2014 FORD FOCUS Engine Problems

IT STARTED UP AROUND 1500 MILES. THE CAR WOULD MAKE A SOUND AS IF I WAS DRAGGING PLASTIC UNDER IT WHEN I COME TO A STOP OR REVERSE. WHEN I GET ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR WOULD REV TO HIGH RPMS THEN IT WOULD SLIP LIKE AS IF IT MISSED A SHIFT. I HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE I COME TO A STOP AND THE CAR CATCHES UP WITH ITSELF AND LURCHES FORWARD WHERE I HAVE TO SLAM MY BREAKS. WHEN COMING OFF A STOP I REALLY HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT TO THE PEDAL TO GET THE CAR UP TO 25MPH. SEEMS TO BE A LACK OF POWER. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO FORD ALREADY, THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE UP TO 3 DAYS. IT WAS DONE THE SAME DAY. THEY SAID THEY HAD TO RE-PROGRAM THE SYSTEM. AFTER THEY DID THIS IT SEEMED TO ACCEL AND BRAKE...

I PURCHASED MY FIRST BRAND NEW 2014 FORD FOCUS ABOUT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2013. BEING THAT I WAS DRIVING A PRIOR CLUNKER AND THEN I STARTED TO DRIVE THIS NEW FANCY AND EXCITING CAR, I FIGURED I WASN'T TOO FAMILIAR WITH DRIVING SOMETHING NEW! AS SOON AS I DROVE IT THE TRANSMISSION OR AS I SAY THE FRONT OF THE CAR WOULD DO A JERKING ALMOST LIKE A WHIPLASH TYPE MOVEMENT NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT IT NEEDS TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE. I IMMEDIATELY HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AFTER THAT CAR WAS RETURNED BACK TO ME AND WHEN I TOOK IT IN THIS TIME THEY NOW TELL ME I BROKE THE CVT/ OR THE CLUTCH? THIS CAR WAS SOLD AS AN AUTOMATIC BUT I LATER FIND OUT THAT IT SHIFTS LIKE A MANUAL TO...

CAR BEGAN TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING CORNERS AND WHEN I'M DRIVING SLOWLY. IT SOUNDS ALSO LIKE I AM DRAGGING SOMETHING, LIKE TIN CANS. IT ALSO SHUDDERS WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, ALMOST LIKE IT IS GOING TO DIE. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION. THE CLUTCH ON MY CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND THE CAR IS A 2014! *TR

ON 7/31/14, MY FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK ACCELERATED WHILE PARKING AND CRASHED INTO A HIGH CHAIN-LINK FENCE. SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHEN I HIT THE FENCE AND SMALL TREE AND I WAS LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS NEAR THE CAR WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONED.SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED! I HAVE TRIED TO COMMUNICATE WITH FORD MOTOR CO. BY FAX, LETTER AND PHONE OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS.THE DEALERSHIP WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS CAR. WE ARE RELUCTANT TO SELL AND WANT THIS CAR OFF THE MARKET. WE HAVE NO VOICE. I CONTINUE TO READ ALL COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! I CAN'T PUT MY GRANDKIDS IN THIS CAR AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE'S CHILD IN THIS CAR.PLEASE CALL ME. WE NEED TO GET THIS CAR OFF THE MARKET BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR...

I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW BACK IN FEBURARY 2014. IT DOES ALL KINDS OF THINGS!! IT DOES NOT SHIFT RIGHT. IT JERKS, SLIPS, REVS HIGH. IF YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE IT DOESN'T EVER GEAR DOWN CORRECTLY, EITHER TOO MUCH OR NOT ENOUGH. IT HAS COMPLETELY STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS AND WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WOULD NOT EVEN REV UP. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. IT HAS ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT, TWICE!! AND EACH TIME DID NOT HAVE BRAKES. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR AND IT WAS A NEAR MISS. MY CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!! I HAVE HAD IT AT MY FORD DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES!!! YES 5 TIMES!!! EACH TIME IT RUNS FINE AND DOES NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG WHILE THEY ARE CHECKING IT OUT. THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPT STATES IT IS LIKE A SMARTPHONE AND ONCE YOU CUT IT OFF IT RESETS SO...

THE TRANSMISSION SPUTTERS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP. AT A CONSTANT SPEED THE CAR SHIFTS INTO A HIGHER OR LOWER GEAR. NOISES ARE MADE GRINDING NOISES WHEN CHANGING FROM 1-2-3 GEARS. *TR

THE CAR HAS SEVERE TRANSMISSION ISSUES I HAVE ALMOST BEEN KILLED TWICE FOR BEING THROWN OUT INTO TRAFFIC ONCE AND TRYING TO PULL OUT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT IS A NIGHTMARE, MY CAR WILL STOP FINE, BUT WHEN YOU GO TO TAKE OFF IT JUMPS AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS LEAVING YOU BASICALLY SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGH WAY BARELY GETTING ANYWHERE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR CAR WILL TAKE OFF AND MAKE YOU LOOSE CONTROL. THE RPMS ARE ALL MESSED UP IF I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE RPM HAND JUST DANCES ALL OVER THE PLACE THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP!! THANKS FORD FOR RUINING MY LIFE AND STICKING ME WITH THIS TRUE LEMON OF A CAR... *TR

WITH CAR IN CRUISE GOING DOWN GRADE TRANS WOULD DOWN SHIFT IN LOWER GEAR CAUSING CAR TO SLOW AND ENGINE TO OVER REV. HAD TO SLOW TO 45 FOR TRANS TO CORRECT IT`S SELF. HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH IT IN REVERSE JUMPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. IT ALSO JUMPS WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS SEARCHING FOR THE CORRECT GEAR TO BE IN. *TR

HESITATION AND BUCKING WHILE ACCELERATING, GRINDING NOISE, AND ROUGH IDLE. *TR

VEHICLE SHUDDERS UPON STARTING FORWARD MOVEMENT OR WHEN SLOWING OR STOPPING AND THEN RESTARTING FORWARD MOVEMENT. DOWNSHIFTING INTO LOWER GEAR AND THEN ACCELERATING PRODUCES A SHUDDER, SEVERE LOSS OF POWER, MUST ACCELERATE HEAVILY OR VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHAKE AND SHIMMY WHILE NOT ACCELERATING. FEELS AS IF THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO SHAKE OUT OF THE AUTOMOBILE. *TR

I WAS ENTERING AN EIGHT-CAR PARKING AREA AND DECIDED TO PARK A FEW FEET AHEAD BY A HIGH CHAIN-LINK FENCE. THE CAR WAS ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP AND I WAS ABOUT TO SHIFT INTO PARK WHEN I HEARD A "REVVING" NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE CAR BOLTED. BRAKING HARD ,I SLAMMED INTO THE FENCE AND SMALL TREE. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.I SAT STUNNED. NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN ALL MY YEARS AS A DRIVER. I BELIEVE THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED AND THERE WAS A "SUDDEN UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION".FIX THIS PROBLEM OR TAKE THE CAR OFF THE MARKET! *TR

I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION TRYING TO CROSS THE ROAD AND MY CAR HESITATE TO GO WHEN PRESSING THE GAS . IT WOULDN'T GO AT ALL I WAS VERY AFRAID. THEN FINALLY IT WENT AND STARTING JERKING REAL BAD. I TOOK IT TO THE BONDY FORD IN DOTHAN AL TO GET IT CHECK OUT BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND THE SERVICE WAS SO RUDE THEY DIDN'T OFFER ME A LOANER CAR AND LIE TO ME SAYING MY PLATINUM WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER A RENTAL CAR !!!!! WOW I TOLD THE SERVICE GUY THAT I WILL CALL MY WARRANTY CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER THEN HE REPTILE COME IN LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO I WILL CALL FOR YOU . HE WAS SO RUDE UNTIL HE SEEN ME GETTING VERY UPSET . *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE IS FAULTY AND THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT LOW GEARS. WHEN YOU STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ON ACCELERATION, OR BACK THE VEHICLE IT STALLS OUT AND THEN THE VEHICLE JERKS/ SHAKES TO GET BACK INTO GEAR. IT IS TERRIBLY DANGEROUS. FORD HAS NOW ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE 3 TIMES AND HAS FAILED TO DO SO. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION RE-SEALED AND ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THEY HAVE TAKEN MY TRANSMISSION APART TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH AT JUST OVER 6500 MILES. MY VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP FOR THE 3 TIME, RETURNING WITH THE ISSUES THAT WERE ALLEGEDLY "REPAIRED". THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO ON ACCELERATION, OFTEN TIMES - IN TRAFFIC - I HAVE BEEN ALMOST RAN OVER OR REAR ENDED BY OTHER VEHICLES. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DIE FIRST, BEFORE THIS...

I HAVE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THAT IT STUTTER AND MAKES A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WHEN I AM GOING UP INCLINES AND WHEN I AM BRAKING. I NOTICED MY CAR IS WILL BE JERKING AND FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS BOUT TO GIVE AWAY WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THE ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON WITH MY CAR. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT MY ISSUES WAS NORMAL FOR MY CAR. I ASKED HOW COULD THIS BE NORMAL THAT A BRAND NEW CAR STUTTER, GRINDS, SHIFT GEARS ON IT OWN, JERKS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR ACCELERATION, AND FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I SPOKE WITH THE MECHANIC THAT LOOKED AT MY CAR AND HE SAID THAT MY MODEL CAR IS LIKE IT HAS A MANUAL ENGINE IN AND AUTOMATIC CAR. HE...

ON JUNE 23, 2014 WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SUBJECT VEHICLE 'STALLED' WITHOUT WARNING. DESPITE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE. THE SUBJECT VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. *TR

EVERY TIME I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND START TO GO BETWEEN 5-10 MPH THE CAR BEGINS TO STUTTER. ITS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP 2-3 TIMES ALREADY AND THEY HAVE ONLY PUT A "BANDAID" ON THE SITUATION. THEY HAVE ONLY RESET THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER BACK TO ITS DEFAULT SETTINGS. I AM WANTING SOMETHING TO BE REPAIRED - ACTUALLY REPLACED UNDER MY WARRANTY. *TR

MY FORD FOCUS ST IS STALLING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN I PUSH THE CLUTCH IN COMPLETELY OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, IT WILL NOT IDLE AT TIMES OR IT HAS AN ERRATIC IDLE SWINGING FROM 400-800 RPMS WILDLY. MY CAR HAS STALLED DOZENS OF TIMES SINCE THE ISSUE STARTED INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY IN-BETWEEN SHIFTS. MANY OTHER PEOPLE SEEM TO BE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE FORD FOCUS ST 13-14 MODELS. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE CAR IF IT DOES NOT HAVE A TROUBLE CODE, THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. ONE OF THEIR PORTERS, COLE, OBSERVED MY CAR STRUGGLING TO KEEP IDLE BUT THEY SAY ONE OF THEIR TECHS HAS TO SEE IT WHILE IT HAPPENS. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT BUT SEEMS WORSE WHEN IT IS HOT, HUMID, OR RAINING. THE CAR MAY GO 200 MILES BETWEEN STALLING EVENTS....

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

I HAVE A FORD FOCUS ST, I DID NOT SEE THAT IN THE VEHICLE LIST. I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT, WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, AND MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS MOVING IN FIRST GEAR, I WENT TO SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR, AND THE CAR STALLED. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC SAW MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND AVOIDED ME. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN INJURY OR WORSE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO ISSUE. MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS WELL, WITH DEALERSHIPS TELLING THEM THAT THERE IS NO ISSUE. THERE IS A TSB OUT FOR THE ISSUE, BUT ONLY IF YOUR CAR PRODUCES ONE OF TWO SPECIFIC CODES. MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE WITHOUT THOSE CODES AS WELL. *TR

MY EMAIL TO AVIS IS AS FOLLOWS: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AVIS CUSTOMER SERVICE [email protected] CONTRACT # [XXX] CAR FORD FOCUS 2014 RENTAL TAMPA AIRPORT DATE: JUNE 18 2014 DEAR AVIS I RENTED A FORD FOCUS TO DRIVE ACROSS THE STATE TO STUART, FL FROM TAMPA AIRPORT I LEFT AROUND 1 AM. THE CAR BUCKED AND SPUTTERED ONCE ON THE BELTWAY I 275 SURROUNDING TAMPA. AT HIGHER SPEED THE ENGINE SEEMED TO SETTLE DOWN. I USED STATE RT 70, AN OFTEN SINGLE LANE ROAD TO CROSS THE STATE GOING THROUGH ACACIA AND OKEECHOBEE. AT RED LIGHTS, THE CAR STALLED OUT TWICE. THIS ON A DARK SINGLE LANE ROAD IS VERY DANGEROUS. I USED THE EMERGENCY FLASHER TO WARN TWO LARGE TRUCKS COME AT ME ON THE SINGLE LAND BEHIND ME. WHEN I DROPPED THE CAR OFF THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 18, I REPORTED THE STALLING OUT TO THE OFFICE PERSON [XXX] AT AVIS...

VEHICLE HAS CONSTANT ROUGH IDLING AND SURGING. HAS NOW ESCALATED TO FREQUENT STALLING IN HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. STALLS WHILE STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS AND SIMPLY DOWN SHIFTING. OCCURS MOSTLY WHILE AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. FORD TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND RESOLUTION BUT REFUSE TO REPAIR TSB HARNESS BECAUSE NO FAILURE CODE IS RECEIVED AND FORD CORPORATE WILL NOT APPROVE REPAIR WITHOUT A CODE. STALLS HAVE OCCURRED ON REGULAR BASIS WITH FAMILY IN CAR AND ON THE HIGHWAY AND OUR SAFETY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS I AM NOT THE ONLY FORD FOCUS ST OWNER HAVING THIS ISSUE CLEARLY VISIBLE IN ALL THE FORUMS. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS DRIVEN ERRATICALLY SINCE I PICKED UP THE CAR AT THE END OF MARCH 2014. THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES IDLES ROUGH ESPECIALLY WHEN ENGINE IS COLD. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY AND IS NOT SMOOTH. IT DRIVES VERY JERKY AND SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT IS BOUNCING AT LOW SPEEDS. CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD AFTER STOPPING, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE AT STOP LIGHTS/SIGNS AND IN PARKING LOTS. I LOVE THE DESIGN, BUT I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. I HAD MY PRIOR CAR FOR 14 YEARS AND NOW I FEEL I AM STUCK WITH THIS ONE FOR 14 YEARS. IT MAKES ME VERY UPSET TO THINK ABOUT IT AFTER SAVING FOR SO LONG TO BUY A NEW CAR. THE DEALER TELLS ME NOTHING IS WRONG. I'M EMBARRASSED TO HAVE A PASSENGER FOR FEAR THEY WILL THINK I AM SUCH A POOR DRIVER. THE CAR BOGS AND FEELS LIKE IT...

THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, AND IDLE IS CONSTANTLY GOING TOO LOW. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SHUT OFF WHEN THE CLUTCH IS ENGAGED, AND THE RPM'S ARE ALLOWED TO FALL TO IDLE RANGE. THIS IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE CAR HAS DIED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS, AND WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS HAVE POSTED THE SAME ISSUE, SOME WITH LESS THAN 200 MILES. *TR

ENGINE STALLS AT DRIVING SPEEDS. FORD ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT DEALERS ARE REFUSING TO DO THE TSB BECAUSE IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE TSB CONCERNS FAULTY ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. (TSB 13-9-7). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURRED WHILE THE CLUTCH WAS ENGAGED AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

JERKING UPON GEARS CHANGING.. GRINDING SOUND UPON ACCELERATION AND WHEN TURNING LEFT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DETERMINED AT 900 MILES THE CAR NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH. THIS WAS REPLACED THINKING IT WOULD FIX THE SHIFTING ISSUES AND THE GRINDING NOISE. THE GRINDING NOISE CAME BACK YESTERDAY AS WELL AS THE CAR TRYING TO CUT OFF AND IDLING VERY LOW AT STOP SIGNS/STOP LIGHTS.. THE GRINDING CONTINUED THROUGH 3RD GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP IS STILL TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS SOUND. REPLACING THE CLUTCH DID FIX THE JERKING AND HARD SHIFTING ISSUES HOWEVER THE GRINDING SOUND IS STILL AN ISSUE. *TR

BRAND NEW 2014 LEASED FORD FOCUS ST REPEATEDLY STALLS AT IDLE. HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASE IN DECEMBER 2013. BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE AT PERRY FORD IN SANTA BARBARA. THEY FIXED IT TEMPORARILY BUT THE ISSUE NOW PERSISTS. SAME ISSUE AS FOCUS ST THREAD: HTTP://FORDSTNATION.COM/FOCUS-ST-PERFORMANCE/6744-JUMPY-IDLE-STALLING-6.HTML I'M NOW BRINGING CAR BACK TO PERRY FOR THE 4TH TIME IN 3 MONTHS. *TR

FORD FOCUS ST '14 : ON STARTUP THE ENGINE REVS TO 1500 THEN DOWN TO <500RPM AND ALMOST STALLS. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, IF THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED THE ENGINE REVS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE TO THIS NEAR STALL POINT CAUSING LOTS OF ENGINE SHUTTER. THERE IS A TSB (13-9-7) RELEASED, BUT THE ENGINE IS THROWING 0 CODES WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTTER HAPPENS. *TT

TROUBLE WITH THE DUAL CLUTCH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP. THE CAR NOW HAS 6K MILES AND THE PROBLEMS PERSIST. THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS ARE EVEN WORSE DURING COLD WEATHER: THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS POORLY, ROUGHLY, MISSES SHIFTS, CHOOSES THE WRONG GEAR FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED, DISENGAGES AND SENDS THE ENGINE TO REDLINE THEN DROPS INTO GEAR WITH A BANG AND EITHER SLOWS THE VEHICLE WITH ENGINE BRAKING BECAUSE THE GEAR IS TOO LOW, OR LUGS THE ENGINE WITH NO ACCELERATION BECAUSE THE GEAR IS TOO HIGH. THE TRANSMISSION IS ALWAYS SHIFTING, AND SEEMS 'CONFUSED' AS TO WHAT GEAR THAT IT SHOULD BE IN. IN CITY DRIVING, IF I NEED TO SUDDENLY BRAKE, WHEN I RE-APPLY THE THROTTLE AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION HANGS BETWEEN GEARS AND THE ENGINE REVS TO REDLINE THEN DROPS INTO GEAR AND CHIRPS THE TIRES. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO MAKES GRINDING NOISES WHEN CHANGING FROM 1ST TO...

MY CAR HAS SEVERAL ISSUES WHICH ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH AND DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX THEM: 1. VIBRATION ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN I LET THE CAR GO FROM A STOP BEFORE PUSHING THE GAS. 2. TRANSMISSION IS JERKY WHEN I ACCELERATE, IT SEEMS TO STOP, GO BACK AND FORTH, AS IF SOMEBODY'S PULLING ME BACK 3. ANTIFREEZE SMELL WHEN I TURN ON THE AC (HAVE A HEADACHE) *JS

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW ON MARCH 10, 2014. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER HAVING IT I NOTICED WHEN I ACCELERATE IT GETS VERY JERKY AND THE RPMS SHOOT UP HIGHER THAN I'VE EVER SEEN IN ANOTHER CAR. THERE IS ALSO A GRINDING SOUND WHEN I AM ACCELERATING AND SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN I AM JUST DRIVING. I AM VERY CONCERNED, AND I AM TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS AFTERNOON. *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...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE, GAS PEDAL WAS NON RESPONSIVE. TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH IN 5TH GEAR. DECELERATION OCCURRED IN 5TH GEAR. WAS ONLY ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED IN 4TH GEAR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GO ANY FASTER THAN 50- 55 MPH WITH GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE DISPLAYED SOME SHUDDERING AND SLIGHT SPUTTER EFFECT. IF VEHICLE WAS PLACED BACK INTO 5TH GEAR DECELERATION WOULD CONTINUE. TACHOMETER SHOWED 3000 RPM REGARDLESS OF GEAR PLACEMENT. NO WARNING LIGHTS, OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. TWO DAYS LATER VEHICLE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOM BUT ONLY MOMENTARILY. *TR

LOW GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF CAR AFTER TURNS, INCLINES, ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP. SOUNDS LIKE ALUMINUM CANS GRINDING. ALSO, LOSS OF POWER IN CAR ACCELERATION FOR BRIEF PERIODS WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE FREEWAY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,323. RETURNED BY USPS ON 11-13-2013. SECOND ATTEMPT ON 11-19-2013 FAILED. *KB