE CAR IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE TRANSMISSION 16 TIMES! AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERED THE TRANSMISSION UP TO 96,000 MI BUT NOW IT'S COMPLETELY SCREWED UP AND DOES WON'T FIX IT I WOULD LIKE THEM TO BUYBACK MY POA

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SINCE I PURCHASED MY DAUGHTER A USED CERTIFIED FORD FOCUS FROM THE DEALERSHIP I'VE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SHIFTING PROPERLY. THE WORST CASE IS WHEN AT HIGH SPEED (60 MPH OR MORE) THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN GOES INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR CAUSING A TREMENDOUS JERK THAT ALMOST CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. JUST YESTERDAY (14MAR21) I WAS DRIVING THRU A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON I10 THRU THE TOWN OF BENSON ARIZONA AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH WHEN THE TREMENDOUS JERK HAPPENED AGAIN WITH THE RPM SHOOTING UP TO 6,000 ON MY TACHOMETER FOR 5 TO 7 SECONDS. THE NORMAL RPM AT A STEADY SPEED OF 60 SHOULD BE 2,200 RPM. THE TRACTOR TRAILER RIG DRIVING BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO MY FORD FOCUS, BUT LUCKILY THE DRIVER HAD HIS EYES ON WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AT THE NEXT EXIT, DROVE ONTO A TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO REPEAT THE DOWNSHIFT PROBLEM FIVE TIMES, BUT AT THE REDUCED SPEED OF 40 MPH. THE JERK WAS STILL THERE BUT NOT AS HARSH OR UNCONTROLLING AS AT 60 MPH. THE NORMAL RPM AT 40 WHEN ACCELERATING SHOULD BE 2400 RPM, BUT AT THE TIME OF THE DOWNSHIFT PROBLEM IT SHOT UP TO 4500 RPM. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPAIR FACILITY NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2020 AND STILL IS NOT FIXED. IT IS THERE AS I AM TYPING THIS REPORT. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE FORD FOCUS CARS HAVING ANY KIND OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, OR ANY INFORMATION REGARDING A RECALL OR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT DUE TO THE FORD FOCUS TRANSMISSION. MY HIGHEST CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY DAUGHTER WHO IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND ANYBODY ELSE ON THE ROAD WHO COULD POSSIBLY BE HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF A CAR THAT CAN GO OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO THE DOWNSHIFTING OF THE GEARS WHILE AT HIGH SPEED. I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE THE FORD FOCUS THAT CAN PROVE THAT THIS AUTOMOBILE SHOULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD.

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I HAVE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR I AM UPSIDE DOWN ON IT. NOW ALL THE ELECTRICAL STUFF SEEMS TO BE SHORTING. I WAS DRIVING AND MY FUEL GAUGE KEPT GOING TO ZERO THEN BACK UP TO HALF A TANK. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY HORN DOESN'T WORK WHICH IS IS HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME THOSE ARE JUST THE NEW ISSUES I ALSO HAVE HAD THE TCM REPLACED TWICE AND IT NEVER MADE A DIFFERENCE TO THE CAR.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHILE UPSHIFTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING CANISTER PURGE VALVE TO BE REPLACED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V515000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

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THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP BADLY, EVEN TOTALLY DISENGAGE. I WAS GETTING ON A VERY BUSY ROAD AND ACCELERATED AND SUDDENLY THE CAR DECELERATED; THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED ME, HONKED HIS HORN, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. IT SLIPPED NOT AS BADLY LAST YEAR AND FORD FIXED IT, SAYING IT WAS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BUT NOW THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED AND WILL COST $2200 TO FIX. THERE ARE PAGES AND PAGES ON THE INTERNET TALKING ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. IT IS DANGEROUS!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED TO PROPERLY ENGAGE WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. ADDITIONALLY, A GRINDING SOUND WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN WHEN DRIVING FROM A STANDING START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER RED MCCOMBS FORD LOCATED AT 7111 NORTHWEST LOOP 410, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78238 WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

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MY MAIN CONCERN NOW IS THE DASH BOARD MESSAGE THAT READS ( STEERING LOSS STOP SAFELY ) I HAVE LOST ALL POWER STEERING OF MY CAR AND CANNOT DRIVE IT. I ALMOST HAD A WRECK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR IS NOW PARKED WAITING TO FIND OUT IF THIS A DEFECT AS WAS ON EARLIER MODELS OF THIS SAME MODEL. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING GAS GAUGE IS IRREGULAR READINGS BEFORE AND AFTER DRIVING AS WELL AS VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE CODE P1450

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER, STEER THE WHEELS OFF THE FREEWAY ON TO THE MAIN ROAD AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO GERMAIN FORD OF BEAVERCREEK (2356 HELLER DR, DAYTON, OH 45434, (937)429-1300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER AWAITING THE DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED A POWER TRAIN RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN AND RESEARCH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V523000 (POWER TRAIN) WAS REFERENCED AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. ## VIN FAILED ## 2014 FORD FOCUS ##*DT

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO BAYOU FORD (555 BELLE TERRE BLVD, LA PLACE, LA 70068) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SCRAP YARD TO BE DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STATIONARY AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OVER THE RIGHT AND PARK AT A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY MECHANIC FOR A HORN PROBLEM AND WHILE THERE HE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. I HAD ISSUES WITH THE STEERING LOCKING UP BEFORE BUT THOUGHT IT WAS IS A STUCK GEAR OR SOMETHING TILL HE TOLD ME IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE EPAS. HE HAD MENTIONED IT COULD LOCK UP AND I NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT IT TO HIM BEFORE. IT'S LOCKED UP A FEW TIMES BUT THE MOST RECENT ONE WAS NOT EVEN A FEW MONTHS AGO. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST COLD AND IT HAD TO WARM UP A BIT AS IT WAS RATHER COLD OUT. LOOKING MORE INTO THIS THERE WAS A WHOLE LAWSUIT OUT OF CA FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE OF CARS. THEY THREW IT OUT EVEN THOUGH FORD SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS. THAT WAS BACK IN 2017 AND YET THE CARS STILL HAVE THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. FORD SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THIS BUT THEY WANT ME TO PAY OVER 2,000$ TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I DON'T EVEN LET KIDS IN MY CAR ANY MORE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN. I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION AND I HAVE TO WORRY CONSTANTLY IF IT IS GOING TO LOCK UP AGAIN. I HAVE TRIED TO GET A HOLD OF SOMEONE AT FORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING. ' THERE IS NO RECALL SO THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO. YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO FORD TO BE FIXED. ' I HAVE HAD ISSUES AFTER ISSUES WITH THIS CAR YET THEY KNOW ABOUT ALL IT'S PROBLEMS FROM THE RADIO TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY STILL DO NOTHING TILL PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT OR WORSE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE EPS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.

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THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE SHUTTERS, SLIPS, LOSES POWER OR LOSES ACCELERATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP, OR ACCELERATING IN SPEED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THIS HAPPENS FROM A DEAD STOP, WHEN ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC TO MERGE, CHANGE LANES OR PASS A CAR; PRETTY MUCH ANYTIME THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED THE CAR WILL LURCH AND/OR SHUDDER AND/OR LOSE POWER, RESULTING IN MANY NEAR MISSES AND ALMOST ACCIDENTS IN THE TIME THAT WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED USED MID-2015. BY NOVEMBER 2015 THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCHES WAS DONE. IN MARCH OF 2018, JUST A FEW MONTHS OUT OF THE TWO-YEAR WARRANTY, THE CLUTCHES NEEDED REPLACING AGAIN. IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE FOR US, SO WE OPTED TO HAVE THE SOFTWARE FLASHED INSTEAD. UNDER THE EXTENDED PARTS COVERAGE OFFERED BY FORD, THE CLUTCHES WERE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME IN DECEMBER OF 2019. BY JANUARY 2021 THE CAR NEEDED NEW CLUTCHES FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE DEALERSHIP CONTACTED FORD TO SEE IF THEY COULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, AND FORD REFUSES BECAUSE THE CAR AND THE CLUTCHES ARE SLIGHTLY OUT OF WARRANTY, THE CLUTCHES ONLY OUT BY A MONTH, EVEN THOUGH THIS SIX-YEAR-OLD CAR IS ON ITS THIRD SET OF CLUTCHES.

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I CHANGED THE BATTERY AFTER I LEFT THE CAR SITTING IN MY GARAGE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT AFTER AND IT SHOOK AND JIGGLED, IT STUTTERED AND NEARLY HALTED COMPLETELY. I BARELY MADE IT HOME, ONLY 10 MINUTES AWAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO THE MULTIPLE RECALLS ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE VALLEY PICKED IT UP BECAUSE I WAS TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT IS "FIXED" BUT WITH THE LIST OF ISSUES AND THE AMOUNT THAT NEEDED FIXED HAS MADE ME NERVOUS ABOUT DIVIN G IT.

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MY VEHICLE WAS PART OF RECALL NHTSA 18S32. MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT TUSCALOOSA FORD IN TUSCALOOSA, AL IN 2019. AT THE TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN MY GAS FUEL NEEDLE WOULD DROP TO EMPTY PERIODICALLY. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP, EVERYTHING APPEARED REPAIRED HOWEVER WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE NEEDLE DROPPED TO EMPTY. I HAD NOT GOTTEN OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF THE DEALERSHIP. I RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD TO JUST CONTINUE MONITORING THE PROBLEM AND KEEP MY TANK HALF FULL. I CALLED TO CHECK ON REPLACEMENT OF THE GAS TANK ON 1/25/21, AS I HAD RUN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE LIFE GOT IN MY WAY AND I HAD FAILED TO MONITOR CLOSE ENOUGH. I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT THE DAY MY CAR WAS PICK D UP AND I WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE MONITORING, THAT IT WAS DETERMINED I DID NOT NEED A NEW GAS TANK. THIS IS BULL!!! I HAVE MONITORED THIS PROBLEM FOR TWO YEARS NOW AND MY VEHICLE WILL OBVIOUSLY BE USELESS AS A TRADE-IN. I CANNOT BE THE ONLY PERSON THAT SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A NEW TANK UNDER 18S32 AND DID NOT. PLEASE REVIEW THIS COMPLAINT. I DO NOT RECALL THE DATE MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL SO CHOOSE MAY1, 2019.

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WHEN I ACCELERATE IT KEEP STALLING, SPEED WON'T CHANGE IT TAKES LIKE 10 SECONDS TO PICK UP SPEED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STANDSTILL, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT RECEIVE ENOUGH POWER TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED A WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED BUT DOES NOT REMEMBER WHICH LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE CLUTCH POSITION CIRCUIT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000.

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ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. VEHICLE REQUIRES A GREAT EFFORT TO TURN DIRECTIONS ESPECIALLY AT A STAND STILL.

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