general problems of the 2014 Ford Focus - part 2

Transmission and engine failure available for inspection failure on highway inspection by others: yes mechanics warning indicators failed.

Transmission problems at all speeds will like some help from Ford.

Transmission, light comes on and off rpm's race and decline loses power. Sometimes won't go into gear. This is a huge safety concern.

Tried to reverse the vehicle and reverse gear was inoperable. Had to have help pushing car in reverse. A light came on the dashboard that read "transmission fault service now. " car would not reverse, and it began to stutter. This was the only warning light that came on at that very moment. Had to have car taken to dealership. No update on the resolution just yet.

One day as I was driving and sitting at a red light, that then turned green I was pushing on the gas but the car would not move. I placed my foot back onto the break put the car in park and then put it back in drive. The car then did pull off but very fast and kind of out of control. I felt like my safety was absolutely at risk because it continued to do this my entire way home stopping myself in traffic and jerking as I am driving. We did take the car to a shop which is where they told us it can be an electric problem somewhere in the transmission. At the time we couldn’t not afford to get any work done on the car. No the car hasn’t been inspected by the manufacturer or police or insurance. No warning lamps were on prior to these problems. The check engine light came on about 2-3 days later.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the fuel tank was warped. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank was warped. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was referred to manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was referred to NHTSA for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 115,600.

The clutch keeps giving out. It’s been fixed 2 times and I have the same issue. It takes a bit in order for the car to generate power to go forward & it shutters when it moves froward when pushing on the gas. It can sometimes move forward a bit when placed in reverse and same thing when I shift to move forward from a parking mode it will go backwards a bit forward a few seconds then moves forward. It also shutters a lot more after I been driving longer distances. It’s a scary feeling when it shutters really bad, makes it feel like the car is going to power off.

Hello, I have more than a month to review the recall that was done on this car but Ford ignores me, I've sent several emails and got in touch but I'm simply ignored by the manufacturer, I can't rent or sell this one car because of the recall that was not finalized, so that's why I'm opening this complaint.

The sync system is malfunctioning. The sync system controls radio/media and phone functions in Ford vehicles. It has an a. I. Component to it. It will, without warning, stop working and will then begin to make loud booming, screeching and crackling feedback-like noises without warning while driving, which is a danger. The visual screen that displays the sync system stops working, and the buttons and a. I. Controlling it stop working. The first time it happened was on the interstate and was very unsafe with all the loud random noises. It has been happening off and on for two weeks and I cannot drive my vehicle safely. I am reporting this because have found many others in online forums complaining about the same thing about their sync/Ford vehicles and believe it may be a widespread issue with sync. I contacted my local Ford dealer, but they did not seem to have a protocol for dealing with this problem, and estimated 500 to 1000 dollars to address it with a several day wait time for repairs.

The vehicle's engine continues to run after turning off and removing the keys. After the engine has stopped running it is also draining the battery.

I received a recall notice from autonation Ford miami but with no description or recall number. I took it to autonation Ford miami for recall service. After my car was inspected I was told no recall service can be performed due to equipment no longer made/available. Something about computer transmission system I believe but I'm not sure. I check online through VIN number and now it reflect my car has 0 recalls due to being fixed but nothing was done to fix recall.

Hesitation and jerking at take off from stop light. Engine stalling out when take off from a light. Without warning.

I took car the get it service at Ford dealer in Nov 15 2021 after many months and many car dealers refusing or not having time to look at car and a few stalls. This being the second Ford Focus same year and same problems that left us with bills that Ford corp refused to honor. Have names off peole but will leave it out. The advisor whom I was given and appt was made for transmission testing Ford said that iif I had it tested they would cover cost due to no parts to fix it due to shortages and backorders. The advisisor refused to have it tested since she said she tells all customers not to have them inspected I asked her what would be beneficial to that she got upset and limited any questions. I reported issue bt service manger was gone for the day at 230pm. The latches and valves for tank deformations had not been started yet. Next morning after a messege and assurance issues would be dealt and advisor had said she would not deal with me service manger tried to bully me into staying quiet. He said he would make sure advisor would help she didnt and very short time to do work which the fuel readings were worse then before. Shop foreman gave me his word that he woukd get transmission to be tested to keep agreement which he didn't follow thru after several messages and calls. And after car began to stall. Zero help from service dept. Ford corp makes excuses never one solution to get it seen. Said I had to pay to have it seen. Zero help with dealers that refused to do recall and Ford corp work. After over 200 days and after reaching to owner of dealership that promised to make it right but service manger refused to follow thru and after he told me to move on and go elsewhere. I got another dealer to check it but they only wanted the most expensive non covered work so I would have to say so. Not the top issue car went in. After 4 days and after Ford corp again making promises with worker not involved at all. So far 3500 bill Ford wants time but said no.

Almost killed myself in this car!!! 2014 Ford Focus. Power steering went out while driving. I was making a turn and the steering wheel got stiff and hard. . Car ran up the sidewalk almost hitting a wall. This car should be banned. Ford motor should be ashamed. . I contacted a dealerships because I learned of a recall on Ford Focus electrical steering. . But was told my car doesn't make the list for recall. Cars same model and year qualify but mines doesn't. What sense does that make??!! if u have issues with your power steering in Ford Focus why not change them all??!! sent it to a shop and the quoted price to fix is insane. I have to pay for a faulty electrical power steering pump. And the curb I hit damaged the wheels. . Omg this has to be illegal. . Never. . Ever buying a Ford again and I will not let my family members buy either. Shame on Ford.

Transmission failure hard to shift overhead transmission.

The transmission broke it stared to hard shift had problems down shifting and it would slip made it very hard to drive.

The transmission got it fix the same day I got the car and its still messing up.

The stereo/radio emits a very loud popping/cracking noise. The noise happens whether the car is turned or off. This puts the driver and passengers in danger because having a loud noise randomly happen while driving can cause the driver to jerk the wheel as a reflex/reaction. This can cause an accident on the road, putting the driver and passengers at risk, along with other vehicles and it’s passengers at risk. The manufacturer has not acknowledged the issue, and no guidance has been issued for owners. There are no warning lights or messages in place. This happens randomly and is very scary.

I have a recall on my car for having door handle latch problems. It has lowered the estimated amount my car is worth. Would love if someone could solve this uncalled for issue for me before my door latches end up breaking and causing me to get hurt or someone else.

Transmission doesn't work correctly.

I drove to work and everything that morning but when it was time for me to go home , out of nowhere when I turned my car on it said steering loss . I wasn't able to turn my wheel or anything , so I had to get it towed. Thank god I was not on the road and it locked up on me because there's no telling what would've happened.

I brought it in for skipping 3rd and 5th gear and Ford said that it was the recall but because they already fixed it they said it won't be covered and I have to pay 1400 out of pocket!!.

My 2014 Ford Focus has a automatic clutch problem. It was replaced 2 years ago by the dealership and is now having same issues only worse. As I am driving the car won't go faster as I'm passing a car and when I stop at a traffic light it jumps as I go. Unsafe. I don't feel safe driving.

Engine stopped while in motion on freeway. Entire electrical system and acceleration would not power back on. Steering and brakes were still operational. After pulling over, the car will not turn on, and doors will not remain locked.

I was driving down the street, and my car lost power in the middle of traffic. I couldn't do anything except let the car coast to the nearest side street. This is the first time it has gotten to this particular degree. Before this happened, I was on my way home and as I was leaving the stop light, the car hesitated and took a while before the speed would pick up. It also did some weird things that I can't explain, but know that it shouldn't have happened. After this first incident, I immediately contacted Ford and complained about the problem. I was advised that the car had two extended warranties and I should take it into a authorized dealer and have the vehicle diagnosed and that if it was a transmission module issue or something to that effect, it would be covered under the warranty and the repairs would be done at no cost. I took the vehicle to a Ford dealership in tennessee and was told that my vehicle had an branded title and the dealership refused to put the car on the machine unless Ford corporate called them directly with an authorization code. I called Ford corporate back and explained to them what the issue was and the agent put me on hold and called the dealership and gave him all the information he needed to start the work on my vehicle. About three hours later, I was contacted by the dealership and was told to pick up my vehicle because someone from Ford had contacted him and said that my warranty was no good. I emailed the ceo at Ford corporation, and after two weeks, still haven't heard back from him. I called the corporate office again and was told the same thing as before, which is that my car has two extended warranties and the work should have been done because one warranty covers the transmission whether it has a branded title or not. Now, I have a car sitting up, unnecessary expenses and a dent in my back bumper.

I purchased this vehicle in 2016. A week later I took it back to the dealership, they drove it said nothing was wrong. 8 months later I took it back over the transmission, they drove it, said nothing was wrong, about 7 months ago I took it in over the recall on the door locks, requested the transmission be checked as well. Nothing was done on the transmission. I just learned from the Ford motor company about the extended warranty on the transmission module and clutch assembly. The dealership did not tell me about this. I now sit with this vehicle with no way to get it to the dealership, and no offer of help from them. They want me to have it towed and pay $ 110 dollars to put on a machine. I am on a fixed income and can not afford to do this. This issue should have been addressed one of the three times I took it in. The transmission has jumped,jerks, lunges, reduces speed pull out since I bought it. Now it goes to neutral while driving and you have to pull off and put it in park, wait and put back in drive and hope it catches. It's to dangerous to drive now so it's parked.

Transmission kept overheating; would not move when in reverse and gas amount inaccurate, car jerks when gas pedal is pressed and it stalls when it turns on.

Back at the end of June, first part of July I had a check engine light on and then the next day it was off but some stupid "my key came on and not it regulates my speed and volume. I am not paying over $200 to have it removed. But the most important thing is the clutch on my transmission is out and Ford won't replace it for free and I dont have the money to fix it. I believe Ford should fix it for free since they can't build good transmissions.

Transmission fault light came on. Codes coming up are po6b8 and po6o6 times two. Looked codes up and they were power train control module and the ecm/ pcm codes. Wants to stall when driving.

Rear passenger door won't latch. Vehicle was stationary.

• door latch repeat repair inhtsa #20v331).

On Monday March 9th around 5pm my car had stalled while taking a left hand turn. It took about an hour to re-start with key fob. On March 9th at 11:30 pm turned off vehicle to go into a store and would not start for over 2 hours. I found out there was a recall to this vehicle today on 3/12/2020 I had purchased this vehicle on 01/06/2020 with out any knowledge of a recall. I want out of the vehicle as it is unsafe.

It clicks constantly - I have start the car with a battery charger although I just put a new battery in the car, I have had the transmission clutch and parts replaced twice. - its still slipping out of gear it sound like grinding metal. Im so done with this car.

1. The car has a real bad popping in the front end like the front ends about to just fall out. On any road & both straight or turning 2. Taking off from a dead stop front end & the transmission takes a minute for them both to catch & the car go on any road & both straight or turning 3. The cv axel pop when turning.

Horn goes in and out, and appears to be affected by speed humps. Causing a security risk. Backup camera fades from clear view, to no view, to an upside down view daily.