# 2014 FORD FOCUS — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1630494` · 2019-12-20 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FOCUS
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 70,000
## Narrative
MY FORD FOCUS HAD TWO SEPARATE MECHANICS LOOK AT IT BEFORE PURCHASING PESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO. PASSED ALL INSPECTIONS  CAR WAS FINE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULDNT START AT ALL. ALTENATOR AND BATTERY CHECKED. TO  START CAR, I HAD TO TAKE EXTENSION CORD FROM HOUSE TO CAR TO USE A BATTERY CHARGER. I COULD DRIVE IT FROM PLACE TO PLACE BUT COULD NOT TURN CAR OFF BC IT NOT STARTING AGAIN. I DROVE LIKE THIS FOR TWO MONTHS. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO WEIRD SOUNDS. I TRIED   REPLACING BATTERY AND PROBLEM CONTINUED. REPLACED BATTERY.   WAS DRIVING   AND IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, CAR WOULDNT GO. ALMOST WAS HIT. CARS HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS ME. WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN CAR WOULDNT ACCELERATE QUICKLY AT.LIGHT. HIT FROM BEHIND AND PASSENGER HAD TO BE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE. RECEIVED TWO RECALL LETTERS IN THE MAIL. ONE REGARDING EMISSIONS AND ONE REGARDING THE CLUTCH.  WHEN I TRIED TO BACK CAR OUT OF LOT, WOULDNT GO IN REVERSE. THEN THE TRANS  LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.  WE PUSHED IT OUT OF SPOT AN IT DROVE UNTIL I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, CAR WOULDNT GO.  CAR HAD ALL TUNEUPS, OIL CHANGES,ALL MAINTENANCE ROUTINELY DONE.  WHEN SPEAKING WITH UNIVERSITY FORD ON A RECORDED CONVO, TOLD ME THE RECALL EFFECTED MY CAR & THAT THEY INSTALLED A NEW TRANS MODULE BUT THE TRANS ITSELF HAD TO BE REPLACED. QUPTED 7,000$. WARRANTY ACCORDING TO FORD IS FOR CLUTCH PROBLEM. THEN WHY REPLACE TRANS MODULE?  TOLD ME TO CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE. TOLD ME TO MAKE CLAIM &GET A TRANS EXTENDED COVERAGE CLAIM. I'V
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