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

ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AGAIN ON MY CAR AND THERE APPEAR TO BE CONTINUED ISSUES WITH FORD FOCUS CLUTCHES. MY CAR WON'T SHIFT CORRECTLY AND I WAS TOLD INACCURATE INFORMATION BY TWO SEPARATE FORD DEALERSHIPS. THE CAR WON'T PROPERLY SHIFT WHEN GAINING SPEED AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. MY CAR DOES NOT SHIFT WELL ALL ALL TYPES OF ROADS, INCLUDING CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND AN ONGOING ISSUE, NOT ONE OCCURRENCE. AFTER RESEARCHING FORD FOCUS CLUTCHES, THERE APPEARS TO BE A RECALL ON SOME VEHICLES. I WAS TOLD MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS NOTED IN THE RECALL AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A POOR QUALITY CLUTCH MANUFACTURING ISSUES ON ALL FORD FOCUSES, NOT JUST THE SPECIFIC GROUP THAT WAS INITIALLY LISTED. I FEEL THAT MY CAR ALSO SHOULD BE A PART OF THIS RECALL AND THERE COULD BE MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING THIS AS WELL.

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WHEN CAR WARMS UP ABOUT 25 MINUTES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE CAR JOLTS AND SHUTTERS AND SHAKES YOUR BODY AS YOU'RE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL. SO IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING AN INTERSECTION AND YOUR GO TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR SHAKES YOUR BODY BECAUSE IT'S JOLTING BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

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I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE EVAP PURGE VALVE. AFTER GETTING IT FIXED I HAD TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 WEEKS LATER BECAUSE IT DIES EVERY TIME I GET GAS, NOT THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS BECAUSE FORD SENT OUT A FAULTY PART, AND THE FLAP ISN'T CLOSING ON THE VALVE. FORD WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THE THE RECALL SAY IT IS A ONE TIME FIX, THE DEALERSHIP WILL ALSO NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS THEY STATE IT IS IS FORDS RESPONSIBILITY.

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TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, SHAKES, BANGS, MIS-SHIFTS, ETC. WHILE DRIVING; MOSTLY DURING UP OR DOWN SHIFTS. THIS IS DANGEROUS. DEALER ROMANO FORD IN FAYETTEVILLE, NY HAS GIVEN UP; WE ALL KNOW THERE IS NO REPAIR.

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THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A TRANSMISSION SHUTTER BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS NOT HELPING AND WANTS ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE SOLENOID SEIZED IN THE OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SHUDDER IN THE TRANSMISSION AND HARD SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT, INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE WAS A NEW SYMPTOM THAT OCCURRED ONLY AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,573.

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THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DOES NOT SLOW DOWN PROPERLY WHEN DECELERATING. THIS CONDITION BECOMES WORSE ON HOTTER DAYS AND WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT. ALSO, WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR SHUDDERS THE WORSE. THE CAR ALSO FEELS UNSAFE WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS STAYING IN A HIGHER GEAR WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOT DOWNSHIFTING PROPERLY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHAPMAN FORD (6744 BLACK HORSE PIKE, EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME AT 53,000 MILES. RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED AT 79,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. IN ADDITION, AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM), THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PURGE VALVE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

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TRANSMISSION SHUDDER ISSUES THAT EVERY OTHER 2016 OR OLDER FORD FOCUS HAS BUT FOR SOME REASON MINE IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

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TL* THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE THEY WERE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO JERK AND HESITATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER CALLED SUPERIOR FORD OF PLYMOUTH (9705 56TH AVE N, PLYMOUTH, MN 55442, (877) 735-4755) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME DEALER CALIBRATED THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000. *BF *AS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND HESITATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SHIFTED GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES ERRONEOUSLY DOWNSHIFT AND/OR UPSHIFT AND SWITCH INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PUGMIRE FORD (352 N. TENNESSEE ST, CARTERSVILLE, GA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND THE DUAL CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,800.

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AT HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE RESTRICTING THROTTLE RESPONSE WITH NO DASH INDICATORS. UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO MESSAGES, ALL GAUGES IN NORMAL RANGE. UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN VEHICLE RESPONDS VERY SLOWLY WITH NO INDICATOR FOR DRIVER. VEHICLE IS THE 1.0 L ECOBOOST WITH 6MT TRANSMISSION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO ACCELERATE AS IF IT HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AND WORSENED OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,500.

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I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND CAR BE STALLING AND I HAD IT REPAIRED TWO MONTHS AGO AND IT'S JUST RECENTLY STARTED DOING THE SAME THING TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND OVER HEATING AND IT'S STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR FOR A MINUTE AND WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE THE DASH BOARD WARNING ⚠️ TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING PULL OVER SAFETY AND I HAD IT REPAIRED TWO TIMES THE FIRST TIME I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL WHEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE.

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2016 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO FORD RECALL NOTICE. *AS *JS

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MY CAR RUNS WELL BUT AFTER DRIVING MY CAR IN MOTION IT BEGINS SHAKING AND THEN IT TURNS OFF. I CRANKED MY CAR AGAIN AND IT RUNS GOOD IN A STREET BUT IT KEEPS DOING THE SAME THIN ALL OVER AGAIN.

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WHEN THE CAR WAS AT 55K, THE DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION'S CLUTCHES WERE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR FROM 1000-3000 RPM AND PRODUCED EXTREME JERKINESS. IT WOULD HAPPEN FROM A STOP AS WELL AS JUST DRIVING IN THAT RPM RANGE. I HAD TO GET MY INPUT SHAFT SEAL AND CLUTCHES REPLACED AT 56K. MIND YOU CLUTCHES ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST 100K ACCORDING TO FORD. ALSO WHILE BACKING UP THE CAR WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK AS THE CLUTCH WAS SLIPPING, IT WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO GO UPHILL. THE CLUTCH REPAIR MADE IT FEEL BETTER, THE SHUDDER IS COMING BACK IN JUST 1000 MILES AT 57K. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CLUTCHES WILL SLIP AGAIN AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE NO WARRANTY EITHER, I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE EATING A COST OF ALMOST 2000 FOR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NOT EXIST. PLEASE GET A RECALL GOING FOR THIS...

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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). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED KELLY FORD (420 CABOT ST, BEVERLY, MA 01915, (978) 922-0059) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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MY 2016 FORD FOCUS SE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY JERKY AND THE ENGINE STUDDERS AND MAKES LOUD NOISES WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT, YET THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE.

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P1450 CODE PURGE VALVE

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ENGINE MISFIRE, STEAM FROM TAILPIPE, ROUGH IDLE, NUMEROUS ENGINE REPAIRS CYLINDER 3, METAL SHAVINGS IN OIL PAN. IN MOTION HIGHWAY STALLED OUT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACADEMY FORD SALES (13401 BALTIMORE AVE, LAUREL, MD 20707, (800) 658-7794) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V845000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SLAMMED WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VACHON FORD (455 PROVIDENCE RD, BROOKLYN, CT 06234, (860) 774-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 24492522. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

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MY VEHICLE SHUTTERS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR, AND IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH A LOUD NOISE. THE ISSUE HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED IN SEVERITY UNTIL LAST WEEK (10.01.19) MY CAR STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. AFTER TALKING WITH AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANS AT A FORD DEALERSHIP THIS IS A RESULT OF A FAULTY CLUTCH SYSTEM. HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY WRONGDOING IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM IN MY MAKE AND MODEL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 30-55 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE "ENGINE TOO HOT" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND/OR START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAVALIER FORD GREENBRIER (1515 S MILITARY HWY, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320, (757) 424-1111), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

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