NHTSA Complaint #10749836 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

CAR LOSES POWER WHEN IN DRIVE AT 20MPH ON STREET. PULLED OVER, TURNED ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED NORMALLY. NO PRIOR NOTIFICATION ON DASHBOARD. THE NEXT DAY WHILE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY CAR LOSES POWER. IT RESUMES ACCELERATION AFTER STALLING FOR APPROX 10 SECS. CHECK ENGINE SIGN APPEARS AFTER RESUMING ACCELERATION. I EXIT THE FREEWAY AND MAKE MY WAY BACK HOME. TRANSMISSION FAILS TWICE WHILE EN ROUTE ON FREEWAY. BOTH OCCASIONS I MANAGE TO MERGE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHILE IN NEUTRAL. ONCE IT RESUMED AFTER A FEW SECONDS, ANOTHER TIME I RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER TURNING IT OFF FOR APPROX 10 SECONDS. I TAKE IT TO BOB WONDRIES FORD IN ALHAMBRA FOR TCM REPLACEMENT. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RESUME ONE WEEK LATER, WITH SLOW ACCELERATION ON FREEWAY, LOSS OF POWER WHEN DRIVING UPHILL, TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING, AND TRANSMISSION GRINDING.