I ride Red. I've never had any trouble with it. But this sounds like it might be a problem with the original build like the cable's hung up. I've never had any issues with the front derailleur itself or the shifting of it. Your symptoms sound like it's not the derailleur, but the function and that could be from several things.

I didn't use Gore with this bike, I used the cabling that came with the Super Six HM and I've had no issues. If it was me, I'd pull that cable and replace it and the housing, or at least look at it to see if there's a problem there.

Most bikes, these days come pretty much pre-built so who knows what happened there? That's where I'd start.