Harsh jerking and shuddering when accelerating. Ford has a recall on the transmission for this problem, yet they refused to fix mine because its 65000 miles. Was never told about this when I got the car (~35000) - would have fixed sooner if I was. Got clutch replaced months ago, fixed this for a little, now the problem is back.

- University Place, WA, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. While driving various speeds, the vehicle hesitated and failed to respond when the accelerator pedal was depressed. Dick smith Ford (located at 9505 E state rte 350, raytown, mo 64133, (816) 353-1495) was notified. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

- Kansas City, MO, USA

When trying to accelerate, the vehicle will make a sort of stuttering, or have a delay in acceleration. Sometimes I notice the rpms increasing without reason, almost as if it skips shifting maybe or has a delayed shift" I have not tried in "sport" mode to see if manually shifting solves the problem. I also have not been able to identify any other common things, such as a certain fuel level, internal or external temperature, or rate of intended acceleration, though I would not rule out anything. I have noticed this happening both in town driving and highway driving, the delay in acceleration or stuttering. There is also a distinct shudder that happens occasionally. I am not sure if it is an issue with fuel (flooding maybe? or a delay in fuel injection") or an issue with the power train (any issue in the transmission with shifting?) or maybe an issue in speed control (a missed connection between the accelerator pedal or throttle control cables and the next step in the chain?). I just know that sometimes I need to accelerate to get in a spot in a line of traffic and when the car doesn't 'go' when I need it to and it shudders or has a stutter or delay, it causes the car I was getting in front of to have to brake and if they don't, then my children in the back seat are put at risk. This has happened multiple times, not just the date indicated.

- Bowling Green, MO, USA

The car lost all power and speed on the highway. There were no lights indicating there was a problem and left us stuck on side of the road. Since the incident the car has stopped several times. I also took to Ford dealer where it was purchased making a complaint.

- Biloxi, MS, USA

My car would stall when I was turning or driving, but at first I could turn it off and back on and it would run just fine. Then my car started showing me that I had a full tank of gas when I didn't. I found out that the issue is the gas tank, a $450 fix. These plastic gas tanks are collapsing on itself, my friend had a 2012 Focus and was told that the gas tank was shrinking and that it would keep shrinking until the gas tank was almost completely gone. This needs to be a recall!!!

- Wyandotte, MI, USA

This vehicle bogs down, has low power, and slow acceleration. Does not show any fault codes or service lights. I took this Ford Focus to two different shops; one of them being a Ford dealer. They could not find anything wrong. No part failures. No codes to troubleshoot. They said that they can not explain the reasoning for this by the car seems fine although it has this issue. It makes leaving from a stop very dangerous as the car is really slow to accelerate. It has almost caused two accidents where other drivers arent expecting my slow acceleration. This is common in the vehicles with the automatic transmissions. But my Focus has a manual transmission. So Ford dealers and service support online are at a miss for what the issue would be as the vehicle shows no issues in the health report. After talking to Ford service online they have asked for me to go to the NHTSA and place an official report so that this issue can be investigated as it is not the first. This vehicle has had the spark plugs, coils replaced and still no difference. This is a danger for anyone driving or near this vehicle while driving.

- Columbus, IN, USA

My car is not able to drive in reverse. It is not able to go over 40 miles per hour. It does a jerking while changing gears. It also do this while in park with key in and with key out. It is currently at Ford for repairs and they are stating it does not have a recall on this model. I called yesterday and emailed to explained the issue and they stated it was on the list. Now they are stating it is over $2000 to fix.

- Wimauma, FL, USA

The contact owned a 2014 Ford Focus. After shifting the gear shifter into the reverse position, the vehicle erroneously accelerated forward and crashed into a brick building. No injuries were sustained and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot and deemed destroyed. The cause of the failure was not determined by a dealer or independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.

- Hurlock, MD, USA

When accelerating to around 40 mph, on the freeway, the car started shaking and lost power, check engine light illuminated and the service engine now light also lit up. Took the car to local dealer and they figured cars electronic throttle body (etb) was defective and would cost $370+ to repair. After investigating thoroughly, I discovered this was a defect in more than 1.6 millon Ford vehicles and told the dealer, but the dealer along with Ford hq advised they would not assist in the payment of the part or repair what-so-ever.

- Los Lunas, NM, USA

I have had this 2014 Ford Focus since early 2015. I have had problems out of this car since I have had it, with the dealership not ever finding out what was wrong. It started with power train issues which they had issued a recall for and I had brought to them and the dealership still did not fix. The last two weeks the car has begun having steering issues. While I was driving it just locked up and I had to coast to a stop and restart it. It drove fine after it sat for a minute and I restarted it, then three days later would not turn again after I started the vehicle while parked in my driveway and was getting ready to drop my children off at school and then head to work myself. I once again had to turn the vehicle of and let it sit for a minute and had to restart it. It ran okay for another three days. This morning it once again while parked in my driveway will not turn and the steering assist light came on the car. This time it will not turn at all after I have restarted the car several times.

- Lexington, TN, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact shifted the gear into park, then into neutral, and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted but hesitated to accelerate. The contact powered off the engine a second time. The vehicle was restarted and was able to drive normally. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

- Bradingtong, FL, USA

5 speed manual transmission, loss of power at 3K RPM in all gears. This occured on the highway at 60 mph, speed slowly decreased to 45 mph and I was able to exit the highway safely. No check engine lights or warnings. Called dealership and they suggested using a fuel injection cleaner.

- Mukilteo, WA, USA

Transmission chatters and shudders, and does not shift in correct RPM range (according to dealership test). PS6 clutch replacement necessary for second time on 2014 Ford Focus. First replacement after 55K miles. Second replacement after another 35K miles (total mileage on car 90K). Since clutch failure is common on 2014 Ford Focus, need Ford warranty extended to cover this expense. (Ford dealership price to replace the clutch is $1341 for 9 hours of labor plus $463 for clutch and $71 for the seal assembly oil.) clutch replacement is due to mechanical design; not due to normal wear and tear, not due to operator.

- Poway, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. While the vehicle was at a complete stop, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the vehicle jerked, stalled, and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. In addition, the contact experienced a failure with the gear shifter changing gears. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (monaco Ford, 767 new london turnpike, glastonbury, ct, 06033, ) where it was diagnosed that the E-vap chamber failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted and made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

- Glastonbury, CT, USA

Ford Focus will lose power on the highway. Ford told me that's how the car is and that the clutch on the Focus and fiesta are faulty from the factory. The car is a 2014 with 62,000 miles.

- Coppell, TX, USA

While driving on the interstate at about 50 mph the vehicle started to accelerate on it's own and reached about 80 mph in a matter of seconds. The tachometer reached 8K RPM. The rps remained the same even with the foot off the gas pedal and with the brakes fully depressed. We drove the vehicle off the highway with the brakes fully depressed and it slowed to about 55 on the off ramp then accelerated back to 65 mph. The hand braked had to be used and the footbrake was depressed to stop at the red light. The engine continued running at max RPM so we turned off the vehicle. The car was turned back on then the car would not idle it would stall in the middle of the intersection and it did that several times to then accelerate again to full RPM. We were a block away from the Ford dealership so we took it in and the service personnel saw how it was accelerating and even told us to turn it off immediately for safety reasons.

- Santa Teresa, NM, USA

When I am at a complete stop and I attempt to accelerate, my Ford jerks rapidly. In order to drive the vehicle I have to press on the gas forcibly in order to accelerate to a normal speed limit. After several attempts to complain to the orginal dealership metro Ford on noland road of the issue I was told that it was a shudder transmission problem. The Ford dealership will not solve the issue and although they stated they reset the issue they try to convince me that it is normal when in fact it is not. This vehicle is an extreme hazard and unsafe to drive for me and my children. I am afraid it will stall at a busy intersection in the future.

- Raymore, MO, USA

One of the many incidents: While at a city street stop sign, I pressed the gas, the engine light came on, the vehicle did not move (the engine revved without moving) I let off the gas and reapplied pressure to the gas pedal. The vehicle slowly moved, the vehicle gave a hard jerk then the vehicle moved at a reasonable speed with the gas pedal pressed while driving on the city street. The vehicle has stuttered and shook while driving since I owned this brand new vehicle. I mentioned the stuttering, jerking and shaking to 3 Ford dealership service departments in the past. I was told "that's the way this type of vehicle drives", "that's how the tcm operates" and "the vehicle shifts like a manual car but operates as an automatic". my question each time was "so it's normal that my car shakes and stutters while I'm driving? this car jerks too much." I was told each time "yes." The incidents of stuttering and shaking have been visible from the vehicle's purchase. The hard jerks are occurring more frequently.

- Morgan Hill, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. When the accelerator pedal was depressed at various speeds, the vehicle shuttered and shook violently without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the transmission control module was replaced, but the failure recurred. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,100.

- North Hollywood, CA, USA

Transmission: The vehicle has been stuttering and then unexpectedly jumping forward when pressing the accelerator since about 1,500 miles. It's been getting continuously worse since. The first incident that truly endangered my safety was when I was pulling out from a 3-way stop, it almost stalled in front of incoming traffic, then suddenly propelled forward into a gas station curb & blew out my tire. The second incident, which is why I'm filing this report, was with my 2 daughters in the car, leaving a stop light at a highway intersection. It was raining, and I was trying to get up to the 55mph speed limit but the car kept chugging and stuttering. Other vehicles were going around me as my speed slowly climbed, & at almost 50 mph the car suddenly accelerated and, despite tapping my brakes, continued to do so until it hit 65 mph. I was surrounded by other vehicles, and pressed the brake harder to avoid hitting the line of cars in front of me, to the left of me, or having to swerve into the ditch on my right at this high rate of speed, because tapping the brakes cautiously was having effect on the cars acceleration. When it stopped quickly accelerating, it continued to stutter, but seemed to level off at my chosen speed. Since then, its continued to stutter and chug and jump forward almost every time I accelerate, whether from a complete stop or to go faster than my current speed. It's terrifying.

- Battle Ground, WA, USA