NHTSA Complaint #10761074 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE CAR STARTED TO COAST AND ENGINE WENT TO AN IDLE. THE INDICATOR FOR TRANSIMISSION POSITION WENT BLANK. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. THE NEXT WEEK I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND IT DID THE SAME THING AND WAS ALMOST BROADSIDED BY A DELIVERY VAN. THE CAR MOVED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THEN STOPPED FOR ALMOST 2 MINUTES. LATER DOWN THE ROAD IT CUT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN, TWICE MORE ON A SIDE STREET, AND THEN AGAIN AS I WAS NEAR THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK IT DIRECT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY PERFORMED A COMPUTER UPGRADE. I RECEIVED NO NOTICE OF THIS ISSUE FROM FORD. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED BY THIS AND NOW KNOW IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AT FORD. THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE FOR ALL OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE AS IT HAPPENS SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING.