2014 Ford Focus FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THIS VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING. WHEN AT A STOPPED POSITION OR DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE THE CAR SPUTTERS, JUMPS, AND ALMOST STALLS OUT. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY ARE EITHER VERY INEPT OR JUST AREN'T CONCERNED ABOUT ACTUALLY FIXING THIS ISSUE. MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN ONCE AND THEY TOLD HER SHE HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 1000 MILES AND THE CAR CAR WOULD FIX ITSELF. MY SISTER OWNS THIS SAME VEHICLE AND IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); 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.

REF NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10787141. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE SPUTTERING AND JERKING ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS ALSO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. IT IS A HAZARD AND I FEAR THAT I COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT WHEN I'M OPERATING THE CAR.

MY DAUGHTER'S FORD FOCUS SHUDDERS AND HESITATES WHEN SWITCHING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC, BUT HAS SOME SORT OF INTERNAL CLUTCH OR SIMILAR DEVICE ACCORDING TO FORD. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS AND WAS TAKEN INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ON JUNE 10. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART AND THAT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER. THEY ARE TELLING US ALMOST 2 MONTHS LATER THAT IT IS STILL ON BACK ORDER WITH NO PROJECTED SHIP DATE. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE A CAR THAT HESITATES DURING ACCELERATION, AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER WHEN THEY ARE IN THIS VEHICLE. ATTEMPTS TO ESCALATE THIS TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS HAVE RESULTED IN NO NEW INFORMATION, NO PROJECTED RESOLUTION AND NO ONE AT FORD CORPORATE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT I HAVE INDICATED IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE STEPS THAT NHTSA CAN TAKE TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION.

DEATH/SAFETY RISK!! ONCE AGAIN DRIVING MY FOCUS ON RAINY WEATHER, AND IT SPUTTERED AND STALLED. HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID SERIOUS REAR END COLLISION. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MIN. FINALLY STARTED AND ROUGHLY IDLED ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. VERY FRUSTRATING. ESPECIALLY AFTER SPENDING APPX $1300.00 TO GET THIS REPAIRED AND SUPPOSEDLY 100% FIXED. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE- NEVER BUYING A FORD AGAIN. GLAD MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER WASN'T DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. NHTSA PLEASE MAKE FORD RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE AND FIX IT!! CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS - AS A QUALITY ENGINEER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, I KNOW THIS IS WRONG!! A POTENTIAL WALK CONDITION IS THE WORST CONDITION FROM A SAFETY STANCE. *TR

VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON HIGHWAY AND HAD TO PULL OFF TO SHOULDER. TACH RACED AND THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. EMERGENCY PULL OFF TO SHOULDER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. AFTER 45 MIN CAR ROUGHLY STARTED, AND I COULD PULL VEHICLE TO A SAFER LOCATION. VERY DANGEROUS! LIMPED THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER 6-7 DAYS AND $1300.00 THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED I HAD A FAILED PUMP ASSEMBLY, SENSOR, AND COIL ASSEMBLY. FUEL INJECTOR #4 WAS REPLACED!! * WEATHER DURING ISSUE WAS RAINY! ** JUST HAPPENED AGAIN - 5/5/2015!! SEE REPORT #2 - SO UNHAPPY WITH FORD FOR MAKING THIS A POTENTIAL WALK CONDITION. PEOPLE CAN DIE FROM THIS! *TR

WHILE DRIVING CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOOSE RPM, MOTOR QUIT RUNNING, COULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. I WAS TOLD THE MOTOR WAS BAD AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, THE NEXT DAY WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD AND WAS ALL THAT WAS NEEDED REPLACED, THEN WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY "BAD FUEL" AND NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I GET GASOLINE AT SAME PLACE, THEY TELL ME THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH FUEL. ONLY LAST MONTH I NOTICED OIL ON SIDES OF CAR AND THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED, WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC AT FORD THAT THE "OIL AND WATER WERE MIXING". ALL THIS SOUNDS A LITTLE TOO WEIRD TO BE HAPPENING TO A 2014 VEHICLE AND I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT HAVING TO SPEND OVER $500 TO REPAIR A CAR THIS NEW. *TR

THIS ISSUE STARTED MAY OF 2014 WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS AT 13,000 MILES. WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT AS I RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE CAR WILL SHAKE IN IDLE. ONCE I PRESS ON THE GAS THE RPMS WILL SLOWLY GO TO AROUND 2000 RPMS. AT THIS POINT THE ENTIRE CAR WILL SHAKE THEN JUMP INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS IS HIGHLY UNSAFE AS THE CAR WILL JUMP FORWARD. I HAVE ALMOST HIT SEVERAL VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. LUCKLY NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS OPERATING WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS ESTABLISHED BY FORD. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN ON TWO OCCASIONS AND AM GOING TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND OPINION. FROM MY DISCUSSIONS WITH FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE FIXED AS NOTHING HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED. IF THEY WOULD DRIVE THE CAR FOR MORE THEN A COUPLE MILES THEY WOULD FEEL THE ISSUE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY BRAND NEW FORD ANYMORE. THIS ISSUE HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. *JS

THREE SEPARATE TIMES WHILE BACKING UP FROM PARKING SPACES AND WHILE PULLING FORWARD, THE STOP SAFELY NOW LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE NORMALLY BUT HAVE HEARD OF THIS CONDITION HAPPENING WHILE AT SPEED. CAR IS IN DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACEMENT OF HIGH VOLTAGE WIRING HARNESS. *JS