NHTSA Complaint #10565172 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10565172
Vehicle	2012 FORD FOCUS
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	December 23, 2013
Date Filed	February 20, 2014
Mileage	81,477 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IA

Consumer Description

STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT ON HILL IN COLUMBIA SC. WENT TO MOVE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD, WAS IN DRIVE. TURNED OFF TO SEE IF THAT WOULD WORK, THEN IT WOULDN'T START. THIS WAS ON BUSY ROAD AT NIGHT. DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THE SAME COMPLAINTS ALREADY LISTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE WITH TRANSMISSION STUTTERS AND LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELERATION. TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD SHORTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC VERSION HAS ALREADY RECALLED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ALSO. *TR

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