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2012 FORD FOCUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 1184872 · 2015-05-22

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
70,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2015, I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON INTERSTATE 40, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. SUDDENLY THE GAS PEDAL BUMPED TWICE AND MY VEHICLE WENT COMPLETELY DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS BUSY INTERSTATE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM JUST DIED, MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS WOULDN,T EVEN WORK. IALL I COULD DO WAS CONTINUE TO LAY ON THE HORN AND WAVE MY HAND OUT THE WINDOW TRYING TO GET THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO REALIZE MY CAR HAD STOPPED. MY HUSBAND TOLD ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I WENT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A GOOD SAMARITAN, STOPPED AND WAS ABLE TO PUSH MY CAR ACROSS THE TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND SAFELY ON THE RIGHT MEDIAN. THIS HAPPENED BETWEEN 7:30 AND 8:15 IN THE EVENING. MY HUSBAND ARRIVED ON SCENE AND WE PLANNED TO RETURN IN THE MORNING WITH A BATTERY HOPING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED SINCE 03/15/2015, I COULDN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. I DO NOT THINK THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE BATTERY, I THINK IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH, 2013 AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. EVERY PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS IN FACT AN ISSUE WITH THE CLUTCH, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE WARRANTY ON THE CLUTCH WAS EXTENDED TO 100,000 MILES. I HAVE A MESSAGE SCREEN ON THIS CAR. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS GIVEN TO ME. I DEFINITELY FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! WHAT MAKES A CAR COMPLETELY DIE AS YOU ARE TRAVELING 55MPH? I

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10721064
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