NHTSA Complaint #10595720 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

CAR'S TRANSMISSION FELT SLUGGISH (HESITATE TO ACCELERATE) AFTER 15-20 MINUTES OF LOW-SPEED DRIVING (0-10MPH) IN A TRAFFIC JAM. TEN MINUTES LATER, ENGINE STALLED ON FREEWAY AT 70MPH. TACHOMETER DROPPED TO 0 AND SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED WAS 0. CAR RESTARTED, AND CONTINUED TO BE DRIVEN FOR 15 MINUTES. GEAR DISENGAGED WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE, CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS. POWER DID RESUME AFTER 2 SECONDS WHILE CONSTANTLY GIVING GAS. RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER AROUND 30 MINUTES, CAR STALLED AGAIN FEW MINUTES LATER. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART INSTANTLY. ONLY CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE BAY WHEN TURNING KEYS. WAITED 10-15 MINUTES TO RESTART. CAR ACCELERATED TO 70MPH BEFORE STALLING AGAIN AFTER 1-2 MINUTES. GEAR INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. WHEN THE CAR STALLED, ENGINE RAVED WITH LOST OF POWER FOR 1-2 SECONDS. CAR FELT LIKE IN NEUTRAL EVEN SHIFTER WAS IN DRIVE. TACHOMETER THEN DROPPED TO 300RPM AND NEVER RAV AGAIN. CAR WAS PULLED OVER. THE CYCLE OF STALLING AND RESTART REPEATED 5-6 TIMES UNTIL I ARRIVED HOME. THE NEXT DAY CAR WAS DRIVABLE AGAIN (I ONLY HAVE A 5-MILE COMMUTE). SIMILAR TROUBLES OCCURRED THREE WEEKS AGO WHEN CAR WAS TOTALLY DISABLED AFTER 20-30 MINUTES PARKING LOT DRIVING. CAR HARDLY RESTART AND REFUSE TO GO INTO GEAR. GEAR INDICATOR CONSTANTLY BLINKED. I PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT THE ISSUES WERE RELATED TO THE USAGE OF S GATE, WHERE IT HAPPENED FOR TWO INSTANCE. THERE ARE 3 OCCURRENCES OF SIMILAR TROUBLES. FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN CAR REFUSED TO START, BUT IT WAS PERFECTLY DRIVABLE AGAIN AFTER BEING COOL DOWN FOR A NIGHT. TOWED TO DEALER BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE REASON THAT PROMPTS ME TO WRITE THIS REPORT IS DUE THE LOST OF POWER ON FREEWAY WHICH I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. ALSO, THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A TROUBLE CODE IN THE COMPUTER, WHICH MAKES IT HARD FOR DEALERS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR