NHTSA Complaint #10643731 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

I PURCHASED MY FORD FOCUS 2012 FIVE MONTHS AGO AND IT HAS NOW HAD TO GO TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES. FIRST, THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS DRIVING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP AND WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. SECOND, I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE THEN BOLTED AHEAD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIRD, THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE AND LOST ALL POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. LASTLY, AND THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMELS BACK. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND THEN WOULD NOT MOVE. FINALLY THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I PULLED OVER TO RESTART THE CAR BUT THE LIGHT DID NOT GO AWAY. I DECIDED WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE (AS I AM A SALES PERSON AND DRIVE ME CAR ALL DAY) SO I DECIDE TO HEAD HOME. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD TO GET ON A HIGHWAY FOR ABOUT 2 MILES( THE BUSIEST HIGHWAY IN ALLENTOWN, PA) AS I GET ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RIGHT LANE WITH MY HAZARDS ON THE CAR BEGIN TO LOSE ALL POWER AND THE GEAR LIGHT (DRIVE) STARTED TO BLINK, THE CAR THEN ACCELERATED AGAIN THEN LOST POWER AGAIN. BUT THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT START UP AGAIN, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CRUISE OFF ON TO A NARROW SHOULDER AND THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE OR TURN ON. THEREFORE, NEEDING A TOW. EVEN WITH ALL THE WORK THIS CAR HAS NOW HAD (WORKING ON THE SOFTWARE, REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH, REPLACING THE TCM, ETC I STILL DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND AM HORRIFIED THAT FORD WOULD PUT THIS CAR ON THE ROAD ENDANGERING PEOPLES LIVES. I PLAN ON TAKING THIS CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, JOHN KENNEDY FORD AND DEMANDING A REFUND OR A NEW CAR FROM A DIFFERENT DEALER. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A FORD AGAIN. *TR