NHTSA Complaint #10579257 — 2012 FORD FOCUS
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10579257 |
| Vehicle | 2012 FORD FOCUS |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 1,500 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
INTERMITTENT AND SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE HESITATION AND STUTTERING DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION, AND ON HILLS THAT CAUSE SAFETY CONCERN OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND FOR DRIVER. FROM COMPLETE STOP THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION IN RPM 1500 - 2800 WITH LOW PEDAL PRESSURE CREATING STUTTERING AND HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION. AUDIBLE METAL GRINDING IS FAIRLY CONSISTENT. ENGINE LOADS GOING UP HILLS CREATES SIMILAR SHIFTING PROBLEMS. DEALER INDICATES THAT THIS THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION OPERATES STATING SOFTWARE MANAGES THE SHIFTING DECISIONS. FORD UPDATES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. I CURRENTLY HAVE 15000. THE ISSUE WAS NOT EVIDENT IN TEST DRIVE. AT THIS POINT I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED BUT PREVALENT AMONG CURRENT FOCUS MODEL. *JS
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