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

MY CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE ON THE ROAD WHEN MY FOOT IS PRESSING DOWN ON GAS PEDAL BUT RPM INCREASES RESULTING IN STALLING IN MOTION LIKE CONDITIONS. IT IS VERY SCARY AND FRUSTRATING FOR ME AND MY OCCUPANTS THAT RIDE WITH ME TO WORK.

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MY 2015 FORD FOCUS HAD A RECALL DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN 2017. THE CARS ENGINE WOULD SHUDDER WHEN SWITCHING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS IN THE AUTOMATIC/MANUAL TRANSITION. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER THE RECALL WARRANTY. HOWEVER, ALMOST A YEAR LATER TO THIS DATE MY TRANSMISSION/ENGINE IS SHOWING THE SAME SIGNS.

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AT JUST OVER 71,000 MILES OUR 2015 FORD FOCUS SE ELECTRICAL STEERING RACK FAILED AND NEEDED FULL REPLACEMENT AT AN OUT OF POCKET COST OF ALMOST $1800. DURING A TURN ON A CITY STREET, THE STEERING FAILED AND MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, MAKING THIS PART AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HAD IT GONE OUT AT THE WRONG TIME, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND VOICED OUR CONCERNS BUT THEY WOULD NOT AGREE TO COMPENSATION FOR AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE PART IN QUESTION WAS NOT YET RECALLED. WE HAVE SINCE PARTED WITH THE CAR AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILED PART, FEARING THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY MORE. UPON RESEARCH THE PROBLEM, WE FOUND SIMILAR INSTANCES ON CAR COMPLAINTS.COM INCLUDING THE WELL KNOWN TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE A SIMILAR ISSUE OCCURRED IN FORD FOCUS MODELS BEFORE 2015 AND ALSO ON THEIR FUSION LINE OF CARS IN THE SAME RANGE OF YEARS OF AROUND 2013-2015 I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THE 2015 FORD FOCUS FOR A RECALL ON THE STEERING SYSTEM AND SUBMIT TO YOU THAT YOU WILL NOT BE SHORT IN FINDING 2015 FOCUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AFTER A QUICK SEARCH ON THE WEB.

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THE POWER STEERING WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DANGEROUS CONTROL ISSUES. IT FINALLY FAILED COMPLETELY. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE FOR ISSUES WITH SLIPPING AND CONTINUES TO DO SO

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED CLUTCH FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO AUTONATION FORD LINCOLN UNION CITY (4355 JONESBORO RD, UNION CITY, GA 30291, (770) 674-6075) FOR REPAIRS. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT UNKNOWN DEALER. THE SECOND DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,023.

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CAR SHUTTERS BETWEEN 5 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR. REPLACED BATTERY TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON STATING TRANSMISSION IS HOT. TOOK TO FORD SAID ITS A DUAL CLUTCH THAT'S STUCK AND IT'S A SHIFT FORK THAT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I SHOULD RECEIVE AN TRANSMISSION ISSUE AFTER REPLACING A BATTERY THEN BE TOLD IT'S A CLUTCH THAT STUCK. APPEARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE FROM THE 2014 FORD FOCUS. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM REPLACING THE BATTERY'S. TOLD BY FORD ITS MIMIC A BAD BATTERY.

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WHEN YOU START TO DRIVE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES A LITTLE BEFOR IT GETS GOING.

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THERE IS NOW THIS GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM MY CAR ENGINE. WAS ACTING UP A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT IN 2017. EVERYONE SAID OH IT'S FINE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WELL IT ACTS UP AS SOON AS I START TO DRIVE IT SLOW.... OTHERS SAY IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. AND OTHERS SAY I'M STUPID. IT SLIPS WHEN YOU START TO GO. I WANT THIS FIXED

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TAKATA RECALL MY CLUTCH WAS MESSED UP IN THIS CAR WHEN I FIRST LEASED IT FROM US AUTO SALES BACK IN FEBRUARY 2017 AND I HAD RENTAL FOR A WEEK ONLY BECAUSE THE WARRANTY COVERED IT. NOW THE CLUTCH IS MESSED AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD I'LL HAVE TO PAY $2000 FOR IT TO BE FIX! IS THERE ANYWAY YOU GUYS CAN RECALL MY CAR BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO KEEP SPENDING ON THIS CAR BECAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM KEEP OCCURRING. IS ALWAYS JERKS AND DON'T ACCELERATE THE SPEED OF THE CAR THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS ANYWHERE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN ENGAGED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND A NOISE EMERGED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND KEPT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

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2015 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE CLUTCH ON VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CLUTCH SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*JS

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RACK AND PINION EPAS FAILED--GRADUALLY AT FIRST, THEN COMPLETELY. THIS PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER FORD MODELS BUT NOT IN MINE--YET. THE REPAIR BILL WAS $2800. IT HAPPENED WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF 3-YR WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND I FILED A CLAIM WITH FORD. THEY REDUCED THE COST BY $2000, BUT I STILL HAVE AN $800 BILL TO PAY TODAY, AS THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE ALL COVERED UNDER A RECALL EXEMPTION. SHOP IS SERRAMONTE FORD, 999 SERRAMONTE BLVD, COLMA, CA 94014. REPAIN # 227 328.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V169000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (CASA FORD, 5815 MONTANA AVE, EL PASO, TX 79925, (915) 779-2272) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ON A CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE STEERING GOT VERY HEAVY, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, A MESSAGE ON THE DASH STARTED THAT HILL START ASSIST WAS DEACTIVATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I PULLED OVER, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN I PUSHED THE START/STOP BUTTON. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP UNDERGOING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. I THINK IT MAY BE AN ABS SENSOR THAT CAME LOOSE BEHIND A WHEEL.

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THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER IS FREEZING AND DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY NO MATTER WHAT OPERATION IT IS IN: LOW, MEDIUM OR HIGH. I HAVE HAD THE WIPER BLADES, WIPER ARM, AND WIPER MOTOR REPLACED AND NONE OF IT HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT HAS LEFT ME IN SEVERAL DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THREE MONTHS. NOBODY SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, INCLUDING THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT.

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OCTOBER 15 2015 I BOUGHT A FORD FOCUS 2015 S 4DR FROM THE DEALERSHIP. RIGHT AWAY HAD ISSUES WITH IT STALLING AND SHORTING OUT THE COMPUTER AND KEEPING A CHARGE. HOWEVER ON JANUARY 4TH 2018, I WAS SIDESWIPED GOING 45 MPH AND COLLIDED INTO A TREE AND A FEW OTHER VEHICHLES ALSO. I SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES DUE TO NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS AND I STILL AM PAYING ON THIS VEHICLE. IVE NOTICED MANY SIMILAR MODELS HAVING SIMILAR CONCERNS, HOWEVER MY SPECIFIC VIN STATES ITS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY RECALLS.

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DRIVING INTO A RECREATIONAL SITE, LOOKING FOR PARKING WITH CAR IN MOTION, POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. I PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD BUT TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LIKE MOVING A TON OF BRICKS. TURNED CAR ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON BUT STEERING WAS OUT. STEERING GEAR HAD TO BE REPLACED BY DEALER. FORD HAS A HISTORY OF RECALLS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL WAS NOT AMONG THOSE RECALLED.

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TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SLIP. CAR FLUTTERS AND JERKS AT EVERY START.

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THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. ABOUT 45000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT WAS OUT OF WARRENTY. NOW WHEN YOU TRY TO DRIVE IT JERKS AROUND. IT COULD EASILY TOSS YOU INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

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I TOOK MY FOCUS IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT TIMING COVER HAS A LEAK THE CAR HAS ONLY 39068 MILES ON IT BUT I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND SAID SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM HAD 41K MILES

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2015 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ILLUMINATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *LD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *LD *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHUTTER, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OFTEN OCCUR WHILE SLOWING DOWN. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THUMPING AND TICKING NOISES WERE PRESENT COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (BILL PIERRE FORD, 11525 LAKE CITY WAY N.E., SEATTLE, WA) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

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2015 FORD FOCUS. DRIVING HOME, ALMOST CRASHED HEAD ON DUE TO LOSS OF STEERING IN MY VEHICLE. PURCHASED NEW 3 MILES IN JUNE 2015. STILL TRYING TO GET SERVICE FOR RECALL ON POWERTRAIN, ALWAYS TOLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE OR SERVICE REQUESTS BACKED UP. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND CAN CAUSE FATALITY ON THE ROAD. MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS 53,181 AND IN NO WAY SHOULD THE STEERING SYSTEM FAIL. MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AT THE DEALER AND THE COST FOR REPAIR IS $2100.00 PLUS TAX WHICH I DO NOT HAVE. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES I AM REPORTING. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THE STEERING SYSTEM. I'M STRUGGLING EACH DAY GETTING RIDES BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE WITH MY CHILD IN AN UNSAFE MOTOR VEHICLE THAT COULD CAUSE CRASH/COLLISION. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTS AND RECALL ALL FORD FOCUS 2015 SO THAT OTHERS CONSUMERS CAN GET THEIR CAR REPAIRED. AS I STATED BEFORE I ALMOST CRASHED HEAD ON DUE TO STEERING FAILURE. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE RODE.

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MY CAR JERKS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE MAYBE TRANSMISSION RELATED . THIS HAS BEEN BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR BUT NEVER THOUGHT ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL I DROVE A FRIENDS CAR AND IT DIDN'T DO IT

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I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED 2 TIMES AND IT IS STILL SHUTTERING AND SLIPPING AND NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAD GOTTEN A LETTER STATING MY CAR WAS ON A RECALL BUT NOW IT'S NOT . I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH A SON, I NEED TO KNOW THAT MY CAR IS SAFE . NOT SURE WHAT TO DO PLEASE HELP.

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