NHTSA Complaint #10606960 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED ON JUNE 25, 2014. ON JUNE 28, 2014 WHILE I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE CAR SEEMED TO SLIP OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER TO THE CAR. I NEARLY HAD A VERY BAD WRECK TRYING TO GET THE CAR BACK IN CONTROL. ONCE I WAS STOPPED I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP, IT STARTED UP JUST FINE AND DROVE JUST FINE FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS. THEN IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN, THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE CAR NO LONGER WANTS TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT FIX IT FOR ME WITHOUT ANY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT ACTUALLY ISSUED A RECALL. THESE CARS ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE! *TR