Issue ID | 1122085 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10648288 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FOCUS |
Model Year | 2013 |
File date | 22/03/14 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Purchased focus in march of 2013 soon after purchase vehicle began to lurch and hesitate while accelerating almost to the point vehicle would stall gets very scary when pulling into traffic with no power to accelerate. I immediately took vehicle back to dealership and they confirmed i needed a clutch that there was a seal leaking which caused the failure! They performed repair and not even a month later the problem occurred so i returned the vehicle again just to find out the other clutch they didn't replace had failed also. They again replaced clutch and i returned home. Within 2 days of repair the vehicle started shuttering and when accelerating the vehicle wouldn't shift into any gear so i was stuck on the interstate going 40 mph in a 70 speed zone so i immediately pull over and call ford which tells me to bring it in on monday because there not open on saturday. I return vehicle to there disbelief that there is an issue because it has all the latest reflashes and clutches in vehicle but low and behold they inform me my transmission control module has failed and needs to be replaced. They replace tcm and send me home. Yesterday probably 2 months after virtually every component has been replaced vehicle starts to shudder horrible probably the worst i've experienced to date so i take it to my dealership and they inform me i need another clutch!!! The vehicle has 48k miles on it i am sick of worrying about whether or not i can accelerate and merge into traffic without the vehicle getting rear ended because the clutches are slipping. Something needs to be done. Thank you |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 33602 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | EAST BERNSTADT, KY |
VIN pattern | 1FADP3F20DLXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
Drive train type | FWD |
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Vehicle speed | 10 |
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