What 1,143 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Ford Focus RS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE LAMINATE WAS PEELING. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTOFAIR FORD IN MANCHESTER AT 603-634-100 (LOCATED AT 1475 S WILLOW ST, MANCHESTER, NH 03103) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000.

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2016 FORD FOCUS SE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CROOKED STEERING WHEEL AND DEFECTIVE CHARGING PORTS AND BLUETOOTH. *LD *JS

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I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND NOTICED A HITCH IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION'S GEAR SHIFTING. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SLOWING DOWN AT MOMENTS WHILE I ACCELERATED. IT WOULD KICK BACK IN DURING THOSE MOMENTS AND START TO WORK AS NORMAL. WHEN I LEFT WORK AT A LATER DATE MY CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AS I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY RAMP FROM ANOTHER RAMP. A CAR THAT WAS COMING DOWN THE BLVD ALMOST HIT ME BUT I RODE OFF TO THE SHOULDER BEYOND THE FIRST RAMP ONTO THE SECOND ENTRANCE. AS I DROVE HOME I NOTICED A WORSE LOSS OF POWER TO THE POINT OF A FEEL OF ALMOST SHUTTING DOWN AS I DROVE HOME. AS I WAS PARKING I NOTICED MY CAR WAS NOT WORKING IN DRIVE. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK THEN BACK TO DRIVE TO GET IT TO GO FORWARD. ONE THING I NOTICE ABOUT A YEAR AGO WAS THAT THE LOW GEAR WAS FAR SLOWER THAN OTHER CARS I HAD IN THE PAST. I MENTIONED IT TO A PERSON AT THE DESK AT FORD'S REPAIR DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THAT THE LOW GEAR WAS JUST SLOWER THAN IT IS ON OTHER CARS.

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WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING, MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS TO GET IT GOING, IT FINALLY TOOK OFF AND STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND SHAKING ONCE IT GOT ABOVE 25 MPH. I'VE BEEN TO SCARED TO DRIVE IT EVER SINCE.

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RECALL NOT DONE I DID EXPERIENCE THE CAR STALLING WHILE TAKING OFF

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I'VE GOTTEN MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SERVICED TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION'S CLUTCHES WERE REPLACED TO SUPPOSEDLY FIX PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE LACKING ACCELERATION AND ROUGH SHIFTING. EVEN AFTER GETTING THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED, THE VEHICLE STILL SUFFERED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE MOST EXTREME PROBLEM/CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES GOES INTO NEUTRAL ALTHOUGH IT'S IN 'DRIVE'.VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 78,000 MILES.

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I BOUGHT THIS 2016 FOCUS IN HOPES ON GIVING IT TO MY DAUGHTER BUT I WILL NOT, IT IS NOT A SAFE GAVE TO DRIVE. OUT OF NOWHERE IT WAS STRUGGLING TO GO INTO DRIVE GEAR AND THE REVERSE GEAR AND THEN I WAS JERKING REALLY BAD WHERE MY DAUGHTERS HEADS WE'RE HURTING BECAUSE OF ITSO I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN RIVERSIDE CALIFORNIA AND THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME NOW $3,000 AND THEY HAD IT FOR MORE THAN A MONTH NOW AND I AM ABOUT TO LOSE MY JOB BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION WITH THIS CAR FORD IS SAYING THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR MY RENTAL BUT IT'S STILL BEING CHARGED TO MY CARD WHICH I AM BEING OVERDRAFT FOR AND I'M COMING IN MORE IN-DEPTH AND DEBT BECAUSE OF THIS CAR I AM A SINGLE MOTHER TRYING TO PROVIDE FOR MY CHILDREN ALL ON MY OWNTHIS IS UNACCEPTABLE OF FORD AND THIS SITUATION HAS CAUSED ME TO GO INTO AN ACCIDENT AND I END UP HITTING ANOTHER CARTHIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE AN EXPENSE I SHOULD BE PAYING FOR OR BECOMING IN DEBT FOR FORTUNE BE FULLY LIABLE FOR THE SITUATION

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AND ONLY THE AIR BAG UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED AS TO THERE WAS A POWDER SUBSTANCE AND AN UNUSUAL ODOR FROM THE AIR BAG. THE SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE ON AND ACTIVE BEFORE THE CRASH. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ONLY 5 MPH, BUT THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH. ALL THE AIR BAGS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE DEPLOYED EVEN THOSE IN THE BACK SEAT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK STRAIN AND BRUISES FROM THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE ENTIRE ENGINE DROPPED DOWN AFTER THE CRASH AND DEBRIS WAS THROWN ACROSS THE STREET. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,800. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

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WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY - THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN AFTER A SHORT PERIOD, SLAMMED INTO A LOWER GEAR. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF THERE WAS ANY TRAFFIC AS THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FRONTIER FORD (3701 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SANTA CLARA, CA 95051, (408) 533-1488) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR THE DEFORMATION OF THE FUEL TANK, NOT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE. WHEN THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE RECALL, HE WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A "PUBLIC SAFETY NOTICE". THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE FUEL TANK. THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE REMAINED UNREPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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MY VEHICLE SHUTTERS AND LURCHES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, AND HAS ISSUES WHILE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IT HAS NOT "FAILED", BUT LOOKING ONLINE, THERE ARE SEVERAL BLOGS AND REPORTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. WHEN SENDING A COMPLAINT TO FORD AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I KEEP GETTING TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE PRODUCTION OF THE FORD FOCUS AND ITS TRANSMISSION. I JUST GOT DONE READING AN ARTICLE I FOUND ON FOX NEW, WHERE IT STATES THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INTO THE ISSUE OF FORD KNOWING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A DEFECTIVE OR PROBLEMATIC TRANSMISSION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE POLICE TO THE IMPOUND LOT WHERE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO KOONS FALLS CHURCH FORD (1051 E BROAD ST, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22044) WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V479000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION, THE RPMS FLUCTUATED FROM HIGH TO LOW AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CENTURY FORD OF MT. AIRY (302 CENTURY DR, MT AIRY, MD, (301) 829-2801), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER A STOP, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED. AT SOME POINT DURING THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THEN TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD SANFORD (407-680-0781, LOCATED AT 4911 WAYSIDE DRIVE, SANFORD, FL 32771) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY PURGE VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BUT, WAS NOT NEEDED. SIX (6) MONTHS LATER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO HONOR THE RECALL.*JS

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THE LUG NUTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE IMPROPERLY DESIGNED, AND THIS ISSUE IS WELL KNOW BY THE FORD DEALER, (FELIX SABATES FORD, CHARLOTTE, NC) AND TIRE SHOPS SUCH AS GOODYEAR. THE ALUMINUM OVER-CAP ON THEM BECOMES "SWELLED" AND DEFORMED TO THE POINT THAT A LUG WRENCH WILL NOT FIT ON THEM, AFTER ONLY A FEW USES. THIS CAN BE MORE THAN JUST A NUISANCE, AS IT CAN LEAVE SOMEONE STRANDED IN THE EVENT OF A FLAT TIRE. FORD REFUSED TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE WITH REPLACEMENT LUGS NUTS WHEN I CALLED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO BEEN TOLD BY FORD THAT THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF COMPENSATING THE DOZENS OF CUSTOMERS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO. I HAD TO PAY FOR AFTER-MARKET REPLACEMENTS. THERE IS NO WAY LUG NUTS SHOULD BE DEFECTIVE AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS (5 TIRE ROTATIONS), AND THE DEALER DID MOST OF THEM. I PAID $62 + 8% TAX FOR REPLACEMENTS (WHILE I WAS AT GOODYEAR). SEE PHOTOS OF DEFORMED LUG NUTS AND RECEIPT FOR REPLACEMENTS. *DL

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I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT THE KNOWN DEFECT AT THE TIME OF SALE. SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AFTER PURCHASE, I CALLED IN TO HAVE IT SERVICED. THE CAR HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING MOST TIMES GOING UP HILL BUT ALSO ON FLAT. I WAS TOLD THEN THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND WILL BE AN GOING PROBLEM. WHEN ASKED WHY I WASN'T TOLD PRIOR TO BUYING I WAS TOLD BY THE HEAD OF SERVICE THAT THIS IS BUSINESS. I'VE TRIED TO GET IT FIXED THREE TIMES, EACH TIME HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL . I HAVE ANOTHER SERVICE APPOINTMENT DEC 4. I HAVE CHILDREN AND WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. MY CAR HAS ALSO STALLED THREE TIMES WHEN THE CAR WASN'T ON E. I WAS PARKED EACH TIME IT STALLED. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL.

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TRANSMISSION ELEMENT STUCK ON NEUTRAL, FORD FOCUS 2016 , FORD SOLD THE CARS AND KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. GEAR SIFTS IN NEUTRAL, MY CAR HESITATED IN A CROSSING AND MY CAR WAS HIT IN THE BACK DOOR. .THE CLUTCH SLIPS IN NEUTRAL, FORD USES DRY CLUTCHES IN THIS CAR FOR EFFICIENCY, BUT WET CLUTCHES WOULD BATHE THE FRICTION DISCS. FORD ISSUED DOCUMENTS WITH THE PROBLEM CODE DPS6, AROUND THE WORLD THEY HAVE HAD CLASS ACTION SUITS PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM.

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VEHICLE HAS A INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE AND HESITATES WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND HAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THIS IS ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME AND IS MOST COMMON AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK.

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I BOUGHT THIS FOCUS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND I'VE REPLACED THE CLUTCH 2 TIMES ALREADY. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE FORD FOCUS SE. IT'S ONLY BEEN 8 MONTHS SINCE I REPLACED IT AND IT ALREADY GOING OUT AGAIN. ITS STARTING TO GRIND GOING INTO 1ST,2ED AND 3RD GEAR AND IT GRINDS AS I'M COMING TO A STOP

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AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS I PULLED OVER ON A FLAT PARKING SPOT AND THEN PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME I SWITCHED GEARS BACK IN TO DRIVE LOW THEN BACK TO PARK THEN BACK TO REVERSE AND IT STILL WANTED TO GO FORWARD. AFTER 4 TIMES GOING THROUGH THE GEARS IT FINALLY WENT INTO REVERSE.

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CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WHEN CHECKED AT AUTOZONE IT COMES BACK AS THE PVC WHICH IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH FOCUSES. ALSO, ON ONE OCCASSION, THE TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND THAT IS ALSO A KNOW ISSUE WITH FOCUSES. MY VEHICLE OFTEN STALLS AT INTERSECTION WHEN I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP AND IS DIFFICULT TO RESTART IN MOST CASES.

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WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IT STARTED MAKING NOISE WHEN I DROVE IT I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEMS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS IT STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISES SO WHEN I HAD TIME A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT MY WARRANTY WAS NOT ACTIVE ANYMORE. IT MADE THE SAME NOISES THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN AND THEY NEVER SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION IT WAS A WHEEL PROBLEM. I'M ASKING FOR HELP ON WHAT TO DO THANKS.

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VEHICLE STALLS AT STOPS, VEHICLE WONT START AFTER FUELING AT GAS STATION, DTC P1450 ALWAYS PRESENT, HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ON CITY STREETS.

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WHILE DRIVING WITHIN CITY LIMITS ON A DAILY BASIS, MY VEHICLE SHUTTERS FROM THE START AND AT ACCELERATION, SOMETIMES STALLS AS I START TO ECCELERATE FROM RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS, CREATING POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WANT GO OFF, AND SMELLS OF FUEL WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN.

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ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE 2 WEEKS AFTER SERVICE DEPT AT VIC BAILEY FORD REPLACED. INCIDENT REPORT. TOTAL LOSS AND LAWSUIT COMING IF NOT COMPENSATED FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. ENGINE IGNITED WITH ME IN VEHICLE! SERVICE BAY RELEASED CAR TO ME 2 WEEKS AGO. TOLD THEM WAS NOT FIXED FOR 2 WEEKS WAITED ON APPT. OIL LIGHT CAME ON AFTER DROPPING OF DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. MULTIPLE WITNESSES AND VIDEOS OF FIRE UNDER CAR AND THEN BLEW DUE TO HEAT SOURCE WHICH WAS ALL SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND PULLED OVER AS SOON AS OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND I SMELLED SMOKE. TURNED INTO NEAREST PARKING LOT OFF HIGHWAY 221, SPARTANBURG SC. ROEBUCK FIRE DEPT RESPONDED. WILL NOT DRIVER A VEHICLE FROM FORD EVER AGAIN!

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