NHTSA Complaint #10564591 — 2013 FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC

WHILE DRIVING I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AS I APPROACHED AN INCLINE IN THE ROAD AND A "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND "SEE MANUAL" WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. I ACTIVATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULLED OVER INTO THE BIKE LANE. I SHUT OFF THE CAR, OPENED THE DOOR AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER, I SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE BACK HOME, ONLY THE CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AS I CAME THROUGH A MAJOR INTERSECTION. THIS TIME THE WARNING SIGNS WERE NOT ACTIVATED UNTIL I HAD COASTED TO A STOP. THEN THE SAME "STOP SAFELY NOW" AND "SEE MANUAL" WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND WALKED A MILE HOME. THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAM WAS COMPLETED BY FORD IN SEPTEMBER OF 2013. THIS IS THE 7TH OCCURRENCE SINCE THE PCM HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED BY FORD. MY SAFETY HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY COMPROMISED AND I NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR NOR FORD AS THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND ARE UNWILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE REFER TO MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT FILED PRIOR TO THE PCM REPROGRAMMING AND OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE. *TR