What 1,022 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Ford Focus RS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORRISTOWN FORD INC (LOCATED AT 1112 W MORRIS BLVD, MORRISTOWN, TN 37813, (423) 586-5520) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUTOMATIC CLUTCH IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V169000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. .*BF CONSUMER STATED CAR RUNS WELL EXCEPT TRANSMISSION, IT SHUTTERS AND SHAKES HAS BEEN FIXED ONE TIME IN 2017. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. KOONS FORD OF BALTIMORE (6970 SECURITY BLVD, WOODLAWN, MD 21244, (410) 298-3800) 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 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR ERRONEOUSLY OPENED AND WOULD NO LONGER LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH FAILED. THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPLACED. GENE BUTMAN FORD (2105 WASHTENAW AVE, YPSILANTI, MI) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL IN JANUARY, NOW IT'S ACTING UP AGAIN,NOT SHIFTING GEARS WHILE DRIVING. DANGEROUS. IN SHOP NOW.

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STEERING DEVELOPED A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER EVEN SMALL BUMPS AT ANY SPEED. COINCIDED WITH INCREASED PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 60000 MILES. WAS ADVISED THAT POWER STEERING RACK HAD AN INTERIOR COMPONENT IN DANGER OF BREAKING, ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $1800.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, IT LOST POWER AND DECELERATED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED SERRAMONTE FORD (LOCATED AT 999 SERRAMONTE BLVD, COLMA, CA 94014, (855) 638-2136) AND A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLS, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AS PER THE RECALL LETTER FROM FORD. THE CAR KEEPS STALLING AS BEFORE, THIS IS DAGEROUS AS YOU NEED TO PRESS THE BRAKES TO START IT AND THIS IS A HAZARD IN THE HIGHWAY. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AGAING TODAY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED UPHILL, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY AND COULD BE DRIVEN SAFELY. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO FORD STORE MORGAN HILL (17045 CONDIT RD, MORGAN HILL, CA 95037, (408) 782-8201) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGHLY AND THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN POWER AND SPEED, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL. NORTH COUNTY FORD (450 W VISTA WAY, VISTA, CA 92083, 1-(888) 833-0634) STATED THAT CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18S32 (STUCK CANISTER PURGE VALVE MAY CAUSE A STALL) COULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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MY VEHICLE HAS LOST THE USE OF POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER MANUALLY AND MUST BE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED TO ATTEMPT TO BRING THE POWER STEERING BACK ONLINE. IT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. RESTARTING THE CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS BRING THE POWER STEERING BACK ONLINE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE DASH WARNING 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT' APPEARS DURING THE EVENT THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONS.

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I HAVE NOTIFIED FORD OF THE ISSUE WITH MY CPV (CANISTER PURGE VALVE), WHICH CAUSES MY 2015 FORD FOCUS TO SUDDENLY STALL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, IN OCTOBER OF 2018. IT IS NOW 02/25/2019 AND THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAUSES A GREAT SAFETY ISSUE TO MYSELF AND DRIVERS AROUND ME WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING.

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THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SINCE 12/2018 AND FORD HAS NO PARTS TO FIX THIS. I HAVE CALLED CORPORATE AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GET THEM. THIS ISSUE HAS NOW MADE THE CAR UNDRIVABLE AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. I SPENT ALL MORNING ON THE PHONE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL GAUGE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND FAILED TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED SHEEHY FORD OF WARRENTON AT (540) 423-0904 (LOCATED AT 6443 LEE HWY, WARRENTON, VA 20187) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

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DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN NORMAL CONDITIONS WITH OVER 30 MILES LEFT TO A CHARGE ON A SUBURBAN STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR, SUDDENLY A RED TRIANGLE WARNING APPEARED ON THE DASH STATING STOP SAFELY NOW. 60 SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND I LOST ALL POWER LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE DARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND PROCEED HOME. THERE IS NEVER ANY PRIOR WARNING TO THIS HAPPENING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO ME WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY DEALERSHIP TWICE WITH NO RESULTS. I DRIVE 40 MILES TO WORK ONE WAY ON VERY BUSY PHOENIX FREEWAYS AND AM PETRIFIED THIS WILL HAPPEN IN THE HOV LANE AND I END UP IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE AN ISSUE ON PREVIOUS YEARS MODEL RECALL NO 13V-523000. THE DEALERSHIP IS NO HELP AND TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NO INFORMATION REGARDING IT EVEN THOUGH I DID.

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THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING AND I SCHEDULED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT BECAUSE I FOUND SIMILAR ISSUES AND A RECALL BUT WHEN I DROPPED MY CAR OFF THEY SAID NO RECALL EXISTED FOR MY CAR AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN ABOUT MY CAR. WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I ALMOST GOT HIT IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE I HAD THE SAME ISSUE FOR TWO DAYS IN A ROW AND IT KEEPS HAPPENING.

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ENGINE OVERHEATED AT 56478 MILES WITH NO WARNING 1.0 LITER THREE CYLINDER. DRIVING 70 MPH AND TEMP GAGES WENT INTO RED WITHOUT ANY ADVANCED WARNING PULLED OVER.

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VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF SPEED AND FUEL LEVEL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF REGULARLY. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NOTHING WRONG BUT VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL.

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THE TRANSMISSION IS SHUTTERING AND SOMETIMES MAKES LONG HESITATIONS TO SHIFT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I TOOK IT TO TIDWELL FORD IN KENNESAW, GA AND THEY TOLD ME ITS NORMAL AND UNTIL A CODE (WRENCH) LIGHTS ON MY DASH, THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 48K ON THE MILEAGE AND NOW HAVE 54K. THE TRANSMISSION (POWERTRAIN) IS WARRANTIED TO 60000. I AM AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO BE A DISASTER. I WOULD LIKE THE CAR FIXED OR ANOTHER CAR. THE GEARS GRIND AND NOISES HAPPEN WHEN TURNING. I NEED A RESOLUTION ON THIS BEFORE MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT CODE OR NO CODE. I JUST PICKED MY CAR UP AND IT IS STILL SHUTTERING. TIDWELL FORD DID NOT HELP ME.

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FUEL TANK DEFORMATION: MY CAR STOPS WITH NO WARNING AT LEAST 2 -3 TIMES DAILY. IT'S GETTING WORSE AND IS NOW HARDER TO RESTART. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND CAN BE DEADLY. I'VE CONTACTED MY CAR DEALERSHIP AND THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO FIX MY CAR. I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND CAR. I LIVE ALONE. I NEED A CAR TO GET SAFELY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I'M GOING TO GET REAR ENDED BEFORE THIS IS ALL SAID AND DONE. A FORD SPOKESPERSON TOLD ME I CANNOT GET A LOANER. THE OWNER OF THE CAR DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT'S FORD'S PROBLEM NOT THEIRS. FORD TELLS ME I'M BASICALLY OUT OF LUCK AND I FEEL LIKE I'M DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB. I NEED HELP WITH THIS MESS AND I NEED IT NOW BEFORE I'M INVOLVED IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. AT LEAST TELL ME THE STATUS OF THIS RECALL #18V735. THIS VEHICLE STOPS WITH NO WARNING WEATHER I'M GOING DOWN THE ROAD, STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT OR GOING AROUND A CURVE. IT WILL NOT GIVE ANY NOTICE FOR ME TO EVEN PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. STOPS DEAD!! LIKE I'M GOING TO BE IF THIS ISN'T FIXED. YOUR NEXT QUESTION ASKS WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN. TOO MANY TIMES TO PUT DOWN SINCE IT IS BASICALLY DAILY AND 3 TIMES TODAY.

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THE CAR HAS A KNOWN RECALL ABOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING FORD SAID YOU MUST KEEP THE CAR ON A HALF TANK OF GAS AT ALL TIMES.THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS BUT MY CAR IS GETTING SO BAD VERY VERY BAD

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BO BEUCKMAN QUALITY FORD (15675 MANCHESTER RD, ELLISVILLE, MO 63011, (636) 227-5700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL BOX WAS MALFUNCTIONING, WHICH AFFECTED THE POWER STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS TO COVER THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,800. *BF *TR

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THE FUEL GAUGE READS WRONG BY ATLEAST AN 1/8 OF A TANK AND AND WHEN IT SAYS YOU HAVE 30 MILES TILL EMPTY YOU MIGHT GET 10 MILES BEFORE YOU RUN OUT OF GAS.IT WILL NOT GIVE YOU ANY WARNING WHEN IT RUNS OUT OF GAS IT WILL START TO SUPPDER AND THEN WILL NOT START UNTIL YOU PUT MORE GAS IN.AND YOU CAN SMELL GAS INSIDE THE CAR.IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING OR JUST IDOLING.

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RADIO AUDIO STOPS WORKING NO BLUE TOOTH OR RADIO CALLED FORD ASST. GIVEN THINGS TO MAKE RADIO WORK BUT ONLY WORKS FOR AWHILE AND RADIO STOPS WORKING HAVE TO PULL FUSE TO REBOOT RADIO BUT ONLY LAST A MONTH HALVE TO DO THIS OVER AND OVER COMPLAIN TO FORD ABOUT THIS TO NO SATISFACTION RESEARCHED ONLINE SEEM SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE NOW DEALER WANTS 800.00 DOLLARS FOR A REPAIR IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE DO TO BLUETOOTH STOPS WORKING FOR HANDS FREE TALKING

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WHEN I PUSH ON GAS IT TAKE A WHILE TO SPEED UP. ALSO IT IDOLS SOMETIMES. TAKE AWHILE TO GEAR UP TO SPEED. SOUNDS LIKE IT IS DRAGGING

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