2018 FORD FOCUS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT'S WIFE OWNS A 2018 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING CEASED WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GARY YEOMANS FORD LINCOLN (1420 N TOMOKA FARMS RD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32124) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE AND REPAIRED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING CEASED WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. GARY YEOMANS FORD WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS SUGGESTED TO REMOVE THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES AND THEN RECONNECT THE TERMINAL TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE FOLLOWED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

A FULL TANK IS 160 MILES. AND HAS A SMELL WHEN THE A/C ON. ENGINE LIGHT ON BUT CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO PROPERLY SHIFT GEARS WHILE THE RPMS INCREASED AT LOW SPEEDS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START IMMEDIATELY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. MOUNTAINEER FORD LOCATED AT 615 N. EISENHOWER DR, BECKLEY, WV 25801, WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE CAR STOPPED SPEEDING UP. I KEPT HITTING THE BREAKS AND ALL MY CAR CONTINUED TO DO WAS SLOW DOWN. AFTER THAT THEN MY CAR KEPT KICKING BACK AT ME WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PRESS ON THE GAS AGAIN WHEN I COULD HIT THE GAS OR TURN ON THE CAR TO START IT WAS KICKING BACK. I GO BACK TO TRY ONE MORE TIME TO TURN ON THE CAR AND ALL MY SYSTEMS SHUT OFF AND ALSO INCLUDING MY VEHICLE. *TR

DROVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, THEN STOPPED AT A GAS STATION. WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AGAIN, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS NONOPERATIONAL. EVEN AFTER COOLING DOWN THE ENGINE, THE POWER STEERING STILL DID NOT WORK. TOOK TO A FORD SERVICE CENTER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM HAD FAILED, AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2,000 TO FIX. *TR

ONE OF THE 2 REAR BOLTS THAT BOLT THE REAR OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO CAR FLOOR IS MISSING. I NOTICED THIS WHEN I WAS VACUUMING THE CAR OUT. THE SEAT IS ONLY BOLTED A 3 POINTS AND IS A MAJOR SECURITY ISSUE. *TR

THERE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE 2 BOLTS ON THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. 1 CLOSE TO THE DOOR AND ONE NEXT TO THE CONSOLE. I LOOKED AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO BOLT IN THE MACHINED HOLE CLOSEST TO THE REAR OF THE CENTER CONSOLE. I NOTICED THIS WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, WHILE I WAS VACUUMING THE FLOOR. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CHECKED- DIAGNOSIS PURGE VALVE IS STUCK OPEN WHICH IS ALLOWING ENGINE VACUUM INTO THE FUEL TANK WHICH HAS FLATTENED THE FUEL TANK FLAT. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON 2018 FORD FOCUS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE IT JUST DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT INCLUDED IN CURRENT RECALL. *TR

CAR BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE PURCHASED SEPTEMBER 2019. HAVEN'T DID CAR FAX ON VEHICLE SINCE THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

I HAD ISSUES WITH CAR STALLING LAST YEAR. I BROUGHT IT IN TO MY DEALER HENDERSON FORD IN WEBSTER, NY AND THEY FIXED IT SUPPOSEDLY. NOW HERE IT IS ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER AND I HAVE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. I KNOW THIS YEAR FORD FOCUS WAS RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT MY MODEL. WHY WASN'T IT INCLUDED? CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT DUE TO NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF VIVID. *TR