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FORD POWER TRAIN — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

crash · 1314508 · 2016-09-06

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
POWER TRAIN
Year
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2014 FORD FOCUS HAS HAD ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION SINCE I PURCHASED NEW IN 2014. WHEN ACCELERATING IT WILL JERK AND LURCH FORWARD. ALSO WHEN DE-ACCELERATING TO LOWER SPEEDS. WORSE WHEN A/C IN USE. ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT THREE MONTHS AGO. I HAD A TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGE TO GREEN JUST AS I GOT TO IT. HAD SLOWED AND WHEN I ACCELERATED THE CAR JERKED ME INTO THE OTHER LANE. I CALLED MY DEALER AND TOOK THE CAR IN. TOLD THEM I WAS GOING TO TRADE IN IF THEY COULDNT REPAIR. LAST WEEK, I SPOKE WITH THE MAN WHO SOLD ME THE CAR AND MADE APPT. TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. BUT ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1ST, I WAS DRIVING HOME IN A 25 MPH ZONE. A CAR HAD STOPPED ON THE SIDE SO I TAPPED MY BRAKES TO SLOW EVEN MORE WHEN THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED ME INTO THE CURB AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE CAR OFF THE CURB IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. LATER THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR BEFORE TOWING. HAS ALMOST $4000 IN DAMAGE. THANKFIUL NO ONE WAS HURT. BUT, FORD NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10903695
Machine
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