2014 FORD C-MAX Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND BASED ON RESEARCH FORD CLAIMED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR THE 2013 MODEL. FORD DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY FURTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT WHEN I CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE THEY DID NOT REFUSE TO REPLACE IT COMPLETELY WITHOUT COST.*BF

THE FORD C MAX COMES WITH THE SYNC SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS ALL OF THE CONSOLE SYSTEMS (RADIO, BACKUP CAMERA, HEAT/COLD, PHONE, NAVIGATION, AND USB PORTS). IN THE VEHICLE, THE SYNC SYSTEM HAS QUIT WORKING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING OPERATED ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS CAUSES A DISTRACTION, AND EFFORT BY THE DRIVER TO REMEDY. ADDITIONALLY, THE SYNC CAUSES THE BACKUP CAMERA TO GO IN AND OUT, THUS CAUSING A BACKUP HAZARD. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO FORD'S SERVICE CENTER MULTIPLE TIMES, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE FORD REPAIR SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES, AT LEAST FOUR (4) AND THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE LAST TWO TIMES THAT HAVE REPLACED MAJOR COMPONENTS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION, BUT IT HAS NOT.

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN MARCH OF 2018. THE 12 VOLT BATTERY HAS COMPLETELY DRAINED NUMEROUS TIMES THE FIRST MONTH I OWNED IT. ABOUT 10 - 12 TIMES. FINALLY IN APRIL OF 2018 I REPLACED THE 12 VOLT BATTER TO THE TUNE OF $155.00. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT DID FOR A FEW WEEKS. THEN I WOULD GET UP TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND MY BATTERY WOULD BE DEAD AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN AVERAGING 3-4 JUMPS A WEEK TO GET CAR RUNNING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED YET AGAIN IN JULY 2018. THIS WEEK I HAVE HAD TO JUMP MY CAR A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES IN 5 DAYS. I HAVE BEEN LATE TO WORK TWICE. AND TWO OF THE MORNINGS THE CAR DID START IT HAD BEEN ON THE BATTERY CHARGER OVERNIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO WORK THESE TWO MORNINGS, BUT 4 HOURS LATER WHEN I WENT OUT TO GO TO LUNCH THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AGAIN.I AM TYPING THIS ON MY LUNCH HOUR AS I SIT AT MY DESK. CAR IS DEAD AGAIN AND I CAN'T LEAVE. I READ ALL THE ISSUES OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THAT ARE JUST LIKE MINE AND DO NOT KNOW WHY FORD HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL. I HAVE TO CARRY AROUND JUMPER CABLES AND A BATTERY CHARGER IN MY CAR AND HOPE SOMEONE COMES ALONG TO ASSIST ME. THIS CAR IS UNRELIABLE. THEN NOVEMBER 17 WHEN WE WERE IN BRANSON, MO FOR THANKSGIVING THE REAR TAILGATE LATCH FAILED. IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. I UNDERSTAND ANOTHER OF FORD'S ISSUES. WE HAVE ADJUSTED THE REAR BUMPER PADS PER FORD'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT ISSUE.IT DID NOT HELP. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT IN THE FORD DEALER ON 12/15 AND HAVE THAT REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $358.00. HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH ISSUES WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY?

AFTER 3 DAYS SITTING ON MY DRIVEWAY, THIS MORNING I WENT TO START THE CAR AND NOTICED A WARNING ON THE SCREEN "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". I TRIED TO BACK OUT TO THE STREET, BUT THE POWER STEERING REMAINED UN-MANEUVERABLE. ONLINE SEARCH FOUND OUT THERE HAD BEEN A LOT OF REPORTS FOR THE VERY SAME ISSUE ON FOCUS, C-MAX, AND FUSION. IT APPEARS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE NOT UNIQUE TO MY CAR.

I WAS IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT (WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HIT IN THE REAR AND PUSHED OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A GUARD RAIL) MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IT LOOKS LIKE MY VEHICLE'S MAKE MODEL AND YEAR WERE SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF A RECALL INVOLVING THE AIRBAG BUT WE WERE NEVER CONTACTED AND THE DEALER NEVER ACTED ON A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD C-MAX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A GRINDING AND THUMPING NOISE. THE CONTACT INITIALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HOFFMAN FORD LINCOLN (600 CONNECTICUT BLVD, EAST HARTFORD, CT 06108, (860) 289-7721), BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT EXAMINE THE VEHICLE FOR A MONTH. THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON THE WAY FROM THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER UNKNOWN FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED AND BELIEVED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

I NOW FIND THAT THE CHARGER FOR THE CAR BATTERY WAS RECALLED ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO AND THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE AS YET. THE CHARGER IS SUPPOSED TO ADD 18 MILES TO THE BATTERY BUT LAST TIME I PLUGGED IT IN WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, OVERNIGHT (ABOUT 10 HOURS) IT TOOK 10 MGW, AND CHARGED FOR ONE MILE. AND THE CHARGER WAS HOT. IT WAS PLUGGED DIRECTLY INTO A WALL SOCKET OUTSIDE MY HOUSE.

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I WAS COASTING TO A STOP FOR A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. JAMMING ON THE BRAKES STOPPED THE CAR. ONE OF TIME I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND THEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR NOTHING WOULD HAPPENED, SO I PUT THE CAR BACK IT PARK AND THEN BACK INTO REVERSE AND STILL NOTHING. NEXT I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR STILL WOULDNT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AGAIN AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND AFTER A SECOND OR TWO THE CAR WHEN FLYING BACKWARDS AND I QUICKLY JAMMED ON THE BRAKES.

AFTER OVER A YEAR OF ASKING THEY KEEP SAYING THEY CAN'T GET THE PARTS FROM FORD AT THE SAME TIME THEY ADMIT THEY HAVE RECEIVED PARTS BUT THEY ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND WHEN I ASK TO BE INFORMED OR PUT ON A LIST THEY TELL ME THEY DON'T DO THAT. THEY SAY I JUST HAVE TO TAKE MY CHANCES WHEN I HAVE SERVICE OR TO CALL WEEKLY OR MONTHLY. AND NOW THAT I HAVE ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL REPAIR MORE THAN ONCE WHEN I TAKE THE CAR IN FOR ITS OIL CHANGE IT SEEMS THEY HAVE FLAGGED OUR ACCOUNT AND OUR TREATMENT IS VERY POOR. I SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE RECENTLY AND ASKED IF THEY COULD FIX THE RECALL AND THEY SAID IT WAS A LOW PRIORITY, THAT THEY DON'T PROVIDE A CUSTOMER WAITING LIST AND THEY CANCELLED MY APPOINTMENT. WHEN I CALLED AGAIN THEY SET IT BACK A WEEK AFTER I MENTIONED THAT I WAS PLANNING ON GOING OUT OF TOWN. THEIR MEANNESS SIMPLY MEANS I WILL TAKE OUR OTHER FORD WHICH THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY NEVER COMPLETED ONE RECALL REPAIR ON THAT AND THE CAR GOT SO OLD THAT THEY SAID THEY NO LONGER HAVE TO DO THE REPAIR BUT I CAN NOW PAY FOR THE OLD RECALL REPAIRS. THANKS PENSKE FORD WHO USE TO BE DREW FORD IN LA MESA CALIFORNIA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD C-MAX ENERGI. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE "STOP SAFELY NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ALHAMBRA FORD IN ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.