2016 FORD FOCUS Unknown Or Other Problems
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WHEN WE RECEIVE HEAVY RAIN THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY SUNROOF AND THE PASSENGER PLASTIC ROOF TRIM ARE LEAKING MAJOR AMOUNTS OF WATER INTO MY CAR. I HAD A PUDDLE ABOUT 3 INCHES DEEP IN MY FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR AND A PUDDLE OF WATER IN THE REAR PASSENGER FLOOR BOARDS AS WELL. WHEN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE IT'S CLEAR NUMEROUS FORD FOCUS OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO FIX FROM FORD. I WAS TOLD TO KEEP IT IN A COVERED AREA WHICH I DO NOT HAVE.
MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2016 FORD FOCUS SHUDDERS, BUCKS, JERKS, HESITATES WHILE CHANGING GEARS, AND THERE IS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.
VEHICLE MANUFACTURED 06/2016. VEHICLE HAS SHUTTERED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SINCE PURCHASE IN FALL 2016. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THIS AND THEY INFORMED ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT, IT IS JUST THE WAY THE 2016 FORD FOCUS IS BUILT. ON 31 AUGUST 2020 THE VEHICLE WAS OFF IN A PARKING SPOT. WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, TO BACK OUT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS CAME ON. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR READS R AND THE BACK UP CAMERA ACTIVATES BUT THE TIRES DO NOT SPIN AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE. TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE I HAVE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT. I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE APPROX 30 MILES SINCE THIS HAPPENED AND THE SHUTTERING IS MUCH WORSE THAN BEFORE....
I BOUGHT A USED 2016 FORD FOCUS 4DR SE AT AUTOCITY EL CAJON ON MAY 21, 2018 WITH ODO: 45,141 AND WAS UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY UPON PURCHASE FOR THE PRICE OF $15,164.23. OCTOBER 29, 2018- I RECEIVED A MASS EMAIL REMINDER FROM AUTO CITY TO CHECK IF THERE ARE ANY KNOWN RECALLS UNDER MY CAR. DECEMBER 2018- I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD VIA SNAIL MAIL AND CALLED A FORD DEALER TO SUBMIT A TICKET. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE RECALL AND WILL BE NOTIFIED ONCE AVAILABLE. NO RESPONSE BACK REGARDING THE ISSUE TILL THIS DAY. SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 18S32/ NHTSA RECALL 18V-735 *I WAS ADVISED AND COMPLIED WITH ALWAYS LEAVING MY FUEL LEVEL TO 1/2 TANK OF GAS UNTIL THE RECALL GETS RESOLVED. AUGUST 2019- RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE VIA SNAIL MAIL. SAME ISSUE. SAME PROCEDURES: CALLED FORD DEALER, LEFT A...
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS - IT IS NOT SIFTING SPEEDS
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS(TODAY BEING MOST RECENT) WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL WHILE IN MOTION ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ON ITS OWN BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT THE DRIVER USING THE ACCELERATION BUTTON ON THE CRUISE CONTROL OR PRESSING DOWN WITH RIGHT FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
MY ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING AND SOMETIMES HAS THE INABILITY TO RESTART INACCURATE OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE INDICATION INACCURATE DISTANCE TO EMPTY ENGINE STALL
ODOMETER IS OFF BY 50,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN ALTERED
HAD A FEW INCIDENTS WHERE IF YOU FORGET TO HIT THE SHUT OFF BUTTON TO THE ECOBOOST THAT WILL SHUT YOUR ENGINE OFF DURING A STOP LIGHT/TRAFFIC STOP TO SAVE GAS, IT WOULD COMPLETELY STALL THE ENGINE OUT WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. ONLY HAD TWO INCIDENTS OF THIS,OF COURSE I'VE ALWAYS CHOSE TO PUSH THE BUTTON TO SAVE THE STARTER. BUT THEN RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT, THE ENGINE STARTED TO LEAK COOLANT MAKING ONE THINK IT WAS A BLOWN GASKET BY THE WHITE SMOKE. AS I RESEARCHED I'VE FOUND FORUMS THAT STATED THAT IT WAS COMMON. BUT ONLY THE RS SERIES HAD A RECALL AND NOT THE STANDARD. BUT IF IT'S THE SAME COMPONENTS THEN WHY AM I TOLD ONLY THE RS SHOULD HAVE THE RECALL? BUT ANYWAYS MY ENGINE IS UNREPAIRABLE, CAUSE AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR IT DID THE SAME THING. IF A VEHICLE...
I OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE MARCH 25, 2016. I'VE HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I WOULD ALWAYS BE AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE CAR WOULD WOULD SHUDDER WHEN I START TO MOVE.
I HAVE HAD THE CLUTCH IN THIS VEHICLE REPLACED 3 TIMES AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 37014 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE STEERING WHEEL REPLACED BECAUSE THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T WORK. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION MODULE REPROGRAMMED 3 TIMES. AND NOW MY BACKUP CAMERA SUDDENLY TURNS PITCH BLACK. IT'S RANDOM. I COULD JUST GO INTO REVERSE AND IT IS ALREADY PITCH BLACK. OR I COULD BE REVERSING WITH A CLEAR SCREEN AND THEN IT TURNS PITCH BLACK.
I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT A CAR AND IT HAS BEEN STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING/REVVING ITSELF UP AFTER I FILL THE GAS TANK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SHOP TO GET A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SAID THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE RECALL FOR THE GAS TANK. WELL, I LOOKED UP TO SEE IF MY CAR HAD ALREADY GOTTEN FIX FOR THE RECALL AND IT SAID THAT IT DID. SO IT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED AGAIN, AND I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT TO DO. IT HAPPENS EVERY SO OFTEN. AS THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AND OFF. WHEN THE LIGHT IS OFF, THE CAR IS PERFECTLY FINE, BUT WHEN IT'S ON, IT TRIES TO STALL. *TR
I WAS INVOLVED IN A SPIN OUT DUE TO RAINY WEATHER ON MONDAY APRIL 6TH, 2020. THE CAR ENDED UP HITTING THE CONCRETE DIVIDER IN THE CENTER OF THE FREEWAY IN ACCESS OF 55 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD FRONTAL/ SIDE IMPACTS. I WAS UNHARMED IN THE EVENT, BUT IT IS CONCERNING TO ME, AS MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND THE FRAME WARPED AROUND THE ENGINE.
EARLIER IN JANUARY, I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 70 FROM KANSAS CITY TO ST. LOUIS AT THE RATE OF 77 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR DINGS AND SENDS A MESSAGE ON THE DASH "ENGINE FAILURE" AND THE CAR LITERALLY SHUTS DOWN. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR, NO LIGHTS, NO BRAKES, NOTHING! LUCKILY I GOT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD SAFELY AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. STILL NOTHING... I WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THANKFULLY IT STARTED. I DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST PLACE TO HAVE THEM RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND NOTHING CAME UP. FINALLY GOT IT HOME. IT'S NOT DONE THIS AGAIN, BUT NOW IT RUNS ROUGH. LIKE REALLY ROUGH. I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FIXED ONCE ALREADY. LUCKILY IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I...
TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS GOING 60 CAR WHEN TO 30 MPH, CAR CAN GO IN REV WAS INFORMED BY DEALER. CAR WONT START ON COLD OR WARM DAYS NOT BATTERY, CLICKS AFTER TRYING TO START AND TURN OFF.
WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING, MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS TO GET IT GOING, IT FINALLY TOOK OFF AND STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND SHAKING ONCE IT GOT ABOVE 25 MPH. I'VE BEEN TO SCARED TO DRIVE IT EVER SINCE.
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IT STARTED MAKING NOISE WHEN I DROVE IT I TOOK IT IN THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEMS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS IT STARTED MAKING THE SAME NOISES SO WHEN I HAD TIME A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT MY WARRANTY WAS NOT ACTIVE ANYMORE. IT MADE THE SAME NOISES THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN AND THEY NEVER SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION IT WAS A WHEEL PROBLEM. I'M ASKING FOR HELP ON WHAT TO DO THANKS.
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND CAR BE STALLING AND I HAD IT REPAIRED TWO MONTHS AGO AND IT'S JUST RECENTLY STARTED DOING THE SAME THING TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND OVER HEATING AND IT'S STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR FOR A MINUTE AND WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE THE DASH BOARD WARNING ⚠️ TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING PULL OVER SAFETY AND I HAD IT REPAIRED TWO TIMES THE FIRST TIME I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL WHEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE.
2016 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO FORD RECALL NOTICE. *AS *JS
P1450 CODE PURGE VALVE
THE UPDATE WAS DONE ON THE PCM DUE TO VEHICLE NOT STARTING AND FUEL GAGE SAYING EMPTY WHEN I KNEW IT HAD MORE THAN HALF TANK. NOW IT IS DOING THE SAME THING ONLY WORSE. IT WORRIES ME THAT THIS HAS CAUSE MY IGNITION TO GO BAD AS WELL DUE TO THIS RECALL.
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING AND VIBRATING UPON ACCELERATION. VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT MOST STARTS AND DONE STOPS. VEHICLE ALSO DOES THESE THINGS MOST OF THE TIME : JERKING HESITATION WHILE CHANGING GEARS, PREMATURE INTERNAL WEAR, DELAYS IN DOWNSHIFTING AND, IN SOME CASES, SUDDEN OR DELAYED ACCELERATION. VEHICLE ACTUALLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR YESTERDAY INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT'S THE WAY I DRIVE IT. HAD MECHANIC DRIVE IT AROUND PARKING LOT W ME AND TOLD ME THERE'S NO PROBLEM W IT!!
I HAVE A 2016 FORD FOCUS AND HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE DAY ONE I'VE HAD THE CAR AT DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE WIPERS FIRST THEY SAID CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG NEXT THEY SAID THEY ADJUSTED THE WIPERS THEN THEY SAID THEY CHANGED THE MOTOR . IT STILL STOPS IN MY VIEW WHENEVER IT RAINS I TOLD THEM IT'S STILL HAPPENING AND I WAS TOLD TO CHANGE THE WIPERS. I'M NO I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WITH A NEW CAR. ONE MORNING I GET INTO THE CAR AND HAD FROST ON THE INSIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD I TURNED THE DEFROST ON AND WATCH MY WINDSHIELD CRACK BROUGHT TO FORD AND THEY SAID SOMETHING HIT IT LIKE A ROCK I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED BUT WOULDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT I TOLD THEM THAT IF THE WINDSHIELD HAD A SOLID SEAL I WOULD NOT GET FROST ON...
FORD FOCUS 2016-TRANS. WONT SHIFT RIGHT.
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THE CAR SHUDDERS. I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED 3 TIMES AND EVERY TIME THE "CLUTCH" GOES BAD AGAIN. THE CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY ROLL BACK WHEN ON A HILL AND ALSO UPON TAKE OFF THERE'S A DELAY AND THEN THE CAR SHUDDERS AND THEN WILL START TO GO. THERE'S ALSO TIMES THAT THE RPMS WILL GO HIGHER THAN THEY SHOULD BEFORE THE CAR SHIFTS INTO THE NEXT GEAR.
MY CAR IS NOT YET THREE YEARS OLD AND I HAVE HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED TWICE. ON JULY 2, 2019, I WAS TOLD I NEEDED ANOTHER CLUTCH, WAITED ALL DAY FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND A PART, ONLY TO BE TOLD THE NEXT DAY THAT I DIDN'T NEED A NEW CLUTCH. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS STILL MAKING THE RATTLING NOISE THAT HAS LED TO MY CLUTCH BEING REPLACED THE OTHER TWO TIMES. ON MY SECOND REPLACEMENT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018, I WAS ENCOURAGED TO "UNLOAD" MY CAR AS SOON AS I COULD AS MY CLUTCH COULD NOT PERMANENTLY BE FIXED, AND THAT THEY COULD REPLACE IT, BUT THAT I WOULD BE BACK AGAIN IN 6 MONTHS. WHEN, IN JULY OF THIS YEAR, I WENT FROM NEEDING A NEW CLUTCH, TO SUDDENLY NOT, I ENDED UP WITH MY CAR BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP ON JULY 16, 2016 TO HAVE THEM TEST...
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES MISSES GEARS OR SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE ACCELERATING. SO FAR IT HAS ALWAYS FOUND A GEAR EVENTUALLY, BUT CAUSES A TEMPORARY SLOWDOWN THAT MAY EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. FORD SAYS THERE IS NO ISSUE OR THE CLUTCH PACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . THIS IS A DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW FORD IS AWARE OF.
CANISTER PURGE VALVE, ENGINE STALL RECALL. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE SINCE I RECIEVED THE CAR FEBUARY 2017. THE ISSUES WAS WHEN I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS TO DRIVE, IT WOULD STALL SLOWLY THE SPEED FROM ITS ORIGINAL SPEED AND CAN FEEL A PULL AND PUSH FROM THE CAR TRYING TO SPEED UP EVEN WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL; THE CAR MOVES SLOW, ITS LIKE ITS TRYING TO GO UP A HILL WITH EFFORT BUT TIRELESS WHEN ITS NOT EVEN GOING UP A HILL. ITS MAKES A LOUD CLANK NOISE WHEN IT TRIES TO SPEED UP. IT DOESNT FEEL SMOOTH WHEN DRIVING. I HAD CALL THE MANUFACTURER FORD SINCE JANUARY 2019. THEY ASK FOR MY DATE OF BIRTH TO SUPPOSELY LOOK FOR ME IN THE SYSTEM AND MAKE ME WAIT FOR 12 MINUTES, THEN THEY HANG UP THE CALL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT FORD JANUARY...
VEHICLE SEEMS TO HESITATE WHEN STEPPING ON GAS
MY VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING SOUND LIKE TGE FLOOR IS GOING TO FALL OUT , MY GAS TELL ME IM 50 MILES UNTILL EMPTY AND I RUN OUT ALSO WHEN I TURN MY CAR MAKES A LIKE A SCRECH SOUND AND ALSO SHAKES AT THE SAME TIME. MY CAR IS GETTING DO HOT ITS MELTING THR PLASTIC AND TIRE COVERS TO WHERE ITS RUBBING ON MY TIRES. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO CATCH SPPED SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE.
VEHICLE STALLS EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. IT'S ALMOST AS IF IT STUTTERS OR DRAGS AND THEN FINALLY TAKES OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE.
MAY 30 2019 MY CAR CUT OFF FROM DRIVING IN THE OF THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY CALL ROAD SIDE TOLD I'M STUCK IN MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY CAN'T MOVE, THEY'LL BE A HOUR, TOW DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER WHERE I BROUGHT IT AND GET CAR SERVICE THEY FOUND ITS THE CLUTCH HAD IT FIX ALREADY MAYBE A YEAR AGO, I PURCHASE PREMIUM CARE WARRANTY ASK TO A SAFE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY CAN FIX MY THAT IT WAS ON BACK ORDERED TWO WEEKS GIVE BACK MY NOT FIX TOLD ME IT'S SAFE DRIVE I FEEL IS UNFAIR. ALSO THERE'S A LAWSUIT ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH FORD.
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN AUG 2018. VEHICLE HAS STALL ON ME 4 TIMES SINCE I HAD IT ALSO, WENT TO THE FORD HOMESTEAD DEALER FOR RECALL ISSUES BUT CAR SEEM TO STILL STALL. ENDED UP TAKING THE VEHICLE ON 05/17/19 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND DIAGNOSTIC DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PEP BOYS AND WAS THERE ALL WEEKEND. NOW I THOUGHT THE REPAIR WAS FIXED AND THE WAS RETURNED TO ME ON 05/19/19 WHICH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SO NOW THE CARE CONTINUE TO STALL.
WHEN IT'S DRIVING UP A HILL IT'S MAKES A SOUND WHERE AS THE SPEED STAYS THE SAME AND DO WANT INCREASE. I BELIEVE IT'S THE CLUTCH IS SCRAPING WHEN IT RUNS. WHEN DRIVING SAME LEVEL DOES THE SAME BUT SOMETIMES UNEXPECTED.
ON NOVEMBER 4, 2018.I WAS STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN, I HAD BOTH MY HANDS ON THE STEERING-WHEEL,I LOOKED LEFT AND THEN I LOOKED RIGHT,I PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT.THE CAR STARTED TO GO,THEN IT JERKED BACK, AND THEN IT DIED DOWN TO NOTHING AND COASTED OUT ONTO THE MAIN ROAD. THE CAR GOT HIT IT WAS A (TOTAL LOSS). ON DECEMBER 7,2018 I CALLED UP TO TELL FORD ABOUT THE ACCIDENT,AND THEY SAID THE CAR WAS UNDER RECALL (RECALL-18S32), A MALE REPRESENTATIVE SAID SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME BACK IN 15 DAYS ,BUT NO-ONE EVER DID. ON DECEMBER 27,2018 I WAS READING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE RECALL, I READ SOMETHING THAT SEEMED ODD ABOUT THE RECALL , IT IS LISTED WHERE IT SAYS REMEDIES, IT SAYS(FORD PROVIDED THE GENERAL REIMBURSEMENT PLAN FOR THE COST OF REMEDIES PAID FOR BY VECHICLE OWNERS PRIOR TO...
ON OCTOBER 11, 2018 THE SAME DAY AS HURRICANE MICHEL, MY 2016 FORD FOCUS ST WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION AND LOST COMPLETE CONTROL BY ITSELF, CAUSING THE CAR TO FLIP ON ITS SIDE AND BE COMPLETELY TOTALED. THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME, BUT ON OCTOBER 25, 2018 FORD PUTS OUT A RECALL FOR THE EXACT MODEL FORD FOCUS BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE CAUSING THE CAR TO RANDOMLY STALL. THEY ARE TELLING OWNERS TO KEEP THEIR FUEL TANK ABOVE HALF FULL TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM AND I KNOW AT THE TIME MY FUEL TANK WAS NOT ABOVE HALF AND THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THIS CRASH WAS FROM THE RECALL THAT FORD PUT OUT ONLY A FEW DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT TOTALING MY 2016 FORD FOCUS ST.
ON 10/27/2018 APPROXIMATELY 1330 AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO 29 IN WARRENTON HEADED TOWARDS CULPEPER GOING ABOUT 45MPH THE CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED. TOOK 3 TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THEN DID IT AGAIN AFTER MAKING A LEFT ONTO 17 IN BEALETON. THE VEHICLE WOULD GET UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH AND JUST STALL IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS BECOMING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY HAVING MY 12 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME.
I BOUGHT 2016 FORD FOCUS, TOTAL 55,000 MILES ON IT NOW 2018 AND NOTHING BUT TROUBLE IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS AND THERE AFTER , ALWAYS IN THE GARAGE FOR DRIVE TRAIN 2 YEARS NOW, STRAPS ON ROOF FELL OFF TWICE , TRUNK OUT OF LINE,NEW TIRES BOUGHT AT 26,000 MILES . WIRE HARNESS TOTALLY SHUT DOWN CAR IN 2017 WHILE DOING 65 ON THE HIGHWAY , COULD NOT STEER THE CAR OR STOP IT , BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR CAR TOTAL SHUT DOWN AND THIS YEAR 2018 THE STEERING FROZE UP AT 55,000 MILES, COULD NOT STEER THE CAR,, CAR RUNS LIKE CRAP HAS POWER THEN NO POWER, DON'T DARE TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC UNLESS I HAVE A LONG FREE SPACE TO GET IN, CAUSE IT HESITATES, BACK UP CAMERA WONT SHUT OFF TILL I HAVE GONE 100 FEET FORWARD , 2018 PHONE SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING, NEW...
SECOND TIME IN ONLY TWO YEARS THAT THE CLUTCHES HAVE GONE BAD. THEY CAUSE EXTREME STUDDERING TO THE VEHICLE UPON ACCELERATION. IT HAS CAUSED SOME EXTREMELY CLOSE CALLS WHERE CARS THINK I AM MOVING FORWARD BUT THE CAR SHUDDERS PREVENTING FORWARD MOTION FOR A FEW SECONDS.
I'VE HAD MY 2016 FORD FOCUS SE 4-DOOR FOR ONE YEAR. IT HAS ALMOST 50,000 MILES. I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPLACED ONCE, AND MANY OTHER THINGS, AND THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S READY FOR ANOTHER CLUTCH SOON. IT'S AN AUTOMATIC BUT GRINDS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. ALSO, THE CAR IS GETTING 15 MILES PER HOUR CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE A ECONOMY CAR/FLEX FUEL. IT'S NOT, IT'S A LEMON.
RADIATOR SHUTTER STAY CLOSED AND CAR OVERHEATS
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STICK IN LINE OF SITE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING. HAS BEEN IN SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES AND STILL CONTINUES TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
WHEN I DRIVE MY "BRAND NEW" 2016 FORD FOCUS THAT ONLY HAS 11K MILES ON IT, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, STALLS, AND SHUTTERS. IT'S A ROAD HAZARD BECAUSE WHEN I ACCELERATE THE CAR DOESN'T HAVE POWER TO ACCELERATE WITH UP COMING TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY THE HIGHWAY. NOT ONLY DOES THIS CAUSE A HAZARD FOR ME AND PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT IT'S ALSO AN EMBARRASSING ORDEAL TO DEAL WITH. I HAVE WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR THROUGH 5 TIMES! FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND I FEEL VERY STUCK.
WIPER BLADES STOPPING IN LINE OF SIGHT DURING RAIN AND SNOW CONDITIONS CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOT BEING FIXED. HAS REPLACED WINDSHIELD AND MOTORS AND STILL OCCURRING. VIDEO SHOWING PROBLEM NOT BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND TIRED OF RICART NOT FIXING
I HAVE A 2016 FORD FOCUS THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH IT. IN THE LAST MONTH THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME MY CAR HAS GONE TO FORD TO BE FIXED. MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY NOT START AND A FEW HOURS LATER TURN ON. IT WILL ALSO THROW FALSE CODES. AFTER THE FIRST VISIT TO FORD THEY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE BATTERY AND TOLD ME IT WOULD NO LONGER BE AN ISSUE. YET, ONLY THREE WEEKS LATER I AM BACK TO FORD BECAUSE MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND DIED WHILE I WAS BACKING DOWN A HILL. I HAD TO HAVE FORD COME TOW IT WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO THEM THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING AND SENT ME HOME WITH IT. AND NOW NOT EVEN 2 WEEKS LATER IT IS ALREADY DYING AGAIN AND MY TRANSMISSION STILL...
JUST FILLED MY GAS TANK UP THEN AS I LEFT THE GAS STATION GOT ABOUT 1 MILE UP THE ROAD THEN WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT I TURNED THE AC ON AND IDLE DIPPED, CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE(WHICH IT DID) THEN AS I TRIED TO RE-START, CEL CAME ON AND CAR WOULD NOT START. ABOUT 2 MORE TIMES AND IT FIRED UP ALONG WITH A SERVICE ENGINE SOON MESSAGE ... LUCKILY FOR ME I WAS A BLOCK AWAY FROM FUTURE FORD LINCOLN WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. 3 DAYS LATER I GOT A CALL SAYING MY VEHICLE WAS READY FOR PICK UP. I GET THERE AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE REASON WAS DUE TO I HAD A AFTERMARKET POWER WIRE ROUTED OVER ENGINE ASSEMBLY CAUSING ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE. SO THEY DISCONNECTED WHAT I PAYED A LOCAL PROFESSIONAL AUDIO SHOP $140 TO INSTALL 2 DAYS AFTER...
I HAVE BEEN NOTICING FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS THAT MY CAR HAS LITTLE TO KNOW PICK UP ACCELERATING, SPECIALLY UP A HILL. IT SEEMS TO BE BOGGING OR SHUTTERING. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THE 2016 AND I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT IS AFFECTING MY CAR.
CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES PENDING POSSIBLE AIR BAG RECALL ENGINE STILL RUNNING WHILE PARK UNAUTHORIZED REPAIR DONE WHEN GETTING A SECOND OPINION TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED ONLY.VEHICLE ISSUES ARE WHILE IN MOTION IN CITY STREETS IN HIGHWAY AND TURNING.
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FEB 23, 2017 WITH 137 MILES ON IT. DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WITHIN A MONTH OF HAVING THE CAR IT STARTING MAKING A WEIRD NOISE KIND OF LIKE A CLANKING NOISE IN THE FRONT ENGINE AREA, CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THIS WAS NORMAL NOISES FOR A 2016 FORD FOCUS. THE NOISES CONTINUED TO GET LOUDER TOOK IT BACK THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE CLUTCH DOWNSHIFTING(MIND YOU IT MAKES THE NOISE BEFORE THE CAR EVEN HAS A CHANCE TO EVEN GET TO A SPEED HIGH ENOUGH TO SHIFT SO HOW IS IT DOWNSHIFTING?) IT ALSO IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REMOTE START YOU START IT WITH THE REMOTE START IT SHUTS OFF, START IT AGAIN SHUTS OFF AGAIN, START IT FOR THE 3RD TIME IT STARTS YOU GO TO UNLOCK THE CAR TO GET IN AND THE CAR SHUTS OFF AGAIN ( NOT...
"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN I TAKE OFF MY CAR JERKS AND ALMOST JUMPS LIKE. IT ACTS LIKE ITS DOUBLE SHIFTING OR HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING. I HAD FORD LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THEY COULDNT HELP ME UNTIL IT GETS WORSE. I WILL BE REALLY UPSET IF SOMETHING GOES AFTER MY WARRANTY IS GONE. A BRAND NEW CAR SHOULDNT DRIVE LIKE THIS.THEY TOLD ME ITS THE CLUTCHING SYSTEM THAT CAUSES IT TO DO THIS . THAT IS WHAT THEY TOLD ME AT FORD ,BUT EONT REPLACE UNTIL IT GETS WORSE.
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