NHTSA Complaint #10546103 — 2013 FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT APPROX. 30 MPH. WITH NO PRIOR AUDIBLE OR VISUAL INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING DRIVE POWER CEASED AND THE CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WITH A LOUD AUDIBLE WARNING.SHE WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE REAR ENDED..THE GREEN INSTRUMENT PANEL ICON WHICH NORMALLY INDICATES DRIVE POWER CONNECTED WAS UNLIT. SHE RECYCLED PARKING BRAKE ON, TRANSMISSION IN PARK, FOOT ON FOOTBRAKE AND PRESSED THE POWER BUTTON (THIS IS THE NORMAL START PROCEDURE) WITH NO RESULT . SHE OPENED AND CLOSED THE DRIVER DOOR AND THEN THE CAR STARTED NORMALLY AND SHE DROVE HOME. I HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM THE DAY BEFORE EXCEPT I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN ON THIS OCCASION. THE CAR WAS FLAT BEDDED TO A FORD REPAIR SHOP AND I WAS TOLD TO PICK IT UP THE NEXT DAY.THE REPAIR SHOP REPORTED THAT MULTIPLE MEMORY CODES WITH ONLY ONE TCM CODE NEAR THE MILEAGE WHERE THE EVENT OCCURRED A NETWORK TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE SYSTEM PASSED. WE ENJOY DRIVING THIS CAR, BUT ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT USING IT AGAIN ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. *TR