2013 Ford Focus Complaint Log

"TAKATA RECALL"MY 2013 FORD FOCUS AT 75,000 MILES THE CAR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WOULD SHUDDER WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND EVENTUALLY PROGRESSED TO RAPIDLY SLIPPING OUT OF ACCELERATION AND ACTING AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. FORD REPLACED THE CLUTCHES UNDER WARRANTY, PROBLEM SOLVED. AT 150,900 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND FORD REPORTED TO ME THAT A $900 MODULATOR SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND MAYBE THE CLUTCH WOULD AGAIN NEED TO REPLACED. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THIS COMMUTER CAR IS A GOOD CAR WITH A FAULTY WIDELY KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT WILL PROBABLY NOT BE FIXED BY REPLACING EXPENSIVE PARTS. FORD HAS STATED THAT IT WILL NOT HELP WITH ANY OF THE COST. THE DEALERSHIP THAT DOES ALL THE CARS MAINTENANCE WILL GIVE 10% OFF COST. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD RECTIFY THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND PROVIDE COMPENSATION!

I PURCHASED A FORD FOCUS IN 2013 AND CURRENTLY HAVE 28,300 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND IS DRIVEN SOLELY BY ME. HOWEVER, RECENTLY I HAD A MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEM THAT COULD VERY EASILY BE FATAL FOR ANY DRIVER. THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED AND LOCKED UP THE STEERING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY FOR ME I WAS WITHIN 10 FEET OF MY DRIVEWAY GOING ABOUT THREE MILES PER HOUR. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE THEY WANTED OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE POWER STEERING. IF ANYONE IS DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS PROBLEM OCCURS, I BELIEVE THE PROBABILITY OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR FATALITY WOULD BE VERY HIGH. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRONIC SO WHEN IT GOES, IT BECOMES UNSTEERABLE. ALARMINGLY, WHEN SPEAKING WITH DEALERSHIP AND THE FORD AREA REGIONAL MANAGER THEY DID NOT REGARD THIS AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IN FACT, THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS A DEFECT AS IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTEE. I ASKED IF THIS WAS NOT DEFECTIVE, HOW COULD THIS OCCUR AT 28,300 MILES? THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS COULD HAPPEN IF IT WAS HIT BUT ADMITTED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THIS. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THIS CAR HAS NOT EVEN RUN OVER A POT HOLE. SINCE NO ONE IS TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY, I NEED TO DOCUMENT THIS PROBLEM AS ONE THAT CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF NOT RECALLED OR CORRECTED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THIS IS A MUCH MORE SEVERE PROBLEM THAN THE AUTO PROBLEM A FEW YEARS BACK WHERE CARS WERE ACCIDENTALLY RUNNING PEOPLE OVER WHEN STARTING . THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IMAGINE YOUR FAMILY DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT SIXTY MILES AN HOUR AND THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS, I BELIEVE MORE PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY BEFORE THEY PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE. I FOR ONE WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED MINE!

2013 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RATTLING NOISES AND LEAKING FLUIDS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP, FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

"TAKATA RECALL": ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO THE HORN STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE CEASING TO WORK AT ALL. IT WILL NOT WORK WHERE THE CAR IS PARKED OR IN DRIVE. I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. IN GENERAL IT HAS HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONICS IN THE CAR, ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE MEDIA SYSTEM (AUXILIARY, USB, SYNC AUDIO, ETC HAVE ALL STOPPED WORKING) SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN JUNE 2016. I CANNOT OBVIOUSLY HONK THE HORN WHILE DRIVING AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THE CAR HAS ~53000 MILES.

IN MOTION REAR BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK. IN MOTION . TRUNK UNLATCHES UNINTENTIONALLY FORCING MYSELF TO STOP AND PULL OVER AND CLOSE THE TRUNK LID.IN BOTH SITUATIONS THE VEHICLE HAS WARNING THAT CORRECTLY WARNS OF THE OCCURRING ERROR. ON MORE THAN 3 OCCASIONS RECENTLY IN MARCH OF 2017.

POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING TURNED ON. THEY WILL STILL RUN EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THEY WILL NOT TURN ON AT OTHER TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN NEEDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE AND WOULD NOT MOVE EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. FORTUNATELY I WAS STOPPED FOR THE SIGNAL. I HAD TO THINK ABOUT WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO ABOUT HOLDING UP TRAFFIC. FINALLY I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I WAITED APPROX 10 TO 15 SECONDS. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND WHEN I STARTED I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I THEN PROCEEDED DIRECTLY TO MY MECHANIC VERY CAREFULLY. HE TOLD ME WHAT HE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING MECHANISM. I THEN WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FORD DEALER, EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM AND LEFT THE CAR. HE CONTACTED ME LATER , SAID HE HAD TO ORDER THE PART AND WOULD LET ME KNOW WHEN THE CAR WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. THE COST? WOW. THE NAME OF THE PART WAS STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY, REPROGRAM SYSTEM WITH THE COMPUTER. SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE TOTAL COST WAS $1,972.19.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND OPERATED CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING MOTOR BURNED OUT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,300. *CN

ABOUT 1 AM THIS MORNING I LEFT WORK AND STARTED DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH THE GAS GAUGE READING 44 MILES TO EMPTY. SINCE IT WAS RATHER LATE I DECIDED TO GO HOME AND JUST GET GAS IN THE MORNING BUT ABOUT HALFWAY HOME IT IT DROPPED ALL THE WAY FROM 44 DOWN TO 17 AND THEN ABOUT A MILE LATER RAN OUT OF GAS. THIS WAS AN ISSUE BUT NOT THE ONE I'M OVERLY CONCERNED ABOUT RIGHT NOW. I PLACED ON MY HAZARDS AND TRIED TO FLAG DOWN SOME HELP TO GET TO THE GAS STATION I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR PARKED IN A CURVE AND THOUGH I WAS OFF THE ROAD IT WASN'T BY MUCH SO I LEFT THE HAZARDS ON. WHEN I CAME BACK ROUGHLY AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I GOT GAS INTO THE CAR AND GOT THE BATTERY JUMPED AND THEN STARTED THE VEHICLE WITH ONE MAJOR ISSUE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD GONE COMPLETELY DARK SO THERE WAS NO WAY OF TELLING HOW FAST I WAS GOING NOR COULD I SEE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE TANK OR ENGINE TEMPERATURE. THE OTHER ISSUE WAS THE TURN SIGNALS ALSO STOPPED WORKING. TODAY I CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND WHEN I PULLED OUT THE ONE FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IT WAS ABSOLUTELY FINE BUT WHEN I PUT IT BACK IN EVERYTHING CAME BACK TO LIFE LIKE THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IT ALL WENT DARK AGAIN SO I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY TURN SIGNAL OR TELL HOW FAST I WAS GOING. ONCE AGAIN I JUST PULLED OUT THE SAME FUSE AND PUSH IT BACK IN AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THIS JUST SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE A REAL DANGEROUS ISSUE AND AS I READ ONLINE THIS CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A PLETHORA OF THEM ALSO THE ISSUE WITH NOT GETTING AN ACCURATE READING OF HOW MUCH GAS IS IN YOUR TANK IS ALSO A PROBLEM. THE GENTLEMAN FROM THE STORE WHO HELPED ME PUT GAS IN THE CAR AND JUMP IT SAID HE HAS THE EXACT SAME MODEL FOR HIS WIFE AND THAT HE WAS TOLD WHEN SHE RAN OUT OF GAS IT WAS BECAUSE THE PLASTIC TANK MELTED AND CHANGE SHAPES ALLOWING INACCURATE READING OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEFT

2013 FORD FOCUS POWER STEERING TOTALLY WENT OUT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. CAR WOULD STILL STEER BUT TOOK A TREMENDOUS PHYSICAL EFFORT. DEALER DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY STEERING EPAS. FORD HAS RECALLED OTHER MODELS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT NOT THE FOCUS.

THE FUEL GAGE ON MY FORD FOCUS DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. I'VE RAN OUT OF GAS MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE MILES TO E READ 40,72 AND EVEN 88. SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR THE GAS LIGHT NEVER COMES ON BEFORE I RUN OUT OF GAS. I CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A $90 FEE FOR THEM JUST TO ACCESS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE POSTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. IT DEFINITELY SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST. THIS PROBLEM ALONE HAS CAUSED ME TO CONSTANTLY USE ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE DUE TO RANDOMLY RUNNING OUT OF FUEL IN AREAS I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH, WHICH COULD DEFINITELY BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I'M NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT ALONE BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF I'LL MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT RUNNING OUT OF GAS.

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING INCORRECTLY UNTIL FINALLY LOSING ALL POWER LEAVING ME STRANDED IN THE PASSING LANE GOING UPHILL ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED AFTER THE FORD DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION. REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE AND THE DEALER CURRENTLY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AS THEY HOLD ONTO THE CAR FOR FURTHER TESTING. I'VE ALSO HAD THE POWER STEERING FAIL ON ME TWICE.

CAR FEELS LIKE IT SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE REVS. JERKS FORWARD WHEN GOING BACK INTO GEAR. HAD IT TO DEALER 2X IN 2 WEEKS. THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. GET THE CAR BACK AND DOES IT AGAIN. HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY TELL ME TO CONTACT SERVICE MGR AT THE DEALER. CAR FEELS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. HAPPENS ON THE HWY AND STREET DRIVING. IS RANDOM. BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED SLIPPING GEARS AND AN ABNORMAL SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGE TITLE AND TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO CARUSO FORD LINCOLN LOCATED AT (3500 CHERRY AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90807, (562) 426-3301) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO PERFORM THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DUE THE VEHICLE HAVING A SALVAGE TITLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE, 2013 FORD FOCUS. I HAVE CONTACTED VARIOUS DEALERS IN MY LOCAL AREA, WHO HAVE GIVEN ME VARIOUS EXCUSES TO NOT FIX MY TRANSMISSION WHICH IS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP DEPARTMENT, AND THEY ARE ADVISING ME THAT IT IS UP TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX OR NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO ASSIST ME IN GETTING THIS FIXED OR GETTING A RENTAL VEHICLE TO ALLOW FOR TRANSPORTATION DURING THE TIME THAT MY CAR IS GETTING SERVICED. THE TRANSMISSION IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE A YOUNG DAUGHTER AND HER SAFETY IS MY PRIMARY CONCERN. THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO SHUDDER AND STALL WHILE DRIVING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL BE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN WITHOUT THE HELP OF GETTING THIS REPAIRED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE AUGUST. I HAD A DEALERSHIP IN LAS VEGAS (TEAM FORD) INFORM ME IN AUGUST AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT NECESSARY AND DIDN'T NEED TO BE REPAIRED. I HAVE RECEIVED LESS THAN SUBPAR SERVICE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SKIPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (AUTONATION FORD WOLFCHASE, 7625 STAGE RD, MEMPHIS, TN 38133) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIGITAL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED CUT AND BRUISES TO THE ARMS, AN ANKLE SPRAIN, AND BACK PAIN. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE TWO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

MY CAR HAS DIED IN POWER 2 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ONCE BEFORE I KNEW ANYTHING IT BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND LURCH THEN WHILE GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAR DIES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. SINCE I WAS GOING SO FAST AND I HAVE NO CONTROL I ALMOST GET HIT BY A LOG TRUCK. I GET CAR HOME TAKE TO FORD THEY REPAIR 1401'M AND 1402 M. THEN I GET IT "FIXED". CAR APPEARS TO RUN PROPERLY UNTIL I AM DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT THE SPEED OF 70. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS AND MY CAR [XXX] TO LURCH AND SHUDDER AGAIN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN POWER DIES AND I CANNOT CONTROL VEHICLE. I ALMOST GET HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. I AM 3 MINS FROM HOME. I PULL TO SIDE FINALLY AND SIT. TRY TO START AND CAR WILL NOT START. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IN BOTH INSTANCES AFTER IT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK VEH TO FORD DEALER, FOUND CANISTER PURGE VALVE FAILED,INSTALLED BV6Z 9D2890 B, FUEL ASY, COST $250.00

UPON PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAY CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT MOVE NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAD BEEN IN SERVICE AT FORD DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS TWICE BEFORE.

STEERING ASSIST CODE IS COMING ON AND OFF I LOSE STEERING WHILE I'M DRIVING AT ANY SPEED HWY RESIDENTIAL ECT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY OFFERED TO FIX FOR 2 GRAND BUT WEREN'T SURE IF ITS 100 PERCENT GOING TO FIX THE STEERING. SO I DRIVE IT HOME THE VIDE HAS BEEN COMING ON AN OFF ITS VERY UNSAFE I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ITS NOT BEING CONSIDERED A SAFETY RECALL YET, THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CODE SO WE'RE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMEMBER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH IMMENSE FORCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER DID NOT INDICATE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO BROUGHT IN FOR A TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FAILURE EVERY THREE TO SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.

THE FORD FOCUS HATCHBACK THAT I PURCHASED FROM AUFFENBERG DEALER GROUP, 1708 NEW CAR DRIVE, O'FALLON , ILLINOIS ON DECEMBER 13, 2016 CONSTANTLY JERKS WHEN I ACCELERATE. THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, AS IF IT IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS. (STRANGELY, I DID NOT SENSE THIS WHILE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE. DURING THE TEST DRIVE ON DECEMBER 13, 2016, I DID MENTION TO THE SALES PERSON THAT I HEARD A SOUND COMING FROM THE CAR THAT SPARKED MY CONCERN BUT WAS TOLD HE HEARD NOTHING. THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE REACTION OF THE WHEELS ON THE CAR WHEN ACCELERATION IS SLOWED. MY GREATEST CONCERN IS THE CAR ACTS AS IF IT WILL STOP IN TRAFFIC. THIS CAN PROVE DANGEROUS TO ME AND OTHER MOTORISTS. NO ONE MENTIONED OR DISCUSSED WITH ME ON DECEMBER 13, 2016 THESE PROBLEMS ALTHOUGH I'VE SINCE SEEN A PAPER LACKING MY SIGNATURE CONCERNING THE SAME. THE CAR INDICATE A DANGER WHILE IN MOTION TO ME AND OTHER MOTORISTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT CLUTCH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUES MULTIPLE TIMES AND WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,336.

SEAT BELT BEGAN TO BE DIFFICULT TO LATCH AND UNLATCH AND AFTER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 8MONTHS TO 1 YEAR IT FAILS TO LATCH AT ALL LEAVING THE DRIVER UNABLE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE BELT TO THE LATCH. *TR

RADIO SHORT -- THE RADIO HAS STOPPED WORKING AND MAKES A VERY LOUD POPPING SOUND. IT BEGAN AS ONE LOUD POP. IF YOU RESTARTED THE CAR THE RADIO WOULD WORK. NOW, EVEN WITH THE RADIO OFF, THE SPEAKERS WILL MAKE AN EXTREMELY LOUD POPPING SOUND. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, AND CAN HAPPEN OUT OF THE BLUE. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT IS VERY SUDDEN, AND VERY LOUD, LOUD ENOUGH TO CAUSE YOU TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES, OR IMMEDIATELY JERK THE WHEEL DUE TO FRIGHT. THE RADIO MAKES STATIC WITHOUT THE RADIO TURNED ON, AND EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN THE CAR. THERE IS AN ACTIVE THREAD ONLINE HTTP://WWW.FOCUSFANATICS.COM/FORUM/CAR-AUDIO-SYNC-MYFORD-TOUCH-ELECTRONICS/358625-CRACKLING-RADIO-PROBLEM-MY-2012-SEL.HTML THAT GAVE ME THE INFORMATION I NEEDED TO HELP DIAGNOSE AND REMOVE THE FUSE. THE LOUDNESS OF THE ISSUE, THE RANDOMNESS, INABILITY TO MAINTAIN FOCUS ON THE ROAD IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. IN REMOVING THE FUSE I NOW HAVE LOST THE LOCK/UNLOCK FUNCTION OF THE DOORS AND THE ABILITY TO USE MY FLASHERS. I WILL BE GOING TO FORD TO HAVE THE RADIO HEAD UNIT REMOVED UNTIL I CAN RESOLVE THIS WITH FORD. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND AS I STARTED TO LET OUT THE CLUTCH AND MOVING ROUGHLY 10 MPH MY CAR ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE STILL FUNCTIONAL BUT WHEN I WENT TO START UP THE CAR AGAIN IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THIS IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION BUT NOTHING WAS WORKING TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. THIS TO ME IS UNACCEPTABLE FLAW IN THE SYSTEM THAT PUT ME AT RISK OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. BEING STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND WITHOUT POWER TO THE ENGINE. I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT I WAS ON SIDE STREETS AND NOT ON A HIGHWAY AS THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY MODEL WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. DOING SOME RESEARCH FOUND FORDS RECALL 14S17-S1 FOR THE FORD FOCUS ST SAME YEAR (2013) AS MINE WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM MY CAR HAD. THE GARAGE THAT I AM RECEIVING THE REPAIRS AT TOLD ME THEY FOUND 5 WIRES THAT WERE SEVERED AND WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE YET TO GET THE FULL DIAGNOSTICS FROM THE GARAGE BUT WILL BE ADDING THE DOCUMENT TO THE REPORT ONCE THIS HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND ALL ISSUES ARE MADE AWARE. *TR

TRANS SLIP OR HESITATES UPON TAKE OFF,, JERKING 3OR 4 TIMES THEN 2ND GEAR IS OK,,NEW CLUTCHES WAS DENIED BECAUSE OF SALVAGE REBUILT TITLE..THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RE-CERTIFIED TO OPERATE IN HAWAII..VERY SLIGHT DAMAGE, LIGHT HIT

MY 2013 FORD FOCUS HAS A HESITATION AND JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. AND HAS A LOW RUMBLING SOUND. WHEN I START TO PULL OUT IN FRONT OF CARS, IT HESITATES AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. TOOK IT TO CRAIN FORD FOR SERVICE, AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. AND THIS IS BS!!!!!

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Focus. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the vehicle started to shudder. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer but was unaware of the diagnostic result. The contact was also unaware of what repair was performed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle to a second local dealer, Bill Pierre Ford Service & Parts Department (12531 30th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125: (206) 364-1095) on 1/1/2018 but was unaware of the diagnostic test results. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 AM THIS MORNING 12/31/16, OUR FORD FOCUS BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT. THANK GOD WE AND OUR 11 MONTH OLD WERE NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR INTO THE SHOP AT LEAST TWICE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THEN OUR ENTIRE MULTI INFORMATION SCREEN INCLUDING RADIO QUIT WORKING, THEY REFUSED TO FIX BECAUSE WE WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. WE HAVE BARELY HAD THIS CAR FOR ONE YEAR AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. NOW WE HAVE NO CAR BECAUSE IT IS TOTALED FROM THE FIRE. THE POLICE BASED ON INITIAL INVESTIGATION SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I HAVE SEEN ANOTHER 2013 FORD FOCUS CATCH FIRE IN AUSTRALIA AND OTHER PLACES. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED SO THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO OTHER PEOPLE.

TRANSMISSION JERKS.,HESITATES,SLIPS REVS UP,STALLS OUT,MODULE FOR TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED,REPLACED,CLUTCHES REPLACED,STILL SAME PROBLEM.THEY CANNOT REPAIR,WILL SIT PARKED IN DRIVEWAY.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH AND THE HOOD FLEW OPEN SHATTERING THE WINDOW.THE LATCH THAT WAS HOLDING IT DOWN CAME LOOSE AND ONE SIDE WAS NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING. THE TOP OF THE CAR WAS ALSO DENTED. I HAD A WINDSHIELD GUY COME TO REPAIR IT AND HE SAID THAT THIS IS THE THIRD FORD CAR THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN TO. ALSO I HAVE TWO PREVIOUS RECALLS ON THE CAR ONE FOR THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH AND THE OTHER FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE HOOD COMING UP IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. ALSO THE HOOD IS BANGED UP SO NOW THAT IT WILL NOT CLOSE NORMAL. AND THE HOOD JOINTS CUT THE FRAME OF THE CAR. *TR

CAR HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING NOW 5 TIMES IN 9 DAYS. THE FIRST TIME DRIVING FROM DENVER TO CASPER, I WASN'T TOO FAR FROM HOME THE STEERING ASSIST SERVICE NEEDED WARNING CAME ON, AND ABOUT 5 MILES LATER I RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED WARNING, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY AN ENGINE SERVICE NOW WARNING AND I COMPLETELY LOST POWER. IN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, I HAD ALL MY LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING (INCLUDING WARNINGS), BUT NO CRANK. WHEN A NICE PERSON ASKED TO PUSH ME TO THE SHOULDER AT LEAST OUT OF THE TURN LANE WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. TOWED THE CAR STILL TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS FOUND AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. 7 DAYS LATER. AND ABOUT 250 MILES FROM HOME ON THE INTERSTATE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE CAR STARTED ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AFTER THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED TO HELP. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME, AND AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY THE FOLD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME JUST COMMUNICATION CODES ON THE COMPUTER AND UNSURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. TODAY, THE CAR DID THE SAME THING 3 MORE TIMES IN THE SPAN OF 2 HOURS. ONCE I WAS STOPPING IN THE RIGHT THROUGH LANE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WHEN IT STALLED OUT. NOTICED THIS TIME EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE CAR IN PARK THE DASH READ IT WAS IN DRIVE. HAD THE ECM ON THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ALREADY IN SEPTEMBER. RIGHT NOW IT IS BACK A THE DEALERSHIP AS I DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR WITH ME IN IT, LET ALONE MY 2 LITTLE GIRLS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE UP SHIFTED, RPMS WERE IN 4500-5000. COULD NOT GET TO SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND WE STOPPED TO HAVE IT CHECKED BUT STORE WAS NOT OPEN. PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN GIVEN GAS, ONLY COASTED BACK DUE TO SLOPE. HAD TO DRIVE CAR IN THIS CONDITION ANOTHER 8 MILES ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS BEFORE WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON.

VEHICLE JERKS AND SHUDDERS ON ACCELERATION FROM STOPS. VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES AND LACKS POWER AT TIMES. IT ALSO OVERHEARS AND LEAKS COOLANT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY TO A LOWER GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR WHILE THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE PCM WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,209. UPDATED 01/31/2017*CT *CN

MY 2013 FORD FOCUS SHUDDERS, HESITATES AND SURGES WHEN SHIFTING. TODAY IT IS IN FORD'S DEALERSHIP GETTING THE FIFTH AUTO TRANS DUAL CLUTCH INSTALLED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN. YESTERDAY THE CAR SHIFTED HARD 1-2 AND AGAIN SHIFTED HARD 2-3 AND THEN WOULD NOT COME OUT OF 3RD GEAR.

THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED. THE ODOMETER WAS ONLY AT 31,870, BUT OUT OF WARRANTY. THE REPAIR BILL WAS $2500 AND TOOK 10 DAYS TO FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN AN ICE STORM, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED HOWEVER. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 04/17/17 LJ *CN

ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR FROM TRANSMISSION. SOMETIMES TAKES OFF QUICK AND SOMETIMES SLOW ALL WITH THE SAME INPUT. SHUDDERS AND SEARCHES FOR GEARS ESPECIALLY ON HILLS AND IN TURNS RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. MOST RECENTLY IT HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A GEAR AND NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT UPHILL AND HAD TO BACK DOWN A BUSY STREET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND GET A RUNNING START TO MAKE IT UP. FORD HAS REPEATEDLY ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CAR IS UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING ENGINE REVS UP THEN IT ENGAGES AGAIN. CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD AND IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS REPEATEDLY. PULLED OFF ROAD ONLY TO FIND OUT NO REVERSE AS WELL. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WITH SMALL ROLLING HILLS AND IT IS WINTERTIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PART THAT HELD THE CLUTCH TO THE TRANSMISSION FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED TWICE FOR POWER TRAIN FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE PROGRESSING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE GEARS WERE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AND CHANGE OVER. THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER A DEALER'S REPAIR FOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN TWO MANUFACTURER SERVICE CAMPAIGNS, BUT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER / TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT SEAL CAMPAIGN EXTENSION AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE EXTENDED CAMPAIGN COVERAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE WHEN THEY MAY BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE TWO SERVICE CAMPAIGNS PERTAINING TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

MY POWER STEERING ASSIST MODULE WAS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016. FINALLY IN DECEMBER 2016 IT DECIDED TO FAIL COMPLETELY. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE ROAD, IT FAILED AFTER PARKING THE CAR AND HAS BEEN UNDRIVABLE EVER SINCE. I CAN START IT, ROLL IT FORWARDS AND BACK IN A STRAIGHT LINE, BUT THE STEERING IS LOCKED AND WON'T BUDGE. I HAVE A LITTLE OVER 39000 MILES ON IT AND IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THAT.

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE DPS6 POWERSHIFT DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM FORD DEALERSHIP IN DECEMBER OF 2016 WITH ABOUT 44,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE IT STARTED EXHIBITING SOME MINOR SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. OVER TIME THIS SHUDDERING BECAME QUITE SEVERE AND WOULD SOMETIMES EVEN APPEAR WHEN ALREADY UP TO SPEED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT A STEADY PACE OR WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ETC. IT ALSO EXHIBITED SOME GRINDING NOISES AS WELL WHEN ACCELERATING. EVENTUALLY THIS SHUDDERING BECAME SO SEVERE IT WAS UN-BEARABLE AND AT APPROXIMATELY 67,000 MILESWE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DEFECTIVE SEALS ON THE INPUT SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD CAUSED THE DCT GEARBOX OIL TO CONTAMINATE THE LININGS OF THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THE REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE THESE SEALS AND THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WITH UPDATED ITEMS. THIS REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AT A COST TO US OF JUST UNDER $1600.00

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY IN DALLAS THE STEERING DEFAULT WARNING CAME ON. SHORTLY THEREAFTER NUMEROUS OTHER WARNINGS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD, MY CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE DEFAULT LIGHT CAME ON CAUSING ME TO COMPLETELY STALL. I ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT BEING RUSH HOUR. I WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. OVER $400 LATER, 4 DAYS LATER, I PICKED CAR UP AND 5 HOURS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME THEY REPORTED AN EVAP CODE. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STEERING AND I KNEW THIS. I CONTACTED A FRIEND WHO IS A MASTER TECHNICIAN WHO WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH ME AND SUBSEQUENTLY I WAS NOT CHARGED THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE AGAIN. HE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAID THE STEERING WAS FINE AND UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD IDENTIFY TO FIX!! (HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS THE DEALER WANTED ME TO AGREE WITH NOW-THE EVAP CODE?- WERE JUST UNDER $2,000 AND DIDN'T ADDRESS THE STEERING CODE WARNING IN ANY WAY. FUEL TANK, LINES & PURGE VALVE? ALL IN NEED OF REPAIR 6 HOURS AFTER CAR WAS FIXED VIA A BRAND NEW BATTERY) I AM AT 103,000 MILES. I DROVE THE CAR THAT NIGHT FINE, THE NEXT DAY AND THEN AGAIN IT REPEATED THE STEERING WARNING AND SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION ON A MAJOR FREEWAY THAT EVENING. FOUR TIMES LATER SINCE 11/29/16 I HAVE HAD THIS STEERING WARNING/SUBSEQUENT RESULTS OF ALMOST CRASHING. THIS IS THEE MOST UNSAFE VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN ON AMERICAN ROADS TODAY. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS, FIX THIS STEERING ISSUE ONCE AND FOR ALL. I WILL NEVER, EVER BUY OR DRIVE A FORD CAR AGAIN. *TR