NHTSA Complaint #10628020 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

I CANNOT GIVE EXACT DATES AND MILEAGE BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FORM THE GET GO AND GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE RECENTLY. THE CAR USED TO SIMPLY STRUGGLE TO GO FORM A STOP OR LOW SPEED. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. IT CONTINUES TO ACT IN THAT MANNER BUT NOW HAS GOTTEN DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND IT IS DRIVEN FROM GEORGETOWN, KY TO CINCINNATI 5 DAYS A WEEK FOR WORK. IT NOW HAS ROUGHLY 105,000 MILES ON IT, THOUGH THAT MAY BE JUST A LITTLE HIGH. THE CAR IS NOW LOSING POWER, NOT SHUTTING DOWN BUT LOSING POWER. IT IS HAPPENING AT SLOW SPEED AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MY WIFE HAS REPORTED IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED HER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. WE HAVE SPENT OVER $1100 TRYING TO FIX IT BASED ON WHAT THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING THE "CODES" SAY IS WRONG BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I AM AFRAID THIS CAR WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND HURT SOMEONE OR WORSE IT WE CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO PUT ANY MORE MONEY INTO IT, TRADE IT IN, OR STOP USING IT. I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO WONDER WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A MANDATORY RECALL TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, NOT JUST REPROGRAM IT SINCE THAT DOESN'T WORK. PLEASE PUT FORD ON NOTICE THAT THIS ISSUE MUST BE CORRECTED AND ALL OUTSTANDING VEHICLES THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM MUST BE FIXED BEFORE THE CARS KILL SOMEONE. THANK YOU. *TR