The contact owns a 2014 Ford Focus. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving or while the vehicle was idling, the vehicle shutoff without warning. The contact shifted into neutral and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to parks Ford of gainesville (3333 N main St, gainesville, fl 32609, (352)372-4251) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The dealer was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle needed to be taken back to the dealer to be diagnosed at the owners expense. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact back to the dealer for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000. The consumer stated the vehicle mold growing on the passenger side carpet. The engine would rev up when depressing the gas pedal, but would not move. The car door would unlock independently and fly open while driving or stopped. The transmission/etc experienced a failure.

- Gainesville, FL, USA

My car has generated a horrible smell in the interior. It started out as a faint smell. Then after a couple weeks it has gotten significantly stronger. Took the car to the dealer and they took out the entire interior and cleaned everything. The smell was then gone. It started to smell again about 2 months later. The same exact smell. It is 20F outside currently now and the smell is not noticeable until the car gets warm or it sits in a heated garage. The smell is hard to describe. Its a foul smell, on the same level as a dead animal smell, but it smells nothing like that. The dealer and I have confirmed that it is not the smell that is coming from the ac when water condensation collects in there. This is an entirely different smell than that. It almost smells like some sort of chemical. Im still working with the dealer and Ford to sort out this deal. While they have been accommodating, it is frustrating to say the least. They have talked about replacing the entire interior, but the dealer and I do not believe that will work.

- New London, WI, USA

I bought this car new on Dec 31, 2013. Here's my list of problems... 1) trunk was way off alignment, dealership fixed best they could... 2) wipers are hitting the side of frame when they wipe. It makes a very loud noise when wipers are on and is very annoying. Dealership is installing new wiper motors as I write this... 3) molding on both rear doors at top of window keep falling down, also being repaired now. 4) car drops rims when at a stop and almost kills the engine..... 5) car hesitates when accelerator is pressed, then jerks forward. I drive this car very conservatively, like an old man, I take great care of all my cars. I am very disappointed in this purchase! I've owned Ford for 25 years and the quality is greatly going down. Looks like I'll have to file another lemon law suite against Ford....I did win my first suite in 2010 on a new Ford Ranger!

- Milwaukee, WI, USA