At 153,000 Miles my car began to slip gears in the third and 5th and the transmission and a week after that started happening I lost complete steering all steering went out the ball joint had sounded rough for a couple of days and then and just went out the car was stuck at the hospital then I was at luckily I wasn't on the main road when it happened I was in a parking lot otherwise that could have been very very bad however my car doesn't fit in your little spectrum of August 8th to whatever it was August 15th of 2014 for manufacturer date for the steering and obviously my car is over $150,000 for the powertrain either thing could cost a collision and the steering thing I could have been majorly hurt but the recall doesn't include my car
2014 Ford Focus: ball joint or control arm failure
5 of the 2,606 complaints about the 2014 Ford Focus describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
Control Arm bushings are bad.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford focus. While turning at a traffic light, the contact's vehicle stalled and caused a front end collision with another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained minor injuries, which did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the clutch and the tie rod needed to be replaced. Prior to the crash, the clutch was replaced five times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 13,000.
Transmission shudders from start to 2nd gear. While moving at low speeds (5mph) and accelerating the car jerks that everyone in the car notices. The transmission clutch has been replaced 3 times, the transmission reprogrammed 4 times. Car has less than 40,000 miles. The ball joint has been replaced at 27,000 miles.
The car was driven by my daughter driving straight down a residential street at approximately 40 MPH.my daughter hear a loud pop sound and the front passenger tire suddenly blew out, causing severe rim damage, inner and outer tie rod damage, dent to the inner fender, and the hub cap split. There is a huge gaping flap on of the side of the tire. The tire is made by continental sold by ford.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2014 Ford Focus ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 2014 Ford Focus?
5 of 2,606 owner complaints about the 2014 Ford Focus (0%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2014 Ford Focus?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2014 Ford Focus
Jerking 486Stalling 478Shudder 443Hesitation 364Check engine light 301Slipping 175Loss of power 152Transmission failure 125Grinding brakes 122Won't shift 75Power steering loss 70Overheating 66Door locks 59Won't start 50Fuel gauge 42Fuel pump 42Engine failure 41Sudden acceleration 39Harsh shifting 35Wipers 27Steering lock-up 26No deployment 21Adaptive cruise 13Misfire 13Battery drain 12Fire or smoke 10ABS 8Knocking 8Headlights 7Seat belt 7Key fob 6Backup camera 5Pulling 5
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