2014 FORD C-MAX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD C-MAX ENERGI. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE LATCHES FAILED AND ALL FOUR OF THE DOORS OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCHES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY COULD ONLY PERFORM THE REPAIR WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT PROVIDED THE CORRECT PARTS TO CONDUCT THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED DUE TO THE FAULTY REPAIR PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 FORD C-MAX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE AND FLAMES ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE POINT OF ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE REPORT WAS INCONCLUSIVE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHETHER A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY - DEFECT/MALFUNCTION PER OWNER'S MANUAL. OTHER YEARS OF THE SAME MODEL HAS BEEN ID AND RECALL IS AFFECT FOR THE SAME AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT PROBLEM AND POSSIBLE FAILURE OR DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG UPON IMPACT. THE DEALER IS RELUCTANT TO CHECK IT UNTIL I PROVIDED A RECALL # "14S04" FOR THE OTHER YEARS AFFECTED.

WE HAVE NOTICED A TEMPERATURE PROBLEM WHEN CHARGING WITH OUR FORD SUPPLIED 120 VOLT EVSE FM58-10B706AE, MANUFACTURE DATE: 14122, FOR OUR 2014 FORD C-MAX-ENERGI, WITH 29,100 MILES. ON AUGUST 24, 2016, I DID SOME INITIAL TEMPERATURE TESTING ON WITH AN INFRARED THERMOMETER. THE HIGHEST RECORDED TEMPERATURE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PLUG INDICATED 192.2 DEGREES. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RECORD AMPERAGE AT THE OUTLET THE 15 AMP RATED TESTER BEGAN TO MELT. WE HAD THE CAR AND EVSE IN WITH OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER ON AUGUST 25, 2016 AND SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 TO BE CHECKED. AFTER BEING CHECKED AND HAVING A REPAIR MADE TO THE VEHICLE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE EVSE WAS WARM BUT NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE IT CHARGED THE VEHICLE. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT IF WE WERE CONCERNED THEN WE SHOULDN'T LEAVE IT CHARGING UNATTENDED. WE STOPPED USING THE FORD SUPPLIED EVSE. ON FEBRUARY 7, 2017, I TOOK THE TIME TO RECORD THE INFORMATION BELOW. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE AREAS ARE ON THE PLUG AND WIRE CABLE JUST BELOW THE PLUG. TIMEDURATIONPLUG TEMPERATURELINE (HOT) BLADE TEMPERATUREVOLTAGE AT OUTLETAMPERAGE AT OUTLETAMPERAGE AT CARHERTZ 6:45 PM00:005250120.80060 6:46 PM00:01547412112.11260 7:05 PM00:2093157120.71211.960 7:15 PM00:30119192120.611.911.860 8:00 PM01:15118178120.81211.860 8:30 PM01:45110175121.61211.960 9:00 PM02:15115206120.41211.960 9:40 PM02:55114176121.61211.960 TESTING CONDUCTED ON A DEDICATED 20 AMP CIRCUIT WITH A SINGLE 20 AMP DUPLEX OUTLET CONNECT AT CIRCUIT PANEL VIA 24" 12 GAUGE COPPER WIRE. AMPERAGE MEASURED USING A DIGITAL CLAMP AMMETER. VOLTAGE MEASURED USING A DIGITAL VOLTAGE METER WITH DIRECT CONTACT PROBES. HERTZ MEASURED USING A DIGITAL HERTZ METER WITH DIRECT CONTACT PROBES. TEMPERATURE MEASURED USING A DIGITAL THERMOMETER WITH DIRECT CONTACT PROBE. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 50 DEGREES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD C-MAX. 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD C-MAX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PARTS 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I AM APPALLED AT HOW FORD HAS TAKEN CARE OF THE RECALL ISSUE 16S30, ACCORDING TO THE LETTER I RECEIVED THE PART FOR THIS RECALL WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 2017 SECOND QUARTER? FIRST OF ALL THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, CONSIDERING THIS IS NO FAULT OF MINE. WHAT REALLY UPSETS ME IS WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE HATCH TO LOAD MY GROCERIES, IT WOULDN'T OPEN, SO I LOADED THEM IN MY BACKSEAT. WELL WHEN I PULLED OUT, THE HATCH OPENED! WHAT CONCERNS ME IS WHAT IF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MY DOOR AND MY CHILD FELL OUT? I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS FORD MOTOR AND NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED! VERY POOR SERVICE FROM FORD

I RECEIVED A LETTER INFORMING ME OF THE RECALL ON THE DOOR LATCH, HOWEVER PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL POSSIBLY THE 2ND QUARTER 2017. CONSIDERING MY LATCH ON THE BACK OPENS SOMETIMES, I AM CERTAINLY CONCERNED FOR MY DOORS OPENING WITH MY KIDS. HAVING TO WAIT IS UNACCEPTABLE. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED A LOANER CAR UNTIL MINE IS FIXED. I AM VERY10 DISSATISFIED WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD C-MAX HYBRID. AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNING IT OFF, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTING IT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ONE SEPARATE OCCASION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD C-MAX ENERGI HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RODS AND PISTONS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. .....UPDATED 10/13/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPLACED OR REPURCHASED. UPDATED 09/20/2017*JS