2014 Ford Focus Engine

THE TRANSMISSION IS SHUDDERING, SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I COULD HEAR GRINDING NOISE, LIKE ITS AND BOLTS AND LOOSE.

I PURCHASED MY 2014 FORD FOCUS SE ON FEBRUARY 14, 2014, AND SINCE THEN HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES (TODAY, BEING THE THIRD TIME) TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION WORKED ON. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH; THE SECOND TIME, WHEN I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TIMING AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE RE-CALIBRATED; AND WHEN THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, I TOOK IT IN YESTERDAY AND WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE REPORT READS, "ROAD TEST DIAGNOSE CUSTOMERS CONCERN. PERFORM TSB 150120 MEASURE SHUDDER AFTER RELEARN. TEST PASSED. A 143 OUT OF A MAX ALLOWABLE 250 WAS RECORDED & SENT TO FORD. THE TRANSMISSION IS WORKING WITHIN FORD'S DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS." WELL, FORD'S DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS ARE TERRIBLE. THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD FROM A STOP AND DRAMATICALLY SHUDDERS, NO MATTER HOW LIGHTLY OR HEAVILY I ACCELERATE, AND DURING HIGH SPEEDS IT HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS, OFTEN TIMES EMITTING A GRINDING NOISE. THIS NOISE IS MORE PRESENT AT LOWER SPEEDS, THOUGH. I DO A LOT OF FREEWAY DRIVING AND DEALING WITH TRAFFIC, WHICH MEANS A LOT OF STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, SO THE DRIVE IS UNPLEASANT, AT ITS BEST, AND HAZARDOUS, AT ITS WORST. IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BUT FORD SAYS THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO; THAT THAT'S JUST THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION. I AM AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY. PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN TO HAVE FORD ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I'M FED UP WITH THEIR CARELESSNESS. I DID NOT SIGN A CONTRACT FOR A BRONCIN' BUCK, BUT A SIMPLE CAR WITH GREAT GAS MILEAGE AND A SMOOTH RIDE. WHEN I TEST DROVE IT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A SENSITIVE ACCELERATOR THAT I WOULD JUST NEED TO GET USED TO. I SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH MY GUT AND BOUGHT THE KIA OPTIMA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT IN THE ENGINE FAILED AND CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT TO FRACTURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO INDICATE THE ACCURATE SPEED LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT UNKNOWN WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE THRU A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT WITH MY FATHER IN THE CAR GOING ABOUT 3-5 MPH. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVED HIGH BUT CAR DID NOT MOVE. IT WAS AS IF IN NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. MADE AN APPT AT THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMANT, BUT A DAY BEFORE THE APPT I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD ONTO A MAIN ROAD WHEN IT "HESITATED" SO BADLY THAT I WAS ALMOST TBONED. SERVICE SAID IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THEY SAID THAT THEY RECORDED SLIPPAGE AND THAT WITH THE UPDATE IT SHOULD BE FINE. THE CAR SINCE THEN HAS CONTINUED TO HESITATE AND SHIFT ROUGHLY. IT ROLLS BACK ON HILLS NOT STOPPING UNTIL EITHER MOMENTUM RUNS OUT OR I PRESS THE BRAKE. IT HAS EVEN GONE BACKWARDS ON A FLAT SURFACE WHILE IDELING. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE! I HAVE TAKEN IT IN MULTIPLE TIMES-- THEY TELL ME ITS ALL NORMAL THAT I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE THE CAR. THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP EACH TIME SEVERAL OTHER FOCUS OWNERS CAME IN WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THEY REFUSE TO HELP. THEY WANT TO UP MY PAYMENTS BY 100 BUCKS JUST TO SWAP TO A SAFER CAR. I EVEN SPOKE TO A CORPORATE MANAGER. SHE DID NOTHING EXCEPT SPEAK DOWN TO ME. I FINALLY SENT IN THE OFFICIAL NOTICE ABOUT CLAIMING ITS A LEMON. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *JS

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" (SSN) FLASHED ON THE DASH AND THE CAR STARTED BEEPING. I SLOWED DOWN AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR THEN DIED AND WAS INOPERABLE. I GOT OUT TO LOOK AROUND THE CAR AND MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO FLAT TIRES - EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES - I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND IT WORKED AS USUAL. THE CAR SEEMED FINE SO I KEPT DRIVING IT WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL JANUARY 6TH, 2015 WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE 3 KIDS HOME FROM SCHOOL - THE BATTERY HAD 75% ON IT AND THE SSN FLASHED ON MY DASHBOARD. I SLOWED DOWN COMING TO A LIGHT - AND THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD - I TRIED TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE LANE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD - BUT THERE WAS NO POWER TO DO THAT. WE WERE STOPPED IN THE LANE OF A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WAY AROUND OUR CAR WITHOUT CARS MERGING INTO THE OTHER LANE. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSAFE FOR OUR FAMILY. I CALLED AAA TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. I TRIED EVERY FEW MINUTES TO START THE CAR - BUT IT WOULDN'T WORK. FINALLY AFTER 15 MINUTES - I STARTED THE CAR AND IT ACTED AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CODE POA0A: 01-08-PCM SHOWED - THEY RESET IT AND SAID NO NEW CODE CAME UP WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT. NOW A WEEK LATER - I AM DRIVING THE CAR ON 1/14/15 AND THE SSN COME ON AGAIN. I SLOW DOWN - THE CAR WON'T MOVE OR RESTART. I WAIT 10 MINUTES. THE CAR STARTED AND I DROVE IT BACK TO THE DEALER - THE SAME CODE APPEARED. THEY RESET IT - BUT NOW WANT TO KEEP THE CAR UNTIL THEY CAN GET IT TO STALL ON THEM. THERE IS VERY LITTLE TIME FROM WHEN THE SSN FLASHED AND BEEPS TO PULL OF THE ROAD AND GET OUT OF HARMS WAY. THE LAST 2 TIMES IT HAPPENED I WAS STUCK IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT MOVE THE CAR. *TR

SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. BACK IN JANUARY THE CAR WOULD NOT START FROM A PARKING LOT. DEALERSHIP CHECKED IT OUT AND REPLACED THE HARNESS. THIS TIME WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THE PULL OVER NOW MESSAGE CAME ON. LUCKILY FOR ME THE PERSON BEHIND ME STAYED WITH US WHILE I PUSHED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE. THIS CAR HAS SOME ISSUES AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. ITS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG. I AM GOING TO SEE IF THEY DEALERSHIP WILL TAKE IT BACK AND GET ME SOMETHING ELSE. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH A CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. JUST NOT SAFE. *TR

CAR SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP AND JERKS AND LUNGES UPON ACCELERATION FROM A SLOWDOWN. TRANSMISSION SLIPS GEARS AND ALSO HITS A DEAD SPOT CAUSING A LACK OF ACCELERATION AROUND GEAR 2-3. RPM'S REV UP WITH NO ACCELERATION AND THEN DROPS QUICKLY WITH A HESITATION BEFORE A REDUCTION OF SPEED. CAR CAN LUNGE WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR WHEN YOU DON'T WANT IT TO GO THAT HARD AND THE OPPOSITE HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY MERGES WHEN YOU NEED THE CAR TO GO AND IT WON'T DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION BOTTOMING OUT. PROBLEMS GET WORSE THE LONGER AND FARTHER YOU DRIVE THE CAR. HAD AT THE DEALER 3 TIMES NOW, REPROGRAMMED CLUTCH LAST TIME BUT SAY THE ISSUES FOUND ARE "NORMAL" AND THAT FORD MADE THE TRANSMISSION TO DO JUST AS THE PROBLEMS STATE TO MAKE THE CAR FEEL MORE LIKE A MANUAL THAN AN AUTOMATIC. THIS CAR IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND FORD ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *JS

I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION TRYING TO CROSS THE ROAD AND MY CAR HESITATE TO GO WHEN PRESSING THE GAS . IT WOULDN'T GO AT ALL I WAS VERY AFRAID. THEN FINALLY IT WENT AND STARTING JERKING REAL BAD. I TOOK IT TO THE BONDY FORD IN DOTHAN AL TO GET IT CHECK OUT BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND THE SERVICE WAS SO RUDE THEY DIDN'T OFFER ME A LOANER CAR AND LIE TO ME SAYING MY PLATINUM WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER A RENTAL CAR !!!!! WOW I TOLD THE SERVICE GUY THAT I WILL CALL MY WARRANTY CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER THEN HE REPTILE COME IN LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO I WILL CALL FOR YOU . HE WAS SO RUDE UNTIL HE SEEN ME GETTING VERY UPSET . *TR

THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, AND IDLE IS CONSTANTLY GOING TOO LOW. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SHUT OFF WHEN THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED, AND THE RPM'S ARE ALLOWED TO FALL TO IDLE RANGE. THIS IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE CAR HAS DIED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS, AND WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS HAVE POSTED THE SAME ISSUE, SOME WITH LESS THAN 200 MILES. *TR

ENGINE STALLS AT DRIVING SPEEDS. FORD ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT DEALERS ARE REFUSING TO DO THE TSB BECAUSE IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE TSB CONCERNS FAULTY ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. (TSB 13-9-7). *TR

IT STARTED UP AROUND 1500 MILES. THE CAR WOULD MAKE A SOUND AS IF I WAS DRAGGING PLASTIC UNDER IT WHEN I COME TO A STOP OR REVERSE. WHEN I GET ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR WOULD REV TO HIGH RPMS THEN IT WOULD SLIP LIKE AS IF IT MISSED A SHIFT. I HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE I COME TO A STOP AND THE CAR CATCHES UP WITH ITSELF AND LURCHES FORWARD WHERE I HAVE TO SLAM MY BREAKS. WHEN COMING OFF A STOP I REALLY HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT TO THE PEDAL TO GET THE CAR UP TO 25MPH. SEEMS TO BE A LACK OF POWER. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO FORD ALREADY, THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE UP TO 3 DAYS. IT WAS DONE THE SAME DAY. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO RE-PROGRAM THE SYSTEM. AFTER THEY DID THIS IT SEEMED TO ACCEL AND BRAKE A LOT BETTER. IT DID NOT FIX MY GRINDING/RATTLING SOUND IN THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION LIKE I HAD TOLD THEM IT HAD. I TOLD THEM IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHUTTER OR CLUTCH ISSUE. EVERY WHERE I LOOK IT SAYS THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS ON THESE MODELS AND STILL NOTHING. ITS COMING TO A POINT IM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR

I PURCHASED MY FIRST BRAND NEW 2014 FORD FOCUS ABOUT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2013. BEING THAT I WAS DRIVING A PRIOR CLUNKER AND THEN I STARTED TO DRIVE THIS NEW FANCY AND EXCITING CAR, I FIGURED I WASN'T TOO FAMILIAR WITH DRIVING SOMETHING NEW! AS SOON AS I DROVE IT THE TRANSMISSION OR AS I SAY THE FRONT OF THE CAR WOULD DO A JERKING ALMOST LIKE A WHIPLASH TYPE MOVEMENT NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT IT NEEDS TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE. I IMMEDIATELY HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AFTER THAT CAR WAS RETURNED BACK TO ME AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN THIS TIME THEY NOW TELL ME I BROKE THE CVT/ OR THE CLUTCH? THIS CAR WAS SOLD AS AN AUTOMATIC BUT I LATER FIND OUT THAT IT SHIFTS LIKE A MANUAL TO SAVE ON GAS??? I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IF I WAS AWARE OF THIS DETAIL. MY HUSBAND IS NOW TERRIFIED FOR ME TO DRIVE THE CAR. I'M BEYOND DISAPPOINTED IN FORD AND ITS IGNORANCE TO KNOWINGLY PLACE THE PUBLIC IN A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS SITUATION AND A FINANCIAL PROBLEM AS WELL. ALL MY HUSBAND AND I TRULY WANT IS TO BE PLACED IN A SAFE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE POURED OUR HARD EARNED MONEY INTO A TRUSTED COMPANY THAT IS DOING A GOOD JOB WITH PROMOTING A TERRIBLE REPUTATION THUS FAR. *TR

VEHICLE HAS CONSTANT ROUGH IDLING AND SURGING. HAS NOW ESCALATED TO FREQUENT STALLING IN HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. STALLS WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS AND SIMPLY DOWN SHIFTING. OCCURS MOSTLY WHILE AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. FORD TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND RESOLUTION BUT REFUSE TO REPAIR TSB HARNESS BECAUSE NO FAILURE CODE IS RECEIVED AND FORD CORPORATE WILL NOT APPROVE REPAIR WITHOUT A CODE. STALLS HAVE OCCURRED ON REGULAR BASIS WITH FAMILY IN CAR AND ON THE HIGHWAY AND OUR SAFETY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS I AM NOT THE ONLY FORD FOCUS ST OWNER HAVING THIS ISSUE CLEARLY VISIBLE IN ALL THE FORUMS. *TR

MY FORD FOCUS ST IS STALLING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I PUSH THE CLUTCH IN COMPLETELY OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, IT WILL NOT IDLE AT TIMES OR IT HAS AN ERRATIC IDLE SWINGING FROM 400-800 RPMS WILDLY. MY CAR HAS STALLED DOZENS OF TIMES SINCE THE ISSUE STARTED INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY IN-BETWEEN SHIFTS. MANY OTHER PEOPLE SEEM TO BE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE FORD FOCUS ST 13-14 MODELS. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE CAR IF IT DOES NOT HAVE A TROUBLE CODE, THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. ONE OF THEIR PORTERS, COLE, OBSERVED MY CAR STRUGGLING TO KEEP IDLE BUT THEY SAY ONE OF THEIR TECHS HAS TO SEE IT WHILE IT HAPPENS. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT BUT SEEMS WORSE WHEN IT IS HOT, HUMID, OR RAINING. THE CAR MAY GO 200 MILES BETWEEN STALLING EVENTS. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I HAVE RECORDED VIDEOS OF THIS HAPPENING BUT FORD WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION. I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE REGIONAL CSM AND SHE SAYS THEY CANNOT APPLY THE KNOWN TSB FIX WITHOUT ONE OF THEIR TECHS OBSERVING THE STALLING OR A TROUBLE CODE REGISTERING. YOU CAN SEE WHERE 20+ OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE HERE: HTTP://WWW.FOCUSST.ORG/FORUM/FOCUS-ST-DISCUSSIONS/5514-YOUR-CAR-RANDOMLY-STALLING-IDLING-WIERD-READ.HTML THERE ARE OVER 100 PAGES OF POSTS FROM PEOPLE AFFECTED. PLEASE HELP US DEAL WITH FORD WHO IS NOT HELPING OR ACKNOWLEDGING THIS SAFETY ISSUE! WHAT IF MY CAR STALLS WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC? UPDATED 02/24/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURRED WHILE THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

I HAVE A FORD FOCUS ST, I DID NOT SEE THAT IN THE VEHICLE LIST. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT, WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, AND MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS MOVING IN FIRST GEAR, I WENT TO SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR, AND THE CAR STALLED. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC SAW MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND AVOIDED ME. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN INJURY OR WORSE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO ISSUE. MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS WELL, WITH DEALERSHIPS TELLING THEM THAT THERE IS NO ISSUE. THERE IS A TSB OUT FOR THE ISSUE, BUT ONLY IF YOUR CAR PRODUCES ONE OF TWO SPECIFIC CODES. MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE WITHOUT THOSE CODES AS WELL. *TR

MY EMAIL TO AVIS IS AS FOLLOWS: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AVIS CUSTOMER SERVICE [email protected] CONTRACT # [XXX] CAR FORD FOCUS 2014 RENTAL TAMPA AIRPORT DATE: JUNE 18 2014 DEAR AVIS I RENTED A FORD FOCUS TO DRIVE ACROSS THE STATE TO STUART, FL FROM TAMPA AIRPORT I LEFT AROUND 1 AM. THE CAR BUCKED AND SPUTTERED ONCE ON THE BELTWAY I 275 SURROUNDING TAMPA. AT HIGHER SPEED THE ENGINE SEEMED TO SETTLE DOWN. I USED STATE RT 70, AN OFTEN SINGLE LANE ROAD TO CROSS THE STATE GOING THROUGH ACACIA AND OKEECHOBEE. AT RED LIGHTS, THE CAR STALLED OUT TWICE. THIS ON A DARK SINGLE LANE ROAD IS VERY DANGEROUS. I USED THE EMERGENCY FLASHER TO WARN TWO LARGE TRUCKS COME AT ME ON THE SINGLE LAND BEHIND ME. WHEN I DROPPED THE CAR OFF THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 18, I REPORTED THE STALLING OUT TO THE OFFICE PERSON [XXX] AT AVIS ON FEDERAL HIGHWAY, STUART SHE TOLD ME THE FOCUS HAS A HABIT OF SPUTTERING AND BUCKING AND ASKED IF I KNEW ABOUT THAT. I SAID I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE CONDITION BUT THAT THIS CAR STALLED OUT. I SAID THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS ON A DARK ROAD. I HAD TWO INCIDENTS THAT NIGHT WITH LARGE SEMI?S COMING AT ME STALLED AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. SHE SAID SHE WOULD WRITE UP THIS CONCERN IN COMMENTS TO AVIS. IN MY VIEW, A CAR THAT CAN STALL OUT IS SIMILAR TO THE GM CARS THAT STOPPED WITH A DEFECTIVE KEY. THIRTEEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THOSE GM STALL OUTS. I WILL SENT THIS SAFETY CONCERN TO AVIS MANAGEMENT, THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION AND TO FORD, WHICH SO FAR HAS NOT HAD ANY KEY RECALLS. IF THE FOCUS STALLS OUT OR MISFIRES, THIS SEEMS LIKE A SIMILAR SAFETY ISSUE. FORD SHOULD REMEDY THE FOCUS STALL OUT AND AVIS MAY NOT TO CONSIDER LETTING THE FOCUS OUT AS A RENTAL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WITHOUT EARNING, THIS ELECTRIC VEHICLE'S POWER SYSTEMS DIE, EVEN IF FULLY CHARGED. THE CAR IS LEFT INOPERABLE. A ENGINE LIGHT "STOP SAFELY NOW" APPEARS AND THE CAR CAN'T MOVE. VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS IN MOVING TRAFFIC. *TR

BRAND NEW 2014 LEASED FORD FOCUS ST REPEATEDLY STALLS AT IDLE. HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASE IN DECEMBER 2013. BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE AT PERRY FORD IN SANTA BARBARA. THEY FIXED IT TEMPORARILY BUT THE ISSUE NOW PERSISTS. SAME ISSUE AS FOCUS ST THREAD: HTTP://FORDSTNATION.COM/FOCUS-ST-PERFORMANCE/6744-JUMPY-IDLE-STALLING-6.HTML I'M NOW BRINGING CAR BACK TO PERRY FOR THE 4TH TIME IN 3 MONTHS. *TR

ON JUNE 23, 2014 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE 'STALLED' WITHOUT WARNING. DESPITE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,323. RETURNED BY USPS ON 11-13-2013. SECOND ATTEMPT ON 11-19-2013 FAILED. *KB