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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD, FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WHILE ACCELERATING AND JERKED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LONNIE COBB FORD (1618 US-45, HENDERSON, TN 38340, (731) 989-2121) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE WAS CALIBRATED AND REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

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DPS6 TRANSMISSION IS UNRELIABLE AND VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO INCONSISTENT VEHICLE RESPONSE WHEN PUSHING ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND FORD CANNOT CORRECT THE RECURRING PROBLEM. THE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED MANY TIMES SINCE WE TOOK DELIVERY OF THE NEW VEHICLE IN FEB, 2014. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 9 TIMES FOR SHUTTERING/SHAKING, NO RESPONSE WHEN PUSHING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SURGING FORWARD SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER PUSHING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOLLOWING NO RESPONSE, HESITATION WHEN PUSHING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. FORD HAS REPLACED THE CLUTCH 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 5 YEARS AND THE PROBLEMS RANDOMLY PERSIST. THE VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP NOW FOR MOST RECENT CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. FORD HAS UPDATED THE TCM/PCM AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND THE SAME PROBLEMS STILL RECUR. AFTER THE UPDATES TO THE TCM/PCM AND/OR CLUTCH REPLACEMENTS WE'VE CONTINUALLY BEEN TOLD THAT THE ROAD TESTS ARE WITHIN FORD SPECIFICATIONS BUT THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE. IN THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE ON 7/1/19, MY DAUGHTER WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A BUSY ROAD WITH CARS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH; HER FOCUS STARTED INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE THEN HESITATED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CAR COMING TOWARD HER HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BRAKES TO AVOID T-BONE COLLISION. HER FOCUS FINALLY RESPONDED AND SHE WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN, BUT SHE CAME CLOSE TO BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. UPON HEARING THIS SITUATION, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO BRING THE CAR IN. IN JUNE, 2018, AT A STOP LIGHT THE FOCUS WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THEN AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS IT LUNGED FORWARD AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW FOR MY DAUGHTER. AFTER READING THE 7/12/19 DETROIT FREE PRESS ARTICLE, IT'S CLEAR THIS IS A FLAWED DESIGN. MY DAUGHTER WILL NEVER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. IT'S A TICKING BOMB. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

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DUAL CLUTCH SYSTEM, LOSS OF POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, SHUDDERING WHEN SLOWING DOWN. ROLLING BACKWARD WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER STOP ON INCLINE. HAVE HAD THREE REPLACEMENTS AND BROUGHT IN FOR FOURH TIME ONLY TO BE TOLD ITS NORMAL.

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TRANSMISSION HAS HAD SERVERAL COMPUTER UPDATES AND CLUTCH REPLACEMENTS FOR SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING. WHILE TOWING BEHIND A MOTOR HOME WITH TRANSMISSION IN TOW MODE THE TRANSMISSION SOMEHOW WENT FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL TO THE EXTENT OF TOTAL REBUILD AT THE DEALER. AFTER THE REBUILD IT STILL SHUDDERS AND HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING IN DRIVE.

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TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS: HESITATION/JERKING WHILE SHIFTING; THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN BY FORD & THE DEALERS; TRANSMISSION SLIPS. ANYTIME/WHERE I'M DRIVING MY AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION 2014 FOCUS AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO OR STARTING IN FIRST GEAR (AS IN FROM A STOP), THE TRANSMISSION RACES AS IF CAUGHT BETWEEN GEARS. THIS MAKES ME PRESS THE ACCELERATOR DOWN MORE TO FORCE IT INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS COASTING ALONG IN NEUTRAL UNTIL IT KICKS INTO GEAR. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN OTHER GEARS - THERE IS LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION. I'VE BEEN TO FORD TO "RESET THE TRANSMISSION GAUGE" 4 TIMES NOW- INCLUDING FOR THE 2 RECALLS FOR THIS DPS6 TRANSMISSION. THE LAST TIME THEY HAD THE CAR I HAD A RENTAL FOR JUST OVER 3 WEEKS WHILE THEY WERE REPLACING PARTS THAT THEY CLAIMED CAUSED THE SLIPPING. SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN BETTER, BUT WHENEVER I TURN ON THE A/C AND IT'S RAINING OUT, THE PROBLEM RETURNS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE 2ND MONTH OF OWNERSHIP (OCT. 2014) - A 5-YEAR PROBLEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS AND ARTICLES (EG HTTPS://FORD.OEMDTC.COM/1650/14M01-DPS6-TRANSMISSION-CLUTCH-SHUDDER-TRANSMISSION-INPUT-SHAFT-SEAL-WARRANTY-EXTENSION-2011-2014-FORD-FIESTA-FOCUS) THAT RELATE TO FORD'S KNOWLEDGE AND REPAIR ATTEMPTS FOR THIS ISSUE. DATE ON THIS FORM IS FIRST OCCURRENCE, NOT THE LAST

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MY CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING AND A MESSAGE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION CAME UP. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AND I CAN'T REVERSE OR DRIVE.

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I WAS COMING HOME ON THURSDAY NIGHT IN DARK JULY 11,2019 AND MY CAR WAS TRYING CUT OFF. I WAS ABLE MAKE IT IN YARD. I TOLD MY MOM SHE THOUGHT I WAS OUT OF GAS. I HAD OVER HALF TANK.SO MOM SAID LET'S DRIVE IT TO STORE. WE CRANK UP IT WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. THE NEXT MORNING I CALL TROPHY FORD AND TOLD THEM.I WOULD BE BRING IT IN IF IT WOULD GO IN REVERSE. OK SO IT DID BUT KEPT TRYING CUT OFF A CAR ALMOST HIT ME AS I WAS TRYING GET IT.ACROSS HIGHWAY. I PURCHASED THIS CAR JULY OF 2017. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED NO KIND OF RECALL ON ANYTHING, BUT NOW THEY SAY IT'S ALL THESE RECALLS. THE DOOR LATCH MESS UP LAST MONDAY I HAD TO HOLD DOOR WITH MY ARM OUT WINDOW WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE TOLD ME.OH RECALL WE FIX IT FREE. TOOK THEM 3 DAYS FIX IT I ALMOST MISS WORK TRYING GET RIDE. NOW MY TRANSMISSION GONE OUT AND THEY SAY I NEED CLUTCH WHICH I HAD TO PAY BUT IT WAS IN RECALL. THIS IS NOT FAIR AT ALL I LIKE TO GET LAWYER BUT I AM.TOO POOR MY SON START COLLEGE AND HAS NO WAY THERE NOW CAUSE CAR BROKE.WE WORK MINIMUM WAGE AT RESTAURANT. HOW CAN THIS BE FAIR AFTER HE ALMOST GOT KILLED. WE HAVE A FORD RANGER TRUCK WE HAD FOR 16 YRS NO MOTOR OR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SO I ALWAYS PURCHASE FORD BUT NOW I SEE I HAVE TO PUT THE WORD OUT THESE FOCUS ARE A PIECE OF CRAP. PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE I'M BEGGING DON'T STOP MY.SON EDUCATION.

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THE TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 2014 FORD FOCUS HAS NEVER OPERATED PROPERLY. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM MAHWAH FORD IN OCTOBER 2014. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHUDDERS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IN FIRST GEAR. IT BEHAVES AS IF SOMEONE JUST LEARNING TO OPERATE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE IS BEHIND THE WHEEL. THIS MAKES IS VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP WHEN ENTERING A ROADWAY. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MANY OCCASIONS, BUT WAS TOLD THIS BEHAVIOR IS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE. MY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT FEEL SAFE DOING SO. TWICE THE DEALERSHIPS SAID THEY APPLIED SOFTWARE UPDATES TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THAT DID NOTHING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR, BUT DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS, I AM NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT. PLEASE HELP GET THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD.

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FORD FOCUS HAS HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED, AND IT STILL SHAKES, JERKS, SHUDDERS, ETC. WHAT FORD KNOWINGLY DID IS OUTRAGEOUS. I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR.

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IMMEDIATELY UPON PURCHASING THE CAR IT STARTED HESITATING AS IF IT WOULD STALL FROM A STOP ON CITY STREETS, WHILE TURNING, AND ALMOST EVERY TIME IT ACCELERATES FROM A STOP, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. IT OCCURS ALSO WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. FORD REPLACED THE CLUTCH 3 TIMES, AT 6779, 13844, AND 20156 MILES. IT IS NOW BEHAVING IN THE SAME WAY, THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND CHUGS ALONG. FORD STATED THIS JUNE AT 39030 MILES THAT THE CAR IS BEHAVING WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS, HOWEVER IT IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT IT DID BEFORE WHEN THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH.I AM HESITANT TO BELIEVE THIS IS THE TRUTH.

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MY 2014 FOCUS HAS BEEN SENT TO FORD 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2014 FOR FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THREE TIMES, I HAVE LOST ALL POWER IN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. TWO OF THOSE TIMES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING, THE OTHER TIME THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A REPAIR. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS FIXED OR THEY COULDN'T REPEAT THE ISSUE. MY CAR IS THE LARGEST PURCHASE THAT I HAVE EVER MADE, AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD. THE GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING OUT FOR ITS CITIZENS. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SELLING A FAULTY VEHICLE AND NOT PROVIDING A SOLUTION? WHILE NOT A SEVERE AS THE CAR SHUTTING OFF, I ALSO REGULARLY EXPERIENCE UNEVEN ACCELERATION WHERE THE CAR SPEEDS UP AND SLOWS DOWN VIOLENTLY WHEN IN FIRST GEAR.

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PURCHASED 2014 FOCUS ON 6/7/14, CLUTCH ASY REPLACED 11/30/15,CLUTCH ASY REPLACED 9/12/16, INSTALL NEW ETB 9/14/16 (THROTTLE BODY), REPLACE BATTERY 12/20/16, GIVEN EXTENDED WARRANTY W/$100 DEDUCTABLE 11/11/16 - WARRANTY EXPIRED 6/7/19, REPLACED CLUTCH ASY 6/9/19 - 7/3/19. THREE CLUTCH ASSEMBY'S IN 5 YEARS - VERY UNSAFE. ALSO 6/9/19-7/3/19 REPLACED SIDE DOOR LATCH (SAFETY RECALL) AND FUEL TANK DEFORMATION - REPLACED TUBE ASY - FUE. WITH THIS MANY CLUTCH REPAIRS FORD NEW THEY HAD AN ISSUE. EVEN THOUGH FORD GAVE ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN 2016 DUE TO THE ISSUES WITH MY CAR, THEY BACKDATED THE WARRANTY TO THE DATE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THIS ALSO SEEMS DECEPTIVE. NUMEROUS TIMES I WAS TRAVELING ON INSTERTATE ROADS, WHEN I PULLED OUT TO PASS A SEMI, THE CAR WOULD CUT OUT. WHEN ACCELLERATING IN THE CITY OR ON INSTERTATES, THERE WOULD BE NO ACCELERATION WHEN PUSHING THE ACCELATOR. JUST THE OPPOSITE WOULD HAPPEN. THE CAR WOULD CAUGH AND CHOKE BEFORE FINALLY CATCHING TO ACCELORATE. I BELIEVE BOTH FORD AND THE DEALER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE WITH ALL THE SAFETY ISSUES THIS CAR HAS HAD, AND CONTINUES TO HAVE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOOK WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED, WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE PROPER GEARS, AND THERE WERE DELAYS WITH THE RPMS INCREASING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CAVALIER FORD AT CHESAPEAKE SQUARE (4021 PORTSMOUTH BLVD, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23321, (757) 488-8311) ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS NO PERMANENT REMEDY AND THAT THE DEALER WAS JUST PERFORMING A PATCH JOB EACH TIME IT WAS SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,086. *AS *TR

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MADE COMPLAINTS TO FORD REGARDING MY TRANSMISSION FAILURES WHILE DRIVE ON ROADS, I.E. STALLING, DECREASING SPEED, JERKING ETC. AS A RESULT I HAD TO TAKE A LOSS ON THE TRADE IN AT MOUNTAIN VIEW FORD IN CHATTANOOGA, TN (LOSS = $8500.00)

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20-30 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES FLUCTUATED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HILL ASSIST AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURES PRIOR TO BEING REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V523000 (POWER TRAIN). CASTLE FORD (LOCATED AT 3930 FRANKLIN ST, MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360, (219) 879-5381) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED OF THE FAILURES VIA TELEPHONE. THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,154.

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CAR SHUDDERS SOMETIMES MAKING IT HARD TO GET INTO TRAFFIC (NO POWER) AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE CAR SOMETIMES LUNGES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY ALMOST PUTTING IT INTO CROSS TRAFFIC OR REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU

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UPON LAUNCH OF VEHICLE, THE DPS6 TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY LEAVING ME AND MY OCCUPANTS PRONE TO DANGER. THE CAR IS UNDRIVABLE FOR THE 1ST 3 SECONDS YOU APPLY THE GAS. THIS ISSUE, EVEN AFTER THEIR INITIAL "FIX" HAS DONE THIS FROM MILE #01. 90,000 MILES, 5 YEARS, SAFETY OF EVERYONE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES IS COMPROMISED DAILY.

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THE CAR CONSTANTLY HAS SEVERE SHUTTERING WHEN ACCELERATING. ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH, ON A N AUTOMATIC CAR AT 70K MILES, AND IT IMMEDIATELY HAD THE SAME ISSUES THE DEALERSHIP SAID COULDNT BE FIXED.

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THIS CAR HESITATES AND JERKS FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THERE IS A RATTLE AS THE CAR STARTS MOVING. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE MERGING UPHILL INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR STALLED. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, IT CAME CLOSE TO STALLING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. WHEN I GET THE CAR BACK FROM BEING REPAIRED, THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT COMES BACK ON AFTER A WEEK OR TWO. I CAN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BELOW ABOUT WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

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MY MODULE CONTROL TO THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, I PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACE. NOW MY CAR IS AT FORD BECAUSE THE MOTOR CLUTCH TO THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACE, THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A WEEK OF GETTING OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE FIRST TIME. I CAN'T UPLOAD ANYTHING, CAR HAS BEEN AT FORD SINCE JUNE 20

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MY TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS WHEN STARTING TO MOVE WHEN TRANSMISSION IN WARM. I HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED ONCE AND THEY REPLACED SOME KIND OF RUBBER SEALS. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE BRAIN BOX FOR THE TRANSMISSION.

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HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. CLUTCH WOULD CHATTER, SHUDDER AND SLIP. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED ON: 6/15/2015, AND 2/01/2016. AFTER THAT ACTION THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED ON 2/16/2018. WHILE TURNING INTO TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES SLIP AND NOT GET THE CAR UP TO SPEED. WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF THE CLUTCH SHUDDERS OFF.

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WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATION SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. THE CAR DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS CLEANLY. INSTEAD IT MAY HESITATE BEFORE CHANGING GEARS, ACT LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL WITH HIGH REVOLUTIONS AND NO CHANGE IN ACCELERATION. WE HAVE TO PLAY WITH THE PEDAL CONSTANTLY TO TRY TO MAKE IT ACT NORMAL IN CHANGING GEARS EVEN THOUGHT THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAR.

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APRIL 25 2019 TO THIS DAY JULY 10TH 2019 IS WHEN EVERYTHING STARTED BREAKING DOWN OUT OF NOWHERE, I'M GOING TO WORK AT 6AM I NOTICE MY CAR STARTING UP ODD AND SO ON MY WAY TO WORK I WAS GETTING ON THE HIGH WAY AS I WAS ACCELERATING SOMETHING HAPPENED IN MY CAR THAT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND MY CAR BUCKED AS IF IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE TRYING TO REV SO I TURNED MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND MANAGED TO GET TO WORK BY DRIVING SLOWLY AND MAN WAS IT A SCARE. I ENDED UP LEAVING MY CAR OVERNIGHT AT WORK AND GOT IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SAYING MY RADIATOR WAS BUSTED ($260 OUT MY POCKET), LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE ABOUT ANY RECALLS AND SAW I HAD A COUPLE TO BE FIXED AND THAT'S WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO A LOCAL DEALER FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED MY CAR BUT WHEN I GOT IT BACK IT WAS JUST AS BAD AND I EVEN STARTED GETTING MESSAGES ON MY DASHBOARD ABOUT MY LID COMPARTMENT BEING OPEN MAKING ME GET OFF ON RED LIGHTS TO GET OUT AND CLOSE THE TRUNK. THEN MY SECOND TIME BEING STRANDED ON MY WAY TO WORK, SAME THING STARTING OFF MY CAR FELT ODD BUT THIS TIME I MADE IT TO WORK BUT AS SOON AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT MY CAR HAD FELT LIKE IT DIED AND STALLED RIGHT AS I WAS PARKING AND WHEN I GOT OFF AND LOCKED MY CAR IT STARTED MAKING WEIRD MECHANICAL NOISES, THAT'S WHEN I HAD TO GET IT TOWED THE NEXT DAY AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION MODULE, SO I GO ONLINE AGAIN AND SEE THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY EXACT PROBLEM. SO I TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER SO THEY CAN FIX IT BUT THEY TURN OUT TELLING ME I HAVE A HOLE IN MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT'S DUE TO THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING IT TO BREAK NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS ASKING 2,000-5,000 TO REPLACE. I'M SICK AND TIRED TO BE HONEST I'M ABOUT TO LOSE MY JOB FOR GOING IN LATE, I'VE PAID A MONTH ALREADY WITHOUT EVEN USING THE CAR I NEED HELP.

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TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING INTO FAULT MODE, RANDOMLY DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE IN A GEAR AT ALL. DOES THIS AT INTERSECTIONS, DRIVEWAYS, AND WHILE REGULAR DRIVING, OUT OF NOWHERE. DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE THIS HOWEVER IT IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE LIKE THIS.

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