Issue ID | 1199769 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10735204 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FOCUS |
Model Year | 2013 |
File date | 16/05/14 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Traveling on i-80 in new jersey after slowing/braking due to heavy traffic ahead and slowing to about 40 mph, the vehicle for about three minutes would not accelerate to highway speed of 65 mph. Vehicle was service at ford dealer requiring the replacement of clutch and software reinstall. Similar incident occurred a year later june 24, 2015 while traveling on i-77. Was driving at about 70 mph and had to slow down due to police action on the right side of the road. After slowing to about 50 mph the vehicle would not accelerate or was very slow to accelerate to highway speed. Scheduled a service check with ford for july 8, 2015. But the technician "could not verity concern." note the vehicle was taken to ford for other transmission issues november 4, 2014 and june 13, 2015: grinding, rumbling noise from transmission area, jumping/stuttering forward when accelerating from stopped position and tendency for transmission to slow vehicle when traveling under 30 mph. Transmission/ software issues. The clutch was replaced for the november service date and only software was installed on the june 13, 2015 service date. Updated 09/09/15*lj |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 13143 |
Number of Occurences | 4 |
Source of the issue | PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF) |
City and State | BRENTWOOD, NY |
VIN pattern | 1FADP3F25DLXXXXXX |
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 | |
No. of fatalities | |
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 |
Transmission type | |
Vehicle speed | 40 |
DoT tire identifier | |
Tire size | |
Location of tire code | |
Type of tire failure code | |
Was defective tire repaired? | |
Date of manufacture | |
Type of child seat code | |
Type of restraint | |
Dealer's name | NEWINS BAYSHORE |
Dealer's telephone number | 631-665-1300 |
Dealer's city | BAY SHORE |
Dealer's state code | NY |
Dealer's ZIP code | 11706 |