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2001 FORD FOCUS — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 377190 · 2002-09-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE SLIPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE, WHILE CAR WAS RUNNING, I WAS OUT OF THE CAR APROXMENTLY 15FT AWAY CHECKING IN ON THE COOKOUT THAT WAS GOING ON AT THE SHOP.. AT WHICH TIME I HEARD LIKE A SHIFTING NOISE OR LOUD CLICK FROM THE CAR, I LOOK OVER AT THE CAR AN NOTICED THE VEHICLE STARTED FORWARD AN CRASH INTO TO CORNER OF BUILDING CAUSING SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER OF THE CAR NOTHING TO BUILDING. WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR THE CONSOLE GEAR SELECTOR WAS STILL IN PARK. I NOTIFIED GREAT LAKES FORD ABOUT WHAT HAPPEN, I HAVE TO BRING IT IN ON 09/25/2002 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION LOOK AT. I JUST HOPE I DONT GET THE RUN - AROUND TREATMENT.. I FEEL AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEB PAGE OF THIS TYPE OF CAR AND YEAR HAVING SIMULAR PROBLEMS FORD SHOULD BE NOTIFIED AND A LETTER SENT OUT TO THE CUSTOMERS NOTIFING THEM OF THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AND A RECALL NOTICE SHOULD BE ISSUED. THANKS RAY SCOTT. NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
767669
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