2013 FORD FOCUS Electrical System Problems

TCM UPDATED 3 TIMES DIE TO CEL. 4TH CAR WOULDN'T START OR EVEN ENGINE TURN OVER. TOWED TO DEALER, AFTER 9 DAYS NEW TCM PLACED IN CAR. BACK AT DEALER FOR ANOTHER 7 DAYS. CAR DRIVING SLUGGISH AND ONLY GETTING 20MPG. FORD DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING WRONG. CAR FEELS LIKE A PICKUP TRUCK.

MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS FORD FOCUS.1ST PROBLEM I HAD WAS A YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING.I NOTICE BECAUSE MY CAR WAS PARKED AND IT SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE.2ND INCIDENT HAPPENED A YEAR LATER. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN CAR JUST SHUT OFF ON THE ROAD. I WAS SO SCARED.I WAS IN NOTION BARELY MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON RT 50.THAT WAS SO SCARY I COULD HAVE DIED.I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO GET SERVICED AT SHEEHY FORD. THEY GAVE ME THE CAR BACK AGAIN AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE ROAD ON MY WAY TO WORK. AT THAT TIME I TOWED IT AGAIN BUT TO KOONS FALLS CHURCH.LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING EITHER UNTIL I GOT UPSET AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH THE MECHANIC AND IT HAPPENED...

I WAS TRYING TO TRADE IN MY CAR AND WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE TO START IT UP IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. IN ADDITION, I HAVE ALWAYS EXPERIENCED IDOLING AND JERKING WHEN TAKING OFF WHICH SEEMS LIKE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BECAUSE I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THAT ISSUE. CURRENTLY STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUES JERKING AND IDOLING WHEN TAKING OFF. WHEN MY CAR EXPERIENCED THE ELECTRIC PROBLEM WAS IN 2015 AND IT HAD ABOUT 30 TO 40,000 MILES ON IT BUT THE JERKING AND IDOLING HAVE ALWAYS OCCURRED AND I CHECKED THE RECALL BEFORE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE, SURGED FORWARD, AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE, WHEN MAKING A STOP OR A TURN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES AND WERE UNABLE TO FIND A SIGNAL OR DTC TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

THE CAR HAS JERKED, SHUTTERED, AND SHOOK FROM ALMOST THE DAY I BOUGHT IT, I HAVE BATTLED THESE ISSUES FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. IT WON'T ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN I PUSH ON THE GAS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. THE FLASHERS COME ON WHEN I UNLOCK MY DOOR, MY HORN DOESN'T WORK, MY DRIVER WINDOW DOESN'T WORK, I HAVE HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED, THE CLUSTER WAS FRIED TWICE, AND THE CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED. THEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR ENGINE REVVED WAY UP AND THE RPMS WENT TO 7000 AND I LOST POWER TO ACCELERATE MY CAR. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN I LOST THE POWER TO MY VEHICLE I PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THANKFULLY THE FREEWAY WASN'T BUSY. THE REVERSE ALSO WENT OUT ON MY CAR. THE CAR IS...

I SHUT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND TOOK OFF DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE DOOR AJAR CAME ON AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN , I CAUGHT THE DOOR , BUT IT WILL NO LONGER LATCH SHUT .

2012 HATCHBACK FORD FOCUS AUTOMATIC THE VEHICLE STALLS WHENEVER ACCELERATED. IT FEELS AS IF THE COMPUTER SENDS THE SIGNAL TO MAINTAIN THE SPEED OR SPEED UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION CAN NOT KEEP UP WITH IT, THEREFORE IT STALLS. IT DOES IT WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AND ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SPEED DOES NOT RELATE TO WHEN IT OCCURS. IN ORDER WORDS, IF I AM DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED FOR A LAPSE OF TIME IT WILL STILL STALL AND IF I NEED TO SPEED UP, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN MAKING A TURN ONTO A STREET IT WILL STALL OR WHEN MAKING A LANE CHANGE.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I WENT TO TURN ON THE CAR, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THE ELECTRIC STEERING RACK AND PINION HAS FAILED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 1,497.00. IN ADDITION, THE CAR HAS ALSO HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. THE CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE VERY FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE. THE CAR WILL VIGOROUSLY SHUDDER AT RANDOM TIMES. THE SHUDDERING OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND IT CAUSES THE CAR TO VIOLENTLY JERK FORWARD. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR ALL OF THE SERVICE UPDATES/RECALLS, AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS STILL PERSIST. THE COMPUTER SCREEN ALSO WILL TURN OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THE CAR DIED. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I SHOULD NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NINE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 07/29/16*LJ

TAKATA RECALL PURCHASED CAR TOOK TO DEALER A WEEK AFTER BECAUSE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE UPON REVERSE IN DRIVEWAY TWO WEEKS LATER I HEAD A LOUD POP AND IT BROKE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY DID NOT FIX IT NOW MY LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF IT SAYS MY TRUNK IS OPEN WHILE IT'S CLOSED AND MY DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR STAY CLOSED AND THE CAR MAKES NOISES AS IF THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND IT'S NOT MY DOOR WILL NOT LOCK AND MY TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN WITH THE KEY.

NEW DEALER MAINTAINED 2013 FOCUS TITANIUM FOCUS 6 MONTHS OLD ABOUT 18000 MILES HAD BAD WHEEL BEARING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AT 46000 TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED DUE TO POOR SHIFTING,AT120000 CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED,AT136000 CAR DIED DUE TO BAD WIRING HARNESS AND FRIED SEVERAL SENSORS, AT 143000 TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED, AT 144000 THE TRANSMISSION MODULE FAILED AGAIN ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR.

I WENT TO START MY 2013 FORD FUSION AND ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL CONTROLS IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WORK,GAUGES,READOUT SCREEN,TACH,SPEEDOMETER,TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR LIGHTS. AS I HAVE PANCREATIC CANCER(STAGE 4) IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TOCRAWL AROUND UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT TO CHECK THE FUSES. ONE OF MY BROTHERS-IN-LAW CAME OVER AND FOUND THE FUSE BOX AND LOOKED AT SEVERAL FUSES BUT NONE WERE BLOWN. HE PULLED SEVERAL FUSES AND NOTICED THEY WERE CORRODE ON THE MALE ENDS, AS WAS THE FEMALE END OF THE FUSE BOX. I HAD NOTICED FOR SEVERAL DAYS THE COMPUTER SCREEN IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SLOW TO COME ON. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY IN A STATIONARY CONDITION. THIS SEEMS TO BE TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, YOU HAVE NO SPEEDOMETER NO TACH,NO TURN SIGNALS,ECT. ANYTHING THAT IS CONTROLLED...

70 AMP FUSE BLOWS WHILE DRIVING, SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS FUSE FEEDS POWER TO A FUSE PANEL LOCATED IN TRUNK. WHEN THIS FUSE BLOWS THE RADIO, POWER WINDOWS, POWER LOCKS, POWER SEATS AND HEATED SEAT FUNCTION, PARKING AID SYSTEM, AND SMART KEY SYSTEM DO NOT FUNCTION. DUE TO THE SMART KEY NOT WORKING IT MAKES THE CAR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RESTART IF IT HAD BEEN SHUT OFF. IF THE ISSUE HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO RUN NORMALLY OTHER THAN THE NOTED SYSTEMS. I HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALER TWICE FOR A TOTAL OF TWO WEEKS, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AFTER REPLACING THE FUSE AND DRIVING THE CAR AROUND TOWN. I GOT THE CAR HOME TODAY AFTER IT'S SECOND TRIP TO THE DEALER AND TOOK APART A PANEL IN THE TRUNK THAT COVERS THE SUSPECT FUSE PANEL AND WIRING. I FOUND THAT THE...

DURING A ROAD TRIP WHILE ON A HIGHWAY ONRAMP GOING MOSTLY STRAIGHT AT GRADUAL ACCELERATION, EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BEGINNING WITH ERRATIC CHANGING OF GEARS ROCKING ME BACK AND FORTH IN MY SEAT, TO INFOTAINMENT DISPLAY SHUTDOWN, TO ENGINE STOPPING. HAD TO EXIT HIGHWAY AND 'REBOOT' THE SYSTEM TO CONTINUE TRAVELLING. AFTER INITIAL REPAIRS, STILL EXPERIENCED HARSH GEAR SHIFTS UP TO AND INCLUDING PRESENT DAY. GEAR SHIFTS COULD EASILY AFFECT THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THE FAULT IS HOW THE COMPUTER USES THE DUAL-CLUTCH SYSTEM TO SHIFT GEARS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT AT TIMES, THE CAR DID NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE RECALLS REGARDING THESE ISSUES WITH THIS AND OTHER FORD MODELS WITH THIS CLUTCH SYSTEM. THERE ARE OTHER WORK REPORTS, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO FIT THEM WITHIN YOUR UPLOAD LIMITATIONS.

ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS OR WHILE TURNING OFF OF A HIGHWAY. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY WILL DIE AT A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE HAS A ROUGH AND ERRATIC IDLE WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. SOMETIMES IDLING SO LOW AS TO ALMOST DIE. OTHER TIMES IDLING AT 1400 OR 1500 RPMS

I HAVE A 2013 FOCUS AND ON 3/14/16 ON MY WAY HOME ON THE FREEWAY, MY OIL & BATTERY LIGHT STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF AT THE SAME TIME AND AS IT DID THE CAR WAS STALLING OUT. I PUT MY 4-WAY FLASHERS ON, SLOWED DOWN AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE AS A SAFETY MEASURE. AFTER ANOTHER FEW MILES BOTH LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I PULLED OVER TO THE BERM, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, TRIED STARTING, IT STARTED AND DROVE HOME WITH NO ISSUES. I DROVE TO WORK THE NEXT DAY WITH NO ISSUES. ON THE WAY HOME THINGS STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN, THE CAR SHUT DOWN, BUT THIS TIME AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES THE CAR NEVER STARTED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT A WIRING HARNESS WAS UP AGAINST THE THROTTLE BODY AND WORE THROUGH THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

WHILE ON A HIGHWAY (AUGUST 2015), VEHICLE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP FOLLOWED BY THE CAR SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AND LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. NOVEMBER 2015, WHILE DRIVING ALONG FREEWAY, CAR TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP, CAUSING THE CAR TO AGAIN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH. DECEMBER 2015, DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, ONCE AGIN TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN MID MOTION WHILE GOING 30 MPH. IN FEBRUARY 2016, VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY, ONCE WE PULLED OUT ONTO A ROAD, CAR BEGAN VIOLENTLY BUCKING TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO ENGAGE THEN DISENGAGE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN DANGER OF BEING HIT BY CARS FROM BEHIND, AND JOSTLING PASSENGERS SUBSTANTIALLY. IN MARCH 2016, VEHICLE WAS DRIVING 70 MPH DOWN FREEWAY WHEN TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, THE TRANSMISSION THEN SEEMED TO ENGAGE NORMALLY AGAIN, BUT AS VEHICLE EXITED FREEWAY ON...

FORD FOCUS PURCHASED IN 2013. TRANSMISSION IN FOR REPAIRS TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES. TWO OF THOSE FIVE TIMES, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALER. FIRST TOW: VEHICLE STARTED SHUDDERING VIOLENTLY WHILE GOING 70 MPH ON EXPRESSWAY," TRANSMISSION FAULT" LIGHT CAME ON, (TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR UNDER THE AGE OF 9 AS WELL), TURNED HAZARDS ON AND COASTED OFF ONTO A NEARBY EXIT AND WAITED FOR TOW TRUCK. SECOND TOW: VEHICLE STOPPED, SHUDDERED WHILE EXITING EXPRESSWAY, WARNING SYSTEM CAME ON "TRANSMISSION FAULT: SERVICE NOW". BOTH TIMES VEHICLE LOST POWER, COULD NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR. HIGH TRAFFIC AREA ON EXPRESSWAYS, LUCKILY WAS NOT INJURED. NON-TOW REPAIRS: TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY, HAS DIFFICULTY SWITCHING OUT OF FIRST OR SECOND GEARS, ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO SHOP, WHERE IT IS SERVICED, BUT BEGINS TO HAVE ISSUES WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS OF REPAIRS EACH TIMES, REPEAT OF THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY...

THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 15V813000, RECALL# 14S17- S1. I CONTACTED FORD WHO STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS MANUFACTURER DURING THE DATES COVERED BY THE RECALL. THIS VEHICLE HAS HESITATED AND ALMOST STALLED WHILE ENTERING HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE THIS VEHICLE ADDED TO THE LIST OF VEHICLES BEING RECALLED FOR REPAIRS BEFORE BODILY INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT

DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 96 NEAR MILFORD MILE MARKER 175, PASSING IN THE LEFT LANE ABOUT 75 MPH THE ENGINE DIED AND THE ENGINE FAULT LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE SHOULDER, COULD NOT RESTART, HAD TOW TRUCK TAKE TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP TO TROUBLESHOOT, 3 DAYS LATER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS HAD RUBBED THRU ON SOMETHING AND SHORTED OUT. THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS BAD, TOTAL REPAIRS 700.00 FOR WIRING REPAIRS AND PARTS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED SINCE NEW HAVE ALL RECEIPTS, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE AND FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE RADIO AND RUNNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON FOR ANOTHER FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

LOST POWER AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. COULD NOT START THE CAR AGAIN AFTER SHUTTING IT OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND SOME WAITING, IT RESTARTED, GOT AROUND THE CORNER AND DIED AGAIN. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO FORD AND BEING TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT, DROVE 2 HOURS AWAY AND ON THE RETURN TRIP THE NEXT DAY, LOST POWER ON AN ON RAMP. AGAIN, COULD NOT START THE CAR AFTER SHUTTING IT OFF. EVENTUALLY GOT STARTED AND BARELY MADE MY WAY TO THE NEXT (MOSTLY UNUSED) EXIT.

I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REDONE TWICE ONE AT 58K THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 31K AND AGAIN AT 86K TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME SURGING, JOLTING, LOSS OF POWER IS STILL HAPPENING. FORD MOTOR CO. AND DEALERS ARE HORRIBLE TO DEAL WITH. FORD MOTOR CO. WON'T RESPOND THEY TAKE MESSAGES IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY TALK TO SOMEONE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION WHICH IS CRAP. THEY NEED TO DISCONTINUE USE BECAUSE THE FIX IS NOT A FIX. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STOP FORD FROM PRODUCING UNSAFE CARS. ANY TIME I DRIVE THIS CARE THE JOLTS START AFTER SECOND GEAR THEN IT DOESN' CHANGE GEARS CORRECTLY IT'S SLUGGISH THIS HAPPENS ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND ATTEMPTING TO SPEED UP IT HAS VERY LITTLE POWER AND I END UP WASTING A LOT OF GAS SO THE MPG'S AREN'T CORRECT IN RATING. VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT IN SYN...

2013 FORD FOCUS, BOUGHT NEW, IN SHOP FIRST WEEK OF PURCHASE. TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING AND JERKING AS I PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC. ALSO DIES WHEN IN REVERSE. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY ITS NORMAL. ITS NOT NORMAL TO BE OUT IN ON COMING TRAFFIC AND NOT ABLE TO MOVE AND KIDS ARE SCREAMING "GO MOM GO. WE ARE GOING TO GET HIT." NOT NORMAL. ALSO SOFTWARE PROBLEM. RADIO WON'T TURN ON, PHONE CELL PHONE WONT DO ANYTHING UNTIL I PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. THEN IT RESETS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP MANY TIMES FOR SAME ISSUES AND THEY ALWAYS SAY ITS FIXED NOW. BUT SAME ISSUES OVER AND OVER AGAIN. BEEN IN SHOP TOO MANY TIME TO COUNT. NOW CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND BEGIN REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHEN EXTENDED WARRANTY IS OUT I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. THIS HAS BEEN BY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR AND MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT, BUT REQUIRED NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY INTERMITTENTLY AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED IN 2014 AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHAFT SEALER FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS WHERE THE SHAFT SEALER WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED REDUCED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CLUTCH, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED AND SEALED BECAUSE OF A LEAK, AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS UPHILL OR ON AN INCLINE, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED AS IF THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING ON I80 WEST BOUND AND MY RPMS SHOT UP TO 5,000/6,000. I PROCEEDED TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO LET THE TRANSMISSION CATCH, HOWEVER, WHEN I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE GAS MY RPMS SHOT UP AGAIN. MY TRANSMISSION HAD COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD NO ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER FROM THE LEFT LANE. I SHUT MY CAR OFF ONCE I REACHED THE SHOULDER TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. I HAD DASHBOARD LIGHTS BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. MY CAR WAS STILL SAYING IT WAS IN DRIVE WHEN IT WAS IN PARK. MY CAR ENDED UP BEING TOWED TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL FOCUSES COME IN WITH...

STOPPED IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE VEHICLE FLASHED A WARNING WHICH SAID "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE" AND THE ENGINE DIED COMPLETELY. I LOST ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS AND LOST POWER STEERING, WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER, WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. ALL WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED TO COME ON, INCLUDING SEATBELT, CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, ETC. THE CAR INDICATED IT WAS IN "DRIVE", IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT I HAD THE GEARSHIFT IN PARK. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS OR ALLOW ME TO START THE ENGINE. AFTER SITTING FOR 30-40 MINUTES WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, THE CAR SUDDENLY APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. I DROVE HOME, AND 10 MINUTES LATER, WHILE PARALLEL PARKING, THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN: BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND ATTEMPTING TO PULL BACK OUT, GOING UPHILL, THE EXACT SAME SEQUENCE OF EVENTS...

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN,A FEW SECONDS AFTER TAKING OFF FROM THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THE LIGHT WENT OUT AROUND MY D GEAR AND THE CAR SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL,I PUT THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE WHERE IT LOCKED UP,I TURNED THE IGNITION SWITH OFF AND A MINUTE LATER TURNED THE CAR BACK ON,THE GEAR LIGHT REAPPEARED AND I DROVE IT ANOTHER MINUTE TILL IT HAPPENED AGAIN ,I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A PARKING LOT DOING THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ONE MONTH NOW AND CANT SEEMED TO BE FIXED,,I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF I HAD BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY..THE ENGINE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM...

THE DASH UNIT WILL CEASE TO WORK AND ALL SPEAKERS IN THE CAR WILL UNEXPECTEDLY EMIT AN EARSPLITTING, HIGH FREQUENCY SQUEAL. THIS SOUND IS INTERMITTENT WITH A LOUD CRACKLING AND POPPING WHICH CANNOT BE STOPPED. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE VEHICLE DOOR IS OPENED AND THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING, WHILE THE VEHICLE SITS WITHOUT ANY OPERATION OR IGNITION, OR AT ANY OTHER TIME. THE PIERCING SOUND HAS ONLY STOPPED BY REMOVAL OF FUSES IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FUSE BOX. THE ENTIRE DASH UNIT WILL NOT FUNCTION AND THUS DOES NOT ALLEVIATE THE NOISE. THIS SOUND HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY THE VEHICLE WHEN NOT IN MOTION, ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING, AND CAR HAS BEEN IMMOBILE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE ABRUPT, DEAFENING SOUND IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DRIVERS REACTION.

I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN 2013, NEW FROM THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS WE NOTICED THE SHUDDERING ON ACCELERATION. IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS BREAK IN TIME. A FEW MONTHS INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AGAIN, AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND WORK DONE TO IT. SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FLASHING AND SHUTTING DOWN. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUDDER UPON ACCELERATION. NOW NO LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, WILL COME ON. THE VEHICLE WILL RUN, BUT YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, YOU HAVE NO TURN SIGNALS, THE 2013 FORD FOCUS IS A TIME BOMB. FORD WILL OFFER US NO SOLUTION EXCEPT TO BRING IT IN AND LOOK AT IT....

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER I HAD TURNED A CORNER GOING A LOW SPEED LIKE 10MPH AND THE STEER ASSIST FAULT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS I WAS TURNING AND I HAD TO FORCE MY CAR STRAIGHT. I MOVED OFF TO THE SIDE AND I WAS SO SCARED.MY DAUGHTER WHO IS AUTISTIC ALSO SAID MOMMY I'M SCARED. I HAD NO IDEA IF IT WAS SAFE TO TRY AND GET HOME OR IF I SHOULD SIT THERE.I AM SO FRUSTRATED THAT I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO REPLACE A CAR THAT HAD GONE OUT AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT FOR 5 MONTHS. I'M EVEN MORE UPSET THAT I TRUSTED THAT THE 2013 FORD FOCUS WAS A STABLE CAR AND HERE I AM ABOUT TO HAVE TO SHELL OUT MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE TO GET IT FIXED. I'M OUTRAGED THAT THIS TYPE OF...

FORD FOCUS S 2013 HORN WAS NOT WORKING STARTING IN APRIL 2015. CAR WAS PURCHASE NEW IN JULY 2013. IN MID APRIL HORN WAS WORKING AGAIN, BUT ONLY FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. HORN WAS INOPERATIVE ENTIRE MONTH OF APRIL AND BEGAN WORKING AGAIN IN MID-MAY. ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER, STARTING IN JUNE, HORN WAS AGAIN INOPERATIVE. CHECKED RELAY AND FUSE AND BOTH WORKED - RELAY "CLICKED" USING HORN BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN KEY FOB LOCKED DOORS. DETERMINED HORN WAS FAULTY AND RELAY/FUSE NOT THE PROBLEM - CALLED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. DEALER CONFIRMED HORN WAS INOPERATIVE AND HAD TO ORDER A HORN WHICH REQUIRED THAT I COME BACK A SECOND TIME TO HAVE IT REPLACED. DEALER & SERVICE PERSONNEL WERE VERY COOPERATIVE AND I TOLD THEM THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON FOR FOCUS AND READ MANY POSTS ON THE INTERNET CONFIRMING THIS ISSUE.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR IS NON STOP BUGGING DOWN LIKE SOMEONE GRABS THE CAR AND PULLS IT BACK. THEN WHEN I TRY TO TAKE OFF THE CAR DROPS TO ALMOST ZERO RPMS AND DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR 3MINS AND THEN START BUT ACTS LIKE IT HAS ZERO POWER AND JUMPS BACK AND FORTH TRYING TO GO. VERY DANGEROUS I THINK! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INPUT SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V495000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO FAIRVIEW FORD SAN BERNARDINO. WERE I BOUT THE CAR. WITH TRANS PROBLEM UNDER EXTRACARE WARRANTY AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT. ITS BEEN 3 TIMES THAT I'VE TAKEN IT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW A NEW PROBLEM WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING WITH THE DASH AND RADIO TURNING ON BUT THE ENGINE. I DON'T KNOW WHY THESE PROBLEMS HAVE NOT BECAME A RECALL ISSUE. CANT TAKE IT TO ANY OTHER FORD DEALER BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE EXTRACARE WARRANTY. AND CHARGE ME A ARM N A LEG JUST TO CHECK IT AND KNOWING WHAT'S WRONG. NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY ANOTHER FORD. *TR

MY 2013 FOCUS STARTED EXPERIENCING A LOUD POP, CAUSING ME TO JUMP AND SWERVE, THRU THE SPEAKERS AND THE RADIO WOULD STOP WORKING. IT WOULD HAPPEN ONCE IN A WHILE. I COULD RESET THE RADIO BY RESTARTING THE CAR. IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN. IT PROGRESSED TO INCLUDE A VERY LOUD CRACKLING/POPPING NOISE. NOW (2/09/15) I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE (#79) IN ORDER TO STOP THE NOISE, EVEN WHEN THE RADIO AND CAR WERE OFF. I'M WITHOUT A RADIO NOW AND LOOKING A LARGE BILL. ALL OF THIS STARTED HAPPENING AFTER THE 3/36. STARTED AT 46K MILES OR SO. SEEMS LIKE OTHERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

EVERY RECALL EVENT FOR MY 2013 FORD FOCUS, I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. AFTER A YEAR AND HALF OF CONTINUED TRIPS TO AND BEING WITHOUT MY CAR FOR SERVICE. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES STILL NOT RESOLVED ALONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE STEREO DISPLAY GOES BLANK, AT TIMES SHOWS INCORRECT DATE AND CLOCK JUMPS TO DIFFERENT HOURS. THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD WHEN YOU GET TO ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH OR HESITATES WHEN YOU EXCEL. WHEN YOU PUT IN PARK IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD OR ACT LIKE YOU'VE POPPED THE CLUTCH EVEN WHEN BRAKE IS ON. IT SHUDDERS, HAS BUMP & BANG NOISES, LUNGES, SUSPENSION NOISES. I CAN FEEL BUMPING/THUMPING UNDER MY FEET WHEN TURNING CORNERS. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE GAS TANK ASSEMBLY AND FUEL SYSTEM GAUGE (THIS PART HAS BEEN FIXED) CONTINUED ISSUES WITH THE DIGITAL PANEL, INTERMITTENT ERRATIC CLUSTER RADIO, CLOCK AND SYNC ISSUES THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CANNOT DUPLICATE....

HAD TO BUY TWO NEW FRONT TIRES DUE TO WEAR AT ONLY 24,000. TIRE PERSON SAYS THEY WERE JUST DISCUSSING THIS RASH OF 2013 FORD FOCUS OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE SHAKES, AND VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY UPON ACCELERATION. TAKING OFF SLOWLY IS THE MOST NOTICEABLE. I FIND THAT IF I PUNCH THE ACCELERATOR AT TAKE OFF IT IS MORE POSITIVE WITHOUT TOO MUCH SHAKING AND VIBRATING. NOW IT JUMPS, SHAKES AND VIBRATES INTO GEAR TO CATCH UP. MAKES LOUD RATTLING NOISES WHEN TURNING AND ACCELERATION. BY THE SOUND OF THIS CAR YOU WOULD NEVER GUESS IT WAS A FAIRLY NEW CAR. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. ALSO HAVING SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER PROBLEM. IF I USE THE AUTO SENSOR LIGHTS THE COMPUTER SCREEN WILL DISPLAY A LARGE INFORMATION ICON AND THE CARS WARNING CHIME IS GOING CONTINUALLY. WILL NOT USE AUTO SENSOR LIGHTS ANYMORE. TOO SCARY. THIS IS ALL HAPPENING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT IT MIGHT TAKE SIX WEEKS FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS SHUTTERING IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 3/12/15*CN UPDATED 9/15/17*CN

MY VEHICLE SHUDDERS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPPED OR LOW SPEEDS. IT JOLTS RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING IN LOWER SPEEDS. THERE ARE SOUNDS OF GRINDING AND RATTLING WHEN COMING OUT OF TURNS/ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN. *TR

WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND AT IDLE SUCH AS AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE SHAKES AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE CAR HESITATES AND DOES NOT WANT TO MOVE AND FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. ONCE SPEED IS UP TO ABOUT 10-15MPH ACCELERATION IS FINE WITH NO VIBRATION OR SHAKES. THIS ISSUE CAN BE VERY SERIOUS WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. SOMETHING IS WRONG AND IS UNSAFE. *TR