Issue ID | 1368865 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10970773 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FOCUS |
Model Year | 2016 |
File date | 01/04/17 |
Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Car was driving fine in motion on a city street. All of a sudden it wouldn't accelerate properly. Accelerator was push to the floor, rpm's went up to 6,000, car was jerky. At 6,000 rpm the car wouldn't go faster than 40 miles per hour. Speed limit was 50. There was no warning and no dash indicator lights came on. This has happened 2 times on this vehicle, once in october 2016 and once on april 1, 2017. After the first incident, i had the car towed to a dealer. They stated it was a computer problem and reprogramed my car. In between the two incidents, i received a letter from ford motor company dated february 2017. They acknowledged that the car "may exhibit symptoms of intermittent loss of transmission engagement while driving, no-start, or lack of power, usually accompanied by an illuminated service engine soon on the instrument cluster." the letter authorizes replacement of the transmission control module, but it is the opinion of the dealer and ford motor co. That they have to see the problem in action for them to replace it. I believe this is a serious and dangerous problem and has a high probability of causing an accident. Car is currently at the dealer. I am not confident that they will fix the problem. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 6400 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SANTA ANA, CA |
VIN pattern | 1FADP3F27GLXXXXXX |
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 | 40 |
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