Issue ID | 1144367 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10669328 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FOCUS |
Model Year | 2014 |
File date | 16/06/14 |
Component | ENGINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Car shudders on acceleration from a stop and jerks and lunges upon acceleration from a slowdown. Transmission slips gears and also hits a dead spot causing a lack of acceleration around gear 2-3. Rpm's rev up with no acceleration and then drops quickly with a hesitation before a reduction of speed. Car can lunge when pressing accelerator when you don't want it to go that hard and the opposite happens on highway merges when you need the car to go and it won't due to the transmission bottoming out. Problems get worse the longer and farther you drive the car. Had at the dealer 3 times now, reprogrammed clutch last time but say the issues found are "normal" and that ford made the transmission to do just as the problems state to make the car feel more like a manual than an automatic. This car is an accident waiting to happen and ford isn't doing anything about it. *js |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 100 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SPRINGVILLE, IN |
VIN pattern | 1FADP3K2XELXXXXXX |
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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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
Drive train type | FWD |
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