2014 Ford Focus Power Train

I WAS SENT PAPER WORK FOR A RECALL FROM FORD MOTORS (19N08 ) REF: MY TRANSMISSION CLUTCH BEING FAULTY CLUTCH SHUDDERING WHICH HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES AND CAUSING IT TO FEEL LIKE THE CAR WOULD STOP RIGHT THERE. I CALLED MY ;LOCAL FORD DEALER REF: THIS RECALL AND WAS GIVEN A SCHEDULE TIME FOR REPAIR. THEY CHECKED THE FOCUS AND FOUND ITS TRANSMISSION HAD THE ABOVE PROBLEM AND NEED TO BE FIXED . THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH PARTS. WHEN IT CAME TIME TO PICK UP MY CALL I WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY THE BILL TO RETRIEVE MY CAR BACK. $1088 THAT FORD WAS NOT GOING TO PAY THE REPAIR COST. I CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD MY CAR HAS BRANDED TITLE SALVAGE.I DIDNT KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT BEFORE THE REPAIR. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE### TOLD ME THEY USE A THIRD PARTY TO SEND NOTICES OF MY VIN. AND THEY DIDNT SEE THE SALVAGE REPAIRED ON MY TITLE, THATS HOW I RECEIVED THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERED AND HESITATED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SELINSGROVE FORD (10 N SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL, SELINSGROVE, PA 17870, (570) 374-8131) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY 2014 FORD FOCUS SE HATCHBACK HAS A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION THAT ADDS FOR A SPORTY FEEL AND BETTER GAS MILEAGE, THE DCT IS DRY CLUTCH AND THE GASKETS ARE TERIBBLE CUASING OIL TO GET INTO PARTS WHERE THEY SHOULDNT IN THE DCT CUASING THE TRANSMISSION TO STUTTER,LAG,AND BE UNDRIVEABLE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFTEY ISSUES THAT FORD KNEW. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A BACK ROAD.

TAKATA RECALL. ON THE DATE OF 9/4/19 WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO A MAIN STREET, MY CAR STALLED AS I SHIFTED MY GEAR INTO DRIVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON AFTER. I THEN PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE TO MOVE MY CAR FROM IMPEDING TRAFFIC BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I PROCEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND PUSH THE CAR TO A SAFE AREA. AFTER, I TURNED OFF AND ON MY CAR HOPING THIS WOULD JUST BE A MINOR ELECTRICAL MISTAKE BUT WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON, THE CAR WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS (WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL) TO JOLT FORWARD AND PROCEED TO DRIVE IN A JITTERY MANNER. WHILE DRIVING TO MY NEAREST MECHANIC, THE CAR CONTINUED TO STUTTER, WHILE THE GAS PEDAL AND ACCELERATION DID NOT CORRESPOND WITH EACH OTHER. UPON ARRIVING TO MY MECHANIC I WAS NOTIFIED THAT I MAY STILL HAVE WARRANTY ON MY FORD VEHICLE. I WAS THEN TOLD BY FORD DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD AROUND 6 OR 7 RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE, ONE BEING TRANSMISSION. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS NOR DID I RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION THAT MOST OF THESE RECALLS WERE CALLED ON MY VEHICLE. AFTER TALKING WITH THE FORD SERVICE ASSISTANT HE STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX MY TRANSMISSION FULLY BUT ONLY REPLACE THE PARTS THAT WAS RECALLED FOR THE VEHICLE (TRANSMISSION MODULE). I WAS AT RISK OF A VERY BACK CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FORDS RECALLS AND THE LACK OF THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE THEIR CUSTOMERS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS. I AM VERY UPSET AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

IMMEDIATELY UPON PURCHASING THE CAR IT STARTED HESITATING AS IF IT WOULD STALL FROM A STOP ON CITY STREETS, WHILE TURNING, AND ALMOST EVERY TIME IT ACCELERATES FROM A STOP, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. IT OCCURS ALSO WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. FORD REPLACED THE CLUTCH 3 TIMES, AT 6779, 13844, AND 20156 MILES. IT IS NOW BEHAVING IN THE SAME WAY, THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND CHUGS ALONG. FORD STATED THIS JUNE AT 39030 MILES THAT THE CAR IS BEHAVING WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS, HOWEVER IT IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT IT DID BEFORE WHEN THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH.I AM HESITANT TO BELIEVE THIS IS THE TRUTH.

THE TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 2014 FORD FOCUS HAS NEVER OPERATED PROPERLY. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM MAHWAH FORD IN OCTOBER 2014. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHUDDERS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IN FIRST GEAR. IT BEHAVES AS IF SOMEONE JUST LEARNING TO OPERATE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE IS BEHIND THE WHEEL. THIS MAKES IS VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP WHEN ENTERING A ROADWAY. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MANY OCCASIONS, BUT WAS TOLD THIS BEHAVIOR IS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE. MY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THEY DO NOT FEEL SAFE DOING SO. TWICE THE DEALERSHIPS SAID THEY APPLIED SOFTWARE UPDATES TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THAT DID NOTHING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR, BUT DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS, I AM NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT. PLEASE HELP GET THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD.

MADE COMPLAINTS TO FORD REGARDING MY TRANSMISSION FAILURES WHILE DRIVE ON ROADS, I.E. STALLING, DECREASING SPEED, JERKING ETC. AS A RESULT I HAD TO TAKE A LOSS ON THE TRADE IN AT MOUNTAIN VIEW FORD IN CHATTANOOGA, TN (LOSS = $8500.00)

MY 2014 FOCUS HAS BEEN SENT TO FORD 3 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2014 FOR FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THREE TIMES, I HAVE LOST ALL POWER IN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. TWO OF THOSE TIMES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING, THE OTHER TIME THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A REPAIR. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS FIXED OR THEY COULDN'T REPEAT THE ISSUE. MY CAR IS THE LARGEST PURCHASE THAT I HAVE EVER MADE, AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD. THE GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING OUT FOR ITS CITIZENS. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SELLING A FAULTY VEHICLE AND NOT PROVIDING A SOLUTION? WHILE NOT A SEVERE AS THE CAR SHUTTING OFF, I ALSO REGULARLY EXPERIENCE UNEVEN ACCELERATION WHERE THE CAR SPEEDS UP AND SLOWS DOWN VIOLENTLY WHEN IN FIRST GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOOK WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED, WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE PROPER GEARS, AND THERE WERE DELAYS WITH THE RPMS INCREASING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CAVALIER FORD AT CHESAPEAKE SQUARE (4021 PORTSMOUTH BLVD, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23321, (757) 488-8311) ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS NO PERMANENT REMEDY AND THAT THE DEALER WAS JUST PERFORMING A PATCH JOB EACH TIME IT WAS SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,086. *AS *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND CREATING A DANGEROUS JERKY ACCELERATION. IT HAS ALMOST GOT ME REAR ENDED. IN TRAFFIC I WAS ACCELERATING AND IT WOULDN'T SHORT INTO SECOND CORRECTLY. WHEN IT DID IT SENT ME JERKING FORWARD WHEN TRAFFIC WAS STOPPING FORCING ME TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND CREATED A CHAIN REACTION WHICH THE CAR BEHIND ME NEARLY HIT ME. I WAS SENT A NOTICE STATING IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE AND FORD WOULD FIX IT AT NO COST. WHEN I BRING IT IN THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX IT BECAUSE OF ITS BRANDED TITLE. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A MANDATORY SAFETY RECALL SO FORD WILL BE FORCED TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE SO THEY CAN STOP WEASELING THEIR WAY OUT OF REPAIRS THAT ENDANGER CUSTOMERS SAFETY.

VEHICLE LOSES POWER TO THE POINT OF ALMOST STALLING OUT, AND THEN SURGES FORWARD, SPINNING THE BACK TIRES. THIS HAPPENED ON A HILL, AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME! THE RPM'S REV WAY UP AND THE ENGINE WON'T SHIFT. THE CAR SHUDDERS AND JERKS AND WON'T GET GOING UPON TAKE OFF. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AT AN INTERSECTION/STOP LIGHT, AND I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO BE REAR ENDED. THE CAR WILL NOT GET GOING WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO.

WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP THE CAR SHUDDERS AND SHAKES. THERE IS ZERO POWER BEHIND IT WHEN PULLING OUT NO MATTER A FLAT ROAD OR HILL. WHEN GOING UP HILL THE CAR STRUGGLES GREATLY. WHEN YOU ADD PASSENGERS TO THE EQUATION IT GETS INCREDIBLY WORSE. WHEN THERE ARE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THE CAR SHAKES BAD AND HAS NO POWER. IT TAKES A LONG PERIOD TO GET TO EVEN 20 MPH WHICH MEANS GETTING ONTO A HIGHWAY IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I AM TERRIFIED TO HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR.

MY TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS WHEN STARTING TO MOVE WHEN TRANSMISSION IN WARM. I HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED ONCE AND THEY REPLACED SOME KIND OF RUBBER SEALS. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE BRAIN BOX FOR THE TRANSMISSION.

THE CAR CONSTANTLY HAS SEVERE SHUTTERING WHEN ACCELERATING. ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH, ON A N AUTOMATIC CAR AT 70K MILES, AND IT IMMEDIATELY HAD THE SAME ISSUES THE DEALERSHIP SAID COULDNT BE FIXED.

UPON LAUNCH OF VEHICLE, THE DPS6 TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY LEAVING ME AND MY OCCUPANTS PRONE TO DANGER. THE CAR IS UNDRIVABLE FOR THE 1ST 3 SECONDS YOU APPLY THE GAS. THIS ISSUE, EVEN AFTER THEIR INITIAL "FIX" HAS DONE THIS FROM MILE #01. 90,000 MILES, 5 YEARS, SAFETY OF EVERYONE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES IS COMPROMISED DAILY.

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. CLUTCH WOULD CHATTER, SHUDDER AND SLIP. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED ON: 6/15/2015, AND 2/01/2016. AFTER THAT ACTION THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED ON 2/16/2018. WHILE TURNING INTO TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES SLIP AND NOT GET THE CAR UP TO SPEED. WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF THE CLUTCH SHUDDERS OFF.

WE HAVE THE TITANIUM VERSION IN THE HATCHBACK. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND TO DATE HAVE HAD 11 CLUTCHES REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR KEEPS HESITATING WHEN STARTING TO MOVE, THEN CHATTERS BETWEEN LOWER GEARS. THIS ISSUE STARTED 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING NEW AND HAS BEEN AN ONGOING BATTLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION AND JERKING MOTION WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. AUTONATION FORD MARIETTA (770-674-6077, LOCATED AT 869 COBB PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA 30060) INDICATED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PART UNDER WARRANTY AND INDICATED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN MID 2015. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DISCLOSE THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V523000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK" APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN 2014 I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. CLUTCH REPLACEMENTS. SENSORS. EVERYTIME GIVEN A DIFFERENT EXCUSE FOR THE SAME SHUTTER AND ISSUES WITH THE CAR STALLING. THIS LAST TIME THE CAR COMPLETELY HAULTED FROM GOING 45MPH ON A 4 LANE ROAD, TRASMISSION LIGHT FLEW ON, RPMS WOULD REV UP, BUT CAR WOULD BARELY CREEP. I WAS ALMOST SLAMMED INTO FROM BEHIND BEFORE I COULD SAFETY MOVE TO THE SLOW LANE AND TRAVEL TO A SAFE STOPPING POINT. YES THE CAR WAS STILL ABKE TO NAVIGATE, BUT THAT DID NOT MATTER WHEN VEHICLES WERE COMING UP ON ME DRIVING 45+MPH TO MY VEHICLE THAT STALLED OUT. I CALLED FORD. IT TOOK DAYS TO GET THE CAR BACK AND IT HAS BEEN RUNNING WORSE THAN EVER! TRANSMISSION IS CONSTANTLY SLIPPING. A NEW CONSTANT SHUTTER HAS NOW DEVELOPED. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES BEGIN TO MOVE FROM A STOP LIGHT, BUT DECIDE TO SUDDENLY DROP TO A CRAWL AND THE RPMS GO HIGH THEN AS IT CORRECTS THE RPMS NO LONGER ADJUST AND THE CAR NO LONGER FEELS IT IS AUTO SHIFTING CORRECTLY. ISSUES OCCUR DURING DRIVING, ON HIGHWAYS, AT STOP LIGHTS/SIGNS. WHEN GOING A STEADY SPEED WHEATHER IS IT 25 OR 65 THE CAR CONSTANTLY SHUTTERS ALL THE TIME NOW. THE TRANSMISSION OR CLUTCH SLIP ANYTIME ANY GIVEN DAY. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. WORSE MORE DANGEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NO HELP FROM FORD.

PURCHASED USED IN JUNE 2018. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WON'T SHIFT INTO REVERSE AT ALL. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. WAS TOLD IT WAS A CLUTCH ISSUE AND WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THAT FORD FAILED TO FIX.

SHUDDERS AND SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN TRYING TO UPSHIFT,HAS DONE THIS SINCE NEW AND BEEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP3 TIMES FOR REPAIR,PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AFTER 61,000 MILES.FORD WAS AWARE OF THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND SOLD CARS ANYWAY.VERY UNHAPPY WITH FMC.

HELLO I HAVE A 2014 FORD FOCUS AUTOMATIC GEAR WITH ONLY 80K MILES ON IT, I START FEELING A PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO 2ND GEAR ONE MONTH AGO AND NOW I JUST HAD A A ALERT SAYING. " TRANSMISSION FAULT SERVICE NOW " I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE IT TO MUCH PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR I HOPE THERE CAN BE A RECALL TO FIX IT BECAUSE THIS IS JUST A SCAM FROM FORD THERE TAKING OUR MONEY AND GIVING US CARS THAT ARE NOT RELIABLE AT LEAST LOWER THE PRICE OF THE CARS IF YOUR SELLING THEM WITH PROBLEMS THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO MAKE CARS WITH ISSUE THAT WILL COST US MORE MONEY TO FIX IT THAN IT'S ORIGINAL PRICE WHAT TYPE OF SCAM IS THIS WHERE THE CUSTOMERS RIGHT REGARDING GETTING SCAMMED LIKE THIS

MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION HAS NOT WORKED CORRECTLY SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN 2014. THE SALESMAN TOLD ME THAT THE JERKING WHILE ACCELERATING WAS THE COMPUTER GETTING USED TO MY DRIVING STYLE AND WOULD STOP AFTER A FEW WEEKS. THAT NEVER HAPPENED. IT JERKS, STUTTERS, STALLS, SURGES WITHOUT WARNING. IT'S DANGEROUS. I'VE HAD NEAR MISSES AND HE. I PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND IT STALLS OUT. DRIVING AT LOW RPM IS THE WORST. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO. BETTER YET FORD SHOULD NEVER BEEN ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO SELL CARS WITH THE DPS6 TRANSMISSION AFTER THEY KNEW IT WAS DEFECTIVE. I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ONGOING

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND STOPPED WORKING. SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED/RELOADED 4 TIMES. REPLACED CONTROL MODULE. FIXED CLUTCHES