2014 Ford Focus Complaint Log

MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER 18S32 FOR A POTENTIAL STUCK EVAP PURGE VALVE CAUSING EXCESSIVE VACUUM IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. AS MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A FAILED PART AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL SERVICE, ONLY A PCM UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE, THE PURGE VALVE FAILED AND CAUSED RANDOM STALLS OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. FORD CLAIMS THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED AND I, THE CONSUMER, AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS, EVEN WITH THE ORIGINAL PART, SUBJECT TO THE RECALL 18S32, WAS THE FAULT FOR THE ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE RE-OPENED ON ALL THE VEHICLES THAT DID NOT HAVE THE PURGE VALVE REPLACED AND THE PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO PREVENT FUTURE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE.

EVERY TIME MY FORD FOCUS SHIFTS FROM 1ST-2ND OR 2ND-3RD THE ENTIRE CAR NOT ONLY SHUTTERS BUT ITS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH AND SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL OUT. (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHT LIT ON MY DASH AND THE CAR BARELY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD 35,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM EXISTED THEN AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. YESTERDAY I WAS AT A YIELD SIGN TO ENTER THE ROUND ABOUT NEAR MY HOUSE AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GASS MY CAR SHUTTERED HORRIBLY AND ONLY WENT FORWARD A FEW FEET, I WAS NEARLY STRUCK BY A TRUCK THAT HAD TO SUDDENLY SWERVE TO KEEP FROM HITTING US. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. WHEN I PRESSED IT AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH MORE FORCE, IT SHUTTERED AND JERKED SO HARD IT FORCEFULLY THREW MY HEAD BACK AGAINST THE SEAT! MY 5YR OLD DAUGHTER THAT WAS IN THE BACK SEAT WAS CRYING UNCONTROLLABLY, SCARED BECAUSE WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK! THE SEATBELTS IN THE BACKSEAT OF MY CAR, HAVE CAME UNBUCKLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE MY 2YR OLD AND 5YR OLD CHILDREN WERE IN THEIR CARSEATS. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO REBUCKLE THEM IT TAKES ABOUT 15- 20 MINUTES OF MY CONSISTENTLY TRYING TO GET THE BUCKLE TO LATCH ONTO THE SEATBELTS!

MULTIPLY SAFETY RECALLS AND I TOOK TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, BUT DEALERSHIPS REFUSED TO DO OR TO FIX MY CAR. NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. CODE READER HAS 2 CODES 1450 AND 144A. NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, BUT DEALERSHIP FILED A FALSE REPORT STATING THE RECALLS WERE ALREADY DONE. IT IS NOT THE CASE. THE ONLY RECALL THAT WAS DONE WAS FOR THE DOOR LATCHES. THE PURSE VALVE AND FUEL SENSORS STILL NEED TO BE FIXED.

I HAVE A RECALL FOR POSSIBLE DEFORMED FUEL TANK. IT IS MAKING MY CAR STALL AT ANY TIME TO INCLUDE USING CRUISE CONTROL OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE ISSUE IS KNOWN BY MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEIR ADVICE IS TO KEEP THE GAS TANK FILLED ABOVE HALF BUT I HAVE STALLED AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES AFTER FILLING UP. I HAD THEM INSPECT MY CAR AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. I ASKED ABOUT THE STALLING AND THEY SAID WAIT FOR THE SOFTWARE. I GUESS THEY EXPECT THAT I WALK TO WORK UNTIL THEY FIX THE ISSUE. I HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THEY RECOMMEND I WAIT FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THEY ARE UNSURE IF THE PART WILL FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT THE SOFTWARE. I ALREADY HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR A FAMILY EMERGENCY AND DONT WANT TO GET STRANDED WHILE DRIVING TO WORK BECAUSE I AM FORCED TO DRIVE A FAULTY CAR WITH NO FIX. I CAN AFFORD TO BUY OR RENT A CAR UNTIL AN UNKNOWN DATE.

I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE INTO A DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION HESITATION 3 TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR AND CHARGE ME $175 DIAGNOSIS FEE. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF ITS CUSTOMERS. I KNOW I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. WHEEN I ACCELERATE THE CAR HESITATE JERKS SHAKE BEFORE IT ACTUALLY GOES.

HI, Ortega Highway in California. got a flat tire. I pulled over to change to the spare and can't get the lug wrench (OEM) on the nuts...(drizzling steadily) I see I am risking stripping the lugs. I'm in the forest- cell signal is spotty. I'm left no choice but to drive on my flat tire slowly to a gas station (several miles) And they can't get it off. I call for a tow to tire shop. They show up in a car w/ a 4 way lug wrench..because of course, they assumed they had to fit. must be my ineptness..and he can't get one lug loose. And now I miss my appt., I have to wait another two hours for a tow truck, while several creepy people want to "help" me.... (help me get thrown in their trunk they mean.. ) I'm making light of it now, but I really resent my safety being put in jeopardy and not even given a heads up when Ford knows it's a problem...no surprise, I've got a Focus transmission .Any integrity & ownership of defective design is non existent.. I can forgive mistakes, they happen. And as long as I am aware of them, I can prepare... But Ford doesn't give a [XXX] about our safety. I've had it, no trust is left. Cost benefit analysis is their concern, which saves them money short term yay, for stockholders & CEO bonuses. Ignoring their long term loss of customers due to unethical behavior. Tangent over.. I made it to the tire shop 15 minutes before close. That shop was the place I first learned of the lug nut "2 metal swelling and stripping" issues. He had a special tool just for Ford Lug nuts. This has happened several times since then... I have had to leave my car on the side of the road, also, drive it to the tire shop slowly. damaging my rim... But my real concern is getting a flat tire that I cannot change myself because the lugs strip/ swell in some isolated area... was lucky it was day that first time, scary as [XXX]...Ford puts drivers in unsafe situations because irresponsibility is now it's business model. Cost us time, money, & piece of mind INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC, MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER HAS EXPERIENCED EXTREME SHUTTERING, FOLLOWED BY ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS, ONCE DECELERATING AT A RED LIGHT, ONCE ACCELERATING WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, SHE HAS NOT YET BEEN INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AS A RESULT. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE CAR WAS SERVICED AT A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN 12/2018. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 2 ADDITIONAL TIMES SINCE THEN. THIS PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT UNDER A RECALL ALTHOUGH WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUES OTHER FORD FOCUS 2014 RECALLED VEHICLES HAVE REPORTED.

MY 2014 FORD FOCUS SHUDDERS AND JERKS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO RESUME DRIVING AFTER A SLOW DOWN, AND I AM SCARED THAT I WILL GET HIT BECAUSE MY CAR CANNOT ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH. THIS HAPPENED RECENTLY IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR ON THE HIGHWAY, AND I WAS FORTUNATE TO ESCAPE BEING HIT AT THE LAST MINUTE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS IN HOUSTON FOR THEM TO CHECK IF THE CAR IS PART OF THE TRANSMISSION RECALL, BUT THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, I DO NOT THINK THIS IS FAIR SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR.

TAKATA RECALL AND CLUTCH REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE BY SEYMOUR FORD IN JACKSON, MI. ON 3/4/19 MY CAR DIED AT A TWO-WAY STOP SIGN AND I WAS LUCKY TO PUSH IT OUT OF HARM'S WAY. IT WAS TOWED TO SEYMOUR AND THEY SOLDERED A PART BACK TOGETHER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT CALLED JOHN GREENE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP AT 828-584-5337 (LOCATED AT 910 JAMESTOWN RD, MORGANTON, NC 28655) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE SAME DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE IN MOTION, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILING CATALYTIC CONVERTER - POSSIBLY DUE TO CONTAMINATION. FORD FOCUS HAD RECEIVED AN EVAP PURGE VALVE RELATED RECALL JUST A FEW DAYS EARLIER WHICH STILL NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED. THE RECALL REPLACED COMPONENTS AS PER GUIDANCE BUT DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH LIKELY FAILED AS A RESULT OF A FAILURE LINKED TO THE PRIOR RECALL (EVAP PURGE VALVE). MANY SIMILAR CASES ARE TO BE FOUND IN FORUMS ONLINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE RANDOMLY SHUDDERED AND HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VILLAGE FORD (23535 MICHIGAN AVE, DEARBORN, MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. *TT *TR

THE RADIO MAKING A LOUD UNEXPECTED POPPING NOISE. DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. EVEN WITH VEHICLE OFF, IT'S MAKING THE NOISE. THIS IS A FORD PROBLEM.

MY CAR IS PART OF THE 18S32 (FORD) RECALL FOR THE "FUEL TANK DEFORMATION". I HAD IT SERVICED IN MARCH IN BOLIVAR, MO AT BILL GRANT FORD DEALERSHIP. THE REPROGRAMMED THE PART AS NEEDED DUE TO THE MIL BEING ON WITH THE CODE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL HAS BEEN FIXED AND FORD HAS CLOSED THE RECALL ON MY CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER FUELING AND IT COULD TAKE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 5 MINUTES TO UPWARDS OF 45 MINUTES FOR IT TO BE ABLE TO START AFTER FUELING, WHICH LEAVES ME STRANDED AT TIMES. THEIR REPAIR LASTED ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS AND IT WAS BACK TO DOING IT AGAIN SO I AM BACK AT SQUARE 1 WITH THIS CAR. THE CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF WAITING TO GET IN THE SHOP. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE JIM TRENARY FORD DEALSHIP IN MOSCOW MILLS, MO WHERE I RESIDE. THEY ARE SAYING THAT THE PURGE VALVE IS FAILING DUE TO THE RECALL, AS THE RECALL STATES EXACTLY. AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RECALL IS CLOSED ON MY CAR BECAUSE IT WAS REPAIRED ONCE, FORD IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR IT. IT IS NOT MY OBLIGATION TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AS THIS IS 100% FORD'S FAULT AND I WILL NOT PROVIDE PAYMENT FOR IT. FORD ISSUES THE NEW RECALL (19S22) AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT MINE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL BUT YET IT NEEDS TO BE AS THE ISSUE IS STILL HAPPENING. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO FORD AND THEY STATE THAT THEY WILL NOT COOPERATE WITH PAYING FOR THE REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS THEIR RECALLED PART. OR THEY NEED TO EXPAND THE RECALL FOR A MORE BROAD SPECTRUM OF VEHICLES AS THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I REQUEST THE HELP OF THE NHTSA TO ASSIST ME WITH HAVING FORD FIX WHAT THEY BROKE. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 20 MPH TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON APRIL 11, 2019, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WHEN TRYING TO USE THE REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,836.

PURCHASED 2014 FORD FOCUS IN DEC. 2018, LESS THAN 31,000 MILES IN EXCELLENT VISIBLE CONDITION FROM FAMILY FRIEND FOR MY CHILD AWAY AT COLLEGE. WAS INFORMED BY PREVIOUS OWNER THAT THE WHEN STARTING FROM 0 THERE IS A SMALL STUTTER AS CAR SHIFTS INTO 1ST GEAR. A FORD DEALERSHIP INSTRUCTED THEM THAT THERE IS A 10YR/150,000 MILE WARRANTY EXTENSION (14M01 -DP56 TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER), BUT CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL IT GETS WORSE. TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE 2014 FOCUS, WE DID EXPERIENCE A SHUDDER-SHUDDER. MY CHILD INFORMED ME LATE FEB, EARLY MARCH THE ISSUE HAS GOTTEN WORSE. HOME FOR SPRING BREAK, 03/24/19 WEEK, TOOK FOR TEST DRIVE, AND THE ISSUE IS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE; JUMPING-SHUDDERING-JERKING, SHUDDER-SHUDDER WHEN SHIFTING FROM ZERO TO 1ST AND ALSO 2ND GEAR. 03/25/19 TOOK TO MY MECHANIC WHO INSTRUCTED WAS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND FORD HAS VARIOUS SERVICE PUBLICATIONS AND ADVISED TO TAKE TO FORD DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE 03/25/19 TO MAKE APPOINTMENT AND START CLAIM. 03/25/19 PM DROPPED OFF AT AUTONATION FORD. 03/28/2019 INFORMED TRANSMISSION CLUTCH IS OUT OF SPECIFICATION AND DEFECTIVE, AND WILL COST $2060 +TAX TO REPLACE. ALSO INFORMED THAT THE DEFECTIVE CLUTCH IS NOT COVERED WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (14M01 -DP56 TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER). ALSO THAT THE VEHICLES ORIGINAL 5YR/60,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON 02/08/2019. 03/28/19, CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE , RECEIVED CASE#, AND INSTRUCTED THAT MY ISSUE HAS BEEN LOGGED BUT FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING, THAT ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS 32,986 MILES, THE 5YR WARRANTY, EXPIRED 02/08/2019. FORD DID INFORM ME THAT I CAN CONTACT NHTSA. ALTHOUGH CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS POLITE, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPTABLE CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH A KNOWN DEFECTIVE ISSUE. WITHOUT RESOLUTION, THIS IS, WAS THE 4TH AND LAST FORD PRODUCT MY FAMILY OF 5 WILL EVER PURCHASE, AND ADVISE OTHERS ALSO TO NOT.

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET THE CAR MADE A SOUND WITH THE WORDS 'ENGINE FAULT: ...' THE CARS ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WENT HAYWIRE WITHIN A MINUTE OF THE FIRST WARNING AND THE CAR DIED.

I BOUGHT A 2014 FORD FOCUS BACK IN JUNE OF 2018. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FIXED A FEW DAYS LATER DUE TO AN OPEN RECALL. AFTER THAT I HAD NO ISSUES. OCTOBER 2018 I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE MOST RECENT RECALL WITH THE CPV AND SUCH. SINCE THEN, MY CAR HAS NOT RUN GOOD. IT JERKS, ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO, AND MY FUEL READING IS ALMOST ALWAYS WRONG. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. WHEN I CALL MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY TELL ME THERE'S IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE YET AND TO JUST KEEP IT AT UNDER HALF A TANK OF GAS. WHICH IS STUPID SINCE I CAN'T GET AN ACCURATE FUEL READING! I CAN FILL IT COMPLETELY FULL, DRIVE ONE MILE, THEN SUDDENLY BE ON 3/4 TANK. THAT'S IS RIDICULOUS.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING. CLUTCH REPLACEMENT

CAR SHAKES/SHATTER EVERYTIME IT SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD GEAR. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IT GOES BACK AND FORWARD TO NEUTRAL BETWEEN SHIFTING.THE ISSUES IS GETTING WORSE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. AFTER REVIEWING VARIOUS COMPLAINTS I FIND OUT THAT ALL FORDS FROM 2012 AND NEWER HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND FORD HAS REFUSED TO CORRECTED. THEY ONLY HAVE A RECALL ON THE PCM COMPUTER BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH OR TRANSMISSION. EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILEAGE SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED AS REMEDY SINCE THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO COME BACK. IT IS TIME FOR FORD TO TAKE OWNERSHIP ON THEIR MISTAKE AND BE FORCED TO RECALL ALL TRANSACTIONS ON OUR CARS.

MY CAR ALERTED TRACTION CONTROL/HILL ASSIST ISSUE WHILE DRIVING UNDER 35 MPH. (NOTE I WORK 3RD SHIFT) NEXT MORNING GOT OFF WORK AND IT WAS DEAD BUT WAS ABLE TO JUMP IT. NEXT NIGHT I REMOVED KEYS FROM IGNITION FROM PARKED CAR AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN. NEXT MORNING CAR WOULD NOT START AND WAS ABLE TO BE JUMPED. TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE TCM (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE) MODULE WHICH THEY REPLACED AND RETURNED MY CAR. SAME NIGHT CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TOOK OVER AN HOUR TO GET THE CAR CHARGED JUST TO DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP 3 MINUTES AWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 1500 RPM AND WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO GO OVER 15 MPH. GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD WORKER WITNESS A TEST DRIVE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THEN PARKED WITHE WORKER STILL INSIDE AND SHE WAS ABLE TO WITNESS THE CAR NOT SHUTTING OFF AFTER KEY REMOVAL. NOTIFIED TODAY FROM SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER IT IS NOW THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) AND WILL BE $2900 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE THE BCM AS WELL AS THE WIRE HARNESS THAT HAS MELTED NOW DUE TO THIS ISSUE. FORD HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NO PROGRAMS OR RECALLS TO HELP COVER THESE COSTS. AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AND ISSUE WITH OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE AND FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE 2015 FORD FOCUS FOR THIS SAME BCM ISSUE BUT OF COURSE MY VIN (2014 FORD FOCUS SE HATCHBACK) IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER OF MY CAR IN THE 49 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. MESSAGE "STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED" POPS UP AFTER CAR IS STARTED.

THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS. ALL THREE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE FIRST STARTING VEHICLE, PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND A STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WARNING COMES ON. STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE. HAD TO PULL BACK IN TO PARKING SPOT AND TURN CAR OFF. UPON TURNING THE VEHICLE BACK ON, THE STEERING WHEEL IS BACK TO NORMAL AND THE WARNING IS GONE. TERRIBLE VEHICLE. FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY CHILD IN IT. NEVER WILL BUY ANOTHER FORD EVER AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATED BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO A FUEL STATION AND FILLED WITH FUEL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AL PACKER'S WHITE MARSH FORD (LOCATED AT 9801 PULASKI HWY, MIDDLE RIVER, MD 21220, (443) 777-5000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS DEFORMED DUE TO A STUCK CANISTER PURGE VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO VERIFY IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

HESITATES WHEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY SHUTTERS WHILE DRIVING VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT WHEN I TAKE IT TO FORD DEALER THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM SO THEY DONT DO ANYTHING SO I END UO WASTING MY DAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BOB BOWEN FORD (LOCATED AT 2189 US-40, BRAZIL, IN 47834, (812) 442-2000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TAKATA RECALL COMPLAINT. MY SON AND I PURCHASED A 2014 FORD FOCUS TOGETHER. THE REAR DOOR WAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM IN LATCHING PROPERLY AND THIS IS COMPLAINT #1. COMPLAINT #2 IS THE INABILITY TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY MORE. THE CAR MOTOR SEIZED (MY SON SAID THE THE ENGINE BLEW UP) WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN CALIF. AND HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY. MY EX WIFE SPENT $4,500 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP IN CALIFORNIA ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR BACK IN THE SAME UNDRIVEABLE CONDITION. APPARENTLY THE NEW TRANSMISSION NOW HAD ELECTRICAL DEFECTS. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TOLD MY SON TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP THAT PERFORMED THE WORK ON THE CAR. THE CONCEPT OF THE 14MO2 RECALL OR FAILED SERVICE ACTION NEVER AROSE. WE STILL HAVE A BALANCE ON THE LOAN TO FORD CREDIT AND AN UNDRIVEABLE 2014 CAR. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT AFTER PATRONIZING FORD BY PURCHASING 2 EXPLORERS PRIOR TO THIS FOCUS, THAT SUCH MECHANICAL ISSUES WOULD EXIST.

THE VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THE RPMS GET HIGH IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, IT TAKES FOREVER TO ACCELERATE, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SAY 100 MILES TILL EMPTY THEN DIE ON YOU, I HAVE BEEN STRANDED 5 TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR DUE TO THAT, RECENTLY ON 2/8/20 THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND PROCEEDED TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO LITERALLY PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND INTO A STORE PARKING LOT DURING 5PM TRAFFIC. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS CAR RECEIVED A 5 STAR SAFETY RATING, I FEEL A NUMBER OF THINGS ABOUT THIS MODEL CAR AND COMPANY BUT SAFE DEFINITELY IS NOT ONE OF THEM. DOORS THAT HAVE DEFECTIVE LATCHES, OPENING AT ANYTIME, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LEADING TO CARS CONSTANTLY ALMOST REAR ENDING YOU, AND A CAR THAT CAN STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION OR FREEWAY, IS NOT BY ANY MEANS A DEFINITION OF THE WORD SAFE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN, AND I WILL CONVINCE ANY ELSE TO NOT BUY FROM A COMPANY THAT VALUES PROFITS OVER CONSUMER SAFETY BY INSTALLING CHEAP, DEFECTIVE PARTS AND COMPONENTS

WHEN ACCELERATING, EITHER FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR WHILE IN MOTION, CAR SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY WHILE SWITCHING GEARS. SOMETIMES THIS RESULTS IN LOSS OF ACCELERATION.THIS HAS SCARED US QUITE A FEW TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AS THE POWER LOSS HAS PUT US IN SITUATIONS WHEN AN ACCIDENT COULD EASILY HAVE OCCURRED. THIS SHUDDER HAPPENS 90% OF THE TIME WHEN ACCELERATING, AND IS GETTING WORSE. CLUTCHES WERE REPLACED NOT LONG AFTER WE BOUGHT IT (BOUGHT USED FROM DEALER IN 2016), AND WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER IN 2018 THAT THE CLUTCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN, AND SINCE THEY WERE 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, WE WOULD HAVE TO COUGH UP THE $1800 OURSELVES TO REPLACE THE CLUTCHES FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A CAR THAT WAS THEN 4 YEARS OLD.

FEBRUARY 12 OUR WAY TO WORK ABOUT 1/4 MILE AWAY. AT THE STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR THE OTHER CAR TO TURN. I LET GO OF THE BREAK THEN CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE IN DRIVING. LIGHTS ARE ON. POWER WINDOWS. FUEL TANK DEFORMATION. I GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. SAYING I HAVE TO PAY $800 SOMETHING DOLLARS FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THE OTHER PROBLEM HE IS SAYING. UNTIL NOW I STILL DON'T HAVE A CAR. THEY DID NOT GIVE ME A RENTAL CAR OR HAVE THE CAR TOWED. THIS DEFECTS PUTS MY LIFE AND THE OTHER PERSON IN DANGER AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE COMPANY DEFECTS? I CALLED 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS ABOUT IT. DOING MY OWN RESEARCH WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON. TAKE NOTE: THESE PEOPLE HAVE NOT SEEN OR TOUCHED MY CAR. I JUST SIMPLY STATED WHAT HAPPENED. AND I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RECALL.

MY 2014 FOCUS ST STALLS EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS DUE TO A FAILING CPV WHICH IS PART OF THE CURRENT FORD RECALL 18V735. HOWEVER FORD HAS STILL NOT GOTTEN A REMEDY AND MY CAR HAS BEEN WAITING ALMOST ALMOST 4 MONTHS NOW FOR THIS RECALL TO BE READY SINCE IT STARTED.

OEM ALUMINUM LUG NUTS DEFORM OVER TIME AFTER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. LUG NUTS SWELL AND BECOME STUCK TO THE WHEEL. PROVIDED OEM TIRE WRENCH CANNOT REMOVE LUG NUTS. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A CAR TRYING TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ROAD HAZARD. MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO PERFORM RECALL AND PROVIDE REPLACE WITH NON-DEFECTIVE LUG NUTS. OTHER DRIVERS HAVE REPORTED SAME ISSUE, BUT FORD THUS FAR REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL. HTTPS://WWW.HBSSLAW.COM/CASES/FORD-LUG-NUT-DEFECT/PRESSRELEASE/FORD-LUG-NUT-DEFECT-FORD-OWNERS-SUE-OVER-DEFECTIVE-LUG-NUTS-IN-MILLIONS-OF-VEHICLES

CAR IS VERY HESITANT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. HIGHLY CONCERNED OF RECALL REPAIR TIME FRAME DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF CRASH. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASE IN 2016 DURING EVERY USE.

MY CAR HAS LITERALLY LOST POWER AND TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, ONCE ALMOST RESULTING IN A CRASH IN A LOCAL TRAFFIC TUNNEL. I HAVE ALSO BEEN STRANDED TWICE WITHOUT FUEL DUE TO INNACURATE DISTANCE TO EMPTY READINGS. THE LOCAL AUTONATION FORD DEALERSHIP IN MOBILE, AL HAS REFUSED TO REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE PER THE RECALL ISSUED BY THE NHSTA WITHOUT A FEE OF $130. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE TO HAVE THIS RECALL ADDRESSED AT NO EXPENSE WHICH IS CLEARLY EXPRESSED IN NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 18V735.

VEHICLE'S ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OFF AFTER PLACING TRANSMISSION IN PARK, TURNING KEY TO OFF POSITION, AND THEN REMOVING KEY. ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN UNTIL FUEL PRESSURE DROPS AND EVENTUALLY STALLS. IGNITION CIRCUIT REMAINS ENERGIZED AND WILL DRAIN BATTERY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES.

THE CAR TURNED COMPLETELY OFF, ENGINED LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF, THE CAR WOULD STALL AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE ACCELERATION DIDN'T WORK AND THE CAR STARTED MOVING BACKWARDS.

'TAMARA RECALL' I HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT'S BEEN FIXED 3 TIMES AND IT'S GIVING ME A PROBLEM AND A FEW MONTHS AGO I HAD A LITTLE FENDER BENDER I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BLAME IT ON ME, BUT MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE BUT I SAID I MUST OF LET UP ON IT OR SOMETHING. BUT NOW I AM READING THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND AN AUDIBLE TONE WAS HEARD. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. MORRIE'S MINNETONKA FORD (LOCATED AT 13400 WAYZATA BLVD, MINNETONKA, MN 55305, (952) 546-5441) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

REAR DOORS - LATCHES WERE BAD. PASSENGER SIDE OPENED WHILE TURNING. USED BUNGEE CORDS TO KEEP IT SHUT UNTIL LATCHES COULD BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION - CHATTERED UPON DRIVING, LIKE WHEN 1ST LEARNING TO DRIVE STICK SHIFT. SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT SHIFT UNTIL REACHING HIGH RPMS. OCCASIONALLY WOULD MOMENTARILY SEEM TO POP INTO NEUTRAL. THAT HAPPENED JANUARY 25, 2019. WAS PULLING OUT OF A RESTAURANT AFTER DARK, TURNING LEFT ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY. IT PAUSED HALF WAY ACROSS THE NEAR LANE, A CAR WAS COMING DIRECTLY TOWARD ME AND I TURNED TOO SHARPLY AND RAN OVER THE MEDIAN. ENDED UP CRACKING THE OIL PAN, MESSING UP THE STEERING AND CRACKING THE ENGINE. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS LIVID WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS WELL KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE AND DON CHALMERS FORD KNOWINGLY SOLD IT TO ME.

CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. FORD HAS NO CURRENT FIX FOR THE RECALL ON THE PCV VALVE. THE ONLY SOLUTION THEY GAVE ME WAS TO KEEP THE FUEL TANK ABOVE HALF FULL ("UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SERVICED FOR THIS CONCERN CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST 1/2 TANK OF FUEL") , HOWEVER WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED FOR THE SECOND TIME I HAD OVER 3/4 OF A TANK. IVE CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND ALSO TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. WOULD NOT OFFER A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE THE CAR IS STILL DEEMED SAFE TO DRIVE ("AN ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING OR WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO RESTART, CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.")... ALTHOUGH IN THE RECALL LETTER RECEIVED SAYS "MAY INCREASE RISK OF CRASH". ALSO WITH THIS RECALL THEY SAY "CAUSING THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK TO DEFORM, RESULTING IN AN INACCURATE OR ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE INDICATION" HOW AM I TO KEEP MORE THAN A HALF A TANK IF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE CAR IS A 2014 AND HAS 54000MILES..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE AT A STOP. WYATT JOHNSON FORD (646 THOMPSON LN, NASHVILLE, TN 37204, (615) 244-3615) WAS CONTACTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,120.

GAS TANK NECK WILL NOT ALLOW GAS TO ENTER TANK. TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT PUMPS AND STILL COULD NOT FILL TANK. GAS KEEPS BACKING OUT.

TAKATA RECALL. WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR SHUDDERED HARDER THAN USUAL AND SEEMED LIKE IT LOST POWER. MY TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON SOON AFTER THIS. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR A CONTROL MODULE THAT WOULD CAUSE MY CAR TO STALL WITHOUT NOTICE. WHEN MY CAR STALLED IT MADE A LOUD KNOCK AND MY CLUTCH BRAKE BROKE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE BREAKING OF MY CLUTCH BRAKE COULD NOT BE COVERED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS DIFFERENT SECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION. MY QUESTION IS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY TO BEGIN WITH THEN WOULDN'T IT AFFECT MY CLUTCH BRAKE AND CAUSE IT TO BE UNDER TOO MUCH STRESS? I NOW HAVE TO PAY 1500$ TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT THE RECALL IS FREE OF CHARGE.

THE CAR WILL BE DRIVING AND WHEN YOU GO TO ACCELERATE IT IS LIKE THE CAR CHUGS AND STUTTERS BEFORE IT WILL KICK INTO GEAR, THEN I WAS DRIVING AND THE FRONT BOTTOM SPOILER OR SOMETHING FELL OFF APPARENTLY THE SCREWS HOLDING THAT AND THE PLATE UNDER THE ENGINE FELL OUT AS I WAS DRIVING I HAD TO ZIP TIE THE PLATE TO THE BOTTOM OF CAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN MY NIGHT MARE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2016 AND I OWE SO MUCH ON IT THAT TRADING IT IN WOULD NOT EVEN HELP.

TRANSMISSION ISSUES, SOMETIME CANT GET THE TRANS TO SHIFT ITS A DANGER PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CLUTCHES IN MY TRANS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND STILL NOT FIXED THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE TO FORD AND THERE TELLING MY VIN IS NOT COVERED MY CAR WAS BUILT 2 WEEKS LATER FROM THE ONES COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY

THE 2014 FORD FOCUS TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) IS DEFECTIVE. IN 2018, THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN THE DRIVER BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE. NUMEROUS REOCCURRING ISSUES MOST RECENT WAS ON OR ABOUT 1/16/19. THIS IS THE 7TH TIME THE 2014 FORD FOCUS HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME ISSUES OF SHUDDERING, MISFIRING, FAULTY CLUTCH, ENGINE LIGHT ON AND TCM MALFUNCTION . DEALER SERVICE COUNSELOR/TECHNICIAN REPORTS THE TCM IS DEFECTIVE AND OWNER WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE WHENEVER THE MODULE OVERHEATS.

WHILE ACCELERATING EITHER UPHILL OR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE. I WAS TOLD TO FIX MY CAMBER AND TOE BARS TO ALLEVIATE THE SHAKING OF THE CAR, MY STRUTS, AND TO REPLACE MY TIRES. NEITHER OF THESE SOLUTIONS HAVE HELPED THIS.

EVER SINCE WE HAD THE TCM RESET BY THE DEALERSHIP I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR STARTING AND SHUTTING OFF WHILE AT A STOP BUT NOT IT NOT EVEN STARTING ANYMORE AND I'VE REPLACED FUSES AND THE GROUND WIRE ON IT WHICH MADE IT WORK FOR A DAY OR TWO THAN NOTHING AND IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW PLEASE HELP ME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I NEED TO DO TO FIX IT OR LET ME SWAP FOR ANOTHER THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS FOR ME SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO DINNER, A MESSAGE POPS UP AND STATES, "STEERING FAULT, SERVICE SOON". DURING THIS TIME, IT BECAME A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AROUND ON THE ROAD. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO DINNER. CONCERNED, I WANTED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THAT EVENING (1/8/2019) A NEW MESSAGE POPPED UP. IT STATED; "STEERING LOSS STOP SAFELY". THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ESSENTIALLY LOCKED IN ITS POSITION AND HARD TO MOVE AROUND. I GOT IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $1,931.35 TO FIX. THIS INCLUDES ABOUT $1,200 FOR THE STEERING GEAR (ELECTRICAL), ABOUT $605 FOR THE LABOR, AND ANOTHER $100 FOR A NEW ALIGNMENT. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THIS IS A 2014 WITH ONLY 55K ON IT. THERE IS NO REASON THE MANUFACTURE SHOULDN'T BE COVERING THIS. THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE. LOOKING ONLINE, I HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD FOCUS THAT IS SEEMS LIKE HASN'T HIT THAT "MAGICAL" NUMBER TO BE MADE A RECALL. THIS IS MY FIRST AND NOW LAST FORD I WILL EVER BUY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VICTORY LANE FORD (LOCATED AT 903 OLD RTE 66 N, LITCHFIELD, IL 62056, (217) 324-3965) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN SEVERAL TIMES TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.