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2013 Ford FOCUS Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1173363
Internal NHTSA #	10704214
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	FOCUS
Model Year	2013
File date	01/04/15
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Upon entering the highway and merging into the passing lane to pass a semi truck, car lost all transmission gears and entered "transmission fault mode" resembling a neutral transmission selection. The car immediately decelerated towards a closely following semi truck in the fast lane. This has occurred to me, a few months prior, at an intersection (from a stop) in which i had to place the transmission in park-then back to drive, which seemed to calibrate the computer in selecting a gear (quite harshly i might add) and allowed me to travel in transmission fault mode until i reached home. In this instance on the highway, i attempted placing the transmission in neutral then back to drive, which once again appeared to allow my transmission to roughly select a gear at a decelerating highway speed and slowly remove my car out of the passing lane out of the way of fast-moving traffic. Upon leaving the highway, i was stopped at a stop sign and learned that i had lost all gears once again. After rolling some many feet, it engaged into gear and slammed through multiple gears until i arrived at the car dealership, at which i had purchased the car. I later found that the car had lost reverse capabilities as well. The dealership subsequently (4/3/15) replaced the transmission control module (tcm) on the car for the second time and updated the software. After receiving the car, the same situation occurred on the highway on 4/6/15. Now i am awaiting the dealership's course of action. Am told warranty will only cover the clutch and tcm. Transmission has been defective since i purchased the vehicle. Have spoke to ford customer service representatives and have been told that the two extended warranties are all they are willing to provide for transmission related issues. I fear driving this car, as i have now been placed in three separate incidents which put myself in immediate danger.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	71200
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV
VIN pattern	1FADP3K24DLXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
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
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Vehicle speed	70
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2013 Ford FOCUS Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Ford FOCUS Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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