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

MY VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, AND SHAKES WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS. I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR EXTREMELY SLOW OR ELSE IT WILL SHAKE. SOMETIMES IT GIVES ME A PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO START MY CAR. *TR

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WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY MY RPM WILL FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN. RPM'S WILL RAISE HIGH WHILE MY SPEED DOESN'T INCREASE. MY STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE LEFT. CAR WANTS TO STALL PERIODICALLY. IT HAS A HARD IDOL. *TR

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MY CAR STALLS WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING AND SHUTS OFF AFTER I FILL THE TANK AND WHEN THE TANK IS LOW. I HAVE DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE WHEN I FILL UP. IT'S A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE ON THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR BUT FORD SAYING IS VIN SPECIFIC AND MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH I'M HAVING THAT PROBLEM. I PAID FOR THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. WHAT'S BEING RECALLED IS THE EXACT PROBLEM I AM HAVING BUT THEY WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED. *TR

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I WANT TO KNOW WHY THE PEOPLE DRIVING THIS YEAR OF FORD FOCUS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPENSATED BY FORD FOR ALL OF THE "DEFECTS" ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE? IN 3 YEARS TIME, I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, SHOCKS, REPAIRED OIL LEAK, VAPOR MANAGEMENT VALVE AND REPLACED TIRES OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. THE RECALLS ARE UNREAL! I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR "FUEL TANK DEFORMATION RECALL", THE "TCM CLUTCH SHUTTER" HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. NOT TO MENTION THE TIMES I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR THAT TO BE FIXED, ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WASN'T THE PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS LATER VERIFIED THAT IT WAS. AND NOW I RECEIVE NOTICE THAT THE DOORS FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING! I CAN'T TRADE IT IN, BECAUSE I AM $3,000 UPSIDE DOWN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH SQUAT.I HAVE LOST EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED MY AND MY FAMILY'S QUALITY OF LIFE BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS IT HAS CAUSED. I HAVE BEEN LOSING GAS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS AND THE MECHANIC'S CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. WHEN I FILL UP, THE MILES TO EMPTY WILL SHOW FOR EXAMPLE 274, WHEN I DRIVE 1 MILE BY THE ODOMETER, THE MILES TO EMPTY HAS INDICATED 6. THAT IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY I HAVE LOST IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN FORCED TO COMPENSATE US UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE THAT GOT "STUCK" WITH A VEHICLE THEY KNEW HAD ISSUES! I HAVE ALL PAPERWORK FOR EVERYTHING I HAVE STATED ABOVE BUT THERE ARE OVER 100 PIECES OF PAPER. IF YOU REQUIRE THIS FROM ME I CAN MAKE COPIES AND SEND TO YOU BUT TO UPLOAD EVERYTHING IS TOO MUCH. PLEASE HELP! I WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO A VEHICLE THAT IS SAFE TO DRIVE FOR ME AS WELL AS MY FAMILY. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN FEAR SINCE A WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THIS IN JAN 2017! *TR

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HORN STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY CHARGED ME $67 TO CLEAN THE EROSION FROM AROUND THE CONNECTOR. TWO WEEKS LATER, HORN STOPS WORKING AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE HORN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS CHARGED ANOTHER $67. NEVER IN MY ENTIRE LIFE HAD I EVER HAD TO REPLACE A HORN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE FORD FOCUS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. READ IT AT HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T11974_DS503836. *TR

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GAS MILEAGE WAS NOT CORRECT AND TOOK TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY FOUND A WARPED FUEL TANK THAT WAS CAUSING DISTANCE TO EMPTY TO BE INACCURATE. TOLD ME I NEEDED A FUEL TANK AND CHARCOAL CANISTER THAT WOULD COST OVER $1000 . CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN THAT IT WAS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES TO A RECALL FORD FOCUSES ARE HAVING WITH THE FUEL TANK BUT TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND REACHED OUT TO FORD DIRECTLY AND TOLD ME THE SAME THING AND JUST TO MAKE SURE I KEEP MY RECEIPTS. THIS ISSUE OCCURS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY AND CITY. THE FORD REFERENCE NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 18S32. HTTPS://MEDIA.FORD.COM/CONTENT/FORDMEDIA/FNA/US/EN/NEWS/2018/10/25/FORD-MOTOR-COMPANY-ISSUES-RECALL-IN-NORTH-AMERICA-FOR-SELECT-201.HTML *TR

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CLUTCH AND AXLE SEALS REPLACED FOR SECOND TIME WITHIN 1 YEAR. *TR

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MY DPS6 TRANSMISSION AGAIN HAD A SEVERE SHUDDERING INCIDENT WHEN PULLING OUT INTO 55 MPH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A 6-LANE HIGHWAY. AFTER THE SHUDDER DISCONTINUED AND SPEED WAS INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO NAVIGATE INTO ANOTHER LANE, I HAD A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AFTER ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR WITH ZERO RESPONSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. DUE TO THIS DEFECT, MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE.*DT *TR

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REPEATEDLY THE SPEAKERS WILL RANDOMLY POP VERY LOUDLY, EVEN WHEN RADIO IS OFF, AND THE SPEAKERS WILL NOT FUNCTION AGAIN UNTIL CAR IS RESTARTED. THE LOUD NOISE IS VERY STARTLING AND DANGEROUS. IT OCCURS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS, WHEN MOVING AND NOT, AND WITH RADIO ON OR NOT. *TR

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MY CAR IS SHUTTING DOWN AND THE CODE P068A AND I KNOW SOMEONE THAT HAS THE SAME CAR SAME MODEL YEAR SAME PROBLEMS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAR NOT MOVING NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU HIT THE GAS AND HE GOT RECALLS ON THE CAR MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS I WILL BE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND THE CAR WILL JUMP SHAKE THAN GO AND IT'S KEEPS DOING IT AS WELL AS I CAN BE GOING 20 MPH AND MY RPM IS AT 6 NOT DROPPING UNLESS MY FOOT IS OFF THE GAS. *TR

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WIRING HARNESS THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD 6 WIRES RUB ON THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THEM TO BREAK OR TARNISH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET ON 2 OCCASIONS. DEALERSHIP THAT DID REPAIRS STAYED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY HAD 3 OTHER VEHICLES IN FOR SERVICE WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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MY FORD FOCUS WILL PAUSE AT A COMPLETE STOP, AND WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE, MY TRANSMISSION WILL SHUDDER FOR AROUND 2 SECONDS, LEAVING ME SUSCEPTIBLE TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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IT CLICKS CONSTANTLY - I HAVE START THE CAR WITH A BATTERY CHARGER ALTHOUGH I JUST PUT A NEW BATTERY IN THE CAR, I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH AND PARTS REPLACED TWICE. - ITS STILL SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR IT SOUND LIKE GRINDING METAL. IM SO DONE WITH THIS CAR. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DOWNTOWN FORD SALES (525 N 16TH ST, SACRAMENTO, CA 95811, (916)299-3529), WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE SAME DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGE TITLE AND THE DEALER WOULD BE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,700.

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WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A VERY LOUD POP AND CRACK NOISES. THERE WAS NO AUDIO AND THE CAR WOULDN'T LET ME TURN THE RADIO ON NOR OFF. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING THE POP AND CRACK NOISES STILL CONTINUED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT TURNS OUT THESE FORD RADIO ARE KNOWN TO DO THIS AND I JUST WANT TO REPORT IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN MY RADIO IS OFF THE NOISES ARE STILL GOING ON AND THEY ARE VERY LOUD. THIS COULD CAUSE OTHER PEOPLE ACCIDENTS AND IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE ON FORDS BEHALF. *TR

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THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM TAKING OFF AND SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO SHIFT. IT NOW WILL NOT DRIVE AND I HAVE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. PAID OVER $1000 AND STILL NOT FIXED. SAID IT WAS THE TCM. NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $800 (SAYING THEY ARE GIVING ME A DISCOUNT) TO CHANGE THE CLUTCH FORK AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL WORK. I'VE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE I GOT IT IN 2016. CALLED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

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I WENT TO GET IN MY CAR WHEI GOT IN I CLOSE THE BACK RIGHT DOOR AND IT WOULDN'T CLOSE I THEN WENT TO SEE THAT IT WAS A RECALL. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK MY CAR TO FORD I WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T MY VI. THAT WAS IN AROUND SEPTEMBER 2019. BC LAST MONDAY I WENT TO MY APPT GOT IN MY CAR CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT WOULDN'T CLOSE SO NOW MY DRIVER SIDE WANT CLOSE AND I AM AT A LOST BECAUSE I HAVE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR I DON'T MISS PAYMENT I JUST WANT A RELIABLE CARN

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I HAVE HAD THE SOME PART OF THE FUEL AND TRANSMISSION CENSOR REPLACED A COUPLE OF TIME BY BUCKEYE FORD IN LONDON OHIO. THE LAST TIME I IT WAS REPLACED I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND THAT MY CAR COULD STOP RUNNING I AM CONCERNED THAT I WILL BE DRIVING AND SOMETHING JUST MAKES IT STOP THE RPMS GO UP TO 3 OR SO SOMETIMES AT TAKE OFF AND THERE IS A HESITATION PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME. [XXX] EMAIL IS [XXX]THE CLOCK AND RADIO DISPLAY DOESN'T WORK AND THEN MAYBE A FEW WEEKS GO BY AND THEY JUST STAR TO WORK. I AM AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE OUT OF TOWN SO I RENT A CAR THANK YOU REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE UPHILL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JACK SCHMITT FORD (1820 VANDALIA ST, COLLINSVILLE, IL 62234) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO 19V515000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,200. *LN *JS

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I PURCHASED THE FORD FOCUS TITANIUM HATCHBACK IN 2014 NEW, AND SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP/MECHANIC OVER 25 TIMES DUE TO 2 MAJOR DEFECTS -- FORD POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRIC/ENGINE ISSUE WITH DRAINING THE BATTERY. I'VE HAD 4 BATTERIES AND AVERAGE 6-8 JUMP STARTS PER YEAR DUE TO THE ELECTRIC PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER DRAINING MY BATTERY. I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO HAVING AT LEAST 8 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAULT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND IT WORKED WITHOUT HAVING THE SHIFTING STALL PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. MY DEALER SAID THAT'S "ALL THEY CAN DO... FORD DOESN'T OFFER ANY PAYBACK OR REFUNDS DUE TO THESE 2 WELL-KNOWN LEMON DEFAULTS. I JUST CALLED THE 800 NUMBER FOR FORD TO FILE A COMPLAINT (800-392-3673) AND THEY STATED THAT I'D HAVE TO CALL BACK IN 2 HOURS BECAUSE THEIR SYSTEM IS DOWN. I ASKED IF I COULD FILE A COMPLAINT ONLINE AND THEY STATED, 'NO', YOU MUST CALL US TO FILE THE REPORT. DETAILS INVOLVING THE LACK OF SAFETY DUE TO THESE 2 ISSUES -- I'VE HAD MY ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON AVERAGE OF 6-8 TIMES PER YEAR, PUTTING MY YOUNG CHILDREN AND SELF IN GREAT DANGER. I'VE ALSO HAD MY BATTERY DIE JUST HOURS AFTER PARKING IT IN A METROPOLITAN CITY (MIAMI/TAMPA/WASHINGTON DC/CHICAGO/DETROIT) AND HAD TO WAIT AT MY VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN FOR FORD OR AAA TO HELP REPLACE/CHARGE MY BATTERY -- WHICH TOOK ON AVERAGE 1-2 HOURS EACH TIME. I AM REQUESTING THAT FORD PURCHASE MY VEHICLE FOR THE FULL BLUE BOOK VALUE, IN ADDITION TO $10,000 DUE TO THE LOSS OF WORK AND LACK OF SAFETY/HARDSHIP/DISREGARD TO MY SAFETY ISSUES THAT I'VE BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION OVER THE PAST 6 YEARS. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] AND LEAVE A MESSAGE IF I'M UNABLE TO ANSWER. THANK YOU, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE MILEAGE EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY PERIOD TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE DUAL CLUTCH FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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THE WIPER FLUID SPRAYER STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY. THEN EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IT STUTTERS EVERYTIME I HIT THE GAS PEDAL. SO EACH TIME WHEN TAKING HAVE IT HAS A SHAKING SENSATION. EACH TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THE SAME THING THAT THE CAR WAS MADE TO DO THAT BECAUSE ITS AN AUTOMATIC DUAL TRANSMISSION. *TR

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HORN GOES IN AND OUT, AND APPEARS TO BE AFFECTED BY SPEED HUMPS.CAUSING A SECURITY RISK. BACKUP CAMERA FADES FROM CLEAR VIEW, TO NO VIEW, TO AN UPSIDE DOWN VIEW DAILY.

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I'VE NOT HAD A FUEL GAUGE SINCE MY 4TH WARRANTY REPAIR (TURBO REPLACEMENT TURNED CATASTROPHIC AND INCURRED WARRANTED ENGINE REPLACEMENT AS THEY BLEW IT IN SHOP AND HAD IT FOR ALMOST THREE MONTHS) AND I AM NOT HAPPY AT ALL. AND I AM NOW GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK AND GET IT FIXED AS THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR ME. I KEEP A GALLON OF FUEL I'N MY CAR, SO I'M BASICALLY HUFFING FUMES ALL THE DANG TIME IM IN MY CAR.. I MUST KEEP A GALLON OF FUEL IN THE CAR DUE TO THE SUDDEN STALLS AND THE SUBSEQUENT CRANK, WONT START ISSUES. UP UNTIL AFTER MY CAR WAS "REPAIRED".. I DIDN'T HAVE ISSUE UNTIL ID DONE RUN OUT OF FUEL AND OR RUN OUT OF OUTA FUEL AND STALLED IN MOST PRECARIOUS PLACES WHILST IN MOTION AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I'D RUN OUT OF FUEL AND MY CAR WOULD SPUTTER AND DIE. I'VE WALKED UP TO 12 MILES TO GET TO A GAS STATION LUCKILY. I AM NOT COOL WITH THIS [XXX] CAUSE I BOUGHT IT WITH LIL TO NO MILEAGE AND NEW OFF THE LOT.... [XXX] HAS A RING TO IT IF ANYONE COULD HELP... TO AN ERRATIC AT BEST CASE I'VE BEEN STRANDED WITH NO PHONE, NO FOOD NOR WATER AT LEAST THREE TIMES. AND THEY THINK I'M GONNA BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE AND ALLOW THEM TO SCREW ME OVER AGAIN? DON'T THINK I HAVE A LOT OF TRUST FOR FORD NO MO.... I HOPE THEY STOP PLAYING AROUND WITH PEOPLE'S LIVES AS SEEMINGLY EXPENDABLES AND WASTING OUR VALUABLE TIME AND MONEY. I'VE LOST A JOB FROM IT AND THAT'S NO JOKE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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1. THE CAR HAS A REAL BAD POPPING IN THE FRONT END LIKE THE FRONT ENDS ABOUT TO JUST FALL OUT. ON ANY ROAD & BOTH STRAIGHT OR TURNING 2. TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP FRONT END & THE TRANSMISSION TAKES A MINUTE FOR THEM BOTH TO CATCH & THE CAR GO ON ANY ROAD & BOTH STRAIGHT OR TURNING 3. THE CV AXEL POP WHEN TURNING

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