Issue ID | 1632492 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11297224 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FOCUS |
Model Year | 2013 |
File date | 12/05/16 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | At 9:30pm on may 12th 2016 i was driving on i-5 through downtown seattle going approximately 60 miles an hour in the far left lane, when the gas pedal dropped all the way to the floor and i completely lost power. I had to change across 4 lanes of traffic while my vehicle was steadily losing power to exit at mercer st. From there i barely made it to the side of the road on westlake ave where a tow truck picked me up. Following that experience i have had to take my car to have the clutch/transmission repacked 5 times!!! Each time when the clutch is starting to fail, it shudders, shakes and loses power. I am afraid of it losing power in a intersection and being t-boned by another vehicle (this has happened to other owners of these cars). Ford is responsible for fixing this, however they have not taken responsibility and here i and about 4 million other customers are left with lemons! Hold ford accountable for their faulty transmission/clutches from 2011-2016 fiesta/focuses, all i want is a dependable car that will last more than 4 years and 68,000 miles. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 34078 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SEATTLE, WA |
VIN pattern | 1FADP3K20DLXXXXXX |
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 | 60 |
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