Ford Focus Complaints (2014)

2,661 consumer complaints on file.

#10967803March 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967165March 20, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967387March 20, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR HAS A FAULTY CLUCH. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FOCUS. I BELIEVE THE DESIGN OF THE CLUCH WAS FAULTY. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN OUTGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966285March 16, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION IS UNSAFE. IT HAS SHUTTERED AND DOESN'T ALWAYS TAKE OFF WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AND THE FORD DEALER FORD HAS TRIED 4 FIXES NONE OF WHICH HAVE WORKED. TO MY KNOWLEDGE NONE HAVE BEEN DONE TO MY CAR BECUASE BY THE TIME I AM NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER FORD ALREADY KNOWS THE FIX ISN'T WORKING AND STOPS SHIPPING THE PARTS. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND STARTED A CASE, THEY PROMISED ME I WOULD HEAR BACK IT HAS BEEN A MONTH AND NOTHING. WITHOUT PROPER SHIFTING AND KNOWING WHAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO DO IT IS NOT THE SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLE I HAD PLANNED FOR MY DAUGHTER. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO FIX IT OR REPLACE IT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE LAST 20000 MILES AT LEAST AND AT VARYING SPEEDS. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 36000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966069March 15, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS SKEPTICAL OF HAVING THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT A PREVIOUS VEHICLE FAILURE WAS MIS-DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V514000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966179March 15, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965908March 14, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE GASKET ON THE FUEL TANK SEIZED, WHICH CAUSED LIMITED AMOUNT OF FUEL TO ENTER THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965934March 14, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MANUFACTURER RECALL #16S30; NHTSA RECALL #16V643: DOOR LATCHES MALFUNCTION. RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. FORD NOTIFIED CONSUMERS OF THIS PROBLEM IN SEPTEMBER 2016 AND YET PARTS ARE STILL NOT READILY AVAILABLE. HOW ARE THEY PERMITTED TO TAKE SO LONG TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT MANUFACTURING ISSUES OR THE LARGE NUMBER OF CARS THAT THIS AFFECTS. I WANT IT FIXED!!! I DON'T WANT TO ENDANGER MY GRANDCHILDREN OR ANY OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE????? I'M SICK OF THEIR EXCUSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960335March 13, 2017
STEERING
I AM SPEAKING IN BEHALF OF MY WIFE [XXX] WHO IS THE REGULAR USER OF THE SAID CAR. MY NAME IS [XXX] THE HUSBAND OF [XXX]. ON FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017, MY WIFE CALLED ME FROM HER WORK THAT SHE SAID THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SAID CAR. SHE SAID THAT SHE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN SHE WAS MAKING A TURN ON A SIGNAL LIGHT CROSSING THAT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF (TOUGH) TO MANEUVER. SHE PANICKED WHAT TO DO AND SHE STOPPED SUDDENLY IN THAT BUSY CROSSING THAT OTHER DRIVER WERE CONFUSED THAT THEY HAVE SUDDEN STOP AS WELL ,BUT, FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS COMMITTED ACCIDENT. MY WIFE SAID, FOR A MINUTES AFTER, SHE MANAGED TO MOVED THE CAR AND DROVE BACK TO HER WORK PARKING AREA AS SHE STRUGGLED TO STEER THE CAR. I WENT TO CHECK THE CAR AND IT SAYS IN THE DASH BOARD " STEERING ASSIST FAULT .. SERVICE REQUIRED. THIS IS THE SCENARIO, THE CAR IS SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE. MY WIFE DEVELOP A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN WHAT SHE HAD EXPERIENCE VERY BADLY ON THAT INCIDENT . SHE DOES NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR NO MORE FOR THE ANXIETY THAT MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THAT THINGS HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE SHE IS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY... OF WHICH MOST OF THE TIME SHE'S IN THE FREEWAY GOING TO WORK AND BACK HOME. INDEED, WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR, I CANT BELIEVE IT MYSELF THAT ALMOST YOU CAN NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED BY YOUR DEPARTMENT TO EVALUATE THE DEFECT OF THE CAR THAT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE WHEN THAT " ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST " SHUT DOWN. APPRECIATED FOR YOUR CONCERN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. THE CAR IS PARKED RIGHT NOW IN FRONT OF MY RESIDENCE. YOUR INSPECTOR CAN COME ANYTIME TO DO THE INSPECTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960428March 13, 2017
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960177March 12, 2017
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR STUTTERS TO START MOVING. THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK. IT TAKES A LOT OF RPM TO GET THE CAR MOVING FROM A STOP OR START. I HAVE HAD AN EPISODE WHERE THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ARE AWARE OF THE STUTTERING AND ARE DOING NOTHING FOR THAT. THEY CAN FIND NO REASON MY CAR TOOK OF ON ITS OWN. I FEEL THAT THE DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION THEY KNOW ABOUT. AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I AM JUST GETTING FRUSTRATING WHY THEY WON'T DISCUSS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960230March 12, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION JERKS SERIOUSLY WHEN START FROM STOP TO FIRST GEAR AND FIRST TO SECOND GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959785March 9, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STUTTERED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE AND CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT, DESPITE THE WARRANTY, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959847March 9, 2017
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE INTERIM RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959073March 7, 2017
POWER TRAIN
ANY TIME I AM STOPPED AND START GOING MY CAR SHUTTERS AND JERKS BEFORE IT FINALLY CATCHES GEAR. WHEN I HIT THE GAS IT TAKES ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS BEFORE MY CAR WILL FINALLY START GOING. FORD SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WITH THIS TYPE OF CLUTCH AND KEEPS BLOWING ME OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958878March 6, 2017
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE TURNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH AND THE TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10958635March 4, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE 2014 FORD FOCUS ONLY HAS ONE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE FRONT MIDDLE PANEL NEAR THE RADIO CONTROLS. THERE ARE NO MANUAL LOCK/UNLOCK MECHANISMS ON ANY OF THE DOORS - IF A CRASH OCCURED, HOW WOULD ANYONE IN THE BACK SEAT BE ABLE TO GET OUT IF THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO PUSH THE BUTTON FOR THEM? THAT SEEMS LIKE AN UNSAFE DECISION FOR A VEHICLE MADE FOR MULTIPLE PASSENGERS. SECOND, OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, I HAVE SWITCHED THE WIPERS ON TO FIND THAT THEY HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE FINALLY WIPING THE WINDSHIELD. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT I EXPECT THEM TO MOVE WHEN I TURN THEM ON, NOT A FEW SECONDS LATER. IN THE RAIN, A FEW SECONDS OF NON-VISIBILITY CAN BE DANGEROUS- EVEN MORE SO IF IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT THE NEXT TIME. ARE THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES? COULD THE UNLOCK FEATURE BE AN ELECTRICAL IF FOR ANY REASON THE BATTERY GOES OR HITS WATER?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958643March 4, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WELL ON FEBRUARY 18, 2017 I PURCHASED A 2014 FORD FOCUS SE FROM LEWIS TOYOTA IN TOPEKA, KS. THE CAR I TRADED IN, (2004 LEXUS) I TOLD THEM HOW UNHAPPY I WAS BECAUSE THE GENTLEMAN WHO SOLD IT TO ME SAID HE DID A CAR FAX ON IT BUT DID NOT. I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR A COPY. THERE WAS A MAJOR RECALL ON IT! SINCE 2011. I PURCHASED IT IN 2016. WELL THE 2004 FORD FOCUS HAS AN OPEN RECALL. IT IS AGAINST THE LAW SO I WAS TOLD TO SELL A CALL WITH AN OPEN RECALL. I BROUGHT IT TO THE SELLERS ATTENTION. HE SAID IT HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF OR THAT IT WASN'T THAT BAD. WELL, DOOR LATCH? DRIVER'S DOOR COMING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. PROVEN INCIDENTS. I CALL THAT A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957877March 1, 2017
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957878March 1, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLES SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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