NHTSA Complaint #10790340 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

OWNED CAR FOR 2 YEARS, IN SHOP 5 TIMES SO FAR FOR DCT ISSUES. CAR IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE AND GOING TO CAUSE ME TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT! SOMETIMES I HIT THE ACCELERATION AND IT LURCHES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING ME ALMOST TO REAR END SOMEONE. OTHER TIMES I HIT THE GAS EXPECTING IT TO GO AND I GET A REALLY SLUGGISH RESPONSE TO THE POINT WHERE I'M SCARED ANOTHER VEHICLE WILL HIT ME, SO I WILL FLOOR IT TRYING TO GET IT TO MOVE, THIS WILL RESULT IN THE BACK WHEELS LOCKING UP AND FISH TAILING! I HAVE HAD AT LEAST SIX MOMENTS IN THIS WEEK WHERE THE CAR RESPONDED UNEXPECTEDLY AND MADE ME THINK I WAS GOING TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. TONIGHT IN RUSH HOUR I WAS MAINTAINING A SPEED OF ABOUT 20 MPH, THE CAR DECIDED TO DOWNSHIFT AND SEND MORE FORWARD A FEW YARDS. I WANT SO BADLY TO GET RID OF THIS CAR AS I HAVE A BABY, BUT I'M VERY UPSIDE DOWN ON IT. I HAVE VARIOUS WARRANTIES BUT HAVE BEEN WARNED BY FORD THAT THEY ARE A "ONE TIME GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD" AND IF THE CAR COMES IN FOR THE SAME REPAIR IT PREVIOUSLY HAD IT WILL NO LONGER BE UNDER WARRANTY! THIS IS HORRIBLE, MY CAR IS CONSTANTLY IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE!