2014 Ford Focus POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the clutch was slipping. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated and flashing on and off. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000. The VIN was not available.

While driving down the road I went to accelerate and the vehicle revved up but didn't accelerate at all so I parked my vehicle and when I tried to move it again I had to back up yet I had no reverse all of a sudden. I limped it to my dealership and they told me that my clutch went out but it's an automatic so I didn't understand that, I had to get a new transmission and ever since it hasn't shifted smoothly and not even 50000 miles later I'm having the same problems only it's not under warranty and I can't afford a new transmission or a new car. I know that's my problem but what if I had been turning into traffic and it slipped? I would be at fault for an accident that wasn't my fault, it was a crappy transmission that failed and could have cost me my life, my son's life, or whoever I would have collided with's life. I just want to make sure no one else has the same false hope of merging into traffic and instead causes an accident.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH, after coming to a stop, the vehicle started jerking and sputtering. The contact stated that she thought the vehicle was going to lose motive power however, the vehicle remained running. The contact stated that no warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle had been repaired under an unknown recall 2 years ago for the fuel injection or fuel tank. The contact stated that recently while driving, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle was sputtering. The contact stated that she had to depress the accelerator pedal for the vehicle to remain running. The vehicle was taken to an Auto Zone to be diagnosed. The DTC reading stated power train system and reprogram transmission control module. The Auto Zone employee advised her to contact a Ford dealer. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal. The check engine warning light was illuminated. Over the years, the contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer for multiple repairs; however, the failure persisted. The contact was informed that the transmission control module was the cause of the failure. The dealer then informed her that parts were on back order and that due to a limited amount of parts available, the transmission control module might never become available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was given a case number. The manufacturer offered no further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local Pep Boys where it was diagnosed that the transmission clutch had failed. The vehicle was towed to a transmission specialist where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be rebuilt. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired; however, the vehicle was jerking while driving. The vehicle was taken back to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the failure was associated to a recall. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module needed to be replaced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V523000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the vehicle had remained at the dealer for three months. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 113,878.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the transmission overheating warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle shuddered and hesitated while attempting to accelerate. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the transmission control module was replaced. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact returned the vehicle to the dealer however, the mechanic was not able to successfully identify the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while shifted into reverse(R), the vehicle failed to respond. The contact also stated that while shifted into reverse(R), the RPM increased and the engine revved while the brake pedal was depressed. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an AutoZone where it was placed on a diagnostic machine and produced codes: P090C, U0100-00, U3003-17, U3003-16, U0101-00, U0401-00. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000.

There is multiple complaints with same make model and year involving shudder transmission. When you stop start or try to accelerate the transmission will stall and jerk at times even causing the vehicle to jerk violently this is a huge concern however after contacting ford themselves they refuse to repair.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle it shuddered. While driving uphill the transmission was slipping. The contact stated that while his wife was driving, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the contact was informed that the clutch assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. A financial assistance claim was submitted on the contact's behalf. The transmission clutch assembly and fuel assembly were previously repaired under warranty in July 2020 at approximately 66,421 miles. The manufacturer was notified and offered to pay half of the cost of the repair. The manufacturer referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND SHUDDER AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOWDITCH FORD INC (11291 JEFFERSON AVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23601) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED, SHUDDERED, AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER SAMES BASTROP FORD LOCATED AT 1115 TX-71, BASTROP, TX 78602, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I HAVE A FORD FOCUS 2014.3RECALLS.1ST RECALL TRANSMITION,FOR THE LONGEST TIME FORD DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX.FINALLY I CONTACTED THE NHTSA THEN TOLD FORD WHAT I DID THEY FINALLY FIXED IT BUT I DON'T THINK THEY DID A GOOD JOB. 2ND RECALL FUEL SYSTEM,I RECEIVED A RECALL ABOUT CPV THAT MIGHT STICK OPEN.THAT WOULD CAUSE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON,INACCURATE OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE, INACCURATE DISTANCE TO EMPTY, ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. MY CAR HAS ALL THESE SYMPTOM ,TOOK IT BY THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED THEY SAID FORD WOULD NOT FIX THE DEFECTS. BECAUSE SPECIAL CODES DIDN'T COME UP. SOUNDS LIKE A SCAM TO ME. FORD DOES NOT WANT TO COVER THEIR RECALLS !!!

ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING MY PRE-OWNED 2014 FORD FOCUS, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SOME SLIGHT JERKING WHENEVER I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE JERKING GRADUALLY GOT WORSE AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO MY HOME. MY CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY WHEN I WAS TRAVELING UPHILL ON A HIGHWAY. I HAD TO SIT AND WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO KEEP DRIVING. WHEN I FINALLY ARRIVED HOME, I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WENT IN. I CAME BACK LATER TO GO SOMEWHERE AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I RESOLVED TO LEAVE IT BE SINCE IT WAS THE WEEKEND AND DEALERSHIPS WERE CLOSED. THE NEXT DAY MY CAR STARTED, BUT THE JERKING REMAINED AND NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I DROVE WITH IT FOR THE TIME BEING BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP (TOYOTA) THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM SAID THEY COULDNT LOOK INTO MY POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION ISSUES BECAUSE I DIDN'T PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I FINALLY LOOKED PRETTY DEEP INTO THE ISSUE AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR I PURCHASED AND THAT MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS AS I HAVE.

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. CAME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AND SOMEONE ON A BICYCLE CAME BY. WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE MY RPM'S SHOT WAY HIGH AND MY CAR TRIED TO DRIVE ITSELF FORWARD. LUCKILY THE BIKE RIDER HAD GONE BY. BUT COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN HIT IF MY CAR DID WHAT IT TRIED TO DO. I HAVE BEEN HONKED AT AND HIGH BEAMED WHEN I TRY TO PASS SOMEONE ON A HIGHWAY AND I END UP WITH LITTLE TO NO POWER AND THE PERSON BEHIND ME NEARLY REAR ENDS ME BECAUSE MY CAR WONT GO. WHY DOES IT FEEL LIKE SOMEONE HAS TO TRAGICALLY DIE BEFORE SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THESE FORD FOCUS' ON THE ROAD. THESE CARS ARE NOT SAFE. FORD KNEW THAT, THERE IS PROOF THEY KNEW THAT AND MADE THEM ANYWAY. ITS YOUR JOB AS HIGHWAY SAFETY TO MAKE THEM LIABLE AND GET BETTER STANDARDS BEFORE CARS ARE SENT TO DISTRIBUTION. THERE SHOULD BE MORE PREVENTION THAN THERE IS CORRECTING. DON'T WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT BEFORE DECIDING THESE CARS ARE BAD AND UNSAFE. THAT SHOULD BE A BASIC HUMAN REACTION. NOT A CORPORATE ONE. I HAVE SENT TWO VIDEOS I TOOK. ONE OF MY RPMS SPORADICALLY GOING UP AND DOWN AND MY CAR NOT SHIFTING OR HAVING POWER. AND THE OTHER MY RPM'S GOING UP AS I'M COMING TO A STOP. WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. IT SHOULD NOT TRY TO REV ITSELF AS I'M SLOWING DOWN TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP. I GUESS I CANT UPLOAD THE TYPE OF VIDEO I HAVE. BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO SEND THEM ANOTHER WAY IF YOU'D LIKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE DELAYS TO ACCELERATE AND THE ABNORMALLY SHOOK. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER WEST HERR FORD (5025 CAMP RD, HAMBURG, NY 14075, (716) 649-5701 MULTIPLE TIMES, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT NO FAILURE WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MAJOR JERKING AND STUTTERING WHEN CAR CHANGE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. REALLY HAVE TO PRESS ON GAS FOR IT TO ACCELERATE. VERY DANGEROUS FOR WHEN TRYING TO MERGE LANES ON FREEWAY. IT HAS SHUT OFF TWICE ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND WOULD NOT RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST TURNED ON AT 89,000 MILES. EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH DRIVING IT DUE TO THESE PROBLEMS. THERE WERE OCCASIONS WHERE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND CARS WERE CLOSE TO CRASHING INTO ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAGERSTOWN FORD (1714 MASSEY BLVD, HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740, (301) 733-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS 24237271. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHEN MAKING A LEFT ENGINE WOULD HESITATE FOR 3-4 SECONDS AND NOT ALLOW TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY VIBRATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN STARTED AND COOLANT WAS DISCOVERED LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LINDSAY FORD (11250 VEIRS MILL RD, WHEATON, MD 20902, (888) 457-7005) WHERE THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

DOWN SHIFTS AND STALLS OUT IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING.ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF.

2014 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND THE ENGINE REVVED HIGHLY AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. *LD *JS

MY VEHICLE HAS AT MULTIPLE TIMES LOST ACCELERATION POWER AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS AND HAD A TRANSMISSION WARNING FLASH ON, CAUSING MYSELF TO HAVE TO STOP ON THE INTERSTATE AND ATTEMPT TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AMID HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLES. I HAVE ALSO LOST ACCELERATION POWER GOING UPHILL, AND MY VEHICLE SHUDDERS AT ACCELERATION WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO MERGE ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAY OR TO TURN AT INTERSECTIONS, AS I CAN'T GET GUARANTEE MY CAR WON'T HESITATE AND CAUSE A COLLISION, MY CAR ALSO SOMETIMES ACCELERATED FORWARD IN STOPPED TRAFFIC, SO I ALWAYS AM SUPER WARY IN STOP GO TRAFFIC. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS TYPICALLY OCCUR WHEN I AM ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE. MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS WITH SAME ISSUE. STILL HAPPENING TO DATE.

I PURCHASED A USED FORD FOCUS IN JULY OF 2016 FROM JOE MACHENS CAPITAL FORD IN JEFFERSON CITY, MO. IT WAS SOLD WITH A 100000 MILE WARRANTY AND HAD 20,725 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WITHIN 24 HOURS OF DRIVING IT HOME TO ROLLA, MO I STARTED NOTICING A SHUDDER AND SHAKE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. I WAS UNSURE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL DUE TO THE TYPE OF CLUTCH INSTALLED IN THE FORD FOCUS AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING. THIS WENT ON FOR SOME TIME AND GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE SHUDDERING PROBLEM WHICH I LEARNED WAS ACTUALLY A CLUTCH ISSUE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN ROLLA TO HAVE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 9/21/16. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPLACED ON 2/8/15 AND REPLACED AGAIN ON 8/3/15 AT THE JEFFERSON CITY, MO DEALERSHIP. AFTER HAVING THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED IN ROLLA IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF WEEKS BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS BACK - SHUDDERING, JERKING, SOUNDS LIKE A CHAIN BEING DRAGGED UNDERNEATH THE MOTOR OR GRAVEL CRUNCHING, AND SOMETIMES, EVEN HAD THE CAR HESITATE OR COMPLETELY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION EACH TIME I EXPERIENCED THE ABOVE SITUATIONS. IT DOES IT UPON TAKE OFF, WHILE DRIVING, UP HILLS, PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, ETC. IT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS DAY AFTER DAY EXCEPT FOR MAYBE HOURS AFTER HAVING IT IN THE SHOP. I DRIVE MY CAR FOR WORK EVERY DAY AND WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE IT BACK IN THE SHOP UNTIL JANUARY OF 2018 TO HAVE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED AGAIN ALONG WITH SOME OTHER RECALL WORK THAT WAS DONE AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE A SECOND TIME I WAS GIVEN A PRINTOUT OF OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POWERSHIFT 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION. WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP THAT WAS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE RUMBLED AND SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CAMELBACK FORD (1330 E CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85014, (602) 635-7551) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO OPERATE IN THAT MANNER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND TCM, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14. *TR*JB