general problems of the 2014 Ford Focus

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after refueling, the vehicle sputtered and stalled but restarted. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was running roughly. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 19v515000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact determined that the failure was due to the code for the purge valve. The contact replaced the purge valve, but the failure recurred. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, who referred to the local dealer and the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, the vehicle failed to restart. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled while the rpm was elevated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road on one occasion, and the vehicle was pushed to the side of the road on the other occasions. The vehicle was restarted after an extended time. An unknown warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the canister purge valve and the tcm had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that the canister purge valve replacement was covered under Ford campaign number: 24n07, and a repair fee would be charged for the tcm replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the tcm failure to NHTSA campaign number: 13v523000 (power train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

The contact's fiance owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while his fiance was driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle hesitated to start and failed to start right away after a jump-start. The contact was later able to start the vehicle. The rpm also fluctuated while the vehicle was idle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who reset the check engine warning light; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic, who retrieved dtc code: p1450 and determined that the canister purge valve (cpv) and fuel vapor system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign numbers: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) and 19v515000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the VIN was not included in the recalls. The failure mileage was approximately 98,500.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the vehicle started sputtering and then stalled. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle; however, the failure reoccurred a short while later. The contact stated that gasoline was added to the fuel tank allowing the vehicle to be driven to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the canister purge valve, fuel tank ,and fuel pump module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,074.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with evap purge valve failure. The contact was informed that the evap purge valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) had expired. The contact stated that there was two parts to the recall repair being completed and only one part was completed. The failure mileage was approximately 112,665.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the engine hesitated to respond then stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact then stated that while accelerated the speed inadvertently decreased. The transmission fault warning light and an unknown warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was currently being diagnosed that the clutch needed to be replaced and other unknown failures. The contact was then made aware of the NHTSA campaign number: 18v350000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The manufacture was notified of the failure and the contact was provided a case number and advised to call the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The dealer was notified of the recall and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer had been notified of the recall. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 mph the vehicle would stall out and shut down. The contact stated that the stalling would occur after filling the fuel tank as well. The contact stated the check engine light was illuminated. The contact also stated that the fuel gauge was not accurate. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where it was not diagnosed, however the dealer stated that the failure could be related to the fuel tank and that it could be replaced. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 14v525000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, the vehicle failed to immediately start. Additionally, while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 19v515000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would stall as the check engine light would illuminate on the instrument panel. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle would fail to accelerate upon depression of the accelerator pedal. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer and was informed that the vehicle's clutch actuator was defective and needed to be repaired. The contact was also informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 19v515000(fuel system, gasoline) and was given an estimate for repair. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact's son stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact then took the vehicle to the dealer where they diagnosed the vehicle with a defective canister purge cylinder and canister purge valve assembly. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 19v515000 (fuel system, gasoline) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages) and 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle started to shudder and loss power. The contact pulled to the side of the road. While driving 30-35 mph, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated to 5 mph. The contact was able to get the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that parts would not be available for another 6 months. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after refilling the gas tank, the vehicle would stall with the check engine warning light illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 19v515000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and was diagnosed but was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 82,544.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the roadway. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to a nearby gas station, even though the fuel gauge indicated that there was fuel in the tank. The contact stated that he added 9-gallons of fuel and the vehicle restarted. The contact stated that he had experienced the failure 6 times. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and they associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 123,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would jerk and shudder upon depression of the accelerator pedal without warning. The contact would be forced to restart the vehicle in order to resume normal driving operation. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where they informed her that the clutch was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and she was informed that the vehicle was not under recall. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v515000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that upon purchasing the vehicle, the vehicle would stall and shudder while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact had initially taken the vehicle to a dealer where the recall repair for NHTSA campaign number: 19v515000 (fuel system, gasoline) was performed. Recently, the contact stated that the same failure returned and the symptoms had worsened. The contact took the vehicle back to the same dealer where she was informed that they would replace the tcm for free however, the clutch disengagement failure would not be covered. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred her to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 71,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled soon after refueling. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where they diagnosed her vehicle with a deformed fuel tank. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v515000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The representative informed her that a supervisor would reach out to her for further assistance however, the contact had yet to hear from the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 10 mph, the transmission hesitated while upshifting. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing canister purge valve to be replaced. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 19v515000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated while changing the oil there was a gasoline odor coming from the oil. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure recurred. The contact stated that she received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was taking to the #1 cochran Ford located at 110 rte 908 building 1, natrona heights, PA 15065, where the technician was unable to repair the vehicle. The technician stated that a diagnostic trouble code was not present. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was taken to downtown Ford sales (525 n 16th st, sacramento, CA 95811, (916)299-3529), where the vehicle was inspected. The contact stated that months later while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered while the accelerator was depressed without warning. The same dealer was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle had a salvage title and the dealer would be unable to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the clutch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,700.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated while at the gas station there was a failure with the vehicle shaking and making unknown noise. The contact also stated the vehicle would need to be restarted. The contact also stated he completed the fuel system recall and had the engine replaced; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle would stall and had to be restarted. There were no warning lights. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed with fuel system failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related to the failure NHTSA campaign number 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Koons Ford of baltimore (6970 security blvd, windsor mill, MD 21244, (410) 298-3800) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would shudder while accelerating. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer on multiple occasions where the clutch assembly and pcm (power train control module) were replaced under warranty after each failure. The failure persisted, with the check engine warning light illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed him that the vehicle was not under recall or warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving 80 mph, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power and stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to pull to the side of the roadway. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after an hour. The contact continued driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed however, no issues were found. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v515000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact that they could not complete the recall repair as an unknown case was closed. The contact stated that the recall repair was not completed. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 16,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact called john greene Chrysler Dodge Jeep at 828-584-5337 (located at 910 jamestown rd, morganton, nc 28655) and was informed that the parts were not available. While accelerating from a stop, the vehicle stalled without warning. The same dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift into reverse and switched from gear to gear without warning. The check engine indicator was illuminated. The vehicle was not towed. The vehicle was taken to galpin Ford (15505 roscoe blvd, north hills, CA 91343, (818) 787-3800) where it was diagnosed that the clutch failed. A new clutch along with a motor mount and battery wires were installed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system and gasoline). The failure mileage was 113,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to sheehy Ford marlow heights (5000 auth road, marlow heights, MD 20746) and was currently being diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the dual clutch transmission had failed on several occasions. While stopped on an incline, the vehicle would roll backwards upon release of the brake pedal. The contact also stated that the vehicle shuddered and downshift while accelerating from first to second gear, without warning. Additionally, while the cruise control was engaged, the transmission downshifted from third to first gear while going downhill, without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to schicker Ford of st. Louis (3300 s kingshighway blvd, st. Louis, mo 63139) and the mechanic twice performed an electronic update and had the transmission clutch replaced however, the failure recurred soon after the repair. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v515000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would stall. She also mentioned that the vehicle would fail to immediately start-up after refueling. Additionally, the vehicle would hesitate upon depression of the accelerator pedal while at a complete stop. The contact stated that the check engine warning light would intermittently flash on the instrument panel after each failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where she informed them of NHTSA campaign number: 19v515000 (fuel system, gasoline) which she linked to her failure. The dealer informed her that the recall had been serviced prior by another dealer. The first dealer determined back then that the purge valve did not need to be replaced. The contact was then informed that the purge valve was now defective and was given an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled, completely shut off, and all the instrument panel indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the fuel gauge was displaying an incorrect reading on the instrument panel, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic test was performed, and the purge valve was replaced. Despite the repair, the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed the vehicle with a defective purge valve and a defective fuel tank. The mechanic then informed the contact of NHTSA campaign number: 19v515000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. While driving, the vehicle lost power and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle over to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and was able to drive normally. The vehicle was taken to dick smith Ford of columbia (located at 7201 garners ferry rd, columbia, SC 29209, (803) 254-4000) where it was diagnosed, but a failure code could not be located. The vehicle was not repaired. While driving, the rear driver's side door opened independently and the instrument panel indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages) and 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.