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

NHTSA RECALL 18V-735 AND CODE P0606 INDICATES A FAULT IN THE ECM/PCM /P06B8 INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE TRANSACTION.

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THE CAR DISPLAYS THE P0902 OBII CODE. THE ENGINE STALLS AND WONT CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY. THIS IS SPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING SINCE THE CARS BEHIND YOU CAN'T SEE YOU'RE STALLING AND MAY CRASH INTO YOU. SOME TIMES IT GETS SO BAD THAT THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS A MESSAGE THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS HEATED UP AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR WON'T EVEN RUN OR CHANGE GEARS AT THAT POINT. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING. SPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLE FOR A WHILE.

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STILL WAITING FOR SETTLEMENT RECALL TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEM NOT BEING REPAIRED RIGHT I WAS IT MANUFACTURED IF IT WAS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE

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I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SKIPPING 3RD AND 5TH GEAR AND FORD SAID THAT IT WAS THE RECALL BUT BECAUSE THEY ALREADY FIXED IT THEY SAID IT WON'T BE COVERED AND I HAVE TO PAY 1400 OUT OF POCKET!!

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I HAD 3 CLUTCHES TRANSMISSION GO OUT ON ME AND I WANT TO HAVE FORD BUYBACK MY CAR THEN MY CLUTCHES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN FOR THE 4 TIME I DON'T HAVE ANY WARRANTY ON IT I MY SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE HE TOLD ME TO DO THE BUY BACK PROGRAM JIMMY

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THE CAR SHUT DOWN AFTER I FULL IT UP WILL GAS I WONT START U HAVE TO WANT A MIN THEM THE CAR FILL START

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TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT STAY ON 1ST GEAR, VEHICLE WITH ONLY 77KMILES. CHECKING ON LINE FOUND OUT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAS THIS KIND OF PROBLEM AND SOUNDS LIKE MANUFACTURER ISSUE

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BOUNCED AND JERKED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE REVVED UP HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND. GREG HUBLER FORD (6400 W HOMETOWN BLVD, MUNCIE, IN 47304, (765) 289-0431) DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SHUTTER BOX IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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THE PUSH START/STOP BUTTON WILL NOT STOP THE ENGINE SOMETIMES! I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS STARTING THE CAR USING THE SAME BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN PARK.

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I HAVE TRIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE IT SHUDDERS, JERKS AND HESITATES EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX THE RECALL OR WARRANTY ISSUE BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSTIC WASN'T SHOWING ANY PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME BUT NOW I'M TOLD THIS IS THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE MILEAGE IS AT 119,000 MILES AND IT EXCEEDED THE 100,000 MILES FOR THE WARRANTY. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP IT WAS UNDER 100,000. I THINK I'M BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BECAUSE FORD NEW OF THESE PROBLEMS AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A TIME OR MILEAGE LIMIT. THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF EXCELERATING, IT JERKS WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO PULL OFF AND SHUDDERS WHILE IN MOTION.

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POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING.

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THE HORN IN THE CAR SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DOESNT, THE TRUNK DOES NOT OPEN UNLESS FROM INSIDE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE RPM WENT UP HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER WENDLE FORD LOCATED AT 9000 N DIVISION ST, SPOKANE, WA 99218, (509) 484-4800 AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,863.

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1. CLUTCH SLIPS IN TRANSMISSION CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OR REACH DANGEROUS RPM'S BEFORE SWITCHING INTO ANOTHER GEAR. 2. REPAIR WAS DENIED BY FORD STATING THAT IT WASN'T RELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALL BUT WAS THE CLUTCHES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CLUTCHES ARE GOING OUT DUE TO THE TCM THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE VEHICLE. 3. HORN HAS DECIDED TO STOP WORKING ALONG WITH CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO A WIRING ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. FUSES HAVE BEEN CHANGED ENSURING THAT IT IS A WIRING ISSUE. 4. HAZARD LIGHTS AS WELL AS HALF THE BUTTONS ON THE DASH INCLUDING RADIO, ETC. HAVE ALSO DECIDED TO STOP WORKING DUE TO A WIRING ISSUE IN THE VEHICLE. NO HAZARDS MAKING IT A RISK AND UNSAFE TO PULL VEHICLE OFF OF ROAD IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 5. FORD DEALERSHIP THAT CAR WAS TAKEN TO STATED ALL RECALLS WERE COMPLETED BUT WHEN VIN IS ENTERED THROUGH FORDS WEBSITE IT STATES THAT ALL RECALLS ARE INCOMPLETE. FORD SENT ME A NOTICE FOR REPAIRS ON TRANSMISSION STATING IT WILL BE ALMOST $1400 TO REPLACE CLUTCHES IN TRANSMISSION. THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CLUTCHES IF THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TO BEGIN WITH. REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE ON THE OWNER OF THESE VEHICLES AND FORD SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS TO AN ISSUE THAT WAS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT FROM THE BEGINNING AND WAS NOT CORRECTED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

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I BOUGHT MY SON A 2014 FORD FOCUS TWO YEARS AGO IT WAS A REBUILT/SALVAGED TITLE THAT HAD BEEN FULLY REPAIRED. IT WAS A NICE CAR AND IS. I TOOK IT TO ROCKWALL FORD FOR RECALLS DOOR LATCH AND TRANSMISSION CLUTCH ISSUE. THEY WERE NICE AND SAID THERE IS NO NEED TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH UNTIL IT STARTS ACTING UP. BUT WE ARE GIVING YOU 100K PLUS MILES EXTENDED WARRANTY. FAST FORWARD TWO YEARS MY SON IS DRIVEN THE CALL 20K PLUS MILES AND NOW IN TUCSON AZ ATTENDING COLLEGE AND TUTTLE FORD IN TUCSON, AZ SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE CAR HAS A SALVAGED TITLE. THIS IS NOT RIGHT, THE SALVAGE TITLE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A CLUTCH RECALL. HE SAID THE OTHER DAY HE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT DID NOT WANT TO GO.

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HAS ANYONE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH POWER STEERING? I HAVE A 2014 TITANIUM AND FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO I'VE NOTICED MY POWER STEERING TAKING A COUPLE SECONDS LONGER TO KICK IN WHEN I START MY CAR. LAST WEEK, AN ALERT CAME ON STATING 'POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION'. I TOOK IT INTO A FORD DEALER TO GET LOOKED AT, AND THEY SAID THE CODE THAT CAME UP FOR THEM SHOWED A POWER STEERING MODULE/POWER STEERING GEAR ISSUE. THE WHOLE THING NEEDS REPLACED. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE ALERT CAME ON.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WITHOUT VIBRATING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V331000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRIECO FORD OF DELRAY BEACH LOCATED AT 3000 S FEDERAL HWY, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483, WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR ONLY COVERED A PART OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

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MY 2014 FORD FOCUS HAS A AUTOMATIC CLUTCH PROBLEM. IT WAS REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO BY THE DEALERSHIP AND IS NOW HAVING SAME ISSUES ONLY WORSE. AS I AM DRIVING THE CAR WON'T GO FASTER AS I'M PASSING A CAR AND WHEN I STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IT JUMPS AS I GO. UNSAFE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING.

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MY CAR JERKS WHEN I STOP AND START. HAD SPARKS PLUGS REPLACED BECSUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE DAY. IT WILL NOT BACK UP WHEN ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN GOING UP HILLS IT SEEM TO HESITATE ON SWITCH GEARS. CAR CUTS OF AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING AND HAD TO GET COOLANT AND HEATER HOSE REPLACED. WHEN ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START.

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MY CAR HESITATE AND JERKS WHEN ADVANCING FROM A STOP. THIS IS VERY SCARY WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR AT TIMES DOESN'T PICK UP SPEED I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN MORE THAN USUAL TO GET UP TO SPEED.I HAD MY FUEL PUMP REPLACE BECAUSE THE INDICATOR DETECTED AN ISSUE, WASN'T AWARE THAT THIS WAS A RECALL.

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REPLACED TRANSMISSION DUE TO RECALL. THEN THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THE RECALL. TOOK CAR BACK STATING THE CAR STILL SHUTTERS AND STUTTERS. SUPV STATED YOU NEED TO DRIVE 2000 MILES IT WILL RESET. WELL HERE IT IS SEPTEMBER.2020 CAR IS STILL STUTTERING AND SHUTTERING WHEN COMING FROM STOP TO ACCELERATION CAUSING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT FROM CAR BEHIND. WHAT CAN I DO. THEY BRUSH ME OFF EVERY TIME I TELL THEM THIS . WHEN THIS HAPPENS I GET A WARNING SMOOTH DRIVING SAVES FUEL NUMEROUS TIMES AND WILL APPEAR AS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND IT'S A SMOOTH ROAD. CAR WILL DECREASE SPEED.

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THE CAR STALLED OUT

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND LOW COOLANT LEVEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT TRIED A SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. NO DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 13V523000 (POWER TRAIN) AS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO THE FAILURES HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

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ONGOING ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED. VEHICLE WILL "STALL" WHILE IN MOTION OR WHILE POWERED ON BUT STOPPED AT A LIGHT FOR EXAMPLE. IT'S AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE SO THE CAUSE OF THE STALL IS UNCLEAR. VEHICLE WILL BE INOPERABLE FOR 1-10 MINUTES, INCLUDING POWER STEERING WHILE THE SYSTEM RESETS. THIS HAPPENS USUALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS OR WHILE STOPPED - IN REVERSE, CLIMBING HILLS, STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM WAS "FIXED" IN OCTOBER 2019 AND WE WERE TOLD THAT SOMETHING DOING WHILE ADDRESSING ONE OF THE ELECTRICAL RECALLS HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM. NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN AND FORD CAN'T TELL US WHY. WE'VE BEEN STRANDED PULLING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY IN THE PATH OF ON COMING TRAFFIC, BLOCKING ONE LANE ROADS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND AT INTERSECTIONS.

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I HAVE A FORD FOCUS 2014.3RECALLS.1ST RECALL TRANSMITION,FOR THE LONGEST TIME FORD DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX.FINALLY I CONTACTED THE NHTSA THEN TOLD FORD WHAT I DID THEY FINALLY FIXED IT BUT I DON'T THINK THEY DID A GOOD JOB. 2ND RECALL FUEL SYSTEM,I RECEIVED A RECALL ABOUT CPV THAT MIGHT STICK OPEN.THAT WOULD CAUSE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON,INACCURATE OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE, INACCURATE DISTANCE TO EMPTY, ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. MY CAR HAS ALL THESE SYMPTOM ,TOOK IT BY THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED THEY SAID FORD WOULD NOT FIX THE DEFECTS. BECAUSE SPECIAL CODES DIDN'T COME UP. SOUNDS LIKE A SCAM TO ME. FORD DOES NOT WANT TO COVER THEIR RECALLS !!!

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