Issue ID | 1247995 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10811750 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FOCUS |
Model Year | 2014 |
File date | 19/12/15 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | From a stop the vehicle has a major problem with acceleration 0-30 seems to be where it's at. The vehicle shudders, revs rpms, de-accelerates, slow to accelerate to speed, and has a metal grinding sound on acceleration. This is not once or twice this is every time that the car has to slow down and pick back up speed. I am afraid to pull out into traffic b/c i don't know that my car will make it up to speed fast enough to not get me rear-ended. The car shakes like it's going to fall apart when we accelerate and almost feels like it doesn't want to go into gear. This is the second ford vehicle that this has happened to my first was a 2012 that had a recall ford wouldn't honor until the part broke and left me stranded on a bridge on my way home from work at night. This is a 2014 that i'm afraid to drive around in with me child b/c it feels as if the car is going to drop my transmission in the middle of the road. I'm also reading that it has problems braking with this acceleration issue and will jolt out into traffic at a stop light. This is from every stop getting ready to accelerate again. My car only has maybe 10,500 miles on it and i've only had it maybe 8 months. Ford says they will keep fixing it if it breaks under warranty, but my warranty is only so long then i have to pay for fords' mess up out of my pocket. I don't have that kind of money. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 10500 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | OMEGA, GA |
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 |
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Date of purchase | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 20 |
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