NHTSA Complaint #11302254 — 2014 FORD FOCUS

CAR WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALLS DONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION, FUEL TANK EVAP AND DOOR LATCH. FORD COMPLETED THE RECALLS FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM AND DOOR LATCH AT THIS POTICULAR TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT FIXED.(DID NOT PASS FORDS SHUTTER TEST). AT THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION, ACCORDING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I PICKED THE CAR UP AMD DROVE WITH MY SON THE VEHICLE DID NOT DRIVE RIGHT BECAUSE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AFTER CONTACTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT MY CONCERN WITH THE DRIVABILITY OF THE CAR. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT BUT HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS BECAUSE THEY WERE REPLACING THE FLOOR IN THEIR SHOP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON THE ENTIRE TIME UNTIL THE APPOINTMENT. AFTER DROPPING HE CAR OFF AND FORD DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING FORD MOTOR IS NOW COVERING THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR PARTS TO FINISH IT. AT THIS TIME THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON BECAUSE OF THE PURGE VALVE. I HAD BARELY DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THE LAST VISIT WHEN THE RECALLS WERE TAKEN CARE OF?? THEY STATED THAT THE PURGE VALVE WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON THE FUEL TANK. RELUCTANTLY I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE AT MY COST. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TO SAY THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETE. I PICKED IT UP THAT EVENING AND MADE IT 7 MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER IMMEDIATLEY TO LET THEM KNOW AND THEY COULD NOT GET ME IN RIGHT AWAY. MY SON AND I TOOK IT FOR A RIDE THE FOLLOWING DAY AND APPROXIMATY 40 MILES THE CAR LOST POWER AND COULD NOT GO ABOVE 40MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. I CALLED TO MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WHEN THEY DIAGNOSED THIS TIME BOTH CATYLITIC CONVERTORS ARE BAD AND WILL COST $2100 TO REPAIR. WHAT CAUSED THESE TO GO BAD THIS WAS NOT AN ISSUE UNTIL RECA