NHTSA Complaint #10747235 — 2013 FORD FOCUS

IN AUGUST 2013 AFTER OWNING CAR SHORT TIME TOOK TO DEALER AND SERVICE MANAGER DROVE IT WITH US AND SAID MANY PEOPLE THINK THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH SHUDDERING AND DELAYED ACCELERATION BUT IT'S JUST THE HIGH PERFORMANCE TRANSMISSION.. NOT TO WORRY. THE CAR CONTINUALLY GOT WORSE OVER TIME AND WE GOT A RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK IN IN OCT 2014. THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND SEALS. MAY 5 THE CAR GOT REALLY BACK ON LONG DRIVE HOME FROM LA. OVERHEATED AND THEN WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF AND DROVE CAR HOME SHUDDERING VERY BAD AND WITH EXTREME DELAYED ACCELERATION. HAD CARS BEHIND US ON HILLS HONKING AND ALMOST REAR ENDED US... TOOK CAR IN MAY 15 THEY SAID IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY HAD IT FOR 2 MONTHS TO FIX CLUTCH, SEALS AND ADAPTIVE LEARNING SENSOR, REPLACED TCM, ELECTRONICS. 8/8/15 WHILE ON FREEWAY STEERING ASSIST FAULT NOTIFICATION - SERVICE REQUIRED. PULLED OFF AND WHEN I TRIED TO START CAR AGAIN I COULDN'T MOVE THE STEERING COLUMN. CALLED NEARBY FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID YOU CAN'T DRIVE IT - SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AGAIN. HAVING THIS HAPPEN ON A FREEWAY IS TERRIFYING - CARS HONKING AT YOU, TRYING TO STEER OFF, ETC. THIS IS A DANGER AND FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF IT INSTEAD OF CONTINUING TO DO TEMP FIXES!!!!!