NHTSA Complaint #10744984 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

7/28/15 WHILE ON HIGHWAY AND DRIVING IN FAST LANE, CAR LOSES ABILITY TO ACCELERATE CREATING VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CAN NOT ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO MOVE INTO SAFER LANE. MANAGES TO GET OFF RODA AND DRIVE SLOWLY TO REPAIR SHOP. CAR SHUDDERS AND NEARLY STALLS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON BUT NOT BLINKING. REPAIR SHOP GETS TRANSMISSION CODE P090C. CAR IS TOWED FOLLOWING MORNING AND REPAIR SHOP CHECKS AGAIN AND FINDS SAME CODE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. 7/30/15 CUSTOMER SPEAKS TO SERVICE DEPT MANAGER NAMED JOHN EXPLAINING ALL OF THE ABOVE. AGREES CAR IS UNSAFE AND WHEN ASKED IF HE WOULD LET HIS DAUGHTER DRIVE IT, HE REPLIES NO. STILL WON'T REPAIR CAR BASED ON CODE PROVIDED BUT AGREES THAT IS THE LIKELY CAUSE. CUSTOMER OFFERS TO PAY FOR REPAIR EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BASED ON LETTER SENT OUT BY FORD AND HE REFUSES SAYING HE DOESN'T WANT TO GUESS AND OFFERS TO KEEP CAR BUT STILL CAN'T RECREATE PROBLEM. IMPLIES THAT CODE WAS CLEARED AND HISTORY ERASED BY "SOMEONE". CUSTOMER SAYS MAYBE THAT SOMEONE JUST MIGHT BE THE DEALER'S OWN MECHANIC TRYING TO AVOID REPAIR SINCE THEY HAVE SO MANY CARS WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES. CUSTOMER EXPLAINS THAT DEALER THEORY ON ERASURE OF CODES IS SUSPECT SINCE REPAIR SHOP RETAINED CODE INFO, AND TOWED CAR. ASKED WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WASN'T ON AND WHY WOULD THE REPAIR SHOP ERASE IT. MORE LIKELY LAZY TECH AT DEALER DID IT. DEALER STILL WANTS TO PLAY WAIT AND SEE. IT COULD TAKE THOUSANDS OF MILES BEFORE ISSUE REAPPEARS AND DEALER HAS NO REPLY AS TO WHAT CUSTOMER IS TO DO. CUSTOMER ESCALATES ISSUE TO FORD CORPORATE AND AS OF NOW STILL NO REPAIR, CAR AT DEALER AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE.