Ford Focus Complaints (2014)

2,661 consumer complaints on file.

#10936267December 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936020December 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
ENGINE OVER REVVING TO SHIFT. NO ENGINE REVVING OR ACCELERATION WHILE TURNING. ROUGH SHIFTING. ENGINE HESITATION. CANNOT MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED.GEARS SLIPPING. THIS IS THE SECOND CLUTCH PACK (THEY LAST ABOUT 10K MILES) ON A VEHICLE WITH 21,000 MILES. THE CAR WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE SERVICE CENTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934954December 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
I FILED A COMPLAINT UNDER THE MN LEMON LAW DUE TO REPEATED TRANSMISSION ISSUES ON MY CAR. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT IS QUITE NOTICEABLE THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUDDER WHEN SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT AT TIMES IT FEELS LIKE I'M DRIVING A VERY SENSITIVE MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND WILL CAUSE A SHUDDER FEELING AT SHIFT. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO NORTH COUNTRY FORD IN COON RAPIDS, MN ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DATES WERE 8/27/15, 10/16/2015, 2/18/16 AND 8/21/16. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE ISSUE AND MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A REPEATED PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND THAT IT COULD BE COSTLY TO ME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934546December 11, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (NEW), I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE REPAIRED TO AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEAL DURING THE 3 YEARS I HAVE OWNED IT - ONCE, THEY REPLACED/REBUILT THE CLUTCH, TWICE FOR UPDATES TO THE COMPUTER, AND A SEPARATE TIME FOR THE TIRES AND WHEEL WELL (THE DEALERSHIP SAID SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED BY UNEVENNESS IN TIRES, THE WHEEL WELL ALSO NEEDED REPAIR AFTER MY TIRES WERE ROTATED). THE CAR CONSISTENTLY STRUGGLES TO ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO STOP, SUCH AS AT A YIELD, MERGE, STOP SIGN, STOP LIGHTS, OR FROM SLOWING DOWN. IT SHAKES, JERKS, STUTTERS, MAKES A CREAKING METAL SOUND, AND MOST CONCERNING, STALLS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO LEARN MY DRIVING STYLE, HOWEVER, THREE YEARS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. I TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALL MAINTENANCE. I HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AND TIRES ROTATED REGULARLY, IN ADDITION TO THE INSPECTION DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP AT THAT TIME. WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS FROM A SLOWED OR STOPPED POSITION, THE CAR SHOULD ACCELERATE, BUT IT STALLS. IT CONSISTENTLY STALLS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. THIS IS NOT SAFE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR. I HAVE CONTINUED TAKING IT FOR REPAIRS TO A FORD AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP ONLY, LEAVING THE VEHICLE FOR DAYS AT A TIME, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. ADDITIONALLY, THE MILEAGE I GET WITH THE CAR IS LOWER THAN EXPECTED AND A FORD EMPLOYEE ASSERTED TO ME IT IS DUE TO THE ENGINE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934479December 10, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHILE BRAKING, THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE APPEARS AND ONCE STOPPED, THE CAR LOSES ALL MOTIVE POWER. OCCURRED FIRST IN NOV 2015 AND DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS. PROBLEM RECURRED IN OCT. 2016 AND DEALER PERFORMED RECALL TSB. PROBLEM RECURRED A 3RD TIME IN NOV 2016 AND DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE FAILURE WHILE IN FOR SERVICE. "REPAIR" IMPLEMENTED DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AS THE CAR HAD 4TH INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING OFF THE DEALER LOT. DEALER CURRENTLY HAS THE CAR AND IS IN COMMUNICATION WITH FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934142December 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 03/29/17LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933973December 8, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH AND SEAL NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933982December 8, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHILE CHANGING GEARS. HAD BOMMARITO FORD DEALERSHIP IN HAZELWOOD, MO INSPECT ON 12/7/2016. WAS TOLD THE CLUTCH NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE CAR HAS 19,674 MILES WHEN INSPECTED. CLUTCH IS BACKED ORDER AND THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930365December 7, 2016
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR HAS BAD HESITATION INCREDIBALLY JERKY WHEN STARTING GRINDING NOISES TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY FORD MECHANICS HAVE ADMITTED TO KNOWING ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAS TOLD FORD THAT IT IS DANGEROUS. HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING ESPECIALLY AT LOWER GEARS. MAKE SIT VERY DANGEROUS TO CROSS BUSY INTERSECTIONS. CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE ANY PICTURES BUT PLAN TO START RECORDING MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929951December 5, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, THE PCM/TCM CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE RE-LEARNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930011December 5, 2016
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 02/07/2017*CT CONSUMER STATE VEHICLE IS STILL STALLING AT TIMES. UPDATED 7/13/18*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927935December 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
2014 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FOUR VEHICLE COLLISION, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *SMD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928525November 29, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE REACHED FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, STALLED, BUT CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSING AND FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928672November 29, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 16V643 RECALL DATE: SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 16S30 A DOOR LATCH WITH A FRACTURED PAWL SPRING TAB TYPICALLY RESULTS IN A "DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE" CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10928197November 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,999.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928265November 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
JERKING, SHUTTERING TRANSMISSION FROM STANDSTILL... SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928357November 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED OR ACCELERATED AS SOON AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE ISSUE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED 1,000 MILES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A THIRD TIME WHERE THE TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN THE NUMBER CSP:14M01 TO HAVE THE WARRANTY EXTENDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928368November 28, 2016
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT AND LOCK INTO A SECURED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927837November 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN
FROM THE FIRST WEEK I HAD THE CAR SOMETHING HAS BEEN WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT JERKS AND DOESN'T ACCELERATE LIKE IT SHOULD, MAKES A HORRIBLE CRUNCHING SOUND. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BEEN IN THE TURNING LANE AND HAD AMPLE ROOM TO TURN BEFORE A CAR GOT TO ME BUT THE CAR JERKS AND STALLS SO THAT I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BECAUSE IT HAS NO POWER. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK, SAID THEY "COULDN'T REPLICATE" WHAT I REPORTED. IT DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME BUT IF THEY REALLY DROVE IT FOR A WEEK, IT WOULD HAPPEN. EVERYONE WHO EVER RIDES IN THE CAR WITH ME ASKS WHY IT CHUGS LIKE IT DOES. I'M GOING TO GET INTO A WRECK ONE DAY BECAUSE I SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE MY TURN BUT THE CAR STALLS AND CHUGS SO MUCH THAT IT TAKES MUCH LONGER THAN IT SHOULD TO GET SAFELY INTO WHERE I AM TURNING. IT MAKES ME PICK A DATE BELOW, BUT THIS IS A SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK FOR 3 YEARS OCCURRENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927675November 23, 2016
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V643000 AND 16V698000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/14/17*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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