NHTSA Complaint #10667387 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2012 AND WAS NEVER FOREWARNED ABOUT THE ISSUES THEY HAD. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FIXED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT CONTINUES TO CLIP, SHUDDER, JERK, AND SHAKE. I HAD TO GO TO DURHAM A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A BAD ACCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACK ON AN INCLINE WHILE IN DRIVE. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO MANY ACCIDENTS THOUGH DUE TO THIS CAR, MOSTLY BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION HANGS UP SO BAD. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY PULL INTO EITHER A PARKING LOT OR THE CENTER TURN LANE WHEN I AM IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION STOPS PULLING. I NORMALLY HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND SIT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT RESETS ITSELF AND I CAN GO ON MY WAY.RECENTLY I WAS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THE RPMS KEPT HANGING UP AT 4,000 RPM GOING UP AND DOWN THE PASS. I HAD TO KEEP HITTING THE BRAKES AND HITTING THE GAS IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. WITH SEMI TRUCKS BEHIND YOU THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING. I ALSO WAS STUCK IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS TRYING TO QUIT. LAST YEAR THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO UNLATCH, THIS PAST SUMMER THE AC WAS NOT BLOWING OUT OF THE VENTS, HAD TO TAKE MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE SHOP TO GET IT DIAGNOSED, AND EVENTUALLY FIXED BOTH BLEND DOOR ACTUATORS. THE CHROME PLATING STARTED PEELING OFF ON THE STEERING WHEEL THIS PAST YEAR AT ONLY 40,000 MILES AND ALMOST CUT MY HAND MULTIPLE TIMES. IT TOOK THEM TWO TRIES TO FIX THAT. MY GAS MILEAGE IS NOT EVEN WHAT IS ADVERTISED FOR THESE VEHICLES. IN TOWN I GET 22 TO 25 AND ON THE HIGHWAY I GET 26 TO 29 MPG. THIS CAR IS RIDICULOUS! FORD WILL NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUES THAT IT HAS, INSTEAD THE TRANSMISSION IS WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING PARAMETERS, THE REST OF IT WELL AS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LADY STATED TO ME "ALL CARS HAVE ISSUES". *TR