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2012 FORD FOCUS — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1258751 · 2016-02-05

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
61,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH MY 2012 FORD FOCUS. WE PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT IT HAD 4 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED. NOT EVEN A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE WE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE GEARS NOT WANTING TO SHIFT PROPERLY. WE SENT CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. IT WAS FIXED FOR A WHILE UP UNTIL RECENTLY AND WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IT FIXED SINCE. I GOT INTO A WRECK BECAUSE MY CAR BOGGED OUT AT A REDLIGHT CAUSING ME TO GET STUCK UNDER A REDLIGHT AND BEING HIT WHILE OCCUPYING THE ROAD. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP EVER SINCE. THEY CALLED US ABOUT ONE WEEK AFTER THE WRECK TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION MODULE HAD BEEN FIXED AND THEY DROVE IT AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. SO MY HUSBAND GOES AND GETS THE CAR AND IT BREAKS DOWN ON HIM NOT FAR FROM LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY QUIT SHIFTING AND BOGGED OUT AND RPM SHOT UP WAY HIGH. HE HAD TO LEAVE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SO HERE GOES TRIP 3 BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS FOR THE SAME THING THAT HAS SUPPOSED TO HAD BEEN FIXED. WHY HAS THE GOVERNMENT ISSUED A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR THESE CARS. THEY ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10824458
Machine
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