It was just a few days before Thanksgiving 2016 when I purchased a brand new 2015 Ford Focus from Donnell Ford in Youngstown, Ohio. It was just a few weeks after purchasing the 2015 Ford Focus that the shaking and shuttering began. Naturally, I was very alarmed. It was a brand new car! It was shortly after that - when the check engine light came on and the first RECALL came in the mail. Perfect, I thought, two birds (maybe 3?) with one stone. I scheduled a trip to the Service Department of Phil Fitts Ford in New Castle, PA. So, I drop it off expecting: Diagnose shuttering, shaking, and erratic acceleration from a stop and low speed driving. Diagnose Check Engine Light. Perform RECALL notice service. What I get: Cannot replicate transmission problem. Check Engine Light still on. Recall puts some plastic doo-dah on back doors to prevent kids from falling out of the vehicle while driving down the highway at 70 mph. While, I am a firm believer that kids shouldn't fly out o...
When life gives you a Ford, and you get a Lemon