NHTSA Complaint #10303062 — 2010 FORD FOCUS

2010 FORD FOCUS SE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT IS NOT PROPERLY AND SECURELY RETAINED IN POSITION AND MAY SLIDE UP AND UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING "STUCK" PEDAL CONDITION. THE RETENTION SYSTEM CONSISTS OF 2 POSTS MOUNTED IN THE CARPET AND 2 CORRESPONDING HOLES IN THE MAT. MOST OTHER CARS USE A METAL HOOK IN THE CARPET THAT CLIPS TO A HOLE IN THE MAT. THE FOCUS MAT RETENTION POSTS IN THE CARPET ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE MAT IN POSITION. THE MAT EASILY COMES OFF THE POSTS DURING EXIT OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN MIGRATES UP THE FLOOR KICK DURING FUTURE INGRESS AND EGRESS. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT IN MY SITUATION BUT TODAY I HAD TO PULL THE MAT DOWN WHEN IT HAD MIGRATED UP THE FLOOR KICK TO ALMOST TOUCHING THE PEDAL MOUNTING FRAME. IF THE MAT "ROLLED UP", IT COULD CATCH AND HOLD THE PEDAL AND NOT RELEASE WHEN THE DRIVER REMOVES HIS FOOT. TW*