general problems of the 2014 Ford Focus

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, all four doors opened, prompting the driver to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where he became aware of the failure to securely lock the doors. The door-ajar warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 20v331000 (latches/locks/linkages), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that upon attempting to close the driver's side rear door, the door failed to latch shut. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the door latch. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related it to NHTSA campaign number: 20v331000 (latches/locks/linkages), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 111,000.

My drivers side door will not latch shut. It is not safe to drive.

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 received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v331000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated while driving the vehicle would not exceed 45 mph. The rpm would rev up however, the vehicle failed to respond. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the driver’s side door was not closing properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for an unknown recall repair. The dealer informed the contact that there were two other open unknown recalls on the vehicle related to the transmission control module failure and the fuel tank deformation. The contact stated that the recall repairs were completed however, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle would stall and shift gears independently while driving. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the parts for the repair were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the parts for the repair were not available and a case was opened. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 137,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v331000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Tri state Ford (1503 pennsylvania Ave, east liverpool, OH 43920) and the manufacturer were contacted and it was confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that the gear shifter failed to shift into gear without vibrating abnormally. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20v331000 (latches/locks/linkages). The vehicle was taken to grieco Ford of delray beach located at 3000 s federal hwy, delray beach, FL 33483, where it was stated that the recall repair only covered a part of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Eddins Ford in madison, virginia was made aware of the recall and stated that the parts were unavailable due to only receiving a few of them per month from the manufacturer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v643000 and 16v698000 (latches/locks/linkages). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. While attempting to enter the vehicle, the doors failed to unlock manually and with the key fob. The manual key only opened the driver door and not the passenger doors. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the latches and locked needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 38,248.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while in park, the door ajar warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact noticed that the rear driver's side door failed to close. The contact had to fasten the door with a twine to keep it closed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle needed to be repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages). However, the part to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 39,261.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the part for the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The interim recall notice did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was experiencing a failure in which the drivers side door was difficult to close. The failure mileage was not available. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches, locks, linkages); however, the remedy was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages). The part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The VIN was invalid. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The interim recall notice from the manufacturer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer (penske Ford, located at 8970 la mesa blvd, la mesa, CA 91941; (877) 736-8037) was contacted several times and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy until December. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. While attempting to exit the vehicle, the front driver side door would not unlock from the inside. The contact also indicated that the front passenger side door experienced the same failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 7,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. While driving 25 mph, the driver side door opened and would not close. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 15v246000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 36,500.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. While driving various speeds and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated to respond and shuttered without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the internal clutch failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. While driving at an unknown speed, the rear hatch open warning indicator illuminated. In addition, the doors began to lock and unlock independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The failure mileage was 24,172. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. As a result, the vehicle was involved in a rear end collision. The driver was unable to exit the vehicle because the doors failed to open and was pulled out from the window. The driver sustained neck, back, stomach, leg, and knee injuries that required medical attention. The driver later died due to the injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to sound Ford (located at 101 sw grady way, renton, wa 98057, (425) 235-1000), but the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The body damage was repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000 (latches/locks/linkages). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 27,000.