2014 Ford Focus steering complaints

Filed Feb 22, 2014 · Steering · 100 miles · OK

Steering sometimes wanders at highway speeds when problem occurs the wheels seem to wander left or right and small corrections are needed to keep the car going straight in the lane proper level of correction is impossible to make. As you correct in one direction you now are wandering in that direction. This causes the problem to happen over and over again. The result is the car "ping-ponging" in the lane problem is intermittent, problem is more pronounced at higher speeds problem seems to occur after driving the car for 40+ minutes problem is not "torque steer", the problem has nothing to do with throttle input wind seems to be unrelated to wandering sensation road surface quality seems to be unrelated to issue when making minor corrections on the highway: if I attempt not to overcompensate then I will veer too far in the direction that the car was wandering in the first place. You can't not overcompensate with the way it behaves. It's like you either don't compensate at all or you overcompensate, nothing in between.

Filed Nov 1, 2013 · Steering · 3,400 miles · NC

I bought this car new 2 mos ago , it has always had weird steering. As you're driving it gets very stiff and '"dartey" and it difficult to maintain a straight line without constant correction and is very sensitive at higher speeds, you change lanes quickly and with little effort. I talked to the service consultant at the dealership and he said they can look at it but haven't had any complaints,but I see alot of complaints on the internet. I feel this car is unsafe and would appreciate your input, thank you.

Filed Oct 22, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 528 miles · WA

Low grinding noise coming from front of car after turns, inclines, accelerating after a stop. Sounds like aluminum cans grinding. Also, loss of power in car acceleration for brief periods when driving, especially when accelerating on the freeway to merge into traffic.