2014 Ford Focus
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 2,657 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 3rd highest complaint count among 19 Focus model years with reports.
Of the 2014 reports, 69 involved a crash and 10 involved a fire. 47 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Fuel system, gasoline, storage, evaporative emissions, canisterJun 9, 2026
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Focus vehicles previously repaired incorrectly under recall number 18V735. The Canister Purge Valve (CPV) may malfunction, causing the engine to stall unexpectedly while driving.
An engine that stalls while driving increases the risk of a crash.
Dealers will update the powertrain control module (PCM) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 29, 2026. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S40. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 6,2026.
Campaign 26V369000 on NHTSA.gov
Equipment, electrical, engine block heaterJan 15, 2026
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Focus, 2013-2019 Escape, and 2015-2016 MKC vehicles equipped with a 2.0L engine. The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
Owners are advised not to plug in their block heater until the vehicle is remedied. Dealers will replace the block heater, free of charge. Owners will also have a alternative option to replace engine block heater element with a threaded plug, and remove the block heater electrical cord. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed March 6, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 26S01. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on January 16, 2026.
Campaign 26V011000 on NHTSA.gov
Latches/locks/linkages, doors, latchJun 8, 2020
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Fiesta, 2013-2014 Fusion, 2015 Mustang, 2013-2015 Escape and C-Max, 2012-2015 Focus, 2014-2016 Transit Connect, 2013-2014 Lincoln MKZ, and 2015 MKC vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under recalls 15V-246, 16V-643 or 17V-210, however the repair may not have been completed properly. A component within the door latches may break making the doors difficult to latch and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.
A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the latch date codes to confirm if the repair was done correctly, and replace the side door latches if necessary, free of charge. Owners will also have the option to inspect their own vehicle's door latches and enter the date codes into a website to determine if the latches are correct. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 27, 2020. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 20S30.
Campaign 20V331000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, storageJul 5, 2019
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 and 2017 Focus vehicles equipped with 2.0L GDI gasoline engines and 2013-2014 Focus ST vehicles equipped with 2.0L GTDI engines, previously recalled under 18V-735. The affected vehicles did not have the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) updated as intended. Therefore, the Canister Purge Valve (CPV) may malfunction, possibly causing excessive vacuum in the fuel vapor management system.
The excessive vacuum may result in an engine stall while driving, without warning and without the ability to restart the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Powertrain Control Module. Dealers will also check for fault codes and replace the CPV as needed. If the CPV is replaced, dealers will inspect and replace the carbon canister, fuel tank and fuel delivery module as necessary. The recall began July 29, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S22.
Campaign 19V515000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, storageOct 22, 2018
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Ford Focus vehicles with a 2.0L GDI or 2.0L GTDI engine. The Canister Purge Valve (CPV) may malfunction, possibly causing excessive vacuum in fuel vapor management system.
The excessive vaccuum may result in an engine stall while driving, without warning and without the ability to restart the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Powertrain Control Module. Dealers will also check for fault codes and replace the CPV as needed. If the CPV is replaced, dealers will inspect and replace the carbon canister, fuel tank and fuel delivery module as necessary. The recall began August 19, 2019. Owners may contact Ford Customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S32. Note: Until the vehicle is serviced for this concern, owners are advised to keep the fuel tank at least halfway full.
Campaign 18V735000 on NHTSA.gov
Latches/locks/linkages, hatchback/liftgate, lockSep 28, 2016
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Ford Focus hatchback vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to August 26, 2016 and equipped with a manual transmission. The hatchback of the affected vehicles may be unlatched with a single press of the interior latch release button. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
With only a single press needed, the driver may accidently unlatch the hatchback, increasing the risk of injury to any unsecured passengers in the back.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Body Control Module with updated software, free of charge. The recall began February 10, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16C13.
Campaign 16V698000 on NHTSA.gov
Latches/locks/linkages, doors, latchSep 6, 2016
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Ford Focus, 2013-2015 Ford Escape and Ford C-MAX, 2015 Lincoln MKC and Ford Mustang, and 2014-2016 Ford Transit Connect vehicles. A component within the door latches may break, preventing the doors from latching and/or leading the driver or a passenger to believe a door is securely closed when, in fact, it is not.
A door that is not securely latched could open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury to a vehicle occupant.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the door latches with an improved part, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S30.
Campaign 16V643000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, wiringDec 2, 2015
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured January 11, 2012, to April 1, 2013, and 2013-2014 Focus ST vehicles manufactured May 03, 2012, to October 14, 2013. Insufficient compression in the engine wiring harness splices to the Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) sensor may provide incorrect signals to the powertrain control module (PCM).
The incorrect signals could cause the vehicle to hesitate or the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the current crimped splices with new splices, free of charge. The recall began on January 7, 2016. Owners may contact Ford customer service 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S17-S1.
Campaign 15V813000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, fuel pumpJan 9, 2015
Ford Motor Company (Ford) notified the agency on January 8, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2014 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured April 15, 2014, to May 8, 2014, and 2015 Lincoln MKC vehicles manufactured April 21, 2014, to May 15, 2014. On April 30, 2015, Ford expanded the recall to cover an additional 45,505 vehicles, including certain model year 2014-2015 Ford Transit Connect vehicles manufactured November 11, 2013, to August 29, 2014, 2014-2015 Ford Fiesta vehicles manufactured April 10, 2014, to June 17, 2014 and 2014 Ford Edge vehicles manufactured April 30, 2014, to May 21, 2014. Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result in the fuel pump failing.
If the fuel pump fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began on February 27, 2015. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S30.
Campaign 15V005000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, deliverySep 2, 2014
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014 Ford Focus vehicles manufactured May 1, 2014, to May 24, 2014, 2014 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured on June 6, 2014, and 2015 Lincoln MKC vehicles manufactured June 4, 2014, to July 7, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the Fuel Delivery Module (FDM) may crack between the filter body and the filter cap, possibly resulting in low fuel pressure.
A reduction in fuel pressure may result in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the FDM, free of charge. The recall began in September 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14S20.
Campaign 14V525000 on NHTSA.gov
SteeringDo not drive until repairedAug 22, 2014
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014 Focus and C-Max vehicles manufactured August 8, 2014, to August 15, 2014. The affected vehicles may have steering gears that were incorrectly assembled.
The incorrectly manufactured steering gears may cause impaired steering, including the loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gears, free of charge. The recall began on November 11, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S18.
Campaign 14V514000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, wiringAug 11, 2014
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Escape vehicles manufactured October 5, 2011, to April 1, 2013, and equipped with 2.0 liter engines and Focus ST vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, to October 14, 2013, and equipped with 2.0 liter engines. Insufficient compression in the engine wiring harness splices to the Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) sensor may provide incorrect signals to the powertrain control module (PCM).
The incorrect signals could cause the vehicle to hesitate or the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the current crimped splices with new splices, free of charge. The recall began in October 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S17.
Campaign 14V495000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: engine
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Seat belts, Service brakes, Engine, Jul 23, 2019, crash
WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR I HAD ISSUES FROM THE START. I WOULD PRESS ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD HESITATE TO GO FORWARD AND THEN JERK. IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING A MANUAL CAR BUT I HAD AN AUTOMATIC. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR THIS SPECIFIC REASON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER IN CLARKSVILLE IN AND HAD TO WAIT OVER 3 WEEKS FOR THE PART TO COME IN. I WAS NOT OFFERED A LOANER CAR OR ANYTHING. ONCE I GOT THE PART IT WAS OK FOR LIKE LITERALLY MAYBE 1 OR 2 MONTHS AND THE ISSUES AROSE AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE LAST TIME I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED FOR FREE. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN 2016. IT IS NOW 2019 AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. AND THE CAR DOORS DO NOT ALWAYS LATCH TIGHTLY WHEN YOU SHUT THE DOOR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD SEVERAL TIMES THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. NOW I AM STUCK STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING. I DID HAVE A WRECK IN THE CAR BACK IN 2016 WHERE I WAS PUSHING ON THE GAS AND IT JERKED REALLY HARD AND THEN WENT FORWARD VIOLENTLY AND I HIT A POLE. THE DAMAGE IS STILL ON MY CAR WHICH INCLUDES A BUSTED FRONT BUMPER AND THE CAR HORN IS NOT WORKING.
Vehicle speed control, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jul 23, 2019
THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY IT SPUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN ACCELERATING IT DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY LIKE ITS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS. ALSO WHEN YOU ARE SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND GO TO ACCELERATE IT JUMPS FORWARD. THIS CAR ALSO HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING AS IT IS SHIFTING GEARS. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A DATE AT THE BOTTOM THIS HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER ITS THE WAY I DRIVE IT THE COMPUTER SHIFTING HAS TO GET USE TO MY DRIVING HABITS.
Power train, Engine, Jul 19, 2019
CAR SHAKES WHEN GOING FROM A STOPPED POSITION THEN PRESSING ON GAS. FEELS LIKE IT JERKS. ALSO MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN FAULTY SINCE 2 YEARS AFTER I GOT MY CAR IN 2014
Power train, Engine, Jul 19, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE RUMBLED AND SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CAMELBACK FORD (1330 E CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85014, (602) 635-7551) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO OPERATE IN THAT MANNER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND TCM, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14. *TR*JB
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Jul 18, 2019
CAR JERKS AND STALLS, OUTSTANDING RECALL, DEALERSHIP INSISTS THAT PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR
Engine, Jul 17, 2019
DPS6 TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY FAMILY. WE WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE RD ANY TYPE (INTERSTATE, COUNTRY RDS OR IN CITY) AND THE VEHICLE WILL LOOSE POWER AS IF IT ALL OF A SUDDEN GOES INTO NEUTRAL..THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. TO BE GOING 65 ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR VEHICLE LOOSES POWER, AND KEEPS DOING IT THE REST OF THE TRIP. I HAVE BEEN IN NEAR ACCIDENTS SEVERAL TIMES BC OF THIS. ALSO I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE RD AND THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS ON CAUSING THE RPMS TO GO WAY UP AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL BASICALLY GO INTO NEUTRAL WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. THIS IS MY FAMILY'S ONLY VEHICLE. WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO KEEP DRIVING IT AND RISK OUR LIFES AND THE LIFE'S OF OTHERS DAILY. WE STILL OWE 11,000 ON THIS CAR. FORD KNEW OF THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY SOLD US THIS VEHICLE AND NOW WE HAVE TO SUFFER? WHEN IS FORD GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS? WE WENT TO FORD REGARDING THIS IS ISSUE AND THEY REFLASHED THE TCM AND IT FIXED IT FOR 3 WEEKS THEN STARTED DOING THE SAME EXACT THING. THEY ALSO TOLD ME IF IT DONE IT AGAIN THEN I WOULD NEED A CLUTCH REPLACEMENT. (WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR BC THE MILES HAVE EXCEEDED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY) I AM SORRY BUT WHEN A CLUTCH GOES BAD IT'S GOING TO DO IT ALL THE TIME..NOT JUST RANDOMLY. I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO DID REPLACE THE CLUTCH 3 OR MORE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. SO NO I WILL NOT BE PAYING FOR A NEW CLUTCH WHEN I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE STATING THEY DID JUST THAT AND IT DIDN'T FIX IT.
Power train, Engine, Jul 17, 2019
ENGINE STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING, AND STOPS WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD. OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. FORD SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG.
Power train, Engine, Jul 17, 2019
MY CARS TRANSMISSION STALLS EVERYDAY WHILE DRIVING. IT SHAKES AND STUTTERS AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGNS WHEN YOU GO TO TAKE OFF. IT SHIFTS HARD. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER BUYING THE CAR. IT DOES THIS ALL THE TIME AND ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AS WELL.
Power train, Engine, Jul 17, 2019
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2017 AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A DELAY IN SHIFTING. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN 2018 AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPS IN THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. IT WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER FOR POWER TRAIN ISSUE BUT IT HAS SINCE BEEN DOING THE SAME. IT STALLS AND SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. I'M NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. MY CLUTCH HAS BEEN CHANGED THEE TIMES.
Engine, Jul 16, 2019
TAKATA RECALL I CAN FEEL MY CAR JOLTING (ALMOST EVERYDAY NOW) ESPECIALLY AS I TRY TO ACCELERATE OR INCREASE SPEED. I FEEL IT THE MOST WHEN I AM ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT OR SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN AND TRYING TO SPEED BACK UP. MY CAR HAS STALLED TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING DOWN. I CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL OUT FOR MY CAR HOWEVER, THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR! I PURCHASED THE CAR BACK IN JULY OF 2018 AND FELT THE JOLTS AROUND MID-SEPTEMBER. NOW THEY HAVE GOTTEN INCREASINGLY WORSE AND ARE A PART OF MY EVERYDAY DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WOULD BE A SOLUTION EARLY 2019 SO I WAS DETERMINED TO WAIT UNTIL THEN BUT NOW WE'RE IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE YEAR WITH NO SOLUTION.
Engine, Jul 16, 2019
TAKATA RECALL I BOUGHT MY 2014 FORD FOCUS DURING MY FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE. I STARTED TO NOTICE THE CARS CLUTCH SLIPPING IMMEDIATELY. AFTER PERSISTENTLY TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE ISSUE FOR A YEAR, FORD FINALLY ADMITTED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR AND THAT THEY WOULD GET ME IN THE LIST FOR A NEW CLUTCH. THEY (I ASSUME INTENTIONALLY) PROLONGED THE PROCESS JUST LONG ENOUGH TO ESCAPE THE LEMON LAW. WITHIN A MONTH OF HAVING MY CLUTCH REPLACED I STARTED TO NOTICE IT SLIPPING. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE I FEEL THERE IS NO POINT. I NEED TO SELL MY CAR AND GET A NEW ONE THAT I FEEL SAFE DRIVING, BUT I AM UPSIDE DOWN ON MY LOAN. I WILL NEVER BUY FROM FORD AGAIN.
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jul 16, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEN TO FOLSOM LAKE FORD (LOCATED AT 12755 FOLSOM BLVD, FOLSOM, CA 95630, (916) 353-2000) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V523000 (POWER TRAIN), 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), AND 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Other or unspecified, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jul 16, 2019
2014 FORD FOCUS TRANSMISSION CLUTCH WENT OUT 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWN THE CAR. STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT FOOT. ON BREAK CAR IN DRIVE CAR GOES FLYING BACKWARDS . CAR LOSE OF POWER WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE.SETTING WAITING TO PULL OUT IN MAIN ROAD FOOT ON BREAK CAR IN DRIVE CAR SHOT ME OUT IN FRONT OF A PEPSI TRUCK CAR CONTROL IT'S SELF. TOOK CAR TO POLICE STATION IN N BARBOURSVILLE WEST VIRGINIA TO REPORT IT THEY LAUGHED AT ME. CAR JUMP'S WILL NOT GO. THEN SENDS YOU FLYING BACKWARDS OR FORWARD. CAR IS TRYING TO KILL ME DRIVING THE CAR IN THE STREETS IS WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR WAITING TO PULL OUT ON THE STREETS IN GOING FROM 2017 TO 2019
Engine, Jul 16, 2019
AS OF 07/16/19 FORD HAS PUT 7 CLUTCHES IN THIS VEHICLE. WE ARE SCHEDULED FOR AN OTHER APP. ON 07/18/19. THE PROBLEM IS BACK, I BELIEVE THIS THIS IS THE THIRD TRIP BACK SINCE THE LAST CLUTCH WAS PUT IN. FORD KEEPS SAYING IT'S NOT BACK ENOUGH TO REPLACE, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE PAPER WORK IT SAYS THEY READJUSTED THE CLUTCH, EACH TIME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE MILEAGE IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP IT'S THE SAME. HOW CAN THEY SAY THE PROBLEM NOT THERE. IF THEY DON'T DRIVE IT? IT'S TO THE POINT NOW THAT YOU DON'T DARE TRY TO PASS OR GO BY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE IT HESITATES SO BAD AND THE TEC METER WILL JUMP TO 5/5 1/2 BEFORE IT DROPS DOWN AND SHIFTS GEARS. IT'S LIKE DRIVING A CAR WITH A STANDARD TRANSMISSION AND THE CLUTCH ISN'T OUT FAR ENOUGH.
Engine, Jul 16, 2019
MY CAR SHUTTERS WHEN I ACCELERATE. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONGEVITY/SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE.
Power train, Engine, Jul 16, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED, JERKED, AND FAILED TO SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO CHANGE GEARS AT ANY GIVEN POINT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAVID STANLEY FORD OF MIDWEST CITY (6601 SE 29TH ST, MIDWEST CITY, OK 73110, (405) 733-1611) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT FAILED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE DEALER LATER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V523000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Other or unspecified, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jul 15, 2019
I SERVICED MY FOCUS ON 5/29/19 FOR RECALLS. THEY PERFORMED A MULTI POINT INSPECTION. EVERYTHING NORMAL. 6/09/19, I WAS DRIVING DOWN CITY STREET 40MPH DRIVING STRAIGHT THE CAR DOWN SHIFTED SUDDENLY AND A WARNING " TRANSMISSION FAULTY, SERVICE NOW" CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME , THE CAR WOULDNT SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR. I ATTACHED BOTH SERVICES DONE . AFTER THE SECOND SERVICE WAS DONE TO MY VEHICAL IT STILL SHUDDERED WHEN ACCELERATING. 6/29/19 THIS OCCURED TWICE THE SAME DAY, I WAS WAITING AT AN INTERSECTION MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A GAS STATION, WHEN IT WAS SAFE TO TURN, I LET MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE AND MY CAR INCHED FORWARD WHILE I HIT GAS AND MY CAR DID NOT MOVE, I WAS NEARLY HIT BOTH TIMES , THE LAST SECOND WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR JERKS INTO GEAR. IVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT FIXING THIS ISSUE , IVE LEFT MESSAGES WITH NO CALL BACK, I FINALLY GOT A SERVICE CALL SET BUT NOT UNTIL JULY 30TH. THIS HAS NOW OCCURED ALMOST EVERYDAY SINCE 6/29/19. THE CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS DO THIS , IT SEEMS TO ONLY DO IT IF IM BELOW A HALF A TANK , OR THE FIRST 60 MILES ON A FULL TANK. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY DRIVING THIS CAR THAT WHEN I HIT THE GAS THE ENGINE WILL JUST REV U[ AND NOT MOVE AND GET HIT. THE CAR ALWAYS HAD A SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING SINCE WE PURCHASED IT 1/12/16, BUT THE SALES PERSON INSISTED WITH NEW FUEL SAVING SYSTEM THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY NORMAL. I DIDNT HAVE ANY MAJOR ISSUES BESIDES THE SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING, AND WHEN I WOULD START MY CAR UP THE FIRST TIME AFTER FILLING UP, UNTIL I GOT THE RECALL FIXED, NOW IVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES.
Engine, Jul 15, 2019
I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW FROM A FORD DEALER IN 2015. MY CAR HAD THIS SHUDDER FROM THE BEGINNING BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS 'NORMAL,' ETC. I'VE FOUND THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND DETROIT FREE PRESS REVELATIONS ABOUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWING THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE BEFORE MY 2014 FOCUS WAS EVEN BUILT! BUT WHEN I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY THEY STILL SAY THE DEFECT SYMPTOMS ARE 'NORMAL' AND THEY'LL CHARGE ME $89 IF I WANT A DIAGNOSTIC. AND EVEN IF I DO THAT AND THEY REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, THEY'LL BE INSTALLING ANOTHER INHERENTLY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION! THIS ISN'T A MANUFACTURING PLANT ISSUE WHERE A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE VEHICLES BUILT ON ONE PARTICULAR DAY RECEIVED THE WRONG WIDGET. THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR NOR DO I TRUST FORD MOTOR COMPANY OR ITS DEALERSHIP THAT'S BEEN LYING TO ME FOR YEARS. I MADE A POINT OF BUYING AN AMERICAN COMPANY CAR MADE IN THE USA TO SUPPORT MY COUNTRY AND THIS IS WHAT THEY DO??
Power train, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jul 11, 2019
THIS CAR HESITATES AND JERKS FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THERE IS A RATTLE AS THE CAR STARTS MOVING. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE MERGING UPHILL INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR STALLED. ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS, IT CAME CLOSE TO STALLING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. WHEN I GET THE CAR BACK FROM BEING REPAIRED, THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT COMES BACK ON AFTER A WEEK OR TWO. I CAN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BELOW ABOUT WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
Engine, Jun 28, 2019
THE CAR WILL BE DRIVING AND WHEN YOU GO TO ACCELERATE IT IS LIKE THE CAR CHUGS AND STUTTERS BEFORE IT WILL KICK INTO GEAR, THEN I WAS DRIVING AND THE FRONT BOTTOM SPOILER OR SOMETHING FELL OFF APPARENTLY THE SCREWS HOLDING THAT AND THE PLATE UNDER THE ENGINE FELL OUT AS I WAS DRIVING I HAD TO ZIP TIE THE PLATE TO THE BOTTOM OF CAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN MY NIGHT MARE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2016 AND I OWE SO MUCH ON IT THAT TRADING IT IN WOULD NOT EVEN HELP.
Power train, Engine, Jun 27, 2019
WHEN SHIFTING DOWN FROM DRIVE TO PARK, MY SHIFT GETS STUCK IN NEUTRAL OR WHEN I AM SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, I AM UNABLE TO MOVE THE CAR INTO ANOTHER GEARS. WHEN I AM AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN MY CAR SEEMS TO STALLS TO TAKE OFF. WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE STREET THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO SHUT OFF. A FORD TRUCK ALMOST HIT ME BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS ALREADY GREEN AND MY CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT GO. I HAD MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND HE SWERVED INTO ANOTHER LANE WHERE THE TRAFFIC WAS HEADED TOWARD THE TRUCK. THIS VERY DANGEROUS.
Engine, Jun 14, 2019
TAKATA RECALL. MY TRANSMISSION AS ALWAYS BEEN FUNNY AND TWO DAYS AGO MY CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACK EVEN WHEN I WAS IN POSITION D. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED OVERHEATING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO AAMCO TO SEE WHAT'S WRONG AND THE MAN SAID THEY GET 2014 AND 2015 FOCUS CARS OFTEN. THE PARTS THEY NEED TO REPLACE ARE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SLAVE CYLINDER, AND TWO MECHANICAL ACTUATORS. ALONG WITH PRESSURE PLATE. I THINK THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AND SOMEONE SHOULD KNOW. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION WOULD OVERHEAT AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER SOMEWHERE REAL QUICK TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND LET IT COOL DOWN. THEN MY CAR WOULD BE HARD TO START AFTER THAT. I HAD TO DO THAT A FEW TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT DAY.
Power train, Electrical system, Engine, Jun 5, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR KEPT RANDOMLY FLASHING. CROWN FORD (256 SWAIN ST, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28303, (910) 920-9614) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PERMANENT REMEDY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND SHOOK ABNORMALLY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SPEED DECELERATED TO 0 AND THE CONTACT QUICKLY MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO PREVENT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE MANUFACTURER HAD A PERMANENT REMEDY. IN ADDITION, THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES FLICKERED WHEN CHECKED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,574.
Power train, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jun 5, 2019
WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 FORD FOCUS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR ALMOST STALLED DURING A BACKUP IN TRAFFIC. WHILE NORMAL DRIVING THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE RPM GAUGE STARTED DROPPING AS THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEEN DEPRESSED FURTHER. WHILE TRAFFIC TO OVERTAKE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR ACTUALLY SLOWED DOWN WHILE TRYING TO GO FASTER. THE CAR BEHAVE LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING PROBLEMS SWITCHING TO LOWER GEARS.
Structure, Engine, Jun 4, 2019, fire
2014 FORD FOCUS SE. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. HEARD A LOUD SOUND. CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. WITHIN SECONDS SMOKE AND FLAMES CAME FROM ENGINE. FRONT END WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN MINUTES. CAR HAD BEEN TO THREE SHOPS PRIOR AND NOTHING WAS EVER SAID ABOUT THERE BEING A PROBLEM. EVEN WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP.