# FORD POWER TRAIN — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
> NHTSA complaint `1314508` · 2016-09-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** POWER TRAIN
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
## 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.
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