NHTSA Complaint #10651186 — 2014 FORD FOCUS

THE STEERING IS VERY RESPONSIVE - THERE IS NO CENTER ON THE STEERING. YOU MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL 1/4" AND THE CAR WILL MOVE. WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING YOU NEED TO CONSTANTLY CORRECT THE STEERING AND ARE OFTEN GOING BACK AND FORTH IN YOUR LANE. YOU CAN'T TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE ROAD FOR A SECOND OR YOU WILL BE OFF THE ROAD OR IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. I GLANCED OVER TO THE PASSENGER WINDOW TO SEE HOW FAR IT WAS DOWN AND I ALMOST HIT A STONE WALL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY HUSBAND GLANCED DOWN TO SEE THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS AND WHEN HE LOOKED BACK UP HE WAS 3' ACROSS THE CENTER LINE. NEITHER TIME DID WE HAVE OUR EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR MORE THAN 1 SECOND. WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE HANDLING IS WORSE - ON THE MASS PIKE OR GARDEN STATE PARKWAY YOU HAVE TO FIGHT IT ALL THE TIME. IF YOU ARE CHANGING LANES YOU NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL BECAUSE WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK YOUR SIDE MIRRORS BEFORE CHANGING THE CAR WILL OFTEN CROSS INTO ONE LANE OR THE OTHER. WHEN YOU PULL OUT TO PASS ON A 2 LANE ROAD YOU BETTER HAVE 2 HANDS ON THE WHEEL OR YOU WILL LOSE CONTROL - THE SAME GOES IF YOU NEED TO GET ON THE BRAKES HARD. THE CAR HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE TWO HANDS ON THE WHEEL YOU ARE LIABLE TO END UP HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR GOING OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY FORD DEALER AND THEY DROVE IT. THEY DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING, BUT WHEN YOU DRIVE 40 MILES ROUNDTRIP TO WORK EVERYDAY YOU NOTICE IT. THEY DID CHECK FOR RECALLS, ETC AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THE LONGER THE TRIP THE WORSE IT IS. I TRADED IN A 2012 FOCUS FOR THIS CAR AND AM I EVER SORRY I DID. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE 3 YEAR LEASE TO BE UP AND JUST PRAY I DON'T HURT SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THE HANDLING. WE HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS EXACT OR VERY SIMILAR TO MINE AND THEY ARE ALL HAVING TO DO WITH THE 2014 FOCUS. *TR