2014 Ford Focus Power Train

TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN AND OUT WITH A CLUNKING WHEN STARTING OFF AT A RED LIGHT

MY FORD FOCUS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING STRANGELY. IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY. IT CONTINUALLY FEELS UNDERPOWERED AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL OR STOP MOVING FORWARD. AT TIMES, IT SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE MOVING UP HILLS. PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE CAR IS MOVING. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH ASSEMBLY.

TRANSMISSION (THE DSP6) COMPUTER (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, OR TCM) IS PRONE TO FAILURE RESULTING IN A CAR THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN RELIABLY ON ROADS WITHOUT POTENTIALLY FALLING INTO AN UNINTENTIONAL NEUTRAL. ON APRIL 6TH, UPON STARTING THE CAR UP I WAS UNABLE TO REVERSE, AND MANAGED TO LIMP TO THE DEALER IN LOW GEAR ONLY. AS AT LEAST ONE GEAR WAS KNOWN TO BE NON-FUNCTIONAL, I COULD NOT ENDANGER MYSELF OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD BY ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS FURTHER FOR CONCERN OF IT FAILING COMPLETELY OR FALLING INTO NEUTRAL IN TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND DID NOT IMMEDIATELY CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRANDON FORD (813-246-3673, LOCATED AT 9090 E ADAMO DR, TAMPA, FL 33619) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR ACCELERATING FROM A VERY SLOW SPEED TO A SPEED ABOVE 40MPH, MY CAR WILL EITHER A.) STALL WHILE ACCELERATING OR B.) WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM FORD IN DECEMBER 2018 ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD TO KEEP THE FUEL TANK ABOVE HALF FULL. THIS ISSUE PERSISTS EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS, AND I'VE TAKEN IT INTO A FORD SERVICE CENTER TWICE AND TWO ROUNDS OF FIXES HAVE NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE DATE ON THIS REPORT IS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OF THIS AFTER THE "FIXES" WERE IMPLEMENTED.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, SLIPS AND HAS UNEVEN ACCELERATION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 10MPH TO 50 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. CREST FORD (26333 VAN DYKE AVE, CENTER LINE, MI 48015, 1(888) 614-2160) HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BOB BOWEN FORD (LOCATED AT 2189 US-40, BRAZIL, IN 47834, (812) 442-2000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

AUTO CLUTCH - JERKS AND LURCHES BETWEEN 0-40 MPH. OCCURS ACCELERATING FROM STOP OR ACCELERATING IN GENERAL. HAS LOCKED MY SEATBELT BECAUSE IT JERKED SO VIOLENTLY. HAS THROWN THE CAR BACK WHEN GOING UPHILL FROM STOP. HAD THERE BEEN A CAR BEHIND ME I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. SAFETY ISSUE. FEELS LIKE TIRES ARE SPINNING AND CAR DOESN'T MOVE. THEN IT JERKS 3-4 TIMES THEN LAUNCHES AHEAD. HAPPENS ON TURNS OR STRAIGHTAWAY. CITY STREETS AND LESS THAN 40 MPH. BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW WITH CASH. LESS THAN 1000 MILES WHEN THIS ISSUE STARTED. BEEN IN THE SHOP 2-3 TIMES PER YEAR SINCE THEN. 5 YEARS OF INCONVENIENCE ADJUSTING SCHEDULE TAKING TIME OFF WORK. ONGOING PROBLEM FROM 2014 TO PRESENT.

'TAMARA RECALL' I HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT'S BEEN FIXED 3 TIMES AND IT'S GIVING ME A PROBLEM AND A FEW MONTHS AGO I HAD A LITTLE FENDER BENDER I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BLAME IT ON ME, BUT MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE BUT I SAID I MUST OF LET UP ON IT OR SOMETHING. BUT NOW I AM READING THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

OUR FORD FOCUS HAS NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION CLUTCH BURNOUTS (7) AND TRANSMISSION COMPUTER FAILURES (3). WE HAVE BEEN ON THE M14 WHEN IT FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHILE MERGING. WE HAVE BEEN AT THE A STOP LIGHT AND IT TRY TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN WE WERE STOPPED. EVERY 6-9 MONTHS WE NEED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT OUR LOCAL DEALER. THE CAR SHUTTERS UPON ACCELERATION, IF IT ACCELERATES AT ALL. IT LURCHES AND SHUTTERS, CONSISTENTLY EVERY 6-9 MONTHS. WE REACHED OUT TO FORD, DIRECTLY, IN JULY OF 2017, AND RECEIVED NO SUPPORT, NO HELP AND NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT MAYBE, JUST MAYBE WE HAD A BAD CAR. WE'VE BEEN TOLD, CONSISTENTLY, EVERY TIME THEY REPLACE THE BURNT OUT TRANSMISSION CLUTCH AND REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION MODULE THAT "THIS IS THE FIX. THEY HAVE THE "BUGS" WORKED OUT THIS TIME". I HAVE COPIES OF MOST OF THE REPAIRS AND THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH FORD GLOBAL CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM JULY OF 2017

THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. A RECALL WAS ADDRESSED AT A DEALERSHIP FOR THE PROBLEM 3 YEARS AGO. NOW THE CAR HAS 89,000 MILES AND THE REVERSE QUIT WORKING AND DRIVE HAS A STALLING PROBLEM AS WELL. I TOOK IT TO A PARTS STORE TO HAVE SOMEONE LOOK UP A COMPUTER TO IT. IT READ CLUTCH "B" ACTUATOR CONTROL CIRCUIT LOW. I WAS WITHIN THE CITY WHEN THE LATEST EVENT HAPPENED AND NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN IT WAS DRIVING POORLY.

UNDER ANY ACCELERATION THE CAR JERKS BACK AND FORTH, THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO DRIVE REALLY ROUGH AND WE ONLY HAVE 60,000 MILES!

I BOUGHT MY 2014 FOCUS NEW.ALMOST IMMEDIATELY IT BEGAN HESITATING AND SHUDDERING WHEN YOU BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. AND LOSS OF POWER WHICH IS DANGEROUS.FIRST TWO TIMES I TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER AND MADE EXCUSES THAT IT IS NORMAL AND THE CAR IS LEARNING HOW I DRIVE.THIRD TIME I TOOK IT IN THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION MODULE.DIDN'T HELP.FOURTH TIME REPLACED THE DUAL CLUTCH.STILL HESITATES.NOW MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY SAY IF IT IS THE CLUTCH THEY WON'T COVER IT.IT WILL COST ME $150 TO DIAGNOSE IT TO SEE IF IT IS THE TRANSMISSION MODULE.IF IT IS THAT'S ALL THAT IS COVERED.SO I AM LEFT WITH A CAR THAT DRIVES HORRIBLE.BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE.

FORD DPS6 POWERSHIFT DCT TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 58K MILES. MY FORD FOCUS SE HATCHBACK HAS BUILD DATE IN EARLY AUGUST 2014 AND I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP THE SAME MONTH. I FIRST EXPERIENCED SHUDDER AND JERKING AT 16,870 MILES AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 2015-09-25, BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. SUBSEQUENT VISITS TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP RESULTED IN A REPLACEMENT OF THE CLUTCH PACK AND SEAL ASSEMBLY EACH TIME. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT DATES AND MILEAGE ARE: 2017-08-18 AT 30,357 MILES 2018-09-20 AT 48,138 MILES (TCM WAS REPLACED AT THIS TIME) 2019-07-15 AT 57,898 MILES ("FUEL TANK DEFORMATION" RECALL DONE AT THIS TIME) AROUND A THOUSAND MILES AFTER A "FIX", SHIFTING BECOMES ERRATIC AND UNRELIABLE. IT WILL REV VERY HIGH FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND WILL SOMETIMES SPEED UP ON ITS OWN, ESPECIALLY OBVIOUS WHEN THE CAR SURGES UNEXPECTEDLY IN SLOW TRAFFIC. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM, BUT EVEN DURING COLD WEATHER SHIFTING CAN BE JERKY WITH A "SHUDDER" IN BETWEEN GEARS AND SOMETIMES THE THROTTLE SIMPLY DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATED IS PRESSED. MY CAR LOST POWER ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH WHEN A "TRANSMISSION FAULT" MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE SCREEN. THE TCM WAS REPLACED AFTER - ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION - WAS REPLACED AS A RESULT. THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR IS UNRELIABLE AT BEST, DANGEROUS AT WORST. IT IS INCONSISTENT AND DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY RESPOND TO ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN - WHEN THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION - I WAS I WAS DRIVING IT WRONG. THIS IS MY FIRST NEW CAR AND I CANNOT COUNT ON IT NOT TO LEAVE ME STRANDED OR PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WOULD SELL IT, BUT THE VALUE HAS PLUMMETED DUE TO UNRESOLVED TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND SO I'M STUCK HAVING IT REPEATEDLY "FIXED" UNTIL THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE AT A STOP. WYATT JOHNSON FORD (646 THOMPSON LN, NASHVILLE, TN 37204, (615) 244-3615) WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,120.

I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN 2014, AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION/TCM. IT HAS BEEN "FLASHED" SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL AS A NEW "CLUTCH PACK". APPROX 3 WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING, I STARTED TO PASS A CAR ON A 2 LANE RD, AND AS I ACCELERATED I WAS ABLE TO GET NEXT TO THE OTHER CAR AND THEN MY CAR'S TACHOMETER JUST TACKED OUT AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER TO GO. SO, AS I AM STUCK NEXT TO THIS OTHER CAR (AND ANOTHER CAR RIGHT BEHIND ME PASSING TOO) AND WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC NOW, I HAD TO HIT MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN (IN ORDER TO GET BACK WHERE I WAS BEFORE I STARTED TO PASS), ALL THE WHILE THE CAR BEHIND ME IS ABOUT TO REAR-END ME. I HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CHECK MY PANTS, BECAUSE I THOUGHT I LITERALLY DEFACATED THINKING I WAS GOING TO GET SMASHED BETWEEN THE CAR BEHIND ME AND THE ONCOMING CAR DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH. I CALLED FORD AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT ON THEIR RECORDED LINE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HAVE TALKED TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS (WABLE FORD SISTERSVILLE, WV) THEY FINALLY RAN A DIAGNOSTICS WHEN I SHOWED THEM THAT MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE REVERSE. I HAVE BEEN STUCK 4 DIFFERENT TIMES IN PARKING SPOTS BECAUSE MY CAR WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. HURT MY BACK PUSHING IT OUT OF 1 SPOT, AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE FRUSTRATED. WABLES IN SISTERSVILLE SAID THEY DON'T DO LOANER CARS WHILE THEY TAKE THE 2 HOURS TO FIX THE TCM NOR DO THEY HAVE THE TIME TO DO IT. THERE WAS ANOTHER TIME WHEN I WAS PULLING ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ALMOST REARENDED BECAUSE AS I EASED ON THE GAS TO GET ON, THE TACHOMETER TACHED OUT AND I HAD NO POWER TO GO. I HAVE AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTE TRIP TO WORK AND A 1 HOUR AND 15 MIN TRIP HOME AND EACH OF THOSE TRIPS ARE HAIR RAISING BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHAT MY CAR WILL DO.

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP WITHOUT SPEEDING AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, IMMEDIATELY LOSING SPEED CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGED ABRUPTLY AND CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY SO HAD TO BE DRIVEN IN LOWER GEARS, AGAIN POSING A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALERSHIP ADVISED ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE CLUTCH AND WAS COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S PROGRAM 14TM01, YET THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE 2014 MODEL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE.

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON A CITY STREET WITH BRAKES EVENLY APPPLIED, MY FORD FOCUS DOWN SHIFTED AND STUTTERED, LURCHING ME AROUND 7 FEET IN TO THE INTERSECTION.

I HAVE A 2014 FORD FOCUS WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS 37,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER 6 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE DEALER HAS CLAIMED TO HAVE REPLACED THE TRANS ONCE AND ADJUSTED PROGRAMMING MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HESITATE, JERK, AND JUMP AT TIMES. UPON ACCELERATION , THIS PAST MONDAY AT A STOPLIGHT, THE CAR TOOK OFF AS NORMAL UP TO ABOUT 15 MPH AND WOULD NOT DRIVE. I WAS ABLE TO NARROWLY MISS BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO LUNGED WHILE IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS. CAN NHTSA PLEASE HAVE FORD RECALL AND REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION WITH A PROPER, SAFE, AND WORKABLE FIX. I INTENDED THIS VEHICLE TO BE HANDED DOWN TO MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. NOT NOW. WHY IS FORD ABLE TO CONTINUE TO GET AWAY WITH OUT REPAIRING, OR REPLACING THE PROBLEM? THEY ARE RUSHING UNTESTED, UNPROVEN MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY TO MARKET TO MAKE THEIR FUEL ECONOMY NUMBERS AT CUSTOMERS WELL BEING. IS THIS NOT FRAUDULENT? ALSO, WHY DO I KEEP GETTING LETTER FROM FORD TO TRADE MY CAR IN ON A NEW VEHICLE? IS THIS FORDS WAY OF GETTING OUT OF THE PROBLEM? IF SO THEY SHOULD BUY THIS VEHICLE BACK AT THE PRICE I PAID FOR IT. THANKS

MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS STARTED VERY EARLY ON, MY CAR WOULD SHUDDER WITH I ACCELERATED FROM A DEAD STOP. I WOULD TAKE MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THEY WOULD ADJUST THE MODULE AND THAT WOULD WORK FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN. AFTER SEVERAL ADJUSTMENTS THEY WOULD TELL ME THAT MY CAR WOULD NEED A NEW CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, CLUTCH AND THROW OUT BEARING. MY CAR HAS GONE THROUGH 3 CLUTCHES AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT NEEDS A FOURTH. MY DAUGHTER ATTENDS THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST VIRGINIA AND WE DO NOT TAKE THIS CAR ANYMORE DUE TO THE SHUDDERING ON INCLINES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

CAR SHUDDERS AND HESITATES WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT ANY TIME. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT SHUDDERS AND HESITATES. AT A STOP SIGN ON A HILL THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY GO BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN TRYING TO GO FORWARD AFTER A STOP. THIS HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY HAPPENING SINCE FEBRUARY 2017. WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO DRIVE THIS WAY AS WE DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO FIX FORDS FAULTY TRANSMISSION.

I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2014 FORD FOCUS SE. WITHIN THE FIRST 15,000 MILES, I HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS SHUDDERING/STALLING. FORD TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WOULD BE FREE TO FIX. I HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED THREE OTHER TIMES BEFORE HITTING 60,000 MILES FOR THE SAME ISSUES. NOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND NEXT TIME IT WILL COST ME $1500 TO FIX! THESE ISSUES POSE A TRUE SAFETY CONCERN. ABOUT 10,000-ISH MILES AFTER GETTING MY CAR FIXED IT WILL BEGIN TO SHUTTER WHEN I'M PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. OVER TIME THIS SHUTTER BECOMES A HESITATION OR A STALL, MEANING THAT I BECOME A SITTING DUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS OR WHEN ENTERING BUSY ROADS, OR MERGING ONTO INTERSTATES. WHEN DRIVING IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO TIME YOUR ENTRY INTO TRAFFIC, I HAVE TO MAKE SURE TO GIVE MYSELF AN EXTRA BEAT JUST IN CASE MY CAR DECIDES TO HESITATE! USUALLY AFTER A HESITATION OR SHUTTER WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC, MY CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD WHICH ADDS TO THE DANGER. IN ADDITION, MY CAR WILL ALSO ROLL/LURCH FORWARD AT TIMES WHEN I HAVE IT IN REVERSE. I MUST SLAM ON MY BREAK AND OFTEN TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR BEFORE IT WILL ACT AS IT SHOULD. IT ALSO DOES A WEIRD THING WHEN I AM USING MY CRUISE CONTROL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IF I PUSH MY BREAK TO CANCEL THE CRUISE THE ENGINE SOUNDS AS THOUGH IT IS STUCK, THE RPMS STAY REALLY HIGH, AND IT IS AS THOUGH I AM IN NEUTRAL. MY BREAK STILL WORKS BUT I CAN PRESS MY GAS TO THE FLOOR AND IT WON'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.THE AMOUNT OF TIME THIS LASTS WILL VARY. AFTER COMPLAINING, I HAVE BEEN TOLD I'M NOT DRIVING MY AUTOMATIC CORRECTLY, OR I HAVE BEEN OFFERED THE "OPPORTUNITY" TO BUY A NEW FORD. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD ITS NOT A BIG DEAL BECAUSE IT WON'T PUT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHAT I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT IT WILL GET ME KILLED WHILE ON THE ROAD.

MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS/ISSUES INCLUDING SHUDDER, SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE MOVING, BUCKING. IN 3 SPECIFIC INCIDENTS, THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN MOTION IN AN INTERSECTION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CAR WAS SOLD AS AN "AUTOMATIC" BUT IT WAS NOT DISCLOSED THAT IT WAS A COMPUTER CONTROLLED MANUAL. DEALER SAYS CAR IS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED PERFORMED SOME NON-SPECIFIC UPDATE.

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS IN THE DRIVE THRU AT KRYSTAL AFTER RECEIVING MY FOOD, I BEGIN TO PULL OFF FROM THE WINDOW INTO THE STREET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR SHUT DOWN I PUT IT IN PARK AND IT HESITATE TO START UP BUT AFTER A SECOND TRY IT DID. THE CAR HESITATE TO GO FORWARD I COASTED INTO THE BANK PARKING TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. I RESTARTED THE CAR IT GOES FORWARD FINE THIS TIME BUT I COULDN'T REVERSE . THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE . THE CLUTCH HAS ALSO BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW THE CAR NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION