2014 Ford Focus Complaint Log

I HAVE A 2014 FORD FOCUS. I HAD ISSUES WITH THE GAS TANK FILLING STARTING AT THE END OF 2018. I ALSO STALLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY PRIOR TO THIS. I INFORMED THE DEALER OF THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE RECALL WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEFECT (SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 18S32 /NHTSA RECALL 18V-735). THE DEALER COMPLETED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE GAS TANK STILL EXHIBITED ISSUES FILLING (WHICH ONLY EMERGED AROUND THE STALLING ' THIS IS RELATED TO THE RECALL). THE NEXT DAY AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS COMPLETED, I RECEIVED A P1450 ERROR CODE RELATED TO AN EVAP CANNISTER ERROR. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE REPAIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALER (WHO HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL) STATED THAT FORD WAS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT TO THIS FOR THIS REPAIR. FORD, ON THEIR WEBSITE STATES, 'DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE, CARBON CANISTER, FUEL TANK AND FUEL DELIVERY MODULE, AS NECESSARY. THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE FOR THESE SERVICES.' FURTHER EFFORTS TO SPEAK TO FORD DIRECTLY ABOUT THIS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH BILLING THAT FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS. AS A RESULT, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE EVAP CANNISTER AT MY OWN EXPENSE ($331.39). THE P1450 CODE CAME BACK ON AFTER THIS REPAIR. THEREFORE THE ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ANY FURTHER RECALL RELATED REPAIRS WILL BE AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE FORD REFUSES TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT. THE DEALER EXPRESSED THAT THEY WERE VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE SITUATION.

I WAS GIVING A P909C CODE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FEELS LIKE MY CAR IS HAVING A HARD TIME SWITCH GEARS

CAR JERKS AND STALLS, OUTSTANDING RECALL, DEALERSHIP INSISTS THAT PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR

TAKATA RECALL. MY TRANSMISSION AS ALWAYS BEEN FUNNY AND TWO DAYS AGO MY CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACK EVEN WHEN I WAS IN POSITION D. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED OVERHEATING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO AAMCO TO SEE WHAT'S WRONG AND THE MAN SAID THEY GET 2014 AND 2015 FOCUS CARS OFTEN. THE PARTS THEY NEED TO REPLACE ARE THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, SLAVE CYLINDER, AND TWO MECHANICAL ACTUATORS. ALONG WITH PRESSURE PLATE. I THINK THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AND SOMEONE SHOULD KNOW. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION WOULD OVERHEAT AND I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER SOMEWHERE REAL QUICK TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND LET IT COOL DOWN. THEN MY CAR WOULD BE HARD TO START AFTER THAT. I HAD TO DO THAT A FEW TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT DAY.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND STOPPED WORKING. SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED/RELOADED 4 TIMES. REPLACED CONTROL MODULE. FIXED CLUTCHES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC FORD LINCOLN LOCATED AT (8540 TYLER BLVD, MENTOR, OH 44060) HOWEVER, THE DEALER DECLINE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE VEHICLE HAVING A SALVAGE TITLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR FOR THE DEALER TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, A DECISION WAS NOT REACHED AS TO HOW TO PROCEED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

HORN STOPS WORKING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN JUST STARTED. HORN SOMETIMES WON'T WORK FOR DAYS

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAD THIS ISSUE WITHIN. THE FIRST TIME WAS TWO-THREE WEEKS AGO. ANOTHER ONE OF MY CAR DOOR'S IS NOT CLOSING OR REMAIN CLOSED. I LEARNED ON THE DOOR AND OPENED UP WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I COULD HAVE DIED. THE LAST TIME I MADE A COMPLAINT, IT WAS THE BACKSEAT RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR. FORD INDICATED THAT THEY ALREADY PREFORMED THE RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE AND WANTED ME TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE SO I DID. NOW A FEW WEEKS LATER THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED WITH MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. IT WON'T CLOSE AND DOES NOT STAY SHUT ESPECIAL WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE TO USE BUNGEE CORDS TO KEEP IT CLOSED. I'M TAKING IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER DEDUCTIBLE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY THOUGH BECAUSE THE RECALL INDICATES THEY ALREADY FIXED BACK IN 2017. WELL APPARENTLY THEY DIDN'T FIX THIS ISSUE CORRECTLY. EVEN THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER DISCLOSED TO ME THAT THE RECALL ONLY FIXED A SMALL PART OF THE DOOR LATCH AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIX WHOLE ASSEMBLEY. THE RECALL ONLINE INDICATES HOWEVER, THAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL PAY FOR THIS FREE OF CHARGE. I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT I DRIVE FOR UBER WITH MY VEHICLE AND IF THIS ISSUE PERSISTS, SOMEBODY COULD GET SEVERELY INJURED AND TURN INTO A LAW SUIT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE PROPERLY BEFORE THIS BECOMES A LAWSUIT OR SOMEONE ENDS UP IN THE HOSPITAL.

WE HAVE THE TITANIUM VERSION IN THE HATCHBACK. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND TO DATE HAVE HAD 11 CLUTCHES REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR KEEPS HESITATING WHEN STARTING TO MOVE, THEN CHATTERS BETWEEN LOWER GEARS. THIS ISSUE STARTED 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING NEW AND HAS BEEN AN ONGOING BATTLE.

IN DECEMBER 2018 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH AND SUDDENLY MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. IT WOULD NOT START EITHER UNTIL HOURS LATER. TOOK IT BACK TO FORD AFTER TELLING THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF A FUEL PUMP RECALL. I GOT A LETTER LATER THAT MONTH AFTER MY CAR HAD BEEN TO FORD AND CHECKED OUT, SAYING THE PART WAS RECALLED IN OCTOBER. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED PRIOR AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO STALL ON HIGHWAY. THEN A FEW WEEKS AGO I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. WHENEVER MY FUEL IS KIND OF LOW THE CAR JUST STALLS AND I CAN'T START IT. I WAS ABLE TO GET GAS AND JUMP MY CAR AND GET IT HOME AND HAS BEEN FINE SINCE, BUT I WENT INTO FORD THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD THEM THAT THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT BACK IN DECEMBER WHEN THEY 'FIXED' MY VEHICLE THEY ACTUALLY JUST LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS FINE, BUT TOLD ME THEY REPLACED/FIXED THE PART. SO THE PART WAS NEVER FIXED OR RESOLVED. NOT TO MENTION I HAVE ONLY HAVE THIS CAR SINCE SEPTEMBER 2017 AND HAVE HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED 3 TIMES AND NOW AM FEELING THE SIGNS OF IT FAILING AGAIN FOR THE 4TH TIME. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE AND FORD HAS LIED TO ME AND NOT INFORMED ME OF THE DANGERS OF THE VEHICLE I'M PAYING THEM FOR.

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO AFTER SITTING AT RED LIGHT A LIGHT CAME ON SAYING TRANSMISSION DEFAULT

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus Electric. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an alarm alerted the driver to cease driving the vehicle immediately. The contact stated that shortly after the vehicle lost motive power. The contact would coast the vehicle to the side of the road and shift the vehicle to PARK. The contact would then open then close the vehicle, followed by pressing the start button to regain proper function. The failure occurred several times. The contact then took the vehicle to the dealer who diagnosed the vehicle however, the contact was not completely sure if the battery pack was replaced. The failure persisted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

I WAS TURNING TO THE RIGHT WHEN MY VEHICLE STALLED, MY RPMS WENT REAL HIGH AND THEN THE VEHICLE ENGAGED INTO THE NEXT GEAR RESULTING IN A JOLT FORWARD. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED THE CAR WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BY OTHER CAR, LUCKILY I WAS TURNING AND CAR PROCEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD.

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WITH MY 2014 FORD FOCUS RELATED TO THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. BESIDES ROUGH SHIFTING AND LOTS OF SHUDDERING OVER THE YEARS, MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY STALLED ON ME WHILE IN MOTION, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 2 DIFFERENT TIMES. I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHILE GOING MORE THAN 65 MILES PER HOUR, AND I HAD TO COAST THROUGH HIGH-SPEED TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER (BOTH TIMES). THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS JULY 29TH, 2017 IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. THE 2ND TIME WAS JUNE 6TH, 2019 ON THE SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA. BOTH TIMES WERE VERY SCARY AND PUT MYSELF AND OTHERS AT RISK FOR A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. EARLY ON, THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE ROUGH TRANSMISSION IS NORMAL AND WOULD GET BETTER IF I IMPROVED MY DRIVING HABITS. MORE RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL AGAIN BUT THAT THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 FORD FOCUS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR ALMOST STALLED DURING A BACKUP IN TRAFFIC. WHILE NORMAL DRIVING THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE RPM GAUGE STARTED DROPPING AS THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEEN DEPRESSED FURTHER. WHILE TRAFFIC TO OVERTAKE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR ACTUALLY SLOWED DOWN WHILE TRYING TO GO FASTER. THE CAR BEHAVE LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING PROBLEMS SWITCHING TO LOWER GEARS.

I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE, LOOKED DOWN AT THE SPOT ON THE DASH WHERE IT SAYS WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN AND IT WAS FLASHING. FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO MOVE INTO A PARKING LOT. I HAS IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING AND IT STARTED SLIPPING GEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE SERVICE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE RPMS REVVED. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO AN EMERGENCY EXIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ATCHINSON FORD (9800 BELLEVILLE RD, BELLEVILLE, MI 48111). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE AND CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. *BF*JB

WELL FIRST GEAR TO 2 GEAR HAVE SIFTING PROBLEM CAR ONLY 65K I NEED GET REPAIR THIS CAR HAVE ALOT OFF RECALLL PLS I NEED GET REPAIR MY EMAIL ADRES [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEARS WOULD NOT SWITCH PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. ALSO, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BLAKE FULENWIDER FORD (115 W HOUSTON ST, BEEVILLE, TX 78102) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

REPLACED TRANSMISSION DUE TO RECALL. THEN THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THE RECALL. TOOK CAR BACK STATING THE CAR STILL SHUTTERS AND STUTTERS. SUPV STATED YOU NEED TO DRIVE 2000 MILES IT WILL RESET. WELL HERE IT IS SEPTEMBER.2020 CAR IS STILL STUTTERING AND SHUTTERING WHEN COMING FROM STOP TO ACCELERATION CAUSING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT FROM CAR BEHIND. WHAT CAN I DO. THEY BRUSH ME OFF EVERY TIME I TELL THEM THIS . WHEN THIS HAPPENS I GET A WARNING SMOOTH DRIVING SAVES FUEL NUMEROUS TIMES AND WILL APPEAR AS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND IT'S A SMOOTH ROAD. CAR WILL DECREASE SPEED.

MY SON AND I STOPPED AT A REST AREA ON A ROAD TRIP. WHEN MY SON STARTED THE ENGINE TO CONTINUE THE TRIP HE RECEIVED THE ERROR CODE "STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE NOW". WE WENT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND IF I WAS COMFORTABLE DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING IT WOULDN'T HURT ANYTHING ELSE. SINCE MY 1ST CAR DIDN'T HAVE POWER STEERING I DECIDED TO GIVE IT A GO. WHEN WE REACHED OUR FINAL DESTINATION WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED TO HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,400. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING THEME WITH THE FORD FOCUS. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED ONCE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAGIC CITY FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 809 WILLIAMSON RD NE, ROANOKE, VA 24016, (540) 345-0911) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS INTERNAL CLUTCH FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED, WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

IN MY 2014 FORD FOCUS, THE RADIO IS MAKING AWFUL SOUNDS. IT STARTED OFF AS MUSIC WOULD STOP PLAYING THEN A LOUD BANG WOULD HAPPEN AND THE RADIO WOULD CUT BACK ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER. NOW IT IS AN ISSUE WHERE THE RADIO AND CAR IS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF AND WILL MAKE LOUD POPPING, STATIC, SCREECHING, AND WHITE NOISE. CURRENTLY, IT IS STILL HAVING THESE SAME ISSUES WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION; I HAVE ALSO FOUND THE ISSUE HAS PROGRESSED WORSE TO WHERE THE CAR IS MAKING THESE NOISES AFTER OPENING THE DRIVERS DOOR WITH NO KEY NEAR AND AFTER NOT BEING DRIVEN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.WHEN THE ISSUE HAD STARTED I WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND IT SOUNDED LIKE CARS WERE REAR ENDING ME. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE THESE SOUNDS ARE SUDDEN AND AS A YOUNG DRIVER IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE THESE SOUNDS ARE LOUD ENOUGH FOR ME TO POTENTIALLY JERKING THE WHEEL AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING FOR ME, THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING, AND COULD NOT EVEN TELL ME SOME PLANS TO POTENTIALLY FIX IT WITHOUT HAVING THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS THE ISSUE WHICH IS A LOT OF MONEY WHEN IT IS NOT AN OWNER ERROR. I HAVE ALSO LOOKED AT MULTIPLE ONLINE FORMS WHERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH FOCUSES RANGING FROM 2012-2015 ARE ALSO HAVING THIS ISSUE AND ARE NOT GETTING HELP FROM FORD AT ALL. ALL OWNERS AGREE THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE GETTING PUSHED TO THE BACK-BURNER BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, WHEN IT INDEED IS. I HAVE ALSO FOUND WHERE MECHANICS ARE TELLING PEOPLE THE FUSES COULD BE BAD, WHICH COULD START A FIRE WHICH IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING. I ALSO FOUND WHERE FORD ISSUED A TSB FOR 2012-2013 MODELS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

MY CAR HAS BEEN DOWN FOR 2 MONTHS. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO FORD BECAUSE IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A YEAR SINCE MY PURCHASE. AFTER HAVING MY CAR FOR A WEEK THEY DECIDED THAT MY CAR NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH. NOW THAT I'M READING ALL OF THESE REVIEWS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MINE I NEED ANSWERS. MY CAR WAS SHUDDERING WHEN I FIRST MADE THE PURCHASE, BUT I WAS TOLD THOSE TYPES OF CARS JUST DRIVE LIKE THAT. FORD SAID THAT MY CLUTCH WAS NOT COVERED AND I HAVE TO PAY $2500 TO GET IT FIXED. WHEN IT'S CLEAR THAT FORD WAS ALREADY HAVING ISSUES WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. NOW I'M STUCK BETWEEN HAVING A REPOSSESSION OR HAVING TO COME UP WITH $2500 AND PAY MY CAR NOTE STILL. THIS IS INSANE.

VEHICLE HAS A STRONG SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR FROM LOW SPEEDS. GAUDIN FORD IN LAS VEGAS TOLD ME THE 2014 FOCUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR CLUTCH THAT CAUSES THE SHUDDERING. I HAD THE CLUTCH REPLACED AT 7500 MILES. THE SHUDDER CAME BACK AT 55000 MILES AND IS GETTING WORSE NOW AT 75,000 MILES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED. THE PROBLEM AFFECTS ME; FORD SERVICE HAS ALREADY CONFIRMED IT. I NEED MY VIN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY.

BEGINNING IN 2017, AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT ON A CITY STREET, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER THE RPM METER WAS PASSED "2" THE CAR JERKED BACK AND SLOWED DOWN FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN WENT BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SPEED. THIS CONTINUOUSLY HAPPENED EVERY TIME I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PETAL TO SPEED UP FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I TOOK THE CAR IN A MECHANIC SHOP AND MY CAR WAS NO LONGER JERKING BACK AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG; HOWEVER, I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS FROM THIS MECHANIC STATING WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THIS TIME. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS WELL UNDER 100,000 MILES. AGAIN IN 2018 I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND THE SAME THING BEGAN AGAIN. THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS EVERY TIME I WOULD SPEED UP THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO YET ANOTHER MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AGAIN. SOON AFTER MY CAR BEGAN ACTING NORMAL AGAIN. FINALLY, IN MAY 2019 THE SAME ISSUE BEGAN AGAIN. I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND MY CAR WOULD START TO GO, THEN IT WOULD JERK BACK FOR A FEW SECONDS AS IF LOSING POWER, THEN GAIN POWER BACK AND SPEED UP. ALSO, SEVERAL TIMES IN 2019 I WOULD TURN ON THE CAR, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. IT SEEMED TO HAVE NO POWER. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED OF A TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR MY YEAR AND MODEL CAR. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS RECALL UP UNTIL THIS POINT AND I DO NOT KNOW THE RECALL NUMBER. I WAS A COLLEGE STUDENT AND MY MAIL WAS SENT TO MY HOME ADDRESS RATHER THAN MY COLLEGE ADDRESS. THIS MECHANIC THEN REBUILT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FOR $3,000. THE MECHANIC THEN SENT MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FOR NO COST.

THE CAR RANDOMLY STALLS AND DIES WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. IT HAS DIED ON THE INTERSTATE AND ON RURAL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL OUT ON A PART OF THE 2014 FORD FOCUS WHICH CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. IT DIES WHEN I AM DRIVING AND COASTING, WHEN I ACCELERATE, AND WHEN I HAVE MY CRUISE SET.

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS IN THE DRIVE THRU AT KRYSTAL AFTER RECEIVING MY FOOD, I BEGIN TO PULL OFF FROM THE WINDOW INTO THE STREET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR SHUT DOWN I PUT IT IN PARK AND IT HESITATE TO START UP BUT AFTER A SECOND TRY IT DID. THE CAR HESITATE TO GO FORWARD I COASTED INTO THE BANK PARKING TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. I RESTARTED THE CAR IT GOES FORWARD FINE THIS TIME BUT I COULDN'T REVERSE . THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE . THE CLUTCH HAS ALSO BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW THE CAR NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION

TAKATA RECALL ELECTRICAL WIRING IS GOING IN AND OUT, RADIO IS NOT SAVING STATIONS THAT I SAVE, DISPLAY GOES IN AND OUT AND HAS STATIC. WARNING SIGN APPERARS EVERY SO OFTEN

FORD FOCUS SYNC SYSTEM.THERE IS AN EXTREMELY LOUD POPPING NOISE THAT SPONTANEOUSLY SOUND THROUGH THE SPEAKER EVEN IF THE RADIO IS OFF. IT IS DEAFENING AND EXTREMELY STARTLING TO THE DRIVER AS WELL AS ANY PASSENGERS. MY 2 YEAR OLD CRIES AND COVERS HIS EARS, SO MUCH THAT HE HAS TO WEAR HEARING PROTECTION ON OUR 45 MINUTE COMMUTE BACK HOME. IT'LL EVEN MAKE THE SOUND AFTER I HAVE SHUT THE CAR OFF. ONCE OFF, OPENING THE DOOR IS THE ONLY WAY THAT IT STOPS. THIS IS THE FORD SYNC MEDIA SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD THAT I NEED TOP REPLACE THE SYNC SYSTEM BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. MIGHT I AFF THATY THE ARE COUNTLESS OTHERS OUT THERE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SYNC SYSTEM AS I AM. I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE USUAL "SAFETY" ISSUE HOWEVER I'D CHALLENGE ANYONE TO DRIVE AND HAVE THIS ISSUE JUMP OUT AT THEM AND STILL SAY IN NOOOOOO WAY THAT IT EFFECTS THE WAY THE DRIVE, ESPECIALLY THE FIRST TIME, NOR A DISTRACTION.

DOOR LOCK LATCH OPENING UP WHILE DRIVING. AS I WAS DRIVING ONE EVENING FROM THE GAS STATION, THE RIGHT SIDE BACK SEAT DOOR OPENED UP. THE DOOR SWUNG OPEN AS I MADE A TURN ABOUT LEAVE THE GAS STATION I WAS AT. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND LOOKED TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS IN THE WAY AND PROCEEDED TO CLOSE IT. HOWEVER, THE DOOR WOULD BOUNCE BACK AND NOT SHUT EVEN AFTER SEVERAL TIMES. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL BACK IN 2016 REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE RECALL SPECIFICALLY INDICATES FOR FORD FOCUSES OF 2012-2015(LINK: HTTPS://MEDIA.FORD.COM/CONTENT/FORDMEDIA/FNA/US/EN/NEWS/2016/09/08/FORD-EXPANDS-DOOR-LATCH-SAFETY-RECALL-IN-NORTH-AMERICA.HTML). AS BAD IS THE ISSUE WAS,I HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR HOME THAT NIGHT WITH IT SWINGING OPEN EVERY TIME I TURNED CORNERS. SINCE IT WAS NIGHT, I HAD TO USE BUNGEE CORDS AND TAPE TO KEEP THE DOOR SHUT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I ALSO RAN THE RISK OF SOMEONE BEING ABLE TO EASILY ACCESS MY CAR OVER NIGHT. THE RECALL SAYS THAT DEALERSHIP IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE BY BRINGING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT FIX THIS SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE FREE OF CHARGE. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE FOR THEM TO FIX IT AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THAT. I FOR ONE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS ISSUE CONSIDERING IT WAS PART OF A SAFETY RECALL. I AM ALSO UPSET THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE 2016 AND THEY DEALERSHIP IS NOT HONORING REPAIRING THIS DESPITE THAT. I AM WANTING THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS FREE OF CHARGE OR REIMBURSE LATER FOR WHAT THEY ARE CHARGING ME NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED, JERKED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REVERSE ONCE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FIVE STAR FORD STONE MOUNTAIN (3800 HIGHWAY 78W, SNELLVILLE, GA, (470) 552-0862) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. FORD FITZGERALD (161 BENJAMIN H HILL DR W, FITZGERALD, GA 31750, (229) 423-8787) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

CAR SPUTTERS AND LAGS WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL FROM A STOPPED POSITION. FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS NOT GOING TO GO. DELAYS AND SPUTTERS. IT DOES THIS DAILY; OFTEN.

TRANSMISSION HAS HAD SERVERAL COMPUTER UPDATES AND CLUTCH REPLACEMENTS FOR SHUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING. WHILE TOWING BEHIND A MOTOR HOME WITH TRANSMISSION IN TOW MODE THE TRANSMISSION SOMEHOW WENT FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE AND CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL TO THE EXTENT OF TOTAL REBUILD AT THE DEALER. AFTER THE REBUILD IT STILL SHUDDERS AND HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING IN DRIVE.

THE RADIO ON MY CAR KEEPS FAILING. THE SPEAKERS POP LOUDLY ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION. THE RADIO IS OFF AND THE SPEAKERS START POPPING LOUDLY. THIS HAPPENED ONCE A MONTH AND NOW MY RADIO DOES NOT WORK

VEHICLE SHUDDER PROBLEM 2014 FORD FOCUS SE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AN AUCTION ON MAY 13TH, 2019 WITH SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 78000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I COULD NOT DRIVE IT AWAY BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE A SECOND DRIVER AND THE AUCTION WAS 1 HOUR AWAY. I PICKED UP THE CAR TWO DAYS LATER. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND STARTED DRIVING, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE CAR SHUDDERING/STUTTERING. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP OR MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE TAKES LONG TO ACCELERATE AND SHAKES WHILE TRYING TO PICK UP SPEED. I WAS AFRAID AND STILL AM AFRAID THAT IT WAS GOING TO STALL. I'VE SINCE GONE ONLINE TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND I AM FINDING THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. NOW, I KNOW AUCTION CARS ARE SOLD AS IS, AND I UNDERSTOOD THIS WHEN I BID FOR THE CAR BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER ON MANY OF THESE CARS. THE PROBLEM IN MY CASE IS THAT I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A SURPRISE FOR MY 16 YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WHO IS SOON GOING TO BE 17 AND IS DUE TO TAKE HER ROAD TEST. WITH THE TYPE OF ACCELERATION AND STALLING ISSUES BEING REPORTED ONLINE, HOW CAN FORD NOT TAKE ACTION TO RECALL/AND OR FIX THE PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION IS SLUGGISH, TUGGING..TAKING OFF, NOT SHIFTING OR SHIFT ALL AT ONCE. EVEN UP HILL, IN TRAFFIC. CAR SPEED WILL TAKE OFF ON ITS OWN. HARD TO BRAKE. WENT DOWN HUGH HILL, CAR IN CONTROL TUGGING BACK SO HARD, THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD THAT WE THOUGHT CAR WAS GOING TO BLOW. 15YR OLD IN CAR. DEALERSHIP HAD ME DRIVE CAR OFF LOT WITH A TEMPORARY INSPECTION AND COME BACK IN MONTH. ITS NOT A TEMPORARY STICKER. I COULDN'T TAKE CAR HOME NIGHT I BOUGHT IT. SO ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENING AFTER TAKING CAR OFF LOT. I WENT BACK IN A COUPLE DAYS LATER. TOLD TO BUY A WARRANTY, THEY RESET THE TRANSMISSION, AS IF I OWNED THE CAR FOR YEARS. THIS ISN'T RIGHT. THEY PROLONGED HELPING, ETC...EVEN ASKED FOR MY CAR BACK. THEN THROWN IN MY FACE THAT IT WAS AT AUCTION. NOBODY WAS HELPING. SEND LETTERS, DID A SURVEY, CALLING, DROPPING IN, ETC...I DOCUMENTED EVERYTHING. I NEED HELP!! THIS IS A DANGEROUS LEMON AND THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME. CEO IS CONTACTED TO. I NEED HELP INCASE I GET THE RUN AROUND AGAIN. THE CAR HAS SOMEONE ELSE'S INSPECTION ON IT 7-19 COME BACK IN 4WKS...WHAT?? DAY I BROUGHT IT HOME. ALL THESE SUPRISES!

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN NY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND LURCH FORWARD A FEW FEET AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, IT SEEMES LIKE I HAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AS WELL. I DROVE HOME IMMEDIATELY AND UPON GETTING HOME REALIZED I COULD NOT REVERSE. AS I TRIED TO REVERSE MY CAS ENGINE SIMPLY JUST REVVED.

STARTED HEARING CRACKLING/POPPING NOISES FROM MY RADIO, SOMETIMES EVEN WITH THE KEY OFF. SOMETIMES VERY LOUD, WHICH SURPRISES ME WHILE DRIVING. WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 14S17-S1 RECALL AFFECTING THE 2013-2014 FORD FOCUS ST AND ESCAPE MODELS. LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE BEGAN STUTTERING WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO REACH TO SHOULDER BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS IMMOBILIZED. I WAS CHARGED 830 DOLLARS BY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (INVER GROVE FORD LINCOLN IN INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MN) TO LOCATE AND REPAIR CHAFFED AND DAMAGED WIRING IN THE ENGINE HARNESS IN THE IDENTICAL LOCATION TO THE ST AND ESCAPE MODELS.

FORD IS REFUSING TO PERFORM RECALL 18V-735. THE CAR STALLS, RUNS OUT OF GAS, HAS ERRONEOUS MILEAGE AND DTE READINGS. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS "OBLIGATED" TO PERFORM THE RECALL SERVICE WHEN I HAD IT IN FOR A DIFFERENT SAFETY RECALL FOR FAULTY DOOR LATCH. THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE GAS TANK. I HAD TO TELL THEM. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM WHICH DID NOTHING. THE RECALL ON THIS CAR WAS CLOSED. I CALLED FORD. THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS STILL OPEN AND TAKE IT TO WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. THAT DEALER SAYS THE RECALL IS CLOSED ON THAT CAR. THE CAR STALLS, RAN OUT OF GAS YESTERDAY WITH MY WIFE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CAR. CALLED FORD AGAIN. THEY SAY THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AND THE CAR IS FINE. LOOK AT THE PHOTO. DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IT IS FINE? 39.8 MPG? NOT A CHANCE. THE CAR LURCHES, STALLS AND RUNS OUT OF GAS BETWEEN 120 AND 60 MILES LEFT ON THE DTE GAUGE. WHEN YOU FILL UP YOU CAN TELL THEIR IS 3 GALLON AT LEAST IN THE TANK. THE GAS TANK IS COLLAPSED. THE SENDING UNIT / FUEL GAUGE IS CRUSHED. YET FORD SAYS THE CAR IS FINE. IT'S FIXED.

CAR HAS STALLED SIX TIMES IN ONE WEEK TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFT TO NEUTRAL WHILE IN DRIVE WHEN CAR STALLS HAVE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD AND PUT IN PARK AND RESTART TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS NO POWER VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ALMOST REAR -ENDED BY TRUCK AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION SERVICE NOW MESSAGE WILL DISPLAY ON MESSAGE SCREEN YESTERDAY WAS BY FAR THE WORST DAY ENGINE DIES PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD PUT IN PARK RESTART PUT IN DRIVE LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL TURN CAR OFF RESTART PUT IN DRIVE VERY LITTLE POWER TO TRANSMISSION PULL BACK OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD RESTART PUT IN DRIVE HAD POWER TO TRANSMISSION.WILL PARK VEHICLE UNTIL SITUATION IS RESOVED

CAR STOPS ACCELERATING AT ROUGHLY 25 MPH DESPITE CONTINUOUS PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL. ONLY TO GET THE CAR MOVING AGAIN WAS TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN PRESS GAS PEDAL AGAIN ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPEAT. THE CLUTCH SYSTEM ON THIS CARE AND THE RELATED SOFTWARE WAS REPLACED 6 WEEKS AGO. THIS IS A ABSOLUTE SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE HELP AS THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER IS UNWILLING TO RESPOND TO THE MATTER. THE REPAIR COST FOR NEW CLUTCH IS $1,000 + EACH TIME.

2014 FORD FOCUS SE. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. HEARD A LOUD SOUND. CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. WITHIN SECONDS SMOKE AND FLAMES CAME FROM ENGINE. FRONT END WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN MINUTES. CAR HAD BEEN TO THREE SHOPS PRIOR AND NOTHING WAS EVER SAID ABOUT THERE BEING A PROBLEM. EVEN WAS TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE LEFT LANE OF HIGHWAY I-495N SUDDENLY AS I HAD MY FOOT ON GASS THE VEHICLE STALL AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, I TURN OFF THE RADIO AND PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND AS SOON AS I PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY ALL THE LIGHTS WHEN OFF, (IF I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN QUICK ENOUGH I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT) WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK I FOUND OUT THERE'S A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE,

WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT IT WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AT ALL SPEEDS ON BACKROADS OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO, WHEN GOING STRAIGHT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT PATH AND TAKES RESISTANCE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE IN THE COMPUTER FOR THE STEERING SYSTEM CAUSING IT TO MALFUNCTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V735000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE PLACED IT IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HELFMAN FORD (LOCATED AT 2220 SOUTHWEST FWY, MEADOWS PLACE, TX 77477, (281) 240-3673) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,925. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT APPEARED AND NO ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHAT SO EVER SINCE IT IS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. MY DAUGHTER ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR WHILE GOING STRAIGHT. WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. ABSOLUTELY NO ABILITY TO TURN THE WHEEL WITH OUT BREAKING IT OFF THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO HAD TEMPORARY FAILURE WHEN THE WINTEWR TEMPS WENT WELL BELOW FREEZING BUR EVENTUALLY THE STEERING WOULD COME BACK ONLINE ONCE THE CAR WARMED UP (UP TO 45 MINUTES). VERY DANGEROUS!!!

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN TURNED ON. THIS CONDITION OCCURS REGARDLESS OF SPEED SETTING OR THE INTERMITTENT SETTING. THIS CONDITION OCCURS REGARDLESS OF MOVING OR STATIONARY, SPEED OF MOTION, INTENSITY OF RAIN OR OTHER FACTORS. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I HAVE USED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS.