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2012 FORD FOCUS — POWER TRAIN

1 injured · 1263256 · 2016-02-23

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO FORD SERVICE CENTER MULTIPLE TIMES REGARDING THE RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF MY CLUTCH BECAUSE OF STALLING AND FAULTY ACCELERATION WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS ON 2 OCCASIONS MERGING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND ALSO INCREASING AN INJURY TO MY BACK PROBLEMS BY THE JUMPY ACCELERATION. FORD DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE REPLACEMENTS ARE ON SUCH A HIGH BACK ORDER THAT THEY INFORMED ME TO TRY BACK IN "NOVEMBER 2016" AND JUST RESET THE CLUTCH PROGRAMMING FOR NEW MEMORY AND INSISTS I DRIVE IT HARD AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS . THE SPECIFIC RECALL IS FSA TITLE: TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SHUDDER / TRANSMISSION INPUT SHAFT SEAL WARRANTY EXTENSION FIELD SERVICE ACTION NUMBER: 14M01

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10837886
Machine
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