2014 Ford Focus Electrical Problems

Your car is experiencing severe transmission problems with jerking and repeated "Transmission Failure" dashboard messages that started two years ago. You're also hearing strange clicking and engine-cranking sounds when the car is off with no keys in the ignition, and the car now stalls at stoplights and won't start without pumping the gas pedal or shifting to neutral. The transmission may need a complete rebuild or replacement, and the electrical system will need diagnostic testing to identify which components are failing.

Your windshield wipers won't move, which left you unable to see clearly during rain on the highway. This creates a serious safety hazard since you need working wipers to maintain visibility in wet weather. The problem likely involves the wiper motor, electrical connections, or wiper switch and will need diagnosis and repair to restore function.

Be reaching out and taking my car to Ford for recalls within the time limit told me they did not see no code I replace it it breaks down put me and my daughter at risk on the highway unsafe and now I spent all my money and can’t afford another car because of Ford not Doing their job with the policy and the warranties the recalls I’ve been going through so much trying to fix this car and now I have to take a complete loss because it’s finally broken down and no one wants to take the car

Door lock and windows dint work properly. Transmission not working appropriately or at . Randomly says transmission overheating or won't go in reverse

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost automotive power. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that a wiring harness needed to be repaired. The dealer made the contact aware of an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000.

I was driving my 2014 Ford Focus electric car sometime in 2023 and the system told me to immediately pull over for no reason. I was able to pull it over but it would not start again after turning it off. I let it sit and came back the next day since I needed to go somewhere and it started. The car then had issues starting and I tried to diagnose with the dealership and we ended up recharging the battery because it was low. It was a little more consistent but it died again but this time it would not turn over. I finally got the car to the dealership to diagnose and it took them over a month to do so. It seems the High voltage wire harness was bad and needed to be replaced. It seems that this should be a recall because it is a major component and even a safety issue since the car died while driving.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the radio was making an abnormally loud cracking noise whether the vehicle was started or turned off. The contact stated that radio fuse was hot to the touch. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

The Steering Assist went out while driving 65 mph on the 15 south freeway.

When car is wet, windshield wipers turn on an go crazy an will not stop. Even when car is off they continue to wipe at crazy speeds. Car stay parked in wet weather. Fuse had to be pulled to shut off

Car stalls, shakes,won’t accelerate properly, won’t go passed 35mph, engine fault light comes on, and car goes into limp home mode.

BCM failed the mechanic states that it is corroded moisture in the dashboard causing the brand new battery to die and car not function

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that after turning off the vehicle, the engine remained running. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been draining the battery. The contact’s husband had to disconnect the battery after turning off the vehicle in order to prevent the battery from being drained. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact related the failure to Ford Campaign Number: 15C06. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Faulty windshield washer pump pushing liquid into the Body Control Module and harness - Damaged electrical communications communications controlled by the Body Control Module including: 1) functionality of the wipers resulting in obscuring the windshield from clear visibility of the road 2) vehicle will not reliably shut off after removing the key. It continues to run. 3) vehicle will not reliably shift into different gears due to the disruption of the electronic transmission signaling. 4) electrical system drains the battery after a few hours of sitting idle. - The problem has been identified by a dealership - A dealer has inspected the problem. - Washer pumps would intermittently function and then randomly would not.

I was parked and it was the first hot day and my car turned off then cut back on after an hour, it did that for the next two days which lead me to tow I.T back home. An auto shop said that my car needed a new pcm . When the car is about to stop it says transmission not in park n no light are on

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 vehicle failed to turn off as needed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. While driving, the engine was sputtering. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the battery module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Our Ford Focus SE 4 door sedan has some electrical issues. Hesitation, stalling and shuddering are the safety issues we're concerned about. I've noticed other Ford Focuses have these issues but recalls don't list our cars VIN # This happened previously but dealership couldn't find anything.

On January 14, 2022, at approximately 5:20 P.M. my wife was traveling southbound on Pleasant Hill Road in Lafayette, California towards the freeway entrance when the Ford Focus Electric she was driving displayed a Stop Safely Now message and almost immediately thereafter lost motive power at the busiest intersection in the City of Lafayette. She was able to steer the car to the shoulder since she was in the right hand lane. The vehicle would not move and the steering wheel locked up. She called for assistance and I drove down and exchanged cars with her within approximately 15 minutes. After approximately 10 minutes of trying, I was able to get the vehicle to turn off and to turn on again without the Stop Safely Now warning and was able to return the approximately 1.5 miles to our residence. The sudden unexpected loss of motive power and loss of ability to accelerate is extremely dangerous and frightening and that danger can be extreme when traveling on roads without shoulders or in any lane except the right lane on a freeway.

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.

The engine shut down at highway speed (62mph). At time we were travelling on a state highway at night and with inclement weather. The engine light came on and identified engine fault and service engine now. There was no prior indication of any engine malfunction. The problem was confirmed and repaired by Johnson Ford in Pittsfield Massachusetts. The wiring harnass on the intake manifold was melted and exposed wiring that when wet became a dead short for the engine.

I'm being persecuted by Ford Motor. I purchased a 2014 Ford Focus SE Jan. 26th 2018 from Rocco Degregorio at 6701 Essington Ave. told no recalls or safety issues.The car was brought back next day, driving improperly. Many problems found, was told all fixed.The car malfunctioned April 23rd 2018 accelerating forward disabling me for life! UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. Former attorneys, Rosenbaum &Associates mishandled my case, filed suit in 2020. Honorable Judge New gave me a stay. I'm representing myself for justice, in severe pain & more needed surgery.I have documents to prove all I say. How can I face trial alone?! I suffer physically, emotionally,financially going without medical supplies, medication. I pay $209.97 a mo.for a car that almost killed me, sits at auto collision where malfunction codes were obtained since 2018 to date, its evidence. A state investor detective said its the worse case of auto fraud she ever saw. Ford is blaming 3rd party suppliers for the defects on the suit. No inspection was done on my car from incompetent deceitful former attorneys. They blame me! I didn't do this! Read article, Watch the NBC nightly News 15 minutes in Links below. I was lied to, deceived from salesman,former attorneys, & Ford. The NBC nightly news aired 2019 Ford knew car was assembled dangerously,but put it in production! Ford took my life, identity,trust, mobility! This is injustice and inhumanity. Permanent injuries deteriorate my body, stress causes further health issues. Ford is killing what life I have left by torturing me. I wont give up on Justice! Please help! Speak with me, my witnesses, read my evidence auto fraud,product liability, personal injury, attorney malpractice, and Intervene! I want an end to the unhealthy involvement with Ford with Justice. Respectfully. Case ID 200102572 https://suddenacceleration.com/how-ford-concealed-evidence-of-electornically-caused-ua-and-what-it-means-today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJRG7MLR5GU Nightly News Broadcast

Speakers making kids popping crackling ear piercing sounds even when car is shut off and keys are out car locked?! What's making this happen and is the car still safe to be in let alone drive?

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.

There is a loud electrical crakle sound coming from the speakers. It also does it when the car is off. It's very startling and I believe it's dangerous.

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 45 mph, the low battery warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle decelerated independently and came to a stop on the side of the road. The contact stated that the battery was drained. The vehicle was not drivable and was left at that location for three days. The contact stated he was able to recharge the battery and drove to his residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that driving at an undisclosed speed, the horn failed to operate as needed. Occasionally, the vehicle would stall. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed that there was corrosion on the wiring harness which caused the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that a supervisor would reach out to the contact. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000.

Jan.26th 2018 I purchased a 2014 Ford Focus SE from Pacifico Ford. I was told by salesman No Recalls and No safety Issues. The car was on the lot with new inspection stickers. I was given a clean car fax. I was deceived. The car was returned the next day for driving improperly. It gave too much gas or not enough, was shuddering and sticking, steering issues, drifted to the right, and steering wheel had to be crooked to park to adjust the wheels, and car had a burn smell. Ford found transmission problem, engine leaking oil, clutch problem, cpu issues, failed road test and leaky seals. A week later, I was told all was fixed as new. April 23rd 2018 the car malfunctioned disabling me for life. While I was parking, the car accelerated forward, slammed into a barrier, roared up in the air, slammed down a slope and into a tree. Malfunction codes from an auto collision center were it was towed were achieved, one of which is an acceleration malfunction code. No air bags deployed, no warning. I found out after the malfunction there were many safety issues and recalls that I was not told of day of sale. Ford, a once trusted company, disabled me for life.

SHUDDERS , JERKS, SLIPS, AND STALLS WHEN GETS ON THE GAS LIKE A JUMPING FEEL.

MY 2014 DOESN'T HAVE ALL THOSE FANCY SAFETY FEATURES LISTED BUT MY HORN DOESN'T WORK. I NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT THE HORN HAS JUST STOPPED WORKING. I THOUGHT IT WAS A BLOWN FUSE BUT TURNS OUT IT'S ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE CAR ON TOP OF THE PREVIOUS RECALLS IT HAS HAD. I CAN'T EVEN RENEW MY CAR REGISTRATION UNTIL THIS IS FIXED AND IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD. I CAN'T EVEN WARN DRIVERS WHEN THEY ARE ABOUT TO CRASH INTO ME ON THE HIGHWAY. FORD WANTS TO CHARGE AN OVER THE TOP PRICE TO LOOK AND FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL EVEN BE COMPLETELY FIXED SEEING AS ANOTHER FORD FOCUS OWNER I MET IN PERSON AND WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE HAVE ALSO HAS ISSUES WITH THEIR HORN NOT WORKING ANYMORE. THIS SHOULD BE UNDER A RECALL WITH FORD.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE HOUSING FOR THE PCM BROKE AND THE WHOLE THING FELL HITTING THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE AND DRAGGING ON THE WHILE ABLE TO STOP. THE CAR THEN SHUT OFF AND AND HAD ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ERROR CODES. TOOK THE CAR TO SHOP TO BE FIXED. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CAR STARTS SHIFTING HARD AND SOMETIMES NOT SHIFTING PAST 3RD GEAR THROUGH OUT THE DAY BY THW END OF THE DAY REVERSE QUITS WORKING. THE NEXT DROVE CAR 15 MILES TO TOWN SHUT IT OFF AND HAS NOT STARTED SINCE. WAITING ON DEALERSHIP TO HAVE AVAILABLE TIME SLOT TO REPAIR.

I HAVE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR I AM UPSIDE DOWN ON IT. NOW ALL THE ELECTRICAL STUFF SEEMS TO BE SHORTING. I WAS DRIVING AND MY FUEL GAUGE KEPT GOING TO ZERO THEN BACK UP TO HALF A TANK. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY HORN DOESN'T WORK WHICH IS IS HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME THOSE ARE JUST THE NEW ISSUES I ALSO HAVE HAD THE TCM REPLACED TWICE AND IT NEVER MADE A DIFFERENCE TO THE CAR.

WHEN I ACCELERATE IT KEEP STALLING, SPEED WON'T CHANGE IT TAKES LIKE 10 SECONDS TO PICK UP SPEED.

SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE RADIO WILL MAKE A LOUD CRACKING SOUND FROM THE SPEAKERS, OTHER TIMES IT WILL *CRACK* AND ALL RADIO/BLUETOOTH CONTROLS STOP WORKING, AND OTHER TIMES THE RADIO WILL *CRACK* AND STOP WORKING ENTIRELY, WHERE THERE IS NO SOUND UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, AND TURNED ON AGAIN.

VEHICLE WAS HAVING MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING SECURITY SYSTEM RANDOMLY GOING OFF, HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING, INABILITY TO START ENGINE, INABILITY TO STOP ENGINE EVEN WHEN ELECTRICAL WAS POWERED DOWN AND BATTERY DRAINAGE. THE PROBLEM WAS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) HAVING BEEN DAMAGED FROM WASHER FLUID INGRESS FROM THE PUMP, ALONG THE WIRE HARNESS, THEN INTO THE BCM. CORROSION AND DAMAGE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. NEEDED TO REPLACE AND REPROGRAM. WILL BE WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS BECAUSE OF PART BACKORDER. REPAIR COSTS WILL END UP BEING CLOSE TO $2,000.

I JUST PURCHASED USED NOV 2020 IT DID NOT MAKE IT 30 DAYS AND HAS TO HAVE TRANSMISSION , RADIO DOESN'T WORK . IT SLIPS BUCKS NO ACCELERATION AND CUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF INTERSTATE 3 TIMES. NOW I AM STUCK WITH THIS NIGHTMARE I DON'T HAVE $4500.TO FIX!

THE PUSH START/STOP BUTTON WILL NOT STOP THE ENGINE SOMETIMES! I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS STARTING THE CAR USING THE SAME BUTTON. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND IN PARK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BLOW THE HORN AT ANOTHER DRIVER DRIVING THROUGH THE STOP SIGN, THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT DUE TO THE HORN NOT FUNCTIONING IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD OF NORTHAMPTON (968 BRIDGE RD, NORTHAMPTON, MA 01060) WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE WIRES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE THAT WERE CORRODED, CAUSING THE HORN TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

THE BUTTONS ON MY KEY ALL WORK BUT WHEN I GO TO START MY CAR IT SAYS THERE IS NO KEY.

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.

THE HORN STOPPED WORKING MOST OF THE TIME. IT VERY RARELY WORKS. OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WILL BE $224 TO REPLACE IT. GIVEN THE LARGE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD, I SUSPECT ITS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.

HORN DOESN'T WORK OR ONLY INTERMITTENTLY WHEN PARKED, MOVING IN ALL SITUATIONS OR ROAD CONDITIONS, OR DURING LOCKING/UNLOCKING DOORS WITH REMOTE..HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS. APPARENTLY FROM A WEB SEARCH, THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL..HAVE TRIED TO FIX IT, CHECKING THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, SPRAYING WD40, CHECKING AND TIGHTENING THE MOUNTING BOLTS. ATTEMPTS TO FIX MAY ONLY LAST A FEW DAYS OR HOURS. THIS IS A VITAL SAFETY COMPONENT TO REDUCE RISKS OF CRASH AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL OR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE HORN ASSEMBLY OR WIRING.

HORN STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY CHARGED ME $67 TO CLEAN THE EROSION FROM AROUND THE CONNECTOR. TWO WEEKS LATER, HORN STOPS WORKING AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE HORN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS CHARGED ANOTHER $67. NEVER IN MY ENTIRE LIFE HAD I EVER HAD TO REPLACE A HORN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE FORD FOCUS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. READ IT AT HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T11974_DS503836. *TR

REPEATEDLY THE SPEAKERS WILL RANDOMLY POP VERY LOUDLY, EVEN WHEN RADIO IS OFF, AND THE SPEAKERS WILL NOT FUNCTION AGAIN UNTIL CAR IS RESTARTED. THE LOUD NOISE IS VERY STARTLING AND DANGEROUS. IT OCCURS AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS, WHEN MOVING AND NOT, AND WITH RADIO ON OR NOT. *TR

WIRING HARNESS THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD 6 WIRES RUB ON THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THEM TO BREAK OR TARNISH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET ON 2 OCCASIONS. DEALERSHIP THAT DID REPAIRS STAYED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THEY HAD 3 OTHER VEHICLES IN FOR SERVICE WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A VERY LOUD POP AND CRACK NOISES. THERE WAS NO AUDIO AND THE CAR WOULDN'T LET ME TURN THE RADIO ON NOR OFF. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING THE POP AND CRACK NOISES STILL CONTINUED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT TURNS OUT THESE FORD RADIO ARE KNOWN TO DO THIS AND I JUST WANT TO REPORT IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN MY RADIO IS OFF THE NOISES ARE STILL GOING ON AND THEY ARE VERY LOUD. THIS COULD CAUSE OTHER PEOPLE ACCIDENTS AND IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE ON FORDS BEHALF. *TR

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.

THE RADIO/ SPEAKERS WILL LET OUT POPPING, CRACKLING, AND STATIC AT VERY LOUD VOLUME AT RANDOM TIMES THAT IS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING AND CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO BECOME FRIGHTENED, SWERVE, OR LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE IS ONGOING AND HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN A SHORT TRIP. EVEN WITH THE RADIO COMPLETELY TURNED OFF THE SYSTEM WILL STILL MAKE THE SOUND. IT WILL DO THIS AT ANY SPEED, IN ANY GEAR. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, AS I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS ONLINE IN MY SEARCHES FOR A FIX COMPLAINING OF THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AND ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE KEYFOB FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEYS. THE CONTACT ALSO WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMP STARTED BUT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED MULTIPLE TIMES TO CHENANGO SALES INC LOCATED AT 976 NY-12, GREENE, NY 13778, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING BODY CONTROL MODULE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, TWO WEEKS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,713.

CAR EMITS LOUD (HURTING MY EARS) STATIC AND CRACKLING SOUNDS AT THE SPEAKERS HIGHEST VOLUME. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AND EVEN WHEN THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION CAUSING BATTERY DRAINAGE. THE SOUND IS TERRIFYING AND WHEN IT RANDOMLY HAPPENS DRIVING IS STARTLING ENOUGH TO CREATE A JERK REACTION/JUMP THAT COULD EASILY CAUSE A DISTRACTION OR AN ACCIDENT AS A DIRECT RESULT. IT IS NOT JUST STATIC - IT IS SO FRIGHTENING AN LOUD ON MY EARS THAT MY EARS RING FOR A LONG TIME AFTER DRIVING AND I FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS PRETTY MUCH UNDRIVABLE WITHOUT EARPLUGS. NEARBY DRIVERS CAN EVEN HEAR IT WITH MY WINDOWS ALL UP. IT HAS BEEN MAKING POPPING SOUNDS FOR YEARS THAT ARE ALSO TERRIFYING, BUT NOW IT;S SO MUCH WORSE AND HAPPENS EVERYTIME I USE THE CAR. F I WERE TO PULL THE FUSE AND JUST NOT HAVE A RADIO, FORD TELLS ME IT WILL PREVENT ME FROM USING TEMPERATURE CONTROLS AND DOOR LOCKS. FORD SAYS WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT THAT IT WILL COST ME 1100 FOR EACH PART DISFUNCTIONING WHICH IS EITHER THE APIM OR THE AUDIO CONTROL MODULE OR BOTH BUT OF COURSE THEY WILL HAVE TO CHARGE ME TO FIGURE OUT WHICH PARTS NEED REPLACING. ANY SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING CONSTANTLY TO ALL POOR FORD OWNERS. THIS HAPPENS DRIVING, PARKED, CAR ON/ NO KEY IN IGNITION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DURING COLD WEATHER THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHAMPAIGN FORD CITY (701 W MARKETVIEW DR, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61822) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,638.

AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FIRST TIME I GO TO START THE ENGINE IT GETS TO APPROX: 1000 RPM AND THEN RPM PROCEED TO DECREASE UNTIL THE CAR HAS STALLED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR THE SECOND TIME, THE RPM DROP BUT THE CAR CATCHES IT AND IT DOES NOT STALL. ONLY AFTER REFUELING DOES THIS ISSUE OCCUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH HE STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER TO ADDRESS THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED HE PLACED A RUBBER HOSE OVER THE GAS LINE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FAULTY WIRING AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN JOHN MEGEL CHEVROLET,LLC (1392 GA-400, DAWSONVILLE, GA 30534) BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERENCING THIS FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V515000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000

HELLO, THIS INFORMATION IS TO BE ADDED TO MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS. I COULD NOT FIND A WAY TO ADD TO EXISTING COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB SITE SO I DID ANOTHER COMPLAINT. REFERENCE: TRACKING # 11308693 #11308409 AND REQUEST #266675 FOCUS COMPLAINT. THE ATTACHED PICTURES ARE OF THE LEAKING WASHER FLUID PUMP THAT I REPLACED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNEW THEY HAD AN ISSUE WITH THESE PUMPS. THE ORIGINAL FACTORY PUMP WAS MANUFACTURED IN CHINA AND THE NEW FORD MOTORCRAFT WASHER PUMP THAT I INSTALLED IS NOW MANUFACTURED IN POLAND. THIS REPAIR COST ME $724.00 AND I DID MOST OF THE WORK MYSELF. ALL THE DEALER DID WAS INSTALL AND PROGRAM A NEW BCM MODULE.

THE EXCESSIVE VACCUUM MAY RESULT IN AN ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. VERY DANGEROUS. CONSTANTLY BATTLING WITH THIS CAR DAILY.

THIS IS IN REGARDS TO MY 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WILL NOT SHUT OFF, EVEN WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION! FAULTY WASHER FLUID PUMP LEAKS INTO ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR WASHER PUMP AND WASHER FLUID GETS PUSHED INTO WIRING LOOM PAST THE FIREWALL AND DOWN INTO THE BCM( BODY CONTROL MODULE) CONNECTOR PART C2280D. THE WASHER FLUID THEN RUNS FROM THE CONNECTOR ONTO THE MALE PINS OF THE BCM CORRODING THE PINS AND SHORTING OUT THE BCM. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO EXHIBIT MANY FAULTS, THE WORST ARE THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING OR AS IN MY CASE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND CONTINUES TO RUN EVEN WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. FORD RECALLED 433,000 VEHICLES FOR ENGINES THAT DON'T SHUT OFF BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT CAPTURED IN THE "BUILD DATE" FOR THE RECALL. I BELIEVE I MISSED THE RECALL BY WEEKS OR A MONTH AT MOST?

THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON THE TRANSIMISSION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE RAN GOOD FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO SLIPE WHEN I HIT THE GAS, LIKE IT NEEED MORE GAS. IF THE GAS PADLE IF HIT ANY HARDER, I GOING TO PUSH IT THROUGHT THE FLOOR.

ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AFTER PARKED FOR MINUTES OR HOURS EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. ONCE VEHICLE DOES SHUT OFF THE BATTERY (BRAND NEW) WILL COMPLETELY DRAIN OVERNIGHT. UNKNOWN...BUT FORD DID HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR OVER 433,000 VEHICLES BUT NOT THIS SPECIFIC YEAR MODEL.

THE CAR'S SPEAKERS, RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT ANY SORT OF PREDICTABILITY, LET OUT AND INCREDIBLY LOUD CRACKLING/SCREECHING/SOUND TO THE POINT OF HURTING YOUR EARDRUMS. IT IS VERY STARTLING, IT EITHER PERSISTS AND DOES NOT STOP (SOMETIMES FOR HOURS) OR STOPS AND SPORADICALLY RETURNS. THIS ISSUE HAS EVEN CAUSED ME TO JERK WHILE DRIVING AS IT IS VERY LOUD AND SCARY. TURNING VOLUME DOWN DOESN'T DO ANYTHING, TURNING THE SYNC SYSTEM OFF DOESN'T DO ANYTHING, THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS NOT EVEN ON (KEY ISN'T IN IGNITION). IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS PROBLEM IS SO LOUD AND UNPREDICTABLE THAT IT CAN CERTAINLY LEAD TO A CAR ACCIDENT. HAVING READ THROUGH A LOT OF ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. AFTER THE CONTACT PRESSED THE PUSH START BUTTON TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, IT DID NOT SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY TURNED OFF INDEPENDENTLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

CAR WILL NOT RECOGNIZE KEY AND THEY TRIED TO REPLACE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND NOW MY CAR IS JUST DEAD

RADIO HAS INTERIOR SHORT THAT CAUSED LOUD CRACKING NOISE WITH KEY IN OR OUT. RADIO ENDED UP NOT WORKING AT ALL, CRACKING EVEN HAPPENED WITH RADIO NOT WORKING. CALLED CAR AUDIO SHOP, OWNER LAUGHED AND SAID HE FIXES 6 TO 12 OF THESE A YEAR. NOISE COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT BY SURPRISING THE DRIVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THE ELECTRICAL FUSE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

VEHICLE EXHIBITS SHIFTING PROBLEMS IN LOW GEARS (STARTING OUT FROM STOP); LOSS OF POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON, TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING ERROR MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON DASH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. ON JUNE 15, 2017, THE HORN WAS REPAIRED BY MIKE BASS FORD (5050 DETROIT RD, SHEFFIELD, OH 44035). APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

HORN STOPS WORKING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN JUST STARTED. HORN SOMETIMES WON'T WORK FOR DAYS

TRIED SOUNDING THE HORN DUE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE RUNNING A RED LIGHT IN MY IMMEDIATE PATH. HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. BEING A SKILLED TECHNICIAN, I TROUBLESHOT THE ISSUE DOWN TO THE HORN ITSELF, AS BOTH THE FUSE AND RELAY WERE SERVICEABLE.

DOESN'T DRIVE OR GO IN REVERSE WAS AT A RED LIGHT IT DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE OFF ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK

THE FACTORY RADIO SHORTS OUT AND FRIES PARTS OF THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO MAKE LOUD POPPING NOISES THAT SOUND LIKE GUN SHOTS. SCARING THE DRIVER. IT ALSO SHUT THE CAR OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

MY CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF!

HAVE HAD 2 CLUTCHES PUT IN AND HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMBER OF TIMES TO ADDRESS POOR ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH VEHICLE FROM PURCHASING IT NEW TOLD DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM IT RAN WRONG AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T CHECK TIL VEHICLE HAD 10000 MILES. FEEL I'VE BEEN SOLD AN UNSAFE LEMON. WAS TOLD BY ONE SERVICE MANAGER TO FLOOR WHEN CAR GRABS FROM A STOP. ALSO SYNC SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.

UPON "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATION, I TOOK CAR TO GARAGE TO HAVE CODES READ. THEY SHOWED ME WHAT THEY BELIEVED TO BE THE ISSUE AND SAID I SHOULD CHECK WITH FORD FOR RECALLS OR COMPENSATION TO HAVE WHAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT FIXED. I GOOGLED MY SITUATION AND WAS STUNNED TO SEE HOW COMMON A PROBLEM IT IS. ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.FOCUSFANATICS.COM/FORUM/MK3-FOCUS/517737-TSB-14-0215-CHAFING-WIRING-HARNESS.HTML. IN MY SITUATION THE WIRE HARNESS HAS CUT THROUGH FROM RUBBING ON THE MANIFOLD AND THERE IS OBVIOUS CORROSION TO THE WIRING. THIS CAUSES SPORADIC LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND HAS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO NOT START UPON TWO OCCASIONS. LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHEN TRAVELING CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND ACCIDENT CAUSING. AND THE COST TO FIX THIS MANUFACTURING FLAW SEEMS DEPENDENT ON HOW MANY WIRES ARE INVOLVED, AND IF ANY CIRCUITS WERE ACTUALLY FRIED AND NON-WORKING AS A RESULT OF THE WIRING ISSUE. I WAS QUOTED UPWARDS OF $1000 FOR THE FULL WIRING HARNESS ALONE WITH NO LABOR (WORSE CASE SCENARIO). I AM ALSO UNABLE TO PASS NYS INSPECTION UNTIL THE ISSUE IS FIXED AND THE CODES ARE CLEARED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FORD AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO PROGRAMS ARE IN PLACE AT THIS TIME TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. FORD HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN AWARE OF THIS FLAW FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. IF I HAD BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY CORRECTED BEFORE IT BECAME DESTRUCTIVE AND DANGEROUS AND A MAJOR REPAIR JOB. I FEEL IGNORING THIS ISSUE IS NEGLIGENT ON THE PART OF FORD.

THE RADIO MAKING A LOUD UNEXPECTED POPPING NOISE. DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. EVEN WITH VEHICLE OFF, IT'S MAKING THE NOISE. THIS IS A FORD PROBLEM.

IN MY 2014 FORD FOCUS, THE RADIO IS MAKING AWFUL SOUNDS. IT STARTED OFF AS MUSIC WOULD STOP PLAYING THEN A LOUD BANG WOULD HAPPEN AND THE RADIO WOULD CUT BACK ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER. NOW IT IS AN ISSUE WHERE THE RADIO AND CAR IS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF AND WILL MAKE LOUD POPPING, STATIC, SCREECHING, AND WHITE NOISE. CURRENTLY, IT IS STILL HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION; I HAVE ALSO FOUND THE ISSUE HAS PROGRESSED WORSE TO WHERE THE CAR IS MAKING THESE NOISES AFTER OPENING THE DRIVERS DOOR WITH NO KEY NEAR AND AFTER NOT BEING DRIVEN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.WHEN THE ISSUE HAD STARTED I WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND IT SOUNDED LIKE CARS WERE REAR ENDING ME. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE THESE SOUNDS ARE SUDDEN AND AS A YOUNG DRIVER IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE THESE SOUNDS ARE LOUD ENOUGH FOR ME TO POTENTIALLY JERKING THE WHEEL AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING FOR ME, THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING, AND COULD NOT EVEN TELL ME SOME PLANS TO POTENTIALLY FIX IT WITHOUT HAVING THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS THE ISSUE WHICH IS A LOT OF MONEY WHEN IT IS NOT AN OWNER ERROR. I HAVE ALSO LOOKED AT MULTIPLE ONLINE FORMS WHERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH FOCUSES RANGING FROM 2012-2015 ARE ALSO HAVING THIS ISSUE AND ARE NOT GETTING HELP FROM FORD AT ALL. ALL OWNERS AGREE THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE GETTING PUSHED TO THE BACK-BURNER BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, WHEN IT INDEED IS. I HAVE ALSO FOUND WHERE MECHANICS ARE TELLING PEOPLE THE FUSES COULD BE BAD, WHICH COULD START A FIRE WHICH IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING. I ALSO FOUND WHERE FORD ISSUED A TSB FOR 2012-2013 MODELS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STATING THAT IT IS A O2 SENSOR ISSUE. I'VE REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES. I'VE HAD MECHANICS AND THE DEALERSHIP LOOK AT IT WITH NO ABILITY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS. IT IS BELIEVED TO BE ELECTRICAL, MOST LIKELY THE WIRE HARNESS. MY ALTERNATOR WAS AFFECTED AS WELL BY THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I HAVE HAD TO PUT IN A FEW NEW O2 SENSORS, TWO NEW ALTERNATORS, AND A BATTERY.

THE CAR RANDOMLY STALLS AND DIES WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. IT HAS DIED ON THE INTERSTATE AND ON RURAL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL OUT ON A PART OF THE 2014 FORD FOCUS WHICH CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. IT DIES WHEN I AM DRIVING AND COASTING, WHEN I ACCELERATE, AND WHEN I HAVE MY CRUISE SET.

TAKATA RECALL ELECTRICAL WIRING IS GOING IN AND OUT, RADIO IS NOT SAVING STATIONS THAT I SAVE, DISPLAY GOES IN AND OUT AND HAS STATIC. WARNING SIGN APPERARS EVERY SO OFTEN

STARTED HEARING CRACKLING/POPPING NOISES FROM MY RADIO, SOMETIMES EVEN WITH THE KEY OFF. SOMETIMES VERY LOUD, WHICH SURPRISES ME WHILE DRIVING. WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 14S17-S1 RECALL AFFECTING THE 2013-2014 FORD FOCUS ST AND ESCAPE MODELS. LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE BEGAN STUTTERING WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO REACH TO SHOULDER BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS IMMOBILIZED. I WAS CHARGED 830 DOLLARS BY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (INVER GROVE FORD LINCOLN IN INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MN) TO LOCATE AND REPAIR CHAFFED AND DAMAGED WIRING IN THE ENGINE HARNESS IN THE IDENTICAL LOCATION TO THE ST AND ESCAPE MODELS.

EVER SINCE WE HAD THE TCM RESET BY THE DEALERSHIP I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR STARTING AND SHUTTING OFF WHILE AT A STOP BUT NOT IT NOT EVEN STARTING ANYMORE AND I'VE REPLACED FUSES AND THE GROUND WIRE ON IT WHICH MADE IT WORK FOR A DAY OR TWO THAN NOTHING AND IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW PLEASE HELP ME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I NEED TO DO TO FIX IT OR LET ME SWAP FOR ANOTHER THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS FOR ME SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW

I HAVE HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR TWO YEARS BECAUSE IT'S PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM. FIRST THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WE SPENT 3000 TO FIX IT JUST FOR IT TO GET HOME AND START KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. NOW THE CAR WON'T EVEN TURN OVER OR EVEN TURN ON. I'VE HEARD OF SO MANY RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND IT'S EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I'M TOO SCARED TO EVEN TAKE IT BACK IN TO FIX IT FURTHER BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I'VE CONTACTED FORD MULTIPLE TIMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO HELP. NO ONE SHOULD BUY THIS CAR AT ALL.

I EXPERIENCED WHAT OTHERS HAVE CALLED THE 'STOP SAFELY NOW' WARNING LIGHT AND FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS POWER AND STEERING ISSUES ON CITY STREET. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED MANY TIMES RECENTLY ON THE LOCAL STREETS (MARCH - APRIL, 2019). THANKS GOD, THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY ( OTHERWISE, I CAN'T IMAGE WHAT COULD HAPPEN). I FOUND THE TSB 17-0045 ONLINE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND BROUGHT THIS TSB TO MY DEALERSHIP. THEY CHARGED ME $$ TO GET THIS CAR FIXED BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTION OF THIS TSB ( HOPEFULLY THIS GOT FIXED). TSB 17-0045 SPECIFIED THE CARS BUILT 9/15-2011 TO 8/15/2014 MAY HAVE THIS ISSUE. MY CAR WAS BUILT ON JUNE 2014. I STRONGLY REQUEST NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS URGENT SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT OPERATED IN LIMP MODE. VARNEY FORD INC (LOCATED AT 237 MOOSEHEAD TRAIL, NEWPORT, ME 04953, (888) 460-7356) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED ON APRIL 12, 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

ELECTRICAL WIRING MALFUNCTION, INTERNAL COMPUTER IS MALFUNCTIONING NOT GIVING DETAILED ON INFO FOR MY CAR IF ANYTHING IS WRONG. FUEL LINE MALFUNCTION. SMALL LEAK AND SMELL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET THE CAR MADE A SOUND WITH THE WORDS 'ENGINE FAULT: ...' THE CARS ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WENT HAYWIRE WITHIN A MINUTE OF THE FIRST WARNING AND THE CAR DIED.

VEHICLE'S ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OFF AFTER PLACING TRANSMISSION IN PARK, TURNING KEY TO OFF POSITION, AND THEN REMOVING KEY. ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN UNTIL FUEL PRESSURE DROPS AND EVENTUALLY STALLS. IGNITION CIRCUIT REMAINS ENERGIZED AND WILL DRAIN BATTERY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.

THE CUSTOMER CAME IN WITH A NO START CONCERN THAT REQUIRED THE VEHICLE BE JUMPED EACH MORNING. WE PERFORMED A WARRANTY BATTERY TEST AND DETERMINED THE BATTERY WAS NOT AT FAULT. AT THAT POINT WE PROCEEDED WITH DIAGNOSIS STARTING WITH TESTING THE DRAW ON THE SYSTEM. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT AND DISCONNECTING ANYTHING THAT MAY DRAW ON THE BATTERY WE STILL FOUND A 3 AMP DRAW PULLING FROM THE BATTERY. UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND THE AIR BAG DEACTIVATION LIGHT LIT ON THE DASH WITH THE KEY OFF. CHECKED THE WIRING DIAGRAM FOUND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS POWERED OUT OF THE BCM. UNPLUGGED CONNECTOR C2280G DRAW GOES AWAY. CHECKED ALL CONNECTORS AT BCM, FOUND C2280D WITH WASHER FLUID IN THE CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR BURNT FROM HIGH RESISTANCE. CHECKED CONNECTOR C137 AT THE WASHER PUMP FOUND THE WASHER PUMP LEAKING INTO CONNECTOR C137 AND PUMPING ALL THE WAY TO THE BCM ALONG CIRCUITS CRW23 AND CRW24. CONNECTOR C2280D IS NOT SERVICED AS A PIGTAIL, SO A COMPLETE HARNESS WILL BE NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. A BCM AND WASHER PUMP WILL BE NEEDED TO RESOLVE THIS CONCERN IN ITS ENTIRETY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAILURES PROGRESSING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO STALL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT DISPLAYING THE CORRECT FUEL AMOUNT. WOODY ANDERSON FORD (2500 JORDAN LN NW, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35810, (877) 315-0514) REPLACED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT IT WAS UNSURE IF THE FAILURES WERE RELATED. THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

AS I WAS DRIVING, COMING OFF I-70W RAMP ONTO A MAIN CITY STREET, MY CARS "ENGINE FAULT, SERVICE NOW" INDICATOR CAME ON THE SCREEN. MY CAR WAS STILL ON BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE RAMP THROUGH THE TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART MY VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE. AFTER LETTING IT REST FOR A FEW MINUTES I TURNED THE KEY AGAIN WHILE GIVING THE ENGINE GAS. IT SPUTTERED ON AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT ONTO THE STREET. HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT USUAL. REVED AT 400, I WAS STILL ONLY GETTING UP TO 20 MPH AFTER ABOUT 500 FT. IT DIED AGAIN ONCE I GOT UNDER THE UNDERPAID, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE IT THE REMAINING THREE MINUTES TO WORK. AFTER A FEW MORE ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND CREEPED THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK WITH MY HAZARDS ON. WHILE WORKING I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP FOR A TOW, SINCE MY HUSBAND CARRIES AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED THEY INFORMED US THAT IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS AN THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER OUR WARRANTY. THEY ALSO THEN TOLD US THAT THE TOW WOULD NOT BE COVERED EITHER SINCE WE DID NOT USE THE APPROPRIATE COMPANY FOR ROADSIDE. MY HUSBAND PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE SIX WEEKS AGO AND WE ARE NOW FACING A $1400 REPAIR AND A $300 DIAGNOSTIC AND TOW. AFTEVSOME RESEARCH MY HUSBAND FOUND THAT 2014 FORD FOCUS ST HAD A RECALL FOR THE EXACT ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THE FAULT MAY BE FOR MORE THAT JUST THE SPORTS ADDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE WIRES IN THE WIRE HARNESS WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW" AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO IMPERIAL FORD (8 UXBRIDGE RD, MENDON, MA 01756, (888) 814-8373) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED THIS WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE HORN IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEM REQUIRED FOR ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION. HORN HAS NOT WORKED REGULARLY FOR YEARS. HAVE HAD A MECHANIC SHOP RESET THE WHEEL SWITCH AND IT WORK FOR A SHORT TIME. DIAGNOSED BAD DESIGN WITH SPRING/SWITCH AT CENTER OF STEERING WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

1.) WHILE IN DRIVING MOTION MY CAR ACTS LIKE IT STALLS OR GETS STUCK IN A GEAR OR HAS A PROBLEM SHIFTING. 2.) WHILE IN REVERSE MOTION MY CAR SOMETIMES WANTS TO ACT LIKE IT CAN'T GO IN REVERSE, LIKE I CAN'T BACK UP OR DRIVE. I RESTART THE CAR SOMETIMES & THEN IT'S FINE.

HORN - BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTEDLY, THEN NOT AT ALL. FIRST NOTICED WHEN LOCKING AND SETTING ALARM, THEN WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED OR AT A STAND STILL

TAKATA RECALL THERE NO SOUND FOR THE RADIO THE DASH BOARD FOR THE RADIO IS BLANK BEFORE IT WENT BLANK IT WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISY

ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYNC SYSTEM HAS SHUT DOWN AND NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. WHILE THE SYNC WAS GOING OUT, THE SPEAKERS WOULD CRACKLE AND MAKE LOUD, STARTLING POP SOUNDS. THIS CAUSED JERKY DRIVING AS THEY WOULD POP WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, EVEN IF THE SYNC SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF. RECENTLY, THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND WERE SPORADICALLY INCREASING/DECREASING IN SPEED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CAR WAS ON (NOT THE ENGINE) AND PARKED WHEN THE WIPERS TURNED ON. ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE CAR OFF, RESET BY OPENING THE DOORS, AND TURNING THE CAR BACK ON. THEY PAUSED AND THEN STARTED UP AGAIN ONCE THE CAR WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. THE SPEAKERS POPPING AND THE RADIO MALFUNCTION OCCURS WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PARKED, WHEN THE CAR IS ON, AND WHEN IT IS OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE OVER THE PAST YEAR.

TAKATA RECALL AMONGST THE KNOWN RECALLS, IS A LOT OF UNSAID ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT STARTED WITH THE TCM. WHEN I HAD THE DEALER FIX IT, THE CODES WERE SHOWING OK BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DISPLAY THE SAME ISSUES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. FOR SOME REASON WHEN DRIVING, IT SEEMS AS IF I'M DRIVING A MANUAL VEHICLE INSTEAD OF A AUTOMATIC. THE CLUTCH IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS. IT TEND TO GET STUCK IN THE HILL ASSIST MODE. A FEW WEEKS AGO MY CAR JUST DIED. IT SEEMED TO BE THE BATTERY. WHEN REPLACED IT WAS OK FOR A DAY OR SO. I HAD IT CHECKED TO SEE IF MY ALTERNATOR WAS BAD. IT BOTH PLACES STAYED IT WAS FINE. PERIODICALLY IT WOULD STOP. IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THERE WHERE ANY DETERMINING FACTORS ON WHEN (LIKE COLD OR HOT WEATHER). SO I DROVE IT LESS. ONE DAY WHEN DRIVING, GOING 46 MPH, IT JUST SHUT DOWN. THE SCREEN SHOWED 'NOT IN PARK', STARTING SYSTEM FAULT AND IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. IT THEN BEGAN TO START AND STOP WHENEVER. THE GROUNDS WERE CHECKED, THE STARTER, THE ALTERNATOR, THE FUSE AND ORHERS. MY HORN WOULD SOMETIMES GO OUT FOR DAYS, UP TO WEEKS. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR, IT WOULD EVENTUALLY FLASH 'NORMAL MODE'. IT'S SO MANY THINGS GOING ON HERE! I FEAR ALL THE TIME WITH THIS CAR. WHEN THE TCM STARTED ACTING UP, IT STOPPED WHILE DRIVING TOO. I'M A MOTHER OF 5, I'VE HAS THIS CAR FOR 4 YEARS AS FOR THE PAST 2YRS I'VE BEEN LIVING IN FEAR OF MY CHILDREN AND I DYING IN THIS CAR. I'VE SPENT MORE MONEY BUYING RENTALS AND HAVING OTHERS ASSIST WITH TRANSPORTATION WHEN THIS CAR ACTS UP, I COULD'VE PAID HALF OF MY LAST 2YRS OFF. THIS IS NOT FAIR BECAUSE EVERYONE DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO JUST GET UP A GO TRADE IN A CAR OR WALK AWAY. I'VE BEEN HAVING DIFFERENT PROBLEMS FOR OVER 2 YRS NOW BUT WHEN IT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2018 (THIS MONTH) IT GOT WORST AND I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER.

RADIO KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AND MAKING A CRACKLING NOISE THRU SPEAKERS, WILL NOT WORK FOR DAYS AT TIME AND ALSO GOING DOWN ROAD THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND STARTED BACK ON IT'S OWN. THE CRACKLING NOISE IS ON GOING WITH OR WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION , ALSO AFTER FILLING ALL THE WAY UP WITH GAS CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START BACK UP, SAFETY LIGHT STAYS ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS SE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPONTANEOUSLY BEGAN MOVING BACK AND FORTH. THREE MONTHS AGO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY, BOTH WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPONTANEOUSLY ACTIVATED. ONCE THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT HIS DESTINATION, THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE FUSE TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WAS REMOVED. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROMPTLY, RPM'S REV OVER 3 TO 4 RPM'S BEFORE SHIFTING CASING JERKING, SHUDDERING, JOLT CAR BACKWARDS COMING TO A SLOW AND STEADY STOP. RED WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH CONSOLE INDICATING EMERGENCY PROBLEM & UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

MY CAR WOULD STALL WHEN I WAS TURNING OR DRIVING, BUT AT FIRST I COULD TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WOULD RUN JUST FINE. THEN MY CAR STARTED SHOWING ME THAT I HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS WHEN I DIDN'T. I FOUND OUT THAT THE ISSUE IS THE GAS TANK, A $450 FIX. THESE PLASTIC GAS TANKS ARE COLLAPSING ON ITSELF, MY FRIEND HAD A 2012 FOCUS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE GAS TANK WAS SHRINKING AND THAT IT WOULD KEEP SHRINKING UNTIL THE GAS TANK WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!!!

"DOOR AJAR" WARNING APPEARS FOR FRONT PASSENGER DOOR EVEN WHEN DOOR IS CORRECTLY CLOSED. LEADS TO A CASCADE OF OTHER ISSUES, BIGGEST SAFETY ISSUE WOULD BE DOORS MAY ALL REFUSE TO LOCK AT VARIOUS TIMES. ALSO RUNS VARIOUS LIGHTS AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, MIGHT AFFECT BATTERY CHARGE. I BELIEVE THE DOOR CLOSED SENSOR IS FAILING, THIS IS THE LOCK MECHANISM THAT WAS REPLACED IN AN EARLIER RECALL. PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AT AROUND 33,000 MILES. MY DOOR LATCHES WERE REPLACED IN DECEMBER 2017 AT 21,000 MILES.

RADIO, HAS DEVELOPED CRACKING, POPPING, FEEDBACK, BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS ON AND WHEN IT'S NOT. HOT OPERATION. UNSERVICABLE

ALL SINCE PURCHASE IN JAN 2014. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF NEW PURCHASE: ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND ERRORS UNKNOWN TO FORD, NEED FOR TRANSMISSION SWAP, 2 OR 3 RECALLS RE TRANSMISSION AND DOOR REPLACEMENT, HORN STOPPED WORKING (WHILE IN 65MPH TRAFFIC I95 AND ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT). CONSTANTLY IN SHOP AND CONTINUAL ISSUES WITH STALLING (ONCE, STOPPED IN 65MPH TRAFFIC ON MAJOR INTERSTATE I95 IN LEFT LANE), SYNCH AND PHONE SYSTEM HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. 3 WEEKS AGO, AFTER STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN PHILADELPHIA, DEPRESSED GAS PEDAL AND WENT IN TOTAL REVERSE! DID THIS TWICE BEFORE COMPLETELY TURNING CAR OFF AND HAD TO BE TOWED.

RECALL RECEIVED ON DOOR LATCHES. HOWEVER WHEN CALLING DEALER TO SCHEDULE NO RETURN CALL ONLY SOLICITATION CALLS ON WARRANTY. TRUNK USED TO OPEN 1 PUSH OF BUTTON NOW TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN HOWEVER WHEN IN REVERSE TRUNK CHIME COMES ON SAYING TRUNK IS OPEN. WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION VEHICLE STARTS TO GO THEN COMPLETELY LOSES POWER HAPPENS AFTER CLUTCH IS COMPLETELY RELEASED IN MOTION JUST FALLS ON ITS FACE THEN IMMEDIATELY COMES OUT OF IT INFREQUENT BUT DANGEROUS EVEIDENT SINCE NEW.. TRACTION CONTROL IS ACCESSED THROUGH RADIO. RADIO STOPPED WORKING 22000. SOME DOORS DO NOT ALL UNLOCK INFREQUENTLY. WIPER INFREQUENTLY STOP WORKING AND PARK IN MIDDLE OF WINSHIELD

THE TCM IN THE CAR THE RECALL THAT FORD HAS ON THIS VEHICLE

HELLO, TODAY I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HYDROPLANED AND WENT INTO A GUIDE RAIL ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 50MPH. MY FRIEND AND I ARE HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH OUR BACKS AND NECKS AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I'VE GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENT AND THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE FIRST TIME WASN'T LIFE THREATENING BUT THIS ONE WAS. I DON'T HAVE ANY RECOLLECTION OF THE ACCIDENT AND I AM NOT ABLE TO REMEMBER MUCH OF YESTERDAY EITHER. I FEEL LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE BEFORE MY ACCIDENT DUE TO MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT FLICKERING ON AND OFF BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND NOW THIS HAPPENING. PLEASE CONTACT ME BACK ON MY COURSE OF ACTION ON WHAT I SHOULD TAKE. THANKS, SINCERELY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SOME 2011-2016 FIESTA AND 2012-2016 FOCUS VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DPS6 TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT CONCERNS OF LOSS OF TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT WHILE DRIVING, INTERMITTENT NO SYART OR LOSS OF POWER. THESE SYMPTOMS ARE USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY AN ILLUMINATED CHECK ENGINE LAMP. ADDITIONALLY, SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE MESSAGES IN THE MESSAGE CENTER INDICATING HILL START ASSIST IS NOT AVAILABLE, THAT PARKING AID MALFUNCTION/ SERVICE IS REQUIRED OR THE TRANSMISSION PRNDL/S GEAR SELECTOR ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MAY FLASH. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES DTCS U0100, U0101, U1013 AND/OR P0606 WILL BE PRESENT OR STORED IN THE POWRTTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). I TURNED ON CAR FROM WALMART PARKING LOT. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON SAYING TRANSMISSION FAULT SERVICE NOW AND CHECK ENGINE LAMP CAME ON. AS I DROVE BACK HOME THE CAR PULLS BACK AS I STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. TOOK IT TO CARMAX AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT A PLACE TO CHECK TRANSMISSION. BAUMANN COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR CENTER SAID THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPROGRAMMED. TSB 16-0129.

THE HORN QUIT SOUNDING UPON ACTIVATION BY THE HORN RELAY SWITCH ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IT DOES NOT SOUND WHEN PRESSING THE REMOTE TWICE TO CONFIRM IT'S LOCKED UP. IT DOES NOT SOUND WHEN THE ALARM IS ACTIVATED. THE FUSE IS OK. THE HORN RELAY DOES NOT CLICK WHEN HORN RELAY SWITCH ON STEERING WHEEL IS DEPRESSED. THE WIRES ARE ALL INTACT AND CONNECTED. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $200-300 AND NEED THE CAR FOR 2 DAYS. ACCORDING TO ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON VARIOUS WEBSITES, THOUSANDS OF OWNERS OF FORD FOCUS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WENT COMPLETELY BLANK AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE BRAKES WERE DIFFICULT TO APPLY AND THE CONTACT CROSSED OVER FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND STRUCK A MEDIAN. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED DUE TO THE FAILURES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH AFTER IT HAPPENED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

HORN FREQUENTLY GOES INTERMITTENT FOR WEEKS AT A TIME, THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING IN BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY CONDITIONS AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS NEAR COLLISIONS AS I AM UNABLE TO MAKE OTHER VEHICLES AWARE OF A SITUATION AS THEY TRY TO MERGE IN MY LANE. REPLACEMENT OF THE HORN ASSEMBLY HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE, AND TESTING BY THE DEALER HAS NUMEROUS FAULT CODES WHEN THE HORN DOES FAIL INDICATING A SHORT. TPMS SENSOR FAULT HAS NOW RECENTLY COME ON WHEN ACTUATING THE HORN AND DEALER IS STILL TRYING TO ISOLATE THE CAUSE OF THIS NEW ISSUE.

LATE IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2018 I CAME OUT TO MY CAR ON A RAINY FRIDAY AND WHEN I TURNED ON MY VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY AND PERSISTENTLY WITH NO ABILITY TO CONTROL THEM AS THE DRIVER. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED FOR OVER A WEEK AND THE WIPERS WOULD OPERATE UNPREDICTABLY AND EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS FULLY SHUT OFF INCLUDING THE IGNITION POWER. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD CAUSED BY A KNOWN FAULTY PART ON THIS MODEL OF CAR THAT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO SHORTING OUT.

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING & WOULD NOT RESTART. DASH DISPLAYED "ENGINE FAULT, SERVICE SOON." HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. DEALER CHECKED THE CODES AND FOUND MULTIPLE ENGINE CONTROLLER FAULTS. SAID IT WAS A BAD WIRING HARNESS. THIS IS A SE MODEL WITH 2.0 L ENGINE, BUT FORD HAS A RECALL ON THE ST MODEL WITH 2.0L ENGINE FOR THE SAME FAILURE MODE AND CAUSE (WIRING HARNESS). FORD DID "PARTICIPATE" IN THE REPAIR ($250 OUT OF $1500) WIRING HARNESS WAS RETAINED BY OWNER FOR REVIEW AND ANALYSIS..

MY 2014 FORD FOCUS TRANSMISSION GETS HOT AND IS NOT CHANGING GEAR WHILE DRIVING AFTER I GOT IT FROM THE FORD DEALER SERVICE CENTER IN GA 01/2018. IT WON'T START BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION GETS HOT SO I HAVE TO LET IT COOL DOWN BEFORE I CAN CRANK IT. IT CUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE BOUGHT A FRONT AND REAR DASH CAM TO RECORD AND UPLOAD LIVE VIDEO AND AN ADDITIONAL CAM TO FOR DASHBOARD TO SHOW THE RED (I) LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT THAT REMAINS ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAD A NEW BATTERY, TCM MODULE, CLUTCH AND CLUTCH MOTOR PUT ON 12/2017, BUT I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR, IT WON'T BACK UP HILLS, IT LOOSES SPEED, DON'T CHANGE GEARS, AGAIN, I JUST GOT IT OUT THE SHOP!!! I HAVE TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE, SO I AM VIDEOING EVERY TRIP IN CASE THE WHILETHE CAR IS JUMPING GEAR OR TRANSMISSION GETS HOT AND CAR TURN OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING , I CAN HAVE AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH. I HOPE THAT THE OVERHEATING DOESN'T CAUSE A FIRE, BUT, IF THAT HAPPENS,IT WOULD BE RECORDED ON MY DASHCAM AND I WILL POST IN SOCIAL MEDIA.

WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS VEHICLE HESITATES BEFORE JERKING FORWARD. WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO REVERSE, VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE/MOVE IN REVERSE. CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO BEGIN DRIVING OR WHILE TRYING TO OPERATE BASIC FUNCTIONS ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY/RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION.

DRIVING MY 2014 FOCUS ENGINE SHUT DOWN ,PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF ROAD IN SNOW STORM ,ALL MOST HIT BY TRACTOR /TRAILER ,THIS WAS ON I- 376 IN PA ,AFTER FEW MINUTES CAR STARTED THEN STALLED AGAIN , THEN CAR STARTED AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON

I RECENTLY BROUGHT MY 2014 FOCUS IN TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THE TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN. ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALER, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH I PAID THE WHOPPING $421.30 FOR THE REPAIR, INCLUDING A $120 DIAGNOSTIC FEE, I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE UNRELATED TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON A VEHICLE AND ISSUE A RECALL.

2014 FORD FOCUS HAS A DEFECTIVE HORN AND DOES NOT SOUND, ONLY CLICKS AND LIGHTS FLASH, WHEN PRESSING THE KEY FOB OR THE STEERING WHEEL. A 2012 FOCUS DRIVEN BY A FAMILY MEMBER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I COULD NOT WARN ANOTHER CAR THAT HE WAS DRIFTING INTO MY LANE AND HE ALMOST HIT MY CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND FORD SHOULD FIX THE DEFECTIVE FOCUS HORNS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS ---- PURCHASED VEHICLE USED FROM DEALERSHIP IN WISCONSIN --- VEHICLE WAS ALMOST IN ACCIDENT LAST WEEK--- CONTACT HAD TO SWERVE TO ANOTHER LANE TO AVOID DRIVER IN ANOTHER LANE HITTING HER VEHICLE --- CONTACT TRIED TO HONK HORN AND HORN WAS NOT WORKING HORN CORRODED DUE TO HAVING ASSEMBLY TOO CLOSE TO FRONT WHEEL WELL--- VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND CONTACT HAD TO PAY TO GET HORN WIRING REPLACED--- DEALERSHIP STATED NO RECALL ON VEHICLE ----- HORN ASSEMBLY WAS ALSO REPLACED BY CONTACT DUE TO WIRING BEING CORRODED ---- 0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN.... CB

WHENEVER I TAKE OFF FROM STOPPING THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THE ENGINE AND GEARS. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (CROUSE FORD, 11 ANTRIM BLVD, TANEYTOWN, MD 21787) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CLOSED OUT THE CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RIDENOUR AUTO GROUP (500 W BROADWAY ST, NEW LEXINGTON, OH 43764, PHONE NUMBER: (740) 342-5146) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

FORD FOCUS IS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO ELECTRIC DEFECTS IN WHICH INDICATORS APPEAR FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AFTER BEING ATTAINED TO, BRAKE TENDS TO SLIP UNEXPECTEDLY, BLUETOOTH HAS STOPPED WORKING, USB PORTS,BRAKE LAMP FAULTS. MY MAIN CONCERN FOR OTHER DRIVERS AND MY SELF IS THE VULNERABILITY TO SHARP TURN AND THE CRUCIAL ACCELERATION DELAYS. THESE PROBLEMS WERE ATTAINED TO AND MAINTAINED BY FORD MULTIPLE TIMES, PROBLEMS OCCUR WITHIN 1-2WEEKS AFTER MAINTENANCE. I'M CONCERNED EVEN MORE ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE AND SHAKING AT HIGH SPEED AS WELL THAT HASN'T BEEN REVISED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE HORN. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AT CLASSIC FORD OF SMITHVILLE IN NORTH CAROLINA PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V645000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IN FOUR OAKS, NORTH CAROLINA, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

THE VEHICLE HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE IGNITION WAS IN THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYED A TRANSMISSION FAULT CODE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,200.

THE RADIO SHORTS OUT AND MAKES VERY LOUD POPPING NOISES. WILL HAPPEN EVEN IF THE RADIO IS OFF OR THE VOLUME IS AT 0. THIS HAPPENS IN ANY STATE AS LONG AS THE CAR IS ON. IT IS SEEMINGLY RANDOM IN OCCURRENCE. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE PARKED, CITY DRIVING, HIGHWAY DRIVING.

JUNE 1, 2017: I TOOK MY 2014 FORD FOCUS ST, WITH ~10,500K MILES ONLY 4 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, TO A DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WARRANTY RECALLS. JUNE 2, 2017: THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT WHILE REPROGRAMMING THE BCM, BODY CONTROL MODULE, THE COMPUTER WAS WIPED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPROGRAM IT AGAIN BUT DID NOT WORK BUT THAT THEY HAD OPENED A TICKET WITH FORD'S TECHNICAL SUPPORT. THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDED A LOANER CAR TO ME FOR THE WEEKEND. JUNE 6, 2017: THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TO TELL ME THEY STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED A FIX FROM FORD AND THAT FORD KNEW OF THE ISSUE AND HAD REPLIED THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE AN UPDATE WITHIN 7 BUSINESS DAYS. I WAS TOLD TO KEEP THE LOANER CAR UNTIL THE WORK WAS COMPLETE. I CALLED FORD'S SERVICE LINE TO ATTEMPT TO ESCALATE THE ISSUE. I WAS PROVIDED THE CASE NUMBER, AS REFERENCED, AND TOLD TO TALK TO THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE MANAGER. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT UNFORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOTHING HIS TECHNICIANS COULD DO BUT TO WAIT FOR A FIX FROM FORD. JUNE 15, 2017: I CONTACTED FORD SERVICE LINE AGAIN AND THE CASE WAS ESCALATED TO A REGIONAL MANAGER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT FORD DOES NOT HAVE A FIX AND THAT FORD HAS NO TIMELINE FOR A FIX. THE VEHICLE IS STILL NON-FUNCTIONAL. FORD HAS TOLD ME THEY HAVE NO FIX AND NO TIMELINE FOR A FIX. THE DEALERSHIP IS WAITING ON FORD TO PROVIDE A FIX AS IT'S A COMPUTER ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO SOLVE IT.

FIVE TIMES THIS CAR HAS COMPLETELY STOP AT 60MPH DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY 494 MINNEAPOLIS,MN. STALLED 5 TIMES. THIS CAR HAS ALMOST KILLED ME 5 TIMES. ITS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. I WANT MY MONEY BACK OR A NEW CAR THAT WONT KILL ME. EVERY TIME ITS SERVICED THE DEALERSHIP CHARGES ME A FEE.

THE 2014 FORD FOCUS ONLY HAS ONE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE FRONT MIDDLE PANEL NEAR THE RADIO CONTROLS. THERE ARE NO MANUAL LOCK/UNLOCK MECHANISMS ON ANY OF THE DOORS - IF A CRASH OCCURED, HOW WOULD ANYONE IN THE BACK SEAT BE ABLE TO GET OUT IF THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO PUSH THE BUTTON FOR THEM? THAT SEEMS LIKE AN UNSAFE DECISION FOR A VEHICLE MADE FOR MULTIPLE PASSENGERS. SECOND, OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, I HAVE SWITCHED THE WIPERS ON TO FIND THAT THEY HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE FINALLY WIPING THE WINDSHIELD. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT I EXPECT THEM TO MOVE WHEN I TURN THEM ON, NOT A FEW SECONDS LATER. IN THE RAIN, A FEW SECONDS OF NON-VISIBILITY CAN BE DANGEROUS- EVEN MORE SO IF IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT THE NEXT TIME. ARE THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES? COULD THE UNLOCK FEATURE BE AN ELECTRICAL IF FOR ANY REASON THE BATTERY GOES OR HITS WATER?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ELECTRIC POWER FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT A FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AND AN ELECTRICAL PART FROM THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

MY CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD MANY TIMES REGARDING THE CAR JUMPING SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD " OH, ITS THE WAY IT WAS MADE." MY CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED ON ME BEFORE WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN IT. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER RIGHT THEN AND THEY REPROGRAM IT AND TOLD ME IT WAS FINE. I TOOK MY CAR BACK FOR THE BATTERY GOING TO COMPLETELY DEAD WITH A BRAND NEW CAR. TODAY AS I'M PICKING UP MY KIDS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY KIDS HOME AND CALLED MY DAD AND WAS ADVISED TO GET A DIAGNOSIS TEST RAN ON MY CAR. TO MY SURPRISE MY CAR IS GETTING A ERROR CODE P090C? THIS IS AN ELECTRIC PROBLEM THAT IT SEEMS THAT MILLION OF DRIVERS HAVE GOTTEN THAT INVOLVES THE CLUTCH ACTUATOR LOW CIRCUIT. WHY DID I NOT RECEIVE A RECALL FOR THIS? I NEED SOME ANSWERS NOW BECAUSE THIS CAR HAS STOP BEFORE WITH MY CHILDREN WITH ME AND I WILL NOT DIE BECAUSE OF FORD. I NEED THIS ISSUE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE AT A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCH MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4-5 TIMES PER DAY. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,290. UPDATED 01/10/17*LJ UPDATED 6/25/18*JB

WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE MODE IT GOES BACK WORDS.WHEN I'M DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MIN IT SHOWS MY E BRAKE IS ON AND SAYS TRANSMISSION AT FAULT AND ENGIN AT FAULT

RODENTS ARE EATING WIRES IN MY MOTOR. I SAW ON FORD WEBSITE THAT THEY ARE USING SOYBASED WIRE INSULATION. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION THAT HAS BEEN FILED BY CONSUMER AGAINST HONDA..WHO IS USING SAME SOYBASED PRODUCTS IN THEIR MANUFACTURING CAR PROCESS AND HAS EVEN INVENTED A DUCT TAPE COATED WITH A PRODUCT THAT SHOULD DETOUR RODENTS FROM CHEWING THESE WIRES IF IT IS WRAPPED AROUND THE WIRING INSIDE THE MOTOR. THEY REFUSE TO COVER..(FORD)..AND (HONDA) THESE REPAIRS UNDER OUR MANUFACTURES WARRANTY FOR DEFECTIVE MATERIAL..WHICH IS NOT FAIR TO US THE CONSUMER. IT WILL ME...FORD SAID....OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THIS SOYBASED PRODUCTS..ATTRACT THE RODENTS..AND EITHER SHOULD BE STOPPED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF CARS..OR MANUFACTURE TO BE REQUIRED TO..REPLACE..FREE OF CHARGE. IF THEY REPAIR..AT MY EXPENSE..RODENTS WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO BE LURED TO MY CARS..WIRING..TO CHEW IT UP AGAIN. THIS COULD RESULT IN FIRES..CRASHES..IS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION..NOT TO MENTION..COSTLY TO US THE CONSUMER. HONDA WOULD NOT OF INVENTED THAT DUCT TAPE..BUT THEY DID BECAUSE THEY KNEW DARN WELL THAT IT IS ATTRACTING RODENTS. WE ALL WANT ECO FRIENDLY PRODUCTS..BUT NOT WHEN IT PUTS CONSUMERS..AT GRAVE RISK. I HAVE LIVED AT MY HOME FOR OVER 25 YEARS..NEVER..HAS THIS HAPPENED TO ME. THIS IS SECOND OCCURANCE. FIRST TIME COST ME UNDER THREE HUNDRED. I DO NOT WANT THIS TO COST ME MY OR MY CHILD'S LIFE..THE NEXT TIME.

FORD FOCUS EV- WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND SHUTS DOWN SAYING "PLEASE PULL OVER SAFELY." HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION. VERY DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT FREEWAY SPEED, IN COMMUTE TRAFFIC, AND THE POWER SHUT DOWN AND AN ALERT SHOWED ON THE DASH "PULL OVER SAFELY". THERE WAS NO POWER LEFT IN MY ELECTRIC VEHICLE, SO I COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE. CAR WAS TOWED TO FORD, WHERE IT HAS TAKEN OVER 2 WEEKS, AND THEY ARE STATING THE WHOLE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE ONLY 17,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. I "GOOGLED" THE "PULL OVER SAFELY" ALERT, AND HAVE FOUND THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR FOR MANY PEOPLE, AND THAT FORD HAD RECALLED OVER 2,000 FORD FOCUS EV CARS, MODEL YEARS 2011-2013, FOR THIS EXACT REASON.

SIX TIMES MY CAR'S ENGINE HAS STOPPED WORKING. EITHER I AM DRIVING AND IT GIVES ME A 10 SECOND WARNING BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF OR I AM PARKED AND IT WON'T START UP PROPERLY. EVERY TIME IT GETS TOWED OR I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE UPDATED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND IT SHOULD BE FINE. FORD'S CORPORATE OFFICE HAS SAID RESULTS ARE INCONCLUSIVE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AND THE DRIVER SIDE FOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RADIO TURNED ON AND OFF INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURES RECURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

WHILE ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC YESTERDAY EVENING A WARNING APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY PANEL "STOP SAFELY NOW". I WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE ROADWAY IMMEDIATELY DUE TO TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE ENGINE OPERATING INDICATOR (A GREEN CAR WITH ARROWS POINTING FORWARD AND BACK) WAS NO LONGER ON BUT ACCESSORIES ON THE CAR WORKED PROPERLY (E.G. HEADLIGHTS, POWER STEERING, ETC) I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART BUT CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY PUSH THE CAR OFF OF THE ROADWAY INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CAR'S IGNITION TURNED OFF ONCE I WAS BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DOOR CLOSED. I POWERED THE CAR ON AFTER IT HAD FULLY SHUT DOWN AND IT RETURNED TO OPERATING NORMALLY. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS THE ALL-ELECTRIC FORD FOCUS. THANK YOU. *TR UPDATED 1/28/16 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2014 FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS CHARGED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OUTLET HAD MELTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE MUST BE FAULTY WIRING AT THE RESIDENCE. AN ELECTRICIAN WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE WIRING WAS NOT FAULTY. THE OUTLET WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS WHERE THE OUTLET MELTED AND WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED AT THE CONTACT'S OFFICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CHARGING PLUG WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 01/12/16*LJ UPDATED 02/03/16*LJ *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WITH NO POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND DISPLAYED A YELLOW TOOL WRENCH THAT READ 'SEE MANUAL' AND THEN WOULD CHANGE TO A YELLOW TRIANGLE WITH A RED EXCLAMATION MARK THAT READ 'STOP VEHICLE SAFELY.' HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AV FORD AND THEY HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT UNHELPFUL. THEY STATE IT'S WATER INTRUSION TO THE CONNECTORS AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY AND TO FILE A CLAIM WITH MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY CANNOT PROVIDE ANY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO CONCLUDE THEIR WATER INTRUSION TO THE CONNECTOR'S THEORY. WE HAD A RAINSTORM THE DAY BEFORE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THEM. THEY ARE USING WATER INTRUSION DAMAGE AS A SCAPEGOAT TO FIXING THE REAL ISSUE WHICH IS A DEFECT TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. FORD DID HOWEVER PROVIDE ME A WRITTEN ESTIMATE OF REPAIR FOR $33,160.42. THIS IS ABSURD AND IS MORE THAN THE CAR IS EVEN WORTH. THESE CARS CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE DESPITE OF THE RECALL THEY HAD FOR THIS PROBLEM. FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT WERE NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL IN NOVEMBER 2013 ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER BECAUSE THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.

CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS CAN OCCUR AT A STOPLIGHT OR AT FREEWAY SPEED.

ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2015, WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH IN THE CARPOOL LANE, THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED ON HIM AND LOSS ALL POWER TO THE CAR. A MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE DASH IN AN ORANGE TRIANGLE STATED "STOP SAFELY NOW". SINCE HE WAS IN THE CARPOOL LANE, HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE. HE WAS STRANDED IN A BUSY CARPOOL LANE AND ALMOST GOT REAR END FROM BEHIND WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY CUT OFF ALL POWER AND CAME TO A STOP. THIS HAS PUT MY SON IN A GREAT DANGER SITUATION!!! HE COULD HAVE GOT REAR ENDED AND THE STALLING OF THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUSED A MULTI-CARS ACCIDENT IN THE CARPOOL LANE ON THE FREEWAY. SOMEHOW HE MANAGED TO ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON, OFF AND OPENING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND CLOSING IT SEVERAL TIME. THE CAR CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON AND OFF FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WE FINALLY GOT THE CAR INTO FORD DEALERSHIP SEPTEMBER 24, 2015. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, FORD DEALERSHIP HAS NOT CALL ME WITH A CAUSE FOR THE ISSUE. I ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE THAT WAS ISSUED FROM FORD FOR THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE FOR MODEL 2012 TO 2014. THE SERVICEMAN AT FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THAT RECALL LIST YET MY SON STILL ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION REPORT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I DONT THINK FORD HAS DONE ENOUGH TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

"STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT ~18K MILES, 17 MONTHS INTO OWNERSHIP, WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESS WAY AT ~35 MPH. CAR POWERED OFF AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT NEXT STOPLIGHT, WAS STRANDED BEFORE INTERSECTION. CAR DID POWER UP AGAIN AND WAS DRIVEABLE AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING DRIVER DOOR, WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES, AND TURNED POWER OFF AND ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE RESULT WAS INCONCLUSIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, JUMPED A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO A SIGN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SAFETY BELT FAILED TO LATCH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO NOT BEING AUTHORIZED BY THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO REMEDY THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TWO BLACK EYES AND CURRENTLY HAS AN UMBILICAL HERNIA. THE CONTACT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,950. ...UPDATED 07/30/15 *BF UPDATED 09/08/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRIC BATTERY FAILURE. UPDATED 11/9/2015 *JS UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

SEVERAL TIMES THE SUN ROOF INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT CLOSE. ONCE IT'S OPEN, IT WILL EITHER NOT STAY OPEN OR WILL NOT CLOSE AT ALL. IT REPEATEDLY OPENS AND CLOSES OVER AND OVER AND STOPS WHEN THE SUN ROOF IS OPEN. SOMETIMES AFTER 10 OR TWENTY TIMES IT STOPS AT OPEN POSITION OR IT WILL CLOSE. THERE IS NO WAY TO CLOSE IT UNLESS TRYING OVER AND OVER UNTIL IT FINALLY CLOSES. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT CLOSE AT ALL NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES OF TRYING AND MUST WAIT UNTIL SOME OTHER TIME TO GET IT TO CLOSE. SPEED OF DRIVING OR WEATHER CONDITIONS SEEM IRRELEVANT TO THE CONDITION. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN RE-STARTED.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 FORD FUSION EV, THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING SOUNDED AND THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING ERROR DISPLAYED. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND STRANDED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS OCCURRED IN FRONT ON MY HOME. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. I DROVE THE CAR AND WITHIN SECONDS, ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING AND IMMEDIATE POWER LOSS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER. *TR

THE CAR SHUDDERS, JERKS AND SLIPS OUT OF GEAR ... FORD WON'T DO IT AND LET ME BUY THE CAR WITHOUT SAYING A WORD EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AND LAWSUITS THEY HAVE HAD IN THE PAST. *TR

WAS TAKING OFF FROM WORK - BARELY GOT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND THE CAR CAME UP WITH THE WARNING LIGHT AND SAID TO PULL OVER. BARELY PULLED OVER THE CAR SHUT OFF. DEALER HASN'T REALLY HAD TO WORK ON THEIR ELECTRIC CARS, HAD TO CONTACT THEIR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. NOW THEY SAY THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS OF THE CAR. CAR ALSO DOESN'T GRIP THE ROAD WHEN AT A STOP AND TRYING TO DO A QUICK PULL OUT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE LEAVING THE FREEWAY. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL ISSUE.... DURING SNOWSTORM , TRYING TO DRIVE UP A HILL WITH A LEFT HAND TURN , TIRES LOST TRACTION AND CAR ELECTRONICALLY REDUCED RPM SPEED... LOSS OF SPEED ALMOST SENT CAR SIDEWAYS INTO DITCH. HAD TO TURN AROUND AND GET RUN AT HILL 4 MORE TIMES.... EACH TIME WHEN TRACTION WITH TIRES WAS BROKEN ...RPMS WERE DROPPED TO NOTHING LEAVING CAR STOPPED NEAR STALLING IN MIDDLE OF HILL. WILL BE DEALING WITH DEALERSHIP SOON.. I FEEL THAT THE FIX FOR THIS IS GOING TO BE REMOVE FUSE FOR TRACTION CONTROL.....OR DISABLE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM.. THIS CAR IS A STICK SHIFT... I CAN SEE HOW ANOTHER 120 REPORTS ON THIS PAGE WITH AUTO TRANSMISSIONS, MAY BE THE SAME ISSUE..... *TR

STOP SAFELY NOW ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED ALONG WITH MULTIPLE OTHER ERROR MESSAGES (TIRE FAULT, ENGINE COOLANT ERROR, REAR PARKING SENSOR ERROR, ETC). CAR IS BRAND NEW AND UNABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

BRAND NEW 2014 FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC - LESS THAN 200 MILES ON ODOMETER. DRIVING ON 35MPH ROAD DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR THE CAR SUDDENLY FLASHED A "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING ON THE DASH. AS I LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO PULL OVER THE CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY (DASH GAUGES WENT DARK...ESTIMATED LESS THAN 10 SECONDS AFTER WARNING MESSAGE). FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT BECAUSE I WAS AT SPEED BUT I LOST POWER STEERING. HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING, RELAYS CLICKING, ETC. I CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR A TOW. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT A FASTER SPEED ON A HIGHWAY, I OR OTHER DRIVERS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED. FORD SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED THIS DEFECTED IN EARLIER MODELS YEARS. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL I HAVE POSITIVE CONFIRMATION THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED. FORD IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF THEY DON'T GET THIS CORRECTED! AT HTTP://WWW.MYFOCUSELECTRIC.COM/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=15&T=900&SID=8BB1F29CEE82B54E62BB67213B1B3B1D&START=500 THERE ARE A STRING OF COMPLAINTS FROM FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC OWNERS ON THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR UPDATED 1/21/2016*JS

WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR LOST POWER. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES THE CAR POWER RESTORED AND I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE MY COMMUTE. FORD HAS NOT GIVEN ME A REASON FOR THE FAILURE YET. *TR

ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH 48 HOURS THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING APPEARED ON THE DASH ACCOMPANIED WITH A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND/OR THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THESE OCCURRED IN DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT SCENARIOS: WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, WHILE BRAKING, AND TWO OCCURRENCES WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH AND 35 MPH. THE BRAKES AND STEERING THANKFULLY STILL WORKED HOWEVER ACCIDENTS ALMOST OCCURRED IN THE TWO HIGHER SPEED SCENARIOS. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED AFTER IT WAS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE WARNING WOULD DISAPPEAR WITH NO FURTHER INFORMATION. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2014 FORD FOCUS BACK ON APRIL 24, 2014. I TOOK MY CAR TO CROWN FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SECOND TIME ON 9/02/14 TO BE SERVICE FOR SHUDDERING, LOSS OF POWER, PASSENGER WINDOW WOULDN'T LET DOWN, IT ROLLS BACKWARDS ON INCLINE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND HAS THIS GRINDING NOISE. FORD WAS SAYING THIS IS NORMAL, IF THIS IS THE NEW NORMAL, THEN I PASS ON PURCHASING A FORD. I FEEL THIS CAR IS NEEDING TO BE RECALL BEFORE THERE ARE MORE SERIOUS INJURIES. I AM 21 YEARS OLD AND I FEEL THIS CAR IS AN INCREASE RISK FOR A ACCIDENT. *TR

PURCHASED A 2014 FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC IN JULY OF 2014. ABOUT 1 MONTH AND 1400 MILES LATER I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE. VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY LOOSE POWER TO ACCELERATOR WHILE STILL MAINTAINING POWER TO BRAKING AND STEERING. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING SINCE THE 31ST OF JULY (TODAY IS 5 AUG 2014). ATTEMPTED TO TAKE TO THE DEALER TODAY. HOWEVER, THE ONLY CERTIFIED EV TECHNICIAN IS ON VACATION UNTIL NEXT WEEK. FORD WEBSITE SAYS VEHICLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CURRENT RECALLS. I WILL ATTEMPT TO BRING VEHICLE TO SERVICE CENTER NEXT WEEK. *TR

WHILE CRUISING AT A STEADY 65MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE MY VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY WENT INTO WHAT THE FORD DEALER LATER CALLED "LIMP MODE." THE CAR LOST ALMOST ALL ITS POWER AND AT FIRST SEEMED TO BE STALLED. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THE SPEED GRADUALLY DROPPED. THERE WERE TRACTOR-TRAILERS MERGING ONTO AND OFF THE INTERSTATE, AND I HAD A FEARFUL SENSATION OF GOING UP UNDER ONE. THERE WAS TOO MUCH TRAFFIC TO "BACK OFF" AND GO BEHIND THEM, AND I HAD NO ACCELERATION TO GET AROUND. IT FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO BE "RUN OVER," AND I'M NOT SO SURE THE TRACTOR-TRAILER DRIVERS COULD EVEN SEE ME. AT THE NEXT EXIT I IMMEDIATELY LEFT THE INTERSTATE AND PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. TAKING OFF AND ACCELERATING FROM THE INTERSTATE EXIT TO THIS STATION WAS ACTUALLY VERY DIFFICULT. IT FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ACCELERATION TO PROPERLY MANEUVER. I WAS NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE NEAREST FORD DEALER. I SPOKE WITH A LADY WHO SEEMED VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE PROBLEM, (WHICH ACTUALLY WORRIES ME BECAUSE THAT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE A COMMON ISSUE), BUT OFFERED NO SOLUTION. SHE ALMOST SEEMED SLIGHTLY "IRRITATED," AS IF IT WAS SOMETHING SHE HAD "EXPLAINED MANY TIMES BEFORE." SHE SAID "TURN THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AND LET THE COMPUTER RESET. IF THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IT WILL STILL BE IN 'LIMP MODE,' BUT MORE LIKELY IT WAS A FLUKE AND WILL TURN OFF." I ASKED, "WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? IT'S ONLY SIX MONTHS OLD AND I WAS JUST CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY." HER RESPONSE WAS 'YEAH, IT JUST HAPPENS.'" I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE WIDESPREAD AND NEEDS INVESTIGATION. IT FELT LIKE A HIGHLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND IS APT TO REPEAT ITSELF. THE DEALER OFFERED NO IMMEDIATE SOLUTION OTHER THAN, "LET'S JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS." *TR

FORD FOCUS ST 2014 ON HOT / HUMID DAY WHEN YOU START THE CAR UP THE ENGINE REVS WILL DROP TO <500 RPM AND THE ENGINE WILL SHUTTER OR COMPLETELY STALL. IN ADDITION, WHILE TRAVELLING AT SPEEDS 10-20 MPH WHEN THE CLUTCH GETS PUSHED IN THE ENGINE WILL HUNT IDLE FROM XRPM AND DROP TO <500RPM RAPIDLY AND THE CAR WILL SHUTTER OR COMPLETELY STALL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD IT COMPLETELY STALL WHILE MOVING. IF THIS HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR INTERSECTION IT IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT ARE NOT FIXING THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM UNLESS A SPECIFIC ENGINE CODE IS STORED IN THE COMPUTER. IT HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT THE ENGINE WILL STALL IN THESE SITUATIONS AND STILL NOT THROW AN ENGINE CODE, THUS, FORD WILL NOT PERFORM THE SERVICE. *TR

CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE WITH FULLY CHARGED. I TRIED TO START CAR AND I GOT MESSAGE "SAFE MODE SHUTDOWN" ON THE RIGHT SCREEN AND "STOP SAFELY NOW" ON THE LEFT SCREEN. CAR LIGHTS START BLINKING AND AFTER A WHILE WHOLE CAR SHUTDOWN AND DISABLED. CAR IS NOT RESPONDING REMOTE KEY. BACK DOOR IS LOCKED AND CAN'T OPEN. I TRIED TO PUT BACK TO CHARGED AND NOTHING CHANGED AT ALL. I CALLED FORD ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND TAKING CAR TO SERVICE TOMORROW. *TR

MY FORD FOCUS (2014) SHUTS OFF AT IDLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO GET FIXED TWICE. NOW THE DEALER HAS HAD MY CAR FOR A WEEK AND THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ALSO I HAVE FOUND ON THE ST FORMS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF FORD ST OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2014 FORD FOCUS ST WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT (APPROX 20-10 MPH), AND ENGAGING THE CLUTCH TO COAST WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THE CAR WILL ALMOST STALL (DROPS TO ABOUT ~500 RPM) AND THEN THE ENGINE "CATCHES ITSELF" AND WILL REV TO 1000-1200 RPM BEFORE SETTLING BACK TO A NORMAL 700-800 RPM IDLE. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM, BUT "AC/ON" ALSO INCREASES LIKELIHOOD OF OCCURRENCES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TRIP. I STOPPED COUNTING AFTER 12 EVENTS IN THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS. THE CAR ALSO "HUNTS" FOR IT'S IDLE SPEED (WITH A WARMED ENGINE) AND VARIES FROM 700-1000 RPM, APPARENTLY AT RANDOM. THERE IS ALREADY A FORD TSB FOR THIS, TSB# 13-09-07, BUT IT CAN ONLY BE ACCOMPLISHED IF AN ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN AND THROWS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/CODE. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS COULD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AN ENGINE WHILE STOPPING NEAR OTHER MOTORISTS, LIKE THE RECENT GM IGNITION ISSUE, I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD RECALL ALL THESE VEHICLES. IT IS A 45 MINUTE REPAIR AND APPROX $8 DOLLARS IN PARTS TO REPAIR TWO "CRIMPED WIRE CONNECTIONS" IN THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS, (S132 & S133). THEY NEED TO BE SOLDERED, NOT CRIMPED (6 BARE COPPER WIRES OVERLAID TOGETHER AND CRIMPED). I HAVE BEEN TO TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS BUT THEY ARE UNDER STRICT FORD GUIDELINES NOT TO ACCOMPLISH THE TSB UNLESS THERE IS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/CODE. I EVEN OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND WAS TURNED AWAY BOTH TIMES. I BELIEVE IT IS BETTER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TSB AND REMOVE THE CONCERN THAN TO WAIT FOR AN OWNER SAFETY ISSUE LEADING TO ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND AN ACCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON FORUMS AT FOCUS ST.ORG: HTTP://WWW.FOCUSST.ORG/FORUM/FORUM.PHP [SEARCH FOR TSB 13-9-7]. THERE ARE YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF THIS EVENT AS WELL. PLEASE HELP FORD RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT HURTS SOMEONE. THANK YOU KINDLY. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN MY CAR FLASHED A MESSAGE "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND THE CAR HAD LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS AND I WAS NOW JUST COASTING. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND GET IT STARTED AGAIN. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET MY VEHICLE TO A SAFE PLACE HAD THIS BEEN ON A FREEWAY I WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR