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

AT 37,000 MILES EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOSS OF TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, BUT ALSO DIRECTLY EFFECTED THE WEARING OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH ASSEMBLE. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED UNSAFE SYMPTOMS OF INTERMITTENT LOSS OF TRANSMISSION POWER/ ENGAGEMENT WHILE DRIVING, AT START FROM A LIGHT, PULLING OUT INTO ROADWAY. THE TWO PARTS WERE REPLACED AT THAT TIME BY A FORD DEALER. NOW, AT 64,000 MILES THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ONCE AGAIN TO A FORD DEALER AND A CLAIM TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD TO BE INITIATED BY THE DEALER FOR PARTIAL COVERAGE. A $300 DEPOSIT HAD TO BE PAID TOWARD THE $1,700 REPAIR BILL. IN OUR HOUSEHOLD WE ALSO HAVE A 2013 FORD FOCUS THAT HAD TO BE REPAIRED THREE TIMES NOW AT APPROX. 75,000 MILES. (REPORTED SEPARATELY). THESE ISSUES ARE WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED, HOWEVER, THE LEMON LAW OR NHTSA HAS DONE NOTHING TO HELP THE CONSUMER WITH MAKING FORD LIABLE FOR THE FULL COVERAGE OF THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH ASSEMBLY THAT IS DIRECTLY DAMAGED AND WORE OUT BECAUSE OF THE TCM DEFECT. FORD HAS ONLY EXTENDED A WARRANTY ON THE TCM, WHICH IS A VERY INEXPENSIVE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

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I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE ISSUE REGARING THE RECALL FOR "THE ENGINE MAY STALL DUE TO A STUCK CANISTER PURGE VALVE (CPV) WITHIN THE FUEL VAPOR SYSTEM" AND MY SECOND TRANSMISSION FIX WITHIN 10,000 MILES OF THE LAST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION MODULE FIX, MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 19 DAYS. WHEN I RECIEVED MY CAR BACK, MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHUTTERING SO BAD AND WOULDNT ACCELERATE AND WAS STUCK IN A GEAR AND WOULD NOT BREAK OR SPEED UP FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK IN, THEY TOLD ME THAT "THEY FIXED THE RECALLED ISSUE SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC." IN NOVEMBER, I FOUND OUT THAT FROM MAY TO NOV. I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A BROKEN TRANSMISSION CLUTCH. IN NOVEMBER, THEY FINALLY PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION CLUTCH, HOWEVER DONT HAVE RECORD OF THEM CHECKING FOR THE RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR WORK, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE OF HOURS, THEN IT TURNED INTO ONE TO TWO DAYS AND PUT ME IN A RENTAL, HOWEVER DIDNT COMMUNICATE WITH ME ABOUT THE STATUS OF MY CAR. I CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY, HOWEVER DIDNT RECIEVE ANY DETAILS FROM MY MECHANIC. ON SATURDAY, I CALLED AGAIN AND TALKED TO THE FRONT DESK AGENT. I TOLD HIM THAT MY CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE THE DAY PRIOR AND I HADNT RECIEVED ANY UPDATE ON MY CAR. LATER THAT DAY, I FINALLY RECIEVED A VOICEMAIL STATING THAT THEY HAD FINISHED THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH, HOWEVER FOUND A OIL LEAK AND THEY "HAD BEEN DOING WHAT BEST FOR ME" AND HAD BEEN FIXING IT WITHOUT COMMUNICATING TO ME ABOUT IT. MY CAR STAYED IN THE SHOP FOR AN ADDITONAL 4 DAYS TO FIX THE OIL LEAK. I ENDED UP BEING CHARGED FOR THE RENTAL CAR AFTER I WAS TOLD THAT EVERYTHING WAS UNDER WARRENTY AND RECALL SO I DIDNT HAVE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING. I DIDNT EVEN KNOW THAT THEY WERE DOING THIS WORK ON MY CAR UNTIL DAYS PRIOR. AFTER MORE THAN A MONTH, I AM STILL DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM.

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2014 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED TWICE. *JS

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TRANSMISION STARTED SLIPPING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CODE READER GAVE CODE P07A3(ELEMENT "A" STUCK). LOST ALL POWER TO MOVE ON FREEWAY. ALSO WARNING APPEARED ON SCEEN "TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING". CAR UNWILLING TO START IN PARKING GEAR.

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REAR PASSENGER DOOR DID NOT LATCH AT ALL. THIS OCCURED AFTER BEING STATIONARY AFTER PLACING GROCERIES IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY OCCURRENCE SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. I HAS TO BUNGEE CORD THE DOOR TO THE OTHER DOOR TO BE BE ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROMEO FORD OF KINGSTON (128 NY-28, KINGSTON, NY 12401, (845) 251-4077) WHERE A NEW CLUTCH WAS INSTALLED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED DESCRIPTION IS WRONG, SHE NEVER LOST CONTROL. CONSUMER CANNOT CONTROL HEAT AND PASSENGER SIDE AXLE IS RUSTED.*JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

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BACK SEAT DRIVER DOOR LATCH STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT CAUSE. OPENED WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NO LONGER STAY CLOSED.

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WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE 2014 FORD FOCUS SE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. CONTINUES TO DO SO UNTIL I GOT IN THE STREET ON MY HOME AND BEGAN GOING UNDER 10 MPH. ONCE I ENTERED MY HOME TO PUT SOME ITEMS DOWN BEFORE RETURNING BACK OUT, I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR. I NOTICED UPON ENTRY OF MY VEHICLE THAT MY RADIO WAS ON WITHOUT MY KEYS BEING IN THE IGNITION, ALSO MY DRIVER DOOR WAS STILL OPEN. I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE BUT NOTHING HAPPENED, IT DIDN'T TICK NOR TURN. WHAT DID HAPPEN THOUGH WAS MY ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM BEGAN TO CUT ON AS IF THE VEHICLE HAD STARTED AND TURNED. RADIO ON, DASHBOARD LIGHTS PRESENT AND THEN CUT OFF, ALERT FOR MY LOW TIRE, TRIP TIMER BEGAN RUNNING. THEN AN ERROR CODE REGARDING SOMETHING IN THE LINES OF FUEL. WASN'T QUICK ENOUGH TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE ERROR MESSAGE. WHEN I REMOVED MY KEY AND CALLED MY SISTER TO INFORM HER THAT I MAY NEED A RIDE FOR MYSELF AND MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, THE DASHBOARD NEEDLES JUMPED VIGOROUSLY. WHILE SITTING. IN THE VEHICLE AGAIN, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM OPENED UP AND MY TRIP TIMER BEGAN RUNNING AND THE RADIO. AGAIN WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, THEY WERE IN MY LAP. THE ENTIRE NIGHT WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY PERIODICALLY MY CAR WOULD CUT IN AND OFF, AND ENGAGE WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION NOR PRESENT NEAR HE CAR. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSTANT RUNNING OF THE VEHICLE BY IT SELF RAN THE BATTERY DEAD AS WELL. ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND CHECK SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS VERY RUDE AND CONTINUOUSLY INTERRUPTED ME. WHEN QUESTIONING REGARDING AND OPEN RECALL, 18S32, AND MENTIONING THAT NOT ONLY DID I CALL THE NTHSA NUMBER BUT I ALSO READ THE RECALL REGARDING MY VEHICLE SERVICEMAN BECAME EVEN MORE RUDE AND EVEN DISCONNECTED THE CALL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RPMS REVVED UP TO OVER 3,000 RPMS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD REMAIN AT A LOW SPEED EVEN WITH THE INCREASED RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STEVENS FORD (LOCATED AT 717 BRIDGEPORT AVE, MILFORD, CT 06460, (203) 783-5900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE TCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN DECEMBER 2014. SINCE I HAD NO EXPERIENCE WITH THIS DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION, I DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE CLUTCH WAS BAD ON TEST DRIVE. IT SHUTTERED IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AND SHIFTED OUT OF FIRST GEAR IN AN UNUSUAL WAY. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR, I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT. THE CLUTCH WAS BAD AND REPLACED. IT WORKED BEAUTIFULLY. A YEAR LATER, I WAS BACK FOR A SECOND NEW CLUTCH. NOW ABOUT A YEAR LATER, I AM BACK FOR A THIRD CLUTCH. THE CAR ONLY HAS 25,900 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT BUT I WON'T BE ABLE TO KEEP THIS UP AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRES. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN UNPREDICTABLE WITH ACCELERATION. NOTE TO EVERYONE, DON'T PULL OUT IN FRONT OF SOMEONE WITH ONE OF THESE CARS. YOU MAY OR MAY NOT GET A PROPER RESPONSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER I HAD THE CAR A YEAR, MY WIFE WENT TO TEST DRIVE A NEW MAZDA FOR HERSELF. WE WERE IN MY FOCUS. THE MAZDA DEALER TOLD ME UP FRONT THEY WOULD NOT TAKE A FOCUS ON A TRADE-IN BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD TOO MANY THAT HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AFTER THEY TRADED FOR THEM. SO, THEY MADE A DECISION NOT TO TAKE ANY MORE ON TRADE. THIS IS VERY TELLING. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FORCE FORD TO RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE THEM WITH BETTER ONES. IT IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER THAT THEY'VE BEEN STUCK WITH DANGEROUS JUNK. I'M A FORD GUY ALL THE WAY, BUT HIS TRANSMISSION IS THE WORST.

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VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO GEAR HESITATES/JERKS FREQUENTLY. TYPICALLY HAPPENS AT LOWER SPEEDS.

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I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION FOR AWHILE. I NOTICED IT FIRST WHEN GOING UP STEEPER HILLS IF I HAVE TO COME TO A STOP AND CONTINUE UP THE HILL THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP AS IF IT COULDNT GET INTO GEAR. THEN WHEN TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS WE WERE DRIVING ON CRUSE CONTROL WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE RMP'S JUMPED UP TO 5000+ I HAD TO GET THE CAR OFF OF CRUSE CONTROL AND TRY AND HELP IT TO STICK BACK INTO GEAR. I NOW HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE PENSKE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION, BUT WHEN DOING THE DIAGNOSTIC ON IN THEY FOUND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODUAL WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRENTY BUT THE CLUTCH ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THAT WASNT UNDER THE WARRENTY. BUT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY TRANSMISSION! AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY 2K+ TO GET MY CLUTCH FIXED, WHEN MY CLUTCH IS A PART OF MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE IS MANY LAWSUITS ABOUT THIS, AND I HOPE I DONT HAVE TO DO THAT.

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1.) WHILE IN DRIVING MOTION MY CAR ACTS LIKE IT STALLS OR GETS STUCK IN A GEAR OR HAS A PROBLEM SHIFTING. 2.) WHILE IN REVERSE MOTION MY CAR SOMETIMES WANTS TO ACT LIKE IT CAN'T GO IN REVERSE, LIKE I CAN'T BACK UP OR DRIVE. I RESTART THE CAR SOMETIMES & THEN IT'S FINE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE "TRANSMISSION FAILURE, SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE IN OCTOBER OF 2018. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. MORRIE'S MINNETONKA FORD (13400 WAYZATA BLVD, MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA 55305, (952) 546-5441) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,542.

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VEHICLE ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES. THE FORD POWERSHIFT DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK, SHAKE, HESITATE, AND SHUTTER WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED TO START THE CAR MOVING FROM A STOPPED STATIONARY POSITION. THIS MOST TYPICALLY OCCURS ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP. FORD DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1650. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME ONLY OPTION IS TO CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THEY WILL COVER THE REPAIR WHICH THEY REFUSED. THIS EXACT ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN FORD TECH SERVICE BULLETIN 16-0109 DATED APRIL 2016. THERE IS ALREADY A FORD RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE THAT COVERS THIS SAME VEHICLE THROUGH JUNE 2014 MANUFACTURE DATES; HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY 2014. FORD'S RESPONSE IS VEHICLE IS 3000 MILES OVER THE STANDARD POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND MISSED THE EXISTING RECALL MANUFACTURE CUTOFF DATE BY ONE MONTH. THERE IS ALSO A CURRENT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. FORD DEALERSHIP'S OWN MECHANICS STATE THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AND THEY DEAL WITH THIS EXACT CUSTOMER ISSUE ON A ROUTINE BASIS. THERE ARE NO AFTERMARKET SOLUTIONS AVAILABLE AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS CANNOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE WORK REQUIRES A PROPRIETARY FORD TOOL TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE LEAKING TRANSMISSION SEAL KIT WHICH INDEPENDENT MECHANICS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO. PLEASE REVIEW AND CONSIDER EXTENDING THE EXISTING FORD RECALL TO COVER ADDITIONAL MODEL YEAR VEHICLES FACING THIS DEFECTIVE FORD DUAL-CLUTCH DESIGN. THE FORD CLUTCH DESIGN SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND IS AFFECTING ADDITIONAL VEHICLES BEYOND THE EXISTING RECALL MODEL YEAR VEHICLES.

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VEHICLE "SHUDDERS" EXCESSIVELY UPON ACCELERATION AFTER A STOP. STALLED ACCELERATION THAT ALMOST LEAD TO CRASH.TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THAT THE DUAL CLUTCH ON THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 80,000 MILES

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EXTREME STALLING PROBLEMS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND GOING ON INCLINES. CAR HAS HEAVY JERKING AT STOP AND GO SPEEDS. TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON ASKING TO PULL OVER AND WAIT 6 MINUTES FOR OVERHEATING. 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR CAR HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP

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2014 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEVERAL SAFETY RECALLS RECEIVED ON VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHILE TRAVELING UPHILL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF, AND THE ENGINE WOULD KNOCK. *JS

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VEHICLE "SHUDDERS" EXCESSIVELY UPON ACCELERATION AFTER A STOP. STALLED ACCELERATION THAT ALMOST LEAD TO CRASH.TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THAT THE DUAL CLUTCH ON THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 63,000 MILES

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: (NUMBER NOT ASSIGNED YET) REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BILL COLLINS FORD LINCOLN OF LOUISVILLE (4220 BARDSTOWN RD, LOUISVILLE, KY 40218, (502) 459-9550) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPEED UP AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VISTA FORD LINCOLN OF OXNARD (1501 AUTO CENTER DR, OXNARD, CA 93036, (805) 983-6511) AND THEY RE-CALIBRATED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE IMPROVED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WORSENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER UNKNOWN FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE FOR THE REPAIR SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

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VEHICLE IS HESITATING FROM START AND SEEMS TO BE HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO GEARS. IT STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND THESE PAST FEW WEEKS SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY

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CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH TCM MODULE AND REPLACEMENT OF CLUTCH DISK ASSEMBLY ON 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THESE COMPONENTS GO BAD, THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A SHUTTERING SENSATION AS IF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO GO. THE ISSUE WAS SO BAD THAT IT LEFT MY DAUGHTER STRANDED. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN AUGUST 2015. SINCE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED FROM 5 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEMS MENTIONED EARLIER. IN OCTOBER OF 2018 THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AGAIN. I ASKE THE DEALERSHIP WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS REOCCURRING PROBLEM...ANSWER BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. BEING DISSATISFIED WITH THIS RESPONSE I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND BASICALLY GOT THE DOOR SLAMMED IN MY FACE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY 2012 AND 2013 HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 100,000 MILES ON THE CLUTCH BUT THE 2014 MODEL YEAR DOES NOT. I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2012 AND 2013.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED, HESITATED, AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THAYER FORD (18039 N. DIXIE HWY, BOILING GREEN, OH) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH AND SEAL KIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE CLUTCH AND INNER INPUT SHAFT SEALS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPROGRAMMED IN AUGUST OF 2017, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

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