Issue ID | 1095469 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10618990 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FOCUS |
Model Year | 2014 |
File date | 29/05/14 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I bought my focus is late april of 2014. After only a month i started to notice that when i would accelerate after stopping for a light or sign, my car would do this "puttering" thing. Then i got caught in rush hour driving home and wow, anytime i would start to accelerate it felt like i was driving a manual for the first time. I called ford and they said that my car was still "learning how to drive" and that once i reached 1500 miles the problem would go away. Well, here i am 4 months later and 4000 miles under the hood and the problem still happens on a daily basis. I've kind of learned to drive with it doing that, but it's extremely embarrassing when i have people in my car and it's jerking and jolting all over the place. Ford keeps telling me that it will go away, i even had one guy tell me it was just how the car drives and there's nothing they can do. Personally, i think that's bologna. Hopefully ford does the right thing and fixes this problem before it becomes even worse. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 750 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | BLUE SPRINGS, MO |
VIN pattern | 1FADP3K27ELXXXXXX |
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 | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
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Vehicle speed | 15 |
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