2014 FORD FOCUS Electrical System Problems

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.

WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WITH 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN CAR ON A CITY ST/HIGHWAY, CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED, & HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP.. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE LAYING AGAINST ENGINE, WHICH OVERHEATED & MELTED WIRES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP... HE ADDED THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE & OUGHT TO BE A RECALL ITEM.

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!

I DROVE TO WORK AND EVERYTHING THAT MORNING BUT WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO GO HOME , OUT OF NOWHERE WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON IT SAID STEERING LOSS . I WASN'T ABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL OR ANYTHING , SO I HAD TO GET IT TOWED. THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE ROAD AND IT LOCKED UP ON ME BECAUSE THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED.

THE CAR DISPLAYS THE P0902 OBII CODE. THE ENGINE STALLS AND WONT CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY. THIS IS SPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING SINCE THE CARS BEHIND YOU CAN'T SEE YOU'RE STALLING AND MAY CRASH INTO YOU. SOME TIMES IT GETS SO BAD THAT THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS A MESSAGE THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS HEATED UP AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR WON'T EVEN RUN OR CHANGE GEARS AT THAT POINT. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING. SPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLE FOR A WHILE.

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.

THE HORN IN THE CAR SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DOESNT, THE TRUNK DOES NOT OPEN UNLESS FROM INSIDE.

1. CLUTCH SLIPS IN TRANSMISSION CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL OR REACH DANGEROUS RPM'S BEFORE SWITCHING INTO ANOTHER GEAR. 2. REPAIR WAS DENIED BY FORD STATING THAT IT WASN'T RELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALL BUT WAS THE CLUTCHES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CLUTCHES ARE GOING OUT DUE TO THE TCM THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE VEHICLE. 3. HORN HAS DECIDED TO STOP WORKING ALONG WITH CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO A WIRING ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. FUSES HAVE BEEN CHANGED ENSURING THAT IT IS A WIRING ISSUE. 4. HAZARD LIGHTS AS WELL AS HALF THE BUTTONS ON THE DASH INCLUDING RADIO, ETC. HAVE ALSO DECIDED TO STOP WORKING DUE TO A WIRING ISSUE IN THE VEHICLE. NO HAZARDS MAKING IT A RISK AND UNSAFE TO PULL VEHICLE OFF OF ROAD IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 5. FORD DEALERSHIP THAT CAR WAS TAKEN TO STATED ALL RECALLS WERE COMPLETED...

ONGOING ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED. VEHICLE WILL "STALL" WHILE IN MOTION OR WHILE POWERED ON BUT STOPPED AT A LIGHT FOR EXAMPLE. IT'S AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE SO THE CAUSE OF THE STALL IS UNCLEAR. VEHICLE WILL BE INOPERABLE FOR 1-10 MINUTES, INCLUDING POWER STEERING WHILE THE SYSTEM RESETS. THIS HAPPENS USUALLY AT SLOW SPEEDS OR WHILE STOPPED - IN REVERSE, CLIMBING HILLS, STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM WAS "FIXED" IN OCTOBER 2019 AND WE WERE TOLD THAT SOMETHING DOING WHILE ADDRESSING ONE OF THE ELECTRICAL RECALLS HAD CAUSED THE PROBLEM. NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN AND FORD CAN'T TELL US WHY. WE'VE BEEN STRANDED PULLING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY IN THE PATH OF ON COMING TRAFFIC, BLOCKING ONE LANE ROADS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND AT INTERSECTIONS.

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 POWER STEERING JUST STOPS WORKING FROM TIME TO TIME. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TAKING A CURVE THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE FOUND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH A NUMBER OF THEIR FORDS THAT HAVE THE ELECTRONIC STERRING ASSIST. THIS HAPPENED TO ME THE FIRST TIME ON MARCH 5 THIS YEAR. (2020) I REMEMBER BECAUSE IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY.

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.

3 TIMES CAR WOULD NOT START. ALL LIGHTS WIPERS RADIO AND ALL GAUGES WORKED WHEN TURNING KEY BUT CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. HAPPENED WHEN SHOPPING HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED HOME . AFTER SITTING FOR A DAY CAR WOULD START

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION, HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT 4 TIMES ALREADY. 1ST TIME DEALER SAID THERE WERE SOME WIRES THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE MANIFOLD WERE FRAYED AND THEN REPAIRED. THE LAST 3 TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I PULLED OVER WHILE DRIVING, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE A FEW MILES. I HAVE NOW TAKEN THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT FOR DEALER 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 5 WEEKS AND EVERY TIME IT'S A DIFFERENT CODE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 3RD TIME. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AT NO CHARGE NOW TODAY 5 DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS WILL BE THE 5TH TIME! THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS. WE HAVE SPENT OVER $500 AND MY TIME...

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

MY CAR IS SHUTTING DOWN AND THE CODE P068A AND I KNOW SOMEONE THAT HAS THE SAME CAR SAME MODEL YEAR SAME PROBLEMS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAR NOT MOVING NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU HIT THE GAS AND HE GOT RECALLS ON THE CAR MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS I WILL BE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND THE CAR WILL JUMP SHAKE THAN GO AND IT'S KEEPS DOING IT AS WELL AS I CAN BE GOING 20 MPH AND MY RPM IS AT 6 NOT DROPPING UNLESS MY FOOT IS OFF THE GAS. *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

I PURCHASED THE FORD FOCUS TITANIUM HATCHBACK IN 2014 NEW, AND SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP/MECHANIC OVER 25 TIMES DUE TO 2 MAJOR DEFECTS -- FORD POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRIC/ENGINE ISSUE WITH DRAINING THE BATTERY. I'VE HAD 4 BATTERIES AND AVERAGE 6-8 JUMP STARTS PER YEAR DUE TO THE ELECTRIC PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTER DRAINING MY BATTERY. I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO HAVING AT LEAST 8 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAULT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND IT WORKED WITHOUT HAVING THE SHIFTING STALL PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. MY DEALER SAID THAT'S "ALL THEY CAN DO... FORD DOESN'T OFFER ANY PAYBACK OR REFUNDS DUE TO THESE 2 WELL-KNOWN LEMON DEFAULTS. I JUST CALLED THE 800 NUMBER FOR FORD TO FILE A COMPLAINT (800-392-3673) AND THEY STATED THAT I'D HAVE TO CALL BACK IN 2 HOURS BECAUSE THEIR SYSTEM IS DOWN. I ASKED...

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...

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.

HERE IS ANOTHER PICTURE. THIS IS THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE WASHER FLUID PUMP. FLUID LEAKS OUT OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE PUMP AND GETS PUSHED THROUGH THE WIRING LOOM AND THE FLUID LEAKS ONTO THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CAUSING CORROSION AND FAILURE OF THE BCM.

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...

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.

FOR AT LEAST THE LAST THREE YEARS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SHORT PERIODS OF NON-STARTING. IN OCTOBER, 2019 THE CAR WOULD NOT START PERIOD. PREVIOUS IT WAS ABLE TO START AFTER MOVING THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND BACK AND SOMETIME USING THE REMOTE START. THE OCTOBER ISSUE REQUIRED TOWING TO NORTH COUNTY FORD IN VISTA, CA. AFTER FIVE DAYS, IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPALCEMENT. AFTER REPLACEMENT THE NON-STARTING ISSUE RESOLVED, BUT IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS IT HAS RETURNED. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.

MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IN HER 2014 FORD FOCUS SE ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS A PASSENGER AS SHE ONLY HAS HER LEARNERS PERMIT. ALL THE SUDDEN SHE COMPLAINED THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER. I SAW HER HAVING A PHYSICALLY HARD TIME STEERING THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD AND SAW THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE INDICATOR ICON (ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING - EPAS)ACTIVATED ON THE DASHBOARD. MY DAUGHTER CONTINUED TO STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE SAFELY DUE TO THE POWER STEERING ISSUE. SHE DROVE TO THE NEAREST EXIT WHICH WAS EVEN WORSE THAN THE HIGHWAY. SHE HAD TROUBLE STEERING THROUGH THE "S" TURNS ON THE EXIT RAMP. SHE CAME TO THE INTERSECTION, LUCKILY THE LIGHT WAS GREEN AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO STOP TO TURN RIGHT, BUT IT WASN'T MUCH HELP. WHILE TURNING ONTO ANOTHER TWO LANE HIGHWAY SHE ALMOST HIT THE CONCRETE MEDIUM...

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.

TCM REPLACED 66,550, CLUTCH PACK REPLACED 68,148, AND COMPLETE COMMUNICATION FAILURE BETWEEN THE THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION, TONIGHT AT 82,000 MILES, I FULLY OPENED THE THROTTLE PEDAL DOWN, AND TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GIVE ME ANY ACCELERATION FOR 3-5 SECONDS.THIS ALMOST CAUSED A BAD SITUATION TONIGHT. RADIATOR REPLACED AT 77,600, COOLANT STILL DROPS TO THE MIN- LINE. NO REASONING ON WHERE THE COOLANT IS GOING.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED UPON ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, INCLUDING JACK DEMMER FORD (734-721-2600, LOCATED AT 37300 MICHIGAN AVE, WAYNE, MI 48184) WHERE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SHUDDERING WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.

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.

CAR WILL SHOW "STOP SAFELY NOW" WARNING AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ALL CONTROLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THAT CAR DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE FAST LANE OR ANY LANE. THERE IS NO WAY TO MOVE THE CAR TO SAFETY ONCE THE WARNING ACTIVATES. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE GEAR SHIFTED OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.