2014 Ford Focus Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 127
- 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 127 stored complaint records:
- 11 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 15 records
- accelerator pedal · 13 records
- engine light · 10 records
- pedal depressed · 10 records
- notified failure · 9 records
- without warning · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 68 |
| 60–100k mi | 24 |
| 30–60k mi | 15 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle drives like it is in the wrong gear. It seems like the transmission or something is dragging. It does not go smoothly to another gear. It drives hard for a 2014 car. I don't know what the problem is..... Updated 09/30/15*bf
ODI 10743976
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While taking turns at 10 - 15 mph speed and/or while accelerating from a stop, the vehicle gives out a series of rattling noises with the transmission. This seems to occurs at no / partial throttle being applied. At times, while accelerating from stop, the vehicle shatters quite strongly. The shudder is pretty strong when it occurs when accelerating from a stop on an incline. *tr
ODI 10701482
Vehicle Speed Control
On numerous occasions, when leaving a stop sign/light, the car will shudder and choke as if it going to turn off. The car idles around 750 rpms when this occurs. I am not sure if that is abnormal or not. Unfortunately, it feels as if the issue is occurring more frequently. For example, i have noticed while the car is in motion and at various speeds that some times when i attempt to accelerate the car will not…
ODI 10702815
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving in stop and go traffic the car accelerated, lurching forward, instead of stopping when the brakes were applied, causing me to strike the car in front of me. Car transmission revved and gave the sound of a car shifting gears, and continued to rev for several seconds after impact. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10702561
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Since about 6,000 miles, my car "stutters" upon acceleration. Going forward from a stopped position, there is hesitation prior to acceleration which is an accident waiting to happen as those behind me accelerate normally. Then, it stutters, or hesitates, as i accelerate to a point, at which point acceleration ceases and the rpms race. Again, a danger of being hit from behind or the side when merging. I asked my oil…
ODI 10747752
Engine · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Vehicle Speed Control
This is the second time that my car accelerated on its own, once while stopped, the second time while driving. The first occurrence of occurred while stopped at 0 miles per hour at a drive-through, i had to push on the brakes harder to prevent the car from hitting the car ahead of me. A second occurrence occurred yesterday on february 14 of 2014. I was driving at 35 miles per hour in a 45 miles per hour zone when…
ODI 10683539
Vehicle Speed Control
I have a 2014 ford focus that shakes when it accelerates, at times is feels like there is not enough power. I got a software update yesterday and the car still shakes, ford says its "normal" due to their power shift technology. I don't feel comfortable with their excuse and they should find a fix for focus' asap. *tr
ODI 10678202
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
We have had problems with the acceleration since we bought the car. The car does not change gears cleanly. Instead it may hesitate before changing gears, act like it is in neutral with high revolutions and no change in acceleration. We have to play with the pedal constantly to try to make it act normal in changing gears even thought this is an automatic transmission car.
ODI 11231157
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. While attempting to accelerate from a stop, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the rpms increased; however, the vehicle hesitated to move forward. The vehicle was diagnosed and repaired. The clutch was replaced and recalibrated, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and repaired four times for the exact same failure. The manufacturer was…
ODI 10919205
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10993493
Electrical System · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Traction Control System · Vehicle Speed Control
Traction control issue.... During snowstorm , trying to drive up a hill with a left hand turn , tires lost traction and car electronically reduced rpm speed... Loss of speed almost sent car sideways into ditch. Had to turn around and get run at hill 4 more times.... Each time when traction with tires was broken ...rpms were dropped to nothing leaving car stopped near stalling in middle of hill. Will be dealing with…
ODI 10668535
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked and accelerated in excess independently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the seals needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 11,000. The vin was unavailable.
ODI 10691525
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle lurches rapidly after nearly stalling when transitioning between 1st and second gear and it nearly caused me to rear-end a driver in front of me. I have a great fear of this happening again. *tr
ODI 10660343
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Transmission shifting problems: hesitation/jerking while shifting; this problem is well known by ford & the dealers; transmission slips. Anytime/where i'm driving my automatic-transmission 2014 focus and press the accelerator after slowing down to or starting in first gear (as in from a stop), the transmission races as if caught between gears. This makes me press the accelerator down more to force it into gear.…
ODI 11231716
Vehicle Speed Control
My car has been shuttering and not shifting smoothly for a few weeks as well as loss of power when taking off from a stop or very slow speed. This incident: car shifted into neutral for a few (5?) seconds before engaging in higher gear while i was on freeway. *tr
ODI 10637005
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Loses power during acceleration from dead stop or onto freeway, transmission bucks and does not engage from first gear to second gear in alleged automatic transmission. Slips into neutral while the car is in motion. Dealership said that ford is aware of the problem, but has no plans for a long term fix.
ODI 11232224
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2014 ford focus began shuddering almost immediately after i bought it, which was may 2014. I took it to my ford dealer to explain. I was told it wasn't a problem and i should continue driving it. The shuddering continued. It normally happens when pulling out from a stopped or near stopped position, on flat and inclined surfaces. I took it back to the ford dealer once again. They said they adjusted a few things…
ODI 11232319
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* 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…
ODI 11010188
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I have had my focus in to be repaired four times for the clutch plate assembly shuddering/jumping/hesitating upon starting up from a stopped position.the last time it was in was march of 2016, and is now doing the same thing in june 2016. This was first noticed at 12000 miles, but not addressed until the milage was 15500. This disqualified it for the buy back with ford through the bbb autoline. The clutch plate has…
ODI 10874057
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
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
ODI 10626513
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Upon acceleration, car hesitates, stutters, shakes and makes a grinding noise. When entering the highway, it really hesitated and took longer than usual to get to the speed limit. Hence, someone was coming up quickly behind me and was very irate with me. This could have caused an accident or something other . . . Like road rage by the other driver. *tr
ODI 10652097
Engine · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Beginning at 6000 miles and 7 months of operation, my 2014 ford focus began operating erratically. The transmission exhibited physical shudders, lurching when coming out of 0mph, and bogging down/failing to shift to accelerate when merging onto the highway. The first and most noticeable time, it resulted in my hitting the bumper of the person in front of me and a more than $5000 repair to their car. At the time, i…
Crash reported
ODI 10759337
Air Bags · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
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…
Crash reported
ODI 10640092
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While cruising at a steady 65mph in rush hour traffic on the interstate my vehicle unexpectedly went into what the ford dealer later called "limp mode." the car lost almost all its power and at first seemed to be stalled. I was unable to accelerate and the speed gradually dropped. There were tractor-trailers merging onto and off the interstate, and i had a fearful sensation of going up under one. There was too much…
ODI 10611135
Clutch Assembly · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. While accelerating from a stop at 5 mph, the vehicle surged forward and the speed increased to 15 mph without warning. The vehicle jerked and the speed accelerated beyond 20 mph. The failure occurred ten times. The dealer stated that the clutch and seals needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate…
ODI 10631609