NHTSA Complaint #10760987 — 2013 FORD FOCUS

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10760987
Vehicle	2013 FORD FOCUS
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 1, 2015
Date Filed	September 2, 2015
Mileage	49,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CT

Consumer Description

I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, STOP AND START, AND WHEN I RE-ACCELERATED AFTER GOING VERY SLOWLY THE CAR DID NOT GO AND THEN IT JUST DIED. I TURNED CAR OFF, GOT IT STARTED WITHIN 200 YARDS IT DIED AGAIN. I ONCE AGAIN TURNED CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. IN THE MEANTIME, PEOPLE BEHIND ME WERE HONKING WILDLY. LUCKILY, NO ONE REAR ENDED ME. I WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE FORD PEOPLE NEEDED TO LOOK AT IT. THIS MORNING THE CAR WAS TOWED AS IT NOW DOES NOT EVEN TURN ON. FORD PEOPLE SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE. IF I HAD BEEN ON A HIGHWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC LIKE THAT I MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. FORD SEEMS TO BE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THEY SHOULD INVESTIGATE.

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