Issue ID | 1358831 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10956893 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FOCUS |
Model Year | 2013 |
File date | 01/06/13 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | My 2013 ford focus has the same transmission and therefore the same issues that are covered by ford's customer satisfaction program 14m01 but for some inexplicable reason my vehicle was omitted from the program. The technician at the dealer informed me that the issue was the same. The issue is an engineering problem with the transmission not a manufacturing issue. To exclude selected vehicles due to manufacturing dates or locations should not apply. The application of the issue should be associated with the transmission and vehicle year. The vehicle has been in the shop 4 times since i purchased it new 4 years ago. The symptoms are severe transmission slippage and violent shuddering while accelerating from a stop. Each repair has corrected the problem for a very short duration. Although this has not resulted in a crash yet, i am not certain that it is not a safety issue if the vehicles transmission was to fail to accelerate while turning across lanes of traffic. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 7000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | MOBILE, AL |
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 |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 35 |
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