Issue ID | 1329771 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10919242 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FOCUS |
Model Year | 2014 |
File date | 11/02/16 |
Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I bought a 2014 ford focus se july 2015 since its been in and out of shop my steering wheel is getting tight while driving were i can not control plus hesitation rolling back words shuttering jerking it iv had the steering rack replaced tierods nothing worked then i got a recall letter on the tcm it needed 2 be updated did that still didn't help took it back the tcm needed to be replaced so ford told me it will be a couple weeks but i can drive it and the tcm or trans has nothing 2 do with the steering finally got the tcm replaced few weeks later but didn't help and seemed worse i called ford corporate they would not help at all i kept calling but same results they would not fix it with out me paying a lot of money and they would not buy it back cuz it had 70000 miles i bought it with 35000 recently i took it 2 a local shop by work they drove it told me my trans is messed up it is not shifting right and that will cause the steering wheel the mess up as well i'm afraid to drive it risk my life and my children lives but ford still will not help me at all this car has had 7 recalls on it i can not control the car i can not drive the car since it gets stuck and i feel like i get whip lash and i'm afraid i'm going to end up getting in to a accident the local ford dealer told me they put the wrong trans in it that they been having issues with the trans i'm afraid i'm a be on the freeway and its just going to quit working or i'm a loose control or i will not be able to get up to speed ford should be helping us out since there is pages of people with same issue there is investigations in to it law suits and my last thing i can do is talk to a lawyer and the news and file this complaint i been fighting with ford calling going to dealers for 6 month now and no 1 will help not even my dealer whats it going to take some 1 2 die. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 60000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | TAYLOR, MI |
VIN pattern | 1FADP3K26ELXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 35 |
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