Issue ID | 1202823 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10743493 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FOCUS |
Model Year | 2013 |
File date | 19/06/15 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | My 2013 ford focus has the 2. 0 6 speed automatic, don't know if that is the problem. But when driving this car in warm to hot weather, this car will get you killed!!!!!!!! After driving around 10 miles and coming to a stop everything is fine. But when you get ready to accelerate from that stop the car will barely move. You can give it almost full throttle and there is no power. Once you finally get almost to the floor with the gas pedal it takes off like a bat out of hell. It actually will scare you for a second until you realize the car has taken off. This has also happened after taken off around a curb and then all of a sudden no gas pedal. There is nothing!! You can try to feather the gas pedal and there is no response, nothing at all and then all of a sudden it takes off! My wife and i have to travel to raleigh nc monthly, and that is the reason i bought this car because of its fuel mileage and for the room. After making one trip, i will never drive this car to a extremlly busy town again until it is fixed!!!! I have also told my daughter if we get killed in a auto accident, make sure you have a lawyer look into the accelerator pedal, and ford motor co. Because they are at fault!! After getting home, i research a couple of ford focus forums this seems to be a major problem with these cars, and from what i have read i haven't seen any type of fix unless you buy a controller that plugs in between the accelerator pedal and the accellertor harness |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 45250 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | WAYNESVILLE, NC |
VIN pattern | 1FADP3N25DLXXXXXX |
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 | 0 |
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