2014 Ford Focus Power Train Problems
- 948
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 948 stored complaint records:
- 17 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- Clutch Assembly · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 461 |
| 60–100k mi | 155 |
| 30–60k mi | 144 |
| 100–150k mi | 43 |
| 150–400k mi | 8 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch/automatic transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 35. Updated 8/31/15*cn
ODI 10730882
Power Train
My 2014 ford focus has many transmission issues from grinding gears, hesitant transmission, non-working ac from time to time (more often it does not work then works). The vehicle tends to not shift or engage the transmission when turning corners and then applying the gas peddle to move forward, in stop and go traffic the vehicle shakes and makes grinding noises when shifting (automatic transmission), on days that…
ODI 10620745
Power Train
It shutters when you stop and it has a delay when you try to return to driving. It rolls when you are setting on hill.
ODI 11232308
Power Train
Transmission is doing what they call shuddering. The computer controlled transmission does not shift correctly.
ODI 10605108
Power Train
I have a manual transmission. On several occasions over the past year, the car will be accelerating and with out warning, the power train will pause/seem to slip/slight shudder for a second or two and then the vehicle resumes operating normally. Generally, this happens in the morning after driving for about a mile. Happens in different seasons of the year. Does not seem to happen right as i shift into the next gear…
ODI 10691982
Power Train
I placed my car in reverse at an incline on my driveway i triple checked the tail lights, gears on dash and on shifter knob to verify that the car was in fact in reverse however my car instead moving in reverse was moving forward. I checked again and let go of gas and again it crept forward. Placed it in neutral and it too went forward as well (triple checked the vehicle to be sure i was in the right gear). This car…
ODI 10605653
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Focus was bought brand new with 24 miles on it, december of 2013. Around 6 months into having it the focus started to shudder anytime the gas pedal was pressed, then will take off like normal after a few seconds. This is happening driving down the road or coming from a stop. We've almost been hit several times due to delays in intersections. It has been taken to ford many times first they would tell us "oh it is…
ODI 11016259
Engine · Power Train · Steering
I purchased the car brand new. It started bogging out dying in slow traffic and in the middle of turns. I have had it in the shop 5 times for same issue nothing was resolved. I have almost gotten in a couple accidents when turning the car dies in the middle of street and i have almost been t boned. I sounds like the engine is going to fall out at times. Sometimes when it starts to die it excelerates and send the car…
ODI 10795137
Engine · Power Train
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…
ODI 10629989
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. While driving 30 mph, the transmission hesitated without warning. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the dps6 clutch needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200.
ODI 10884328
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
After driving into houston last year, came to a stop light on the tollway. The light turned green, i pressed the accelerator and the engined revved high followed by a metal "clapping/clanking" noise when vehicle changed gears. I took my foot off of the accelerator, but car still accelerated on its own. I ended up running into a curb to keep from hitting other vehicles. The next day, going up a parking garage at…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10715891
Power Train
O5-08-14 i purchased a brand new 2014 ford focus with 49 miles on it. Within 500 miles i complained of a shudder in the transmission (transmission: slipping, jumping, hesitating, slow to engage, safety hazard, faulty clutch, mostly on take off, etc )at 5900 miles i took it in for a service and asked about this. I was told this was normal its the new dual clutch transmission aka dct . If this was normal then why did…
ODI 10748696
Body · Engine · Power Train
I have owned this car for 2 years. I purchased it on 5/3/2014 and took it home to notice 2 days later that the trim of the body frame was coming undone and also the front bumper was detaching (it was parked in my garage). I took it back and got the parts fixed. Then a month later i returned it back to the shop for stalling, hesitation, rpm's going up to 5, vibration of car and got the pcm/tcm reprogrammed. This was…
ODI 10874802
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to accelerate, lunged forward, and stalled without warning. The contact mentioned that the gears were difficult to change over into second and third gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they replaced a seal within the transmission but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who replaced the clutch…
ODI 10714006
Power Train
Within the first 6 months/8,000 miles, i noticed a hesitation when i attempted to accelerate from a stop. I'd step on the gas and nothing would happen; then suddenly i'd be spitting gravel or leaving rubber on the road. I knew the problem was with the car and not my driving. By 12 months/12,000 miles, i started getting a "clutch shudder," mostly when accelerating around corners. The shuddering continued to get…
ODI 10786904
Power Train
The car will loose power while pulling into traffic; causing the car to slow or stop while merging or pulling into traffic, transmission slips, rpm's high while stopped causing car to spin tires when letting off the brake, car will shutter, jerk and stall when accelerating and lost of power. Electrical - low gas warning light and gas gauge isn't consistent, miles to empty will drop 3 to 5 miles without warning…
ODI 10670140
Power Train
The transmission on this vehicle is very poor. It lags, shudders violently, knocks, etc. It even sometimes jolts forward or hesitates. These issues occur in heavy traffic, on hills, and on turns. I feel very unsafe and worried about these issues while i'm driving this car. *tr
ODI 10651298
Power Train
Vehicle has extreme shutter/lurching forward when accelerating from a stopped position. The focus has been taken in for service on four different occasions and computer updates have been made. We continue to experience the same jerking during acceleration but have been told by the service manager and also the owner of the dealership that this is "normal" for the ford focus. We feel that this is very dangerous and…
ODI 10630962
Power Train
While driving my car here and there it has hesitated to go and almost feels like it is out of gear. When it starts to go it stutters. Recently it has been getting worse. Two days ago i was in traffic going 35 and my car went from rpm raising as i hit gas pedal to my speed dropping. I had to quickly turn out of traffic shut my car off and restart it. It now has done this twice. I to have taken it and they said it is…
ODI 10617771
Power Train
Car would shudder and shake when shifting at low speeds. Dealer replaced clutch and then a few months later, problem reoccurred and is getting progressively worse with more shudder and shake. Car has been returned to the dealer 2 additional times and the dealer stated that the shudder was within tolerances, even though it is getting progressively worse.
ODI 10722187
Power Train
My transmission shudders, does not shift properly,hesitates to go, and jerks while shifting. I took it to mt dealership and they said that this is within the specs of fords recent repair to the transmission which was recalled. I have taken my car to the dealership several times for this issue and have gotten nowhere! This issue started in april of 2014 and has continued even after the recall repair.
ODI 10954599
Power Train
Within the first 10,000 miles of ownership the transmission in our 2014 ford focus has been rebuilt and the clutch has been rebuilt/fixed as well as multiple software updates applied, and we have complained every time we take the car in for service that the transmission is still broken. It shudders, jerks, rumbles, hard shifts and even comes close to stalling with no acceleration/movement at times. I fear driving it…
ODI 10909919
Power Train
While accelerating from a stop the car made a loud metallic noise and hesitated severely, then slammed into the next gear almost hitting the car in front of us, we had just purchased it the day before, got the run around for 6 weeks now, dealership says it's within ford "specs". Has done this every day, gets worse and wors , i have been beat up from the shaking, nerves shot from the unpredictable behavior of the…
ODI 10721879
Power Train
Transmission has stuttered between first and second gear for the entire time i have had the car. I have gotten one new transmission and have had it serviced numerous times. This is not a one time issue - it has happened for the entire time i have had the car and i am the single owner of the vehicle.
ODI 11234343
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. While stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle rolled backwards suddenly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to have the software updated. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200.
ODI 10914320